As a fear-driven individual, and a well-trained one at that, Sylen is highly observant, frequently noticing specific things about people's behavior or his surroundings that others might overlook. However, as a result of his anxiety, he is often highly suspicious of others, and may construe something harmless as something threatening.

(WC 50)

Although it's only within the last few years that Sylen has joined the Witchfinders, he has been wary of mages for most of his life. Though he was born in a society that took no issue with mages, when Sylen was around the age of ten, his childhood best friend Agnus-- born a mage-- became fully corrupted while the two were alone. There were no casualties, save for the friend himself; Sylen felt as though he'd watched his friend die twice-- once in becoming a monster, and once in being slain by their loved ones.

Since then, Sylen's fear of mages only grew. With each passing event-- of another mage corrupted, another town destroyed, another loved one lost-- the panic gnawing in the pit of his chest grew hungrier. Driven to the only faction he felt would tackle the issue, Sylen joined the Witchfinders in hopes that corruption could be ended for good, and as a wholeharted advocate for Archon Miriam's beliefs.

Though Sylen bears no true ill will against mages, he remains fearful of them, and as a result, has taken actions against them. Ideally, he sends a captured mage to the Order; but if too corrupt, he is not against execution. Lately, though, he has begun to question what actions should be taken at all.

Sylen is only now aware of the latent magic within him, and has little control over his abilities. He desperately fears his powers, and the potential for his own corruption.

(WC 247)

DESCRIPTION

For most of his life, Sylen was not aware of his magical abilities and believed he was a non-mage among the Witchfinders.

Sylen has the power to convert memories into a tangible form-- a fog that coalesces around him under high stress. When inhaled or consumed, these memories can be reexperienced mentally, from the perspective of the memory's owner, regardless of who inhales it. The experience feels real and is very intense. It should be noted that the memory is viewed only as its keeper saw it; certain aspects of the memory may be blurred, skewed, misheard, and so on, depending on the original keeper of the memory.

• Sylen is an adept ranger and hunter with excellent tracking skills.
• Sylen is a skilled nose-to-tail cook, cooking more for function than fun.
• Sylen is trained in low-level leatherworking and crafting with animal material.

Sylen's Ivratian zodiac sign is the Awl, which he exemplifies.

• Back left leg missing red pigment
• Tail has wolf-like black mark midway down, and wolf-like shape
• Black sclera, gold irises
• Three antler prongs

• Golden-brown eye color
• Gray strands throughout hair with large, loose curls
• Calloused hands
• Typically always sporting short beard
• Average build with natural muscle toning-- wiry muscle from labor

• Name pronounced "SYE-lin" (with sye as in 'sigh')
• Both of Sylen's parents are cobblers, who run a successful shoemaking business
• Sylen is very much not fond of dogs, and is often either irritated by or scared of them
• Sylen is canonically neurodivergent
• Crossbows and hunting knives are Sylen's preferred weapons of choice
• Though he is literate, Sylen's handwriting is not much better quality than a child's
• Sylen's parents sent him to a school to learn how to hunt after he lost his friend Agnus
• Sylen doesn't drink

Allies, enemies, & others

(If you purchased no starting items, this section does not have to be completed for your character to be accepted. Please list your character's shop items and prompt rewards/other stat-changing events here, with a link to proof.)

• +1 Handmade Idol from random roll on Discord
• +1 Discipline for Ascent of the Archmage Event.
• -1 Cost from The Archon's Witchfinders Event.
• +1 Power from the Night of the Blight Wights Event.
• +1 Corruption from Harvest Masquerade Event.