Barley Lightfoot

(appearance: Barley is a 19-year-old elf with a large and stocky build. He has blue skin, pink ear tips, hazel eyes and cheek apples, and beard stubble. He has an armband tattoo on his right arm. He wears a black beanie and T-Shirt with a "Quests of Yore" brand 'Q' on it, covered by a large denim vest with numerous patches and pins sewn on it bearing the logos of various metal bands,[2] army green shorts, and large black and white sneakers.

Barley bears a resemblance to his mother, Laurel Lightfoot as he has her rounded face, nose, and sturdy, muscular physique.)

(Personality: While his younger brother Ian is small, quiet, and awkward, Barley is large, loud, and excitable. He is a free-spirited, roleplaying metal fan who is prone to getting into trouble. Unlike Ian, he has memories of their father, and can describe who he was in small detail. Despite being a little teasing, Barley never loses faith in his brother and is always there for him. He has a strong devotion to Ian and fully believes he can bring their father back to life and summon magic back to their world. Throughout his little brother's life, Barley has stuck by Ian's side and encourages him to rise above his own self-doubts and try new things, something Ian didn't fully realize until he recollected the journey they'd taken together had fulfilled his checklist he'd originally made to spend time with their father.

Although Barley is always optimistic and unafraid to press on, he has his own issues and regrets. His last memory of his father was being too afraid to see him in his condition on his deathbed and not going in to say goodbye. From then on, Barley swore he'd never be afraid again. Once he discovered the historically based roleplaying tabletop game "Quests of Yore", Barley became obsessed with the past, not just for it's excitement, but especially because back then, people brought out the best in themselves, whereas today, people have technology to make life simpler and less dangerous. He will fight to the death to protect artifacts from the time of magic and often gives tidbits on life and creatures in the days of old. This obsession has lead him to neglect his own responsibilities and the real world around him, and his rowdy personality and over devotion to history has lead him to be a bit of an outcast among his fellow peers and unfairly called a “screw up” (which upsets him) by the police and one time by Ian.

Barley is also rather overconfident and believes his years of playing Quests of Yore will get them far on their first real life quest. His knowledge and confidence does help, but it especially makes Ian skeptical of his brother's ideas.)

(Likes: Going on quests/adventures with his brother, snacks, driving, magic, his van Guinevere, Quests of Yore, hair metal music, the days of yore)

(Deslikes: Being called a screw up, Colt Bronco (at times), not being taken seriously, his father's death, ancient artifacts being torn down, being small (when Ian shrunk him accidentally)