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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7101935" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p><strong>a kind of unusual Balan Bastom</strong></p><p></p><p>As a short intermission before my write-up of adventure 4, here is a brief description of my 5 seconds brain lapse version of Balan Bastom:</p><p></p><p>Balan is a rather large, slightly chubby young half-elf in his early 20s. His short, blonde hair is adequately trimmed and he starts growing a (still a bit tiny) goatee. Balan doesn't seem to be accustomed to bodily excercises as his head often turns red after climbing stairs or running for a prolonged time. Whenever he's getting into activities which require physical effort, he quickly starts huffing and puffing as if he'd lack stamina. Nonetheless, he could easily partake in any social event even when wearing his most lenient clothes, as he seems to emit an uncanny charisma and charm and talks very eloquently. </p><p></p><p>He is the only son of a successful Ostalinian merchant family which has close ties to the Lyceum school of magic. When Balan started to show a slight magical talent, his proud parents immediately sent him to Seaquen so he could cultivate his hidden talent. The boy, however, wasn't that interested in studying magic and instead did what he could do best: getting friends. Because of his networking and conflict solving skills (he learned his diplomacy and negotiations during his parent's frequent business trips), Balan quickly became a sort of ombudsperson for the students. His teachers were a bit disappointed in his lacking magical development, but Simeonne thought that Balan's skills could come in handy from time to time. As he was used to converse with nobles, had a good family name, extraordinary manners and navigates social encounters with ease, she started using the young man as negotiating partner for some of the more delicate agreements of her school. </p><p></p><p>Outside of his social comfort zone, poor Balan is like a fish out of water and he is also utterly afraid of combat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7101935, member: 6816692"] [b]a kind of unusual Balan Bastom[/b] As a short intermission before my write-up of adventure 4, here is a brief description of my 5 seconds brain lapse version of Balan Bastom: Balan is a rather large, slightly chubby young half-elf in his early 20s. His short, blonde hair is adequately trimmed and he starts growing a (still a bit tiny) goatee. Balan doesn't seem to be accustomed to bodily excercises as his head often turns red after climbing stairs or running for a prolonged time. Whenever he's getting into activities which require physical effort, he quickly starts huffing and puffing as if he'd lack stamina. Nonetheless, he could easily partake in any social event even when wearing his most lenient clothes, as he seems to emit an uncanny charisma and charm and talks very eloquently. He is the only son of a successful Ostalinian merchant family which has close ties to the Lyceum school of magic. When Balan started to show a slight magical talent, his proud parents immediately sent him to Seaquen so he could cultivate his hidden talent. The boy, however, wasn't that interested in studying magic and instead did what he could do best: getting friends. Because of his networking and conflict solving skills (he learned his diplomacy and negotiations during his parent's frequent business trips), Balan quickly became a sort of ombudsperson for the students. His teachers were a bit disappointed in his lacking magical development, but Simeonne thought that Balan's skills could come in handy from time to time. As he was used to converse with nobles, had a good family name, extraordinary manners and navigates social encounters with ease, she started using the young man as negotiating partner for some of the more delicate agreements of her school. Outside of his social comfort zone, poor Balan is like a fish out of water and he is also utterly afraid of combat. [/QUOTE]
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