Bartolomeo Filangieri

Bartolomeo Filangieri
"With Sanctimony and Fidelity"
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ishgard
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Origin	Kingdom of Jeridia
Title(s)	Lord, Ser
Allegiance	House Filangieri
Height/Weight	6'1" / 196 lbs

Basic Info

Bartolomeo Filangieri (pronounced /Bar-toll-o-mayo/ /Fee-lan-gie-érie/) is a midlander hyur born from a noble family in the Kingdom of Jeridia, an island in the middle of the Rhotano Sea.

At a young age Bartolomeo was inducted in a knightly order dedicated in eradicating miqo'te tribes that harrassed the Jeridian locals. Informally, those in the order were known as "Coeurlslayers" due to their specialty in dealing with the local tribes.

After a civil war in his nation, the order Bartolomeo served in collapsed after the result of its Grandmaster being executed. The knights and Bartolomeo were imprisoned and considered as war criminals of the entire realm.

After heavy convincing from his surviving uncle, the new Doge of Jeridia decided to spare Bartolomeo a lifetime in an oubliette and therefore exiled him from the realm, sending him forth to Eorzea to start his life anew.

With time Bartolomeo settled in the metropolis of Ul'dah and through new contacts managed to get referred into the Sultansworn. Due to his sanctimonious nature, Bartolomeo eventually broke off with the Sultansworn and became an independant knight.

Table of Traits

Traits based on Ash’s Guide to RPG Personality
Primary Motivator		Nobility/Honor	Sense of Humor	Cynical
Emotional Disposition		Calm	SEXUALITY
Moodiness		Even-tempered	Sexual Orientation	Heterosexual
CORE TRAITS			Libido	Healthy
Outlook		Optimistic	Sexual Expressiveness	Modest
Integrity		Conscientious	Sexual Expressive Style	Romantic
Impulsiveness		Controlled	Openness to Sexual Experience	Narrow
Boldness		Intrepid	Promiscuousness	Low/Monogamous
Flexibility		Stubborn	RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
Affinity		Warm	Adherence	Orthodox Adherent
Comportment		Discordant	Tolerance	Tolerant
Interactivity		Reserved	Expression of Beliefs	Occasional
Disclosure		Candid	Converting Others	Casual
Conformity		Conventional	Attitude	Humble

Notable Relationships

Relatives

Most of Bartolomeo's family members were killed by the civil war that occurred in Jeridia, some might have survived the onslaught, but at the present Bartolomeo is the only known surviving member of House Filangieri.

Francesco Filangieri (Father, deceased) : Francesco hosted the most financially providing slave trade in the market of Jeridia. What was done to the slaves are often mystery, but when people used to question the man on the matter, he'd inform them to refer to them as servants rather than slaves. He allowed the masters of these miqo'te slaves to treat them under their jurisdictions, aslong as it did not "violate" Jeridian laws. The man was known in the Kingdom as an influential merchant, and at times aristocrat. Bartolomeo and his father however never managed to meet eye-to-eye, mainly because Francesco disregarded Bartolomeo as the chosen heir to House Filangieri was his older brother, Lorenzo. Once Bartolomeo served Manfredi's knightly order, Francesco stripped all titles from Bartolomeo but kept him in his court. Francesco perished during House Tavelli's civil war, when an angry mob of nobles stabbed him and his oldest son Lorenzo in the middle of the streets.

Iolanda Acquarone (Mother, deceased) : Despite his father's negligence, Iolanda did not mind Bartolomeo's presence, and often gave him counsel for anything he needed. His mannerisms and acts of behaving like a "gentleman" or dressing formally were received by Iolanda. Although Bartolomeo never witnessed his mother's death, the family manor was barricaded and burnt to the ground while she still remained within it.

Lorenzo Filangieri (Brother, deceased) : House Filangieri's future head was to be Lorenzo. Despite being arrogant, Lorenzo held great respect for his younger brother and did not hesitate to stand up for him if the event needed it so. Lorenzo was slain alongside his father during Giovanni's civil war.

Giulio Filangieri (Uncle, deceased) : After the civil war ended, Giulio was the only survivor of House Filangieri that remained in Jeridia with few discrimination. When Bartolomeo was banished and began to reside in Ul'dah, Giulio communicated with him through letters to understand where his life had been taking him. With time Giulio told Bartolomeo that the Doge of Jeridia wished to seek audience and reinstate Bartolomeo's status as a noble. Although Bartolomeo ventured into Jeridia and refused to take part in nobility, Giulio had to plot his way to reclaiming his family's previous status. After Bartolomeo returned to Eorzea, Giulio started to fabricate claims which was shortly noticed by the Doge. The old man, had to escape the island and eventually get in touch with Bartolomeo in the middle of Thanalan. The meeting resulted in a bloodbath after the Doge's cousin, Ludovico Tavelli, emerged with armed forces. Siha Xinkei, who was Bartolomeo's friend at the time, was present in the meeting and eventual combat and while she was nearly overwhelmed. Giulio managed to spare Siha a gruesome fate as he charged in and, unfortunately got killed in her place.

