Abodo Po
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 Abodo Po
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 The Scholar | |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Lalafell |
| Clan | Dunesfolk |
| Citizenship | Ul'Dah |
Basic Info
Abodo Po was a young scientist who turned to magic after receiving, what he believes to be, a prophetic dream.
History
Background and Early Life
Po was born to a wealthy Dunesfolk family in Ul'Dah. The family was one of the Dunesfolk mercantile families that helped form Ul'Dah ages ago. Po's parents spared no expense to give Po a sophisticated education. From an early age, the boy was skilled in reading and writing all civilized languages. He mastered history and finance and excelled at both math and science. At age seventeen, Abodo Po was to take over part of his father's business as a high-end merchant.
Career in Mercantilism
Po's career as a merchant was short-lived. Although he tried to help his family, customers and business partners found him too introverted and strange to interact with. While on an airship heading home to tell the disappointing news to his father, an engine crashed, and Po's quick-thinking and skill in science helped prevent the airship from crashing into the ground. It was from then on that Po decided to work in science.
Career as a Scientist
Much to the dismay of his parents and siblings, Abodo Po began working with local scientists on new weapons and transportation for Ul'Dah. This job brought him nearly no sleep, and for most of the day he would be locked in the lowest floors of the family estate, working on his many projects. During his years as a scientist, Abodo became increasingly cynical and judgmental of the outside world. He turned all of his anger toward society. He hated interacting with people. Po saw people as stupid followers of whoever was in power. As his disdain for civilization grew, his time in isolation began to consume him.
The Nightmares Begin
One night, Abodo Po was sleeping in his labratory when he had a nightmare that was both frighteningly real and mysteriously vague. In his dream, he saw himself wielding great elemental power, pitted against a monster whose appearance he could not make out. There were others with him, who he could not identify. Although it was never explicitly shown or stated in the nightmare, he knew that the world was at its end. Po woke up sweating, but soon dismissed it as a nightmare caused by him over-working his brain. A week passed without incident, and then the nightmare came to him again. The nightmare would strike him weekly for months. Eventually it became more frequent, haunting him nearly every night. Abodo was sure he was going mad. He did not believe in visions and he had no interest in the magical arts. He worshiped none of the Gods.
The Choice to Leave, and the Following Five Years
After a year of holding out, Abodo Po could ignore the visions no longer. He knew in his heart that Evil was coming to Eorzea. With that, he made plans to leave Ul'Dah and find a way to stop it. Taking with him nothing but a satchel of food and supplies, and leaving nothing but a note for his family, Abodo wandered off. Eventually, despite his best efforts to avoid it, he came to the conclusion that he would have to learn magic to prevent whatever is coming, be it symbolic or physical. Po plotted a course to Gridania to learn from the Conjurers of the Black Shroud.
For the past five years, Abodo Po has been mastering the arts of conjury, arcanism, and most of all thaumaturgy. His brilliant mind has made him a very fast learner and he has even surpassed many of his teachers. Unfortunately, his thoughts have become darker as the visions have become increasingly frequent and vague. Po left with a finite amount of gil, and now has become and adventurer to make up for the monetary loss he's suffered in the past few years. Through his time adventuring, he has become quite a combatant as well, using his magical abilities for more than just scholastic purposes.
