Bartolomeo Filangieri

Bartolomeo Filangieri
"Justice renders to everyone what is due him."
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Jeridian
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Rogue Knight
Height/Weight	6'1" / 186 lbs
Orientation	Heterosexual
Relatives	Francesco (Father) Iolanda (Mother) Lorenzo (Brother) Giulio (Uncle)

Bartolomeo Filangieri (pronounced /Bar-toll-o-mayo/) (16th Sun 6th Astral Moon (Nov 16)) is a midlander hyur born from a noble family in the petty kingdom of Jeridia, located in an island south from Eorzea and fairly near the continent of Meracydia.

Theme Song: EUIV - Battle of Lepanto

Biography

1549 - 1567

Childhood

Bartolomeo was born in his family's villa deep within the small metropolis of Jeridia, the main capital of the Kingdom of Jeridia. He is the youngest child of Lord Francesco Filangieri and Iolanda. His family was highly regarded and gathered a high influence within both the nobility and the crown of Jeridia. His family's wealth was greatly generated from the constant exportation of fish and resources, and the ever dominant legal slave industry that spread throughout the island. All slaves sold were miqo'te tribesmen or woman from the region. Such fortune made Francesco highly renowned in the nation.

Francesco had determined that the heir to House Filangieri would be Bartolomeo's older brother, Lorenzo. Thus, Lorenzo was being trained towards his father's trade, while this made Bartolomeo be brought neath a different path from both his father and brother. Grandmaster Manfredi, of the knightly Jeridian Order, offered to Francesco to take forth Bartolomeo and mentor him when he was at the age of six.

By learning both the teachings of his Manfredi, Bartolomeo managed to learn at a young age the chivalric code and as well developed a powerful zeal for his beliefs. Once he reached the age of 12, Manfredi brought forth Bartolomeo as a squire. By assisting the Grandmaster with meager tasks, he was rewarded with sword fighting techniques and tips to become a gallant knight.

Adolescence

By the time of his adolescence, tensions began to increase between the kingdom and the nearby miqo'te tribes that resided outside the walls. Harassment from both sides brought forth hate and a future war that would soon be declared. With much teaching received from his mentor, Bartolomeo grasped plenty of knowledge and skills that he swore to apply in the suns that were to follow.

At the age of 16, Bartolomeo was finally declared "of age" by Manfredi to become an official member of the Knights of Jeridia.

1567 - 1577

In the early portions of his adulthood, war was declared by the kingdom of Jeridia to combat against the neighboring tribes of the eastern portions of the island. Reasons for this declaration was due to the increasing tensions, resources and the merciless raids that the more violent tribes were giving to traders.

Many battles began to follow after the declaration. The war was risky, seeing as the hyurs were but a minority in the entire island. Fortunately, due to proper equipment and training, the tribes did not stand a chance in the long run. Bartolomeo and his knight-brethren participated in several battles throughout the five years' war that followed. Albeit being outnumbered, Bartolomeo and his comrades managed to outmatch their tribal enemies. The war was eventually won by Jeridia and resulted in a massive decrease in population within the tribal regions, eventually assimilating or enslaving plenty of tribes into the capital.

A year after the war's conclusion, new tensions began to rise within the court of Jeridia. A claim for the throne was brought forth by House Tavelli, where they blackmailed the king to place their head, Giovanni, into power. The King denied such accusations and this eventually resulted in a civil war that seemed hopeless for Tavelli's end. However, through schemes and conspiracies, Tavelli managed to bring forth the "oppressed" miqo'te populace to rise up against the authority.

This civil war resulted in many deaths, including Bartolomeo's father and brother who were found stabbed repetitively by a group of rival nobles. The city was under flame by both the populace and various rebel cells. Eventually, this overwhelmed the Knights of Jeridia, who were on the monarchy's side and lost. Grandmaster Manfredi, Bartolomeo and the rest of the knights were captured by the rebellious factions of the nation. The civil war ended with the beheading of both Manfredi and the King of Jeridia, concluding the reign of the last monarch of Jeridia.

Bartolomeo and many others during the war were imprisoned and left to rot in oubliettes for the few years that followed. Most died due to the poor conditions of the reformed nation's dungeons.

1577 - Present

By year 1577, during the start of Sixth Umbral Moon, Bartolomeo was brought forth towards the reformed court of the now "Republic of Jeridia" to meet the new head of the nation, Doge Giovanni Tavelli. The Doge, amongst the other peers of the court agreed to have the former knight banished from the kingdom and to never return.

RUMORS Remember that some of these may or may not be true. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "He's too fancy to be a former mercenary. Where did he learn etiquette?" ■ "He's quite elegantly dressed, a little too elegant..." ■ "That man carries himself like a knight of Coerthas." ■ "He seems very honorable, though perhaps a bit of a ladies man!" ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "He is far too fancy, he's running from a past. Perhaps a noble that was framed for murder?" ■ "He is not native here." ■ "The man seems like a rich merchant from Limsa Lominsa or a noble of Ul'dah!" ■ "Looks like he has a thing for miqo'tes." ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "I hear he is related to a group of slavers." ■ "He sounds as if he'd slice the throat of a criminal with no remorse." ■ "His family was murdered and he's here in Eorzea to find the culprits." ■ "Apparently he was imprisoned by his own people for unknown crimes." ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■

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