Elliot Gardiner

[edit] Elliot Gardiner Stories/Hooks Relationships Skills/Combat Rumors Usually Spotted At OOC Info ??? Error creating thumbnail: File missing  Elliot Gardiner "..." - Elliot after being asked to speak Gender Male Race Hyur Clan Midlander Citizenship Gridania Age 18 Affiliation [DATA EXPUNGED] Alignment Chaotic Good Profession Adept Engineer D E S C R I P T I O N Elliot is a guy who happens to be a bit on the quiet side, mayhaps too quiet, and carries with him an air of timidity, preferring to be alone or in a small group over roaming around in the crowds as they tend to overwhelm him. Those who seek to know him will have to deal with his initial adjusting phase where he robotically goes through the motions of meeting someone before letting his sweet, kind, joyful self shine through. While he does seem cold at times, he’s pretty warm-hearted, willingly wearing his heart on his sleeve. There’s just a problem or two with him, just the one, he can’t talk. He’s been unable to for however long it has been. He may have been cursed or he may have been born with a defect in his vocal cords, nobody truly knows. He has learned to make do with his quill and paper he carries around everywhere, although this is often unreliable when the people he’s trying to ‘talk’ to is unable to read what he puts down half the time. Another problem is that he’s quite aether-sensitive and has been known to act as though he’s in a drunken stupor, or be close to fainting, when exposed to sources of strong aetherical constructs, whether physical or no. And as an added ‘bonus’ to being aether-sensitive, he’s unable to manipulate aether in the way that a native Eorzean can despite not being a native Garlean. This hasn’t stopped him from attempting to manipulate the magicks in alternate, more mechanical ways. The boy had taken up the profession of tinkering when he was pretty young, not having much of a grasp at it at first, but he eventually quickly learned from his trials and errors to the point where he began experimenting with known blueprints in his mid-teens before suddenly disappearing sometime before the calamity. It wasn't until after Ishgard began to open its borders in full that he reappeared, seemingly more shook up than he was, perhaps more anxious. Although he doesn't show this often, when he's truly alone (or believes he is), he often looks to the shadows as though expecting something, anything, to jump out at him. What could have possibly happened to him? L I K E S A N D D I S L I K E S Elliot, first and foremost, is awed by the wonders of technology, particularly those of a magitek bent. He has been known to study such objects for hours without so much of a noticing of other people. As is expected from someone like him, he likes to read. He has no real preference to any particular genre but, again, if it has machina in it, it's likely that he'll read it. He's very fond of animals and most bugs, as is expected of someone born from Gridania. He likes helping people in need of help, whether they ask for it or not. Elliot will find a way. While he can stomach some sweet things, Elliot does not like super sweet stuff. Chocolate is the biggest offender as it has the tendency to make him sick. He will take chocolate that is dark, though. Unfortunately, out of necessity, Elliot doesn't like being around students of the arcanima very much due in part to their carbuncles. The fact of the matter is that the boy is rather dismayed by this fact, especially since he thinks carbuncles are cute. The boy does not have the patience for those who seek to take advantage of another person, whether that is for monetary gain or for more nefarious methods. It appears that he takes this very personally. Engineering - Elliot is what one would say an adept at engineering, capable of understanding and building basic machina. He has been known to experiment at times with the blueprints, most have failed, few have passed his own rigorous testing. Only two, after minor tweaking here and there, have ever seen the light of day beyond the prototype phase, however, this doesn't stop him from building said prototypes. The first of the two appears to be the typical auto-turret drone but seems to be capable of speech, apparently preferring to be called 'Ace'. The second of the two seems to be a staff based off of those wielded by the conjurers of Eorzea, though it could be considered magitek by nature, it appears to be powered in a different manner. Conjury - Being magically 'disabled' as one would call it and Eorzean means that one would have a tough time discerning the magicks of the world. Elliot has since figured out a way around his own limitation after certain studies and is supposedly capable of using limited conjury. However, his scope is limited by the power of his 'focus' which isn't entirely powerful to begin with. The Quicksand - Ul'Dah East Shroud, around Bentbranch Ishgard The Hermit's Hovel  Gizmo "If we were to have met under better circumstances, we could've been friends..." - Gizmo, speaking as though through a robotic voice Gender Presumed to be male Race Hyur Clan Midlander Citizenship Unaffiliated Age [REDACTED] Affiliation [REDACTED] Alignment Neutral Profession [REDACTED]

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