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Kaen Gaelstrom

2015-05-02T23:55:15Z

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th Sun of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTHPLACE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Aleport, Western La Noscea</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:11px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ The opinions of my characters do not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. (Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!)

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like drugs/alcohol, graphic violence, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me given logical plot or character driven reason. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you want to roleplay serious injury or abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further plot, character, or relationship development and that's pretty much it. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Standing at six fulms high, he's taller than most Midlanders. Broad shouldered, yet lithe and wirey, his heritage is still obvious despite his height. His skin is rough and bronzed, traits borne from years spent toiling under sun and salt and sea, thick callouses knotting his palms. Shaggy, unkempt hair curls slightly at his ears, giving him a youthful appearance. His eyes, dark and deep, shine like polished glass, and a smirk almost always plays at his lips. Though his most striking feature is certainly the sloppy scars that lace back and forth across his cheek bones, over his shoulders, down his chest and spine, out along his arms and legs, over nearly every inch of him-- most being failed lessons in humility. The stories he tells of how he got them are as ever changing as the tides, leaving no one sure which -- if any-- bear truth.

His clothes are often modest, being that he has next to no coin to his name. Outside of battle, he takes to wearing lightweight cotton or leather, something which would keep him cool in the scorching Thanalan desert. Most of what he has is clearly weathered and well-worn, only exemplifying his appearance of a very travelled tramp.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Stuffed Cabbage'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept down by the docks. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The fellow seems just as ready to take home a man as a lady. And as willing with a Roegadyn as a Hyur or a Miqo'te or an Elezen. He seems a bit of a whore, honestly. Although... Come to think of it, I've never seen him actually leave with anyone." '''-- Barmaid'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Nice boy, he is. Always smiling. Every time he passes the stables he stops to pet the birds. He's a gentle heart. Chocobos have a sense for these things, you see." '''-- Elderly Chocobokeep'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I worked with'em once, him and a coupla other guys. Job was nothin' world shatterin', but nothin' to take lightly, either. Drove me and the others mad with his horseplay. Was like he had sand for brains, thinkin' the whole thing was some big game. 'Course, push came to shove and he surprised us all, it's just we 'bout strangled him 'fore we realized he actually ''did'' know what the hell he was doin'." '''-- Ul'Dahn Sellsword'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The kid's got more scars than half the people what fought at Carteneau. He's either shite with a sword or doesn't know when to shut his mouth-- maybe both." '''-- Passing Citizen'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #B4EEB4; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Uncommon Rumors -</b> ''A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "You don't see him in town much, but when he's here he's always at some alehouse, drinking himself to the bottom of the bottle. He may seem all laughs from a distance, but take it from me, there's only two kinds of people who do what he does; the lonely and the guilty." '''-- Alehouse Patron'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I heard he came over here from Limsa. He talks fondly of being a sailor, but if you ask me, he's got a look like somebody running from trouble. Oh, I believe he's got a past at sea, but I'll bet there's more to it than innocent fishing. Why else would he be hiding out here in Ul'Dah?" '''-- Gossipping Ul'dahn'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #8FBC8F; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Rare Rumors -</b> ''Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Aye, I've heard the name before. I'd steer clear if I were you. Long story short; he's gotten in a mess with some dangerous people 'round these parts. The kind of people who don't forget. You wouldn't want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time..." '''-- Shifty Lominsan'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Don't let his at-ease attitude pull the wool over yer eyes. I've seen the man do things many others would shudder to think of-- and smirking all the while, like he's Voidsent himself." '''-- Lominsan Pirate'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #698B69; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Player Character Rumors -</b> ''Feel free to add rumors of your own!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> ''Feel free to add your own rumors here!''</div>
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: <center><div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font> Romantic Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> Sexual Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#8f827a;" size="2">♥</font> Family <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">✔</font> Business <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">✖</font> Deceased <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">●</font> Positive <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#C24640;" size="2">●</font> Negative <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font> Neutral <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">≈</font> Unsure</div></center>

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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

Kaen Gaelstrom

2015-05-02T22:33:22Z

Anonieperson:

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTH NAME...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Kaen Gaelstrom</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th Sun of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''OCCUPATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Sellsword/Adventurer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''PATRON DEITY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Oschon, The Wanderer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:11px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ The opinions of my characters do not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. (Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!)

