Appearance

Physical Description

In extremely good physical shape. Well defined muscle features. Very attractive man, like a hunk, though he keeps most of his features behind armor.

Body Features

Fair skin, short hair, tall, well built.

Facial Features

Rugged and sharp features, got some stubble, mostly clean shaven however

Identifying Characteristics

Brand on his neck. Takes the form of a small circle from which three hook shaped appendages extend out from. Look up the Yellow Sign

Physical quirks

Naturally left-handed. Forced himself to become ambidextrous for social standards. When it comes to combat Faraam acts right handed, out of combat (an activity like writing a letter), Faraam use his left hand as the dominant one. He scratches at his neck a lot, when walking around in public, even with his sword in his scabbard, he always keeps a hand on his concealed dagger just in case. While he walks, he always looks about nervously. Faraam has an authoritative posture, with his back anything put slouched.

Apparel & Accessories

Faraam cares little for accessories and other additives to appearance. He does keep very special care of his armor, particularly his helmet, which he wears at most times.

Specialized Equipment

His weapons are his Swordspear, his javelins and his dagger which he typically uses for interrogation. He currently also has chain mail and a shield

Special abilities

Faraam is able to channel the power of his deity to create miracles. He can do things most clerics can do with an added shock factor. Also has something of a contract with an imp.

Mentality

Personal history

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Education

Basic education due to his orphan upbringing with the church. Received great education and learning during his inquisitorial training on what to believe and where to look for clues. Faraam is well versed in basic alchemical training as well as investigative work. He is well read and often looks to literature for answers as all sorts of tales and stories can be stored timelessly. Faraam knows a great deal on local legends, fairy tales and other mythological studies in his search for the King in Yellow, as such their is likely few ancient tales he knows nothing of. Some of his more esoteric knowledge comes from learning how to hunt beings beyond mortality, such as demons, devils, abberations, undead and even celestials
 
Faraam, more than any knowledge learned in schooling, prides himself on the education he has learned first hand in what he believes to be the truth of the world and lessons of strength.

Employment

Works as an inquisitor whose duties involving hunting down heretics, eliminating creatures like fiends or abberations and hunting down the occasional rouge priest. Although these are official inquisitor duties that he only has done in the past thus far. Currently he is more of a vagabond, taking money where he can find it.
 
In the past, Faraam had church duties more in line with what one may think of when someone says they are a man of the cloth while he was a cleric of Licht. Nowadays, the only cleric duties he undertakes is in his fighting as the god of storms is quite bloodthirsty and is fine without ceremonies and only asks for one to be a force on the field.

Accomplishments & Achievements

A well respected Inquisitor with several years experience of locking away criminals and heretics. Managed to survive an encounter with a demonic cult that should've been certain death. Earned the favor of the god of storms.

Failures & Embarrassments

Failed to apprehend his foster family who betrayed him. Possibly became corrupted by a demonic entity in the process.
 
Rather than a failing on Faraam's part, due to his near death experience, Faraam has felt a failure on the part of the gods, particularly Licht, the sun god. Due to this experience Faraam felt that he never truly felt a divine spark of magic within him, and has just felt used, ignored and cast aside.

Mental Trauma

Faraam has deep seeded trust issues that stem from early life. Not being able to trust his teacher or surrogate family really did a number on him and he isn't willing to be open with himself to others. Faraam has a lot of pent up aggression and rage which builds up over time, from feeling helpless to change his fate and the fate of those around him. As such, when Faraam looses a passion for revenge and the will to struggle, he falls into a depression until he can get back on his feet. Faraam's pent up aggression need to find an outlet before Faraam does something he will regret. The brand on his neck lets him let loose, but he is also afraid of himself for what he may do.
 
In addition to this, while Faraam has felt magic, he has never truly felt a divine presence within him and is convinced of the apathy of the gods, equating them to playing with mortal lives like a game of chess. To him, the only person he can trust, is himself.

Intellectual Characteristics

Faraam isn't hasn't been educated in the high class prose which nobility tend to favor, although he has received decent education. Faraam does have apprehensive knowledge of medicine and such. From a philosophical standpoint, Faraam leans most towards nihilism in a stance that all life comes to an end eventually. Life itself has no meaning, it only has meaning that you give unto it. Faraam cares little for debating or discussing intellectual ideas, and prefers to stick to what he knows instead. Although, he does entertain the idea of guiding people to make their own choices to grow stronger as people, even if their ideals and his clash.

Morality & Philosophy

People each must take their own paths in life, allowing each and every person to have to struggle against the challenges in life. By meddling in the affairs of another, you are cheapening their worth. People grown and become stronger by fighting against the struggles in their life. Helping another often deny the chance for them to grow stronger as a person and takes meaning out of their life. By giving in the charitable acts, you can often more harm with an extended hand than a clenched fist.
 
