Blasius Fiore
Nov 9, 2011 21:41:25 GMT -6
Post by Blasius on Nov 9, 2011 21:41:25 GMT -6
Name: Blasius (“Blaise” for short) Fiore
Class: Mage
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Age: 32
Appearance: Blaise stands at an even six-feet tall and weighs about 165 lbs. While he does not necessarily come across as an agent of the Prophet at first glance, he does try to hold himself with some air of authority. As for his facial features, he has a squared jaw and a rather long face, as well as a few notable scars on his face and body from his youth. He’s not terribly muscular, though he does have very toned legs from walking.
Clothes: Blaise tends to like gray and green robes and has a green cloak that he uses for traveling. He also carries a leather knapsack which he keeps his spell books and traveling necessities. While being a mage, he does occasionally have to don the clothing and appropriate accoutrements to make himself appear to be a roaming journeyman or a simple commoner, whatever his job calls for. Finally, no matter what Blaise is wearing, he always has on a small, leather bracelet that his mother gave to him.
Born in: Delphia, Etrutia
Story: Blasius Fiore was born to a wealthy merchant couple, Gaius and Virginia Fiore, in Delphia and was raised in a very secure lifestyle. Of the couple’s four sons, Blaise believed himself to be the best, trying and usually succeeding at outdoing his younger brothers at almost everything. Whether it was who could guess the amount of beans in the cupboard or who could memorize the most pages of a book, Blaise could trump all of them. Well, in every petty challenge save for one: swordplay.
As it was, Blaise’s father was a member of the Eturian army during his youth, and while Gaius left the army to open a small market after he was injured in a battle, he still greatly valued the ideals of honor and pride in swordsmanship that the army had instilled in him. Because of this, Gaius constantly reminded his sons how great it would be when they all had a chance to serve their country and had them spar three times a week in order to prepare them for service.
While Blaise’s brothers seemed apt to spar, Blaise could only grasp the very basics of how to hold and swing the sword; he instead preferred to visit the grand libraries of the Delphian High University, absorbing a plethora of information. However, his love for learning was not appreciated by his family (save for his mother). His brothers mocked him relentlessly for his lack of skill in swordsmanship. Blaise was humiliated by his brothers’ and his father’s complete dismissal of him because of his lack of skill with the blade. Blaise was constantly reminded that, because of his failing, he dishonored his country and disappointed his father.
Because of this, Blaise always felt that he was missing something as a man. Blaise strove to gain his father’s approval, but his father would not even give him an inch. Blaise’s mother attempted to fill this role somewhat by getting Blaise books when she went to market and giving him her undying support for his studies. While Blaise greatly appreciated it and grew to love his mother greatly for all that she tried to do for him, it could never truly fill the hole burned into him by his father’s scorn.
Once Blaise turned 17, his father’s disapproval affected him so much that he went to join the army in an attempt to prove to his father that he could honor his country. This, of course, was an utter failure. Blaise was ridiculed in sparring bouts by men who had barely touched a sword in their entire lives, let alone spent most of their youth being drilled by their father. For two whole years, Blaise struggled, but gave up once he had failed basic training three times in a row.
Having dishonored his father, Blaise knew it would be impossible to go back home. After selling the basic supplies he was given in training and some of his possessions, he packed up the few things he had left and set out for a small town about 2 days away from Delphia about which he had heard rumors of a man who, for a fee, would take a willing learner under his tutelage for a time.
However, Blaise had nowhere near enough money to study under the tutor when he arrived, so he began to work as a bartender at the inn he had a room at. After a year he found a second job working with a cooper, and it was the cooper who helped Blaise find his new faith in St. Elimine. Having not come from a family of faith, Blaise felt empowered by his new beliefs, feeling his emptiness slowly begin to fade. In his limited free time he would attend church and converse with the local priest, a man named Cephalus. Learning about the church of St. Elimine helped to satiate Blaise’s penchant for study as he worked towards being able to afford the tutor.
Finally, after four years of working, Blaise was able to pay the tutor and begin his studies. However, as Blaise began, he realized he was not learning about just anything. Once the tutor had finished teaching Blaise of things such as science, biology, and literature, he began to teach Blaise about Anima magic. As it happens, Blaise had not realized that his tutor was actually a Sage. However, learning this magic did not deter Blaise; in fact, it gave him new purpose as he realized that he could indeed fight as his father had wanted too, just with different skills than his brothers had.
