Aristaeus Sjadarwesfv
Name: Aristaeus Sjadarwesfv
Aliases: Aris, 'The Blind Minstrel', Ari, 'The Sightless Oni', Kyanite.
Age: Fucking old
Height: 5'6-5'7
Gender: Male (Intersexed)
Race: Veena Viera
Sexuality: Pansexual (Masc-leaning)
Classes: Bard/Reaper. Training as a gunbreaker.
Occupation: Former Ascian. Now a travelling bard, bartender, courtesan and manager of a fight club.
Weapon: Etesian, the shape-shifting bow.Personality: Melancholic, sorrowful, artistic, smug, flirtatious, willful, ponderous, curious.Biography:
Aristaeus is blind physically but is able to 'see' with a peculiar type of aethersight. He registers aetheric traces, signatures and aura of people but when it comes to physical visuals (e.g. text, images, appearance of someone, etc), he is unable to see them at all. Aristaeus was a musician, courtesan and entertainer for eons.As a bard, Aristaeus is good at playing the drums, harp, piano, lute and flute. He is a master at opera singing and enjoys performing music for others. Now, as a retired Ascian, Aristaeus journeys around Etheirys with his music and seeks to entertain others.Aristaeus has the power of voice that enables him to weaponize his voice and songs to inflict either pain or pleasure or psychologically influence people's minds. His voice is as alluring as it is dangerous.
Aristaeus' voice claim/singing voices:
All artworks are done by me unless stated otherwise. Please do not use my art.
Hooks and Rumors
Hooks
- Your character might have heard of the blind minstrel who has a rather memorable, resonating baritone voice. His songs might have inspired you to seek him out.- There are rumors of a blindfolded Ascian who has been travelling alone, forlorn and despairing after the Convocation of Fourteen were defeated.- Your character might have met Aristaeus when he was servicing as a courtesan in Kugane and Ishgard. His songs and performances have entertained many clients.- Your character was once a victim of black-masked Ascians. Aristaeus might have been one of them...?- Your character might have been a hero who has been hunting down and pursuing black-masked Ascians. Aristaeus might have been a bounty target.- You have a cat-like voidsent who might know his void avatar, Autonoë.Rumours
"There's a suspicious hooded guy wandering near the village. Do you think he's one of those... weird cultist guys or those whatever those 'Ascians' are? He's bad news." - Overheard from a villager."The Blind Minstrel? Yeah, I heard of that guy. He's got this lovely alluring voice that you can't seem to get it out of your head. His songs are stuck in my head for weeks!" - Overheard from an Ishgardian patron."He looks really sad and rueful. I have seen him walked across the snowy landscape of Coerthas, as if he was searching for someone or something." - Overheard from a Temple Knight."Oh, he has this really cute adorable siamese cat that keeps following him around and leading him to places like a guide dog! The cat seems... unusually intelligent though." - Overheard from a citizen of Ul'dah.InterestsLikes: Music, beekeeping, aether manipulation, scribing and reading braille books, dancing, opera singing, theatre performances, fighting, sex, dangerous endeavours, researching, creation magicks, archery, swordsmanship, interesting intellectual people, cats, accommodations for the visually impaired, Lahabrea.Dislikes: People trying to remove his blindfold, disrespectful, rude people, people who are insensitive towards the blind, insults against Lahabrea.