As a reward for helping to free Nosos, Pharika gifted Oriz with a parasitic spirit that granted him immunity to poison and whispers of natural and alchemical knowledge. Oriz was originally under the impression that, once matured, the spirit would leave him, and so fed it magical energy. Later, Nossos claimed that, as the spirit grew stronger, Oriz would slowly become an entity akin to Nossos himself, a servant of Pharika. After spending a couple nights angsting over this information, Oriz promptly traded the spirit to Grandmother Morwyn for the Crew of the Riddle of Lightning. Morwyn succesfully removed the spirit without killing Oriz, though she had lied about having the crew. In Oriz's mind, this whole incident has firmly cemented his enmity with Pharika.
Oriz is a relatively youthful
Human (Theros), of roughly average height and build. Aside from his violet hair, very little stands out about him at first glance
Oriz really has three traits that stand head and shoulders above the rest. First, is his honesty. Oriz dislikes lying, and genuinely believes that if he's sincere, reasonable, and polite, people will generally go along with what he wants. Second is his curiosity, though not everything can hold his attention for long. The third is both Oriz's greatest strength and weakness, his almost entirely unjustified sense of confidence. Until very recently, Oriz was certain he could talk, think, or fight his way out of most any circumstance he would find himself in. However, after almost dying six times in the past week, as well as picking up a mental hitchhiker, that confidence is ever so slightly shaken.