Aden Dellebecque

Aden Dellebecque
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seekers of the Sun
Citizenship	Gridania
Age	19

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Basic Info

Aden is a young Seeker raised entirely outside his home culture by adoptive parents. He has recently moved into Gridania to take up the lance, with designs on adventuring.

History

The Bloody Belles

Nadine Dellebecque, Arild Brewster, and C'Shala Taran were members of an all-female adventuring company, working equal parts as mercenaries, treasure hunters and problem solvers. Over the years Arild and Nadine grew very close, and after Arild was grievously injured in a fight Nadine turned all her savings towards buying a farm in the Twelveswood where they could comfortably retire. C'Shala continued adventuring, but extracted an oath from her dear friends--she had always wanted children, and if she happened to have any and something unfortunate happened, Nadine and Arild would take them in. C'Shala left the company after an argument with their leader, struck out on her own and fell out of contact. The last letter she sent to Arild indicated she was considering a contract in Ishgard for something shady she would not otherwise detail.

The Stray

A stranger brought three-year-old Aden to the Dellebecque farm with a letter. Nadine and Arild could only assume the worst. They took Aden in and raised him as their own, cherishing in him the memory of their dearest friend. He was an insatiably curious and observant child with an appetite for stories of adventure--which Nadine and Arild fed with tales from their own time in the sun. Nadine schooled him in self-defense, and as he showed aptitude indulged him in combat training as if he were her own apprentice. Much of Aden's training from his youth focused on speed, strength, and defense, in keeping with his mothers' desire to steer him away from adventuring.

Flights of Fancy

As soon as they were able Nadine and Arild converted the farm into a chocobo farm, as Arild always had an enduring love of the birds. This included an egg that Nadine would not reveal the origin of, though Arild long suspected it acquired from a prime Ishgardian stable and smuggled via old adventuring contacts. The birds became the household's primary focus, and the farm flourished--in no small part because of the wild rumors surrounding that supposedly smuggled bird.

The Storm

As he grew the family saw in Aden a blooming wanderlust, and fearful of their ability to keep up with him as they aged his mothers tightened their leash. He begged for leave to take up the lance--for his favorite figures in tales of great battles and distant places were always the lancers and dragoons--but they denied him time and time again. Finally they left to attend a retirement party for an old companion, and in their absence the farm's prize bird escaped. Aden went after it out in the wilderness, and ran afoul of Ixali. He nearly bested them, and didn't shirk from bloodshed, but ultimately survived only by the aid of a pair of Quivermen patrolling in the woods.

Gridania

Aden's mothers could no longer deny him his dearest wish after the Quivermen regaled them with the story of Aden's fight, understanding they could send him for training or lose him to inexperience in a future incident. He took up with the Lancers' Guild for training, and threw himself at it wholeheartedly--much to frustration of his trainers, who saw in him great potential but had difficulty addressing the hodgepodge of styles he'd learned from Nadine. He was bounced between several individual trainers, until by chance encountering Flynt Knoltros. Whatever it is Flynt saw in him Aden isn't quite certain, but he's now studying under this master lancer--and pursuing the more specialized techniques Flynt has to teach.

Personality

Aden is serious, headstrong, and quiet, largely because he grew up in relative isolation. He's lacking some of the social learning others simply absorb, but it pushes him to be more keen of cues--even though he may interpret those cues incorrectly. He's not afraid to offer his opinion when he thinks it's necessary, and he's wary of new people. Strangers, and particularly strangers in large numbers, make him very anxious because he is all too well aware of his own failings in social situations.

Physical Characteristics

For the most part Aden is as his character model appears, including the scar on his left cheek. In addition he has a small but ugly scar on the front of his right shoulder, another low on the left side of his chest, and a larger one across the upper part of his stomach. The tip of his right ear has been nicked as well.

Other Notes

The Letter

Nadine and Arild destroyed the letter after reading it. It confirms that Aden is in fact C'Shala's son, and offered some vague clues to her fate. It was not signed, but Nadine and Arild strongly believe the letter was written by Aden's father. They have never discussed the existence of the letter with Aden, but it's contents led them to try and push Aden away from an adventuring life. They privately fear that if he gains any degree of skill or notoriety he will be dragged into the conflict that presumably killed his mother and drove his father to entrust a third party with his transit to the Twelveswood.

See Also

Aden's Story