First impressions of Damién can be somewhat cool, though the reality is that Damién is often merely cautious with people he has never met. Allies would describe him as affable though somewhat cynical and occasionally cruel with his wit. Damién is capable of being extremely outgoing and magnetic when it suits him, which is often when he displays his dark, somewhat morose sense of humor.
More likely though, people would simply agree that Damién is a man possessing an exceptional legal mind. Ever since a young age, Damién showed signs of great intelligence and maturity, mastering numerous languages and showing an affinity for his studies. Eventually Damién turned his attention towards the law, a field of study which suits his logical and legalistic mind well.
Background:
Zoé is the younger of two children born to Lord Rémi and Lady Clarisse Harman, an aristocratic family traditionally loyal to House Barca and worshippers of Asmodeus. While the Victor and his descendants now ruled in Talingarde, they had struck a conciliatory note with allies of the Barca in order to ensure peace; this agreement allowed the Harman to retain their wealth and privilege, albeit at the cost of their influence and renunciation of their allegiance to the Dark Prince. While outwardly accepting and supportive of the devout Mitran regime of the Markadian, the Harman family has always harbored sympathies for a return of the Barca, and has even secretly plotted against the Markadian whenever the opportunity has presented itself as it did under during the great purges of Markadian IV.
Being born to the wealthy elite in Glastenhall, Zoé and her older brother Damian were raised with luxury and privilege. As such, Zoé was given many opportunities that many could only dream of, and due to her keen intellect and an affinity for her scholastic studies, she excelled at all of her pursuits. While her brother pursued a martial path and was trained in the art of war, Zoé went to college and trained as a barrister and a diplomat, and joined the court of Markadian V with her father. It was at this time she learned of the dark past of her family, her father revealing the true nature of the Harman allegiance to Asmodeus. Never a fan of the Markadians, both Zoé and Damian took to secretly worshipping the Dark Prince as their forebears had, and joined their father in covertly working against the rule of Markadian V.
Working within the royal court by day, Zoé and her her brother joined secretly with fellow Asmodeans and those simply fed up with the Markadian to bring back the Barca. Their seditious operations grew in scale and ambition, starting out with simple raids on tax collectors but growing eventually to outright attacks on government institutions and the Markadian family itself. It was during a particularly ambitious plan to kill everyone in the royal court with an explosion that Zoé and her fellow conspirators were finally discovered. The trial lasted but a day, and the Zoé was deemed a traitor and heretic, and was sentenced to die along with her brother. In order to save the family fortune, her parents disowned them in public, and re-affirmed their allegiance to Markadian and claimed no knowledge of their children’s treachery. While upset, Zoé understood why her parents did what they had to, though her brother was less forgiving. Both siblings were sent to different prisons before their sentence would be carried out; presently Zoé is waisting away in Brandescar awaiting her fate.
Spells Prepared:
Orisons
Enhanced Diplomacy (1/1)
Guidance (1/1)
Spark (1/1)
Stabilize (1/1)
1st
Domain: Command
Bless
Obscuring Mist
Protection from Good
