Hawksw0rd here, I know it's a bit late, but I'd like to present Hael Yskarvia. I apologize for the rough edges, I just barely managed to get all this gathered together and put down on paper, so to speak.
Where are they from? Hailing from Ulfen traders plying their craft across Golarian, Hael grew up proud of his ancestry but experience a multitude of cultures as his family traveled.
What are they like? In his merchant persona, Hael is a calm and even handed man known for his expertise in identifying magical items, and their worth. As the heavily tattoed Rune, Hael is gruff and uncaring, focused only on increasing his understanding of the esoteric interplay between tattoo's and magic, and the primal forces that power such might.
What's their alignment? N for Hael, CN for Rune
What do they look like? Hael is well known for his fur lined cloak and white gloves, sporting a well groomed beard and long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. As Rune, Hael lets his hair hang freely, and combined the the numerous tattoos that cover his body, lend him a wild air.
What is your character? Warlock 6/Crimson Countess 2/Umbral Blade 2
How did they become their class? As a child, Hael often escaped his parent's careful eyes and wandered the cities they were visiting. In one, he found a old mage who regaled him with tales of magic, of men turning rivers to ice, creatures of legend bowing to mortal men, and the like. When Hael wistfully mentioned his wish to cast magic, the old man grabbed his hands, and branded him with an old arcane mark. Fleeing from the old man, Hael found his searching parents, who consoled their crying child. As Hael grew, so did his ability to manipulate magic using the marks on his hand, and his parent's fear he would be taken. Told to keep his newfound powers hidden, Hael used his free time to learn more about such arcane sigils, eventually discovering more and more such marks, most importantly among those Life, and Shadows.
What's their role, both in 'society in general' and also in 'a party'? In society, Hael helps in the process of cycling magical items found by adventurers into the general populace, as well as research and knowledge into magical items, artifacts, and arcane knowledge as a whole. In a party, Hael is damage as well as support, able to dish out bursts of damage and use the wide range of sorcerer/wizard spells to hasten fights, and make expeditions easier. In a pinch, he can tank between his armor and ability to self heal.
Why did your character join the Riftwardens? Approached after his ill fated kidnapping, Hael joined the Riftwardens so he could use their resources to discover more secret marks, and maintain the both the planes he calls home, and the energy behind his powers. Any knowledge or items he collects from the adepts is merely side gains.
How long have they been a Riftwarden? 10 years
How did your character reach level 10? By hunting down old arcane knowledge, and marking his body with such sigils. Old temples and ruins often have guardians, which is where he learned his combat prowess.
What silly Blackfire-utilizing plot have you foiled recently that you can brag about to your fellow Riftwardens? Before he even knew of the wardens, the Blackfire Adepts actually kidnapped him to use as a sacrifice in order to summon a daemon. When he awoke, Hael slipped from his bindings with a quick freezing of the ropes, and then proceeded to massacre the adepts inside the cathedral, hurling bolts of rime and using their own life force to sustain him. In irritation, Hael hunted the remaining local Darkfire cells down, and thus ended a plot to summon a horde of daemons and the ilk inside a bustling city.