User Profile

BASICS;;

Name: Rolen
Class: high priest [prepromoted]
Country: Megam [has been in atsiria for 13 years]
Age: 31 32 33 34
Family: Mother // Bella, Father // Ryan
Languages: Trade [fluent], Megam [rusty], Atsirian [fluent], Old Megam [rusty]
Weapon Proficiencies: Wind Magic, Fire Magic, Lightning Magic
Mount Name: n/a
Birthdate: May 15, 593 [taurus]
Blood Type: A



HISTORY;;

His childhood was bright. A middleclass young man, bright, industrious, talented, pleasant, and most of all, pious, burning with the fervor of the Dragons' blessing upon him. His parents and neighbours were astounded at how he touched hearts, at how he quoted scripture, at how he said prayers that could pull them all in, at how he memorized hymns with ease, at how he began to learn healing with an old weak staff without even training. The church was clearly his calling, and he was placed in it when he was 13.

He rose to the challenge. He trainined hard through his acolyte term, dazzled all who watched with his impressive skills, rose high in the ranks. All loved him, none could resist his silver-tongued preaching. He could make any prayer into an enchanting tale, turn any Scripture reading into wisdom as precious as water. There were high hopes for him.

He became a priest and rose quickly in the ranks, to high priest, to chaplain of the churches in Lucre, higher, higher, higher, until he was in the running to be one of the High Priests, the Guardians of the Altar, those with the highest positions of respect and power in Megam.

However, humble and gracious as ever, he refused this posting, willing instead to obtain a Chaplain's Licsence, and go to the wandered sheep of Atsiria, the kingdom who didn't feel the fire, light, and passion of the Dragons' teachings the way that all should. With bright eyes and bright hopes, he headed to the sands of Atsiria to bright enlightenment and faith back to their peoples.

And thus, Rolen's perfect, charmed life crashed ungracefully to a messy end.

Not only did Atsirians not find him engaging, not only did they not want to listen to his preaching, not only was his church more often than not barren of all congregation, those who did listen said that he was a zealot, and almost as funny as he was annoying. He persisted against all odds, unable to understand why they weren't rising up around him singing praises as those back home had, but time wore on, and as he was shown nothing but neglect and vague annoyance, the holy fire began to dim from Rolen's eyes, until finally, it went out.

Now he spends his days in his office. Reading. And wishing someone, anyone, would come and listen to him preach. He refuses to go back to Megam. That would be admitting defeat, and while he never saw it at the time, his brilliant, charmed youth had made him proud, too proud, and with his pride bruised as it is, he's afraid he can't take the final blow.



PERSONALITY;;

As a young man, Rolen was passionate, bright, helpful, kind, irresitably charismatic, and all but impossible to dislike by all but the jealous.

Now, the best word to describe to describe him would be bitter, followed by disillusioned, some whiney, lots of self-pity, and a fair helping of desperate. The man offers secret western weddings just to try and get them into his church, come on. But mostly, bitter. He complains at everything, thinks the world hates him, rarely smiles.

He's picked up a drinking habit as his days have gotten worse, although he's horrendously embarrased by it and tries his best to hide it.

His pride prevents him from asking for help from anyone, with anything. He also utterly loathes admitting to mistakes of any kind.

More than ANYTHING, he wants to go home, to see his parents, his friends, his followers, but he cannot admit defeat. And so, in a forgotten corner of Atsiria, trying to bring about the spiritual revival he dreamed of as a youth, he stays.



APPEARANCE;;

Rolen has unkempt blond hair and blue eyes. The lines of weariness show in his face, and he's permanently wearing the same flat expression. While one can see, looking at him, that he was once dazzlingly handsome, he now just looks tired and bitter and older than he should.



SORTED;;





[[rolen is played by leah_lightwing for himitsu_sensou. his pb is orpherus from meine lieb.]]