[hider=Ioannis Kyreses] [b]Name:[/b] Ioannis Kyreses [b]Age:[/b] 24 [b]Race:[/b] Imperial [b]Class:[/b] [s]High[/s] Raconteur [b]Portrait:[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/daKKJwa.png[/img] [sub]-A painting of Ioannis at the age of 21[/sub] [b]Sum your life so far into a single paragraph:[/b] I’ve had a fairly privileged life, I would argue. I was born into the cosmopolitan life, been a lad of the Imperial City, born and raised. My parents were in the entertainment business when I was younger – Maria Komena and Michalis Kyreses (Perhaps you’ve heard of them, they’re still quite famous). But I digress. I was born, spent a few years sucking on my mother’s and [s]her friends’[/s] tits. I wanted to join the Theatre Guild and be an actor like my parents, but my father did not want that, so I ended up getting the classical education like all the others in our neighborhood of town – rhetoric, logic, geometry. Frankly, I didn’t like it, but thankfully, before I had to seek alternatives, fortune struck; my uncle got appointed as Imperial Magistrate for the city of Cheydinhal, I convinced my parents to let me join his retinue, and with him I went. He wasn’t particularly concerned with what I was up to, so I just enjoyed the city and my privileges… though then some political matters came up and my uncle got exiled to the Imperial Embassy in Argonia, of all places. I didn’t go back to my parents. Figured I could make do by myself, and so, here I am. [b]What was the most difficult decision you've ever had to make?:[/b] The answer to that, I guess, would be deciding to join my uncle’s retinue. I’ve come to know myself early on. I lived the cushy life, I loved the cushy life, I still love it. But I figured it just wouldn’t go on. You have to grow up sometime, lest you become a man-child. Staying in the Imperial City, I’d still be Michalis’ boy. I’m too proud for that, I suppose. So I just… went with it. I’ve had difficulties, sure, but so far, I wouldn’t say I’m regretful of leaving. [b]Tell me how other people would describe you?:[/b] Some would call me posh; some would call me classy. [s]Some would call me handsome[/s] I guess that means I’m somewhere in between. I do indeed like the finer things in life; the finer foods, the finer clothes, the finer women… so I don’t exactly blame people for calling me posh or dandy. But I’m not dumb, I know life isn’t all that. I don’t walk around with my nose in the air. I don’t think anybody has the right to call me a dandy just because I treat myself to a gentleman’s privileges when I can, and show a gentleman’s courtesy to others. [b]What are your outside interests?:[/b] Truthfully, I’m a bit of a dilettante. I’ve got somewhat of an interest in practically every science, and more knowledge than a layman, but the rest of my knowledge relies on educated guesses. Etymology, linguistics, art, even engineering. I didn’t build it myself, but I did come up with the design for the air bow I have. Turns out it’s actually a feasible concept, even made a few demonstrations for nobility. I always wanted to write but I just don’t have the conviction for it. Honestly, I could just list all the things I’ve dabbled in here, but those would just be passing interests. If you ask for my opinion, my only true outside interests are just art, food, drink, and comfort. [b]What are your greatest strengths?:[/b] Resourcefulness. I will say this without humility, I’m a resourceful man. I’ve an eye for details, an eye for gauging things. Without it I’d just be dead weight on my parents’ shoulders. I believe can read situations easy, find the important things, find ways to deal with them easily. It is like simple physics. If you rush into things head on, you just crack your head open. I mean, I’m not a weakling when push comes to shove, but if I have to deal with something, I’m always going to opt for the path of least resistance. [b]What are your weaknesses?:[/b] Like every young man I dance on the fine line that separates simple comforts and indulgences from sins. If it were not for my restraint and mindfulness, the degree of hedonism in my life would make Sanguine blush. Not to say that I’m not one; I just try to orientate myself for long-term pleasure. With that said, I suppose I’ve a reluctance for more daring things. To give you an example, I may have been trained with it, but I know I do not have the same enthusiasm with the blade as some other warriors I’ve seen. I don’t like taking risks. [b]What are your aspirations for the future?:[/b] I would not say that I am a very aspiring man. I only wish for a future where I can indulge in all my pleasures and hobbies without fear of reprieve or financial difficulty. [b]Why do you want to join this guild?:[/b] I believe martial professions add to a man’s values of self-integrity and willpower. As a plus it will help me experience a lifestyle that I do not have much previous knowledge of. Perhaps it will help me write a big memoir, or perhaps it will help grow my repertoire of stories as a raconteur. Whatever it may be, I don’t think it would be any worse than an alternative. As an addendum, I seem to have fairly good accuracy with my air bow, I believed it would be of more use if I could make money off it. [b]What are your expectations of the guild?:[/b] Not much different than why I joined. I hope to learn how to be more comfortable with harsher things in life, meet new people, experience new things. If I can save some coins in the meanwhile, all the better. [table=bordered] [row][cell]Skill Level[/cell][cell]Skill[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Highly Proficient[/cell][cell]Marksman[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Moderately Proficient[/cell][cell]Speech, One-Handed[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Somewhat Proficient[/cell][cell]Athletics, Stealth[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Novice[/cell][cell]Acrobatics, Unarmored[/cell][/row] [/table] [table=bordered] [row][cell]Magic School[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Destruction[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Conjuration[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Restoration[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Illusion[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Alteration[/cell][cell]None[/cell][/row] [/table] [table=bordered] [row][cell]Equipment Type[/cell][cell]Item[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Weapon[/cell][cell][url=https://www.dorotheum.com/fileadmin/lot-images/39H180905/hires/druckluftgewehr-windbuechse-a-5684521.jpg]Air Bow[/url], [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/a4/09/46a409134c35a1149ac7934448e1388f.jpg]Hunting Sword[/url][/cell][/row] [row][cell]Armour[/cell][cell]Jackboots[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Food/Provisions[/cell][cell]Dried figs, walnuts, olive oil, water, wine[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Alchemical Ingredients[/cell][cell]Fire salts, pitch[/cell][/row] [row][cell]Miscellaneous[/cell][cell]Satchels for provisions and ingredients, wads of cloth[/cell][/row] [/table] [/hider]