Mirion Black

Mirion Black
Gladiator of the Mirage
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur Highlander
Clan	Unknown
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Birthplace	Ala Mhigo
Name Day	8th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon, 1552
Occupation	Former Indentured Gladiator, Current mercenary

Mirion Black

Basic Information

Physical Attributes

• Height: 6 Fm, 7 Im

• Weight: 245 Pz

• Body: Well muscled and broad, suited to a life of fighting

• Hair: Black as the night sky.

• Facial-Hair: Heavy stuble

• Eyes: Blue

• Skin: Well tanned

• Distinguishing Features: Mirion has heavy scars across his forearms, back and chest, made from all manner of weapons and beasts. The only scar on his face however lies diagonally over his right eye, though the wound doesn't seem to have harmed his eyesight.

Family

• Father: Romnus Black - Dead
• Mother: Ameliah Black - Alive

Rumors

• Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
  • "See that Hyur in the arena? I hear he's in debt to the Mirage"
  • "Some folk are saying that most of his fights are rigged!"
  • "I hear his mom sold him to the Mirage to pay her gambling debts"
  • "Did you hear that Black quit the life of a gladiator to become a mercenary?"

• Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
  • "I heard that he quit fighting in the arena because he killed his brother"

• Things You Can't Possibly Know (But I want you to know OOCly)
  • Mirion has a sister that even he doesn't know about
  • Mirion's mother actually helped pay off his debts, thus freeing him from life in the Coliseum

• PC Rumors (Feel free to add)
  • "Have you ever heard of Robin Hood? Well whoever told you that crap got it backward. The actual hero was Maid Marion, but they got THAT wrong, too! The REAL story is about Mad Mirion, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Yeah that's him right over there~ He's a regular~" - Xenedra Ambreaus

You may know him from

• Around the Platinum Mirage

• Fighting in the coliseum for 8 years

• Frequenting bars in Ul'dah

Personality

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Morals: Despite being shaped in the sands of the Coliseum, Mirion has a strong sense of what is right and wrong, even though his efforts to do 'what is right' and ensure the 'right thing' happens tend to be a bit on the wrong side themselves. Ex: He despises the strong bullying the weak, and his answer to that is to beat the bully.

Likes: 1 The Sun 2 The Sand 3 The Thrill of a fight 4 Good food 5 Good women

Dislikes: 1 Bullies 2 People who look down at him for his time in the Coliseum 3 People who think they are 'superior' to someone else 4 Cheese 5 The cold

Fears: 1 Losing his mother 2 Losing his ability to fight 3 Failing those who care about him / he cares about 4 Being unable to protect those who need it 5 Spiders

Strengths: 1 Taking blows 2 Delivering blows 3 Adapting to new combat situations 4 Rather Strong 5 Smithing

Weaknessses: 1 Easily angered 2 Unable to relate with most people 3 Has horrible manners 4 Complete lack of magical talent 5 Has a Gambling problem

Favorite Places: 1 Ul'dah 2 The desert 3 Bars / Taverns 4 The ocean

History

Birth

• Born to a fisherman and a seamstress in Ala Mhigo, Mirion doesn't particularly remember much about his first home before the empire took it. Fleeing to Ul'dah, the Black family found themselves strangers in a city where being a stranger was both a blessing and a curse.

• Mirion's father fell to a mugging only a few years after they arrived in Ul'dah, leaving Mirion and his mother to fend for themselves.

• Surviving mostly on meager wages earned by his mother's skills with a sewing needle, Mirion found himself working as a courier for anyone who needed something delivered in Ul'dah.

• At the age of 17, Mirion fell deeply in debt to the Platinum Mirage, and to protect both himself and his mother, agreed to begin a career in the Coliseum.

The Gladiator

• For eight years Mirion trained and fought in the Coliseum, meaning he wasn't present during the calamity, nor did it affect him anymore than your average person. Instead Mirion made his mark in the sand, spilling a wealth of blood, both his own and others.

• Fighting man, beast, and anything else pitted against him, Mirion quickly made a name for himself in the sands.

• Finally having worked enough to pay his debts (though unknown to him, his mother helped greatly) Mirion was 'freed' from his life in the Coliseum to pursue his own ambitions, whatever they might be.

The Present

• Finding that his only talents now lie in either making blades or wielding them, Mirion has decided to hire himself out as a sword or shield for hire.