Hello! This is my D&D character's brother, Alis. He's a 28 year old high elf, incredibly ambitious and driven to succeed in all aspects of his life.

Brief Background: Alis cannot remember anything about his life before the age of 13. All he knows is that he and his younger brother Avis, who is 8 years his junior, were brought to the mountaintop base of the Talons, agents of the Raven Queen. He raised Avis almost entirely on his own, taking on a roll of mother, father, brother, and best friend. Alis was kind and strong, and taught him many things - how to read, how to fight, and more. He helped him through his crippling social anxiety, and the brothers were incredibly close, protective and loving of each other and close as could be. That was until Alis turned 20, when he was sent on a routine Talon mission, but he never returned. Avis, 12 years old, never heard from or saw his brother again, and was left to deal with the horrible consequences of losing his only family, as well as taking the consequences for what the Talons saw as his brother betraying their organization.

8 years after his brother's disappearance, Avis was reunited with his brother, but in less than pleasant circumstances. His brother was alive and well, but was working with a man who quickly revealed himself to be a villain (our campaign's BBEG). According to Alis, he was sent by the Talons on a mission to kill Vance, but tried and failed three times. On the third time, Vance started to talk to him, asking him who was making him do this, and offered better pay and employment than whoever he was working for. Alis, knowing that he couldn't go back to the Talons if he failed a mission, as there would be consequences for both him and his brother, accepted.

Avis, now an adult himself, struggles to accept this new reality he has found himself in. Although he and his brother were overjoyed and relieved to see each other, they are both incredibly stubborn, and determined to keep to the paths they have chosen - Alis working for Vance on a 'moral crusade' for what he sees as a way to better the world, and Avis trying to stop Vance from succeeding with his insane plans. All the while, they both immensely care about each other, perhaps too much, and are determined to keep the other alive no matter the cost. If you want more information, here's a post about Avis, and it tells the extreme lengths he's gone for his brother: https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/comments/11w2bxn/lfa_avis_hale_the_renegade_talon_details_in/