Zaric

Zaerich Tarburrow (goes by 'Zaric') is a mercenary and civic affairs leader, currently in position as of the organization based in his hometown of Nammerth. For twenty years, Zaric has climbed the guildsman hierarchy, made something of a name for himself, and has done rather well, finding himself in a 'comfortable' position loyal to the Axis. He shows interest in taking himself further for the sake of his personal and potentially political goals.

Despite his tremendous success afforded to him by the Axis, he is at a personal crossroads due to his roots being outside their realm, where a turbulent underground political rebellion is growing. But he doesn't see it as a black and white situation either.

Character
Zaric doesn't exactly fit the the typical mercenary mold. A key aspect of his personality is his humbleness, his willingness to remember where he came from despite his hard-earned success. He's only been a registered mercenary under the Paragon Group for a number of years yet has taken on the roughest and riskiest of missions. This experience allows him to see the inevitable gray area in any situation. He's best described as lawful neutral.

Zaric has been accused of kissing up to and defending the Axis, despite acknowledging their flaws, even when fully capable of doing otherwise. Perhaps this is his optimism which so often gets in the way of his natural cynicism. He does often have flashbacks from past missions that made a metaphorical scar on him. Though he's very friendly, Zaric is very busy and carries a lot of weight of stress on his chest - a consequence of being a step ahead and watching his tracks. Sometimes his constant alertness borders on paranoia. But he does all this for the sake of his loved ones.

Zaric doesn't try to keep himself out of the public eye, but it's merely a byproduct of the work he does.

Background
Though Zaric was born in Nammerth in 77 AC, he didn't stay long as a massive dust storm swept through when he was only an infant, driving his parents out.