Willis Etmierre

"Don't go frowning like a mackerel- alright, teenager? Chin-up."

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Gender	Male
Race	Au Ra
Clan	Xaela
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	27
Height	7'1"

Willis Etmierre also known to go as Atlan Ejinn is an Au Ra of Xaelan descent who grew up in the lands of Eorzea. From young, he was trained in the art of the gun yet aspires to grow his skill into the ways of the great sword, swearing to protect his company and those he cares for.

Appearance

Willis stands quite short in comparison to most males of the Au'Ri kin. His hair is black with a slight wave with ocean blue eyes with bright limbal rings to help him see under the water. Black scales cover his body, and scars plagiarize and mark him-- a very visible gun-shot wound on his left leg and a patch of his scales missing with a chunk of his skin scarred over near the small of his back. On both of his arms, there are light-blue arcanum tattoos.

Personality

At first, Willis was rash and and quick to temper and act without thinking about consequences. After a long line of harsh training, heartfelt words and dedication, Willis strives to be a man of justice through his own means. His hard exterior now gone to show his true colors, a sensitive man, though sometimes extremely shy and prone to anxiety and becoming insecure. When the moment to be strong is needed, he would not falter and shows his dedication of protecting others as his top priority. Due to his upbringing, Willis has a hard time understanding people, intentions and feelings, however Willis is seen as a gentle and caring man until rage engulfs the man. Once his rage and darkness takes over Willis may or may not be able to listen to other's reasoning.

It shocks some to see the interior of Willis' apartment-- a book case that does not fit all of his books. He enjoys reading and listening to stories all the like and enjoys spending his time practicing his cooking skills. If one were to be around Willis on a good day, they may find out about his love of oranges and his current secondary job being working as a pastry chef.

Abilities

A natural sharpshooter, though now his skills in the art of the blade. Using a strange sort of science and technology, Willis' arms are able to lift two times the average weight a male Au'Ra can handle. Asides from those, he hones his abilities as a Dark Knight to the fullest. Using Darkside causes his strength to grow tenfold and being able to ignore pain. This way, he may fight until he collapses if he so wishes. Asides the power of dark-aspected aether, when bones are broken he can exert his darkness to temporarily mend his bones back together.

Relationships

Etmierre is Willis' adoptive father. A bandit whom took the infant away from his tribe during his transfer from the Borlaaq to another, Willis found himself instead on a boat to travel to Eorzea. Etmierre, of course was not the sanest of all of the men, even mistreating and abusing Willis until he were laying near half-dead from his strikes if training was executed correctly. The man rose the Xaela however and gave him a name. But due to his instability, Willis left the bandit group and with Etmierre's head at that.

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“Willis, the trick to staying happy in life is lesbian sex you see. That is the only true way to overcome adversity.“ -Claire Harte

Claire Harte, Willis' closest and long-time friend. Willis' cares greatly for Claire, even forming an affection for her, though knowing that the two will never be. He simply watches Claire from afar and wishes her happiness. Claire Harte was the first to train Willis in the art of the Greatsword, Willis surpassing Claire in strength and ability, honing him with the sword passed down to her by her father which he currently holds.

Siegmund Faust A close father figure to Willis. Once the man left to find himself, he ended up in the outskirts of Ishgard. A lone, merchant's stall was set up and a merchant named Siegmund was selling his goods, except for his blade. Willis requested the blade and after many refuses, Siegmund instead trained Willis until he could prove his worth. Once done, the ghost of the merchant passed on, leaving Willis with his legacy.

“You're too young to be a bandit...much too YOUNG!!” - Veronica Hells

History

The motto Willis grew up by was 'Do whatever you can to survive'. By the age of seven he began learning the way of the gun and not long after began aiding his adoptive father and his gang of bandits. From learning how to steal, intimidate and kill. During his training he learned how to survive by himself in the wilderness of Gridania, learning basic to advanced survival techniques. Once he was proven fit to fight, he began his work as a bandit. Intimidation, stealing and killing- living with no sense of law other than the group's own rule.

On a certain night, a bandit member left the group to live with a woman in La Noscea. Angered and feeling betrayed, Etmierre ordered Willis to find him and kill eradicate him. Willis blindly followed orders, finding his old bandit mate living at the edge of town. It took only two bullets to kill the both of them, until a child wandered out and found Willis and his parents dead. Panic, disoriented and overcome with guilt, Willis pulled the trigger on the small boy too young to understand the concept of death. Upon telling Etmierre, he laughed. Willis had enough, wanting to leave. Upon making such a demand Etmierre pulled his weapon on Willis-- Willis becoming the victor and running before he was found by the other bandits.

Willis now works at Yojimbo Trading as their Head Hunter.His dedication to work keeps him busy and he lives to prolong the legacy of those he met and died before him.

Trivia

• The name 'Altan', meaning 'Golden' is a name Willis chose himself to use when he feels like not being himself.
• Willis may have a bounty on his head containing 100,000 gil. He may or may not know if he is still being looked for.