Leon

Crest: Blazing space crest (✦ unommon)
Horns: Small/Simple (common)
Tail: Uncommon tail (uncommon)
Magic: Illusion (✦ uncommon) || Speech (common)
Type: Standard
Additional Traits:
- Webbed feet (✦ rare)
- Scales (✦ rare)
- King Feathers (✦ uncommon)

 Special: Perk - Summer Bonus     

Grants +1 Extra stargold when this character is included in summer prompts

A merchant who is a little flamboyant. Leon is a growing merchant. He has a long way to go before he is considered one of the great sellers. Even though he is growing he is by no means a bad merchant. Leon Is a roaming merchant trying all the things in order to improve when he sells. A quote he loves using "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." He won't shy away from trying much as long as it benefits him making a sale. This also includes obtaining objects not only by legal means but illegal as well. Leon seems to be everywhere. He's like that NPC you see in every town selling goods. He'll pop up without a moments notice trying to sell his goods. Most will see him with flowing garments that he of course has stuff in many pockets(hidden or visible) and strapped to him to tote some wears. He won't miss an opportunity to make a sale and some joke just mentioning needing an object will summon him from thin air.

Many will also notice a highly fancy looking bag that he lugs around everywhere with him. This bag is almost glued to his hip. Leon will not go anywhere without it. To an outsider it looks like a decent sized and heavy bag. However this bag is really an illusion. The bag itself is a hovering wheel barrel like carrier that holds most of his goods. In true Mary Poppin's style, Leon will reach into this bag for stuff. He'll even be seen going headfirst up to his waist scrounging for items. While people see this, it's just Leon digging around on his hovering cart. Leon one day hopes to purchase a real bag of holding but is too poor to buy the one he wants. He lusts after this particular bag and constantly thinks about it. In the meantime this illusion is all his aspect. Leon has been doing this trick so long that it doesn't take him too much effort to keep the facade up but it will make him tired by the end of the day. Similar to when a car needs gas he eventually will run out of power.

His Illusion aspect Leon uses to his advantage. Using it for many sneaky means. He is not above making his goods look more sparkly or new. He has made objects appear entirely different as well. Such as making dirt appear as gold. This trick however has gotten him into a bit of trouble. A few people are after him because of it. While he is able to make illusions this neat trick has a certain radius and can drop after the buyer has made it some distance away. That's why (Name) makes it a note to vamoose if any such illusion was made during a purchase. He's a slippery fellow.

While he does these tricks Leon likes to proudly say he is an honorable and trust worthy merchant. While there is much debate about this depending on who you talk to, Leon can make a good sale depending on your relationship with him. The more of a friend you are(or how much you threaten his life) Leon will use fewer and fewer illusions on objects. If you need something and he doesn't have it Leon will make it a point to obtain the object of want in a timely(mostly) manner. He's also dependable for keeping secrets and smuggling goods as long as the pay is good(or his life is threatened). Leon has a lot of dealings with good and bad people a like.

Leon likes to go with the flow and has a very likeable air about him. He has an infectious smile and seems to enjoy a lot of what he's doing. His moves some would see as flowy much like his garments. He looks some what graceful in his movements like he's doing some sort of ballet. He's a true showman. He can be so happy about what he's doing that he can make any mundane task seem like fun. He can even make brushing one's teeth seem more fun. If you are not on the short end of the stick, Leon's antics are seen as rather comical. Leon is rather charismatic and he keeps a lot of contacts. This helps him as a salesman obtain goods and loyal customers. Even though Leon travels he is still able to keep up with friends. He makes it a point to physically visit if his trip allows.

Leon dresses for the occasion. He likes to dress like the location he is visiting and enjoys dressing up in the stylish clothes the location provides. He has good taste and always holds himself in a princely manner. Well..as princely you can be lugging around a heavy bag. While he does dress up he will mostly be seen wearing his golden flowing robes on the default.

Leon is the bastard child of a nameless father and a high ranking lady. If you ask about his father Leon will tell you his father was a handsome merman that fell in love with his beautiful lady mother. He will say he is part merman and therefore he is a handsome merman by right. He'll shrug it off as a romantic tragedy. While he does have scales and webbed feet he is no Astrean but he will still try to claim he is..50%. Leon does love to swim and he is able to hold his breath a little longer than most. He loves being able to gather lost objects and ocean wonders from the depths. He makes it rather convincing that his father may have been a merman but he only has his mother's word and servant gossip on the matter. 

His mother is a high ranking lady which makes Leon a lord. However, due to his mother's standing, having a fatherless child of an unknown man was rather scandalous. In order to remedy this, his mother quickly married another lord and had another egg soon after. The man was good to his mother but it was a relationship of need and less of love. Leon's stepfather was never outwardly mean to Leon but Leon always felt uncomfortable around him. The egg his stepfather and mother had became the the patriarch and would inherit the family's fortune and titles. Leon didn't mind as it let him be able to plan his future the way he wanted. His mother babied him all through childhood. Since she could not give him a proper place she felt guilty. If she couldn't allow her love child to take on titles she gave him all her love. He didn't grow up in a pod of baby browlets but instead in the family home. He had a very sheltered life and was always curious. His mother read him many stories about far off lands. It was then he got his love to explore. His love for exploring and his search of treasure. 

When he was old enough Leon was more than ready to explore. Being cooped up in the house was making him stir crazy. Leon wanting to travel was not only acceptable for him but for his parents as well. Leon looked nothing like his sibling and words were starting to go around. His mother wished him luck on his journey also trying to give him cash. However Leon wanted to make his own way and only took a few possessions. He wanted to make his own fortune and his own money. He was a penny-less traveler but he was an excited young man. His whole life was before him. Nothing planned like his life was an open book that was just waiting for his own stories. Maybe he'd find his father one day? He was excited for the chance and was a shining sun in the world. 

Relationships/Acquaintances

Jamison: Leon's merchant teacher. A rather shifty but charming seller. Leon got a lot of his rather questionable practices from him. He also got his sense of style from this rogue.

Rhonen: One of Leon's contacts and customers. Leon was threatened by Rhonen when he tried to sell him a fake object. Leon is a little intimidated by this Brow.

Family

Hera: Leon's stepsister who will inherit everything in the family. Leon cares about his sister and thinks he has a good relationship with her.

Brynjar: Leon's stepfather. Leon was a year old when his mother married Lord Brynjar. The man has never shown his hand to Leon but Leon is still careful around him.

Siva: Leon's mother. His mother read him stories every night about adventures. Inspired him to explore in his later years.