Editing In the Halls of Undermountain: Iblis (section)

=Character Summary=

Name: Iblis<br>
Quote: "It is better to be good than evil, but if one cannot be good to all, it is better to be evil to the wicked."<br>
Age: 20ish<br>
Sex: Male<br>
Race: Tiefling<br>
Class: Paladin<br>
Character Tags: Foundling, knight errant, true believer

'''Description:''' Iblis is a healthy and well-proportioned young tiefling man, average in height and lean in build, with light gray hair and a neatly-cropped beard. When not in knight's armor, he dresses in the simple robes of a young priest of Ilmater. His regular features and friendly but reserved disposition tend to leave a favorable impression, though that can quickly change for anyone unfortunate enough to witness one of his towering rages.

'''Personality:''' A dedicated follower of Ilmater since his years as a foundling, Iblis has a deep and abiding respect for those who follow the tortured god's path of peace and kindness to all. He has accepted the overpowering anger he sometimes feels toward the injustices of the world as his grim legacy to bear, and tries to direct it appropriately and with restraint. He greatly enjoys the simple work of priestly service: ministering to the elderly and ill, feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless, and he wishes that were enough for him. But deep in his heart, he must admit to himself if not to others that he desperately needs a dash of savagery in his life.

'''Bio:''' Iblis was left in the care of the priests of Ilmater by parties unknown, and raised among the healers and scholars of that church. Although he admired the healer priests, they knew he could not follow their path, for he would fly into terrible rages when he saw anyone being mistreated. They therefore recommended him to the Companions of the Noble Heart, a knightly order who served Ilmater by striking down the cruel and torturous. He proved an able candidate, readily withstanding the difficult training and channeling his inchoate wrath into a cold furious passion that lent terrifying strength to his swordplay. Upon receiving his commission as a knight of the order, he begged and received leave to set out on a personal quest.

'''Grudge:''' Iblis traveled the length of the Sword Coast with his itinerant priest guardians, and heard many stories of the terrible harms visited by Halaster the mad wizard on the long-suffering people. He seeks to defeat the legendary malefactor, for the sake of the sufferers -- and, privately, because it is an enormous undertaking that will keep him supplied with the violent encounters he craves.
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