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like drugs/alcohol, graphic violence, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me given logical plot or character driven reason. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you want to roleplay serious injury or abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further plot, character, or relationship development and that's pretty much it. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Standing at six fulms high, he's taller than most Midlanders. Broad shouldered, yet lithe and wirey, his heritage is still obvious despite his height. His skin is rough and bronzed, traits borne from years spent toiling under sun and salt and sea, thick callouses knotting his palms. Shaggy, unkempt hair curls slightly at his ears, giving him a youthful appearance. His eyes, dark and deep, shine like polished glass, and a smirk almost always plays at his lips. Though his most striking feature is certainly the sloppy scars that lace back and forth across his cheek bones, over his shoulders, down his chest and spine, out along his arms and legs, over nearly every inch of him-- most being failed lessons in humility.

His clothes are often modest, being that he has next to no coin to his name. Outside of battle, he takes to wearing lightweight cotton or leather, something which would keep him cool in the scorching Thanalan desert. Most of what he has is clearly weathered and well-worn, only exemplifying his appearance of a very travelled tramp.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Stuffed Cabbage'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept down by the docks. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #C1FFC1; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Common Rumors - </b>''Easily overheard. Use these freely!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The fellow seems just as ready to take home a man as a lady. And as willing with a Roegadyn as a Hyur or a Miqo'te or an Elezen. He seems a bit of a whore, honestly. Although... Come to think of it, I've never seen him actually leave with anyone." '''-- Barmaid'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Nice boy, he is. Always smiling. Every time he passes the stables he stops to pet the birds. He's a gentle heart. Chocobos have a sense for these things, you see." '''-- Elderly Chocobokeep'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I worked with'em once, him and a coupla other guys. Job was nothin' world shatterin', but nothin' to take lightly, either. Drove me and the others mad with his horseplay. Was like he had sand for brains, thinkin' the whole thing was some big game. 'Course, push came to shove and he surprised us all, it's just we 'bout strangled him 'fore we realized he actually ''did'' know what the hell he was doin'." '''-- Ul'Dahn Sellsword'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The kid's got more scars than half the people what fought at Carteneau. He's either shite with a sword or doesn't know when to shut his mouth-- maybe both." '''-- Passing Citizen'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #B4EEB4; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Uncommon Rumors -</b> ''A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "You don't see him in town much, but when he's here he's always at some alehouse, drinking himself to the bottom of the bottle. He may seem all laughs from a distance, but take it from me, there's only two kinds of people who do what he does; the lonely and the guilty." '''-- Alehouse Patron'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I heard he came over here from Limsa. He talks fondly of being a sailor, but if you ask me, he's got a look like somebody running from trouble. Oh, I believe he's got a past at sea, but I'll bet there's more to it than innocent fishing. Why else would he be hiding out here in Ul'Dah?" '''-- Gossipping Ul'dahn'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #8FBC8F; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Rare Rumors -</b> ''Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Aye, I've heard the name before. I'd steer clear if I were you. Long story short; he's gotten in a mess with some dangerous people 'round these parts. The kind of people who don't forget. You wouldn't want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time..." '''-- Shifty Lominsan'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Don't let his at-ease attitude pull the wool over yer eyes. I've seen the man do things many others would shudder to think of-- and smirking all the while, like he's Voidsent himself." '''-- Lominsan Pirate'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #698B69; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Player Character Rumors -</b> ''Feel free to add rumors of your own!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> ''Feel free to add your own rumors here!''</div>
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: <center><div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font> Romantic Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> Sexual Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#8f827a;" size="2">♥</font> Family <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">✔</font> Business <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">✖</font> Deceased <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">●</font> Positive <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#C24640;" size="2">●</font> Negative <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font> Neutral <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">≈</font> Unsure</div></center>

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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

Kaen Gaelstrom

2015-05-02T22:32:19Z

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTH NAME...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Kaen Gaelstrom</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th Sun of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''OCCUPATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Sellsword/Adventurer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''PATRON DEITY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Oschon, The Wanderer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:11px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ The opinions of my characters do not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. (Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!)

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like drugs/alcohol, graphic violence, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me given logical plot or character driven reason. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you want to roleplay serious injury or abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further plot, character, or relationship development and that's pretty much it. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Standing at six fulms high, he's taller than most Midlanders. Broad shouldered, yet lithe and wirey, his heritage is still obvious despite his height. His skin is rough and bronzed, traits borne from years spent toiling under sun and salt and sea, thick callouses knotting his palms. Shaggy, unkempt hair curls slightly at his ears, giving him a youthful appearance. His eyes, dark and deep, shine like polished glass, and a smirk almost always plays at his lips. Though his most striking feature is certainly the sloppy scars that lace back and forth across his cheek bones, over his shoulders, down his chest and spine, out along his arms and legs, over nearly every inch of him-- most being failed lessons in humility.

