Tyriont Gaidal

Tyriont Gaidal
Captain of the Phoenix Pirates
Gender	Male
Race	Elezen
Clan	Wildwood
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	30
Namesday	28th sun of the 2nd moon
Guardian	Llymlaen, the Navigator
Orientation	Straight
Occupation	Pirate

Biographical

Captain of the Phoenix Pirates, Tyriont is well known for being self-aggrandizing, arrogant and altogether too confident in his own abilities. He is, however, a capable pirate and is very selective in his targets.

Name

Full Name: Tyriont Gaidal

Nicknames: Ty, Cap'n

Pronunciation: TEER-ee-ont Guy-dal

Appearance

Height: ~TBD

Weight: 180 ponz

Body: Tyriont's skin is well weathered from a life at sea. Lean, yet with strong muscle definition.

Hair: Dark brown, straight

Eyes: Blue

Skin: Tanned, weathered, facial scar, numerous body scars.

Clothing: Tyriont prefers loose-fitting clothing that allows for freedom of movement while showing a decent amount of chest.

Childhood

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The Death of Lile Reinard

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Founding of the Phoenix Pirates

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Denavial's Discovery

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The Spectral Wardens

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The Calamity

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Post-Calamity

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Traits

Skills

General Thanks to years at sea, Tyriont is an expert sailor. While he may not be a master at any one aspect of keeping the ship running - he built a crew based upon finding people who could do something better than he could - he's something of a jack of all trades, able to jump in and do what needs to be done at a competent skill level. Having grown up traveling and performing with his father he is also quite capable in the musical arts, with a particular affinity for the fiddle.

Combat Tyriont's preferred form of fighting is either from a distance utilizing his skill with a bow, or with a small, light blade. While he has the upper body strength to wield heavier weapons, he finds himself unable to do so with much dexterity. Thanks to years of bar fights (and more than a few angry boyfriends/husbands), he is also quite capable at unarmed combat.

Weaknesses Tyriont has an almost crippling fear of heights. As such, he despises airships and avoids them when at all possible. As a side effect, his balance leaves much to be desires when in precarious positions and he has a tendency to fall fairly frequency. He also has a strong weakness for alcohol and is easily blinded by an attractive woman.

Likes

• Rum. A lot.
• Women. A whole lot.
• Exploration. Ty is endlessly fascinated by the world around him and loves discovering a new location to explore.
• The ocean, a representation of freedom in Ty's mind.
• Music
• Physical contact
• Fishing
• Spicy foods, the hotter the better

Dislikes

• Heights
• Being required to operate 'behind the scenes'
• Landlocked, dry locations
• Being in any one place for too long
• Dodo meat

Demeanor

In the Myers-Briggs personality spectrum, Tyriont falls under the ENFP category. Outgoing, energetic and personable, he has the ability to strike up a conversation with just about anybody. However, he is extremely quick to anger when he perceives a threat to someone he cares for and tends to strike first before fully understanding a situation. He is confident to the point of arrogance, but usually well meaning.

Relationships

Family

• Father: Donovaine Gaidal

• Mother: Mirielle Gaidal-Reinard

• Other: Croix Reinard (Cousin), Epilleve Reinard (half-cousin)

Phoenix Pirates

Note: Several of the crew joined either as orphans or to escape some kind of past trauma. As such, they either don't know or have foregone their given last name and have instead taken on the general crew name of Phoenix.

• First Mate: Croix Reinard

• Quartermaster: Wandering Lion

• Bos'n: Salaah Latifoh

• Navigator/Sailing Mistress: Hanajima "Phoenix"

• Master Carpenter: Agile Wolf

• Carpenter's Mate: Felix "Phoenix"

• Cooper: Chichiri Miri

• Striker: Kira "Phoenix"

• Cook: Terajima "Phoenix"

• Cook's Apprentice: T'hanga Tia

• Gunner: Epilleve Reinard

Friends

• Erisande Marchand: Tyriont met Erisande in the Soliloquy Tavern and began working his charms on her. After a situation involving a stolen airship pass, he provided her passage to Gridania. During the journey, he came to develop a genuine fondness for the girl who has proven an ability to knock the usually fairly unflappable Tyriont off balance.

