Jareth Sallow

Biography

The Anchor: Jareth always smells faintly of wet clay and harsh antiseptic—the lingering scent of the illicit alchemical compounds he uses to reshape his features.

The Biography:
Jareth Sallow acts as the unseen, surgical scalpel of Locus Verity. While High Curator Olenna Vane manages the theory of the Archives of Cultural Delusions, Jareth handles the practice. Officially listed on the university payroll as a "Cultural Logistics Consultant," Jareth is a charming sociopath who genuinely believes that religious artifacts are hazardous material. He infiltrates underground communities of faithful zealots or private collectors, adopting the persona of a sympathetic believer or a wealthy buyer, only to vanish with their relics and leave the owners neutralized.

The Twist: Despite his violent profession, Jareth is obsessed with the Sociological Calculus. He does not enjoy violence for its own sake; he views himself as a doctor excising a tumor. He will apologize profusely while breaking a smuggler's fingers, explaining in a calm, academic tone that their continued hoarding of 'divine' contraband creates a statistical variance that threatens the peace of Scieles.

The Social Lever: Jareth is chemically dependent on 'Mimic’s Mercury,' a rare, toxic paste derived from jungle flora housed in the Glass Conservatory. He uses it to mold his face for disguises, but the supply is strictly controlled. He is always looking for discreet couriers to smuggle raw reagents from the Obsidian Docks without alerting the official University auditors.

Physical Description

Jareth’s true appearance is unnervingly generic, a side effect of years of alchemical alteration. He is a lean Human of average height with mousy hair and pale, doughy skin that possesses a synthetic, pore-less smoothness. His face seems to lack distinct definition, appearing slightly 'unfinished' until he applies his cosmetics. He moves with a fluid, liquid grace, his posture shifting entirely to match whatever role he is currently playing.