A man who is most at home with a sword in his hand.
Born and raised in the Brume, he is hardened and rough around the edges, a man of action rather than words. He cares little for politeness and etiquette, and more often than not speaks simply and plainly, his expressions rarely portraying his emotions. The scars across his face are matched by dozens more on his body, hidden beneath worn out clothes and armor — a testament to a lifetime of combat.

❝My path was broken long ago. I doubt the Fury cares at all for me anymore.❞

  DC/World  

Crystal / Zalera

  Timezone  

CST

  Walk-ups  

OK with RP tag/while working

  Tells  

Always OK

◈FULL NAME◈ Emhyr Myste◈D.O.B. + AGE◈ 25th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon (10/25) ; 36◈GENDER◈ Trans man◈PRONOUNS◈ he/him◈ORIENTATION◈ Bisexual◈BIRTHPLACE◈ Ishgard — The Brume◈CURRENT HOME◈ Ishgard — Empyreum◈OCCUPATION◈ Bartender, Centurio hunter, Dark Knight◈KEY TRAITS◈ Stoic, pragmatic, blunt, cynical, guarded.◈ALIGNMENT◈ Chaotic neutral◈VOICE◈ Richard Armitage as Trevor Belmont (VIDEO LINK)

KEY WORDS. Stoic, pragmatic, blunt, cynical, guarded.A hardened, stoic man of few words. From the outside, he is inexpressive and unreadable, and prefers to keep to himself. Emhyr is slow to open up to others, if at all. However, he can be quick to anger, and usually would rather trade blows than try to talk things out.
Despite this, buried deep, deep down, Emhyr has a heart that is caring and loving, a fact hidden from all but those he is closest to.After all, a Dark Knight's power stems not only from fear and anger, but also from love.

❝I've sins aplenty, aye. But regrets, not so much.❞

◈HEIGHT◈ 6 fulms, 2 ilms◈WEIGHT◈ ~240 ponzes◈EYE COLOR◈ Dark red, almost black◈HAIR COLOR◈ Black, with streaks of greying hair◈HAIRSTYLE◈ Around chin-length, pulled back into a small, messy ponytail with loose strands falling out.◈BUILD◈ Strong, solid, large muscles for strength rather than for show.

Clad in leather and armor, the tall Midlander wields a greatsword even larger than he is. Emhyr is unkempt and messy, not putting much effort into his appearance. His chin-length dark hair is haphazardly cut with a knife and streaked with grey — styled in a small, messy ponytail with some loose strands falling out. Set under strong, furrowed brows, Emhyr's eyes are dark and dead, a deep red that is almost black. His face is shadowed with stubble and has a few scars. The myriad scars that litter his body are deep and brutal — more than any normal person should have been able to surivive — and are hidden beneath layers of clothing and armor. Given his choice of weaponry, Emhyr has a strong, solid build, developed by years of training by his mentor.

 ◈ Notable Features ◈ 

◈ Multiple facial scars — one diagonally crossing the bridge of his nose, and four claw marks across his right cheek.◈ The scars strewn across his body are deep, twisted, and ragged. That he has survived so many injuries is nothing short of a miracle.◈ Dead, dark eyes — they are a red so dark it is almost pitch black, and they appear to not reflect any light.

◈ROLE◈ Tank (Dark Knight)◈WEAPONS◈ Greatword, dark arts, fists◈STYLE◈ Heavy and aggressive, offense-oriented.

 ◈ Weapons ◈ 

◈GREATSWORD◈ The greatsword wielded by Emhyr is longer than he is tall. He swings this metal slab of a sword with ease — decades of training and combat have made fighting with such a weapon as natural as breathing. The sword is worn, but well cared for — Emhyr puts plenty of work into maintaining his weapon.◈FISTS◈ Hand-to-hand combat is no stranger to Emhyr. He's been in — and caused — plenty of bar fights, and he knows how to throw his weight around to his advantage.◈DARK ARTS◈ Most who encounter Emhyr would assume his skills stop at swordplay. However, decades of training have given him a deep control and mastery of the dark arts, using it to enhance and supplement his combat skills. He has no formal training in magic, and would likely be unable to pick up practices such as conjury or thaumaturgy — but his skill in the dark arts is not to be underestimated.

 ◈ Armor◈ 

In the past, Emhyr donned the preferred armor of the Dark Knight: heavy plate mail, strong protection to make up for the lack of a shield. While out doing his 'work', the dark, shadowy, faceless figure he presented was talked about in hushed whispers.While on Clan hunts, as well as in recent years, Emhyr is much more lightly armored. Forgoing the plate mail, he instead opts for tough leather and thick cloth - the most armor he wears is a pauldron and greaves.

Emhyr was born in late autumn on the 25th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon; to his Hyuran/Elezen mother, Nadine Gauthier, and his Hyuran father, Rhys Averill. They had just enough to get by in the Brume, living on the wages Rhys received from being a low ranking Temple Knight, and Nadine’s work as a maidservant in a small noble house. After Emhyr’s birth, Nadine stayed home to care for him, and as he grew, Emhyr was practically attached to her at the hip, clinging to her skirts. Although his father was home less often, they were nonetheless a small, happy family.

Unfortunately, their relatively quiet life was uprooted when knights came to deliver the news of Rhys’ death — what was supposed to be a routine patrol was ambushed by a pack of Dravanians, and Rhys did not survive. The shock and grief was too much for Nadine to bear, and her disposition changed drastically, losing much of her will to go on. Not long after, mad with grief, she became too aggressive with some Temple Knights. The young Emhyr could do nothing but watch, and run away, as she too was taken from his life.

 ◈ Rhys Averill ◈ 

◈RELATIONSHIP◈ Father◈STATUS◈ Deceased

An Ishgardian soldier — and loving husband and father — who bravely gave his life in the line of duty to protect Ishgard and her people from the Dravanian horde. He is survived by his wife and his son.

 ◈ Nadine Gauthier ◈ 

◈RELATIONSHIP◈ Mother◈STATUS◈ Deceased

A half-Hyuran, half-Elezen maidservant to a small noble house. After the untimely death of her husband, she went mad with grief — and met her end by the sword of a Temple Knight.

 ◈ Percival Bellveil-Clayworth ◈ 

◈RELATIONSHIP◈ Married

There is no better spark to ignite the fires of love than the one that comes from a life-or-death situation — and the resulting flame from Emhyr and Percy's first meeting danced around any sort of admission of feelings — even after their marriage of "convenience".

• Carrd

◈ 21+ preferred for long term RP partners.
◈ Mostly canon compliant, sprinkled with lore bending.
◈ In-game and/or Discord RP are both ok.
◈ I write longer/paragraph form posts, but there's no expectation for matching length.
◈ I highly value OOC communication — feel free to send a message on Discord at any time, or send a tell while I am in-game.

◈ Walk-up ok with RP tag/while working, tells ok always!
◈ I prefer to RP with characters who are canon compliant or lore bending within reason; anything too lore breaking isn't likely to mesh well with Emhyr's character.
◈ I'm happy to do fight scenes or dice rolls during RP!
◈ IC =/= OOC — I am not my character, my character is not me.

  ◈ Will Roleplay ◈  

  ◈ Won't Roleplay ◈  

✔ Darker/mature themes
✔ Combat and dice rolls
✔ Lore-bending, within reason
✔ Death / permanent injuries (only with regards to Emhyr + prior discussion)

✗ Romance/ERP (unless I know you and we've discussed it)
✗ Metagaming/godmodding/etc.
✗ Extreme lore breaking
✗ Canon player characters / WoL player characters / MSQ content