SameFears:
...Tax Collectors
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SameFears:
...Tax Collectors
AcceptedLife is one long struggle in the dark. -Vozir Burattinaio, Wizard.
Personal Details
Name: Stern-Minded Vozir Burittinaio
Race: Human
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Profession: Employed currently under King Riglov, Protector of the Realm, Master of the Silver Legion
Skills/Abilities
Class: Wizard/Alchemist
Element: He prefers the elements of light and arcane
Spells:
-Light: The illumination of objects for no more than forty feet in any direction, does not last very long; he can adjust color on it.
-Shield: A short-lasting field which he can create around himself. However, as he is old, it is not the strongest of shields.
-Creation: He has an ability to create non-organic materials out of Shadowfell materials.
-Programmed Illusion: The ability to create a realistic illusion perceived by an individual or a group. This spell, however, is extremely limited to a single use a day.
Weapons: Outside of his abilities, he does not have any.
Armor: None, but wears exclusively enchanted garments.
Training: He has had many years to practice his skills and learn how to use them, perhaps 55+. However, as of late, he has not trained as intensively due to age and imprisonment conditions.
Appearance Details
Hair color: Grey
Eye color: Brown
Skin color: pale white
Height: 5'9
Scars/Tattoos: He has the tattoo of a snake on his upper right arm, gotten in youth due to the order he associated with while young. It is very faded.
Weight: 125 lbs
Character Details
Personality: Rather bookworm-like, Vozir enjoys the scholarly things. He spends far too many hours indulging in books, texts scrolls, anything he may find. He reads so often, even while walking or going out, that he may forget even to be of assistance or of advice to anyone. He takes himself to be an immortal student, always learning, always teaching what he has learned. Yet, on occasion he will mock the ideas he finds ridiculous, absurd, or archaic. Those that propose ideas that are idiotic will surely be ridiculed as well, be it slaughtering the good men of a capitol, or putting to death the kindest and honest of religious folk for no reason, though such are hard to come by.
Vozir is no leader in any context, but he will always have some word of wisdom to say, or will chastise an idiotic idea. It would surely be improper to chastise him, of course, as he is rather aged. He does hope that that offers him some form of protection. A rather viceful thought indeed, that he tries to suppress. Though, he largest vice is his self-proclaimed herald of knowledge. He is not unintelligent at all, but he takes pride on being consulted on academic or philosophical matters. He seems to have much to say or do about many matters. Yet, acting is a different story, as his combat skill is not very good. He chooses to fight with words and silence than with action and fists.
Strengths: He is very scholarly; familiar with many authors of philosophy, logic and alchemy; his abilities can be quite potent at times; and serves as a good advisor
Weaknesses: He is old and tires easily; his abilities are not optimal due to years of not practicing rigorously; he is sometimes rather prideful of himself and his abilities; he is not the kindest of people to talk with
Likes: scholarly discourse with like-minded individuals, a nice sunset, leisurely strolls, books, cleanliness
Dislikes: ignorance and idiocy, religious zealots who embody hypocrisy, chaos and disorder
History: There is far too much to say on Vozir's life so I shall abbreviate it as best as I can. His birth town, as exists on the oldest of maps, is said to be in the vicinity of Ellanor, near the outer fringes of her area of influence. However, most can trace Vozir to his early youth, where, an orphan, he was taken in by clerics to become a new priest. They educated him well, and imbued in him a sense of passion for learning. He read book after book, commentary after commentary, until there was nothing left to read. Yet, as he matured, and the clerics started to separate him from his books, he was rather resistant of it. He found the priestly teachings they had to be distasteful, loathsome, dry, repetitive, and worst of all, idiotic. So he quit and departed, heading out to find some sort of purpose.
The trail of tales follows him to the small settlement of Swarth's Pass, somewhat north from the clerical building he was raised at (which has long since been discarded of). Given his stance on philosophy and thought, he had sought to become a student under a rather famed wizard by the name of Steteris the Wise. The next proceeding years was when Vozir became an apt student of philosophy, but also was given instruction of arcane and light magick. Vozir stayed as a student under him on two conditions: first, that he would be the manager of the gardens (work with which Vozir was not familiar with to being with). The second condition was that, not including any acts of disobedience, Steteris would decide when Vozir was to depart. Up until then, however, Steteris would be his teacher, his counselor, his guide.
The decision to let Vozir to leave was never reached, as the growing presence of the Silver Legion quickly overwhelmed Swarth's Pass after taxation payments were missed. Vozir and Steteris were captured and, deciding that Riglov could have use for a scholar, decided to kill Steteris and keep the younger and very talented Vozir in his employ. Though, it was a prison-like scenario, of course, Riglov was never reluctant to fund or seek the advice of Rozir, be it for torture contraptions, or the employ of faeries as a captain's guard. Alas, the curious part is that Vozir never openly resisted King Riglov, or tried to escape. He saw it as pointless, as he would have made no such impact. The powers of the Silver Legion far outweighed those of his own, and Riglov would always act childishly cruel to anyone that step in his path. That, and Riglov had attained a massive library of knowledge that he had all to himself to peruse, to explore, so long as he was guarded at all times. The conditions of this prisonship were far too good, despite the wickedness of the Silver Legion.
Perhaps it was disinterest in the events Riglov endured. Perhaps it was because he had long awaited a fellowship foretold in ancient legends.
Relationships: He has a very keen interest on a certain Guide by the name of Morgrim Hemwick. Also, he has a complicated employment arrangement with King Riglov, whereas he is forced to do bidding for the king under threat of excruciating torture, he does so nonetheless.
Goals: to protect the realm from whatever darknesses threaten to ruin it, and to be of aid to whatever group supports his cause
Fears: to fail in protecting the realm from harm, to be buried alive, to be forced to consume acid