Oliver Amaranth

OLIVER AMARANTH

MOUTHY EBON-HAIRED BASTARD

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❝ I'm not mean, I'm snarky. Believe me, there is a stark contrast between the two. ❞

Oliver Amaranth

VITAL INFORMATION ■ BIRTH NAME... Oliver Amaranth ■ CURRENT ALIAS... Stormshot, James Cousland ■ PAST ALIASES... Snarky Shit ■ RACE & CLAN... Miqo'te, Keeper of the Moon ■ GENDER... Male ■ AGE & NAMEDAY... 23. Born 8th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon ■ ORIENTATION... Heterosexual ■ MARITAL STATUS... In a Relationship

OTHER STATISTICS ■ NATIONALITY... Ul'dahn ■ CITIZENSHIP... Lominsan ■ FAMILY... Allison Amaranth (Mother); Unknown (Father); Avigail Amaranth (Sister, haven't met) ■ RESIDENCE... Limsa Lominsa, Mizzenmast Inn ■ OCCUPATION... Bounty Hunter ■ PATRON DEITY... Menphina, the Lover ■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 5 fulms, 8 ilms. 142 ponze. ■ ALIGNMENT... Neutral Good.

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• Details
• Combat
• History
• Relationships
• Rumors
• Music
• OOC Notes

❝ Resting bitch face? Well.. maybe. ❞

GENERAL INFORMATION

Oliver Amaranth is a Keeper of the Moon that was born and raised in Ul’dah for the first half of his life, but fled to the pirate city of Limsa Lominsa early on. Most of this time was spent alone, but as time went on, he opened up towards others and would eventually become known for his sharp tongue, sharp shot, and love for Au’Ri.

APPEARANCE

Long black hair falling past his neck in the back and bangs that often fall before his eyes, Oliver's appearance alone gives off an impression of a barrier between him and the world; a barrier that isn't actually quite there. Beneath his relatively thick hair, however, is a man whose face is actually well kept. Free of any blemishes, his face as a whole is clear as the sky on a sunny day. In the shade, his eyes look almost black, yet with enough lighting their true deep blue color is revealed. Aside from his facial features, Oliver is a mostly average Keeper. He stands at approximately five-foot, eight-inches. He's relatively thin, but when without clothes, one can see the growing amount of lean muscle he has, as well as the outline of what appears to be abs growing in, touching it would confirm such a thought, and, although he won't boast about it, he is relatively proud of the muscle. As of recently, however, he does seem to have been growing a bit more in muscle mass; nothing quite spectacular, but the change is evident.

PERSONALITY

Socially, Oliver has changed immensely in just a short few months. Snarky, stubborn, and quite a bit cynical, he's the kind of man that can annoy someone as easily as he can befriend them. To most, he's quite the gentleman, even with his overly sarcastic demeanor. Yet to some, he's simply the king of snark. The woman closest to him since Al's death, Madam Seraphine, a woman that hated him before she learned to like him, is the best example of such. For the most part, Oliver is content with his life. He can actually be described as a bit of an optimist, despite his pragmatic tendencies. He puts a lot of faith in the people close to him, perhaps even when he shouldn't. Because he's stubborn as all hells, he tends to go down with the ship, so to speak. Putting all of his eggs in one basket doesn't help this, but he's aware of this habit learning from this mistake. Even if a bit slowly, though his overly emotional attitude certainly isn't helping. Contrary to his nonchalant outward appearance, Oliver's mind is always racing. He pays attention to some of the smallest details in a person and draws presumptions based upon them, usually accurately. His mind is as sharp as his tongue can be.

L I K E S ● Limsa Lominsa. Though his reasoning for fleeing to Limsa may have been quite brash and idiotic, Oliver has come to love the city. Falling asleep to the sound of the sea is an easy task. ● The Sea. It should come as no surprise that a man that loves Limsa would love the sea; he longs to travel across it one day upon a beautiful boat. ● Long Hair. Whilst his own hair is usually kept long, he also usually prefers longer-haired women. Nox was the only exception to this rule, but her hair has all but returned by now. ● Brilliance. Oliver may not always be the smartest person in a room, but this doesn’t bother him in the slightest. If he was, he wouldn’t have anyone to learn from. He intentionally surrounds himself with savants of all the fields he can.