• Renaise Galwind: Tyriont and Renaise go way back, with Ren having been a member of the Phoenix Pirates for a while before vanishing. Upon his return, the two teamed up as part of the Spectral Wardens before being separated again during the events leading up to the Calamity.

Acquaintances

• Abaigeal Causland: While only meeting relatively recently, Tyriont has quickly grown rather fond of Abai thanks to her friendly nature and how easy it is to make her blush - something which amuses him greatly.

• Mirion Black: Thanks to his willing involvement in Ty's drunken date auction, he views the gladiator favourably and will happily seek him out for a drink should they wind up in the same establishment.

• Xenedra Ambreaus: Xenedra is what Croix would refer to as "exactly the type of woman we need to keep Ty away from". Thanks to her flirtatious nature and willingness to engage in games, Tyriont has come to see her as something of a kindred spirit. This is not necessarily a good thing.

• Yssen Van: Tyriont has shared drinks with Yssen a couple of times thanks to Xenedra. The combination of 'The Sexy Pirate King' and 'The Bandit King' is one that greatly amused Tyriont and during a game of 'King', he decided that the two clearly share enough similar attitudes that he is quite interested in getting to know the man better.

• Aries Laharl: Tyriont was introduced to Aries when the man drunkenly ran at Ty in greeting, causing Ty to punch him in the face which lead to the man almost drowning in a foot of water. Since then, Ty has been unable to shake the man - although he's more amused by his drunken antics than he would care to admit.

• Raenef Laharl: After discovering that Raenef is a follower of his Mother's work, Ty agreed to introduce them. He is currently trying to recruit Rae to help with various archaeological expeditions - a.k.a Ty's "Treasure Hunts".

Foes

• Denavial Calgar: A former member of the Phoenix Pirates, Denavial was kicked out when the true nature of his alchemical experiments were revealed. While rarely directly antagonistic, Tyriont and the rest of the crew feel a certain degree of responsibility for Denavial's actions and oppose him when they find evidence of further schemes.

• Kylin Felstar: Tyriont was hired twice by Kylin as part of the man's schemes to win back his former lover, Gerik Aston. Upon meeting Gerik face-to-face, Tyriont was unable to bring himself to deceive the man and took actions to ruin the plan. Kylin recruited his sister, Elza Ashfen in an attempt to pin blame for an faked assault upon Aysun Demiir - an event which Kylin himself had hired Tyriont for. The plan failed and Tyriont is now determined to ruin the Felstar name.

Other Notes

The Rumor Mill Common Rumors (Easily overheard): "The Phoenix Pirates? They're a laughing stock among the other pirates. Weak and useless, they are." "He's a real flirt, that one. Anything with a bit of cleavage, he'll try and bed. Succeeds more often than not, too." "I heard his Dad was the bard, Donovaine Gaidal. Like father like son, I say." Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear): "They say he only picks out targets who abuse the poor. And he even gives part of his haul to the homeless around Limsa." "I heard the reason he avoids Ul'dah is he slept with some Noblewoman and her husband found out. Put a huge price on his head! Might try and claim it myself, if that's true." "If you want a dirty job done, just go send a pretty woman to flash a little leg at Cap'n Gaidal. He'll be like putty in her hands." Rare Rumors (Very difficult to overhear): "There was some situation years back where one of his crew killed a bunch of folks and tried to stitch bits of 'em together. Dunno what happened, but I've never seen that fella since." "You wanna see a real bar fight kick off? Go get Cap'n Ty drunk, then ask him about 'is Mum's sister. Never seen a bloke get so angry so fast." PC Rumors (Player created rumors--feel free to add your own!): "I hear his all-male ship crew isn't just a lifestyle choice, if you know what I mean." - Rhu'to Brom "He's dashing, witty and almost cute. Perfect for my sister!" - Adriel Marchand "Oh the Sexy Pirate King, Aye, He's convincing ye'll spend yer Gil on anything he sells." - Abaigeal Causland

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