Blitz of Shelburn

Blitz is a Human Tempest Cleric and a member of the adventuring party known as the Celestial Syndicate. He is played by Alex Mohr.

Appearance
Blitz is a nineteen-year-old human that wears well-crafted chainmail armor and carries a shield with the emblem of a cresting wave. The god-given sword he carries has an intricate lightning bolt tracing along the blade. He has sun weathered skin and long, dirty blonde hair. His piercing green eyes resemble the color of the coastal waters. Years of hard labor aboard fishing vessels has given Blitz a muscular build and a rather imposing frame. He wears his shield on his back and his sword in a scabbard off of his left side.

Personality
Blitz's personality resembles that of the storm that gives him power. His impulsive and headstrong nature has harmed him more than it has benefitted, but can come in handy every now and again. Blitz tends to dive into situations headfirst, rather than think about it and make plans, but is by no means an unintelligent person. His aggressive nature during combat makes for some impressive feats, and can sometimes get him in moments of extreme peril. He often butts heads with the soft-natured members of the party because of his violent tendencies, but always believes what he is doing is for the greater good.

Equipment and Items
Storm Sword - a lightning patterned sword with engraved runes along its blade that was gifted to Blitz by Valkur

Wave Shield - a shield with a wave emblem ob it gifted to Blitz by Valkur

Mariner Armour - a set of wave patterned chainmail armour that gives the user swimming speed equal to their walking speed and causes them to rise to the surface if they start their turn at zero hit points underwater.

Navy Captain's Coat - a Navy blue and silver lined high quality ship Captain's coat.

Birthday and Star Sign
Blitz was born on Dagon 20th and has the star sign Tailorn. His guardian is a Wyvern. They are said to be hard working but brutally honest. The birthstone is a ruby.

Childhood
Baradir Farenmair, better known as "Blitz", was born in the coastal city of Shelburn in the Eastern Shores. His family was very poor and as they tried their best to survive in the slums of the large city, his surviving siblings became few in number. Disease struck the poorer parts of Shelburn often, wreaking havoc on families that did not have the money to protect themselves. Blitz's parents, Bhormir and Bresyn, were left with no steady source of income, and their family's future looked grim.

To help his family, Blitz took to work at the docks on the outskirts of the city at the age of nine, trying to earn what gold he could. He did not have much material wealth in these times, but his knowledge of ships and sailing grew vastly during his time on the docks. By thirteen, he had discovered a fondness and natural talent for ocean work, learning how to chart an open sea, and how to read the waves that crashed against the ships. As a kid he would accompany fishing vessels, and he quickly grew to be one of the best deckhands in Shelburn. His earnings increased as bigger and bigger crews took him on as a helping hand.

The Ironboard
As Blitz grew older, he transitioned from fishing to whaling, sailing on whaling ships as a full time job. He sailed and hunted with the crew of The Ironboard under the command of Captain Kurd, a hulking human man who did not take no for an answer. He began his adventure on the Ironboard at age 17, and kept it up for a few years.

Valkur
Aboard the ship, he learned many things that could not be learned from textbooks. He knew that the official religious practice of the empire was that of the Divine Duality, a pantheon of gods that was distant and did not immediately affect the lives of the people in Everidge. Even so, he had heard of a being named Valkur, sometimes referred to as "The Mighty", or even "The Captain of the Waves". Sailors on the high seas more commonly worshipped Valkur than the Divine Duality that the empire sponsored, though he was still a distant entity, unseen to the humanoids of Everidge and its waters. But Blitz, being a child of the seas, seemed to believe in his presence.

Session Zero
Before the start of the Campaign, Blitz served on the Ironboard along with Captain Kurd and Arlok, a goliath crewmate that he had gotten to know over the years. But during a whaling expedition, the crew saw another ship headed towards them in the distance. They were the blood red flags of a ship. Blitz recognized them immediately: the flags of a well-known pirate vessel, The Red Leviathan, more commonly referred to as Death itself by many of the sailors.

After a brief moment of peace, the Red Leviathan moved forward with blinding speed, reaching the Ironboard in an instant. The crew of the Ironboard was taken hostage, others slashed to bits. Arlok puts up a fight against the pirates but he's taken down by two pirates. Blitz was knocked unconscious soon after, awaking on the deck of the Red Leviathan itself.

Blitz is surrounded by pirates and tied down, not sure of what to do. But then, out of nowhere, a clap of thunder is heard in the distance. Then a flash of lightning. And on what was otherwise a clear day, a large grey cloud quickly approaches from the side of the ship. More bolts of lightning flash, one striking the water not a mile from the ship. Seemingly out of nowhere, a giant storm erupts and begins pouring on top of the Leviathan's crew. And from the water, a monstrous wave, unlike any he had ever seen amasses, building up to twice the size of the ship, before hurling down on the deck. As it strikes, Blitz's vision goes dark once more.