D I S L I K E S ● Arrogance. At times, Oliver's snark and sarcasm, as well as his willingness to speak his mind may come across as arrogant. Yet, this is rarely ever true. Despite his intentions not always being clear, he does truly wish the best upon most he comes across. Showing that, however, can prove quite a challenge. ● Humorless People. It's a well-known fact that Oliver is a bit of an ass with his humor, often finding enjoyment prodding at other's nerves. Those who fail to understand him, or worse, choose to blatantly ignore his penchant for tomfoolery annoy him to no end. ● First Impressions. Because few ever seem to actually like the man when they first meet him - some wanting him dead five seconds after opening his mouth, others wanting to ring his neck - Oliver has grown disdainful towards meeting others. Regardless, he doesn’t put up a front. ● Thanalan. Even as a child, Oliver hated Thanalan. Sweating beneath the hot sun upon his shoulders was never something he looked forward to. When he finally left, he was relieved. To this day, every trip returning him to his place of birth happens not without a groan.

H O B B I E S ● Marksmanship. (INSERT WORDS) ● Reading. (INSERT WORDS) ● Snark. (INSERT WORDS) ● Thaumaturgy. (INSERT WORDS)

S T R E N G T H S ● Marksmanship. (INSERT WORDS) ● Analytical. (INSERT WORDS) ● Crafty. (INSERT WORDS).

W E A K N E S S E S ● Rude. (INSERT WORDS). ● Stubborn. (INSERT WORDS). ● Close Quarters Combat. (INSERT WORDS).

M O T I V A T I O N S ● Love. (INSERT WORDS). ● Friendship. (INSERT WORDS). ● Knowledge. (INSERT WORDS).

COMBAT & WEAPONRY

There should be stuff here at some point, but tbh, I'm lazy.

OOC Note:

HISTORY

PRIOR TO CHARACTER CREATION A bastard child with no siblings and a mother whom was never around, Oliver Amaranth spent the majority of his early life alone. Raised by his grandparents until he turned five, upon returning home, he was greeted by an incredibly young Miqo’te only ten years his elder. She introduced herself as Kaelai, a woman hired by his mother to teach him. Books of all shapes and sizes, fiction and nonfiction became the boy’s closest companions as he was taught to read. As Kaelai spent more and more time with the young Hyur, she began to view him as a child, treating him as her own. To Oliver, she was the only mother he had ever known. All of his affection was given to her. Upon Oliver's finishing of every book in the home, Kaelai would leave to the markets, purchasing more with the gil out of her own pocket to keep him happy. None of her effort was wasted; Oliver, albeit a lonely child, lived a happy childhood due to the Keeper's role in his life. Yet as happy as Oliver may have been, his joy was thoroughly stripped from him upon his birthday, when his mother came home for the first time in fourteen years. Despite her wealth, Allison Amaranth determined Kaelai’s services were no longer required and promptly dismissed her from her duties, much to the dismay of Oliver. His pleads attempted to reason with a woman with closed ears. As Kaelai said her goodbyes, Oliver embraced the Miqo’te with a river of tears falling from his cheeks. He gave the woman his thanks, which she promptly denied. None of their time together felt like work, she told him, further stating that she enjoyed every second of it. With a heavy heart, Oliver watched her go. Weeks went by for the teenage Oliver. Nothing improved. Having left as quickly as she came, his mother left him alone in an empty house. Every day, he’d leave his home, wandering the streets of Ul’dah in an attempt to find the woman. Those he asked for information would simply tell him they hadn’t seen her since. His efforts seemingly in vain, he had just about given up when someone finally gave him a lead. Momodi Modi informed him that the woman he sought after had left to Limsa the very same day she was fired. It was where she had come from to begin with, Momodi informed him. This was all Oliver needed to take initiative. When he returned home, he broke into his mother's safe and took as much gil as he could carry within his pockets and bags and fled to the city-state of Limsa Lominsa, optimistic that he'd soon be reacquainted with the only family he ever had. Whatever optimism he had had when heading to Limsa Lominsa had all but left the boy in one short month. Foreign and massive, the pirate city of Eorzea led Oliver through shady alleys and taverns without so much of a trace of the woman. Every day spent searching was another day wasted for nothing. At the end of the month, Oliver had given up. With half the gil he had stolen from his biological mother, he rented out a room in the Mizzenmast Inn for a time longer than he might live, and stayed shut within the confides of it, surviving on meals he had delivered to him at the cost of more gil. As lost as he may have been, Mizzenmast Inn still became more of a home to him than the Amaranth Estate in Ul'dah. Saddened as he may have been, Oliver began to step outside of his room once more after the passing of a week. Exploring the city found him the Arcanists' Guild, a building practically overflowing with books. With the standing-in guildmaster Thubyrgeim's permission, Oliver frequented the guild for the sake of reading the many titles upon each and every shelf. As he had with Kaelai, he grew rather fond of the quirky, even a bit eccentric K'lyhia. Over time, hormone-ridden teenage self even began to fall for the foreseer, but it was just a short-lived crush. She was nice to him, and that was all that mattered. At around sixteen, he met Klara Longfrost, a Highlander woman that brought a sparkle to Oliver's eyes, and Allimance Twenty. Klara was in and out of his life over the course of a couple of weeks, but her quiet and kind nature left a lasting impression on him. Al, on the other hand, would spend the six years with Oliver. Although initially hired as a bodyguard, Oliver and Al became inseparable. He eventually stopped paying altogether, and they'd simply wander around Limsa, brothers in spite of their racial and age gap. Between eighteen and twenty-two, Oliver left Limsa Lominsa for the first time in four years to Gridania, where he honed his skill with a bow in the Archer's Guild.

