It's Sharks All The Way Down

A gremlin bit of static shaped like a storycrafter.He/Him.No minors, please.

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Hi! I'm Selachii, October, or Toby, depending on which you want to call me.I'm a trans man, born in 1989, a lifelong creative idiot who gets nothing done but has what I think are probably neat ideas. Probably. I've been roleplaying since 2002, not that I think I'm any better at it for that and I still end up anxious about it. I'm a theistic Satanist since 2013, a practicing witch since 1997, and a disaster since birth.I've spent time roleplaying in the Harry Potter fandom (2002 through 2009), World of Warcraft (2011 through 2019), and presently primarily roleplay in Final Fantasy XIV, although I'm not averse to discussing either of the others or considering other things; I've played a good bit of D&D but I generally prefer group campaigns as an in-person thing.

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My time zone is Mountain; my waking hours vary wildly dependent on all sorts of things like how well my pain is feeling, whether I've run out of meds, or whether my cat has trapped me in bed.
I have ADHD, depression, and DID, so if I do not respond to a message it might be that either I meant to respond and then my brain wandered off to parts unknown, or that my brain decided I did say something and wandered off to parts unknown. I tend to respond well to gentle prods.
I tend to mirror the post lengths of RP partners as much as possible, with the stipulation that sometimes I will be a wordy birdie - often when handling a lot of dialogue, or with something that takes more in-depth description - and sometimes, there just won't be much to say. Let me know kindly if you need more to go off for a response and I will try to flesh it out.
I am open for shipping if we click on an OOC level, communicate well, and if you understand that a lot of my characters aren't available for anything more than Friends With Benefits, if that! Romantic prospects tend to vary from character to character. If we don't click like that, sorry, no thanks. I prefer shipping with friends where me showing up in their DMs with some sort of nonsense will at least not be a problem.
I do ERP, but only if it seems like it will be enjoyable not in a sexual sense but as friends on an OOC level and with good character chemistry. IC sexual scenarios can be explicitly played out or faded to black with some idea of what did happen, either works fine for me.
I'm open to a huge variety of scenarios, and never terribly deterred by lorebreaking, but if something is going to concern sexual assault or domestic violence then I require a heads up in advance and, while I have a good divide between IC and OOC, I may need to pause or end the scene. Being understanding of this will be appreciated.
That said, my depiction or discussion of these or similar things in a fictional context should never be taken as endorsement thereof, particularly as I would greatly enjoy shooting rapists into the sun for my personal recreational purposes. I don't play a rapist-eating Ascian for nothing.

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As stated above, I require a heads up for things such as sexual assault and domestic violence. In addition to this, kindly never invoke the Saw movies or show me pictures of Ikea Fjellse beds or eye trauma intentionally for PTSD-related reasons. No, I do not owe you an explanation. Just don't do it.
I do not appreciate the depiction of mental health conditions as being inherently a cause of a character being violent, particularly Dissociative Identity Disorder, but also true of others.
I'm not your boyfriend just because our characters got their fuck on. I'm not going to be your boyfriend just because our characters got their fuck on. Behaving as if you think we are will get you told off. Behaving as if I've done a terrible betrayal for having this boundary will get you removed.
I do not tolerate OOCly abusive behaviour. I'm a grown man, not a junior high student. If we're roleplaying together, you're also a grown adult. Act like a respectful adult who knows how to treat other people like humans deserving of basic respect and decency, or get out.
Permission must be both sought and given to know things about my characters without that character telling yours. Exceptions to this will generally be listed on the specific character's carrd or page. If it is not listed as something your character could know, then it is off limits without asking, and choosing to metagame it will only get you blocked and ignored.

Things I Will Not Depict Or Be Comfortable With The Depiction Thereof

Domestic abuse portrayed as funny or acceptable.
Rape portrayed as funny or acceptable.
Child sexual abuse portrayed as funny, acceptable, or sexy. Or in graphic detail.
Bestiality. Look, I just don't want to fucking read about animal abuse. In any way, really.

