Autumn Sunlight
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Creator: Europa
Roleplay: On Stolen Wings
Nickname: Autumn
Name: Autumn Sunlight.
Age: 30.
Gender: Male.
Race: Tabaxi.
Profession: Dragon Rider, Conclave Spy.
Bonded Dragon: Bellam, a 300 year old female. Her hide looks like the night sky, swirling with midnight purples and blues, and studded with silver. Her eyes are the color or mercury, with silver horns swirling from her head and silver spines down her back. Bellam is small for a dragon her age, but that doesn't stop her from being fierce and quick to temper. Bellam is bold and direct in her interactions, never one for sugar coating or white lies except for (to a certain extent) with Autumn, who she sees more as a kitten to protect than a teammate.
Appearance: A Tabaxi's names are tribal in nature, and often chosen in relation to some aspect of the individual. For Autumn Sunlight, this aspect is his fur, which is a reddish gold and spotted with black in a pattern reminiscent of sunlight through fall leaves. His tail is long and sweeping, and wider at the end.
He wears a dark blue leather vest over a loose off-white tunic, a pair of baggy indigo trousers and a piece of scarlet cloth tied around his waist. Since shoes don't normally accommodate cat paws, Autumn walks everywhere barefoot. He wears only a dented iron breastplate at armor and has a curved sword strapped to his side. His love of jewelry and other such trinkets is shown through the several gold bands that adorn his throat, stacking on top of each other and giving the illusion of a collar.
Personality: Autumn is many things. A gifted singer (those who have heard him are surprised he isn't a bard) as well as storyteller, an experienced traveler who even in his few years has seen many things. One of the things he is not is a fighter. Autumn hates conflict and is very much a physical coward. He'll go as far as he possibly can out of his way to avoid potentially painful or stressful situations if given the opportunity, but is willing to buckle down with some reluctance if others are counting on him. Autumn is very loyal to the people he cares about, and holds family as one of his highest priorities, tied with his devotion to his dragon. Autumn is an extremely caring individual, which is a blessing and a curse. He is always willing to help a person in need, but is very easy to take advantage of. He is very quiet and reserved around people he doesn't know, but those who approach him find Autumn surprisingly easy to talk to.
For a cat, he's incredibly clumsy, and his ability to keep a secret is an estimated level of negative one. You can read his emotions easily, especially when he's scared or uneasy.
History: Autumn Sunlight was a Gypsy before joining the council, traveling with his and the other families in his caravan all around the realm. Money was often tight and he didn't love the most comfortable life, but he was happy. His life was full of music, stories and love, and that was all he needed.
When he was fourteen, his family visited Senah. It was a city Autumn had never visited before, and he was eager to explore. His curiosity drew him away from his family and the caravan and into the heart of the town, and before he knew it the sun was gone and his caravan, along with his family, had disappeared over the horizon. Desperate to find them again and with no knowledge of their next destination, Autumn was left to wander the plains aimlessly, a choice that turned out to have an extraordinary effect on his life.
Autumn wandered until late into the night, until he was forced to search for shelter, finding it in a shallow cave. The lair of Bellam, who took pity on the exhausted young Tabaxi and agreed to help him find his family. They adventured together for years, traveling over all Asturia's vastness in their quest to find his family's caravan. he was seventeen by the time he finally caught up with them. Everyone was overjoyed by the reunion, and Bellam seemed as if she were made for his lifestyle. No criminal would dare attack a caravan that had a dragon hovering overhead, and her centuries of life had given her more than enough material to entertain in even the toughest of story circles. They passed the next several years peacefully until a few days ago, when the Conclave heard of a caravan traveling with a dragon and attacked. Bellam, Autumn and his family were captured, but Autumn was able to strike a deal, offering his services in exchange for the safety of his family and dragon.
Up For Love: No, Autumn already has a wife and children.
Other: Autumn plays the mandolin, and carries one with him pretty much at all time.
Autumn likes to collect interesting items, and has a penchant for jewelry.