Farid Varzavand

Farid wove his way in and out of the crowds like threads on a loom, the loud sounds of the bazaar carrying for miles, exotic birds squawked and peddlers dealt their wares. It sounded like home to the young man.

Farid is a bright and happy but guarded individual. He’d prefer to speak about others and tends to deflect questions about himself or his past. He isn't a quiet kid however, far from it as he likes to use a stream of words to reroute conversations to the place where he wants them to go and he's quite proud of his silver tongue. He is polite to those older than him, particularly those who have deep pockets, placating them with "sirs", formalities, and all sorts of flattery to get a bit of their business. 

He shows his markings freely as most think they’re just tattoos but he is wry of anyone who inspects them too closely though he tries not to show his discomfort when under other’s gaze. Unless he’s using as a simple trick Farid is reluctant to show people his abilities with clothomancy feeling that it may gives clues to his true heritage.

He is always ready to hear the tales of travel and adventure that sailors and warriors bring to him. Bribing them with drinks to stay and tell him just one more tale to satiate his curiosity. The same curiosity that leads him to poke and prod at anything the catches his interest, and has gotten him in much trouble.

Backstory

Farid was born of two kinds: Djinn and human. This has earned him both spurn and interest from those around him who figure out his mystical nature. Some have even tried to get wishes and mystical favors from him.

 He lives alone and earns his living telling fortunes and occasionally performing in dance and acrobatics. This pays for things reasonably well, and Farid even has collected a few gifts from those he has met. The scarf Charmer has done a bit of travelling but tends to return to his “home” in the port town of Sharikhal. 

Likes/Dislikes

T Y P I N G. . .

Relationships

 Skills/Flaws

Palmistry and Crystal Gazing
Farid taught himself the art of scrying into the future through observation and a few scant texts he could find. He has no mystal abilities in this area, so his readings are only as accurate as a fortune teller can get

Clothomancy
Farids only mystical ability is the power to manipulate cloth, he has to get creative with this power to help him, this power has a few setbacks however, he must be looking at the bit of cloth in question to control it as well as be focusing, so if he is stunned or blinfolded.....

Flexibility
He is rather flexible and lithe able to do the splits and other acrobatic feats pretty easily

Ghermez
Farid has used his power on his scarf ever since he was a small child, it has absorbed so much of his mana that he is able to mve it freely and almost without thought ((must be within a certain distance)) he has named it and it behaves much like a snake but it is only an extension of Farid himself and has no life or thought on its own

Djinn Blood
The scarf charmer doesnt have many bonuses from his parentage, but there are a few notable irregularities: His eyes and markings have a faint half glow to them at night and dusk, and he can eat bones as well as normal food to survive. He might have a longer lifespan that humans, as he has never met another malun Farid is content to wait and see if this is the case.

Silver Weakness
Farids blood does more than give him abilities, for with it he has a weakness to silver and iron, if in the presence of large amounts of it, or in contact with concentrated forms of it, he cannot use his abilities and he feels sick. As such he prefers gold, copper, and bronze for jewelry.

Design Notes

-Farid's eyes are a red
-his red markings are symmetrical on the right and left side of his stomach
-he has snakebits and a pair of earrings both are gold
-Ghermez has three stripes, one offset near the center, and two near the ends
-Ghermez has 5 tassles on each side ((these can be manipulated like fingers))
-his pants change color, ranging from black, grey and white, to more colorful varients
-almost always has his scarf with him
-the black bands on his arms and legs are tattoos