Ashur van Papania

Ashur Van Papania (Previously known as Ashur Braam), is a Lord, Hoecheprest, Farmer, Builder and Merchant currently residing in Kopemonde, Geltisch Handelsrijck and is a part of House van Papania.

Appearance
Even though Ashur is human, he does have some distinguishing features which are not found on typical humans. Ashur was born with a disease called "Dead Man Finger's Disease", which causes a large horn like fungus to grow on his head, aswell as make his hair and skin gray.

Farmer Outfit: before Ashur achieved his noble status, he wore a green tunic with a brown half cloak on his shoulders, aswell as gray pants and brown farmer's boots stuffed with moss.

Noble Outfit: Ashur wears a black coat adorned with gold buttons covering most of his body and a white silk shirt under it. around his waist he wears a green piece of cloth that signatures his past life as a farmer, as well as brown pants and black boots, which are stuffed with moss.

Personality
Ashur is ambitious, he strives to be famous all around the continents, with songs and stories written about him, and will take almost every opportunity to gain more recognition and respect.

Religion is really important to Ashur, and is a large part of his everyday life. Ashur believes in the Aquos Pantheon, and is the leader of a religious group within Aquos called The Heptagon of Rayja that worships Rayja and practices druidic beliefs. he will look down upon people who do not worship Rayja, and think of them as disrespectful.

Ashur has a strong connection to the land, and specifically farming. He respects farmers and sees them as the main caretakers and providers to the world. Even though he is apart of a noble house, he still maintains a beet farm and enjoys farming overall.

Family is above all, Ashur will protect his house's name no matter what. He has alot of respect for his adoptive father Creeperoni and for what he gave him, and will do anything to keep him safe.

Being an Explorer, he likes to travel The Geld and outside of it. He likes learning about different cultures and is intrigued by their different customs, though he might look down upon some of them, as his religious side greatly affects him.

Ashur owns a tavern in Kopemonde, but as much as he loves his tavern, he loves to drink its booze even more, so sometimes you might find him walking the streets a little tippsy after drinking some mead from his tavern

Early Life
Ashur was born to a family of beet farmers, who lived humbly in a small village in Kavernis. He was born with a disease called "Dead Man Finger's Disease" that caused his skin and hair to be in grayish tones, and over the first 2 months of his life, he slowly grew a big monstrous horn from his forehead, which grew around his head. Luckily for him, his family paid no mind to the strange disfigurement, and they raised him with love. His mother was a kind hearted woman, and Ashur always helped her with her beet picking, and he slowly picked up on how to locate the freshest beets from their farm. His father was a sturdy and raspy man, but a kind one just as much, he always told glorious stories about kings and adventurers to young Ashur, which Ashur always loved hearing. His grandfather mostly sat on a rocking chair located on the front porch, Ashur’s grandfather was once a hare hunter, and he used to hunt them using a short bow, because of that he insisted on teaching Ashur how to use a bow, he always used to say how it’s a basic skill everyone should know and one day it might save his life. The years passed and Ashur lived happily with his family, but he also developed a more realistic passion for his father’s stories, and started an appetite for exploring the world. for years Ashur pondered about that subject until he reached the age of 21, when he finally decided to execute his urge for adventure. he said goodbye to his father and mother, went to his grandfather's grave to place one last dandelion on his grave, and set off to explore kylorne.

Kopen
He traveled through the vast world of Kylorne for 3 years, he saw the large deserts of the south, as well as the freezing mountains of the north. when Ashur arrived at a small island of Kopen, he was attacked by an Ent. Ashur fought the creature, but before he could finish it, the ent sunk his teeth in his leg and broke it. Ashur screamed in pain before stabbing the ent in the head with his small dagger. The injury was bad, Ashur laid there, gazing upon the sky, slowly passing out. When Ashur woke up he found himself laying on a log with a bandage around his leg, the island’s residents found him and took care of his leg. For the next month Ashur laid and watched how the residents planned their town’s layout and farms, and when he could stand on his feet, he helped them build their houses. When he fully healed, he had a choice to leave and continue his adventures, or stay here and continue helping build Kopemonde, he decided to stay.

The Diagnosis
When Ashur and Creeperoni van Papania were exploring Lazzeatir they stumbled upon Seregost, the capital of Carpe Noctem, and there they met Dr Tancred. Dr Tancred showed Ashur and Van Papania around Seregost, explaining each building to them, which intrigued them both. when he finished the tour, Ashur asked Dr Tancred if he could maybe take a look at his horn, because maybe he could find what exactly is ontop of Ashur's head. Dr Tancred agreed to take a look at Ashur's horn, so he took him to his lab. Tancred took a sample off of Ashur's horn, and started experimenting with it. after many hours, the doctor returned to Ashur with a Diagnosis: "it appears that horn on your head is not a horn at all, but a fungus!" Dr Tancred said, "it is probably a rare disease found among small villages who have many large farms. The Disease causes a large horn like fungai to grow on one's body, which slowly dehydrates the person to survive, which makes their skin and hair turn gray and causes them to drink more water then humans usually need to not die". Ashur was baffled and asked "is it dangerous?", Dr Tancred said calmly "it does not appear to be dangerous, as long as you drink enough water so you wont get dehydrated". Ashur thanked Dr. Tancred and paid him for his service. Ashur and Van Papania rode off on their horses, and continued exploring Lazzeatir.

House van Papania
"Did you call for me, my hier?" asked Ashur, entering Kopemonde's town hall, "Yes! come forth Ashur.." Creeperoni said while sitting his large throne, "i have something to ask you, but dont take it as an act of affection" he said, "ever since you joined our fine town, i noticed something special about you, you've always seemed to intrigue me", "t-thank you my hier" said Ashur, flattered but confused. "i would like to make you my son, and legal heir of Kopemonde" said Creeperoni as he leaned forward "i have no sons, and i see no one better fitting to replace me when i go". Ashur was baffled, his eyes widened, "it'll be my honor sir" he said. "well then!" Creeperoni adjusted back to his sit "we will have a ceremony announcing this new bond". that same day nobles and townsfolk alike came from all around the Geld gathered in Kopemonde to see the new son to join house van Papania, Ashur van Papania.