"Now comes your part,
To cloak yourself in the fiction,
To breathe life into the dead,
To give a voice to the voiceless..."
♂ Moon Keeper/Sun Seeker Cross
18 years old in ARR, 25 by Endwalker
27th Sun of Fifth Umbral Moon (Oct 27)
5'7" (170.3cm) // 133lbs (60.3kg)
O- Blood
Polyamorous Demisexual
(Pair-bonded to A'mahl Tia)
At a glance:
Mismatched eyes
Pupils slit in bright light, round in dark
Soft, thick hair
Pointed canines
Unsheathable claws
Tailored clothes
Alert, but usually not tense
Professions & Titles are flexible in RP-verse, to keep backstories compatible!
Professions:
Dark Knight
Summoner/Scholar
Dragoon
Moonkeeper Huntsman/Beastmaster
Titles
Warrior of Light & Darkness
Scion of the Seventh Dawn
Azure Dragoon
"Sometimes you gotta throw the first punch."
"Well, I prefer to throw the last one."
― The Book of Carol
Went to Dark Knight therapy.
Exceptionally patient and focused.
Generous with his time, gil, and possessions.
Empathetic and eager to help others, genuine in his affections.
Extremely affectionate with loved ones, verbally and physically. Likes to cuddle, platonically or otherwise. Comfortable with touch.
Unshakably loyal to friends and family.
Open-minded and willing to consider new ideas.
Collaborative in his approach to problem-solving.
Focused under pressure, proactive in a crisis.
High pain tolerance.
Extremely smart and grasps complex problems quickly, especially those of mathematical/aetherial nature.
Good with animals.
PTSD, prone to night terrors and can be paranoid and reactive (and at some earlier, less adjusted points in his life, inadvertently summoned homicidal simulacrums of his own subconscious internal strife.)
Too tolerant at times, to the point of being taken advantage of or exacerbating his own trauma.
Love can blind him or make him dismissive of the faults of those closest to him.
Doesn't rest well, tends to overthink, overfocus, overwork himself. Needs to be reminded (sometimes forcefully) to eat and sleep and take a break.
Claustrophic, and can become uncharacteristically panicky when confined in small spaces or restrained (or threatened with restraint)
Does not do well completely alone, can be needy/clingy. Especially prone to agitation and stress if separated from A'mahl Tia for long periods. Separation anxiety kitty.
Will readily put his own health in danger to protect others. Not just in conflict - also frequently prone to expending excessive amounts of his own aether trying to heal others.
Nahte speaks several languages, including:
Common
Sign
Huntspeak
Summoning
Nahte is an exceptionally talented creator with a penchant for memorizing, manipulating, and expanding on complex arcane concepts like Egis and Carbuncles, sometimes in the middle of battle.
He utilizes this to an exceptional degree as a Dark Knight, conjuring powerful simulacrums to aid in the defense of his companions.
He will also frequently keep Lily, his faerie familiar, out to help mitigate injuries. He has taught her Sign to communicate more easily.
Though it takes much more focus, limiting his ability to engage in battle firsthand, Nahte is able to maintain two summons at a time.
Healing & Manipulating Life
Nahte's studies place a particular emphasis on healing and biology, a skill he considered imperative to develop when he first set out on his wanderings, and especially later as a Scion.
With Lily's help, he's become quite adept at not only soothing pains, purging illness, and performing emergency healing magicks, but also on preventative barriers to protect allies and himself in the field.
Multiclass nightmare
Nahte's command of aether to heal and harm is as potent as his lance arm. His ability to cast on his feet (or mid-jump), siphon energy from enemies, sic conjurations, shield an ally, and send pain flaring through an enemy's nerves or miasma into their lungs make him difficult to counter. To say nothing of A'mahl dogging you from the other side!
Hunting
Nahte is still a Moon Keeper of the Shroud deep in his heart. Though he spurns killing for sport or pleasure, he's a great boon on long journeys for his ability to track, hunt, and forage for the group.
Whenever possible, he prefers to use magic against a mark, numbing nerves and sweeping consciousness away from his prey to give it a painless passing.
He is then quite meticulous about using as much as possible of the carcass, and leaving any remainder where the wilderness can reclaim it cleanly.
Quick witted and sharp tongued, chooses his moments strategically.
Good at promoting collaboration and inspires a peculiar kind of loyalty through his compassion.
An excellent singing voice and will readily regale his companions with ballads and woven glamours to accompany them.
Good at cooking and sewing, and particularly enjoys spending time with Tataru to these pursuits.
Climbing. He likes to be tall.
The Echo enables Nahte to see into memories and understand communication across language barriers.
Adventure! Insatiably curious, being a Scion has given him plenty to explore and experience.
Reading, experimenting, and otherwise furthering his knowledge of the arcane and natural world.
Collecting and rehabilitating stray/injured animals. Everywhere. Nahte where are you keeping all of these.
A good snowfall should not, and never will be, wasted or ignored.
Zoomies. Surprise wrestling matches. Hiding behind things and jumping out at friends to scare them. Swatting at feathers and tassles.
Walking through the forest at night
Kitten eyes. Kitten eyes always win.