Ganon Shosen
| Ganon Shosen | |
 "I get the feeling this is gonna be a really long night." | |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Au Ra |
| Clan | Raen |
| Citizenship | Othard, Ul'dah |
| Age | 27 |
| Guardian | Dawn Father/Oschon, the Wanderer |
| Namesday | 21st Day of the Fourth Umbral Moon |
Character
♦ General
Ganon was born Shosen Takahagane, eldest child to the noble Shosen family in the valleys of Othard. His mother, of the Shosen family, was a talented chef who married a blacksmith from a lesser noble family. So renowned was her talent that some twenty years ago, she was called upon to travel to Limsa Lominsa, across the sea, as part of a cultural exchange, and share the culinary style of the Raen with the people of Eorzea. Her family joined her-- her husband, her young son, Takahagane, and her newborn daughter, Umeko.
Within five years, his mother had died of an infection after being bitten by a Yarzon while fishing. She was buried in a quiet valley glade near Limsa Lominsa, and the childrens' father followed just two years later, after moving to Ul'dah and drinking himself to death. By then, Takahagane, simply called Hagane by his family and simplified to 'Gan' or occasionally 'Ganon' by residents of Eorzea, was doing what he could to care for his sister, but after burying his father beside his mother, the young Au Ra gathered up what his family still had to their name and sailed back to Othard. There, Takahagane trained as a fighter in the old traditions, as many of the noble class do-- while not warlike, the Raen are always prepared in case one of the Xaela tribes decides to turn its sights on them. He grew up with his cousins, and as the years passed, he mastered the old Raen martial arts.
When the Calamity struck Eorzea, a missive went out to Othard seeking aid. Though the Raen were relatively indifferent, their insular culture disinclined to give of itself for little gain, Ganon and Umeko both felt a desire to return to the land where they had spent their childhood and lend their aid. Ganon, however, put his foot down; he refused to allow his younger sister to make the dangerous journey and endanger herself. Upon his arrival, Ganon found no evidence that anyone had sent for aid at all; he traveled from one city to another, trying to determine who had sent the missive to Othard, but settled back in Ul'dah, where he joined the Immortal Flames and began to fight to help reconstruct Eorzea in the wake of the disaster. In Eorzea, he uses the name Ganon, uncomfortable with the idea of sharing his true given name with total strangers.
♦ Appearance
Ganon stands tall, even by the standards of his race, at very near to eight fulms. This cuts an imposing figure even around Roegadyn, but it only serves to disguise a rather gentle man with little desire to engage in needless conflict. He has dark green skin, which contrasts the deep red color of his hair and the pale yellow-white of his scales, whippy tail, and forward-swept horns. He has his share of scars across his face and chest, old training scars and more recent ones sustained in his adventures as an adventurer and member of the Immortal Flames. To describe him as muscular might conjure the wrong image; Ganon is very lean, with muscle densely packed rather than bulging.
He disdains heavy armor, instead opting for cloth and leather protection, and fights bare-fisted or with metal knuckles or claws.
♦ Behavior
Ganon is in some ways typical of his people; though he is a fighter, he has no love for war, and will readily excuse himself from unnecessary conflicts. He loves to fish and cook, especially for his friends, and it's noteworthy that he meditates daily to align what he calls his 'ki'. In his work for the Flames, Ganon will often seek peaceful solutions before bringing his fists to bear, though given much of his work involves the Amalj'aa, it's a safe bet that what he mostly has are grumbly comparisons between the beastmen and the Xaela. This does not mean he is particularly serene in demeanor or at peace with himself, however. Ganon struggles with his temper and his innate dislike of Xaela, and has a bad tendency to drown loneliness at the Quicksand.
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