Blaise continued to learn under his tutor for five years until the Prophet took over Etruria. Intrigued by this new ruler, Blaise watched closely as the nobles were cast out of the land and the and, in the end, decided he wanted to find his place somewhere inside of this new theocracy. Having established himself in the local church of St. Elimine, Blaise asked Cephalus what he could do to further the Prophet’s and St. Elimine’s cause. Cephalus told Blaise to go back to Delphia, where he could find agents of the Prophet who would help him find his cause within the theocracy.
Blaise, now 28, went back to Delphia not long after his conversation with Cephalus, and it did not take him very long to find one of the men that Cephalus had mentioned by name. Blaise to become involved in the agent’s work, becoming part of his group which went around the city, finding those who did not profess faith in St. Elimine and eliminating them. At first, Blaise was only an Informant, involved in observing those who were deemed to be the “faithless” and reporting them to the Observers. He spent over three years simply fulfilling this role.
Eventually, he crossed paths with his father. Much older now, his father, while still very judgmental, begged his son to come with him and his family as they fled from Etruria. As Blaise soon found out, his family did not support the church and scorned the Prophet, believing he flagrantly disregarded the age-old ideals of their country. For the first time since he had joined the church of St. Elimine, Blaise felt a familiar hole open up inside of him. While Gaius had done little to support Blaise as a child, the man was still his father. Torn, he asked his father to wait for a few days to give Blaise time to think. As they parted, Blaise’s father also gave him a small leather bracelet that his mother had been waiting to give him since he left home.
Blaise took the days he asked for to contemplate his actions, and each situation ended in the same way. Frantic, Blaise tried to find someone who could hide his mother before he had to report back to his Observer. However, rumors spread through the other Informants of Blaise’s actions and eventually reached the Observer he worked for. When Blaise approached the Observer, he reported all of his family, save for his mother. The agent, however, would not let her be ignored. Blaise profusely apologized and explained his reasoning. His superior scolded him for withholding the information but did commend him for turning in the rest of his family and made it known that he would be recommending that Blaise be made an Observer as well, rather than simply remain an Informant.
Blaise was devastated. He realized the consequence of his actions and went through a slight crisis of faith, but realizing the same would happen to him if he became like them, he resolved to become even more grounded in his faith and love for the Prophet’s message. Through his new-found resolve and his recommendation, Blaise began to train in order to begin his own career acting as one of the Prophet’s many fingers. As of now, Blaise has been sent on his first assignment as an Observer to Bern in order to investigate a small group of rebels called the Sons of Bern. What Blaise does not know, however, is that Inquisitional Intelligence has been observing and evaluating him for an Operative position.
Class: Mage
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Age: 32
Appearance: Blaise stands at an even six-feet tall and weighs about 165 lbs. While he does not necessarily come across as an agent of the Prophet at first glance, he does try to hold himself with some air of authority. As for his facial features, he has a squared jaw and a rather long face, as well as a few notable scars on his face and body from his youth. He’s not terribly muscular, though he does have very toned legs from walking.
Clothes: Blaise tends to like gray and green robes and has a green cloak that he uses for traveling. He also carries a leather knapsack which he keeps his spell books and traveling necessities. While being a mage, he does occasionally have to don the clothing and appropriate accoutrements to make himself appear to be a roaming journeyman or a simple commoner, whatever his job calls for. Finally, no matter what Blaise is wearing, he always has on a small, leather bracelet that his mother gave to him.
Born in: Delphia, Etrutia
Story: Blasius Fiore was born to a wealthy merchant couple, Gaius and Virginia Fiore, in Delphia and was raised in a very secure lifestyle. Of the couple’s four sons, Blaise believed himself to be the best, trying and usually succeeding at outdoing his younger brothers at almost everything. Whether it was who could guess the amount of beans in the cupboard or who could memorize the most pages of a book, Blaise could trump all of them. Well, in every petty challenge save for one: swordplay.
As it was, Blaise’s father was a member of the Eturian army during his youth, and while Gaius left the army to open a small market after he was injured in a battle, he still greatly valued the ideals of honor and pride in swordsmanship that the army had instilled in him. Because of this, Gaius constantly reminded his sons how great it would be when they all had a chance to serve their country and had them spar three times a week in order to prepare them for service.
While Blaise’s brothers seemed apt to spar, Blaise could only grasp the very basics of how to hold and swing the sword; he instead preferred to visit the grand libraries of the Delphian High University, absorbing a plethora of information. However, his love for learning was not appreciated by his family (save for his mother). His brothers mocked him relentlessly for his lack of skill in swordsmanship. Blaise was humiliated by his brothers’ and his father’s complete dismissal of him because of his lack of skill with the blade. Blaise was constantly reminded that, because of his failing, he dishonored his country and disappointed his father.
