Kodie Durant
 Kodie Durant
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Gridania |
| Occupation | Adventurer |
| Age | 25 |
| Martial Status | Eternally Bonded to Nolwen Stormwinder |
Appearance
Kodie is normally seen wearing a wine red coat, blue pants, brown boots, and red iron works glove. While in battle he wears a Garlean mask that has been altered to assist him in combat situations, it can also be used to scan areas to search for life signs, enhance his accuracy, and detect the majority of traps.
Kodie's eyes are dark red, it is not known the reason for this unnatural occurrence he was just born with it. There is also a facial scar one the left side of his face.
History
Kodie's parents were both members of the Wood Wailers. His father was a Lancer, and his mother was an Archer. Though when his mother was pregnant with him, they settled in Hyrstmill. His mother would remain guarding the village itself, while his father would constantly go in missions into the Black Shroud. However at the age of five, Kodie's father was killed in combat against the Ixali. Afterwards his mother would leave the Wood Wailers to focus on taking care of Kodie. To make gil, she would weapons and armor mender and at times assist Gerolt. For a young Kodie, he spent most of his times outside of the town, venturing through the Shroud, causing trouble anyway a young Hyur could. At age eight, Kodie would search to find a four year old Miqo'te girl who was lost in the Shroud, stuck in a tree, he would end up rescuing her and bringing her back to her own mother. The little Miqo'te was Nolwen Stormwinder, she and her mother had recently moved from Ul'dah. Nolwen thought the world on her savior, and would follow him every time he ventured outside. While Kodie was someone resistant at first, he found her company comforting and the two became friends. At age thirteen, his mother would end up taking an illness, and despite the assistance of conjurers from Gridania, and Nolwen (who seemed to have strong natural healing abilities), they were unable to save her, and eventually Kodie's mother would pass away. A year later, Kodie decided he would become an Adventurer, before leaving his home, Nolwen caught up with him, giving him a flower that was coated in amber as something to remember her.
Like any new Adventurer, Kodie had his fair share of struggles, but managed to get through them. He started out as a Lancer, attempting to follow in his father's foot steps. However, he did not become a Wood Wailer, or even join a Grand Company, instead sticking with smaller Free Companies. Despite his troubles as a Lancer, he still continued and did so for five years, but the Calamity would change that all.
Kodie and his Free Company would not be assigned to fight in the Battle of Carteneau, instead his unit would be sent to Eastern Thanalan to fight off any potential flanking units the Garlean Empire would dispatch. Just as expected, there was such an attack for, and his Free Company would be there to intercept, however in the middle of the fight, everyone stopped to hear the roaring from the distance, and they too would feel the affect of Bahamut's destruction. The attack devastated not only his forces, but the Garlean unit, killing virtually everyone, and leaving Kodie gravely wounded. Kodie's wounds were so dire, that he was prepared to let fate take him, however he reached into his armor to find the flower coated in amber, remembering Nolwen and her reminder never to forget her. It was just the strength he had need to stand back up and make his way toward Camp Dry Bone, from there he passed out right in front of the camp, but thankfully he was tended to. It took him several months to recover from his injuries, even with the help of a Conjurer, who did stick with him through it.
After his recovery, Kodie traded his Lance for a Bow, and found that Archery was
