About Onorix JhalteroA more accurate image of Onorix Five things about Onorix 1. He is the youngest child of Baron Canton Jhaltero, having only one other elder sister who is missing. Therefore, unless his sister shows up again, he is the de facto heir of house Jhaltero. 2. He is a worshiper of the emyral lord Kelinahat, a demigoddess of spies, intrigue, and stealth. The worship of her runs in the family for generations, although it was abandoned during the Thrune ascendency to the Throne of Cheliax for political reasons. To his knowledge, Kelinahat is not one of the officially banned or suppressed deities in the city, he has great doubts that his religious views would be looked upon favorably by the powers that be if his faith was discovered. As such, he keeps it a secret. 3. Onorix is content to lurk in the shadow of another's reputation (until recently, that person has always been his older sister, and to a lesser extent his parents), and typically doesn't pay too much mind to how other people view him unless it directly effects his line of work. However, he cares deeply about how the person he "shadows" views him. Their thoughts and opinions of his conduct and behavior are given extraordinary weight in whatever action he takes, especially if they are a family member (up until recently, the two have been synonymous). He doesn't prefer to be the leader, and doesn't think he'd be the most qualified to do so (although he would certainly say he is not the least qualified person for the task by any means). He is more comfortable being an advisor, confidant, faithful companion, and loyal ally (and, in this campaign, spymaster role of the rebellion). 4. Onorix likes things to go smoothly - for everything and everyone to be in their proper place. Until recently, his throughts on House Thrune and the Asmodeasns were never glowing, but he would be the type of person to always remark that they got the metaphorical trains running on time. That said, he has never been a fan of the cruelty or ruthlessness they ruled with to, essentially viewing it as unnecessary and overall reducing how "smoothly things went". He wants peace and for those around him to be treated fairly, even if they have no personal connection to him, and is unable to quell his conscience when he watches others suffer unfairly. 5. He would best described as reserved and thoughtful, humble and level headed, and passive and reactionary. While likely not the smartest man in any given situation, he very well might be the least foolish. It serves him best to be the last one who speaks in a discussion, the better to listen and think about what everyone else has said. He's a good listener... and he's got the patience to listen until he knows just how to react to what someone else says. This isn't to say he can't go out and take the initiative to "listen" to what others have to say when they would rather not have him listen, of course. In fact, he's very good at that. Related to this, he's got the habit of lurking in dark areas of rooms, simply listening to what others say. Knowledge is a useful tool. (Bonus Round!) 6. His hobby is coin collecting- he goes out of his way to acquire coins minted in other countries or during previous eras. He even has a silver coin from ancient Azlant, which is the prize of his collection. (Note: I don't plan for this to give him any monety value by selling the coins, it's just a hobby and part of his character). Four people in his life (Alignments and classes are included in case you want them as characters in the game. For Rusina and Tullus, it's possible both of them are dead- I'll leave it up to you if you want that to be the case). - Rusina Jhaltero: She is Onorix's elder and only sibling, along with his closest friend and confident- whatever secrets the two held from the rest of the world, they shared with each other. As she is the heir to house Jhaltero (barring recent events), Onorix has been content to grow up on the shadow of his sister's prestige, never resenting her for the glory (and the accompanying responsibility that came with it) that she received solely by the position of her birth. Rusina, along with her husband Tullus, have been missing since the Victoroca mansion burned down, much to Onorix's chargrin. He's been looking for them ever since. (I'm thinking she's a NG cleric of Kelinahat, probably with the Darkness (Night) and Knowledge domains). - Tullus Victocora Onorix has known Tullus since childhood- but the two of them got off to a rocky start. The youngest child of the Victocora family, Tullus was always a competitive child. While the same can't be said about Onorix, Tullus made it his mission to outpreform the young Onorix in everything he attempted. For his part, Onorix was content to offer Tullus advice on how to go about the goal, knowing there was nothing he could do to infuriate him more. As the two grew older, the petty rivalry was put behind them, and the two became fast friends. Despite their very different personalities, temperaments, and interests, the two get along fairly well. Onorix was the best man at Tullus's wedding to his sister, Rusina, which was held in Songbird Hall. While the match was a political move by Onorix's father, it was rather fortunate that the wedded couple had been interested in each other since the two were old enough to seriously consider such things. The night of their wedding coinsided with the night the Victocora mansion burning down, and Tullus has been missing along with his wife, Rusina, ever since. His efforts to try and locate the two of them have all been in vain, at least for now. (NG, possibly a cavalier or a fighter of some sort) - Baron Canton Jhaltero: Onorix's relationship with his father is... complicated. Onorix is not a born rebel, and is definitely one to silently suffer discomfort rather than to risk his station and lot in life by acting against authority. But his current circumstances have pushed Onorix to his wits end. Baron Canton divorced his wife when Onorix was young, and sent her way. In retrospect, Onorix doesn't hold it against his father as much as he used to- the woman was, he knows now, incredibly manipulative and cruel. Nevertheless, there is still a part of him that resents his father essentially depriving him of a mother in his life (which he realizes might be part of the reason he grew so close to Rusina growing up). His father raised him and his sister well enough, ensuring that both his children were educated and looked out for. While Canton didn't spend as much time with Onorix as he would have liked, the Baron was never a distant father. In all, Onorix didn't have too