His clothes are often modest, being that he has next to no coin to his name. Outside of battle, he takes to wearing lightweight cotton or leather, something which would keep him cool in the scorching Thanalan desert. Most of what he has is clearly weathered and well-worn, only exemplifying his appearance of a very travelled tramp.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Stuffed Cabbage'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept beneath the pier. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #C1FFC1; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Common Rumors - </b>''Easily overheard. Use these freely!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The fellow seems just as ready to take home a man as a lady. And as willing with a Roegadyn as a Hyur or a Miqo'te or an Elezen. He seems a bit of a whore, honestly. Although... Come to think of it, I've never seen him actually leave with anyone." '''-- Barmaid'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Nice boy, he is. Always smiling. Every time he passes the stables he stops to pet the birds. He's a gentle heart. Chocobos have a sense for these things, you see." '''-- Elderly Chocobokeep'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I worked with'em once, him and a coupla other guys. Job was nothin' world shatterin', but nothin' to take lightly, either. Drove me and the others mad with his horseplay. Was like he had sand for brains, thinkin' the whole thing was some big game. 'Course, push came to shove and he surprised us all, it's just we 'bout strangled him 'fore we realized he actually ''did'' know what the hell he was doin'." '''-- Ul'Dahn Sellsword'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The kid's got more scars than half the people what fought at Carteneau. He's either shite with a sword or doesn't know when to shut his mouth-- maybe both." '''-- Passing Citizen'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #B4EEB4; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Uncommon Rumors -</b> ''A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "You don't see him in town much, but when he's here he's always at some alehouse, drinking himself to the bottom of the bottle. He may seem all laughs from a distance, but take it from me, there's only two kinds of people who do what he does; the lonely and the guilty." '''-- Alehouse Patron'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I heard he came over here from Limsa. He talks fondly of being a sailor, but if you ask me, he's got a look like somebody running from trouble. Oh, I believe he's got a past at sea, but I'll bet there's more to it than innocent fishing. Why else would he be hiding out here in Ul'Dah?" '''-- Gossipping Ul'dahn'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #8FBC8F; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Rare Rumors -</b> ''Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Aye, I've heard the name before. I'd steer clear if I were you. Long story short; he's gotten in a mess with some dangerous people 'round these parts. The kind of people who don't forget. You wouldn't want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time..." '''-- Shifty Lominsan'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Don't let his at-ease attitude pull the wool over yer eyes. I've seen the man do things many others would shudder to think of-- and smirking all the while, like he's Voidsent himself." '''-- Lominsan Pirate'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #698B69; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Player Character Rumors -</b> ''Feel free to add rumors of your own!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> ''Feel free to add your own rumors here!''</div>
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: <center><div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font> Romantic Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> Sexual Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#8f827a;" size="2">♥</font> Family <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">✔</font> Business <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">✖</font> Deceased <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">●</font> Positive <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#C24640;" size="2">●</font> Negative <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font> Neutral <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">≈</font> Unsure</div></center>

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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

Kaen Gaelstrom

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTH NAME...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Kaen Gaelstrom</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th Sun of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTHPLACE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Aleport, Western La Noscea</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:11px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ The opinions of my characters do not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. (Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!)

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like drugs/alcohol, graphic violence, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me given logical plot or character driven reason. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you want to roleplay serious injury or abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further plot, character, or relationship development and that's pretty much it. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Standing at six fulms high, he's taller than most Midlanders. Broad shouldered, yet lithe and wirey, his heritage is still obvious despite his height. His skin is rough and bronzed, traits borne from years spent toiling under sun and salt and sea, thick callouses knotting his palms. Shaggy, unkempt hair curls slightly at his ears, giving him a youthful appearance. His eyes, dark and deep, shine like polished glass, and a smirk almost always plays at his lips. Though his most striking feature is certainly the sloppy scars that lace back and forth across his cheek bones, over his shoulders, down his chest and spine, out along his arms and legs, over nearly every inch of him-- most being failed lessons in humility.

