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<div>{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Eliane Dufresne<br />
| image = ElliePortrait2.jpg<br />
| title = 'Fate, my dear, is merely a suggestion.'<br />
| gender = Female<br />
| citizenship = Ishgard <br />
| race = Elezen<br />
| clan = Wildwood<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 27 <br />
| stat_2 = Height<br />
| stat_2_value = 6’5”<br />
| server = Balmung<br />
| stat_3 = Time Zone<br />
| stat_3_value = Mountain (GMT-7 Standard)<br />
}}<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Basic Info</div>===<br />
'''Eliane Dufresne''' (pronounced ''Ay-yan Du-frain'') is the elder of a pair of twins born to Baron Emmereaux Dufresne and his wife, the Baroness Olivie, both lesser nobles of Ishgard. Having beaten her brother [[Juleaux|Juleaux Dufresne]] out of the womb by a whole two hours, Eliane won the position of heiress and currently runs the Dufresne Bellworks in the wake of her father’s recent retirement. Although the family business consumes much of her time, she moonlights at the Athenaeum Astrologicum, where she passionately studies the stars.<br />
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Because the Dufresnes are “new money” where Ishgardian nobility is concerned, Eliane is armed with rampant idealism and is determined to use her power and the family fortune to do good in the world. Philanthropy is hardly profitable, however, and now that Ishgard has opened to trade – and competition – with Ul’dah, she is beginning to rapidly learn the hard way that it’s the sharks who survive in the business world.<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'''Likes'''</center></div></span><br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Hot drinks, most notably black tea, hot cocoa, and coffee loaded with cream<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> A good vintage wine<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Rambling (in the Victorian Romantic sense; not excessive talking)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Tinkering and toys<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Theatre, especially opera<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Tourneys, jousts, and tests of skill<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Quick wits and wordplay<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'''Dislikes'''</center></div></span><br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Poor manners, deliberate foulness or rudeness, potty humor<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Machisimo, strutting, or overly violent behavior<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Bugs, any and all<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Humidity<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> ...clowns<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> ''Favourite Food'': Confit de Canard, or anything with duck<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> ''Favourite Drink'': Red wine<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> ''Favourite Place'': Ruins of the Quickspill Delta, Dravanian Hinterlands<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> ''Favourite Color'': White<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> ''Favourite Animal'': Cats<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Eliane has proven exceptional at dousing, the act of real-time scrying and seeing seconds, even minutes into the immediate future. In times of conflict, she has always put business aside to help the Athenaeum Astrologicum track the Horde’s incoming movements. <br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Like any Astrologian, Eliane is an adept at tarot reading and will give anyone a reading if they ask.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> She is actually a decent actress, and is not half bad at her own dramatic performances. More commonly, however, she uses this ability socially and politically, and has proven an adept player of "Pillars games".<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> She is a voracious reader if ever she has a spare moment, and consumes any fantasies and fictions she can find, having an insatiable weakness for escapism.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Though she cooks only as a hobby, her meals have gained her a few fans, and it would appear she has the potential to make a half-decent chef if she ever committed to it.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> She's fairly accomplished with her hands, and is capable of assembling all sorts of simple clockwork gadgets. She loves to study automata as a whole, though rarely has the time to make it anything more than a hobby.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Appearance</div>===<br />
Eliane is on the shorter end of the Elezen spectrum, sharing a height with most Highlander women. Although sporting more curvature than the average female of her race, she nevertheless cuts an elegant figure and moves with dignity and grace. Her features might be best described as ‘fey’, her current shorter haircut helping to accent rather pert facial features. Her eyes are a pale green and framed by thick lashes; they stand in pleasing contrast to her crimson hair and creamy skin. Always a stickler for appearance, Ellie typically wears light makeup and has a fondness for dresses. There is rarely, if ever, a speck of dust on her or a hair out of place. Ironically, everything else of hers – from her workspace to her room – is always a disastrous mess.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Personality</div>===<br />
[[File: Elliegant.jpg|thumb|left]]Vivacious, gregarious, and relentlessly optimistic, Ellie will come across as pleasant to some and saccharine or even eccentric to others. She is well-mannered and polite, and will always treat others with respect and kindness until they prove to her that they deserve otherwise. Far from being a simple socialite, however, Eliane enjoys educated conversation: anything from arcane theorycrafting to politics and philosophy can have her talking and debating for hours. She’ll even talk shop with mechanics on rare occasions.<br />
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A life of nobility has given Ellie something of a vain streak. She can be overconfident and wanting for humility at times, and she will get salty fast if either her competence comes into doubt or her physical appearance is threatened. She enjoys gossip and material items a bit too much, and can easily come across as just another shallow blue-blood to those who do not know her. She has a tendency to take everything literally, and often overdoes anything requested or suggested of her,sometimes to comedic effect. Confinement to Ishgard and environs her entire life has left her somewhat naïve about the rest of Eorzea, and she doesn’t know quite as much as she’d like to think she does; her 'street smarts' begins and ends at the Pillars.<br />
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Nevertheless, Ellie does her best to improve when she is criticized and will be the first one to extend a helping hand. She will never ask anything of anyone that she is unwilling to do herself.<br />
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She also has a notorious weakness for girly things.<br />
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==Business Ellie==<br />
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Though Eliane’s public demeanor is often quite pleasant, she’s another person entirely when it comes to business and politics, and her family affairs will always come first to her. Though considered tough but fair by her employees, most everyone else will call her a business shark at best and a bitch at worst. A micromanager, multitasker, and penny-pincher, Eliane refuses to let a single gil coin go to waste and has short patience for mistakes and lost productivity. She bargains hard, and is not beyond fudging grey lines to outmaneuver her rivals. As House Dufresne and the manufactory that made their fortune is a small fish in a big pond, she knows she has to play dirty sometimes to stay afloat, and rumors abound about some of the more questionable things she’s done in order to get ahead.</spoiler><br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Combat</div>===<br />
Though she doesn’t get the time to study quite as much as she would like, Eliane is quite an adept magic [[File: Welkin.png|thumb|right]]user and is skilled in the Sharlayan school of Astromancy. For the most part her talents lie in healing arts and in reading the future, but if cornered she will begin to fight back with bursts of starfire. Those who are able to pin her away from her star globe may find a knife or two hidden within the folds of her dress instead, though this is by far her last-ditch defense.<br />
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Eliane is agile, but completely lacking in stamina. She rather wants for physical fitness and is actually a bit clumsy when required to exert herself. If forced into physical contact the fight would be over pretty quickly.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">History (Minor Spoilers)</div>===<br />
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==The Founding of House Dufresne==<br />
Emmereaux Dufresne was the son of an accomplished Ishgardian goldsmith. His father’s trade instilled in him a knowledge of various ores, as well as a penchant for the then-budding world of clockworks and tinkering, both of which endlessly fascinated him. As he got older, he began to travel often to the Sharlayan city-state in an effort to increase his knowledge, and there met his wife, a skilled Astrologian by the name of Olivie. The two married at a young age and inherited the Dufresne business as a wedding present. The couple, unsatisfied with a simple goldsmith shop, decided to marry Sharlayan arcanima with Ishgardian ingenuity, and thus the Dufresne Bellworks was born.<br />
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[[File: HouseDufrense.jpg|thumb|left]]By this time Emmereaux had already grown into a cunning businessman in his own right but, backed by his wife’s readings, he became all the stronger. He made a series of fortuitous investments and secured mining contracts in lands outside of Coerthas in order to ensure he had no rivals for ore. As Isghgard began to move towards industrialization in an effort to better combat the Dravanian Horde, Emmereaux was quick to invest in such projects, including what would eventually become the Skysteel Manufactory. The investments paid off, and the couple’s fortunes steadily increased.<br />
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Common rumor has it that the Dufresnes made enough money through their business ventures to finally be able to afford land and eventually just bought their noble titles. A less common rumor suggests that Emmereaux was awarded a lordship for saving a vital Durendaire holding from annihilation by using his strange clockwork inventions. Either way, the newly-minted House Dufresne now proudly stands as one of House Durendaire’s loyal bannermen, and adopted the Great House’s bell sigil in part to show its gratitude.<br />
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'''The Bellworks'''<br />
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The Dufresne Bellworks is one of Ishgard's more active foundries. Able to work with a wide variety of metals, the Bellworks is specially equipped to cast larger objects: anything from drawbridge chains to church bells to the myriad of parts used in dragonkillers and airships. Most parts are then sent off the the Skysteel Manufactory for assembly, though depending on the order, some things can be assembled in-house. At times, the foundry will shift to the production of smaller items, such as bolts and nails, to help aid in reconstruction projects.<br />
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The Dufresnes are keen on acquiring their own ore to keep costs low, and most of the land they own is not farming land, but mines. With native Coerthan supplies drying up after a thousand years of war, the house is ever-vigilant for new sources, even those located well outside Ishgard proper. In particular, the recent push for mythril goods has Eliane scrambling to find a private source for her own.<br />
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Nearly all Bellworks workers are commoners, and by all reports they are treated fairly. A few younger sons and daughters from allied lower houses assist primarily in more administrative matters, though there's one or two who, like Juleaux, prefer a more hands-on approach instead. Curiously enough, many workers volunteer to undergo training in firearms, and help account for Dufresne's small cadre of men-at-arms. While Dufresne knights are sent wherever House Durendaire needs them, these machinists tend to stay close to home and help to man the walls in the Foundations instead.<br />
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==Growing Up==<br />
Eliane Celestine Radelle de Dufresne and her brother, Juleaux, were born on the 22nd sun of the First Umbral Moon, 1552, a late New Year’s gift for a couple who had been trying unsuccessfully for years to conceive. From then on the twins were raised with strict oversight: they were given the best that money could buy, but they were also required to work for it, as Emmereaux and Olivie were ever-wary of the family’s humble roots being forgotten in the thrall of noble luxury. This proved equal parts advantageous and stifling. The twins quickly developed and matured, but they were railroaded into the plans their parents had for them. As they looked more or less identical in their youth, they often traded clothes and identities in order to assert some form of autonomy, each subbing in for something the other would rather not do. At other times, the two would swap identities simply for the sake of mischief and confusion.<br />
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Eliane, for her part, was shipped off to the Atheneum Astrologicum as soon as she was old enough to learn, and in her younger days followed closely in her mother’s footsteps. There, she learned reading, [[File: IdealFuture.jpg|thumb|right]]writing, history, arithmetic, and, of course, the path of the Astrologian. It soon became apparent that she shared her mother’s gift for divining the future, if not surpassed it, and might have been at the top of her class had she the motivation for it. As it was, Eliane proved lazy and scatterbrained, and lived out her school days as a perpetual underachiever.<br />
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Hours not spent in study were spent with a governess instead. Etiquette lessons were met with fierce resistance (she would have rather been out fencing with her brother), until her first dinner party; afterwards Eliane became enchanted with the courtly world, and fancied herself a princess for the rest of her childhood. She voraciously consumed fairytales and fashion, and grew to love performing in all its various forms. <br />
