Dar Hesper
Description
At over eighteen and a half feet tall and close to three tons in weight, Dar Hesper is no one to be taken lightly. The cloud giant easily measures up to all huge expectations of his kind. His skin is a milky-white color while his short hair and flowing moustache are silvery-white. His eyes contrast with both features, radiating the deep blue sky in their hue. His body ripples with the taut muscles with which giants are gifted. But unlike his lesser kin, Dar's handsome, sculpted face depicts intelligence, wonder, and even compassion. His deep voice is almost musical, a strong baritone. Dar has a massive morningstar resting at his side, the weapon nearly as long as he. A heavy sack is toted over one shoulder. Dar wears a fine white cotton tunic and a bit of jewelry, including a silver hoop through his left ear and a steel ring set with dyed red glass on his right hand. So he's a poor giant. Or perhaps all his wealth went into the beautiful craftsmanship of the shirt of quicksilver links that embraces his torso. The mithral is evident in his make and speaks of Dar's path: rare and magical.
History
Dar Hesper was born 86 years ago in the aerial home of his clan, known simply as the Windy Straits of Trimor Bay, off the coast of Verdentia. He lived literally in the clouds, the whole estate enchanted to survive on congealed rain and air. This was not unusual for cloud giants, although it was scarcely a castle. In fact, most cloud giants didn't have "castles in the clouds" anymore. They were mere fairytales; the magic needed to support a whole castle was beyond their modern knowledge. Of course, he didn't live in a hovel either, and he enjoyed a nice giant cottage. The Hespers were a decent family, occasionally trading with their rare storm giant neighbors down in the bay. Unfortunately, not all cloud giants were a decent folk. Some were as vile raiders as their lesser kin. And a rival clan decided to attack the Hesper homestead, a quick raid while Dar was away in the mountains fine-tuning his musical skills among the fey as he often did. The home was burnt and the magic of the clouds ruined, sending the rubble tumbling into the ocean.
Dar returned to nothing and knew he had to make his own way. He mourned his fallen family, yet couldn't find it in his heart to seek vengeance. It wasn't from lack of courage but a lack of desire to kill other cloud giants, wicked as they might have been. Granted, he wouldn't show mercy if he ever ran afoul of those bastards. But instead of revenge, his dreams were fortified into a driving quest. Dar decided he would find those castles in the sky, rediscover the ancient homes of his people, and perhaps thereby unite them the way they were meant to be, and not divided by petty clan rivalries. A pipe dream? Perhaps, but it propelled Dar into a wandering journey and exploration of the world around him.
Personality
Dar is an enchanting, well-spoken, cultivated giant. He has a smile for just about everyone, and a tune on his harp for any situation. Dar is quite the visionary, too, and it's easy to be caught up in his dreams. Of course, as a cloud giant of such determination, he rarely spares the time to relate his hopes to "lesser beings", which is just about everyone else besides other cloud giants (and storm giants).
Goals
Dar will pursue the bard class to mastery (20th level) before taking up some other role, perhaps even Horizon Walker.
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