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* "I never cared about anyone like I did him. But alas, Nymeia had other plans." -[[Kylin Felstar]]
 
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* "Who? Oh- Yea, he's tall. And.. large? No, really, I've not met him but twice or so.. I can't tell you much about him. If you see him though, tell him I didn't mean to hit him aye?" -[[Aysun Demiir]]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:48, 7 June 2013

Gridania-transparent.png Gerik Brynn Aston
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The Zephyr
Gender Male
Race Hyur
Clan Highlander
Citizenship Gridania
Guardian Menphina, the Lover
Age 26 (Post Dalamud)
Nameday 26th Sun of the 6th Astral Moon
Orientation Homosexual
Occupation Beekeeper

General

Gerik is a laid-back, charismatic highlander and can usually be seen with a smile on his face. He tries hard to avoid as much responsibility as possible (save for those causes he deems worth fighting for), not because he’s lazy, per se, he just wants to feel like he has the freedom to do what he wants, when he wants. Feeling his bare feet in the grass or the cool breeze that blows through the Twelveswood are some of his greatest pleasures.

Appearance

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Height:

6 fulms, 6 ilms - he is a bit taller than most Highlanders.

Weight:

243 ponz – Gerik is a bit bulky in terms of muscle. He attributes his physique to good genes as he doesn't really do anything consciously to retain or build muscle.

Body:

Gerik is well-built and defined having somewhat of a gymnast's build. Having worked for a short time at the Greatloam Growery in Gridania assisted in the development of muscle as well as his normal ability to retain his physique has ensured that Gerik is somewhat of a prime specimen of desire for the opposite sex.. or in his case, the same sex. He thinks his best attributes are probably his chest and arms.

Complexion:

Tanned, bronzed skin covers Gerik's body. He used to have a few scars, but since he's been cohabiting with Deirdre she's returned his skin to its original condition. He has a symmetrical tattoo on his face, a simple design comprised of six white lines.

Hair:

Gerik normally crops his hair very close to the scalp. He's considered growing it out however he generally doesn't like when his hair grows long enough to touch his ears. If he let it grow out, its natural color would be one of a darker burgundy or maroon. A moderate amount of stubble grows on his jawline, normally Gerik doesn't bother to trim it everyday, opting to trim it once every three days or so. Starting at his belly button, Gerik has a light dusting of hair that leads down to his genital region, sometimes he shaves it off, other times not.

Fashion:

Shirtless is the way to go for Gerik. He finds that it provides the most freedom in terms of everyday activities, and he also likes to feel the breeze around him. However in situations where a shirt of some sort is necessary, he'll tend to use some sort of lightweight, breathable fabric. He also has a set of clothing for more formal events, he thinks that the wedge cap from the set makes him looks less intimidating. In downtime alone, Gerik can be seen in normally just his underwear, or a set of pants and shoes.

Personality

Due to Gerik's odd upbringing, he still remains a child at heart. More than anything he wants to be liked and to have people he can trust and rely on. He's very social and trusts people very easily due to this, however at the same time he's also afraid to let people get too close for the fear of others hurting him. Others might perceive him as being gullible and a bit slow and they'd probably be right. He never had a 'good' education, so in that regard he's not quite so bright. During his time spent at Gridania he's learned a little about how to cultivate plants, which plants have medicinal properties to them, and which plants are safe to eat, in addition to a bunch of other assorted knowledge about plants and creatures within the forest. Many would describe Gerik as 'lucky', sometimes things happen to him with little to no effort on his part, or he gets something accomplished in a very unorthodox manner.

Despite him not being a 'Forestborn,' he thinks he's earned the trust of the local Gridanians enough for them to treat him as one. He's spent a lot of his time in the Twelveswood, even going as far as to camp in the canopies of the trees at night. When on these extended camping trips he usually spends most of his time napping, or observing the happenings within the forest, his employers are generally not pleased as he may not come in to work for a few days or more. His favorite haunt is the White Willow near Camp Emerald Moss.


Family: Gerik's mother and father were trading merchants, often travelling between every city-state. His surname, Aston, comes from his mother's maiden name and its midlander origins come from the words "East", and "tun", or the settlement to the east of a main village near the ash trees. Eirika, Gerik's mother, was daughter to a former Ala Mhigan noble house. His father, Ganun, was a commoner, and as such, Eirika was never quite satisfied being married to him. Their son, Gerik is 3/4 Highlander and 1/4 Midlander (from his mother's side).


