Avric Warstromal
Appearance
Avric would be considered tall, dark, and handsome.
His black hair reaches down to his shoulders, and he keeps it tied back with a leather strap.
His brown eyes are dark and often surrounded by dark circles from lack of sleep.
He keeps himself clean shaven, which seems to be the only real personal care he applies to his appearance.
A man built for action and borne of discipline, his hands are hard and calloused from years of training and experience, and his body is shaped by discipline and hardship in equal measure.
His black hair reaches down to his shoulders, and he keeps it tied back with a leather strap.
His brown eyes are dark and often surrounded by dark circles from lack of sleep.
He keeps himself clean shaven, which seems to be the only real personal care he applies to his appearance.
A man built for action and borne of discipline, his hands are hard and calloused from years of training and experience, and his body is shaped by discipline and hardship in equal measure.
Skills, Traits & Weaknesses
Exotic Weapons: He's trained to use some of the most unusual and unconventional weapons, from spikes and whips to mancatchers and blow guns, always to catch his opponents off guard in some way.
Incognito: His training by the church also instructed him in the arts of subterfuge and information-gathering. He can disguise his face, voice, and clothing to infiltrate those who would secretly work against the church of Jura.
Incognito: His training by the church also instructed him in the arts of subterfuge and information-gathering. He can disguise his face, voice, and clothing to infiltrate those who would secretly work against the church of Jura.
Agility: Avric has trained his reflexes and reaction speed to compete with Curites and Jin, who generally outmatch others in those regards.
Discipline: Built for action, Avric is a cut above the average warrior due to his physical training. He's lithe and limber. He can rely on his body to bend however necessary to accomplish his goal without injuring himself.
Discipline: Built for action, Avric is a cut above the average warrior due to his physical training. He's lithe and limber. He can rely on his body to bend however necessary to accomplish his goal without injuring himself.
Black Dragon Lung: An injury he's never fully recovered from. The corrosive fumes from a black dragon's acid were inadvertently inhaled, causing a persistent cough from the damage to his lungs. Overexertion and heavy breathing cause significant pain in his lungs, which can prove incapacitating.
The possibility that this is a dragon's curse is likely.
The possibility that this is a dragon's curse is likely.
Personality
Avic has an upbeat, fatherly personality, like a priest. He expresses a calm and subdued inner joy of life. Sometimes, it's like his presence alone could bring down the tension in a room by several degrees.
This is the same calm that follows him into battle and morphs into a terrifying aura of malice when he brings out his weapons and sets himself to subduing Curites and putting down Jin.
He approaches the enemies of Jura like disobedient children in need of discipline. He methodically incapacitates them while he gives them a lesson in right living and how they can atone for their sins.
This is the same calm that follows him into battle and morphs into a terrifying aura of malice when he brings out his weapons and sets himself to subduing Curites and putting down Jin.
He approaches the enemies of Jura like disobedient children in need of discipline. He methodically incapacitates them while he gives them a lesson in right living and how they can atone for their sins.
Biography
Avic Warstrom came into this world without any attachments.
Left on the steps of the church of Jura as an infant, he was raised to observe the rites and rituals of Jura. Through the teaching of their scripture, he learned to read and write; through prayer and dedication, he discovered the glory of Regal.
As he grew up, he became strong in body, mind, and spirit, so they began to train him in using weapons and their anti-magic tools, grooming him as he became a Regulator.
He became a hand of the church, dealing with Curites and Jin and enforcing the church's will. He became an adept fighter, dealing with Curites quickly and efficiently by relying on his tools and wit over physical strength.
Over the years, the church set before him greater and greater challenges, and he became elevated amongst the regulators.
As a spy and warrior of the church, he's proven himself competent.
Left on the steps of the church of Jura as an infant, he was raised to observe the rites and rituals of Jura. Through the teaching of their scripture, he learned to read and write; through prayer and dedication, he discovered the glory of Regal.
As he grew up, he became strong in body, mind, and spirit, so they began to train him in using weapons and their anti-magic tools, grooming him as he became a Regulator.
He became a hand of the church, dealing with Curites and Jin and enforcing the church's will. He became an adept fighter, dealing with Curites quickly and efficiently by relying on his tools and wit over physical strength.
Over the years, the church set before him greater and greater challenges, and he became elevated amongst the regulators.
As a spy and warrior of the church, he's proven himself competent.
Lore
Equipment
Crossbow: Few ranged weapons have the power needed to pierce the tough hide of an ogre or troll at mid to short range. Avric uses the Crossbow as his initial attack, usually from an ambush at a distance where he has time to reload and fire a second shot before the target closes in.
Shortsword: Unless he's on a hunt that requires another weapon, he will carry a Shortsword sheathed sideways across his lower back in easy reach of his left hand.
Shortsword: Unless he's on a hunt that requires another weapon, he will carry a Shortsword sheathed sideways across his lower back in easy reach of his left hand.
