Jolly and cultured, Father Zossima is a zealous believer in the benefits of civilization and a staunch champion of the principles of health, prosperity and good grooming. A creature of comfort, he has a weakness for good food and expensive liquor. He tolerates life on the road only to bring the light of civilization and good personal hygiene to the literally unwashed masses. He is a stern foe of forces of chaos, and generally distrustful of anything 'wild' or excessively 'natural' (which is really just another word for 'dirty').

The good father is prodigious of girth, and has an immaculate and elaborately coiffed beard. He strides into battle in burnished chainmail wielding a warhammer and an ebony shepherd's crook, the badge of his office and his faith. He is fastidious with his own appearance and generally disapproving of lax grooming habits in his compaions. However, in good company (or as the situation requires) he is jovial, charming, and an excellent dinner companion.