Niklas Gran

Niklas Gran
I serve Hydaelyn and the realm as her blessed knight.
The Azure Wind of Gran, The Knight of Light
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ul'dahn
Age	25
Height	5'10"
Weight	DISCLOSED
Profession	Leader of the Gran Knights
Patron Deity	Halone, the Fury
Server	Balmung

Niklas Geno Gran（ニクラス・ジーノ・グラン）Nikurasu Jino Guran, nicknamed Nik（ニック）Nikku, by friends, is a player character on the Balmung server. Niklas is a master swordsman from Ala Mhigo, which was invaded by the Garlean Empire (22 years before ARR)

Appearance

History

Backstory

Niklas was born to a Paladin father, Croix, and a White Mage mother, Selene, in Ala Mhigo. He truly felt at home around nature, tending to the local animals. However, in the year 1557, when Nik was only 5, the Garleans invaded. He and his family left as refugees running away to find a new home. He absolutely loved how beautiful the rest of Eorzea is. The Grans then sent out to start a new life in this land, moving to the Coerthas Central Highlands, which is safe from the Garleans. When he was 20, he stumbled into a cave and founded both the sword Tyrfing and the shield Aegis, blessed weapons which were currently sealed of their full power. Croix saw this as the time for Nik and his adopted sister Rena to go out and start adventuring throughout the realm of Eorzea, thus beginning their many adventures.

Birth of a New Legacy (Version 1.0)

He wandered around the land of Eorzea with Rena during the Sixth Astral Era, although he was sometimes hidden among the masses. He made several friends who decided to accompany him on his adventures, including Sarah Cornelia, a Hyur Midlander who was actually a Garlean noble. When Dalamud started to fall, and when Niklas and his group, the original Gran Knights, were invading Castrum Novum, Sarah betrayed them for Nael. The despair this brought on Niklas awakened a different side of him: his Trance form. During the Calamity, his parents were two of the warriors that were fighting in the battle. Niklas and his group mysteriously survived the Mega Flare from the Primal Bahamut, however they were all separated as a result of the Calamity. For five years, and for the first time, he was truly alone. Eventually, five years later, he started his adventures anew, taking himself all across the reborn realm.

New Beginnings in A Realm Reborn

Niklas arrived in Ul'dah one day, and discovered many things seem different, while others stayed the same. He found allies in Aaron Glacier, Xuri Tia, and many others. Along the way he reunited with his sister Rena, and his big and friendly Roegadyn Warrior Maetiraet Sterrwaek. Together, they formed the Gran Knights, heroes who help those in need. Their first challenge was taking care of some giant tortoises that have been terrorizing Scorpion Crossing, but they prevailed. They also did missions against the beast tribes, so they can prevent the beastmen from summoning their Primals to wreak havoc. They were among the many adventurers who defeated Gaius van Baelsar and the XIVth Legion, but Niklas still has an uneasy feeling.

Adventures with the Gran Knights

The Gran Knights are still handling the beast tribes, and also doing leves and guildhests. Niklas trained day and night for the day he and his knights were needed. One day, he thought he saw Sarah, the same person that betrayed them five years prior. Niklas has actually developed feelings for her, and knows that she is conflicted inside, but wants her to figure things out without his own interference.

Personality

Niklas has a pure heart and a benevolent & compassionate nature (both inherited from his mother), hating war for the deaths, misery and agony it comes with. However, he has also shown to be quite arrogant and hot-blooded; some consider it a split personality, but in truth, he just gets excited and hyperactive. Despite being born in nobility, he feels more comfortable around the common folk.

Trance (True Self)

Before, hidden beneath the happy demeanor he exhibits, lies a man with a half-broken mind due to the traumatic memories he had. Whenever he feels emotionally distressed, he can suddenly become a powerful berserker with full control of his swords and magic. Only Rena or someone very special to him could calm him down, or he has to be defeated. Now he has gained complete control of this state, no longer going berserk, and naming this form Trance.

