Paran

“The Embrace must be a test from Indijesmi, a test of the will of the Jidera.” –Paran to Nihi

Paran was a male Biosynth of the Jidera species and a Jidera shaman. He was the most strident believer in Indijesmi of all the shamans on his council. He would eventually die of the Embrace.

Biography
Paran was born into a beachside village on Jidshi, and became one of its best hunters during his youth. This fact made him a candidate for apprenticeship under the shamans of his village. Paran was taken as an apprentice by a village shaman, eventually taking his place once that shaman died of age.

During his service on his village’s shamanic council, Paran became known as the most convicted believer in Indijesmi as a benevolent god. When the Embrace arrived in their village, Paran’s faith only increased, believing the plague to be a test from Indijesmi of Jidera resolve. As the Embrace began infecting shamans on his council, Paran was the second to last of the shamans to be infected. Nihi, who was the last survivor of the council, cared for Paran as he too became infected with the Embrace. Paran eventually died without a chosen successor.

Abilities and traits
Paran was a skilled hunter in his youth, and as a shaman he was known for the conviction of his beliefs.