Character Name: Father Felix Worth

Canon/Original: Canon

Gender: Male

Age: 26

Family:
Father and Mother: Hugh, Elsebeth
Brothers: Walter, Miles
Sisters: Agnes, Cristyne

Occupation: Priest

Place of Habitation: Lawely Fiefdom

Physical Description:

Felix’s build is tall and muscular. He has brown eyes and hair and a clean-shaven face. He wears the priest robes most the time, except occasionally he wears civilian clothing when he does labor with the serfs. The priest garments were more useful for his cause; he gained immediate respect from most people, or at least their attention. His voice was fluent and articulate, pleasing to the ear. His countenance and frown lines on his forehead are distinct and expressive. He looked more mature for his age on account of developing wrinkles earlier in life. He appeared to be a stern, hardy man, yet his eyes are always full of joy and hope. He has a confident and his gestures natural.


Personality:

Felix is a brilliant Catholic priest who is passionate about his faith and preaching and utterly devoted to Christ. He performs extreme penances and prays constantly. He enjoys posing constant challenges to himself, things that cause discomfort, are near impossible or risky. He is usually not reckless in these challenges; it is merely his pursuit of betterment.

He has great charisma, enjoying debating and conversing with others, especially about the faith. He is a remarkable orator and can make profound, convincing arguments. In his debates and preaching he is kind and considerate to his audience but firmly stands up for his belief. When they pose irrational arguments he may feel a deep anger and resentment, but attempts to never let it show. He has full confidence in his beliefs and in God, and fears nothing. He is bold, and has the virtues of faith, hope, and charity in abundance.

Although outwardly he usually acts patient, calm and composed, inwardly he is quick to anger and becomes defensive quickly. Normally, he’ll only show his anger after careful thought and becoming certain that the anger is just. He rarely doubts himself and can be at times considered conceited; he can never admit he is wrong. Although has an immense love for life and humans, he is frequently judgmental and quick to jump to conclusions and condemn.



History:

Felix was seated before the Bishop, who stared at the seventeen–year-old incredulously. They had been talking for a short time when the Bishop said, “Naturally I do appreciate your enthusiasm.. But I have known many young men passionate about the faith who fall under the terrible misapprehension that they are called to Holy Orders, and then after years in the seminary convince themselves that the end result would be different and better, and find themselves miserable. Tell me everything; convince me.”

Felix began confidently to recount his past, “The Church has always been the center of my life, above all else I desire union with the church, a life devoted to Christ. True, one cannot simply choose their own vocation, he is rarely even certain what it might be- but I firmly believe this is what God has called me to be.

My parents had many flaws but were not entirely evil. I disagreed with many of their actions and beliefs, but their intent was, for the most part, to do good. Their most serious sins were their treatment of our servants, and unfortunately that is not even considered a sin to most of the world. In that respect they grievously failed in their duties as Catholics and as masters. Yet only I felt the shame that their behavior produced.

At an early age I began to render service to the less fortunate, I even preferred their company to any other- I understood that we were equal. This understanding was reconfirmed as I studied scripture- I could hardly explain how it began. I suppose either most others in this world or I have a defect of human nature; perhaps after the fall man became naturally inclined to feel superiority over others, or they do not and the world is denying what they know to be true.

I spent most the time of my youth working with the servants and giving them the joy of God- my parents tried to dissuade me from mingling with them but I saw the evils in my family and their equals and I sought refuge in the powerless and innocent poor. Perhaps it was wrong of me to seek comfort in those who had nothing, but the foremost intention I had was to bring faith and hope into their lives. I believe I did. It was agonizing for me to see them live as they did, and nothing I could do was enough; I could never grant them freedom.

I do not pretend to be a forgiving man, I have resented and begrudged past offences to a disgraceful extent but I am yet capable of a great pity and mercy despite whatever anger and hate I may hold. Most my life I have fought against those who attempted to harm my friends, and I could scarcely forgive them for their offenses. But as much as I desire strict justice, I know full well that in the course of justice, none of us should see salvation. ((Last 12 words were stolen from Portia..)) I am not heartless nor fool, I have immense pity for those whose lives are wasted on making other lesser men suffer, yet I wish to help and liberate the lesser man, and reclaim their human dignity.

I am a youngest son, my inheritance little and my value less. On the other hand, Walter, my eldest brother, had potential and my parents had great plans for him. When I was sixteen I saw him beating Hans, one of the servants, I became infuriated and began to attack him- half to defend my friend, and I must admit, half to cause him the pain he had caused to Hans and any other servants. Then another servant stabbed Walter in the back of the neck, and he died. I had wished no serious harm upon him, and I was deeply grieved by his death. My parents blamed me in part, and disinherited me and cast me out.