Affiliations and Known Associates

Aaron Glacier: An ex-pirate of the Glacial Wolf Pirates. Described as the lancer to Niklas, he found him in the Quicksand, and became one of the founding members of the Gran Knights, given the rank of First Tsurugi, making him Niklas's second. He may be stoic, but that overrides when he parties! Niklas also won a high-quality sword from him after defeating three golems at the same time, before Aaron could find his sword, as part of a "friendly" game. They have once fought before, beating Aaron twice, even when he was dual wielding, which brought him into moral depression and generated animosity in him towards Niklas, thus a rivalry was born, as Aaron seeks a rematch, but Niklas is worried about him. Later while at the Kobold stronghold, Niklas finally confronted Aaron on about his attitude and calling him weak, and then Niklas called him a pirate, which almost unfolded into a fight if it weren't for the intervention of S'imba Tia. While they fought their rematch, Niklas's Trance Mode suddenly activated and he hurt Aaron's girlfriend Nysa. Nik felt extremely bad for what he did, and realizing he also disrespected Aaron, he apologized to him and Nysa the next day, and for the first time, Aaron smiled at him. Since then, he has been training Nik in the art of First Tsurugi, Nik naming the style Second Tsurugi for himself.

Rena Gran: Niklas's adopted Miqo'te little sister, who is the last remaining Miqo'te from the almost-extinct monkey-like Opo tribe, who have monkey like tails resembling Opo-opos instead of feline tails. Niklas and Rena's relationship are just like a brother-sister relationship. Rena thinks of Niklas as a true older brother, and Niklas truly cares for Rena and her safety. When they were reunited, they were both overcome with joy. Even though sometimes Rena annoys him, Nik knows that is just her way of loving him.

Talyn Shadowmoon: A female Hyur Midlander that Niklas found in the streets near the Quicksand. She is an aspiring thief and assassin, and one of Niklas's best friends. She stayed with the Gran Knights for a while before leaving, but not before Niklas christened her an Honorary Knight and gave her the task of spying on the Regnum Garlemald.

S'imba Tia: An energetic Mi'qote and a friend of Aaron and Niklas. He was accompanied by them during a visit to the Kobold stronghold. He slipped off the edge and Niklas tried to rescue him, but he couldn't and Aaron called him weak in return, causing an argument to erupt. S'imba returned and stopped them before they fought, just in time. Before leaving though, Niklas asked S'imba how much does he truly know Aaron.

Rutu Tutu: A flirtatious Lalafell that guided her sister all the way from Gridania to meet her brother once again. As such, Niklas holds high respect for him, despite his questionable flaws and habits.

Iron Sea: A Hellsguard Roegadyn that fought with Niklas against the Crows when his sister Rena was kidnapped by them. He told Nik that he can't stay in his friend's shadows, and encourages him to look for new mentors to better himself.

Characteristics

• Nicknames: Nik
• Age: 25
  • Nameday: 15th Sun of 1st Astral Moon, 1552
• Gender: Male
  • Sexuality: Heterosexual
  • Marital Status: Single
• Alignment: Chaotic Good (Fights for whatever they believe in is right)
• Height: 5 fulms and 10 ilms, which is tall for the Hyur Midlander
• Weight: 150 ponz
• Body: Skinny, but toned
• Hair: Silver hair
• Eyes: Glowing azure blue eyes
• Skin: Medium tan
• Clothing: Royal blue chest armor, fingerless gloves, gray trousers, and blue boots. Wears the Helm of Light.

Likes

• His Friends
• Peace
• Nature
• Kind People
• Eorzea

Dislikes

• Ascians
• Most Garleans
• War
• Deception
• Not being able to help

Areas of Expertise

• Martial: Paladin
• Crafting:
• Other:

Strengths

• He also uses his shield as a weapon in battle, while still using it for defense, making him versatile.
• His training has made him more nimble and fast even in his armor.
• He has a pure heart, which means he will never do evil deeds.
• From training every day, Niklas has developed a strong body and muscles.
• He has a healing factor, along with his sister, which allows his wounds to heal really quickly and allowing Niklas to fight longer.

Weaknesses

• He is afraid of needles. Show him a needle and Nik will go ballistic.
• He tries to hold back, so that he does not go too far and kill his opponent when he spars.
• He is sometimes naive.
• He gets angry real fast when someone close to him gets hurt.
• His Trance form is sometimes hard to control, turning him into a berserker.

