Fynn Goldenrod

Official art of Fynn, made by Yaks: https://twitter.com/yaksinhats & https://yaksinhats.tumblr.com/

## Connections

### Organizations

Parents' church in Skystead, Oshel; The Remembrance Guild

### Relatives

Victory (auncle), Mrs. Goldenrod (mother), Mr. Goldenrod (father)

## Current Status

### First Appearance

C1E1: "Questions and Origins"

**Fynn Magnus Goldenrod** is an aasimar warlock with an interest in religion. He is played by Stormy.

## Description

### Appearance

Fynn has light gray skin, long purple hair, and blue eyes. He stands at 5'10" tall. As an aasimar, he is humanoid but has an otherworldly quality to him. He often wears golden or yellow clothing along with his black vest and black necklaces. His vest features a Remembrance Guild patch that he hides beneath his hair. He is described in C1E6 as a "palette-swapped Matt Mercer."

Fynn has arthritis and uses a cane for mobility and balance. His cane has a yellow glass handle and a black stick. While it can be hidden while using illusion magic such as Disguise Self, he usually incorporates his cane into his disguises.

### Personality

Fynn is an empathetic, careful listener but he gets talkative when nervous. Like Lim, Fynn can function as the party's Face when needed. He constantly checks in on friendly or neutral NPCs to make sure they are okay, and he will go out of his way to heal them if they get hurt. In C1E9, he (unconsciously) activates his Radiant Consumption ability to support End; while taking damage every few seconds, Fynn tells End that they are "not [their] mother" and affirms that the party would stick by them. When the ability ends, he says he doesn't want to do that again, given how painful it was.

Despite his support for other people, Fynn has trouble dealing with his own issues, often acknowledging them in passing and then quickly moving on. He apologizes even when he has done nothing wrong. Fynn also gets embarrassed when he cries in front of others, with the exception of Firenze, the party member he trusts the most. He avoids conflict where possible, though he does end up confronting his patron about their attitude problem in C1E10.

Often, he will ask strangers which god(s) they worship. He has a journal in which he anonymously records his findings, including the god(s) in question. Currently, he has spoken to worshippers of 17 of the 32 known gods of Asoria. Kali found out in C1E11 that Fynn does not include demigods such as End in his journal, a point which she pressed him on and he struggled to answer.

### Background

> Some people are born with magic, some people study magic, and some people make really stupid exchanges with a voice that suddenly talks to you in the attic of your parents' house!
>
> **Fynn Goldenrod**, C1E4: Strange Dreams and Strange Coincidences

**THE FOLLOWING SECTION CONTAINS SHOW SPOILERS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.**

Fynn grew up in Oshel and briefly lived and worked in a different part of the country. In C1E6, he reveals that his hometown is Skystead in the country of Oshel, and in C1E7 he reveals that his relationship with his parents is complicated.

Fynn reveals to Firenze in C1E3, "Freeze the Day," that he made a pact with his patron, Nic, while living at home. He believed that taking initiative would make his parents proud of him. Instead, they shamed him for becoming a warlock and not a cleric, and Fynn moved out shortly afterwards. His parents are part of a church (Fynn notes that it's closer to a cult) that worships one of the old gods. He does not specify which god his parents worship, expressing his fear that if he says their name, they will appear and hurt him and his friends.

In C1E9, Fynn produces a creepy doll from his bag, and before the doll is inspected by Auril, he explains that "[his] patron is trapped in this [doll]." Fynn's currently on a mission to free Nic. His pact with Copernicus stipulates that he can access what little power Nic has, as long as he follows the mission.

## Relationships

### Nic (Copernicus)

As Fynn's warlock patron, Nic treats Fynn like a subordinate, perhaps even a child, and they do not like answering pointed questions. They appear to have an attitude of "Everything is fine," which worries Fynn. When they are not pretending everything's fine, Nic often speaks flippantly and asks if he can go back to his nap. Nic and Fynn have a tense relationship; although Nic has some magical energy to empower Fynn, Fynn himself controls where Copernicus goes and so has the physical power that Nic doesn't. Nic also expresses jealousy about Fynn carrying around (part of) a different warlock patron.

