Kodaro Ba'rococo
 Kodaro Ba'rococo
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Miqo'te |
| Clan | Seeker of the Sun |
| Citizenship | Ul'dah |
| Age | 23 |
| Sexuality | Bisexual |
| Occupation | Adventurer, Soldier, and General Do-gooder |
| Guardian | Azeyma, the Warden |
| Namesday | 18th Sun of the Sixth Umbral Moon |
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Character
General
Kodaro Ba'rococo was abandoned on the doorstep of a Lalafell shopkeeper in the Silver Bazaar on or near the night of his birth. The family took him in and raised him as one of their own without hesitation, and due largely to their successful (if shrewd) mercantilism were able to give Kodaro and his two older sisters a happy and comfortable childhood. When he wasn't helping around the shop or the home he spent much of his idle time fishing or swimming in the bay, but the highlights of his younger life were the family trips to Ul'Dah. It was on one of these trips that he saw the pugilist Annaliese Swiftstrike fight in the Bloodsands, kindling his lifelong passion for the martial arts. Ko's life was otherwise pleasantly uneventful, save for on his tenth nameday where, after years of pestering, his parents reluctantly gave him a box of training scrolls and instructional manuals they had bartered off of an Ala Mhigan trader. From then on the young Seeker devoted several bells each sun to his private practice, and though clumsy at first his natural athleticism would increase his gains as he grew.
His simple life continued in a pattern of tending to his duties at the shop, training on his own, and idling his time away by the waterfront until approximately five cycles ago when business began to dry up at the Bazaar. The Ba'rococos had been wise enough to see the writing on the wall and after packing up anything they couldn't sell off, moved in to a modest home in the city. They managed to find work with the Weaver's Guild and recently their income has been complemented by Kodaro's not inconsiderable adventuring profits. He has sworn to himself to provide his adoptive family with the same protection and care they so lovingly gave to him.
On one of his early leves in Drybone, he met up with the group that would in time grow to become the 81st Foreign Levy. Despite his rough patches and rows with its members, he still considers the Company to as close a family as the one that raised him. Kodaro was eventually forced to return to Ul'dah to tend to his long overdue duties to the Immortal Flames. At their "request" he has cut all ties with his former family in the 81st and was assigned as a Company Liaison to the Pathfinders. Though standoffish at first, he quickly grew attached to its crew of oddballs and outsiders.
Over time, Kodaro distinguished himself through service in the field with the Company but after a scant nine moons with them he vanished; unbeknownst to the Company at the time he had set off on a forward scouting mission with the Flames as part of a Grand Alliance initiative to probe the Garlean boundary defenses. His unit was intercepted, but Kodaro held off their attacks long enough for his squad to escape. He was captured for his efforts and spent four moons in a Garlean labor camp, eventually escaping during prisoner transit when the convoy was attacked by the Ala Mhigan Resistance. Since then, he's returned to his beloved Pathfinders and tried his best to reintegrate with the Company.
Appearance
Kodaro has more or less stopped growing taller only recently, leaving him at a respectable (for a Miqo'te) five fulm, six ilm. His strict conditioning regimen and near constant training have layered his lithe frame with compact, functional muscle. The Seeker’s tail is curiously short at a scant eight ilm, and his black-tipped ears are ragged and notched. His body is peppered with scars from his years of adventuring and Bloodsands matches, most notably the heavy webwork that creeps from beneath his eye patch, a smaller scar on his right cheek, and a wide scar running from his left pectoral to his right hip. He has a series of identical tattoos on his arms and legs that are more recent additions; circular sigils on his shoulders and hips and thin bands of blocky glyphs around his biceps, elbows, and wrists with matching sets around his thighs, knees, and ankles.
Behaviour
Kodaro's behavior is best summarized as exuberant, indefatigable, earnest, and caring. He’s by and large an open book, with no room in his heart for deception. He may not see good in everyone he meets, but he often assumes the best about them until they can prove otherwise. His open-hearted honesty leads him to be easily mislead, and he could be described as being overly-trusting. Despite his profession, he loathes killing and will always seek a peaceful resolution to any problem before resorting to violence. However, should things come to blows, he will strike to make sure the threat is completely neutralized.
Your Character May Know Him If...
- They've served with the Immortal Flames Foreign Battalions, where he is currently a Second Lieutenant
- They've recently been inducted in to the Maelstrom, where as a liaison officer he oversaw the hand-to-hand training of fresh recruits
- They follow or participate in the matches at the Bloodsands, where he's risen through the ranks with an undefeated record (8-0)
Combat
Kodaro’s fighting style developed primarily through tireless practice and the study of the scrolls that were gifted to him; a style known as the Nine Weapons of Ala Mhigo. He utilizes his fists, feet, knees, elbows, and head with brutal efficiency, and even without the use of his aether moves with staggering speed and force. His years of experience enable him to analyze the actions of his opponents and target any weakness therein. For more than a cycle, he’s been studying Ala Mhigan monastic practices and while he’s only able to utilize five (four light, one shadow) of his chakras; each that he opens adds a significant amount of speed and strength to his already considerable abilities.
Under varied tutelage, he began studying the use of sword and shield, and he’s adapted his lessons to better fit his precise form of fighting. He uses his sword and shield as extensions of his own body, striking and turning aside blows with either, with a notable preference for using his blade for thrusts rather than cuts.
More recently, he’s taken to the use of a halberd in combat. Due largely to his martial experience, he’s taken quickly to using every part of the weapon to devastating effect.
Overall, Kodaro is something of a prodigy although he has a tendency to overextend himself, overtax his body, and put too much faith in his abilities. His confidence in combat easily turns to recklessness, and aetherically-savy opponents can tell that he has access to more power than he can safely control.
Tendencies
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Relationships
- ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Sexual Desire ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Neutral Standing ● Poor Standing
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Rumors
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