Flynt Reddard

Flynt Reddard
The Hyena
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Eorzean
Place of Birth	Thavnair, Meracydia
Guardian	N/A
Nameday	1/9 (Age: 27 )
Marital Status	Engaged
Occupation	Enforcer, Infiltrator, Experimental Hybrid

Flynt Reddard

Flynt's a product of money, boredom, and luxury. He's educated, but not using it. He's well-off, but he's not much of a businessman. He's learned how to fight through watching countless gladiatorial battles and probably would have a record if his folks didn't just buy his way out of prison time. Flynt's simply a bored young man trying to make a name for himself any way he can - Be it by fighting and beating people or by just being needlessly eccentric. I don't think Flynt knows himself and as a result, he just does whatever. What kind of weirdo wears a suit in the desert? No one, so Flynt does. What sort of person tinkers with magitech? Not many, so Flynt does openly.

He's a troubled fellow with a lot of potential, he simply just needs some direction in life. Right now he's living for the moment, but that's not satisfying, despite his multi-million gil fortune, money is just an asset to him. Flynt lacks personal growth, actual conflict. If only he had someone or something in his life worth his time, perhaps the crownless king would find a purpose outside his throne room prison.

Hyena 101

A Reddard in Red

Flynt Reddard is a heir to an economic powerhouse to the east. After running off to show his parents he's more than just some paper-pusher, he found his way into Revenant's Toll to begin investing into Magitek science. Further in time he'd choose to remove his arms and legs in favor for these Magitek modifications. As of yet, his Scouting limbs are the only prosthetics that can be described as "state of the art", whereas his Fending set is much simpler, covering all ports and crannies where a weapon can find it's way into. The limbs are connected by aethro-magnetic plates grafted to the stumps. These plates connect with prosthetic limbs and act as artificial nerves, effectively replacing the limb with the installed prosthetic. Flynt can feel pain, albiet heavily supressed due to damage to nervous tissue toward the points of amputation.

Points of amputation, red lines mark where plates are.

Side-effects of the heavy augmention include increased heart-rate, higher blood-pressure, and occassional episodes of "phantom limb" phenominae. Lesser effects include a tingling discomfort at the point of removal, this is due to nervous stimulation in which the actual limb would respond; think of it like having your arm fall asleep at random points in time. Heavy damage to prosthetics can cause Ceruleum leakage into the blood stream. This is counteracted by an emergency dialysis apparatus located in Flynt's abdomen, tucked by the liver. In some circumstances, Flynt may spontaniously combust in order to purge alcohol in the blood stream. If, in a crisis situation the dialysis fails to clear out Ceruleum leaks in Flynt's veins, he will either a) die or b) fall into an induced coma to prevent further contamination.

Appearance

Height: 5'8

Weight: 195lbs

Complexion: Fair, refined

Hair: Brown

Eyes: White

Particular Traits: Well he's half machine, for starters.

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Clothing Style: Practical, lightweight, dainty but cleverly armored. Fending set is exceptionally heavy, mobility in short bursts, but exponentially more durable than the Scouting set.

Laterality: Right-dominant

Favorites

• Color: Scarlet
• Food: Marmot steak
• Drinks: Mint water
• Scent: Sulphuric scents, Goldbile, Petrichor
• Place: Central Thanalan, Costa Del Sol
• Festival: N/A

Goals

• Immortality

• Achieving perfection on the field of combat

Religion

Nonreligious due to his upbringing in a certain secular region to the north.

Alignment

True Neutral

Personality

The Hyena, moments after felling the Primal Garuda.

Flaws

• Gambling Addict
• Classist
• Perfectionist

Fears

• Ghosts, you cannot punch a ghost, and that's terrifying.
• Socks and sandals

Talents

• Can play the piano
• It's almost as if he can smell danger, which is more often than not; sweat.
• Exceptional clothing designer, for the fashionable warrior.

Intelligence

• Equates to a university-level education.

Abilities and Skills

Crash Landing

Strawberry on The Shortcake

Personal

• Martial Arts: Flynt is adept at close combat after spending most of his childhood marveling at the devastating melee combat gladiators and wrestlers would flaunt in the ring, utilizing a myriad of memorized styles to achieve victory.

