Amen Said

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## Personality

Known for the lazy smile that tugs at the corner of his lips and his casual stride. Amen possesses a quiet certainty that others find attractive. He dresses as he likes, does what likes, and despite his appearance, does not see himself above others. He simply sees himself as capable. Many find his nonchalance charming. It's rare to see him crack, and thus it puts others at ease.

Rarely though does Amen ever have any actual control of the situation he's in. He flies by the skin of his teeth and enjoys every second of it. Thriving off success, Amen loves a challenge as it only makes victory sweeter. His ambition brought him success in Norwich, but it also caused his down fall. It's a double-edged sword. Luckily, Amen rarely fails... Though, he's a sore loser those rare times he does. If a loss brings repercussions, he'll do his best to avoid them. Even if it's something simple, like having to clean the kitchen for a week. If he truly can't get out of it he'll at least try to pull someone along into his mess. Some poor sod that he's made friends with is going to help scrub that tile.

Maybe if someone pushed him in the right direction, he could use that sly nature of his for something good rather than for his own benefit.

## Biography

The second born of the Said Family, Amen is one of 5 children, and a second-generation immigrant. His grandparents left their home country of Ordene and came to a small immigrant community in Erith Cross, Concordia. With them they brought their children, culture, and faith in New Horizon. Devout believers, both families took their lifestyle seriously, every decision made with the purity of their souls in mind. They do not drink cow’s milk, believing it to be unnatural, they use nothing beyond holistic medicines, and they live on natural land formations. Those are just small things done to keep themselves pure. Since both sides of Amen’s family were immensely devout, the two were close and his parent’s union was basically an obligation.

Amen grows up in a multigenerational household with strict parents and stricter grandparents. He has vivid memories of the elders in his family quizzing about every friend he had as a small child on their lifestyle before deciding if Amen could keep them or not. Though done out of care, these things turned Amen away from his faith. The way they let it guide them was flawed, and controlling, and he’d grow up to find it almost eerie. Letting death guide every decision in your life doesn’t sound like purity. In fact, it’s not doing an all too good job at making him less traumatized!

Though he questioned his family’s beliefs. Amen rarely did so openly. Struggling to feel heard, wanting something different but lacking the capabilities to make any genuine changes. Amen’s solution is petty chaos.

At 8, Amen shoplifts for the rush. It starts out as small things most people wouldn’t notice. Candy, toys, things that fit in your palm… One time he stole a lighter? It looked cool.

Though being caught wasn’t rare, there were a few times he got away with it because of the help of his eldest brother. Haamid was only three years older, but to Amen it was light years apart. He was a sort of parental figure to his siblings. Reliable and caring, Haamid always seemed to keep an eye out for Amen. In return, Amen admired him, to him Haamid was one of the few people who could understand him.

Even with Haamid’s support, Amen’s rebellious nature grew more out of hand with age. Around 13, Amen gained more independence and with it found friends of a similar mindset scattered in and out of his community. They got into all kinds of mischief. Smashing mailboxes, egging homes, anything really. He even became a bit of a businessman. If you can consider a kid selling pieces of candy he stole for a dollar a piece, a businessman. Thinking this was the best he’d felt in a long time, Amen sought to share the high. He dragged all his siblings along, especially Haamid. While things always started out well, his brothers and sisters caught on to how unreliable Amen was. If you took him up on an offer, you’d be the one left to hang while he crawled off.

By the time Amen had graduated highschool, his siblings had all cut him off, minus Haamid. Though he had become distant since moving out. Amen’s relationship with his parents was only just barely alive, and his grandparents didn’t matter all that much to him by that point.

Now an adult, and with little to stay for… Amen leaves home. Confident in himself, he sets off to build a new life in Norwich, just big enough and just close enough to the border of Ordene. There is where Amen spreads his wings. Charming and ambitious, he makes friends fast. Using his new connections, Amen gets into the business of smuggling Concordian goods and selling dupes and things of that nature. Just about anything.  Though only a gnat in the underworld, Amen has a reputation among friends. If you’d like to get rid of something, bring it to Amen and he’ll bring you back more than it’s worth.

The time he spends in Norwich, it’s probably the first time he can say he’s happy. Proud of himself even. This newfound bliss even pushes Amen to approach his lost faith in a new way. In death, he’d liked for every piece of him to reach past the gates rather than drift into the memory sea. To imagine his whole self floating aimlessly always brought him great discomfort. Yet, Amen had always felt it inevitable. The life expected of him made him sad, but now, in this hedonistic chaos, he has hope. Yes, there are bits of turmoil, past regrets. Still, there’s so much more to look forward to. Perhaps his fellow believers have misunderstood what the divine beings had expected of them.

Maybe his way is better? Or maybe it’s just an excuse.

The longer Amen spends in Norwich, the more enemies he makes. It’s not unexpected, and none were ever powerful enough to scare him. Small time criminals going for small time criminals. Not until Amen got ahold of a convincing piece of fake spire glass.

It started out simple enough. He poked around, let it slip to a few people what he had. Then, waited. Next thing he knows there’s a fancy black car pulling up to him on the side of the road, and a big briefcase full of money. By that point, Amen knows he’s in over his head, but it’s too late to back out. Not that he actually would. The adrenaline building up, the sweat slick of the back of his neck. All while Amen still carried a lecherous grin. This was a challenge for him.

The man he meets is Ace Abrusso, a bit of an infamous figure in Concordia’s underworld. Amen knew little of him despite that as the man kept mostly himself.  Though they did have one or two mutual friends.

Abrusso falls for the fake. For a time at least. Things are fine until they aren’t. The only thing saving Amen’s head from a pike is that those mutual friends like him more.

Not willing to risk it, Amen packs his bags overnight and crosses the border into Ordene. He can’t rely on friends to hide him, he doesn’t trust them enough. But there is one person Amen knows he can rely on.

With little warning, Amen appears at the doorstep of Haamid and his fiancee’s home. Neither are happy, but Haamid still opens his door to him with little pushback... Amen wonders if leaving as he had would be enough to escape the consequences of what he’d, and a little part of him questions his choices coming here. His brother doesn’t know why he’s come, and Amen isn’t keen on telling him.

His brother’s fiancee is not fond of him. Suspicious, she seems to always have an eye on Amen. Not knowing when it’d be possible to return to his former lifestyle and seeing her suspicion as a challenge. Amen looks for other careers. Something that keeps him out of the house would be preferable, and obviously he needs his fix of adrenaline. Most important of all, it’s gotta catch his eye and challenge him.

Taking a job as a Fisher wasn’t what he had in mind, but after sharing a round with a couple who’d just come back from the memory sea… Amen envisioned himself in their stories, and found he liked the idea. So, he started studying for it.

Later on, Amen received his fisher license. Haamid looked proud of him for once, and Amen doesn’t quite know how he feels about that.