Broken Blade

Broken Blade
"Being broken ain't all that bad. Wanna try it?"
Gender	Male
Race	Roegadyn
Clan	Hellsguard
Citizenship	Ul'dahn
Age	22
Nameday	28th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon
Patron Deity	Nald'Thal
Occupation	Currently Unemployed
Orientation	Homosexual
Server	Balmung

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Character

Appearance

Broken Blade isn't quite as chiseled and gruff as your usual Hellsguard roaming Thanalan. First off, he's short. Even for his age of a young adult, he's just...short. Barely taller than your average Highlander, for that matter. He also sports a rather clean cut and handsome face as opposed to the usual rugged look you'd expect to see. He prides himself on this, claiming to devilishly good looking, and does he best to keep it that way. His skin tone is a very dark red, almost like a cherry. Black hair is usually combed up into a short and spiky look, complete with dark red highlights at the top to complement his skin tone, along with a scruffy little black beard. Broken sports a single noticeable scar going down the left side of his mouth, of which he often chews on idly when thinking to himself. His eyes are, of course, dark red like everything else on him. Otherwise, his body is mostly unblemished save for the occasional small, fuzzy tufts of body hair here and there along his chest and midsection, or small scar from the scuffs and skirmishes he's gotten himself into over the years.
Broken's attire usually consists of simple clothes. He prefers a minimalist look and can even be found without a shirt at times. He does, however, have a distinct taste for jewelry and likes to sport earrings, rings, necklaces, as well as various other piercings that he is not always wearing which consists of a naval ring, a nose ring, and nipple rings. What can he say? The Ul'dah lifestyle rubs off on you after so long.
Broken Blade's body itself is that of a typical Roegadyn, toned and muscular, except a bit stockier in the belly. It really makes you wonder how he's able to use the daggers on his hips to any degree of effectiveness. If his pair of switchblades that flip out when unsheathed aren't attached to his side, they are probably hidden in his jacket or boots.

Personality

One would expect a young, brash man to be as Broken Blade usually is. Despite the fact he is not often spotted with other people around him, he definitely seems to be having plenty of fun on his own. Broken would just as easily flash a cocky grin towards someone eyeing him from afar and walk away without much caring for why they were looking in the first place. Simply put, Broken likes to have fun, and there are many ways to do it. Whether he's getting a drink at the bar, trying to swindle his way into a bargain at the market, practicing his charms on other drunken patrons at the same bar, or even taking on some mercenary work on the side for some extra gil.
Broken keeps his cool for the most part, knowing that getting angry usually leads to idiots getting thrown in prison for doing something stupid. That being said, he has been known to pull pranks on people he dislikes ranging from "accidentally" tripping annoying Lalafellen merchants to straight up stealing/pickpocketing from people he thinks deserve it.
One could also consider Broken to be an opportunist of sorts as he's not always inclined to take the most sensible choice in matters. Overall, he is a...chaotically neutral, yet simple man who takes it as it comes and tries to make things better for himself, one way or another.

Likes

• Jewelry
• Seafood
• Nankas
• Sweets
• Stealing
• Parkour

Dislikes

• Gridania
• Being in the dark
• Being cold
• Traditions

Hobbies/Talents

• Parkour - Not sure how else to say it, but Broken does enjoy and is particularly skilled at running and jumping through and around terrain. Not bad for a short and stocky Roegadyn, eh?
• Sneaking - Broken is, as you might have guessed by now, a rogue and is skilled in the art of sneaking around. Not necessarily at hiding in the shadows in particular, but getting away with things in general.
• Knife play - Juggling, stabbing, throwing... Broken is proficient in daggers, and knows how to use other swords as well, but not to the same degree of skill.

Relationships

Father - Endless Crag
Mother - Moonlit Mountain
Older Brother - Brilliant Blade

History

Broken Blade was born on the 28th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon at night in the mountains alongside his twin brother Brilliant Blade. Unfortunately for him, Brilliant was the first to feel air and would never let BB forget it until the day they die. His parents also took this into account while raising them both. The clan's shamanistic duties belonged to several members, one of them being their father, Endless Crag. He passed on these traditions and knowledge to Brilliant while Broken was ignored for the most part. Broken grew up incredibly jealous of this fact, but his mother did her best to at least give BB what she could teach him. Moonlit Mountain passed on her teachings of hunting, swordplay, and basic survival to Broken as he grew up.
As the two brothers reached adulthood, Brilliant Blade was finally going to be inducted as one of the clan shaman and Broken Blade decided to first challenge him to a sort of honorable combat for his position. Ultimately, Brilliant had received better training and defeated Broken in the battle, giving him the scar he has on his lip today as a reminder. Ever since then, Broken felt ashamed of himself for not only being unable to win the position of clan shaman he so desperately coveted, but also because he lost a duel he issued himself to his own brother in front of the entire clan. BB exiled himself from his clan and decided to never look back. He ventured to Thanalan, using his survival skills to make it all the way to Ul'dah. Seeing as he was alone and had no gil, Broken has lived on the streets for the majority of his time in Ul'dah.
After the Calamity, Broken considered himself lucky seeing as how he not only could defend himself, but people everywhere needed work, especially from hardy Roegadyn men such as himself. Eventually, he was able to make somewhat of a living for himself and manages to at least not have to sleep on the streets for the most part anymore.

Recent Events

As of late, Broken has thus ventured beyond Thanalan in search of more work to do and gil to earn. Recently, he has settled in Limsa Lominsa for the time being in order to try and learn how to read and write from the local Arcanist Guild... with no luck so far. Hopefully he can learn how to swim too. At least the sea food is good!

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