Ivan Windstrummer

Ivan in Season 4

Ivan is the upbeat air gnome bard of the party in Welcome to the Show. He hails from Cummelus, a hidden city upon a floating island. At a young age, he was tossed from his home by a hurricane and had no means of returning. Since then, he has become a wandering bard who uses his music to lift the spirits of others.

## Appearance

As a gnome, Ivan is very small in stature, standing only at about three and a half feet tall. He has long, silver hair that he keeps pulled back in a ponytail, sky blue eyes, and a somewhat pale complexion. He wears a yellow-orange shirt, an orange vest, blue-green pants, brown leather boots, and a blue sash over his belt. He also wears a mahogany overcoat and a matching hat. He is frequently described as being incredibly adorable due to his childlike appearance and innate innocence.

As of season 4, he starts wearing a long hooded cloak and ditches his vest. After the party's encounter with Ravvas, he also now has a scar across his left eye.

## Personality

Ivan is a very bright, cheerful soul. He can be described as sunshine personified for his warm demeanor and upbeat, positive attitude. He is rarely seen without a smile on his face, and he always tries to treat everyone as a friend. He is very passionate about music, seeing it as a means to make people feel happier, and always manages to find time to spare to play his tunes.

Ivan is shown to be an extremely determined individual, never faltering in his belief that problems can be handled through non-violent means. He remains the only member of the party who has never raised his hand in violence. Ivan is very kind, compassionate, sincere, sweet, considerate, and always seems to know the right thing to say to handle nearly any situation. Ivan believes strongly in second, third and fourth chances for those who have done wrong, and is always willing to help others do better. Of the entire party, Ivan is easily the most forgiving.

Ivan is also quite the romantic. Once he and Amber begin dating, his way with words comes into play and he becomes quite the charmer. He will easily give Amber sincere compliments, gives her sweet kisses goodnight, and is shown to be very supportive of her, even when he disagrees with her actions. He also enjoys seeing others in love as he cried during the wedding at the Dragon Lands despite not knowing the couple and is extremely excited when Jalerom and Faerthurin become engaged.

Later seasons do begin to imply that his cheerful, upbeat nature is slowly being worn down by all the traumatizing experiences he's gone through. This is confirmed in season 4 when he starts to feel anger and sadness instead of constant happiness. He displays far more aggression than he has prior, to the point of calling for someone's death after being killed himself and then brought back to life. From that point on he becomes a more active participant in battle. While he maintains his pacifist ways, he finds other means of fighting off the enemy and begins utilizing a song he learned from the white dragons which allows him to summon an ice storm at will.

## Early Life

Ivan's childhood was spent in the air gnome city of Cummelus, a hidden city floating among the clouds. He was raised by the gnome elder Gustro Galores due to never having known his own parents, and grew up learning the peaceful, helpful ways of his people. Due to his young age, he was not permitted to yet learn the magic to help him travel to and from the hidden city, something which would ultimately be his downfall. When Ivan was a young teenager, Cummelus encountered a heavy storm which tore at the city and its people. Several gnomes were thrown from Cummelus, including Ivan, and while most everyone else was found, Ivan was not. The fall broke both of his legs and one of his arms, leaving him in so much pain that he could not cry for help. He was eventually found by someone and his wounds were healed, but without the magic to return to Cummelus, he was stranded far away from his home and his people. After a number of years, Ivan began wandering the lands as a bard, doing his best to maintain the cheerful optimism encouraged by his people.

## Abilities

Ivan is a highly skilled bard. Through use of his lute, he is able to uplift the spirits of anyone he chooses, inspire courage, and even increase their strength. He has a sacred song called Song of the Sun, which can calm negative emotions and bring people to a clearer state of mind. He also has some magical ability, which he has used in limited capacity. His best known spell is Shadow Walk, which allows him to use shadows to move freely across long distances or traverse the plane of shadows as he wishes. In combat, he takes on a support role, using his songs and his magic to help his friends without actually causing anyone harm.

Ivan is a VERY capable diplomat, able to diffuse nearly any situation with just his words. He is calm, reasonable, and presents his arguments well enough that he often leaves any opposing sides speechless. His skill is such that he is capable of talking down angry dragons, some devils, and even the most manipulative of mortals.

## Relationships

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### Amber Hawthorne

Amber and Ivan started out as friends almost right away. They were the most upbeat and innocent of the party, so they bonded closely, with Ivan telling her the story of how he got his lute and playing music to help her sleep after her nightmare. Through the party's travels, Amber and Ivan are often seen spending time talking or supporting each other in times of need. It doesn't take long for them to begin to develop feelings for each other, and the two went through a stage of being awkward and shy around each other. Ultimately, they confess their feelings after defeating Simula and begin a relationship.

