Efficacy is a tiefling. A devilish red with tall horns and slender tail to boot. His hair is long and black, falling around his horns. He stands a little taller and broader than his kind. His bigger build made it harder to get away with crimes in his youth. He would often get caught by the vendors in the slums of his town. So instead of spending time sneaking around and practicing magic like other tieflings his age, he became dedicated to righting himself and picking up the sword.
Dedication to hard work led to a reputation in his hometown, and a good one at that. He became a carpenter, as well as a street tough for hire. Often times he would pick up investigations that would require a strong hand. As his reputation grew, he was humbled and sought after a name he could live by, instead of living out the remainder of his life haunted by the demonic name given to him by his ancestors. He finally decided on Efficacy.
After years of serving as a bounty hunter and investigator, Efficacy grew used to violence and death. He didn't look forward to it, and strayed from killing if possible, but knew death was apart of life and necessary in war and battle. Unfortunately, death took both those who fought him and those he surrounded himself with. This would harden the young tiefling, and he would grow continually spiteful that he alone wasn't enough to save those around him.
Efficacy's internal battle to do better while also cursing the mortal world leaves him a salty individual with good intentions. Often times keeping other individuals at a distance as not to lose more people he loves. However, one soul has made it's way close to him. His group of adventurers saved a large Phoenix from a sacrificial temple. The imprisoned bird was able to communicate memories to their group, mostly just images of soaring freely through a cloudless sky. Something about the fiery beast, the symbol of beginnings and ends, naturally free, now dreaming of freedom stirred Efficacy. The phoenix and him shared a mythical bond, one of destiny. Eventually Efficacy would smith a suit of armor to walk side by side with the Phoenix that wouldn't result in his demise. They would then work together to become the saviors of the land.
