Dax grew up close with all of his family, cheering anyone who is a little bit down. In that sense he feels responsible for keeping everyone up beat and smoothing out any conflicts between family members. He travels to the forest most days, so much so that people half think of him as a child of the Fey. He doesn't really talk about the ancient library of Penstanishuri'a where he spends his time as it is supposed to remain a secret between him and Yalan (Elven warden), but often talks about weird places and traditions that don't exist - people think he's got an expansive imagination. Dax is smaller in stature, standing 1.7 meters (5'7"), has a gentle face, and makes nice conversation, and is often helping others before himself. People think of him as kind, a bit odd in some of his sayings, and as a helper in his family's business. Youngest child (human) to Pendrid [dad] and Zia [mom] CrestfallSibblings: Tobin[male, married], Emony[male, married], Audrid[female, married], Ardelon[male], Lela[female] Family business: Crestfall's Threads of Fate (mostly dealing in low cost magic items, specializing in clothing). Located in <<name of bigger city with lots of magic - since I only knew of the city Locke I wrote that, but probably too small?>>One of their most famous products is "dimensional pockets", which can be attached inside of any pocket, holds around what a medium purse would. Schooling: Home taught from all his various family.Self taught through access to the Ancient Library of Penstanishuri'a found in ruins located underground in the <<name of woods that falls at least partly under elven control - lacking knowledge of world I just wrote Locke Woods, but probably could be better>>. He spent a lot of time with Yalan, an Elven warden of that forest. Dax spent most of his spare time reading books there, which are written in a ancient language Halashoum, which no one really speaks any more and is about a time long forgotten. He researches for Yalan on occasion. Dax did work with a young woman of a noble family <<GM can make up something, or their surname could be Gabriella Cendrillion >> - awkwardly flirted, but nothing became of it, they are friends. The family generally would not remember him. -- this could be a tie in to another character?? I figured Dax could know Gegren through his families business. Out on business out there either to deliver some things or pick things up. Dax wrote in his journal, "Everyone freaked out as Gegren has grown horns. I think they look good on him, and folks should leave him alone. I brought him some pastries this morning." If Nia things she would know Dax from something in this background, that would be great too. What else do people want to know???
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025 5:25 PM Stuck Ey via Emerald Flame wrote:
[...] He travels to the forest most days, so much so that people half think of him as a child of the Fey. He doesn't really talk about the ancient library of Penstanishuri'a where he spends his time as it is supposed to remain a secret between him and Yalan (Elven warden), but often talks about weird places and traditions that don't exist - people think he's got an expansive imagination.
[It sounds to me like we have room for an elven house of some sort and Yalan should be from that house. Do you think they are historians, just an extremely old house that knows of secrets, or something else? This would be a really good place to put some relationship points.]
Family business: Crestfall's Threads of Fate (mostly dealing in low cost magic items, specializing in clothing). Located in <<name of bigger city with lots of magic - since I only knew of the city Locke I wrote that, but probably too small?>>One of their most famous products is "dimensional pockets", which can be attached inside of any pocket, holds around what a medium purse would.
Threads of Fate was known throughout Mystvil to those with interest in the industry, as an efficient, but definitely not designer, boutique of magical items for the moderately well-to-do. With the support of House Magissa, the business thrived in Aera Anon. [Let's using some existing stuff established to link your background to Mystvil/Trezuria.]
Dax did work with a young woman of a noble family <<GM can make up something, or their surname could be Gabriella Cendrillion >> - awkwardly flirted, but nothing became of it, they are friends. The family generally would not remember him. -- this could be a tie in to another character??
[I'm good with this name and background; I don't think from the sound of it that it'd elevate to relationship points-grade, but if you see this as a significant and significantly useful relationship, go for it.] -- bss (Brian S. Stephan) | https://bss.zone/ | GPG: 0x80895FCB
If Nia things she would know Dax from something in this background, that would be great too.
[OOC: With Dax wandering about in the woods, I would think he would inevitably have gotten into some trouble but his Karma would result in a stranger like Nia helping him out (perhaps he ran into some foul forest creature and she drove it off). I'd like to imagine that Nia would have erased Dax's memory in a failed attempt to keep him out of Oron-yána. But Dax would inevitably return and despite herself, Nia eventually came to enjoy the company and welcomed him in. She still feels bad about the memory erasure, but hasn't found the right moment to fess up.]
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