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Revision as of 15:59, 28 September 2015

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"The Hyena"
Gender Male
Race Hyur
Clan Midlander
Citizenship Garlean
Server Balmung
Place of Birth Ala Mhigo
Guardian N/A
Nameday 1/9 (Age: 27 )
Marital Status Single
Occupation Freelance researcher 
"...To gain by losing, what a delicious irony, the bliss of surrender.
What's mine is mine, every drop of sweat, every hair, I am me."
-Flynt Reddard


Flynt Reddard, the Hyena, is a troublemaker in it's simplest terms. His motivation is to perpetuate conflict as a means to an end to the Ul'Dahn Sultanate. Armed with a gang full of inexperienced crooks and a head full of hot air, Flynt prowls the sands for adventurers both green and veteran to sweep up into his gang, the Diabolos' Due.


Overview

Flynt Reddard (legally referred to as Flynt ban Reddard under Garlean annexation naming conventions), in a short statement, is a problem child. From a rather wealthy family, Flynt grew up spoiled; taught at a young age that money is power. Living by that standard, Flynt constantly seeks a means to be the center of attention, his ultimate goal being known throughout the realm. Vices get the better of him, succumbing to a compulsive need to take chances, throwing gil into gambling rings, chocobo races, and pit fights. Nothing stops the man from getting off his high-horse to get his hands dirty provided he's goaded (often by his own naivete) into such situations. Adept in knife fighting and hand-to-hand combat, self-taught; he attempts to make quick work of any snags and tears in the greater scheme of things. A self-proclaimed professional in his line of work, 'The Hyena' is far from any sort, despite his potential. Flynt's mind is a weak one, cracked, torn; he's every inch of a madman, rationalizing himself through absurd logic.

From Ala Mhigo, he bore witness to the mass exodus of the Highlander clan at a young age, staying behind with his conforming father. Raised by Garlean law, molded and shaped in their image, Flynt found sympathy among the tyranny. Drawing his love for their technology, he bears a soft spot for the Empire in his heart despite their antagonism toward the Eorzean states. Such sympathies made Flynt into a rather uncaring and passive person, strongly preferring to avoid the topic of his citizenship as much as possible knowing full well of the possible repercussions. Such Garlean predisposition also factors into Flynt's contempt toward non-hyur races as well as his torn-up psyche, a result of being subject to so many ideologies under such traumatic means. His reality is warped and he knows this, he simply tries to believe it's normal, healthy even.

Now, the Hyena makes his income through a privatized development firm he dubbed "Diabolos' Due", named after the Void lord of dreams. The unit specializes in research pertaining to the Burning Wall in Eastern Thanalan, among other operations under the guise of other illicit businesses.

Appearance

Height: 5'8

Complexion: Corpse-like

Hair: Blond, brown undertones. Inconsistent.

Eyes: Ice blue, passable for white Voice: (Josh Keaton) [1] [2] [3] [4]

Clothing Style: Practical, lightweight, dainty but cleverly armored. Mobility in short bursts.

Laterality: Right-dominant


Favorites

  • Color: Scarlet
  • Food: Granola. Fiber is good for you.
  • Drinks: Mint water
  • Scent: Goldbile, Napalm.
  • Place: Central Thanalan, Costa Del Sol, The Burning Wall

Goals

Flynt seeks to develop a deterrant to form a colossal superpower to contest the Ul'Dahn throne, perhaps even beyond. Should this goal be met, Flynt wishes to choreograph a coup d'état and overthrow the Sultanate and establish a lawless utopia. From an out of character standpoint, this is obviously impossible and intentionally ludicrous, and just used as a driving force for roleplay within the coalition.

Religion

Garlean law prohibited the practice of nonsecular teachings and practices in Ala Mhigo, therefore nonreligious.

Alignment

True Neutral

Personality

Flaws

  • Gambling Addict
  • Classist
  • Racist
  • Quick to draw arms
  • Mentally unstable: exhibits disassociating identities, arbitrary mood swings

Fears

  • Desolation
  • Devastation

Talents

  • Can play the piano
  • Charismatic, an alluring figure.
  • Convincing liar and manipulator.
  • Conversational in most spoken Eorzean dialects.

Intelligence

  • Equates to a real university-level education after the Garlean occupation of Ala Mhigo. Terribly censored throughout it's political views and biased in Garlean favor, an education is still an education, despite its imperfections.

Abilities and Skills

Personal

  • Hit-and-run mentality: Flynt is frail, competent, but frail. He in no sense has the physical capability to last in drawn-out combat, so he resorts to sabotage: poisons, ambushes, sucker-punches.
  • Adept Gunplay: After access to Ishgard, Flynt picked up a novelty revolver in the marketplace to serve as a last resort. After spending far too many hours shooting at small desert mammals, he's become rather quick on the draw, despite the gun's laughably poor quality.

Weapons

  • A pair of broadswords purchased from an antique store. Restored to perfection, they're much more fit for premeditated combat, slathered in an arrangement of soporifics, anesthetics, hallucinogenic salves.

Magic

  • Blitz: Expel concentrated Aethereal lightning from a focus point.
  • Hide: Flynt can temporarily distort his innate aether to cloak himself into his surroundings, light refracts around him, not quite removing him from the picture, but making him appear mirage-like in motion.

