Vargus

.:Basic Information:.

Name:Paul
Character Name: Vargus Coruthurs
Alias/Nickname:N/A
Race: Human (Lagunan)
True Age: 16
Apparent Age: N/A
Sex: Male
Height: 5' 9 "
Weight: 158 lbs
Hair Color/Style: Brown, kind of shaggy with strands constantly falling over his eyes.
Eyes: Light blue
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: None.
Physical Appearance: Vargus is a baby-faced kid. He is in good shape, but he's still obviously just a teenager. He is fairly innocent looking, which means a lot of opponents underestimate (or judge him quite accurately, depending on how you look at it).
Occupation/Class: Paladin squire

.:Secondary Information:.

Philosophy: "Any fiend I face shall fall before my blade! Wait... why are you laughing...? I'm not joking!!!"
Magic Schools: Holy
Carried Possessions: He wears a signet ring which indicates his connection to Evrast family of Calora.
Clothing and Armor: Vargus tends to be adorned in the full paladin garb. He has a field plate with the symbol of the Order of Fanamek, bracers which indicate his rank as a squire, and a helmet with the crest of Calora engraved on both sides. He usually keeps a small round shield strapped to his back also engraved with the symbol of the Order.
Weapons: His long sword is known as a Blessed Blade. A few of them circulate around the Order, and are enchanted by the power of Fanamek to dispel weaker Dark magic and has a light aura. The blade is very keen in its edge, and the handle has a holy magite implanted in the socket.

.:Personal Information:.

Likes: Upbeat music; anything doing with Evithanon, Fanamek or Pelorin; Sunny days; honorable people; giving to charity; writing music and poetry; humming; and spring blossoms (as long as there are no bees).
Dislikes: Demons of any kind; Darkness; bumblebees; snobby rich people; being treated like a child; big forests; and thieves
Merits: Usually good-natured. Honest to a fault, refuses to take part in anything he views as evil. Very caring and considerate about innocent people. Good at improvising in situations where his own strength just won't cut it. His determination usually makes up for his lack of experience. Fairly soft-hearted.
Flaws: Very narrow-minded (sees everything in black and white). Socially awkward around women of high stature or beauty. Not nearly as good of a fighter as he pretends to be, but has difficulty admitting it. Can display a holier-than-thou attitude around less godly people. Naive about social construction, and tends to put his foot in his mouth.
Worst Fear: Being powerless before a demon and being forced to become evil against his will.
Personality: Vargus is basically a good kid with good intentions but lacking in experience or skill. In fact, he's probably better suited to a healer or a bard than a warrior. He will always strive to do what is just and right, whether or not he views himself as capable of it. He is quite friendly and innocent around people, but he becomes very cold and almost bigoted around demons or half-demons and he views them as abominations, even if they aren't evil. He has a tendency to shoot his mouth no matter the situation, and firmly believes in his own invincibility due to the righteousness of his cause. He also quite stubborn at times, and often attacks what he views as evil without actually understanding it first.

History:

Vargus was born to a young paladin of the Order of Fanamek and the niece of the Count Evrast. They loved him dearly, and spoiled him for the first few years of his life but were both murdered by thieves who had invaded their home when Vargus was four years old. His father's brother, Pelast, who was also a paladin within the Order adopted Vargus and raised him within the Order itself. By the time he was ten, he was granted status as page and assisted his uncle after that point.

The Order of Fanamek is one of the poorer paladin orders in Calora, as their mission is solely in protecting the commoners for demons that would prey upon them. The Order was mostly funded by a few nobles that were members of the Order, since the help they gave was seldom well paid. When Vargus was fifteen, Pelast discovered the location of a Forsaken necromancer whom he and his brother along with a small band of crusaders had defeated twenty-one years earlier by tracking an osyluth that was spying on the necromancer's half-breed son, Zabel.

Pelast led the attack on the necromancer, but left Vargus at home because he felt the battle would be too dangerous for the tenderhearted boy. The necromancer caught them in an ambush, however, and had all the paladins slaughtered. This severely weakened the already small Order, and Vargus was promoted to squire and given his uncle's blessed sword as a reward.

Vargus then journeyed from the Order, requesting that his mission for promotion to full paladin was that of the death of the Forsaken necromancer, Khahadi, and all of his children. He now attempts to track them all down, while doing as much good for the common people along the way as he can.

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