Weapons:
- Spiked Armor: Werewolves are not afraid to get in close to bite their prey, using tackling and grappling to leverage their superior strength and bring down their prey.
The spikes Avric adds to his armor would make this a more difficult task.
This armor is also effective against creatures that like to grapple or swallow their prey whole, such as kraken or snakes.
Herbs/Solutions:
- Asarabacca: He carries a small pouch of these berries for whenever he needs to calm a horse or livestock, or subdue an animal encountered during his hunt for lycanthropes in the wilderness.
- Ashine: Absorbing an infusion of ashine gives the subject greater resistance against being afflicted by lycanthropy. The infusion is active in the subject for 1 to 4 hours. Avric prepares the herb into a tea and drinks it before he begins a hunt or enters the lair of a lycanthrope.
- Alchemical Silver: This is a vial of liquid silver that can be poured over a blade or an arrow dipped into it. When a weapon is coated like this it becomes a dangerous threat to lycanthropic creatures and undead that are affected by silver, such as most strains of vampires. A single vial can keep a blade coated for four or five strikes. Avric carries four vials of this substance with him at all times when hunting such creatures.
- Spiked Armor: Werewolves are not afraid to get in close to bite their prey, using tackling and grappling to leverage their superior strength and bring down their prey.
The spikes Avric adds to his armor would make this a more difficult task.
This armor is also effective against creatures that like to grapple or swallow their prey whole, such as kraken or snakes.
Herbs/Solutions:
- Asarabacca: He carries a small pouch of these berries for whenever he needs to calm a horse or livestock, or subdue an animal encountered during his hunt for lycanthropes in the wilderness.
- Ashine: Absorbing an infusion of ashine gives the subject greater resistance against being afflicted by lycanthropy. The infusion is active in the subject for 1 to 4 hours. Avric prepares the herb into a tea and drinks it before he begins a hunt or enters the lair of a lycanthrope.
- Alchemical Silver: This is a vial of liquid silver that can be poured over a blade or an arrow dipped into it. When a weapon is coated like this it becomes a dangerous threat to lycanthropic creatures and undead that are affected by silver, such as most strains of vampires. A single vial can keep a blade coated for four or five strikes. Avric carries four vials of this substance with him at all times when hunting such creatures.
Weapons:
- Silver Tipped Whip: His favored weapon when hunting vampires and other undead with inhuman speed and agility. While the weapon requires extreme discipline and control its movements are difficult to predict and lightning fast. The tip of the whip is capped with a a heavy silver weight with a short blade on the end. For good measure he laces the far end of the rope with slivers of Yew and silver shards to deliver nasty burning wounds to the undead.
- Yew Wooden Stake: Any wooden stake will do the job, but through experimentation Avric believes a stake carved out of a Yew tree is somehow slightly more effective at incapacitating a vampire.
For added measure he has the holy symbol of the church of Jura set into the base of the stake.
Herbs/Solutions:
- Garlic Cloves: A good thing to have on you whenever you're hunting a monster with a superior sense of smell, but vampires tend to find the scent of garlic especially strong and vile.
- Holy Water: He keeps waters blessed by a priest of Jura in glass vials on his belt. The holy element is corrosive to the undead and considered an easy vulnerability to take advantage of. He always carries five vials whenever he hunts vampires.
- Alchemical Silver: This is a vial of liquid silver that can be poured over a blade or an arrow dipped into it. When a weapon is coated like this it becomes a dangerous threat to lycanthropic creatures and undead that are affected by silver, such as most strains of vampires. A single vial can keep a blade coated for four or five strikes. Avric carries four vials of this substance with him at all times when hunting such creatures.
- Silver Tipped Whip: His favored weapon when hunting vampires and other undead with inhuman speed and agility. While the weapon requires extreme discipline and control its movements are difficult to predict and lightning fast. The tip of the whip is capped with a a heavy silver weight with a short blade on the end. For good measure he laces the far end of the rope with slivers of Yew and silver shards to deliver nasty burning wounds to the undead.
- Yew Wooden Stake: Any wooden stake will do the job, but through experimentation Avric believes a stake carved out of a Yew tree is somehow slightly more effective at incapacitating a vampire.
For added measure he has the holy symbol of the church of Jura set into the base of the stake.
Herbs/Solutions:
- Garlic Cloves: A good thing to have on you whenever you're hunting a monster with a superior sense of smell, but vampires tend to find the scent of garlic especially strong and vile.
- Holy Water: He keeps waters blessed by a priest of Jura in glass vials on his belt. The holy element is corrosive to the undead and considered an easy vulnerability to take advantage of. He always carries five vials whenever he hunts vampires.
- Alchemical Silver: This is a vial of liquid silver that can be poured over a blade or an arrow dipped into it. When a weapon is coated like this it becomes a dangerous threat to lycanthropic creatures and undead that are affected by silver, such as most strains of vampires. A single vial can keep a blade coated for four or five strikes. Avric carries four vials of this substance with him at all times when hunting such creatures.
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