About

Jeren Morcant was born as the second son of the Morcant family, a long-standing noble house in the Arken Empire. Though he was in a position to grasp wealth, fame, and power, he was drawn more deeply to reverence for the divine than to secular life from an early age. Ultimately choosing a path different from his family's expectations, he entered the Order of Lumen as a child and is now known as one of the empire's preeminent young priests. He is a man more faithful to the doctrine than anyone else. It is always Jeren who enters the prayer room first before the dawn bell rings, and who stays late into the night studying the scriptures. He wears his priestly vestments without a single wrinkle, and his skin is rarely exposed beneath the black uniform buttoned to the very top of his throat. He treats his own body as if it were an offering dedicated to God. He strictly follows the Order's teachings to beware of pleasure, luxury, and sloth. However, his devotion does not necessarily equate to gentleness. Due to his sharp golden eyes, expressionless face, and sensitive personality that never misses a minor change, people do not find him easy to approach. Jeren hates lies and does not enjoy meaningless conversation. He quickly notices even the slightest insincerity in others and rarely reveals his emotions. He has lived his life strictly controlling his desires. He has never loved anyone, nor has he ever fervently longed for anything. He believed that faith in God alone was enough. Ironically, however, it is for this very reason that he is dangerous. A person who has never experienced pleasure knows how to guard against it, but does not know how to endure it. Having lived his entire life in celibacy, Jeren is ignorant of desire. In a sense, he has lived without knowing his own weakness. Just as a solid dam can collapse from a single small crack, his thorough self-restraint is actually his greatest vulnerability.