Jericho Garnett

Jericho Garnett is a human male from Alimond.

Summary
Jericho is intelligent, compassionate, and sensible. He's not the chatty type and hates small talk, but he does enjoy sincere conversations. Analytical and perceptive, he rarely allows his emotions to give way to thoughtless spontaneity. Jericho strongly believes in the rights of individuals and can't stand social conformity. His neutrality in matters of both political and personal discrepancies is noteworthy; with his understanding and insightful nature, he has a tendency of looking at both sides of a conflict before placing judgment on those involved. This trait dominates his ethics of combat; unless he has reason to do otherwise, Jericho will attempt only to disarm or disable his opponent. Taking one's life, he believes, should be considered only as a last resort.

Appearance
Tall and lean, Jericho used to be lanky until his muscles filled out. He has dark blue-gray eyes and a mop of curly brown hair on his head. His face, which usually has a couple days' worth of stubble, is normally void of emotion, but his appealing smile is quick to brighten his face when he's in a good mood. Jericho usually wears a fitted black long-sleeve shirt, a dark blue jacket, pale brown slacks, and worn square-toed boots. He carries his travel gear and supplies in a leather bag that he slings over his shoulder.

Biography
Jericho was born to a wealthy family in northern Alimond. His father was a successful Marcelli merchant who moved to Alimond to capitalize on the country's remaining coal deposits; his mother, on the other hand, had been a skilled sorceress working with the Alimond border patrol. As a child, his then stay-at-home mother gave him an extensive education, teaching him things like language, geography, mathematics, and history. As he grew older, his father began to give him lessons in business and economics. Jericho soon began working for his father and performed dull, menial tasks such as bookkeeping. "Working from the bottom up builds an appreciation for one's profession," his father would say, but Jericho never really cared for his work. His aspiration, like many others his age, was to join the Alimond military--not for the sake of the nation, however, but for his own desire for adventure.

His mother must have had the same urge, for she left her family to rejoin the defense patrol soon after Jericho's fifteenth birthday. Jericho couldn't blame her; once a powerful, strong-willed woman, she had become the housewife of a businessman who was never home and lived a docile life that she had realized wasn't meant for her. Soon after his wife left, Jericho's father became completely immersed in his work. He didn't seem to mind when Jericho himself left for military training near the southern border. Jericho became proficient with a lance and was assigned to an outpost deep in the forests of southern Alimond.

A few years passed without incident and Jericho found himself once again bored with his life. Things changed, however, when a small, unforeseen horde of forest-dwelling demons suddenly attacked the outpost one night. Their squad, consisting of only a couple dozen soldiers, stood no chance. Many were slaughtered while a handful, including Jericho, managed to escape into the dark during the mayhem. Finding himself alone and conceivably missing in action, Jericho realized he had a chance to abandon his duties and make another life for himself. He decided to seize the opportunity and wandered out of the country, eager for new experiences.