Post by Marlboro on Aug 2, 2017 17:43:36 GMT -5
Player: Marlboro
Best Contact Method(s): Sacrifice a black bull via fire burn all remains until only bone and ash remains, and pray for my favor.
Have you read the General Rules?: Yes.
Are you adopting a character from the Open for Claims List?: No.
If so, have you discussed the required character elements with the contact person?: No, no one to contact.
Character Name: Karim ibn Rizul al-Azariya
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Birthdate: May 14th, 1393
City / Region: Nomadic, Rohari
House: al-Azariya, by Birth
Played by: Aras Bulut Iynemli
Appearance:
Karim's style is a mixture of fashionable and practicality; as the head of a nomadic tribe of people, he keeps in mind to dress in accordance with protecting himself from the heat of the sun, often wearing long silk and breathable long sleeved tunics often with a matching lighter robe to go over it. His head is often covered with shemagh; depending on the conditions, it can be worn on his head by a thick wool cord or wrapped about his head and face.
His hands are those of a laborer who grips the reins of a steed. They are lightly calloused and decorated with several golden rings worn as both decoration and symbol of his station. His beard is kept sharply groomed and short, while his hair is often cropped and kept short as well. Despite being in his thirties, his active lifestyle and diet have blessed him with the body of a man much younger than he, visible abdominal muscles, pronounced chest and arms covered with lean muscle
and bulged veins from daily labor and a protein enriched diet.
Personality:
Karim is calm, collected and a deep thinker, especially for a man of the sands who sired many passionate and hot tempered men. Born to a nomadic tribe, he knew from an early age how to constantly move from oasis to oasis, town to town, border to border; by the time he was able to lift a bow, he'd traversed the entirety of the Rohari deserts. Proud of his nomadic heritage, his lands and his people, Karim believes strongly that the Rohari people are stronger for it, stronger for enduring the deserts testing heat. Karim's calm nature allows him to control any temper that would overcome normal men.
As the lord of his tribe, he commands them as marshal, judge, executioner; his serenity allows him to often judge situations without emotion but rather with facts and circumstances. An attribute gained from his father, his demeanor often garners the respect of his men, and his people. Though one shouldn't rely on his collected and calculated nature to say the man does not have a temper, because he does. While it rarely shows its head, there have been instances where spontaneous executions have occurred from invoking his wrath.
Karim, however, is a man who loves his family, his wives, cousins, and siblings. As the unquestioned leader of his tribe, he ensures they are provided for, guarded, and while he would like to even go as far to ensure happiness, there is duty; happiness is relative. Despite his polygamous lifestyle, Karim finds equal time to share affections with all his wives, and his children showing no true favor, the keyword "showing". His position is one of balance – the tribal leader, the husband, the father, and man of the people are all aspects that share equal time.
Religiously, Karim is fiercely devout. The line of his family traces back to the days of old when all large clans wandered the desert, rotating in paths of four. Oasis to oasis, for Karim being without a city is a means of humility before the Great Sura. Forever being under his guiding eyes, forever being tested by his radiance. And makes sure to pray every morning to the rising Sun, and every morning especially before the tribe continues onward in its ever travelling trek.
And yet because of them, Karim is a man who deals in absolutes once his word is given it is followed. Once a law is violated, the violator is punished
Specific Skills or Abilities:
- Mounted and Unmounted Archery
- Hunting - While game of the Rohari is limited, Karim being nomadic often times hunts near the borders of other regions and has become abundantly good at it.
- Nomadic Governance
- Expert Herder
- Expert Swordsman
- Expert in Desert Warfare
- Strong use of the bow
- Master Equestrian
Character History:
Born the eldest of a horde of children, he was in the first line of succession as the first son of Rizul, the tribe leader. Only after him were the children of concubines, lines of the second wife, and lines of the third wife and so forth. There were heirs and spares aplenty. In his younger years, Karim stood as his father's student in order to learn everything from how to treat his future wives, governance, herding, hunting, and even as he grew old enough not to have his mothers’ protest, how to ride.
For Karim, it wasn't strange or uncommon to grow up having more than one mother; he knew who his birth mother was, but the sister wives of his father each had a hand in raising him as was their duty to Rizul. And yet the fine line existed that separated him from his sisters and brothers from other mothers was that his line was the main line of succession. While he loved them, played with them, and as he grew older, helped raise a few of them, he knew he would be in charge of them one day. They would soon no longer call him brother, but Sheikh of al-Azariya and Emir of the tribe.
As Karim grew older, so the lessons of life become harder. His father placed more burdens of responsibility upon him, teaching him the ways of war in the desert: how in the desert, retreating where there is no water can weaken the enemy who would foolishly follow; like the vultures of Rohari, one would need only to circle until they fall and pick from their bodies the spoils of war. He was taught swordsmanship and hunting by his father though it would be his mothers who taught him the most in Nomadic Governance.
