CHARACTER:

Arwin Ignacia is a Shaidanian soldier, originally from Moltania (the fire realm). He spent 6 years of his life in Shaidania (the realm of darkness) at the hands of The Dark Lord, serving him in the army and as his right-hand-man. At age 10, he was kidnapped and taken to Shaidania, brainwashed and put through a brutal training program that transformed him into the perfect weapon. Now a bitter, malicious soldier, Arwin is ruthless; the ultimate result. He is given the task of leading the Shaidanian army to destroy Dragonia (the light realm) and capture King Ari and Queen Jane. Shortly after his success, he is seized by Princess Clarissa and forced to accompany her on her quest to Shaidania to rescue her parents. On this journey, his memories slowly resurface, until he remembers his true origins and decides to leave Shaidania forever. 

He is quiet calm and stubborn, but extremely sarcastic. Arwin tends to hide behind a bitterer version of himself, and is a rather different person by the end of the story, when he lets his guard down. Until then, he is difficult to see through and interpret, as his expressions rarely change and his voice is slightly monotone at times.

Things reminiscent of his character    ...     Abandoned buildings, peeling ash, empty elevators, moths, barbed wire, flashbacks, lying in the dark in an empty bathtub, thick dust, cassette tapes, dog tags, burning paper, fingertips smudged with black ink, candleflame, scuffed military boots, nightmares, black spraypaint, warehouses, rust, stormy nights, embers, charcoal sketches, unwashed clothes, sleeping rough, the last cigarette, a broken window, bullets, the apocalypse, starving mongrels, haunting piano music, subliminal messages, a dead end, 3am, bitter dark chocolate.

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VOICE: 

He has a fairly thick New York accent -- not to the point of parodying the typical mafia-boss type accent, but still very recognisable as a New York teenager. 

His voice is fairly deep, but keep in mind he's still only 16 and may have higher undertones. Though this character is outwardly passive and stoic, keep in mind this is an audiobook and there are no visuals to represent how Arwin is feeling. All the passion must be carried within your voice!!!! You must have the ability to convey emotion -- sarcasm, rage, depression, grief --  be it subtle or intense, since Arwin does have some rather emotional scenes. Please show me what your voice can do!

When approaching this voice, I'd say it's pretty similar to Jason Madsen as Kovu from The Lion King II (  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtH7Ecxs-8  ) but maybe even a little bit lower in pitch.