Kyle Wyndsong

Alias: Baronet Kyle Bonaventure, Yellow Belmont, Karl Lupine 

Race: Half-Elf

Class: Bard/Ranger

Age: approx. 55 years  (Appears to be in his late twenties)

Appearance: Kyle Wyndsong is a master of disguise, and at any given moment he may appear to be anyone.  Throughout his career as a performer, adventurer, and spy he has been many people, each with a distinct look and style.   His most notable 'characters' are the popular songstress Yellow Belmont, and the author and historian, Karl Lupine.  In his natural state, Kyle seems to be man in his late twenties. His features are angular and somewhat feminine, and he has a slender figure.   Though he is a half-elf, his ears have been bobbed and no indication is given of his heritage.  He wears the brand of a dragonarmy prison camp on his right forearm.

Demeanor: Those who knew Kyle in different stages of his life are familiar with completely different people.  At his prime, Kyle was charming and charismatic, and got along well with anyone. He loved a challenge and a good argument as much as performing and having fun. However people change, and at this stage in his life Kyle could be described as melancholy fellow, and far too serious for his own good.  His charismatic qualities have not changed, and people are inclined to listen to him and follow him.  He is a peaceful fellow, and is not likely to start a quarrel with anyone, in fact more than often he has acted as a moderator between various factions.

Background: Kyle is the son of a Qualinesti ranger, Alessa Wyndsong,  and Solamnic lord, Antonius Bonaventure. His elven mother died shortly after his birth for reasons which Kyle still does not know, and Kyle was "raised" by his father, behind the walls of a manor in Northern Solamnia.   He rarely spoke with his paternal figure, as the elder man was too shocked by his son's similarities to his dead wife, and seemed quite afraid of him at times.  And so Kyle grew up very much on his own, reading books and gaining a great deal of knowledge, though he had little understanding of the outside world.

However, the boy had the fascination with nature of his mother, and could not stay shut up indoors forever.  He found ways to slip out of the castle, to visit his fathers lands, and the forests.  During the course of one of these ventures, he met up with a band of travelling performers, with which he was greatly impressed.  He asked his father to bring more performers to the manor, and eventually convinced the man to open a playhouse in their village. 

When Kyle had reached adolescence, his father remarried, hoping to fill the void in his life.  Within a year, his human brother was born, and Kyle's stepmother took steps to send him away from the manner.  His father enrolled his son a fine Palanthus academy.  He learned a great deal more here, but Kyle still couldn't stay in one place, and was not particularly well likely by the snobbish lads that attended the institute. Soon after his year of academics was finished, Kyle slipped away from the school, following his adventurous spirit.  For several years he travelled across the land.  It was at this time that the War of the Lance came about, and the young man was caught up in the termoil and strife.  He spent a majority of the war in a dragon army internment camp, while he finally understood what pain and suffering were.   As he qppeared little more than a young boy, Kyle was protected by another prisoner, a knight named Lord Kessan Luxor, who, with Kyle's assistance, lead the riot which overthrew their draconian masters, and freed the other slaves.

Returning home Kyle found that a great deal had changed.   His step-mother had passed away during the war, and his father been called out to serve in some ambassadorial post for the government.  His younger brother was not too pleased to see him, and did not allow Kyle to assist in the rebuilding of their town.   Kyle knew that there was nothing left for him there.  As he passed through the village, he saw the little playhouse which his father had built.  Within a week, with the assistance of a few local performers, a new production was staged there, and brought a few moments of happiness back into the hearts of the weary villagers.  Kyle dediced that many could find a brief solace in the beauty of the theater, and set out as a travelling performer to do what he could for the world.

In the course of his travels, Kyle learned many things.   He became accustomed to all the languages of this worlds people, and even travelled to the twisted heart of the Silvanesti homelands.  His knowledge grew from arts to academics and to the sciences as well.  He earned a great reputation as a teacher, and made many friends as well.

A visit to the manner of Lord Kessan Luxor changed his life once again.  As his elven blood slowed his aging significantly, Kyle rarely kept track of time.  Years had past since the war, and Sir Kessan had raised two children.  The eldest, Kuno, seemed just as old as Kyle, and was a strong and clever man like his father.  The boy was on his way to continue his training for the Solamnic knighthood.  Sir Kessan's daughter, a beautiful sixteen year old named Miya, was a student of music and art, and would be educated at a distinguished ladies college in Palanthas.  Kuno and Kyle formed a fast friendship, and Kyle decided there was nothing to lose by joining them in the most illustrious city of Ansalon.  He continued his trade, as a performer, while also imparting his knowledge and philosophy with the other illectuals of Palanthas's forums.

Within three years, Lord Kessan Luxor was killed in a grisly murder.   Stricken with grief, Kuno departed the knighthood, and took his sister with him.  Kyle followed suit, only to make sure the two of them were alright.  Soon the three of them became the core of one of the most illustrious adventuring companies of modern times, the Impresarios.  Kuno was slowly taking a darker path, one of constant boozing and wenching, while getting in a great many fights.  A fight with Kyle over the bard's obvious relationship with Miya ended with Kuno's departing, after breaking Kyle's nose.  Miya had depended greatly on her brother, despite his obvious flaws, and could not deal with having no family at all.  She became increasingly dependant on Kyle for emotional support.  However, their relationship ended tragically when she, along with the other members of their band, were lost in the course of a botched adventure.

When Kyle arrived in Solace, it was under the guise of Songstress Yellow Belmont or bookish writer Karl Lupine.  In the course of his adventures with the various residents of Solace, he has defended the High Clerists Tower (rumoured to have taken on the Dragon Highlord Ariakan), rescued Justarius from captivity in Ergoth, and written a comprehensive history of the town, post Cataclysm. 

When Kuno arrived in search of revenge, the young bard quickly fled Solace.  When he returned, it was at the head of a small band of Ergothian revolutionaries.  He is currently part of an organized proletariat movement to reform the Solamnian government, under the direction of former Knight Commander Antares.

In recent years, Kyle has been heavily involved in political movements, almost to extremes.  As a participant in the Ergothian revolution, and now in Solamnia, he earned a reputation as a man of principles who fights for the common man... but as a fellow of contradictions, Kyle prefers to use methods of disguise and subterfuge to complete his tasks, going to great pains to avoid violence.  Emotionally tortured and dying of a strange cancer, it seemed more than likely that the idealistic young man has delusions of martyrdom... but what may be more shocking is his tendency to draw others in with his charisma... accompanied by his student, Hikaru Moonstream, the ranger Rand Hollindale, and Kyle's somber new love, Nethalye Nystar, along with his band of reformers, he was intent on changing the course of history... no matter the cost.