Delim Arescotti

Technically, you have to get caught to be a liar. Which, in a way, makes me an honest man.

-- Delim

Charming, devilish, and ambitious, Delim is a seasoned exorcist from the declining nation of Zustan. Unafraid to get his hands dirty, he clawed his way out of poverty via less than scrupulous means, and hasn't looked back since. The art of banishing spirits is dangerous but honest work, and now he seeks to train his brother in the field, hoping to provide a better life for the only family he has left.

Backstory

The Arescotti siblings hail from a world called Alaia, after the world-goddess of the same name. It's a place where magic suffuses everything, spirits intermingle with humanity, and mortal life is all too often cruel, brutal, and short.

Born into desperate poverty, Delim's early years were not ones he cares to remember. When he was twelve, his mother ran off with a John to start a new life — one that didn’t include her children. She sold him and his brother for a pittance, and the siblings were quickly separated.

Delim remained at the brothel he'd been raised in, taken on as cheap menial labor to do the cleaning, cooking, repairs, or whatever else was asked of him. The work was hard, the hours long, and the pay barely enough to cover his meals, let alone provide an education or an escape. Ultimately, it was these circumstances that led him to take up his mother's line of work at far too young an age.

Things looked grim for Delim, but unbeknownst to him, a mysterious benefactor had taken an interest in him. The man who would become his mentor had recognized a latent talent in Delim for his craft, and offered to take him on as an apprentice. The man was an exorcist, one of the few professions that could provide a chance at a better life for someone of Delim's background.

Delim leapt at the opportunity, eager to escape his hopeless situation. Though the road before him was long and hard, he threw himself into the training with a fierce determination, and it wasn't long before he was skilled enough to begin taking on more dangerous, higher-paying jobs. But even as his fortunes improved, Delim never forgot about his younger brother. Five years after the two had been separated, Delim finally had the means to track down his sibling. It took months of searching and calling in favors, but at last he found the temple Kailios had been sold to, freeing his brother from the priests' clutches with a generous "donation".

Now, Delim spends his days training Kailios to follow in his footsteps as an exorcist. The boy has proven to be a quick study, displaying a natural aptitude for the craft, and Delim is thankful to be reunited with the only family he has left.

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