King Noxaelius

Noxaelius Avantine
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Keeper of the Moon
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Self-interest
Orientation	Heterosexual
Guardian	Rhalgr, the Destroyer
Out of Character IGN:	King Noxaelius

Noxaelius Avantine

Although he is a Miqo'te, he was named Noxaelius Avantine by the Duskwight Elezen family that adopted him, since they are not familiar with Miqo'te naming conventions. His name is usually shortened to Nox by people close to him, or people who simply do not want to pronounce a mouthful when addressing him.

Appearance

Noxaelius is a Miqo'te Keeper of the Moon with ebony skin of a slight blue hue. His almond-shaped eyes are a very light gold-tinged silver and his full height brings him to about 5'9". This young man has high cheekbones with sharper facial features, giving him a constant unimpressed, almost intimidating look. He usually wears his platinum-blond hair in different styles, although he tends to prefer his hair slicked-back most of the time. Thin, low-set eyebrows and a thin, straight, high nose bridge contribute to his natural, slightly unfriendly expression. He has a few scars across his face, showing that this Miqo'te has been through some rougher times.

Although he focuses on the more arcane aspects of combat, his body is lean and muscular due to rigorous physical training. Intricate designs etched with black ink snake across various parts of his body and his face, with his left arm almost covered in them. Several scars are also present on arms, chest, and torso.

This Miqo'te usually carries around a long, black staff with a dull red crystal formation on his back and a medium-sized axe hanging from the side of his belt. He often keeps the axe under an invisibility illusion that is broken once it leaves its sheathe, simply to maintain the element of surprise, in case he is ever ambushed or suddenly attacked.

When under his Duskwight Elezen illusion:

Noxaelius takes on the appearance of a greyish, slightly olive-skinned Duskwight Elezen with very angular, regal facial features that make him look as unfriendly as his natural appearance. His eyes remain the same color and a similar shape, although they longer and more slanted. His hair has a very similar shade to his skin, the only difference being a few tones lighter, and is quite straight with a moderate length - ending right above his shoulders. It is also rather wild, with light-blond streaks and more tufts at the back. The male's long, sharp ears stand out prominently through locks of hair.

His body type as an Elezen is actually quite similar to his body type as a Miqo'te, the only exception being the length of his body and limbs in general, since Elezen are naturally much taller than the feline race. Since he always longs to be taller as a Miqo'te, he fulfills this desire by making his Elezen illusion a towering 6'10", one of the tallest heights among the tall race. The same scars and tattoos appear on his Duskwight face and body, although the tattoo designs and placement are slightly different. He is quite fond of nice-looking armor and spent a lot of time creating some heavy armor in his illusion, although it is merely an illusion, so it doesn't have the properties of actual heavy armor.

Personality

Noxaelius has always been quite sure of his own capabilities as well as his appearance, leading him to become quite an arrogant person. However, he tends to keep the more extreme side of his arrogance to himself because he knows that it may not be well-received, so he merely appears to be confident. This side will often manifest publicly when he is in a heightened state of emotion, with people closer to him, or when he is inhibited. He is extremely fond of flirting with females he is comfortable with, and may often even hit on women he has just met, although that would depend on the situation. The male is also extraordinarily vain and not afraid to make comments about how great his appearance is (in his eyes).

He likes to make witty, sarcastic comments or "bully" (tease from moderate to extreme amounts) people who are close to him. The closer he is with someone, the harder he will tease them. He is particularly fond of teasing females over males, although he rarely makes vulgar comments unless the situation is appropriate. Despite finding enjoyment in "bullying" the people he cares about, however, he is very loyal and will always attempt to help out his friends and family during important events. Although he appears unfriendly and intimidating, he is quite willing to have a nice chat with a stranger as long as the topic isn't a huge waste of his time.

