Rusty Li-Vess

Rusty Li-Vess is a tiefling bard and the son of Broc Li and Riki Vess of Lunar Knight fame. First introduced in the Malgrave Arc, he is a member of The Squad. Rusty is played by Willy Diaz.

Appearance
When Rusty first met the rest of The Squad during the dawn of the Not Campaign, he wore a sleeveless red coat adorned in leather shoulder pads, along with a pair of black pants and worn black leather boots. He had heterochromatic sky blue and amber eyes, curly black hair, and pink skin. In the Dorian Arc (and the beginning of the Aloizia Arc), he visited the Golden Apple Boutique and assembled an outfit consisting of a dark gray sleeveless pirate-esque coat with red lining and black leather shoulderpieces, black pants, and a pair of cuffed heels with similar red lining. A bisexual flag was tied about his waist like a sash. To top it off, he wore wide-brimmed feathered hat of the fallen Wyrm Cult leader, Lance Erhart. While Aloizia Arc is in full swing, he wears a Dracula-inspired jet black coat with tails that go down to the middle of the calf, along with a crimson red vest underneath and a pair of platform boots.

Personality
Rusty is characterized by his kindness and his bold style. Despite being in the business of stretching the truth for a good story or ballad, he's incredibly honest and dependable. He typically manages to keep a cool head, but being judged for his tiefling heritage and seeing his friends suffer push him over the edge.

Nissa Dunban
Rusty befriended Nissa over the course of The Squad's voyage overseas to the Wyrm Cult island, eventually developing romantic feelings after a night of Shirley Temples and a dance at the Serpent's Jaw tavern. After weeks of being on the road, he finally confessed to Nissa outside the magnificent Dunban Estate after a tumultuous dinner with the racially biased and abusive Roland Dunban.

Abilities
As a 5th level bard, his stats are as follows:


 * Strength 14
 * Dexterity 15
 * Constitution 13
 * Intelligence 12
 * Wisdom 13
 * Charisma 18

Bard abilities

 * Bardic Inspiration
 * Song of Rest
 * Cutting Words

Trivia

 * Rusty was named after the tavern where his parents first met, the Rusty Dragon in Sandpoint.
 * In much of the art he's featured in (by frilfdoodles on Instagram) he's drawn without a tail, despite actually having a tail in-game
 * As the artist/creator was indecisive, the length of Rusty's hair varies portrait by portrait.