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:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Age 18: On the verge of turning in his own acquaintances, Axia uncovered Nicolai's dealings with the frumentarius. She ordered him to fix the problem himself. And he did. He contacted the frumentarius and scheduled a meeting. Before the meeting, Nicolai rigged the area with explosives and set them off from afar via fire when the frumentarius and his fellow-officers arrived.''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Age 18: On the verge of turning in his own acquaintances, Axia uncovered Nicolai's dealings with the frumentarius. She ordered him to fix the problem himself. And he did. He contacted the frumentarius and scheduled a meeting. Before the meeting, Nicolai rigged the area with explosives and set them off from afar via fire when the frumentarius and his fellow-officers arrived.''</div></div> | ||
:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Nicolai became wanted by the Empire for his crimes ontop of his deserter-status. Volcatia Volturcius, wife of the deceased frumentarius, personally starts a mission to track Nicolai down.''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Nicolai became wanted by the Empire for his crimes ontop of his deserter-status. Volcatia Volturcius, wife of the deceased frumentarius, personally starts a mission to track Nicolai down.''</div></div> | ||
− | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Captured by Volcatia, Nicolai was tortured for information that would lead to proof he was the one responsible for the murder of Volcatia's husband. Axia turned herself in with the plan to challenge Volcatia to a trial by combat. Volcatia fought Axia to the death, with Nicolai watching the fight in shackles. Volcatia came out victorious with Axia's death. Nicolai managed to later convince Volcatia to release him from his cell prior to being successfully delivered back to Garlemald. He took her hostage and used her to escape. Despite having the chance to take revenge for Axia's death, he left Volcatia alive.''</div></div> | + | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''Captured by Volcatia, Nicolai was tortured for information that would lead to proof he was the one responsible for the murder of Volcatia's husband. Axia turned herself in with the plan to challenge Volcatia to a trial by combat. Volcatia fought Axia to the death, with Nicolai watching the fight in shackles. Volcatia came out victorious with Axia's supposed-death. Nicolai managed to later convince Volcatia to release him from his cell prior to being successfully delivered back to Garlemald. He took her hostage and used her to escape. Despite having the chance to take revenge for Axia's death, he left Volcatia alive.''</div></div> |
:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''After some recovery, he was again detained, this time under the supposed suspicion of being an Imperial loyalist. However, those who took him were Garlean agents hoping to use him to bait a missing Volcatia into their trap. He refused despite torture which led to much of his permanent handicaps. He was later rescued by the mercenary group (Marmots) Axia was formerly part of.''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ ''After some recovery, he was again detained, this time under the supposed suspicion of being an Imperial loyalist. However, those who took him were Garlean agents hoping to use him to bait a missing Volcatia into their trap. He refused despite torture which led to much of his permanent handicaps. He was later rescued by the mercenary group (Marmots) Axia was formerly part of.''</div></div> | ||
:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ '''''(Age 19) Present-day:''''' Nicolai works to repay his many debts to the Marmot mercenary group and others who have aided him. He still thinks of the Empire as his home, but he has come to realize it's a home that needs to change to be one he could truly be proud of.''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#000000;">■ '''''(Age 19) Present-day:''''' Nicolai works to repay his many debts to the Marmot mercenary group and others who have aided him. He still thinks of the Empire as his home, but he has come to realize it's a home that needs to change to be one he could truly be proud of.''</div></div> | ||
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<div style="padding:10px 35px;border-radius:15px; background: #000000;font-size:14px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><center>'''MOTIVATIONS'''</center></div></span></h3> | <div style="padding:10px 35px;border-radius:15px; background: #000000;font-size:14px;color:#ffffff;font-family:Georgia;text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px black"><center>'''MOTIVATIONS'''</center></div></span></h3> | ||
− | + | : <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <font style="color:#000000;">Repay his life-debt towards the Marmots.</font></div> | |
− | : <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <font style="color:#000000;">Repay his life-debt towards the Marmots | ||
: <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <font style="color:#000000;">Either see the Empire change, or see it fall.</font></div> | : <div style="font-family:Georgia"><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <font style="color:#000000;">Either see the Empire change, or see it fall.</font></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[K'toree Tohm]],</b> <i>Babe</i>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:# | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[K'toree Tohm]],</b> <i>Babe</i>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#54b5eb;" size="2">♥</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Punch-cat.</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"She's a little ... crazy? I guess? I don't know.. or just violent. Uhh, not that she is like that with everyone. Just everyone I've seen her around s'all. Especially me."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"She's a little ... crazy? I guess? I don't know.. or just violent. Uhh, not that she is like that with everyone. Just everyone I've seen her around s'all. Especially me."</i></div> | ||
