Cam Buckland

* Lightfall
* Descent

**Cam (Arune) Buckland** is Chris Trott's character in the Lightfall campaign, and the Lightfall's Descent miniseries. He is a Lightborn Cleric/Rogue.

Cam, together with Elora, Jiǔtóu and Trellimar, travel around Arrak as a group to prevent Broken Sky from destroying The Dawn Republic. He also has a personal goal to redeem his position in the Buckland family by performing for Korak the Champion at the Feast of Stone.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Physically, Cam is a Lightborn, appearing Human, with slightly tanned skin, long dark hair and a goatee. As mentioned in "High Rollers D&D: Episode 70", his height is approximately 6' 2" (188cm). His body hair can glow under certain conditions such as his *Hope Never Dies* trait activated or Cam casting certain spells.

Despite being a Cleric, Cam's clothes hardly looks like one. Growing up with his family of gypsy entertainers, his fashion follows closely to their heritage. He also wears a green cape and a matching bandanna on his head. Cam carries lots of daggers on him (approximately 15).

### **Personality**

Cam is not particularly bright, but very charismatic. At times he has been known to be quite crude and has a tendency to act without thinking. Once, for instance, he attempted urinating on himself for medicinal relief. However, his wit and humour are a facade, to cover up that he is a broken person with a tragic past. He relies heavily on the support from the people around him.

## **History**

Cam is a Lightborn Cleric with the Trickster domain. Abandoned as a baby, he was found and raised by a group of travelling gypsy entertainers called the Bucklands. Later, he was told that he had been found on a stone rune that had an glyph carved onto it. This is why his middle name is Arune. He is well travelled and has developed a charming charisma, but is also somewhat devious at times. Cam has now decided to leave the Bucklands to go on a journey on his own.

## **Relationships**

### **His Companions**

*See Also: Elora's, Jiǔtóu's and Trellimar's relationship with the companions*
Cam and Elora get along quite well in the group, though this is partly due to his charisma and her naivety. When Elora questions Amelia about her reasons for trying to ruin Cam's reputation, she is shocked to hear Amelia's claims of Cam not being who he seems. Later, when Amelia says that Cam is the reason for Mirela's death, Elora decides to look after Cam and try to ensure that he does not do anything too rash. After the unintentional murder of Dimitriv, Elora is in shock from what happens and does not speak to Cam, however she does remain in Feyden and ensures that Cam does not make his injury from the brand any worse.

Cam and Jiǔtóu are in a love-hate friendship. In the earlier adventures, whenever Cam tries to be friendly with Jiǔtóu, she does not reciprocate in return, often ignoring him. Amongst her companions, it is only Cam that she does not addresses him by name, calling him "Mr. Human" instead. This attitude changes after Jiǔtóu's resurrection, as he is also described by Master Guanyin as to be the one who fights hardest to bring Jiǔtóu back from the dead, referring to Cam by name mere days after her resurrection. She takes longer to show this to him directly, but is fiercely loyal to him and the others for giving her a second chance at life. Jiǔtóu begins to warm up to Cam during the course of the adventures in Talis'Val, often teasing Cam with her fire tricks, yet reminding him of his actions towards Dimitriv. In the aftermath of the Winter Spire arc Cam is the one to confront Jiǔtóu on her abusive realtionship with Crownrend, working for her vitality and reminding her of her strength, ultimately freeing her from the bracer and bringing them closer as companions.

Trellimar has referred to Cam as being a Human imbecile for his thoughtless actions. However, in Episode 11, Trellimar is willing to allow himself to be punished in order to prevent Cam from having a punishment after the death of Dimitriv. Trellimar also is the only one who comes to talk to Cam during his time in prison (saying that he has seen many murders in his life) and reassures him that they will get him through this.

Cam and Falk are best buddies, especially after Cam teaches him "The Look". However, after killing Dimitriv and Trellimar telling him about Cam's previous allegation of murder, Falk states that he does not truly know Cam and leaves to Talis'Val on his own.

Nonetheless, Cam is still concerned about the well-being of his companions. In Episode 15, Cam transforms into Wald in order to be with his companions as they partake in the Trial of Strength conducted by the Talis'Val Cell of the Broken Sky.

### **Buckland Family**

*See Also: Murder of Mirela Buckland*
Cam was abandoned as a baby in a forest but was found and raised by the Buckland family. With no experience in the performing arts, Cam was assigned the role of a thief, stealing from the high society audience members while they watched the Buckland family perform.

In the aftermath of the murder of Mirela, Cam stole the Writ of Performance for the Feast of Stone and left Greybell, attempting to make amends to the family. The Writ was intended for sisters Amelia and Mirela for their song and dance segment. The furious Amelia trails Cam and finds him in Tallfield. She disguises as Cam and wreck havoc, attempting to ruined his reputation.

Cam insists that he did not kill Mirela. In his perspective, Keran Blackhearth, Mirela's fiancé, is furious at him for killing Mirela. After Cam left Greybell, Avandra lets Cam know in Episode 23 that Keran is actively looking for Cam, although appearing older due to him being empowered by a darker force. However, the spirit of Mirela finds Cam in Episode 28 and tells him that, while it is true that Cam did stab her, he was under influence by a spell cast by Keran. Mirela requests Cam for help, as Keran is using her corpse for undesirable outcome.

Also is Episode 23, Avandra informs Cam that she knows of his birth parents. Currently, one lives, and the other has passed away. It is unknown which parent is the mother and which is the father.

### **Avandra**

Cam worships the deity, Avandra. His devotion to her helps him to keep his spirit up.

There was a period of time Avandra disfavoured Cam as a result of him killing Dimitriv in Feyden. Cam first noticed this when his signet ring of Avandra stop glowing after Dimitriv died from smoke inhalation. On the second night after Dimitriv's death, Avandra appears in Cam's dream in a fiery room, telling him that he will no longer have her luck until he can prove that he is worthy again. Following this, at one point, Cam considers giving up on the performance for Korak.

Since then, Cam is more aware of the people around him and tries to aid them in any way he could. After proving himself worthy in several occasions, in Episode 23, Avandra visits him in his dream to let him know, amongst other things, that her favour in him has returned and that he will no longer be unlucky. She also urges Cam to do great things as he is a Lightborn, whose race is a beacon of hope to the people.

## **Gallery**

Photo GalleryCam's Official 2016 Art by Nina-SerenaCam's Official 2019 Descent Art by Nina-SerenaCam featured on the Lightfall wallpaper by @Nina-SerenaCam featured on the first Lightfall poster by @Nina-SerenaCam featured on the second Lightfall poster by @Nina-SerenaCam's first miniCam's second mini
## **References**

1. ↑ I CAN'T PERFORM! - High Rollers D&D: Episode 12 at 01:27:11
2. ↑ Super Saiyan Buckland - High Rollers D&D: Episode 5 at 00:45:32
3. ↑ I CAN'T PERFORM! - High Rollers D&D: Episode 12 at 01:21:30