Old Master Bix

Old Master Bix

A ratfolk monk who comes from the monk Order Of Virtue, who had come to the aid of the Shining Crusade in 3823 AR following the death of Arazni. As rigorous in discipline as she was fast in learning, she created her own order in her old age, the Gathering of Rathos.
A fairly unassuming figure now but she holds a legacy of tolerance and integrity. She led the Gathering in areas of high socio-political tensions and worked to protect oppressed and stigmatised people wherever she went. She taught and passed on her knowledge to all who would learn without gatekeeping, only denying help to those aiming to take advantage of her and the Gathering's good will.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

MAster Bix is entering a venerable age but her discipline in training that she maintains has seemingly prevented her from developing conditions related to her age. Though she behaves, moves and talks as a wisened old rat. She is notably less physically able than she had been in her prime, though still in good overall shape.

Body Features

Bix has copper-brown fur with a notable clipped ear.

Apparel & Accessories

She can often be seen wandering seemingly aimlessly in a red robe and a staff which she also uses as a weapon.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Bix was born in the Dirt Sea but was struck with wanderlust in her teenage years. She managed to hitch a ride on one of the Murdered Child clan's boats and left the Dirt Sea to strike out on her own and see the world for herself. She crossed the Hold from North West to South East with the recurring help of the traveling seed orcs and finally crossed into Lastwall at the age of 20.
Before founding the Gathering, Bix studied under the Order of Virtues. The Order is situated wihin Lastwall but exists as a separate entity from the paladins, thanks to their history as allies of the paladins. Bix grew more and more critical of the Order, especially the importance they put in a hierarchy which was more tedious to deal with than anything else.
Bix founded the Gathering at 31 and kept it as an errant monk order along the borders of Lastwall and Ustalav with the Hold of Belkzen, where the legacy of Tar-Baphon's reign took the form of bloody border conflicts. She dedicated her work and the work of the Gathering to helping outcasts of society harmed by the conflicts which formed where the human nations asserted or re-asserted their borders. The new or re-established countries decided orcs did not belong among them, by far the more adamant in pushing the orcs out is Ustalav.

Accomplishments & Achievements

The Gathering is in great parts responsible for appeasing the conflict between the paladins of Lastwall and the orc clans of the Hold. They achieved so by aiding communications across the border, which lead in the border presence of the paladin becoming less oppressive with time.
Following this achievement, Bix settle the Gathering into an old abandoned monastery in disrepair on the northern border of Nirmathas as she became more tired with age and to care for her family. There she routinely wanders around between meditation sessions and disciplined training, teaching disciples and her children about the environment surrounding them. She continues to send parties of monk to come to the aid of lost people as well as gather donations for the monastery.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Bix aims to provide support to oppressed people. She routinely welcomes misfits and outcasts of society in order to protect them from the more predatory of societal institutions.

Personality Quirks

Bix shakes her whiskers whenever she ends a declarative sentence.

Social

Family Ties

Bix lives happily with her girlfriend Jhik with whom she has 4 children.

Alignment

LG

Current Location

Nirmathas

Species

Ratfolk

Year of Birth

4460 45 Years old

Birthplace

The Dirt Sea

Current Residence

Nirmathas, North of Roslar's Coffer.

Eyes

Black

Hair

Copper-brown

Height

1.1m or 3'9"

Weight

33 kg or 74lbs

Character Prototype

A fantasy, magic version of Splinter from TMNT.