RELATIONS

♥ Romantic Interest    ♥ Platonic Love     ♥ Sexual tension      ● Good Standing     ● Neutral     ● Poor Standing

●Askier Mergrey -

Rumors

PC Rumors

■ "From what little I've seen, I assume he's had a checkered love life, and he doesn't want me to make the same mistakes he has." - Incognito

■ "Even though he walks a path I can't understand and vice versa, I will never completely be able to erase the feelings I had for him, friendship and many other things. He walks a good path, and he is a good man, I only wish that things were a little different and we could walk our paths side by side again someday." - Siha Xinkei

■ "I have not had the pleasure of his company in quite some time. It is quite odd, really. I do hope he is well." - Coatleque Crofte

■ "Sir Filangieri is truly worth admiration. To be so virtuous in a life of great hardship; he has a great heart." - Jancis Milburga

■ "Fought alongside him to kill a dragon and the guy saved me at the end. That already explains enough." - Xydane Vale

Backstory

1549 - 1567

Bartolomeo's life began in his family's villa deep within the capital of the Kingdom of Jeridia, an island based in the Rhotano sea. He was the youngest child of Lord Francesco Filangieri and Iolanda Acquarone. His family was highly regarded and generated a high level of influence within the nobility and the crown of Jeridia. House Filangieri's wealth came from the constant exportation of fish and resources, but most of its profit came from the ever dominant slave market that was permitted in the entire island. All of the slaves caught or sold consisted of miqo'tes tribesmen or woman that were found outside of the city's walls. This fortune made Francesco Filangieri highly renowned and decorated throughout Jeridia.

Francesco determined that the heir to House Filangieri was to be Bartolomeo's older brother, Lorenzo. Thus, Lorenzo was tutored by his father to follow his path. Francesco neglected Bartolomeo, making him carve another path that was different from the rest of his family.

Noticing Bartolomeo's passion in old tales of knights and chivalry, Francesco had the Grandmaster of the Knights of Jeridia take forth Bartolomeo and mentor him. The old Grandmaster accepted and taught the boy the chivalric code, the Twelve and from there made the young Bartolomeo develop a strong zeal for his culture and beliefs.

Once reaching the age of 12, Manfredi brought Bartolomeo as his squire. With aiding the Grandmaster with various meager tasks, he was rewarded with sword fighting technique and useful advices in the arts of warfare.

1567 - 1574

Once Bartolomeo reached the age of 16, Manfredi finally declared that the young squire was old enough to officially become a knight and member of the order. It was then where his training came to good use but also new techniques and tricks were to be learned, as the knights specialized against repelling pirates but mostly dealt against miqo'te tribesmen that were present beyond the city walls.

The knights in the order were trained to overcome the odds against a fearsome and outnumbering fighting force of tribals that could always besiege the city. Due to their specialty in fighting against miqo'tes, the people in Jeridia informally refered these knights as "Coeurlslayers", due to the similar ears and tails that both the miqo'te and coeurl have.

Tensions finally began to grow thicker between the tribals and the kingdom of Jeridia. King Pandolfo the 'Careless' held interest to finally expand his realm by eliminating the nearby tribes. The King officially declared war after a group of Jeridian merchants were seen gruesomely murdered outside the city by a mob of tribals.

Manfredi and his knightly order were dispatched outside the city. For the entirety of his young adulthood, Bartolomeo had to soak his blade with the blood of miqo'te in order to place his efforts for the order and the war. The order had to sack camps, various tribal settlements that were present throughout the island and win overwhelming battles in the middle of a tropical forest. By the end of the whole war, the population of miqo'te had dropped almost by fifty percent.

1574 - 1577

A year after the war had concluded, new issues began to grow within Jeridia's court. A claim for the throne was brought forth by House Tavelli, and therefore blackmailed to place their leader, Giovanni Tavelli, into power. King Pandolfo, as rentless and careless as he was renowned for, denied the accussations. This started a war in the streets of Jeridia's capital, yet the odds seemed hopeless for Tavelli's end in the beginning.

Through schemes and conspiracies that had been planned throughout the war, House Tavelli managed to create a chain of uprisings by giving the defeated miqo'te words of hope and freedom. Other noble houses also remained in the midst of the plot for diverse reasons and formerly patriotic houses ended up joining the revolutionaries.

