"Would you care to join us for a drink, I promise I won’t bite"
A cursed being from an astral plane, one is often left surprised by Apollos' impeccably charming nature. Ironically named by his scholarly companions due to his natural aversion to the sun, undead complexion and bat companion. He now lives among the sorcerers of the Red Wizard Capital offering guidance on any and all discussions regarding his rather unsavory realm.
Growing quite fond of his new name and his following success, Apollo now tries to move from his past life in the astral plane.
As such he has adopted his new life away from his past with open arms, finding respite in the many peculiarities of the capital and its fascinating collection of sorcerers. It's here he calls home.
Once a man vampirically cursed to live undying in the astral planes. Apollo now finds himself with much of life's splendor and beauty to catch up on. Devout on chasing the possibilities for more and caring little for those unwilling to dream, he has risen in popularity amongst his fellow sorcerers and often rides a fine line between arrogance and confidence. It wasn’t long before he became one of the leading researchers on planar travel, however unlike most Apollo has never understood the reasoning of his peers. He remains baffled at the people's wish to leave their beautiful world for the simple leisure of planar travel? To Apollo this notion is nothing but ridiculous.
“Why not protect this brilliant realm instead of wasting all this time and research to try and send the few to survive a plane of existence that's already dead?”
Even after his protest many of the sorcerers of the Red Wizard Capital continue on to their pursuit of planar travel. Apollo now guides their study reluctantly to ensure at the very least some half rate wizard doesn't cause a tear in reality itself.
Apollo’s infamous stubbornness has led to many a curious sorcerer and wizard alike to attempt to pry his secret knowledge of planar travel. After the odd attempt of threats and violence many now understand the futility of threatening an undying man. Apollo often tells of one determined sorcerer who tried a rather impressive 56 times using this rather futile method of persuasion.
Such stories of failure have now pushed most towards a more pleasant approach. Now each attempt to persuade Apollo starts with the same question, “Would you care to join us for a drink Apollo?” Never one to refuse such kind offers, he has been given the opportunity to drink at every eatery and tavern in the city. All who ask “How did you journey from the astral plane”? are met with the same disappointment: a smug dodging of questions, a failure to persuade the stubborn Apollo and a waste of a perfectly good evening.
“For you see, after I found myself wandering through the Thorn forests alone, I came across a wounded bat destined for a life of mystery. He really reminded me of myself. And seeing as I was in need of company during my new grand adventure in this realm, it would have been plain wrong to just leave the poor fellow. thus I deemed him my familiar and the adorable creature hasn’t left my side since”
Those who fained interest leave by the time he claims his success was enabled by the discovery of a bat, his “perfect familiar” . Whether having asked or not most now know of the story, how Apollo chose to adopt his bat friend and helped nurse the bat back to health. Seeing the chance of comradery and an ally in a new world, Apollo sought to protect his new familiar while they wandered through the frog mashes & Kolbolt Crossroads. It wasn’t until the once dying bat was restored to his flying self that they stumbled upon the gates of the Red Wizard Capital. Apollo saw this not as luck, but destiny and the 2 have been inseparable ever since.
Today Apollo’s favorite prank to pull with his familiar friend starts when he sends his familiar off to procure expensive wines from many of the capital's finest cellars replacing the bottles with forged notes of fellow sorcerers stating “I’ll pay you back soon, regards.......”. A natural born hedonist this is not the end of Apollos fun, he has taken to the pleasures of this new realm developing a great fondness for the vast variations of wines and liqueurs served. To this day he remains starstruck by the many beautiful taverns and pubs of the capital.
Some it is true are put off by his undead eyes and sickly skin, but most find themselves succumbing to the natural charm of his merry heart. As such he is often seen sporting a charming smile in many of the busy taverns of the city. It is here he enjoys the pleasure of refined drinking & trading of stories with the wonderful common folk of the realm.
Apollo’s hedonistic ways have led him to earn quite the reputation; his refusal to confess the secrets of planar travel and his tendency for revelry has led him to find many envious rivals amongst the bustling city of The Red Wizard Capital. Some see him as nothing more than a selfish fool from another realm, while others condemn him as a lying charlatan, cursed just like the other vampiric undead of the realm. Such statements have resulted in quite the controversy around Apollo's many tales. However, most can admit they’re fascination in the man and Apollo adores the attention such scandals bring using it to capture the hearts and minds of his peers with his tales of adventure and escape from the astral plane. When the sun rises and the night ends Apollo may often be spotted conversing with his Bat companion on which tavern to travel to next.
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