Verne

Verne's cocksure pose

**Verne** is a paladin who joined D.W.A. for an extended period of their adventure. He was their longest serving ally as an additional member of their party. He had a one sided love affair with Donovan Brisingr, which resulted in a kiss and more questions for Verne about his future. After their battle with Windomir, Verne left the party. He was last seen celebrating in Durnhold with Donovan at the end of the campaign.

## Description

### Appearance

Verne is a human male paladin. He is fairly strong, with long blonde hair.

He possesses some magical ability, but wouldn't be described as a spell-caster.

### Personality

Verne introduced himself to D.W.A. as quite an obnoxious personality. He was very high on his own ability, and came off rather pompous. After travelling with the party and becoming more comfortable sharing, he let some of his insecurities through to the party.

He pushed fairly heavily to start a romantic relationship with Donovan. Verne was too pushy for his taste however. Verne struggled to understand himself and couldn't handle the rejection and mixed signals from Donovan, which caused him to run away. When he was seen at the end of the first campaign, he appeared to be more comfortable with himself.

## Biography

### Campaign 1

#### Part 3:

Verne showed up as the assistance from Sleburgh to Durnhold. He pushed his way into D.W.A. and joined them on their journey to kill Windomir. He travelled with them through the Underdark all the way until their escape from Lantagos into the Lucent Retreat. He was polymorphed into a dinosaur during the fight with Windomir.

During the journey, he fell in love with Donovan Brisingr, and attempted to woo him. He became frustrated with Donovan refuting him, and left the party, disappearing entirely.

When D.W.A. returned to Durnhold after their fight with Rythis, Verne appeared for the celebration. He spoke with Donovan, thanking him for helping him realize who he truly is.

## Relationships

### Donovan

The most eventful and memorable moments Verne saw as an ally of D.W.A. was his love affair with Donovan. At first he was convinced by Markus and Henry that Donovan was interested in him as a joke, it soon became a reality for Verne. He pressed often in his attempt to court his fellow Paladin. Donovan pushed Verne away and denied his advances for a while until they found themselves alone before their assault on Windomir's throne room. Verne convinced Donovan to kiss him to see if Donovan felt anything. Donovan claimed that he didn't, and Verne agreed to let up on pushing for a relationship.

The two got into an argument while hiding out at the Lucent Retreat, due to Verne perceiving Donovan to be giving him mixed signals. Verne decided to leave, heading off on his own.

Verne returned to Durnhold for the victory celebration, meeting with Donovan one on one to thank him for helping him discover who he is. It is unknown if Verne stuck around afterwards, and what his current relationship with Donovan is.

## Trivia

* His ten consecutive appearances is the record for any NPC in the campaign.
* Verne is the only character from Sleburgh to make a physical appearance.
* The "ship" of Verne and Donovan, Donoverne, is the most popular among the players.