Farris

[Farris]

Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birthday: 21st of Spring, 493 A.V.
Residing in: Sunberth
Birthplace: Ravok

[Farris]

Character Concept

Farris is a human male standing at approximately 6 foot and 3 inches. Coarse black hair covers his scalp and spills over the sides of his face. A well-maintained beard fills out his features, piercing gray eyes completing his expression. Well-mannered and clearly affable in seeming, Farris' benevolent appearance conceals a brooding, pensive egomaniac clearly bent on moving forward at the expense of any and all that are deemed disposable. A devout follower of the teachings of Sagallius, Farris values discretion and manipulation over nearly all else, with only the study and understanding of djed and the power it can harness being comparable. Determined to follow his study of djed to its very end, a highly inquisitive nature has taken hold within Farris. Often, his pursuit of knowledge comes to the neglect of self, whether it is denying himself sustenance until a set task is complete or denying himself friends or allies in preference to solitude. However, to the contrary, he also finds new stimuli and other, similar beings to be highly fascinating. Preferring to keep a distance until he believes he can trust, friends are often difficult for Farris to come by. Though those that do befriend the Reimancer would find him to be a staunch ally, both insightful and highly intelligent.

Farris, like his chosen God, Sagallius, is a mage. His faith as well as his prowess in the arcane, is attributed to his father, who initiated him in the discipline of Reimancy. Bitter at the world for the loss of his father, the man finds empathy and compassion to be foreign. Perhaps he fears another growing close, but he prefers to believe in his arrogance that most simply aren't worth his time. This in combination with his incessant pursuit of knowledge creates an aloofness in Farris' personality, and he often tends to keep his thoughts inward. Very careful with his expression, one might find Farris drifting off in the midst of a conversation with the mage.

Note: Farris has long, thin scars on each finger that extend from the middle segment of each finger all the way to each of his palms. These scars are born from the trauma of his Reimancy initiation and are rather sensitive to touch. Likely, they're also covered with gloves or obscured from sight. Farris also has numerous scars on his chest and shoulder blades, also byproducts of his initiation into Reimancy.

[Farris]

Character History

Life in Ravok wasn't, in truth, a bad thing. As a boy, Farris quite enjoyed his life as a citizen. Clearly, the world was to be thankful for Rhysol, who created a utopia for all that believed in His Glory. This was what the citizens of the city would have him believe. Quite the contrary, it seemed, to the education his father had provided him with. Always one to encourage free thinking, the man also held a font of knowledge to the boy's mind. Initiated into the discipline of Reimancy as a teenager, he was tutored in the privacy of his home, slow sessions had in order to hide such teachings from the watchful eyes of Rhysol's chosen. For years this tutelage would continue, leading even to the boy's initiation into Voiding, but alas, it was to end in tragedy. Weeks after Farris' 22nd birthday, his father's devotion was discovered. A citizen of Ravok worshiping another God? The blasphemous swine was quickly put to rest. Though Farris was a citizen and proclaimed ignorance of his father's blasphemy, he'd find his life to be quite ruined. Rather than allow himself to become a victim of fate, Farris sold off what belongings he couldn't take with him and left Rhysol's city for good.

Farris' travels were neither extensive nor enjoyable. He found life outside of Ravok to be rough and difficult, and found himself missing his home very quickly. But, not one to mope in his misfortunes, the Reimancer took his father's (and by extension - Sagallius') teachings to heart, and quickly adapted to his life alone. Farris found himself in Sunberth after several seasons, and has since attempted to make the best of his situation. Life, he supposes, could be worse, though he has every intention of making it suit his tastes in any way he can.

