Whispering Storm

Whispering Storm
Gender	Male
Race	Hellsguard
Clan	Unknown
Citizenship	Wanderer
Age	37 years
Height	89 ilms
Weight	345 ponze
Profession	Smith
Patron Deity	Nymia
Server	Balmung

"If you spend your entire life working on living another day, are you truly having a life worth living?"

Appearance

Tall even by Roe standards, Whispering has constantly stood out wherever he is. Usually wearing loose fitting clothing a myriad of scars across his skin, telling of battles long past. This lighter skin Roe carries himself with a level of cool confidence which shows throughout his entire person. In his normal outfit(s) he has a tool belt which carries a wide assortment, while still keeping them firmly secure if the need for physical exertion happens.

History

Born as the third child of his family it was no secret that he would be the one to venture out and make a name for himself, and he had never backed down.

First making a stop in Limsa Lominsa he quickly joined a pirate crew when they discovered he had a profficiency with axe, and even more profficiency repairing them. After more than a few skirmishes He decided this was not the life for him and started looking elsewhere, Using the skills he was taught as a child he joined the Blacksmith's guild, where he climbed the ranks with relative ease due to his talent. After serving the guild for around 5 years he started dreaming of better things, and rather than just accept making another set of steel rivets he simply laid down his hammer and walked away. d Attracted to the deserts of Thanalan he met up with Master Mutamix. Amazed by the amount of research into the workings of materia suddenly became available, he set to learning everything he could. While the nature of Mutamix's party was supportive, there was a bit of tension regarding Whispering Storm's methods, while others sought ways to purify and empower materia, he sought ways to break it down without losing its potency. Eventually this tension caused him to leave but the knowledge gained allowed for a continuation of studies. Floating around aimlessly for a bit, crafting only when his need for gil before moving on became too much.

His crafting reputation grew enough for people to recognize the Storm crafted weapons, along with his style of using the materia powder in the crafting itself, making arms and armor more durable, more resistant to the elements, and hold their edge and rigidity longer. During the opening of the gates of Ishgard this caught him an invite as a in house smith, and while the pay was good, Whispering Storm had spent too much time wandering to be settled under the Templar's eyes. With a new area to explore however Whispering Storm had more than enough to see, and his wanderings eventually took him to Idlyshire.

Immediately upon entering, he felt more at peace than he had for a while. Here was a blank slate, a city in the making. With the goblins all constantly working on something or other, it was not difficult for him to find something to do in order to help. His skill with tools, along with his acceptance of unconventional methods allowed him to fit in very well.

Personality

Slow to speak, Whispering Storm prefers to let the actions of a person prove their worth.

Takes great pride in his accomplishments, but doesn't take praise very well.

Characteristics

• Nicknames:

None (that he knows of at least)

• Age: Middle age
  • Nameday: 5th sun of the 3rd Umbral moon
• Gender: Male
  • Sexuality: Heterosexual
  • Marital Status: Single
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Height:
• Weight:
• Body: Well muscled
• Hair: Brownish red
• Eyes: Reddish Brown
• Skin: Tan
• Clothing: Loose fitting.

Likes

• Creating things
• Unique Objects
• People who get things done
• Rolanberry Wine
• Merchant Girls

Dislikes

• Apologies
• People who say "they will..." (whether a threat or a promise)
• Rolanberry Cheese
• People who ride the work of others
• People who enjoy violence

Areas of Expertise

• Martial: Quite skilled with an axe, or in hand to hand combat. But as a last resort.
• Crafting: Smithing of all kinds, with a tinkering in most other crafts to help him get the base materials he needs (Can make logs and handles, but can't carve a spinning wheel)
• Other:

Strengths

• Smithing
• Keeping a cool head
• Finding the worth in people

Weaknesses

• Weaving
• Debate

Other Notes

Religion

Follows Nymeia primarily, but is mostly non religious

Quirks

Known to start whistling while working, usually bawdy songs heard in the taverns of Limsa Lominsa

Equipment

Always with a smithing hammer (so much so that he has learned how to use it as a weapon) whether his intent is on exploring or staying in city decide the outfit Exploring - in moderately heavy armor and a large battleaxe, this set relies more on movement and deflection of blows rather than raw defense, and raw power of strikes rather than finess City Dwelling - Very loose clothing favored in Limsa, with a well stocked tool belt around his waist, he's very rarely out to be out so one can usually determine his purpose by which tools are on the belt

Rumours

The following rumours can be heard about Whispering Storm, predominantly in Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, Foundation, and Idlyshire. (If your character has an opinion about her, feel free to add it here.)

Common rumours

• He destroys materia. Flat out breaks it down for his crafts
• He used to be a pirate. Turned himself around with the admiral's decree.
• If you want him to make you something, its got to interest him somehow. He gets bored pretty easily.

Uncommon rumours

• He had a honey once. Mi'qote girl, can't remember last time I saw her.
• Don't ask him to make you a weapon. Man seems to have forgotten that's how he got his reputation.
• Great way to pay him is in wine, just make sure its Rolanberry. No interest in any other kind.

Rare rumours

• Reason he's wandering? Killed some squad of yellow-jackets. Weren't even after him.
• Refuses to make weapons for people to kill others with.

What PCs are saying

• "He's a mountain of a man! Great with a hammer, though." - N'Herys Kavvah

Known Haunts

You might have run into or otherwise know Whispering Storm from:

• The Drowning Wench (Haunt during pirate and smithing days and where his pay would disappear as fast as he'd earn it)
• Foundation (during his stay there spent a lot of time wandering about the city)
• Idlyshire (His current home, rarely leaves his station unless he's on a project)
• Ul'dah (Left a bit of a reputation when he refused to work directly for the any of the monetarists, where most of his negative reputation comes from)