A P O L L O

Y V E R

"The Stringent
Knight of Ishgard"---U N D E R
C O N S T R U C T I O N
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NAME: Apollo Yver
RACE: Viera - Rava
GENDER: Cis male (he/him)
AGE: Late 80's
HEIGHT: 6'6"
APPEARANCE: Tall, muscular & sharp frame, medium-dark skin, dirty blonde hair, striking bronze eyes, single deep lengthy scar on torso, single wide puncture scar on lower abdomen and back, many various other scarring across body
NAME DAY: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE: Golmore Jungle
ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutral
PERSONALITY: Honorable, reflective, steadfast, private, skeptical, dogmatic, abrasive
RELIGION: Complex
COMBAT CAPABILITY: Sword/shield, polearm, rapier, hand-to-hand
OCCUPATION: House Knight, hand-for-hire/mercenary
SEXUALITY: Homoflexible/demisexual
ROMANTIC INTEREST: Demiromantic, inclined for monogamy
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Engaged & taken

This tall and stocky Viera is clearly somewhat of an introvert, and perhaps a little anxious, even if his well-hidden personality is playful and shows him to be more of an oddball. In social situations, he'll often be found lingering along the outskirts of gatherings rather than placing himself anywhere in the middle; however, despite his missing boastful words and lack of confident outspoken behavior, he carries himself with a prideful stature that is far above most, and is surprisingly chivalrous and socially polite in what ways a man of his kind can be, that is, if he's not caught giving accidental ill-mannered glares to others.Apollo is most often seen donning comfortable yet sophisticated attire when in casual scenes, but when the Rava is in a working scenario, heavy armor and plating made for deflecting blows while being capable of dealing heavy damage itself will be upon his muscular frame - and any brilliantly forged polearm, or sword and shield will serve him well as his favored choice weapons. To those with aethersight, Apollo's energy is quite ambiently strong. Not only can he handle weapons with great skill, but his proficiency is powered with great aetheric capability, making him a force to be reckoned with.One might notice the strange concoction of an accent Apollo speaks with - the smooth sound of high Eorzean, and the classic thick tone of Ravan weaved in between.

WARNING: visual and descriptive depictions of injury are to follow.

story

Apollo - formerly Kjetil - was born into a northern Jungle outskirts village that fell prey to Garlean attack far too many times, but their resilience and fierce combatants both male and female alike made it difficult for their oppressors to keep the sizeable community off its feet. At a young age, the Ravan took to the Jungle as a ward under a strict yet humbling teacher who taught him everything one should know of the land around them, and soon enough, Kjetil took to being a protector of the Jungle himself, where he retrieved the heads of his foes en masse both viera and Garleans alike. But due to a calling he believed he had of his own personal gods, he helf the Jungle in search of answers and direction from the deities he worshipped. From there, and through trial and error through his travels, the man ended up in Eorzea, much to his own detriment.

Following his departure, the young Viera arrived in Coerthas, where he found it ever troublesome to assimilate to culture, language and ways of life around him; stealing belongings off travelling wagons, killing free-range livestock for food, and behaving generally 'uncouth' wound the Viera up in being confronted by a group of intimidating metal-plated Elezen, who restrained him and jailed him, all paid for in coin by his irritated victims. The leader of said group, "Etienne Archambault", found his fight alarmingly useful and managed to not only teach him the Eorzean language, but the way of the sword, and quickly recruited him into the ranks of what was called the "Highforge"; a group of mercenaries that thrived off the Gil of the rich, all while keeping the social standing of well-paid workers for the elite of Ishgard. Archambault adequately named Kjetil "Apollo", which, henceforth, was a strong name he kept with pride - for a time.Time passed, and the winters in Ishgard got colder. Apollo was thriving with the Highforge and had risen to be one of the best performing and capable paladins of the entire group, making him one of Etienne's favored members. He found courtship with another member - an Elezen named Vellis - who was a young man that kept him on his toes, and who gifted him his adored hawk companion "Quill", which, truthfully, he was never good at handling.Despite being so liked by Etienne, over time Apollo's Viera ways and beliefs were manipulated and stripped out of him through heavy indoctrination by Etienne's hand, and solidified by the men and women he worked beside. Apollo had become akin to a dog on a leash, one that obeyed his master's every command, and did so happily - until Apollo began realizing how deep and dark the actions of not only Etienne's, but his own were becoming. Wrongful imprisonment, thievery, assault, and eventually murder.Apollo had enough, and when he began to deviate from what was asked of him and started calculating and questioning their actions openly, Vellis took to attempting to strike down his own partner by axing him through the chest during a mission. Despite Apollo nearly bleeding out from his wound in the midst of the Highlands, Vellis' attempt at killing the Viera wasn't successful, and the Elezen was aptly lynched in the public eye of the elite, who had begun to doubt the Highforge's motivations. Heartbroken, Apollo's trust crumbled at his own feet and he began to further chastise his own group with aggression now being a dagger on his tongue in the following months.Not soon after Apollo's recovery did he begin experiencing bouts of violent outbursts towards members of the Highforge who disagreed with his doubt of the group. This led him to being stripped of his rank and manipulated into stepping back from his erratic behavior. It only lasted a short while until Etienne had made a choice to spare the integrity of his group. Taking advantage of the trust they'd built together, Etienne lead Apollo to a desolate location in the Highlands and slipped a longsword through his stomach, leaving him for the wolves with a profusely bleeding wound. Betrayed once more, Apollo quickly landed at death's doorstep.A couple days following the event, Apollo awoke in a small tent in the middle of Coerthas's wildlands with a female Viera tending to him. Having no choice in the matter of his miraculous healing, he remained at her side through the process, and eventually found a friendship in her. Since then, the two of them have been almost inseparable, despite it all.

