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I believe Horatio is ready for review.

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Name: Horatio Stallings Class: Bard Subclass: Archaeologist Role: Face, Skills, Traps, can hold his own in combat.     Portrait     Background The Stallings' were a minor noble family in Almas, during the Andoran People's Revolution. Despite being minor, the family possessed canny political acumen, and was able to sense that the way of the Aristocracy was nearing its end. Not much to lose in the way of their limited holdings, the family wisely relinquished them during the revolution and sided with the revolutionaries, in order to guarantee the family's continued existence. The family had actually been in decline over the previous decades - mostly due to stagnation - as the family did not want to endanger their holdings by venturing on risky endeavors. The loss of most of the holdings after the revolution actually brought out the best in the them, reinvigorating long forgotten talents such as risk taking and entrepreneurship, as the family pledged their remaining assets to House Vaylen to establish new ventures. Horatio was a student at the Almas University during the Revolution, and fought on the side of the Revolutionaries, both learning firsthand how to handle a blade, and securing his future after the Revolution. Under normal circumstances, as the youngest son, he would have at best been a minor noble without a hereditary title. However, after the Revolution, he found himself in an exciting environment where he could climb the social ladder through merit. Horatio had entered into a contract with House Vaylen, who was the leading power in acquisition and exportation of artifacts and relics from exotic locations such as Arcadia and Mwangi Expanse, to pay off his tuition fees. He first used the knowledge he gained from his education to identify and catalogue these relics, and afterwards, lent his knowledge to expeditions for House Vaylen as an archaeologist, to pay off his debt. During his tenure at House Vaylen, he was sent to Numeria to inquire into strange relics and metals unique to the region. While having little success in exporting these relics, Horatio nevertheless become fascinated with the technological devices he encountered, decided to stay in Numeria, learnt Kellid and become of devout follower of Brigh,  all to further his knowledge about these artifacts. His travels took him to the town of Torch, where he encountered a kindred inquisitive soul by the name of Khonnir Baine, who taught him much about the metals and artifacts unique to Numeria, in return for Horatio's knowledge gained from his expeditions with House Vaylen. Horatio is currently near Hajoth Hakados, sent by Khonnir Baine, scouting a potential unexplored site that might yield ancient artifacts.       Personality Horatio is usually calm, well mannered and friendly, but he can get excited when talking about his line of work or outright delirious when he thinks he has made a discovery. He usually likes to plan meticulously before setting on a course of action, but may throw caution to the wind if he believes potential knowledge lies ahead.   Alternatives In order to accommodate missing group roles, Horatio can easily switch to either an Archivist or a Studeous Librarian if necessary.              

I can also modify the character a little bit to suit the party's needs: An archaeologist if the party has another bard and no rogue, or an archivist for a different bard bonus, etc.

  Name: Horatio Gallach Race: Human Gender: Male Alignment: Neutral Good Class: Studious Librarian ( Bard ) Role: Support, Face, Melee Campaign Trait: Friend of the Family Character Sheet:https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2603132   Stats STR: 10 DEX: 16 CON: 14 INT: 14 WIS: 10 CHA: 16 Description Horatio features a thin and lithe frame that is usually hidden within loose fitting clothes - which are usually filled with various tools of the trade. He keeps up a good appearance, regularly grooming his long hair and beard, which has started greying. Personality Horatio is usually calm and well mannered, but he can get excited when talking about his line of work or outright delirious when he thinks he has made a great discovery.   Backstory The Gallachs were a minor noble family in Almas, during the Andoran People's Revolution. The family, siding against the revolutionaries, lost all their holdings and had to flee Andoran to save their lives. The family ended up in Magnimar. They never achieved the glorious days of the past, but it was not a problem for Horatio, since he had barely witnessed it. He focused on his education, and after graduating from the university, he impressed Madam Irba Demerios enough to be accepted into the largest public library in Magnimar, the Founder's Archives. Working and studying in the library, and absorbing its wealth of knowledge was a great boon to Horatio, yet during this time he felt the creepings of restlessness and wanderlut as well. Upon one of his travels, visiting and consulting with different libraries within Varisia, he met Insoari Gandethus, the Headmaster of the Turandarok Academy in Sandpoint. Never considering Magnimar as his true home, Horatio felt no special bond to stay there forever, so he accepted the Headmaster's proposal about joining the Academy in charge of its library, which was the only source of education for the local children. He adopted to the life in Sandpoint well, educating the children, preserving and enlarging the library through the years. Yet the person whose company he enjoyed most was old Niska Mvashti, who managed to be a fountain of lore and knowledge, her mind keen despite her advanced age. He had long conversations with her, chronicling most of her memories and knowledge so it would be preserved and not forgotten, until one day, she told Horatio that she felt her end was near, and made him promise he would accompany her daughter Koya if she happened to go on a long journey.