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spacing:0.2em;"><center>GENERAL INFORMATION</center></div></span></h3> | spacing:0.2em;"><center>GENERAL INFORMATION</center></div></span></h3> | ||
| − | <div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#444146;font-family:Georgia;">Amalric did not choose | + | <div align=justify><div style="padding: 7px 4px;font-size:13px; color:#444146;font-family:Georgia;">Amalric did not choose a drifting, mercenary lifestyle. Instead, it chose him, through years of unfortunate circumstance leaving him with little else to rely on beyond his gifts his blood has given him. |
He was born near Ala Mhigo, but most of his memories are of Thanalan with the thousands of other refugees scratching out a meager existence in the arid region. With Ul'dah and its territory flooded with desperate people willing to risk their lives for a pittance, life was hard for him and for his father and elder sister. They had fled from the Garleans, but as time passed, that safety was became a small, diminishing comfort. It was not all terrible times for the young Amalric; there were childhood friends and holidays and other occasions to smile, but it was truly window-dressing for a bleak and uncertain future. | He was born near Ala Mhigo, but most of his memories are of Thanalan with the thousands of other refugees scratching out a meager existence in the arid region. With Ul'dah and its territory flooded with desperate people willing to risk their lives for a pittance, life was hard for him and for his father and elder sister. They had fled from the Garleans, but as time passed, that safety was became a small, diminishing comfort. It was not all terrible times for the young Amalric; there were childhood friends and holidays and other occasions to smile, but it was truly window-dressing for a bleak and uncertain future. | ||
Over time, his father slowly drifted from honest work, into less-honest work, into scarcely any work at all as his health failed him. Amalric's sister's fate was, as it is rumored, just as sad. Neither lives; Amalric has been on his own for a long time now, and he has had to fall back on the things that Highlanders are known for to make his way in the world. He is not one to dwell, but this lack of roots - no homeland, no close family, and a line of work that can take him anywhere - has always made for a man alone, adrift at sea. | Over time, his father slowly drifted from honest work, into less-honest work, into scarcely any work at all as his health failed him. Amalric's sister's fate was, as it is rumored, just as sad. Neither lives; Amalric has been on his own for a long time now, and he has had to fall back on the things that Highlanders are known for to make his way in the world. He is not one to dwell, but this lack of roots - no homeland, no close family, and a line of work that can take him anywhere - has always made for a man alone, adrift at sea. | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Sassur,</b> <i>father</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Sassur Farstrike,</b> <i>father</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#000000;" |
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Merethe Farstrike,</b> <i>mother</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Merethe Farstrike,</b> <i>mother</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#000000;"size="2">✝</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I sometimes remember her in my dreams."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I sometimes remember her in my dreams."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Kemma,</b> <i>older sister</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Kemma,</b> <i>older sister</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#000000;"size="2">✝</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I hope that she rests easy now."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I hope that she rests easy now."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ethla Defiant,</b> <i>aunt</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ethla Defiant,</b> <i>aunt</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"That busybody needs to leave well enough alone."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"That busybody needs to leave well enough alone."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ilsabet Wildshot,</b> <i>cousin</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ilsabet Wildshot,</b> <i>cousin</i> <b>(</b><font |
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Saldgeim Wynsathwyn,</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Saldgeim Wynsathwyn,</b> <i>Nascent Predator</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Doesn't act her age. Not even close."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Doesn't act her age. Not even close."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Anstarra Silverain,</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Anstarra Silverain,</b> <i>Sensuality Personified</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Is it just about the bedroom, or..."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Is it just about the bedroom, or..."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>D'ranmaia Shenn,</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>D'ranmaia Shenn,</b> <i>Meek Proprietress</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Suspiciously far too nice to me."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Suspiciously far too nice to me."</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Flora Valerian,</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Flora Valerian,</b> <i>Austere Zealot</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| − | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"She reminds me too much of my aunt: one that's lost herself on her way to the fight, but doesn't care, because she's too in love with the battles to come."</i></div> |
