cool inventor of things ⚙️ declɑn steelsong (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
clockworksoul) wrote2023-02-10 11:13 am
clockworksoul) wrote2023-02-10 11:13 am
🔧 ABOUT
DECLAN STEELSONG
STR
11
DEX
16
CON
12
INT
20
WIS
8
CHA
15
PRO
+5
INI
+8
AC
17
positive
intelligent, easy to get along with, charming, caring
neutral
enthusiastic, sharp memory, snappy dresser
negative
oblivious, bottles things up, lacks street smarts, impulsive
Declan is tall with a slim/average build, and longish blonde hair that he often ties in a sloppy ponytail to keep it out of his way. He has his elven mother’s lilac-colored eyes and some of her more delicate elven features, including pointed ears. He always dresses nicely, but it’s undone by the fact that he is usually also covered in grease stains, soot, and the occasional burn from all his tinkering and experimenting.
background;
Declan was left on the doorstep of his human father by his elven mother, Sylvarra Steelsong, as an infant. His father, being the well-to-do mayor of a bougie small town out in the sticks, and having a wife of his own, knew that if word got around that he had a child with another woman it would ruin him. Still, in a bizarre crisis of conscience, he took the boy in. Declan’s early childhood was spent in pretty much a Harry Potter/Cinderella situation where he was raised as a household servant and was often mistreated.When Declan was sixteen, a taciturn warforged showed up at his father’s door with a letter. The letter was from Declan’s mother, demanding that Declan be released into the warforged’s custody. It was then that Declan learned the truth of his birth, and his father, terrified that his long-kept secret would get out, tried to stop him from leaving. The warforged handily (ha) relieved Declan’s father of his hand and took Declan away.
The warforged, whom Declan named Lucy, took Declan away to the city of Waterdeep, where they both lived in a small home paid for and owned by Declan’s mother. Sylvarra’s work often kept her traveling or living in secrecy so he has never met her, but they began exchanging letters regularly. Declan eventually adopted her surname as his own.
Declan loves to tinker, build things, and learn. His curiosity and enthusiasm know no bounds and sometimes get him into trouble, earning him a reputation as being somewhat eccentric. He’s very big on book smarts and does not have much in the way of street smarts. He’s a sheltered nerd, but likable enough thanks to his excitable puppy dog nature.
He has spent the latter part of his life honing his skills in the arcane and as an inventor in his spare time (often inspired by his mother’s letters), turning the attic of his little home into a workshop. During the day, he works as a watchmaker and will sometimes imbue his wares with small enchantments for an extra fee (such as making them play music or glow or project a small image).
One day a letter from his mother arrived, saying that she needed Lucy’s assistance on a job, the details of which were unknown. Declan was hesitant to part with his only companion, and entertained thoughts of going with them, but ultimately he let Lucy go and stayed behind for his work. When suddenly the letters stopped coming, that needling regret became a deep, dark fear. Has something happened to his family? Declan promised himself that he would find his mother and his friend and set out to do just that.
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