(Let me know if I missed anything or messed something up. I had to finish this up on my phone so it is a little tricky to check for errors.)
Name: Eric Onseen
Age: 35
Nationality: Dovryn
Gender: male
Appearance:
Short Background: Eric does not come from a wealthy background, his parents were farmers and like his brothers and sisters he was taught how to work the land. He was not as built as his two older brothers but he always seemed to managed well enough and while he kept a lanky build he was very wirey. In truth he had had no intention of becoming a swordsinger. The land was fertile but there is always more work to be done on a farm and for all the glory, honor, and fame that surrounded the Citadel Eric liked the simple life of a farmer, found joy in making things grow. But that option was taken from him around the time of his eighth birthday.
Early one morning he left the house to venture out into the woods that grew about a mile from the village to collect some kindling and any wild edibles that he found. Known to be a day dreamer and to have his head constantly in the clouds his family did not think it odd that he didn't return by the noon meal. However by evenfall they were near panic and still Eric did not come back. His father and eldest brother searched the village and the surrounding fields but could not find him only in the morning when their friends could help them did they manage to find the boy. Out cold he was lying on his back blood matting the hair on the back of his head and staining the grass underneath his skull. His lips were blue from spending the night outside and he was rushed back to his own house where he spent the next three days unconscious. When he did finally wake up his world had gone black.
It took about a month for Eric to recover, what he could, from the trauma however his parents were well aware that the first year after the incident was very tough on the boy. True as time went by his hearing got more and more acute and it was not all that long that he could navigate his way to town and back, but things that had once been so easy became impossible and this disheartened the lad. The once outgoing boy became more and more withdrawn and depressed. He tried to never let his own sadness effect the rest of his family, always putting on a big smile and laughing along with them but they could tell that he was not happy. On a chance his father finally relented and took him to the Citadel, hoping that perhaps one of the Swordsingers could do something for Eric's eyes. They deemed that his eyes were beyond help but found that he passed the Song test and so he was admitted as an Initiate.
To aid him he was taught a simple Canticle that when combined with his own enhanced hearing let him navigate the world using what he heard rather than what he saw. And things only got better when he met his to be partner Dalphene. The two were inseparable and while all their friends knew that they would be partners in the other sense of the words they only made it official when they requested a single room when they were promoted to Swordsinger. For a couple years they hung around as Perceptors until the need to travel and stretch their wings led them away. However in the last year they have returned, although the rumor is that they were only staying long enough to find a place of their own and start a family.
Personality: All in all Eric is a very sweet person, and he is known to try and make friends with everyone, with differing degrees of success. A dependence on his ears has made him a very good listener and he has no qualms with either sitting someone for hours just letting them talk something out with him or getting up in the middle of the night if ward off a friend or student's nightmare with a kind word or two. He and Delphene were seen always viewed as one, always working together to protect and aid the other, and while they might have had very different teaching styles, Delphene would be the one to push a student to almost beyond their limits and Eric would pick them up, dust them off and set them back on their feet, they worked well together and it surprised no one when they got married. Always the clever talker Eric volunteered to be part of the delegation and of course Delphene went along however only one of them made it back to the Citadel.
Rank: Swordsinger
Band: Singer
Equipment/Magical Abilities:
Eric rarely goes anywhere without his quarterstaff as it functions not just as his only physical weapon but also as a walking stick.
Canticle of Echoes: One of he first songs he ever learned and most definently the first one he mastered this song, when sung correctly, gives the target of the song greatly increased hearing. Most often Eric will simply use the tune of the song but if he needs a greater range or more detail he will use the words as well.
Heart of the Storm: Contrary to what one might assume from the name this is actually a lullaby. When casted powerfully enough it does have some healing abilities however it's main use is in calming and soothing those within range whether that be a person with a heart full of fury or a raging tempest.
Dragon's Breath: this is actually a song that Eric learned while he was traveling. It is a Shanty that summons up a thick wall of fog that blankets the ground. It can be good for a retreat or surprise attack but the only down side is that allies have their visibility cut down just as much as enemies.
Briar Patch: This treesong causes thick vines to grow out of the ground and attach onto the person or persons that happened to be standing over them.
Other: Delphene is his partne and his wife so to say that he likes her would be a drastic understatement. She is Danser known to be a relentless fighter with a shirt temper that, while versed in the use of more traditional weapons, enjoys using the meteor hammer.
