Alex Hawthorn

Alex Hawthorn
Gender	Male
Race	Hy'ur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	24
Nameday	Unknown
Occupation	Bounty Hunter
Orientation	Bisexual
Relationship Status	Single
Voice	Ono Daisuke

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Personality

Alex can be accurately described as a lone wolf. He doesn't often entertain company outside of business relations and his most intimate and prolonged interactions with others mostly falls down to the courtesans he hires or the brothels he attends. He demonstrates a very cocky and arrogant attitude as a result of his near-flawless bounty hunting record. His astounding success rate has honed his combat skills to a reputable degree. Regardless of his infamy, it's not uncommon for him to encounter bounties that are not familiar with him. Even so, most of them tend to succumb to his intimidation tactics rather than having it escalate to violence. When on business and confronting a target he produces a very hostile and fearless nature, one that leaves most bounties aware that it is already too late for them to attempt to flee. Alex retains very few contacts but does associate occasionally with particular affiliates that aid his business. These include, but are not limited to, underground criminal organisations that often request his bounty hunting services, a few inn and tavern keepers that agree to receive courier mail and packages for him in regards to bounty requests and even some corrupt city guards that are happy to share some information when tempted with a little coin. It is fair to say that he is as immature as you can expect from a wealthy, young man his age in his spare time, sparing no expense when visiting taverns, brothels or hiring multiple courtesans at any one time. He is a very capable fighter, mastering a number of areas of combat. However, his area of preference lies with his powerful thaumaturge abilities and utilizing large melee weapons such as battleaxes. Alex has yet to encounter anyone who has posed as a formidable opponent towards him in recent years, however, given his ego and stubborn attitude, he would likely not back down from any fight.

Alex possesses no real ambition that is higher than his current status. He lives a life of luxury and highly enjoys his profession due to his sadistic and apathetic nature. It is believed that his cruel personality was derived from his young life and upbringing. Having never met his mother and because his father spent most of his days as a drunker mess, Alex learned to become quite independent from a young age but kept himself in the presence of the wrong crowds, particularly the pirates that frequented Limsa Lominsa. Unsurprisingly, they took advantage of his naivety and characteristically harmless nature, that he would have expressed to the law-abiding citizens of the settlement, and taught him how to pickpocket and steal from shops for them. In return, they offered him a little coin for his services. He began drinking from a young age and soon escalated his thievery to more violent crimes which included violent attacks on citizens that had crossed or refused service to his pirate acquaintances. Alex left his hometown at the age of seventeen to pursue bigger and better things. It was soon after that he began utilizing his skills and strengths to become a bounty hunter. It was a significant step up from random attacks on the mostly-harmless citizens of Limsa Lominsa and he naturally experienced some failures initially. However it didn't take long for him to perfect his methodology and after a few years his name became widely known and feared by fugitives on the run from both the law and the crime underworld.

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History

Childhood

Alex was born in Limsa Lominsa, a small island off of the western coast of the Eorzean mainland. Home to the Knights of the Barracuda, the city is a bustling state of marine commerce as well as being a fabled pirate hideout.

Having never met his mother, Alex's father is the only family whose existence he was aware of until he drank himself to death many years later. Not once had he exhibited any paternal care or responsibility for his son other than allowing him residence in their deplorable excuse for a home which would better be described as a rundown shack-in-the-making. As a result, Alex had to learn to fend for himself at a young age, often enough being the victim of bullying from bigger kids. He spent many days searching for pretty seashells to sell as decorative pieces as well as oysters, in the hopes of finding pearls, as a means of getting by. Having met an elderly man fishing one of the days, he was taught how to fish with a sharpened stick. Feeling sorry for the misfortuante child, the man even offered him an old rod for which he would then use to try and fish for food, and on good days, sell the excess for extra coin.

