Vado Mercier

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Proprietor of Mercier's Manufactory
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Jaguar
Citizenship	Ul'Dahn
Server	Balmung

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Basic Info

Physical Characteristics

• Age: 23
• Height: 5 fulms 8 ilms
• Weight: 150 ponzes
• Hair colour: Brown with sunbleached tips
• Eye colour: Green
• Facial hair colour: Brown

Relatives

• Father: Y'voro Nunh (Age: 53)
• Mother: Y'zeledi Daxhi (Age: 51)
• Sisters: Y'mellisi Voro (Age: 26), Y'lami Voro (Age: 26), Y'nari Voro (Age: 24)
• Adopted Father: Kevix Mercier (Deceased)
• Adopted Brother: Reve Mercier (Age: 31)

Occupation

• Manufactorer - Vado specialises in the crafting and repair of armaments, some Allagan Technology and Magitek pieces. He has also created Magitek implants for people and is currently researching the role of aether affected materials and ores in crafting.

Fighting Technique/s

• Machinist - Vado mainly uses his rifle in a style reminiscent of Gun-Fu, using the gun for long range attacks and also block attacks and deflecting blows. He supplements this style with other machines that are used to inhibit his attackers through various effects.
• Thief - Vado has received some basic training in thievery, mostly in stealth and sleight of hand training, minor training in the use of knives

History

Early Life

Y'vado was born into the Y tribe in the Sagolii Desert. For the most part, like many Sunseeker tribes, they kept to themselves and had little contact with the outside world.

Y'vado was the fourth born child to Y'voro and Y'zeledi and the first born male into the family. When Y'vado was born he was small in comparison to the birth weights of his sisters. His father, being the Nunh of the tribe, had great expectations for his son and was not overly concerned at the size of the child as he had already sired three strong, healthy girls and was sure that his son would also be the same. However, as Y'vado grew, he remained small in size. At the age of two he was expected to fetch water for the village. A simple task that was carried out by many small children using much smaller buckets, however Y'vado could not even manage to carry a full bucket of water, he could only carry half. As he continued to grow older, he did not seem to grow much bigger and his father began to take note. Y'vado continually failed to complete chores in a timely or efficient manner and did not have the strength to hold many weapons making him a failure at combat, the times he could actually manage to hold a weapon long enough to participate, while his sisters grew stronger and bigger than Y'vado and excelled at hunting and combat. This angered Y'voro who lost all compassion for the child and began to tell him that he was the 'prize failure of the Y tribe.' Y'voro also became physically abusive taking the opportunity to beat Y'vado in private, so as not to attract the attention or wrath of his mother. This caused Y'vado to became withdrawn and anxious. When his mother would mention Y'vado's nature to his father it was often brushed aside with his father creating excuses as to why Y'vado was upset or sad.

Y'vado's mood spiralled down and one night as he lay in bed, looking at the stars, tears streaming down his face, his little five year old mind decided it was no longer safe for him at home and it was best for him to leave. As quietly as he could, he gathered a hooded cloak and some bread and left the village heading out into the Sagolii Desert, alone. Due to his extreme tiredness and his weak constitution, he didn't make it very far before he passed out in the sand dunes. He next awoke on the wooden floorboards of a bumpy carriage. The carriage he was in was lined with bars and there were several other Miqo'te in the carriage as well. He could overhear a Lalafell and a Roegadyn talking about how they were going to make a fortune in Ul'dah from all of the slaves they had captured for auction. However, before the carriage could complete it's journey, several Amalj'aa ambushed the carriage which tipped over, splintering part of the ceiling, creating a hole large enough for Y'vado to squeeze through. When he was free of the carriage, he took a moment to take in his surroundings and could see in the distance the city of Ul'dah. Using the chaos as cover, he took off running towards the city.

The Jewel of the Desert

Y'vado reached the city and was immediately overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the city. He was dirty and smelly and hungry but people paid him little mind as they went about their business. He found a place to huddle and he sat pulling his knees up to his chest, rocking back and forth trying to get rid of the pain in his belly. Having lost the bread he took earlier when he was captured, he needed to find something to eat. Nearby he could see loaves of bread sitting on a counter at a stall. Y'vado pushed his way through the crowd until he got to the stall, he pulled his hood up, reached up and grabbed a loaf of bread. It was warm to the touch and smelled amazing. He took the loaf of bread and walked off to find somewhere quieter to eat it. Y'vado found a small, shadowy corner where he sat and started to devour the bread. As he sat and ate a large shadow darkened his hiding spot even further. A large, muscled highlander stood over him grinning. The highlander accused Y'vado of stealing the bread and told him that he had to pay one way or another. As the man reached froward to grab Y'vado a voice called out for the man to stop. Y'vado could see another pair of legs behind the larger man and not long after he turned he heard the drawing of a blade and the gurgling of the large man as he fell forward. A pool of blood began to form on the ground and Y'vado could see an elderly Midlander man, dressed in white robes, adorned with jewellery, holding a drawn dagger. He quickly cleaned the dagger and put it away. The man then approached Y'vado, who cowered away from him, and he offered him his hand to take. The man assured the child that he would not harm him and that he had somewhere for him to stay. Y'vado took the man's hand, out of pure ignorance, and followed him.

The man introduced himself to Y'vado as Osmund Naylor, a thief master in the city of Ul'dah. He took Y'vado to his home which was well decorated and furnished. Modest, but not huge. He offered Y'vado a bath, something to eat and some new clothes. Osmund explained to Y'vado that he would have to pay him back somehow and has he did not have any money, then he would have to work for him to pay him back. Osmund pointed out that even though Y'vado was small, he could still work by being unseen. After he finished eating Y'vado was taken away by Osmund's guards to another building. Several children of all races lived there, all in bunks. Most of them dirty looking. The guards told Y'vado he needed to sleep there for the night and someone would collect him in the morning. The children didn't speak to Y'vado and instead regarded him with suspicion. They were very obvious in their protectiveness over their meagre belongings.

When morning came, Y'vado was woken by a large man shaking him awake. He ordered Y'vado out of bed and escorted him through the city back to Osmund's house. Osmund explained to Y'vado that he would need to become good at thievery and his training started today. Y'vado was paired with another child and they both went out into the city. Y'vado refused to speak but the other child explained that they were to steal the wallets of wealthy merchants and noblemen and women to take back to Osmund. Y'vado watched the other boy work and he took a few wallets before he encouraged Y'vado to do so. They spent the day practicing pick pocketing and often times running away after Y'vado's failed attempts. He did manage to take one that day however. The subsequent days were spent stealing, stealthing and knife fighting. His subsequent nights were spent protecting his rewards from the other children and eventually, he decided it was easier to spend nights away from the orphanage and eventually secured a small hiding spot in one of Ul'dah's alleys. Y'vado's muscles grew as he matured and he became .