Vanderfall

[Vanderfall]

Name: Conroy Vanderfall Race: Human Born: 10th day of Summer, 488 (24 years old.) Sex: Male

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Appearance: Conroy stands just over six feet tall, but is far from intimidating in stature, despite his height. His muscle tone is next to non-existent, due to his lavish up-bringing, and studious nature. His eyes are a deep shade of silver, with the slightest hue of blue towards the center of the iris, but from a distance they look completely black, due to their dark coloration. His wild forest brown hair spans down past his shoulders, draping over his upper back, and though it was once a far more conservative in it's appearance only months earlier, it's gleam and luster were still completely in tact. This man definitely dressed the part of his wealth, despite the fact he loathed what it represented, he certainly had grown accustom the luxuries that his family's wealth afforded him, wearing a golden brocade doublet, matching silk breeches, a fine leather belt, with an elaborate buckle, sporting his family crest, a snake constricting the head of a lion. His nearly came up to his knee cap, causing the breeches to puff in mass over his thighs, giving him an refined, yet pompous appearance, though this was not at all how he saw himself. Though his face could very well be described as handsome, his overall eccentric behavior, and eerily obsessive interest in what many seemed to perceive as taboo arts of magic have completely repelled any and all possible admirers through the course of Vanderfall's life. His passion for these arts had become so great that darkened bags have slowly formed beneath his gaze, giving him something of an aged look, though truth be told, he preferred this new look of his.

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Personality: The best way to describe Conroy Vanderfall is that he is almost split into two beings, one being studious, reserved, and completely focused, where as the other side is completely and totally charismatic, and full of life, with some mild arrogant overtones, and a definite darkside imbedded deep within him... This is most likely in part caused by the manner in which he was raised, and how he had been taught to worship Rhysol. The cold silence of his being is most often exposed when he is in the presence of vast spiritual energy, or deeply engrossed in his personal studies. However Conroy is usually quite enthusiastic, and rather personable, but truth be told, he has always been completely and totally spoiled, and it has certainly had an impact on the man he has became. Despite any flaws Vanderfall may have, there is one aspect of the man that could never be denied, and that has always been his pure and unshakable ambition, and it was that ambition that urged him to continue to learn, regardless of how very much his father would disapprove of his research, and the risks he ran just by pursuing his passion. but the determination pumping through young Conroy's veins. The boy had been growing into a man over the years, and as he has grown, a deep lust for knowledge has grown with him. Likes: Almost anything to do with magic captures his interest without fail, but this is especially true with world magic. Something about the entire concept always compelled him to seek information. He would often marvel at the thought, that magic surrounds every living person in Mizahar, and can be seized by any one who truly chases it. Secondarily, he has grown extremely fond of his fortunate lifestyle, causing a great dependence on such luxuries that were previously afforded him. Dislikes: Vanderfall has a strong disdain for many other high society families, and their general behavior, and outlook on life. Though he certainly has his fair share of self entitlement, their are those of his social stature who see wealth as one's value as a person, and this happens to be an outlook that Conroy detests to his very being.... After all if anything determines one's value, it is clearly the knowledge one has obtained through their time of living, he thought to himself.

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Character History - Part I: In the city of Ravok, the fourth son of Aldous Vanderfall was by all means suppose to turn out exactly like his three brother's before him.... Well that was his father's plan in any case, but as is often the case, no such plan was followed. Instead this child grew with an extreme interest in the idea of spirits, and ghouls, and creatures far beyond the scope of a standard existence. What this young boy did not know was that it was in his very blood to have these impulses deep inside of him.... Though the past few generations of the blood line have been no more than self-righteous aristocrats, magic runs thick in the Vanderfall blood line, or at least it did in a time not so distant from his own. There had been a whole handful of wizards and witches, practicing in secret, in the very manor he had been living in his whole life. They hadn't always felt the need to hide their gift's though.... It was after the Valterian that the once adored family had to shred themselves from any connection to magic, in the public eye, and as time went on this became an increasingly well guarded secret, until Malcolm Vanderfall, Aldous'es grandfather, the current head of the family manor decided that magic would be forbidden from the manor, and written in his will that any family member to practice magic there after would be completely stripped of their inheritance, and evicted from the manor for all of time.