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Balmung

Hyacinthe Phodovond
Balmung Main, primary content doer. Death Priest and stripper, mostly-retired courtesan, voidsent hunter-cum-diplomat. God-trained necromancer. Owner/kitchen manager of Souterrain.Hybris the Insolent
The Dealer, the Insolent. Zodiark's favourite heretic. Hunter of rapists, taster of emotions, memory meddler. Sometimes a gothic cupcake, sometimes a cat, always an alchemist.Intercessor Androc
Legal mediator of the Ascians, law and botany hyperfocused. Literal walking rose. Meticulously polite menace to Ishgardian nobility. Will talk incessantly about his girlfriend with no provocation.Favrielle Sol'ba
Originally a warlock from Azeroth, Favri walked universes to join their sibling's family some years ago now, and has only increased in power over time to the point where it's a good thing they prefer to spend their time raising absurdly spicy peppers, caring for their nest of children, and sometimes leading BDSM workshops.Darry Sol'ba
A sayaad from WoW's setting transplanted over with no changes, Darry is trying to find her place to fit in a world that is nothing like the one she comes from. So far, she's discovered an obsession with messing with magitek, working a job doing exactly that, and spending time with her... roommate.Laughing Oak/Hjælandi Eik
Old for a Viera, Laughing Oak, as he is known to most outside other Viera, has been appearing around Eorzea as a live musician for a very long time, and shows no signs of slowing down on stage. Off-stage, he can be found hunting, homesteading, and spending time with his boyfriend.Vahne Meseine
The oldest daughter of the Meseine clan, and a skilled huntress and weaver, Vahne works as security at Souterrain, where she honestly spends more time making her boss stop overworking himself than she does having to wrangle troublemakers.Yvette Archambault
With a long history in the hospitality industry and a deep knowledge of the bastards in it under her belt, Yvette is a Duskwight mixologist second to none and roughly tied with her fellow Souterrain bartender Anais.

Coeurl

Svariel Lunabrulante
A prolific and wealthy artist well-liked enough to have a home among Gridania's well-to-do, Svariel wears the face of a foolish playboy - sometimes the fool is genuine - while, unbeknownst to them, being an operative of a movement to destabilize the Gridanian power structure from within.

Halicarnassus

Njall Wolt
He/him
Failed Wood-warder turned gladiator turned traumatized survivor of Cartenau trying to protect the Shroud turned bodyguard.Annette Rivers
She/her/hers but also Sir/Mr./Dude
A Brume rat from birth, Annette wound up the mother of the son of one of Ishgard's most wanted, a turn of events that lead her to a knack for accounting, a gun, and traveling until she found Leo so they could co-parent their son Gabriel.Volos Yaroslav
The last-born son of Tiamat and Bahamut, Volos made a long and difficult escape from Meracydia to crash-land in what would one day become Garlemald. Recovered and raised by the clan of nomads lead by a woman named Yaroslava, he was a patron of the nomads for generations before the clan traced back to Yaroslava was slaughtered and he entered a long sleep out of grief. Woken by events in Garlemald many, many years later, he left once more to find himself in Ul'dah, and find himself his mate, Mayet, there. Cats and small children adore this gentle giant.Gidie Faultane
Part of a clan of mixed Keepers and Duskwights from a section of Gelmorra, Gidie is known among his people as being a good-natured goof and an excellent shot.Yamori'a Sivrhe
Insofar as the average passerby can tell, an ordinary, scrawny catboy with too much anger, prone to playing drums and digging holes. Functionally married to his fellow definitely ordinary catperson Nitixi.Ismene Ewerborne
Insofar as the average passerby can tell, this Hrothgar is a walking encyclopedia and also a good, dependable friend. Often found with the newest journals hot off the presses of Sharlayan.Oberon Bloodworth
The son of two Gelmorran political activists, Oberon has been steeped in rebellion against Gridania from quiet networks since he was a child, along with living alongside kobolds when not working as a model in various artistic scenes.Benjamin Kemp
With no real answer to his origins beyond him claiming to hail from Meracydia, this viera appears to be rather dead. Or undead, rather. Despite this unsettling state of affairs to some, he seems rather genuine and sweet, and usually accompanied by some nature of small animal.

Maduin

Seigroix Vandamal
This massive nature spirit of a man has an easy-going nature until he's in the fighting ring; when not trying to beat the stuffing out of fellow immortals he can be found well off the beaten path in La Noscea with his fae boyfriend.

