Jamus

Jamus is a Mage originally from Vestvall. He wears bright orange clothes which have become his fashion. He is in his early 40s.

## History

Jamus lived in a town known as Vestvall, east of Fel Sadanis, where he worked as a Bank clerk for around 20 years. Taking this information at face value, Jamus began working at the bank as a young teenager in 3031. At some point after his early marriage (his oldest son is in his early 20s), Jamus learned that his wife was cheating on him with the noble Argan Urs. All his kids were supposedly the children of that rival, although Bens looks more like Jamus than Argan. Jamus made the affair public, but essentially nobody could help him to make the wrong right. Not being willing and able to do anything, Jamus left Vestvall behind in 3051 to become an adventurer. Even if he could take revenge later, after out-leveling his rival, he knows that nobody would be better off afterwards. After still writing with his son Bens for several years, his last letter to the Vestvall family had been in 3056.

Jamus awakened after he left Vestvall. Jamus met Carten on a basically suicidal adventure in the Badlands, where they met a *Face Stabbing Face Stabber* of Level 12. Only 4 of the 8 adventurers survived the encounter, but it gave Jamus a new purpose in life. At some point in time, Jamus also met Tallheart and they became friends, just like Jamus had become friends with Staavo. These friendships didn't begin to overlap until late mid-3060 when he also met Rain, with whom he explored the Everdeep Fortress Lair, which was his first lair. Rain remarked that Jamus is the oldest looking adventurer that he has met.

Jamus has lived in Fel Sadanis for quite a while after having become an adventurer. He owned his own house in the city and employed Bek as housekeeper. He became very close friends with Meloni, who also lived in Fel Sadanis, and who was let into Jamus' house by Bek whenever she so wished. Jamus was outside the city in the woods together with Tallheart and Staavo, when the Empire attacked Fel Sadanis. They first fled the scene, but later returned together with Ameliah. With a returning patrol of the Watch, they shared an outpost in the lee of the barrier, until Rain resolved the issue. Both Jamus and Meloni joined Ascension, and she became awakened in the Sale family lair. Rain officiated their wedding ceremony in spring 3061, together with Tallheart, Ameliah and Carten.

Jamus' desire to meet his family in Vestvall again was a major factor in Rain's choice where Ascension would go first. Jamus had worried a lot about his children (Rain suspected that at least Bens might be his actual son), and was happy to meet them safe and sound where he had left them. During the evacuation of Vestvall, they reacquainted with each other and Jamus told Rain that all three of his children might join Ascension. Being a seasoned adventurer, he accompanied Rain in the recon missions into Three Cliffs and Barstone.

## Build and gear

Jamus is a level 12 Arcane Mage. He has the skills Intrinsic Focus, Intrinsic Clarity, Magical Synergy, Arcane Bolt, Arcane Bulwark, Lightning Whip, Lightning Ball, Levitation, Overcharge, Arcane Mastery and three yet unknown ones. He has a higher focus than clarity, a ratio of 4 to 1, and is known for getting headaches due to that imbalance when using too much mana.

Jamus wears durability-enchanted robes in Vestvallan fashion. He was gifted a Malleable ear ring by Tallheart, as a token of their friendship. This, as well as Rain's Winter aura, helped to alleviate his stat imbalance. He has also begun physical training.

## Trivia

Jamus is famous among his friends for being able to make wonderful soups and stews from just a few ingredients. That is the background for Rain assigning him the hand code call-sign of *Soup*.

Jamus was the first character to establish an own Point-of-View Chapter, which was #19. He also provided PoV insight in #44, #69, #107, #116, #125 and #131. (Full list of chapters includes PoV breakdowns)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 50
2. ↑ Chapter 125
3. ↑ Chapter 178
4. ↑ Chapter 69
5. ↑ Chapter 181
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 44
7. ↑ Chapter 170
8. ↑ Chapter 178