Weapons

• Augmented Fists: Two motorized gauntlets that enhance the speed of Flynt's punches, at the expense of their sheer weight.
• G-2000 Magitek Daggers: Two Magitek shortswords with spring-loaded sub-blades fueled by Ceruleum.
• G-2000 Magitek Axe: A light-frame Magitek labrys with rotating head and cauterizing blades.

Magic/Operations

Scouting:

• Raiton: Expel concentrated Aethral lightning from the palms.
• Doton: Release exhaust from ports in the Scouting limbs, detrimental effects, though used more so as a diversion, kills the environment. Thrilling.
• Huton: Overclock all augmented limbs, speed is doubled, though the system becomes volatile

Fending:

• Cure (Second Wind): Emergency nourishment protocol used to restore minor wounds.
• Unchained: Bypass system limitations for a short period of time, allowing for swift operation.
• Holmgang: Fire augmented fist linked by chain to lock captured opponents within range. Inhibits mobility of the user.

Limit Breaks

Scouting:

• LVL 3: Pure White Glastonbury: Flynt winds up a punch so devastating, those struck by it would seek the warm embrace of death, but never attain it.

• LVL 2: Strawberry on The Shortcake: Flynt throws his blades to the air, using the hang time to grapple his foe into a fearsome suplex, allowing for the blades to land upon the downed foe.

• LVL 1: Mach 13 Hyena Explosion: Motors go past recommended temperature to deliver a small-scale Final Heaven

Fending:

• LVL 3: Moonquake: Flynt holds his axe to the air, bringing it down to the target with the weight akin to a Pillar of Dalamud. Twelve find mercy in their hearts to redeem the fellow struck by this maneuver.

• LVL 2: Crash Landing: Flynt's axe is thrown skyward, caught, and brought down with immense weight.

• LVL 1: Facial Rend: Using his much heavier fists, Flynt strikes with a right-hook to the face, making one wish they wore a mouthguard.

Family and Relationships

Relatives

• An esteemed Goldsmith (Father, whereabouts unknown)
• A nameless woman (Mother, whereabouts unknown)

Positive

• Akama Kharn (Trusted friend)
• Orenji Kharn (Employer, nephew)
• Edda Vincents (Aquantance)
• Gwannes Oskwell (Aquaintance)
• Jenivieve Ravendale (Spouse)

Negative

• The entire city-state of Gridania (For reasons undisclosed)

Affiliations

• The Reddard Family Conglomerate (Heir)

• Rising Claws (Second-in-command)

• Revenant's Toll economic infrastructure (Investor)

Music Themes

• Pure White Giant Tiny Glastonbury
• N.M.H
• Collective Conciousness

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
• "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

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.

• Akhuz: A name bestowed to him by a former lover, something he holds rather fond of, but does not want to be reminded of.

• Ender of Heroes: Something scribbled about him in a local paper mentioned Flynt's penchant for removing hero-types from the scene with a special kind of bitterness.

Current Residence

Coerthas Central Highlands, the Observatory Inn.

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 in the far north until the age of 24, learning the vast majority of cybernetics and experimental augmentation. Upon graduation Flynt set off for new lands with some of his father's stolen fortune.

After Dalamud's Fall

Adulthood

Flynt found his way to Eorzea after word of disaster, "Well damn, looks like that's the cheapest boat to set sail on now." seemed to be the only thought that crossed his mind before boarding. After some time, Flynt established himself a small yet successful business in Ul'Dah as a clothing outfitter where he gathers funds for his high standard of living. It was only when he realized how prevalent violence was in Eorzean culture that he took his profits and invested them into a pair of blades to enter himself in numerous competitions around the continent. Balancing an enterprise of luxuries and combat, the Flynt you know and love/hate was formed.

A Realm Reborn (Present, 23)

Flynt now sits upon his empire of swag, earning his place among the upper class and splurging his fortune on pointless investments to bolster his ego; be it through gambling it away in the Manderville Golden Saucer or hosting million dollar events for ambitious adventurers like you to partake in.