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— ooc.

  001.   21+ only, ic and ooc.  002.   Ciaran deals with heavy themes like trauma, body horror, dysmorphia, identity loss, violence, cannibalism, etc. Continued interaction with him will very likely introduce some spooky elements, but never anything you're uncomfortable with. Please communicate with me if you have any limits!  003.   You won't catch him IC in city-states unless under very rare circumstances, so walk-up RP isn't really possible with Ciaran. You can hit me up for impromptu RP somewhere else, otherwise I prefer planning for world RP.

  004.   IC isn't OOC. What this character says, does or thinks is not reflective of the writer.  005.   I'm not interested in roleplay with lore-breaking or fetish characters. Lore-bending is fine.  006.   If we're roleplaying, feel free to ask for mare alternatives.

— about.

NAME  "Ciaran"NICKNAME/ALIAS  Thousand-eyed Madman, Armored SpecterAGE  30-something. Stopped counting.GENDER & PRONOUNS  Cis man, he/him.RACE  Unknown.ORIENTATION  STAYAWAYSTAYAWAYSTAYAWAYSTAYAWAYSIGNIFICANT OTHER  STAYAWAYSTAYAWAYSTAYAWAYSTAYAWAY

HEIGHT  7’1”.HAIR  Unknown.EYES  Presumably plenty.SCARS / TATTOOS / MARKINGS  Presumably plenty.POSITIVE TRAITS  quiet. protective. good-hearted. careful. compassionate.NEGATIVE TRAITS  short-tempered. self-loathing. loner. irritable. hungry.

Ciaran is a man of mystery and seems keen to keep it that way. A nomadic presence, he can always be found in the same armor wandering from various corners of Eorzea on meager mercenary work, which often seems to involve the dispatching of voidsent. He's been described as unfriendly, but his good deeds would seem to imply otherwise, often going out of his way to help others, even at the cost of himself. Despite his normal enough disposition, there's something undoubtedly off about him; like the feeling of a statue following you with dormant eyes, the feeling of paranoia in a safe place, the discomfort of an off-note in the middle of an otherwise perfect melody . . .

  1. ARMORED SPECTER Ciaran always seems to be wearing the same armor, all the time. To the magically inclined, some can sense some sort of enchantment spell clinging to its craftsmanship, providing reason as to why it seems to persevere through the many jobs he takes, but some speculate the reason that he never takes it off is that there's not even a man in there at all, maybe even a monster.

  2. STEAMING SPECTER Ciaran is, for a lack of better words, incredibly hot. No, really; the armor is almost always uncomfortably warm to the touch and will only get hotter in times of exertion, be it physical or emotional. Many people have glimpsed the surface of his armor getting so hot that it begins to steam, to the point that he even exhales it. Air conditioning has nothing on this man.

  1. WATCHING SPECTER Many claim feeling uneasy around this armored stranger. Of course, there's little reason to think it - he is to the point, normal enough in interactions, but an unexplainable sensation beckons them to watch over their shoulders. Wrong, but hardly worth batting an eye to. Right?

  2. TAINTED SPECTER The man's aether is tainted and in constant flux, for lack of better words. Doubtlessly that of a man, but there clings to it a darkness that some might be able to notice, more than others. It provides credence to the less than savory rumors that he's probably not even a man at all in that armor, but for others, it might tell of a toiling stranger. What is it, to you?

— hooks.

MERCENARY Ciaran is a reliable mercenary who often takes up petty jobs when needed, typically involving the slaying of beasts or courier work - whatever allows him to work and keep himself busy.VOIDSENT HUNTER Ciaran seems to harbor a particularly strong hatred for voidsent, to the point that he will take on jobs that require killing them for free. He can often be found sleuthing them out and disposing of them as necessary, as well as hunting those down that commune with or summon them.RUMORS Ciaran has a good few rumors that follow his heels, some tame, some in the realm of straight-up unbelievable. Some mention that he's just a living suit of armor. Others say that he's a monster that devours travelers. Others say he rescues kittens from trees. Just how true is any of this hearsay?BOUNTY There is a bounty out for his arrest issued by the Holy See, warning that he is a monster dressed in the skin of man that should be pursued with caution. It's a pretty bit of coin, but who can say if what this bounty claims is true at all?OCCULT This boy clearly ain't right, in some capacity. Occultists may have heard rumor of him or have reason to find interest in him - or maybe he would have a reason to have interest in them. Whether it's connections through his past, whether he's hunting you down for void shenanigans or whatever else, this is an interesting avenue to go. Let's talk.HE WHO FOLLOWS THE LIGHT Ciaran can almost always be found pursuing high sources of aether, no matter the source; man, monster, unnatural phenomenon - whatever it is he finds dictates how you find out why.THE DEVOURER Ancient texts speak of an all-powerful Devourer - a voidsent that offered boons in turn for all-encompassing worship and flesh. Hysteria and carnage blossomed wherever His cults had begun to take root; an ugly stain upon the star that sought to maim and devour anyone who dared opposed Him. As quickly as they inspired terror and turmoil, their grip waned with the disappearance of His influence, the trail of bloody footprints leading fanatics and vanquishers both to one place, and one man: the Shroud, and Ciaran.