His clothes are often modest, being that he has next to no coin to his name. Outside of battle, he takes to wearing lightweight cotton or leather, something which would keep him cool in the scorching Thanalan desert. Most of what he has is clearly weathered and well-worn, only exemplifying his appearance of a very travelled tramp.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Stuffed Cabbage'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept beneath the pier. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #C1FFC1; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Common Rumors - </b>''Easily overheard. Use these freely!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The fellow seems just as ready to take home a man as a lady. And as willing with a Roegadyn as a Hyur or a Miqo'te or an Elezen. He seems a bit of a whore, honestly. Although... Come to think of it, I've never seen him actually leave with anyone." '''-- Barmaid'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Nice boy, he is. Always smiling. Every time he passes the stables he stops to pet the birds. He's a gentle heart. Chocobos have a sense for these things, you see." '''-- Elderly Chocobokeep'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I worked with'em once, him and a coupla other guys. Job was nothin' world shatterin', but nothin' to take lightly, either. Drove me and the others mad with his horseplay. Was like he had sand for brains, thinkin' the whole thing was some big game. 'Course, push came to shove and he surprised us all, it's just we 'bout strangled him 'fore we realized he actually ''did'' know what the hell he was doin'." '''-- Ul'Dahn Sellsword'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "The kid's got more scars than half the people what fought at Carteneau. He's either shite with a sword or doesn't know when to shut his mouth-- maybe both." '''-- Passing Citizen'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #B4EEB4; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Uncommon Rumors -</b> ''A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "You don't see him in town much, but when he's here he's always at some alehouse, drinking himself to the bottom of the bottle. He may seem all laughs from a distance, but take it from me, there's only two kinds of people who do what he does; the lonely and the guilty." '''-- Alehouse Patron'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "I heard he came over here from Limsa. He talks fondly of being a sailor, but if you ask me, he's got a look like somebody running from trouble. Oh, I believe he's got a past at sea, but I'll bet there's more to it than innocent fishing. Why else would he be hiding out here in Ul'Dah?" '''-- Gossipping Ul'dahn'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #8FBC8F; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Rare Rumors -</b> ''Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Aye, I've heard the name before. I'd steer clear if I were you. Long story short; he's gotten in a mess with some dangerous people 'round these parts. The kind of people who don't forget. You wouldn't want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time..." '''-- Shifty Lominsan'''.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> "Don't let his at-ease attitude pull the wool over yer eyes. I've seen the man do things many others would shudder to think of-- and smirking all the while, like he's Voidsent himself." '''-- Lominsan Pirate'''.</div>

<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #698B69; color:#F0FFF0;font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><b>◢ Player Character Rumors -</b> ''Feel free to add rumors of your own!''</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> ''Feel free to add your own rumors here!''</div>
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: <center><div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font> Romantic Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> Sexual Attraction <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#8f827a;" size="2">♥</font> Family <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">✔</font> Business <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">✖</font> Deceased <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">●</font> Positive <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#C24640;" size="2">●</font> Negative <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font> Neutral <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">≈</font> Unsure</div></center>

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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:11px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ The opinions of my characters do not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. (Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!)

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like drugs/alcohol, graphic violence, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me given logical plot or character driven reason. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you want to roleplay serious injury or abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further plot, character, or relationship development and that's pretty much it. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Standing at six fulms high, he's taller than most Midlanders. Broad shouldered, yet lithe and wirey, his heritage is still obvious despite his height. His skin is rough and bronzed from years spent under the sun, his eyes dark and deep. Shaggy, unkempt hair curls slightly at his ears. A smirk is almost always on his lips. Scars lace back and forth across his cheek bones, over his shoulders, down his chest and spine, out along his arms and legs-- most being failed lessons in humility.
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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Stuffed Cabbage'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept beneath the pier. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTH NAME...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Kaen Gaelstrom</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:12px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my opinions OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing anything on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Note: I don't do pointless smut rps. I'm okay roleplaying sexual themes to further a plot or character development, but I don't really do it or seek it out otherwise. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay certain mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain and suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept beneath the pier. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''OCCUPATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Sellsword/Adventurer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''PATRON DEITY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Oschon, The Wanderer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:12px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my thoughts, beliefs, feelings OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing a ship on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I also enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain ad suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">With one parent passing before he was old enough to walk and the other abandoning him at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. His hometown of Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet to outsiders, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy who slept beneath the pier. He wasn't bitter about their passivity to his situation. If anything, he simply grew to understand that one couldn't break their back just to shoulder another's burden.

Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. His departure from the place he was born and raised was decidedly unremarkable. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. However, he quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. He wasn't so much worried about getting to some specific destination. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path.

A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After a few months, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it. After all, he was still alive, wasn't he? Then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time with the guild, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. It was perfect. The pirates were anything but nurturing, to be sure, yet still in time he grew close to them. The captain, especially, who became a mentor to him. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included all the down and dirty deeds of piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. Perhaps it was the battle in his blood, being a son of Aleport. Perhaps it was that he'd never properly learned to love outside himself. Either way, the lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered. They lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. He had never had any delusions about his comrades. They were brothers in arms, of course, and they cared for each other, yes, but in a strange way. It was almost as if they didn't know how to deal with each other outside of the grandeur and violence of the world they had built together. He always somehow knew that should their days at sea die, so would the oaths that bound them together.

The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. Small squabbles with the captain escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal. A rift opened between them, one that couldn't be bridged by half-hearted apologies. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know. It was just that this was the first time that it hurt.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''OCCUPATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Sellsword/Adventurer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''PATRON DEITY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Oschon, The Wanderer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:12px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my thoughts, beliefs, feelings OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing a ship on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain ad suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Orphaned at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy down the street. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. He quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path. A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After about a month, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it, then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. The lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered, that they lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure to him. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse.

They worked the hills of La Noscea for a couple of years, earning their bread through small jobs as a swords for hire. The crew crumbled bit by bit until only a handful of them were left. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere thrived. Small squabbles escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal, and a rift opened between him and the former captain. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did. For the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know.

At this point, he was a full grown man. He had heard tales of Ul'Dah, the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:12px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my thoughts, beliefs, feelings OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing a ship on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain ad suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Orphaned at an extremely young age, he lived the life of a street urchin for a good number of years. Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy down the street. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. He quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path. A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After about a month, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it, then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. The lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered, that they lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse. Small squabbles escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal, and a rift opened between them. At this point, he was a full grown man, and for the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know.

He wandered the hills of La Noscea for a year or so, earning his bread through small jobs as a sword for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere prospered. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did, across the seas to Ul'Dah.

He had heard tales of the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

Kaen Gaelstrom

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTHPLACE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Aleport, Western La Noscea</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''OCCUPATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Sellsword/Adventurer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''PATRON DEITY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Oschon, The Wanderer</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:12px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my thoughts, beliefs, feelings OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing a ship on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for fiends. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Orphaned at an extremely young age, he lived the live of a street urchin for a good number of years. Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet, but it's people were constantly struggling to fight off the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy down the street. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. He quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path. A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After about a month, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it, then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. The lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered, that they lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse. Small squabbles escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal, and a rift opened between them. At this point, he was a full grown man, and for the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know.

He wandered the hills of La Noscea for a year or so, earning his bread through small jobs as a sword for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere prospered. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did, across the seas to Ul'Dah.

He had heard tales of the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''BIRTH NAME...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Kaen Gaelstrom</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''RACE & CLAN...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Hyur - Midlander</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''GENDER...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> Male</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''AGE...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 20</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''NAMEDAY...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;"> 17th of the Third Umbral Moon</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ORIENTATION...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;">Bisexual</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''MARITAL STATUS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> Single</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CITENZENSHIP...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Ul'Dah</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''CLASS...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">Gladiator</font>

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<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''HEIGHT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;padding:0px 5px;"> 6"</font>

<font style="padding:0px 5px; font-size:12px;color:#948d8a;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">■</font> <font style="font-size:12px;color:#5F5F5F;font-family:Georgia;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver">'''ALIGNMENT...'''</font> <font style="font-family:Georgia;">[http://easydamus.com/chaoticneutral.html Chaotic Neutral]</font>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">☼ I prefer not to roleplay with people under 18. Please respect that.

☼ What my characters think, believe, feel does not necessarily reflect my thoughts, beliefs, feelings OOC. i.e. If one of my characters develops a crush on yours, I promise I'm not going to get my feelings hurt if your characters don't reciprocate. Some of my characters are flirtatious, please don't feel as if I'm forcing a ship on you!

☼ I absolutely love roleplaying platonic relationships like friendships or rivalries, backstory relationships, and temporary or unrequited romantic relationships. OTP type romance is fun, too, but not my only interest.

