Cider

Cider

Cider, Sun-Soul Monk of Pelor

Relatives	Unknown
Languages	Common
Affiliations	Monk of Pelor
Aliases	alias
Marital Status	Single
Place of Birth	Cualdomo, presumed
Date of Death	n/a
Place of Death	n/a
Species	Aasimar
Gender	Male
Height	5'11"
Weight	180lbs
Eye Color	Blue / Gold

Cider is a Protector Aasimar Sun-Soul Monk of Pelor.

History

Tucked away within a quiet valley of Cauldomo outside of the city of Nestle was a small monastery devoted to Pelor, the god of Sun and Agriculture.  Here the brothers tended to an apple orchard and cidery.  When not trimming the trees, harvesting the apples or processing the cider, the brothers trained themselves in the martial arts.

Amidst a harsh summer thunderstorm, the brothers heard the wailing of a child outside, and discovered an abandoned baby boy lying in an apple box on the cidery steps.  The brothers dubbed the boy Cider.

The kind and loving brothers took the child in and cared for him.  For several years they brought the boy with them on each trip into Nestle, trying to find anyone who might know how he came to the monastery, but to no avail.

Young Cider was a natural at his martial arts training and was a hard worker in the orchards.  However, the brothers began to notice there was something unusual about him.  During prayer time some thought he almost gave off a gentle blue glow.  In sparring training his eyes would for a moment flash with a brilliant light.  And in climbing the apple trees he sometimes moved with an almost unworldly grace.

It was on Cider’s 20^th birthday, unbeknownst to him, but roughly 19 years and 11 months from the day he was dropped off at the Monastery of Pelor, that Cider first had a vision from his Angelic Guide. 

In the vision, the Guide did not share his name, but the message was clear: it was time for Cider to leave the monastery and set out to be an instrument of goodness for Pelor. Cider learned that he had angelic ancestry: he was an Aasimar. The Guide instructed Cider head to far off lands, seek out others who do good, join them and make a positive mark in a world stained by darkness.

The young monk set out, taking only an apple wood staff crafted by the brothers, to find his destiny in the world of Quelmar.

Physical Appearance

Standing just under 6 ft tall with dark brown hair and penetrating eyes, Cider looks much like a human, but there is something that seems otherworldly about him.

Personality

Cloistered in a monastery for his entire life, Cider has little experience with the world outside of the orchard. His only experience was accompanying his brothers to the city to deliver apples, cider and applejack from the cidery. They also provided food to the less fortunate residents of Nestle. Cider is naive and easily excited by the outside world.

Cider feels somewhat uncertain of his angelic side, and only willingly shares his Aasimar heritage with those he trusts.

Languages

Common, Celestial

Powers and Abilities

Moving with an otherworldly grace in combat, under extraordinary circumstances Cider exposes his angelic ancestry in battle, growing black wings of divine energy that enable him to fly for a short time.

Attacks and Weapons 

The Monks of Pelor trained primarily with bare hands and feet, however some took up certain rudimentary farming implements as weapons. Cider became quite adept at fighting with a simple walking stick, and when he left the monastery the brothers sent him off with a hand-crafted apple wood staff.