Earnest Paladin
Cedrik Djt-setlas
"All I wanted was my freedom. The ability to see what the world held. To dream. To hope. To be more then what my family wanted for me."
Lore
Physical
AGE: Twenty two
SEX: Male
RACE: Viera - Rava
HEIGHT: About the same size as a max height Elezen
HAIR: A soft grey with white highlights. Short with a slight curl
EYES: Gold irises surrounded by black void energy
BUILD: Unusually muscular for his race
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: A large swath of freckles over his face. A complex asymmetrical tattoo and silver bars through each nipple
Personal
PROFESSION: Paladin - mercenary
RESIDENCE: The Broken Anvil - in the Mist.
BIRTHPLACE: Dalmasca
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS: TBD
SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Pansexual with a male lean
PARENTS: He has a Mother whom he refuses to name. His father is unknown. Adoptive fathers Cassius and Jenthan.
SIBLINGS: None
LIKES: Peppermint, the sea, reading, painting (badly), sparring, a good view and cats
DISLIKES: shellfish, the desert, large crowds, having his freedom curtailed, deception
Past
How it started
Cedrik was born in Dalmasca in the jungles of Golmore to a small, xenophobic tribe. He was unfortunately the only child of its leader, an iron fisted, manipulative woman who cared little for his wellbeing. She, of course, had wanted daughters and viewed Cedrik as the embodiment of her failure. He was a lithe, quiet, and introspective child in contrast to most of the other children in the village. An outsider from the start, by the time he hit age sixteen he knew he needed to get out of the village, or he would be stuck in the hell he had endured all his childhood.Cedrik waited for the right time, a yearly celebration where almost every adult would be well distracted by the festivities and drink, to make his escape. It was a mad race against time and the environment. To this day Cedrik isn't quite sure how he managed it, but he made it to coast and signed on to the first boat that would take him to Thavanir. He had never even seen the sea before and knew nothing about boats other than that it would get him away from his mother and his former home. Cedrik did not take to the seafaring life easily, and gaining his 'sea legs' had been a lesson in endurance. His efforts were rewarded as he was able to stay on with the ship after docking in Thavanir which meant he was able to get even further from Dalmasca to the continent of Aldenard, landing off the coast of the territory claimed by the city state of Ul'dah. The journey to the city itself was a simple one, joining one of the many merchant bands headed to do business within the city.It was the journey inland where he met his future adoptive family. A young lad with little to his name, Cedrik's plight moved the hearts of two Hyur men who were retained by Ul'dah to escort merchants to and from the coast under the banner of the Sultan Sworn. Though not officially part of the cities army, these two mercenaries led a small company of solders of honorable reputation, Cassius and Jenthan decided that they would offer Cedrik a place with them and their band. Cedrik was elated and jumped at the chance of a new life with a place to belong.There was a bit of bickering between the two men on where the youth should focus his efforts. Jenthan, the companies Conjurer, had tested Cedrik for the gift of wielding healing magics and finding the lad had little talent in that area conceded with general good humor to his husband teaching Cedrik all about 'hitting things'. Training began soon after the band arrived in Ul'dah, Cassius taking the lead in his education with the sword and shield. Cedrik threw himself whole heartedly into becoming a solder and though he wouldn't be the best due to his physical stature, his youth and hard work would eventually result in him being a solid member of the band.Life would fall into a regular rhythm for Cedrik, journeying to and from Ul'dah to the coast or even now and then into Cotheras towards Ishgard when the northern city state was brought into the Eorzean Alliance. Generally, it was wildlife and bandits the company would deal with until one fateful day where the company stumbled on a large Voidsent that had somehow escaped the usually guarded and sealed Darkhold.Cedrik, now a proper Paladin complete with soul stone, attempted to draw the Gargoyle's attention, and create an opening for the others in his band. This is where Cedrik's recollection of the battle gets very hazy. What he does know is that he was indeed able to grab the Voidsent's attention successfully. A little too successfully according to his fellow soldiers, as they would report later that the Voidsent had attempted to possess