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As Eliane began to move beyond her elementary years, her father began to bring her to the office and the foundry in order to groom her as his heir. He taught her intermediate metallurgy and engineering, and she discovered she had a love for all things clockwork, much as he did, but it was her brother who would ultimately become the specialist in both fields. Eliane’s world instead became one of numbers and politics, as her father showed her all the ins and outs of running a business and a noble house. By the time she was sixteen, she was even running some daily operations on her own.<br />
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Around this time, Emmereaux arranged for Eliane’s betrothal to Etinaud of House Toussaint. Though still a lesser house, House Toussaint was nevertheless larger than House Dufresne and, more importantly, held land that included a mythril mine. Eliane is still yet to make good on the promise, insisting that she is simply too busy with the Bellworks for now – and to some extent that is certainly true.<br />
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==Inheritance==<br />
Each time life began to grow routine for the Dufresnes, a Dravanian attack on Ishgard’s walls would inevitably shake it up. The attacks eventually rose enough in frequency that Ishgard isolated itself, and thus the city state found herself in need of every man and woman she could muster. Juleaux and the Bellworks workers began to man the walls more and more, while Eliane and her mother spent more time in observatories attempting to help divine the Horde’s movements. For the first time ever, Eliane began to see friends and coworkers die.<br />
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[[File: FallingSnows.jpg|202px|thumb|left]]Like many, Eliane turned to faith for comfort, and began to spend a sliver of time each night at the cathedral praying for her loved ones’ protection. Her sojourns eventually brought her into the acquaintance of an inquisitor named Alvere Renaud, who became a fast – if not unconventional and dangerous – friend. Like Eliane, Alvere needed someone to confide his troubles to discreetly, and to this day the two remain each other’s personal confidants. Whether or not that’s the extent of her relationship with him remains a mystery, and as it is they’re rarely seen together in public.<br />
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As things came to a head in 1572, several Bellworks workers whom Eliane knew personally left Ishgard under the pretense of surveying Mor Dhona and instead voluntarily joined the Eorzean Alliance for the Battle of Carteneau. The Calamity left them all either dead or missing in action, and thereafter Coerthas found itself plunged into the depression of perpetual winter. <br />
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The months following the flash-freeze saw a spike of desperation and heresy, during which Olivie attempted a forbidden spell to read the memories of a captured heretic leader; the spell backfired and dealt a telling blow to her own mind, and she has slowly been unraveling into dementia ever since. Not two years later, a steam explosion in the Bellworks foundry caused an equipment collapse that left Emmereaux paralyzed from the waist down. Now confined to a wheelchair (which he is determined to somehow automate), Emmereaux decided his close brush with death was a sign to retire and at last handed over the family business in full to his children.<br />
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==Present==<br />
While Eliane is now technically the owner of Dufresne Bellworks, she and her brother more or less operate it as equals, with her handling the administration and Jules handling the operations. Recently, Bellworks machinists have made something of a name for themselves after their daring stand during the last attack on Ishgard, having helped man the walls until the collapse in the Brume. With the gates of Isghgard now open, both twins are finding every excuse they can to leave the city, whether that be for business or for pleasure. They’ve even been spotted in the company of the reclusive Aeon mercenaries, suggesting that the two might have picked up adventuring for some inexplicable reason.<br />
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Whatever it is the twins are doing, they’re not acting very noble while they’re doing it, and most other Ishgardian houses still do not take House Dufresne seriously, let alone remember it at all.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Relationships</div>===<br />
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==Family==<br />
'''[[Juleaux Dufresne]]''' – There isn’t a soul in the world Eliane isn’t closer to than her own twin brother. Although she’s harsh on him at times and they bicker relatively often, Eliane loves Jules above all else and there’s not a thing in the world she wouldn’t do for him. She is highly protective of her sibling and is quick to visit verbal or even physical harm – even at the cost of her own fingers – upon those who hurt or trouble him.<br />
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'''Emmereaux Dufresne (NPC)''' – Eliane’s relationship with her father is mostly formal. He grows more conservative and falls deeper into the culture of nobility the further he ages, and his mounting obsession with tradition was beginning to force some distance between the two until the accident. More recently, however, he and Eliane have begun re-bonding over their shared clockwork hobby, and she has become determined to help him achieve his dream of a self-propelled wheelchair. Emmeraux loves and respects his daughter, and has full confidence that he’s left the family business in good hands.<br />
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'''Olivie Dufresne (NPC)''' – Eliane was always close to her mother in her youth, as the two studied Astrology together. Olivie loved to share stories with her and take her sightseeing, and had something of a weakness for spoiling her daughter. Their relationship has since been strained following Olivie’s failed interrogation, however, and Eliane isn’t sure how to feel about – or forgive – her mother using a risky and forbidden spell in so seemingly brash a manner. As Olivie continues to slide further and further into dementia, Eliane finds herself growing less patient and more distant from her – and hates herself for it.<br />
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==Friends==<br />
'''[[Arcian Martell]]''' – Arcian was the first “outsider” Eliane met upon Ishgard opening its gates, and she found herself quickly charmed by the Highlander woman. These days Arcian stands as one of Eliane's closest friends and confidants, and Eliane often relies upon Arcian's life experience and relative street smarts to help prevent her from making mistakes in the world beyond Coerthas. Recent events have Eliane keeping Arcian close for some reason, and indeed Arcian appears to have been directly hired by House Dufresne for security purposes.<br />
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'''[[Graeham Ridgefield]]''' – A diplomat who as of late has been working closely with House Dufresne to not only improve La Noscean relations with Ishgard, but also to help the Bellworks acquire hard-to-get mining contracts in Vylbrand. Graeham never fails to surprise Eliane in one way or another, and she truly admires him simply for being a good guy. She enjoys picking the youth's mind on a variety of topics, and could simply talk to him about anything for hours. He's become something of her favorite tea partner.<br />
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'''[[Martiallais Heuloix]]''' -- No tarot deck could hope to divine a more uncanny destiny than that which has so far unfolded between Eliane and the knight, Ser Martiallais Heuloix. An unlikely meeting progressed into repeated excuses to see one another, and from there, a careful courtship. Well aware of the differences in their social status and cultures (not to mention the technicalities of Eliane's existing betrothal), the two kept their affection for one another largely private until very recently. To those closest to Eliane, it is no secret how deep her love runs for Martiallais, and she is determined to stop at nothing until they can truly be together -- either by elevating him somehow to the nobility, or, if need be, giving it all up to be with him.<br />
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'''[[Reima Awen]]''' – Reima and Eliane's friendship runs the gamut of archetypes. Sometimes they sit and gossip over tea; sometimes they share philosophy; sometimes they are confidants; sometimes they share advice; and sometimes, Eliane tutors Reima in the finer points of political games. In general, the two share a love for the finer (and, arguably, girlier) aspects of life, and an almost sisterly trust with one another. For her part, Eliane is quietly determined to one day transform Reima into a proper lady, and would likely shower the poor girl in dresses and jewelry if ever given the chance.<br />
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'''Alvere Renaud (NPC)''' – An inquisitor who as of late prefers to travel with Roegadyn bodyguards. The most perplexing thing about Alvere is that nobody has anything to say about him at all, good, ill, or indifferent; its as though most do not even notice his passing. Nevertheless, he and Eliane are often seen in brief conversation during her visits to the Cathedral, and some Dufresne staff speculate that any time she cannot be found, she’s off to visit with him.<br />
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==Acquaintances==<br />
'''[[Brave Horizon]]''' -- Eliane is fascinated by the Hellsguard woman, who is the embodiment of everything Ishgardian culture is not. If nothing else, Eliane is hoping to absorb some of Brave's nonchalance by simple proximity.<br />
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'''[[Devereau Beauregard]]''' – A man Eliane cannot help but to admire for his sheer beauty. Although she’s a little wary of him due to his complicated relationship with her brother, he’s just so gods-damned ''charming''!<br />
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'''[[Grumbling Behemoth]]''' – A bizarre Roegadyn who works for the Skysteel Manufactory. Eliane appears to have him on some sort of contract, the details of which are nebulous at best.<br />
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'''[[Kail Gerrad]]''' - A man who Eliane is, for whatever reason, hell-bent on forcing to sit down for tea. He seems to have a knack for bringing out her vulgar side -- such that it is. <br />
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'''[[Kyraeth Vale]]''' - A woman Eliane seems to continuously run into in passing. Eliane's been trying to sit down and speak with her properly, knowing she shares a friendship with her brother, but somehow the opportunity is always interrupted.<br />
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'''[[Leon Greymoon]]''' – A mysterious miqo’te who helped Eliane and her brother settle into Cliffperch. Eliane knows that anytime anyone needs a helping hand, Leon will likely be there no matter what.<br />
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'''[[Striding Oak]]''' – A Hellsguard woman who helped Eliane set up an ‘away’ office in Cliffperch. Once she was settled in, Oak vanished; Eliane wonders what could have happened to make the woman always look so incredibly sad.<br />
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'''[[Trisselle Ganathain]]''' - Eliane has only recently come to know Trisselle, mainly through social events. Though she's not yet had the chance to sit down and talk with her properly, Eliane seems to hold a healthy respect for her, and even, it would seem, some inexplicable measure of gratitude.<br />
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==Enemies==<br />
'''[[Dartanon Nobis]]''' – While the Judge Draco Nobis is not Eliane's enemy in the traditional sense, something appears to have happened recently that has made her avoid the man entirely -- strange, given the tremendous respect she held for him before. Bringing up his name often quickly makes her agitated.<br />
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'''House D'Monchette''' - Though so far as anyone can remember there's never been a historical grudge between House Dufresne and House D'Monchette, the former seems to have recently taken poorly to the latter and they are largely not on speaking terms. Whispers from those in the service of House Dufresne say they've heard Baron Emmereaux mutter more than once that he'll see the D'Monchettes destroyed -- though whether that be their reputations, wealth, or lives remains unclear.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Miscellaneous</div>===<br />
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[[File: Cowgirl.jpg|thumb|left|Out on a survey!]]<br />
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*It’s decently well-known that Eliane is nearsighted, and yet she’s almost never seen wearing glasses.<br />
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*A prank Juleaux pulled on her when they were still young has resulted in her being hard of hearing in her right ear.<br />
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*She has a room set aside at home that is filled to the brim with various clockwork gadgets, which she collects obsessively.<br />
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*She is known to suffer from migraines, especially if she’s been in study for too long.<br />
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*Although she wears earcuffs, they are not for fashion -- close inspection, in fact, will reveal them to be studded with over a dozen different linkpearls. Eliane is constantly wired and in continuous communication, and often lingering near her in a quiet enough place will yield faint snippets of conversation that she's apparently become quite adept at tuning out.<br />
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==In Her Satchel==<br />
Unless she knows she’s going on vacation, Eliane usually travels light. At most times she only has a few items on her person:<br />
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'''Olivie’s Pendant''': A family heirloom passed down to Eliane from her mother, and to Olivie from her mother. It’s more of a little crystal pendulum on the end of a golden chain – both of obvious Sharlayan [[File: Specs.jpg|thumb|right|Bespectacl’d]]make. Eliane usually keeps it carefully tucked away on her person somewhere, but can occasionally be seen using it in her Astrology.<br />
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'''Wire-rimmed glasses''': She always has them on her person, carefully hidden. But she almost never actually wears them.<br />