Faraam believes that suffering comes from weakness, perceived or not. If you lack the strength to defend your beliefs that you and your very beliefs are wrong. Strength can come in various forms but when it comes to strength, physical strength is nothing compared to the power of ones will. Without the strength of will to move oneself forward, people will hold themselves in check. Everyone's past forms who they are and what they believe which forms wall around ones spirt, or breaks those wall down. One's mind makes one powerless - and gives strength to other. If one cannot come to terms with the past and become absorbed in it, they lack strength. Raw strength is nothing compared to the power of one's will. To believe in an idea is to be willing to betray it, something you can only do with strength of will. One must not rely on the strength of others to compensate for them for there will all ways will come a time when one is truly alone. It is through such conflict that a person, culture or teachings may test themselves. They will find themselves, or find themselves lacking.
 
True strength comes from another place. Often there are those individuals with an excess of will, continuing to search of an even greater strength beyond themselves. This is a hollow power granted and undeserved. True strength comes from being able to deny strength that is not your own. The only power one needs is themself. When one is offered power and they accept, they deny part of themselves, granting temporary power by eroding their will, weakening themself. This lesson is such, the true lesson of strength is denying power that is not your own. If you cannot trust yourself, you cannot trust anything.
 
Faraam views his usage of divine magic as a tool for him to use like a sword rather than a reward for devotion to a divine being. Faraam places no faith in higher powers and has never truly felt any divine spark within his soul. To him, the gods, and higher beings can all be damned. Their very existence is a blight to mortals. What good is a god who ignores his followers, or a devil who gives away powers and promises to people, weakening their very soul? All the gods could die for all Faraam cares, and if he could, he would kill them himself. The existence of the gods in of itself, cheapens the mortal struggling. Faraam knows from experience that people often turn to divine powers as a reason for why event happen. This he hates. Doing this is merely turning responsibility away from oneself, and if the gods are truly responsible, by what right are they granted to meddle in mortal affairs? Although, Faraam equally hates the apathetic nature of the gods, not wanting to help their followers and is content to watch the believe who believe in them suffer without action. To Faraam, Apathy is death. The gods weaken humanity and other races. A world without gods would be a harsher world, where only the people with the proper strength of will could prosper.
 
Faraam is partially frustrated with his reliance on such magics, but believes that as long as he never truly prescribes to religious zeal that has consumed other clerics, that he can make the power his own, as a tool rather than devotion. Faraam once believed that he felt the presence of divinity with in him. He could both describe it's presence and absence.
 
Feeling divine magic was like
feeling the warmth of the sun without the glare, feeling the light and heat without the harshness. It is like a current that passes through you, connecting you and every living being together and carries you to all the places that it may touch. It is the rising swell at the end of life, promises of new adventures and the call of new mysteries in the dark.
The Absence was like
standing at the summit of a great mountain, feeling the sun and the tearing winds, only to find yourself buried alive: trapped, helpless and alone. It is like having the energy of youth and feeling the cloak of years fall upon you and knowing you are a weak and fragile thing most easily forgotten. It is like a beloved friend with whom you have shared everything, sacrificed everying who then betrays you and forgets all that you once were
 
Faraam has a deep-seeded hatred of the gods, but more personal is the hatred of infernal beings. Faraam believes that their kind deserves to be butchered and hunted down. His reasons for this are not of noble reasons like saving the innocent, or passion for justice or even devotion to the gods, it is a pure desire for revenge. No devil deserves mercy, and those who form pacts are just as liable. Among all these beings, he holds a special hatred of the King in Yellow and desires its demise. Faraam has spent much of his time in recent years to hunting down any trace of his reach and trying to find the source of his corruption.

person.sexuality

Straight, although he feels as if he has too much responsibility to dwell on romance as well as feeling undeserving of any attention he receives. If someone where to be nice enough to love him, they have proven they deserve a better person.

person.gender_identity

Male

Taboos

For Faraam, anything regarding devils and sacrificing innocents is a big no no in his book. Hurting orphans as well is a quick way to spark his ire. Lastly, the existence of one such Walter, quickly angers him.
 
On a lesser note, Faraam dislikes people giving themselves completely over to an ideal as he believes that that cheapens the value of ones self.

Known Languages

Common, Infernal, Deep Speech, and Abyssal

Personality

Motivation

Faraam has an intense desire for for vengeance to be brought against those he thought were his friends/family. He is searching for his siblings and their fate, whether death or something else. He hunts the King in Yellow and his followers wherever they are and hopes to find and butcher the King himself.
A more abstract goal of Faraam's is the seperation between mortals and higher beings like the Gods and Devils. Faraam believes the the Devils, Gods and other such beings can only Harm mortals in the long run by either directly hurting them or indirectly weakening them. He believes that mortals should fend for themselves.

Quotes & Catchphrases

Raw strength is nothing compared to the power of ones will.
 
True strength comes from denying power that is not your own. The only power you need is yourself. If you cannot trust in yourself then you cannot trust in anything.
 
Through conflict, one either finds themself or finds themself lacking.
 
