Fantôme got started many moons ago as a Bard/Shadow Dancer in a 3rd addition D&D game and was heavily inspired by the Phantom of the Opera, even wore a magical mask. I was never the strongest member of the party but it was fun to play a clever hero that makes do with what he has rather than a musclebound warrior that just smashes his way to fortune and glory or a power-hungry mage out to see just how much magic he can cram into one spell book.

Over the years I’ve tried to bring Fantôme back for other table top adventures but sadly most local gaming groups tend to be a bit snobbish and more focused on mini/maxing then actual role playing often to the point most game seasons quickly devolved into little more than an arms race with dice.

So instead when I first got into furry I made Fantôme my character and I chose a yellow footed rock wallaby because their cute and naturally stand out without having to go to weird extremes like glueing on wings or having a demonic ancestry. Being somewhat normal (normal being relative) also gives this character a flexibility to fit into almost any setting, she could just as easily be a street-side musician in a more realistic world as a magical minstrel in a fantasy world or even a musical super hero saving the world with the power of rock (that sounds pretty cool actually!).

Fantôme got attention and grew on me so I thought that I'd go ahead and use her name as my own. That's how it all go started.