SINCE CHARACTER CREATION Since hitting twenty-two, Oliver's life has been filled with women, booze, adventure, and women. He met Khara, Reijin, and Saikhan Chinua (dubbed the threesome trio by him) at the Quiet Raven, an inn within the Lavender Beds that the four of them stayed at for quite. When they left, he quickly followed with them to the Pathfinder Society, where, after a recent tragedy that left him finally without funds, he has finally taken the initiative to work as a Scout. A free room and home to stay in, once more with the Chinua, was just an added bonus. In his adulthood, Oliver has also had encounters with a reasonable amount of women as well. First of which was Lalah'to Elekha, a Miqo'te with whom he felt for strongly. Yet they simply didn't have much in common, and eventually the two split-up on bad terms. Jejha, or Redfang Viperblood was the second. She nearly cost him his left arm with a venomous bite (scar of which remains), but she confronted him with his feelings, he confessed. While they were much more compatible than his previous relationship with Lalah'to, this also ended when Jejha disappeared without a trace. Though he was heartbroken for months, he eventually moved on. There have been several flings between, enough for Al to call him a manwhore, but nothing quite like what he had with his first two. Currently, several ongoing events within his life leave him on edge, but he's doing all in his power to mask it with his usual snark.

RELATONSHIPS

RELATIONSHIP STATUS LEGEND

♥ Family – ♥ Involved – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – � Unsure – ☠ Enemy

N P C Allison Amaranth, Mother. ( ♥ ✝ ✖ ) - . Wouldn't there have to be a relationship for there to be a description of it? Oli's never met the woman, and thus, he's indifferent with a hint of anger towards Allison. Kaelai Valhan, Surrogate Mother. ( ♥ ♥ ) - . Description of their relationship.

