#drow boy

daydreamer, you’re falling behind falling behind

The party got cleaned up for a royal ball a while back and I wanted to pay the moment some respect.

A small Lunareth portrait I did last month. I love my little twinky drow boy so very much and I want to draw him about 3817427472 more times.

prompts from here. part one of... however many it takes me to finish pff.

1. If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

If he'd never left home, he would probably still be in the survey corps for his house. He was fond of the exploratory nature of it all, discovering new places never before touched by drow.

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

Hmmm. At first, probably Wyll. Gale, close second; only thing Naven would doubt would be his strength. Post-romance, however, he absolutely places complete trust in Astarion, for better or worse.

3. What are your character’s core moral beliefs?

Complicated. He was a Seldarine born in the slums of an Underdark city, to two poor parents, and felt worlds away from the politics and ruthlessness of the upper class. But they could never be entirely unaffected by their brutal environment. He always knew what was expected of them, of him, his brother, his baby sister. He was to serve as a cog in the machine, alongside his brother, while his sister would be destined for greatness. And he willingly dedicated himself to achieving success for the sake of his parents, and ensure his siblings reached even greater heights.

So I think it's fair to say his core moral beliefs tend to... rely on the needs of others. His family, loved ones, the poor and unfortunate, and society at large... What's right to him is whatever brings the most prosperity to the largest collective, from the most clinical perspective. However, if push really comes to shove and he's given the choice between a single person he cares about and a hundred strangers... he'd choose the single person, without thought.

4. What relationship does your character have with their parents and siblings?

Also complicated. He adores them, for his part. He never wanted anything more than he wanted his parents to look upon him with pride. But his mother, Navena, never expected much of him, between his disposition and an illness that affected him from a young age. His father Varius died before his sister was born, but his memories of him were enough for him to want to become a ranger like he was.

His younger brother, Drinn, he would do everything in his power to protect. His sister Lillis is more of a rival, but purely recreational. At least... it used to be.

5. Does your character have any biases for or against certain races?

Honestly, his greatest bias is against his own people. Even with the Seldarine, or the other types of drow, it's hard for him to believe they'll ever really be better than those he witnessed growing up.

6. What is your character’s opinion on nobility? On authority?

Authority is only as good as the person using it. Authority and responsibility are attached at the hip and anyone who uses the former without the latter deserves to be cut down. And there are a looooot of nobles who fall under that category.

7. Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armor, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

At 5'7", he has a slight, elegant stature that belies his agility and speed. He has dark purple skin smattered in white freckles that are bioluminescent in pitch darkness. He keeps his silver hair up in a tight, braided tail most days, for practicality. His milky white eyes are always brightened by cloudy black makeup. He wears the leather armor of the drow and carries both a bow and (hopefully) a warpick.

His only major scar is an 18" laceration from his left pec to the ribs under his arm - a gift from his sister the last time he saw her.

8. What location encountered in the campaign has your character felt the most “at home” in, or just generally liked the most?

Haven't finished all of early access yet, but I think despite himself, he does immediately feel at home in the Underdark. The ceiling overhead, the familiar terrain, the glow of the fungi. There's a beauty to it that only the night sky on the clearest night in the overland can compare to.

9. What deity, if any, does your character worship? What’s their opinion on other people’s worship?

He didn't. Not at first. But in his lowest moments, locked in the deepest prison of Menzoberranzan for his crimes, mad with grief, he was part of a troupe of prisoners tasked with excavating an ancient city he himself had helped locate before he fell from grace. It was there, in those ruins, he came to know the King in Yellow. And embrace the madness of the play that is life. Such existential truths did not frighten him; in fact, they brought him comfort when he felt like a pebble in an endless, raging sea.

As for others, he believes people have a right to believe what they choose. So long as it's not actively and intentionally harming others.

10. If your character had time to pick up any artisan’s tools, game set, instrument, etc., what would it be?