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ABOUT
Liem Talbott
NAME
100+ (appears early 20s)
AGE
Oppara, Taldor
HOMETOWN
Original (Pathfinder RPG)
CANON
Male
GENDER
Dhampir
SPECIES
Spectral
NATURAL SOUL
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
VISUAL: Liem is 5'8" with a lean build. His hair is short, brown, swept back from his face, and greying prematurely at the temples. He has an aquiline nose and 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. He is also quite fond of jewellery.
FEATURES: Pale blue eyes with black sclera, slightly pointed ears, and a fresh 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.
FEATURES: Pale blue eyes with black sclera, slightly pointed ears, and a fresh 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.
ABILITIES
DHAMPIR TRAITS
senses: He can see easily in low light, and in complete darkness within 60 feet of him, but suffers in bright sunlight.
negative energy affinity: He is harmed by healing magic, but healed by necrotic magic.
undead resistances: He is resistant to life-drain powers, diseases, and mind-affecting abilities.
attributes: He has unnatural grace and charisma, but a weak constitution.
negative energy affinity: He is harmed by healing magic, but healed by necrotic magic.
undead resistances: He is resistant to life-drain powers, diseases, and mind-affecting abilities.
attributes: He has unnatural grace and charisma, but a weak constitution.
DOMAIN ABILITIES
base speed: His walking/running speed is somewhat increased.
agile feet: Six times per day, he can move effortlessly through difficult terrain (undergrowth, ice, stairs, etc) for a brief period.
resistance: He can dodge hazards, resist magic or supernatural abilities, and endure physical hardship more easily.
deflection aura: Once per day, he can extend a protective aura to nearby allies that shelters them from attacks.
agile feet: Six times per day, he can move effortlessly through difficult terrain (undergrowth, ice, stairs, etc) for a brief period.
resistance: He can dodge hazards, resist magic or supernatural abilities, and endure physical hardship more easily.
deflection aura: Once per day, he can extend a protective aura to nearby allies that shelters them from attacks.
SPELLCASTING
Liem chooses spells to prepare for the day every morning during prayer. During this preparation, can prepare any spell he is powerful enough to cast and expects he might need. In general, his spells can do a few different kinds of things:
buffs & healing: He can assist others with blessings, protective wards, and healing. He can also use necromancy to heal himself—or harm the living.
utility: He can cast various quality-of-life spells, such as creating light, mending broken objects, conjuring food and drink, and using divination to find things or understand the unfamiliar.
debuffs & summoning: If he's prepared for a fight, he can hamper foes with spells like cause fear or hold person, or conjure a creature to assist him.
buffs & healing: He can assist others with blessings, protective wards, and healing. He can also use necromancy to heal himself—or harm the living.
utility: He can cast various quality-of-life spells, such as creating light, mending broken objects, conjuring food and drink, and using divination to find things or understand the unfamiliar.
debuffs & summoning: If he's prepared for a fight, he can hamper foes with spells like cause fear or hold person, or conjure a creature to assist him.
CHANNEL ENERGY
Five times per day, Liem can channel positive energy around himself, either healing nearby living creatures or harming nearby undead. He must choose one or the other each time, not both.
BACKGROUND
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 that was judged to stem from his vampire heritage, and came to endure far stricter scrutiny than any of his fellow acolytes. Obsessed with meeting these standards and proving himself worthwhile, Liem became his own harshest critic, and through merit alone worked his way into the ranks of the priesthood.
Still, there remained those within the church who viewed him as an interloper. After years of itinerant service that led him to various outlying regions, a series of "promotions" saw Liem overseeing inquisitor work in Oppara. He managed to unknowingly attract the notice of his vampire father, who began trying to seduce Liem into his service. Eventually, after his father made Liem's lover into vampire spawn, he transitioned from desk work to field work under the inquisitor branch, intent on scrubbing out his father's evil with his own hands.
INVENTORY
The Order of Numbers
A worn, leather-bound book containing Abadar's scripture. Bears Liem's name written inside the cover.
Abadar's Holy Symbol
A silver key hung on a fine chain. Liem usually wears it around his neck.
Sunglasses
Liem's round-spectacled sunglasses from home. He wears them constantly to hide his eyes.
Silver Dagger
A finely made dagger with a silver blade. Lightly enchanted for extra efficacy.