Abaron Orosa

*"Hard and cold as the ice he summons, his frozen heart seeks warmth only in the warm suffering of others."* -Author regarding Abaron Orosa.

**Abaron Orosa I** is a Nirvaan Consul and the *Prima Justiciar* of the Nirvas Imperium. Born with an innate talent for ice Magick, Abaron has served as a swift hand of dispassionate justice in the Imperium, dispensing judgement on highborn and low alike. For his skill at rooting out and suppressing dissent, Abaron was awarded a prestigious position on the Imperator's *Consulate*. While not particularly popular, Abaron is feared far and wide in the Imperium and his *Seprules* are treated with utmost respect even by high Nirvaan lords.

## Appearance

Abaron is a tall Nirvaan man of strong build, standing at 6'2" and weighing 155 lbs of lean muscle. His hands are notably cold to the touch and smooth, and his body radiates a chilling aura. His hair is smooth but short and even, hanging down to the middle of his neck and colored a deep, dark violet that appears black at first glance. His carmine-colored eyes are cold and expressionless, with his toned body being colored a dark sangria. Abaron's voice is described as smooth but masculine, with a rigid and dutiful firmness to his tone at all times.

Typically, Abaron wears a dark grey leather raiment covered by a silvery armor plating lined with Nirvosi runes. A matching, screen-like helmet covers his face in public - an image he uses to promote dread. Heavy ringlets line his left arm, seemingly attached to the armor, while his *kyvaes* staff is kept sheathed with a leather band at his back. A dark grey cloth trails behind his thighs, attached at his sash with a silvery medallion depicting Voradun is worn as his belt buckle.

## Personality

*"My efforts keep the* aristocra *in line. The Magistrate, the common people... even my fellow Exarchs fear my gaze. You would do well to remember this, child. I am everywhere."* -Abaron threatening Astra Qyran.

Cold, ruthless, and diligent in his duties, Abaron is a man whose influence is a shadow cast over the entire Imperium. Unlike his peers in the Consulate, Abaron pays little heed to the power plays and machinations of his fellow Nirvaan, focusing instead on punishing enemies of the realm, both real and perceived. He is a staunch traditionalist, insisting that the place of women is outside of the Imperium's military and that aliens belong under the heel of the Nirvaan. With this in mind, he has a strong dislike of Nyris Carinata for her place on the Consulate and what he feels is her "blasphemous" attitude, employing aliens in her ranks and maneuvering around the Imperium's traditions. Regardless of his xenophobia, however, he takes a special delight in punishing the Nirvaan lords who overstep their boundaries and longs for the day he can do the same with Nyris and her allies.

Abaron is a firm believer in the Vokari pantheon and in the religious authority of the Novem, a council of nine Nirvaan seers whose value to the Imperium is debated. He is the quickest to defend their wisdom and has built an elaborate shrine dedicated to the gods in the Magna Judicium, the Grand Court in Septa Pyrad. He has recruits for his cult-like paramilitary organization, the *Seprules*, undergo a Rite of Rebirth before being inducted into the ranks to pay worship to the Vokari. He was a strong proponent for the Vonora program but his support for fellow Consul Valderious Vong wanes depending on the nature of his proposals, such as when he opposed Vong's issue of expanding the Hugoran for full vanguard service. He seems to get along well with fellow Consul Xython Septus IV, deferring to his judgement on many cases of military matters, much to the frustration of Solkhar Hargran.