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'''Medicine''': A small bottle of dried, compressed herbs to help with occasional headaches.<br />
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'''Deck of cards''': The deck will vary depending on where Ellie is at the time, and sometimes she’ll even carry more than one. She has a tarot deck for reading, a general-purpose Astrologian’s deck, and a custom set of rune-inscribed spell cards for travel. They’re all made of thick, custom hand-pressed cardstock, and are elegantly inked and painted by a clearly skilled artist. <br />
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'''Lipstick''': – She is never not wearing lipstick, and in the instance it gets smudged, she’s quick to renew it.<br />
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==Frequent Locales==<br />
Predictably, Eliane is most often found in Ishgard. Her work takes her all over the city and there is no part of it she does not visit. She frequently visits the fortresses in the Central and Western Highlands in order to help see to their defenses as well.<br />
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She's been seen with increasing frequency in the North Shroud as well, and, should anyone be paying close attention, might see her coming and going from the inn in Foulgourd Float. She appears to be spending the night there more and more often.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Mounts, Pets, and Companions</div>===<br />
Eliane has three cats, all strays brought in from the streets. More often than not they are left behind at the Dufresne manor, to the mixed delight and chagrin of the servants there. However, one cat, a fat little spotted creature named '''Lune''', is smart and well behaved enough that Eliane will take her out and around at times.<br />
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At times, Eliane can be seen caring for '''Lutin''', a tiny owlet that was once her mother’s familiar, but now is often neglected by his former guardian. Lutin often helps her with speed-reading and spellcasting, and like most Sharlayan familiars, is intelligent enough to understand speech.<br />
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Every once in a while, she’ll carry off '''Philippe''', a red panda who [[Arcian Martell]] frequently babysits.<br />
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'''Brouillard''', a chocobo so-named for his gray coloration, has been with her since she was a child and remains her most trusted transportation for when she needs to travel. As strong and sturdy as any Isgardian-bred steed, there are few places he cannot go.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #6688FF;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Rumors</div>===<br />
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==Common Rumors==<br />
::* "Tsk. Upstart family of dubious breeding. The father got lucky and bought a title, that’s all.” – Ishgardian Noble<br />
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::* "The Bellworks twins? I’m not entirely certain they’re different genders. They swap clothes and identities the way I change hats.” – Ishgardian Merchant<br />
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::* "Smart girl, but naïve. She’s one of those who insists upon studying the Sharlayn school of astrology. She’ll never serve her country that way.” – Astrologist Instructor<br />
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::* "Catty and arrogant. Fancies herself marrying into one of the four great houses.” – Ul’dahn merchant<br />
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::* “Might be crooked like her brother. She’s been putting off her marriage for years.” – Ishgardian Noble<br />
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::* “She’s a workaholic, Miss Ellie. I see the light burning in her office at all hours. I don’t think she ever sleeps!” – Foundry Worker<br />
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::* “Miss Ellie’s going to be a crazy cat lady someday. I just know it.” – Skysteel Manufactory worker<br />
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==Moderate Rumors==<br />
::* "You didn't hear this from me, but I've seen her coming and going at all hours in the company of a knight. A ''Duskwight'' knight at that. Sometimes they vanish for entire evenings." -- Pillars Night Watch <br />
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::* “She couldn’t hit the broad side of a castrum with those spells of hers. Absolutely incompetent magician.” – Travelling Thaumaturge<br />
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::* "Such a kind girl, and so pious! She goes to the cathedral every evening. Sometimes she’s there for bells.” – Elderly Lady<br />
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::* “I see her lots in the company of two men – other than her brother, I mean. One’s with the church, other’s her betrothed; one’s real dark-looking, other looks like he’s got a stick right up his arse. Ehh. Can’t remember which is which.” – Ishgardian Citizen<br />
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::* “Her tarot readings and horoscopes are uncomfortably accurate. Never seen her flub a scrying. She can even douse in real time. She lets me cheat off her notes.” – Astrology Student<br />
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::* “Heard the family bailed out a Durendaire fortress once. Look what having friends in high places nets you.” – Limsan Trader<br />
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==Rare Rumors==<br />
::* “Seen people wearing the Dufresne sigil taking folk out of the Brume. Mark my words, they’re all going to the mines.” – Forgotten Knight Patron<br />
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::* "She’s struck some deal with an inquisitor. Any time a rival gets in her way, she has him cry heresy and he takes them out.” – Ishgardian Noble<br />
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::* "Her heathen mother is a raving lunatic. Wonder if it runs in the family." - Ishgardian Noble<br />
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==Player Character Rumors==<br />
((Feel free to add your own!))<br />
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::* "Ellie? Clever. Dead clever. Charming as anything, too. Has a bit of a ruthless streak, if I'm honest, but she's a good friend and a good person and I'll not hear otherwise." - [[Arcian Martell]]<br />
::* "I have nothing but respect for her. Upon my arrival in Ishgard she was one of the few to not shun or distrust me outright." - [[Graeham Ridgefield]]<br />
::* "Lady Eliane? Oh, she's exceedingly clever and very kind. I admit that I was a little...indimidated at first, but she's unlike any noblewoman I've ever encountered, and--well--she's taught me so much about Ishgard...and ''life''." - [[Reima Awen]]<br />
::* "Confusin creature, she'd faint iffin ye cut a loud fart, but she'd stand her ground iffin a corpse got up and charged her. Handy in a pinch, jest don't mention tea round her...she never fergets tea." - [[Kail Gerrad]]<br />
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=Annotations=<br />
This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with inspiration taken from [[Kage Kiryuu]] as well.</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128179Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T14:07:21Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin'' Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are something which Kail has worked very hard to suppress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That girl on his arm recently, wonder what madam she works fer, looks pretty damn expensive..."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Eliane Dufresne|Eliane Dufresne]]''' - While Kail enjoys teasing, and sometimes goading the prim and proper Elezen, he's rather sure of her being an ally. (Tends to avoid her though where tea is involved.)<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128178Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T14:06:50Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
}}<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin'' Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are something which Kail has worked very hard to suppress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3><br />
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That girl on his arm recently, wonder what madam she works fer, looks pretty damn expensive..."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Eliane Dufrense|Eliane Dufrense]]''' - While Kail enjoys teasing, and sometimes goading the prim and proper Elezen, he's rather sure of her being an ally. (Tends to avoid her though where tea is involved.)<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128177Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T14:06:17Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
}}<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin'' Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are something which Kail has worked very hard to suppress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That girl on his arm recently, wonder what madam she works fer, looks pretty damn expensive..."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Elaine Dufrense|Elaine Dufrense]]''' - While Kail enjoys teasing, and sometimes goading the prim and proper Elezen, he's rather sure of her being an ally. (Tends to avoid her though where tea is involved.)<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Shinorah_nightsbane&diff=128176Shinorah nightsbane2015-10-11T14:02:32Z<p>DCB: /* Miscellaneous */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox-character<br />
| name =Lady Shinorah Magarethe Nightsbane<br />
| image = Shinorah.png<br />
| gender = Female<br />
| citizenship = Gyr Abania<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Highlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 30<br />
| stat_2 = Place of Birth<br />
| stat_2_value = Ala Mhigo, Gyr Abania<br />
| stat_3 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_3_value = Single<br />
| stat_4 = Occupation<br />
| stat_4_value = Adventurer and Elemental magician. Also crafts and sells illustrations and maps.<br />
| stat_5 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_5_value = 5 fulms, 11.5 ilms / 162 ponz<br />
| stat_6 = Orientation<br />
| stat_6_value = Straight<br />
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''"Of course I'm a threat. Why? Did you think for a moment I wasn't?"'' <br />
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<small>- Emma Frost, Astonishing X-Men</small><br />
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''"I will not fail this time."'' <br />
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<small>- Lulu, Final Fantasy X, At the Calm Lands and Cavern of the Stolen Fayth.</small><br />
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'''Family / Notable Relationships:'''<br />
* - Father, Andreas Nightsbane (very limited contact)<br />
* - Mother, Karinn Nightsbane (very limited contact)<br />
* - Older brother, Jossen Nightsbane <br />
* - Younger brother, Jeffron Nightsbane (no contact)<br />
* - Younger sister, Mihane Nightsbane (deceased)<br />
* - Iris Delaroche, close friend<br />
* - Yumi Akimori, friend<br />
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'''Religion/Philosophy:'''<br />
Norah abandoned any faith in deities when Ala Mhigo collapsed to the empire and then her sister passed away. She'd previously followed the deity Nymeia, the Spinner, though paid lip service to Rhalgr as well. Faith had never been a strong suit for Norah, even living in Ala Mhigo - she is a logical and rational-minded individual, always seeking for explanations and facts rather than things she cannot observe and must accept on faith alone. However, in her anger at losing first her homeland (and by proxy, most of her family) and then being unable to save the one family member who accompanied her, she turned her back on any and all deities, choosing instead to believe only in science and the rational world. When she speaks, she'll usually refer to the Fates, rather than deities - basically what she conceives of as as random luck in the universe's pattern. Her view of the world, and her general approach to understanding it, is very heavily basic on logic, rationality, and reason; any problem can be solved with enough resources, time and data, and any person's behavior can be predicted if you understand what motivates and drives them.<br />
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* '''Height:''' Just under six feet<br />
* '''Build:''' Strong but slender, with reasonably defined muscles for a mage.<br />
* '''Hair:''' Black, with midnight blue highlights. Most of the time, she pulls it back into a very neat ponytail that hangs halfway down her back.<br />
* '''Eyes:''' Blue-green, and arguably her best and most striking feature<br />
* '''Skin:''' Medium and usually fairly well tanned from her years on the road and the time she spends adventuring and researching terrain.<br />
* '''Clothing:''' Varied. She tends to dress fairly modestly and without too much flash when she can - a long, simple skirt and blouse when in the city, or traveler's pants and leather boots. She's fairly shy about exposing too much skin, and favors neutral colors - whites and ivories, blacks, greys, and sometimes darker blues and purples.<br />
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'''Appearance:''' - Shinorah is a pretty woman, though not especially beautiful - she has high cheekbones and striking eyes, but her jawline is too square and her nose a little bit too large to be a true beauty. She has long, dark brown hair, almost black except in very bright sunlight, which is typically dyed with brighter marine blue highlights and pulled back from her face in a neat ponytail. Her skin is fairly tanned and there are slight lines around her eyes, hinting at her age. She wears a fair bit of eyeshadow at times, outlining vivid aqua eyes, halfway between blue and green. Her right fingertips are often stained with dark ink. <br />
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'''Distinctive Markings:''' - There's a scar below her left scapula on her back, about an inch and a half long. On her right side, just below her collarbone in the front, is an unusual and intricate blue knotwork tattoo of some sort.<br />
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'''Personality:''' - Norah is polite almost to a fault, gracious and courteous as much as possible. She's very slow to anger, though once she does become angry it is very difficult for her to come down from it. Her emotions run very deeply, and anything beyond her usual polite and kind demeanor is very difficult to recognize except to those who know her very, very well. She still is very protective, especially of young women or the sick and injured, those instincts that helped her try and keep her sister safe for so long, but she sometimes lacks empathy - especially for those who complain about minor inconveniences. She has a significant amount of trust issues, and is actually quite a loner at this point. She's friendly and welcoming, but getting her to really talk, especially about herself, is difficult, and she gets especially uncomfortable talking about emotions.<br />
