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Name: Jacob

Age: 26

Appearance: Jacob like all penitents of his brotherhood wears a hood covering his entire face as a sign of humility for his sins called a Capirote that is made of burlap along with simple monk robes. This might become a problem for espionage in the future and although he can exchange the capirote for other less conspicuous religious coverings his oaths forbid him from showing his face until he feels that he gained vindication for his sins. Penitent brothers are also forbidden from wearing footwear, symbolically so they must feel the pain of every step when moving forward past their guilt. Apart from his clothes, Jacob carries an old longsword.

Occupation: Penitent Monk

Military Strength: Combat strength of 6 penitent zealot monks armed with clubs and a support squad of roughly 12 regular brothers. The brothers are made up of mostly old but dedicated scholars with skills in medicine and history.

Personal Skills: Swordsmanship, Archery and Slings, Stealth, Poisons, Religious discourse, Medicine, Lockpicks, Creating and Disabling traps

Trivia: The capirote (his hood) is a symbol of regret and penance. It does not represent any ideals or philosophies that a certain group in North America might have.

Biography: The representative of the brotherhood of battered soles, whose monetary were slaughtered during the invasion of Borklein. The Brotherhood of Battered Soles is a monkhood, focused on atoning for one's guilt either through flagellation or community services that benefit one's fellow man. The name of the brotherhood comes from the fact that all brothers (brothers being the historical title even though there were women in the sect) would perform a pilgrimage by walking hundreds of miles with no shoes trying to understand the weight of their sins. The pilgrim, who are usually regretful criminals, would have to contemplate their actions leading up to that moment while feeling the pain for every step they move forward. Pilgrims are also encouraged to stop in settlements to interact and understand their fellow humans as well as help them in an effort to give back the world.

The brotherhood is a strange mixture of Buddhism, hardcore Christian Martyrdom culture and DnD greentext, they also do not worship a single diety and instead strive to emulate the actions of saints from history. Although the brotherhood of battered soles studies multiple saints, their patron saint and the man who's actions they most preach about is Saint Donovan the hobbled fox. Donovan was a con artist who through lies and bad luck was forced into becoming a knight then leading a resistance against an invading army. To save innocent people who were taken hostage Donnovan accepted a duel he knew he could not win and after his mutual kill death, became the patron saint of repentant thieves, guerrilla war and just causes.

The reason the Brotherhood is joining the conflict is simply because of Borklein's radical enforcement of their religion, the sacking of the Brotherhood of battered soles' monetary by Borklein forces and to achieve peace by reinstating an Aindal government. Jacob's purpose is mostly the same and his character arc isn't really focused on the Borkleing war specifically.
@kingkonrad
Ahh yes I know this isn't an anime, I was simply in an eastern content mindset at the time and that was in my vocabulary. To be clear I was aiming more for a flamboyant character who focuses heavily on panache and showmanship when making his entrance, mostly after setting up explosives beforehand.

I wish you the best, in your story.
I would like to express interest in creating a Male Light Chuunibyou character with an obsession for dramatic entrances and dual wielding.
A few questions

-What is the Borklein's opinion on religion? I know you said the Ainedal kingdom has no state religion and that the commonwealth's religion depends on the region but would there be a reason for there to be religious tension of any sort with the Borklein from any groups of people?

-What is the Civil situation in the Borklein Kingdom itself? Part of me was considering playing a Borklein rebel or exiled noble but thinking back to it, since Ainedal got stomped hard there probably isn't much unrest there huh? Maybe unrest from the sudden surprise war?

-What is Borklein's military culture like? I want to ask more questions about their military but I'll hold off and instead just ask do they have a heavy focus on espionage and information warfare or was the spy fortress thing a special even for them?

-Would it be possible to create a group/squad to come along with our characters? For example, a mercenary being part of a small band, a crusader having members from his order, or an exiled noble with her household retainers? If yes, since the military strength at the beginning would be lacking would the group be limited to a dozen or less?

-Can we play Borklein rebels or Lancor Volunteers?
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