After being informed of his safety from Valkur himself, he was gifted a sword and shield with magical properties. Vowing to serve under Valkur on the material plane, he set off inland to eventually come across the town of Opaz, where the adventure begins.

The Farenmair Family
Blitz's parents, Bhormir and Bresyn Farenmair, have faced their fair share of hardships in life. In the slums of Shelburn, numbers are the only way to survive, so Blitz understands his role in the family as not much more than another source of income. Despite the dire necessity for Blitz's skill, his parents are still extremely loving and appreciative of what their children do. Plagued by miscarriages, stillborns, and deaths of their children, the Farenmair parents remain strong and take care of their surviving children the best they can.

Dain Farenmair, Blitz's only older sibling, is as hard-working and stoic as Blitz, if not more so. Blitz always looked up to his older brother and strived to contribute as much to family as him, until finally Blitz surpassed Dain in skill and reverence. This caused slight envy from Dain, though it never showed too much to the naked eye. Blitz still looks up to Dain and would try and impress him everyday.

Bira and Tyran Farenmair, Blitz's only surviving younger siblings, look up to Blitz the most in the household. Always begging to hear of stories from the whaling vessels, they quickly started having dreams of their own, such as becoming talented sailors just like Blitz. Tyran was always a sickly child, the hopes have been dwindling for his survival past adolescence, but Blitz believes he will pull through and become a strong man. Bira, as beautiful as her mother and hardy like her father, will no doubt do great things with her life and hopefully make it out of the slums.

Valkur
Valkur is an ancient being, known for controlling the waters of Aurelia. He is also the patron deity of Blitz, and is the source of Blitz's amazing tempest abilities. Valkur saved Blitz's life after a pirate ship took him captive, so Blitz knows that he owes his life to Valkur's cause. Blitz's impulsiveness often warrants chastisement from his deity, but their relationship is an understanding one. The knowledge passed on from Valkur often gives the party knowledge on what to do next, and oftentimes the party is needed to support Valkur.

Blomf Vald
The friendship that sparked between Blitz and Blomf was one of the first to be made obvious. Their relationship resembles that of a brother's bond, and they have saved each other from harm on more than one occasion. Though Blitz's ideals can sometimes differ from Blomf, they always resolve it in the end and become better friends because of it.

Blitz admires Blomf's ferocity in battle, and relates the aggressive nature of the man. Blitz will usually look out for Blomf the most in combat.

Damien Andrano
Blitz and Damien butt heads quite a lot in the early stages of their group, mostly due to their similar "alpha-male" demeanor. After their plan of executing Kobolds ended with a knife in Blitz's back, Damien found a new respect for Blitz, and vice-versa. Surprisingly, their ideals are quite similar and they often agree on methods of achieving the group's current objective.

Blitz is often impressed with Damien's intellect and skill with a bow and arrow. As the challenges become tougher, Blitz is grateful to have a friend like Damien around.

Malik Silverleaf
Though their interactions have been limited, Blitz and Malik have had some interesting conversations. Blitz has a hard time understanding Malik's thought process most of the time, and is sometimes disappointed with the actions he takes. The cold and calculating processes of Malik conflicts with Blitz's aggressive and stormy tendencies, leading to very different approaches to some situations.

Blitz is impressed with the intelligence and cunning of Malik, but is sometimes downright frightened by his almost psychopathic behavior. When push comes to shove, however, Malik is a powerful ally which Blitz is grateful to have.

Myria Amaranthis
Though direct interactions with Myria or her counterparts are relatively few and far between, Blitz has come to accept her strange ability and most of her transformations. Piety still freaks Blitz out when she appears, but the other two are fine and Blitz has a bit of a soft spot for Alice and her soft self. There are usually conflicts on interest though, and they often find themselves on different sides of arguments.

Blitz is often impressed with Myria's sneakiness and ability to strike in critical spots, but is a bit traumatized by Piety and does not agree with Myria very often.

Cassia North
Blitz interacts with Cassia the least of any of the party members, mostly because they are almost complete opposites. Cassia's cheery, positive outlook often gets in the way of how Blitz thinks things should be handled, and they almost never agree on how to approach situations. Blitz still appreciates Cassia's positivity and views her as a friend.

Blitz appreciates Cassia's kindness and power, though he thinks his way of handling things is the better way to go. As with the other party members, he would never let anything happen to her if he could help it.

Trivia

 * "Blitz" means "lightning" in German.
 * After creating the character, Alex began filling the healer role in any game he played.
 * Blitz's character background was inspired by Alex's love of storms and desire to sail on the open sea.
 * Blitz's birthday is on the 20th of Dagon.
 * Blitz has the highest AC of anyone in the party, but seems to get hit the most out of anyone as well.