character
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NAME: Jamahl Nevarth
GENDER: Cisgender male
AGE: Early 30's (adaptable)
RACE: Half orc, half human
BODYTYPE: Mesomorph, lean
HEIGHT: 6'8 or about 205 cm
HAIR: Dark brown, dreaded
EYES: One golden, one whited out
COMPLEXION: Greenish grey
HISTORY
Jamahl is the product of a rather unusual relationship between an orc woman and a human man. He hasn't been told the exact details of how the two met or how their relationship came about, but he has never known them to be anything but grossly in love and devoted to each other. His father hails from a desert-dwelling human tribe, which is also where Jamahl grew up. From an early age he displayed magical talents, inherited from his father, and was tutored in the art of healing. While Jamahl enjoyed his studies and the relatively quiet life he lived with the tribe and his parents, he also had an urge for adventure. Eventually it led him to leave his tribe when he got the oportunity to join up with a band of adventurers. It seemed like a good idea at first, but he found out soon enough that not everyone in the company were the best people and ended up in some situations he is still not proud of to this day. Since then Jamahl has gone off on his own, sometimes staying with his tribe and sometimes traveling on his own. He still accepts employment as a guide for travelers or merchant caravans from time to time, but never works with people he knows to have bad intentions and never takes up offers that conflict with his moral code. His main interest remains with the art of restoration magic, however.
PERSONALITY
Jamahl might look big and scary, but looks are known to be decieving. He is actually incredibly good-natured and friendly, greeting almost anyone he meets with unbiased kindness. He genuinly likes socialzing and meeting new people, although past experience has taught him to have a healthy amount of wariness when it comes to strangers. He is intelligent, inquisitive and ressourceful. Through his training in magic and healing he has learned an incredible amount of focus and patience, allowing him to keep his cool in most situations and making him very hard to distract. While he could be described as a free spirit of sorts, Jamahl also cares a lot about structure, code and rules. Whether he picked it up while training as a healer or during his time with the band of adventurers is anyone's guess, really, but it might have something to do with his very well-defined moral compass. He very rarely acts recklessly and doesn't appreciate it when others do so either, as he has often seen it put other people in danger. He has no respect for those that view themselves as better than or have no concern for others. Perhaps he has a bit of a saviour-complex, but he firmly believes that it is the duty of those capable to help those in need.
APPEARANCE
At more than 2 metres tall, Jamahl would tower over most humans. He cuts a rather imposing figure as his body is visibly well-muscled, even through the layers of clothes he tends to wear. He could easily be described as something of a powerhouse, despite the fact that he has a somewhat slender frame. Jamahl's greenish grey complexion easily betrays his orcish heritage. There is a warm tone to it since he spends a fair amount of time outside and tans easily. Other features that hint at his heritage are his slightly pointy ears, his sharp top and bottom canines and his claw-like nails. He has a few tattoos, symbolizing his heritage on both his mother and father's side. There are several scars scattered around his body, some old and faded, others more recent. They range from rather severe-looking to simple scabs he got during his childhood. The one most notable is the one by his left eye, starting just above the corner of his mouth and dragging up through his left eyebrow, lifting it a little and giving him a somewhat sceptical expression. The injury damaged Jamahl's left eye to the point where he can't actually see with it. It has a dull whited out colour, while his righ eye is a bright gold. He has defined facial features with high cheekbones, a long, straight nose and a sharp jawline. There is a light trace of freckles across the bridge of his nose. His hair is dark brown, verging on black, and matted together in thin dreaclocks. Most of them are long, ending somewhere around his waist, while others are a little shorter. He tends to keep them completely unadorned and simply leaves them haning completely or partially free. The hair by his temples and around the backside of his head is shorn to a length of milimetres in an undercut sort of style. He has a full beard, partially because he doesn't bother much with shaving and has gotten so used to having it that it would seem wrong to get rid of it.
Jamahl isn't one for flashy clothing or accessories. His wardrobe is very limited and he will usually just wear whatever seems most practical for the occassion. A lot of the things he owns have a fair bit of wear and tear, not to mention some dirt that doesn't seem to wash out, and would definitely never be described as fashionable. He favours warm colours, like red and yellow, but other than that he isn't particularly picky about what he wears. Both his ears are pierced in several places, as is his nostril, which is fairly traditional for both his parents' cultures.