Tarem

Tarem
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Details
Race	Human
Birthplace	Ravnica
Lifetime	Mending Era
Sources

Tarem is a Dimir agent on the plane of Ravnica. Tarem is a notion thief, able to steal thoughts, memories, and experiences from both the living and the deceased. His eyes and grin are sharp and bright, and he wears mildly extravagant clothing. He appears to be a young man, but his true age may be far older than what it appears.

History

After scoping out the young defender Oana, Tarem found her ranting about a recently failed court case to nobody in particular at a local bar. He approached her and offered her the opportunity to gain the memories of her deceased grandfather Otho Vitellius the II, in exchange for some service for the Dimir at a later point in time.

Although Oana agreed to this deal, Tarem altered her memories so that she would remember denying him. Thus, she built a guilt-free successful career as an Azorius defender, and later an arbiter, judge, and adjudicator of many significant cases. All the while, Tarem bided his time until the perfect moment to close the deal would reveal itself.

That moment would come thirty years later. Tarem went to Oana's home and waited for her to return there. When she did show up, she was shocked to see that he had not aged a single day since she saw him thirty years prior. Tarem then revealed to Oana the truth - that she had accepted his deal and that she had no memory of this fact. However, when prompted, she could recall herself as a seven-year-old girl as seen through the eyes of her grandfather, which was proof of the deed.

Tarem then asked Oana to close the deal by falsifying a judgment the following day. The case was one regarding a Dimir agent who had broken into an Izzet holding and stolen something of specific interest to Tarem. This man was to be let go, despite his guilt. Oana refused Tarem however, breaking their deal, and fled.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Expectations	Nik Davidson	2013-04-24	Dragon's Maze	Ravnica	Oana Vitellius I, Johvann III, Petri, Tarem, Otho Vitellius II