Daurion Vaulgard

Daurion Vaulgard
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Gridania
Gender	Male
Sexuality	Heterosexual
Occupation	Adventurer, Freelancer, Odd-jobber,
Martial Status	Single

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Basic Info

• Birth Name: Daurion Zechar Vaulgard
• Nicknames: Rion, Zechs, Auron
• Age: 25
• Gender: Male
• Hair Color: Dark Blue
• Eye Color: Amber
• Height: 6'2
• Weight: 175 lbs
• Body Type: Athletic build

History

Childhood

1552 AE... Daurion Vaulgard was born into the Vaulgard Family

Daurion was born into a small family that resided in a small town in the Eastern Steppes of Othard. Being that much of Othard had been conquered and taken over by the Garlean Empire he had been practically born into subjugation. It had been a well-known fact that his father had been a Garlean and a soldier within the military, his mother had been a woman whom came from Doma. Unlike some of the Garleans whom were stationed in the town his father had been quite different he had been a compassionate man who not only cared for him and his mother, but, he also cared for the people of the town. Growing up, Daurion's childhood had a mixture of both ups and down, while not the only child whom was sired by a Garlean father, many of the people of his home town did not take kindly to his presence, manly due to their hatred for the Empire. They believed that children of those who had served the military would eventually join the military like their parents, and in so doing, continue their work or antagonize their own hometown. Some of the people did not believe in punishing the children for the things the parents done and so treated him no different from other children who had lived in the town.

Two of Daurion's closes friends had been a boy who was also a half blooded Garlean and girl who had been a Seeker of the Sun. While there had been other children in which they often played with the trio had been so close that they almost did everything together, one could almost never see one of them without seeing the other. From time to time, Daurion would get into trouble with some of the elders of his home town, often causing all kinds of mischief for the sake of having fun. Like any child his age it consisted of pulling pranks and mostly doing things that he knew he probably shouldn't have done but had chosen to do it anyway just to get a rise out of the person he had did it to, sometimes this gained him the ire of both of his parents who would not hesitate to punish him for his actions as well as make him apologize for the things he had done even if some of what he did was not necessarily troubling. Daurion was a child who was rather adventurous, he was always willing to do things and go to places others dared not go, especially some of the children who had been his age. Many believed his adventurous spirit to be foolhardy due to the fact that he always wanted to go to places that was restricted by the Empire. Occasionally, he would sneak into places through vents and ducts just to get a look at things that normally he was not meant to see. All and all, to him he had rather normal childhood. He had his share of friends as well, and had even found there were some children who shared his interest, but were just scared to act due to the presence of the Empire's forces. From time to time, he would even get into trouble with the adults in his hometown. When his parents found out about his deeds they would always reprimand him for whatever it was he had done. During one of his attempts to sneak into a local Imperial facility, he watched as an Imperial Centurion wrongfully accuse and beat a man before having him imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Having inherited his fathers sense of justice he felt what happened to have been greatly wrong. He later met the man and learned that his name was Markus Kingston. From time to time he visited the man, until he found out he was executed.

By 1567, Daurion and several other teenagers were conscripted into serving the

As the years progressed things only seemed to worsen for many individuals of his home town. Men and women alike were being forced to serve the Empire. Those who refused to join the military rank of the Garlean Empire would be sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment, as an act of treason against the Emperor. Young men and women were the main focus of this recruitment, and among them was Daurion. For several months he was made to attend an academy run by the Empire. Before the recruitment process could be fully completed his father put in motion a plan --- one that was secretly put together by the adults of the town, and a small neighboring town years ago. It was a plan that required everyone to abandon their homes for the sake of freedom. Malms away from the towns, and away from Garlean outpost, a small number of ships awaited. On the night the evacuation would take place, Daurion had been awoken by his mother and was instructed as to what was going on. He joined his mother and several others as they made their way to a location where a small number of ships awaited. Before everyone could be moved onto the ships a small squad of Garleans soldiers arrived, accompanied by an individual whom Daurion met during his time at the academy. In order to buy more time, his father rallied a few men to fight the Garleans. While brave, the men were no match for those given military training, in the end his father had been the last one standing abit wounded, he was forced to board one of the fleeing ships.

