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Rais Bahram, Bearer of the Ivory Mask

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Prologue
+ NAME + Rais Bahram
+ ALIAS +  The Man in the Ivory Mask
+ AGE + 28
+ GENDER + Male
+ STAR SIGN + The Twilight Tower
+ BORN + First of Spring
+ ORIGIN + Essyrn/Moraki Desert
+ SPECIES + Human (1/8 djinn)
+ RESIDENCE + Essyrn
+ OCCUPATION + Warrior
+ COUNTENANCE + Violet-Gold eyes / Dark brown hair
+ STATURE + 6’2” / 205 lbs.
+ SEXUALITY + Unknown


CH. I – Painting a Portrait
A tower in mind and in body, Rais bears in an elegant yet imposing physical stature.  Yet his form is somehow reserved and graceful, never one to show more than necessary of what he is capable. He was once a beautiful creature, as he might have described himself, but events beyond his control forced him to wear the porcelain ivory mask that covers his features. It is a placid array of regality, a strong nose and full lips. The eyes are carved proportionate to his own, showing his eyes, and the edge of the mask stops just at above his chin, with it's edges swooping down along his jaw. His lower lip might still be seen beneath it when speaking.  Gold accents mark the edges of the masks lips and eyes and the bridge of the nose. Faceless, expressionless.

+ NOTABLE MARKS +
His face if he ever showed it. The rest of his body is unmarred.

CH II – Mental Make-up
Once holding himself in very high regard, not much has changed about him since his punishment.  Humility is a difficult cross to bear, considering the status he once held, Rais just tries to take one day at a time.  He is generally a quiet and well-mannered, respectful person, but he is quick to put people in their place that don't know any better.  Once hierarchy is established, he's much more amicable. He has an obsession and appreciation for beautiful things.

+ FAITH +
A strong believer in Hakeshna and the Shah as her embodiment. He is not overly vocal of his faith, but he quietly prays when he feels the need to.

+ HABITS +
Regularly prays, is intensely private, enjoys gambling every now and then.

CH III – Social

+ RELATIONSHIPS +
TBA

CH IV – Abilities / Skills
+ MAN-AT-ARMS +
Trained in many weapons from a young age. Of course back then most of that training was purely recreational and had very little necessary application. Now as Rais has grown, he's adapted it to have a more relevant place in his life. He is most proficient with a bow and blade, but he will not shy away from the use of a chain whip or even a staff. 

In addition he has had some mages in his family, but he will not openly admit that, nor will he admit what magical properties do manifest. His blood can heal, although it is not very strong, and he has an inclination toward earth magics.  He has had some tamperings with alchemy but it is not something he is very proficient with.

CH V – Gear / Equipment
+ IVORY MASK +
The mask that covers his features, providing both a semblance of a normal life, and rest to his mentality.  It is a beautiful crafted piece of artistry, fashioned of gold and smooth porcelain. Despite it's consistence, it is unbreakable, enchanted by magic to make it so.  Nevertheless, Rais keeps it clean and carefully maintains it's edifice.

+ BROKEN BLADE +
A broad sword with only two thirds of the blade remaining above the hilt. It was a weapon acquired after he was released from service and he's been hard-pressed to part with it since. While it is perhaps not a practical weapon, he is more than capable with it in his hands.  It has a diamond-cross hilt over a leather-wrapped handle, worn and cared for with time.

CH VI – Reflections of the Past
Once enjoying a life of privilege, Rais was sold into slavery to pay for debts incurred when he refused to follow through with an arranged marriage. In his pride he felt he was too good for the girl. The other noble prince was of a close relation to the previous Shah, and demanded retribution, the dowry had been paid, and if there was to be no wedding, there was going to be a payment of some kind lest the wrath of Hakeshna be brought on the heads of the Bahram family.

The family he insulted purchased him as a slave, and his face was burned with acid as punishment for his transgression. His pride was broken, and he was thrown out into the world with nowhere to go, nothing to his name, save a broken rusty sword he found when he was left in the Moraki Desert.  He was found by traders on route to Essyrn, where he has been living for a number of years. He hid his face from much of the world, until a nomad gave him a mask under which he could hide.

The Bahram family proper refuse to acknowledge his existence, and turned him away when he tried to return home.

[Still a WIP]

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