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Character History - Part II So naturally it was Conroy's misfortune to happen across a secret doorway when leaning against a book case, to look himself over in the mirror... Not that he was completely vane, but one has to keep up appearance, as he would often say. In any case, he fell through the opening, to discover a room filled with empty shelves, and cobwebs draping over each one. It was truly unbelievable how many empty shelves there were in this small room.... Suddenly he noticed something in the corner of the room, cloaked in the darkness.. He slid the book from it's place, dusting it off, before diving into it's materials... A year had past since he first discovered the secret entrance, and he had always been careful to wait for every last servant and sibling to fall deep into slumber, before even beginning to make his way for the library. Well one night he slipped down into his personal sanctuary, only to hear the sound of foot steps behind him, and when he turned, their was Aldous, aiming a disappointed glare towards the gaze of his youngest son. He had the old book immediately burned, as Conroy was held back by several members of the staff, who had followed Aldous down from his chambers by request of his orders.

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Character History - Part III Conroy couldn't believe it. He was just starting to make some real improvement with his grasp on spiritism, and had only just started to really touch the subject of summoning. There was so much more that he wanted to learn, that he had to know, and it was gone, all gone. He was then banished from his own home, thrown out onto the street, falling down into the mud, ruining his attire. Aldous narrowed his gaze through the door way, before gripping the knob of his cane, gritting his teeth in anger, before throwing the cane down at poor Conroy.... "Take it.... And I never want to see your face again..." Tears welled up in young Vanderfall's eyes before gripping the cane, and running off into the darkness of the cold Sylira's night. From that day he had decided that he was no longer Conroy Vanderfall, but simply Vanderfall. He would restore the meaning of the name with time, just as it was hundreds of years ago.

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Langauges: Common Tongue - Fluent Lore: -Lore of Religion: Rhysol -Basic History of the Vanderfall Bloodline Skill XP Gained Total XP Rank Spiritism: The magic of souls. 0 XP, 15 SP, 15 RB 30 Competent Summoning: Calling creatures from other worlds. 0 XP, 20 SP, 0 RB 20 Novice Riding: One's riding on horseback. 0 XP, 5 SP, 0 RB 5 Novice Rhetoric: The pursuit of the lingual arts. 0 XP, 5 SP, 0 RB 5 Novice Weaponry, Cane Sword: Combat with a cane sword. 0 XP, 5 SP, 0 RB 5 Novice

Equipped: Brocade Doublet, Full Cape, Silk Breeches, High Boots, Fine Leather Belt, with a Fancy Buckle included. Inventory: ((Since he had decided to leave Sylira's he did not choose an apartment, but rather the tent set, to be off on his way into the wild crazy world of Mizahar..... Yeah, I can see this going well...)) -1 Cane Sword [Heirloom] -1 large tent (4 person) -large tarp -100 ft of rope -1 lantern -2 torches -1 bedroll -1 blanket -fishing tackle & hooks -Gildling -1 full set of tack -large set of saddlebags. - Set of Clothing (cloak/coat & footwear included) [ Vanderfall decides not to use] -Back Pack, including: -1 Waterskin -1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) -Food for a week. -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel [Vanderfall has no clue how to use.] -Set of Glasswear (Bowl, Vial, and Jar) -Soul Mist Materials (Corn, Flour, Beef) Ledger: 100gm ------------------ 100gm -08gm Brocade Doublet 92gm -02gm Full Cape 90gm -08gm Silk Breeches 82gm -25gm Fine Leather Belt 57gm -02gm Fancy Buckle 55gm -05sm High Boots 54gm, 05sm -02gm Glass Vial 52gm, 05sm -04gm Glass Bowl 48gm, 05sm -05gm Glass Jar 43gm, 05sm -03gm Weat Flour (1 lb) 40gm, 05sm -02gm Lentil's Corn (1 lb) 38gm, 05sm -03gm Corned Beef (1 lb) 35gm, 05sm