Arishem is an eccentric old man...
He doesn't have a dazzling reputation nor a terrifying notoriety. In every, on paper at least, he's just like many other people out there; a civil servant and married man.
The old man is known by his close friends to be the 'clown' of the group. He brings in laughter with him and energizes conversations with his witty remarks. And for the most part, the majority of his family also knows him to be like this.
That said, this was the image that he created for himself that increased his effectiveness as a Spec Ops agent. He created a fake persona, just like Cedric did, to make sure that he could remain as sharp as he could be against their enemies.
