Ildur Vaernian

Ildur Vaernian
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa

No longer playing.

Basic Info

Age: 62

Parents: Oleima Caelis and Durin Vaernian (both deceased)

Wife: Isha Eclenos (deceased)

Children: Onoma Vaernian (deceased)

Residence: Limsa Lominsa

Current Occupation: Member of the Commerce Regulation Agency's directive council.

Previous Occupations: Cartographer. Calligrapher. Adventurer and soldier.

Fashion of Choice: To be added.

Weapon of Choice: Sword and shield.

Alignement: Lawful Neutral.

In-character Classes: Gladiator.

History

When asked about his past, Ildur looks over his playing cards and frowns with a slight smile. “You are just trying to make me lose concentration, aren't you?”

Ildur was born in a family with deep military traditions, in the city of Ishgard. Her mother spent a small fortune, at least for what they had, to educate him properly. He showed a distinct interest in geography and, oddly enough, calligraphy and redaction. His education was cut short, however, when he was conscripted into the army. He became a proficient soldier and lancer, but never excelled at it. He was exempt from his service at his early twenties after receiving a wound that hindered his usefulness as a soldier, at least according to the Ishgardian standards.

Unable to follow his family's tradition anymore, he at first became a bodyguard, assuring the safety of various merchants during their travels. It was one of this jobs that brought him to Ala Mhigo, wheret he'd met who would become his wife a few years later: a merchant named Isha. She convinced him to leave the quasi-military carrier as a bodyguard to join her in her business. It did not last, however, as Ildur's proficiency in all economical and financial matters was nill. Instead, he used what knowledge he had received prior to his conscription to become a cartographer. In practice, this meant he became an unpaid adventurer with a thing for maps. He did learn, though, and managed to get a steady job as a map-maker for a small merchant company.

He and Isha married and had a daughter after the first year: Onoma. Her education was, as Ildur likes to say, 'most confusing for her'. On one hand, Ildur promoted his family's military traditions while, on the other, Isha wished for her a life that had very small chances of her dying. Ildur taught her some notions of strategy and tactics, and to defend herself with a variety of weapons. His wife did not aprove but, luckily for her, Onoma didn't have the disposition to become a military woman. She did take a liking for sparring, much to her mother's dismay. Yet she never showed any vocation.

Both his daughter and wife died during a beastmen raid when travelling to visit some of Isha's family in Ul'dah. The beastmen were swiftly defeated, but not fast enough to save them. Ildur avoids the subject.

He went back to Ala Mhigo and continued his work for the merchant company until the city was conquered by the Garlean Empire. When that happened, he fled and became a refugee for a short time before setting in Limsa Lominsa, where his cartographer expertise was more useful for the many ship captains that it ever was for his company.

Personality

The fate of his family took a toll on Ildur, making him quite a pragmatic and thoughtful man. He is still quite idealistic, however, and sometimes he can even be rash and reckless. He prefers not to speak of his family, barely mentioning them at all and, when asked, his answers will be short and to the point. He cannot tolerate the pressence of any of the beastmen races. Though, as a citizen of Limsa Lominsa, he has learnt to avoid open conflict with them.

He dislikes confrontation, but, as a pragmatist, he will charge head first into it if he sees no better alternative.

Affiliations

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Other Notes

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Roleplay Hooks

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