Relatives

  • An esteemed Goldsmith (Father, whereabouts unknown)
  • A nameless woman (Mother, whereabouts unknown)
  • Viktor "Vinzer" Reddard (Younger brother)
  • Mirabelle "Mimi" Reddard (Youngest sister)


Positive


The Diabolos' Due

The Diabolos' Due, as mentioned, consist of the following. We're an actively recruiting IC LS; so do approach any of the listed in character, or Flynt himself to join!

Note: Not all members are listed, nor am I updating on a regular basis, I will try to keep updating the list as frequently as possible.

Affiliations

  • Rising Claws (Second-in-command)
  • Diabolos' Due (Commander-in-chief)

Music Box

Rumors

NPC Rumors

These rumors are fairly common, and can be freely referenced in character interaction with Flynt.

  • "It's said that he gambled a man out of his Chocobo, won, then walked."
  • "The man has a fetish for that rusty revolver of his, it's troublesome to recall."
  • "Those dice he has, they're something else... one thousand sides?"
  • "The man's a ghost, you will never find a picture of him, any legal documents... even his bank-notes are signed with a pseudonym."

Player Rumors

  • "Rumor has it that he tried to kill a contestant in the Grindstone, by nearly decapitating the poor woman."
  • "I hear he bottles his farts and sells the bottled farts to the alchemist's guild for easy money. Has he no shame?" - Edda Vincents
  • "This man is like a rocket. A big one." - Lucaell Tareth'eian
  • "That man must be made of megitek or something. He sure-as-hell hits like it." - S'khai Nunh
  • "I've taken to calling him 'The Yahoo'. If you have ever met him, then you'll certainly know why." - Berrod Armstrong
  • "I owe him my life and he owes me his. My brother who ensures there's always chaos to the balance. I'd sooner kill you then let you touch him." - Akama Kharn
  • "Have I met Flynt Reddard? Look, I'm not saying I have or haven't, all I'm saying is a man matching his description asked me to 'pass gas' near a man with a fat cat and his friends." - Eorla Brynn
  • "In Gridania we don't hunt hyenas. We hunt jackals." - Gwannes Oskwell
  • "Live with somethin long enough yez forget what it was like without, or w'anything else." - Flameson Hammersmith
  • "It's not how much time you have, it's how you use it... unless you're Flynt. Then it goes back to being how much time you have." - Orenji Kharn
  • "You have to keep an open mind with Flynt. Some of the things he says and does may seem crass and other times, outright insane--but you have to think about why he's doing it, you know? Then he doesn't seem all that bad.~" - Jenivieve Ravendale
  • "The Major is an old rival of mine who's now my commanding officer....It's gonna be a fun ride..." - Nataru Rahz
  • "He's funneh. I love it when he comes out in a crowd n' goes wild, he's a hoot!" - Nazyl Tharazyl
  • "His own Boss pays -me- over two million to kill him. Heh, let him talk all he wants. For two million, I'll deal with his prattle as I kill him." - S'Kiear Grimsong
  • "The gambling bastard's dice are not rigged, but they certainly fall the way he desires more oft than naught." - Sigurd Sundsteigen
  • "Why does he call me Private Snowball?!" - Yasashii Borlaaq
  • "The boy's got Lady Luck wrapped around his finger. Bravo to the one who breaks it." - Amedee Delacroix
  • "EUGH. WHY WOULD WE SPREAD RUMORS ABOUT THE JACKAL BOY? HE'S ALREADY A MASTER AT DOING THAT HIMSELF. HUEHUEHUE." - Miasma
  • "Eeh, weak, frail, narcissistic, complete man child." - Atette Calort
  • "Narcissistic spoiled brat comes ta mind when I think 'o Flynt, but 'e's still a Claw an' someone I hold respect fer." - Nahare Rahz

Note: This section is editable by anyone. Just keep in mind that the rumors here may be both true or false.

History

Name and Lifestyle

Nicknames

  • The Hyena: A name given to Flynt by those who bore witness to his brutality on the field, comparable to that of a hound's method of hunting prey.

Current Residence

Homeless.

Before Dalamud's Fall

Birth and childhood (0-10)

Raised to be the heir of his father's corporate empire, Flynt was a spoiled child, put through rigorous schooling despite numerous shortcomings.

Teen Years

Received a formal education until the age of 24, learning that school is for weiners and winners break the bank. Upon graduation, Flynt booked a ship right on out of town.

After Dalamud's Fall

Adulthood

Flynt found his way to Thanalan after word of disaster depreciating the cost of travel to the south. After some time, Flynt established his own gambling ring around the seedier ends of Ul'Dah, reveling in the nitty-gritty lifestyle despite the posh standards.

A Realm Reborn (Present)

Now employed as a second-in-command to a band of sky pirates known as The Rising Claws, Flynt Reddard tends to take the back-seat in their affairs, opting out to manage his own posse in the outer walls of Ul'Dah.

Gallery

  • Diabolos' Due

  • Pretty Good

  • Dream Within a Dream

  • The Gang

  • One of the many ghosts of Drybone

  • Training

Tropes

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