Through season 3, Amber and Ivan seem to struggle to maintain a good balance between being honest and protecting each other as Amber at one point seeks to plan to kill Simula without telling him. Ivan likewise is having difficulty dealing with his welling up negative emotions but doesn't wish to say anything to Amber because he doesn't want to upset or hurt her. Eventually, they both admit everything to each other and tearfully resolve to no longer hide things from each other, and that they will do their best to support each other from then onward. However, this would be put to the test when Amber makes a deal with Asmodeus to save Hana from Baator.

Through the first half of season 4, Ivan and Amber are at odds with each other as a result of the deal. Ivan feels Amber was impulsive and reckless to do such a thing, and Amber feels hurt and insulted by Ivan's upset. They stop speaking for a length of time, though they are both very upset by this. After Ivan is killed by Ravvas, however, Amber quickly forgets all of her anger towards him, with Ivan doing the same when revived. He is finally able to properly express his fury at everything, which in turn allows Amber to do the same, and the experience brings them closer than ever.

In the episode Share the Sky, Ivan proposes to Amber.

In the epilogue, Amber and Ivan have married and, after seeing the Tanlaial family, have come to the decision to have children of their own.

### Faerthurin

Faerthurin is known to tease him for his relationship with Amber. In season 4, she and Ivan are shown to be closer than previously following her comforting him about everything that was stressing him out, especially Amber's deal with Asmodeus. He takes her advice to not try to be strong every minute to heart and allows himself to express his emotions more freely.

### Jalerom Tanlaial

Ivan sees Jalerom as a part of the family. He's happy to use his singing for Jalerom and even giving advice during times of duress. In later seasons, he begins to rely on Jal's leadership and strategy, often turning to him first when things look bad.

### Oin Lightbringer

There is a surprising lack of interaction between Ivan and Oin. Despite Ivan's cheery tone, Oin is the only one to be unaffected by it.

### Kross Dalgo

Kross and Ivan become good friends easily, later bonding over music as Kross reveals his skill in ocarina playing. The pair share a love of puns, and have been seen more than once taking turns throwing bad puns at the party, much to everyone else's exasperation. He's the only one who hadn't rejected Kross accepting help from Simula. Like everyone else, however, he is left hurt and saddened when Kross ultimately abandons the party.

### Rose Emeraldsong

The two of them do not interact much although Rose does see him as a part of the pack. Like everyone else, he is devastated when she dies, and he plays a song for her as she is laid to rest.

### Ravvas Arkanen

Despite Ravvas's stern and serious nature, Ivan still viewed him as a soul that could be reached. After Ravvas' betrayal though, he showed hatred for the first time. He has not and will not forgive Ravvas for what he's done. After Asmodeus is defeated and the party members all point out Ravvas' evil deeds, Ivan calls the Drow a "good-for-nothing piece of scum that is worth less than the dirt under [his] shoes" but nevertheless thanks him for making him the stronger person that he later becomes.

### Reyin Dalgo

Like most people, Ivan loved Reyin Dalgo right away. He was even the right hugging size.

### Valil Despith

Although he was not willing to forgive Ravvas, Ivan still offers his lackey Valil a chance to redeem himself when they found themselves in a room together with Tantomile and Vurdok Vineblight. Ivan also calms the Drow bard down when he asks Ivan to kill him in penance of his crimes. Later, when Asmodeus is defeated and Valil is sent to prison, Ivan occasionally visits his cell.

## Trivia

* Ivan has one of the saddest backstories of the party, having been separated from his people and now unable to find them again. Despite that, he is the cheeriest member of the team.
* Of the entire party, Ivan arguably has the best relationship with his deity.
* Ivan has taken a religious vow to never raise his hand in violence.
* His player had chosen a crossbow at the start of the campaign. In his own words, "It's still sitting in his bag to this day, gathering dust."
* Ivan's diplomacy rolls are consistently the highest rolls of the game due to the ridiculous modifier.
* Ivan's personality is basically identical to his player. (Yes he really is that nice in real life.)
* Ivan around the start of the campaign, got to play a duet with his god Pelor in the tavern ( I still love the music ^w^ )
* Ivan has had the most drastic personality change of the entire cast, going from extremely cheerful and somewhat naive to very focused and determined with an anger streak against his enemies.