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Neriros Dominerd stands 5’2” with paler skin than the average Taldan due to being more studious than physically active. His dark hair is kept short enough that one could not get a handhold on it, but long enough to mostly hide the few long, thin scars in his scalp. He has dark eyes usually accompanied with dark circles from late nights.

He dresses neatly, favoring bronze and amber hues especially due to his priesthood to Abadar. He carries an iron wrought holy symbol of Abadar and a heavy crossbow – though in formal settings he will rarely carry the quiver of bolts for the latter.

Neriros calls himself a reformist. Holding disdain for the upper classes of Taldor and the stagnant customs holding the empire back, he sees to challenge the traditions and change the laws in hopes of saving Taldor from its slow decay. While he does not believe that he will see the results of such sociopolitical reforms, that does not deter him from attempting to get the ball rolling.

He is a servant of Abadar, adhering to the ideals of urban life and a well-organized civilization. He sees the law as a system to protect a nation’s citizens and hates those who’d abuse it for personal gain. He is ruled by logic, a habit enforced by his mother Camrina – who maintained a stiff upper lip after her husband’s death and refused to show weakness. Neriros speaks the truth and facts as earnestly as he can, not truly caring if feelings are wounded.

Neriros does suffer from a variant of Taldan pride, unable to accept emotionally driven criticism of his actions or beliefs. Should a party insult his beliefs as being themselves emotional or illogical he will write off the offending party as unenlightened, stagnant, and regressive.

He suffered what he believed to be night terrors in his youth, the evidence of this being strange scars across his scalp. What he doesn’t know – or refuses to admit – is that he was a potential victim of dero. For a week, his sleep was tormented by a handful of the monsters, who’s mysterious goals resulted in Neriros’ scalp being scarred from whatever it was they were attempting. As such, he sleeps in and stays up late to avoid restless sleep.

Born and raised in Cassomir, Neriros was born to Komenos and Camrina Dominerd. Komenos was a sailor, soldier, and one-time privateer, the latter of which resulted in his death at sea at the hands of Qadirans. Camrina was a soldier in the Taldan army, but she retired after her husband’s death to raise their only son. Her pension allowed her a quiet and pleasant home and life in the Abbey Green district of Cassomir.

Invested in her son’s future, Camrina ensured Neriros was educated and trained in fields she thought he’d excel in or require. Neriros took to law most readily, ravenously reading court cases from Macini and Abadaran philosophies, accented by the rich and tumultuous histories of Taldor.

He didn’t have many friends in his youth, save for Nevanna Odacthev, a girl with a mind for mathematics who shared his passion for logic. The two grew up debating each other and their classmates. Soon enough, Neriros and Nevanna became a couple, assuming their shared interests and similar personalities would promote a healthy and strong relationship. However, they grew apart and their logic led them to end the relationship. While they do not hold any ill will towards each other from this, they both secretly regret the decision, blaming their underdeveloped emotional sides for being unable to maintain such a relationship.

Reaching adulthood, Neriros was exposed to the entitlement of the Taldan nobility and the stagnation and hypocrisy ruling the upper classes. Such was the “crimes” of one young nobleman that Neriros was driven to commit a crime to try and defame his enemy. Planting evidence that wasn’t wholly truth he succeeded in getting the affair to court, but the influence of the nobleman’s family kept him from facing consequences. Enraged, Neriros confessed his crime to his mentor in the Abadaran church, who in turn encouraged Neriros to advocate for change rather than resort to the same crimes the elite use to remain in power. If the system no longer allowed such underhanded methods and stagnation, then the old ways would die out.

As the Grand Prince aged and talk in Oppara centered on potential heirs, the princess Eutropia and her politics appealed to Neriros. A young upstart shaking up the dusty courts with “revolutionary ideals” was the kind of change he was looking for. Traveling to Oppara alongside his patron Remaio Alcasti, Neriros Dominerd made a vow before Abadar to begin the work to save Taldor from itself.