Shepard of the Green Path. A ghoran cult leader. I stole his armor design from Guild Wars.Descriptio
Shepard of the Green Path. A ghoran cult leader. I stole his armor design from Guild Wars.DescriptionSitting beneath the canopy of an old-growth tree is a towering figure in heavy armor. Twined in bark shorn from a mighty oak, it is all but impossible to tell where this armor ends and the hide of its wearer begins. His belt is lined with a variety of wicker fetishes made in the shape of humanoids. A cloak of yellowed, woven leaves marks him as a member of the Green Faith.BackgroundShepherd is a renowned gardener and herbalist, frequently consulted by farmers and village elders. His towering figure is often see passing along city roads as often as country paths. He is a friend to those who work the earth and hold a respect for nature.The giant in wooden armor is long lived, nurturing generations of farmers as they do their crops. He has fallen to injuries, blights, and old age many times. Each time that happens a seed secreted somewhere in the world germinates and Shepherd sprouts renewed and invigorated. Most assume that a new individual dons the wooded plate of Shepherd and plays the role.The Green Faith is a cult that rose up around Shepherd and his cycles of rebirth. Their core belief is that individual lives are replaceable, but the well-being of the many is a precious thing. As such, they ritualistically sacrifice sapient beings so that the crops grow with abundance, and the landscape is particularly healthy.Within the Faith, individuals are periodically selected to undergo sacrifice willingly. Oftentimes, these chosen are treated as royalty for the days leading up to their sacrifice, at peace in the assumption that a part of them will live on in the natural world they are bolstering. This ritual is often performed at the request of small farming communities.Of course, Shepherd philosophy is given all the more credence because his sacrifices actually work.PersonalityWhere he walks grass springs green and meadow flowers blossom. When he walks upon the desert sands and stony rocks the land bursts into life as he passes.Shepherd is suffused with life magic. It sings through his body and illuminates his souls with wisdom and compassion. When roused to wrath he is deadly, the surging wellspring of energy in his heartwood fuelling violent acts as easily as it does deeds of nurturing and nobility.[something about being territorial, not blindly protective of nature, always trying to balance]Of course, regardless of whether he sacrifices innocents or enemies, the nature of his power gives him a grey, darkening morality. -- source link
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