Cedrik. The attempt failed, though the aetheric battle Cedrik found himself in the middle of, changed him forever.The Rava believes that it was his soul stone that kept him from being taken over, his essence being merely tainted, the residual void energy lingers around the outside of his once pale golden eyes as evidence of the attempt. Later when the 'dust settled' Cedrik would try to explain his patchy memories of battle to Jenthan as he attempted to find clothes that would fit him. The Veira now stood at the height of the tallest Elezen with the musculature of a Highlander and the strength to match his new physical form along with an increase in his ambient aether. Jenthan theorized that the soul stone reacted to the Voidsent in the same manner that the body reacts to an infection, fighting and building immunity, creating defenses that did not exist before and would aid in the next battle.The Hyur also spotted another change, that Cedrik's soul stone, usually kept in the young man's inner pocket under his armor, was now implanted into Cedrik's skin. In fact, after a brief inspection, the Conjurer declared it fused to Cedrik's hip bone. Embarrassed, Cedrik lamented that he should have found a proper container to hold it in, a pendant or bracelet but Jenthan disagreed. The healer believed that without the soul stone fusing with Cedrik in the manner that it had that the Viera's life would have ended that day.Cedrik's life took an odd turn for the next ten months, having to relearn his limits and discovering that his new level of ambient aether was not static. It fluctuated, always in the 'more' direction causing Jenthan and the singular Black Mage in their company to become ill after being near Cedrik for a certain amount of time. It generally would settle at a level that wouldn't bother most, but much to his ever-growing embarrassment, it would leap upwards whenever he would experience a rut. Being only twenty-two, his cycle was a rather predicable: a three month 'rest' period with around five days of the typical heightened sexual need his race experienced.For Cedrik the increased aether would manifest physically, often his skin would crack around the embedded soul stone working its way up his chest and into his face in a latticework of glowing blue energy. The first time it happened, the Viera believed he was coming apart, destined to facture into aetheric shards or some such nightmare but after the rather agonizing five days he found himself in the same state as when his cycle started. So when the second time arrived, he was a little less panicked when he started glowing.With the volatile nature of his situation, he decided to leave his fathers' mercenary band for the time being, seeking out a rumored group that may hold a solution for him, The Shattered Anvil. So far there has been a bit of progress, the Anvil having an extensive library as well as a member willing to do a test or two on Cedrik to see if he can at least manage his aether if not remove the embedded stone all together. Also being in a central location has allowed him to stumble on an Apothecary, Rhesna, that has for the moment brewed a very effective tincture to suppress his otherwise powerful aether. She may also be rather lovely, blunt and completely intimidating, all things that Cedrik finds himself drawn to, despite his best efforts to simply be polite and grateful for her help. If anything is certain in this young man's life it's that this next year will be very interesting.
Rules
Important stuff!
-- ----- CONTACT INFORMATION ––– –Contact: in-game. Server: MateusAdditional: I have rules I hold myself to and ask others to hold to as well. These rules are my boundaries, if they are crossed I will stop interacting with you. I will always communicate when I am uncomfortable, stated plain.For clarity - It's a three strike system, unless the issue relates to racist, homophobic, political, transphobic or/and underage interactions. Those situations, there are no strikes, things will stop immediately.First : IC and OOC are separate. I am not my character and my character is not me. Cedrik is a fictional character, please do not confuse him with me. While Romance or Mature themes IN CHARACTER are fine, I - the person, am not interested in any romantic relationship at any time, ever.Second: Since Cedrik is an adult, and there will be adult themes in most of his RP hooks, I will not RP with anyone under the age of 18.
Third: I roleplay only in game, nowhere else. Discord is exclusively for OOC and any IC interactions will be ignored.Four: RP/ERP is welcome and looked forward to, provided it makes sense. Certain themes or plot points that really don't need to be played out, I would prefer to Fade to Black. (example: highly abusive behavior.)