Bran

**Bran Gromery** is a Halfling Wild Magic Sorcerer.

## Description

#### Appearance

Bran is a Halfling teenage (supposedly trans hihi) boy, 3'7" tall. He has big ears than are not as pointy as elves' but not as round as humans'. He has messy reddish brown hair, caramel eyes and thick eyebrows. His hair becomes fully white after being brought back to life by Death itself, in the 12th session, OF DEATH AND WILL. He had his ears pierced and longer hair as a child but once he stopped wearing the only pair of earrings he had one day and he didn't bother finding new ones, so his holes closed back up.

*Will be updated along the sessions* For now Bran has 5 scars, the first one, on his left ear lobe, he received as a kid. Then the second one was the first session, he was slashed across the torso by a dragon. His third scar is on his left arm, after being badly scratches by the Owlbear the party faced during THE CARAVAN AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. The fourth one was caused by the sting of the creature they faced during WHAT DWELLS BELOW, it stung Bran's right shoulder and the poison had started infecting his arm, even though the poison condition was later healed, a scar atop of his right shoulder remains. Bran gets his fifth scar in the 12th session, OF DEATH AND WILL , by Arel's Eldritch Blasts, shot in his back right above his heart, which resulted in instant death. His scar is needle-sized and appears both on his back and on his chest.

He wears a big auburn witch brim hat with symbols written on the inside, which was handmade by Nimue, his mother. Two yellow scarves, which his father used to wear, are wrapped around it and yellow tassels are dandling from it. He has a green sort of vest that is held on by a leather harness and tied around his brown belt. He wears a white shirt with puff sleeves underneath it. He also carries a big brown leather bag filled with potions, rations, and a little pouch that he always takes with him, carrying inside a pair of acorns given by his twin sister the day of his departure. It reminds him of home and helps him ground himself in hard times. He has big oversized pants, comfortable enough to walk around all day and not restrain any of his movements. On his feet are dark brown leather boots he's had for years.

#### Weapon

Bran carries a staff wherever he goes. It's made out of wood that his father carved himself. You will often see Mint perched on it, if not on Bran's shoulder. The two same yellow pieces of cloth that Bran has on his hat also are wrapped around his staff. Used to walk through the woods on his own, he now ties a lamp around his staff as well.

## Biography

Bran comes from Corna, a rural village of Esmos, in Orion. He's lived all his life there, in his family home, along his father, his mother and his twin sister. All four of them live on a farm and he's always been surrounded by animals, while also having his own pet bird, Mint.

## Relationships

#### Mint

Mint and Bran have been together for a while and trust and care for each other in their own special way. Thanks to Bran, although some times Bran may feel lonely, as long as Mint is with him he will never be alone.

#### Norlan

Bran's first genuine friend. They used to spend almost every day playing together, when Bran was allowed to be on his own. Bran considered Norlan to be his best friend until the latter betrayed him (see DREAMS UPON THE GRASS).

#### With the rest of his family

Bran cares deeply about his family and, now that he's an adventurer, often feels homesick. The thought of seeing his family again, eat his mother's meals and read alongside Violet, his sister, keeps him going. Even though he has two aunts, Selene and Astra. Bran has only seen them a couple of times, going along his mother's visits to them. He has never seen their houses and doesn't remember much about them aside their physical apparences and that they looked very intimidating to him as a young boy.

## Character Information

#### **Quests**

In Session 11, Bran reveals he initially joined the Golden Phoenix Guild after Calypso mentioned signing up her niece, Hira. He shares with the group that his sister Violet had given him a quest to complete.

After being asked about what exactly Violet sent him to accomplish by Hira in THE FORCE OF DESTINY, Bran opens up for the real reason he's left home to his comrades for the first time. He tells them that even though his mother comes from a long line of sorceresses, his twin sister was born magicless and with a weak body. She's already lost the use of her legs for over 7 years now and Bran admits to his friends how scared he is to lose her suddenly, with her health still in decline. He won't allow himself to go home empty-handed for he is determined to find a cure, a solution, anything, to help his sister live a normal life, which is why he can't turn away from his journey anymore.

#### Notable Items

* A handkerchief embroidered with his name on it, gifted by Calypso
* A pair of nuts given as a good luck charms by Violet as a reminder of home. He has given one of them to the unconscious Monsoon (see In Pursuit of a Solution).

## Trivia

* Playlist
* Toyhouse
* Bran is pescatarian.
* Bran is the one who came up with the party's name, "The Fireflies", after telling his companions about the first and last time his mother, Nimue, opened up about how she faced hardships. Despite everything, in the end she would find comfort in the little daily things around her, the smell of her morning coffee, the warmth of her heart when her husband would bring home flowers, and the sight of fireflies around their garden. Bran shyly admits that the group is just like those fireflies to him and that despite everything, he finds comforts in seeing their faces in the morning or in the warmth their held hands carry in scary times.