But the time came where he had to be sent away to Zahran to be fostered under the Caliph. Life quickly became strange as Karim was forced to acclimate to the idea of not moving but rather sitting in a palace. Food brought to you, rather than hunting it and watching its preparation. He always expected to sent to fetch his horse and be ready to move but he learned how to live in a castle, be tended to. It was in the Fox’s Den where he learned to govern a city, given a well rounded education and rubbed elbows with the other heirs of the Great Rohari Tribes.
While his father was the Emir, he was led to the revelation of a single truth - that was no man ruled alone. Rizul could not move the herd alone, could no father children alone, could not fight battles alone, raid alone and so forth and it was in fact the wives who did most of the work. While the Emir rules overall, it was the wives who offered advice in the tribe, the wives who ensured the sons conducted the work, the daughters sewed and maintained fabric. And because the tribe were all family in some capacity, the mothers were the messengers, the peace makers and the calmer of storms. The storm occasionally being Rizul himself.
But despite being kept in peace as hostage to ensure his father's obedience to the Caliph, Karim himself was soon returned home when it was time for him to find a bride. He was excited to a woman to call his own and while he did enjoy his occasional romp behind closed doors, he desired something permanent and to call his own. He was welcomed home with open arms, his mothers happy to see his return, his father aged considerably and looked aged from his years of trekking under the sun.
On his twentieth birthday his father presented him with a bride, his first to call his own. Leila bint Omar al-Faris the youngest daughter of the House Emir. The al-Azariya weren't the kind of family to wait and try and pick the perfect fruit, instead because of their culture they picked what was best and available at that moment, since they could always pick more. They weren't fixated to just one like the other regions’ culture and religions allowed. The marriage, despite being one of plural standing and arranged, was a good one; Karim displayed affection for his first wife, an affection often not shared with others outside his marriage circle.
And soon that marriage circle widened with the speed of a new bride every five years, and with every new bride his tribe grew larger, his heirs more numerous and his responsibilities far more extensive. When Karim was twenty five, his father took ill and passed away shortly after, elevating him to the rank of Emir of the tribe. Karim alone was not enough to lead his tribe but like his father before him, his mothers remaining, and his wives Karim had more than enough support for the coming days in which he would take leadership.
When his reputation as Emir grew enough, many outside the tribe called him by a new name - The Warlord, for his decisive victories and his constant movement. Tribe al-Azariya was not held down by solid buildings like the other tribes; no, he was the pendulum that constantly moved, supplementing his House on raiding but also ensuring the major subsistence was herding and trade as head of the House now.
Words of promise have been violated to him, but Karim is a man of his word and by the Roharwali code of Retribution will be adhered. He is prepared for the hostilities that blow in the wind with promise of battle.
Best Contact Method(s): Sacrifice a black bull via fire burn all remains until only bone and ash remains, and pray for my favor.
Have you read the General Rules?: Yes.
Are you adopting a character from the Open for Claims List?: No.
If so, have you discussed the required character elements with the contact person?: No, no one to contact.
Character Name: Karim ibn Rizul al-Azariya
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Birthdate: May 14th, 1393
City / Region: Nomadic, Rohari
House: al-Azariya, by Birth
Played by: Aras Bulut Iynemli
Appearance:
Karim's style is a mixture of fashionable and practicality; as the head of a nomadic tribe of people, he keeps in mind to dress in accordance with protecting himself from the heat of the sun, often wearing long silk and breathable long sleeved tunics often with a matching lighter robe to go over it. His head is often covered with shemagh; depending on the conditions, it can be worn on his head by a thick wool cord or wrapped about his head and face.
His hands are those of a laborer who grips the reins of a steed. They are lightly calloused and decorated with several golden rings worn as both decoration and symbol of his station. His beard is kept sharply groomed and short, while his hair is often cropped and kept short as well. Despite being in his thirties, his active lifestyle and diet have blessed him with the body of a man much younger than he, visible abdominal muscles, pronounced chest and arms covered with lean muscle
and bulged veins from daily labor and a protein enriched diet.
Personality:
Karim is calm, collected and a deep thinker, especially for a man of the sands who sired many passionate and hot tempered men. Born to a nomadic tribe, he knew from an early age how to constantly move from oasis to oasis, town to town, border to border; by the time he was able to lift a bow, he'd traversed the entirety of the Rohari deserts. Proud of his nomadic heritage, his lands and his people, Karim believes strongly that the Rohari people are stronger for it, stronger for enduring the deserts testing heat. Karim's calm nature allows him to control any temper that would overcome normal men.
As the lord of his tribe, he commands them as marshal, judge, executioner; his serenity allows him to often judge situations without emotion but rather with facts and circumstances. An attribute gained from his father, his demeanor often garners the respect of his men, and his people. Though one shouldn't rely on his collected and calculated nature to say the man does not have a temper, because he does. While it rarely shows its head, there have been instances where spontaneous executions have occurred from invoking his wrath.
Karim, however, is a man who loves his family, his wives, cousins, and siblings. As the unquestioned leader of his tribe, he ensures they are provided for, guarded, and while he would like to even go as far to ensure happiness, there is duty; happiness is relative. Despite his polygamous lifestyle, Karim finds equal time to share affections with all his wives, and his children showing no true favor, the keyword "showing". His position is one of balance – the tribal leader, the husband, the father, and man of the people are all aspects that share equal time.