[Farris]

Vital Information

Skills

 

Novice

Skill	EXP	Total
Auristics	5SP +5 +4 +1 +2	17
Book Keeping	1XP	1
Cleaning	1XP +1	2
Deduction	2XP +1	3
Familiary	1XP	1
Intelligence	5SP	5
Interrogation	3XP	3
Investigation	2XP	2
Mathematics	1XP +2	3
Negotiation	5SP +3 +3	11
Persuasion	5SP	5
Planning	2XP	2
Rhetoric	1XP +1	2
Socialization	5XP +1	6
Voiding	15RB +5	20
Writing	1XP +2	3

 

Competent

Skill	EXP	Total
Observation	5XP +2 +3 +4 +4 +3 +5	26
Reimancy	30SP +5	35

 

Expert

N/A

 

Master

N/A

Lores

 

Glyphing

Glyphing: Can amplify a spell
Glyphing: Compliments all other disciplines

 

Reimancy

Reimancy: Creating Lightning out of Fire and Air
Reimancy: Air and Lightning cyclone is difficult to control
Reimancy: Lightning can burn the hands
Reimancy: Lightning takes longer to form than Fire or Air
Reimancy: Creating Res causes a lag between Want and Task

 

Voiding

Voiding: Portals wax and wane with the caster’s pulse
Voiding: An awkward discipline

 

People

Asmid: Not actually dead
Asmid: A practical man
Kelski: Would have his business for jewels and aesthetics
Kynier: A Mage
Kynier: Knows Glyphing
Kynier: Knows Auristics
Kynier: Knows Shielding
Kynier: Knows Reimancy
Kynier: Knows Voiding
Kynier: Seeks an exchange of knowledge
Kynier: Knows only Fire with Reimancy
Kynier: Will practice Air next with Reimancy
Kynier: Practices diversification with his magic disciplines
Self: Spitting image of his father
Self: Doesn’t hate Sunberth
Self: Enjoys a position of power
Self: A life hardly worth living
Self: Prefers momentary pain to extended solitude
Self: Feels superior to Kynier as a mage
Self: A covetous nature coming about
Zeke: Doesn’t want Farris buying diamonds
Zeke: Leaves him to his own devices so long as mizas kept pouring in

 

Trade

Negotiation: Some customers need encouragement
Negotiation: Some customers can’t do math
Negotiation: Drunks aren’t reasonable creatures
Negotiation: Don’t exploit Night Eyes at The Fence
Negotiation: Using a scale for pricing gems

 

Familiar

Fyrden: A more hostile world
Kirts: One of six Familiar species of Fyrden
Kirts: Heal by eating minerals
Familiary: Familiar and Master are bonded for life
Familiary: Telepathic in nature
Familiary: Connection grows as you learn more about each other
Familiary: Gains access to Farris’ knowledge and magick in time
Familiary: Provides and ally and protection from harm
Familiary: Has a sealed form
Xypher: Targeted by Pascids on Fyrden
Xypher: Intelligent and well spoken

 

Places

Location: The Library (Sunberth)
Location: Midnight Gem
Sunberth: Can be assaulted for reasons apart from being a mage
Location: Temple of the Unknown
Location: Pig’s Foot Tavern
Location: The Majestic
Robert’s Reaches: Not a “Safer” part of town
The Majestic: Owned by a powerful mage
Sunset Quarter: Kept out of Gang Violence

 

Religion

Religion: Sagallius

Languages

Fluent: Common Tongue
Conversational: Nader-Canoch (Reading only)
Broken: None.

Possessions

 

Clothing

-Simple Shirt
-Simple Pants
-Simple Undergarments
-Simple Coat
-Simple Boots
-Ramie Gloves

 

Tools

-Finger Razor
-1 Waterskin
-1 Backpack which contains:
-Comb (Metal)
-Brush (Metal)
-Soap
-Razor
-Balanced Rations (1 Week’s Worth)
-1 eating knife
-Flint & Steel
-Familiars and their Functions - This book details the process needed to bond to a Familiar, but does not teach the principles of Summoning. Also includes is information about the various forms Familiars can take and the numerous Familiar species on Fyrden.

