<div class="floatright">(https://i.ibb.co/7RCCYSR/163b3c6b5f9d157497c686ec324ab12e.jpg)</div><strong>Character:</strong>Xane Meister<br/><strong>Player:</strong>ZephySempai<br/><hr/><strong>Race:</strong>Human<br/><strong>Age:</strong>23<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>191<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6’1<br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Brown twists<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Golden Brown<br/><hr/><strong>Class:</strong>Merchant/Adventurer<br/><strong>Specialties:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Horse &amp; Wagon (Expert)</strong> - No terrain is too rough when gold’s just beyond the horizon.</li><li><strong>Animal Handling (Expert)</strong> - Something’s gotta pull this damn cart!</li><li><strong>Diplomacy &amp; Bartering (Expert)</strong> - For a limited time only: Two for the price of One!</li><li><strong>Dice Games (Expert)</strong> - If you ain’t cheatin’ you’re cheatin’ yourself!</li><li><strong>History (Moderate)</strong> - This iron-treated one of a kind romp stuffer is the last surviving artifact from the ancient Analyogape Dynasty...</li><li><strong>Language (Moderate)</strong> - Gold is a universal language.</li><li><strong>Perception (Moderate)</strong> - That’s either really expensive, or <em>really</em> dangerous...!</li><li><strong>Stealth (Skilled)</strong> - Can’t kill what you can’t see!</li><li><strong>Deception (Skilled)</strong> - The person you’re trying to reach is deceased and is unfortunately unable to answer for any slights against you...</li></ul><hr/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Gray</strong> - Everything is as it shall be and nothing a single Human can do will change it. People will get angry. Luck will dry up. We live, and then we die. Nothing much we do here really matters. Find something that makes you happy, and do your best to prolong that feeling. Eventually, however, it will fade. Nothing lasts forever. Everything changes with time. You may hope that these changes happen in your favor, but even if they do, recognize it was all a cosmic accident. For one man is but a single blade of grass to the forces of the universe. And when that blade falls, another will rise to take its place.</li><li><strong>Analytical</strong> - Xane spends a lot of time in his head due to extended periods of lonely travel. He is a critical thinker and attempts to not just know that a caterpillar is green, but understand that it spends much of its life feeding on blades of grass, which is why, in order to better protect it from predators, evolution has colored it green. Unable to swing a sword as skillfully as some of his clientele, he wields knowledge in the same way a caterpillar wields its green skin.</li><li><strong>Cautious</strong> - Xane is not a Fighter. He is not a Mage. He is not a Spirit or Shaman. He is but a simple man of flesh and blood. He is a no-named traveler among these roads and, if laid out across a crowded path, he would either be stepped on or stepped over. Because of this, he takes full responsibility over his livelihood. He uses logic and reason before pursuing any deals, and will turn down mountains of gold if the risk toward his life was too great. What good is a set of rare emerald Dragon Scales from inside the belly of the beast?</li><li><strong>Aloof</strong> - When outside a deal or diplomatic transaction, Xane is fairly absentminded when it comes to interacting with others. Much of his time is spent hustling and haggling. Gold is his first language. When placed in a situation other than his comfort zone, he is an archer without a bow; a rogue without a blade. He flails about intimate conversations like an awkward teenager and struggles in the presence of those who aren't interested in monetary gains. This world would be so much easier if everyone truly had a price.</li></ul><br/><hr/><strong>History:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>First Born Son</strong> - Xane Meister was born to the unwed couple Valyn Meister and Lynette Hauser. His father was a merchant at the time who'd moved to a large town chasing big dreams of success. It was here that he'd met the love of his life and after several impassioned months, was blessed with a son. Xane was showered with as much love and affection his parents could offer, and though their lifestyles began to change, Xane knew nothing more than his parent's love.</li><li><strong>A Big Brother</strong> - After marrying, Valyn and Lynette added a forth addition to their growing family; a daughter named Valery. Now a big brother, Xane had the responsibility of caring for and protecting his younger sister while guiding her through the mysteries of life. It was an exciting time for the youth and he and is sister became inseparable!</li><li><strong>A Household Torn</strong> - With two growing children and an ever changing socio-political environment, finances became a sensitive subject in the Meister household. The Patriarch, Valyn, would be gone for months at a time seeking fame and riches, leaving all the duties of the household to his wife, Lynette. Xane also worked hard to take the strain off his mother. He opened his very one Lemon Juice stand in an effort to support his household and be just like his father. But it seemed like it was never enough. Eventually, when the children were old enough to tend to themselves, Lynette picked up work as a maid for a local noble during a year's stretch without word from her husband. When Valyn finally returned with empty pockets, his wife had decided that he loved chasing gold more than he loved his family, and if he were not to be around, than she would not have him around.</li><li><strong>A Bitter Fallout</strong> - Things grew turbulent from this point forward. Following her father's influence, Valery sought comfort in life's many luxuries. She sought the life of glitz and glamour much like her father did, and gravitated toward any sleazy or shallow man that offered that life to her. Xane also watched his mother return home tired, abused, and overworked before returning the very next day to the same environment she hated. Xane decided that, as a man, it was his responsibility to repair his broken family. He confronted his father and demanded the man give up his dreams and return home, but his father refused. So Xane made a deal: <em><strong>"I will build wealth beyond imagination! A wealth so great you will never have to chase another coin again. A wealth so glamorous that Valery will never sell herself for anything less than true love. A wealth so comfortable that our mother may rest her weary head without wondering how her children are faring in the world! And when I build this wealth, you will return home. You will apologize for being a fool, and grow old and grey surrounded by your family!"</strong></em></li><li><strong>A Long Road Ahead</strong> - And so the youth set out on a grand adventure with nothing but the clothes on his back and the lessons that life has taught him. Days long traveled and nights lightly slept, Xane has carved out a lifestyle for himself that slowly pushes him ever closer to his true goal. These roads are dangerous, however. Filled with thieves, cutthroats, and liars alike, but he will let none stand in the way of reuniting his family and restoring the love that warmed him as a child.</li></ul><br/><br/><strong>Relationships/Connections:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><em><strong>Sariandi</strong> - </em> Details Pending</li><li><em><strong>Khaida</strong> -</em> Details Pending</li><li><em><strong>Nazrysk</strong> -</em> Details Pending</li><li><em>Open</em></li></ul><br/><hr/><strong>Additional Details</strong><br/><br/>Xane’s ambitions to reunite his family is the driving force behind all his actions. Though he rarely talks about them, they are always at the forefront of his mind. His rivalry with his father fuels his own will to live. He will not allow himself to be killed out in the wilds and will abandon everything and everyone around him to save his own skin (They would do the same). He is also exceptionally skilled in the art of strategic withdraw.