Cain Locke

Cain Locke
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	22
Height	5'9"
Nameday	28th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
Occupation	Thaumaturge, odd-jobs
Likes	Observing people, reading, coffee
Dislikes	Hasty and/or boorish individuals, feelings of inadequacy

Cain Locke is a would-be adventurer currently residing in Mist.

Physical Description

The first thing people tend to notice about Cain is his two-colour hair, which is almost almost tied to a braided ponytail. He is average height for a male Midlander and wiry, with a bit of muscle tone in his arms and legs and a bony chest, and some might consider him somewhat androgynous. His voice, too, is somewhere between manly and boyish, and his tendency to speak quietly only emphasizes its softness. He favours practical clothing over fancy attires and often carries a small notebook and writing utilities with him; when he is out adventuring, however, he wields a long thaumaturge's staff and has at least one knife stashed somewhere.

History

A native of Thanalan, Cain used to live in the Silver Bazaar until the Seventh Umbral Era. His parents were not terribly well-off and earned their living from a combination of fishing and menial labour, and a few moons before the Calamity, they disappeared with seemingly no trace. This left Cain with no family, and he ended up on the streets of Ul'dah for several years. Friends were few and the constant struggle for survival exhausting, and Cain grew wary, tough yet increasingly despondent.

Some time before his eighteenth nameday, Cain got an unexpected stroke of luck. He was offered a chance to study thaumaturgy by a Highlander merchant, who had sensed his potential and large aether pool, and he managed to move out of the streets and into his own apartment. While work still at times scarce and he had to live very frugally, Cain took everything out of the opportunity he had been given and worked as hard as he could. Eventually, he found his way into a company of adventurers and monster hunters known as 'Polaris', and he has been working as an adventurer and odd-jobs ever since.

Currently

After a trip to Gyr Abania (which ended on a slightly sour note), Cain moved to Mist and was given his own room in the Polaris company building. He regularly visits Limsa Lominsa for leves and other jobs, but while La Noscea has become his home base of sorts, he can still be seen in Thanalan every now and then. His current focus in on finishing his thaumaturgy studies, which were put on hold a couple of years ago due to lack of money.

Rumours

Common rumours

• Cain does almost all kinds of jobs from cleaning floors to weaving cloth and delivering packets, in addition to adventuring jobs.
• He is curious about wares and other things coming outside the three city-states.
• Aether-sensitive travellers have described him having a faint aura of levin.

Uncommon rumours

• When not working, Cain seems to enjoy observing people, and a few have spotted him sketching random passers-by in his notebook.
• Despite being a thaumaturge and native Thanalan, he has been trained like a foreign adventurer and isn't part of the Order of Nald'thal.

Rare rumours

• He was convicted of trespassing during his stay in Rhalgr's Reach and caught pick-pocketing back when he lived on the streets.
• His parents were eventually found after having been missing for years and buried at the Silver Bazaar.