Wyrran

Wyrran is a guard from Malino're and an acquaintance of the Pog Champions.

Appearance
Wyrran is an male wood elf. He has soft, smooth hands. He wears guard armor while on the job, but wore nicer clothes for his date with Reides, including a sleeveless vest that shows off his muscular arms.

Personality
Wyrran is extremely shy and generally lacks confidence. He refers to himself as "a nervous wreck" and was easily flustered by Reides's casual displays of affection during their date. His demeanor draws a lot of attention from people who know him, who tend to get very invested in Wyrran's business. For example, a bartender familiar with Wyrran allowed Reides to have free drinks for getting Wyrran out of the guardpost for once. Wyrran has also commented that some, people enjoy speculating and gossiping about his romantic prospects, although he attributes this to pity. While he has acted boldly, such as when he told Reides he was cute while underwater, he frequently becomes mortified by his own actions after the fact. However, he seems to be working on developing better self-confidence. Wyrran has mentioned that he has a low tolerance for alcohol and that he doesn't laugh much around the other guards, although Reides has commented that he has a nice laugh. Wyrran is also quite caring, carrying around bandages to tend to any possible injuries on the job and expressing deep concern upon learning the details of the hag-slaying. Despite being frequently embarrassed by those he cares about, Wyrran feels truly lucky to have them in his life.

Background
Wyrran grew up in Malino're. He has been friends with Lianthorn for a long time, and they eventually enrolled in an academy together, becoming guards assigned to the same post. He seems to be acquainted with Quilius and his adventuring companions as well.

Malino're Arc
The Pog Champions first met Wyrran while he was on duty at the Bloomshower Fest. Along with Lianthorn, Wyrran was aware of the hags' infiltration of the festival, but felt unable to act against them, as the head ranger's hands were tied. When Reides shook Wyrran's hand to ensure that he wasn't a disguised hag, he was quite embarrassed but passed inspection. As the party left the guardpost, Lianthorn asked if Reides would be willing to take Wyrran around the festival for a few hours, as he had been cooped up in the guardpost all day. Reides agreed and waved goodbye to Wyrran, who blushed and stared at the ground.

That evening, after the hag situation had been resolved, Wyrran was dragged to the local inn by Lianthorn for his date with Reides. Wyrran guided Reides around the Bloomshower Fest, where they enjoyed roasted nuts and played a game where toys are captured with an enchanted hook. Reides won a plush of a small green creature in brown robes, which Wyrran named Yodito at Reides's request. While Wyrran failed to win the game himself, Reides tried again and won a second toy, a plush monkey, which he named Winston for Wyrran. Wyrran, wanting Reides to have something to remember him by, got a small trinket for him in the form of a glass bow. Wyrran also brought the bow to his distant relative, Hyalin, to have it magically enchanted for luck. At Reides's request, Wyrran took him to a relatively secluded pond where they could go swimming. Wyrran expressed curiosity about how people talk underwater and tried it out by putting his head under and saying that Reides is cute. When Reides revealed that he could clearly hear him, Wyrran put his head back underwater and began to scream. As the two swam, Wyrran asked Reides questions about his home. While Reides was characteristically (at the time) cagey in his responses, Wyrran mentioned that he'd like to visit it someday as a pipe dream. The two also splashed each other and, after calming down, floated peacefully for a while. Wyrran walked Reides back to the inn and expressed, in response to Reides's reluctance, that he'd like to see him once more to properly say goodbye before the party left Malino're. As Wyrran left, Reides acted offended that Wyrran had not kissed him, giving him a small peck on the lips as he turned to see what was wrong. In response, Wyrran kissed Reides much more deeply before leaving for the night, smiling goofily and gazing at Winston as he returned to the guardpost.

The next day, Reides visited the guardpost to properly say goodbye to Wyrran. Wyrran told Reides to stay safe. Reides, wanting Wyrran to have something else to remember him by, gifted him a piece of turquoise that he had been carrying for some time. Wyrran immediately tied a string around it to convert into a necklace and promised that he'd think of Reides whenever he looked at it. Reides advised him to take it as a reminder to be confident and laugh more. Admitting he's bad at goodbyes, Reides told Wyrran that he would see him around, and Wyrran hoped that he would. The two once again told each other to stay safe and shared a big hug before parting ways.

Goals
Wyrran seems to have become a guard out of a desire to keep others safe. He also seems concerned with the well-being of his colleagues, to the extent that he carries around bandages to tend to injuries on the job. Since his date with Reides, Wyrran has agreed to strive to develop more confidence and have more fun as well.

Abilities
Wyrran seems to be a trained archer and, accordingly, has visually obvious upper body strength. While the Woodseekers of Malino're are known as rangers, it is unknown if Wyrran is officially considered a Woodseeker or if he has ranger skills in addition to his archery prowess.

Wyrran and Lianthorn
Wyrran has been friends with Lianthorn for a very long time. They also attended the academy together. Wyrran and Lianthorn seem to have opposite personalities, with Lianthorn being extremely outgoing and boisterous in contrast with Wyrran's shyness. As a result, Lianthorn embarrasses Wyrran quite a bit, such as when he set up Wyrran on a date with Reides and dragged him to it. However, Lianthorn does these things because he cares about his friend, and Wyrran has admitted that he knows this and is lucky to have Lianthorn in his life.

Wyrran and Reides
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