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Mateus

Kagetake Okeya
Mateus main. An active Warrior of Light, Hydaelyn's shield and the Immovable Object, only more dangerous when he does start moving. Carpenter, culinarian, and devoted father and husband in his free time, what free time he has.Naoh'li Nelhah
Retired Warrior of Light. Mathematician, a diminutive tower of PTSD. Presently residing well away from most people while working on writing up the experiences and data on other shards and worlds in layman's terms. Father of a creation magic child.Leodaire Thierremont
One of Ishgard's Most Wanted, notorious highwayman and smooth-talking thief. Romantic, not that he'll admit it, living a nice quiet life in Shirogane when he's not robbing.Vespasien Sunstroker
Alchemist and soldier of Hisui-no-hebi-kai, Vesp has been considered a Hingan since he was a child, the adoptive son of the second-in-command of the entire clan. Trained in hand-to-hand combat and alchemy, he once struggled with a somnus problem and now focuses his skills on needed medications.Morokiyo Musa
Rising star soldier of the yakuza clan Hisui-no-hebi-kai, Morokiyo has a strong sense of ethics and a readiness to make sure they are followed, by setting an example preferably, but by force if necessary.Tempest Saltcrusted
Stolen as a child from a village burned by Garlemald at the beginning of their invasion of Dalmasca, Tempest spent thirty years being honed into a weapon before seizing his opportunity to flee, making a hazardous journey across oceans to wash up in Vylbrand, only to fall into bad decisions - and fortuitously, get pulled back to his feet by his now-boyfriend. Now busying himself with working out potential revenge plans.Tsilēdze Ushyeh
Formerly a Landsguard, Tsilēdze wound up on the train at the worst possible time, and what started as an earnest young adult's urge to do his best by his people and the Dawnservants moved gradually into fighting in the Arcadion before, in the wake of losing a partner and realizing something was deeply amiss, removing his regulator and leaving the city to work against Sphene and Zoraal Ja. Now he finds himself, much older, in a world that is almost the same as when he left.

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Iatrosophist Paregoros Galenos
Master anatomist, former servant of Emmerololth. Now serving as medic to the Hunter's Den and taking on nonmortal patients as the need arises.Warden Oktakiseron
Once a warden of Pandaemonium, now a monster hunter and data organizer that his peers find insufferable but, unfortunately, invaluable. The target audience for staunch minimalism, to the dismay of his bird.Warden Kheimos
Once a warden of Pandaemonium, Kheimos now primarily hunts monsters and annoys people; mostly his... something or other Thysko. Involved in a monstrous being fighting ring, primarily as security.Mechanicus Theodoros Abdaraxus
Theodoros (Theo for short, Teddy if you're his boyfriend) is an aetheric engineer who worked in Emet-Selch's service up until the Architect's demise, then trying faintly to hold shit together before Fandaniel wrecked that. He now resides in Ishgard, enjoying the freedom to pursue his own projects and arrange his time as he sees fit, with his boyfriend and his rat.Theoroi Phaethon Euphragores
Once and always a courier of the Ascians, Phaethon now also broadcasts wirelessly throughout their entire network as one of the primary purveyors of news.Aristidis
Serving as a cataloguer of theology and one of Zodiark's most fervently devote, Aristidis is no less devoted in the wake of Zodiark's death. They serve from a place of deep, deep love, a love that is met only by their love for their partner Chouette.Doctor Drujan Daemir
The youngest child of the betrayer of Corvos and the Tribunus laticlavius of the IInd Imperial Legion, now residing in Ul'dah under the pseudonymous identity he publishes his work as. Remorseless, cruel, and unloving to almost everyone. Almost.Thierry Regaire
A peculiar healer, skilled alchemist, and well-liked supplier of Eorzea's professional BDSM practitioners, Thierry is well-connected and seems to have a friendly word for most everyone.Shiv
Not much is known about this Elezen, save for that he is oft found in rougher parts of Ul'dah, and carries a certain foreboding nature, especially when looking into his one remaining eye.Dayir of the Malaguld
Once the partner of the man who is now the Warrior of Light, Dayir cocked that all up by being wooed by the Pilus Prior of the 9th Imperial Legion, only for that to come back to bite him in the ass and result in him being abandoned in Garlemald as everything went to shit. Rescued by his former partner, he now travels with him and is being wooed in much healthier ways by Koana.Peírama 598 | Menka | "bug"
Once, probably, a perfectly ordinary person, this experiment was stuck in a tank in Azys Lla for millennia before Garlean soldiers removed it and took it to Garlemald, only for the upheaval there to result in the tank there cracking. Now on the run, hiding in little dark holes and nervous about people. Does not speak the common tongue; does speak Allagan and Huntspeak.Thaothrusz
Don't go in the water. Or do, but expect to get eaten. Bearing some association with the sahagin, and a vast lack of fucks given about landwalkers, Thaothrusz and his people have precisely no interest in making friends.Fiachrae
Last survivor of his domain, choosing survival over sacrifice. Mountain of maws, unkindness of ravens, despiser of pants. Spends his time learning the culinary ways of his new home, doting on his partners, and spying on the neighbours.Abundius
Formerly and once again a farmer, now residing in the Forelands after millennia of eking out a survival on the Thirteenth. Only just learning mortal tongues, but a friendly sort.Narciso
Unequivocally mid despite being effectively Hexxus shoved into a porcelain BJD body. He's not a terrible being as Voidsent go, but he's also not remotely interesting.