Because of this, Blaise always felt that he was missing something as a man. Blaise strove to gain his father’s approval, but his father would not even give him an inch. Blaise’s mother attempted to fill this role somewhat by getting Blaise books when she went to market and giving him her undying support for his studies. While Blaise greatly appreciated it and grew to love his mother greatly for all that she tried to do for him, it could never truly fill the hole burned into him by his father’s scorn.
Once Blaise turned 17, his father’s disapproval affected him so much that he went to join the army in an attempt to prove to his father that he could honor his country. This, of course, was an utter failure. Blaise was ridiculed in sparring bouts by men who had barely touched a sword in their entire lives, let alone spent most of their youth being drilled by their father. For two whole years, Blaise struggled, but gave up once he had failed basic training three times in a row.
Having dishonored his father, Blaise knew it would be impossible to go back home. After selling the basic supplies he was given in training and some of his possessions, he packed up the few things he had left and set out for a small town about 2 days away from Delphia about which he had heard rumors of a man who, for a fee, would take a willing learner under his tutelage for a time.
However, Blaise had nowhere near enough money to study under the tutor when he arrived, so he began to work as a bartender at the inn he had a room at. After a year he found a second job working with a cooper, and it was the cooper who helped Blaise find his new faith in St. Elimine. Having not come from a family of faith, Blaise felt empowered by his new beliefs, feeling his emptiness slowly begin to fade. In his limited free time he would attend church and converse with the local priest, a man named Cephalus. Learning about the church of St. Elimine helped to satiate Blaise’s penchant for study as he worked towards being able to afford the tutor.
Finally, after four years of working, Blaise was able to pay the tutor and begin his studies. However, as Blaise began, he realized he was not learning about just anything. Once the tutor had finished teaching Blaise of things such as science, biology, and literature, he began to teach Blaise about Anima magic. As it happens, Blaise had not realized that his tutor was actually a Sage. However, learning this magic did not deter Blaise; in fact, it gave him new purpose as he realized that he could indeed fight as his father had wanted too, just with different skills than his brothers had.
Blaise continued to learn under his tutor for five years until the Prophet took over Etruria. Intrigued by this new ruler, Blaise watched closely as the nobles were cast out of the land and the and, in the end, decided he wanted to find his place somewhere inside of this new theocracy. Having established himself in the local church of St. Elimine, Blaise asked Cephalus what he could do to further the Prophet’s and St. Elimine’s cause. Cephalus told Blaise to go back to Delphia, where he could find agents of the Prophet who would help him find his cause within the theocracy.
Blaise, now 28, went back to Delphia not long after his conversation with Cephalus, and it did not take him very long to find one of the men that Cephalus had mentioned by name. Blaise to become involved in the agent’s work, becoming part of his group which went around the city, finding those who did not profess faith in St. Elimine and eliminating them. At first, Blaise was only an Informant, involved in observing those who were deemed to be the “faithless” and reporting them to the Observers. He spent over three years simply fulfilling this role.
Eventually, he crossed paths with his father. Much older now, his father, while still very judgmental, begged his son to come with him and his family as they fled from Etruria. As Blaise soon found out, his family did not support the church and scorned the Prophet, believing he flagrantly disregarded the age-old ideals of their country. For the first time since he had joined the church of St. Elimine, Blaise felt a familiar hole open up inside of him. While Gaius had done little to support Blaise as a child, the man was still his father. Torn, he asked his father to wait for a few days to give Blaise time to think. As they parted, Blaise’s father also gave him a small leather bracelet that his mother had been waiting to give him since he left home.
Blaise took the days he asked for to contemplate his actions, and each situation ended in the same way. Frantic, Blaise tried to find someone who could hide his mother before he had to report back to his Observer. However, rumors spread through the other Informants of Blaise’s actions and eventually reached the Observer he worked for. When Blaise approached the Observer, he reported all of his family, save for his mother. The agent, however, would not let her be ignored. Blaise profusely apologized and explained his reasoning. His superior scolded him for withholding the information but did commend him for turning in the rest of his family and made it known that he would be recommending that Blaise be made an Observer as well, rather than simply remain an Informant.
Blaise was devastated. He realized the consequence of his actions and went through a slight crisis of faith, but realizing the same would happen to him if he became like them, he resolved to become even more grounded in his faith and love for the Prophet’s message. Through his new-found resolve and his recommendation, Blaise began to train in order to begin his own career acting as one of the Prophet’s many fingers. As of now, Blaise has been sent on his first assignment as an Observer to Bern in order to investigate a small group of rebels called the Sons of Bern. What Blaise does not know, however, is that Inquisitional Intelligence has been observing and evaluating him for an Operative position.