"Everyone's a critic of something."

Gender: Male

Age: 36

Alignment: True Neutral

Appearance: A hybrid horse, Bryan has light brown hair, is 7ft8 and is quite powerfully built. He has a dark brown mane and bright green eyes. His choice of clothing is baggy dark blue pants. He enjoys going topless however, as his nipples are sensitive to touch. He has hooves and doesn't wear shoes.

Personality: Bryan is a bard first, a warrior second. He's at his most comfortable whether playing his guitar or singing. He enjoys fighting too, but he prefers the sound of music to the sound of battle. He isn't as charismatic as other bards, but he's friendly and approachable nonetheless. He often takes requests, and adores it when his audience sings (partly because it shows how much they love the song and partly because it gives his throat a rest).

Backstory: Bryan Stallion wasn't born in Asmana but he's lived most of his life in the realm. Both his parents are also horse hybrids who made a living farming in a land just south of Asmana. Since he was 4, Bryan always enjoyed it whenever a bard traveler came to the town and sang or played songs. He began practicing his own singing and writing his own poems. His parents soon saw his interest in the bardic arts. They bought him a guitar when he was 12 and he's been playing in the many years since. Shortly after he began playing, he noticed subtle changes in the air around him, but thought nothing of it until he was 15-when he accidentally healed a wound an adventurer had while playing at the local inn. The region's council mage told him (via letter) that he had the talent of channeling magic through music, much like mages channel it through words and wands. Bryan picked up a beginner's spell tome and began reading, practicing how to play each spell with his guitar. By the time he was 18, he'd learned how to channel every spell in the tome, although they were basic level. He said his goodbyes to the village he'd grown up in and left. He hasn't looked back since.

Lives: Asmana

Talent: Bryan can use music as a medium for channeling magic, much like spellcasters use words and wand motions. Whether firing lightning bolts, shielding himself or healing teammates, any spell that mages/wizards can use, he can use too, with practice. He's also able to hold his drink well, and he can play his guitar just fine however intoxicated he gets. (He can't sing while drunk, though.)

Ambition: Bryan doesn't think about the future: he focuses on the here and now.

Likes: Duets, a captivated audience, fighting, strong apple cider.

Dislikes: Interruptions, rude critics, lack of talent.