Sadim Al-Bhakari
Sadim Al-Bakhari
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
While being middle-aged looking, Sadim as a rather lean and well toned body, which he claims most of his diet and regular treks helped on that matter to stay healthy and in shape. However, in colder nights, he seems to have a kyphosis as he has a little tendency to hunch his back in colder temperatures. He hides this condition a bit better bywearing usually heavy clothing depending on the conditions and temperature.
Physical quirks
Sadim licks his own lips abundantly as if he was regularly lacking hydration. The act is rather subtle but very frequent.
Apparel & Accessories
Sadim uses to like to wear a headdress such as a turban, but since he is investigating in bloodroot marsh, he traded his usual head piece for a long bamboo circular hat which reduces humidity on himself. He often travels with a long dagger and a trusty backpack. He often wears also a walking stick depending on his mood. He often wears beads and necklace coming from his altalyfan culture, and also a pair of bracers that seems to be plated with gold.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Recently, he was one of the pioneers that found back ancient ruins belonging to the snakefolks, which kickstarted the khalif to build a new settlement above it (Rimalqam).
This archeological finding gave him recommendation from al'talif nobility and an access to treasury to fund money for other possible archeological studies. His most recent work is related to Bloodroot Marsh as ancient artifact which psychometry connected links to this uncharted region. He have not shared to most of his connection the nature of the artifact or historical piece he may look for, but mentionned The temple-city of Yaz.
Education
Sadim paid a private at (location) to learn more about history and geography as main subjects of interests. While not being unapproachable, most people consider him a loner and introvert that does not like to partake in big events, preferring to focus on his fields of interest.
Employment
While Sadim is directly sponsored by a kalifate noble family, he also offers his services on the side to other groups in the region of al'talyf, but does not share his clients aside from his main sponsor.
Accomplishments & Achievements
The localisation and rediscovery of a snakefolk temple which became Rimalqam .
Intellectual Characteristics
Sadim is known to have a rather big memory, even being able to reminisce and analyse very ancient civilisation topics on a whim, with sometimes such a precision people are doubting his assumed age at first glance, as if he was way older.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
The geographer takes his passion at heart but his developed expertise on serpentfolk lore seems to have take most of his energies in term of motivation and goals. He desires to discover even more breakthrough secrets from ancient lore.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Sadim is really not formed in the matter of combat and really panics in presence of danger unless it is strictly related to his goals. He must regularly hire sellswords for traveling as his work can be dangerous in the fields.
Sadim also have a tendency to rarely adapt his speech preemptively to people, and his high level of literacy and languages knowledges can make him use complex wordings and even ancient ways of saying things that can confuse the average listener. People don't know if he does it on purpose to hope his interlocutor will agree towards decision making by giving him benefit of the doubt of his high knowledge and reduce time lost in debates or second guessing, or if he just genuinely tend to forget he sometimes uses too obscure language uses. Regardless, this tends to extend conversation through rephrasing on occasions.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes: Mangoes, Grapefruit, meat jerky.
Hygiene
Sadim takes extra effort for hygiene in mundane gatherings but is not afraid to get dirty in his field of work as it is part of his job.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Leenagi, The Eel Witch : Having met the witch by pure luck, he discovered she also had interest for reaching the forlorn
Temple-City of Yaz. He then offered her to guide her through opening the hidden gates in exchange for manual labor and components gatherings, as he lost a part of his expedition group to the fauna around, which impeded his capacity to reach the Temple-City.
Wealth & Financial state
Most expenses Sadim needs for his exploration are covered by the califate that sponsors him. He tends to be generous when hiring people to make sure things goes as planned and avoid discontent that could slow the work. He stills is able to haggle a bit like most altalyfates. He does not have a lot of personnal expenses but sometimes keep relics and objects of values as personnal bounty. His income is protected and controlled by the clergy of (religion).
Alignment
Neutral
Species
Age
Unspecified but implied to be middle-aged by human standards
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Brown, small yellow tint
Hair
None
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
brown
Height
5'10''
Weight
135 lbs
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