Ivar had received the text from Bjorn when he was out with his band mates at a nearby LA club. At first the drummer thought the singer was trashed and sending a joke text. All he had received was a load of garbled words before Bjorn actually remembered to use the spell check function on his phone. Of course.

---I've got you a date, honey! Brainy wants to meet you. He's good with chemicals and shit like you. Be cute with him!

So now Ivar was sat in a rather classy uptown bar waiting for this mystery date to arrive. Someone called "Brainy" whatever the fuck that meant. Bjorn hadn't been specific in any details if the person was a boy or a girl or who the hell they were. The drummer just sat with a drink of vodka and finding it to be weak as water compared to the concoction he had back at the hotel.

Ah well, what could go wrong? He was on this tour and crazy shit was bound to happen so meeting someone for a blind date arranged by Bjorn couldn't be the worst, could it?

Name: Ivar Arvidsson
Age: 28
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Bleached blond
Height: 6'1
Weight: 170lbs
Race: Human
Ethnicity: Swedish
Gender: Soft masculine male
Sexuality: Gay (Prefers feminine and soft masculine men)

Profession:

Drummer for glam metal band Skökorna (The Harlots)

Distinguishing marks:

Has a tattoo of a drumkit with lightning bolts behind it on his right bicep. Another tattoo saying "Fuck You" across his navel.

Pets:

Ivar has a pet catfish called Dagfin.

Abilities/talents:

Ivar is a skilled percussion musician as well as being able to play guitar, violin, piano and lute. He is also a keen chemist who enjoys making his own home made booze. Vodka predominantly but also whiskey and moonshine. Ivar can also use a bow and is a keen archer as well as has a good aim for firing a gun. He is also keen on the martial arts dabbling in karate and judo. As languages go he can speak his native Swedish as well as Norwegian, a bit of Danish and limited Finnish. His English is good but he always wants to improve.


Personality:

Ivar comes across as a strong, level-headed person who enjoys having a good time and often loves causing chaos. To most he looks like any other trashy rock star but underneath he's a intelligent man who strives to experiment in life. He encourages people to be who they want and limits don't matter to the Swede who embraces change and diversity. Rule-breaking is something he does on a regular basis since he brews his own booze illegally a lot. Making friends comes easy to Ivar who is a kind, generous man, enjoying good company and always says things how they are. He's down to earth and is often blunt and rash not wishing to pussy foot around with things. Often sarcastic at times but always never to hurt anyone, Ivar is a protective man around his friends.


Background:

Growing up in Stockholm, Ivar is the oldest and has a younger brother called Gunnar who is four year his junior. Both Ivar's parents are hard-working people and his father is a blacksmith working in a local forge making metal tools and diversifies into weapons for the gift and hobby market. His mother works in a local bakery and helps to support the family using her baking skills.

Ivar grew up being a rowdy boy but settling down once he got his first drum kit at ten years old. He just wanted to bang things with sticks and his parents thought it a good idea to temper their son's habit by getting him the kit. Years of practice taught Ivar to be a skilled percussion musician by the time he was sixteen. Leaving school he joined the local music college and progressed from there. After graduating Ivar found work in local start up bands around the country but nothing huge.

When he was around his mid-twenties he got approached by Sven who said he wanted to start up The Harlots Skökorna. A glam metal band who needed a drummer. Ivar seemed to fit the bill so his career began to take off as the band toured around Sweden doing performances and gaining fame. Soon, it was tours involving neighbouring Norway and Denmark. After that New York and Japan. The Harlots began to pull in some money and the rest is history as they say.

Special people:

Band members;

Sven
Fredrik
Hjalmar