Florian Rosenbaum

**Florian** is a Half-Drow Rogue/Bard and a member of The Red Thread. He was originally born in The Empire before moving and growing up in Rosohna with his father and brother. He is also former circus acrobat and aerialist, recently forced to retire following an accident - due to which he suffers from frequent chronic pain in his leg and back.

Florian met The Red Thread at their inception after travelling from Rosohna to Rexxentrum in 835PD.

## Description

### Appearance

> Florian is a 25 year old, trans male Half-Drow, who uses he/they pronouns. He stands at about 5ft tall.
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> Although being Half-Drow from his father's heritage, Florian very much takes after his human mother. He possesses lilac skin - far paler than the average Drow - light blond hair and blue eyes. Florian also has more Zemnian features - which is most noticable in his nose. Right now, his hair is fairly long with an undercut. Florian frequently keeps his hair tied back to some degree.
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> He has a few prominant scars:
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> * The first is a small one running across the bridge of his nose - which was cause by his younger brother, Elias, when they were children.
> * The second and third are both along his right leg and were the product of his past aerial accident. One covers his knee, and the other is a long surgical scar running up the inside of his thigh.
> * The last scar was also from the accident and its another long surgical scar running up his back, parrallel to his spine.
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> Florian currently has two tattoos - although is planning to probably get more in the future. The first is a band of Arabette (Thale Cress) and Aster flowers wrapping around the bicep of his right arm. The second is a bouquet of Sunflowers on the inside of his left forearm. Both are black line tattoo.
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> They generally wear quite plain clothes and have a fondness for cool blue, peach, and orange tones. Florian prefers clothes that are colourful and easy to move in. As a result of the injuries he recieved from his previous circus accident, Florian can frequently be seen wearing a brace over his right knee. This brace is to lessen the pressure on his leg - particularly at the joints - and to assist in balance. Florian also regularly wears corsets and braces around his waist to help prevent pain along his spine. He also regularly wears eye makeup and jewellery - particularly a small, blue, two bead earring that acts as a Den Symbol amongst his family. Florian also owns a small amulet of the Luxon and an amulet of Pelor that belonged to his mother - the latter of which he wears on the regular.
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> Florian also has at least five knives on him at any given time. Most of them are hidden.
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> Recently, Florian has been collecting small items from other members of The Red Thread. At this current time, he has collected:
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> * A small beaded fidget bracelet Kismet made him as a birthday gift.
> * An Aventurine that Valac gave him. Florian turned the stone into a pendent, which he frequently wears.
> * A dagger previously belonging to Agatha.
> * Maynard's Hat of Disguise.
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### Personality

> Florian is an eccentric and creative character. He is known to be an extremely social and caring person, who is willing to put aside judgement until he really knows a person - even when there is pressure to do otherwise. They tend to be quite liberal with their attraction and relationships to other people, and identifies as Pansexual. However, Florian generally avoids serious romance - only very recently considering himself to be romantically attracted to another.
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> They enjoy drawing and reading - Florian particular interest in in smutty romance novels. He owns a collection of these type of novels both with him currently and at home, although most of them are generally 'shit' and cheap to buy. Florian rarely takes care of them, especially ones he doesn't like, and often keeps random items and drawings inside as bookmarks. For certain series, he own copies in multiple different languages. Florian has also proven to have memorised almost all of his books to a scary degree - he can recall specific details in the plot down to what page they occurred on.
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> He is a very intelligent individual, particularly when it comes to books and languages. Florian has taught himself Goblin and Dwarven, and is teaching himself Primordial and Celestial on a whim. His friend, Agatha is also teaching him Zemnian. Through all this, Florian seems to have very little difficultly learning these languages and starting to speak them. Florian is additionally an accomplished acrobat and was considered a prodigy - having begun his circus career at the age of 15, already rather skilled in multiple art forms.
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> Despite his skills, Florian suffers from quite extreme anxiety and mental health issues. He has frequently displayed a need for control over most things around him. In the early campaign, he'd hold onto a lot of personal information (such as his leg pain) unnecessarily, exclusively to retain some sense of control. He also displays a lot of self-doubt and has very little faith in his own abilities - despite being extremely talented and intelligent in his own right. Florian generally puts himself down and focuses on his flaws - behaviour that became very apparent in recent years following his accident and previous relationship. They have mentioned in the past that he wasn't worth helping or would be a terrible person to be friends with. Florian additionally believes he's fairly useless and needs to do better to help the group.
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> With the help of the Red Threads, Florian has begun to work through his mental health troubles in a more productive manner.
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## Relationships