☼ I don't have many boundaries in roleplay. In my opinion, fiction is fiction. Mature themes like graphic violence, drugs/alcohol, abuse, and sexual themes are all fine with me. Just please discuss with me beforehand if you plan on severely injuring my character or if you want to roleplay abusive or sexual themes. Out of respect for FFXIV's rating and other players, I won't roleplay mature content in public spaces (like /say).

☼ If at any point in our roleplay you feel uncomfortable or I overstep any bounds, please don't be afraid to let me know.

☼ Paragraph style roleplay is my favorite. I enjoy roleplaying on forums, tumblr, or skype. I'm willing to give out my skype handle, if you want it.

☼ I'm in a happy relationship OOC. I won't appreciate OOC romantic advances and OOC sexual advances are liable to get you blocked and possibly reported.</div></div>
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<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">A lover of banter, sarcasm, and speaking before he thinks, he has a tendency for getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations. More often than not, he escapes serious consequences by the skin of his teeth-- but not without some pain ad suffering to show for it. Stubborn to a fault, he has a penchant for repeating his mistakes rather than learning from them. Some might call him "stupid" or ""flippant" or "reckless", but he likes to think of himself as simply "carefree." It's rare that he takes anything very seriously, and he can often be found grinning or jibing in even the most dire situations. His cheerful apathy can range from rude and inappropriate to what could be considered downright cruel, depending on the context.

True to his patron diety, he has the soul of a drifter. He grows restless being in one place for very long, or being restricted in general. He's a victim of wanderlust, and has spent the entirety of his life believing that the undefinable ''something'' he seeks must lie just on the other side of the horizon. There's been many times when he's found himself torn between the people and places he's grown to love and chasing the urge that he needs something more. In the end, he's always chosen the latter.

Due to his nature, he comes across as self-serving. Truth be told, he is.</div></div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Animals'''. Despite his occupation as a sword for hire, which sometimes entails slaying the wildlife, he has a fondness for any and every kind of fiend. He can often be caught stopping to pet chocobos or any variety of the tamed pets of strangers.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''The Ocean'''. His time at sea was the happiest of his life, and still he feels it's siren call. Being near the ocean keeps him feeling calm and at peace. At the same time, it can bring out a rare melancholy in him.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Adventure'''. Travel and exploration are his bread and butter. He simply can't get enough of this world.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Solitude'''. Despite his outgoing, life-of-the-party attitude, he prizes his alone time.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#8f827a;" size="3">■</font> '''Ale'''. A pint a day keeps the bad feelings away!</div>

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #797068;font-size:12px;color:#ded5cf;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><center>'''DISLIKES'''</center></div></span></h3>

: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Being Landlocked'''. This has been his status for years now, and he still doesn't like it any better than he had in the beginning.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Uptight People'''. He finds little entertainment in them, aside from being a nuisance.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Seriousness'''. Life isn't meant to be taken seriously. Any grave scenarios or discussions will certainly leave him groaning, rolling his eyes, or otherwise making light of the moment.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Responsibility'''. He can't handle much more than the typical odd job would have him take on. Too much responsibility is simply something that ties him down, and if there's anything he can't stand, it's being tied down.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Authority'''. In the same vein of responsibilities, he doesn't like being restricted or bossed around.</div>

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #9d928a;font-size:12px;color:#ded5cf;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><center>'''FAVORITES'''</center></div></span></h3>

: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Steamed Catfish'''. Or any fish dish. He's a seaman at heart, after all.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Pineapple Juice'''. A tropical delicacy that reminds him of his homeland.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Celeste Green'''. He has an inclination towards blueish-greens. </div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''The Footfalls'''. A thoughtful place that he often retreats to. </div>