After a few months the tides had turned, the King's loyalists were outmatched, including the order Bartolomeo was with. Francesco and Lorenzo, Bartolomeo's father and brother, were killed by a mob of nobleman in the streets. His mother Iolanda was barricaded in her own villa and burnt alive.

Eventually the bloodshed would end with the beheadment of both Manfredi and Pandolfo. Those loyal who survived the carnage were either imprisoned, executed or spared if the price was proper. Bartolomeo was casted into an oubliette and remained trapped in there for a whole cycle.

By year 1577, Bartolomeo was brought forth to the newly reformed court of the Republic of Jeridia. The monarchy was no longer present as it was now a council that governed Jeridia. The laws had been reformed, slavery was abolished, and the head of the council was known as a Doge.

Giulio Filangieri, Bartolomeo's uncle, had managed to pay the Doge a ransom to have Bartolomeo liberated from his cell. The only drawback over than payment was to banish Bartolomeo from the realm of Jeridia and to never return...

House Filangieri

Concluded Plots in Eorzea

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The Banished:

• Arrival to Thanalan from a Jeridian sailboat.
• Journey to Ul'dah and the search for new purpose.

Order of Arcadeus:

• Inducting himself as a potential knight of Arcadeus, a subsidiary order serving the flames beneath Anelia Sadowyn's banner.
• Fought against the unusual activity of the beastmen tribe, the Amalj'aa. The skirmish ended in a decisive Arcadeus victory.
• Investigation of a plague outbreak occuring in the refugee camps outside Ul'dah.
• Departure and break of allegianc due to disagreement in leadership.

Eradication of House Filangieri:

• Giulio Filangieri, wanted to meet with Bartolomeo in private outside of Ul'dah's walls.
• Giulio informed Bartolomeo that he was now the sole heir of House Filangieri and that House Tavelli were now finishing off what little of House Filangieri that is left.
• Interference of Ludovico Tavelli and the killing of Giulio during battle.
• Death of Ludovico by Bartolomeo.

Harbingers of Dawn:

• Invited to join the Harbingers of Dawn by Faye Convington, a free company dedicated in defending Eorzea.
• Promotion to Lieutenant of Martial branch by Val Nunh.
• Disagreement against the delegation of Barbarccia Valadis.
• Loss of faith of the Harbingers' goals, realisation that the ambitions were personal and not just.
• Mass departure of the Harbingers, Bartolomeo included.

Intimate Oath:

• Meeting of Bell Ebonwing in Pearl Lane. Resentment received from Bartolomeo. Beginning of constant encounters.
• Desperation of companionship, Bartolomeo forms an oath of fidelity to Bell and the two hold an intimate evening together.
• Ongoing relationship until the intervention of Jin'li Epinoch and his kidnapping of Bell.
• Bell loses faith in Bartolomeo after her liberation from Jin'li's captivity. The two seperated.

Sultansworn:

• Referred to the Sultansworn by Anelia Sadowyn due to his past experience in Arcadeus.
• Completed the trials as needed, past experience as a knight made squirehood unnecessary.
• Participated in his first mission to reclaim a stolen tome from a group of monetarists.
• Participated in an investigation against an unknown assailant, a miqo'te seeker with an unnatural skill.
• Investigation of Jin'li Epinoch's schemes, eventually leading up to Bell Ebonwing being held captive. Once Bell was liberated and Jin'li's mind disturbed, Bartolomeo began to gradually eliminate his spies throughout Ul'dah.
• Loss of faith in the leadership of Sultansworn during the reinstatement of Natalie McBeef's status.
• Conflict of conduct between Bartolomeo's code and the Sultansworn.
• Brief ruse between Bartolomeo, Anelia Sadowyn and Coatleque, concluding with the departure of Bartolomeo from the ranks of the Sultansworn.

Stolen Tome:

• A tome belonging to the Sultansworn was robbed by an unknown thief, the Sultansworn had moved the case forward to Bartolomeo to act upon as his first assignment.
• Resulted in Bartolomeo asking Siha Xinkei if she had any informants to recover the tome.
• Ventured with Siha to the Goblet's Laughing Lady to meet Emelie Annel, a miqo'te crimelord. The meeting did not end under good terms, terminating the friendship between Siha and Bartolomeo.
• Hiring of a gypsy to recover the tome, with convincing the miqo'te managed to claim the tome right out of Emelie Annel's grasp as she obtained it.
• Sultansworn reobtained the stolen tome, the contents within it remain unknown.

