Daurion Vaulgard
 Daurion Vaulgard
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| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Gridania |
| Gender | Male |
| Sexuality | Heterosexual |
| Occupation | Adventurer, Freelancer, Odd-jobber, |
| Martial Status | Single |
Basic Info
- Name: Daurion "Zechs" Vaulgard
- Nicknames: Rion, Zechs, Auron
- Age: 23
- Gender: Male
- Hair Color: Dark Blue
- Eye Color: Amber
- Height: 6'2
- Weight: 175 lbs
- Body Type: Athletic build
History
Childhood
Daurion hails from a town in a small country in Othard, before his birth his country was subjugated by the Garlean Empire. He was born into a relatively small family, and he is the only child of his parents. It had been a well known fact that his father was a native Garlean, who was also a soldier in the Empire, however, his father did not approve of the actions of those he had served. Daurion's mother was a Doman woman who mostly worked as a waitress of an inn in his hometown. Growing up half Garlean was not the greatest, some of the towns people rarely wanted anything to do with him, however, as time passed people began to treat him like any other child. 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.
Fleeing to Eorzea
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 something akin to 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, those who were killed during the movement, 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 his father had fought tirelessly alongside his new comrades, while his skills served him well he eventually had hit his limit and like many of his comrades he had fallen in battle, caught off-guard by a blast from a magitek Reaper. It wasn't until after the battle that Daurion learned of his fathers demise, and much like his mother he had taken the news quite hard, but he managed to recover within a matter of months, unfortunately his mother had fallen into a deep depression. With no other choice Daurion began trying to support both him and his mother since she was unable to find work. With the events that had unfolded with Bahamuts release finding work had proven to be more difficult than he thought as many others were reduced to refugees thanks to the fall of Dalamud. After a visit to Ul'dah he and his mother stumbled on by a rather wealthy Lalafell named, Melanora Nora, and her escort. Out of pity the woman had offered his mother a proposition; shelter, food, and a warm bed, in exchange for her services. Seeing this as a blessing, He accepted the proposition in his mothers stead. Unfortunately, the woman had no position for him.
More than anything he was pleased to have found a place for his mother, rather than himself, if anything he believed she needed more. With nothing for him in U'ldah, began the long dangerous journey of traveling the realm. His travels eventually led him to South Shroud where he was found by a member of the lancer guild, the man saved his life from a rampaging boar. In order to repay the debt he believed himself to be in, Daurion chose to volunteer around the Lancer Guild. Eventually, he ended up becoming a full-fledged member of the guild and was welcomed with open arms. As a member of the Lancer guild, Daurion found himself ready to begin his life anew.
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.