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Her best friend has often remarked that she's polite and kind, but also rarely forms attachments or lets anyone in beyond the civil and friendly walls to get to know the real woman behind them - that she actually uses manners as a shield between her and the rest of the world. Norah's response at the time was to shut Iris out for a while, until she came around to recognizing the truth in her dear friend's words...though it's one thing to recognize something in yourself, and another thing entirely to change it. She's also very stubborn, but that stubbornness also manifests itself as absolute blind loyalty to those rare few she truly calls friends.<br />
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Once you get to know Norah, she can be a fairly warm and charming person - to those patient enough to look past the the polite aloofness of the "Queen of the Slums", as she's been derisively known in and around Ul'dah. She has a warm laugh and a ready smile for her friends, and a habit of acting like an older sister or a maternal figure to many. When she's feeling especially cheerful or in a good mood, she often hums or even sings a bit, in a rich, clear mezzo-sorprano - most often while she's cooking or making something, but also when tending to her beloved chocobo Quee'kweh, working in the garden, or otherwise in an especially happy mood. If she's really comfortable - or just trying to diffuse tense situations between other friends - she'll crack jokes and even do impressions, often making herself the butt of the jokes. It takes quite a lot to get her this at ease though, the sort of person she might have regularly been if she'd grown up in a more stable environment. Too often though, something will come up that reminds her of unpleasant things, and the wall of manners and politeness slams down all too quickly again.<br />
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Shinorah is the eldest daughter and second eldest child of the Nightsbane family, a prominent military and political family in Ala Mhigo. Her father served in the military many years, and upon retirement turned to a career in politics, serving as an advisor and a diplomat. Her mother also served as well, though left the military once her children were born and split her time between raising them and advising the government on social and diplomatic affairs.<br />
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When Ala Mhigo fell to the Empire, most of Norah's family stayed behind - officially and as far as anyone outside of the immediate family knows, the Nightsbanes pledged service to the conquering Empire, becoming traitors in many Mhigans eyes. The real truth of the matter (for OOC use only, as you would have to know Norah INCREDIBLY well for her to ever breathe a word of this) is that her entire family is heavily involved in the Mhigan resistance, and the only reason her family stayed behind was to run spy networks and supply lines from the inside of the city, using their political connections and knowledge of the surrounding lands to work towards undermining the Empire. Her father judged that he would have better access and more leeway if he formally affiliated with Garlemald, thus the family openly "betrayed" Ala Mhigo when the city fell. Their true work is a closely guarded secret, as it would mean the death of the entire family if anyone knew. Both brothers are also heavily involved in the resistance, her older brother taking a position in the Garlemald Army but using it to help send messages to like-minded individuals in conquered lands and target senior key figures in the Garlean Army for assassination, and her younger brother helping to run a black-market supply line and information network to keep vital supplies and arms channeling into the city.<br />
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[[File:GatetoNowhere.jpg|Wandering in the Black Shroud (picture from Inga Nielsen, "The Bridge", Gate to Nowhere)|left]] Norah and her younger sister were sent away along with some other family friends when Ala Mhigo fell, to get the girls to safety at least while the others stayed behind in the underground resistance. A group of about twenty or so people set off together, composed of two other families, long-time allies and friends to the Nightsbanes who also fought in the civil war, along with their children. They made it to the Shroud safely enough, but there, things became difficult. The underbrush grew thick and heavy, making passage impossible, and the canopy seemed so heavy that even the adults couldn't get their bearings. It's like the forest itself did not want them there, and slowly but surely, the group became separated. They took measures, left marks on trees and tried using signals, but nothing worked - and eventually by the time they made it to the edge of the Shroud, it was only Norah and Mihane left of their group, the others all having gone missing or becoming lost in the dense and dark forest.<br />
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Life on the road was hard for Mihane, and unfortunately within six months of leaving, shortly after the girls emerged on the Uldahn side of the Shroud, a group of borderline bandits robbed the two girls of most of their possession and all of Mihane's medication to sell on the black market. Though Mihane was a skilled healer, her condition made casting spells difficult when she had one of her breathing attacks, and the dry heat and the dust of the Uldanian desert only worsened the frequently and severity of her attacks. Eventually, the dust and hardship of life on the run proved too much, and she had an attack from which she could not recover, suffocating as she couldn't get enough air into her lungs. ((OOC note, basically asthma - something easily treated and barely an inconvenience in an urban environment with medicine and doctors, but can be fatal left untreated or in primitive conditions.)) Norah railed against the gods for this final loss, the enormity of losing everyone she loved within a year crashing upon her and hardening her heart both to strangers and the gods.<br />
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Once on her own, Norah became a master of survival, learning basic skills in just about anything and everything she could - swordplay, defense, gathering skills such as fishing, collecting edible plants and herbs, weaving, leatherworking, and rudimentary smithing. She'd by this point learned to neither trust nor rely on anyone - because people can leave you, either through death or war, so she pretty much taught herself to do anything she could for herself. It's left her a Jack (well, Jill) of all trades, though a master only of the arcane arts.<br />
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At this point in her life, she's spent as long on the road or in refugee camps as she did in Ala Mhigo - fifteen years as a citizen, fifteen as a refugee. She's had her fair share of tough knocks and scrapes, but each one has taught her more self-discipline and survival - skills she prides herself on. She keeps a careful journal that she uses to express herself, all those thoughts and dreams and emotions she has trouble expressing to people, and also tends to enjoy drawing or embroidery to calm her thoughts after a long day's work. In private when nobody is watching, she also often sings, dances, or both - another outlet to allow some of those bottled up emotions to express themselves - but does not perform in public nor let others see this. The closest one might find to getting her to sing is that she'll sometimes quietly sing or hum to herself when doing something enjoyable - cooking, gardening, caring for Quee'kweh, or embroidery.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Determination<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Courage<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Loyalty to those she calls friends<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> A strong sense of honor and integrity<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Intellect - she's exceptionally bright and a quick study, picking up most skills rapidly.<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> She also speaks a number of languages, both from her upbringing in a diplomatic family as well as her own travels<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Protectiveness, especially for women and children or the infirm<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> She's very good at keeping secrets, and is an excellent listener<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> She's good at inspiring others, encouraging them to find the best qualities in themselves or to become a better person<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Diplomacy - between her early upbringing and some of her own life lessons, she's gotten very good at negotiations and avoiding conflict through dialogue or distraction. She's also learned a number of various cultural mannerisms and how to put people at ease through entertaining and hospitality, again a combination of her upbringing in a diplomatic household and ways to earn allies and people to watch over you in the camps.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Pride, sometimes bordering on arrogance <br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Vanity (see also, pride - she hates being under-dressed or caught off-guard, and carries herself like a lady even if she's dressed in rags.)<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> She has a difficult time trusting others or asking for help<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Determination, when it transitions to stubbornness<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Magic - Norah thinks first of what can be learned through studying things, rather than any risks or implications from doing so. There's no "But maybe we shouldn't" in her mind when it comes to magical spells and artifacts, even if they're connected to the darker arts. <br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Sometimes she drinks a bit too much, especially when rattled or struggling to suppress emotions. If she's having wine or ale, things are probably fine - if she's going for the whiskey, look out.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Lawful Good. She adheres to a strict code of moral conduct, though like in D&D it's being true to *her* sense of moral conduct and virtues, not necessarily city laws.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Protection of the weak<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Protection of any lands or societies next on the Empire's invasion list<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Freeing or reuniting with her family, who she loves deeply and misses greatly<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Coq au vin<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: A high quality red wine<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Navy blue, greys, blacks, dark violets and plums.<br />
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'''Recent Events'''<br />
After a month or so, Norah has settled into the house at Cliffperch, claiming room 13 as her own and hanging a neat placard on the door. Her rooms remain relatively sparse, as it took all the money she'd saved up to afford the room's purchase, but nevertheless it's the first place she has been able to call home in fifteen years.<br />
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She's kept regular company with her companions in Aeon at Cliffperch, and is also often seen traveling throughout Coerthas astride Quee'kweh, both of them bundled in furs. Unlike most, she loves roaming about in the cold, mountainous regions and will do so for hours or even days at a time. She finds the cold air invigorating, and the snow-covered peaks remind her of her former home in Gyr Abania. She seems to be more at ease as of late than she has been in some time, perhaps a combination of finally putting down roots and starting to feel like less of a nomad, along with starting to make a few friends in her travels.<br />
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'''Sexuality:''' Heterosexual, though major trust issues. While I probably won't work out the full details ICly (because frankly, I'd rather not), the bottom line is after spending 15 years living in refugee camps, I'm figuring Bad Things have probably either happened to her, or come close enough to happening to her, that casual flings would be impossible at this point. It's not something she'd ever want to talk about anyway ICly, so - /handwave, don't look too closely other than to realize the first few years were probably somewhat unpleasant for her. <br />
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That said, she also remembers her parents and their marriage, as well as close family friends, very fondly and somewhere deep down inside clings to some vague notion of a true partner she could trust and rely on and spend whatever life she manages to build with. But after all those years on her own, she doesn't know how to get there...<br />
