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Liem Talbott
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Original Character (Pathfinder RPG | War for the Crown Book 3)
121 (looks mid-twenties)
Cis Male (he/him)
Champion
Citadel, Achamoth
❖ First Impressions ❖
Physical
◆ visual: Liem is 5'8" with a lean, athletic build. His hair is short, brown, swept back from his face, and greying prematurely at the temples. He has an aquiline nose, an ashen complexion, and always looks at least a little bit tired. He is often seen in sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat. Liem otherwise dresses in tailored, highly professional attire suited to the locale he's in, favouring blue, black, and gold.
◆ olfactory: He usually smells faintly of soap and other personal care products. His favoured scent is reminiscent of sandalwood and citrus.
◆ features: Pale blue eyes with black sclera, slightly pointed ears, fangs, and a brand shaped like a key on the palm of his right hand. Liem also casts no shadow.
◆ shard: Located on his sternum, in the shape of an eight-pointed star reminiscent of a compass.
◆ olfactory: He usually smells faintly of soap and other personal care products. His favoured scent is reminiscent of sandalwood and citrus.
◆ features: Pale blue eyes with black sclera, slightly pointed ears, fangs, and a brand shaped like a key on the palm of his right hand. Liem also casts no shadow.
◆ shard: Located on his sternum, in the shape of an eight-pointed star reminiscent of a compass.
Personality
◆ aural: Liem's speaking voice is sober, even, and moderate, with an accent that in Earth terms sounds convincingly Italian. He rarely ever shouts and doesn't rush his words.
◆ demeanour: Generally steady, dutiful, and politely formal; he becomes especially formal when he's made uncomfortable, crossing the line over into stiff. Pragmatic, and self-sacrificing to a fault. He sometimes displays a rather dry, deadpan sense of humour.
◆ demeanour: Generally steady, dutiful, and politely formal; he becomes especially formal when he's made uncomfortable, crossing the line over into stiff. Pragmatic, and self-sacrificing to a fault. He sometimes displays a rather dry, deadpan sense of humour.
❖ Background ❖
content warnings: death in childbirth, child neglect & abuse, spiritual abuse
Liem's life began in Oppara, the opulent capital city of the ancient Taldan Empire. He was an orphan almost since birth; his wasted mother died soon after he took his first breaths, and his vampire father had already abandoned his wife not long after his own death and Liem's subsequent conception. Liem and his older sister were taken in by their uncle Williem, who had been caring for his sister during her pregnancy. Resenting both children for their father's actions, he raised them only grudgingly, often taking his anger out on both of them, but especially Liem. His sister escaped as soon as she was able, leaving to live with a suitor around the time that Liem turned eight.
Liem lived alone with his uncle for almost a year, until Williem sent him away to the Church of Abadar, the god of law and commerce. There Liem was both comprehensively educated and sternly disciplined, instilling faith and obedience into him alongside the knowledge he would need to function in society. During this time, he was stringently forbidden to indulge in any behaviour which was judged to stem from his vampire heritage, forcing him into a highly structured diurnal lifestyle which made him feel constantly judged by both himself and the clergy around him. He continued to feel out of place in the church, feeling that he was not living up to their expectations, until the inquisitor branch took advantage of his desire for community by recruiting him.
As an inquisitor, Liem was encouraged to put to use skills that he had previously been expected to repress. Feeling that he had found his purpose, he trained hard and served with unquestioning zeal. As his faith deepened over the years, he pursued further religious education and was eventually ordained as a priest, but his primary work continued to be in sniffing out and correcting threats to the prosperity of his church and country.
Several months ago, when the Emperor was killed and civil war seemed imminent, Liem pledged his support to the princess in her bid for the throne, believing that her opponent's reign would be a danger to the ideals he served. He has been working in her service ever since, alongside a small group of others, to gain support throughout the country and undermine her opponent's efforts, in the hopes of bringing Taldor's civil war to a swift and conclusive end—and because War for the Crown is a tabletop adventure, inevitably that has meant not just politicking and covert operations, but also facing monsters, cultists, dangerous traps, and other such TTRPG staples.
