Orazio Saik
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| Orazio Saik | |
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| Social Rank | 4 |
| Fealty | Crownsworn "Crownsworn" is not in the list of possible values (Redrain, Valardin, Grayson, Thrax, Pravus, Lyceum, Crown) for this property.
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| House | Saik |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 51 |
| Religion | Pantheon; Sentinel |
| Vocation | Priest |
| Height | 6' |
| Hair Color | Black, Fading To Grey |
| Eye Color | Liquid Black |
| Skintone | Faded Bronze |
| Family | |
| Parents | Helmin Saik |
| Siblings | Sadoletto Saik, Ludovigo Saik, Giovanna Saik, Carina Saik |
| Uncles/Aunts | Dorian Saik |
| Cousins | Meuric Saik |
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Description
At six feet tall, Orazio possesses an air of authority that's hard to ignore. Broad shouldered and trim, here is a man whose martial background as a citizen of Southport cannot be hidden by his priestly vestments. Neither can he hide the march of years. Though barely entering middle age, Orazio's hair, once the deepest black, has begun to show hints of grey at his temples. If his cultured Lycene handsomeness can be said to possess any flaw, it is that his gaze lacks true empathy. Deep set and piercing, it can be hard to set aside the feeling that one is being seen not as a person, but a thing.
Personality
On the surface, Orazio is a personable, affable man. He always has time to listen to one amongst the faithful, and is often not without a kind word. There are a slim few who would dare to say that the Arch Lector is anything other than fair - in temperament and in action. But Orazio is also a cold, hard man. Cutting and precise, with no time for those he deems worthless or incompetent.
Background
Born as the second son, with three more siblings to follow, no one within the Saik family anticipated that summer plague that ripped through the deep south of the Lyceum and left many and more dead. Including Orazio's parents, and the twins who were just too young. With his eldest brother now the distraught heir, and his surviving younger brother studying within Arx, Orazio had a decision to make.
The details are murky, but shortly after his family tragedy, Orazio appeared within Southport where he quickly joined the ranks of the military. Little of this time can be said, except that he served dutifully and with all the expected valour of any Southport citizen.
As Orazio matured, he insinuated himself within influential circles. With a sharp, politically adroit mind, it came as a surprise to those who knew him when Orazio swore vows to become a priest of Sentinel. While serving with an even handed, tempered zeal, the political realm remained one in which Orazio 'occasionally dabbled.'
Then there came the Tor-Southport debacle. Orazio, then Lector, was disgusted by Lucien, but remained within the city of Southport for the war's duration. Shortly afterwards, he received the call to come to Arx, though he continued to maintain ties with the Malvicis. It is within the capital that Orazio has truly flourished, displaying an uncanny ability to manipulate events from behind the scenes. All the while, he stands proudly as the city's Archlector to Sentinel...with the subtle indication that he'd not mind a seat at the Legate's table.
