Andre Winter
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Hy'ur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Ul'dah |
| Age | 21 |
| Nameday | Unknown |
| Occupation | Freelance Bard |
| Orientation | Heterosexual |
| Relationship Status | Single |
| Voice | Susumu Chiba |
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Personality
Andre is a very forthcoming and charming individual. He is a natural people person and indulges himself in social interactions. He possesses a very innocent and harmless demeanour naturally and is therefore seen as very approachable. In spite of this, he is a capable warrior, having served as a castle guard in Ul'dah under the Sultanate for a number of years. His prestigious position came about as a result of his noble and wealthy upbringing. He began his training from a young age as per his father's wishes to one day serve as part of the Sultansworn. Due to his easygoing nature, Andre makes friends and acquaintances rather easily and was quite popular among locals that frequented the taverns and restaurants he visited in Ul'dah. In his spare time he enjoys improving his bard skills and often enough served as one part-time in his local taverns whenever he was off duty. He is naturally a capable fighter as a result of his specialised training, though he lacks field experience as one would expect of someone his age. He has been trained in the art of the sword and shield as well as pugilism, giving him an edge in hand-to-hand combat.
Andre has been drifting from city to city in recent months. Though he brought a significant amount of his savings with him upon leaving Ul'dah, he attempts to conserve it as much as possible, using his bard skills to earn himself additional coin to get by. His reasons for abruptly leaving Ul'dah are unknown but as he was still serving as a castle guard in the city, his actions have likely been viewed as deserting and will almost certainly bring about repercussions. As a result, he cannot return to Ul'dah without endangering himself. his father remains alive and well in the city though he has heard nothing of his son ever since he had left.
Skills and Abilities
Alex possesses a wide range of abilities having spent years dedicating himself to becoming a hunter to be reckoned with. He is quite adept in most areas, however his expertise lies with his thaumaturge abilities. He utilizes powerful destructive magic to devastate anyone or anything that opposes him. He is also very fond of melee weapons. Often seen bearing a battleaxe, he enjoys the intimidation factor a large weapon offers, something that ties in neatly with his aggressive personality.
History
Childhood
Alex was born in Limsa Lominsa, a small island off of the western coast of the Eorzean mainland. Home to the Knights of the Barracuda, the city is a bustling state of marine commerce as well as being a fabled pirate hideout.
Having never met his mother, Alex's father is the only family whose existence he was aware of until he drank himself to death many years later. Not once had he exhibited any paternal care or responsibility for his son other than allowing him residence in their deplorable excuse for a home which would better be described as a rundown shack-in-the-making. As a result, Alex had to learn to fend for himself at a young age, often enough being the victim of bullying from bigger kids. He spent many days searching for pretty seashells to sell as decorative pieces as well as oysters, in the hopes of finding pearls, as a means of getting by. Having met an elderly man fishing one of the days, he was taught how to fish with a sharpened stick. Feeling sorry for the misfortuante child, the man even offered him an old rod for which he would then use to try and fish for food, and on good days, sell the excess for extra coin.
However, not all days were good and the young boy was constantly on the lookout for new ways to earn money, trying to take up small errands and odd jobs for adults in return for some meager coin. It was by the time he was around eight years old that he first associated directly with the pirates of the area. Having sneaked into a tavern in search of work from it's lowly inhabitants, he stumbled across a rowdy bunch of pirates. Naive that he was, the child wasn't going to let their intimidating attributes stand between him and the chance of a meal that night. He asked if they had any errands he could run for them in return for coin. The group of pirates expectantly took advantage of the young boys naivety and offered him respectable reward in return for stealing possessions from shops and and pickpocketing alike. Even had he done this on his own, the boy would have nowhere to turn in the stolen goods without alerting the merchants. Though the coin they offered him was still rather meager, it was certainly much more than he would earn through his other methods. They taught him the art of pickpocketing and diversions, instructing him to first practice on the already drunken slobs in that pit labelled as a tavern. Getting the hang of it quite quickly, the boy committed his first theft the same day from the tavern keeper. The pirates cheered for his success and offered him his coin as promised, for they knew they could take whole advantage of the young boy's innocence in the future.
Adolescence
As he grew into his adolescent years, he was no longer th young and naive boy being taken advantage of in the face of hunger. He was at this point living semi-comfortably as a result of excessive theft and special tasks he had performed for pirates who weren't too happy with particular residents of the city. He was offered very fair coin in return for attacking various members of the public, particularly those that had caused them trouble by refusing service to them or deliberately closing their store doors whenever they had docked into the port. The city itself was unused to experiencing trouble outside of it's pirate inhabitants. Taking advantage of this, Alex committed most attacks under the cover of the night, resulting in him never being identified as the assailant. His experience with the pirates had taught him many things and had hardened him into a capable fighter and criminal.
Shortly after turning seventeen Alex decided he had had enough using his potential to the greater betterment of those who exploited him. He packed up the little he had to declare as his belongings and journeyed to the Eorzean mainland, leaving the city and lifestyle behind him.
Following this he partook in various criminal activities to help himself earn coin to travel to the city of Ul'dah. Upon arriving there he began establishing himself as a bounty hunter for hire. He honed his skills and battle prowess by training his thaumaturge abilities, weaponry skills and pugilism techniques at respective guilds in Ul'dah. Following many years of dedication and exceptionally demonstrated talent, Alex Hawthorn was no longer a tool, but rather the architect to his own criminal success. A bounty hunter with no morals and no boundaries.
Contacts
Family
Mother: Unknown Little is known about Alex's mother. She died in the process of giving birth to him and due to the very short time her and her husband had been in Limsa Lominsa, very few citizens were aware of her existence.
Father: Brict Hawthorn
Brict Hawthorn slowly slipped into a state of depression following the death of his wife. By the time his son had reached five years of age, he had become almost entirely ignorant of his existence and exercised the same ritual of slowly drinking himself to death every day.
Prior to his mental collapse, he made a living through his general store which ran quite respectively among the Ul'dah markets. After having met his wife and deciding to settle down to a quiet life, they made plans to sell their business and begin a new life in Limsa Lominsa. His wife was already seven months pregnant when they began the voyage to their new home as a result of brief economy slump which forced them to sell their business or risk losing further profit. The final two months of the pregnancy proved to be a huge strain on both of them. His wife fell ill numerous times and was almost entirely housebound ever since the move to their new home. It was unsure whether their child would survive the birth due her faltering condition. This soon posed worries that even her life may be in danger, a concern which later came to fruition.
Other Notes
You might know me from
Residents from Limsa Lominsa that lived there eight or more years ago may recall a violent youth that associated with the pirates frequenting the area.
Criminals from all over Eorzea, particularly Ul'dah, may be familiar with Alex Hawthorn's bounty hunting expertise. He has offered his services to a plethora of clients and has a near-flawless success rate. Law enforcement institutions alike may also be familiar with his services. Though infamous, he is often called upon for genuine legal captures which is perhaps the only reason why he isn't treated as a Kill-On-Sight criminal.
Courtesans, brothel-workers or customers to such places may also have seen Alex in the area as he enjoys frequenting such businesses. He can often also be seen lurking in taverns either for his own indulgement or on business purposes.