This young man is generally selfish and his actions tend to revolve around things that would bring him personal benefit. Meaning, he would not help a stranger out if they were in trouble, even if their life was in danger, without any personal gain. However, he is also not too interested in criminal activities, simply because he finds having to deal with authorities annoying. If he acts nice to a stranger or group and helps them out for seemingly no reason, he most likely has an ulterior motive. Noxaelius is a strong believer in give and take, so if someone does him a large favor, he will strive to return it.

Biography

Childhood

This Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te has never known his tribe or the ways of his race because he was adopted by a Duskwight Elezen family as an infant. Unfortunately, his adoptive parents are also clueless about his background because they merely found him placed behind a large boulder with a leaf over his body in the Shroud, as though he had been put there for protection. Therefore, Noxaelius was raised in the ways of the Duskwight Elezen despite not being from that race. However, he does not share the same racial animosity towards Wildwood Elezen .

Noxaelius had an interest in destruction at a very young age and discovered the existence of Black magic from books. He thus developed a desire to become a Black mage and wield destructive arcane powers. However, he had no knowledge or experience of where to even begin, nor where to obtain a Black Mage Soul Stone, so he sought the tutelage of a retired Master Thaumaturge. The Master Thaumaturge was initially unwilling to take the child in as a disciple, but Noxaelius showed promise and used various ways to sway the mage's decision. The Master accepted him as a student under the condition that he will never search for Black magic.

Teenage

The young man suddenly disappeared from his home in East Shroud one day at the age of 17 and his whereabouts were unknown for six and a half years.

Present

He has recently briefly returned to East Shroud to visit his parents, before setting off once more for reasons unknown. He appears as a Duskwight Elezen at all times, except when he is alone in an inn room or somewhere equally private, using an illusion spell and a special glamour catalyst. The reason he pretends to be an Elezen is unclear, and only his family as well as a select few people know his true race. Significantly more tattoos and scars mar his visage as well as his body, indicating that he had gone through rough times during his leave. During his disappearance, he obtained a Black Mage Soul Stone, but currently only knows one Black magic spell. Since he has only had access to some of the magic for about a year, he is not very good at the single Black magic spell in his possession.

Combat Abilities

Fire and lightning-based Thaumaturge magic happen to be Noxaelius's forte. Ice magic, on the other hand, he occasionally struggles with, since he did not put as much study into that element due to his Master believing that the ice element is rather useless. Unfortunately, the single Black magic spell he has knowledge of happens to be of the ice element, which is partially why he is having so much trouble with it. This Miqo'te is also proficient at illusion magic, since it was a part of his studies.

He is able to cast a basic fire spell without his staff, seemingly due to some of his jewelry. However, this spell is significantly weaker without being amplified by his staff. All the jewelry that he wears are actually replaceable crystal catalysts for storing reserve magic in. He also temporarily loses some of the vision in his left eye when casting a spell using Black magic (during the duration of the cast).

Noxaelius has some experience with wielding an axe because, although he devotes most of his studying time to magic, he believes that simply training the mind is not enough to protect oneself, so he also trains his body. Of course, his melee abilities do not measure up to a person who has studied melee as their main method of combat. This male is very confident in his magical combat abilities and hates to lose. If he does lose and his opponent acts appropriately, he will accept defeat graciously but quietly fume to himself, staying in a bad mood for the rest of the day or night. He is always eager to battle because he believes that experience is the best teacher. He has not bothered to study any other type of combat and patches up his own wounds with items.

LIKES ■ Anything that will help him become more powerful. ■ Flirting with beautiful or decent-looking women. ■ Teasing people. ■ Singing. ■ Keeping things organized. He is a little obsessive about organization. ■ Luxurious lodgings.

DISLIKES ■ Losing...pretty much anything. ■ People who are weak or helpless and do nothing about it, as well as crybabies. ■ Being looked down upon. ■ Letting himself go in appearance or skill. ■ Sometimes he dislikes how prideful he is, but cannot seem to change himself.

