Aurel is a very innocent soul, often appearing almost childlike in his behavior. Through most of his life, he has been protected from the uglier side of life, safe in his well-off town, never hungry or struggling. His set of skills as the main dye-maker in a town of merchants and artisans mean that he has done well for himself, and has never had to struggle to make ends meet. Moreover, he tends to be someone who is, at his base nature, very trusting and innocent. He places his trust in those who meets without question. This is because he truly believes people to be naturally good, with pure intention and without wish to harm or manipulate. It is only through luck and the care of his friends that he has avoided being taken advantage of for his naïve nature.

The young Anatolian shepherd is quite friendly to those who he meets. He is a very bright and cheerful personality. Kindness comes entirely naturally to him; it is his first instinct to greet others with enthusiasm. This makes him very well-liked by many, and lends to his skill in selling his dyes to other craftsmen, as it is hard to turn down his kind personality. He takes people rejecting his kindness very personally, though thankfully he is not upset for long and quickly regains his optimistic personality quickly.

Aurel loves exploring the forest on his search for berries and other materials for his dyes. Though he knows that he cannot explore every day, needing to set aside days to mix his dyes and sell his creations to merchants, the days where he can go berry searching are his favorite. He loves the exploration, the discovery, all there is to see in the wilderness; though he never strays too far from the town. He also has a small field of berries, rented land from a nearby forest, where he grows all sorts of berries and herbs. He loves to show off his berries to those who are curious, and cares very deeply for the health of the plants in his fields.

Dye Crafting

Aurel is an expert dye maker, both by training and creation of his own recipes.

Foraging

Aurel has plenty of practice foraging for berries and herbs in the forests.

Berry Growing

In a small rented field, Aurel grows berries and other small items for use in his dyes.

Salesperson

Aurel can sell his dyes to anyone-- though whether that is because of his hard bartering skills or his natural charm is up for debate.

Early Life

Aurel was born and raised in the town where he now lives; it has been the only place he has ever really known. In his youth, he rarely travelled outside of the well-kept streets of the town, aside from short ventures into the forest with his parents. He was born in the kingdom during a time of peace, a peace which has stood for all of his life, never threatened nor questioned. As such, he really knows little in terms of risk or danger, never known upset or want. His parents were merchants of good health, skilled at their trade and well-off with words. They were able to support him easily growing up, never leaving him hungry or without what he needed. Though he was not spoiled, they believed in protecting him, so he was never truly exposed to the dangers of the world.

Discovering Dye Crafting

Aurel started his business of mixing dyes based mostly off his fascination with berries and with bright colors. His parents paid a traveling dye creator to teach him a few tricks of the trade, enough to get him started. The exact recipes for most of his colors are his own, known only to him-- though he is careful to write everything down, not trusting himself to recall all that he needs to perfectly. He began a berry field soon after he started his business, renting space in a field from one of the farmers just outside of town, though he still prefers to venture through the woods to find what he needs, and using these to supplement his berry field.

While Aurel is not conventionally book-smart, having no training from scholars or tutors and taught only the basics of reading and writing, he does possess a knowledge of the woods gained from his time exploring for berries. He has a working knowledge of the different trees and plants, when they bloom, and when they produce useful berries and flowers for him to use. He keeps a careful journal to help him remember this, having a relatively poor memory.

Aurel bought his scarf, which was dyed with his favorite of his dye mixes, from a merchant. He wears it regardless of weather.

Aurel has a very poor sense of directions, and friends often fear that he will get lost in the wilderness.

Aurel strongly prefers to create bright, bold dye colors.