Apollo

Apollo is a magician who comes across Black Bard in the Witch Queen's city in the Black Bard story.

Appearance
He has longish light colored hair visible under a traditional appearing, pointed wizard's hat. Quite short in stature, Apollo also wears baggy clothing and a cape reaching down to his legs.

Personality
Confronted with hostility over a broken lamp he talks his way out of the situation, that he barely touched it then suggesting it were already faulty. He is comically angry at the prospect of being cheated in a business transaction, and up for using his magic to resolve a problem. Otherwise, over all Apollo is quite friendly and talkative to people including strangers. He desires to become a stronger magician, a man who can take pride in himself.

Story
Apollo is in a market area of the Witch Queen's city and has accidentally knocked over and broken a lamp. After giving various excuses to pass off the matter, he hears Black Bard help him by pointing out the lamp was fake and he moves away in the resulting commotion.

He happily introduces himself as Apollo and that he may not look like it but is a great magician. Apollo continues to follow Black Bard and says he will be his guide through the city to the Witch Queen's castle.

Seeing a magician called Marth draw near, and subjected to derision from him, Apollo sticks up for himself but flees when Marth conjures an actual fire power after Apollo just made an attempt of his own.

Afraid when he sees the Witch Queen, Apollo joins everyone gathered in falling soundly asleep when Black bard begins playing his harp and singing.

Black Bard
He takes to addressing him as Aniki (big brother) and expresses concern for his well being. Feeling that he has to rely on someone else since he is so weak by himself, Apollo asks the Black Bard to let him join him.

The Witch Queen
He wants to approach the Witch Queen so that she grants his request to become a stronger magician.

Etymology

 * Apollo is the name of a deity in Greek and Roman mythology.