#oc: mat ingellvar

[herearedragons]

4, 11, 13 for the OC asks?

4. A character you rarely talk about?

I've talked about Tav Ternyk aka Rainbringer Tav aka Failbard Tav some, but most of that has been DMs so I think he counts. he's a dwarf bardlock I've prepared for my first BG3 playthrough (for when I do get my hands on that game. so far it has evaded me) who made a deal with The Fae for fame after failing to launch a successful career as a musician. that's the general pitch, so here are some points I probably haven't posted about:

he's 28-ish, left his home in some village not far from Baldur's Gate at 18 to seek his fortune in the Big City. he's been at it for ten years. he's like, a college kid by dwarf age standards, but he looks and acts like a guy going through a midlife crisis

he used to have a bandmate! a halfling guy he met soon after coming to Baldur's Gate. they've performed together for a while and were actually pretty successful, until a local noble offered the halfling guy their patronage on the condition that he ditches Tav because they didn't like his performance as much. the guy said yes. Tav never got over it and never forgave him, but kept stubbornly trying to make it on his own regardless

his warlock patron's name is The Smiling Lady and in my heart she has a southern american accent. she's just an archfey who fancies herself a patron of the arts. she's also Tav's manager now

I like to imagine that as he takes more warlock levels, he becomes a little uncanny. ears too sharp for a dwarf. there's always leaves and twigs caught in his hair and clothes, even when he's been in the Underdark for days. he gets distracted by things other people can see. and he's always had a good singing voice, but now it's the kind of voice that gives you goosebumps

11. Is there any OC of yours you could describe as "sunshine"?

NEILAR. Neilar Lavellan my favorite disaster sunshine elf. The guy is going to smile through EVERYTHING and assure everyone that he's fine and then there's nothing to worry about even if he's actually deeply unwell. He's learned to prioritize the wellbeing of The Group over his own and it's NOT serving him well as Inquisitor. But also when things ARE fine he is just the cutest wholesomest guy to be around.

13. Do you have any troublemaker OCs?

Honestly? All of them are going to cause problems sooner or later in their backstory, but the overwhelming majority of them aren't doing it on purpose. I guess I'm going to say Adina (she gets rowdy. and she does what she wants unless someone she respects is there to get her to back down). Pyrrha Thorne (she'll have a risky idea and do it even if other people disagree) and Mat Ingellvar (for her it's more of a rebellion thing. she's as much of a normie as you can be after being raised as a Crypt Baby and she gets tired of the weirdness and ceremony of the Necropolis sometimes and tries to get away from it. but it's more like a prolonged teen rebellion phase, and she never wanted to do any actual damage. she also did still cry herself to sleep after being kicked out)