Fynn finally asserts himself in C1E10, pointing out the aforementioned power dynamic and affirming that he has no intentions of ending the contract early, and he says he's going to free Nic like he said he would. What will happen after Nic is freed is unclear.

### Mrs. Goldenrod

Fynn tells Basil that his mom "can be kind of scary," but despite this, he still doesn't want the party to hurt her. He also understands the close bond between her and Mr. Goldenrod.

### Mr. Goldenrod

Fynn does not appear to have a good relationship with his dad or his mom. He tells Farryn in C1E6 that he ran away from home a while ago, likely because of this strain. Despite this, he wants to grow stronger as an adventurer so they can be proud of him.

### Firenze

Fynn treats Firenze like a surrogate father, often assisting him with dad-related activities, including a bit where he "hold[s] the flashlight" when Firenze fixes a door. He feels the most comfortable around Firenze; he seeks them out for advice and openly cries in front of them while revealing his backstory. Firenze is the only person around whom Fynn cries without apologizing or covering it up.

According to Fynn, Firenze is the first person who he trusts enough to come talk to about his problems. He does tease Firenze about their Dad Vibes. Despite his teasing, the two care for each other like family, despite not being related by blood.

### Basil

Fynn looks after Basil and is unconditionally supportive of him. He's so accustomed to Basil's emotions that he instinctively pulls a handkerchief out when Basil cries and reassures him after his creative use of Heat Metal. While searching the ice caves in C1E5, "The End is the Beginning," Fynn makes sure Basil is close by because "if Basil cries, I need him near me so I can comfort him." He seems a bit surprised when Basil puts their heads together (literally) to listen for clues, but he nevertheless trusts him.

### Lim

Lim and Fynn tend to get into shenanigans together, although Lim is usually more chaotic than Fynn is, with Fynn doing things a bit more by-the-book. Nevertheless, Fynn still makes sure Lim's comfortable when he faints in C1E3. With their high Charisma scores, Fynn and Lim are able to persuade NPCs to give out secret information, with Lim acting brash and bold and Fynn acting more innocent and "just wondering" about things.

### Kokiia

Fynn expresses concern and worry for Kokiia; he gets caught off guard when she misunderstands an idiom and just reaffirms her intent rather than her confusion. He does care about them, as he cares for the rest of his friends, but the two seem to be on very different pages. He is as kind to her as he is kind to people he doesn't know.

## Quotes

* "Man, whoever wrote this [*The God Goss*] has been smote by one or all three of these [old] gods." (C1E1)
* "I was trying to find somebody who worshipped the Raven Queen, but this [a corrupted worshipper] is not what I asked for!" (C1E2)
* "Some people are born with magic, some people study magic, and some people make really stupid exchanges with a voice that suddenly talks to you in the attic of your parents’ house!" (C1E4)
* "Your name is O’Brian, and mine is O’Ryan, so there’s a slight difference? [Oliver: Oh my gosh, O’Ryan? Did you run into the Ryans?] Yeah, I panicked!" (C1E4)
* "And like you said, when we had that whole talk at the, uh, camp, you got a pretty heavy canoe. Let us help you carry it." (C1E6)
* "Cadros would be *very* disappointed in you. Why don’t you make him proud and walk away?" (C1E7)
* "This is gonna sound weird but please stab (…) my mom with your spear." (C1E8)
* "I don’t know, give one of your super-inspirational dad speeches or something." (C1E8)
* "I don't know much about them [the Traveller], they just sound like a single child." (C1E9)
* "Well *my* first question is, 'What the fuck?' in general, but I don’t think that’s very specific." (C1E9)
* "I just wanted to thank you for the help, and thank you for getting me out of Skystead. And...we’re kind of stuck together for now, right? So let’s try to make the journey a little, a little more chill. Please." (C1E10)

## Image Gallery

Knee-up portrait of Fynn, by yaksinhats (https://yaksinhats.tumblr.com/ & https://twitter.com/yaksinhats)Cropped version of Fynn portrait, by yaksinhats (https://yaksinhats.tumblr.com/ & https://twitter.com/yaksinhats)