Sylvester Tawarenion

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Sylvester is a tall man. Somehow his height both suits and doesn't suit him. He moves in weird ways, sometimes acting as if his body wants to go somewhere else than his mind. He likes to wave a lot with his hands, to make his words seem more important. Additionally he always seems to smile, be it joyfully or a mischievous grin, the corners of his mouth are always turned upright.

Sylvester wears colorful clothing that somehow match, even when it's stripes and dots together. He likes to wear loose pants matched with blouses, jackets, scarfs, you name it. As long as it is colorful and he can wear a lot of things on top of it. He loves to be abundant with his appearance, wearing many rings around his fingers, painting his nails and wearing make-up if he can find it. He sometimes can even be spotted with an amber crown-like headpiece he wears just for fun. Because it makes him look cool.

His hair is always a curly mess. It often reaches his shoulders or just above it and if it gets too long, he ties it up in a bun. He can be spotted with the startings of a scruffy beard, depending on if he likes it or if the moon is in the right vibe. Kidding. Unless?

This man is all over the place. His thoughts never stop, his movements never cease, he is always doing something. He likes to talk, both serious and unserious topics and definitely doesn't realise when to shut his mouth sometimes. Additionally, he also likes to talk about himself. Some might sense he has a big ego, but truthfully, he just thinks that all his anecdotes are very funny so he keeps repeating them. Sylvester has a very good and healthy self-image, sometimes a little over the top, but what do you expect with his appearance?

The downside of all of this is that Sylvester is chaotic. He often loses track of time or track of what he is doing, resulting in a lot of things going wrong. He is definitely frustrated by this, but this usually doesn't last long. He also likes to be very melodramatic, dragging things out, overreacting to the smallest inconveniences or blowing up a joke with the biggest grin known to man.

Overall, Sylvester is a strange person to perceive and definitely someone that cannot be onehundred percent sane. But that's what you get when you live alone in a forest for quite some years.

Sylvester exels in potion brewing. Though his methods are unconventional. Where some druids might brew a potion to cure a headache, Sylvester will recommend you to eat a specific type of tomato hidden in the deepest parts of Avalon's forests. The man carries years of herb and potion knowledge with him and knows his way around the forests, finding the right ingredients. He also has experimented on himself with potions and plants, resulting in his odd behaviour.

He also is interested in the more fun type of potion and plant. The kind of things that make you feel funny, if you know what I mean. Want to have a fieldtrip or just relax and vibe while your mind shuts down for a moment? Sylvester is your guy. His garden is full of strange mushrooms, plants and other types of greenery that definitely let you feel... something.

Lastly, Sylvester has tried over many years to expertise in all kinds of druidic magic. This of course has resulted in a lot of things going wrong. He can communicate with animals, but they never understand him and always bring him the wrong stuff. His weather control usually does the opposite of what he wants, giving sun for rain and vice versa, and his shapeshifting sometimes results in him being stuck in two different forms. The side effects of his wonky magics are usually harmless and despite the magic never listening to him, he still hasn't given up on mastering everything he can.

Sylvester grew up in a family that didn't have much to spend. Living in a kingdom that had fallen hundreds years before and had yet to crawl back up, didn't offer much. Therefore, Sylvester knew how to enjoy his life when there was so little to enjoy around him. He made friends out of plants and other creatures and managed to keep himself busy with exploring the lands around his family's house.

Like his father, Sylvester inherited the druidic magics that ran in their family. Syl learned about the gifts that plants could give them and he started young in the art of potion brewing. He learned to extract their magical properties, but also learned of other more down to earth remedies that solved ailments. So not always potions were needed. Living in Avalon was harsh, so it was always unclear when would be the last time you shared time with your loved ones.

Tragedy eventually struck when Sylvester was around mature age. Both his parents contracted a sickness and passed on. Being suddenly all alone in a big forest, felt creepy. But Sylvester buried his parents, planting rhododendron bushes on top of both of them. These graves were isolated from the rest of the garden, and it gave the air of importance his parents had in his life.

Sylvester continued the crafts his fahter had taught him, eventually communicating with the city of Wealdstone and the tribe inhabiting it. He had seen the city before, but had never dared to enter given he had no sigil to do so. Sylvester eventually established a thin alliance where he provided the people there with medicine and potions, or gave them a prescription on the spot when something other than a potion could help.

He also continued to hone his crafts in other druidic magics, but these always turned out wrong. Together with the somewhat wonky herbs he cultivated in his gardens and the lonliness that followed him with every step, Sylvester definitely began to become a little strange. But since there was no one around him to notice, everything was fine.

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