Age: 47
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 182 lbs.
Weapon(s) of Choice: Falchion, Dagger and Oil Pot
Not the tallest or shortest of men, Orthus appears to be older than he looks; far older. His hair is completely gray, straight, and long, past his shoulders. His body is quite lean, his muscles toned. He sports a tight cloth tunic with a leather vest overlaying it and leather pants, as well as leather gauntlets. His falchion has a worn leather sheath wrapped in cloth to mend it, and his dagger lies on a brace around his body. Having leather boots as well, his face can give a standoffish mood, as it can give off eerily chaotic expressions. There is a scar that runs over his right eye, which he cannot completely open anymore. He also has a silver ring from his wife, Khara.
As a human living in the dark, Orthus is quite cautious about who he interacts with, and his initial encounter usually involves force. However, he usually has an inviting and more understanding attitude if he can bring himself to be comfortable with another. His hands are usually blackened, because he does make bombs when he has scavenged the resources to. Adding to his awkward tone is he sometimes talks to himself about what he's thinking, and his thoughts can seem incredibly scattered. However, there is some method to him, as he has survived the
While he may seem skittish, his fighting style mimics the sometimes harsh tone he displays. Being fast, quick, and doing whatever he has to for his own survival first. While he does worry about himself first, he does his best to lend a hand to those he can trust, for one day he may need to call upon them for a favor.
Born near the center of Wiesenthal, Orthus was raised as a blacksmith in Kaziman's capital city of Girau. His father was independent, and his mother caring. He would have one sister, ten years older. When Orthus became fourteen, he would see his mother pass away from disease, and his father, over fifty five years old, die in the same manner only three years later. Having come to know the skill of metalworking and running a business well, he would take on the forge in which he worked at and full, doing private jobs for the local audience.
Soon after, his sister finally married and had three children. He too would marry, a woman named Khara. They wouldn't have kids immediately, and waited. For three years, he would live peacefully until war would come to his doorstep. The initial attack would kill his sister and her family.
Orthus saw the entirety of the Magnus War. Having been from the micro nation of Kaziman, he has been in the dark for over 15 years of his life. As he became increasingly more desperate, he came to know the city of Girau quite well. Having organized a civilian underground resistance, quite literally with tunnels throughout, making friends with many, holding out just until the end of the war in this fashion. Most of the people he knew died, but he managed to keep his wife alive, and the few friends he had stood among the rubble in Girau. Everything went silent for awhile. Until the Order of the Veil began its disastrous march, and he would again be forced into hiding.
At the hands of the Order, he would see his friends taken one by one. It seemed there was a special group commissioned to hunt him and his close ones down, as they were becoming a nuisance to the Order's operation in and around the city. At their hands, he would see his wife bleed out. Giving resonance to his ideas of a renewed civilization, he would strive once again to bring his enemies down until his last breath.