Vaelor Swiftwing

"Brudda, Helm’s watch don’t blink. Neither do I, ya?"

Appearance

Tall, broad-winged aarakocra with grey and white feathers, bright yellow eyes, and a warm grin. Wears a cobalt tabard with Helm’s winged eye over flight-adapted scale mail. Feathers are braided with small eye-symbol charms.

Personality

Friendly, easygoing, and quick to laugh, calling everyone “brudda” or “sista.” Cheerful even when discussing executions, seeing them as necessary to Helm’s will. Sees hesitation as weakness and mercy as a delayed threat to order. Respects courage and zeal, pushing others to match his commitment.

Goals

  Purge plague and heresy from Arabel.
  Enforce Helm’s vigilance without compromise.
  Test Solas (“brudda”) to embrace necessary action.
  Support High Admonitor Yanje with loyalty, seeing her as Helm’s righteous instrument.

Tactics

  Uses humor to keep soldiers calm before violence.
  Drops sanctified flame pots from above while humming prayers.
  Challenges hesitation: “Don’t freeze, brudda. Helm don’t freeze, ya?”
  Protects Yanje’s authority, shutting down dissent.

Roleplay Notes

  Calls party members “brudda” or “sista” warmly, even when condemning them.
  Laughs and jokes, but eyes are cold during violence.
  Prays aloud: “Helm, watch us watch, ya?”
  Respects Yanje Brimnerbold deeply, calling her “da Admonitor” with reverence.
  Praises courage: “Helm smiles on ya, brudda, keep it up, ya?”

Quotes

"Mercy comes after order, sista, not before, ya?"

"Yanje says cleanse, so we cleanse, brudda. Simple, ya?"

"We ain’t monsters, we’re Helm’s hands, brudda."