Liem's life began in Oppara, the opulent capital city of the ancient Taldan Empire. He was an orphan almost since birth; his wasted mother died soon after he took his first breaths, and his vampire father had already abandoned his wife not long after his own death and Liem's subsequent conception. Liem and his older sister were taken in by their uncle Williem, who had been caring for his sister during her pregnancy. Resenting both children for their father's actions, he raised them only grudgingly, often taking his anger out on both of them, but especially Liem. His sister escaped as soon as she was able, leaving to live with a suitor around the time that Liem turned eight.
Liem lived alone with his uncle for almost a year, until Williem sent him away to the Church of Abadar, the god of law and commerce. There Liem was both comprehensively educated and sternly disciplined, instilling faith and obedience into him alongside the knowledge he would need to function in society. During this time, he was stringently forbidden to indulge in any behaviour which was judged to stem from his vampire heritage, forcing him into a highly structured diurnal lifestyle which made him feel constantly judged by both himself and the clergy around him. He continued to feel out of place in the church, feeling that he was not living up to their expectations, until the inquisitor branch took advantage of his desire for community by recruiting him.
As an inquisitor, Liem was encouraged to put to use skills that he had previously been expected to repress. Feeling that he had found his purpose, he trained hard and served with unquestioning zeal. As his faith deepened over the years, he pursued further religious education and was eventually ordained as a priest, but his primary work continued to be in sniffing out and correcting threats to the prosperity of his church and country.
Several months ago, when the Emperor was killed and civil war seemed imminent, Liem pledged his support to the princess in her bid for the throne, believing that her opponent's reign would be a danger to the ideals he served. He has been working in her service ever since, alongside a small group of others, to gain support throughout the country and undermine her opponent's efforts, in the hopes of bringing Taldor's civil war to a swift and conclusive end—and because War for the Crown is a tabletop adventure, inevitably that has meant not just politicking and covert operations, but also facing monsters, cultists, dangerous traps, and other such TTRPG staples.
❖ Abilities & Skills ❖
◆ base speed: Liem's walking/running speed is about a third faster than most fit and able-bodied humans from his world, giving him a running speed of roughly 29 km/h.
◆ senses: As a dhampir, Liem's senses are somewhat keener than those of a normal human man. He can see in dim light, such as that of dusk or the light of a full moon, as easily as someone in a well-lit room. He also has the ability to see in complete darkness within 60 feet of him.
◆ negative energy affinity: Although he is a living creature, Liem reacts to positive and negative energy as if he were undead. In his home setting, this means that magic meant to heal living people hurts him, but magic meant to bolster undead creatures heals him.
◆ resist level drain: Liem suffers no noticeable ill-effects from abilities which drain the energy of living creatures (such as the life-stealing kiss of a succubus). He can still be killed if he suffers enough such attacks within the span of a single day, but isn't weakened up until the point that he dies.
◆ undead resistance: As a dhampir, Liem's partially-undead physiology makes him resistant (but not immune) to diseases and attempts to influence his mind.
◆ agile feet: 7 times per day, Liem can use this ability to easily navigate difficult terrain. For the next 6 seconds, he can move normally through any terrain as easily as if it were flat, solid ground. This allows him to navigate stairs, rubble, thick undergrowth, mud, and other similar environments without difficulty for brief periods when mobility is important.
◆ dimensional hop: Liem can teleport to a destination within view, up to a maximum of 100 feet of distance per day.
◆ detect alignment: Liem can use this ability to magically detect the nearby presence of good, evil, law, or chaos. If you are fine with Liem using this ability in threads with your character, please drop a comment on my opt-in/opt-out post, including your character's alignment aura (or lack thereof)!
◆ bane: For up to a minute each day, Liem can use this ability to make a weapon that he wields significantly more accurate and effective against a specific kind of enemy (eg: humans, dragons, undead).
