Haroath

Haroath

Haroath is a hermit monk who witnessed and suffered unspeakable violence and pain. And now has vowed to take on all of the world's suffering and pain in hopes to rid the world of it.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

He is extremely tall, being close to eight feet tall. He has massive shoulders and arms thick as the trunk of a small tree. Weighs almost thirty stone (380lbs.) nearly all muscle, makes him near inhumanly strong.

Facial Features

Always looks as if in tremendous amount of pain.

Identifying Characteristics

Scars of being whipped and tortured.

Apparel & Accessories

Always in poorly made but always clean clothing.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Earliest childhood memoires are one of the only place of comfort that Haroath still has. Filled with salty sweet sea air and a warm home with the smell of fresh home cooked food and a beautiful sound of singing from his mother and laughter of his sisters. The call of his fathers deep voice to help him with the days catch, It to this day his place of mediation. That was all over in one bloody and horrific night from pirate raiders. He witnessed as his father was quartered and beheaded, mother and sisters were raped to death. He was beaten nearly to death captured and sold intro slave labor.
Childhood throughout young adulthood was enslavement with immeasurable amount mental and physical abuse including torture, starvation and manual labor. Once he survived to young adulthood his captors saw his size and strength useful and lucrative in the fighting pits. This is where he developed his unmatched toughness and hand to hand combat skills, he was like an animal.
Years of pain and suffering, death and fear never seemed like it was going to end. Until a vagabond roaming dwarf named Ironfist Boldblood rescued Haroath. At first Haroath was like a cage animal, but Ironfist treated his wounds both mental and physical. Turned out that this dwarf had been on a life long mission to end all the worlds suffering. He taught Haroath everything he knew about life, love, philosophy, martial arts, dogma of the way of iron rings. But before going his separate way he instilled Haroath with eight vows. Haroath took the vow of silence and celibacy for his father, mother and sisters. Took the vow of peace, truth, fasting, cleanliness, poverty and chains for his time as a slave.

Gender Identity

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Sexuality

Vow of Celibacy

Mental Trauma

• Both parents murder in front of him when he was a small child.
• Mother and sisters raped to death.
• Father beheaded and quartered.
• Enslave for all of childhood into young adulthood.
• Physically and Mentally abuse by captors.

Intellectual Characteristics

• Discerning
• Insightful
• Perceptive
• Reflective
• Contemplative
• Thoughtful

Morality & Philosophy

Vow of Celibacy: Must abstain from all sexual and intimate physical activity. A monk with this vow takes it to an extreme, refusing to even share a room with another person, or sleeping on the opposite side of a camp from other people in a group. A celibate monk is not allowed to touch others or have others touch him (including touch spells from allies). Striking enemies in battle or being struck by enemies is not prohibited, but the monk shuns all peaceful or pleasurable contact.
Vow of Chains: Either out of penitence or to bring attention to the suffering of the enslaved, the monk wears chains on his wrists and legs.
Vow of Cleanliness: Undertaking this vow must wash daily. He must change into fresh clothes daily or shortly after his robes become dirty. His appearance must be kept immaculate, including either neatly braiding or shaving off his hair (and, for male monks, maintaining a clean-shaven face). His vow forbids him from willingly touching the filthy, diseased, dead, or undead (though he may attempt to cleanse or heal those suffering from disease), though using manufactured weapons to attack these creatures is allowed.
Vow of Fasting: Monk eats nothing but rice (or a similar bland, staple food) and drinks nothing but water. On certain days (usually once per month or on a religious holiday), he may eat a small portion of other simple, bland food to maintain proper nutrition. The monk cannot use tobacco, drugs, potions, alchemical items requiring eating or drinking, or any other thing that could be considered a food or beverage.
Vow of Peace: Monk must strive to attain peace and may only use violence as a last resort. He can never strike the first blow in combat. If attacked, he must use the fight defensively action or the total defense action for the first 2 rounds. He must always give his opponent the option to surrender, and cannot purposely slay another creature that could reasonably be influenced to flee or join a civilized society as a productive member (obviously this excludes many monsters). Many monks who have taken this vow learn how to grapple and pin opponents, tying them with specialized knots that allow them to work themselves free after sufficient effort. Many monks of peace are vegetarians.
Vow of Poverty: Monk taking a vow of poverty must never own more than six possessions—a simple set of clothing, a pair of sandals or shoes, a bowl, a sack, a blanket, and any one other item. Five of these items must be of plain and simple make, though one can be of some value (often an heirloom of great personal significance to the monk). The monk can never keep more money or wealth on his person than he needs to feed, bathe, and shelter himself for 1 week in modest accommodations. He cannot borrow or carry wealth or items worth more than 50 gp that belong to others. He is allowed to accept and use curative potions (or similar magical items where the item is consumed and is valueless thereafter) from other creatures.
Vow of Silence: Monk must speak no words and attempt to be quiet in his actions. Accidental noises and the sounds of battle (such as the sound of a fist or weapon striking an opponent) do not affect his vow, though most monks with this vow choose their weapons and opponents so as to minimize even these sounds. The monk is allowed to make a non vocal noise to warn another of danger (such as by stomping or clapping). The monk is allowed to use gestures and motions to communicate with others (including sign language) and is allowed to write.
Vow of Truth: Monk is not allowed to deliberately speak any lies, including bluffing, stating half-truths with the intent to deceive, exaggerating, telling white lies, and so on. This applies to all forms of communication. If presented with circumstances where telling the truth would bring harm to another, the monk remains silent. Many monks of this vow also take a vow of silence to show their commitment.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

To end all Suffering.

Virtues & Personality perks

Resilience

Hygiene

Vow of Cleanliness

Social

Religious Views

No one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength -if we have the virtue of resilience.

Speech

Vow of Silence
Voice is like a booming thunder strom.

Wealth & Financial state

Vow of Poverty

Haroath looks as if he carries the worlds pain and suffering on his shoulders. But all you see and hear is the many chains that he has collected over the years. Some are his own but many are of those he has freed.

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Alignment

N

Age

26

Gender

Male

Eyes

Grey

Hair

Blonde

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale ,Tattooed , Scared

Height

7'8"

Weight

395 lbs.

Quotes & Catchphrases

Suffering is like anything else. Live with it long enough, You learn to like the taste.

Known Languages

Common, Dwarvish, Elvish