Background & Concept Elements 1. Dmitri is a simple traveling preacher of Cayden Cailean. He respects freedom and liberty above all else, but will generally not break laws regarding them. The whip scars on his back, gained from an attempt to free slaves and getting caught, have led him to less impulsive avenues of expressing his beliefs.
2. Friendly and outgoing, Dmitri is very protective of his companions. He makes friends easily, though sometimes he has trouble picking the right friends.
3. Dmitri is not the sharpest saw in the shed, and combined with his love of alcohol (something that predated his faith rather significantly) he has a tendency to get himself into trouble. As a disciple of the Drunken Hero, he has earned himself quite the reputation as a fool, but his heart is always in the right place.
4. Zorya's family still lives in the town he was born. He still sends them some of the money he earns every month, in order to make sure they will be able to survive once his father and mother are too old to work the family's farms. His younger sister is a tutor and scholar, who always smiles at stories of her "big-hearted idiot of a brother."
5. Dmitri met Professor Lorrimor almost completely by accident. The cleric had been traveling through a Chelish city when he came upon a wizened fellow being accosted by a handful of drunken thugs. Thinking quickly and stepping in to stop them, Dmitri talked down the ne'er-do-wells and used what little coin he had on him to convince them to leave the old man alone. So touched was the Professor with Zorya's act of sacrifice, he swore he would repay the good deed done for him on this day.
Goals 1. Dmitri hopes to open his own congregation. More than anything, he wants to spread the message of freedom from tyranny and the joy of good drink to all that would hear him.
2. Dmitri would like to see the awful tyrannical hierarchy of Cheliax be overthrown by the people. Their cruel, and seemingly inhuman, laws stand against everything a good servant of the Lucky Drunk believes.
Secrets 1. Dmitri's younger sister is actually a tiefling, but her infernal heritage is so faint that it is almost impossible to detect for normal folk. Her older brother has never noticed.
2. Dmitri keeps the scars on his back and the reason for his calm, non-invasive take on Cayden Cailean's tenets a secret from all but the absolute closest of his comrades.
Relationships 1.Anastasia Zorya - Dmitri's younger sister, a scholar and medicine woman for his small home village. Her magical powers, and their source, are a closely-held secret.
2.Alexei Dawnreach - A fellow Chelaxian, and Dmitri's friend and rival. Alexei is a follower of Sarenrae, and the two sometimes get into philosophical debates about their respective gods' beliefs.
3.Drath Ironmaw - A half-orc mercenary that based himself out of a large city near Dmitri's home town. After being unable to best the cleric on the battlefield, he swore revenge on the Chelaxian man.
Memories, Mannerisms, and Quirks 1. Dmitri's love of drink is connected to one of his oldest memories of his father. When he turned eight, his father sat the boy on his knee and let him drink from his beer. Though it threw him for a loop, the boy grew to love the taste and the light, contented feeling that a bit of drinking with friends could bring. He almost refuses to drink alone, however, due to the antics of some of the townsfolk when they had drunk too much.
2. Dmitri is well-known to do foolish things in the name of good causes, and this grew from his willingness to do anything to help his little sister. He has a weakness for younger women - He sees too much of his sister in most women younger than him, so he almost cannot help but heed their requests.
3. Dmitri is a bit of a goofball, and will often try to crack jokes. Though he can generally read the mood, his attempts at humor are often unfunny at best. Whether he doesn't notice people rolling their eyes at his quips or if he likes eliciting such a reaction is hard to tell.
Appearance and Personality:
Dmitri is a Chelaxian man of average height and weight. His hair is cut short, and his beard is neatly trimmed. The black of his hair is starting to gray; partly from the stress of being away from his home and family, and partly from the rigors of living life on the roads of Golarion. He has bright blue eyes and a friendly smile. He usually wears his blue and brown adventurer's outfit, with a chain shirt worn under a jacket. His other outfits tend to favor browns, greys and blues, as well.
Dmitri is, above all else, a friendly and helpful person. He sees the good in people easily, though he looks past their flaws just as easily. This has come back to bite him in the rear numerous times, but the enthusiastic and well-meaning Chelaxian tends to forgive and forget. Zorya has little interest in scholarly matters, and tends to forgo reading and research in favor of a good story and drink, much to his little sister's chagrin.
