[hider=Vani Silverstream, The Raucous Paladin]
[b]Name:[/b] Vani Silverstream
[b]Age:[/b] 57
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Race:[/b] Wood Elf

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[img]https://i.imgur.com/QyI3qft.png[/img]
Artist Credit: [url=https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/18007017]純珪一[/url]
[i]Height:[/i] 6’7”
[i]Eye Color:[/i] Orange
[i]Hair Color:[/i] White
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[b]Personality.[/b] When someone thinks of a paladin, the last person they might think of would be Vani. In place of chivalry he holds revelry to be his core tenement, seeking enjoyment wherever he goes. He's a lover of wine, women, and boasts, holding the firm belief that any adventure is worth having so long as its enjoyable. He may shirk duties that he finds loathsome, but when it comes to having a swordarm at your back, worse than Vani exist out there. He is loyal to those who show him respect, and despite his negative qualities at least understands that a paladin exists to protect people from evil. If Vani suspects that he can help with a problem, he'll offer his services immediately, boasting that it would likely pose no threat to a man of his caliber. 

...Put simply, he's a pain in the neck.

[b]History:[/b] Wheras most paladins enter their service through tenements of fate, Vani entered it from a childish fit. At the ripe young age of 46. Born the son of a blacksmith and without a mother figure beyond his third year, Vani always resented the simple life that he was born into. As such, he'd try to escape from under the thumb of his father as soon as he worked up the nerve. The simple village of Marinkarn was one that had a rich store of iron present in its mines. Simple farmers, miners, and a few merchants made there home there. It was an idyllic, simple little village...which made it terribly dull to one with such grand ideas of adventure and wanderlust as Vani. He'd admittedly come to love the place, and later in his life would regret leaving in the way he did. But, for his ends, he abandoned it as soon as he had enough money to ensure that he could travel.

Running away with one of his father's swords, Vani would enter the service of the church of Lolan, Goddess of Celebration, Storms, and Weddings. It was a simple enough procedure, but it would create a rift between Vani and his father that has lasted for years to come. The reason he chose this church is, frankly, the most selfish one can imagine. As the Goddess of Celebration and Weddings, Lolan's followers are not barred from the usual prohibition placed on clergy for its members to marry and have children. It was a very selfish reason, but Vani always figured that someday he'd settle down with a nice girl after he got the adventure out of his bloodstream. Maybe get stupid rich and famous while he was at it. While Vani had always been a bit of a vulgar and lazy sort of person, the sheer contempt he held for his noble "betters" in service of Lolan drove him to better himself...at least, in terms of ability. Born lame in the brain, Vani would instead focus all his talents on swordplay and training, seeking to become a man worthy of being knighted in full as a paladin.

Sadly, due to a mix of his own loose tongue and his inability to master some of the more intermediate paladin spells, he was passed over for the Rite of Advancement. Left behind by his brothers and frustrated with himself, Vani would leave the Church on an unofficial pilgrimage, feeling that he had wasted ten years of his life, and wanted to finally go out and seek adventure on his own terms. Strangely, despite leaving the church improperly he is still capable of using the spells of their order. Perhaps it is because he never lost his faith in her, but rather the tenements of her followers, Vani is still considered to be under the watchful eyes of the Storm Queen. Now, having wandered around for a year on his own, Vani has accumulated a bit of adventuring experience at his own pace. 

...Of course, now he was shunned by his brothers, not welcome back home due to leaving his father high and dry, running tavern tabs out on towns that he couldn't afford to drink in at the first place, but...y'know...at least he's killing a few goblin nests here and there. And so the fool of a paladin would march on to the beat of his own drum, unbound by his church, and lacking any home to call his own. 
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[b]Level:[/b] 19
[b]Class:[/b] Paladin
[b]Profession:[/b] Blacksmith

[b]Stats:[/b] [i]Stats are rated by a letter-system, with worst to best being as follows; F, E, D, C, B, A, S. An 'average' adult human, with no martial training and no proper education has rank F in generally all their stats)[/i]
[i]Strength (STR):[/i] B
[i]Vitality (VIT):[/i] A
[i]Dexterity (DEX):[/i] D
[i]Intellect (INT):[/i] F (Technically an E in terms of actual education, but he's a bona fide idiot.)
[i]Wisdom (WIS):[/i] C
[i]Charisma (CHA):[/i] B

[b]List of immunities:[/b]
Sleep, Magical Charm

[b]Resistances:[/b]
Lightning

[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
Necrotic, Illusions, Physical Charm


[b]Equipment:[/b]
[i]Steel Longsword:[/i] A basic sword the likes of which you could find just about anywhere. The handguard is custom however, having been forged by Vani's father. Any future sword that he would recieve, he would put this handguard on it.

[i]Kite Shield of Lolan:[/i] A shield emblazoned with the holy symbol of Lolan, Goddess of Revelry and Storms. There's nothing really exceptional about it, but its clear from looking at it that it has been well-maintained and treasured by the one who uses it.

[i]Paladin's Ensemble:[/i] A mixture of chainmail, tabard, plate gauntlets, and pauldrons that show that Vani is well armored. He would have a helmet, but in anime land helmets are just a friendly suggestion.

[i]Ring of the Apprentice:[/i] A ring traditionally worn by fledgling mages that enables one to regenerate their MP faster. It was gifted to Vani by his mentor to..."help" with his inability to cast more than a few spells before running dry. 

[i]Amulet of the Storm:[/i] A holy symbol worn around the neck that provides a boost to the user's lightning damage spells. 

[b]Skills & Spells:[/b]
[i]Thundering Smite:[/i] A wreath of electricity is called down from the heavens to the user's weapon, imbuing it with holy power for a short number of strikes. Because of Vani's relatively low mana pool, he enjoys using this in short bursts during combat as it ends the fight a hell of a lot faster if the other guy is a smoldering charred mess.

[i]Lay on Hands:[/i] The most basic of healing spells. Paladins are not clerics, and as such generally are not taught much of the healing arts beyond this spell. The user transfers a bit of their stamina into healing magic that must be delivered via direct contact. Vani scarcely uses this.

[i]Challenge of the Adherent of Thunder:[/i] A technique learned by the defenders of mirth that is effectively a taunt. Except really loud. 

[i]Duelist:[/i] Vani is relatively skilled at swordplay, and is more than capable of going toe to toe with someone of similar strength compared to him.
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