[sblock=Alegast, Elf Wizard (Bladesinger)]Alegast is the youngest child of the Amastacia house, a wealthy family from the Kingdom of Celene, with a long history of famous wizards among their ranks. As such, it was expected for him to follow in his ancestors footsteps and became a wizard when he was adult. Alegast wasn't happy with this, however, as even if he valued the power of the arcane he had more affinity towards the military, and his dream was to become a soldier in the army. When he was old enough —and after two failed attempts to flee home and volunteer in the army— his parents send him to one of the most prestigious magical academies in the kingdom to began his training as an spellcaster.
At first, Alegast was an unruly student, mostly because he was frustrated for doing something he doesn't want to. While most of his tutors eventually lost faith on him, Lady Andraste, one of the oldest wizards in the academy, saw his potential when Alegast began to skip his classes to train with the academy guards. Lady Andraste decided to take Alegast under her wing and trained him in the secret art of the blade song, an ancient arcane practice only known by a few elven wizards in service of the Queen. Alegast took his training seriously, making his goal to become a master of the way of the sword and the spell.
After completing his training Alegast didn't pursued a career as a profesional wizard however, becoming a mercenary instead. This was suicide from a familiar perspective, and he and his parents haven't spoken since then. One day, he was hired to escort a merchant caravan on its travel to the Free City of Greyhawk, in the days when the tyranny of the Slave Lords was at its height...[/sblock]
[sblock=Appearance
Alegast is tall (for an elf), slim, and his long, flowing silver hair flows neatly down his back, which draws attention away from his beautiful dark blue eyes. His skin is fair and pale, with an icy blue hue. A perpetual confident smirk sits etched onto his face save for occasions where he becomes flustered or frustrated.
His leather armor and boots are kept impeccably clean despite being quite road worn and showing signs of falling apart. While traveling, or when otherwise appropriate, he wears a dark colored, hooded cloak.
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[sblock=Personality
While shrewd enough to learn as he goes, much of what Alegast knows of humans and other denizens of the world comes secondhand or from books. This makes him distrustful of strangers until he can get to know them. However the more time he spends with someone the less guarded he becomes. No level of friendship will get him to open up about his family or the hardships he had faced, thought. He prides himself in keeping a calm tone even when he's upset.
He likes to make flashy entrances and is a known showoff. Can improvise on the fly when forced to ad-lib. When nervous he bites hard on his lower lip. While thinking or upset he has a habit of rapidly tapping his right foot and prefers to trance on high ground.[/sblock]
I have some doubts (as I know almost nothing about the setting... I don't even know if Celene has an academic of magic...), but here is my character.
I'm planning to use the "Soldier" background as there is no mercenary background in the PHB.
Also, can I have a Familiar spirit?