W'tiyo Blu

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Gender	Male
Race	Miquo'te
Clan	Seekers of the Sun
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Nameday	28th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
Deity	Azeyma, the Warden
Server	Balmung
Free Company	Pathfinder Society
Alignment	Chaotic Good

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Character

General

Will almost always go by his nickname "Blu". Very rarely does he let anyone use his first name, and has completely dropped his original last name. While young, he has had many experiences over his few years, and primarily is an adventurer or mercenary.

Appearance

Main feature would be his messy dark blue hair covered by his bandanna and light blue eyes, both features he was promptly nicknamed after. While average height, he has a stronger build, necessary for using his two handed sword effectively. While primarily on the front lines, he favors lighter armor with his weapons to provide mobility, relying on his own strength rather than that of heavy armor.

Behavior

Stubborn, quiet and does his best to keep to himself. Blu prefers to rely on no one other than himself, and very rarely will let a part of a job or mission be dependent on someone other than himself. He likes to keep his tongue as sharp as his blade, and is quick to wit as a defense mechanism when hes forced to socially interact against his will. He doesn't like helping anyone if gil is not involved, unless their life is in mortal danger; In a few rare cases, hes been known to step in to even in and leave before anyone tries to thank him. He has no desire for riches, just enough to get by in life.

He also has a weakness for Miquo'te females in need, and has been known to sometimes accept mundane jobs for large discounts, usually giving the excuse its enough just to make him stronger. However even if its only for a single gil, he refuses to take job for free.

Combat

Blu has seen his fair share of combat from local scraps he finds himself in, or missions hes sent on. He primarily relies on his two handed sword, but also carries a pair of daggers and a slight knowledge of magic from his father. He has been known to mix a bit of dark arts with his sword skills. He views combat as a need to survive and to strengthen himself, and finds little honor in it.

Tendencies

Likes

• Self sufficiency
• The Ocean / Large bodies of water

Dislikes

• His past, or anyone bringing it up
• Helpless or lazy people
• Large groups
• Slavers
• Heights

Hobbies/Talents

• Honing his combat abilities
• Digging and Mining
• Exploration

History/Timeline

From childhood to his late teenage years, Blu was raised as a normal Miquo'te child, he had aspirations of exploring the world and becoming an adventurer. He was usually 'happy go lucky', rarely sad, always finding the positive aspect in any mess. This quickly lead to Blu also being overconfident in his abilities, and stubborn when being told he couldn't do something.

W'tyio did his best to make friends throughout his tribe, but was not always successful. While he would be hard on himself for any blunder, others were usually harder given how overconfident he could be. Only one person really stuck with him through all of his messes, a female of the same age called W'suh Fhay. They became best of friends throughout their years together, and were usually in trouble together where Blu would deliberately take the brunt of the blame on her behalf.

Slowly has he grew up, he became a bit rebellious after learning the ways of the Tribe, and his designation as a Tia. While always trying to keep an optimistic outlook, he had come to understand the expectations of what would be placed on W'suh. They had grown close and near inseparable over the years, even at the attempts to separate them. W'tiyo had seen W'suh begin to accept the way things were, even if it was not something she agreed with. Slowly becoming rebellious and disagreeing with the system, he drew the ire of other males and adults, telling him to accept it. His stubbornness, and now arrogance then lead to him challenging the current Nuhn in a burst of anger, who had his eye on W'suh. Even realizing what he had said, he refused to back down.

While being strong for his age at 19, his lack of combat experience lead to a very brutal defeat at the hand of the Nuhn. He made sure it was both painful and humiliating for W'tiyo while in front of everyone, including W'suh. In that moment, W'tiyo watched his only friend at this point cold shoulder him at his lowest, and walk away. It was unbeknownst to W'tiyo, but W'suh had reluctantly made a deal with the Nuhn in private. She would not go to his side, and in return W'tiyo would not be killed in the challenge.

It was at this point, W'tiyo cast off from his tribe, leaving everything he had. He refused to acknowledge his tribe existed at this point, and moved on to try and make life near the edge of Ul'dah. He used what skills he had learned growing up to become a mercenary, mainly using two small daggers and stealth to his advantage. Work was rough and unforgiving, pushing him to his limit with no free meals. Most people looked down on him, which would lead to his outbursts and loss of work. When things were bad enough, he would steal where possible in order to eat.

It wasn't long before he had a run in with a small band of mercenaries . For whatever reason unknown to him, they took him in rather than killing him. He was given the nick name "Blu" based off the shirt on his back, which he readily accepted, finally removing his ties to his tribe.

Blu befriended and accepted them just as quick. He accepted them as family, and they helped in train in other manners of combat, including much larger swords. Blu admired the two handed sword, and felt the power he could use with it, even if it was clunky and slow.

He also knew most of the work wasn't legal, but never had any qualms stealing and smuggling. Inside, he made the excuse that as long as no one was hurt, it wasnt all that bad. That was all up until his small band accepted a job to smuggle merchandise over the borders out of Ul'dah to Limsa Lominsa. To Blu's horror, he quickly realized the cargo was to be slaves. Most in his band was okay with this, given that failure would result in a horrible fate from their employer. Blu however could not accept this, especially after seeing a young female Miquo'te in the group that had a shocking resemblance to W'suh. He hated the idea of someone being controlled in such a demeaning way.

He quickly made a rough plan once over the border to help a handful of slaves escape, and made off in the night with them. The chaos the next morning caused in the group at the betrayal of Blu lead them to quickly begin to track him. However in their anger and recklessness, they quickly drew the attention of the Yellowjackets onto the operation, and most were either killed or captured. Those captured tried to make concessions with the Yellowjackets by turning Blu over, but he made his narrow escape by posing as one of the escaped slaves, with the others he helped verifying his claim.

Blu quickly took up refuge in Limsa Lominsa, and changed his appearance to match that of his Nickname. One of the slaves he helped free provided housing, as they had ties to friends in the local area. Using an excessive amount of dye, he coloured what hair he had a dark blue, and changed his appearance as best he could, donning a bandanna to blend in with the local crowds. He also made ties with the local Rogue guild where he could, putting what training he had to work for the odd pocket change.

It wasn't long after restructuring his life here that the Calamity hit, --TO CONTINUE--