Jarah Sulayman [Ready for Judging/Grading]

[Jarah Sulayman]

Basic Information Race: Human Birthday & Age: 65th of Spring, 473 AV (38 years old) Gender: Male Languages Fluent: Common Basic: Fratava (just to deal with trading Svefrans) Physical Description The Sulayman male born upon the soils of Zeltiva has more of his mother’s dark exotic features what with his darkly sun-kissed skin, dark sable eyes that often dart over the many recipes written upon the cookbook that is an heirloom passed down to him from the woman that gave him life. However his stature, and jawline comes from his father along with the finely layered hair that often looks like an onyx with highlights of a dark chocolate that pop in the rays of the sun or the spotlight of the full moon. Jarah’s jawline is square or even boxish in its cut given the cook the appearance of that of a man that would be better fit as a Knight of Sylrias then a simple cook looking for a job in Zeltiva. His skin has a bit of a shine due to the sweat and oil that often builds up upon his skin due to the heat cooking near an oven or over a stove. Standing tall at 5’10, well tall for his family at least, his build comes off as a bit large for his frame. His shoulders are square and strong, good for lifting the heavy bags of sugar and flour from the floor. Arms are well built and decorated with the raised ridges of his veins like a road map running the full length starting at his hands running all the way up to his shoulders. His whole body mass seems a bit out of place for a man who has taken to a life as a simple servant (cook/chef) then say a life more suited for his body build (as a Knight or Pit Fighter). Jarah in fact often hides his strapping form under a loose fitting peasant shirt and loose pair of slacks, wears his hair clean but quickly styled (he runs his fingers through it after he baths or washes it, and then allows it to air dry), and often has a bit of a stubbled shadow around his thin emotionless lips. The rugged male often smalls of smoked wood or the most recent meal he has cooked due to the amount of time he spends in the kitchens or over the fire pits. Jarah has a few facial scars ( a cut under his right eye that sloops at a forty five degree angle from the inner corner of the eye.) and callused hands/finger tips, he also bears a few burn scars where he was careless and either grabbed a pot/pan/dish that was too hot to handle bare handed, or where grease or fat popped splashing him with the hot liquid. He also has bags under his eyes giving him a tired look upon his face all the time. However when Jarah does smile his face seems to light up especially his eyes. Height: 5’10” Eyes: Dark Brown Weight: 180 lbs (Muscle Mass/ Lean Fat) Body Build: Well Developed, Burly Skin Tone: Tanned, Oil Shiny.

[Jarah Sulayman]

