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[i]"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, as long as you look really good doing it![/i]

[b]Name(s):[/b]
Fayren Vance

[b]Age:[/b]
25

[b]Gender:[/b]
Male 

[b]Race:[/b]
Human

[b]Appearance:[/b]
Fayren has an athletic, dexterous form contained in a shape standing roughly six feet tall. Black hair is kept tied back in an elegant warrior's ponytail, and light stubble coats his chin and jaw. His wardrobe routinely consists of elegant-yet-rugged outfits with protective leather and fine linen cloth, making them equally at home in a court and in battle. A silvered rapier is always found at his hip, the hilt and handguard a fine piece of craftsmanship with glimmering inlays.

[b]Personality:[/b]
Fayren Vance is a boisterous swashbuckler of a man. Not afraid of a snappy wisecrack in battle, even a dagger held at his neck is unlikely to keep him quiet. He considers himself a ladies' man, a mans' man, a nobleman and a man of the people all in one. No challenge is too great in the eyes of this self-ascribed hero, no battle too fierce, no foe too fearsome.

[b]Class/Skills[/b]
A true dashing, daring swordsman, Fayren Vance focuses on agile melee combat, dipping and diving around his opponent in a dazzling display of footwork while slashing and stabbing away at them from every angle he can. Outside of melee combat, Fayren is a charmer and socialite, carrying himself with gentlemanly respect and a noble politeness to anyone and everyone. His agility in combat extends far beyond the sword, as well, giving him the fitness and movement for ropework, climbing, parkour, and even the stealth of a master burglar. The seedy underbelly of adventuring is no stranger to him either, a careful selection of thieves' tools bundled among his other equipment, perfect for prying open locked doors and containers of all kinds.

[b]Equipment:[/b] 
Fayren's primary armament is a silvered rapier kept to his side at all times. A fencer's blade capable of slashing and stabbing, locking blades, and even cutting away at ropes and fabric. Alongside this, he carries the usual assortment of adventuring fair, such as a bedroll, rations, waterskin, backpack, coinpurse, thieves' tools, and torches. His outfit is a blend of fashion and armor, being made with combat-ready leather armoring.

[b]History:[/b] 
Fayren Vance has been adventuring across the Forgotten Realms for years now, since his late teens. Homed in Baldur's Gate, he's been up and down the entire Sword Coast, trekked through the jungles of Maztica, scaled the sand dunes of Kara-Tur, and nearly everywhere else in-between.

Except he hasn't. This long history of adventuring fame and fortune is actually a careful blend of actual deeds, embellished truths, and outright fabrications. Fayren is an above-average heroic soul for sure, and quite skilled at what he does, but his history is full of half-truths, lies, and elaborate misleadings surrounding his exploits. Discerning what he's actually done and what he hasn't can be an exercise in futility for those not gifted in supernatural divination.

What can be known for sure is that he's of minor noble status in the city of Baldur's Gate, and carries a reputation for being a man liked by both the aristocracy and the plebian masses, as well as holding contacts within the city's criminal elements. He's been known to work alongside other adventuring and heroic types, and is known somewhat in the other major cities of the Sword Coast as well. A consistent rumor, backed by evidence is that he carries connections to the Zhentarim and their more underground components, potentially being a member himself, something he always finds a way to skirt around admitting or denying.
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