However, not all days were good and the young boy was constantly on the lookout for new ways to earn money, trying to take up small errands and odd jobs for adults in return for some meager coin. It was by the time he was around eight years old that he first associated directly with the pirates of the area. Having sneaked into a tavern in search of work from it's lowly inhabitants, he stumbled across a rowdy bunch of pirates. Naive that he was, the child wasn't going to let their intimidating attributes stand between him and the chance of a meal that night. He asked if they had any errands he could run for them in return for coin. The group of pirates expectantly took advantage of the young boys naivety and offered him respectable reward in return for stealing possessions from shops and and pickpocketing alike. Even had he done this on his own, the boy would have nowhere to turn in the stolen goods without alerting the merchants. Though the coin they offered him was still rather meager, it was certainly much more than he would earn through his other methods. They taught him the art of pickpocketing and diversions, instructing him to first practice on the already drunken slobs in that pit labelled as a tavern. Getting the hang of it quite quickly, the boy committed his first theft the same day from the tavern keeper. The pirates cheered for his success and offered him his coin as promised, for they knew they could take whole advantage of the young boy's innocence in the future.

Adolescence

As he grew into his adolescent years, he was no longer th young and naive boy being taken advantage of in the face of hunger. He was at this point living semi-comfortably as a result of excessive theft and special tasks he had performed for pirates who weren't too happy with particular residents of the city. He was offered very fair coin in return for attacking various members of the public, particularly those that had caused them trouble by refusing service to them or deliberately closing their store doors whenever they had docked into the port. The city itself was unused to experiencing trouble outside of it's pirate inhabitants. Taking advantage of this, Alex committed most attacks under the cover of the night, resulting in him never being identified as the assailant. His experience with the pirates had taught him many things and had hardened him into a capable fighter and criminal.

Shortly after turning seventeen Alex decided he had had enough using his potential to the greater betterment of those who exploited him. He packed up the little he had to declare as his belongings and journeyed to the Eorzean mainland, leaving the city and lifestyle behind him.

Following this he partook in various criminal activities to help himself earn coin to travel to the city of Ul'dah. Upon arriving there he began establishing himself as a bounty hunter for hire. He honed his skills and battle prowess by training his thaumaturge abilities, weaponry skills and pugilism techniques at respective guilds in Ul'dah. Following many years of dedication and exceptionally demonstrated talent, Alex Hawthorn was no longer a tool, but rather the architect to his own criminal success. A bounty hunter with no morals and no boundaries.

Contacts

Family

Mother: Unknown Little is known about Alex's mother. She died in the process of giving birth to him and due to the very short time her and her husband had been in Limsa Lominsa, very few citizens were aware of her existence.

Father: Brict Hawthorn

Brict Hawthorn slowly slipped into a state of depression following the death of his wife. By the time his son had reached five years of age, he had become almost entirely ignorant of his existence and exercised the same ritual of slowly drinking himself to death every day.

Prior to his mental collapse, he made a living through his general store which ran quite respectively among the Ul'dah markets. After having met his wife and deciding to settle down to a quiet life, they made plans to sell their business and begin a new life in Limsa Lominsa. His wife was already seven months pregnant when they began the voyage to their new home as a result of brief economy slump which forced them to sell their business or risk losing further profit. The final two months of the pregnancy proved to be a huge strain on both of them. His wife fell ill numerous times and was almost entirely housebound ever since the move to their new home. It was unsure whether their child would survive the birth due her faltering condition. This soon posed worries that even her life may be in danger, a concern which later came to fruition.

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You might know me from

Residents from Limsa Lominsa that lived there eight or more years ago may recall a violent youth that associated with the pirates frequenting the area.

Criminals from all over Eorzea, particularly Ul'dah, may be familiar with Alex Hawthorn's bounty hunting expertise. He has offered his services to a plethora of clients and has a near-flawless success rate. Law enforcement institutions alike may also be familiar with his services. Though infamous, he is often called upon for genuine legal captures which is perhaps the only reason why he isn't treated as a Kill-On-Sight criminal.