Dru Raine

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Ul'dah-transparent.png Dru Raine
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Dru with his kitten Brownie and his chocobo Ginger
The Redeemed
Gender Male
Race hyur
Clan midlander
Citizenship Ul'Dah
Nameday 32st Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon
Age 30
Height 6 fulms even
Profession Researcher of aetheric anomalies

A researcher shrouded in mystery, Dru seems to have simply appeared a few years ago, leading a completely different life prior. He rarely speaks of his origins, simply stating they were a life and time of regret and stupid mistakes. In turning his life around after a fateful escape to the Hinterlands, he took the alias Dru Raine, as the rain always brings new life.


Character

Dru is a rather charismatic researcher, traveling around Eorzea in search of knowledge with his two steadfast companions. Ginger, his chocobo who he calls Ginny, has been at his side for a number of years. The bird is rather affectionate and enjoys the company of others. Brownie, a curious black kitten, is a new addition to his traveling party that joined when Dru found it sleeping in his satchel.

Dru's research surrounds much of what he does. His primary field is aetheric anomalies of all kinds. Void, taints, even golems. Dru obsesses about his research, desiring to know everything he can learn from an anomaly then note everything he's seen or experienced. The research has required him to fight the anomalies at times, leaving a few scars on his face when they turned violent.

Dru seems to be adept at magics and weaving spells, though he doesn't practice a standard kind. He learned a means to cast magic using a bow from Sharlayan researchers he'd traveled with, something he dubs bow magic. The quivers he carries with him are merely for carrying scrolls and research materials. He forms the arrows using magic alone, the use of the arrow depending upon what spell he casts.

His appearance is best described as disheveled. His attire is always simple with satchels or pockets. He has a preference for thigh-high boots. He wears very little jewelry, simply a pair of dagger earrings and one sole ring. On occasion, he wears bracelets and simple necklaces.

Tidbits

  • Dru's income comes from trading trinkets. It is unclear if he is paid for his research.
  • Dru is not associated with any guild, though he does work on occasion with the Abyssal Exchange
  • He has a bad habit of breaking his glasses
  • Dru's hobby seems to be breaking into libraries to read their books and organize them.

History

Dru grew up in an Ul'dahn trading family, though exactly which one is unknown. The Calamity swiftly stole them from him, Dru the only survivor though not without consequence. He had experienced an aetherial surge which affected his eyes, adding unusually red swirls to them. Since the incident, his eyes could see the movement of Aether. He began to wear glasses to clarify the world around him and see past the ebbs and flows.

With no ties, Dru turned to research and magics. What happened during the few years following the Calamity are simply described as a period of mistakes, a time where he found himself messing with something he shouldn't have and nearly losing his life to it.

Upon hearing the seat of knowledge in the far northern Hinterlands, Dru and Ginger set out on a journey in an attempt to save Dru's life from whatever he'd done. They arrived, finding Sharlayan in ruins and disrepair from years of neglect. At his wit's ends, Dru was prepared to meet the end until a group of Sharlayan researchers happened upon him, the astrologian with them claiming that it was foretold in the stars they would meet. They helped save Dru's life, breaking into the Great Gubal Library for the tomes to do so.

Dru remained with the researchers for some time, sneaking into the Library a few more times for research, as well as learning the art of bow magic. He learned more about aetheric anomalies and how to interpret what he saw of the aether flow.

When the group parted ways, Dru promised to continue the research while they were away in the Sharlayan homeland.

Relationships

Rumors

Common

  • "That guy? Yeah he always looks disheveled. Can't say I know much about him. Always comes in with the most interesting trinkets." - Ul'dahn trader
  • "Dru Raine? Never heard of anyone with that name, though Ul'dah's pretty big." - Ul'dahn
  • "Seen him a few times, comes in to have his bow touched up, though I've never seen him with any arrows." - Gridanian carpenter
  • "The guy's the smartest idiot I've encountered. He can recite books verbatim on countless subjects, but give him an anomaly and he'll jump face first into it without a second thought." - researcher

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