OTHER ■ Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. ■ Vice(s): Pride. ■ Favorite Food: Sauteed Coeurl. ■ Favorite Drink: Good quality wine or ale. ■ Favorite Color: Black, and he doesn't care if it's technically not a color.

QUIRKS ■ Raises his right eyebrow when unimpressed, doubtful, curious, surprised, or questioning. He rarely raises both eyebrows. ■ He spends more time smirking or smiling slyly than actually smiling. ■ Sometimes accidentally blows something up with fire when he loses his temper. ■ Is actually quite curious about Keeper of the Moon customs and history, but does not like to admit it. ■ Speaks in a monotone when he is on the verge of losing his temper or patience, but is trying to control it.

Miscellaneous

The illusion he casts on himself to appear as an Elezen is actually quite a complicated process. When he first began to create his illusion, he had to carefully use magic to craft every minute detail of the appearance he wanted into the spell. Once he was done creating the illusion, he also had to commit all the details to memory, in order to keep the spell up. The initial process took several hours, and it took him about half a year before he was able to comfortably keep up the illusion. This means that he cannot easily change the base appearance, and new clothing or accessories that are very complicated will require him a bit of time to incorporate. He uses a special glamour crystal to help alleviate the stress of the spell, so that he does not have to dedicate too much concentration to maintaining it.

How the spell works is that anyone seeing him or touching him will think that he is an Elezen, even if his projected appearance is taller than his actual physical height. However, because it is merely an illusion, his actual physical height is not extended, so he would be unable to reach something too high above him regardless of how tall he looks. Others would not know of his true appearance unless the illusion is lifted or broken in some way (or if the viewer perhaps has a special ability to counter such spells). The glamour crystal he uses will continue to project his illusion even if he is unconscious, but only for about two more hours. If he stays unconscious past that, or if he is too injured and/or fatigued to continue casting the spell upon wakening, the spell will be broken.

RUMORS ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "That guy is always checking his appearance in a mirror or window." ■ "Every time I see him at the tavern, he ends up leaving with a woman. Lucky bastard." ■ "He looks at people like they're dirt on his nose, but I heard he's actually not so bad to talk to." ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "I see him with the same girl a lot. Is she his girlfriend?" ■ "He knows a little too much about the Shroud to have only visited it before." ■ "Witnessed him punch the living daylights out of a vagrant who picked a fight. Thought mages were only good for fireworks." ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "I heard that he got most of his coin from pirating activities before." ■ "One time he hit on another man's woman right in front of him and I heard that they later broke up! Despicable!" ■ "Some shady lookin' guys were askin' around for someone named Noxaelius. Said they wanted him dead or alive, but preferably dead. Wonder if they're one and the same? Not exactly a common name, 'innit?" ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ "Fucken dickwad going out and flirting with other women all the time..." - Elsee A'leun ■ ■ ■

RELATIONS ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Poor Standing ♥ Elsee A'leun : This female Miqo'te has been Noxaelius's childhood friend since he was eight years old. They met at the Sanctum of Twelve in East Shroud and had a close friendship for many years, sneaking around to see each other due to their parents' disapproval. However, he did not see or contact her during his disappearance, and they were only recently reunited by mere coincidence, when she was captured by pirates to be sold and he happened to be in the organization, recognizing her. They have traveled together ever since being reunited. Noxaelius may or may not have romantic feelings for her, but he would never admit it. ● Estee Eyloiss : Noxaelius is actually not very fond of this female Miqo'te because he finds her habits and personality quite annoying. However, she is Elsee's good friend, so he tolerates her and may help her out if necessary. He sometimes likes to tell her the wrong things and enjoys watching her operate under misconceptions. He is also aware of her infatuation with him, but does not take it seriously because it is merely superficial.

Footnotes

OOC Note: The illusion/glamour idea was created and woven into Noxaelius's story in order to compensate for OOC racial switching with fantasias.

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