Dalmascan troublemaker, mechanic, former Woods-Warder of the Skatay Range

Alaric Kilgannon

Profile

Race: Veena Viera
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (his guess is "somewhere between 70 and 80 summers")
Nameday: Unknown, sometime in late summer
Sexuality: Bisexual (male leaning)
Relationship: Partnered to Kiet Sakna
Current Residence: Splits his time mostly between Ul'dah & Kugane
Height: 5' 11" (181 cm)
Alignment: Chaotic GoodPersonality & Traits:
Impish, paternal, unconventional, passionate. Speaks multiple languages at least conversationally (some he only knows cursing and drinking songs), but struggles with reading and writing.Works hard, plays hard. Calm in a crisis, mildly panicking the rest of the time. Has a pet cat named Kedi, but fears or distrusts most other animals. Has a young adult daughter named Mari.His voice is quite loud and still has a noticeably Rabanastran accent. He's usually making jokes or speaking his mind a bit too freely, and has a rather unique grasp of Common Eorzean as his fourth spoken language.

Likes:
Chocolate, coffee, warm weather, singing and dancing, parties, exercising, swimming in rivers or oases, Triple Triad, cooking, eating, fixing things, winning an argument.
Dislikes:
Dishonesty, cold weather, theatre, chocobos, fire, messy living spaces, possessiveness, being told what to do, boredom, idleness, losing an argument.Skills & weapons: Fighting with a gunblade or machinist's arms, non-magical healing (especially emergency care), magical healing with nouliths (still in training), lockpicking, basic mechanical repairs, stealth, wilderness survival, fishing, hunting.

Appearance & Mannerisms:
Alaric is of average height for a male Viera, with a lean muscular build. He has large expressive violet eyes and long ears, and his often-volatile emotions are easy to read in his expressions and body language. He recently grew out his naturally bright red hair, and wears it in a traditional Veena braided style.His face and body are heavily freckled, and he has a prominent tattoo on his left cheek and bridge of his nose, a reminder of his days as a Woods-warder. He has quite a few scars across his body, most appearing fairly old. Most seem to be unusual burns of some sort, including a faded brand of a Dalmascan Suncrest on his right hip.Alaric tends to wear shirts that gratuitously show off his chest, if he's wearing a shirt at all. His clothes are of affordable but fashionable make, almost always well-laundered and well-fitting. He carries a small enchanted leather bag for his daily items (you could call it a purse) which horribly screams like 'a Bangaa in a tavern brawl' when someone who isn't him tries to open it.Several of his mannerisms are quite leporine, but he'll insist they aren't.

Hooks

Trash to Treasure

(adventure, travel, mercantile, mentorship)

Despite his long-standing mistrust for technology, Alaric has given into his fascination for how things work to pursue a new career direction. He once had a knack for sabotaging Imperial magitek, but now dedicates his time to putting machinery back together.In particular, Alaric is starting up his own business -- a workshop for routine repairs and maintenance, retrieval and salvage of magitek and other mechanical components, and eventually plans to open a storefront for selling both scrap and refurbished components.For salvage expeditions, he welcomes capable travelling companions to help defend against dangers on the road and match his love for lively conversation. Customers can request repair and maintenance services, or hire Alaric to retrieve magitek that might difficult to find and acquire.Those who are passionate about helping a clever but eccentric man with a profound lack of formal education learn mechanical engineering & design are also very welcome to help guide Alaric's independent study.

For Dalmasca

(culture, politics, potential previously-established connections)

He was once known as Arikilic of Rabanastre, and he's one of the few who vividly remember the Kingdom before the Garlean occupation. Sharing tales with fellow Dalmascans, whether they remember those days or never knew a free Dalmasca until quite recently, is something that brings him a sense of home he's long been missing.Although he fled his homeland about a decade ago, at the end of his time with a Resistance cell he has very little good to say about, Alaric is anxious to set aside that troubled past and contribute to Dalmasca's rebuilding efforts in any way he can.For those from other lands, Alaric always eagerly seeks to share the long-suppressed traditions, folklore, and especially cuisine of Dalmasca with anyone who will sit around a table and lend an ear. He connects very well in particular with those from other former Imperial provinces (such as Bozja, Ala Mhigo, Nagxia, and Doma), and would be delighted and honored to learn of their homelands' traditions in exchange.

Gone Fishing

(travel, slice of life)

Alaric loves to fish, especially on rivers. Whether he actually catches anything isn't usually the point, though he will likely act very grumpy about the fish not biting.Angling buddies are always welcome, especially those who are willing to venture out to new and exciting locales to cast a line. He strongly dislikes the ocean, but could potentially be convinced to fish there too if there's incentive or challenge.

Voice Claim

OOC

Server: Crystal | Coeurl
Timezone: Pacific (GMT -7)
Contact: /tell in-game or walk-up when RP tag is on. ask to DM on Discord if you found this carrd in a RP server.

I’m 30+ years old and experienced with RP in general. I’m relatively new to RP in FFXIV though I’ve been playing the game for several years. My playstyle is quite casual and I primarily enjoy PvP, treasure maps, housing design, island sanctuary, and Bozja/Eureka.I strongly prefer in-game RP over Discord, and prefer one-on-one scenes or smaller groups/venues rather than large groups/venues. Alaric is currently post-EW in his timeline, and it may be difficult to avoid spoilers since MSQ events during EW have had a major impact on his story.I require that any writing partners are 18+ years old IC and 21+ OOC, and prefer 25+ years old for both, due to the high potential for mature subjects in RP. Also, I'm just sort of old, sorry.Yes:
travel/adventure, some combat encounters, emotional nuance, slice of life in the downtime, bromance, slowburn storylines, heavy backstories, happy endings, good sense of humor, mentor-mentee relationships, found family themes.Ask:
pre-existing character connections, lore-bending concepts, long-term consequences and/or harm (let's discuss stakes and scope OOC first), mature themes/topics (consent from all involved).No:
extreme fanon concepts, overpowered characters, death, sexual assault, OOC bigotry, NSFW RP only/without context/first encounter.I reserve the right to remove my character from any interactions that don’t align with my RP values, and encourage any of my potential writing partners to do the same. You respect my time and energy, I respect yours, we’re cool. I want RP to be a mutually satisfying writing collaboration, and a vehicle to propel each others’ characters forward in fulfilling directions.

Memes

yes i will put memes here eventually