leon

Synopsis:
Grew up living/traveling between Thavnair and Ul'dah due to family business. Read a bunch of stories about heroes saving the day. Said yo cool I wanna do that. Left home to his mother's disappointment. Dabbled in dance and fight rings while getting his foot in the door of adventuring. Made friends along the way, yay. Bad stuff happened, yikes, and nearly died... twice. Heavy recovery, met some folks. Decided not to adventure anymore, because trauma, and focus on fight rings and dancing once again instead of. Through that vein he picked up massaging as a skill (both aetherical and not; it’s the only form of healing he can do), and was just vibing until finding his way to Ishgard for work. But that, too, was only temporary, and he’s returned to mostly working within Ul’dah and Kugane.

And he's made of gold...

Early life info here. Childhood and stuff.
Born in Thavnair to a rich family that works in the mining and jewelry business, he was the only boy. From a young age he was taught to both fight and dance, the latter being more of a hobby of choice. He has a complicated relationship with his mother, which in turn influenced a complicated relationship with his sisters. He left home at 17 to become an adventurer.

I can and I will.

the in-between~
He traveled to Eorzea and eventually met his besties and party for the next several years. He honed his combat prowess and the group did a lot of good and helped a lot of people. To supplement income when in city limits he performed and entered fight rings. (Layer on once of an appropriate age this branched into escort work.) Naturally when you’re doing good and playing hero you wind up with enemies.

rock bottom has built more heroes than privilege.

yeaaaaaaah...
During his time with his party they all became very close. One member of which he formed a little sister/big bro dynamic with. She was family. Another, the healer of the group, he fell in love with. Some traumatic stuff happened that I need to properly content warn so to keep it safe and short: bad stuff happened and his “little sister” died. Leo was never the same. Her death essentially broke up the party though they tried to weather through. Eventually, Leo and his partner decided to move back to Thavnair to start a family and get ‘officially’ married.

Legends never die

what happens when you should've perished instead of her. Pick yourself up, king.
During the planning stages of their wedding they took note of what was going on in Eorzea and both chose to answer the call and go back and help. They were at the battle of Carteneau. His wife saved his life (bringing him back from death) at the sacrifice of her own. He was sent back home for recovery but he would never fully recover from this loss. After recovering enough, he fled to an airship back to Eorzea to simply exist, away from his biological family and their pressures. He fell back on performing, fighting, and escorting and into bad coping mechanisms. Along the way he picked up a skill in massage. Eventually, he became more functional and as he is now though he still remains drifting through life trying to be a light for those in the dark rather than focus on his own inner turmoil.

• ☼ bio
• ☼ home
• ☼ hooks
• ☼ ooc

☼ Twinkle Toes: common
_{Leon is a performer, a dancer, most specifically. Whether it be dancing a night in a tavern, on the road or someplace more permanent: it is possible for you to have spotted him dancing somewhere during his lifetime. His specialty lies in styles brought from Thavnair and Ul’dah. He also has a pension for having flashier shows with bits of fire or fan dancing worked in. Currently, he does most of his performances and other services (aetherical/nonaetherical massage & escorting) at the Lonely Lilly (currently not yet a physical venue in game.) It is possible to have seen or heard of him there.}

☼ Put 'em Up: common
_{When not providing the above services, Leo can often be found in the middle of a brawl. Perhaps, you remember him from the bloodstands years ago; maybe you fought him in a hole in the wall fightclub, or maybe you scrapped in an alley at an illegal tournament. Whatever the case, if you've been in the fighting scene it's possible you've seen or heard of him, be it more recently or years ago.}

☼ Hero’s Journey: uncommon
_{From (roughly) ages 17-24 Rei'leon spent those years honing his combat prowess to become a skilled adventurer and help those in need within Eorzea between other jobs. Maybe you partied up with him for a short time back in the day, offered guidance, or were someone he helped along the way!}

☼ The Mark of a... uncommon→rare
_{One of the most notable things about Leo is the white tattoo on his right shoulder and upper arm, but it is not the only tattoo; it's just the only one that is visible. While he may already have a supplier for invisible ink, it is possible to have done business with him in the past to help procure such ink for him. Or perhaps, you were an artist who used the ink to tattoo one of the many tattoos on his body.}

☼ Glitter is Gold: rare
_{Not many know of his origins, but there is a sliver of a chance that you knew him when he was a child/teen, or that you know/know of his illustrious family. His parents are in the mine and jewelry owning business, using the best quality minerals and gems from their own mines to craft into jewelry, some of which, can be enchanted. They predominantly operate out of Thavnair though have a secondary base of operations within Ul'dah.}