The Unknown and Mighty Assailant:

• Encounter of a mysterious miqo'te in the middle of Pearl Lane. The miqo'te was bloodied and eventually told Bartolomeo that someone tried to touch her. With a sadistic stature she pointed above, and there laid a severed limb. The assassin immediately escaped, and no corpse of the armless man could be found.
• Inquiries go towards various patrons of the Quicksand, no one has heard or seen of the mysterious female miqo'te.
• Abrupt encounter in the Goblet, a battle ensues between the assailant and Bartolomeo. The battle ended towards the assailant's favor, leaving Bartolomeo with a severe wound.
• Assailant vanishes, investigation remains closed due to Bartolomeo's concluded service with the Sultansworn.

Blood in the Sands:

• The hazardous explosion in Ul'dah's markets, done by Jin'li Epinoch.
• The great kidnapping of Bell and many others, forcing them to abide to Jin'li's will or else they or their loved ones will perish.
• Bartolomeo subtlely follows Jin'li and remains in seclusion for many suns.
• Poisonning of Ul'dah's water supplies commences.
• Liberation of Jin'li's captive, Bartolomeo resorts in wiping out the unorganized band of spies in Ul'dah.
• Death of Jin'li Epinoch by the hands of Kanaria Galanodel and Osric Melkire.

A Murder of Crows:

• Encounter between Atrium Crow and Bartolomeo outside of Red Wings headquarters. Bartolomeo witnesses the powerful magic that the Crow uses.
• Attacks orchestrated by the Crows ensues, eventually resulting in Bartolomeo intervening when Siha Xinkei and her friend were assaulted.
• Investigations in how to defeat the new undead foes commences, Bartolomeo travels to the Shroud to pray to the Twelve for guidance. The man encounters Liadan Summerfield in Gridania, eventually she takes him in under the Night Blade's hospitality.
• Liadan gets taken captive by the Crow's cult. Bartolomeo and the Night Blades work together for her rescue.
• Location of Liadan found, a battle ensues between Liadan's comrades and the Crows. Bartolomeo fights against the Voice of the heretic cult of Nald'Thal. Bartolomeo wounds the Voice, Liadan is freed and the Crows flee.
• Series of attacks commence by the Crows, one in Ul'dah and another in La Noscea to undergo a malicious scheme. Both plots are sabotaged, the Cult now left exposed.
• Death of the Voice, the conflict ends.

The Lovers War:

• Received a letter from an elezen known as Algrenon, chancellor of House Rontremont of Ishgard. The details of the conflict are to have Bartolomeo fight alongside a group of mercenaries to reclaim the Lord Rontremont's own beloved.
• Participated in the Massacre at Silent Arbor, resulting in several seekers being killed by Bernhart Balk's mercenary company. Head Huntress of the tribal regiment was killed by Bartolomeo.
• Retreated back to Thanalan as House Rontremont's chancellor fled the region, due to a mysterious spy that leaked information.
• Through information provided by Count Rontremont directly, Bartolomeo now plans on establishing an army to vanquish both Bernhart Balk and A'raha Nunh equally. The campaign's purpose remains the same.
• The concubine was but a powerful dragon in disguise. Bartolomeo and a group of adventurers eliminated the beast with the help of powerful trinket. A'raha and Bernhart both perished in the battle.

A New Ambition:

• Jeanne Bealieu, a member of the Red Wings spoke of her noble family and questioned the reasons why Bartolomeo did not want to restore his family name. Bartolomeo said that his family name had no place in Jeridia, then Jeanne asked if through marriage it would be possible.
  
• With the thought in mind, Bartolomeo's desire to restore his family name grows stronger and during the conclusion of the conflict against the Crows, he went forth to Camp Drybone in order to gain fortune by hunting monsters.
• A letter from a nameless elezen in Quarrymill offered Bartolomeo a proposed to assist in a military campaign against the Antelope Tribe, the reward would be a renewal of his family house.
• The deed was completed and Bartolomeo was indeed rewarded with what was promised to him. House Filangieri had risen again, but this time under the hold of the Holy See.
  

She Who Bewitched:

• Met Erik Mynhier's sister, Tietra Myhnier, ever since Tietra had accepted to join Bartolomeo in his journey to the Black Shroud.
• Discovery of Tietra's trade, past and skills. Bartolomeo's interest has grown throughout his inquiries.
• The two had an unnatural dream where they saw an empty Shroud with a lonely female miq'ote seeker with fire blazing behind her. By the end of the vision the miqo'te had scale wings burst out of her spine.
• After the Massacre at Silent Arbor, Tietra scolded Bartolomeo for his irrational decision in participating in such a dangerous conflict. Bartolomeo promised to remain rational for the rest of his life.

The Red Wings:

• By the conclusion of the conflict between Ul'dah and Jin'li Epinoch, Bartolomeo joined the Red Wings to serve in their investigations.
• After several cases and a growth in his ambition, Bartolomeo now begins to question if his place rests in the Red Wings. The man's faith in Ul'dah's politics has waivered greatly.