O’saa

Appearance

O’saa is a black man in his thirties, he has golden eyes, and wears a yellow mage outfit. He wears a robe with intricate details, it is mostly gold in color, with white being the secondary color, then blue, red, and orange. He has golden bracelets that are actually his strong, magical arm guards, part of his robe appearts to have an eye design on it, and his sash has an abstract face as the sash’s buckle. He also wears a golden head wrap, bulky red earrings, gold pants, and brown boots. He also has rings on his left hand, and can be seen carrying a magic staff. His hair is short, and he has a trimmed, neatly kept mustache and short beard that is only present on the front of his chin. He also has a distinctive deep voice.

Personality

As a yellow mage, he uses otherwordly powers only to his own benefit and to further his own agenda instead of dedicating his life to worship, contrary to other priests' beliefs. Though reserved in his conversations with others, he unveils his identity as a Yellow Mage, possessing an uncanny grasp of the current predicament beyond any other in the stranded group. Indeed, he demonstrates an intimate knowledge of the Termina festival, giving an impression that he journeyed specifically to partake in it. He has been trained by Nas’hrah, the headless wizard, whom he actually carries around with him on his person. He still currently serves under the headless wizard, which is why he carries his head around. Ironically, O’saa has rhabdophobia, the fear of magic or otherworldly powers, despite being someone who uses magic themselves. He is afraid of other people/creatures/gods, usually enemies, using it on him specifically, and the thing/person with magic possibly being a threat to him. O'saa is an experienced magical practitioner whose time as a yellow mage has shaped the way he views the world. He is very knowledgeable about both Old and New Gods, and will happily use their magic for his own benefit. O'saa prefers to act alone, and is distrustful of others, to the point of attacking those he sees as a threat. Even after being placed in a vulnerable situation, he will still question those who offer to help him, only reluctantly offering to join them. He acts dismissive toward the other contestants, and expresses hatred toward many aspects of the Western world. He is also not above making fun of other characters' religious beliefs and superstitions. Note that he usually only attacks if someone doesn’t head his warnings to stay away from him. He keeps people away from him physically to protect himself, and warns his enemy before he attacks.

Personality

O’saa can also be mischievous, as he has used confessionals to hear people’s sins to both get information and for his own amusement, this is only one of the many mean things he has done.

Context

Termina is centred around The Trickster Moon God, Rher, he had decided to 'invite' fourteen people to the town of Prehevil to "join his jubilee of cosmic proportions". While the residents of both the town and area seem aware of the festival, none of the fourteen participants claim to know the fate placed upon them beforehand. (O’saa himself was the only one aware, he is the exception.) It is a battle royale type of event where only one of the contestants should remain alive in order to retrieve a divine prize. However, it is possible for almost all but one person to survive the three day festival in Prehevil, at least one participant must be sacrificed for the rest of the participants to leave and survive. This festival only occurs once in a rare period where the moon becomes a sickly green, the moon has a face that smiles and stares down at the contestants in wicked malevolence. The villagers that live in Prehevil are all sick and dying, but hold onto the ancient rites and macabre traditions of the gods. Secrets can be uncovered in the town’s most dark and mysterious corners.

Abilities

Has an Enlightened Soul Has a Soul Stone, a Skin Bible, and Nas’hrah on his person. Fights with a magic staff as his weapon of choice. Casts Mischief of Rats(Sends rats to attack the enemy) with his left arm and Hurting(Removes a limb) with his right arm. Is capable of performing a multitude of rituals in spells, a dancing spell makes him more powerful, and he also meditates to help him stay sharp for battle. He wears arm guards which protect him from easily being dismembered, as he is aware most enemies would go for his arms first because he uses them to cast extremely dangerous attacks. Is very knowledgeable on gods, magic, and the supernatural.

Current Goals

Find more power and knowledge for himself to use to his own benefit, and be the winning contestant of the Festival of Termina.

Past

O'saa grew up in the chaotic land of Abyssonia, where endless conflict and warring factions were the norm. He disliked those who fought over ancient disputes and grudges passed down by their ancestors, despite the godlike reverence shown to them. O'saa found no solace in such beliefs and knew that Europa, to the north, was no better. There, they worshiped ancient deities they had never seen, and their disputes spilled across borders in an endless cycle of Great Wars. He decided to leave his family and head to the City of the Sun - Amon to pursue education in spiritualism and religion, determined not to be a pawn in the north's quest for the country's resources. There he excelled as an apprentice, and with the Great War closing Abyssonian borders, he sought to learn as much as possible before leaving the continent. At the Temple of Amon, he had a choice of various spiritual schools to study. O'saa quickly excelled at the temple, surpassing even the older priests. However, he soon realized that religion was used to control the masses and didn't want to serve the ruling class. Discovering an ancient scroll about the yellow mages, who harnessed the power of the Gods for personal gain and believed in chaos, O'saa left the temple to find them in the Eastern Sanctuaries. O'saa arrived in Eastern Sanctuaries and discovered that even the local temples followed the worship of Alll-mer, with religion dictating people's lives. Despite facing scorn for his beliefs from scholars and religious leaders, O'saa remained unwavering. He eventually impressed the Yellow mages with his conviction, and they invited him to join their own. They were reduced to a small group of traveling mages who studied various fields of the otherworldly. O'saa joined them to further his personal growth and agenda using the force of the Gods, continuing his path of learning and self-growth.

Past

The magician O'saa eventually met Hadil Azif, a self-proclaimed wizard from the far east who was gathering a group of adventurers to accompany him on a perilous quest to the infamous dungeons of fear and hunger. Despite initially dismissing Hadil's talks, O'saa was haunted by nightmares the following night and felt compelled to witness the place himself. He joined Hadil's group of adventurers and traveled through war-torn Europa. However, most of the crew quit halfway to Rondon due to the difficulties of crossing borders during chaotic times. As they got closer to their destination, O'saa's dreams became more intense, and the remaining members of the group were visibly sick from stress and otherworldly pressure. When they finally arrived at the dungeons, heavy fog made navigation impossible, and distant growls and howls added to the tension. The group panicked and scattered, and O'saa ventured forward alone, leaving a sick Hadil behind. As O'saa entered the ruins, what had led him there was calling out to him feverishly from beneath the rocks and rubble. He dug through the piles with his bare hands, and eventually found the source of the voice: the burnt and mummified severed head of Nas'hrah, the wizard. O'saa was surprised to find that his master, who had been absent for so long, was surprisingly up to date with the twists and turns of the world. The master had a mission for him - something that could further his knowledge on dark matters greatly. As a yellow mage, O'saa was supposed to follow his own ambitions and greed, but he decided to play along. After all, that was the common relationship between a master yellow mage and their apprentice. He was to travel to a small country in eastern Europa with the beheaded wizard, to a town called Prehevil. His master promised events of cosmic proportions, something that would turn the tides of the world for good. The head left out details from his story on purpose, but that didn't bother O'saa.

Past

With little information about the task at hand, he prepared for the trip. Every night, he saw nightmares of the horrors that awaited him in Prehevil, where he would be chosen as a contestant for the Festival of Termina, an event he is apparently familiar with. O'saa is not very talkative with the others, but will reveal that he is far more knowledgeable of the situation than the rest of the stranded group.