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''Slowly filling this in. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC Rumors, as you like! Thank you.''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "The mage? Seems nice enough, always tips well."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Ah right, the Queen of the Slums. All prim and proper, even when she's dressed in rags. Who the feck she thinks she is, puttin' on those airs like that?"<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She and a band of women ran a shelter of sorts out in Horizon for a while - said it was to help the ones what couldn't help themselves. Some of the sailors called them all kinds of names, but most of the townsfolk seemed to think right highly of them. Veritas, think they called themselves? Norah there, she was the one who set it all up."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard she's taken up wit' some ne'er do well pirate sort. Shoulda figured, prolly just after his money, or him hers or what-not....things like that don't e'er happen if money ain't involved."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She's always here in the library, looking through old books and things. White magic, black magic, red, blue - doesn't seem to matter, it's like she wants to learn it all."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Miss Norah? Oh, she's a sweetheart. Comes in here regularly and sits in that chair on the corner, over yonder. Always orders a bottle of del Sol red and either reads or plays with her card deck. Folks even go over to her to have her read their fortunes, sometimes...she read one for me once, and darn if it wasn't spot on!"<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Bitch told me my wife ought to leave me, said I don't treat her no good. What the feck's she know about it? Shoulda slugged here one right there, show her her place....but I dunno, something in her eyes went all cold and I decided to walk it off instead. Next time, though..."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "They say her family turned colors when Ala Mhigo fell, and were among the first to swear loyalty to Garlemald."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard her brother Jossen's on the lamb now. Word is he's been tied to too many suspicious deaths in the Garlean Army, and they were getting ready to hang him for treason."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "There's something a little unsettling about that one....all polite manners and grace, but there's a fire burning in her eyes at times that makes my hair stand on end."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That one? Huh. Woman's got to learn there's some magic folks shouldn't be meddlin' in....stare too long at the Void, and sooner or later the Void's gonna stare back."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "The Nightsbanes? This is a hard rumor to come by, but a few people whisper that her family's all with the Resistance, running intelligence operations and smuggling in weapons. Pretty high up, from what I hear."<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Rhalgr, did you hear about what happened to that man out in the desert? Hells, she was barely sixteen then, was a long time ago. Didn't even know a girl that age could channel aether like that...I don't know what he did to her, there are rumors of course, but....I was there and I saw it. She looked like a Demon from the Seventh hell, fire swirling around her as she burned him alive with her magicks. It's not just that I don't want to be on her bad side, I want to be as far away from her as I can!"<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Tea Lady Norah? She's a whole world of smart. She could teach a book a thing or two. Did I mention she makes good tea?" - [[Khuja'sae Fashonti]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "World needs more like Shin, but thats the rub ent it? There'll only ever be one Norah out there." - [[Kail Gerrad]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <br />
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: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Iris Delaroche''' - Iris is an Elezen women that Norah has known for years, and frequently adventures with. Iris shares Norah's determination but also sense of humor, along with a strong sense of curiosity about the world around them. They banded together in a rough port town in Thanalan after fighting off some unwanted advances, forming a small group called Veritas to help protect and provide shelter to runaways, refugees, escaped slaves and any others of society's forgotten and in need. To pay for this, they take whatever side jobs they can, provided they're not inherently unethical.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Yumi Akimori''' - Yumi is a sweet, though painfully shy miquo'te ninja that Iris and Norah rescued from a bunch of drunken louts in Horizon. She's become a fast friend and loyal companion to the other women since, though she still struggles in crowds and gets very nervous and anxious in social settings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Bryn and Norah knew each other from the wars in Ala Mhigo and the Resistance there, and Norah took it as quite the shock to run across her again in Ul'dah. She represents a strong link to home for Norah. They both share a strong fondness for red wine and a determination to protect the weak. Norah feels a kindred spirit in Bryn, though they don't often see each other in person.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - In the time she has been with Aeon at Cliffpech, Norah has become fairly good friends with Arcian, and appreciates her directness. When Norah struggled with some recent changes she'd faced, Arcian (or Arci, as Norah calls her) was steadfast in weathering Norah's reactions and remained with her to try and help her adjust to her new situation. Norah has been absolutely, unswervingly loyal to Arcian ever since, though Arci herself may not know it.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Norah is oddly protective of Reima, or "Taube" as she calls her (Little Dove). If asked, Norah may mention that Reima reminds her a great deal of her sister. She'll regularly comment that Reima's too naive for her own good....yet she seems to go to great lengths to preserve that innocence, too. She's taken to trying to console or cheer the young woman out of a recent dark spell with pots of tea, biscuits and evenings spend by the fire sharing happy memories and better times.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - Norah came across Leon from their shared service in the Order of the Stormguard, and he since introduced her to his friends in Aeon. She considers him a friend, though they have very different approaches to the world around them. She seems to enjoy teasing him, and shares a friendly banter with the miquo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Khuja'sae Fashonti|Khuja'sae Fashonti]]''' - Kaetzchen (kitten), as Norah refers to Khuja'sae, has become another friend of Norah's. She finds the young bard sweet and charming, and extends a fond protectiveness over him similar to that which she once showed her younger brother. She also seems to tease Khuja a fair bit as well, especially about girls - but the teasing is always moderated by a genuine concern, and she quickly stops and switches to gentle humor if it seems the sensitive miquo'te is becoming too upset.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[I'shkandar Tia|I'shkandar Tia]]''' - I'shkandar Tia, or Ace as he's known, is a relative newcomer to Cliffperch. Norah finds his whimsy refreshing and a welcome change of pace from the harsh life of refugee camps, and seems to appreciate having a fellow black mage around to bounce ideas and spellcraft theories. Since seeing her at Cliffperch with her hair down instead of its usual ponytail, he's been acting oddly around her, sneaking glances and seeming to see shadows, almost like he thinks she's someone else...<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Aurou Mhirata|Aurou Mhirata]]''' - Aurou is a recent arrival to Cliffperch, and a fellow scholar that Norah has sought to take under wing. She is quiet and introspective, but bright and a quick study, and Norah seems to be trying to protect her from something....<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Kail Gerrad|Kail Gerrad]]''' - Norah's frequent companion and source of vexation. They've spent the last few weeks sparring jabs and barbs, though seem to have come to an accord of sorts. While she mostly keeps her own counsel where the corsair is concerned, it's becoming less common to see her in Cliffperch very far from his side, and she's a bit less hostile and defensive when asked about him. At this point, it's as like she'll respond with a preoccupied smile or grin as she will with a biting comment when asked about their relationship.</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128174Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T13:54:52Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
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| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin'' Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are something which Kail has worked very hard to suppress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That girl on his arm recently, wonder what madam she works fer, looks pretty damn expensive..."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128173Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T13:51:29Z<p>DCB: </p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
}}<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin'' Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are something which Kail has worked very hard to suppress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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You might know Kail if…<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=128172Kail Gerrad2015-10-11T13:41:44Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Absolutely dreadful manners. But he's wicked quick, in every sense of the word. If nothing else, one can count on him to get the job done." - [[Eliane Dufresne]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He does have his moments....not many of them, but he does have them." - [[Shinorah nightsbane]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah Nightsbane]]''' - At first a tense friendship and now something more, the pirate tends to be awfully vague and coy when asked about his relationship with the Highlander Arcanist. Even so, whether a conversation about her starts in frustration or anger, it almost always ends with a slow smile creeping onto his features.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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You might know Kail if…<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126794Kail Gerrad2015-10-06T01:57:37Z<p>DCB: /* Combat */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
}}<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3><br />
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> <br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah nightsbane]]''' - Convinced there's more than one hidden layer to this traveling scholar, Kail's set about a pragmatic (yet sometimes flirtatious) friendship with Norah, in an attempt to learn more. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126113Kail Gerrad2015-10-03T14:53:10Z<p>DCB: </p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah nightsbane]]''' - Convinced there's more than one hidden layer to this traveling scholar, Kail's set about a pragmatic (yet sometimes flirtatious) friendship with Norah, in an attempt to learn more. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell|Arcian Martell]]''' - Kail has a strange sort of "work relationship" with Arcian. The two have shared little of their past, but when the chips are down they are often of one mind of what needs to be done.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126112Kail Gerrad2015-10-03T14:47:56Z<p>DCB: </p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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[[File:Kaaterskill_Ketch.jpg |300px|thumb|bottom|Kail's Ketch, being worked upon.]]<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Recently purchased a nearly decrepit hull of a ship and shored it at a hidden location in Limsa, whenever Kail wishes to be alone or mull events over, he works on restoring the old relic.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Shinorah nightsbane|Shinorah nightsbane]]''' - Convinced there's more than one hidden layer to this traveling scholar, Kail's set about a pragmatic (yet sometimes flirtatious) friendship with Norah, in an attempt to learn more. <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've ever attempted to smuggle goods in or out of Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, or Coerthas.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are involved with law enforcement in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a member of the disenfranchised or victim of the slave trade in any of the above cities.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you have stakes in Limsa's waning piracy trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you are a Doman refugee.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 15px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted;">Hobbies and Talents</div>====<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Kail has become a competent worker of leathers and metals, just recently he's begun dabbling in alchemy, he takes care not to openly perform these tasks in public though. He has a reputation to uphold after all.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a penchant for Triple Triad, loving to play on the docks in his spare time.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===<br />
While no stranger to combat, Kail tends to hold violence as a last resort, preferring to talk, bribe, or threaten his way out of pinches first. When forced into a corner however Kail will fight back though, showing an aptitude for the physical side of Ninjutsu. He seems either unwilling, or unable, to engage openly in the mystical justsu's of the art, instead supplementing his fighting skills with gadgets, chicanery, and generally fighting dirty. His brand of the art seems to capitalize on weakness and surprise, crafting terms favorable to victory instead of wielding brute force to power through. On top of this, Kail has gone through lengths to pepper cities where he holds influence with safe houses and item caches, making engaging him on familiar ground a poor idea indeed.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> <br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126099Kail Gerrad2015-10-03T13:54:32Z<p>DCB: /* Present */</p>
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<div>''"Anythin worth havin, is worth fightin fer."''<br />
{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, acting to the public eye, as an enforcer and investigator.<br />
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Kail's network has grown considerably since the days of the Howling Sin, authorities believe him to have fingers in the markets of Limsa Lominsa, Uldah, and even Coerthas. They however have trouble pinning any suspected smuggling to him due to both a lack of witnesses willing to come forth, and being unable to find any of the wealth that would result from such an operation. His ties to Aeon it would seem have tempered him, with the exception of a night of uncharacteristically chaotic bar fighting (He was acquitted of any wrong doing, the Sisters of Eldweiss have claimed responsibility.) Kail's penchant for public scuffles has seemed to have been curbed. Sources have claimed recently he's begun to take an interest in the occult, trading hefty sums and favors for knowledge of old world artifacts.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> <br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]<br />
: '''Theme Song''': <br />
: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126091Kail Gerrad2015-10-03T13:37:08Z<p>DCB: Spellcheck, info order</p>
