Ophos (Bluebell Character)

Ophos

Age: 55 yrs

Height: 5’5”

Species: Erytra Elepne

Place of Birth: Elthkroe

Place of Residency: Elthkroe

Occupation: Chief Siege Strategist and Inventor

Alignment: Lawful-Neutral

Life Circumstance

Ophos is a warrior for the Giant’s Chosen and they play an important role in the 127 Year Siege on Agwaaq’aji. They are stationed on the frontline camp beneath the right hand cliff tower. They have lived in the camp for most of their life as the Siege is the primary focus for them. They are puzzled by the problem of enabling many warriors to reach the summit and hold their ground long enough to conquer the city.

History

Ophos grew up in Elthkroe. Ophos’ birth ceremony saw them destined for the warrior class. Their birth took place during a rare planetary event on the 72nd year of the 127 Year Siege on Agwaaq’aji, and these particular individuals were groomed under the scrutiny of a Council of Elders as they believed one of these children would be the one to accomplish the task of conquering Agwaaq’aji. 

Ophos had a strictly regimented life with only a singular goal. At an early age, they demonstrated a keen talent and interest for understanding large scale war technologies, and it wasn’t long until they were learning to build them and then learning to engineer them. At 14, Ophos was working and completing further training on the frontline camp where they have lived since. Ophos was quickly elevated to the status of Chief Siege Strategist, since as previously stated it was believed that they had potential to win the war. Ophos bore this as a great weight on their shoulders and they lamented their failures, and growing their curiosity into a life consuming obsession.

Beliefs

Due to the nature of Ophos’ upbringing and life, they have very little time to interrogate or share in their people’s beliefs. They, of course, perform their duties and engage in the ceremonies and state their belief in the Giant and their deliverance to paradise. But their connection to their beliefs are fairly absent. Ultimately, they just don’t know any differently and their life is so bound up with duty, it simply never occurs to them that what they take to be the truth might not be. 

Motivations

Ophos is heavily motivated by a drive to realize their destiny. But what they don’t tell others is that they are equally motivated by the curiosity of what lies beyond that realization. Ophos longs to be free to live a life of their own, contrary to all of the teachings of the Giant’s Chosen that state that one’s life is always in the service of protecting the Giant, and they hope for the end of the Siege so they can discover what else life has to offer them.

Personality

Ophos is naturally very curious, though emotionally and intellectually isolated. They are shy, though also strongly affirmed in their abilities and belief that they will achieve their goals. A deeply serious individual, Ophos is reserved and tremendously focused. Due to their lack of connectedness, they tend to be socially awkward and naive as well.