Original Character (Pathfinder RPG)
CANON
123 (looks mid-twenties)
AGE
Meridian
FACTION
Tier 3
HARMONIZATION LEVEL
War for the Crown Book 3
CANON POINT
Male (he/him)
GENDER
Harbinger
ASPECT
Tier 1
DISCORD LEVEL
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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, which as a resident of Springstar, means light colours enlivened with patterns and embroidery. He is also quite fond of jewellery.
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.
aural: Liem's speaking voice is a pleasant tenor: sober and even, with an accent that in Earth terms sounds convincingly Italian. Think Andrea Bocelli. He rarely ever shouts and doesn't rush his words.
olfactory: He usually smells faintly of soap and other personal care products, favouring warm, spicy and woody scents with top notes of citrus. Beneath this, his natural scent is strangely cool and sharp, like chilled earth and winter fog.
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.
SHARD
Located on his sternum, in the shape of an eight-pointed star reminiscent of a compass. His shard usually appears dark, mottled blue, but it flares with a rainbow of other colours when he's using magic or harmonization abilities.
ASPECT TATTOO
Located on the side of his neck, tucked behind his left ear. His aspect tattoo is usually black, but turns red when he tastes blood.
PERSONALITY
Liem is first and foremost a dutiful man, one who takes responsibility seriously and expects others to do the same. He values order in his life and in his surroundings, becoming irritable when faced with unexpected obstacles because of someone else's negligence or disorganization, and is rarely found idle when there is something that needs to be done. Years of being scrutinized twice as closely as any of his fully-human peers have led Liem to strive obsessively to meet the expectations placed on him, willingly sacrificing rest and leisure rather than risk falling short. As a result, he is most often found keeping busy with tasks that require his attention, and will go out of his way to find ways in which to make himself useful if he's spent too long without anything further to accomplish.
In his day-to-day life, Liem is a courteous and amicable man with a dry sense of humour, though he tends to maintain a level of formality which can seem excessive in certain situations. He is deliberate in both word and deed, having been raised in the most formal and austere of environments—the church of Abadar, which values order and justice over love, art, freedom, or pity. That being the case, his manner can at times lack warmth, as he learned in his formative years that it's better to seem aloof than to speak rashly in excitement or anger. Formality is the crutch that he falls back on when circumstances confuse or upset him, making him stuffier to be around the less comfortable he is in a situation.
BACKGROUND
content warnings: death in childbirth, child neglect & abuse, spiritual abuse, spoilers for the War for the Crown adventure path
short summary: Liem was orphaned shortly after birth, was raised by his abusive uncle and then by the Abadaran church, was trained as an inquisitor, and eventually became ordained as a priest. He recently swore himself into Princess Eutropia's service and participated in a civil war to decide the next ruler of Taldor. After working for months in support of the princess, he was killed at the end of a difficult mission.
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Liem's life began in 4597 AR 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 pursue an apprenticeship around the time that Liem turned eight.
Liem lived alone with his uncle for almost two years, 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.
Then, in late winter of 4718 AR, his work led him into the service of Lady Martella Lotheed, and her secret support of Princess Eutropia's bid for the throne—along with fellow agents Rhain, Drifa, and Juliana. After saving Lady Martella's life in the wake of the Taldan Emperor's assassination, Liem and his companions officially swore themselves into the princess's service and began undertaking covert missions to strengthen the princess's position in a civil war which would decide Taldor's next ruler.
A few months into this work, after helping the princess to reclaim the imperial summer palace and its surrounding county as her base of operations, Liem and his companions were sent on a mission to the town of Yanmass. The journey there was long, and the mission itself taxing, but eventually the town's loyalty was secured and the group was ready to head back to the palace—along with the princess's newly-discovered brother, recently brought back from the dead after 20 long years. As they were leaving the city, however, they were attacked by a psychopomp intent on reclaiming the prince's soul, and Liem was killed in the ensuing battle.
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 I appreciate a warning before a thread veers wildly into unexpected territory.