◆ discern lies: For up to a minute each day, Liem can use this ability to magically detect when someone is telling a lie. Discern lies can be resisted, in which case he won't know whether or not his target was lying; when he uses this ability, I always leave it up to the relevant character's player what they want the result to be.
◆ judgement: Four times per day, Liem can call upon the Kenoma's power to aid him in combat. Whenever he does so, he receives two of the following benefits. One judgement lasts for the entire duration of battle, but Liem can change which benefits he receives over its course.
Liem can cast up to five level 2 spells per day, and up to four level 3 spells.
◆ senses: As a dhampir, Liem's senses are somewhat keener than those of a normal human man. He can see in dim light, such as that of dusk or the light of a full moon, as easily as someone in a well-lit room. He also has the ability to see in complete darkness within 60 feet of him.
◆ negative energy affinity: Although he is a living creature, Liem reacts to positive and negative energy as if he were undead. In his home setting, this means that magic meant to heal living people hurts him, but magic meant to bolster undead creatures heals him.
◆ resist level drain: Liem suffers no noticeable ill-effects from abilities which drain the energy of living creatures (such as the life-stealing kiss of a succubus). He can still be killed if he suffers enough such attacks within the span of a single day, but isn't weakened up until the point that he dies.
◆ undead resistance: As a dhampir, Liem's partially-undead physiology makes him resistant (but not immune) to diseases and attempts to influence his mind.
◆ agile feet: 7 times per day, Liem can use this ability to easily navigate difficult terrain. For the next 6 seconds, he can move normally through any terrain as easily as if it were flat, solid ground. This allows him to navigate stairs, rubble, thick undergrowth, mud, and other similar environments without difficulty for brief periods when mobility is important.
◆ dimensional hop: Liem can teleport to a destination within view, up to a maximum of 100 feet of distance per day.
◆ detect alignment: Liem can use this ability to magically detect the nearby presence of good, evil, law, or chaos. If you are fine with Liem using this ability in threads with your character, please drop a comment on my opt-in/opt-out post, including your character's alignment aura (or lack thereof)!
◆ bane: For up to a minute each day, Liem can use this ability to make a weapon that he wields significantly more accurate and effective against a specific kind of enemy (eg: humans, dragons, undead).
◆ discern lies: For up to a minute each day, Liem can use this ability to magically detect when someone is telling a lie. Discern lies can be resisted, in which case he won't know whether or not his target was lying; when he uses this ability, I always leave it up to the relevant character's player what they want the result to be.
◆ judgement: Four times per day, Liem can call upon the Kenoma's power to aid him in combat. Whenever he does so, he receives two of the following benefits. One judgement lasts for the entire duration of battle, but Liem can change which benefits he receives over its course.
• Destruction—Grants a small profane bonus to weapon damage.◆ spells: In addition to the cantrip-level spells granted by his aion abilities (creating water, light, etc.), Liem can cast a handful of spells by drawing on the Kenoma as a divine source. Unless otherwise stated, casting any spell on this list requires him to speak aloud (verbal component) and gesture with at least one free hand (somatic component).
• Healing—Surrounds Liem with gentle shadows, causing him to heal slightly over time.
• Justice—Grants a small profane bonus to attack accuracy.
• Piercing—Makes Liem's spells more difficult to disrupt and more likely to overcome magic resistance.
• Protection—Surrounds Liem with a protective aura, making him harder to hit.
• Purity—Makes it easier for Liem to resist hostile spells and effects.
• Resiliency—Grants minor damage reduction which is only ignored by chaos-aligned weapons.
• Resistance—Shields Liem with a flickering aura, granting energy resistance against either acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic energy.
• Smiting—Bathes Liem's weapons in divine shadow; his weapons count as magic, law-aligned, and adamantine for the purposes of bypassing damage reduction.
Liem can cast up to five level 2 spells per day, and up to four level 3 spells.
