The Velveteen Mage
Hermes Fargo
A Strange and Fragile Being. A Treasure Hunter, and a man who has seen history unfold before him.
"Farewell, good hunter. May you find your worth in the waking world."
A Living Doll
Hermes is a living doll. Created to look exactly like any other Hyur would with alchemy rather than with any other material. His skin, hair, eyes, synthetic. The only thing giving him away being his doll-like joints across his body and the fact he looks rather ephemeral. As if he is too good to be true. Although, he very much so is real.He even mimics normal interactions around him such as eating, sleeping, breathing. Even though none of the above has any effect on him. Although he finds enjoyment in it.Despite living in an immortal body, he is unfortunately very, very fragile. And often times comes out of conflict more roughed up than his enemies end up being. Which is why he keeps his distance most times as a mage. Some have seen the doll with a gunblade however. Regardless, he is easy to throw around which at least allows him to be quick on his feet.
"I sense the ancient echoes... They course through your veins."
The Velveteen Mage
One look is all it takes to confirm that to have come this far for so long, he had to be good at something. And for Hermes, that was magic. Although primarily versed in Black Magic, he has began reaching out to other forms, namely finding comfort within healing. Nowadays unless the occasion calls for it, he rarely calls upon anything of the black magic variety unless it is enchantments or for utility.
Conjury seems to be his new hobby, his passion, even. Yet nobody can quite recall when he did take it up, if ever. It simply... happened one night. And it took that night for him to become so intimate with the art. Yet he is unaware of the duties of the White.Although he is a mage, he hasn't touched neither blue nor red magics. And although he has given taking up the book of an arcanist a passing glance, he much rather weave its utility spells into his knowledge than bother with carbuncles. He has summoned one before but his road down that rabbit hole is not completed and hardly started.Although curious about the techniques of the sage, he is rather horrified of anything Sharlayan related. Hm.
"A yearning... something I have felt before."
Basics
Race: Mannekin with the body of a Hyur
(Doll people made with alchemy)Age: 202Nameday: 4/20Patron Deity: NophicaSexuality: BisexualHeight: Short, 4'10Weight: 100lbs
(Yet looks perfectly healthy and average for a Hyur)Canon Classes: BLM, WHM, GNBGrand Company: None, Technically Adventurer's guild.Hooks:-Hermes has been a part of many wars and battles. You may have seen him at the following; Autumn War, Cartenau, Fighting for Ala Mhigo's Freedom (Was heavily involved in that), Doma's Freedom (Was kidnapped and forced to assist), Ghimlyt, March into Garlemald. He was likely known as a black mage that mostly stuck to himself out of fear of rejection, but in Ala Mhigo he was quite talkative and friendly. Understanding yet held remorse that he did not know how to heal at that moment.
This extended to his time in Bozja where he was gifted a gunblade for her service and taught the arts of the Gunbreakers of Gunnhildr. However it is rare that he uses his gunblade, hardly know that he even has it. Bozja was not enjoyable for him, it was a fresh hell and a reminder to relax.-As of current, he is a treasure hunter, one of the few ethical ones out there that rather keep the relics safe and record their history. He owns a small guild known as the Relic Hunter Corp.-Between the wars he was always traveling around, taking a special interest in mapping out locations. If you too were a traveler, it wouldn't be too far fetched that you may have seen him.-Sharlayans HATE HIM, find out why! Actually more so they -want- him. During his time in Ala Mhigo, during a brief respite, a Sharlayn scholar kidnapped him and the Forum agreed to experiment on him. However when the Resistance found out, they weren't too pleased about their homeboy being taken like a labrat. Thus did the Sharlayans agree to give him back but said that the moment the war was over, that he was free reign. (PLEASE DM if you want in on this plot line)
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OOC
Thank you for reading! I just want to go over some basic information about myself and or my character.-IC IS NOT OOC! Hermes may SOMETIMES be mean or overly sweet and sometimes flirty. None of what he feels or experiences is relative to how I feel as a person. I am not him, he is not me.-I have a very very very hard time reading tone sometimes and may request clarification from time to time.-Please, I beg of you, do not god mod or meta game around me. If you want to know him, please talk to me first and don't assume anything. Also if you feel the need to god mod beating Hermes up. I think that's a personal skill issue. You know how easy he is to throw?-Don't start drama with me. If you have a problem, just DM me. We can work it out like adults. I promise that if I have an issue with you, I likely won't keep it to myself and I rather say something. It's healthy for both parties to just get it out there.-I do own a d20 RP group if you are interested but I rather there be some IC and then OOC communication about it first.-Once again, thank you for taking the time to read this out. I had to remake my old Carrd since I just really didn't like the lay out or the way I communicated the information. I felt like I could have done a lot better in a more aesthetically pleasing manner.