Credits to me. Probably will redraw

Aridam is not a man who shows his true self, physically or otherwise. He lives a thousand lives all at once, constantly changing his face to best fit his wants. He may appear to be a short, frail old man one moment and a lanky windmill of a youth the next. Being an expert in the dark arts, or magic in general, has made this shape-shifting come as second nature. He never lets his walls down for others to see who he is; why would his face be any different?

Despite folks not always knowing him by one constant face, he does have a regular appearance. One could even go as far as to call him tall, dark, and handsome. When he is alone, he drops the act, and in the place of the decorated merchant or crippled geriatric stands a fairly normal looking young man. He is a couple inches over six feet tall and lithe, sporting a mildly triangular build that boasts broader shoulders and solid, straight legs. Ari's complexion is a tan one with much of his coloring coming from the sun, which provides him with faint farmer's tan lines during the hotter months. Short, black hair usually remains messy despite any effort he puts in to tame it. His youthful face is fairly angular and hosts a well-proportioned nose, mouth, and eyes. The latter are a cold, electric blue and are framed by dark eyelashes, making them all the more jarring. They sit beneath two sharp, slightly angled eyebrows. His face is smooth with no lines indicating any sort of emotion. No laughter crinkles, brow furrows, dimples -- nothing.

His body is scarred with many smaller, older marks crossing along his arms and torso, though there are a few larger, deeper ones that mark old wounds that tested his will to live. These are easily hidden, though, as the vast majority are located on his chest and stomach. As long as he is clothed (which he nearly always is), the only old gashes that show up could easily be passed off as accidents from carelessness, and many of them were -- but where's the fun in telling that story? For all anyone knows, he got them fighting dragons.

Aridam is not very expressive when he is his actual self. Any emotion he may be displaying is found behind his hard gaze or hinted at in his voice. When he is galavanting around in someone else's skin, though, he plays into the theatrics of it all. However he can best get a ride out of others, that is how he will look and act. Regardless of who he may be cosplaying as, he will always give off a dark, borderline-sinister air. He practically radiates chaos.

Personality

Personalitywise, he is an enigma even to himself. The "real" him has been buried so deep for so long, it may very well be lost forever. The main trait that is truly his is his overall bitterness. Ari does not believe in "good people" -- they simply do not exist. Everyone has an agenda, every closet is packed with skeletons, every angel has demons. And Ari just loves to bring those demons out to play.

There is nothing innocent about him. He has portrayed himself to be the polar opposite of all that can be seen as good in the world. If there is a negative adjective to describe someone's personality, Aridam has probably done his best to display it on himself like a badge. Cheat, liar, Casanova, thief, murderer, callous, cruel, arrogant,... The list goes on. Any frail light of hope that springs up around him is immediately and harshly extinguished in despicable ways.

He also has a habit of, ah, ruining reputations. He discovered long ago that secrets were best exposed by someone other than the keeper. Many a nobleman, priest, monk, and high-ranking official have fallen victim to Aridam's antics. When these men and women start looking too perfect, Ari finds and exploits their weaknesses. If he finds out that Friar Wendel has been sneaking out to break some celibacy vows, well, the whole town will have happened to see him loudly flirting with the ladies of the brothel. Ari hears that High Lord Aelic poisoned a member of the court? Wouldn't you know, Aelic was boasting about it at the pub while throwing ale canisters across the room last night.

Of course, people see through the ruses more often than not, but it's always enough to start whispers and sow seeds of doubt, tarnishing or even obliterating someone's reputation. Aridam's mission is simply to wreak havoc. In the world of Covenant's white, Ari is the dark gray. He works for justice, yet his means are certainly questionable.

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