"What does one do when the only memories they have are ones they've prevented from happening?
How does one cope with having lived thousands of years of memories in mere months, with some moments replaying until they're gotten right?
When you've seen those you love die again and again, wouldn't you devote your entire life to saving those you can?"

"If you were cursed with immortality, how would you live?
Would you hide away, abandoning all attachements to this world in order to hide from the pain of surviving those you love, or would you do everything in your power to keep them safe, even if it might mean you'll never have existed?"

"When you die, only to come back as another version of yourself, the memories of those you love keep building a wall higher and higher, until the day you're finally strong enough to truly carry the weight of your world on your shoulders, and, when that day comes, you'll be able to save everyone, even if you have to lose yourself to do it."

For those curious about the general aspects of my personality before, or after, speaking with me, I'm an INFP-T. [www.16personalities.com]

I am a Bard.

I spent my early days as a proud Warrior, fighting for whatever cause I believed in.

After I'd lost my way, I picked up the ways of the dashing Rogue, enchanting others with my wiles, and stealing hearts, only to eventually break them.

Seeking repentance, I turned the the ways of the Druid, turning to my faith for guidance as I helped others heal from their wounds.

After a time, I discovered that my role in life was not to spread religion, but to make people unafraid to show their feelings, still keeping a firm grip on my faith, but walking my own path, using my songs to bring aid and understanding to those who hear them.

My experiences have made me who I am today, but I still hold true to the beliefs I instilled in myself all those years ago.
Today, I stand before you, a man who has both suffered and caused suffering.
A man forever seeking redemption for my crimes.
A man who would die for what I believe in.
A man who would use any means necessary to protect those I love.
A man who would do whatever he could to help those in need.
A man whose songs are written as a testament of how I came to be who I am.

I am a Bard, not because I chose to be, but because it was my destiny.

I sing songs of love, songs of loss, songs of joy, songs of sorrow, but never do I allow others to truly know why I sing.

"When a man cannot protect those he loves, he becomes a thing.
A thing deserves no forgiveness, no love, and no pity.
It is merely a shell of something that used to have a purpose, and that purpose is now either lost or ash on the wind."
"I've dedicated my life to redemption for the mistakes of my youth, and I know that I can never attain this goal, but at least I'll die knowing that I strove to be a better man than I used to be, having my smile hide the sadness reflected in my eyes, so that those who know me are never burdened by my past, or my pain. I owe them that much, at the very least."
~Caramon Zero