- This is a character that Fr. Tom Bombadil is bringing to the table, with guidance from Kurt.
- What is this character’s name? - Axios. This is the name given to him by his Deity, for he was found "worthy".
- What is their ancestry (i.e. human, elf, dwarf, halfling, etc)? - Revenant, formerly a human. Undead but not gruesome.
- What is your job or role (i.e. farmer, hierling/mercenary, shopowner, bandit, etc)? - Priest of a Good Deity, who has been commissioned to seek out other undead creatures to release their souls into death. He was formerly a wicked man in life, but repented for his evil deeds and sinful life upon his death/shortly before his death, and for his conversion experience, was granted Undeath and became a Revanent. He will be "the last one in the door" as he serves this purgatorial and ministerial role to seek out lost souls across the lands to bring back to salvation. He is an ambassador between the living and the dead. He uses Radiant powers that heals Good, burns Evil, and if you are Neutral it works like purging fire (both being healed and stunned). The tradeoff of his abilities means he has to rest for 3 full days after a week of using his powers and he sometimes will be overcome with voracious thirst for water (suggestions from Father to give Axios some constraints or handicaps to prevent him from being too overpowered).
- How old are you? - Immortal, at least several hundred years, perhaps even a 1,000 years or more. His role in the Deity's plan spans eons and has grand designs beyond Time. His commission has equipped him to be able to do the job he has been tasked with and will endure to the End of Time.
- Describe your physical appearance. - A mixture of skeletal, lich-like, zombie, and spirit. Kel'Thuzad from Warcraft III was part of Father's original inspiration. Remnants of flesh in his face and parts of his body. He is not grotesque in a horror-like way. He can be intimidating or offputting, but he's not supposed to be scary. He's not who you expect him to be. He appears to be floating or moving like a ghost because some of his bones have deteriorated and his spirit works to fill in the gaps. You will see the echoes of how he appeared in life through the appearance of his soul (a la Celebrimbor from the LotR: Shadow of Mordor/War video games). He is not a husk of a person. Looking into his eyes/sockets, you can see the pinpricks of light showing the spark of life, like a star, showing the depth of time that he has spanned. He is powerful, but within confines permitted by the Deity; he looks ancient in the manner of clerical garb that he wears and maintains.
- Describe yourself with 3 adjectives. - Regretful, Compassionate, Dutiful
- What is a valuable item/piece of lore/secret that this character possesses? Or do they value an ideal/concept or particular person (i.e. family member, guild member, honor, justice, love etc.) - Axios harbors the secret of the apex of his shame (something very terrible that he did when he was alive), back when he lived his immoral life that he is VERY reluctant to share these details; you would have to travel with him for a long time and earn his trust before he devulges any of these details because he is deeply regretful about it. Because he's lived a long time and wandered the world, Axios has picked up A LOT of lore about places, cultures, people, useful things, etc.. Axios also has a book from his Deity that will provide snippets and cryptic messages and answers that can be used in the way that a crystal ball might work if he is seeking a solution or leading him to where he should go next; it's a communication device with his Deity, but it's not a Deus Ex Machina device so as to not break the game. The pages and writings will change.
- What is a particular quest you would be willing to recruit or hire the player characters to go do? - Axios has learned via his book, that his Deity wants a bloodline preserved or protecting an artifact from being stolen. Alternatively, when you meet Axios, he asks you to capture/incapacitate undead to bring them to him or to escort Axios into an area overrun with undead.
- What would be their reward for succeeding? - Knowledge. Axios is a wealth of lore, information, and advice, and anything the players need to know about their current campaign, he is able to provide this information. Axios could also decide to become a follower to the players and tag along while he does his job.
- What would be the consequence of failure or refusing the call? - Axios is not malevolent, not vindictive, not malicious. Axios is disappointed, but he does not punish failure. If he sees player character killing undead without concern to Axios' mission, Axios will object to your actions, but he's not going to be moralizing. If the player characters are evil and acting in evil ways, Axios will combat the threat fearlessly.