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A fellow member of the Marmot mercenaries, Toree once shared Lissa's apartment with Nicolai and others who did not have a place to go. With M'lissa's decline in health, Nicolai has taken over caring for the apartment and still allows others, such as Toree to remain there. They have something of a complicated relationship given Toree's feelings as well as Nicolai's difficulty letting go of the past and moving on.</div> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A fellow member of the Marmot mercenaries, Toree once shared Lissa's apartment with Nicolai and others who did not have a place to go. With M'lissa's decline in health, Nicolai has taken over caring for the apartment and still allows others, such as Toree to remain there. They have something of a complicated relationship given Toree's feelings as well as Nicolai's difficulty letting go of the past and moving on. Nicolai sees K'toree as something of a younger sister.</div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Sam Redsteele]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Sam Redsteele]],</b> <i>Hoboturge</i>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Squirt.</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"They | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"They helped me out of a bit of a dark patch."</i></div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Axia Arcadius]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Axia Arcadius]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥ </font><b>)</b> <b>My Goddess</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"My Goddess. My Empress. Really, what else could I say? Havin' her back makes me think maybe, just maybe, not everything's gone to hell."</i></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Sometime after Nicolai supposedly deserted from his squad, he found his way to the Marmot mercenaries. Initially, his approach was for the purpose of weeding out the location of other deserters in order to earn his way back into the good graces of the Empire so that he could return home. In the process of doing this, he became acquainted with Axia, one of those deserters. While others handled Nicolai's loyalist views with annoyance and anger, Axia attempted to reason with him. She more or less took him under her care and the relationship that blossomed there changed Nicolai's plan. He attempted to bargain for Axia's return to the Empire as well. It would require him to turn on some of their Marmot comrades, but he decided it was worth it if he could return home with Axia. Enraged, Axia fought him when she found out and demanded that he fixed the problem he created. He did, but in doing so caused their downfall. They were captured together and Axia was killed by the wife of one of the Garlean frumentarii Nicolai had killed previously. </div> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Sometime after Nicolai supposedly deserted from his squad, he found his way to the Marmot mercenaries. Initially, his approach was for the purpose of weeding out the location of other deserters in order to earn his way back into the good graces of the Empire so that he could return home. In the process of doing this, he became acquainted with Axia, one of those deserters. While others handled Nicolai's loyalist views with annoyance and anger, Axia attempted to reason with him. She more or less took him under her care and the relationship that blossomed there changed Nicolai's plan. He attempted to bargain for Axia's return to the Empire as well. It would require him to turn on some of their Marmot comrades, but he decided it was worth it if he could return home with Axia. Enraged, Axia fought him when she found out and demanded that he fixed the problem he created. He did, but in doing so caused their downfall. They were captured together and Axia was thought killed by the wife of one of the Garlean frumentarii Nicolai had killed previously. After two years, Axia returned to Nicolai, having escaped her death and likewise having thought him dead during their separation.</div> |
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! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Volcatia Volturcius]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Snake</b></div> | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Volcatia Volturcius]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Snake</b></div> | ||
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"For better or worse. I've forgiven her. I got another chance at makin' things right. I'm tryin' to make sure she does too."</i></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">The wife of a frumentarii soldier that was killed in a trap set by Nicolai. She, herself of Pyr status, made it her personal vendetta to investigate the mysterious and sudden loss of her husband's squad. There was no record left of their dealings with Nicolai, but there was word that the squad was working with a deserter. Through much work, they narrowed down their hunt that inevitably led back to Nicolai Linnaeus. She used her power and numbers to capture Nicolai. Axia Arcadius turned herself in and demanded trial by combat for her and Nicolai's sake. Axia lost and was killed at Volcatia's hand. Nicolai, then on course to be returned to the Empire to await trial and sentencing, convinced Volcatia that he only wanted to return home. Seemingly moved by his words, Volcatia let Nicolai free from his cell. Nicolai took Volcatia hostage and used her in his escape. Despite having the chance to kill her and take his revenge, he did not. And he left her behind, unconscious, when he escaped. </div> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">The wife of a frumentarii soldier that was killed in a trap set by Nicolai. She, herself of Pyr status, made it her personal vendetta to investigate the mysterious and sudden loss of her husband's squad. There was no record left of