Elias Salva

Elias barely reaches 5’7 when he’s wearing a good pair of boots, something he’s a little embarrassed about. His powerful build is more impressive, and thick muscles twist their way around his limbs and wide torso. Elias sees value in tidiness, and keeps his black, grey-streaked hair neat, short and swept back, and his face clean, not that it does much to soften his rugged features and the creases that travel down the ridge of his nose. His brow protrudes over his deep-set eyes, the irises piercing blue against milky-red scleras. Perhaps it’s just the shape of them, but his expression always looks a mix of tired and sad. In contrast, his mouth is almost always settled into a soft smile. Three jutting tusks protrude from it, a scar marking the place where a fourth used to be. Another, deeper, jagged scar stretches from the left of his hairline down to the right corner of his jaw, tearing a pale gash across his ashen grey-green skin. This scar cuts through a strange tattoo on Elias’ face, a crimson teardrop traveling the length of his right cheek, now broken in half. Follow the mark up to the eye where it starts, and you’ll find that slit pupil is rimmed with red.

Elias' plain clothes consists of a plain tunic, usually with long sleeves rolled up, basic pants and boots. His clothes are often in varying shades of blue and greys. He wears several woven bracelets on on both of his wrists. In combat, he wears temple-commissioned platinum half-plate armor consisting of a chest piece and pauldrons, arm guards, and leg guards. Underneath his armor, he wears a long blue tabard sporting a symbol of the Platinum Dragon on it, and a heavy shirt and pants consisting of leather scales. On his back is an off-white medium length cloak with a feathered ruff hood. He is always wearing a leather collar with a gold dragon scale attached to it.

Controlled emotions: A lot of people are thrown by Elias’ composed behavior, even after they've known him a while. It takes a lot to get him to show that he's pissed off, joyous, or fearful. He rarely raises his voice, and it’s not uncommon for people to think he’s less happy or angry than he actually is. Insults and jabs tend to roll off him like water, much to the annoyance of those who would like to get a rise out of him.

Devout: The connection Elias has to the Platinum Dragon is one of the most important things in his life. He is deeply committed to the tenets of his oath and many of his decisions are based on the Platinum Dragons teachings. Due to living in a world with a Pantheon, Elias also observes the rituals and practices of other deities with respect, such as leaving a proper offering for an area under the Wildmother's protection and so forth.

Work ethic: It’s hard to distract Elias when he’s working on something, and if he’s not working on anything, he’ll find something to do. Idle hands are useless in Elias’ view, and he seems to have no concept of vacation or taking it easy. When he has downtime, he often runs errands or finds some sort of job to take on. In new locations, he scouts out towns or does research that may benefit the quest he’s currently undertaking. He enjoys fixing things, and makes a fairly good handyman, though complex instruments and mechanisms are out of his grasp (not that he won’t make an attempt).

Help and guidance: In some ways Elias leans more into being a priest than a paladin. He's always there to lend an ear to someone's problems, give advice, and even offer a helping hand in solving it. In groups, Elias often pays special attention to inter-party tensions, and does his best to work things out to a solution. However, Elias often puts the needs of others before his own. He has little to no idea how to even start asking other people for something, especially on a personal level, and is a lot more comfortable giving help than asking others for it.