Other Notes

Religion

Niklas doesn't actually have a religion. He worships Halone, the Fury, only because she represents his namesmonth.

Quirks

• Niklas is not fond of wine. He once got drunk after he drank a whole bottle.
• Niklas is not the smoothest when it comes to women. He gets nervous and heats up inside.
• Niklas is not that fond of riding in vehicles, preferring to ride on his chocobo, Choco.
• He carries an oak flask made by his Garlean friend, Sarah, which he holds dear.

Equipment

Niklas uses his blessed sword and shield that he found in a cave in Coerthas. He uses a unique style of swordsmanship that he blends both his sword and shield as his weapons. The in-game sword used to model the RP sword is in italic.

Tyrfing Initially Giantsgall Longsword (when still sealed), later Curtana (full potential): Niklas's signature sword. This sword is locked to Niklas's aether, and therefore can only be wielded by him. Those who try to wield this blade will only be hurt by its strong aether. It is later revealed that Tyrfing was a powerful weapon wielded by the Allagan Empire used to slay voidsent and primals. This sword is referred to by them as the Sword of Light, only able to wielded by those of pure heart and with the light, this sword has the potential to slay primals and voidsent, but unfortunately when others tried to claim the sword for their own selfish wants, the Empire sealed its power and changed its form so only one who is of the Light can find it and use it for the greater good. Niklas later found this out and unlocked Tyrfing's full power and revealed its true form. He can now seal and unseal it at will to prevent further damage.

Aegis Holy Shield, currently Kite Shield: Tyrfing's brother shield, wielded on Niklas's off hand. Found in the same cave as Tyrfing, it is also blessed and is enhanced by Niklas's aether, making for an almost-invincible defense, and also a powerful side-arm, being used to ram enemies to stagger them. Also like Tyrfing, it is locked to Niklas's aether, therefore it can only be wielded by him.

Rumours

The following rumours can be heard about Niklas, predominantly in Ul'dah. (If your character has an opinion about him, feel free to add it here.)

Common rumours

• "Walking one is very pure. These ones are happy that the Elder one was saved" -Sylphs
• "He helps the Brass Blades and the Immortal Flames with issues within the wall of Ul'dah, like with bandits. -Female Hyur commoner
• "I heard that kid and his friends protected western Thanalan from those giant rampaging turtles one time! -Male commoner

Uncommon rumours

• "That hero-whore keeps stopping us in our tracks! He is just too strong!" -Bandit
• "That blue-eyed fellow is a nice guy. He always wants to have a good time, especially when it's stopping those crooks." -Flame Captain
• "Why does he call that weird little Miqo'te his sister? I don't understand." -Random commoner

Rare rumours

• "I think he is from that place Ala Mhigo. -Merchant
• "Who is that guy?! I don't think he's even Hyuran!" -Head bandit

What PCs are saying

• "He's....certainly interesting, I'll give him that. Really wanted a cape for some reason. Quite eccentric too." Franz Renatus
• "Pretty sure he cheated in a contest of riddles once. I hope he really needed that gil 'f he was willin' t'deceive fer it..." X'unmei Noh
• "He's a real drama queen, is all I care to say." Aaron Glacier
• "He claims he didn't cheat during that contest, but.. I find that hard to believe when someone can answer complex riddles and doesn't know what 'coitus' means. I just hope he has the right mind to put that money to good use rather than use it for selfish means." - Cyrus Mulano
• "The boy calls himself a knight, though I don't recall ever seeing him in the training all. Free he may be, but I would not call him Paladin." - Coatleque Crofte

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Known Haunts

You might have run into or otherwise know Niklas from:

• Seeing him in the Quicksand, or around Ul'dah in general.
• Fighting monsters and beastmen in various parts of Eorzea.
• Helping others in need, like giving homeless people gil or saving them.
• Patrolling Ul'dah and Thanalan.

OOC Inspirations

I based Niklas off the Warrior of Light from Dissidia, since I liked his personality, and I wanted to create a heroic-oriented Hyur Midlander character. Niklas is the Swedish form of my real name, Nicholas, and his surname, Gran, is a pun on the word, Grand.

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