Onde

Onde comes from a middle class family in the Radiant Empire. He was an apprentice carpenter under the renowned Barsi, where he learned to fix and maintain ships.

At 18, as part of finishing his apprenticeship, Barsi sent him out for a year at sea with the empire to learn about what ships endure at sea to better his knowledge. Fell in love with a girl from the Firebird atolls and decided to stay there, not going back to the empire. So technically dropped out and never finished his apprenticeship, lacking the proper accreditation but has the experience and eye for it.

Didn't work out with the girl, so now looking for his next step doing odd jobs, mostly related to wood construction. Too embarrassed to go back to the empire and deal with his parents and Barsi for bailing (the apprenticeship cost their parents a lot of social capital). So has a strong reason not to go back or get involved with them.

Personality wise, Onde goes for the first idea that pops to his mind, rather than explore the pros and cons of various options, which is why Barsi sent him out first. He has knack of getting out of any situation he ends up, or always landing back on his feet, but doesn't take the smartest decisions, leading him in those difficult situations in the first place.

Friendly by nature, he has a circle of friends where he currently is, mostly from work, other kids his age or thereabouts. They aren't the best influence either, but it keeps his life excited. From his friend group, Merve (female, 23, punk-rock attitude attol girl) is the leader and one that gets the group into shenanigans.

Onde doesn't think too much about his future right now, but would love to go back to sea, live more adventure, and find treasure before settling down.