Name: Q'iare
Age: 1,450
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Species: Sun elf
Place of Origin: Aertuith, Faranhil
The daughter of Solaris's high priest, and a distant relative of Prince Léiothin. As sweet and considerate as her younger cousin, Q'iare sought to help him in his goal of bringing peace between the elven kingdoms, although she took a different method. A skilled singer and harpist, she began seeking fellow musicians across Arcadia to unite people through what she knew best: music. Overly optimistic and full of ideas, Q'iare can sometimes get ahead of herself, needing her friends to balance her and help her ideas come to fruition successfully. She is the primary vocalist of their group, the Four Seasons, occasionally playing the flute on songs where Noster takes vocals.
Name: Onarus
Age: 179
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Species: Centaur
Place of Origin: Tiloba Valley, Arcadia
A centaur with little affinity for mining or smithing, Onarus instead turned her attention to composing music for funerals, unions, and other ceremonial occasions. Having crossed paths with elven musician Q'iare at Dewbright Hollow, the two eagerly began comparing their musical sensibilities and sought to find more musicians to collaborate with. Easygoing and level-headed, Onarus acts as the backbone of the Four Seasons both musically and socially. To expand her repertoire as the group's percussionist she collaborated with an irissid farrier to create a set of custom "shoes" made of wood and many different metals, giving her rhythmic hoofbeats a unique sound, accompanied by hand-bells and (very rarely, due to its awkwardness to transport) a hammer and anvil. As well as percussion she provides backing vocals, but occasionally takes lead on some of her compositions.
Name: Noster
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Species: Irissid
Place of Origin: Triton, Rhyneris
Noster hails from a family of fishers in the lake-town of Triton. A talented dancer and multi-instrumentalist, skilled in the flute, goathorn, and double-pipes, he had little interest in the family business. After a string of unsuccessful relationships Noster grew restless in his town, seeking to travel and share his music with others. Meeting Q'iare and Onarus at Wayfarer's Gate, he eagerly joined them and began helping contribute to their music. Although he typically doesn't sing, owing to his speciality in traditional irissid wind intruments, he's considered eye-catching due to his inability to remain still whilst playing, often dancing as he does. Although painfully aware of the drastic difference in lifespan, he can't help but hope for a life spent with Q'iare.
Name: Uria
Age: 1,002
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Species: Moon elf
Place of Origin: Aeltuith, Haradhel
A rare exception to the social living of elves, Uria lived an asocial life as a hunter in the forests of Haradhel. Despite his quiet, reserved nature, he was well-known and respected by his people due to his exceptional skills, able to take down game like giant boars single-handedly. As well as his hunting prowess, he was also an exceptional musician, mastering the lute at a young age. How exactly he was found by Q'iare is unclear, but he gladly accepted the offer, finally leaving the forest. Although his main role is the lute, he occasionally provides backup vocals and, even rarer, sings lead (although only jointly with Q'iare, who he has formed a surprisingly strong bond with despite their peoples' rivalry).
