Raeventiel Beaudonet

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The Mad Swan
Gender	Male
Race	Elezen
Clan	Unknown
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Place of Birth	Ishgard
Guardian	Halone
Nameday	16th Sun of the First Astral Moon (Age: 26)
Marital Status	Dating
Occupation	Magister of the Thaumturge Guild
Pronunciation	Reven-till Beaudon-ne

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Character Quote

"There's certainly quite an alarming number of 'turn-keys' here rather than cutthroats. Should I be worried?" —Raeventiel Beaudonet

Appearance

Height: 6'1 (he's quite petite for an Elezen fellow )

Weight: Perhaps around 160 Ibs.

Complexion: Fair

Hair: Blackish Blue

Eyes: His eyes are two different colors due to heteochromia making his left eye blue, and the right one lavender.

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• Color: Black
• Food: Unknown
• Drinks: Galago Mint Tea
• Scent: Sakura Petals and Lavender.
• Place: Eastern Shroud.
• Festival: Starlight Celebration.

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Personality

The first thing anyone may notice about Raeventiel's personality is his somewhat harsh demeanor. The sorcerer isn't the kind of man to hold back his words, and is quick to judge as much as he's quick to dislike. He's brash and bold, a combination that doesn't always go well. While's he's not exactly a bad or unfriendly person per se, Raeventiel certainly comes with a whole network of flaws that he covers up with his assumed lordliness. The Elezen carries himself with a form of "arrogance" that would undoubtedly irritate others. He has a slight superiority complex, something which is very common amongst Ishgardians. He's distant and emotionless to some degree. Hardly willing to let go of his mask of arrogance. Raeventiel takes himself too seriously, almost to the point that it's nearly laughable at times. He's quick to anger, but slow to forgive. Definitely rather immature and heavily flawed in that way. The Elezen is known to hold a grudge for the pettiest of reasons, and sometimes act on them. Quite delightful, no? His childish and arrogant ways certainly land him within a world of trouble, but Raeventiel can be quite charming when he wants to be. It's just a shame that majority of them time he acts as if he's too good for this damn world, and everyone in it.

Raeventiel is a driven and avid practitioner of the arcane arts. His greatest joy in life is studying within the grand halls of Arrzaneth's Ossuary alongside his fellow thaumaturges. He likes to be alone, and often enjoys reading a book or tome more so than interacting with others. However, his preference for solitude is rather contradictory at best. He's lonesome, terribly lonesome. His fascination over books is driven by his own lonesomeness. It's easier for him to lose himself in a good story than it is for him to make friends. Not many people are willing to put up with someone as woefully bratty as Raeventiel.

Many simply roll their eyes or storm away. His lonesomeness definitely his fault since, to a degree, Raeventiel doesn't know how to talk to people. He's so busy trying to make himself seem superior to all, that he often ends up irritating others. Some humbling is sorely needed before Raeventiel can see the fault in his ways. While he's not exactly mean-spirited, the Elezen certainly lacks a certain level of respect for others. Though it should be noted that Raeventiel has a somewhat odd "playful" side to him that borderlines onto silly.

Abilities and Skills

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TBD

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Family and Relationships

DISCLAIMER


All what is written here bears absolutely no OOC feelings, and may be subject to change as the story develops. If your name doesn't appear in this list, I have probably forgotten, or my character just doesn't remember you. Please do not use these information to affect you ICly or mess with my character's feelings. Use of OOC information will be flagged as god-moding and I will not react to it ICly if I feel this is what you're doing.

Relatives

Unknown.

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Music Themes

The Mummer's Dance = Loreena McKennitt

Note: Vocal Songs are attributed themes in which the lyrics seem to relate or partially relate to the character. They don't mean to resemble the character's voice. The instrumental themes are meant to give an idea of the atmosphere around the character. Songs with character names (example: "Tidus's Theme") are NOT meant to indicate that the character is like the theme owner. I just find the instruments and melody fitting, not the character the song was originally addressed to.

Rumors

Note: This section is editable by anyone. Just keep in mind that the rumors here may be both true or false.

History

Name Etimology

His given name "Raeventiel" is a play on the feminine name "Raevyn" which means "Raven". Oddly enough origins of Raeventiel’s name don’t just stop there. While I initially desired a name to be just as dark and mysterious as my character, I soon learned that his name Raeventiel sounds suspiciously like the Norwegian phrase “Reven till” which is loosely translated: “As a fox” or “Of a Fox”.

Nicknames

Raeventiel dons a few nicknames that hail from his heydays as a bounty hunter. His professional bounty hunting alias was the "Mad Hound". Eventually his companions saw him less like a "hound" and more like an dainty "swan" instead. While the nickname "Mad Swan" has a bit of a ring to it, Raeventiel honestly despise that nickname is quick to correct those who call him that either with words or force.

