Overview:

Alban is a fairly young Breton male who, while adept in all forms of magic, specialises in a unique sect known as Auramancy. This magic allows him to evoke the emotions embedded within any inanimate objects, and if he's close enough with the person, summon spectres to re-enact particularly potent scenes of emotion. With this talent, he spent many years travelling Tamriel attempting to help those in need of this unique skill. At the lowest point of his life, Alban now returns to Skyrim to visit his uncle, the man who taught him all he knows of the arcane. 

I will warn that this character deals with heavy topics, such as suicide and self-harm. These are not written for shock value but rather to portray a grounded and flawed character, along with voicing some of my own experiences through Alban. The dialogue mentioning such things is written tastefully and never becomes verbose or used as shock value.

Personality:

Alban is a deeply vulnerable character, being subject to a life of hardship and pain. Upon the player's meeting with him, he is at the lowest part of his life, and after discovering his uncle's disappearance, his mental state only further worsens. He believes all the sadness and pain in his life has been caused by a curse placed upon him by a Daedric Prince, doomed for all his loved ones to wither away and die. 

These topics can all be addressed by, once travelling with him, raising his happiness by doing activities he enjoys. The higher his happiness, the more topics that can be discussed and addressed, changing his world view into a more positive one and potentially even dispelling his curse once and for all. On the flip side, if you do things Alban dislikes, he'll begin to grow distant and even actively dislike you, potentially leading to him abandoning you.

While a character with deep-rooted issues, he is not a constant source of melancholy. Alban is a complex figure, adoring the magical arts that his uncle taught him and will never hesitate at the opportunity to learn more about Nirn and its inner workings. This manifests in gameplay as him using his magic when travelling, speaking of the emotions embedded within nearby objects, along with him telling stories of his travels through Tamriel. Upon his happiness improving, he'll also show his more caring side, protective of the player while maintaining an occasional dry humour.

Voice:

Alban is a Breton in his early 20s; his life has been shaped by isolation and, at many points, sadness. At the beginning of his initial quest, he should be shy and hesitant to open up, but as he spends more time with you and his happiness rises, his confidence will be bolstered.

I envision his tone being calm and, while timid, never stepping into the realm of whiny or annoying. This will obviously change depending on the dialogue, but I envision that calm and measured voice always remaining. A good example of this, I believe, is Greirat from Dark Souls 3; ignoring the accent, his voice is measured while still displaying emotion.

The accent for Alban is something I've deliberated for quite some time. While not necessary, the preferred would be an English or Welsh accent. This isn't a hard requirement, and if you believe that another would suit him, feel free to include it in your audition.

Lines:

I have currently written 1200 lines for Alban, though I expect the final product to be around 1500. This is obviously a huge workload, and so I am aware the flat rate of £100 isn't nearly enough to cover this. However, since this is a free mod and the chosen actor will also receive a % of the mod's Nexus revenue, I hope it is still an incentive, if only a small one.

I also aim to continually update Alban with more lines, be they commentary on more of my own quests or dialogue with other companions. This means if you are chosen, you will be fine to do more work in the future.

Do note that the sample lines are multiple lines combined into one for CCC. A slash has been added to differentiate these.