Kallophon Skatauros

"As a man dependent on patronage, Kallophon had developed an acute sense for prestige, and the waft from this room was the strongest one yet ..."
Kallophon Skatauros, more commonly known as Kallophon of Omun, is an itinerant Terresolian performer hailing from Omun Province.
Kallophon may be recognisable to anyone who attended theatre in Terresol between 397 and 401. His acting company traditionally wear masks throughout their performances but remove them for the final bow. He also spent a year in Ostrava and left only a month before the plague began. Anyone who attended university in the city of Iana between 396 and 397 has a slim chance of knowing him. Overall, he has a reputation for being witty, friendly, and outspoken. A deeper understanding of this character can be found by looking at his bio, which is linked here.
==Biography==
Kallophon was born on the 2nd of Newberry, 377, near Iana, Omun Province. He was the third child of Atekufra Skatauros and Peraz Skatauros (née Nasaris), whose first child Atewen died a year before Kallophon's birth. His older brother was named Wurrumuter, and he eventually had a younger sister named Lais.
Atekufra was an oil merchant who, due to his education in law, at the Famaeszar of Sol, was respected as a legal advisor and arbitrator in the Omunian mercantile sphere. Peraz was a former performing artist who fell in love with Atekufra while his father was patronising her theatre group.From an early age, Kallophon displayed an affinity for his mother's passions and was very close to her. He derived the utmost enjoyment from going to see performances at the theatre with his parents. It seemed like this would be his adult life, but when Kallophon was eight years of age, Wurrumuter died of a fever, making Kallophon the heir to the estate and its large, prolific olive plantation.</p>
Atekufra grew stricter and stricter on his son as Kallophon grew through his teenage years. Kallophon was punished with the belt whenever he failed at school, and could only indulge in music, dance, and acting dialogues with his mother and sister in private, away from his father's notice.Kallophon performed ended up performing decently in his law studies, showing improved self-discipline and focus. He found this very taxing, however, and it felt dissonant with his true self. Peraz fell mortally ill during his second year, and Kallophon returned home to be at her side for the last few days of her life. The tragedy hollowed his father, so his sister was the only person who gave him any real comfort in their shared grief. When Kallophon returned to the city, he then had no one to commiserate with him; no one except for Peraz's old friends in the city's actors guild. In their company, he became inspired to reclaim his creative passions as a part of his life, to keep a piece of his mother's memory close to heart.
Indulging in these, as well as the hedonistic lifestyle that came with them, proved a great distraction, and he ended up failing an end-of-year examination and was expelled from the university. Atekufra, infuriated, cut ties with his son, and transferred the heirship of his estate with great reluctance to his son-in-law instead, Teraun' husband Massom Modiferis. Kallophon became a professional performer and has been acting, singing, dancing, and playing his lyre all over Terresol and Araedia ever since.
==Personality==
Kallophon is creative, energetic, sociable, and witty. He derives great pleasure from spending time with friends and making new ones. Indulging in all sorts of new experiences delights him to no end. He is willing to talk for hours about just about any subject and is always ready to offer emotional support to friends and loved ones. His experience with literature and old narratives, however, has influenced his view of the world: he tends to perceive people as heroes, villains, or total non-actors, though he is a firm believer in redemption and has a generally optimistic outlook. The concepts of true love, liberty, and individuality also enchant him. He has an inclination to be somewhat fickle in his relationships, but this is waning with age.
Kallophon has been educated-some might even say "groomed"-by some of Iana's greatest living philosophers. He approaches problems and questions with patience and contemplation, and he is very open-minded.
Kallophon's performing skills cover:
*songs from the cultures of Terresol, Araedia, Ibethiel, South Feyshore/Astoria, and some from the Southern Isles (all with pitches ranging from bass to baritone); 
*ballroom and folk dances from Terresol, Araedia, Ibethiel, and South Feyshore/Astoria; 
*acting (particularly characters with great gravitas); 
*and lyre tunes from Terresol and Araedia, though he has a poor grasp of musical theory. 
==Appearance==
Kallophon is an olive-skinned man of unremarkable height and build. He has silky waves of dark-brown hair above his long, statuesque face. His eyes are dark and almond-shaped, and his nose is long and straight. His fingers are long and slender. He has a low, pleasant voice.
==Goals and Aspirations==
Kallophon desires to befriend or at least become deeply familiar with the most significant people in Marin so that he can write historically accurate works of poetry, song, and theatre.
==Notable Quotes==
"Yes, Your Majesties and other esteemed guests, please forgive my whoring. I'd consider myself a musician looking to advertise, more so than a sashaying strumpet, but many would say there is not much difference. Perhaps they are right; but rather than present my favours, I would present to you one of my favourite ​tunes. Here it follows."'​​​
"Heath Romanov, married. That philosopher Nasar was right; the gods were dead, and mankind had killed them. All that remained for Kallophon and all other mortals in this world was heartbreak."
Category:Musicians
Category:Singers
Category:Characters from Terresol