1. How long have you been playing your character, and how have they changed and developed RPly?
I've had my Volaren, Albatross, for years at this point. The guy is a few centuries old. Has seen everything I've seen on the server. He started off as a character for me to do bandit goonery, but I decided it'd be cool to flesh him out, show him how his bandit ways affected him as a person, how living among bandits affects his worldview and psyche. He's never a character that I'm able to settle down for a long time, unfortunately, but he is cool to pull out and RP in a pinch. He's gone from a young and violent brainwashed brigand to a man who left that sort of life for faith and family to an old cowboy who's lost all of that and is looking for a purpose. Fun stuff and it's been cool to see the many different people he's interacted with over time.
2. What are some small nuances or details in your character that might not be so obvious to other players upon interaction? For example, I often use the hand movements of my snow elf to express certain metaphors or his state of mind.
People tend to take characters at face value a lot of the time. I toy around with this by having a lot of what he says, does, professes, etc, be some sort of lie, fabrication, or compensation for a weakness. For a period of time he'd go around fighting in a destructive, terrible manner, talking about the "honor" and "skill" that it required, when the truth was that he couldn't come to terms with his aging body and his lessening strength and reflexes. For another point of time, he told people that he was wandering the world to look for his lost brother, when in reality he just wanted to excuse himself for having abandoned his family. I usually try to show the truth behind his actions at various points, whether it's him contradicting himself, lying poorly, or accidentally revealing too much, which is always fun to do.
3. Does / Did your character have a strong bond with another character that you found to be memorable based on what it was founded on? (Characters who had a brotherly relationship, romantic, rivalry, etc.)
I don't think I've played him consistently enough to really have had a strong relationship with individuals, as his character is more about how he interacts with the changing world around him. The one character he has a semi-consistent relationship with is Benelux's dark elf. There's a funny dynamic where he keeps promising to marry her before finding an excuse to run off because he's scared of commitment.
4. What's the most badass thing your character has ever done?
He once helped kill a wyvern by stabbing through its jaw or something. Also led a few skirmishes during the War of the Two Emperors and was a solid commander there.
5. Character Art?
You'd kill me if I showed it.
6. Anything else you'd like to talk about regarding your character?
Bird boy