COY VELDE

crystal // mateus

a sour looking man who by documentation claims to be a healer of veritable prowess, but it isn't as if you've ever seen him doing his job. there are only rumours, and against his achievements, they aren't great.

INFO

➤ NAME • coy velde
➤ AGE • indeterminate, but at least >85
➤ RACE • veena viera
➤ HEIGHT • 5'11"
➤ GENDER • male
➤ SEXUALITY • impress him
➤ PROFESSION • chirurgeon & tailor
➤ PROWESS • deeply magically inclined & melee inept (save for swinging his staff as a blunt weapon)
➤ ELEMENT • ice primary & wind secondary
➤ AFFLICTIONS • mild dermatographia, highly sensitive nerves, immunocompromised
➤ VICES • never without some form of traditional yanxian candy on his person, with a personal preference for chewy milk candy

PERSONALITY

although half-lidded eyes and a resting scowl are often the first impression, a veritable rainbow personality lays barely beneath this irascible-seeming surface. unfortunately, it also takes peeling back layers of nonchalance and bullying to find the merit in the words he speaks. he is forwardly a rude and self-absorbed teacher with barely any filter, and to make matters worse, an incorrigible flirt. coy is, for worse, not for the faint of heart.

PARTICULARITIES

in all but his mental state, coy's body is a bundle of overactive nerves. to touch and temperature he is greatly sensitive, with a low pain tolerance. it is for this reason that he first took up magic, and then specifically healing, to always keep himself at a distance with an enemy. in the present day however, he far more confidently wears his skin on display, and places touch as a form of communication on a pedestal, masking his own discomfort well.

WEAPON DETAILS

he is most commonly spotted with staff in hand. it sports a wide spear-like head of floating obsidian catalysts, a single purified crystal core, and bronze embellishments. the wood base is crafted from an ancient bark cited from the days of amdapor, and its pure quality hastens the siphoning of mana from the environs. the catalysts conversely draw mana from the wielder, both converging at the core to create a potent combination of umbral ice and astral wind spells, primarily employed for healing.

JOB SPECIFICS

despite favoring his profession as a tailor and weaver, coy's business did not take off before it was abruptly replaced by a staggering need for chirurgeons at the heart of the calamity. employing his knowledge of stitching to human flesh, he eventually developed a magical technique to combine his professions, earning a properly trained role as a medical professional in time. still he tailors for his own ends as a hobby; most of his wardrobe is crafted by his lonesome.

HOOKS

➤ KNOWLEDGE THIRST
although he clearly wasn't born there, coy's most prominent appearance in eorzea was through his time spent in gridania, having resided there for more than a handful of years before and after the calamity. he studied conjury extensively, and once its teachings failed to satisfy, turned toward researching the amdapori ruins and any scraps of ancient texts that might turn up in seedy markets.➤ GRIDANIAN MENACE
within the last twenty years before the calamity, a rumor circulated in the wake of two unexplained deaths that coy is a black widow due to his involvement with the families, but no one is quite sure what happened. since the calamity's passing, this rumor seems to have faded exponentially, but some still remember the apprehension surrounding him.➤ ATTITUDE
if you've ventured with coy at all, he is not for the faint of heart. leaving the worst impression is a pride point for him, and many fledgeling parties have made the mistake of contracting the veteran healer. in one particularly infamous case, foul talks had spread of him instigating far more chaos than needed in an attempt to get his party injured, it is assumed, to flex his prowess.➤ HEALER
the method by which he heals is harsh and quite literally chilling. using a combination of ice and wind magic, he relies primarily on staunching blood flow and numbing pain. if you can stomach the feeling of ice wire dragging through your flesh, you may find yourself a subject of admiration among your peers, having nearly no scars on a terribly battle-worn body.➤ TAILOR
his work as a tailor is meticulous and well deserving of praise, as well as it is the predecessor to his knowledge as a chirurgeon, but it takes an obscene amount of time for him to develop his vision. as a perfectionist with his designs, and thereby a flake to his customers, he's had to be chased on a handful of occasions to fulfill his end of a deal within a reasonable time limit. for this reason, he no longer openly advertises his services.➤ IDEALS
living life by the bell is how coy prefers to exist, rather than fathoming long term goals. as such, when asked of what his future holds, he's more likely to give simplistic and easily achievable answers. in spite of this noncommittal way of life, he is frustratingly patient, which leads to him lingering at ease around those who don't necessarily favor him at all.

OUT OF CHARACTER

➤ hello, my name's aven!
i'm 34, in eastern time and, to be honest, i really don't rp that much anymore! that said, i'm iffy on getting involved in long-term plots as a major player at this time.i vastly prefer being your sometimes-guy for random scenes unless you're 100% fine with very sporadic or rarely planned encounters.

➤ when it comes to rules...
+ please be patient with me, i write slow.
+ by god you can try to romance this guy, but you'll wind up disappointed.
+ i have very few limits topic-wise, so i appreciate discussing yours before treading into questionable territory.
+ i'm hesitant to give out my discord immediately.