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Hopefully there is much they can learn from each other. It isn't often Esredes has such an even power dynamic with another peer, and his presence has gone from tolerated to welcomed.</div> | Hopefully there is much they can learn from each other. It isn't often Esredes has such an even power dynamic with another peer, and his presence has gone from tolerated to welcomed.</div> | ||
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+ | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[https://the-masked-knight-xiv.tumblr.com/ Aramis Silmontaix],</b> <i>Friendly Acquaintance.</i> <b>(</b><font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font><b>)</b> - <b>The Reformed Ghost Who Sees Into The Soul.</b></div> | ||
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+ | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>“Elphanse’s no longer dead husband is something of a fascinating character, for sure. For one thing, they have brilliant yet perplexingly stupid in common. Otherwise, I find as many reasons to want to believe in him as I do to be irritated and put-off by him. I want to end up being touched by his efforts to try, but if he turns out to be more of a nuisance, then she still comes first. | ||
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+ | Actually, after having had to stick with him through a crisis, I'm not really all that bothered and irritated by him anymore. There will probably still be things here and there, but for an almost souless man, he is honestly more patient and understanding than should be expected from what he has to deal with. I think we've both calmed down with one another that I can feel comfortable treating him with the respect of a regular friendly acuqaintance.</i></div> | ||
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+ | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Aramis is a dark knight, and he was Elphanse’s husband. ...One of them. | ||
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+ | That’s all Esredes knew about the man inspiring Elphanse’s actions to fight back against Ishgard, and he was but a very small thought lost somewhere in the void of his mind before he spontaneously appeared again with Elphanse in a tavern claiming to have never been dead, just captured by Garleans. | ||
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+ | Huh. Okay. Aramis thanked him for looking after Elphanse- and punched someone who deserved it- so he seemed fine in Esredes’ book. This very basic stage of ‘seeming fine’ allowed Esredes to agree when Elphanse asked him to willingly expose himself to him so he could learn about all the areas of previously forbidden knowledge. | ||
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+ | It was also about there that the man began to simultaneously become empathetic and yet irritate him. He’s not exactly the same life story as Esredes, but he has a lot of the same elements to make for relatability. And yet, the man doesn’t stop talking about ‘evaluating him’, ‘hoping he’ll show him his true self’, ‘if you have nothing to hide you shouldn’t be afraid of me’, and even accusing him of bombing a politician. | ||
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+ | What a set of contradictions his every move and trait is. He’s a skilled investigator who can’t pick up on when he’s being rude, sharing too much, or talking to everyone in a way to let them know he thinks they’re hiding something as if that will do anything to make them reveal themselves. He tells Esredes he wants to become his friend while making him uncomfortable in a similar breath. His complete lack of social grace makes him come off as an arrogant man who forgot he is in fact retired and has no authority to hound people for answers- and yet, Esredes understands this is just due to his inability to socialize. When he finally called him out on his behavior, the man listened and just made it all the more apparent that he is just trying to become a better person, and once again Esredes couldn’t help but be pulled toward the direction of believing the man to be well-intentioned and just a bit of a fixer-upper. | ||
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+ | But Aramis is still a bit of a wildcard in Esredes’ game. Perhaps if he’s patient with the man, appealing to his want to better himself and trying to help him by emotional comforting and socialization tips, he’ll come to the conclusion that he isn’t the sketchy and questionable person everyone thinks of him as and get off his fucking back. And that would be ideal for Esredes, because the alternative- to have a man composed of dark power trying to thwart his efforts and plans or generally being an obstacle- is not one Esredes would like to deal with. Sure, he has Dark Knights on his side to throw right back at him, or he could just expose him- but that sort of situation would become very messy to navigate very quickly. For the moment, Esredes simply aims to keep exploiting the visible light spots in his small, fractured soul of darkness- bring out and nourish the light in someone, and they are indebted to you to at least accept your existence without effective protest. | ||
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+ | For Aramis may be in some ways too smart for him, but combined with said brilliance being selective, his mind still seems weak and uncertain enough that he could be bent to his words- Esredes has had to calm him down from threatening to blow his top over something at least once fairly well. Perhaps he’ll always be somewhat on Esredes’ nerves, but for now, Esredes is still hoping to at least maintain a relationship of tolerance and mutual respect that does not boil over into something more antagonistic. | ||
