Athanasius

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Personality

Athanasius is very sarcastic and likes to joke, but he can sometimes have trouble "reading the room". He doesn't take things very seriously, which sometimes can be a plus: no matter the situation, he always thinks there's a way out.

He's not very good at anything in particular, but he isn't afraid of trying.

He hates working and being poor, and definitely prefers to keep a hedonistic lifestyle, whenever he can (which is almost never).

Appearance

As a result of his non-death, he's incredibly skinny and wrinkly, his eye sockets hollowed out. His skin is greenish and very dry. He still retains some sensation however, most notably, he's incredibly susceptible to temperature.

He wears a baggy purple robe he himself made, and covers as much of himself as possible, so people won't notice he's an undead. He has one love crystal stuck in a chain around his neck, which is powered by Groch's magic.

Story

There is not much to say about Athanasius' life. He lived in poverty most of his life, with both parents being claimed by disease borne out of poor living conditions. He dreamt of being a crystal mage, but could never afford good quality crystals, and frankly, he was not good at it anyway.

He did all sorts of jobs (including selling his own body), always scraping by with very little, until he saw a suspiciously well paid cleaner job. He went in for an interview, whereupon he was told to scrub the floors everyday, and not mention a word of what he saw, or else.

Figuring the money would be worth it, Athanasius took the job, but on his third day, was taken to a cell where a fire ogre was strapped to a chair, blindfolded, bleeding from several slashes on his arms, legs and stomach. His employers told him to clean the blood off the floor and keep quiet.

Athanasius did so for a couple of weeks, but finally, his conscious weighed too heavy and he decided to hatch a plot to free the ogre.

Mourning his best salary yet, one night, Athanasius put his plan into action and freed the ogre, but during their escape, had to confront a crystal mage who tried to kill him... and half succeeded.

Now an undead creature, Athanasius misses a lot of things he had when his body was still alive... but at least this way, he doesn't have to work anymore, so it's not all bad.

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