Zhep-Felkin

Zhep-Felkin is a healer and explorer of mixed Union and Zhuka descent. He is involved in the efforts of the Zhuka people to recover from the Union genocide. Patient, relaxed yet stern he was hired by Lina Iskaar to guide her to the Northern Village in 2025.
== Appearance ==
Zhep-Felkin is a man of very slightly above average height and wiry, slender build that hints at a hard, frugal way of life. His blonde hair is cut short and even and his face is long and somber, his deep-set blue eyes often carrying an accusatory look in them. His skin is a swarthy color, betraying his mixed ancestry. He is most often seen in light, yet not too decorative silken shirt and pants, paired with a striking azure-blue scarf when in city and dark brown leather armor when out on the trail, that covers all his body, alongside a bag for his potions and extracts, as he is foremost a healer. He is seldom seen without his ivory stinger knife- a fourty centimeter long blade fashioned from a stinger of one of the rare beasts and kept in a scabbard on the back of the waist. He also carries a long-barreled Auresian arcanocaster with him.
== Personality ==
Zhep-Felkin is a man of two worlds-being both a representative of Union civilization as well as an ally and honored friend of the Northern Zhuka tribe. He is a man who seem to be utterly devoted to his duties as a healer and educator, having a patient, relaxed and pleasant personality, which however can come off as boring or patronizing and all-in-all too serious. He dislikes unnecessary violence and prefers to use words to end conflicts, but he can be a fierce and determined fighter when pushed. Zhep often speaks with unfamiliar Zhuka terminology and can come off as mysterious, especially when dispensing moral lessons. He is deeply compassionate, taking his position as a healer very seriously and going out of his way to help any wounded or diseased beings, even those who might be considered evil. He is also stoic and determined in the face of danger, showing a stony deliberation, and not allowing his feelings to overcome his sense of reason. He does not show fear, even in retreat, waiting until the confrontation is over to let any emotions stirred up by it come up.