Name: Bastion Trent
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Appearance:
Bastion Trent is not an intimating person to look at, though he is someone most avoid. Bastion is not a tall man, only standing at 5 ft 8 inches, he often wears 3 inch heeled shoes not for any fashion sense but it just makes it easier for him to reach things on the top shelf. His thin body is often over cloaked with baggy clothing and uncomfortably heavy-looking robes which seem to have a mass of added sewn pockets- each pocket stuffed heavily with god knows what. His skin is almost a sickly white with Bastion tending to avoid the sun, and his big brown eye are framed by dark circles. His hair is a dark blue tinged black and if often allowed to grow shaggy and unkempt. As Bastion often tend sot forget to look after himself it's not uncommon to see him with smudges of ink on his hands and face and food rubbed into his clothing.
Equipment: Bastion goes nowhere without one of his homemade robes which have an unordinary amount of pockets sewn into them. In these pockets Bastion keeps an odd assortment of knick knacks he finds interesting or thinks he will need later, somethings he has but are not limited to- small tools to fix small machines, 3-4 books on random subjects, a butter knife (unwashed), a sewing needle and thread, string, cured meat pieces, pieces of paper and ink and a small music box.
Abilities: Affinity for Air based magic. Bastion has no patience to practice his magic and has only mastered simple spells that make his life slightly more convenient. For example, using the air around him to make heavy tomes lighter to carry, or to float a small piece of equipment to him so he doesn't have to get out of his chair or blowing out a candle thats' *just* out of reach. Mostly, Bastion finds his magic works better when he isn't paying attention- like if he finds himself floating 3 feet in the air trying to reach a book absent mindlessly or when falling when he realises he is floating to stop himself from smashing to the ground.
Personality/Likes/Dislikes: Bastion isn't a people person. He's a book person. It's not that he hates or dislikes people, he just doesn't tolerate things that aren't interesting to him. Most people he bumps into when he has to leave the house for things like food and money only engage in conversations about the weather and he cannot abide by small talk. Now, people who have something to teach Bastion something he is fascinated with have all of his undivided attention. He loves having the space to learn and being surrounded by tomes that hold knowledge he can devour. He has the great ability to ignore everything around him to studying, he dislikes anything that drags him away from whatever is holding his interest at that moment. He can act indescribable childish when things aren't going his way.
Background: Bastion's life was quite normal up until he was 6 years old. A plague hit his town which killed both his parents and 3 of his siblings. His oldest brother- Towler- survived who was 14 years old. With the town devastated Towler left Bastion in the care of a local church where he learnt to live in quiet reflection and study- Bastion occasionally received letters from his brother until he was 16 when Towler's last letter exclaimed a change of fortune and hinted that he'd be returning to share this with his younger sibling. However, Towler never showed and with his last family perceived dead Bastion locked himself away to distance his mind from the cruel realities of the world and into the never ending search for knowledge.
How well do you handle stress?Either by completely ignoring it or badly. Very badly.