Nick

"'I feel that'"

Nicolas Halden, better known as Nick, is a human bard. The newest member of Plan B. He is played by Soshijay.

Appearance
Nick has brown medium length hair which is slicked back and green eyes.

He wears a dark flat cap, a doublet with metal clasps and buttons a light undershirt with ruffles.

Tight Leather gloves on his hands to keep them warm but allow enough dexterity to play instruments.

He wears fairly clean long pants, and polished leather boot, lightly caked with dirt and mud, which he cleans off every night before he sleeps.

He wears his rapier on his left, as he is right handed.

He keeps his belongings in a hide rucksack. One the left of the rucksack, there is a place to store his short bow, made of maple and deer horn. On the right is his quiver of arrows, also attached to the sac.

His lute made of mahogany, with engraved with intricate carvings filled with a blue and green dust.

Personality
Nick is very free spirited and tends to act on a whim. Not to keen on people telling him what to do. He despite him being having high Charisma, Nick doesn't do very well with "high pressure" situations and would rather not deal with it. Running away from problems is always an option for him. Otherwise, he's seems very good with his words when it counts.

He has shown that he can be very treasure focused. Always looking for valuables and siphoning off shares of coin found when looting. He never seems to pay full price for items via haggling, passing off the need of the item for an important mission, or partnership with an authority. Strangely, he seems generous with his coin; treating a round, buying gifts for the party, giving coin randomly to children. Treasure seem to be an important aspect in his life.

Nick is seen to be sneaky fellow. Usually very good in stealth missions and getting into locations.

More times than none, his impulsive behavior has resulted in trouble. He relies on his intuition so he normally goes with his first plan or idea. The quick and easy way isn't always the only way, but your way is the best way.

Party Composition
Since Nick has joined Plan B, he's taken up the role as the face of the group, previously being Yuri. He brings a lot of utility to the party including sneaking, lockpicking and deception.

He thinks omitting things from a story is not considered lying, but simply leaving out details. He's conned his way into locations and supplies, often using false authority or flattery.

Nick has shown his skills at locating and obtaining high value objects. Being very familiar with expensive treasures, he can quickly identify the value of most trinkets.

Combat
Nick's position in the combat is a support. Normally not doing much damage, he makes it easier for himself and his allies to attack. His spells seem to be mostly utility spells, so most of his damage comes from his Rapier, Short bow, and the few damage spells.

Background
Nick grew up in Culloville. His Father was a corrupt guard and his mother was a substance abuser. He learned at a young age that if he wanted to live, stealing was the answer. As he grew older, he conned and stole across the Cydrian Plains, eventually returning to Culloville.

He managed to become an advisor to the Florens in the Burnished Bastion. Being a trade hub between the major cities, gold and goods flowed through the castle. He skimmed from the top here are there, but waited patiently for a big score. Unfortunately, he fell for one of his marks. Katheryn Obberon the niece of Alder Oberron, a fellow advisor.

Nick pondered making his position permanent and settling down. A respectable job, a place to stay, someone by his side. It sounded boring compared to his current life, but he was going to do it for Katheryn.

On the night of the biggest trade Nick has seen, Katheryn went to confront her Uncle at the castle. She has been suspecting him of double-crossing the Florens. As they rushed to his office in the tower, a jingling sound caught Nick's attention. He told her to go on ahead as he followed the sound to a cart filled with sacks of coin. Not being able to control himself, Nick picked up as many sacks as he could and hid them. "This is for our future".

Nick raced up the tower and heard a loud echoing explosion. He reached the office and saw a man silhouette holding a metal rod that was smoking from the tip, the figure was standing over Katheryn. Nick rushed to Katheryn as the man dashed out of the room. Nick stayed with her until he last breath.

After saying goodbye, Nick made his way to the castle courtyard where he heard screaming and more explosions. Fire and smoke filled the air. He ran to his stash of coin and left the castle and Culloville.

Seven Months later, Nick arrives at an Inn in Indor.

Episode 5
He first met Plan B at the Reverie in Lys. He was with Guardsmen Brandon when they overhead the Party talking about the missing children.

Nick first revealed his class to the party when he gave Bardic Inspiration to Taro, who was trying to throw a torch at the Big-Eyed centipede-like creature in the Glimmer Root Cave.

Episode 6
When Heckler and Nick went to the Ebony Barrack to pass information to Commander Bain, they wanted to take their horse to save time. After being frustrated at the stable boy for not letting them take the horses and cart without a ticket, even though they gave him gold, Nick casted Hold Person on the stable boy. He was caught by Rousha, who told him to drop the spell, and they were to talk about the incident when the party returned from the Glimmer Root Cave.

While in the Forsaken Thicket, Nick threw a flask of oil at the feet of a Blight and Heckler proceeded to shoot a spark at the oil, thus setting the creature on fire. This it the first time revealing that he has a sense of granting advantage in combat.

After Heckler was poisoned by a mushroom cloud, Nick escorted him through the Forsaken Thicket.

Episode 7
Feather Fall Incident

Episode 8
Spoke with Commander Bain about what happened in the Glimmer Root cave.

Episode 9
Nick buys a Copper Flute and winter cloaks for the Party

Plan B
Since joining, the rest of the party seem to prefer Nick as the face of the party. Despite just meeting them, he's shown that he's comfortable sharing meals, accommodations and overall company of the Party.

