First off, I absolutely love how you described his appearance. He seems like the kind of super friendly uncle that you don’t really know what he does for a living, but he’s the kind of guy to liven up the room and just make everything, even the most mundane of things about his life, seem like it’s the most incredible thing that he feels lucky to have experienced. It’s impossible not take an immediate liking to someone like that.

I don’t know how you managed to take something as horrible as child abandonment/ attempted murder sound whimsical, but you managed to pull it off. I almost laughed out loud reading the first few paragraphs, which is definitely a sign of good things to come. You’re a monster, and I love you.

I loved the introduction of Yashta as his supporting character and mentor figure, she acts as a window into his people’s world and I like that she wasn’t a romantic interest to him, but more like a mother figure for someone who clearly was lacking any sort of parentage other than some priestesses, who obviously wouldn’t have that kind of relationship with him. His simple-minded ignorance is also really endearing; it’s great he decided on a whim that his purpose was to do a temple pilgrimage, likely because temple life is all he knew and a random flower pedal that could have been looked at 100 different ways. It speaks volumes for how people see patterns when there might not actually be any. For a lack of a better term, it humanizes him quite a bit. 

And what a great and haunting thing to have happen to him, where his mercy finally led to the worst possible circumstances. His mercy reminds me a lot of my character and his no-kill ethos and he’s been struggling with what will happen when he’s forced to make a choice, or if there’s a situation where he refuses to act and it leads to the deaths of people he cares about. I think the two of them could learn a lot from each other, and it’s nifty to see someone else who has a clear patron in the gods.

Overall, I really like the history for this character! 

For skills, I think it makes a bit of sense swapping Heavy Armour for Expert and 2H Axe as adept, the reason being that he never really had any proper combat training or experience, but he’s had a lot of practice travelling while being encumbered by weight.  Everything else looks good, although you might want to throw in a line or two about how he picked up restoration rather than a few generic magic lessons. What made him realize he was magically inclined?

Overall, damn awesome. I love this character.
[@Sofaking Fancy]