Name: Thomas Aefenleoht
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Race: Human (Solarian)
Physical Description: Stands at about 5ā8ā, which is a bit shorter than the average Solarian, but he cares little. Thomas has a cross-shaped scar upon his face, and is somewhat lightly toned with muscle. He wears pale yellow formal clothes, which are so unbelievably fancy that they speak volumes about his ego. His hair is short, but spikes out erratically.
Skin color: Lightly tannedārather unusual for a Solarian, though, but then again, Thomasā choices in aesthetics areā¦rather eccentric, to say the least.
Hair color: Supposed to be golden blond, but he dyed most of it dark red, leaving only the front portion its original color. Why he did this was apparently also part of his āFan Serviceā.
Eye Color: Red irises, though some say they could see his left eye going purple at various pointsā¦
Occupation: Performer. He puts on shows using life-sized dolls that dance around the stage and act out dramas (though he needs help with dramas if voices are required, because heās not the best voice actor).
Bio: The middle of three brothers, Thomas Aefenleoht took an interest in theater arts at a young age. Seeing a fantasy world on a stage always seemed magical and dream-like to him, and he quickly decided he wanted to try and imitate that.
Though his parents and older brother did not approve at first, they eventually gave in and allowed him to start trying out for drama clubs and take classes on the theater. Eventually, Thomas decided he wanted to try out puppet shows, but to his delight, when he discovered his magic, he realized just how well he could control those dollsā¦and the rest is history.
Nowadays, Thomas travels around Valderia, and has many, many admirers and fans. He always greets them happily and enthusiastically, and puts on his best performance no matter what. Thanks to him, the Aefenleoht family has become rather rich, and Thomasā success rate does not seem to be dropping any time soon.
On an unrelated note, the other Aefenleoht siblings have rather strange interests as well. Thomasā younger brother, Michael, is a rather obsessive history nut, and uses his Earth Magic in tandem with some artifacts he found to bring them to life. His older brother, Chris, is more interested in the stars and traversing other planets, and is currently working (and not doing well) on a craft capable of space travel.
Home Nation: Solarian Empire
Home City: Aberconway
Personality: Always standing tall and proud, Thomas is very popular amongst people various tribes for not only his brilliant and mysterious performances, but also his attitude. Rather than greeting and speaking to each and every one of his fans as though they are simply admirers, he instead talks to them in a warm and casual voice, as though he is speaking to his own family.
Almost always without fail, Thomas makes his way to every outing on time (unlike a certain over-popular singer his friends convinced him to see in his childhood that showed up three hours late to a concert on a school night), and appears at every special event he can. Perhaps his almost-constant bragging about his āFan Serviceā is justified, as such. Of course, he has the tendency to act rather childish at times when someone is āruiningā his performances, and is very prideful of his puppets and popularity.
Lately, however, people have noticed that heās been acting rather frustrated and sad at times, but when they ask him, he simply puts his public face back on and waves off their concern, insisting he is alright.
Likes: Puppets (of course), tea, complex yet small machinery, trying on excessively fancy clothes, impressing/pleasing his fans, making more puppets
Dislikes: Physics, astronomy, people who just wonāt shut up while heās performing, people who insult his puppets, generally anything that āruinsā his Fan Service
Skills and Abilities:
Non-Combat: Has a fair amount of knowledge of mechanical engineering and sewing, as he needs these skills to keep his puppets and their adornments in good condition.
Combat: Is good at acrobatics and somewhat fast, allowing him to get out of range of attacks.
Equipment & Weapons: Thomas has amassed a collection of many puppets of wood, cloth, and metal over the years. Despite being for performances only, they are surprisingly durable, and are very life-like, allowing him to imitate humans with little difficulty. He also has a bracelet with a violet gem, which he mainly uses to communicate with his family, instead of using phones or mail. However, it also serves the purpose of augmenting his magic from an outside source.
Other than that, there has reportedly been a rather frightening-looking miniature horse in his studio that is made out of parts of humanoid dolls. Why he would have such a grotesque puppet is anyoneās guess, but perhaps there is more to this performer than what he shows on stageā¦
Magic: No one is quite sure what Thomasā magic is, but all that is known is that he uses it to control his puppetsā movements without actually touching them, or having strings attached, or anything, really. He appears to be able to control up to 5 puppets at one time with rather life-like motions; they even are capable of acting as soldiers for him, being able to handle weapons such as swords and spears.
So how does he do it? Well, if you ask him, heāll simply wink and state āThat, my dear friend, is a trade secret. Were I to tell it to you, there would be no more meaning to my Fan Service.ā