Hamish Skaalder
Brother Hamish Den Skaalder
A monk of the Church of Waukeen, Hamish Skaalder was born to a family of tanners and leather workers, but heard the voice of his Lady, Waukeen, while still quite young. He took over management of the family business' books while still a preteen, showing a genius for wealth management and acquisition. His departure for the seminary at his fifteenth birthday was a real blow to the family's accountancy, but they supported him in his decision and he became an associate, then an initiate, then a full brother of the order.
He left to pursue his ministry on the western coast of Pax , the homeland of the peoples known as the elves, despite the ravages of the war upon the elves by Humanity in general. Hamish truly believed, with the fervor and passion of the young, that he could perhaps bring some small sense of comfort to the Elves at Paxander. He arrived in 15,120. Less than a year later, the city was not just destroyed, but completely razed. Elves were butchered where they lay, or slept, or knelt begging for their lives, as Hamish looked on in stunned horror. He was taken by the human armies, as a prisoner. A 'defector'. He was meant to be hanged, drawn and quartered, but Waukeen intervened on his behalf, directly, and helped to break the devil-goddess Vekheteshaynaralax-Shayna hold upon Humanity.
Hamish returned to the site, afterwards, and spent the remainder of his years building and maintaining a crypt and shrine dedicated to the slaughtered elves of Paxander.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
The backbreaking labor he undertook to build the catacombs rendered him hard and muscular, even in old age.
Facial Features
He had a long, aquiline nose.
Identifying Characteristics
His tonsure certainly marked him as a member of the clergy.
Physical quirks
He was jumpy and anxiety plagued until the day he died.
Apparel & Accessories
He wore only a simple, undyed monk's robe belted with rope, and sandals he made himself.
Specialized Equipment
A wheelbarrow, several carts and ox teams to haul bones, and a whole lot of mortar. Also, a trowel and several shovels.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Deeply affected by the wanton destruction of Paxander, which literally took place around him, Hamish spent his dotage designing and building a crypt and catacombs to inter the deceased elves.
Gender Identity
Male
Sexuality
Straight AF; but very, very sad until the day he died.
Education
Hamish was a mathematical and statistical genius.
Employment
Hamish was a Brother of the Church of Waukeen
Accomplishments & Achievements
He built a catacomb worthy of a team of engineers all by himself.
Failures & Embarrassments
He considered not stopping the destruction of Paxander a personal failure, and castigated himself daily for allowing it to happen.
Mental Trauma
The razing of Paxander.
Intellectual Characteristics
A mathematical and statistical genius, Hamish also delighted in comic theater and comedians, finding it the only thing to bring him joy after the razing of Paxander.
Morality & Philosophy
A kind man with a generous spirit, Hamish truly believed 'givers gain', including in business dealings and relationships. He built his family's wealth by helping others in small ways, never asking for anything in return, but being the first on their mind when he could fill a need; and nobody begrudged him making a modest profit. Why? Because he kept his profits modest and reasonable, and paid his people well.
Taboos
Violence of any sort would drive him catatonic after his experience at Paxander.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To try to assuage his own guilt for not somehow stopping the attacks on Paxander.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
He was a great accountant, an amazing mason, but no orator.
Likes & Dislikes
He was a big fan of silica mortars, as opposed to the clay mortars used by most people back in the day.
Virtues & Personality perks
A good man at heart, Hamish was generous to a fault.
Vices & Personality flaws
Hamish never again trusted a human, his own ethnicity. He viewed them as wild animals.
Personality Quirks
Hamish had a habit of disappearing when people came seeking him.
Hygiene
He was almost always grimey with dirty fingernails and sweaty hair. He did shower and cleanse himself, but he worked so many hours a day on his catacombs that he was almost always soaked in sweaty clothes caked with mortar and bone dust.
Social
Religious Views
He believed a free market made men more honest.
Social Aptitude
He was far more comfortable alone.
Mannerisms
Hamish was a quiet, bookish man, who spoke in a clipped and halting manner.
Hobbies & Pets
The only hobby historians know of was his catacomb construction.
Speech
Hamish had a nasal, 'nerdy' voice.
Wealth & Financial state
Hamish died a wealthy man, having set up his business interests to run in his absence.
Alignment
Nuetral/Good
Current Status
Deceased
Species
Ethnicity
Other Ethnicities/Cultures
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Brother
Life
1515 TK
1597 TK
-82 years old
Circumstances of Death
Interred with honor by the Elven elders
Birthplace
Pellenor Fields
Place of Death
Paxander
Children
Current Residence
Hamish's Crypts
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
Hazel
Hair
Tonsured brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
White, sallow
Height
5'8"
Weight
160 lb
Quotes & Catchphrases
"May they lie in peace."
Belief/Deity
Waukeen
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