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: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Noise'''. Accustomed to the constant white noise rush of the ocean, silence makes him uneasy. He'll often whistle, hum, tap his fingers-- anything to break the silence. He prefers to sleep near the sound of running water; something unfortunately hard to come by in the deserts of Thanalan.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Flirtatious'''. It's in his nature. Flirting is something he does simply for the fun of it, rather than with any intentions. He's known to toss playful advances at any and everyone, from the cute little Miqo'te scholar to the burly, no-nonsense Roegadyn mercenary.</div>
: <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="3">■</font> '''Nicknames'''. He has a habit of foresaking people's birthnames for whatever he deems to be more fitting. These nicknames are rarely flattering and may be subject to change without notice.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''POOR, MOTHERLESS CHILD'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Orphaned at an extremely young age, he lived the live of a street urchin for a good number of years. Aleport may have appeared a cozy hamlet, but it's people were struggling to fight of the raids of Reavers and Kobolds alike. Many shops had closed down and gil was hard to come by for all. Drunk and battle-hardened, the villagers could afford little kindness to the parentless boy down the street. Doing whatever it took to survive, he begged, he lied, he stole, and he dug through the garbage. Understandably, once he was old enough to realize there were places other than the bleak coastal town, he resolved to see them. Barefoot and alone, he left quietly in the night, as if he had never been there at all.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''LITTLE WANDERER'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">The thing about traveling that caught him off guard was that he had no idea how to get anywhere. He quickly realized he didn't mind this that much. Simply going ''somewhere'' was enough to make him feel as if he were on the right path. A little boy roaming aimlessly across La Noscea, it's a wonder he didn't mean some kind of tragic fate. But he didn't. He explored the land as children do; hapless, hopeful, and with a blissful ignorance of all the dangers he could stumble into with a single wrong turn. He rolled through the dirt, ate fruit straight from the bush, frolicked with the wildlife, and generally enjoyed his brief time playing adventurer. After about a month, he had wandered through to Middle La Noscea and was eventually taken in by Yellowjackets for pilfering from farmers' fields. He was carted off to Limsa Lominsan where, at a loss for what else to do with him, the Yellowjackets dumped him as a ward of the Blacksmith's guild.

Being a ward didn't last long for him. He hated the guild fiercely-- not because of the craft, but because of the abrupt withdrawal of his freedom. He had practically always been his own custodian. He'd been taking care of himself for years now and in his eyes he'd been doing a damn good job of it, then suddenly there were all these people watching after him. Telling him what he could and couldn't do, how he should behave, what he should think, saying that he was too young to understand certain things or to decide for himself. This, of course, he knew was bullocks. He was the only one who knew himself, after all. After a short time, he smuggled himself onto a passing ship. A desperate, if not naive, attempt at escaping the unsavory life he'd suddenly found himself in.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''PIRATE'S LIFE IS THE LIFE FOR ME'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">It just so happens that the ship he'd stowed away on was a pirate ship, of all things, and once he was discovered he was nearly thrown overboard. Fortunately for him, the captain saw something in him, and permitted him to stay aboard as a cabin boy. He adapted extraordinarily to life at sea. Wind in their sails, traveling to lands most Eorzans could only dream of seeing, a new adventure on the horizon each week, with nothing but the vast, open promise of the ocean in between. For the first time in a long time, he was happy.

As he grew to be a teenager, he was expected to take on the duties of an able-bodied seaman. This included piracy. It was easier for him to transition than most would expect. Their business consisted more of smuggling than raiding or general debauchery, but when the time for those things did come, he didn't bat a lash. Due to his glib approach to life, it was easy for him to shrug off the harm they caused to others, so long as there was profit in it for him. The lifestyle simply furthered his individuality, instilled in him ever deeper that his troubles were the only ones that mattered, that they lived in a world where you had to look out for yourself because no one else was going to and, frankly, no one else was fit to.
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<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><font style="color:#7e7b79;" size="2">■</font> '''OCEAN OF DUST'''</div>
<div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Of course, all good things must come to an end. As he grew older and more rebellious, tensions rose between him and the ship's captain, who had become something of a dysfunctional parental figure. When the Calamity struck and they were forced to dock their ship until further notice, things only grew worse. Small squabbles escalated into unforgivable acts of betrayal, and a rift opened between them. At this point, he was a full grown man, and for the third time in his life he made the decision to leave behind all that he had come to know.

He wandered the hills of La Noscea for a year or so, earning his bread through small jobs as a sword for hire. It was dismal. Everywhere had felt the slap of the Calamity, nowhere prospered. He was desperate for gil and that desperation drove him to places darker than he could handle. This was followed by a sudden, very ''urgent'' need to disappear-- and disappear he did, across the seas to Ul'Dah.

He had heard tales of the city of gold, and hoped maybe he could find his way into something prosperous. However, his tongue and his sword both are sharper than his wit, and whether he can fair well in the dangerous market politics of Ul'Dah remains to be seen.
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: <div style="padding: 2px 1px;font-size:13px; color:#585350;font-family:Georgia;">Template adapted from [[Bancroft Gairn]] & [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=2881 Xheja Rajhera].

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