Personality Traits:

  • Charismatic
  • Hedonistic
  • Absent-Minded
  • Clumsy
  • Slothful
  • Athletic
  • Trusting
  • Jovial
  • Messy
  • Warm
  • Slow-Witted
  • Lucky
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Talents:

  • Socialization
  • Wilderness Survival
  • Singing (Singing voice is based off John Martin, please ignore the electronic background music [1] [2] [3])
  • Sketching
  • Tracking/Hunting
  • Stealth


Likes:

  • The Twelveswood
  • Riding Airships
  • Freedom
  • Gossip
  • Fireworks


Favorite Food:

  • Raw Oyster

Favorite Color:

  • A bit undecided, definitely either blue or green though.

Favorite Creature:

  • Apkallus


Dislikes:

  • Snooty condescending people
  • The Ul’dahan “gil makes the world go round” mentality
  • People who disrespect the Twelveswood
  • Being used
  • Books and Reading


Fears:

  • Feeling obligated to a lot of responsibility
  • Becoming incapacitated, or otherwise less mobile
  • Losing peoples' favor



Demeanor:

Gerik tends to take a flippant approach to the world, that is, everything but a few select things are not taken quite as seriously as they should be, he also comes off as an optimist. Some of his favorite pasttimes are conversing and meeting new people. His charismatic and charming nature make acquiring friends a simple task, however he’s not one to sugarcoat things, instead preferring to be blunt and openly disagree should a point he feels is wrong manifest. In fact, due to his blunt nature, sometimes inappropriate comments may be blurted out. Despite this, Gerik tries hard to be as good-natured and kindhearted as possible.

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Quirks:

  • Has a very large appetite, can usually be seen snacking if there is nothing more pressing to attend to, nobody really knows how he stays in shape, not even Gerik.
  • Gerik is quite sloppy; he strategically packs his bag every morning, his strategy for packing is to take a bunch of stuff strewn on the floor of his room and haphazardly dump it into his bag.
  • Finds Roegadyn men absolutely endearing, he entertains the idea of a cuddly Roegadyn, and likes it, a lot.



History:

Childhood

Gerik hails from Ala Mhigo. His parents worked as traveling merchants selling and trading wares from one city-state to another. His mother sang to crowds in an effort to increase sales and forced Gerik to do the same once he was old enough.  During the time of the Garlean invasion, Gerik and his parents were in Gridania. Due to Gerik being a child at the time, they decided it would be safer for them to travel since he would be a burden and abandoned him in Gridania. There, he was raised in the Acorn Orchard with other Gridanian children. During his time growing up, he spent a lot of time in the forest basking in its beauty and enjoying the company of the creatures that are native to the Twelveswood.

Adolescency

At the age of adolescency, Gerik decided he should find something meaningful to do with his life and repay the debt he felt he owed to Gridania, and since he's had a sizeable amount of prior experience with a bow (hunting) as well as the practice of tracking prey and remaining unseen; thus he began training more seriously in the art of archery with aspirations to become a member of the God's Quiver (he also dabbled a bit in the art of lances thinking he might be able to join the Wood Wailers, as well as conjury at the Stillglade Fane, however he dismissed these ideas once he realized he couldn't possibly attempt to join all three factions). 

Adulthood

However it was not to be; he was not accepted into the God's Quiver on reasons that are still unknown to him, instead they referred him to someone referred to as the "Godsbow." After much listening to Jehantel's songs and using them as a basis for study, he's slowly been increasing his repertoire of songs. Still, he prefers to not perform in public as he's a bit self-conscious. Gerik is currently looking into alternative ways to assist Gridania's cause due to his inability to assist the God's Quiver.  His previous employment history was that of a simple lumberjack for the Botanist's Guild in Gridania. Prior to Dalamud, he found employment with the Shimmersong mercenaries, their headquarters residing in Owl's Nest; he finds the region of Coerthas breathtaking. Presently, he volunteers at the Honey Yard and lives in Ul'dah.




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Fish & Desperation - 4
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Sweet Child - 7
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Something Naughty - 10
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Azeyma's Candle - 15
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Logs - 17
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Pre-Dalamud Summary

Gerik's story starts with a nap. The clearing he had been laying in was warm, breezy, and most importantly, he found his favorite type of moss to lay on, for it was more spongy than the other varieties that lived on the forest floor. His snores could probably be heard from quite a while away. His boss at the Greatloam Growery had been checking up on Gerik more frequently these days since he'd often discovered that throughout the workday Gerik would wander off somewhere and take a nap. Stumbling upon Gerik in the clearing, he pulled out a flyer and a bit of plant based adhesive from his pocket and walked over to the napping Highlander. He fixed the flyer onto Gerik's forehead with the adhesive and walked away shaking his head.

