Kian Daas
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Mixed |
| Citizenship | Ul'dahn |
| Age | Nineteen |
| Height | 6 fulm |
| Weight | 150 ponze |
| Profession | Hired hand/Mercenary |
| Patron Deity | Byregot |
| Server | Balmung |
Always updating, but Kian is always available for rp of any kind! He generally can be found roving about Thanalan looking for work, but I can figure out how to throw him most anywhere, so if you'd like to hang out ICly, /tell me or drop me a moogle mail.
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Appearance
Tall and lithely built, Kian is often regarded as taking more from his midlander mother than his highlander father. He has his father's height but all of his other attributes strongly ring of his mother, much to the aches and pains of those in his family who miss her. His hair, eyes, skin tone and even his cool, resting expression is incredibly similar to hers, though more masculine of course. He is leanly muscled as his penchant for fist fights might dictate, making him a well balanced mix between speed and strength. Despite his rough way of life that has him occasionally sleeping on the ground more often than a bed, Kian is always well kept and neat, keeping his clothing and person in good, presentable condition. Heaven forbid he look pitiable or weak for even the slightest of moments. It is often incredibly hard to notice as Kian has gotten quite good at coping with it with his hearing and confidence level, but Kian's field of vision is only 70% of what it should be, meaning he absolutely cannot see in either his right or left periphery.
Personality
Prickly and cold at first, it isnt all that hard to get Kian to warm up provided a person can see past his occasional blunt, offensive statements and his violent sense of humor. Despite his youth, Kian is rather level headed and mature, often knowing when it's best to keep his mouth shut and when it's appropriate to act and when he should turn the other cheek. He understands what it is to make a hard decision and will more often than not willingly take the burden of making those choices for other people, since beneath his cool and somewhat offensive exterior, he does care about people and recognizes that he is capable of being strong where most other people are not. Kian has a very rigid and clearly defined set of morals and ideals and he upholds them with as much strength and aggression as he puts into every aspect of his life. To him you have to be strong to survive, weakness is failure and dishonesty is a detestable low and those who are deserve a broken bone or three. He's self sufficient and independent, though is often bogged down and restricted by how many people consequently depend on him. But he bears this weight with little complaint and only a hint of bitterness since he has largely accepted that someone has to do it and he's generally the only one around who's not going to piss and moan at the added stress. Though he can be quite mature, he is still young and the amount of responsibility laid on his shoulders does make him irritable and quick to frustrate. On top of having very rigid ideals and morals and a violent way of life, this can lead to Kian occasionally breaking out of that tightly knit restraint he keeps himself under. Kian is a product of what life has forced him to be, but beneath that construction there is a caged feral young man with more inexplicable rage in his blood than in all of Ifrit's fire.
History
From the day Kian was born, he’s always been fighting. First it was the fight to survive from being three weeks premature, a fight not even his mother, an accomplished healer, could win for him and left him with 30% of his vision dropped off his field of view with no hope of return. And once he overcame that, it was the fight to prove himself strong enough to stand alongside four older half brothers, all pureblooded Ala Mhigan highlanders as gifted in their martial arts as their father, a man who looked at Kian like a broken toy fit to be stowed away in safety. His mother, a midlander and Ul’dhan was not even an ally he could rely upon, since as much as she loved him and influenced him, Kian knew he could not be like her to be accepted in the community of their meager home in Little Ala Mhigo. He was already too much like her. He looked like her, was well spoken like her, was even noticeably smaller and more like a midlander like her.
Though for all the struggling Kian did to be like his brothers and his father, he was always the one most like his father. With the exception of their eldest brother, Kian’s brothers were slovenly, lazy, entitled and over confident in themselves. They were content to push Kian around, often preying upon his inability to see them coming from the sides and though they loved their youngest brother, he was too Ul’dahn to have that affection shown publicly. Kian learned taught himself how to fight, worked hard to make sure he could keep up with his older brothers and make himself able to stand on his own, but between his vision impairment and the large age gap, Kian had his hard work rewarded with failure after failure.
It was only when their eldest brother, Greyson, who had always mitigated the aggression of his younger brothers against Kian when present, noticed how hard his half brother tried that he finally decided to take the time to teach Kian to fight properly. Until that point Kian had been little more than a pre-teen brawler, throwing his fists and putting all his faith in strength. It was Greyson who taught him the value of his speed and being lighter on his feet than his much larger brothers and Greyson who taught Kian to use his ears where his eyes failed him, to hit in just the right spot, to never let his brothers catch him. Thanks to Grayson, Kian finally managed to stand up for himself and finally managed to carve out some pride for himself.