P C Minox Moks, His Love. ( ♥ ♥ ♥ ) - Storm Chaser. "...Then be me storm then? C...can I keep ya?" Every night before he sleeps, Oliver seems to recall the words of the beloved woman who is, in many ways, his equal (though he'd never blatantly tell her she wasn't superior to him). Every time it brings a smile to his face. Her presence seems to put him at ease despite the conflict he's caught in the middle of. His heart is undeniably her's, as her's also seems to be his. Yet a fear has found its way creeping into his life, and subsequently into their relationship. A warning from a seer came, depicting his enthrallment at the hands of Sera. Rei's predictions often came true, as he had come to know. His anxiety has spiked, and he finds himself looking over his shoulder for her. He loves Nox, and is loyal to her, perhaps to a fault. If he fell to Sera, even he knows he'd end up blaming himself. His loyalty was proven once after all. Would something have changed? Madam Seraphine, Close Friend. ( ♥ ♦ � ) - The Succubus. Once one of Ollie's closest friends, he can't help but be a little saddened by the woman's shift towards her true form. He fears her power, yet at the same time, he understands her words, her reasoning. This is who she is. Everyone knew that from the beginning, but that hasn't stopped everyone from being impacted by her transformation. When he looks into her eyes his deepest fears eat at him, tempting him to accept the woman before him. While the practice he had done has helped so far, he can't imagine his luck will last forever. He cannot allow her to enthrall him; not now, just as he's reaching peace with Nox. Perhaps his fears are unjustified, given she claims no desire for him. Nevertheless, he looks over his shoulder from time to time, wary of being cornered. This has only grown more and more true after Reijin's warning, with him watching, almost paranoid. All he knew was that Rei saw it coming. Could he change it, or were the stones already set too far into motion? Serris Le'omend, Friend. ( ♥ ♦ ) - Mom the Guncat. Serris, like many of Oliver's friends, started off as a bit of an enemy. Yet now, he can't help but respect the Momcat. She's comforted him as he's comforted her.. and she's also a fantastic wingwoman. She became a mentor to him, or at least planned to. As of recently, she has been gone. Well.. /She/ has been gone, but someone else was left in her wake. Someone he was warned to fear. Lyngbakr Lyngwintsyn, Unfriendly. ( ✖ ) - Woman Beater. Might be shit here later. Typhos Highwind, Friend of Multiple Friends. ( ★ ) - The Hero. Whilst they may have started off on unfriendly terms, as Oliver grew closer to Sera, Typhos became less and less of an enemy. Oliver mostly remains indifferent towards the dragoon, though he can't help but despise the man's hero complex. Even Oliver isn't that prideful. Person Name, relationship. ( ) - Title. Description of their relationship.

RUMORS

N P C Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "That man? Don't take him seriously. He won't take you seriously."- Patron of the Wench. ■ "If he bites his lip around you, he either thinks you're cute or he's nervous. One of the two.. or both, actually." - Random Lady. ■ "Ollie? He tends to drift. 'eard he's got ties in all o' the cities, so ye can find 'em anywhere, but he always ends up back here." - Patron of the Wench. ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "Es an up'ill battle for women without a tail. Can think of two tailless women I seen 'im talkin' to." - Lady of the Wench. ■ "Ollie? Known 'im since he came in as a kid. Bought out a room in Mizzenmast.. Well, rented for eighty years, paid for a bodyguard, then spent the rest o' his time here in the Wench. Still comes in from time to time, though.. He seems much more capable. Not quite the kid I knew." - Baderon of the Wench. ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "Oliver Amaranth's the shy guy's name. Yeah, Oliver Amaranth, the bastard child of one of Ul'dah's Thaumaturges. Except there were rumors that she took a step further than just thaumaturgy." ■ "Al, Oliver called him. His best friend? He shot him right in the heart with an arrow! Imagine what he'd do to someone else!"

P C Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others! ■ "We've... Had our rough times in the beginning. Shared our harsh and tender moments. I don't regret any of them..." She sighs, her tone being her daydream-like state. "O-- If I regret one thing with my time with him, it would be that I can't be what..." She stops then, humming in thought. "... I'm not the best friend he needs right now. Or could ever wish to be." She scoffs, rolling her eyes. "Fuck that guy." - Madam Seraphine ■ "Oi..Olivah. Tha lad be a odd bowl o nuts tha be fer sure. Though most o tha time, I see em moppin' 'bout as if someone broke 'is bow strings. Eithah way, always full o surprises tha one. When I think I got em down, 'e tosses meh a new wave. Somethin' fer sure. Wha tha somethin' is? No idea..but it be somethin'. Sweet lad though.." - Minox Moks

MUSIC

Pull the Curtain Artist: Sum 41 Context: Mental State (subject to change).

Hurt Artist: Nine Inch Nails Context: Reoccurring theme.

OOC NOTES

OOC INFORMATION Player Note Please realize that Oliver is a character, not me. Ollie's a massive asshole, I am not.. Okay, well maybe I am, but Oliver genuinely might mean harm in his words, whereas most of the time, I'm a nice guy. Personal RP Limits Words. ■ ■

CHARACTER TIDBITS Potential Plot Hooks Words ■ Tropes & Explanations A trope is a convention or device that is often found in creative works. In this case, the tropes below describe Oliver either in part, or as a whole. His background, personality, appearance, etc, most of them can be described in the tropes below. ■

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