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General Bishop

John Amsel Bishop (a.k.a. Jabs)

Bishop is a down to earth battle hardened general who is in charge of organizing the defense of Iyass. He grew up in the city of Silveria in the Republic's central province. At age 5, he was kidnapped by Elven Nationalists and held as a slave for several years. At age 10 he was freed when a military raid shut down the slave ring and resulted in his masters death. With the whereabouts of Bishop's parents unknown, he was to be put up for adoption. Before Bishop could be sent to an orphanage an Aarakocra officer who had organized the operation to apprehend the nationalists adopted him. The officer, named Kn'Taal, felt responsible for the young human and took him in.   Bishop was conscripted at age 18 as most men in the Republic have been since the beginning of The Draconic Crusade. He quickly showed an above average leadership ability during boot camp and was trained to be an officer. At age 21 he was shipped out to the port city of Persidia to assist in its defense. After moving through the ranks he was eventually given the status of Lead General due to his predecessor Omar Jurai meeting his death after a duel with the Imperial General Raathnar. With Persidia lost, Bishop elected to use the city of Whitesburg as the main defensive area. Bishop used his leadership skills and tactical knowledge to turn Whitesburg into a nigh impregnable fortress.

Mental characteristics

Mental Trauma

During his years as a slave Bishop witnessed and was subjected to terrible cruelties. These have left an impression on him, and he experiences regular night terrors due to this. He also becomes uneasy when in the presence of elves.

Morality & Philosophy

Bishop belives in a simple philosophy: the strong and powerful exist to protect the weak and innocent. And the weak and innocent exist to give purpose to the stong and powerful. Those who threaten the ones who cannot fight for themselves are worhty of nothing but contempt.

Social

Family Ties

Bishop was raised by aarakocra, his sibling is Tel'Kros   The whereabouts of the rest of the Bishop family is unknown.

Relationships

General Raathnar

Military rival (Vital)

Towards General Bishop

2
2

Honest


General Bishop

Military rival (Important)

Towards General Raathnar

-5
-5

Frank


History

When Raathnar killed general Omar Jurai during a duel, he thought he had defeated the Republic's best tactican. When the young and seemingly inexperienced Bishop took command of the Republican Army Raathnar initally paid no mind. After all, what could this dumb human do?   After witnessing Bishop's scorched earth tactics and the defense of Whitesburg his perspective changed.   When Bishop arrived on Iyass, he knew of Raathnar and how he led the Imperial army. Bishop's stategy was to bleed Raathnar dry in a war of attrition before retaking lost territory. When Raathnar resorted to increasingly brutal meathods to keep the war going, Bishop lost what little respect he had for his foe.

Relationship Reasoning

To Raathnar, Bishop is the perfect rival. A truly equal foe who is to be respected.   To Bishop, Raathnar is a psycopathic bigot who will stop at nothing to end as many lives as possible.

General Bishop

Adopted brother (Vital)

Towards Tel'Kros

5
4

Honest


Tel'Kros

Adoptive brother (Vital)

Towards General Bishop

5
4

Honest


History

When Tel'Kros was but a hatchling, his father Kn'Taal arrived home on military leave. Behind his father a trembling, shellshocked looking human child clung to the larger aarakocra's leg tightly. His father spoke up.   "Tel'Kros, meet you new brother. Be nice... he's a bit skiddish"   From then on Bishop and Tel'Kros became inseperable. Where there was one, the other was not far behind.   Today, the two brothers are playing an improtant role in the defense of Iyass.

Nicknames & Petnames

Bishop will sometimes call Tel'Kros "tweety" or "feathers"   Tel'Kros will sometimes call Bishop "Jhonny Boy" or "monkey"

Relationship Reasoning

Bishop views Tel'Kros as a blood brother and belives that the two of them can change the world.   Kel'Kros veiws Bishop as simultaniously stong and vulerable. As such, he fully belives in his combat abilities, but can be protective of him.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Both Bishop and Tel'Kros were obsessed with the military due to theri father, and both have strong patriotic feelings towards the Republic itself.

Jace Thornsong

Progress blocker (Important)

Towards General Bishop

-3
-3

Subversive


General Bishop

Criminal nuisance (Trivial)

Towards Jace Thornsong

-1
-1

Honest


History

Neither Jace nor Bishop have met each other in person. However, Bishop has organized several operations against the Thornsongs. THe most notable of these was 3 years ago in which the Thornsongs assaulted a Republican convoy headed from Kentar to Whitesburg. Republican arial recon managed to track the Thornsongs to an old farmhouse, which was then promptly attacked by a Republican army unit. The ensuing fight caused the deaths of several Thornsongs along with the loss of thousands of GP worth of illicit goods.   Since then, both Jace and Bishop have come to dislike each other.

Relationship Reasoning

To Jace, Bishop is a goody-two-shoes who seems destined hinder his ability to expand. As such, Jace wants to deal with Bishop at some point down the line.   To Bishop, Jace is just another gang lord who wants to take advantage of others at the cost of those around him. However, Jace is not a priority given the existential threat the current war poses.

Empress Gatha

Ultimate nemises (Trivial)

Towards General Bishop

-5
-5

Subversive


General Bishop

Annoying pest (Important)

Towards Empress Gatha

-5
-5

Subversive


History

From the moment Bishop took command of the Republican army, he knew that for the Crusade to truly end, Gatha had to die. Ever since, he has been looking into ways to find and kill her.   Gatha, by comparison, merely sees Bishop as yet another insignifigant pest who stands in her way to toal global domination.

Alignment
Neutral good
Current Location
Species
Age
35
Date of Birth
April 18th
Birthplace
Spouses
Siblings
Tel'Kros (Adoptive brother)
Children
Current Residence
Whitesburg
Gender
Male
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Caucasian
Height
6'5
Weight
175 lbs
Aligned Organization
Ruled Locations

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