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@Dervish, straining our wits with memorable animated horror. Bee-tee-dubs, Faruq is has been updated into an anime plushie named Fúx8 who hacked the console and exclusively wears a black and gold dragonbone thong crafted at the Skyforge, which she owns. Hope that's cool!
@Hellis Valen is an excellent example of when character sheets are not enough. The background you provided touches on dunmer culture and lightly upon the deeply rooted politics of Morrowind as well. These are wells rich with opportunity and interest. My suggestions have much less to do with the content of your sheet and more with the structure. Were I you, I'd approach Valen's history in sections -- A Life Assumed, Desertion, and Bridge. The first would establish Valen as a youth, or in his raw state. What happens in this section really defines the character's morality and long-term personality. I really enjoy your description of Valen as one of a lesser family groomed to squire for one of higher nobility. I think that time is really important to demonstrate how much Valen has sacrificed. I imagine while Aivilos enjoyed a soft life of study and rhetoric, Valen trained rigorously. A juxtapose if you will. This makes the romance between Valen and Aivilos so much
more as it is in essence the one thing that makes it all worthwhile to Valen. And then, when pushed, as Valen sacrifices this too we see his first step into adulthood. I find the ashlands very interesting as well. Seeing how such a raw deal effects Valen, now free of reputation in a new land, I'm just curious what he actually does in those 12 years. You mention he learns to master the horn bow too so this suggests to me that he worked with some camp or other group that perhaps shared little loyalty for the royal houses too. Honestly, I think you need to bulk up this time to help us understand just how this time changed or effected Valen. I believe this would make his transition into a deserter make understandable too. Perhaps considering this place in the ashlands akin to 'The Wall' in Game of Thrones, where Valen perceives he has been abandoned rather than given another chance to honour his family. This could materialize into an extension of the house he serves maintaining a small group to 'protect assets'. Valen could find a mentor here, explaining his horn bow training. Eventually, he could experience some trauma or battle that convinces him to abandon duty, leading well into desertion. This seems like a lot, but in truth, I find your concept
extremely inspiring. When I suggest all this it's because the bones you have crafted are so damn intriguing that the ideas flow quite easily. I very much enjoy Valen and believe he would've done well with my old character, Juinarto.