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{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggests he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up". This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: '''TV Tropes''':</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Kail_Gerrad&diff=126090Kail Gerrad2015-10-03T13:31:35Z<p>DCB: /* Basic Info */</p>
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| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>=== <br />
Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggest he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up. This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3><br />
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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: '''Theme Song''': <br />
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| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
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| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
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| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggest he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up. This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Despite being drunk half the time, Kail is a good man, Hells he operates better when he is drunk anyway. One of the most loyal and good men I have met in Eorzea." - [[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Chocobo Sniffer. Need I say more?" - [[X'Septha Dhen]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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| name = Reima Awen<br />
| image = ReimaPortrait1.jpg<br />
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| gender = Female<br />
| citizenship = Gridania<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 20<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Messenger<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5 fulms 3 ilms/106 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Heterosexual<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = Biological Family Unknown<br />
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''"What good is our still having a world to live in, if we are afraid to find what it is we are living for?"''<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Build:''' Slight, slender<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Height:''' 5 fulms 3 ilms. <br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Weight:''' 106 ponz.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Hair Color:''' Auburn<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Hair Style:''' Typically worn loose, or in low plaits.<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Eye Color:''' Grey-hazel<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Skintone:''' Fair<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> '''Distinguishing Features:''' While not a physical characteristic, Reima is rarely without a specific pendant; a shard of crystal dangling from a silver chain.<br />
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Reima is slight and slender of figure, with porcelain-coloured skin that lends itself to a delicate, almost doll-like appearance. The faintest dusting of freckles mark her shoulders and nose as a remnant of years under the Ul’dahn sun, and the apples of her cheeks are eternally rosy. Thick, ruddy-brown hair is worn long and falls to her waist, occasionally tamed by low plaits for the sake of practicality, or accentuated with hairpins and other ornaments. Her eyes are large, and a greyed hazel colour reminiscent of a forest in the wake of a summer storm. They peer eagerly out at the world around her with a vibrant energy.<br />
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The girl walks with a spring in her step and at times almost seems on the verge of dancing, cutting a cheerful, upbeat presence in the face of others. When alone, she is far more subdued--bordering on melancholy, or perhaps just thoughtful. She gesticulates often, as though accustomed to speaking to those unfamiliar with our language. Even while silent, however, Reima’s hands are almost constantly fidgeting; be it toying with the hem of a sleeve out of nervous habit, or fiddling with the crystal pendant around her neck. Aware of the tic, she’s prone to keeping her fingers laced or her hands folded.<br />
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Reima’s dress will vary dependant upon climate and function, but she prefers loose, comfortable tunics and dresses bound in place by cinchers and belts, over leggings with high, laced sandals or tall boots. She favours yellows and whites in her clothing, as well as earthen greens, or the rose and burgundies of dawn. While she seeks durability in her dressings-especially with her shoes--Reima still has a fondness for light, breathable fabrics. She enjoys elaborate embroidery or other adornments on her articles as long as they aren’t overdone, and is usually wearing some pair of dangling baubles in her ears, or metal cuffs.<br />
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No matter the clothing, what remains unchanged is the presence of a certain piece of jewelry; a sliver of clear crystal, set and suspended from a simple silver chain around her neck.<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Often toying with the crystalline amulet around her neck.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has a tendency to lose herself in "deep thought" while in public.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Occasionally appears to be speaking to herself.<br />
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''Under construction.''<br />
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:By nature a bright and cheerful person, Reima is rarely seen without a smile on her face. She bears a genuine love for even the simplest aspects of the world around her, and so tries--despite whatever hardships she may have faced--to view most things with an optimistic attitude and a youthful enthusiasm. This coupled with the way in which she wears her heart quite visibly on her sleeve, lead many to believe Reima a rather naive individual. While that assessment might be true, it doesn’t stop the young woman from trying to be taken seriously.<br />
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:Behind the smiles, however, is an unspoken loneliness and solemnity. Reima is aware that despite having lived five years of her life as a refugee in Ul’dah, she’s never quite fit in as one of its people. Coming “home” to Gridania and facing treatment no different than that of any other outsider has established the Calamity as having stolen away not only the bulk of her memories, but her place in the world as well. To this day, she finds her greatest comforts alone in the presence of those things that others cannot see or hear.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Heights and scenic vantage points<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Birds<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Music<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Warm Winds<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Thunderstorms<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Spicy foods<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Mammets<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Awkward situations<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Mean-spirited individuals and general cruelty<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being treated like a child<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The dark<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Kind-hearted<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Adventurous<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Gentle<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Wistful<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Naive<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Headstrong<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Curious<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Clumsy<br />
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: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Has some small musical talent with the flute, pipes, and harp. While she enjoys singing, Reima reserves that pastime for privacy.<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> As a fledgling Hearer, is able to commune with Hydaelyn’s elementals<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Is a passable weaver and seamstress<br />
: <font style="color:#F77A83;" size="3">■</font> Handles a bow with amateur skill<br />
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''Overall, under renovation.''<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Fragments of a Past</div>====<br />
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''Under renovation.''<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">After the Calamity</div>====<br />
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::The crowded, desperate, and sorrowful streets of Ul’dah were the first of Reima’s new memories. All that happened prior to the fall of Dalamud was an unknown, save for her name. She knew that something awful had happened--everyone knew. Eorzea had been left in ruins, and the young woman found herself utterly lost and alone.<br />
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::Fortune would come in the form of a Dunesfolk Seamstress, Babayo Bayo, who took pity on the bedraggled youngling sleeping outside her shop front night after night. It was Babayo who took the girl in, washed her and clothed her, and put her to work as an apprentice weaver. Reima obliged without question, thankful for the turn of fate. The Lalafell proved to be a stern but nevertheless compassionate guardian, and Reima would spend the next five years eking out a new life amongst the people of Ul’dah.<br />
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::As time went on, flickers and fragments of Reima’s previous world would slowly begin to return. It began with quiet, whispered voices that she could barely understand. Before long, there were dreams as well; memories of green. They came as visions of sprawling forests and secret glades with their carpets of flowers. Gradually, the voices that Reima picked up on the winds began to make more sense, and the connection she once shared with the Elementals creaked open like a door with hinges that had been long rusted shut.<br />
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::Reima knew of Gridania, shrouded in the safety and sanctity of the Twelveswood, and knew too of the conjurers of Stillglade Fane. She knew that they were a folk who could speak with the unseen things of this world--that were the world--and began to wonder if they might aid in riddling out the voices and their whispers. Knowing that there was a “something” to be fulfilled in her, Reima resolved to make her way north toward the Black Shroud. Bidding farewell to Babayo and thanking the Lalafell for everything she had done, the young woman took up what few belongings she kept and, in the warm seasons of 1577, caught a caravan bound for answers.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present Day</div>====<br />
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::For just over a year, Reima studied with the conjurers of Stillglade Fane. Returning to Gridania had sparked a surge of newly returned memory--she could heal before, she knew, and so much more that seemed familiar--but the whole of her past was still lost to the fires of the Calamity. All the same, the girl accepted the way things were, and the bond between she and the Elementals began to strengthen anew. Reima understood the whispers now--most, at least.<br />
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::Her dreams did not cease, and carried with them now a far stranger nostalgia. In those rare, disjointed visions were grand, spiraling towers that touched the skies, while now and then there was sight of a gallant, smiling figure obscured by a blinding light. While Reima tried to justify her previous dreams of green with a desire to study her connection to the Elementals in Gridania, it was these more surreal images and their dusty familiarity that perplexed her. Perhaps, had they not come so frequently, she would have forgotten them altogether. Instead, they lingered in her mind as though they’d been a part of her all along.<br />
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::Fueled by incorrigible curiosity and an adventurous spirit that grows all the more free by the day, Reima is determined to continue filling the voids left in her mind and heart. To that end, she holds on to the strange visions that still plague her and to those whispers that she cannot yet identify, developing a fascination with the uncharted lands and ancient secrets of Hydaelyn. To this day, as she seeks to do what she might for a world that’s given her a new life, she keeps the company of invisible friends close beside her and a crystal suspended over her heart; the comfort of both a guide toward whatever she might uncover.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There's something not quite right with that one. Always talkin' to things that ain’t there."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Reima? Ah, she's been a good courier when we don't have the means for another. Pretty sure she just likes an excuse to spend more time in the markets, eh? She gets this glimmer in her eye with some of the curiosities they're hawking out there."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Chatty lass, that one, once you get 'er going. Likes 'er questions. Likes 'er stories."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Girl's got the same itchy feet as any 'venturer, she just ain't doin' anythin' about it."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That girl has been digging into ''something'', for certain. Asked me if I hadn't spoken with one of those academic lot lately. Keeps buying me old books no matter how torn apart they are. Junk."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Darling Reima. She possesses beauty and courage a-plenty, and a heart of gold to match. She is as a daughter any mother would be proud of." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Lady Reima is a kind hearted, charming young woman. To others she may seem like a wall flower, dainty, and otherwise clumsy...But I know she has potential." - [[Dartanon Nobis]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Lady Reima is probably the most positive person I have met. She is always looking at the upside, and is admirably able to pick up just about anyone's spirit." -[[Leon Greymoon]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She has a real lovely way with words. I hope one day she does something with her creativity -- she'd put most bards to shame." - [[Striding Oak]]<br />