Character Concept Jarah often takes things in, focusing on his surroundings through his five senses, a literal and very concrete manner. While he often bottles things up like some rare treasure, he tends to deal with things that come at him according to how he feels at the time or even how they fit into his system of values. He is truly warm while being kindhearted, because of this he is rather optimistic and wants to always believe the best of the people in the world. The cook finds value in harmony and cooperation, and is likely to be sensitive toward other people’s feelings. The man of the higher end of his thirties is constantly taking in information about people, situations and the world around them, especially those that are personally important to them. He tends to take this information he gathers and store it away, pulling it forward with startlingly accuracy and precise detail, even being able to recall the details years after the actual event took place, especially if the situation made quite an impression on Jarah’s mind. He takes great value in security and kindness, respecting the traditions and laws, thus he is less likely to buy into doing things (government wise) in a new way unless someone can prove to him that the new way is actually a better way to do things than that which is already established. Doing best by getting his hands dirty, Jarah is better suited toward experimenting with things (like new flavors and recipes) and thus because of this he is rarely found in fields that require a lot of conceptual analysis or theory. He prefers a more practical application, since he learns a task when he is shown its practical application and given time to learn the task and its practical importance. After taking such tasks to heart and mind, he will rather faithfully and almost tirelessly carry through until the task at hand is complete. This makes the man extremely dependable and thus reliable for any job he is given. While Mister Sulayman is extremely aware of not only his own internal feelings but also the feelings of others, he does not usually express their own feelings, often keeping things locked away deep inside. When the feelings he stores are negative, they often end up building up until the point that they cause Jarah to form a firm judgment toward or rather against individuals or events which end up being rather difficult to unseed. Rather like trying to move a tree with deeply grounded roots. Often feeling a strong sense of responsibility and duty towards others, taking his responsibilities very seriously and he can be counted on to follow through. Sadly Jarah often has a difficult time saying no when asked to do something, thus often becoming overburdened. When this is the case, the Sulayman male doesn’t usually express his difficulties to others because he dislikes conflict and because he places the needs of others before his very own. Sadly Jarah does have another weakness to his personality that he often does his best to hide from those he is around or works with. You see he deep down needs the feedback of others, positive feedback. In the absence of such feedback, or even in the face of even the slightly amount of criticism, Jar gets discouraged and might even become depressed. When he becomes down on himself or even suffers from great stress, he begins to think about how all the things in his life might end up going terribly wrong. He suffers from strong feelings of being an inadequate man and this leads to him becoming convinced that something if not everything is wrong or even that he can do nothing right. To sum it all up, Jarah is a generous, dependable and warm. He has special gifts to offer due to the sensitivity he has towards others, and their strong ability to keep things from turning to conflict. However he needs to remember that he should never be overly critical of himself and to give himself the same love and warmth which he often dispenses to other freely. --------------------------------------------------------- Likes: Chocolate, Flora with hint of musk or sandalwood perfumes worn by a woman, women with an intellectual state of mind, the sea, the fresh crisp breeze from over the ocean/sea, long peaceful strolls in the early morning and early evening (sunrise & sunset), the thrill of discovering a flavor and turning it into a recipe, elegant/beautiful artwork (paintings, sketches, even sculptures), writing recipes and little notes in his journal, the beauty one can find in a person’s body (movements, build etc), cats Dislikes: Rude people, people that take advantage of other people, manipulative people, lairs, two faced people, Smell of burnt food, unclean people, spiders, scorpions, cramp dark places, heights, extreme cold, extreme dry conditions, abusive people, blank mind for recipes, thieves of other people’s work/ideas, Poorly seasoned/ flavored foods Character History A cry rung out piercing the solemn night as a beam of moonlight shone through the single window in a small room of an insignificant home of a carpenter and milk maiden, the cry announced the birth of their first born son out of a sea of daughters that had been blessed to them before that fateful night on the 65th day of that year’s (473 AV) Spring. Soft tiny russet eyes blinked open to take in the images of his parents’ faces as little hands where held closed in fists as if he was ready to take on this new blinding world he had been born into. However over time that petite babe would grow up into a man who was happier avoiding conflicts in life then actually causing them. Jarah grew up in Slyiras among the fields of his mother’s family farm, along with his four sisters and parents. His father worked hard among the people that needed repair work or even anything else a carpenter was good for. His mother worked as a milk maiden often delivering jugs and jars of milk to the city. While his parents worked, Jarah and his sisters tended to the house and other chores upon the farm. However one thing that Jarah took a love to was helping his mother and oldest sister prepare the daily meals. The young man even began to add flare to the meals with his experimentation with seasonings. When he was around thirteen the lad was glad to be given the chore of not only shopping for the ingredients used in the meals but also being allowed to cook the family dishes almost completely by himself. Around the age of eighteen Jarah began an apprentice ship or a part time job at one of the local inns in Syliras hoping to help bring in more money to his family’s life. He worked hard as a young man that started out as nothing more than a dish scrubber and then up to the one that was sent out to purchase the stock for the inn’s kitchen. His life continued to be as normal as one could have in the city of Syliras and in the world of Mizahar. In fact it wasn’t until two seasons after his thirty-eighth birthday that Jarah dared to dream of grander things, and a job somewhere outside of his family home city. So packing up the few belongings he owned to his name, the young man signed up with a traveling band of merchants that where hiring up guards for the trip from Syliras to Zeltiva. And while he was not a guard the boss of the group gladly welcomed Jarah among the group after tasting some soup and bread cooked by Jarah. The travel was long and hard but finally came the day that Zeltiva’s main gates came into view and soon he along with the caravan was allowed into the city. Leaving the group of merchants at the market, Jarah headed off toward the city’s University in search of a job. His fate now would rest in the hands of those that ran the school.

[Jarah Sulayman]

Skills Skills Points Stage Note Cooking 30/100 Competent SP Philtering 15/100 Novice RB Writing 10/100 Novice SP Negotiation 10/100 Novice SP Lore Petch! That's Hot!The Knowledge/Lore of that comes from grabbing a hot pan/pot/dish with one's bare hands, instead of using a cloth between the two surfaces Seasonings of SyliraThe Knowledge/Lore of the different seasonings used in cooking in the Sylira region. Equipment and Possessions   Equipment Supplies * Cook/Chef Toolkit (purchased, 10gm) * Iron Pot (purchased, 5sm) * Mortar & Pestle (purchased, 1gm) * Waterskin * Backpack * Set of Toiletries (comb, razor and soap) * Food for a week * Eating Knife * Flint & Steel * Quill (purchased, 5cm) * Blank Book (purchased, 3gm) * Vialed Ink (Black, 1oz.) (purchased, 1gm) * Sealing Wax (purchased, 1gm) * 6 parchments (purchased, 2sm x6) * Heirloom: Cookbook (Book, Average)   Possessions Clothing * Leather Belt * High Boots * Cotton Pants * Cotton Cloak * Linen Shirt * Loincloth * Leather Apron (purchased, 3sm) Housing * 1 basic 20x20 single room cottage (hearth, bunk, chest, chair & small table) * Cupboard, average (purchased, 2gm) * Bookcase, poor (purchased, 1gm) * Wash Basin, average (purchased, 2gm) * Desk, average (purchased, 2gm) * Shelf Set, good (purchased, 2gm) Ledger Items Purchases Mizas Spent Mizas Earned Remaining Mizas --- --- 100gm 100gm Supplies Purchased (C/C toolkit, Iron Pot, Mortar & Pestle, quill, blank book, ink, sealing wax, parchments) 17gm 7sm 5cm --- 81gm 3sm 95cm Clothing Purchased (Leather Apron) 3sm --- 81gm 95cm Furniture Purchased (Cupboard, Bookcase, Wash Basin, Desk, Shelf Set) 9gm --- 72gm 95cm

[Jarah Sulayman]

Thread List Thread Title Timestamp Location Rewards Facing the Heat, Hoping to Impress (solo/ Job acquiring) 79th day of Winter, 511 AV The University, Zeltiva On Going --- --- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ---- --- --- ---- ----