Ryn Sidell

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Ryn introducing himself to a client.
Hard working, amibitious, caring.
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Gridania
Age	21
Nameday	16th Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon 1555
Height / Weight	5 fulms 9 ilms / 137 ponz
Guardian	Thaliak, the Scholar
Linkshell	Hidden Hylt
Free Company

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Ryn Sidell (/ˈrjn sɪdɛll/) is a Midlander Hyur born from a blacksmith father and a weaver mother. Both his parents are in the tradecraft business where Ryn has been brought up to work in. He currently works around Eorzea, doing various jobs for his father's cleints based in Limsa Lominsa.

Basic Info

Ryn is a hard working Hyur who was born into tradecrafts through his parents. His main tradecraft profession is Blacksmith and fieldcraft profession is Miner however he does have skills in other trade and field crafts to support his main professions. He grew up with his mother in Gridania with his father running a supply business in Limsa Lominsa. Ryn is a very strong-willed and self motivated young man and will make sure he see's all jobs through. Where as he admits he is better with a tool than a weapon, he will help in battles with his Lancer training, though he has shown interest in the Marauder skill.

Appearance

■ Build: Medium. ■ Height: 5 fulms 9 ilms. ■ Weight: 135 ponz. ■ Hair Color: Ash Grey.

■ Hair Style: Wavey. ■ Eye Color: River Blue. ■ Skintone: Fair. ■ Distinguishing Features: None.

Ryn has no special look about him; he is simply your average Hyur, with average builds and looks to accompany this. The most captivating part of him would be his river blue eyes, which people have complimented him on before, but to him it is nothing than a compliment at it's best.

Characteristics

Mannerisms: Ryn is very friendly and approachable and is often the face of many contracts made between clients and the business. He can come across as knowledgeable and trustworthy which is generally a comforting to many clients and friends.

Voice: Ryn's voices is your average mascline voice. He is clear when he speaks and doesn't tend to use a lot of shortened words or slang.

Personality

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Hobbies

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Ryn getting his hands dirty.

Ryn takes great pride in his trades and is happy to call them his hobbies. He puts a lot of effort into finding the finest materials to make some truely unique and interesting items where he can, added with his own touch. He has a keen eye to his hobbies and likes to exploit it where he he can.

When he isn't out getting his hands dirty, Ryn enjoys to study and read. Most of the books he reads are about ehancing skills more than novel reading, though a good fantasy novel isn't out of the question. Sometimes after a long day out in the field he will go home and get burried in a book to help him settle for the evening.

History

Ryn grew up in Gridania with his parent's though his father would spend many moons working away as a blacksmith in Limsa Lominsa. When he was thirteen he start learning the blacksmith skills being taught directly under his father and by the time he was fifteen he was traveling to Limsa Lominsa to learn about his fathers business. He spent his time in hiding with his father during the fall of Dalamund and helped in the reconstrution of Limsa and a little in Gridania. His years working in the trade classes have allowed him to pick up skills from other trades which he uses to support him and his family.

1-5 7UE - Post Dalamund

After the fall of Dalamund, Ryn took to helping many other survivors in restoring the cities. With such destruction, he worked hard with his father Beldon and other tradesfolk in Limsa Lominsa to rebuilding the grand city state. For the first few weeks he struggled to keep focused, worried about his mother back home who had not contacted him or his father of her wellbeing. It wasn't until his father ordered him to go to Gridania and check on his mother did he make the dangerous trip back home.

Returning home, Ryn was relieved to find his mother was well, apart from the damaged linkpearl which had stopped their communication. Explaining what he knew and the work him and his father were doing, Cellia suggesting her son return to Gridania to help his father instead of worrying about her.

For the next year Ryn spent most of his time in Limsa Lomisa, building his skills and refining his talent as a blacksmith or out in the field as a miner. By the time he was seventeen, he was handling some of his father's clients and requests himself. When he wasn't working, he had resigned back to the Marauder's guild in Limsa, hoping to be able to learn how to weird an axe for his own protection should anything like Dalamund happened again.

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Ryn discusisng business.

With Limsa Lominsa back in a running order, Beldon got his business back on it's feet. With the now heavy demand for trandecrafters since the destruction, the bussiness boomed and work came in quick and fast. By this time, Ryn had surpassed his father's expectations in his crafts and was highly sought through his father's contacts for work. Ryn decided to take a break from Limsa and returned back to Gridania to try taking up other crafts. He signed up to the Woodworking guild to try his hand at carpentry.

On the 8th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon 2, a young man had had bumped into Ryn while he was in the markets

5 Onwards - Journey Forth

With his father settled and his business thriving, Ryn decided to look for ventures of his own away from his father's business. He would still help and take requests from his father's clients but he felt he had learned as much as he could from working under his father and wanted to increase his trade craft experience. He would dabble in other crafts such as woodworking and leatherworking to enhance his current skills, seeking guidance from the guilds accross Eorzea.

Affiliations

Being the naturally hard-working person he is, Ryn has met a number of people through his job and contacts.

Family

Beldon Sidell – Beldon is Ryn's father. He is a skilled Blacksmith and Armorer and makes his living working in Limsa Lominsa. When Ryn was fifteen he came to work with his father in Limsa and learn the tradescraft under him.
Callia Sidell – Callia is Ryn's mother who resides in Gridania. Ryn lived with his mother until he was 15 before spending mroe time working beside his father in Limsa Lominsa. Callia spends her time helping out in the markets and local trade sellers in Gridania.

Friends

Navarre Fairclough - A childhood friend, Ryn has a close friendship with the younger man, though their friendship can sometimes be difficult with Navarre's brash attitudes. Ryn looks out for Navarre, trying to direct the young Hyur out of trouble where he can.

Rivals

Ryn currnetly has no rivals.

Enemies

Ryn currnetly has no enemies.

Out Of Character Information

■ Player: youngwoon ■ Server: Balmung

■ Timezone: Europe GMT/BST ■ Location: England, UK

■ Characters: Seto Verasse

Editing Notes

Last updated: 02/07/2014

Working on Ryn's history.

Other Notes

Layout Credit: Some of the coding layout has been used from the forum user "Knave" with permission. Some of the coding has been added or altered by myself.