The more time they've spent with Nick, they've learned a lot and very little of him. Whenever Nick's past was brought up, his habit was deception or redirection.

Yuri
Nick thinks of Yuri as the Grandmother of the party. He thinks Yuri is very judgmental of his actions, but respects that his nagging has a valid point. Yuri once asked if his rebellious tendencies are a result of coming from a rich and royal family. Nick replied "Not yet".

Throughout the adventure, Nick has noticed that Yuri reacts to death in a drastic way.

Akmenos
Nick thinks of Akmenos as the Father of the party. Very stern and straight to the point. Because Akmenos only speaks for a purpose, Nick tends to take his words more seriously. He feels that Akmenos is starting to accept and understand that Nick's gonna do what Nick's gonna do.

He feels that since Akmenos is impartial, Nick doesn't mind and relies on him with personal information or goals.

Heckler
Nick thinks of Heckler as the eldest son of the party. He tends to do want he wants, despite what the rest of the party says; Which Nick appreciates and often joins in on Heckler's plans. Recently, Nick voiced out his dislike of Heckler leaving the Giant Blight, stating "He left us. He just left us". Nick has since forgave Heckler and continued to join him in his antics.

While in Culloville, Nick stole the boomstick for his personal vendetta, resulting in Heckler becoming furious. He has not been forgiven.

Taro
Nick thinks of Taro as the youngest son of the party. He doesn't think of Taro is dumb, just not very exposed with the world. Nick tries his best to protect Taro and encourage him to his fullest potential. Nick's goal is to help Taro go back to his temple.

Daniel the Dog
Bought out of spite, Daniel the boxer puppy is becoming an important part of Nick's life. Being responsible for another creature's life might be what Nick needs in his own. Nick has a custom leather messenger-like bag to carry Daniel around.

Tricks known:
 * Come
 * Stay
 * Heel
 * Sit

Benny "The Bolt" Sonata
Benny the Bolt is a gnome that Nick thinks of as a mentor. As Plan B travelled to Lys, he sent a letter to Nick, mentioning the status of the Culloville and that he had his tongue removed. The night Plan B decided to leave Culloville, Benny paid Nick a visit and they went together to confront Alder Obberon. Unfortunately, he lose is life in the battle.

He was buried face down under the large oak tree in the slums of Culloville.

Nick possesses and is wearing a ring which has the seal of The Bolt's clan. ( A Shield and Hammer )

Rosha
Nick respects and is thankful her for helping out the party. He tries his best to whip clean the bad first impression he feels she had of him.

Brandon
Nick first encountered Brandon in Indor when he was saved by him from a pack of wolves.

Kathryn Oberron
Nick's former significant other. They met while he was pulling a long con on the royal family. Eventually falling in love, he thought of giving up on the con and continuing he life with her. During the night of the coup, she died in Nicks arms by by a boomstick wielding man. Nick fled from Culloville in fear of be accused of the murder.

Seven months later, as Nick chased Hilda down a tunnel in the slums of Culloville, an reanimated Katheryn was wandering. Nick attempted to connect with her with no success, while Plan B followed her to cavern where a Copper Machine lived. She presented an orange gem to Kaizuku who then activated the machine leaving Plan B knocked out. Regaining consciousness, Nick sees Katheryn's body laying lifeless. He proceeds to bury her and finally say goodbye.

Notable Items

 * A Lute made of mahogany, engraved with intricate carvings filled with a blue and green dust.
 * An old copper Flute. (Given to Yuri)
 * An emerald encrusted encrusted ring in the shape of a hexagon.
 * A necklace with a green half-moon pendant.
 * A ring made of twisted copper wire.
 * Thieve's Tools
 * Ring of Protection
 * Golden Hilt with Jade and Sapphires
 * Mahogany Puzzle Box
 * Rapier +1
 * Sweet-ass Flute

Abilities

 * Bardic Inspiration ( d8 )
 * Song of Rest ( d8 )
 * Cutting Words (d8)
 * Sneak Attack ( d6 )

Proficiency

 * Thieve's Tools
 * Sleight of Hand
 * Deception
 * Stealth

Feats

 * Magic Initiate ( Bard )

Spells

 * Cantrips
 * Vicious Mockery
 * Message
 * Prestidigitation
 * Mage Hand
 * 1st Level
 * Healing Word
 * Feather Fall
 * Faerie Fire
 * 2nd Level
 * Shatter
 * Knock
 * Suggestion
 * 3rd Level
 * Sending

Quotes

 * "We are Plan B and we are here to entertain you!"
 * "Why are you tree-ting me like this!?"
 * "Shut up Yuri"
 * "I cast Hold Person on the stable boy"
 * "I drop kick him"
 * "Why did I do that!?"
 * "Come at me Bitch"
 * "I feel that"
 * "What's up with THAT bitch?"
 * "NO THANK YOU!"
 * "I hate this town!"
 * "Never have I ever..."

Trivia

 * Nick was first played in a one-shot. The original character was remade and updated. He is loosely based off of the main character from White Collar.
 * Nick forgets directions very easily
 * When buying Daniel the Dog, Soshijay original stated "Nick doesn't really like dogs". He later corrected himself stating "Nick always wanted a dog, but didn't want to be responsible for one".
 * Nick canonically created the drinking game "Never Have I Ever"