An ordinary human of average build and appearance, Darin longed for adventures, heroics, and saving entire kingdoms from the clutches of vicious monsters and evil warlords. Regrettably, on his home planet of Earth, this was not a viable career choice. His second choice, insurance clerk, was somewhat less exciting. Technically this wasn’t his second choice, but significantly further down the list. It’s a bit of a sore subject with him. Through a fluke of fate, he made contact with an alien dimension broker and accepted a questionable deal for a one-way trip to Arvia.
His subsequent career transition could be described as challenging. Although he had dreamed of fighting his way through dungeons, magic longsword in one hand, casting fireballs with the other, he quickly realized that no human could rely on strength in a world where many creatures exceeded ten times his size. Additionally magic longswords were in short supply, and magical instruction prohibitively expensive.
He therefore focused on trying to think his way out of problems. Thoughtful and creative, he made a modest living working odd jobs and creating novelty items in his new home city of Xin. His greatest achievement was the crafting of a magical wingsuit which gives him a limited ability to glide, much like a flying squirrel.
Coming from a world without magic, he has, to an Arvian native, a strange set of values. If given a choice between a valuable treasure and a magical trinket of token value, he would be drawn to the magical trinket without hesitation. After all, wealth can be accumulated in a variety of ways, but magic? Well, that’s magic!
He is torn between an intense fascination with the wonders of Arvia and a healthy fear of its horrific dangers. Curiosity would lead him to want to talk and ask questions when confronted with one of the sentient giant species. And should an interaction become contentious, he runs quite fast. Although the start of his relationship with the harpy Rinloh nearly cost him his life—several times in a row—he now considers her a dear friend and would do anything to help her, frequently pushing himself beyond the limits of his fragile human body. While not exceptionally skilled, his unique perspective on everything from flight to magic has allowed her to learn things she would not have from other harpies. And her harpy perspective has give him many unique insights as well.
Notable quote: “Wow! You have wings. What’s it like to have wings? And how do you brush your teeth without hands?”