<div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Basic Information:</span></strong></div><strong>Name:</strong>Aristes Trellewin<br/><strong>Age:</strong>21<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Half-Elf<br/><strong>Profession:</strong>Merchant / Illusionist<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Appearance:</span></strong></div><br/><div align="center">(https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;ik=0a7ffab4c2&amp;view=att&amp;th=12f8fd98c4267821&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=emb&amp;zw)</div><br/><strong>Age:</strong>Late teens/ early twenties<br/><strong>Hair:</strong>His long black hair is parted in two and reaches down to his neck.<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Brown<br/><strong>Height and Weight:</strong>5’ 11” / 135 lbs.<br/><strong>Physical Description:</strong>Aristes is very lithe for a male, his frame being somewhat feminine in appearance. His arms are thin, and his hair long and straight. The half-elf often wears colorful multi-layered clothing, usually a creamy color with different shades of blue, gold, and an earthy brown. His clothing is very light and almost always covers the full length of his arms (the exception being while he is sleeping). In addition, he can sometimes be seen wearing a gold watch which was given to him by his human mother. Aristes’ face is also feminine in appearance, and at times seems weary from travel.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Personality:</span></strong></div><br/><strong>Age:</strong>How old do they act? He often acts much older than his years, though he will lighten up on joyous occasions and celebrations.<br/><strong>Likes:</strong>A cool breeze, trees, water, music, experimenting with magic, reading, and conversing with others.<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Fools, arrogant people, and hot climates.<br/><strong>Phobias:</strong>Not having people to rely on and places that are unseemly and dirty.<br/><strong>When it comes to interacting with others I:</strong>Aristes greatly enjoys conversing with people he fancies. He also tends to avoid people he doesn’t like. Usually Aristes will divide his time between being alone and being with others, since he thinks it’s very important to have time to be alone and think things over. He is both reactive and proactive.<br/><strong>I believe that:</strong>To enjoy yourself and to discover who you are as a person; to discover your passions and to keep searching for new things are all part of the journey that is life. Aristes acknowledges that there are many evils in this world but he also feels they can be avoided (not necessarily dealt with head on— he tends to avoid trouble when he sees it).<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Equipment:</span></strong></div><br/><strong>Weapons and Armor:</strong>Being a merchant means Aristes doesn’t have much fighting experience; however, as a half-elf he has spent some time dabbling in his magical potential. Though his magical prowess is limited he is able to sometimes conjure small illusions and even trick people’s minds into buying unwanted items. He also carries a small curved dagger to protect himself on his travels. The half-elf does not possess any real armor worth noting.<br/><strong>I never leave home without:</strong>A merchant’s bag for carrying his wares, and his golden watch— a valued gift from his mother.<br/><strong>When it comes to money I'm:</strong>He comes from a family of moderate wealth, and he has had some success in selling his wares. Aristes sells many odd things, including books, perfumes, incenses, small tokens, and jewelry. He travels around to many places to sell his wares wherever he can. As a result, he has not spent much time in any one place since his childhood.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Other Important Stuff:</span></strong></div><br/><strong>When I'm scared I:</strong>Hold my breath— and either stand extremely still or run away.<br/><strong>The thing I want most but would never tell anyone about is:</strong>To hold the hand of a certain girl from his past and tell her how he feels about her.<br/><strong>I'm lonely when:</strong>I have no one to talk to for an extended period of time. Aristes spends a fair amount of his time alone, so he doesn’t feel lonely very often. He’s always glad to have some company, though.<br/><strong>It hurts when:</strong>I fail to follow through on a promise, and I fail to follow my own values due to weakness.<br/><strong>The things you need to know about my past are:</strong>In his teenage years Aristes developed a strange mental illness which caused him to develop many irrational fears. Though it gave him a hard time, it also showed him what was important in life, and served to slow his thoughts down enough to appreciate what was happening around him. For the most part he has overcome this illness, though it does still affect him from time to time.<br/>He met a human girl named Rina a few years ago on one of his travels, and though they shared many of the same interests and got along very well, he could not pursue her because of her family’s over protectiveness and religious beliefs. Aristes still feels very bitter about this, though he is glad to have even met her in the first place.<br/><strong>I wish to go to the Shadow because:</strong>To explore the potential of breaking through the barriers that existed between him and Rina, and to see if a love between them is really possible. In a nutshell, he wants to gain the strength to forget about the consequences and live without the most significant regret of his life.