Favrielle Sol'ba
The Inferno, talon sovereign.
They/Them

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Not originally of Hydaelyn or any connected stars, the Inferno originally hails from Azeroth, although how they attained the capacity to shift form or the levels of power they have settled into their preferred home with is quite unknown. They also do not bring this fact up in most mixed company - those sensitive to aether may note several peculiarities to it, though. The fire that trails through it is an acidic shade of green, and in spots of their bodies - primarily their hands and located over their heart and in the larger arteries, it is so black that it seems to reflect nothing. It is potent - dangerously so, to a point where any reasonable magus may question if the Talon Sovereign is a safe person to remain about.Safe enough, though, since they seem to hold no interest in the games of Hydaelyn beyond enjoying a quiet life with their family, occasionally showing up like the genderfluid fairy of Fuck Gender Have Fun, and, when invited, running BDSM gatherings and parties like a Group Parent.Favrielle has an indeterminate amount of nieces and nephews, and over twenty children of their own, including recent addition Kieros.

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Darry Sol'ba
little bluejay

No RP Combat Desired Or Recognized!

Born a sayaad of the Burning Legion, Darry's early life was marred heavily by the price of being an asexual and aromantic succubus in a war machine that cares not for the peculiarities, desires, or lack thereof of its soldiers and that will punish deviance from the norm. Having run multiple times, Darry had one last chance to make it before she would end up imprisoned at best.She made it - right into Favrielle's service, where she was permitted to become the person she wanted to be. A skilled fighter, both armed and unarmed. A mind to be reckoned with, given that she will pursue research until she has the answers she wants and a new subject of pursuit anyhow. A relentless sense of punnery, sometimes leaning quite crass when she is comfortable with someone's company.While endlessly curious about the world her chosen family has grown on, mostly this curiosity has taken the form of punching things to see their resistances - but she is beginning to take an interest in the Xaela whose features she obscures herself with.She is never seen with her back exposed at all if she can avoid it; in the event that she absolutely cannot avoid it the flesh is riddled with deep, terrible scarring. To those who see aether, hers is an almost blinding emerald; so is her blood.Please ask permission before recognizing that Darry is not what she presents herself as. She's doing her best to hide and make no trouble, including avoiding fights that are unnecessary.

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Tempest Saltcrusted

Born Víðir of Vidhvik to a mother by the name of Yaldav, at the age of six the IVth Legion burned Vidhvik to the ground and 'adopted' by Vopiscus lux Licinus, who renamed him Salix aan Venefica and began training him to be the perfect weapon of war.This did not precisely succeed. Oh, it succeeded in making him a highly effective weapon, to the point where by the time he was thirty-six Alliance intelligence knew about him and regarded him as very dangerous, but it did not make him a loyal one so much as it did a placid lake teeming with resent and fury just below the surface. And, after learning of the possibility of getting hypertuned at a time when he could finally see an opportunity to flee, he seized it.Luck and little else kept him alive on the long sea escape from Bozja, eventually making it to the coast of Vylbrand. There he became Tempest Saltcrusted when asked his name by a stranger, a name that would stick long enough for him to fall across Col, the man who'd end up being one half of his partners alongside Neiko.Now, in a post-Garlemald world, he primarily focuses on uncertain plans to hunt down Vopiscus, spends great amounts of time with Col, and eats his weight in pizza.