Drej Tinerim

Drej Tinerim is a player character in the Ashes of Silvius Manor campaign, played by amde.

= Biography =

Drej Tinerim is a mechanic. He has set out on an adventure to do as much good as he can, in penance for his self-perceived guilt in his sister's death.

Early life
Drej was born to Tej and Illima Tinerim 22 years ago in Enthenia. He grew up alongside a younger sister, Lana.

In his early childhood, Drej was encouraged to learn as much as he could in his schooling, and desired to be a watchmaker just like his father was. Even from a young age, he was fascinated by mechanics, especially the small, perfectly-aligned systems of gears in clocks and especially watches. He had a passion for learning, and excelled in his schooling.

He chose to leave general education early in order to begin his apprenticeship as a watchmaker, but found that his hands were not steady enough to assemble the exceptionally small gear systems in watches, to both his own and his father's great disappointment. Discouraged, Drej chose instead to study larger mechanisms where the steadiness of his hands was not an issue, but always felt his true calling was watchmaking.

One night, a group of burglars broke into the Tinerim home, stealing a great deal of the family's wealth and killing Lana, Drej's sister, in the process. Though Drej can barely remember the exact events of the night, he insists that his sister's death was his fault.

Leaving home
After his sister's death, Drej decided he must atone for allowing his sister's death by travelling the world as a good Samaritan. He, with his father, fashioned a special crossbow that represents the sum of their acquired knowledge, which has been described by those who have had the opportunity to examine it closely as a marvel of mechanical technology. With this crossbow in tow, Drej left home and sought ways to make the world a better place, but most importantly, a place safer from criminals.

Personality
Drej sees his soul as being near a karmic tipping point, and believes that even a trivially evil or morally ambiguous action could send his soul across the rubicon, so to speak, into a downward spiral towards eternal damnation and unspeakable evil. Thus, he is obsessed with good deeds and unwilling to consider the long-term moral consequences of his or others' actions, and instead prefers only to consider short-term morality.

Drej is extremely protective of those he sees as vulnerable, often to a fault. In situations in which those he sees as vulnerable are potentially endangered, he often overestimates his own strength or refuses to believe that he could be outmatched. This tendency may also lead such people to feel patronized by his constant protectiveness.

= Character sheet =