Odyssey of the Dragonborn Act 1 Central Characters Casting Call

CircuitVA for Vorian Direnni (Altmer)

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Vorian Direnni (Altmer)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: allenandrews

Vorian, author of De Rerum Dirennis and the oldest living member of the Direnni clan is a highly accomplished historian, alchemist, and enchanter; he is around 800 years old. He is in charge of overseeing all affairs of the island complex's domestic concerns while Medora handles international concerns and internal clan affairs. Vorian has seen a lot of and been through harrowing world events which have tempered his personality and perspective. He is sharp-minded and serious which creates a contrast to Auryen's more curious and energetic tone and outlook. Vorian is not grim per se but he knows that there is always another layer to consider and hence is well guarded against rash choices. This does not however mean that he doesn't have a good sense of humor beneath it all, he just doesn't tend to show it beyond an amused smirk or chuckle. Even in anger, Vorian tends to be endlessly diplomatic. A Queen's English Accent would do.

Record all audition lines while referring to the notes below for each line and do one take of each line. 

For the first audition line, the Dragonborn is inquiring about Medora, the leader of the Direnni Clan, and her relation to King Lysandus, Queen Mynisera, and Nulfagga, Lysandus' mother. It is quite an interesting piece of court drama that you could get into explaining. Medora doesn't find it herself considering it's been so long and the rumors have already long been spread into the public.

For the second audition line, Governor Juliar, who does the day-to-day managing of all of Balfiera, has come to Vorian seeking wisdom on how to deal with several crises afflicting the island. Considering the postition Juliar signed up for, he should be much more independent but your diplomatic nature smooths over your impatience.

  • It was rumored that their relationship ran much deeper than a garden variety noble affair, however, and it greatly angered his wife Mynisera. The prevailing theory is that after Lysandus’ death, Mynisera approached Nulfaga about getting revenge on Medora for the affair, somehow twisting in Nulfaga’s mind that Medora had something to do with the death of Lysandus, which couldn’t have been further from the truth. Nonetheless, Nulfaga executed a curse that turned Direnni tower into a prison. Medora was cast out of the Daggerfall court and returned here to Balfiera where she became trapped.

  • I'm afraid I haven't the time to go into things in more depth, given the plight of our situation. Take it upon yourself Juliar to take charge of the matter yourself by whatever means you see fit. I have full confidence in your abilities.

CircuitVA
Odyssey of the Dragonborn Act 1 Central Characters Casting Call
ACTIONFIGHTER11

Only note would be that there was too much anger behind "I have full confidence in your abilities", but everything else was great!

    CircuitVA
    CircuitVA

    Thanks for the feedback! I might try a retake next week toning down that last line a bit if I have the time.

icecreamassassin

Yeah the second line is supposed to be more of a tactful condescension. Basically saying "do your damned job" but with complement.

    CircuitVA
    CircuitVA

    When you say the second line, do you mean just the latter half ("take it upon yourself" onward) or the whole of the second line? Just want to make sure as I'll probably take a other go at this and try to get the read right. Were there any other notes about the voice/tone?

icecreamassassin

The entire second line from :45 onward is delivered in an angry tone rather than being delivered in a "put out but trying to be patient and diplomatic" sort of way.

    CircuitVA
    CircuitVA

    Gotcha. I'll do a retake and submit a new audition some time this week. Thanks for the feedback and direction!

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