Phoenix Blossom

Phoenix is a human cleric and druid who lives in Feypass, working as a Priest in the High Temple of Ennera.

Description
Phoenix is a fair-skinned, slender young man with short, curly red hair, and pretty maroon eyes. He wears large glasses, and has several piercings in his ears.

Phoenix is extremely gentle and kind, and rather awkward in conversation. He has a tendency to ramble, and gets very nervous while talking to others. However, while working, Phoenix is transformed. He feels very at home in the role of a Priest, and has proven himself to be a confident leader within the Temple. Healing and protecting others is his passion and his life, and he is dedicated and very hardworking.

Pre-Campaign
Phoenix was born in Illuren to a rather wealthy couple. His mother Hannah died when he and his twin sister, Raevynn, were very little, and his father, Crane, did not have any patience for his gentle crybaby of a son. Phoenix was incredibly attached to Raevynn. They spent all their time together, and Phoenix practically worshipped his twin.

When the twins were seven, a beautiful aasimar woman (the High Priest of Ennera, Tahari) came to call on their family. Phoenix was out playing in the garden with Raevynn - she was teaching him to climb trees, something he had always been too frightened to do.

He had gotten fairly far up with Raevynn's encouragement when a servant came to fetch Phoenix, and Phoenix alone. He startled, and fell out of the tree, crashing to the ground and breaking an arm as he did so. Raevynn was instructed to stay outside in the garden.

When Phoenix arrived in the parlour, hair and clothing a mess, arm broken, crying from the pain, Crane's fury was silent but clear. He moved to strike his embarrassment of a son, but Tahari moved first, stepping between the two and kneeling before Phoenix. She was kind. She smiled softly at him, and took his arm and healed it. She then turned to Crane, who asked if she really wanted something so pitiful and weak. Tahari reaffirmed her desire – Ennera had asked for this boy, and Ennera would have him.

Crane then insisted on payment. Tahari was robbing him of his son, he cried. He deserved compensation.

Varan passed him a small satchel of coin. Crane told them to leave his home at once – they got what they came for, and he considered the purchase complete. Phoenix, confused, asked his father what he meant – but Crane snarled at him not to call him “father” anymore, insisting that Phoenix had been purchased, and was no longer his son.

Phoenix begged for Raevynn to be brought too – but Crane's orders to get out were clear.

From that point on, Phoenix lived in the Temple of Ennera. He spent his entire first week crying because of how much he missed Raevynn. He barely ate. He barely slept.

Then Ennera came to him in a dream. She soothed him, comforted him, and promised that one day he would see his sister again – but not yet. For now, he must grow big and strong, and that meant he needed to eat and to sleep.

Phoenix grew into a dutiful young acolyte, a gifted healer, and eventually, a priest. He pursued the life of a Cleric, while also learning the magic of nature at the same time. His life at the temple was good - Tahari trained him personally as much as she could, and became both a mentor and mother to him as he grew up.

When he was sixteen, he attempted to contact Raevynn. He was informed that she was dead, which crushed his spirits for a time. Tahari consoled him and urged him to have faith – Ennera promised he would see her again, and so he surely would, in whatever form.

Campaign
Phoenix did indeed see Raevynn again. His sister came to the Temple with her new group of friends, the party Cher Amies. Phoenix was overjoyed to see her, and attempted to greet her - but to his horror, Raevynn had no idea who he was. He was certain it was her; he'd know his sister anywhere. Yet she insisted that she did not know him, and in fact, she felt incredible physical pain at the sight of him.

With Tahari's help, Phoenix and the party deduced that Raevynn's memories had been altered using a combination of potions and magic, and were unsure of how to undo the damage. She suggested that Raevynn attempt a trial to prove herself worthy to Ennera herself - an ancient trial that would allow Raevynn to use Ennera's relic, the Wishing Scroll. Raevynn agreed, and after a few days - during which a worried Phoenix remained at the Temple - she returned, successful, her memory of Phoenix completely restored.

Phoenix, overjoyed, presented Raevynn with a beautiful cloak, and a brooch, both of which matched a cloak and brooch of his own. Their reunion proved to be only temporary, however, as Raevynn continued her travel with Cher Amies, and Phoenix knew he wanted to continue working at the Temple. The twins have stayed in contact through the use of Sending and letters.

In Tahari's current absence, Phoenix was left in charge of the High Temple.

Raevynn
Raevynn is Phoenix's twin sister, role model, and one of the people he loves the most in the entire world. They were incredibly close as children, and Phoenix missed her terribly once he left home. Phoenix absolutely adores Raevynn, and is beyond thrilled to have her back in his life, even though they are apart most of the time. He worries about her safety constantly, and prays each and every night for Raevynn and all her friends to return to him one day.

Tahari
Tahari is Phoenix's mentor. She has never told him why exactly she claimed him, but has always been a wise and patient mother figure to him, loving him deeply and taking care of him. She trained him herself, and is immensely proud of the Cleric he has become. Tahari knows that Phoenix has a great destiny ahead of him, and that she cannot protect him forever, but wants to treasure her time with him as much as possible.

Trivia

 * Phoenix chose his own surname. He abandoned his childhood surname after joining the Temple, and chose "Blossom" because he loved flowers.