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The Sculptor
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Nameday	12th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon, 1551
Guardian	Byregot, the Builder

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Gavrun is a smithy who is known to place intricate patterns and designs in most of his works. He has been invested in the art of sculpting for as long as he can remember and would often find a way to incorporate aspects of it to armors and shields that he crafts. Currently he is looking forward to learning goldsmithing as he considers it a new canvas for his art. For a time he was also commissioned to do bust sculptures of different people but the current demand for that is almost zero so he hasn't been doing much sculpting apart from personal projects and decorating armor, shields, etc.

General

Given Name: Gavrun Grantham (gæv-rʊn ɡræn-θəm)

Nickname: Gav

Height: 5 fulms, 6.5 ilms

Weight: 128 ponz

Complexion: brown

Hair: black

Eyes: gray

» He is shorter than the average midlander hyur and just about average in terms of muscle tone. His eyes are a bit sunken, a contrast to his round cheeks. He cuts his own hair (or at least tries to) only when it obscures his vision but he's no expert at it as seen by how uneven and shaggy it is. He grew out sideburns but nothing more than that.

Behavior

» He can be quite absent-minded at times especially when an idea strikes him out of the blue. He is prone to going off in his own little world and it does not help that his neutral face looks gloomy, so he appears standoffish. He doesn't mean to, of course, and once you catch his attention you'll see that his demeanor is the complete opposite of his face. He would even smile often, although some people say his smile looks menacing than friendly. Again, he does not mean to do that.

He is very patient with almost anything and is willing to learn new things. He may not look like he's having fun but he is. A sure way to see if he is wary of a person is when he talks a lot as opposed to him being his normal quiet self. When he is all quiet around someone that means he is comfortable around that person. It makes sense in his head but this may not be the case for everyone. That said, he is open to change provided it isn't forced on to him or that he is pressured to comply.

Quirks & Tics:

» He sometimes makes drawing motions with his hands in mid-air while thinking or visualizing something and as already mentioned he is often absent-minded and can easily walk into a wall if he's not paying attention. Ironically he can be extremely focused when the need calls for it so he rarely panics when he's in danger.

Likes: Sculpting Clouds Grilled food Mangoes

Dislikes: Thunderstorms or Hurricanes Fighting Splinters Hand injuries/cuts/wounds

Abilities

Adventurer:

Shield?? ??

Strengths: He has enough power to withstand blows and his pain tolerance is pretty high, however...

Weaknesses: That's all he's good at. In the few times he ended up having to fend off some monsters he would always be on the defensive, relying on his seemingly natural ability at blocking or shielding while waiting for the right moment to escape.

Crafter:

Armorsmith

Strengths: He has been doing this for quite sometime now so he has ample knowledge on it.

Weaknesses: When he started learning the craft, he was too focused on embellishment rather than usefulness.. sometimes he still does that...

History

Background info that he probably won't share to anyone, at least in full

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Gavrun is from a family of farmers living somewhere in La Noscea. They own a patch of land and a few small specialty stores where they sell their own brew of wine and cheese. It is being managed by his father and most of his siblings.

Despite being tradition that everyone in the family learn how to run the business and to take care of their land, Gavrun's mind is clearly elsewhere, having been interested in art at a very young age.

His father is delegated as the family's carpenter and repairman as that's where his talent lies. He surmises that his earliest memory of an artistic inspiration came from his dad as when he's not out doing repairs or assisting in the farm he'd be at his workshop, either making new furniture or sketching ideas on parchment. Usually he'd watch him work and would emulate what he's doing, mostly scribbling on paper because he often got splinters from handling wood and he absolutely hated it. Around this time his dad would pass him on to his mom.

His mother worked as a potter and even had a small stand before to sell her works. Before agreeing to marry Gav's father, she requested she still be allowed to do her pottery, at least on the side. To win her over, Gav's father built a workshop along with their home and presently if she's not helping out at the farm, she diligently worked on creating pots of varying shapes and sizes. One time his mom caught him carving out random patterns on clay bodies she set out to dry. She was about to scold him but ended up applauding his handiwork and later on allowed him to carve out patterns on pots she'd work on and even taught him how to create pots.

Both of his parents' influences combined produced his love for art and wanting to create things on his own. When he was of age, with their blessing he left home to learn more.

When the Calamity struck he was currently in Limsa Lominsa, working as a trainee for Naldiq & Vymelli's. He was learning armorsmithing at the time and after being constantly berated by how pathetic his armors (and shields) were, he became more serious with the craft, dropping whatever artistic interests he may have at that moment and focused on making sturdy and effective gear for soldiers and volunteers alike who are suiting up for the incoming battle.

He went home for a couple of moons as the realm healed itself from the destruction left by Bahamut. He caught up with the goings-on within his family and spent some much needed bonding time with them as well as helped put their business back on its feet. A few cycles later he went back to Limsa Lominsa to continue his training.

Rumors

Common Rumors (Easily overheard):

• "Odd fellow, that one. I often see him, sitting at the edge of the plaza, staring at the sea for hours. What's so interesting about the sea anyway? It's just a huge blue blanket of sea monsters and things I wouldn't want to be near to."

Moderate Rumours (Moderately difficult to overhear):

• "Have you seen his sculptures? It's good, I know, but I heard he actually had to cut off a man's head to study it!"

Rare Rumours (Very difficult or rarely overheard):

• "He should quit being an armorer. Decorations and all that crap is meaningless when a blade goes thru your chest because of his shoddy armor." (rare because people are slowly giving him a chance now)

Player Character Rumors:

Other Notes

Not everything in this wiki is definite and there will be changes from time to time. With regards to his sculptures, it will go hand in hand with my actual commissions. I'm still in the process of setting up and will update this part here with a link to details on it. When I have it up and you're interested, shoot me a PM in the forums. Handle is Elicoidali.

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