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| − | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Flora had the misfortune of having to be the messenger that brought the unwilling Amalric into the Stars. Their relationship has been nothing but contentious ever since, as the two share much in background but have chosen completely different paths and ideologies. He is slowly learning, though, that while they may never seen eye-to-eye, she is ultimately an indispensable ally.</div> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Flora had the misfortune of having to be the messenger that brought the unwilling Amalric into the Stars. Their relationship has been nothing but contentious ever since, as the two share much in background but have chosen completely different paths and ideologies. He is slowly learning, though, that while they may never seen eye-to-eye, she is ultimately an indispensable ally, though he finds her thirst for a free Ala Mhigo terribly uncomfortable.</div> |
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Klynestyn Ketteram,</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Klynestyn Ketteram,</b> <i>Bumbling Altruist</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Blink and you'll miss what he's trying to tell you."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Blink and you'll miss what he's trying to tell you."</i></div> | ||
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| − | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Klynestyn seems to a permanent feature of Stars life, usually involved in some endeavor or another to raise morale, be it with bath parties or bartending. The Roegadyn's approachable and easygoing nature obscures a higher calling, though, as Kly has, on more than one occasion, made Amalric stop in his tracks and turn away from a self-destructive action with merely a few words and a smile. It is the rare individual that can disarm Amal's bad habits with grace, and now that Amal's seen that for what it is, he's deeply appreciative.</div> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Klynestyn seems to a permanent feature of Stars life, usually involved in some endeavor or another to raise morale, be it with bath parties or bartending. The Roegadyn's approachable and easygoing nature obscures a higher calling, though, as Kly has, on more than one occasion, made Amalric stop in his tracks and turn away from a self-destructive action with merely a few words and a smile. It is the rare individual that can disarm Amal's bad habits with grace, and now that Amal's seen that for what it is, he's deeply appreciative - though he's still wary of Kly's unnatural ability to get himself nearly killed in the most unassuming of ways.</div> |
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Mijah,</b> <i>Instructor</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font><b>)</b></div> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Mijah,</b> <i>Joyless Instructor</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Why does she expect so much out of me?"</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"Why does she expect so much out of me?"</i></div> | ||
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| − | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Nadegenne,</b> <i>Foundling Betrayer</i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Nadegenne,</b> <i>Foundling Betrayer</i> <b>(</b><font |
style="color:#C24640;" size="2">✖</font><b>)</b></div> | style="color:#C24640;" size="2">✖</font><b>)</b></div> | ||
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<div align=justify><div style="padding:0px 10px; font-size:16px;color:#000000;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver;">'''Character Lore Adherence'''</div></div> | <div align=justify><div style="padding:0px 10px; font-size:16px;color:#000000;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver;">'''Character Lore Adherence'''</div></div> | ||
| − | <div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">The information in this profile is intended to be within the realm of reasonable possibility in a Final Fantasy title and without major contradictions in known XIV lore | + | <div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">The information in this profile is intended to be within the realm of reasonable possibility in a Final Fantasy title and without major contradictions in known XIV lore. If you find any of this information to be incorrect, please do not hesitate to let me know, as I strive to be lore-compatible, and wish to be up-front with any elements that might not be acceptable to stricter lore adherents.</div></div> |
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<div align=justify><div style="padding:0px 10px; font-size:16px;color:#000000;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver;">'''Present-Day Hooks'''</div></div> | <div align=justify><div style="padding:0px 10px; font-size:16px;color:#000000;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px silver;">'''Present-Day Hooks'''</div></div> | ||
<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">Things that are happening to Amalric right now that one could get involved in...</div></div> | <div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">Things that are happening to Amalric right now that one could get involved in...</div></div> | ||
| − | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ '''Host Club:''' Amalric | + | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ '''Host Club:''' Amalric was, for a time, in the company of the Stars of the Rendezvous Host Club. His association ended as abruptly as it began, however, and the host formerly known as "Hashmal" no longer frequents the property.</div></div> |
:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ '''More to Come?''' One can only hope.</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ '''More to Come?''' One can only hope.</div></div> | ||
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: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Beliefs:</b> No strong beliefs | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Beliefs:</b> No strong beliefs | ||
| − | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Free Company:</b> | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Free Company:</b> none at this time |
| − | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Linkshell(s):</b> | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Linkshell(s):</b> none at this time |
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Amalric did not choose a drifting, mercenary lifestyle. Instead, it chose him, through years of unfortunate circumstance leaving him with little else to rely on beyond his gifts his blood has given him.
