Y'STERRH MERLWYN

zalera. crystal. CET.

I don't know euphoria // Would like to meet her someday // C'est la vie
I don't feel hysteria // She leaves me lonely // C'est la vie

⸻ basic info!

  full name   Y'sterrh Merlwyn
  nickname   Sterrh
  age   32 years old  gender   male (he/him)
  sexuality   bisexual
  languages   eorzean common tongue, eorzean sign language, thieves' cant, old roegadyn tongue.  residence   Mist
  birthplace   Vylbrand
  occupation   adventurer (non-WoL verse)

⸻ more info!

  Hobbies   Crafting - mainly weaving and carpentry: he uses them to push the limits of what seems possible for the house renovations and redecorations, as well as fashion. He isn't really good at any of this, but he's decent enough to be able to make stuff for others.  Main Drive   Learning about different people, places & cultures, and incorporating the said knowledge in the persona of "adventurer" he plays.

⸻ background!

Born on Vylbrand and raised by a Roegadyn adventurer,   Sterrlona Merlwyn    , he didn't have a place he could call home until he was in his late teens – Sterrlona was a guardian and a leader of a caravan that fell apart after Dalamud fell. People scattered to nearest settlements, looking for safety; and Sterrlona lead Sterrh to Limsa Lominsa when everyone else left – hoping to change their fortune by staying in a big city.There, he became part of rogue's guild, learning how to keep to the shadows and enforce the three rules of the rogues on streets of Limsa Lominsa:   don't steal from the fellow Lominsans, don't cheat your way to the treasure, and don't trade people like they are personal possessions.     Simple enough, aye?But the world isn't simple; and once he took off for the lands beyond Vylbrand, he realized there's so much more that he doesn't know; so many more rules he must decide whether or not to follow. So he kept his morals loose – ready to fit any definition – just to fit in.

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⸻ details!

➸ He likes games based on luck and not so much ones based on strategizing and thinking a few moves forward. Therefore, his favourite game in the Gold Saucer is Cactpot and Mini Cactpot.➸ Additionally, he loves competing in Fashion Report, as it gives him an excuse to dress in the weirdest clothing items he owns. And he owns a lot of clothes.➸ Due to nature of his crafting hobbies, his nails are short. However, as he is rather flamboyant, he keeps them dyed red most of the time.➸ Although he values practicality, he often chooses fashion over it. He often relies on magic instead of armour to be the protection from enemies' blows.

⸻ speech!

His condition has made it significantly harder for him to find work than it should be for someone of his skillset. What he didn't know is that   the impairment was long gone  ; it was only his head that made him feel as if it's there yet.Ever since he got hurt as a child – chasing frogs, falling and hitting his head hard –, he struggled to find and pronounce words correctly, and, as he grew older, he realized he could only do so when he's relaxed. Therefore, he found solace in drinking - it releases enough tension for him to be able to speak properly.


*he had/still thinks he has what we know as dysphasia, from a temporary brain injury

⸻ hooks!

  sword for hire    He's always on the lookout for some type of work; be it legal or shady – he needs gil to fund his big little drinking habit, after all. The only hard no's are slave trade, assassinations and... that's about it.  peculiar aether    Everything gold for the golden boy; including his favourite drink. He doesn't see its color, but for someone who does, it'd be the same shade as his eyes or the whiskey he's swirling in his glass as you're looking at him. Don't worry, he's just curious.  botanist and explorer    When he's not contracted for work, he is traveling far and wide to discover new species of flora that he may or may not be able to use in his crafts, he can be found in the most remote corners of Eitherys.  Public Universal Friend    He's an extrovert and he naturally gravitates towards people he sees as interesting - if your muse is a quiet, introverted person, just smack them near him and make them do anything that can indicate, e.g., inner turmoil. He's gonna bend over backwards trying to get to the bottom of it.

⸻ relationships!

FLINT
  boss guild leader, friend  

C'MARU
   friend, guild member  

LOVEK
  friend  

HATI
   friend  

SKADI
  friend  

SOREN
   friend