Connwaer Flinglas

### Relatives

Eldon Flinglas (Father)(†), Mary Flinglas (Mother), Elise Flinglas (Sister), Rickert Flinglas (Brother)

### Affiliation

Tezeta Academy, The Scoundrel Society, The Violet Hand

## Backstory

Conn grew up in Crith with his elven father Eldon, his human mother Mary, and his two younger siblings Elise and Rickert. Eldon was a carpenter, and his work was what put food on the table for the family. Conn learned some carpentry skills from a young age, intending to help with his father's business once he was older. However, Eldon struggled with a Wave addiction, and when Conn was 12, Eldon passed away from an overdose. Mary started working odd jobs around the town to make enough money, but the family was struggling. Conn started picking pockets to help them scrape by, and gradually fell into a life of crime. Soon after, he was recruited by the **Violet Hand**, and began working as a runner for **Seldom**.

One day, Conn heard there was a mage in town, and decided that he really wanted to know what a mage kept in their pockets. He sought them out and stole a pouch from their belt, eager to look inside. However, when he opened the pouch, all he saw was some oddly white sand. He reached in and touched it, and to his surprise, electricity shot from his fingertips and turned the sand into glass. At the moment it turned into glass, he had a brief vision of himself holding a long, black spear and driving it through the hearts of several silhouetted people at once.

This encounter made Conn realize he had an affinity for magic. He decided to attempt to enroll in Tezeta to learn how to use magic, in the hopes of helping his friend Sera achieve her goals and making some money for his family.

## Avemoria: Reputation

### Season One: Initiation

At the beginning of Avemoria: Reputation, Conn decided to go through the enrollment process for Tezeta because his best friend, Sera, was determined to go, and Conn wanted to help her achieve her goals. He performed passably on the written and combat tests, and during the interview phase he told Merovin that he wanted to become a mage to "make people smile". Merovin called him a clown, but Conn was accepted to the school in the end.

At Tezeta, Conn formed the Scoundrel Society with Sera Kelevra, Visala na-Eldgan, Eva Marie Pruett, and Seoras Munna. Together they got themselves into and out of trouble, week after week. After exposing a student body presidential candidate as an Imperial spy, Conn ran for the position of Student Body President under the slogan "Can't Be Worse" and won the election. He also took on a job as a sewer guard with Eva to make some money for his family.

From the first day of classes, Conn had trouble with magic. While his friends and classmates got comfortable with casting spells, Conn was unable to channel magic at all. **Professor Gage** offered to enter Conn's mind to see if there was a mental block preventing his magic, but Conn declined. He was unable to cast magic until the Scoundrel Society entered the secret crypts beneath the abandoned section of Tezeta, when he tossed out a Silvery Barbs to save Visala from a swarm of Tomb Scarabs. Even after that point, Conn's spellcasting was significantly weaker than the rest of the Scoundrels'.

At the end of the first season, it was revealed that Conn was a member of the **Violet Hand**, a criminal organization that distributed drugs and black market goods in Crith. He was called in to do a job, and in the process the rest of the Scoundrels learned of his criminal past. Conn was tasked with taking down his old boss, **Seldom**, by breaking into Castle Crith. Instead of killing **Seldom**, Conn and the Scoundrels broke him out of the castle and delivered him back to the Violet Hand. During the mission, Conn was given a Tarantula by **Zylpha Starstrider**.

### Season Two: Revelation

As a member of the Monster Hunter Society, Conn set out with the rest of the Scoundrel Society to slay some wraiths in Bjergskov - the Burned Forest. While in the forest, Conn and Eva were lured to the Shadowfell and taken by Shadar-Kai to meet the **Raven Queen**. She told Conn to take a weapon from her arsenal: a shadowy-black spear. Conn agreed under the condition that she would release Eva's sister's soul from the Shadowfell - thereby forming his first pact with the **Raven Queen**. After taking the spear, Conn shaped it into a dagger, his weapon of choice.

That would not be the only pact that Conn forged with the **Raven Queen**. Soon after, Seoras was killed by a Tomb Guard, and Conn bargained with the **Raven Queen** to bring him back to life. He reluctantly came to a terrible agreement - in exchange for Seoras' life, Conn would have to stab someone of the **Raven Queen**'s choosing, at an unknown time in the future. To make matters worse, Conn's memories of the pact were erased, so he was unaware that he had compromised the safety of the people around him.

Conn's position as leader of the Scoundrel Society began to weigh on him when, during the hunt, a white dragon captured several of the Monster Hunters. While attempting to reach the dragon's lair, the Scoundrels were attacked by her twice, and Visala and Narril were frozen in blocks of ice. With Sera urging them to continue on, and Eva adamant that to go on would mean certain death, Conn had to decide whether to continue the rescue attempt or to cut their losses. He eventually decided to give up on the rescue, and the Scoundrels descended the mountain.

Another disaster struck when the Scoundrels were captured by the necromancer **Malygris the Mad** while sneaking into his tower to rescue the missing Monster Hunters. **Malygris** revealed that he was working with the **Raven Queen**, and expressed interest in Conn, likely because of his pact. After speaking with some of the Scoundrels, **Malygris** decided that they were all free to leave, except for Eva. Refusing to leave Eva behind alone, Conn made the call to break out of the tower by force. In the subsequent fight, Seoras and several Monster Hunters died, and the remaining Scoundrels narrowly escaped.

Back at Tezeta, Conn had to put on a brave face and prepare the Spirit Week in the wake of the tragedy they had just experienced. The Spirit Week went successfully, and Conn convinced Eva to go to the Winter Ball with him (as friends) instead of sitting it out. Immediately afterwards, Conn and Eva decided to pair up for the end-of-year tournament. Eva helped Conn practice his magic, and Conn repaid her by training her in sparring. During the duo-duel matches, Conn and Eva performed very well, handily beating Damianos and Mayhem. In the following 1v1 matches, Conn beat **Alvarez** easily, but lost to Visala in the second round.

### Season Three: Annihilation

As the Scoundrels prepared to set out on their expedition to Urdinia and the Isles of Sorrow, Conn reunited with **Seldom**, who had been chosen to guide them to the Isles. Conn and **Seldom** came to an uneasy alliance, as Conn recognized that **Seldom** was extremely talented and they would need him to complete the journey. While sailing to Urdinia, **Gage** read Conn's mind and learned about the secret pact he had made with the Raven Queen. Having learned about the danger he was putting his friends in simply by accompanying them, Conn had a heart-to-heart with **Gage** about his uncertainties with his role among the Scoundrel Society.

After navigating the Ruudian tomb in the **Jagged Isles** and learning about the **Raven Queen**'s history, Conn decided to finally come clean to the Scoundrels (aside from Sera and Visala, who were in Urdinia), Loeb, and **Yria** about his past. He told them about the sand he had turned into glass, and the corresponding prophecy - which foretold that Conn would be responsible for a disaster as great as the one that befell the Ruudian Empire.

## Personality and Appearance

Conn has shaggy black hair that hangs down over light brown eyes. He grew out some stubble during Season Two of Avemoria: Reputation, but went back to being clean-shaven after being made fun of. He dresses in dull colors and tends to be a little smudged up most of the time. He's affable, quick to smile, and tries to get along with everyone. He has a habit of feeling responsible for the safety and success of the people around him. He also has a penchant for ignoring rules.

* Personality Trait: "I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy."
* Ideals: "I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Vein for all I care."
* Bond: "My ill-gotten gains go to support my family and friends."
* Flaw: "I can't help but chase a thrill, and it usually gets me in trouble."