Trivia

Belphegor is a metalsmith. Blades are his specialty, not so much other weapons and jewellery but he's been known to dabble. Recognizes a good weapon when he sees one, from past experience - reason why he can gauge the quality of his products so effectively. He tests each one.

On that note, he's a hidden gem of a fighter. Third eye gives him deadly accuracy with throwing knives (and axes too, the man can hit a bullseye with anything sharp you give him no matter the weight), firearms and a bow.

And on the topic of jewellery, he sometimes handles gold in large quantities when a customer delivers material for jewellery, yet he's rarely in danger of thieves. Something about a place full of weapons and a man that can use them well really discourages theft. That and the occasional infamous story about what Belphegor does to tresspassers he does catch. Rumours travel far.

He knows a great deal about first aid and helps out the occasional idiot at the underground fight rings. He's also very fond of said idiots which is why he rarely participates, another reason being the odd oath he's sworn years ago.

A good storyteller. Has a deep and even voice and a straightforward way of speaking that keeps the attention of the listener. When asked for a story (oftentimes by the children) he will tell one of his many strange and interesting dreams and present it as some obscure fairytale.

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history

The earliest parts of Belphegor's life are defined by a happy childhood in a lively nest. Though a little annoying, his multiple 'parents' and plenty of 'siblings' remain very beloved by him, considered family to this day even if he suspects he wasn't related to any of them.

He became interested in the crafts early on, shouldering repairs in the household and eventually bagging a job as a construction worker, taking scraps home and fashioning them into various furniture or trinkets. He was savvy with wood and metal craftsmanship. It wasn't until he came back from war that he picked metal and gravitated towards weapons smithing.

War turned his life around. He signed up to go because of a sibling's decision, neither realizing what they've actually got themselves into until they witnessed it firsthand. As it goes, by the time they understood, there was no turning around. The troops suffered from an understaffing of medics, to top it all, leading to plenty of preventable deaths. The remaining doctors took to training soldiers and Belphegor, concerned for his brother and friends, participated. He ends up replacing a deceased medic after successfully treating his own wounds and getting humoured with some fame around the ranks. If you ask him, he'd prefer being a frontline soldier than a frontline medic. It came with... a sort of helplessness that he had to deal with later in life.

He came home and had to tell his family he personally watched his brother suffer an awful injury, and footed the medical costs out of guilt. Then succumbed to hermitude. Took to weapons, started a humble business and still remains there to this day.