Dresden Voltaire

Dresden Voltaire
"I have no interest in your petty politics. The only thing of worth to me is the Holy See and your secrets I give them to survive."
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur Midlander
Clan	Unknown
Citizenship	Ishgard
Place of Birth	Ishgard
Guardian	Halone
Nameday	Fifth Astral Moon (Age: 25)
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Infiltrator of the Holy See
Pronunciation	(drez-den)

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Basic Info

"By her word, I am without sin. And endless cycle of heresy and debauchery are at my fingertips, without recourse, for I am an instrument of Halone and the Holy See." —Dresden Voltaire

Appearance

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 175 lbs.

Complexion:  Fair

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Particular Traits:  Vertical scar over right eye.

Voice: Baritone

Clothing Style: Full bodied cloaks, preferably black and slim, fur trimmed

Laterality:  Right-handed

Tastes

Hobbies

• Collecting Allagan artifacts
• Reciting holy scripts
• Studying Thaumaturgy tomes
• Conversing with strangers
• Invoking destructive magic upon enemies
• Bartending
• Gambling

Likes

• Aggressive people
• Sensual teasing
• Fire eating
• Mana management
• Furs
• Sweet Ale
• Obtaining personal secrets

Dislikes

• Indecisive people
• Clingy women
• People who look twice at his sister
• Dragons
• Ishgard traitors
• Violent anti-religious people

Favorites

• Color: Black, White, and Blue
• Food: Gysahl Stew
• Drinks: Coeurlspice Ale
• Scent: Fresh snow
• Place: Stone Vigil
• Festival: All Saint's Wake

Goals

• Exorcising the voidsent that currently resides in his little sister.
• Capturing any and all Ishgardian deserters in the name of the Holy See.
• A roll in the hay every once in awhile to keep him spry.

Religion

Having been clothed and fed by the Holy See after a childhood as a street urchin, Dresden is wholly devoted to the religion of Halone and the Archbishop to the point of it being fanatical. Attempting to disengage him from practicing his scriptures would be extremely unwise.

Alignment

Lawful Neutral: Devoted to both Ishgard's country and main religion, Dresden does fall back on their code first before utilizing his own personal one. At any rate, politics, laws, and any such foreign policy matters little to him if it does not benefit Ishgard.

Personality

A combination of pragmatism from a life on the streets and the religious doctrine of the Holy See have made Dresden somewhat unhinged, torn between being pure and devout or hedonistic and primal. Doubled even more of his attraction to the same sex which is frowned heavily on by the Holy See, his continual switching between sin and piety has earned him many warm beds with eager soldiers and a swift lashing for it much later. This has only served to make his thirst for passion almost insatiable for he is constantly forbidden to do it. Because of his dual like state of mind, he has quite a few different personas tailored for every occasion.

Towards strangers, Dresden appears very amicable, able to talk with people and on the surface seem very put together and eloquent in order to lower his companion's guard. This is due to his job as a service to the Holy See as he is constantly searching for Ishgardian deserters to drag back for sentencing. He is especially polite and respectful toward Elezens, for they make up a good number of royalty back in Ishgard. Should he find an Elezen deserter, his approach of capture tends to err on them living than dying, as his orders for potential royalty are different than civilians.

His behavior towards his sister is a different facet. He is aggressively protective towards her because of her condition and fear that if she becomes close to someone, that person could be in danger and therefore endanger the both of them should word spread. Dresden is much more soft-spoken and gentle around her, moreso due to his guilt.

In the presence of the Holy See and the Ishgardian houses, Dresden acts as a model disciple of the faith, polite, reserved, and completely devoted to the scriptures. This is where the opposite of his duality comes from, his supposed 'light' side to counter his dark.

It's only in battle or when he's seducing does his dark personality show. Bloodthirsty and decadent, Dresden enjoys escaping his pious persona and engaging his inner street urchin, often using a silver tongue and animal-like movements to secure his prey. This is reflected in his magic, creating a devastating destructive force that would make many cringe attempting.

Quirks

• When surprised or amused, Dresden's left eyebrow would often quirk up should he avoid saying anything.
• Sometimes he slips personas when unfocused, dipping between his eloquent side and his bloodthirsty one without realizing it. One could tell long enough when Dresden starts to stop speaking in structures and begins to shorten his words and adopt more slang into his speech. The most common offender is saying 'Aye' instead of 'Yes'.
• While teasing be it innocent or not, he tends to sensually purr it out. This was a problem back in Ishgard as many would misinterpret his joking around to actual intent and would alert the clergy about it.

