Zen

Zen is a male wolf Keidran and a member of the Boarder Forest Tribe. After the death of their parents at a young age he and his younger sister Natani joined a guild of criminals as a means to survive. The Guild did not expect female members however Zen had helped his sister disguise as a male to let them stay together. During a mission to assassinate a powerful Keidran mage known as Issac, Natani was stuck by a spell that fractured her soul, leaving her completely brain dead, at the expense of Issac's own life. Zen partook in a ritual where he gave up part of his own soul to restore his sister's, binding the two's memories and thoughts together forever, and giving them a strange telepathic link.

After more time working under guild the two siblings were sent to assassinate former Grand Templar Trace Legacy, a mission that would leave Zen injured and the two of them separated. Since the soul link was established Natani began to see herself as more male because of Zen's influence, or so Zen thought, when in fact Natani had felt that way for a long time. During their time apart Natani explored his new gender further, coming to accept her female body while also making her own choice to see herself as male, which Zen was very understanding of, considering him his brother from then on. As of now Zen's future plans are unknown, he was listed as a traitor to both his guild and his kind after helping his brother so there is little for him to return too.

Appearance
Zen appears to be a typical Forest Wolf, covered fully in a coat of brown fur. Like his older brother he also has more human like hair onto of his head as a darker shade of brown. Zen has a pair of plain brown eyes as well.

In terms of clothing Zen is see throughout his earlier appearances dressed in a grey robe, presumably given to him by his guild, as well as a black cloak on top. After healing from his wounds that he sustained in Chapter 7 he returned on a mission to capture Sythe for his mistaken betrayal of the Forest Wolf tribe, here he is seen to guy wear a black hooded robe without his grey robe beneath. After being ambushed by Sythe's companions and tried up they removed him of his robe to reveal a pair of black trousers beneath, since then he has just remained shirtless in just those since his chest is covered in fur anyways.

History
Zen was born into a typical Forest Wolf village, for the first few years he lived a normal life alongside his two parents. When Zen was a year old, his parents gave birth to their 2nd child, a girl who they would name, Natani. Now being an older brother, his mother urged him to watch over Natani and protect her while he was carrying her for the first time (something he would take to heart after both she was born and after the the death of their parents). When Zen was still young his village was attacked by Humans, presumably the Templar, and during this event both of his parents were both murdered. Zen was able to escape along with Natani and the two were assumed to be among the few survivors of the attack, what had originally provoked the attack is unknown besides typical tensions that had always existed between both Humans and Forest Wolves especially.

With no family or friends left to support them Zen took it upon himself to keep him and his little sister safe and taken care of. A short while after they were left orphaned Zen attempted to get him and Natani into an criminal Guild so they could earn money and have allies to look after them, this Guild was ran by another Keidran named Clovis. Due to the sexist beliefs that Clovis and many other members of the Guild shared female membership was not allowed. Originally Zen planned to only join the Guild to earn money for him and his sister, however after Natani insisted that she should join too Zen reluctantly lied about Natani's true gender and successfully convinced Clovis to let them both join.

The first mission the "brothers" where tasked with was the assassination of a Snow Wolf Keidran named Issac. Only during the assassination attempt did they discover that Issac was, in fact, a powerful mage who knew forbidden magic. When Natani unknowingly jumped head first into combat, Issac promptly cast a curse which ripped apart Natani's soul, which also ended his own life in the process.

Zen, desperate to save his sibling, rushed to the nearest settlement he could find, after which the doctor said their was nothing she could do but their was a way to save her, that being with magic. Knowing he had no other choice, Zen pleaded with Clovis for help. Clovis said that the only option would be to use magic to bind their souls, a process which would involve Zen sacrificing a small part of his own soul to restore Natani back to consciousness, from that point on Natani and Zen's souls were forever binded. Soon after the soul merge Natani opened up to Zen about her identity troubles (which now took a bigger leap on Natani's gender crisis) for the first time ever, although originally Zen believed these feeling to just be a side effect of the merge, he later realized how long it had been a problem for his sister. From this point on Zen began to treat Natani as less of a brother to conceal Natani's physical identity and more because of how Natani felt, both of them agreed from that point onward the two were truly brothers. Another consequence of the soul merge was the formation of a mental link between the siblings, allowing them to share all thoughts and most feelings with one another, although with both time and physical distance the link seems to grow weaker.

