[hider=Vallence Tyrell]
Nickname: Val
Gender: Male 
Age: 24
Age Appearance: Young Adult
Appearance: [img=http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/bard-with-lute-daniel-eskridge.jpg]
Personality: Val has a relaxed personality often driven by whims. He tends to thrive in any situation often making the best of a bad situation and making a good one even better. He has an insatiable wanderlust and refuses to stay in any location for long periods of time. He's a storyteller and thus has a desire to learn whatever history he can in order to add to his tales. Val is always a man for a show whether he's putting one on or simply watching it. His favorite thing to do is tell stories of where he has been and what he's seen. He has a love for sweet things especially fruit. He has no interest in relationships beyond friendship and even then he cares little for such attachment. He also has a passion for music.

Backstory: Val was raised by a family of performers and often found himself on the road. This led to a fairly busy and exciting childhood, as this method of life became ingrained within him. Father taught him any instrument of his choice, and Val took advantage of it although he far preferred the fiddle and lute above all. His mother and older sister told him various incredible stories as he grew up and Val made it a goal to memorize all of the stories he could and perform by telling tales and playing the lute or fiddle. As he grew up, Val learned that he could to varying extents control sound and even create it. He took advantage of his magical ability and used it with his storytelling to add effects. Eventually, his family returned to their homeland, Taviore, and they were imprisoned under suspicion of being spies. Val had avoided being imprisoned due to the fact that he had been separated from his family.

He discovered his family had been captured only after they had been executed. He grieved for a while before shutting out his emotions and traveling. Some time passed before he began to reconnect with his feelings, but he dealt with the issues that came with it fairly well. He understood that was little he could do about his loss aside from continuing with the family's job and perform. He made it his goal to put smiles on the faces of those that stopped to listen. His latest journey has led him to Krukow.

Classification: Sound Mage
Skills: Lute and Fiddle playing. Storytelling. Memorization.
Techniques: [i]What's that sound?[/i] - "Hearing what is said to you is important, but if the individual speaking to you is speaking too quietly perhaps it's easier to turn up the volume on your eardrums. This is a technique especially handy for listening in on conversations that might be meant to be secret, but I didn't say that."

[i]Twang![/i] - "I really hate this one, but I figured it out by accident. I sort of snapped one of my strings while I was playing a song. I was raising the volume so the people in the back row could hear, but I think the people in the front row were deaf for the rest of the day after that little fiasco."

[i]Making noises[/i] - "I love this one. Especially when I'm telling stories and stuff. It's nice to add interesting sound effects to your story. It makes the audience that much more interested. Immersion is important, you have to remember that."

Equipment: Lute & Fiddle each with a case. Travel case with various clothing. Extra strings for his instruments. A dagger for peeling fruit. Rope. A journal filled with notes. Writing Utensils.

Position: Bard of course!
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