Vem
Vem Merkin (a.k.a. "The Priest")
Vem is a priest of Ba'alNecro who helped in the founding of the small village of Drumsten 22 years ago. He has since lived Drumsten in the temple of Ba'alNecro, taking care of the sick and helping the needy. However, due to his unwitting deal with a demon, he also must sacrifice a child every year on the 10th of Apocalypse to keep the small village prosperous. He fears only two things: That his town would be brought to ruin because he did not keep the deal; and that he would be discovered and punished for the murders of 21 villagers.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Vem constantly looks sickly and pale and his physique is horrible, especially his posture.
Facial Features
Large, protruding nose, gaunt expression, thin lipped, seems to be angled backward.
Identifying Characteristics
He has scars almost everywhere across his body that he never mentions.
Physical quirks
Constantly kneads his hands, never keeps eye contact.
Apparel & Accessories
Typically wears black robes adorned with golden depictions of desert roses on his shoulders to denote his status of priest.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Vem grew up in a small, industrious town not too unlike Drumsten. The one thing that outshone his ambition was his faith in Ba'alNecro. One day, he hopped on a caravan travelling near the Wastes of the Condemned looking for purpose, and he found it in a miniscule bit of land now known as Drumsten. Counting his blessings, Vem quickly brought a group of settlers to the strangely fertile land in the middle of nowhere, where they then built the village in hopes of living a peaceful life. However, one day in the first year, the crops started drying up and the land suddenly fell victim to a plague of locusts. That was when Vem found the heart. The heart told him many things. It told him it was the heart of Ba'alNecro himself. It also told him that it could help his village become safe again, but at a cost. Every year, on the 10th of Apocalypse, he would have to sacrifice one of the villagers to the heart. Thinking anything would be worth ridding his beloved Drumsten of its quandary, Vem agreed. Unfortunately, however, there was one other cost that he did not know of. It was his sanity. Day after day, year after year, over twenty-two years and twenty-one killings, his mind slowly turned to something resembling a bloody potato, and Vem has almost entirely succumbed to the heart's will. Now, on the second of Apocalypse on the twenty-second year of Vem's enslavement, he will make his final sacrifice. Will he bring one more child to meet the heart's true owner, or will he become his own sacrifice?
Gender Identity
Male
Sexuality
Somewhat straight
Education
Vem was brought into a temple of Ba'alNecro as a child and learned almost everything he knows of religion and the Multiverse from there.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Helped found Drumsten
Mental Trauma
Killing twenty-one people in sacrifice to a malign heart does a number on your mental health.
Morality & Philosophy
Vem's morals have nigh all gone, barely keeping up his charade and helping people only on days he doesn't feel the crushing weight of murder.
Taboos
The use of undead magic.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Vem's love for Drumsten, as well as his unwillingness to let go of what he built fueled his initial agreement with the heart, but now most of what anything he ever does is done out of fear and paranoia.
Likes & Dislikes
Hates bugs, especially locusts.
Vices & Personality flaws
Killed some people.
Hygiene
Hardly at all anymore.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Vem is very well acquainted with the mayor of Drumsten, Morris
Religious Views
Vem, as a priest of Ba'alNecro, believes death to merely be a transition into their next existence. That thought is now the only thing that comforts him when he thinks of the people he killed.
Social Aptitude
Vem is practically a shut-in and almost never leaves the temple he calls home. Those in need typically have to seek him out for help.
Wealth & Financial state
Vem lives without worry because of his lofty status within the village. He does not spend egregiously, however, due to the nature of his upbringing. In fact, he barely buys anything aside from the bare necesities.
Alignment
Neutral Evil
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Age
60
Date of Birth
946 AC
Children
Current Residence
Drumsten
Gender
Male
Eyes
dark
Hair
Oily black, long
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
pale grey
Height
5'8"
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