much to complain about as far as his father went... at least, up until the last few months. Without consulting either of his children, the Baron told each of them that they were engaged. His sister was lucky- she was going to marry the love of her life, Tullus Victocora. Onorix was significantly less lucky- he was to marry Evana Sarini, the eldest child and heir to house Sarini. Onorix had never liked the woman (irregardless of her feelings for him). One child married to a house that all but openly defied house Thrune, another child married into a house of ardent Thrune supporters: Baron Canton Jhaltero is the type of man who knows how to hedge his bets. In the aftermath of the Victocora, the Baron has done little with his family's network of informants to try and locate Rusina. Onorix has a good guess as to why- he doesn't wan this own family to be the next victims of arson. As the new heir to the house, Canton has been pushing Onorix to falling into line, to give up on trying to finding his sister, to marry Evana, and to move on with his life. Onorix doesn't intended to listen to any of this advice. (Alignment: LN. He'd either be a rogue or just an aristocrat. Keep in mind he's not a Thrune supporter per say, he just wants to keep his head down and firmly in between his shoulders, and he thinks the best way of doing that is to maintain the status quo and play safe. He's an Abadar worshiper. ) - Evana Sarini Evana is the eldest child and heiress to house Sarini, and Onorix's fiancé. Onorix has known Evana since childhood- it's to be expected, considering that she's only one year older than him, and all the noble families of the Green know each other. Evana takes after the rest of her family in most repeats, being an unapologetic Asmodean, diabolist, and supporter of House Thrune. She also happens to be enfatuated with Onorix, and has been for several years now. Beyond that- she does genuinely care about Onorix's wellbeing, and actually tried to console him for the loss of his sister and brother in law (which in all likelihood was the work of Thrune agents). Onorix's thoughts regarding her are a bit more comped. He doesn't particularly like her- in fact, if anything, he despises her family for supporting the twisted order Kintargo currently languishes under. They are a cruel, vile lot that he wants little to do with, and the fact that he'll be marrying into the family nearly sickens him. That said, he does have some sort of feeling towards Evana. He would call it pity, both because she loves a man who does not love her back, and that she had the misfortune to be born into the Sarini family. She's a spellcaster, a wizard to be more precise, and well versed in many topics related to the Great Beyond, especially Hell and it's Devils. Onorix has spent some time with her within the past few days trying to get inside the head of diabolists, trying to understand how they think and act. Evana was more than happy to oblige her fiancé with the information. Onorix doesn't expect it to help in finding his sister, but he was out of options at the time. He is set to be married to her in two and a half months [totally willing to change the time table for this at your discretion, DM] with most of the planning being handeled by the Sarini family. Onorix wants to get out of the commitment, but currently doesn't see a way to do that without fleeing the country entirely, which he's unwilling to do. (Alignment: LE, with slight LN tendencies that might grow over the course of the campaign. As far as her build, I'm thinking she would be an infernal binder conjuration wizard). Three Important Memories - The day Rusina found the objects that were once part of the family's shrine to Kelinahat, shoved in a box in the basement. That was the day Onorix found faith, he and his sister agreeing to restore the family's tradition of worshiping this deity in secret. - The night the Victocora mansion burned down, Onorix was awake. He rushed outside of his own manor over to the burning building, fast enough to see someone running away from the scene. He chased after them through the city of Kintargo, but eventually he lost the trail. - The day he was contacted by someone who claimed to know his sister- that she was with the Silver Ravens (something Rusina had hinted at to her brother, and by extension he already knew), and that he would be able to get involved with the organization by meeting someone at the protest. [See the "meeting a contact" reason for protest in the player's guide]. Two Goals 1. Making contact with the Silver Ravens (and afterwords, likely [read: certainly, because I do want to have a character who actually cares about the main plot line] joining them). He
If joining a group that wants to rebel against this rotten government is the only price he has to find his family members, he'll pay it happily. With any luck his missing family will actually be a part of the movement themselves.... [As discussed above, my reason for being at the protest is going to be the "meeting a contact" option. This ties into why he wants to make contact in the first place. ] 2. Onorix is currently looking for information that can be used to blackmail either his father (Baron Canton Jhaltero) or Countess Urora Sarini (Evana's mother). The purpose of this would be to persuade one of them from withdrawing from the offer of marriage. Of the two, he would prefer to blackmail Countess Sarini, mainly because she's a terrible person and deserves whatever comes to her in his eyes. Beyond that, he doesn't want to completely trash his relationship with his own father. Of course, his ultimate goal is to break the marriage contract, so he's more than willing to use other means of achieving this goal. (Bonus Round!) 3. He wants to find out who it was that burnt down the Victoroca manor in order to personally confront them. This will be all the more true if it turns out that his brother in law and sister died in the fire (something that's currently unknown to him, but Onorix refuses to consider the possibility that they are dead for now). As for what he'll do when he confronts whoever it is... he really isn't sure about that. Part of him wants to slit the man's throat, another part makes him just to ask the person why they did it then let them go. He'll make that decision when the time comes. What Motivates Him - For everything to go back to the way it was before Thrune came to Kintargo. For now, he simply thinks this means to get his sister and brother in law back. He's soon going to realize that that to truely accomplish this goal, he's going to have to kick Thrune out of Kintargo all together. |
