Taliesin

Name Taliesin ap Emrys Apparent Age Early twenties Demeanor Jester Nature Visionary Essence Questing Occupation Musician Sphere Mage Tradition Verbena Notable Attributes Arete •• Manipulation ••• Charisma •••• Appearance ••• Perception ••• Wits ••• Notable Abilities Expression ••• Performance ••• Meditation ••• Research ••• Enigmas ••• Occult ••• Culture ••• Soundtrack Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy It's just a fantasy, it's not the real thing; sometimes a fantasy is all you need Light of Aidan - Lament The music of Taliesin's soul and of his beating heart Alexi Murdoch - Breathe So don't forget to breathe. Don't forget to breathe. Your whole life is here, no eleventh hour reprieve, so don't forget to breathe. Mumford and Sons - Awake My Soul Lend me your eyes I can change what you see; but your soul you must keep, totally free. Awake my soul. Awake my soul.

"A king is a king, but a bard is the heart and soul of the people; he is their life in song, and the lamp which guides their steps along the paths of destiny. A bard is the essential spirit of the clan; he is the linking ring, the golden cord which unites the manifold ages of the clan, binding all that is past with all that is yet to come." – Stephen R. Lawhead, The Endless Knot Description Taliesin, seeming to be in his mid to early twenties, is slim of build but broad of shoulder, and stands around six foot and two inches in height. His skin is smooth and pale, and his features have an almost elfin quality, with high cheekbones, full lips, and his bright blue eyes have a faint golden circle around the iris. He has wavy hair of red-gold that passes his shoulders, a braid beginning at the top of his neck and then bound in leather cord, the sides of his hair clipped fuzzily short. In sunlight his hair has a bright red flash of fire to it. His eyebrows are a darker red and full without being bushy, and he has a short and neatly trimmed beard that is a touch darker than his hair. On his right pinky finger is a ring of silver carved with stick-like runes, and his arms - as much of them as visible anyhow - are intricately tattood in Celtic patterns interweaved with symbols and figures - on the top of his right wrist is a dragon in red, his open mouth towards the back of Taliesin's hand, whilst on the left wrist is a dragon in white doing the same. Taliesin tends towards archaic styles in his fashion, and presently wears a white linen shirt, loosely tied with cord below his collar bones, and he has an intricately stamped leather vambrace on his left wrist. Over the shirt he wears a forest green vest, worked with golden embroided patterns of ivy leaves that wreathe about the front of it in apparently random patterns, the back of it smooth and unadorned. His legs are clad in dark brown trousers bound about his waist with an even darker brown leather belt, and the polished brass buckle depicts a dragon. He has a pair of strong brown boots on his feet, worn with use; indeed, all of his clothing, while fine, has a small amount of wear to it. This is finery, but it is working finery that has been cared for, but nevertheless used and used well. For the olfactoraly enhanced, Taliesin smells of soap and, if the environment is warm, clean sweat. Underneath these is a blend of leather and warm soil, mingled with exotic scents of spices and incense and... blood? Resonance Taliesin's Resonance is a Yearning. It is exemplified by a want, a need, a hunger for a world that isn't this one. One where magic is real, where possibilities are brighter and more meaningful and... more. Not so grey, not so worn down. One where stories and songs have a deep truth and meaning, where they matter. Where one person can make a difference. Hooks Mage Taliesin is a Mage. If you're able to find this out, maybe there's something you need him to do? Maybe there's something you can offer him in fair exchange for his services... Verbena Taliesin is a Verbana. Magic, blood, sex, music. The cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Some of this may be relevant to you. New in Town Taliesin's new in town, and doesn't know his way around. Maybe you're nice, maybe you're just looking to make a new friend. Musician Taliesin loves music. Do you? Maybe you like to sing, or play an instrument, or dance? Connections The Traditions TBA TBA TBA TBA The Others TBA TBA TBA TBA Quotes From Taliesin TBA TBA TBA TBA From Others TBA TBA TBA TBA Stereotypes The Traditions Akashic Brotherhood Warriors and ascetics. Not a fan of martial art movie jokes. Celestial Chorus Ultimately? Priests. Happy clappy without the happy or the clappy. Cult of Ecstasy Life is more than ecstasy. Fun to party with, though. Dreamspeakers Cool bunch. Spirit talkers and shamans. Euthanatos Death is a part of life. But it's not everything. And not an ending. Order of Hermes Magic is like a butterfly. These guys pin the butterfly into a display case for study. Sons of Ether I get it - that longing for something. Looking in the wrong place, though. Virtual Adepts Imagination is important, but they twist it. Take it too far. The Others Changeling The Tuatha de Danaan. And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer; let it be Werewolves Don't piss them off. Just... don't. I focus on the pain; the only thing that's real Wraiths Don't know much about this bunch. Sorry. I've hungered for your touch; a long, lonely time Vampires I understand the power of blood. This lot, though... Who dares to love forever? Oh, when love must die?