![[JavenTarmikosPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Javen Tarmikos _Human Paladin | [[Order of the Gilded Eye]] | [[Helm's Hold]]_ ## Summary Iron-willed founder of the [[Order of the Gilded Eye]], dedicated to preemptively striking at hidden evil. Allied with the heroes at [[Thundertree]] against [[Venomfang]] and the abyssal corruption. [[Klauth]]'s breath weapon killed him mid-battle, but [[Garaele]] returned him to life — the near-death experience triggered visions of [[Helm]]'s symbol weeping and innocents among the judged, sparking a profound crisis of faith. Judged [[Reese]] pure of soul using the [[Gilded Eye]] artifact. %% ## Now Shaken since [[Thundertree]]. The certainty is cracked; he runs his fingers over [[Helm]]'s emblem more often now, and sometimes stares at nothing. ## Appearance Late fifties, rugged and scarred, with short graying hair and piercing azure eyes, in resplendent plate armor bearing [[Helm]]'s emblem on a golden gauntlet. ## Personality An uncompromising zealot haunted by past sins, who believes harsh action prevents greater evil. The near-death visions shook him — he saw the faces of the judged morphing into innocents and [[Helm]]'s fortress crumbling. He is wrestling with whether his pursuit of preemptive justice has become the evil he sought to prevent. ## Quote _"Under Helm's watchful gaze, we strike at the root of evil before it can take hold."_ ## Connections **[[Garaele]]** — returned him to life. ## Background **The Zhentarim Years:** Started in [[Neverwinter]]'s alleys as a [[Black Network]] member. An innocent's death caused by his actions shattered his resolve and drove him to [[Helm]]'s teachings at [[Helm's Hold]]. **The Founding:** During the [[Oblivion War]], he proved his valor but grew disillusioned with reactive justice. %%