Mateo Mateos

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First Name: Mateo
Last Name: Mateos

Appearance: A thin, fit young man. Well kempt, but obviously a traveler. He always has a lute in his hand, or a lute case packed on his back. More often than not he is wearing attention grabbing colors with a cloak of fine quality on his back. In adverse weather he wears a hood.
Race: Human
Age: 26
Height 5' 10"
Weight: 155
Eyes: green
Hair: brown
Facial Hair Style: Between clean shaven and a couple days worth of stubble. Nothing ever truly out of control.

Personality Profile:
General Health: General good health. Depending on how busy his performance schedule is he might be a little tired and a scratchy voice, but no real problems with his health at all. For a brief period in his youth his family thought it was possible he was having mental problems, but Mateo has long since figured out there was no problem and is none today. His parents were worried he might have had behavioral problems that were bigger than youthful rebeliousness.
Deity: Lliira
Initial Alignment: Chaotic Good
Profession: Musician
Base Class & Proposed Development: Bard and Whirling Dervish
Habits/Hobbies: Mateo believes in good and knows what is right and what is wrong. He knows his own personal weaknesses and strengths and will do whatever he can to live a life that brings happiness and joy to everyone that he meets. He is constantly running the "gambit" from Baldur's Gate to Nashkel, playing shows where he can. He'll play his best no matter if there are one or one hundred in the tavern when he shows up. Mateo smokes a pleasant smelling herb called mellein leaf. His mother used to use it as a remedy for coughing and to help him breathe more clearly. He is more than happy to share a smoke with anyone that is interested. Fond of home cooked meals as he is always on the road eating tavern food which can be average at best. Whenever he gets a chance he will practice his lute, singing and dancing, but never around the public or people that don't want to hear. He is a performer in the sense that he knows the proper time and place to present his music.
Languages:
Common and Elven. Although he isn't fond of Elvish music, he spent time studying it while he was younger and appreciates both the music and the language.
Weapon of Choice:
Dagger

Background: Mateo was adopted into the Mateos family soon after his birth. He knows little of his birth parents, but isn't too worried about it. His father and mother were good people that raised him well. Michael Mateo, his father, is a minor bureaucrat in Neverwinter where he moved the family for Mateos teen years. Shalia Mateos, his mother, took care of the home and the children, dedicating her life to raising them. Together they were not able to conceive, but adopted both Mateo and his sister Mariana. At a young age Mateos was all ready singing and making noises on instruments where ever he ran into one. Seeing his interest his parents decided to have him trained in music. There were times he did practice as a child, but he never gave up the passion. By the time he was 18 and it was time to make a name for himself in the world, he was all ready an accomplished musician. Having played many recitals, taverns and minor events in Neverwinter with the permission and escort of his parents, he was well on his way to becoming the musician he wanted to be. He parents brought him up believing in good and right and wrong. He was taught and knows that good and evil exist and that every sentient being has a choice. As Mateo grew into his late teens he drifted a bit from his parents. Not because he was angry, not because they did anything but well by him, but because he saw the man that his father was and wanted to become a man himself. Not understanding what that meant fully, he took the values that were taught him and tried to live them, but no matter where he turned he was met by mis-understanding and disappointment. Whenever he came home his father would give him advice. Mateo listened to it all, but still did not understand as he did not believe that his father, who was not musical at all, didn't understand the frustration that he was going through. Sometime after being on his own for awhile he realized what it was that he, himself had be missing. Good is good. It is not a relative thing that is up to the opinions and whims of sentient beings where they are. It is a solid moral Truth that sentient beings have a choice to follow. Armed with this new understanding he promised himself that he would live to bring happiness, joy, peace and Truth to everyone that he meets. He would use his music to help people understand. He also realized that no matter what he said, it didn't matter. People need to see. Leaders don't lead by talking. The lead by example. He gave thanks to Lliira for allowing him to see and understand this Truth and set his jaw and began the journey to champion Truth, Love and Comradery in his life and try to bring some hope to the world.
Goals:
To live according to the belief that good and truth are the most important thing in life. To find a wife and raise a family of his own that will carry the family name. To become the best possible musician that he can and to share his music and life with anyone that is willing to listen. To bring peace and understanding to all sentient beings in Faerun.
Possible Plot-Hook Ideas and Misc Facts:
Father is just as much a champion of good as he is and just as embattled by the forces of evil as Mateo. Sister is an artist as well, preferring to deal in visual arts. Mother used to be a teacher and a healer. Although Mateo believes in Truth and good, he is still human and has all the ranges of emotions that come with that. He gets angry when people disrespect anyone. He will help anyone that isn't directing doing something evil even if it is a hardship on him. He tries to avoid violent conflict at all costs, but is not afraid of fighting for what he believes in. He has been learning the dance of the gypsies that travel through Beregost. He will give every sentient being he meets a chance to choose good no matter what, because he believes that every sentient being is capable of good. It is a matter of their choice and it is his responsibility to live by example.

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