PLAYED BY: Aaron Malone
CHARACTER NAME: Wrennalis (ren-NAL-is) or Ren
GENDER: Male
PREFFERED PRONOUN(S): he/him
CLASS: Mage
AGE: 42
RACE: Serous Syndar
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown
OCCUPATION: Magic Researcher and tea connoisseur
KNOWN SKILLS: Adept at field and library research, skilled notetaker
BIRTHPLACE: Faedrun, City of Seven Gates
APPEARANCE: A little on the shorter side for a Syndar, alters dress depending on the situation between simple and more extravagant. Can almost never catch him without a book in his hands.
NOTABLE TRAITS: pointed ears, calm but serious demeanor.
RELATIONSHIPS: Agrus Fillian, freelance research affiliate; Elzerith, faction leader of the Blades of Sol
RUMORS: Too much of a bookworm, can’t take a joke
BIO:
Wrennalis, or Ren for short, was essentially born into the arcane arts. His parents were established researchers in the City of Seven Gates, the capital of the Kingdom of Tielorrien in Faedrun. Beginning to tinker with simple puzzles at a young age, Ren became enthralled with this gift and grew up assisting his parents in the lab. By the time he was 23, he was forced to leave on a boat with other refugees for his safety due to the undead invasion. His parents stayed to assist with the magical defenses of the city and are assumed to be dead. The only things with Ren on the boat were some clothes, books, and some small bags of different Jasmine tea leaves and seeds that were his family’s favorite drinks.
Upon landing in what would become New Hope, Ren stuck with a Syndar commune on the outskirts of New Hope. For work, he would do freelance research and utilize funds to help establish a more permanent but small research facility in the outskirts. About two years ago, Ren was approached by a researcher to assist on a special project but offered to pay extremely well. He accepted due to the prospect of money but also to further his own knowledge. This happened to be a team project with other freelancers involved, but one freelancer stood out the most, Agrus Fillian. Agrus was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and and willing to teach others. Long day and long nights in the lab fueled by the jasmine tea were had throughout that year. During one of those nights, Agrus overheard the lead researcher discuss details with a mercenary guard about taking everything after the project is done to sell. The next day, the other researchers and Ren were informed of this and said, “screw this” and took all the research and instruments and left. Unfortunately, the equipment needed to be pawned off because of not being paid for over a month. This led to laying low for a while until an envelope came via messenger about two months later.
In this envelope was not one, but two letters. The first was from Agrus himself. He had said he was able to travel north to the Clan Goldenfield area to sell off the Mana Stone he had taken to make up for lost wages and met up with a gold-skinned Syndar named Elzerith. Agrus was offered shelter and food with Elzerith’s organization, The Blades of Sol, up in Lumiria in the New Aldorian Settlement region and a safe haven to conduct research.
The second letter was written in very ornate handwriting from Elzerith himself, an invitation to visit Lumiria with the same promises: food, shelter, research opportunities, and other activities. Ren could not say no to this, so after he was able to sell some of the equipment, he was able to achieve safe passage up to Lumiria where he was met by the Lumiria town guards and escorted to Elzerith himself. Elzerith mentioned that the Blades of Sol were looking to expand their knowledge of the arcane in a predominately martial and divine organization and that Ren would be a perfect fit as a researcher. Ren hopes that his knowledge can assist the Blades of Sol with their endeavors.