It was a few years of peace in their tight knit family that followed for all five boys after that day. Kian didn’t antagonize his brothers and he had earned their respect and for a while, he was one of them. His parents, however, did not feel this peace. His mother and father instead had their attentions turned towards the growing tension in Eorzea due to the encroaching Garlean force and as a result joined up with the Immortal Flames. His father went to avenge his lost home, his first wife and fallen brother and his mother went to run triage and protect Eorzea’s forces. Thus when the calamity came, both his parents as well as Grayson, much more recently joined up with the Immortal Flames, all went proudly to the battle of Carteneau.
They did not return as they had left. His father had been permanently crippled, having lost his leg below the knee. Grayson, having never experienced a battle like it, had his mind altered with such a pervading fear and anxiety that ever since he has found it hard to venture past the borders of Little Ala Mhigo at all. And worst of all, Kian’s mother did not return at all. Having spent so much of his life trying to shun his mother’s ways and resist being like her, this loss hit Kian particularly hard and made him from that point on cold. He had no time to mourn; he had no one to lean on with her gone. His father and Grayson were the only ones he could turn to and they both were unable to cope with anything but their own pain.
In this lieu of a patriarchal figurehead for the family, Kian rose to the occasion despite being only fourteen years old at the time and not feeling strong enough to get up in the morning, let alone take charge of his family. But he did, because if he didn’t, who else would? His three other brothers were lost without Grayson as their guide and under the stress of it all, gave into their lackadaisical, selfish natures. Thus Kian began taking any job he could, earning just enough to scratch by with just enough food to put on the table.
His brothers grew to rely on him heavily, spending most of their time unproductively and trusting that they didn’t have to work because Kian would make ends meet. And he did. He did it over and over again, because he had the work ethic, he had the tireless drive, the sense of responsibility and the ability to shut his emotions down, to close it all off and make it happen. If he ever didn’t make it happen, his brothers would be sure to let him know with a hard fist to the jaw while caught unawares. But that was fine, since it kept Kian going, since it was his fault for allowing himself to be so weak that they could’ve landed a hit on him. Thus Kian went from an average, adventurous and wild young boy to a calloused, cold and hardworking young man with no life of his own.
It has only been recently that Kian has begun to hazard to step outside of his role as provider. As his skillset has grown with age, he’s been able to make more money to send back to his family that he has more time for himself. It’s a bit odd for him to have free time and generally makes him uncomfortable, but it’s a good kind of discomfort. At present he spends most of his time trying to earn enough money that he can afford to venture outside of Ul’dah and the surrounding areas without his family going hungry and generally does so by trying his hand in the coliseum. Unfortunately, being as stubborn as he’s always been, Kian has a rather hard time there as using the same fighting style he always has turns out to be nothing more than amateurish and easily defeated in the coliseum, and Kian is too stubborn to learn from anyone else. If ever he wins in the coliseum it’s nothing more than raw luck.
Affiliations and Known Associates
- Leif Steele - Having seen the man about in the Quicksand before, when they eventually did happen to exchange words Kian found he took to the man as if they had known each other for years. Leif quickly earned Kian's respect and camaraderie whilst Kian did his best to ignore his attraction to him. Which worked for all of a few hours, as chance and impulse saw Kian laying the foundation to perhaps his first worthwhile experience with any sort of romance. Kian admires Leif and values the man's opinion and his interest in him, often feeling amazed that he is at all. Kian has grown to call Leif the person who knows him best and he cares for Leif quite a bit. When he's around Leif Kian is stripped of all the armor and responsibility that he carries around everyday and is nothing but himself. Which worries him, because he knows he's not as good as Leif makes him out to be, but he shamelessly enjoys every moment he's with the man and quietly contains how miserable he feels when he's not around. He utterly adores Leif and everything about him, and would stand by him through clear weather and hellfire.
- Kiipa Nulstat - Though he would never actually admit it, Kiipa is one of Kian's few friends. He met the miqo'te in the Quicksand by chance, and despite hardly being nice to her, she was persistent enough to had earned Kian's very undetectable affection as well as his respect due to her strength of character. Just of character though, Kian thinks she's also pretty ditzy and would be terrible in a fight. Without even meaning to, Kian sees her as a younger sister and takes it upon himself to protect her whenever he can.
