Jalim

Created by Jalim/Hatecaster

(a.k.a. Reaver)

“If I told you what the hell we saw yesterday, you would call me crazy and likely strip me of my position. There is a reason we left those eggs behind.”

^{Embertail, fire dragon.}

Not much is known about this gryphon, even to himself due to the fact that it would seem that he contracted Witlessness at a relatively young age. He was found injured and clinging on to ‘the object’ as they like to call it. As such, his parents are unknown, and he was raised instead by Talroniq, a griffin that served half as a shaman, but mostly as a medic to his tribe. He was fairly well educated compared to other members, which in turn meant that Jalim got an education as well. Despite the value and worth he could have been to the tribe, especially considering his size, he left anyways; he cites wanderlust more often than not, but members of his tribe believe that he yearns to find where he came from. Neither assumption are wrong.
While he was on his travels, his fancies did fall to a gryphoness he met while serving as a messenger-for-hire. One thing lead to another, and they had a rather wild night together. However, later he learned that she had contracted Witlessness; and as such, he has not returned, and has assumed a much more ‘conservative’ stance on his sexual exploits. (Though the victim and those that knew her certainly have not.)
Despite his upbringing, he is known to be predatory, opportunistic and aggressive; all qualities which are served well through his size. It is not uncommon to see him serving as a guard or in a capacity that sending others would be risky; after all, as an outsider, he is expendable. Still, he realized his worth and his cost is usually high, so when not employed, it is not uncommon for him to bully other travelers or effectively become a bandit. But above all that, he does have a fancy for ‘ancient’ objects; rumor has it that the academic side of him rather does enjoy taking notes on such things in an attempt to perhaps uncover something in the past to show what lead to the present day.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Muscular, bulky but surprisingly agile.

Body Features

White; the rear half of him is striped like a tiger.

Apparel & Accessories

Depends on situation; but he does carry what he owns on him while traveling, but it has bee noted that he often also does the same thing when he wants to give the impression that he is doing something else.

Mental characteristics

Sexuality

"It's... complicated"

Education

Educated somewhat in geography; you can blindfold him and drop him somewhere, and he will be able to give a rough but educated guess on what region he could be in. Also decent, but certainly not the best in medical and herbology. Primary training was combat and combat discipline.

Employment

Travels a lot, and usually lives nomadically though he has found a place to settle down between long trips where he is sure he has a low chance of being bothered unless it is something important. Employment is sporadic due to price, but highly profitable for him. Usually only works for a gryphon tribe.

Mental Trauma

Reoccuring nightmares; his subconscious knows the truth. He does not want to acknowledge it. It is likely for the best he does not.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Despite the fact that he often presents himself as a brute, he does get rather…nerdy when it comes to particular subjects. Enjoys learning more; and often finds a way to put useful knowledge to use. By far his primary concern is attempting to find out where he is from; he has a feeling that his passion for the ancients may be connected to this somehow, which is why he goes out of his way to do research, in the way that he is attempting to retrace footsteps. Or maybe it is something else altogether driving him to do this…

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Surprisingly disciplined: Tends to wake up early in the day (Depending on the season) and has been known to stay up for several days when performing ‘observation.’ And other duties that require such a mindset. That discipline can fall to the wayside. However, he can sometimes ignore the feelings of others accidently; something he does not mean to do, but can complicate issues.

Likes & Dislikes

Loves looking at ancient artifacts and making records of them. Tends to dislike those who view things in black and white, but he can still get along with them. However, those that are without debate ‘evil’ tend to get shown just how ‘evil’ he can get. (Extremely. His nickname is Khan for a reason.)

Personality Quirks

Tends to try to avoid making the ‘normal’ noises that a gryphon makes considering the fact that they can be misinterpreted as something else.

Hygiene

Surprisingly clean under ‘normal’ circumstances, but tends to let that fall to the wayside if something else needs doing at that moment, or if it simply would not be practical.

Social

Social Aptitude

Tends to shy away from large groups even if he can speak publicly decently enough. preferring to deal with smaller groups instead. Can be surprisingly manipulative; but prefers to scare the piss out of others instead if it’s the faster and better route. Concerned with reputation, but only in a minimal sense.

Mannerisms

Exhibits predatory behaviour even in social settings; and when encountering someone new, he will more than often stop to analyze their behaviour. As such, if he deems them as any sort of a threat, is known to become extremely competitive; to include violence if he deems that route is the best way to deal with the issue. Despite this, he can get along well enough with others.

While he does not make many of the sounds typical of gryphons, he often clicks his beak to punctuate a point, or because he is finding something particuarlly annoying.

Despite his capacity to be surprisingly loud (Considering his size it is hardly surprising), he is usually very quiet.

Species

Gryphons

Year of Birth

885 AA 11 Years old

Circumstances of Birth

His exact birthday and place is unknown

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue

Height

2.6 m

Weight

247 kg