### Elias Arabette

> Elias is Florian's younger brother, and oldest friend.
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> The pair have been close since birth and this connection still runs strong. They compliment and bring out the best (and sometimes worst) in each other. Elias is an incredibly introverted person and often would only interact with Florian when they were children. Florian would look after his brother and, in return, Elias would keep Florian out of too much trouble. However, while they were kids, the pair used to frequently joke around with one another. This slowed down in later life after a few jokes went a bit too far. Both brothers each have a visible facial scar caused by one another during a prank gone wrong - Florian's on his nose, Elias on his cheek and ear.
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> Florian easily considers Elias to be his closest and most trusted friend - one he has always cared for his whole life. One of Florian's most major anxieties is that Elias would one day grow to hate him. As a result, Elias's voice is a frequent 'voice' of doubt in Florian's head.
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### Agatha Weber

Agatha was the first person within the group - and the entire Empire - that Florian found himself able to trust.

Her attitude and character allowed Florian to put his guard down after only really knowing her for a day. This trust was solidified when Agatha herself revealed her own consectution and the existence of Zeker. This openness was what made Agatha the first person Florian informed about him being of the Dynasty. After months of being on his own, he wanted to confide in her as the first person he could really trust. Florian also did this because of her clear troubles with Zeker and consecution - he felt that it would be beneficial for Agatha to know she had someone of the Dynasty there that she could talk to and trust.

Florian very much views Agatha as a sister. They joke around, play pranks on one another, and Florian always knows he'll have her back and she'll have his. While he does feel protective over her, it always seems that Aggie is the voice of reason for him. She often calls out and calm his anxieties and self-imposed flaws - rightly encouraging him on his skills. Florian, very privately, feels that all Aggie does is support him while he can barely respond in kind - and that is something he can UNPACK LATER.

### Bhaythas "Blitz" Vrakwyrm

During the Dragonborn's short time with The Red Thread, Florian developed a strong sense of trust in Bhaythas. Blitz's straight forwards nature made sense to Florian and left little room for insecurities and confusion - which greatly helped with the Half-Drow's anxieties. Florian considers Bhaythas as a father figure, and a more stable one than his actual fathers.

Even though Bhaythas has now returned to their family, Florian still keeps in contact. He retrieved an old pair of Sending Stones in the ruins within the Rifenmist Jungle and gave one to Bhaythas so they could still talk everyday.

### Kismet Dullistra

Kismet is one of the people Florian has known the longest within the group. He is someone Florian trusts on an emotional level with personal thoughts and secrets. Florian will also tease and lovingly bully Kismet all day everyday. But, in reality, Florian considers Kismet to be a close friend and dreads the potential of loosing that connection.

There have been instances where their relationship is strained - generally due to Kismet's desire to protect Florian, and Florian's intent on handling things himself. Such examples would be Kismet's continuous trend of pointing out Florian's childhood trauma and the whole cursed dagger incident. However, these instances rarely last long and it has never gotten to the point where Florian lost trust in Kismet. Kismet's actions are also prompting Florian to try a be a bit healthier with his coping mechanisms and how he reacts to things. Flori has started to become more willing to accept help, and to acknowledge his limitations and chronic pain in a more positive light, due to Kismet's help.

In the past, Florian has openly stated that he thinks Kismet is attractive - however has never had the intention of taking their relationship any further than close friends. Comments about being attracted to Kismet still come up - however it is now always in the context of being attracted to both Kismet and Valac together. Outside of his usual teasing, Florian respects & wants the best for Kismet. Flori wants him to be happy - which is why Florian quickly took a step away from flirting with Valac once he became aware that Valet was starting to become a thing.

### Valac Darlight

Florian considers Valac to be a close friend and someone to frequently joke around with. He enjoys the good faith teasing they both throw towards each other. Despite this though, Florian often feels like there is some sort of distance between them both. To the point where he worries about if they're actually friends. He chalks this up to his own anxiety getting the better of him. However, Florian has begun to notice that he doesn't know Valac as well as he hoped he had - especially after Valac was abducted without anyone realising.

Like with Kismet, Florian has also openly stated that he thinks Valac is attractive. However, in this case, Florian once attempted to act on this attraction but was promptly turned down. This occurred before he was aware of anything happening between Valac and Kismet - and once Florian did catch on, he took a large step away from flirting with the Tiefling. Florian has since then begun flirting again - this time with both parts of Valet at the same time. However, he's started to worry that he's imposing too much - particularly after the fight in Xuton's basement. Florian felt immensely guilty for having been the person Valac woke up to instead of Kismet.