Bryne

Name: Bryne

Species: Cat

Gender: Neutral - Male pronouns

Orientation: Pansexual

Age: 32

Height: 5'3"

Family:
- Fyr; partner

Backpack:

• A scratched up compass. Made of grey/black metal with a few dents and scratches in it from years of use.
• Travel   notebook. He keeps photos, comments, notes and other various bits and   pieces he's glued onto the pages of different places he's visited,  often  accompanied by notes and scribblings about the things he's found  in  those places. Even though it looks like a mess to anyone but him it   actually holds meticulous records of prey species, native predators,   plants and herbs, and material deposits.
• Tablet used for local   information and weather updates, as well as keeping a large record of   his contacts and friends, merchant ports available, what goods are   required or sought after at those ports and helping him keep an   inventory of everything he's collected on his ship. Not to mention   several digital books, a very large collection of music and a couple of   games.
• A small medkit. Used only for emergencies and holding   only very simple medical supplies, he doesn't tend to use it on himself, preferring to use his magic for that, but the medkit comes in   handy should he need to help anyone who's uncomfortable with the use  of  healing magic. It always has a bunch of smiley face stickers in it.
• A   bright green multi-tool. It seems to have almost every conceivable  tool  piece on it and has never let him down when he needs to make  repairs  and things on the fly. It has a dark teal coloured smiley face  painted  onto it.
• A box filled with fruit, usually mostly strawberries.
• A few packs of snack bars are always stuffed in there somewhere.
• A handheld translation device so he can communicate with people speaking almost any language.

Personality: 

•  Friendly - Bryne enjoys the company of others, no matter what their species, and  loves to make new friends wherever he goes. Only a few individuals he  classes as true, close friends, and he holds them dear, but he is  welcoming of anyone and everyone and will enjoy every second of spending  time with another.
•  Enthusiastic - Life is full of so much wonder and adventure it sometimes feels like  too much, not that that has ever stopped Bryne from diving into  everything head first. While his true loves in life are what get him the  most fired up, Bryne will take interest in almost anything new and  revels in all the different things the world has to offer. As long as it  doesn't involve stealing or hurting someone anyway.
•  Moralistic - Although he will always hold judgement on anyone for anything they  have done, Bryne cannot abide causing harm to others or stealing from  anyone. Enough that should he discover someone he considered a friend or  family member were engaging in such things willingly and expressed no  remorse for their actions he will sever all ties to them, no matter how  close to him they may have been.
•  Passionate - In everything he invests himself in, Bryne commits himself to.  Whether it's work, a hobby or another person he will dedicate himself to  it body and soul. Often a positive trait but it's been known to get him  into trouble when he's been too eager about something and annoyed  someone. He's always apologetic when that happens but it doesn't seem to  stop it from happening again.
•  Empathetic - The emotions and well-being of those around him, whether he knows  them personally or not, are something he will always take seriously. If  anyone needs a shoulder to cry on or a helping hand Bryne will be the  first to offer whatever he can to aid them. His tendency to do this has  landed him in a few scrapes in the past, having run afoul of thieves and  bandits who use a ruse to lure in victims, but he's managed to escape  any such encounters safely so far and chalks them up to a learning  experience.
•  Naive - Despite his love of learning and how well he was trained in his craft  his young age still shows. Bryne still has a lot of learning to do when  it comes to knowing his own limits and has often landed himself in hot  water when he's barreled into a situation without thinking. Luckily for  him his talent for making friends and his large bodyguard in the form of  Orri has kept him safe for the most part but he'd do well to learn a  thing or two.
•  Emotional - He may be relatively in touch with his own feelings and good at  recognizing the emotional state of others around him but keeping his own  emotions in check is something he has not yet mastered. Something that  is not much of a problem when he's his usual happy and excitable self  becomes a hindrance when something goes wrong. Expressing his own  emotions, when they're not what he considers his default of happy and  outgoing, is something Bryne struggles with and he would much rather  avoid or internalize any difficult emotions.

History:
 

Early life:

Bryne was born to a  family that lived in a large city, close to a galactic harbour, on a planet that was bustling with galactic travellers and traders. Most of the  family were merchants or travellers, many of them away for weeks at a  time on their adventures and some who rarely visited home at all. Bryne  was always fascinated by the tales told of the different places they  visited and when he was old enough he accompanied others when they went  off to collect new supplies and he learnt all his survival, hunting and  scavenging techniques from his family.
He became adept at scrounging  out anything remotely valuable from anywhere, and he's never minded  getting himself dirty to dig out something good - whether it be filthy  muddy terrain, dust bowls or even dumpsters - if there's something worth  having there he will go find it.
The line has always been drawn at  theft though - Neither Bryne nor his family would ever steal to acquire  any of their scavenged goods and to do so would likely mean disowning  from the flock. As far as Bryne is concerned, no treasures are worth  causing the hurt stealing it would bring.

Bryne worked with his  family, either gathering or helping to sell things, until he'd saved up  enough to buy himself a ship. His family pitched in to buy a couple of  upgrades to the hardware they felt he could use as a gift, it also  earned a smiley face he couldn't resist spray painting onto it, and he  began to go on his own trips. His easy-going attitude and friendly  nature helped him make many friends on his travels.

Current:

Bryne  now works full time as a traveller, hunter and scavenger, trading his  collected wares at numerous markets across the vast galaxies. He will go  back and visit home every now and then, usually just to catch up with  his family and leave a memento of his visit so everyone who was busy  elsewhere would know he'd been back.
Bryne lives out of his ship  mostly, with it having a comfortable living space he sees little reason  to try and maintain properties in various places, he and Fyr live  happily in the ship - which was dubbed "Star Sprinter".
Bryne's  lifestyle doesn't lend itself to keeping in constant contact with others  but he always finds time to go and spend with his friends.

His  closest friends are a group that live on a terran planet where he parks  his ship in the grounds of a mechanics garage owned by his friend Scrael,  a bearded vulture. Bryne has formed a good friendship with others in  the same town, often through Scrael but some he made while exploring the  area.

Bryne loves to learn and will often either  enroll himself in stand-alone classes or take lessons from friends and  acquaintances. He doesn't like to hang around in one place for too long  so full length learning courses is usually out of the question for him,  so he will instead make several trips to libraries to learn from books.

 Likes:

• Strawberries. Bryne's favourite food is fruit of any kind but he has a particular love of strawberries.
• Bubble  baths. There's nothing better than a nice hot bath filled with great  smelling bath products, as far as Bryne is concerned. He prefers  fruit-scented products but he also appreciates floral scents.
• Rubber ducks, for the express purpose of using in said bubble baths. He has a small collection of different coloured ducks.
• Being  outside. The weather doesn't matter to Bryne, he just loves to be out  exploring, although there is a particular comfort to curling up in his  ship with Orri on bad weather days.
• Fruit ciders. He can't drink  more than a half-pint but he loves the different fruit flavours.  Naturally any with strawberry in are his favourites.
• Books and  stories, of any kind, fictional or non-fiction. He adores reading or  hearing stories, even simply learning books are something he takes  immense joy in.
• Geology! He really loves rocks and minerals,  he'll often get himself covered in dirt looking for cool rocks to just  study or occasionally collect if he gets attached.

 Dislikes:

• Being cooped up in buildings for too long. He doesn't like not being able to leave whenever he wants.
• Thieves, and those who harm others. He can't stand it.
• Fried food. He always says fried things leave a strange after-taste and he's not a fan of the greasy nature of fried foods.
• Coffee, he's never been the biggest fan of bitter things. However he can enjoy a flavoured latte.