Therizo Tafos

[Therizo Tafos]

Therizo Tafos • Race: Human • Birthday: 65th day of Winter 493AV • Age: 21 • Born: Blackrock • Currently in: Sunberth Character concept:   Personality - Not excessively talkative on everyday topics - Friendly enough, though not obviously so. - What others might consider preachy when it comes to matters of Dira and death - Due to growing up in Blackrock, finds it hard to relate to most people's experience of death - Assumes that other's know less than they usually do. - ...   Ethics - Everything must eventually die. Everything not abiding by that principal must be eliminated - Although death is important, killing senselessly is wrong - Do not rush into death; to do so is to take death lightly - Do not wonder aimlessly, to do so is to take life lightly, and thereby do the same with death. - ...   Likes - Graveyards, ever since becoming an Eiyon - Other residents of Blackrock or worshipers of Dira - Discussions; preferably those where the subject is Dira - People with drive and goals - ...   Dislikes - Murderers - Those who weep at death - Those who fear death excessively - Those who do not respect the existence of death - Ghosts who linger too long in the mortal realm - The undead - ... Appearance: Therizo stands at 6’1’’, with slender proportions and pale skin. Grayish-green eyes adorn a face accustomed to bearing a contemplative look. His hair is coal black, cut to a medium length. As attire, he chooses a black coat that extends an inch below the knees, a gray linen shirt and gray pants of the same material. History: Therizo was born on Blackrock in the night of the 64th day of winter in the year 493AV to a young man named Mathiatias, who came to the island citadel on scholarly business and fell enamored by its culture, and a devout of Dira, Lateria Tafos from a native family of four generations. Therizo spent the better part of his childhood immersed in the cult of the goddess of death, studying the dead with his father and Dira’s philosophy with his mother. His days were mostly uneventful until the age of 18 when his mother fell prey to an illness that confined her to her bed, confining with her Mathiatias, who spent most of his days at her side. At first, he was concerned but convinced that her recovery was forthcoming; but as Lateria’s health turned worse and worse with each passing day, his conviction turned to desperate denial. The words of the healer who confirmed with all the serenity of a Dira’s acolyte that - “there is nothing to be done,” - were met with pleas of desperation and mad demands when the first had no effect. Even Lateria herself could not allay him with her words of comfort and gentle reminders that death is but a new beginning. Instead, he insisted that she would stay with him and Therizo as a ghost, to which she gave merely a sad smile. All the while Therizo continued his lessons with a teacher that his mother had appointed, and as she requested, only stopped to see her with a daily report of what he was learning. He presumed that it was to keep him from seeing his father in his desolate state that seemed sometimes worse than that of his mother. Eventually Lateria passed away with her husband frantically pleading her to remain with him as a spirit. After her death, Mathiatias spent the next two years waiting for her to come back to him, scarcely speaking. Therizo was left to mostly fend for himself and support his father. His tutor found him a job at the graveyard as a sexton, charged with laying to rest the dead of Blackrock. Alongside his job he continued his studies and perusing his desire to become one of the mysterious masked guardians of the island. To that end, his tutor got him in touch with an arms master with whom he practiced with light swords. When two years past, Mathiatias’s hope was depleted, and he could no longer stand the sight of Blackrock and the ‘death worshipping cultists’ that he blamed for Lateria’s ultimate decision. He took Therizo, despite his protests, and rented a ship to Zelitva, where he hoped to start a new life with a few mizas and a sizable portion of ashl. When they arrived however, the ashl where no longer on his person, which meant that they could not afford a home. With what mizas they had, they took sail to Sunberth where they now reside in a run-down apartment.

[Therizo Tafos]

Possesion: - 1 black cloak extending a few inches beyond his knees - 1 plain linen shirt - 1 a pair of low leather boots - 1 a pair of linen trousers - 1 Waterskin - 1 Backpack which contains - 1 Set of Toiletries - 1 eating knife - 1 simple undergarments - 1 weeks worth of stale bread Heirloom - a cane sword, given to him by the arms master that trained him before Therizo departed Blackrock. Housing - a small apartment in the Sunset quarters Language: Fluent - common Basic - N/A Poor - N/A Lore: Lore of the layout of Blackrock (though vague due to the shifting nature of it) Lore of Dira Gnosis: First mark of Dira Item Cost Total Starting Package +100gm 100gm Mug of Ale -4cm 99gm 9sm 6cm Expenses for Winter 513 -45gm 54gm 9sm 6cm Wages for Winter 513 +368gm 422gm 9sm 6cm A Glass of Wine -2sm 422gm 7sm 6cm Skill EXP Total Proficiency Weapon (light swords) SP 12 12 Novice Embalming SP 7 7 Novice Undertaking SP 5 5 Novice Philosophy SP 17 17 Novice Rhetoric SP 4 RB 15 19 Novice Writing SP 5 5 Novice

[Therizo Tafos]

Mathiatias Tafos (approved by Traverse) • NPC type: Stationary, not useful • Relation with Therizo: Father • Race: Male Human • Birthday: 35th day of Fall 473AV • Age: 40 • Born: Zelitva • Location: Sunberth, apartment in the Sunset quarters(with his son) Description: Mathiatias is a frail looking man, aged by the grief for his lost wife and struck further by ruined plans of returning to his birthplace. He spends his days in his apartment, relying on the support of his son, the only person for whom he still lives. Skill Total Rhetoric 15 Philosophy 10 Mathematics 15 Writing 10

[Therizo Tafos]

Ambitions: Short-term: - Survive Sunberth - Turn a portion of the graves on the Dust Bed respectable Long-term: - Start a Temple of Dira - Use said temple to do Dira's work of hunting down the Nuit, and spread the culture of Blackrock