“Let me take your pain. Let me suffer in your stead.”
Rags“Why do they call you Rags, my son.” The priest asked. “Because I c-cannot remember m-my name. I was given one once, as I l-lay there an orphan. But all the b-blows to the head has jogged that name from m-my memory.” The ragged man stuttered.
“And why have you suffered so?” The priest inquired. “B-because I walk the p-path of the suffering. I am t-tasked by the Broken God, to s-suffer in the stead of others.” The ragged man replied.
“But why, child? Why?” The priest pushed. “So that I m-may relate to the p-pain of others, so that I d-do not become blind to their p-plight. I must live it, as they d-do. I must find relief for them, and in d-doing so I serve the lord on the r-rack.” The ragged man proclaimed.
“Some may call you fanatic. A flagellant.” The priest warned. “Whatever the c-cost. Suffering is holy. I w-walk a holy path. In turn the Crying God provides f-for me.” The man in rags stated.
“A path of suffering?” The priest sighed. “Y-yes.”
“My body is a map of torment. My flesh a canvas of suffering.”
AppearanceRags appears a broken man. He is tall, gaunt, and clearly malnourished. His skin is covered in a criss-cross pattern of scars, burns and bruises. He wears tattered rags red with bloodstains over his protruding bones. The rags look like they may once have been part of a grey robe so common to the clergy of Ilmater. A blood-drenched cloth dons his head. Blood-soaked cords are wrapped around his hands and heavy iron chains cover his arms. In his hands he holds what the situation calls for: flails or bandages. His feet are bare and dirty from the road. Despite this intimidating and unnerving appearance, his face forms a kindly smile.
PersonalityRags tends to twitch, his body shaking and his eyes blinking rapidly. He often mumbles or screams, raving about his tasks or sins in incoherent sentences. He can be seen flailing his own back repeatedly, a deed known to earn him much scorn by those who do not understand his work. Some even leading to accusations of service to Loviatar. Rags would identify himself as a priest of the Broken God. A travelling priest. He wanders the roads in search of pain and seeks to relief it where found. He offers to treat injuries, feed and clothe the poor and needy, or suffer in the stead of others. Despite his broken appearance, his body can endure a great deal of punishment. This punishment, whether self inflicted or not, may cause him to enter an inhuman frenzy lending him the strength of many men.
BackgroundRags knows only the road. Only occasionally stopping at a sanctuary or flophouse. He has been living this live ever since he left the orphanage where he was raised, sometime early in the 14th century. He lives the life of a wandering priest, taking little for himself but offering all he can to others. His travels of late have brought him in the vicinity of Baldur’s Gate, where he seeks to support the efforts of the Sanctuary of Ilmater. Especially now that a plague ravages the city slums and rumours of an undead threat have reached his ears.
Goals-To alleviate the suffering of the impoverished and needy
-To aid travellers along the roads and protect them
-Ultimately Rags seeks martyrdom in service of Ilmater
Plothooks-Rags wishes to learn more of the plague that ravages the slums of Baldur’s Gate
-Rags wants to help protect against the undead horde, perhaps in service of the War Council
-Rags wants to learn more of the Baldur’s Gate Sanctuary of Ilmater