He was born near Ala Mhigo, but most of his memories are of Thanalan with the thousands of other refugees scratching out a meager existence in the arid region. With Ul'dah and its territory flooded with desperate people willing to risk their lives for a pittance, life was hard for him and for his father and elder sister. They had fled from the Garleans, but as time passed, that safety was became a small, diminishing comfort. It was not all terrible times for the young Amalric; there were childhood friends and holidays and other occasions to smile, but it was truly window-dressing for a bleak and uncertain future. Over time, his father slowly drifted from honest work, into less-honest work, into scarcely any work at all as his health failed him. Amalric's sister's fate was, as it is rumored, just as sad. Neither lives; Amalric has been on his own for a long time now, and he has had to fall back on the things that Highlanders are known for to make his way in the world. He is not one to dwell, but this lack of roots - no homeland, no close family, and a line of work that can take him anywhere - has always made for a man alone, adrift at sea.
As Highlanders go, Amalric is a typical example of his people, with darkened skin, a strong build, and a habit of shaving away his eyebrows. His flesh is marred with scars from wounds both old and recent, indicative of the hard life he has lived. Portions of his back are especially scarred from burns, but he isn't keen to talk about the cause of it. He sometimes gets self-conscious when shirtless due to them, but the roughness of clothing against the sensitive, rough scarring is sometimes enough to make him just put up with prying eyes.
Lightly armored but always armed, Amalric is usually dressed in something bland if you're seeing him in daylight. Sometimes it helps to blend in - as much as a Highlander can in some places, anyway. If he's wearing much color at all, expect it to be green. When in social situations, he's likely to wear something that exposes his muscled arms, which he contends is his best feature, though the influence of his fellow Host Club employees is slowly pushing him to be more fashionable. In battle, though, he values function over form, eschewing any sense of fashion if wearing something else would be more practical. This usually means a lot of leather for maximum mobility. As for weapons, he favors a polearm when working, but is also capable enough with hand-to-hand or daggers, if the occasion calls for it. In all cases, the martial weapons lack much ornamentation and the spear in particular looks to be rather old, though cared-for. Recently, he has added a beautiful wand to his personal armory; it was a gift, and while he is hardly a mage of any note yet, he seems fond of it.
He's not without a moral center, and he does feel remorse, guilt, and/or shame when the occasion calls for it, such as when the job he takes means he's going to shaking down someone that might not deserve it or even have the means to fight back. Mercenaries are just as often hired by those with ill intentions as good ones, after all, but a mercenary with too many ethical objections is a mercenary that goes hungry, so in the past, he has tried to set aside his objections and remind himself of the necessity. Despite his insistence that he holds nothing sacred, though, he does hold a few standards: he will not betray a real friend, kill a child, or do any job that would benefit a slave trade, against whom he holds strong grudge. When his basic necessities and life situations are more secure, though, there are other traits that do emerge. His selfishness tends to melt away into a more protective and nurturing personality that is willing to place the needs and happiness of those around him into that place of focus that he would normally hold his own well-being. Also at odds with his basic persona, he harbors a very romantic streak behind the surface-level flirtatious sensuality he displays publicly, and when in love, will love in a deep and reckless manner than can even run counter to his own sense of self-preservation.
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