#but if ii ever write something with him i guess he'll have to be 'tavistur' or something

[mystery-moose]

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1.) What was your Tav’s place of birth and raising like?

I think he was born in Baldur's Gate, probably fairly well-to-do family-wise, but he was sent away to a seminary school because he was a roustabout and a troublemaker. His parents were not thrilled wiith a respectable dragonborn associating with gnomes and dwarves, trespassing and committing petty thievery and doing a vandalism here and there, y'know. Low-stakes crimes, but crimes all the same!

I think that adequately explains why, as a paladin, he's so often chill with thievery and other rogueish behavior. He's experienced that thrill and also understands its occasional necessity.

4.) What hobbies does your Tav have? How did they acquire these interests?

Well he definitely picked up an instrument from Alfiina and noodles around on that -- he finds that very soothing, and he's good enough now that other people do too (as opposed to aural torture). I think he probably also sketches? He seems like the type to sketch, loose and rough and not very well, never for anyone but himself. And occasionally Karlach, when she asks to see them. (He did do an unflattering sketch of Astarion -- Karlach loved it, and Astarion will never see it. He also did a similar drawing of Gale -- Astarion loved it, and Gale will never see it.)

13.) How does your Tav feel about the wilderness?

He appreciates natural beauty, and there are certainly areas that he's found peace and serenity and comfort in -- places with waterfalls and ponds and soft moss and pretty flowers.

Generally, though, I think he's far too appreciative of the finer things -- fine clothes, plush sheets, comfortable beds, warm hearths -- for him to want to be out and about in the wilderness for extended periods. To him, the wandering life of a knight-errant paladin is a trial he must endure in order to accomplish the good in the world. There's joy in it, but by and large, periods in the wilderness are him counting the days before his next stay in a decent inn.

17.) How good of a liar is your Tav? How do they feel about lying?

He's a surprisingly skilled liar! I think it's because it's just another form of rhetoric to him, something he took to in seminary school. He doesn't enjoy it, really, certainly wouldn't do it when he doesn't have to or when he doesn't believe it will help, but it's a contextual thing -- the ends absolutely justify the means if the ends are "no one dies" and the means are "tell a little fib," y'know?