[anarcharnate]

Name: Frater Novalis
Age: 33
Profession: Mendicant Priest
Description: A tall, dark haired man, Novalis walks with the bearing and sure stride of a man who fears no threat. His robes are dark and old, stained by years on the road, and his frame is toughened by his reliance on the charity of others; this tradition also means he is little weighted by gear, only a satchel of notes, herbs, and tokens, and his long, gnarled wooden staff- which also serves as a useful aid to his short dagger in combat against those with litte grace enough to attack a priest of earth and air.
Skilled in history and natural lore, Novalis is also a proficient healer, able to call upon the spirits of the world to aid him in his curing.
History: From an early age, Novalis had felt the call of the elements. As he reached his seventh birthday, it was realised by a local priest that this affinity, for air and earth especially, would make him a prime candidate for the role of a wandering priest. He found no discomfort in leaving his home and all he knew soon after, and still less in accompanying another, elder, priest on his travels, learning histories and the ways of people and also the practical truth of travelling. By the time he was around thirteen he felt himself ready to set out on his own, and did so, travelling far across the continent in his quest for knowledge, understanding and the means to disseminate them. His love of nature is overwhelmed only by his love of people, and for this reason he has no dislike or distrust of cities; he merely finds the stolid, inflexible religions so often occuring there mildly threatening.