• Detect Magic—Level 0 spell. Lets him perceive magic auras while concentrating, up to a range of 60 feet.◆ fast healing: Liem regenerates quickly from injuries, being able to completely heal from minor wounds within a single day's time. More extensive injuries take longer to heal, ranging from a few days to a full week depending on severity.
• Blistering Invective—Level 2 spell. As part of the casting of the spell, Liem castigates opponents within 30 feet. All opponents who are intimidated also take a modest amount of fire damage and might catch fire.
• Litany of Duty—Level 2 spell. If Liem fails a save against magic that would cause him to take an action against his will, immediately gives him a second chance to resist it. Requires a divine focus.
• Blood Biography—Level 3 spell. When cast on a creature's blood, this spell identifies the creature (listing its name, race, gender, and profession or role), and reveals how and when its blood was shed. If the creature is not dead, it might resist the spell. Requires a divine focus.
• Terrible Remorse—Level 3 spell. Compels a target creature to harm itself. The spell ends after less than a minute, or when the magic is resisted, whichever comes first. (Opt-in can be found here; permission will be asked on a case-by-case basis.)
❖ Resources ❖
Items
The Order of Numbers: The primary holy book of the Abadaran faith. This leather-bound, illuminated book bears the image of a golden key embossed upon its cover. Its pages are worn from long use. Liem typically keeps it in his private chambers, tucked inside his nightstand.
Hangouts
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Hangout One (City)
Hangout Two (City)
Hangout One (City)
Hangout Two (City)
❖ Permissions ❖
Out of Character
Writing Style: Brackets preferred, but I'm willing to match style.
Backtagging: I prefer to wrap threads up within 1–2 months, but I'm willing to backtag longer to get through a specific point in a thread.
Threadhopping: Generally fine if it's in a mingle or a reply to an open network post. Otherwise, ask.
Offensive Subjects: None, but check in with me if you're about to be weird.
Backtagging: I prefer to wrap threads up within 1–2 months, but I'm willing to backtag longer to get through a specific point in a thread.
Threadhopping: Generally fine if it's in a mingle or a reply to an open network post. Otherwise, ask.
Offensive Subjects: None, but check in with me if you're about to be weird.
In Character
Physical Violence: Violence & minor injuries are fine if that seems warranted. For anything more severe, let's discuss first. Graphic violence doesn't bother me, but I prefer not to be surprised by a big tone shift partway through a thread.
Death/Dissipation: If we've specifically talked about it for the thread, go for it.
Physical Affection: Casual physical contact is fine as long as it's not overly familiar, but anything intimate will need to be worked towards. He is both very touch starved and very guarded.
Shipping/Sex: See above. Expect drawn-out slow burn while he's coaxed into actually admitting that he has feelings and/or desires. Smut is gucci if things get to that point.
Mental/Communion: Mind-reading, dream-peeking, empathy, etc is all fine. Just give me a heads up first so I can make sure to include what your character would sense in my replies. Liem has some natural resistance to mind-affecting effects, but he's not immune to being charmed or influenced.
Offensive Subjects: Liem's background involves childhood neglect and abuse, and themes of depression, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts may come up in certain situations. If you are sensitive to any of these topics and would like me to avoid them, just let me know.
Death/Dissipation: If we've specifically talked about it for the thread, go for it.
Physical Affection: Casual physical contact is fine as long as it's not overly familiar, but anything intimate will need to be worked towards. He is both very touch starved and very guarded.
Shipping/Sex: See above. Expect drawn-out slow burn while he's coaxed into actually admitting that he has feelings and/or desires. Smut is gucci if things get to that point.
Mental/Communion: Mind-reading, dream-peeking, empathy, etc is all fine. Just give me a heads up first so I can make sure to include what your character would sense in my replies. Liem has some natural resistance to mind-affecting effects, but he's not immune to being charmed or influenced.
Offensive Subjects: Liem's background involves childhood neglect and abuse, and themes of depression, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts may come up in certain situations. If you are sensitive to any of these topics and would like me to avoid them, just let me know.
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