'Allo everyone! Â I've been watching the forum for some time now, but only joined recently. Â After loremongering for a while, Ifinally feel like I'm ready to branch out and start fleshing out my character's back story. Â I want to RP with a few friends to start, abut really hope to get engrossed in the community as I find more and more people with similar interests and goals. Â So with my introductions out of the way...
My understanding is that the 'current' year as of ARR is 1577, or year 5 of the 7th Umbral Era ushered in by the Calamity and Bahamut's release from within Dalamud. Â That would put the invasion of Ala Mhigo at or around 1557. Â I've decided to have my character born in 1554, 3 years prior to the invasion, during the short reign of Theoderic. Â There are a few potential concepts here:
1) His father and father's best friend ("uncle") were involved in whatever resistance there was during the Garlean invasion (they were known for having a strong presence of lancers in Ala Mhigo), and his father perished while his father's friend returned with his broken lance and helmet. Â They fled through Gridania and spent some short time there where he made some friends.
2) Â His father survived the skirmish and the group of them fled along with a few others to Gridania where they stayed for some time. Â In 1562 his father and 'uncle' were called to arms during the Battle of Silvertear Skies, where his father perished. Â (not sure if this is probable as I'm not sure much of the world was involved in that battle; most records indicate it was a skirmish involving Garlean airships and dragons)
3) They survive (or are uninvolved) in the Battle of Silvertear, and continue to migrate southward with the other highlanders. Â Then the Calamity strikes, father dies, etc etc
The concept here is that I don't want him to be old enough to remember anything much about Ala Mhigo so as to not RP and invent fan-lore that could be broken if/when Ala Mhigo becomes accessible. Â But it -would- allow him to "remember" Ala Mhigo if and when we are able to visit.
The concept of his father dying at a young age is prominent and important to his character as well, as his 'uncle' returns with his father's spearhead and helmet. Â As they flee their homeland, his 'uncle' and mother form a relationship and eventually marry, thus his father's best friend becomes his stepfather. Â
He has dreams of becoming a lancer like his father, but the devastation pushes them further south into the Southern Twelveswood and into Thanalan/ Little Ala Mhigo. Â Those dreams are dashes the further south he goes as he increases the distance between himself, the guild in Gridania, and the legends surrounding Ishgard. Â His step-father may have been injured and never recovered, and his mother works where she can. Â At this point he realizes that he needs to step up and become the man his father was. Â He makes his way into Ul'Dah to look for work to provide for his mother and stepfather, swallowing his pride and dashing his dreams. Â Before he sets out, his stepfather gives him a gift... he had refashioned his father's spearhead into a dagger, for protection and to honor his father's legacy. Â Thus begin's his entrance on a carriage ride on his way to the gladiator's guild...
There's lot's more floating around in my head about this character, but frankly I'm not sure how much information is too much (tl;dr) and I'm a bit shy about sharing ideas as it's my first post. Â
PLEASE, feel free to ask questions, comment, criticize, etc. Â I'd love to talk more about it, but I want to make sure that the people I'm telling want to hear it first...
My understanding is that the 'current' year as of ARR is 1577, or year 5 of the 7th Umbral Era ushered in by the Calamity and Bahamut's release from within Dalamud. Â That would put the invasion of Ala Mhigo at or around 1557. Â I've decided to have my character born in 1554, 3 years prior to the invasion, during the short reign of Theoderic. Â There are a few potential concepts here:
1) His father and father's best friend ("uncle") were involved in whatever resistance there was during the Garlean invasion (they were known for having a strong presence of lancers in Ala Mhigo), and his father perished while his father's friend returned with his broken lance and helmet. Â They fled through Gridania and spent some short time there where he made some friends.
2) Â His father survived the skirmish and the group of them fled along with a few others to Gridania where they stayed for some time. Â In 1562 his father and 'uncle' were called to arms during the Battle of Silvertear Skies, where his father perished. Â (not sure if this is probable as I'm not sure much of the world was involved in that battle; most records indicate it was a skirmish involving Garlean airships and dragons)
3) They survive (or are uninvolved) in the Battle of Silvertear, and continue to migrate southward with the other highlanders. Â Then the Calamity strikes, father dies, etc etc
The concept here is that I don't want him to be old enough to remember anything much about Ala Mhigo so as to not RP and invent fan-lore that could be broken if/when Ala Mhigo becomes accessible. Â But it -would- allow him to "remember" Ala Mhigo if and when we are able to visit.
The concept of his father dying at a young age is prominent and important to his character as well, as his 'uncle' returns with his father's spearhead and helmet. Â As they flee their homeland, his 'uncle' and mother form a relationship and eventually marry, thus his father's best friend becomes his stepfather. Â
He has dreams of becoming a lancer like his father, but the devastation pushes them further south into the Southern Twelveswood and into Thanalan/ Little Ala Mhigo. Â Those dreams are dashes the further south he goes as he increases the distance between himself, the guild in Gridania, and the legends surrounding Ishgard. Â His step-father may have been injured and never recovered, and his mother works where she can. Â At this point he realizes that he needs to step up and become the man his father was. Â He makes his way into Ul'Dah to look for work to provide for his mother and stepfather, swallowing his pride and dashing his dreams. Â Before he sets out, his stepfather gives him a gift... he had refashioned his father's spearhead into a dagger, for protection and to honor his father's legacy. Â Thus begin's his entrance on a carriage ride on his way to the gladiator's guild...
There's lot's more floating around in my head about this character, but frankly I'm not sure how much information is too much (tl;dr) and I'm a bit shy about sharing ideas as it's my first post. Â
PLEASE, feel free to ask questions, comment, criticize, etc. Â I'd love to talk more about it, but I want to make sure that the people I'm telling want to hear it first...
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