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+ | Fortunately, that did not end up happening. After a few interactions, Esredes has mellowed out in his apprehension and paranoia towards Aramis, and isn’t really too concerned about him being a problem anymore or feeling like he has to manipulate him as part of a game. He can’t deny that for how easy it is to make fun of the man, he does genuinely like him. He likes that Aramis is well-intentioned and tries, that he does his best to ask and understand something before he makes a judgement. But most ultimately, it’s the fact that Aramis has been rather patient despite his missteps with Esredes, considering that Esredes did give his wife the blood and admit to participating in illegal activity with her… and really, their interactions have just changed in air to make Esredes feel like he is talking to an actual friendly acquaintance and not someone he has to calculate with. It gives him that security of confidence that he could talk his way through any future issues in a normal manner with the man, and while Aramis can’t be expected to agree with everything he does, neither can most of his loyalist friends in the first place. If that much is to be the case, the two still have plenty of common ground and relatable topics of conversation to get by. Now Esredes just wishes his family would stop embarrassing him in front of the man.</div> | ||
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Still, while his motives aren’t entirely pure, Esredes is determined to help the man improve, and be absolutely nowhere near him the rest of the time in order to protect against brain ruptures. And if he succeeds, the man will be less unbearable, and Esredes can pat himself on the back. Clearly a win-win, right?</div> | Still, while his motives aren’t entirely pure, Esredes is determined to help the man improve, and be absolutely nowhere near him the rest of the time in order to protect against brain ruptures. And if he succeeds, the man will be less unbearable, and Esredes can pat himself on the back. Clearly a win-win, right?</div> | ||
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Revision as of 02:00, 20 August 2020
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Esredes is a former Ishgardian knight turned heretic. After an incident with dragon’s blood from his childhood came to light and he was nearly killed as a result, he turned against Ishgard and became devoted to winning the Dragonsong War for the heretics by either taking over or destroying Ishgard. Now fueled by a mixture of vengeance and the need to liberate his people, Esredes continues to press on after years of fighting, refusing to give up the fight no matter how much it takes his toll on him.
Nominated to take Iceheart’s place by his own people after the climax of the war, Esredes was later officially pardoned by Aymeric and allowed to return to his original home under the condition of adhering to the new law and government. In the wake of the ashes of the war and his movement, Esredes continues to operate in a delicate balance between law and necessity, helping the new Ishgard while being well-prepared for a potential resurrection of the war. Despite his many doubts about his own abilities, he has taken up the mantle given to him of Her successor- continuing to convert people to his side and ideology and carefully watch and infiltrate ongoings in Ishgard. Perhaps there will be salvation in the ashes, or perhaps there is naught to do but delay the inevitable oblivion. One thing is for certain for the man: the war will never truly be over until he can make it so…. Or be forced to enact its resurrection. His blog is here.
On the surface, Esredes presents as a serious and reserved individual, having anywhere from a forced politeness to neutrality and indifference to a distinctly unfriendly demeanor, someone that in most situations, one couldn’t get much out of unless they were a person of interest. But to open up beyond that is to reveal himself more as someone who carries himself with a certain level of authority, an air of regality, and what can be perceived as arrogance, though the extent to which it is genuine is unclear. Esredes is a driven individual with a combination of force and aggression and manipulation and cunning as the fuel it takes. He is an engraved, fancy blade with a sharp and rough edge.
His mind is wired towards logic and a realist outlook, what makes sense to execute as the best afforded and safest action to take, paired with a somewhat warped sense of morality. While he’s nobody to disregard and misunderstand all emotion, he’s often not good at dealing with it. He tends to have a narrow-minded and shortsighted view of a lot of situations, which is a big part of what makes him easy to make a puppet out of, so long as he doesn’t catch on. Ultimately, he is motivated by an internal goal and purpose, and won’t stop until it is fulfilled. In him lies an inherent chaotic spirit, that gives birth to patterns of rash behavior. This natural tendency controlled him in much of his childhood, but it was forcefully subdued by an artificial sense of order that made its home within him. As a result, though he operates in manners of logic, he is prone to getting carried away in the moment and going off course, sacrificing a calculated move for an opportunity to exercise a desire to kill and take pleasure in it, a weakness he cannot fix no matter what he tries. Even regardless of this, he often resorts to brutal tactics. Despite his often serious demeanor, he also possess a viable amused side that manifests in several different forms. He often uses it to be snarky in a sarcastic way to people he deliberately wants to anger, but when he’s relaxed he likes to make teasing and playful remarks, often paired with a lot of smirking. These sometimes even come off as flirty, but he’s unaware of this. His actual flirting attempts would be much less desirable. Esredes is also blunt at times in certain situations. If there aren’t consequences, he makes it known if he dislikes you. Conversely, he also won’t hesitate to compliment and encourage if he genuinely means it. He’s able to be motivational, as well as persuasive, with the force he puts behind his words. Even so, outside of this, especially when he’s not trying, he often manages to say the wrong thing. Yet even still, if one is in his good graces, they can find themselves with a dedicated ally, and discover a softer side to the man. He is often nobody to hide how much he cares about someone, and prefers to focus on the well being of others around him. While he does know how to relax, he can only do it for so long before he begins to get restless. He believes his purpose is to fight, and he can’t fully separate himself from that. Yet even though his personality sets him down a dark path, the twists in the fabric of fate still may at least set his sword towards the purposeful cause and enemy he desires.