- Levinth Dunant - This man is annoying because he says annoying things and is taller than him. The last part might not be the elezen's fault, but Kian's just not going to care. Regardless, Levinth's actually pretty nice and half decent conversation, and also is the hiring sort of man so Kian does his best to try and understand Levinth and not simply argue with him. He finds Levinth to be a good man, even if he does seem soft and a bit pompous to Kian, and genuinely enjoys his company even if it seems he doesn't.
- Lynx Lostwind - Though Kian is never quite sure where he stands with the man, he does consider him a friend. Though Kian often makes threats to hit the man due to his vague, relaxed yet regardless wise nature which mixes with Kian's personality like oil and water, he does kind of give a crap what happens to Lynx. If the man ever gets himself into trouble, Kian would show up to help. And then deck him for getting there in the first place.
- Sebastian Taylor - Kian finds Sebastian to be a bit weak and over sensitive, but not a bad person. He likes Sebastian well enough and doesn't have a problem with him, though his abrasive nature does not seem to mesh well with the other man. But Kian hardly feels antagonistic to him, merely honest with him, though he understands how that can be interpreted differently.
- Landon Steele - The only of Leif's brothers that he's met and having only interacted with him a few times, Kian is rather undecided about how his relationship with Landon truly stands. However he has nothing against Landon, and approves of how much he cares about Leif, even if that might conflict with his relationship with him. He finds Landon likeable enough, but is generally on his guard around him out of worry of upsetting his relationship with Landon's brother.
- Vulgar Beast - Jerk. Big jerk. Would totally hit him again. He deserves it. Butmaybehe'snotsobad. But so frustrating. Jerk. Don't say or do nice things, you're a jerk.
Characteristics
- Nicknames: N/A
- Age: 19
- Nameday: 15th Sun of 3rd Umbral Moon
- Gender: Male
- Sexuality: Homosexual
- Marital Status: Taken
- Height: 6'0
- Weight: 150
- Hair: Blonde
- Eyes: Green
- Skin: Pale
Likes
- A good fight. Or rather, the chance to win in a good fight. Also punching.
- Meeting new people. Prickly as he can be, he genuinely enjoys attempting to understand people who are different from him.
- Going somewhere new and learning new things. He's been cooped up in Thanalan too long for a busy mind like his to be happy.
- Sleeping. He never gets to though, at least not for as long as he'd like.
- Hot weather. The idea of Coerthas and frozen water on the ground scares him just a little. He's pretty sure that's what hell is like.
Dislikes
- Rain. Water in general, really. he might not know how to swim
- Amalj'aa. Bunch of lunatics.
- Drinking. Other people can do it, he doesn't like acting stupid himself though.
- Wishy washy people. Don't complain, pick yourself up and get it done already. No one can save you or make your decisions but you.
- Liars. Liars get stitches.
- Being called 'Grumpy' or 'Sunshine' or anything else stupid. Do people not understand he can hit them really really hard?
Areas of Expertise
- Martial:
Kian is most likely to be referred to as a pugilist given his use of hora and his penchant for hitting people, but is not formally trained by the pugilist's guild or otherwise and is primarily self taught, with a scant amount of tutoring from his oldest brother. That said, Kian is still quite effective in a fight since he's stronger than he looks and quick on his feet. It is, however, easy to render him useless as Kian is heavily fueled by anger and rage during a fight, which is all well and good when it's properly channeled, but it's easy to tip that delicate balance and make Kian fly into a blind rage which, while dangerous, is more likely to do Kian just as much harm as his opponent.
- Crafting:
Although he'd sooner not mention them since he considers it matronly, as a product of having to be the sole caretaker of his family, Kian is relatively skilled in cooking, weaving and mending armor, though he's no where near an artisan.
- Other:
Though not fully aware of it, Kian is naturally adept at channeling and controlling aether just as his mother was, though due to his temper this is a sticky and unreliable skill that would require Kian to be calm. Which he rarely is, even when he looks calm.
Strengths
- Integrity - Kian will never lie or betray to someone, even if it means he has to bear the burden and he's the one who gets screwed over, he would rather take a knife to the stomach than to be a liar or a traitor.