Three bells or so later, Gerik awoke to find a piece of parchment stuck to his forehead, he tried to pull it off, but only succeeded in ripping the portion not directly attached to the glue off. "Shimmersong - Mercenary Company", the flyer read, curious to see what the company was about, he went to Owl's Nest and it was there that he first met Ariel Madaellyn and Yssen Van. After a lengthy interview process that intimidated Gerik to no end, he was accepted. His first mission as a mercenary was with House Mavanix; during the mission a fight broke out, Gerik primarily served as a utility role protecting the young Miyuki Tatsugawa and after the battle was when he first met Kylin Mavanix, albeit unofficially. A week or so later, another Mavanix mission came in. This time a demon named Juravis threatened the group and it needed to be slain. During this mission he met Sydalyr Fyrilblyssyn and took a romantic interest in him almost immediately, being one of the few gay Roegadyns he's ever met.

Shortly after this mission, Gerik had a run in with Ysa Van, Yssen's mentally unstable sister. A fight was avoided however, and Gerik stayed in the Corvus Cinis HQ that night with Sydalyr Fyrilblyssyn. Unfortunately, Gerik has never seen Sydalyr again after that and figured that Syd was just uninterested in him. Shimmersong's ranks began to bolster; Kylin Mavanix, Seohyun Iyasu and Derrick Rickkon were recruited into Shimmersong. Through Seohyun, he was introduced to Deirdre Ta'ea albeit briefly in her apartment in Limsa Lominsa. Gerik and Kylin never officially met for a while. During their first meeting Kylin and he were fast friends and this is when Gerik made a deal with Kylin to show Kylin his sketchbook in exchange for swimming lessons.

The Aleport beach was where they spent their time swimming. Gerik felt a chemistry between the two but didn't act on it, afraid of being rejected again like with Sydalyr. Gerik ran into Deirdre on the beach one day, She asked Gerik to hold her underwater, he initally said no, but then complied no matter how confused he was.

Ysa attacked Gerik again shortly thereafter in Limsa Lominsa and wanted to know about Deirdre. Gerik hesitated to give her information initially however eventually yielded when she stabbed and dislocated his shoulder. Gerik called for Kylin over the Crystalline pearl and was met with the voice of a compassionate duskwight woman. Eva stitched his wound and took care of the dislocation, since then he's felt a certain debt to her. Soon thereafter, Deirdre and Gerik went into hiding from Ysa on the cliffs of La Noscea under Oschon's Torch, there she began training him in combat, specifically, with the knife.

After Deirdre attacked Gerik out of mental instability, Kylin took Gerik to his sister Elza's cabin in Gridania where they lived for a while. Gerik and Kylin also began a relationship in this time, but it was not to last.

During the Felstar Gala chaos ensued, aether erupted from the very ground beneath the attendees. Kylin was one of the ones that got sucked down into its abyss. Gerik and Deirdre regrouped at Elza's cabin mourning the losses of Kylin and Shurin, neither of them left the cabin or spoke for several days. Deirdre and Gerik fled for the Isles of Umbra when monsters started attacking the city-states because of Dalamud's proximity. It is there they spend their last days before the fall of Dalamud.

FFXIV: A Realm Reborn


Year One:

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Year Two:

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Year Three:

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Year Four:

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Year Five:

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Current

(COMING SOON)

Rumors

Common Rumors

  • “Aye, that’s the guy I saw at the Bismark, ate nearly 3 plates o’ raw oysters ‘afore passing out in a room at the Mizzenmast.” -Astonished Highlander
  • “You remember that one man who came by and chatted me up last week right? Babette told me over linkshell that she just saw him snogging a Roegadyn in the Market Wards, and not a female one! …No, you most certainly cannot watch them Damali!” – Scorned Midlander
  • “With a gilded tongue like that, I’m not surprised he’s not got a higher position in society. Don’t even get me started on that nice lookin’ body he’s got.” – Lascivious Roegadyn
  • "I heard that guy has a terrible work ethic, sometimes doesn't show up for days! But damn if I can't say no to that smile." - Conflicted Elezen
  • "You could probably sell a bridge to that guy, he'll believe whatever you tell him...I guess all looks, no brains? ...Sure was good in bed though." - Disappointed Lalafell


Intermittent Rumors:

  • “I heard he grew up at some orphanage in Gridania, why’d ya think his parents would give him up, oooh, maybe he has mental issues, or maybe the moogles brought him to Gridania, or maybe…” – Presumptuous Lalafell
  • “The Adventurer’s Guild doesn’t seem to like to hand him leves, supposedly he turns down most of them. Sounds like pure slothfulness to me, what happened to the quality of our adventurers? Back in my day, adventurers weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.” – Elderly Elezen
  • "I heard he came into some gil recently, first that rich Mavanix boy, and then that Baelhyn heir.. I bet he's a no-good golddigger!" - Scandalous Elezen


Rare Rumors:

  • “The other week I caught him hanging out with an Ixal near Murmur Rills, looked pretty comfortable with em’. Guess when it comes to friends he don’t discriminate even between beastmen, could probably use that as some damn good blackmail though.” – Scheming Roegadyn
  • “You know about those rich aristocrats in Ul’dah right? Apparently that bloke might’ve had some intimate relations with one of them, or one of their sons; whichever, it don’t matter much, anyway it ended sourly. Rarely ventures into Ul’dah now, or at least that’s what I noticed, and I would know! I sell the airship tickets from Gridania!” – Gossipy Elezen
  • “Heard his parents might still be alive despite them being off the grid for years. Don’t think he’s interested in trying to locate them though, I think they used to use him just for their benefit and dumped him in Gridania when it got rough.” – Softspoken Midlander


Player Character Rumors (Feel free to add your own!):

  • "He is a loyal sort, with a bigger heart than his chest can contain. If you are inquiring after him with intention to harm, I will string you up and flay the flesh from your bones." -Deirdre Ta'ea
  • "I never cared about anyone like I did him. But alas, Nymeia had other plans." -Kylin Felstar
  • "Who? Oh- Yea, he's tall. And.. large? No, really, I've not met him but twice or so.. I can't tell you much about him. If you see him though, tell him I didn't mean to hit him aye?" -Aysun Demiir

Affiliations

  • Burgenheim Rousa: Gerik's new confidant and best friend, he visited the Corvus Cinis Headquarters nearly every day while living in Ul'dah to visit him. He loves the stories the Roegadyn tells him. Gerik is thankful for the Roegadyn's presence, as Burgenheim was the only friend he had in Ul'dah at the time.
  • Kerr V'yen: A male miqote he met when assisting in the rehabilitation of Gridania. They have since lost contact, but being that Kerr was the first male miqo'te Gerik has met, Kerr made quite an impression.
  • Kylin Felstar: Quite possibly one of the most unexpected friends he's ever had. Kylin didn't turn out to be what Gerik expected a rich entitled heir to be. They had an intense short-lived relationship over a few months; Gerik now believes Kylin is dead due to 5 years of no contact.
  • Deirdre Ta'ea: Deirdre has grown to be a matriarchal figure for Gerik. Despite him not knowing why she often goes out of her way to protect him, he enjoys her company. She's also served as Gerik's mentor of sorts in the art of the dagger. Recently relations between them got more awkward because of a night they may or may not have spent together. He hasn't seen her in 5 years and believes her dead.
  • Blade Belisaire: Blade has been a sort of recurring acquaintance for Gerik; they first met when Gerik tried to pick him up in a bar. He doesn't know much about the man, except that he's been acting a bit.. off, as of lately. He hasn't seen him in 5 years and believes him dead.
  • Eva Ianeira: Gerik finds Eva a very pleasant acquaintance. He doesn't know her that well, however she gave him medical attention after his shoulder had been stabbed and he feels indebted to her to a degree. He'd like to get to know the even-tempered duskwight better. He hasn't seen her in 5 years.
  • Ariel Madaellyn:At their first meeting, Gerik was very much intimidated by Ariel, she holds such an authoritative aura about her.  However he's begun to let his guard down around her and has decided that she's genuinely a nice person. He hasn't seen her in 5 years.
  • Selene Artemis: He knows Selene as Blade's girlfriend. The two haven't really gotten to know each other much, but he feels awkward about their relationship because of a night they may or may not have spent together. He hasn't seen her in 5 years.
  • Yssen Van: Very few words have been exchanged between Yssen and Gerik. Previously finding Yssen hypocritical on the topic of his sister and distancing himself between Yssen, he's decided to let the past be the past. He hasn't seen him in 5 years.

Fan Art

I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the art done of Gerik, and I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to draw him!

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Annotations

The Sketchbook: Since he was young, Gerik has always kept a sketchbook handy, primarily because of his affinity to drawing.  He's gone through quite a lot over the years (13 total) and keeps them in his lodging with the exception of the one being used, which is always kept on his person.  Many of his sketches are of the creatures that live in Eorzea, as well as men he finds attractive.  He's quite private about the contents of his sketchbook, save for those people he trusts the most.  One of the caretakers at the Acorn Orchard got him his first sketchbook, and since then he's been attached to the idea.

  • Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to talk to me about planning an RP or something. Either sending me a /tell in game or a PM on the RPC will work. I'm down for most everything, plus Gerik needs more friends!

If you wanted more stuff to read about Gerik, you could check out these pages on TvTropes: Gentle Giant, Dumb Muscle, Men Can't Keep House, The Slacker, Gym Bunny, Straight Gay.

Actor who would Portray Gerik: Marco Dapper

Theme Song: Lazy Daydream