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Gem among coals that girl, can get more done with a smile than I can get done with a blade." - '''Kail Gerrad'''<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Babayo Bayo (NPC)''' : A sharp-tongued Dunesfolk seamstress and weaver who has served as Reima’s surrogate guardian since shortly after the Calamity. While she puts on a cantankerous front, Babayo’s warm-hearted sympathy leaks through for those she cares about, though that doesn’t prevent the woman from holding those people to high professional standards. She’s dearly fond of teas, and Reima still makes a point to meet her “Aunt” for a cup at home no matter the circumstances.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Kumomo (NPC)''' : A moogle of the Twelveswood, Kumomo has taken it upon himself to act as Reima’s constant chaperone. Having met during Reima’s field-study with the Conjurers of Stillglade Fane, the two became a curious pair of confidants who were eager to learn more of one another’s people. Bossy, egocentric, and overprotective of his “charge”, the moogle never fails to make his thoughts on a matter known to Reima while ever remaining out of sight.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Arcian Martell]]''' : Arcian was among the first--if not ''the'' first--that Reima truly opened herself to. She views the Mhigan like a sister, and takes comfort in the woman's honesty, loyalty, and the easygoing demeanor that offsets the turmoil of frenzied days. Reima, quietly, places Arcian as the unsuspecting heroine in some rollicking, romantic adventure.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand Irons]]''' : Betrand--the Doctor--quickly became a steadfast fixture in Reima's world. While their lives often see each one passing by the other, Bert has a knack for making a paternal appearance when Reima finds herself subconsciously needing it most; be it through late-night meals or a shoulder on which to let free her secret tears.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave Horizon]]''' : Like Arcian, Reima sees Brave as a much-loved sister. The stark differences in their personalities give Reima a glimpse into a hitherto unknown world beyond her own innocence, but what Reima sees before anything are the Roegadyn's strength, devotion, and affection for those she calls family. She admires the love between Arcian and Brave as something true.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' : Were you to ask her, Reima would say that it was a chance meeting with Brynhilde beneath the merciless sun of Drybone that nudged the course of her Fate in its current direction. She loves and respects the towering, gallant woman for her stalwart leadership and maternal compassion, and fosters a subconscious wish to make her proud.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Dartanon Nobis]]''' : The knight who appeared to--quite literally--whisk Reima away into the mad adventure her life has become, Ser Draco at once awes and infuriates her with his strict sense of duty and dazzles with his courtesies. A nostalgic familiarity found Reima drawing closer to the old weapons master, seeking to provide a pillar on which he might lean with his burdens and, unwittingly, offering up her own. Her teacher and confidante, Reima seeks comfort in his shadows.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jayson Cross]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kail Gerrad]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth Vale]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon Greymoon]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding Oak]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha Dhen]]''' : ''Under construction.''<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Roleplaying Connections</div>===<br />
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You might know Reima if…<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've done business with the seamstress Babayo Bayo in Ul’dah since the Calamity (Year 1572 ET). Reima would make deliveries and perform some mending work.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you’ve spotted her while shopping along one of the Exchange Avenues, in Ul’dah. She could often be found browsing the stalls and speaking in a friendly manner with merchants, and so may appear to be familiar.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you've heard word of the girl's search for scholar and historian from one of those merchants, or of her penchant to poke into the unknown, from the same.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> ...you’ve frequented the Stillglade Fane in Gridania at any point since the launch of FFXIV ARR (Year 1577 ET).<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Contacts and Out-of-Character Information</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> I thoroughly enjoy random roleplaying, and I welcome walk-ups! Please send me a "/tell" if you think I might be OOC, as I am still trying to absorb the game's main story content.<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> You can reach me at the [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php RPC] through a private message to "Reima".<br />
: <font style="color:#5c8aa4;" size="3">■</font> Feel free to contact me through my [http://conjurer-reima.tumblr.com/ FFXIV Character Tumblr], as well!<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: '''Theme Song''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8FUPDxc3sA Key to My Heart (Piano)]<br />
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: Original template by [[Bancroft Gairn]], using modifications from an older version of that template as seen on the page for [[Valerie Vaulefort]].</div>DCBhttps://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/index.php?title=Bertrand_Irons&diff=94864Bertrand Irons2015-06-02T23:40:24Z<p>DCB: New Rumor!</p>
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| name = Bertrand Irons<br />
| image = Resized_5545ab3be4c3c.jpg<br />
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| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 38<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Physician/Alchemist<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 6'0" and 195 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Bisexual<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>Russel "Ironhide" Irons IV (Father, Alive, Missing)</li> <li>Adelina Irons (Mother, Deceased)</li></ul><ul><li>Holt Irons (Brother, Deceased)</li> <li>Amelia Skyltbraena (Sister, Alive)</li></ul><li><ul>Bharsyn Skyltbraena (Brother-in-Law, Alive)</li></ul>}}<br />
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A former Brass Blade, and current emigrant to Limsa Lominsa, Bertrand Irons is a skilled surgeon and alchemist. He is, as he would say, a collector of paupers, rejects, and broken things, and tends to give himself to helping the underprivileged. Bertrand would try to feed or cure just about anyone he's come across, and there's not often he's found without a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Calm, collected, and loving, many take him on as a father figure.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===<br />
He’s calm, cool, and collected… but self described as a bit of a degenerate. He’s often found chain smoking or hitting his flask, and generally takes a devil-may-care attitude to traditional authority and stations of honor. He’s very serious about his work, and very knowledgeable about medical sciences and technology. One would need a lot of time, or very certain interactions, to know that Bert shows compassion in two situations… he holds his former comrades in very high esteem, and will not tolerate bad speech about the service of the Brass Blades from anyone who didn’t serve. He also has a soft spot in his heart for the poor and underprivileged children of Ul’dah – having grown up poor on Pearl Lane himself.<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Cigarettes<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Alchemy<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Medicine<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Finding<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Garlean Empire<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Occasionally, Mages<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Syndicate<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Entunedin<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Cigarettes, Alcohol<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Buffalo Stew<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Admiral Skulldugger's Left Boot, Fine Whiskey, XXX<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Green<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
Fairly tall in stature, but certainly not the tallest, Bertrand is of an average to athletic build. He keeps his dark hair pulled back into a knot, a flare of uncut hair bristling underneath, otherwise shaved tight along the sides. He's a comely middle-aged man, rarely found without his glasses, and usually holding a look of either mild amusement or mild annoyance. In passing, he's calm and kind, if occasionally vulgar.<br />
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He has a fair amount of devotion to Nald’Thal, and in some ways also looks to Oschon for prayers. Overall, he considers himself to be rather irreligious but more spiritual. Sometimes describing himself as a fatalist, one might assume he holds The Weaver in high regard. In terms of his philosophy, he tends to believe that everyone’s dealt a set of cards in their life… it’s not a matter of the cards as much as it’s a matter of how you play them in the Grand Game that determines life outcomes.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Youth</div>====<br />
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Born to a family of smiths and ironworkers, his father going on to become an engineer at the Garlond Ironworks, his youth was mostly spent on his own. He lost his mother at a young age, and his father spent very little time around their small flat on Pearl Lane. Bert took care of himself, raising himself on the street, becoming wise to the schemes and machinations of life as a poor child in the Sultanate. At the age of 11, Bert enrolled himself in the Arranzeth Ossuary, and took up the arts of Thaumaturgy and preparation of funerary rites. He was not able to conjure even the simplest Thaumaturgy, quickly failed out of the Ossuary, and went back home to Pearl Lane to take care of his younger brother and sister in the absence of his father.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
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At 20, he joined with the Brass Blades and served for 15 years – the majority of his time was spent in the Brass Blades of the Hyacinth, stationed on patrol in Southern Thanalan. Six years into service, he saw heavy action when his unit stumbled upon a den of smugglers and fell under ambush. Four of the twelve men in his unit were killed in action, and three other wounded, including his commander, Captain Jens Heirdahl of the Hyacinth. While pinned under ranged fire from archers in the hills around their position, Bert was able to move Heirdahl and stabilize him, performing field surgery based on techniques he learned in the Ossuary to handle and dress fallen soldiers for funerary rites. For their actions, Heirdahl’s unit received the Order of Valour. Bert has continued to use the medal as a bookmark since he received it. Afterwards, he received medical and alchemical training, and worked for the next nine years as a Combat Chirurgeon.<br />
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He received his brand while operating on a Brass Blade who was grievously injured in battle – he found a crystal on the man and took it along with him after feeling an incredible pull to retain the item. Over the past several years, the shard has started to, and has nearly finished, completely incorporating with him.<br />
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After resigning from the Blades at 35, Bert went on to take a job with the Gladiator’s Guild, where he worked as a staff physician for three years. In more recent days, he's taken on contracts with a Free Company, acting as a medical and alchemical arts consultant.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Bertrand Irons? Yeah, I hear the fella's a damn drunk. Seen him stumblin' around Ul'dah late some nights. Dunno what happened, but he sure does try drinkin' it away."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's a Physician! The man saved me, he did! My wife took me to the Sacrarium ten years ago, and they wouldn't do nothing, but he came one night and put me out for a surgery... woke up, and after a few weeks the sickness was gone. If you ever see him, tell him thank you."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard he moved to Limsa Lominsa recently. Dunno why."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He fought in one of the raids on Thanalan. Forces that moved down from the North. The guy got the Medal of Valor for what he did... The Hyacinth's all did."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Sergeant Irons? I knew him in the blades... Damn fine combat surgeon. Hardly needed a Conjurer around when he was there. Called him the Sawbones, but they should've prayed to him instead of the Twins."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "His sister lives in Limsa Lominsa. She's married to Storm Lieutenant... some guy who served in the Foreign Levy at Carteneau."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I could lose my head for this... but you paid good Gil to hear it. His father worked for Garlond, you know... They say Irons is actually Garlean. Never seen his third eye, but maybe he's a half-breed. Didn't hear it from me, though."<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "You ever see that tattoo on his wrist? Either did I."<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "He was so much more carefree before the Calamity. He was still in the Blades then... When they were bringing the bodies home from Carteneau, I hear he had to identify and prepare his own brother. Poor man."<br />
