Jasper Ahn

Jasper Ahn is an aasimar bard with the Firebreathing Kittens. He has short, jet black hair and dark brown eyes, which stand in contrast to his strikingly pale skin. If one were to describe him using real-life analogues, he easily looks as if he could be a K-Pop idol.
He carries with him a lute at nearly all times, strung across his back. This instrument is both his tool of choice for relaxation, as well as his preferred weapon when things come to blows. Though he does own other weapons, his preference is to avoid using them if possible.
He is a bard of the College of Eloquence.
== Personality & Morality ==
Jasper is a calm, collected person, who seems to almost always have a small smile on his face. He is aware of his otherworldly appearance and heritage, and does not hide it. There is perhaps some pride in him at knowing that somewhere he has a higher calling.
Japser has a tendency to speak his feelings aloud, whether positive or negative, and is very comfortable with being emotionally vulnerable. When under more severe stress, he tends to retreat into his music to collect his thoughts.
He is an independent spirit, and he tries to remain untethered from any one community in the long term. However, this does not stop him from constantly trying to forge connections with those around him.
Jasper's moral compass can be summarized in a few core tenets:
* Strive to create the most happiness in the world, however that happiness may manifest
* Beauty and art are one of the fastest ways to express yourself, or to glimpse the soul of another
* Never stop experiencing new things. By constantly opening yourself to new experiences, you help to grow your understanding of not only others, but also of yourself
== Backstory ==
As a newborn child, Jasper was left on the doorstep of two nobles who had been secretly trying and failing to have a child for years. They looked upon his otherworldly, almost angelic appearance, and took him in with open arms. Believing that his arrival was a blessing, sent from the gods to answer their prayers, Carnelli and Ruby Ahn doted upon Jasper. He was given bardic tutoring under the best schools that they could afford, and for the most part, wanted for nothing.
As Jasper came of age, however, he found himself drawn further and further away from the life of a noble. There was a part of him that led him to reach out towards those less fortunate, to push away the comfort and safety of his upbringing, to explore the world outside of his gilded walls. While his guardians at first objected, they eventually realized that Jasper's spirit could not be contained.
With their blessing, Jasper began to travel the world. He was driven by a desire to see and understand all kinds of walks of life, and would often find himself amidst strange fellows for former nobility. He crossed the sea with a crew of sailors, lived for some time among an Orcish tribe where he made a friend of an ambitious warrior rising in the ranks, spent some weeks amongst a group of elves living in poverty in a human city. He sustained his body by offering his music for coin, and sustained his soul on those moments of true emotional intimacy with fleeting friends. 
And now, the latest in his travels, he's joined a mercenary group known as the Firebreathing Kittens. By his estimation, the roster is so diverse, he's bound to experience all sorts of different people here, which is exactly what he's looking for.
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