Peter Harkem

'Oraphel'

Played by: Harkem

INFORMATION

Bee, male, 33

Aliases: None
Nationality: Canadian
Residence: Whitehorse / London
Employer: Templars
Function: Field Agent
Twitter: @Peter_Oraphel

• Early Life •

• The Secret War •

• Physical Appearance and Personality •

• Known Associates/Affiliations •

Peter Raymond Harkem (born Peter Raymond Olsen) was born in Whitehorse, Yukon on April 5, 1985. Soon after his birth, Peter's birth parents, Phillip and Diana Olsen, left him at an orphanage due to their financial situation. At four years old, Peter was adopted by Liam and Sophia Kennedy, and the three moved to Victoria, British Columbia.

In 2001, Peter's adoptive parents divorced due to Mr. Kennedy's addiction to alcohol. Mrs. Kennedy reverted to her maiden name, Ms. Harkem, which Peter also chose to take. The two then moved back to Whitehorse. Soon afterward, Ms. Harkem tracked down Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, and reunited them with Peter. Peter chose to stay with his adoptive mother, keeping her surname, but the two families remained on good terms until Mrs. Olsen's passing in 2008, and Mr. Olsen's passing in 2014.

Growing up, Peter sometimes struggled in school, but then he discovered a passion for both music and philosophy. After graduating from secondary school, Peter moved to Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia. Aspiring to become an academic, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and then a Master of Arts degree in philosophy with a minor in music. Needing more money to support further studies, Peter worked as a conductor and teacher for various choirs around the city, but soon after he began working on his PhD, he was chosen by Gaia.

Throughout his time in academic studying, Peter fell into occasional bouts of alcoholism, the same addiction that caused his adoptive parents to divorce. This became the source of some friction between himself and his mother, but as Peter puts it, "[he] owes it to [his] mom to be a better man than the one that hurt her, so in the end [he's] always pulled through."

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Peter was recruited into the Templars after he was chosen by Gaia. Since then, he has stopped drinking as much. He has also shown a strong interest in magic music, quickly learning how to make magic foci out of instruments and exploring what magical effects he can draw from them.

Peter's anima, by itself, appears to be rather weak, especially in the way of his immune system. He is more vulnerable to the Filth, so in the field he relies on the constant upkeep of spells that boost his immunity. On rare occasion, he suffers from some symptoms of human diseases, such as the common cold.

Peter has brown hair, dark brown eyes, and medium to fair skin tone. He stands at 186 centimetres tall and weighs 78 kilograms.

Since he was introduced to the secret world, Peter has remarked that his "entire philosophy and world view has been blown to bits," though he still welcomes philosophical discussion and the introduction of different ideas. He is also passionate about music theory -- hence his interest in magic music -- and delights in discussing the construction of melodies and musical progressions.

To most, Peter carries a somewhat formal air, at times getting rather blunt or rude. He may come off as prideful and conceited, but it's become apparent that his "ego" is merely a way to cope with his fears, doubts, insecurities, and regrets. In the end, he seems to hold most at a distance and his less-than-ideal upbringing may be linked to this behavior.

Being new to the public scene of the secret world, Peter does not have many associations and affiliations both in and out of the Templars.