Terrance Astanas

Official art of Terrance. By Sydney Oswald.

Terrance Astanas is a human chemist turned Path of Duality Barbarian. He is a member of The Faded Fates. His alternate persona, when consuming the serums he crafted, is known as Terry.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Terrance Astanas is a scrawny, human man standing at 5’ 6” with slicked back navy blue hair (it is uncertain at this time whether this is a stylistic choice or if it is greasy). His face is slightly sunken in with bags under his pale green eyes. Terrance has piercings on his eyebrow, septum, and several on both ears. He tends to wear clothes that are too big for him, most notably a brown leather jacket once belonging to his father. The rest of his attire consists of baggy sweaters, collared shirts, loose-fitting trousers, and a pair of brown combat boots. It is obvious to those around him that Terrance does not consider his appearance as a top priority.

### **Personality**

Terrance is a passionate and deeply curious individual. He enjoys learning, both academically and about people and their relationships (and secrets). Terrance is self-taught and proud of his experiments. He has a slight superiority complex, which usually comes off to others as being a sarcastic smartass.

Terrance is anxious and paranoid, especially after working for Vorano and learning about the graduation massacres. He is constantly in his head and worrying about the worst possible outcome when left to his own devices. Despite this, and despite his skeevy nature, Terrance cares deeply for people and for The Faded Fates. Even with his initial hesitation to join an adventuring party, he always tries his best to bring them together, even if it’s by force.

## **Biography**

### **Background**

Terrance is an only child raised in the Second Precinct by his mother, Estella. He attended primary school in the Second Precinct while his mother worked as a chef in the Third. Terrance was bullied throughout his school years.

He was not well adept in the field of magic, but he was rather intelligent. He started conducting experiments to create a substance that, when ingested, would make someone stronger. This became his passion project he continued to work on well after he finished his schooling. Though he had seen minimal success with his experiments, he believed that with the right tools and support could create a ground-breaking and new substance.

Terrance applied several times to The Arcadian Summit University but was routinely rejected for his lack of ability to explain his experiments. After his last rejection, Professor Fasalor’s teaching assistant, Visrai, approached him. Visrai offered Terrance the opportunity to hone his skills and create his experiments, but it involved working for a crime lord in Murkside. Terrance agreed to this and thus began his time working for Vorano. He worked for Vorano for almost a year and almost perfected his serums, but he did not know what Vorano had planned for the serums. Terrance refused to tell Vorano the serum’s formula. The group now known as The Faded Fates broke him out of Vorano’s warehouse in Murkside after the graduation massacres, and Terrance joined the group in an official capacity.