Flaws

• Impatience is a common thing for him. Tackling a mundane task only serves to be vigorously completed as he feels it wastes his precious time doing important things.
• Dresden is prone to selfishness, a trait that caused his little sister to be possessed by a voidsent in the first place. Even after that, he has yet to place him or his sister above everything else save the Holy See.
• There is also an issue with his fanaticism to the Holy See, a product intended by the Archbishop and the houses to homogenize the population. Oftentimes he will follow their orders blindly, regardless of the consequences.

Fears

His duality and struggle with keeping his faith and his vices in check make it hard for him to establish meaningful relationships if not at all. While the thought of enraging Halone terrifies him, the idea of becoming celebate scares him the most. This has constantly put him and the other followers of the Holy See at opposite sides for the most part. He's kept along because of his usefulness to Ishgard in general.

Another great fear of is his little sister devolving back into an abomination due to the voidsent he unwillingly put into her. This, in turn, makes him fear death. Should he die, the possession would go unchecked and her life would no longer be her own.

Talents

Dresden has always been naturally talented in the arcane arts. Whether it is from a family he does not know or not, his prowess alerted the Holy See enough to pluck him and his sister from the streets. And with reading and writing at his disposal, he has proved a valuable asset to the fight against the dragons, employing various magics and curses designed to slow them down.

Intelligence

While he has natural intuition due to his earlier years on the streets, he picked up quite a bit of an academic streak once he was taught to read and write by the Holy See. This has made him extremely eloquent and especially a scholar in an arcane sense, but other subjects make him a very poor student such as swordplay mechanics and/or agricultural studies for example.

Aside from the arcane studies, he's more socially intelligent or 'street smart' and therein where he's most comfortable at.

Comparisons

Final Fantasy Characters: Baralai

Other Game Characters:

Anime Characters: Alexander Anderson

TV Tropes

• A Taste of the Lash: Had this almost weekly for flirting with stationed soldiers all in a tizzy.
• Be Careful What You Wish For: At the height of his anger and at the cusp of breaking the barrier into the next level of his magical training, Dresden internally wished to do all he could to stop his sister from deserting Ishgard. The flair of magic was enough to break the seal of a trapped voidsent, seek out that magic to consume, and possessed his sister, turning her into an abomination which killed her lover and prevented the escape. Dresden was forced to use an Allagan artifact to amply his magic enough to tether his aetherial essence to her in order to spiritually subdue the voidsent.
• Big Brother Knight Templar: When his sister planned on leaving Ishgard with her lover, Dresden did everything short of sending the Holy See after them in the hopes of stopping her. Then things just got worse from there...
• Black Mage
• Blood Magic: Dabbled in a bit of this as payment for saving his sister.
• Church Militant: Most of the fighting Dresden gets himself into is usually under the orders of the Holy See.
• The Heretic: Was formerly this after stealing an Allagan artifact from the royal vaults to save his sister and conducting magic forbidden by the Holy See. There were also previous allegations of bedding male companions that would have granted him a hanging, but they were tossed due to a lack of evidence. Dresden was given a reprieve for his crimes by becoming a Heretic Hunter outside of Ishgard.
• Lawful Neutral: A mix of type 1 and 3. The word of the Holy See is final to Dresden, but there are exceptions where he interprets the law to suit his own agenda.
• Level Drain: An in character reason why Dresden's magical power was devolved back to level one at the start of the game. The aetherial tether that's subduing the voidsent inside of his sister had been slowly draining his mana until it started to eventually tap into his life force. This signaled the events of the game as he uses the Black Mage class to grow strong again and learn to constantly replenish his mana.
• Morality Pet: The reason why he hasn't spiraled into decadence is for his little sister.
• My Country, Right or Wrong: When asked if he would abandon Ishgard should they become the next Garlean Empire, Dresden simply said no.
• Staff of Authority: Dresden's favorite weapon to carry is a staff. It's fun to whack people on the head with it.
• Straight Gay: People are usually surprised when he lets them on with his orientation.
• Tall Dark and Snarky

Abilities and Skills

Weapons

TBD

Family and Relationships

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