 

Other Pertinent info

Heirloom: A beautifully bound book. The pages are (upon creation) mostly blank, to be used specifically by Farris in his pursuits in learning magic. There is, however, a page inscribed in lovely scarlet ink, a personal note from Farris' father to his teenaged (at the time) son wishing him a happy birthday.

Housing Arrangements: Farris lives in an apartment in the Sunset Quarter.

Ledger

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+100 GM	100 GM
SP Purchase (Finger Razor)	-5GM	95GM
Ramie Gloves	- 1GM	94GM
Summer Wages (518)	+273GM	367GM
Challenge Reward	+1500	1867GM

[Farris]

Threads!

 

Summer 518

A Treatise on Lightning: Reimancy solo (3 Summer)
Fight... or Flight?: Kelski and Farris meet for the first time. (15 Summer)
Insights into the Darkness: Voiding Solo (17 Summer)
Black Holes and Dark Spots: Farris and Rene meet within the Midnight Gem (23 Summer)
Higher Educations: Kynier and Farris meet for the first time. (28 Summer)
Making an Exchange: Farris and Kynier meet again at the Fence (32 Summer)
What will it Be?: Farris does a job thread. (38 Summer)
A Sight for Sore Eyes: Farris wanders about Sunberth and finds a crazy place (39 Summer)
Five Finger Discounts: Job thread at the Fence. (42 Summer)
More Questions and Answers: Kelski invites Farris to the Temple of the Unknown. (70 Summer)
Son of Aster: Challenge Acquisition thread for Familiary (74 Summer)
A Nuisance at Best: Farris and Xypher go the Midnight Gem together for the first time. (76 Summer)
Lies and Bad Choices: Farris and Bron meet and craziness ensues. (88 Summer)
Whispers of the Void: Farris experiences somewhat severe overgiving effects. (89 Summer)

 

Onward

N/A

 

Flashbacks

The New & the Unfamiliar: Farris and Erienne meet (79 Spring, 515)

[Farris]

Familiar
Farris and Xypher met and were bonded in this thread on the 74th of Summer, 518.

Xypher is a Kirt, a dark-facer from the alien world of Fyrden. Xypher and Farris meet in a forced situation with a Kirt relative already on the world of Mizahar. The Familiar beseeches his bonded Master to seek out a mortal with whom Xypher could bond with and escape a death mark on the world of Fyrden. With the constant violence plaguing the tribes of the Fyrdenese on their own world, often familiars might seek asylum with a wizard. The bond is not one taken lightly. There must be a reason compelling both Familiar and Master to relinquish some of their privacy and the entirety of their independence to another. Farris looks to Xypher and sees all the potential that Asmid and Alastor shared. He looks to the future and has a firm belief that the Familiar will help his knowledge and expand his mind.

Skills

None Yet.

Forms

 

Natural Form

Secret :

This is Xypher's 'normal' form. It is approximately ten inches long. Relatively quick on his feet, Xypher's granite-like skin can change in color and tone at will. Shapeshifters by nature, the Kirt's natural form can change as needed with size constraints, though will often remain the same due to convenience.

 

Sealed Form

Secret :

Xypher's sealed form is that of a medallion. It is much heavier than it looks, and Farris will not wear this around his neck under any circumstances. The sealed form is used often as a means of disguising the Fyrdenese from onlookers.

Personality

Xypher is a highly pompous individual with little remorse or cares for the wanton destruction he might cause. He thrives on conflict, finding weaknesses in the people he interacts with and intent on exploiting them to further his amusement. Xypher's situation on Fyrden and his subsequent freedom from it give him a sense of exhilaration, and he's far too thrilled with his now undetermined lifespan to risk it to idiocy. He's a highly manipulative individual, capable of seeming sweet and benevolent to those who haven't met him. He revels in the misery of those he deems unworthy of his affections and is both highly possessive and in the habit of picking favorites among those he comes to know. Xypher is eager to throw obstacles in Farris' way, but does not toe the line of turning obstacles into genuine threats that might end up in the deaths of both Familiar and bonded Master.