By time the Magitek Reapers arrived the ships had been long gone, but that did not stop the Empire from giving chase. Ships were dispatched after the rebel ships. As they were nothing more than civilian filled ships there was no way to fight back, and in the ensuing chase several ships were destroyed; men, women, and children all lost their lives on the night of the Exodus. For several days Daurion remained on the ship heading for Eorzea, his home had been lost to him, there was no going back. After having witnessed so many people he knew die at the hands of the Garlean Empire, he developed a growing hatred for them. The only thing that crossed his mind had been the thought of revenge, how he would pay the empire back for the suffering they caused, he had become a rather emotionally wounded individual and for most of his time on the ships he kept to himself, not speaking much to anyone not even his parents. When the ships finally arrived in Eorzea many survivors had gone their separate ways, a few followed his father and became nomads.

Eorzean Life

Living a nomad life in Eorzea was not great, but it was good, after all they had their freedom. There were no Garlean soldiers to breathe down the necks of his people, women were not being made to do things against their will. Daurion and his townsmen were free. During his nomad lifestyle he had the opportunity to see many new things, beast that he had not seen before while in Othard, statues and various other things. His father, having been a former soldier of the Garlean Empire, was now a leader to the very people who once despised him because of his past allegiance. While he lacked the bodies of his fallen friends, Daurion dug graves for his friends that were unaccounted for, on Eorzean soil. As time passed his nomadic family caught wind of coming battle between the Eorzean Alliance and the Garlean Empire. With this information his father sought to join the the Eorzean alliance, Daurion had planned on doing the same as he also felt that he needed to avenge those who were like family to him. For several months his father trained him in using the swords, as well as hand to hand combat, wanting him to learn as much as he knew. When his father finally set out to join the eorzean alliance he was left behind with his mother, unknown to him his father did not want him to be apart of such a battle. He watched over his mother as his father and several others fought in the The Battle of Carteneau. Like many others, his father did not return from that battle, in with such news his mother fallen into a deep depression leaving Daurion with no choice but to support them both. For a while he and is mother lived on the streets of Ul'dah until they were found by a rather wealthy Lalafell named, Melanora Nora, and her escort. Out of pity for she had offered them a proposition; shelter, food, and warm beds, in exchange for their services. For a short while, Daurion worked as Melanora's retainer.

After months of faithful service, and bonding, he developed a brother-sister relationship with the Lalafell. Eventually, Melanora granted him the freedom to do as he pleased while offering to take care of his mother. Daurion traveled from Ul'dah to Gridania and joined the lancers guild where he further trained in the art of combat using the lance, from there he began working as a freelancer and was eventually invited to join the Free Company known as Ironworks Union, a freelancer company.

Personality

Daurion is described as having somewhat of a laid-back attitude, he prefers to live for the moment and do things at the here and now and deal with the consequences later when they present themselves. He does not really care much for authority figures, and he hates when people try to impose their will on by others by force thus he has a deep rooted hatred for the Garlean Empire, despite the fact that his father was Garlean, however he knows not all Garleans are bad. At times, Daurion can be a rather forgetful person as well as down right oblivious, if it is something that he is not totally focused on then it will completely slip his mind unless someone actually reminds him. With that said, if tasked with two things, if he is completely focused on one thing he will forget the other until the thing that really has his interest is taken care of be it a errand or job. Over the years Daurion has learned to take responsibility for his actions, not willing to shift the blame on others not have others take the blame for anything he has done. Despite working as a Freelancer, or sellsword, Daurion has his principals he will not take part in kidnapping individuals, he will not harm civilians, nor will he take part in any misdealing or illegal operations, however there are some exceptions when it comes to the latter. He knows that the world can be harsh and seeks to make sure that he does not become one of the many who are corrupt. Being half Garlean and half Doman, Daurion does not judge those who are of mixed blood as he himself would not like to be judge upon the blood that flows through his veins. Half of the time he does not tell anyone of his lineage unless it is someone he is certain he can trust.