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“Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea.”

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Captain. Pirate. Gunslinger. Mongrel. Thief. Crook. Good-for-nothing.
His titles are many, and some certainly more flattering than others, but they all describe the same man.

The man who was once upon a time a restless boy from Coerthas with a need for adventure. A boy who discovered he could never be important, and tasked himself with becoming charming. The same boy who grew, and became the kind of man his mother warned him about - a crook and a scoundrel with dubious morals. The boy who read stories about pirates aboard flying ships became one.

The boy, far too young to be the captain of anything, assembled a crew and took to the skies, with the promise of treasure and the wind at their back their only guides.

But with the realm thrown into war with the empire, the promise of greatness came knocking. “We'll be legends,” they thought. The world that had shunned them now welcomed them with open arms, enlisting the aid of adventurers far and wide for the battle at Carteneau. “We'll be heroes.”

But to be a hero is to be courageous enough to die for something.

« GENERAL »
name. alistair tavner
age. early 30s
race. half hyur/elezen
occupation. sky pirate
sexuality & status. bisexual, single
alignment. chaotic neutral


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« PHYSICAL FEATURES »
height. 6'1" ~186cm
body type. athletic
hair. summer blond
skin. tan
eyes. hazel
noticeable features. various tattoos & scars, piercings

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« PERSONALITY »
Alistair is best described as a tall, handsome, fast-talking catastrophe of a man. He's cocky and brash, always using ten words were one might have sufficed, and abides by no rules that aren't of his own making (and even then, those are subject to frequent change). In the same vein, 'honesty' is something Alistair believes is more like a herbal tea - something well-meaning people suggest when they've run out of better options, and thus, entirely optional.

Adventurous and rebellious, much to his late mothers dismay, Alistair describes a restlessness much like an 'itch he can't scratch' whenever he's forced into inaction, and will always choose the outcome that - to him - is the most exciting.

Despite his at times reckless behavior Alistair is more intelligent than people give him credit for, with a clever mind and a plan. Always with the plans. Above else, he's a skilled technician and is often tinkering with various things, be it airships or revolvers.

“Gambler” ⎯ Alistair has a hard time saying no to the thrill of gambling ⎯ be it dice, cards or everything and anything in between. It's likely he's made a few enemies in the gambling scene. Catch him cheating, drive in a debt or make some bets!

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“Sky Pirate” ⎯ During his younger years and prior to the calamity, Alistair and his crew were infamous for hijacking shipments coming into and from Ishgard around the Sea of Clouds. It's been a couple of years now since the Jackdaw and it's crew were last seen, but perhaps you've heard of the hazel-eyed captain - or been the victim of their many hits.

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“Mechanic” ⎯ While he isn't much of a blacksmith, he considers himself a 'scrapsmith', working with whatever he can afford to make something worthwhile. At eight years old, he took apart an antique clock and reassembled it into a monstrous, ticking amalgamation. But hey, now it could tell the time as well as the date. Got an airship that needs repairing, or a gun that needs fixing? Alistair's your guy. In the same vein, if you've got interesting machinery, Alistair's going to bother you about it until his curiosity is sated.

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“I'll call you uh, tomorrow...?” ⎯ There's no two ways about it. Alistair has commitment issues, and as a rule never spends the night with the same person twice. It's likely he made grand promises about how he'd take you out to an expensive dinner, that you'd run away and get married and have five children ⎯ but of course, none of it was true, and he slipped out the window in the middle of the night. Are you one of his angry exes wanting to kick his ass after he lied to you?

If you want something simpler, Alitair often frequents many of the taverns scattered around Eorzea.


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In addition to the hooks above, I'm open to all and any suggestions! The aforementioned hooks are simply suggestions on my part, and if you have any of your own I'm more than willing to lend an ear. My contact information can be found below the "ooc" tab.

OOC INFORMATION

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I will play mature content and themes (violence, sexuality, drug/alcohol use) as long as they're logical in a plot-driven encounter. Coarse and excessive language. Temporary injury and incapacitation. Temporary imprisonment. Most walk-up encounters.

I will not play permanent character death or rape plots.


Ask about long-term and/or permanent injury and disfigurement. Long-term captivity or imprisonment.

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My preferred avenue of roleplay falls within the boundaries of lore, and I'm as such not looking for roleplay that includes NPCs such as the scions, ascians, the warrior of light or extremely lore-breaking characters. However, creativity within reason is encouraged, as long as you can make it work!

This is not to discriminate against anyone's preferred RP, it just isn't what I'm personally interested in writing at the moment.