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: Only if we've agreed on it for the thread.
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. Under normal circumstances, 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.
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, please post to my opt-in/opt-out post to let me know.
• October: Link | A tailored outfit, gifted by a tailor in Springstar • November: Link | A task from Cyrus, to help purify Manon's shard • December: N/A • January: Link | His crossbow, Dignity's Barb. • February: N/A • March: Link | A task from Cetina, to write a report on Meridian's efforts to make Alenroux fully habitable. Upon completion, he was rewarded with his inquisitor's robes, land in Alenroux, and the title Decurion. • April: Link | A copy of the Manual of City-Building. • May: Link | A vial of fresh blood. Bottoms up! • June: Link | A mission to delve into Alenroux's forest and locate the source of the monsters. • July: N/A • August: Link | Hayame's lost eye in a fancy glass bottle! O-oh...
TOKEN PURCHASES
• 1 Token | Liem's pathfinder pouch • 2 Tokens | Fast healing • 2 Tokens | Minor vampirism • 3 Tokens | A townhome in Springstar • 2 Tokens | Spider climb • 3 Tokens | Improved fast healing • 1 Token | Liem's bracers of falcon's aim (gifted to Hayame) • 1 Token | Liem's ring of sustenance (gifted to Set) • 1 Token | 1st and 2nd triumphs for Dignity's Barb • 3 Tokens | Major vampirism • 5 Tokens | A Quest of Brilliance • 3 Tokens | 3rd, 4th, and 5th triumphs for Dignity's Barb • 3 Tokens | A little church in Alenroux • 2 Tokens | Empathic bite
• His sunbeam, set into a custom-made golden holy symbol of Abadar • A ring of resist paralysis (5 charges, enchanted by Voryn) • A pathfinder pouch (token purchase)
• A journal • Writing implements (pencil, ball-point pen, charcoal, chalk) • A few sheets of loose paper • A few days' travel rations • Spare bowstring • Emergency shaving kit • Root bracelet, from spirit beneath the church
• A wallet • A small flask of water • A belt knife with a carved ivory handle (from Sebastian) • A returning dagger (from Manon)
OTHER BELONGINGS
• Dignity's Barb (AC reward) • Inquisitor's robes (AC reward) • Church of Helios robes (lore quest reward) • A dark, Japanese-style robe (from Hayame) • A false face (from "Santa") • A couch from his estate in Taldor (from "Santa") • The Order of Numbers (returned by Hayame) • The Manual of City-Building (AC reward) • Art book of classical architecture (from Sebastian) • Super explicit erotic novels (from "Santa") • A tiny bell that sprinkles fine glitter when rung (from the Mnemosyno Sending) • Hayame's eye??? (AC reward) • A picture of himself and his sister as children (from the Park) • The shard of the root monster from below the Church
☐ become skilled with hand-to-hand fighting ☐ become proficient with some kind of sword ☐ brother/sister-zone someone ◼ someone accepts him for who he is ◼ go full vampire and need blood regularly ◼ toxic friendship/relationship ◼ betray his faction (aion teleos) ☐ betray his faction (kenos) ◼ switch factions ☐ self-actualize a juicy butt 🧐 ☐ he accepts himself for who he is ☐ open up to someone about the childhood abuse ☐ fall in love against his better judgement ☐ torture someone (under orders) ☐ torture someone (not under orders) ☐ get tortured (for non-brainwashing purposes) ☐ trust someone implicitly ☐ someone trusts him implicitly ☐ become a better, kinder person ☐ become a worse, less compassionate person ☐ harm someone for exclusively personal reasons ☐ kill/dissipate someone who trusts him ☐ sacrifice himself for someone else ◼ get killed/dissipated by someone he trusts ◼ hit tier 2 harmonization ◼ hit tier 3 harmonization ☐ hit tier 4 harmonization ☐ die for real
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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, which as a resident of Springstar, means light colours enlivened with patterns and embroidery. He is also quite fond of jewellery.
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