By meddling in the affairs of another, you are cheapening their struggle and their worth: weakening them.
 
Charitable acts are dangerous, you can often do more damage with an open hand than a clenched fist.
 
Apathy is death, for at least a corpse will feed the beasts and insects.
 
Do not rely on others to compensate for your own weakness in skill, for there will come a time when you are all alone.
 
Cleric and Inquisitor are titles of mine yes, but they do not reflect all that I am or all that I believe.
 
To believe in an ideal is to be willing to betray it.
 
The difference between falling and sacrifice is often difficult to see. Remember that there is a difference between betrayal and remaining true to oneself.
 
A far great victory is it to make another see through your eyes, rather than shut their's forever.
 
Feeling divine magic is like:
1. Feeling the warmth of the sun without the glare, feeling the light and heat without the harshness.
2. It is like a current that passes through your very being and carries you and every living being along to all places that it may touch.
3. The rising swell at the end of life, promises of new adventures and the call of new mysteries in the dark.
 
The Absence of divine magic is like:
1. Standing at the summit of a great mountain, feeling the sun and the tearing winds, only to find yourself buried alive: trapped, helpless and alone.
2. It is like having the energy of youth then feeling the cloak of years fall upon you and knowing you are a weak, fragile and a thing most easily forgotten.
3. It is like a beloved friend with whom you have shared everything, sacrificed everything who then betrays you and forgets all that you once were

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Has a knack for interrogation and solving puzzles, as well as figuring out who he can trust. On the other hand, people have a hard time trusting him. Lacks proper dexterity to handle tasks that require finesse. He also prefers the straight forward and blunt solution rather than dancing around an issue. Although he is not against manipulation, he prefers to do the job himself.

Likes & Dislikes

Loves:
Manipulation, People overcoming great challenges and improving as a person, staying true to oneself no matter the cost, A good fight, putting down cultists, particularly the followers of the King in Yellow. Being Right
 
Likes:
Calm and quiet, Solving a puzzle, the rain, good cooking, questioning morality, questioning the role of the gods and their influence on mortals.
 
Dislikes:
Needlessly complicated things, condescending people, cowards, Tieflings, dancing around issues, running away from problems.
 
Hates:
Betrayal,Devils, The Gods of the world (a special hatred of Licht), The Color Yellow (Hates it a lot), Those who have strength yet remain Apathetic, Plain Idiocy, Cults and the usual cult activities

Virtues & Personality perks

Reserved, Quiet, Contemplative, Observant, Reasonable, Has a merciful side, despite his aggressive nature; Believes in the strength of humanity and the benefits of mortality.

Vices & Personality flaws

A lot of Hatred and pent up aggression, very self-critical and untrusting of others, Brutal, Has a dark-side which would be fitting for a chaotic evil person, ends justify the means, has a brutal side. Also very untrusting. Expect a lot of insight checks from him.

Personality Quirks

Scratches his neck when nervous, rarely takes off is armor, Obsessive over small details. Talks rarely, when he does expect sarcasm or snark when not discussing matters of import.

Hygiene

Keeps relatively good hygiene, though he sweats a lot underneath his armor. Takes time alone to clean his armor, weapons and self when he makes sure no one is nearby to sneak up on him. Strangely, since he was branded, Faraam's natural smell is a rather sweet and intoxicating smell.

Social

Birthplace

Korol

Current Residence

No Permanent Home, was raised in an orphanage and known fairly-well in Korol

Contacts & Relations

Has Korrolian contacts in the law enforcement/Inquisitor branches as well as contacts with religious associations.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Inquisitor, Cleric

Wealth & Financial state

Has earned a fair amount of money, but owns very little of it. Much of the money he has earned has either gone to Korol itself, or been donated to building or up keeping orphanages. Faraam has managed to gain enough wealth to provide themselves with enough equipment and training for his job and journey.

Family Ties

Has two blood siblings, Martin and Selena, whom he adores. May or may not be dead.
Has a "surrogate" family in the form of other orphans. Doesn't know where they are. Currently have an extremely antagonistic relationship, especially with Walter.

Religious Views

He's a cleric of Hemelvuur. He has a very strong and intense devotion to the god of storms. While he cares little for the other deities, Licht, the god of Light and Life has earned his ire and Faraam hates him.

Social Aptitude

While not an ugly person, people he meets for the first time (and occasionally others) tend to not trust him and are suspicious of him until he proves them otherwise. Not the best in social situations and tends to make matters worse often. As such, Faraam tends to withdraw from social encounters as to not ruin others plans.

Mannerisms

He has a habit of itching his neck when nervous or excited. Often twirls his dagger around in his fingers. Makes sure his weapons and armor are properly cleaned and maintained during his short rests, if he has no other activities.

Hobbies & Pets

Very, Very rarely takes his armor off. Only to clean, repair, or replace. Imp?

Speech

Tries to speak little and speaks tersely, trying to get his point across in the most efficient way.