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NAME: Cohen Mysta-Doctus
His first name was given to him by his family. His last name is shared by all of the High Priests, literally translating to Priest-Scholar or ‘Learned Patron’.

ORIGIN: Domum
Meaning behind the name
Domum translates to ‘home’ in the old language of where Cohen originates. They do not have a word for his world, as it is all they know so it was never necessary. Upon appearing in Sedorra, Cohen simply refers to his world as Domum – home.
More information about his home
Domum has comparable tech to Sedorra, but has a slightly better understanding of magic. Only very basic magic has been understood, and instructional manuscripts are written in the old language, which nowadays is only understood by High Priests and other scholars. Knowledge of how to control magic is not widespread and most lay people recognise the ability to control magic is a mark of the High Priests, who are revered in their society as the mouthpieces of the Spirits.

RACE: Human

GENDER: Male

AGE: 37

JOB/ROLE: High Priest and scholar
Duties include: understanding and documenting world history, understanding and documenting languages, researching and making new discoveries in magical and scientific fields with the aid of specialist scholars, and providing religious guidance and religious services to the people of the city and surrounding villages.

SKILLS/POWERS/ABILITIES:
Basic magic
Controlling magic is a field that has only recently been explored successfully in Domum. The skills High Priests and scholars have managed to acquire are still very basic, such as conjuring and object manipulation. Think lighting candles with fingers or moving an object across a table; don’t think conjuring whole armies out of thin air or making objects levitate.
Academically clever, with an in-depth knowledge of Domum’s history.
Good at reading and a quick learner, particularly in the areas that were important in Domum, like history and language/s. Willing to learn anything.
Ability to hear the Spirits communicate with him. It is as yet undetermined whether the Spirits will still be able to communicate with him in Sedorra.

WEAPON(S):
Carries: Short sword
Strengths: Short sword and polearm
Weaknesses: Ranged weapons
More information on High Priests and weapon training
High Priests were the most highly respected members of society, and as such were expected to learn weapon training in order to protect themselves and others. Weapon training included short sword and polearm for close combat, which Cohen excelled in, and ranged weapons (specifically bows), which he was not as good at. Polearm was also taught for the purpose of displays, which taught the High Priests discipline, aided their memory, increased their trust in one another. These displays were used in a sort of meditation that assisted the High Priests in clearing their minds to better hear the Spirits. Polearm displays between the local High Priests were often a feature of city festivals as they were incredibly impressive.

APPEARANCE: Here



PERSONALITY:
Cohen is disciplined and likes to think that he follows the rules. He is also incredibly clever and curious, so sometimes he bends the rules a little in order to learn or experience something new. This has almost always worked in his favour.
He is reasonably quiet and reserved, a trait he obtained after many years of being separated from society while living at the University. He likes to observe more than actively participate, but if a situation calls for his involvement he will not hesitate.

BACKGROUND:
Cohen remembers little before he became a scholar. During his training as a scholar, and then as a High Priest, he was taught to improve his memory in order to become a living relic of Domum’s history; however, this caused his memories before his time as a scholar seem dull by comparison.
He became an apprentice scholar when he left home at 15 and moved into the University in the closest city to the village where he was raised. He became an independent scholar at 17 – one of the youngest the University had ever seen.
He was inducted into the order of High Priests at 26, after displaying impressive intellect, discipline, curiosity and devotion as a scholar, and was also one of the youngest High Priests to ever be inducted.
He has been a High Priest for over ten years and his work is very important to him. Since he doesn’t have a family or friends to care for, he cares for his work and the order.