Only in recent years has Apollo begun exploring things outside of his comfort zone; making the rare friend, starting to take jobs again, and pushing himself to socialize in contrast to the hesitancy he innately feels. With a small band of his closest friends, Apollo was able to take down the seeping venom that was the Highforge from the ground up, which started as an unfortunate run-in with his former opressors, and has now chosen to refrain from entering Ishgard as a whole if it can be avoided.Far more adventures await the paladin, if only he'd loosen up.

hooks

✠ Apollo remains a mercenary, and has the potential to take any sort of job that requires physical capability and wit, whether it be slaying a beast, performing a search and rescue, or making a delivery of fine clothes and jewelry. He will occasionally take the job of bodyguard.✠ His current residence is in the city of Limsa Lominsa, where he stays with a handful of others while trying to take small jobs here and there within the confines of La Noscea itself.✠ He tends to be nomadic, and often finds himself travelling for a variety of reasons, especially as of late as he tries to break out of his comfort zone a little more. This opens up his ability to randomly come across others in a handful of scenarios.✠ The Viera is a 'workout freak'. He's constantly exerting himself with physical activity in spaces that will allow it, whether that be in a public training ground, a gym, or simply a quiet forest path.✠ Apollo used to be an underground ring brawler in Ishgard for a time. Perhaps you've heard of each other, or have even been in the ring with him.✠ In contrast to his stand-offish attitude, he very much enjoys the comfort of food, alcohol and music. Even if it's alone, he might show up in a tavern here and there in late evenings.✠ Apollo isn't that great with verbal communication, but he certainly knows how to handle a variety of weapons, and is somewhat interested in learning how to use others that are not on his proficiency roster.✠ Ishgardian Noble? Perhaps you've once known of the Highforge, or maybe Apollo worked for you once upon a time.✠ He most trusts other Viera from the get-go, and will likely be inclined to forwardly communicate with other individuals of both Rava and Veena alike, but that doesn't at all mean that he'll shy away from others.

ooc

✠ PLAYER INFO ✠Blue - 20's
DISCORD: 🌹 blue#8172
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
RP MEDIUMS: in-game, Discord
RP THEMES: any (development, dark, and adventure especially)✠ CHARACTER INFO & PERMISSION ✠IN-GAME: Apollo Yver
DATA CENTER: Mateus (Crystal)
COMBAT: realistic/fair free form highly preferred
ROMANTIC RELATIONS: no
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: yes, via permission
EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE: yes, via permission
OTHER VIOLENCE: talk with me first
DEATH: not probable✘ I will not roleplay with individuals under the age of 21 IC or OOC (this includes adult scenarios with child-like characters or Lalafell). ✘✘ I will not roleplay with characters/situations that break lore. Light lore bending is A-OK, as long as it's realistic. ✘✘ I will not roleplay with anybody who is sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist, xenophobic, ableist, etc. ✘✘ I am not my character(s). I avoid interpersonal bleed, and my character's actions don't necessarily reflect my own philosophical standing or point of view in whatever light it's presented IC. ✘-I promote OOC communication in all regards! I'm a very open person to talking things through if there's any questions, need for clarification or anything of the like, and I'd love for my rp partners to offer me the same olive branch, so to speak. I thrive in drama-free environments. As stated above, I'm not my character(s) and I take nothing personally that's done IC.I'm consecutively a ranch hand and a working commissions artist, and my schedule isn't often super strict, even if it can be all over the place at times. I'm pretty malleable for in-game or discord roleplay, and my roleplay style is also fairly flexible, so let's talk about it!DM me on Discord if you're interested in roleplaying.Thanks for checking out Apollo's carrd! ♥