- Determined - When Kian sets his mind to something he goes out and does it. It doesn't matter how hard it is or how long it takes, he'll toil at it tirelessly and without complaint until it's achieved.
- Solidarity - Though Kian can seem aloof and cold, when someone is in need he will rise to the occasion and help them and when the circumstances arise, he will work cohesively with others to achieve a goal since that to him is more important than voicing personal opinions.
- Thoughtful - It's easy to write Kian off as judgmental and offensive, but the things he says and the things he thinks are often two vastly different things. Thus even though it doesn't show, Kian does actually notice and appreciate the good parts of a person and hold them above their faults. Sometimes his anger just has a habit of getting in the way of expressing that.
- Decisive - With a few exceptions, Kian's strong opinions and ideals do make it easy for him to make a decision and act accordingly, very rarely if ever spending any time hemming and hawing.
Weaknesses
- Internalized - You would have better luck trying to get a mountain to open up than Kian. Ask him about his feelings and he might just walk away or give you bitchface.
- Temper - Perhaps Kian's greatest enemy is himself, since even with all his effort, Kian's has an inherent predisposition to lose his cool and has very little knowledge on how to effectively cope with it.
- Socializing - "Why do I have to be nice to them? They're not nice. That's dumb."
- Stubborn - Though his determination can be a great advantage and testament to his character, it also makes him like a dog with a bone and it's hard to make him let go of something even when he knows he should.
- Expressing himself - Because he makes every effort to ignore his own emotions, when the time comes to acknowledge them plainly he's like a toddler speaking about the mechanics of magitek devices. What is feelings?
Other Notes
Religion
Though he was raised Ala Mhigan, Kian takes Byregot as his patron God in honor of his mother who also prayed to Byregot. However, that said, Kian does not truly put any faith in the twelve despite having been raised in a fairly faithful family, to Rhalgr or otherwise. He believes that if the Gods care about anyone it is not the people of Eorzea and he would rather put faith in his own strength to get him through the day then aiming for the guidance of a God who likely doesn't even know he exists.
Quirks
Kian is very bad at making jokes, but he actually likes to make jokes. Though unless you know him, you probably wont be able to tell and think he is even more offensive than he is because he tends to say jokes in a very serious tone that makes it seem uncertain if he's joking at all. He also tends to scowl at people even if he would like to smile if he doesn't know them very well. Sometimes he likes to intentionally confuse newcomers to Ul'dah too and give them incorrect directions. It makes him smile a little. sometimes he acts his age, shh
Equipment
Though perfectly content to hit things with his bare fists, Kian does carry a pair of tortoiseshell hora that used to belong to his oldest brother, as he no longer uses them. As far as clothing, Kian generally prefers to wear a harness of some sort and any other armor that is light, protective, and moreover, practical. Being raised by Ala Mhigans, a harness is easily accessible and has the great advantage of being both protective and not giving an opponent anything to grab onto, so that is generally what Kian is most comfortable in.
Rumours
The following rumours can be heard about Kian, predominantly in Ul'dah and Thanalan. (If your character has an opinion about him, feel free to add it to the bottom.)
Common rumours
- "He's a jerk. And an asshole. And so rude. Did I say jerk?"
- "Well. He's a hard worker. Just hard to work with. Can't really say anything else that's nice about him."
- "Quiet, cold, kinda broody but definitely fearless. Talks shit to damn near anyone who stands next to him long enough."
Uncommon rumours
- "Don't hire that one. He's alright till he's not, and when he's not he's picking fights on your time. Plenty of other refugees just as capable that aren't such a problem."
- "He's kind of crazy, isn't he? I heard he tries to beat people that so much as look at him funny."
- "He can be pretty mean, but I don't think he's that bad really. He always buys from the beggars on pearl lane even though twelve knows they're selling nothing of value."
Rare rumours
- "Poor kid. Ain't never been right since that mother of his passed. Stand up lady, she was, not many better. Pity no one remembers her these days."
- "Is he related to those other Daas boys? Bad news, the lot of them."
What PCs are saying
Known Haunts
You might have run into or otherwise know Kian from:
- The Quicksand
- Ul'dah
- Southern Thanalan
- Black Brush Station
OOC Inspirations
Prompt given to me by a friend to make a character based of Cinderella, ended up being more like the movie Cinderella Man.
