Atham Morely
Archbishop Atham Morely
My good man - you simply do not understand. You have taken Greed and Pride as sins, when I say they are virtues! You have somehow dismissed the importance of the Dharmus, and fallen into the misguided view that the Moribus is the primary axis. As long as you persist in these beliefs, you will never be truly in harmony with the Jewel, never truly know your place.
I know you - everyone knows you. You write your books, and you take the stage and read your stories, regaling everyone with your adventures. And what adventures they are! You have done more, seen more, than anyone alive today. And you are proud of that fact! Why wouldn't you be? Pride helps to drive us, to push us to do more, be more. If you cannot take pride in yourself, why would you attempt to excel in anything? You are a proud man, I think.
But pride is the civilized beings motivation - what of the beasts of the field? What drives those creatures to become the best they can be? Why, the other great virtue, greed, of course. Greed for the best mates, the best food, the most territory, greed drives the beasts, the monstrosities, even the dragons and fey, although they mix it with a healthy dose of pride, no matter how much the fey would deny that as a civilized trait. Greed and pride, my friend.
Before you, you see the results of greed and pride. I was the fourth son of a minor merchant, and expectations were few. I could perhaps run a caravan, or maybe end up with an inn or general store. I could have a life of some comfort, more than a laborer or farmer, but nothing like that of the nobility. But I was clever, and I was proud of being clever. And I was not content with small comfort; I wanted what the nobility had. In my pride and greed, I reached farther than I had any right to reach. I recognized in Vicien the key to a proper life, where those with the ambition to take what they are owed can take their proper place in the order of society.
I believe that Vicien would suit you, if you were to embrace His teachings. Think on it, my friend, and perhaps come to the Temple tomorrow. You can see the many gifts that the teachings of Vicien have brought to us, and hear the testimony of those who have prospered under His watch. I think you may be enlightened.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Atham Morely was born in Dorin, Londe, to a minor lumber trader. He was the fourth child, in a family that didn't need more than two. His oldest brother worked with his mother to coordinate sales and distribution, while his father and second brother ran the logging and cutting crews. His older sister was expected to marry well, or at least well enough.
Atham was hoped to find a good apprenticeship, although military service was always an option - the family was just well off enough to ensure that he would be a minor officer. He wasn't weak, but it was clear that smithing would not be his forte, nor would be be a farrier. But when he got in an argument with the local priest of Vicien, and held his own, it was clear that he could have a place in the church.
Education
Morely was initially educated at a Vicien churchin Dorian. There, he learned of the Lord and his virtues, and their place in the Jewel. Showing aptitude, he was brought to a Vicien monastery in Grenze, where he continued his education and entered the priesthood.
There, he focused on philosophy and apologetics. He went directly from studying to teaching, and continued in that role until he was appointed as bishop of Grenze.
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