Árifaesi

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Árifaesi awoke in the rubble of Planu Temple, in Planu Heath. Manifesting as a child, he traveled north, passing through the jungle territory of twin native hunters, until reaching the road leading to the Unified Market. As a child he took up the life of a shepherd along the road, selling wool at the Unified Market for money. On his travels he was attacked by wayfaring undead, until a revenant arose from the sea to save him. Taking this as a sign of Divine Intervention, he began to open up to the guidance of the gods. Wildaven blessed the shepherd with a bow and quiver, leading him to Pohawten Village, where a lonely native girl lived. There he met Fortier, Wildaven's Champion, who had been sent to comfort the last of the natives of Pohawten Village, Silvia the Wind Dancer. Together they lived under the tutelage of Wildaven, who sent the ghost of the Fincayran Angel, Lochlan, to guide them.

Fortier left one day, leaving Árifaesi alone with Silvia. Silvia held a growing rage that boiled over from within, a burning hatred of the Emeraldites who destroyed her people. She fed Árifaesi words of the Emeraldites' sins, building a violence within him. Silvia lashed out against Wintival, Sired Divine over the cold of undeath. This lead to Wildaven sending Lochlan to slay Silvia, which drove Ári over the edge. He grew madder with each passing day, until something in him snapped. On the outside, he was an artistic, somber, lively young man; on the inside he fostered a paranoid, jealous, angry, violent personality.

The Templehelm Effect brought to him native royals of the past: Prince Lystras, a warrior-merchant who wore the bones of the fallen as armour, and Princess Navi, "the Bloodfairy" who shared and fed Ári her homicidal tendencies and deep sorrows.

Ári aided in the first Dragon War, and then aided in bearing the Key to the Hall of Immortals.

He died after attempting to slay Lochlan during the Godsealing Disaster.

He woke up later on in Post-2nd Deiotakas Templehelm, by the Mandes. He lived in the White Rose Lodge after Zeroqen left it, working with the warrior band who lived within. He has no recollection of life before his death, but gets flashes of old feelings now and then. He moved into the Graveyard as a guard of Howl's house.

Characteristics
Árifaesi was known for an extreme youthfulness, seeming to either age slowly, or experience time in a wildly different manner to most of those in Templehelm.

He harboured a strange power of change, taking on the characteristics of his environment. As a child he had the look of a young shepherd boy, blessed by the gods. Upon his introduction to Pohawten Village and native culture, he took on their looks of dark auburn hair and caramel skin. As he grew mad he shifted between his native look, and a strange, black and gold Elven sorcerer.

Árifaesi had an affinity for wolves, and led a large pack of wolves. He raised a wolf pup named Namos, who grew to become the giant Wolf King, abandoning the pack to live in the wilds alone.

Wildaven favoured Árifaesi above all of their followers, considering him their child. He was a paragon example of an independent Wildaven follower, and lived to standards applauded by Wildaven.

He was a model druid, mastering natural magics. The Dreel Cartel commissioned him to grow a new Witch Tree. This tree eventually was cursed.