Ralin shares much of his history with his brother Sandru. He admires his brother and wants to be an adventurer like him, but is held in place by an oath made to Sandru that he would lead a simpler life. He has spent much of his days learning from Ameiko and spends the others earning his keep by performing at the Rusty Dragon. He is over-confident and bold, taking any dare that he is challenged with.
The not-so-brief version...
"Luck favors the bold," is a shout that almost always precedes Ralin's extremely foolhardy stunts. From jumping off the Rusty Dragon's roof into a tub of water below, to launching himself off a ramp in a make-shift wagon across a gorge. The most interesting thing about his stunts is that he can make them appear as if anyone could do it - inspiring those around him. Although he rarely shows it, he hates the glory and attention that he gets when he performs a successful stunt. He feels as if it is worthless in the grand scheme, but it is a step towards his only goal to prove to his brother that he has what it takes to be an adventurer.
He is only a few years younger than Sandru, and a man in his own right, but Ralin has been kept youthful by his brother's incessant desire that he not adventure. Perhaps Sandru wishes to maintain some semblance of the better times in the past, before the deaths of their parents, by keeping his younger brother 'innocent' from the pains of the world, but it is this desire that has only emboldened the youthful Vhiski. Bred for adventure, yet withheld from its trials, Ralin has become extremely overconfident.
Although far from content, the aspiring adventurer has remained in Sandpoint, learning from Ameiko - quite possibly at Sandru's behest. The only upside of his miserable, boring life, is that he is able to spend time with Ameiko. Most of the enjoyment in the time spent with her stems from the idea that he is with her and his brother is not. While he is not practicing his bardic arts with Ameiko, the younger Vhiski is entertaining the patrons of the Rusty Dragon tavern by singing and playing the fiddle.
The cruelties of life, such as fighting, have almost completely escaped Ralin during his time in Sandpoint. In the few rare times that he has had to fight, he has often resorted to dirty tactics to win. Never wanting to fail and disappoint his brother or to show he is not fit for adventure, he has a desire to win at all costs. He pushes himself to the limits and always takes on a challenge or dare, but he also respects and loves his brother dearly, never wanting to disappoint him. He only waits for the permission of his brother to one day have his own adventure and leave the boring confines of Sandpoint behind.
