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:Following the fall of the XIIth legion from Gyr Albania, Aelfred had at last persuaded Meifeng to disappear from Imperial communications listed as a casualty of the war. He led her and his children to a remote location in the Twelveswood to start a Chocobo farm as was his wife's dream all along. He built an adobe hut on the side of a hill and worked together with his wife to set up a corral. For the next year and a half, Aelfred continued to raise his young and try his best to quell Meifeng's PTSD from years of abuse of her 'father' and the horrors of the last war she participated in. Sleepness nights and waking up to his wife's screams of terror and nightmares always had Aelfred on edge, as if his fantasy world he worked so hard to build may be lost at any moment. The horror became reality as Aelfred rounded the homestead hearing his wife suddenly slam the door shut and grab Janus and Juno inside. Axe in hand from splitting wood, Aelfred spoke softly and carried a 'big stick', querying the supposed weary, robed traveler. The mysterious stranger turned out to be Nikolai, Meifeng's sadistic mentor and 'father figure'. Unbeknownst to Aelfred, Meifeng had kept secret contact with the Primus Ordinarius of her whereabouts never able to fully shed herself of the Imperial. Aelfred's cleverness was placed to the limit as he welcomed their once commander within his home, confident that the Highlander would be able to outwit him a second time. | :Following the fall of the XIIth legion from Gyr Albania, Aelfred had at last persuaded Meifeng to disappear from Imperial communications listed as a casualty of the war. He led her and his children to a remote location in the Twelveswood to start a Chocobo farm as was his wife's dream all along. He built an adobe hut on the side of a hill and worked together with his wife to set up a corral. For the next year and a half, Aelfred continued to raise his young and try his best to quell Meifeng's PTSD from years of abuse of her 'father' and the horrors of the last war she participated in. Sleepness nights and waking up to his wife's screams of terror and nightmares always had Aelfred on edge, as if his fantasy world he worked so hard to build may be lost at any moment. The horror became reality as Aelfred rounded the homestead hearing his wife suddenly slam the door shut and grab Janus and Juno inside. Axe in hand from splitting wood, Aelfred spoke softly and carried a 'big stick', querying the supposed weary, robed traveler. The mysterious stranger turned out to be Nikolai, Meifeng's sadistic mentor and 'father figure'. Unbeknownst to Aelfred, Meifeng had kept secret contact with the Primus Ordinarius of her whereabouts never able to fully shed herself of the Imperial. Aelfred's cleverness was placed to the limit as he welcomed their once commander within his home, confident that the Highlander would be able to outwit him a second time. | ||
:In mid conversation with Meifeng, Nikolai had exposed his back to Ael who attempted to decapitate the Imperial once and for all, and would have succeeded if not for intervention of an agent nearby who kept up a shield around Nikolai. The confident Pure Blood began to torment Meifeng further who was on her knees in hysteria as the two most important men of her life were ready to kill one another. Aelfred bellowed for her to flee with the children, and Nikolai requested that she kill Aelfred. In a split decision, Aelfred discharged his firearm at the Magitech shield with Nikolai's sword-gun trained on Aelfred to distract him long enough for Ael to dart to his children's room and retreat into the woods with his precious posterity, leaving behind Janus and Juno's screaming mother left to an unknown fate. | :In mid conversation with Meifeng, Nikolai had exposed his back to Ael who attempted to decapitate the Imperial once and for all, and would have succeeded if not for intervention of an agent nearby who kept up a shield around Nikolai. The confident Pure Blood began to torment Meifeng further who was on her knees in hysteria as the two most important men of her life were ready to kill one another. Aelfred bellowed for her to flee with the children, and Nikolai requested that she kill Aelfred. In a split decision, Aelfred discharged his firearm at the Magitech shield with Nikolai's sword-gun trained on Aelfred to distract him long enough for Ael to dart to his children's room and retreat into the woods with his precious posterity, leaving behind Janus and Juno's screaming mother left to an unknown fate. | ||
+ | :Aelfred endured a cruel irony to resist the urge to return home to Gyr Albania from all his years of his life he had wished to see his homeland free of Imperial oppression to rear his children in a peaceful land. He was able to retreat back to Thanalan where there were old allies whom he could surround himself with for mutual protection. His old Salty Hearth now serves as a home for his greatly confused and bewildered children now absent of a mother and a permanent homestead. Aelfred was on edge for any sign related to Meifeng or Imperial presences. He returned to the bottle and cigars to quell his fear and rage and loss of security he long fought for. The short time ago in daylight he read to them and kept his children largely sheltered save to travel to the Bazaar. By night, he tucks his twins in for bed and sets upon Ul'Dah to surround himself in false comforts to pass out somewhere not always in his own home. On passing day, the Half-breed lost a little bit of himself to a growing madness and depression. Comforts of flesh often met brick ends with his temporary desires such as Ava Mazet and Erebos, the latter committing to false accusations of molestations once he began to favor his present beloved. A shorter temper drew him to make many enemies and even spend a week of hard labor as a payment for a crime never comitted, only so that he and Beralda might live in the city unbothered. Before his nameday, he had managed to make well with the previous women that acted out by envy and worry. | ||