Religiously, Karim is fiercely devout. The line of his family traces back to the days of old when all large clans wandered the desert, rotating in paths of four. Oasis to oasis, for Karim being without a city is a means of humility before the Great Sura. Forever being under his guiding eyes, forever being tested by his radiance. And makes sure to pray every morning to the rising Sun, and every morning especially before the tribe continues onward in its ever travelling trek.
And yet because of them, Karim is a man who deals in absolutes once his word is given it is followed. Once a law is violated, the violator is punished
Specific Skills or Abilities:
- Mounted and Unmounted Archery
- Hunting - While game of the Rohari is limited, Karim being nomadic often times hunts near the borders of other regions and has become abundantly good at it.
- Nomadic Governance
- Expert Herder
- Expert Swordsman
- Expert in Desert Warfare
- Strong use of the bow
- Master Equestrian
Character History:
Born the eldest of a horde of children, he was in the first line of succession as the first son of Rizul, the tribe leader. Only after him were the children of concubines, lines of the second wife, and lines of the third wife and so forth. There were heirs and spares aplenty. In his younger years, Karim stood as his father's student in order to learn everything from how to treat his future wives, governance, herding, hunting, and even as he grew old enough not to have his mothers’ protest, how to ride.
For Karim, it wasn't strange or uncommon to grow up having more than one mother; he knew who his birth mother was, but the sister wives of his father each had a hand in raising him as was their duty to Rizul. And yet the fine line existed that separated him from his sisters and brothers from other mothers was that his line was the main line of succession. While he loved them, played with them, and as he grew older, helped raise a few of them, he knew he would be in charge of them one day. They would soon no longer call him brother, but Sheikh of al-Azariya and Emir of the tribe.
As Karim grew older, so the lessons of life become harder. His father placed more burdens of responsibility upon him, teaching him the ways of war in the desert: how in the desert, retreating where there is no water can weaken the enemy who would foolishly follow; like the vultures of Rohari, one would need only to circle until they fall and pick from their bodies the spoils of war. He was taught swordsmanship and hunting by his father though it would be his mothers who taught him the most in Nomadic Governance.
But the time came where he had to be sent away to Zahran to be fostered under the Caliph. Life quickly became strange as Karim was forced to acclimate to the idea of not moving but rather sitting in a palace. Food brought to you, rather than hunting it and watching its preparation. He always expected to sent to fetch his horse and be ready to move but he learned how to live in a castle, be tended to. It was in the Fox’s Den where he learned to govern a city, given a well rounded education and rubbed elbows with the other heirs of the Great Rohari Tribes.
While his father was the Emir, he was led to the revelation of a single truth - that was no man ruled alone. Rizul could not move the herd alone, could no father children alone, could not fight battles alone, raid alone and so forth and it was in fact the wives who did most of the work. While the Emir rules overall, it was the wives who offered advice in the tribe, the wives who ensured the sons conducted the work, the daughters sewed and maintained fabric. And because the tribe were all family in some capacity, the mothers were the messengers, the peace makers and the calmer of storms. The storm occasionally being Rizul himself.
But despite being kept in peace as hostage to ensure his father's obedience to the Caliph, Karim himself was soon returned home when it was time for him to find a bride. He was excited to a woman to call his own and while he did enjoy his occasional romp behind closed doors, he desired something permanent and to call his own. He was welcomed home with open arms, his mothers happy to see his return, his father aged considerably and looked aged from his years of trekking under the sun.
On his twentieth birthday his father presented him with a bride, his first to call his own. Leila bint Omar al-Faris the youngest daughter of the House Emir. The al-Azariya weren't the kind of family to wait and try and pick the perfect fruit, instead because of their culture they picked what was best and available at that moment, since they could always pick more. They weren't fixated to just one like the other regions’ culture and religions allowed. The marriage, despite being one of plural standing and arranged, was a good one; Karim displayed affection for his first wife, an affection often not shared with others outside his marriage circle.
And soon that marriage circle widened with the speed of a new bride every five years, and with every new bride his tribe grew larger, his heirs more numerous and his responsibilities far more extensive. When Karim was twenty five, his father took ill and passed away shortly after, elevating him to the rank of Emir of the tribe. Karim alone was not enough to lead his tribe but like his father before him, his mothers remaining, and his wives Karim had more than enough support for the coming days in which he would take leadership.
When his reputation as Emir grew enough, many outside the tribe called him by a new name - The Warlord, for his decisive victories and his constant movement. Tribe al-Azariya was not held down by solid buildings like the other tribes; no, he was the pendulum that constantly moved, supplementing his House on raiding but also ensuring the major subsistence was herding and trade as head of the House now.
Words of promise have been violated to him, but Karim is a man of his word and by the Roharwali code of Retribution will be adhered. He is prepared for the hostilities that blow in the wind with promise of battle.
