abraxasooc | OOC INTRO & CR MEME #16

OOC Intro and CR Meme

Welcome to our OOC intro and CR meme. We encourage you all to get out there, plot, and introduce yourself!

There is no formal introduction log for characters joining the game. Players are free to introduce their characters however they like.

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◎ The OOC Plotting is scheduled for the 15th of this month, while the IC Event Log is scheduled for the 17th. This month's event will include a separate investigation related to Event #12 and a winter celebration across all major nations.

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IC INFORMATION

CHARACTER NAME: Thancred Waters
CANON: Final Fantasy XIV
SIGN: Strength
FACTION: Thorne

CHARACTER INFORMATION: Thancred is part of an organization called the Scions of the Seventh Dawn who are dedicated to protecting the realm of Eorzea (and beyond) while not being tied to any one nation, allowing them to not be beholden to political obligations. They do things like fight primals (false gods), save the realm from ancient beings who want to bring about calamities, and lots of other fun stuff. Thancred is particularly skilled in espionage, so he is here for infiltration, reconnaissance, subterfuge, survivalism... the list goes on. He comes off as cocky and charming at first glance, but in reality holds himself to a very high standard where he's constantly trying to prove himself, womp womp. He has gone through some character development in that arena and also had to learn how to be a dad.

CR YOU WANT:
• Thancred is pretty amiable and will strike up a conversation quite easily with just about anyone, though sometimes it might be for an ulterior motive. He might not be 100% open about himself at first, but he also isn't completely a closed book.
• THORNE PALS, COME AT ME. I'm gotta-catch-em-all with my Thorne buds.
• He enjoys exploring in the Horizon, so any sort of run-in there is always an option.
• Sparring/training partners are always fun!
• While Thancred is still not happy with the Queen and feels like something should be done, he's reevaluating how to handle that and might instead consider helping Nott look into how to secede because deposing/assassination might just make things worse right now.
• Despite all his sneaky stuff, he also fills the tank role, so if you need someone to jump into a fight and take some hits, he's your guy.
• Other dads/parents in general! Let him talk about his daughter. Conversely, he might have a soft spot for teenage girls because he misses Ryne every day.
• Thancred's very close to Himeka and Urianger, so anyone who is also close to them (or, conversely, who has negative CR with them) is bound to get the third degree from him. Or he'll at least be curious about them.
• Check out this handwaved CR meme comment if you want a rundown of his routine!

CR YOU DON'T WANT: Nothing that I can think of, to be honest! I'm down for just about anything, including negative CR if things go that direction. Just expect Thancred to get real sassy if that happens, he doesn't hold back.

PLOTS/THREADS/THEMES YOU'RE INTERESTED IN: A long-term goal of Thancred's is to try and destabilize the crown and Ellya's power, or whatever the source of that power may be, so we'll see where this plot goes! As mentioned above, he is pulling back on this a bit and would like to take a more gradual approach with the threat of the Free Cities gaining too much power sitting in the back of his mind. He might instead try to see if he can help Nott secede.

He is not at all be opposed to the idea of feeding out information from Thorne to other factions at this point, and has had a meeting with some Free Cities Summoned about keeping each other in the loop about their respective factions. Basically he's doing what he can from the shadows to uncover Thorne's secrets and hopefully do something about them. To that end, he recently poked around the Old Emberwoods village in Nott and found some interesting details regarding the "new day," including a mention of Oliver, one of the mages who helped some Summoned escape Thorne waaaay back. So I need to follow up on that and dig into it a bit more, but I wanted to mention it here in case others are interested in these threads!

Lastly, he has a vested interest in the old gods and potentially doing something about them if they turn out to be a threat to people's safety. This is just part and parcel with what he did as a Scion, so he's always keeping at least one eye on that.

He will also most assuredly be going back to the island during this upcoming event.

ANYTHING ELSE?:

Edited 2023-12-06 21:50 (UTC)

OOC INTRO & CR MEME #16

thancred waters | strength | thorne