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Good man Irons, seen more than folk give him credit fer I think. Knows when to ask questions, and when t'be silent...most go their whole lives without knowin that." - '''Kail Gerrad'''<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Arcian Martell]] : He has come to see her as something of a sister. He holds Arcian in very high regards, and after what she's let go, he probably holds her in higher regards than just about anyone else in his life.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Brynhilde Wulf]] : He holds her in extremely high regards due to her position and the fervor with which she fights for the Branded. He finds some affection towards her, but perhaps that's merely because of the way she takes care of her people like a mother. He feels drawn to Brynhilde as many of the Branded probably do.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[X'Septha Dhen]] : He doesn't know her that well, but he feels a connection with her. He wishes to get to know her better from a distance until he has a better read.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Kyraeth Vale]] : One of the first people he met after tying up his work at the Gladiatorial Arena, he finds her company pleasant. He still owes her tea.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Kail Gerrad]] : The Sea Dog is currently one of his strongest professional allies. However criminal, it's a relationship that continues to grow.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Brave Horizon]] : He's impressed with her intelligence, and they tend to work together on different projects. He keeps her close, and he knows he can count on her.<br />
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<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Jayson Cross]] : He looks up to Jayson's engineering prowess. They're currently working together with firearms.<br />
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<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Sophia Grave]] : A sworn enemy, at this point, they're locked in a dangerous cat and mouse game. Whatever the outcome, neither of them will wind up the victor - every battle and every encounter leaves both sides of this little war with deep wounds.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===<br />
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: '''Theme Song''': <ul><li>"Safe in the Steep Cliffs" by Emancipator</li> <li>"El Toro" by Bonobo</li></ul><br />
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| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 26ead2ab-6b1f-40f1-8b86-c795ac586aca.png<br />
| imagewidth = 433<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
| stat_4 = Height/Weight<br />
| stat_4_value = 5'10" / 185 ponz<br />
| stat_5 = Orientation<br />
| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
| stat_6 = Relatives<br />
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>None Known</li> <br />
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Determined to live life by his own measure, Kail is one of the many denizens of the docks in Limsa Lominsa. A Sea Dog from every angle, he is an accomplished sailor, navigator, grifter, and even killer when the occasion has called for it. Though the life for corsairs in Limsa is fast approaching it's twilight hours, Kail seems to tread the line between legitimate and criminal with nary a worry, it wouldn't be the first time he's fallen through the cracks after all. He knows from experience that when the seas become rough, the best you can do is hang onto your friends, and sail straight on til morning. Having gone from sands to the seas by way of the chain, he'll reach for the stars by his own wind, or die trying.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===<br />
'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggest he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up. This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the time, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's a good man, love him to death. Can't for the life of me figure out what gave him the idea he could out-bounce me, though." -- [[Striding Oak]]<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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<div>{{Infobox-character<br />
| name = Kail Gerrad<br />
| image = 1f1f5d56-d73a-4c74-b1f5-4bba0c040aee.png<br />
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| gender = Male<br />
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
| race = Hyur<br />
| clan = Midlander<br />
| stat_1 = Age<br />
| stat_1_value = 28<br />
| stat_2 = Marital Status<br />
| stat_2_value = Single<br />
| stat_3 = Occupation<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggest he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up. This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the dime, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde_Wulf|Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Kail respects the Highlander leader, for her perseverance in the face of everything against her people, and her willingness to assume the leadership role. <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brave_Horizon|Brave Horizon]]''' - Finding it easy to sympathize with the Roe, Kail also enjoys her as a drinking partner, and general partner in crime.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Bertrand_Irons|Bertrand Irons]]''' - Another drinking partner, Kail sees in Irons a sort of equality, a fellow Limsan and survivor, which inspires trust between the two.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Reima_Awen|Reima Awen]]''' - Seen by the pirate as almost a little sister, Kail delights in her expressions during his stories. He is however worried about how fragile her innocence is... <br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Leon_Greymoon|Leon Greymoon]]''' - As little respect for Knights as he has, Kail is rather fond of Leon, forever "White Ears."<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kyraeth_Vale|Kyraeth Vale]]''' - Filed away in his liqueur soaked head as the one with "The Answers.", Kail enjoys the Arcanist's company. Mostly because she is one of the few educated people he knows that doesn't clout others with her intelligence.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[X'Septha_Dhen|X'Septha Dhen]]''' - Not sure whether she needs a hug or a good boot to the trousers, Kail nonetheless feels protective of the flammable Miqo'te.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Striding_Oak|Striding Oak]]''' - Kail fosters a playful competition with the Roe lancer.<br />
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| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa<br />
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| stat_3_value = Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy.<br />
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| stat_5_value = Straight<br />
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sailing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Lazing<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Smoking<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wenching (not the mechanical kind...)<br />
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Telling Stories.<br />
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Slavery.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prudes.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being stuck on land.<br />
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being complimented.<br />
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Alchohol, Pipe Smoking, Whoring. <br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Grilled Fish with Lemon.<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Kraken Tears (Rum)<br />
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Raven Black.<br />
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'''Appearance''' - A lean muscled specimen of the Hyur midlander bloodline, Grey hair kept slicked back frames a scarred and roughly shaven face, in which is set two hooded yellow eyes that seem to take in and challenge the world. He's of a tanned complexion that suggest he's seen few days without the sun, with hands as weathered and scarred as his face, leaving little doubt as to his familiarity with hard work. His body language treads a fine line between relaxed and coiled to spring, and there's rarely a day that a smirk doesn't find its way to his features. Kail tends to prefer utilitarian leathers, simple colors such as grey or brown that act as camouflage when he's out in the wild, or allow him to fade back into the crowds in the city. He looks down on extravagant shows of wealth and formal wear, avoiding most places that require him to "dress up. This doesn't stop him from bedecking his fingers in rings and his wrists in number bangles however. The side of his face bears a tattoo of black flame, trailing down to numerous tattoos on his right arm, marking accomplishments and crimes. These tattoos seem to avoid the inside of the arm however, where rests a brand of slavery, and the Crystal Brand that marks him to this day.<br />
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'''Personality''' - Kail tends to outwardly have very little faith in the sentient races of Eorza, he's seen his share of betrayals and thus doesn't trust very easily. He arms himself with a very wry sense of humor, and holds most at arms length with sarcasm. Despite his dim view of the public ethos, Kail's endgame is for the common good, stealing from those who have an active hand in the slave trade, and giving to those affected by it or sharing his vision of ending it. Those who find themselves past his armor of quips and sarcasm, find themselves friends for life with someone of intense loyalty, and grounded character.<br />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Before The Seas</div>====<br />
Kail's childhood mostly consisted of survival in the streets of Ul'dah, competing with the myriad number of criminals and Ala Mhigan refugees to eke out what life he could coax in the city of merchants. Living hand to mouth from day to day, he stole what he could, hid in what abandoned buildings he could find, and did his best to be as unseen as possible. Unfortunately being little more than a child with animal instincts and a will to live, Kail made plenty of enemies in the sandy streets, leading to his capture and sale to the underground slave trade of Lisma.<br />
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====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">The Howling Sin</div>====<br />
Kail found himself sold to crazed drunken sot of a Highlander, called Argus, for a sum total of 20 gil. Lashed to one of the many oars of Argus' ship the ''Howling Sin''Kail found himself rowing in the hold for near a decade. Hope came for the slaves of the ''Howling Sin'' in the form of a young Doman girl whom they dubbed "Songbird". However the events surrounding the mutiny of the ship and the escape of it's slaves are events which Kail has worked very hard to supress word of. Regardless, the end result was the same, Kail and a handful of survivors managed to sail the war torn hull of the Sin into the bay of Limsa Lominsa, before scuttling it and swimming to shore. <br />
====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====<br />
While most of the other slaves scattered to the winds, Kail stayed behind in Limsa and made a name for himself among the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, taking back to the sea that he had come to love, and making life hell for any and everyone that had their fingers in the slave trade. He and a few of the other slaves from the Sin have kept in touch, and begun pooling their efforts towards the goal of a slave-free Eorzea, till the sea swallows all. Kail now makes berth with the Branded of the free company Aeon, though what he's doing there is anyone's guess.<br />
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''<br />
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh aye, I know him. Allus at one bar or another, laughin, yellin or carousin, mostly fightin. Ye stay away from him, he's trouble."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Kail? Ye know strange thing, bastard plays cards all the dime, ain't never heard oh him owin anyone a single gil."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heh, you should hear the shit that comes outta his mouth. Can't decide if he's a damn good liar or just had a weird go of it."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oh I like Kail! He has such wonderful stories...drinks a bit too much though."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "There ain't nothin straight about that bastard, don't believe a damn word he tells ye. He's a liar, and a thief, and once he's got what he's wanted from ye, he'll throw ye to the wolves."<br />
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b><br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he wasn't actually no slave, but a slaver himself. That llalafel and Roe girl with a face like a brick ye see him drinkin with all the time? He owns them!"<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "That ain't it, he an that Roe girl are between the sheets! He's the one what cut her throat. Did it so she wouldn't tell anyone else she loved em."<br />
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Naw, he and that weasel faced Lallafel are queer fer one another, the Roe's jest there t'carry their luggage. Watch out fer her fist though, get's violent quick."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Heard he's a Maelstrom officer in disguise, those fights he picks with the officers in bars? They're just to throw off the scent."<br />
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's in hock to the Sisters of Edelweiss last I heard, lives in fear on when they'll collect."<br />
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: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "Heard there's a Doman royal who'll shower the man what kills Kail in gil, pirate bastard apparently was seen sneakin out her room on her weddin night! HAW!"<br />
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't go near him, saw him follow a merchant down an alleyway one night...they pulled that poor man's corpse out from under the docks a few days later."<br />
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center><br />
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: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> '''Noyra (NPC)''' - a gentle (most of the time) giant of a Roegadyn, Noyra haunts the docks of Limsa with Kail, and tends to follow his lead. Mute, slow to act, but steadfast, she communicates with hand motions. She and Kail share a sort of brother/sister bond.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Laloquer Rosen (NPC)''' - a lalafel alchemist with dreams of power and station in Ul'dah, he's taken the assets of the group into trust, and works the Ul'dah market to advance their goals. Small in stature, with an ego to tower over the rest.<br />
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Syf Askerfelt (NPC)''' - A Hyur lancer who emerged from the Howling Sin's wreckage without her eyesight, her companions fear she left her wits behind as well. Of the bunch she is the most bloodthirsty and unhinged, actively hunting down any who have had anything to do with the slavery trade.<br />
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''Isral Qolquitt (NPC)'''- a miqo'te archer with a perchant for getting into trouble, particularly with woman. Playful, carefree, and completely unaware of his own shortcomings.<br />
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