Esredes stands a little under average male Elezen height at 6'0, and is more widely built than the in game model. He resembles a Gridanian Elezen better than an Ishgardian one, with his light brown skin and crimson hair, swept back behind his head and forming into tips behind it. His eyes resemble a fire with their orange coloring, and when he is experiencing intense emotions, they often feel as if there is one burning within. In relation to the in game model, it should be noted he lacks the widow's peak, and the hair in front of the ears. His appearance is often geared to intimidation, and he gives off a distinct powerful, but uneasy aura. When not in his own version of the typical haubergeon uniform, he usually keeps his outfits relatively simple and not attracting attention, save for the ever present shade of red- but traces of his former highborn fashion sense still remain. He also keeps his sword and sheath on him in most situations.
His second form is that of a red and golden quadruped wyvern, standing tall at nine foot five and stretching outwards to eleven foot seven, though he occasionally takes on an in between form, in which he maintains his bipedal size and shape but with all of his draconic features intact. Despite the resemblance, he is not in any way related to Jannequinard.
Esredes was born into a noble Ishgardian family, and was raised on conservative and strict values, told he must uphold the dignity and honor of the family. However, as he developed, he began to exhibit behavioral issues and this eventually caused his family to try and hide him away from the public in their shame as they tried to get his behavior under control.
As his parents struggled to deal with the eldest child, elsewhere in Ishgard lied a small group of common folk with an agenda against the elite and the system, who were hatching a plan to bring the entire system into question, by slipping dragon’s blood into the drink of a few select elites at a party and letting the uproar dismantle the rest of their family and bring the entire elite under fire. The moody and impatient young Rosemond kid was selected as one of these targets, as not only was a kid an easy target, it would bring much more backfire if a child was killed. Though the actual process itself was a success, the group was then killed in a violent standoff a week later during another criminal act, thus letting their scheme die with them. Unaware of all of this, when Esredes began to experience the effects of the blood the next day, he was full of panic and terror, thinking he had been cursed, but he did not tell anyone about it. He was old enough to somewhat understand this would be taken badly, and kept it hidden and never tried to experiment with his ability to shift. Hiding this only increased his behavioral problems as well, and eventually peers began to turn away from him for fear of being brought into trouble, leaving him isolated. His parents eventually stepped in and forced him to behave at age fifteen after an incident warranted it being the last straw. After some resistance, he finally conceded and began to behave like a young adult willing to take responsibility for himself. From there, his family and social life returned to stability. He later joined the Ishgardian military upon reaching adulthood, as it had been his dream for a while to fight, and he was confident in his ability to hide his secret and still become a war hero. He began to win back family honor by becoming a formidable soldier and advancing in the ranks until he was near the top. However, one day during a battle, he was knocked off a cliff ledge to what would have been certain death if he had not shifted wings and glided to a lower ledge for safety, passing it off as a miracle survival. He thought no one had saw it when they rescued him later, but when a group of people showed up with weapons to surround his location later on, he learned very quickly someone must have said something. While he attempted voicing his innocence, it fell on deaf ears, and so he was forced to use the military skills and strategies he had gained, suffering several injuries and injuring several people to escape. Now on the run and lost without anywhere to go to, Esredes continued fleeing, aiming to make his way towards Ul’dah. He was discovered again in the process and suffered much worse injuries escaping from his pursuers, but was found by a band of heretics and taken for medical treatment. After being told their side of the story, he reluctantly agreed to help them fight against Ishgard, if they would help him achieve something. This deal was then fulfilled, and so he began to embrace his dragon side and become loyal to the heretic cause. He has since become a powerful member in the group and continues to lead sieges against Ishgard. After enduring countless hardships and countless witnesses of his people being slaughtered, the war finally reached its turning point and Esredes was left in the dust as it spiraled far beyond the heretic's control. He held down the faction after the death of his beloved leader, and was planning to disappear from Eorzea entirely as the war ended- only to be approached by an acquaintance and informed he had been pardoned by the new leader, legally able to return to Ishgard as a normal citizen. After much deliberation and hesitance, he opted to accept this offer, not so much for himself, but for the sake of his people who would do the same, and once purchasing a house in Foundation on money borrowed from a few highborn ally sources, he remains in the city-state working as a negotiator between it and dragons, all while dealing with frequent surges of depression.
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