Current Residence

Before Dalamud's Fall

Birth and childhood (0-10)'

Raeventiel was born on the 16th Sun of the 1st Astral Moon into House Dzemael, one of the four ruling families of Ishgard. He is the youngest of Lord Vilikiss’s son and perhaps the feeblest due to an illness he suffers from since birth. While he is considered to be Ishgardian nobility, Raeventiel is honestly a lesser noble at best thanks to his father’s ties with that of the Holy See. Raised as a devout follower of the faith, Raeventiel spent most of his time locked away behind closed doors because of his illness. He was quite fond of books as a child and would often spend most of his days within his father’s study while his brothers wandered off for practice.

While his family wasn’t particularly wealthy, his family’s lineage was well-known. House Dzemael has always relied on the Beaudonets for support throughout the ages. All of the prominent male-figures in his house, including his father, were all Ishgardian Knights who served the Archbishop. While physical limitations stopped Raeventiel from pursuing his family’s dream, the young elezen attempted to make up for his shortcomings by studying the arcane. Black Mage is of course a rather taboo subject in Eorzea even to this day but with a little help from his older brother Morgan and his father’s astute advisor; Raeventiel managed to learn.

Teen Years

After years of practice in secrecy, Raeventiel became the youngest thaumaturge to master the magical arts at age twelve. Even though his accomplishments were nothing short from astounding, Raeventiel never managed to win his father’s admiration. In Ishgard, sword and shield prevailed above all else and a mage like Raeventiel had no place there. With his accomplishment treated with total disregard by his father and brothers alike, Raeventiel was overcome with grief when he happened upon a wandering mage by the name of Qina’a.

Hailing south of the Highlands, Qina’a introduced himself to the young boy as bright-eyed adventurer seeking fame and glory. He claimed to have wandered out of the Twelveswood in hopes of finding new horizons elsewhere but instead found himself within the harsh mountains of Coerthas. He would tell fanciful stories about his life within the Shroud and speak fondly about Raeventiel’s skill over the arcane. The two became good friends but eventually their friendship blossomed into something far less innocent. Trouble brewed one his lord father learned of his infatuation over the wandering miq’ote. Having shamed his family for the second time, Lord Vilikiss casted out his youngest son and had his alleged lover hunted. Ishgard has always possessed little fondness for outsiders but even so for those who toy with magic. Named a heretic by the Holy See, Qina’a was found and put to death in a mock trial that shook Raeventiel’s faith. Having lost the only person who ever brought him joy, Raeventiel confronted his father and murdered him using he very magic his father hated so much. Having no time to reflect upon his hasty decision, Raeventiel was apprehended by the Templar.

News of his crime sent shock waves throughout all of Ishgard and left his family divided during the trials. All of his siblings except for Morgan turned their backs against him. No matter how much he pleaded for forgiveness, Raeventiel knew he was a marked man. Patricide is a crime worthy of death and shortly after the trial, he was sentenced to die. With only mere hours left in his young life, a gleam of hope appeared in the form of his brother. Morgan, against all better judgment, couldn’t sit back idly and watch his younger brother die at the gallows. While he didn’t quite forgive Raeventiel for killing their father, he did acknowledge that their father had always been unnecessarily cold towards his brother. The two of them escaped the city of Ishgard and fled towards the lowlands when the Templar finally caught wind of them.

The brothers eventually sought and found refuge within Gridania. It was none other than Mother Miounne herself who took in the two boys when they ventured into the Canopy covered in dirt and muck. While they were hesitant to trust her, Miounne’s nurturing nature eventually won them over. Raeventiel and Morgan stayed with Miounne under the guise that they were her nephews. They managed to stave off any suspicions despite their Duskwight heritage and blended in well with the Gridanians. Raeventiel would take odd menial jobs around town to earn money while Morgan would use his skills with the blade to earn a reputation amongst the Wood Wailers. Life within the Shroud was a peaceful one until word from Ishgard reached Gridania.

Knowing full well that they couldn’t live within Gridania forever, Morgan decided he would return to Ishgard to plead for mercy for Raeventiel’s behalf. Raeventiel begged for his brother not to go but Morgan saw no other choice. He believed that if he could plead forgiveness on his sibling’s behalf that perhaps the Archbishop would be compassionate enough to lesson Raeventiel’s sentence. Fearing for Morgan’s life, Raeventiel begged for his brother not to go but his pleas fell on deaf ears. Years passed since Raeventiel heard from Morgan. His brother’s venture back to Ishgard yielded no results. Ishgard had since closed its’ doors towards outsiders and Raeventiel is left wondering whether or not his brother lives.

After Dalamud's Fall

Adulthood

A Realm Reborn (Present, 26)

Other Notes

Wanted for Interesting Roleplay