Giallo


Profile
Name Giallo Ponti
Origin Undisclosed
Residence Arx Entropic
Occupation Owner/Bartender, The Silver Tongue
Age Undisclosed; appears in his mid-thirties
Gender Male (he/him)
Species Human
Class Bard (College of Eloquence)
Height 6'0"
Appearance slim build; full, wavy dark brown (almost black) hair worn styled with shaved sides, dark mahogany eyes, olive skin
Abilities Bardic Inspiration, Countercharm, Magical Secrets (broad knowledge of spells), Silver Tongue (enhanced charisma), Spellcasting (Giallo favours divination spells such as Comprehend Languages, Detect Thoughts, and Scrying), Universal Speech (can be understood by others regardless of language barriers)
Personality Giallo has a sneaking suspicion that his sisters consider him the family disappointment, but spending his life in the library stacks just isn't his style. Just because he isn't involved in their profession doesn't mean he lacks their trademark lust for knowledge: Giallo knows all the best gossip, and he'll let you in on what he knows for the right price. Be it money, fancy drinks, or other favours, he's quite flexible when it comes to payment. Though he's a mixologist and bartender by trade, it's well-known that his real specialty is the tea.

Pansexual, polyamorous, and endlessly charismatic, Giallo has a way of working a room. The Silver Tongue is always a popular place, and Giallo revels in the attention and admiration that come with it. He's handsome, fashionable, witty, and dextrous, and he knows it. Giallo is famously noncommittal in his relationships; in fact, he keeps just about everyone at arm's length emotionally, no matter how physically close they get. He gives the impression that he's protecting a devilish secret, and that tantalizes people. Giallo seems to know just what to say to charm people, and he's polite and eloquent, to boot.

Giallo has a natural aptitude for magic like his siblings, and his hallmark is divination. Though he enjoys showing off in every other aspect of his life, Giallo is very quiet about his magical ability - after all, it's the secret to how much he knows about clandestine goings-on at the Arx. He may, in fact, be the most powerful of the Ponti siblings, if only because his magic doesn't come from a pact or from intense study. Giallo's magic is innate to his being, and based on how much he knows, he has it in spades. That he has power is no secret, but just how powerful Giallo is remains a confounding mystery - possibly even to his sisters.
Relationships
Family Suspiria Ponti, older sister
Tenebrae Ponti, younger sister
Bonded To Shadow Amethyst, violet (black) Elessadian dragon
Bonded At The Empyrean Stair