their dealings with Nicolai, but there was word that the squad was working with a deserter. Through much work, they narrowed down their hunt that inevitably led back to Nicolai Linnaeus. She used her power and numbers to capture Nicolai. Axia Arcadius turned herself in and demanded trial by combat for her and Nicolai's sake. Axia lost and was supposedly killed at Volcatia's hand. Nicolai, then on course to be returned to the Empire to await trial and sentencing, convinced Volcatia that he only wanted to return home. Seemingly moved by his words, Volcatia let Nicolai free from his cell. Nicolai took Volcatia hostage and used her in his escape. Despite having the chance to kill her and take his revenge, he did not. And he left her behind, unconscious, when he escaped. </div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Grey Ganajai]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">$</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Smokey</b></div> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Grey Ganajai]]</b>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">$ </font><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦ </font><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> <b>)</b> - <b>Smokey</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"My kindred soul. Or some-shit."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Character's Thoughts:</b> <i>"My kindred soul. Or some-shit."</i></div> |
Latest revision as of 00:01, 7 January 2019
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Nicolai aan Linnaeus is typically seen out and about with a very chubby wolf pup following in his feet. His left leg is in a brace due to a past injury. His right eye is magitek, as his original eye had been lost due to a past injury. His left eye is badly scarred, but still has some vision. He was once rather known for his sluggish demeanor for the better part of a year due to his addiction to somnus. Now, kicking the habit (or doing his best to), he aims to repay the debts he owes towards others. This sometimes puts him in difficult situations given his history and his sometimes lacking good-social-manners. He claims to be a foreigner and has been noted to be capable of speaking and reading Eorzean, Hingan, as well as Garlean. His accent shifts invariably and tends to make him sound rather unimpressive/not-learned. He does have some difficulty reading aloud, but he does well hiding this by focusing and taking his time with the words. If rushed, he is likely to misinterpret things. He's known to be very cunning and perceptive, while generally playing the fool. Despite his rough exterior, he tends to have a very soft heart towards others. If ever possible, he tries to handle things without violence. Though, violence is not beneath him if it is what is required of him. He simply doesn't use it as his first choice.
Aspects That Stand Out:
Nicolai was more or less born and raised to a life on the sea as he became a confederate at a relatively young age. It was what gave him the sort of attitude and perseverance he still holds to this day. Though much of his past was stripped from him when he was made to choose the life of a Garlean conscript, he still holds onto a few reminders of what life was like before. He still knows Hingan, though he rarely speaks it. He still keeps to the code taught to him through the confederate's way of the Ruby Tithe. Thus, he takes debts very seriously. Due to his.. odd upbringing from runaway, to Confederate pirate, to Garlean soldier, Nicolai tends to miss a lot of social-cues or not know how to handle basic things at times. (Ex: he didn't realize he had to pay rent. he had no concept of what that was.) He's also rather accustomed to keeping his history to himself. As a confederate, he didn't speak of his past as a runaway, to avoid the risk of being sent back home. As a garlean soldier, he did not speak of his hingan ancestry to avoid mistreatment within the ranks as a person of an annexed territory. Thus, as a mercenary within Eorzea, Nicolai rarely speaks much information about himself as he has learned from his past that doing so is generally not a good idea.
(Very-rough) Timeline:
Nicolai can be rather snarky, though usually his sort of remarks aim to poke fun of others or situations or even himself. He can appear rather carefree, but there are times when his youth shows through in how he responds to some challenges. He's stubborn and doesn't have much shame in complaining or admitting when he thinks something is too difficult or not engaging enough. He can be childish, but he also has matured enough through experience to know when he needs to get serious. Despite outward appearance of being an annoying punk, he actually has the experience of being a trained soldier beneath it all. For those that know how to look for it, they might see it peek through now and then when he does show any form of restraint or discipline.
On the surface, it would seem Nicolai is only proficient at guns. However, when pushed into a corner, he shows his full arsenal. He is adept at a variety of magic, able to heal minimally, as well as manipulate aether in the form of elemental spells. He has learned how to combine his ability of summoning aether with his ability of marksmanship to create aether-charged rounds that can be remote-detonated into spell-enhanced shots. His specialty aside from elemental attacks and his caster-gun is his ability to create a protective shell around himself or others almost invisible to the naked eye. He calls the spell an aegis shield. He is able to create a minor shield able to maneuver it at will around himself and towards others, or, with more time and energy, a wall to cover more area.
Weapons of Choice
If ever interested in engaging in a fight/spar/any other similar interaction with Nic, please read on. I am very open to gore and violence and am not beyond having my character sport an injury. However! Dismemberment, permanent damage, and even death needs to be spoken about prior in vivid detail/discussion before anything will ever occur IC.
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