The large irony it that due to the forbidden spell that Issac used on Natani also ended his own life, the brother's mission a success. The events of the mission were quick to spread and be exaggerated, though the fact that such an inexperienced pair of young assassins had somehow been able to eliminate such a powerful target earned them a huge reputation. The duo was soon nicknamed by their fellow guild mates as the "The Magi Brothers" and the tale also earned them the respect of many other criminals alike.

For the next few years, Zen and Natani worked under Cloivs' Guild performing many criminal activities including anything from theft to other assassinations. At some point Clovis became aware of Natani's true sex but seeing the potential in her female body to infiltrate curtain groups he decided to keep it a secret and allowed him to stay. Although Natani was allowed to stay in the guild he began to face Clovis' sexist views from then on, such as being excluded from important conversations or the receiving the odd sexist remarks.

The Dragon Masquerade
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Chapter 7
On a mission to assassinate Trace and Flora, Zen was stabbed by Keith through the chest with a sword, but he later healed after nearly dying.

Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
Zen is seen in a flashback from Natani, taking place shortly after their parents were killed. Natani is sat crying wondering what they should do when Zen comes over to berate her about being so emotional and that she needs to understand that their mom and dad aren't coming back. Reflecting on her brother's words after the flashback Natani promises not to let emotions get the better of her, this conversation might be one of the main reasons Natani chose to consider changing her gender, as he needed to be strong and that women are only weak.

Zen is then seen briefly later on taking to Natani via their telepathic link, he informs Natani that the wolves have killed the Human king and that the humans are not as strong as they think

Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
After healing from his wounds for the most part Zen is assigned by his clan to bring back Sythe for questioning or to kill him if he resists to much, due to his perceived betray of the Border Wolf Tribe for aiding in Group B's escape from a attack on their town.

Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
After Zen was captured by the group and then shackled with Raine's Magic Inhibiting Slave Bracelet, forcibly severing the connection to Natani, resulting in him collapsing into unconsciousness.

Chapter 18
In Natani's mindscape, "Young Natani" reveals that because Zen is protective of Natani, the only family he has left, part of him will always see Natani as, again, his "helpless baby sister", which is why Natani was always afraid it was Zen who had made him the way he was. In reality, it was from 'his soul' all along.

Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Personality
Zen is a fairly carefree person. He doesn't take many things seriously, even when he is in obvious danger. Even after he was injured when fighting Trace (being stabbed through the chest mind you), Zen spent a lot of his recovery time teasing Natani about Keith. When he failed in assassinating Team B and Sythe was debating with Raine on what to do with him, he still doesn't seem too worried about it, keeping his wits about him and managing to keep himself alive. During the Dragon Masquerade, Zen was actually pretty happy to be there, thinking of all the people they could steal from and playing with a wolf mask.

Naturally as Natani is the only family he has left, he is very protective of him. Any time Natani is in danger, Zen is right there to help. When Natani was hit by the soul splitting spell from their assassination target, Zen was willing to sacrifice anything to save him. With Keith and Natani now effectively a thing, Zen took a moment to threaten Keith, intent on doing harm should the Basitin abuse his brothers trust.

Magic
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Swordsmanship
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Stealth
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Soul Link
Zen and Natani are permanently linked via their souls. With this link, the two were bonded in amazing ways. The two could speak to each other mentally over vast distances with seemingly no limit, even appear corporeally. They can read each others minds and experience the others feelings, physical or emotional. When the two are perfectly in sync, they can really do some damage.

Trivia

 * Zen is the confirmed tallest character out of any Keidran or Human with a height of 6'5", and the second tallest of all humanoid characters, only beaten by the Basitin King, Jade Adelaide at 7'2". However some characters without a confirmed height such as Brutus may in fact be slightly taller than Zen.
 * Zen seems to be able to speak Human. During the Dragon Masquerade comic, Zen was able to hold conversation with Saria au Gruhen