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− | :Aelfred | + | :The thirty ninth cycle were met on the 5th day of the Fourth Umbral Moon. Aelfred had been saved from a life of substance abuse and finally provided meaning. Enough experience had drawn him to take a leap with no strings attached into a ritual that would give him no way out by irony. No longer bothering himself with seeking comradery among the usual masses, he instead surrounds himself with familiars, family, extended family and allies. His children and Beralda are his world and he would fiercely defend either to his last breath. He has accepted that his tribe is forever lost, and he no longer needs to dwell on the past in the stead of an illuminated future with his spawn and Valkyrie. |
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Revision as of 19:06, 6 September 2018
Contents
■ Aliases... Alfred Klios, Steelsoul, Big Bear, Gargantuan Doofbrains ■ Race & Clan... Half-Garlean/Half-Hyur | Highlander ■ Gender... Male ■ Age & Nameday... 38 | 5th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon ■ Marital Status... Wed, complicated ... |
■ Current Residence... The Salty Hearth (The Goblet 2nd Ward Subdivision, Apartment 61) ■ Occupation... Smuggler, double agent ■ Height & Physique... 6'5” | Barrel-Chested ■ Alignment... Chaotic Neutral ■ Status... Lying low. |
P E R S O N A
- Ael is a larger than life Hyur halfbreed who's priorities in life revolve around the frequent use of alcohol, imported cigars, and finding excuse to hedonize throughout the day. He is remarkably crude and honest which usually offends and impedes on the sensitivities of more civilized folk. He elects not to observe many Eorzan themes of decency, such as not belching or pounding on tables to demand more mead and food. He is loud, bold, merry, and lax. Aelfred will speak his mind without remorse in any setting, regardless of backlash or consequence.
In spite of his crass and unrefined demeanor, few may find more characters as approachable as Aelfred. He is quick to welcome others to his "Hearth", whether it be a simple table or the precise place he has decided to plop his rear and drink his honey-wine. He is very curious to hear a passerby's tales and feats of strength. He despises shyness in all forms, and desires that those in his company be boastful and straightforward. At face value, Aelfred can appear simple-minded and rather stubborn. However, his struggle of life at an early age following the Diaspora of his countrymen, and the experience of having lived in two nations has awarded him with a great deal of worldly knowledge. His wisdom can be off-set often by his propensity to become drunk and engage in tom-foolery, and being set off by specific topics that incite his rage such as slavery.
The Highlander may best be described of as a "Lazy Bear" as his past friends have affectionately named him. He is often inanimate and lax, and a warm figure to welcome most who approach with good or honest intentions. He can be quick to anger and maul what he judges as a threat to the physical well being of those close to him, or attacks on his beliefs. The Achilles's Heel to Aelfred's temperament is his unwavering demeanor that earns him as many enemies as it does allies. He simply could not be bothered if he insults and belittles those he considers "meek", "needy", or "petty". Aelfred lives for the moments where others may bask in his simple and honest life style, and that the courage he lends to his allies enables them to make better men and women of themselves.
A P P E A R A N C E
- Aelfred stands out as an above average Hyur given his mixed blood. He is notably soft-featured for a Hyur, and especially a Highlander. His body is massive in proportion to most Highlanders of equal height; His chest numbers nearly sixy ilms around with massive pectoralis muscles often bulging past his form fitting clothing. He carries a slight beer gut that tilts any belts he wears down. His deltoid and tricep muscle groups are tremendous from decade of work hauling ship cargo and smuggled goods. His thighs hold proud hamstring and quadriceps that bulge like a caveman under a loincloth, and most his body is covered in a fine fur akin to his head hair's color, which is strangely off-white suggesting he might be greatly aged, despite his more youthful features.
- His right eye is completely milky white with a traumatic cataract paired with a grotesque scar that runs vertically from brow to lower cheek bone. His left eye, however, holds a blood-red iris. He inherited it from his father, and it could mistake others into believing he is an albino were it not for his sun-kissed flesh.
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Dirty Fighting
Swordsmanship
Firearm Proficiency
Hyuran versatility
Low center of gravity
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Pain Tolerance
Mental Fortitude
Endurance
Eyesight
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♥ Romance –♥ Attraction –♥ Unique –● Friendly –● Neutral –● Poor –✔ Business –≈ Unsure –♦ Enemies –✖ Deceased |
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. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely!
◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!
◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!
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Birth
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Age 8
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Age 18
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Age 19
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Age 29
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Age 29
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Age 30, return home.
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Age 31, return to Eorza
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Age 32
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Age 32, return to life.
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Age 34.
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Age 38.
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Present.
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My Do’s & Don’t’s
Other Stuffs
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Links Out Links that lead off the wiki, but are technically relevant to the character.
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W I P
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- ■ Template was created by Bancroft Gairn.
- ■ Adapted by Xheja Rajhera.
- ■ Tabs by Unnamed Mercenary.
- ■ Mash-up by D'lyhhia Lhuil.
- ■ More wee edits by Xeiz Feine.