Johnathon Greaves
Player Character Bio
Player: Gary G. (since 2001); Campaign: Darwin's Realm
Bio written by Gary G.

Johnathon Greaves thinks of himself as an ordinary human man, or at least he used to. In fact, to look at him there is nothing remarkable about his countenance. He’s not a brute, a scholar, athlete, artist, or Adonis. But, what he lacks in those areas, he more than makes up for in piousness.

His father, being an acolyte in the service of Helm - god of justice, had opened the doors of the secular world to John at an early age, and John rushed in. He had found something he not only could excel at, but some thing he enjoyed. With his father's guidance, he quickly developed a strong sense of duty and devotion to his god and temple.

These good times were to be relatively short lived however. When he was twelve years old, he and his parents attended the annual fall harvest celebration, as they did every year. But, this year there were uninvited guests. John watched helplessly as his parents and many others were slaughtered by a band of brigands. The militant Helmites sought their justice, and won it, but John was overwhelmed with grief and self pity for not being strong enough to defend his parents or his friend’s parents. On that day, John swore that he would not helplessly watch innocents be killed again nor fail to protect those he cared for.

The temple took him in and continued his training as payment for his father’s service. To make up for his lack of strength and dexterity, John re-doubled his efforts in secular studies. Muscles or not, he also took to the shield and mace, determined to smite any who would threaten those whom he befriended. No, he would not be caught unprepared again!

Several years later, John has left the temple to seek knowledge about himself and others. Befriending a group of adventurers, he now feels part of a family again after all this time. He has fought valiantly in defense of theirs and other’s lives on more than one occasion, even dying for them once. But this family too will be put to the test (as well as John’s sanity) when he becomes infected with lycanthropy.

Upon reflecting on the different myths regarding the disease and how the infected one victimizes innocents during full moons, he considers suicide. Has he become what he despises most, a murderer? Thanks to other party members, and through some strange miracle or through shear devotion to his god, John discovers that he has some element of control during the full moon. So far, he hasn’t murdered anyone - nor been inclined to, but at least one party member seems to still despise him, or fear him. He is currently torn between leaving the party or staying on to see what his god has in store for his fate.