For a year I have been praying and rendering what little service I can to the poor. Then I came here, willing to pursue my vocation. And I assure you, I did not come here merely for refuge. The church has always been my intention and desire.”

The Bishop smiled, “You are determined, I see. I’m sure you’ll make a fine priest.” He continued to lecture Felix and Felix’s perseverance throughout the lecture gave him great courage.

Felix entered the seminary and became a impassioned priest who developed a version of liberation theology and inspired Brian Farraday and many of the other Lawley serfs in their revolution. He did various missionary work and preached to as many serfs as he could, trying to kindle hope and love for God despite their hardships.

Plot Potential: Lawley Fiefdom rebellion and missionary work.

SAMPLE RP:

Felix stood before his congregation at the pulpit one dreary Sunday morning. These were mostly serfs before him now, so he was at liberty to speak freely. The Gospel reading that day was ‘The Rich Man and Lazarus’ from Luke 16:19, he would enjoy giving this homily. Most of his preaching related to the hope of freedom and equality, and this scripture passage would tie well into his cause. The congregation sat before him with eager hearts, hanging on his every word.

“This Rich man lived well on earth, enjoying corporal pleasures. He ha complete disregard of Lazarus’s suffering; and at his judgment he was found unworthy to enter the gates of Heaven. With all the wealth and pleasure he had in this life, he was reduced to nothing in the next. As scripture says, it is more likely for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the poor and suffering men who, with the grace of God, merit Heaven.

Therefore, take heart my fellow men and women! We suffer through great poverty, misery, and pain, but with the faith in God, each hardship brings us closer to salvation and we will be granted superior joys in Heaven. This does not mean that we should stand idly by and allow this inhumane treatment. We are men, with dignity and the right to life and freedom- no one can take that from us.

These people have wronged us, we have just reasons to be angry with them. In the eyes of God it is lawful that we implement justice and defend our rights. But we are not executioners; that is not our purpose. We must remember to love our enemies. Consider this, they have sinned grievously and we should pity them, for their eyes may never see the beatific vision and that is truly the greatest pain. Yes, we have suffered more than they ever have in the past, but what is yet to come for them is far worse. Therefore, pray for them, pity them, show them the mercy they did not show to us. Their actions are despicable, but these enemies are also children of God- our brothers and sisters, and they have the same rights as us.

It is hard to forgive and love them, it takes heroic virtue. We should not hate and despise them, nor curse them to hell. Act with love for your children, husbands and wives, and God. We will stay true to our cause to fight for freedom, not as butchers but as defenders of all that is good and holy on this earth.

We will fight for dignity and equality! Be soldiers of Christ, strong, and loving. Merit Heaven like no other have; prove your worth to God. He will lead us to victory and justice, and someday whether here or in the Kingdom of God, we will be rewarded for our faith and perseverance. God Bless you.”


What's the name of the Creator God the Endikai worship?: Eguzki

This is a lovely app. I like your character; I like the realism of his religiosity.

I just want you to fix one thing for me.

This is a little nitpicky, but it does make posts more difficult to read sometimes: comb through and find the words you don't really know, then make sure you're using them correctly. Two examples: you use 'continence' for 'countenance' (very difference!) and 'impassionate' (it's a rare word, and you use it improperly; it's actually a verb--I think what you were going for was 'impassioned').

Fix those little things, and I'll accept with pleasure. In addition, you might want to watch out for mistakes of that sort in the future. It makes it hard to understand what you're writing when the words aren't used correctly, you know?

Anyway, lovely app overall. I'll add more re: what plots you can get involved in, etc., after you do the comb-through.

Best,
Sam

Well done, thanks for editing, and welcome to Thiasa! I'm looking forward to having you on the site. :) You are officially accepted!

Accepted...

Now, here are some ideas.

Firstly, he'll be involved in the Revolution, right? You'll probably want to set up exactly how. He's been preaching liberation theology, but I bet he's more on Brian's side than on the side of the new leaders, Conn and Will. Will he help Brian escape? What about Elena? Brian is still torn on whether he wants a revolution at all--would Father Worth try to convince him one way or the other?

Conversely, might he be inclined to help Conn and Will, try to control things, etc.? You'll want to think about his vision for the revolution, and maybe post in the plot pages to get some followers, people on his side, etc.

Very nice app, again.