Brother Jared

Back Story
Orphaned and raised in the Church of Eru, Brother Jered, born Donovan Ashenwood, heard Eru’s Whisper when he was just seven years of age. This call planted a seed in his soul, giving him a yearning to spread Eru’s Bloom to all corners of Eruden.

Brother Jered spent years traveling the lands as a missionary spreading Eru’s Bloom. He helped tend the land of some farmers living on the Dunvalic Plains; he gave Life to weary laborers he passed by; learn of the labors of the dwarves of Oremantzhall; he spoke with many of the average denizen of Senvalia and Dunvale.

Brother Jered has met those who would deny Eru’s Bloom. Righteous unbelievers repent their ways when faced with Brother Jered’s conviction. To those who deny the Bloom, Brother Jered denies Life; to those who welcome the Bloom, Brother Jered gives Life. Brother Jered does not kill; he denies Life. Brother Jered does not heal; he gives Life.

Upon returning from a pilgrimage to Pilgrims Landing, Brother Jered chose to spend time among the destitute and filthy in Malmorphus. He tended to their wounds and fed those whose mouths praised Eru. It was during this time that Brother Jered, at the age of 35, became a chosen envoy of Eru’s: one of the Saplings of Life. He has been given the opportunity to prove himself, to show his worthiness of bearing the mantle of responsibility that is the title of Yggdrasil: the chosen emissary of Eru himself. Such a title is not given lightly as Eru has not has a chosen emissary in nearly two centuries.

As time went on, however, he heard the rumors of the Cult of Karathay; what became known to him as the Great Heresy: human subservience and eradication by any means. Wave upon wave of human refugees began pouring into the city as the Senvalian Empire began its harsh persecution and extermination of all humans across the continent. The Great Heresy, The Unholy Crusades, have disrupted all of Brother Jered's work, and thus the work of Eru. A Great Darkness has begun spreading across the land. Brother Jered, as a Sapling of Life, must work to remove this Blight upon the land. An Inquisition must be formed; a new Yggdrasil must be chosen.

Brother Jered has the Mark of the Sapling on his back. While on the Lewd Lady

Important Events

 * While aboard the Lewd Lady, Eru spoke to Jared with one word. "Grow." Upon hearing this word, Brother Jared felt a burning sensation from the Mark of the sapling. It had spread to just below his shoulders, and one leaf had crawled up his neck, showing just above the collar.

Non-Party Relationships

 * Allies
 * Church of Eru
 * Church of Liya
 * Farmers & gardeners
 * Enemies
 * Cult of Karathay
 * Heretics
 * Those who show disregard for the environment

Trivia

 * Places visited
 * Tended to the land among farmers in the Dunvalic Plains
 * Worked alongside Dwarves in Oremantzhall
 * Preached to the citizens of Senvalia (pre-cult)
 * Took a missionary journey to pilgrim's landing
 * Preached to the citizens of Malmorphus