[hider=Derrien][centre][h3][color=8dc73f]"I'm an artist, I make people happy."[/color][/h3]

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[b]Name:[/b]
Derrien Palaiologos 

[b]Alias(es):[/b]
Bard, Rolve.

[b]Gender:[/b]
Male

[b]Race:[/b]
Elf.

[b]Age:[/b]
23

[b]Rank:[/b]
D

[b]Personality:[/b]
Derrien is a free spirit. The Elven ways of living isolated and free have made him into an easily impressed person, though he is quick to bore and rarely gives things more than one look. Derrien is socially stunted even amongst other Elves, but this socially stunted nature seemingly disappears when around a female of any intelligent race, whereupon he becomes incredibly flirtatious and nigh-shameless, aggressively pursuing a relationship with his chosen target. Otherwise, Derrien is mostly all serious conversation around others, though he sometimes tosses in a sarcastic or insulting quip. Derrien's main form of expression is through music, which he sees as a focusing area for all of his emotional struggles and pleasures. Derrien is much more likely to discuss when the topic revolves around music, especially his own. When on the topic of music, Derrien is a much more emotional speaker, discussing the intricacies of music and his own understanding of it. These conversations are the only way Derrien expresses his worldview outside of his music or perhaps one or two small statements otherwise.

Derrien's worldview itself is a belief that life, fleeting as it is, is to be enjoyed for what it is, and that wasting time on endeavors such as work or education, is pointless. Life is better spent enjoying your freedom, and Derrien sees joining the guild as a chance to learn how to do that better. Derrien's deepest fear is that of being abandoned by someone he trusts, so he makes sure to never trust anyone, and is thus very paranoid and as a result quite observant. Derrien avoids getting attached to anyone, and often acts angrily and rudely to drive others away when he feels like they're getting too close.

[b]History:[/b]
Born in the forests of western Rode, Derrien lived his childhood in a small Elven retreat. His father was well-known around the area for his magical talent, and Derrien inherited at least a small amount of that. His father tutored him in the magical arts from a young age. Derrien's father quickly grew frustrated with Derrien's lack of care for magic and preference for music.

This came to a head when Derrien used the money his father gave to him for a magic staff to purchase an enchanted panflute, which allowed him to cast spells without the need of a staff and gave him the chance to continue making music. Derrien's father, never pleased with the fact that his son had yet to express any extreme magical talent, decided to take Derrien into the forests for a long magical training session.

When they arrived, Derrien's father suddenly disappeared, and Derrien was left alone, lost in the forest. He only barely made it back to the retreat. Derrien's father was never seen again. Derrien continued tuning his art, and despite the bad memories associated with it, he continued practicing magic. Derrien eventually grew bored of this, and left the Elven retreat to see the world, joining up with the Adventurer's Guild for a chance to see more of it, and maybe meet some nice girls on the way.

[b]Magic:[/b]
Derrien's magic is channeled through his panflute, allowing for it to effect anyone who hears the flute. He can use this to improve moods, intimidate others, and invigorate allies. These abilities can be used in combat or to subtly influence others outside of it. Derrien's flute magic is focused on increasing the ability of allies, weakening foes, or defending himself, but he does have offensive spells, such as powerful whistles that can break ear-drums, and the ability to blast flame through the panflute itself. Other than the abilities relying on the flute, Derrien has other utility spells such as haste, and weak offensive attacks like a zap of magical energy, fired from the finger-tips. His lute can also be used to perform weaker versions of his flute-songs. His spell repertoire is small and seemingly unworthy, but they are all utilitarian.

[b]Skills:[/b]
Derrien is a middling sword-fighter, talented lute player, and excellent flute player. He is agile and dexterous, and a skilled climber.

[b]Equipment:[/b]
-[color=00aeef]Magic[/color] Panflute
-Normal bastard sword.
-Normal lute.
-Normal leather vest.

[b]Anything Else:[/b]
-Favorite color is [color=92278f]Purple[/color]
-Favorite food is mushroom soup
-Heterosexual
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