JoJoJoeJoe
Mystic
Essential Information:
⊲Current Status: Relaxing in the peace ensuing after the Ivory King theater has come to a close in this fiendish war.
⊲Full Name: Joseph Seeker
Nickname(s): Joe, Mentor, Uncle, Nephew,
Titles:
-Ranger Warden (Link)
-’The Ranger’, Knighthood title given by Count Varyn. Not used in occasional introductions.
-Mage (Link)
-Master Eviscist
-Master
-Mentor
⊲Basics:
Age: Twenties
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Marital Status: Bachelor
Height: 6’4"
Weight: 168 lbs.
Date of Birth: He does not know the exact day but knows that once Spring passes he ages one year.
Date of Death(s): Joseph has never died, despite having come close to it many times.
Current Home: Stormhall, but he has many, many other residences.
⊲Inner-workings:
Few are as expressive as Joseph; with even a base familiarity, it is easy to discern his thoughts and mood. In some eyes, this heart-on-sleeve nature can come across as incomplex and simple - an assessment he readily agrees is suitable for him. In tandem with his energetic animation, he is an unrelenting, loving man who keeps those around him in his mind. Any members of his guild are considered his kin upon initiation, and so, too, are most of his friends made in war included in his sense of brotherhood. This stems from his childhood and youth, which he spent by his lonesome, never possessing a personal definition of family or camaraderie. It is a firm belief of his that it's his responsibility to facilitate the creation of a loving community and family, and perhaps this is where the source of his care comes from. Suffice to say, he's sentimental.
There are many wounds the Ranger lives in spite of. Incomprehensible horrors, warfare, betrayal, threat to life and identity, and guilt haunt the man's soul. Beyond the mental and spiritual trauma, his body is marred healed injuries. The amount of punishment his body has received is beyond the threshold a normal mortal should go through during any lifetime. He lives in a state of chronic pain, and while not incapacitating, it is enough to urge him to find quiet rest when available. To this end, his life is suffused with his magic - he keeps his body at a stable equilibrium to mitigate his pain. Not many of these effects are notable, because Joseph so often do not wish to have them be notable, yet from these sources of trauma beget guilt, self-doubt, and anxiety.
As much as there is gloom that shadows his heart, there is a light which casts this shadow. His life is lived in spite of every setback, every loss, and every doubt. When he laughs, he laughs heartily. When he loves, he loves fiercely. When he rests, he rests soundly. The scars upon his mind and body are reminders; reminders of dread, but reminders of what can be taken away. Since he has been bestowed life, so it is that he will live it, and live it well. Joseph is under the impression his time on Altera is too short to wallow in misery, and all of his effort is placed in enjoying the blessings he has in life. Simply put, he persists by the virtue of gratitude - in gratitude, there lies much solace.
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⊲Fears:
- The loss of friends.
Joseph values all those who support him and believes they are all that truly matter at the end of the day. He's a very sentimental man, that looks forward to just one more conversation with Podric, one more lesson with Jaden, one more metaphysics lecture from Niko, one more bout of shenanigans with Elizabeth, etc. The thought of these things never continuing frightens him, and throws him into moments of melancholy when reflected on for too long.
- Losing himself.
The thought of being someone that isn't himself is one of the more troubling fears he possesses. After an encounter with Know that robbed him all of his memories of everyone in the realm, he has come to the understanding that this fear has been realized once before. It is why he does not particularly enjoy the thought of someone tampering with his mind or soul, such as a Cogimens or Animancer.
- Past Sins
Much has been facilitated by his hand, words, and ideas. He has slain other mortals, interfered in divine plots, refuted and rebuked the pantheon, slain proto-gods, and done more. Some sins he has committed are recognized by the divine and their scriptures, whereas some of his sins he alone holds himself accountable to. Should he die, he questions himself if he has done more good than harm. Will he reunite with his close and loved ones in death, or will he be punished for his transgressions? This question goes unanswered, and so he has resolved he will ever only know after his death.
⊲Other than that, there is nothing else Joseph fears. With time, he has conquered the following fears that plagued him in the past;
Death.
There's not a doubt in his mind he will die one day. In his bed surrounded by family and friends, on the field cold and alone, or even in some dark alleyway with a dagger in his spleen. Joseph is well acquainted with the suddenness of death, and its indiscriminate reaping. To him, death is but another step on the road. He will enjoy his time in Altera to the fullest, but rests easy, knowing there is a journey to be taken in the life after.
Failing.
Joseph has already failed many, many times in his life. While he has won and achieved many victories, he has done this through repeated trials and errors. In the past, he had been afraid to make an error, but to err is to be human, and that brings a learning experience.
Losing his strength.
There is no doubt in his mind's eye that he will ever be useless. Missing limbs, muteness, deafness, loss of spellcasting - Joseph does not fear the loss of power. To the man, he has never had power; no, he believes he has only ever had strength. He knows he will grow old, he knows it is inevitable that he will become feeble. In weakness he began his life, and in weakness so, too, shall it end. Yet he holds on to the sentiment that he will always maintain a use for his beloved companions.
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