Eis Klein

⮜ The Unyielding Heart ⮞

On wings of hope
You rise up through the night
Higher, oh higher♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪Adventurer • Traveler • Warrior of Light

About

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Appearance

➣ Eis is 5' 1", though he often appears taller because he prefers to wear platforms and heels.
➣ He has both Seeker and Keeper blood which gives him a mixed appearance, including flexible pupils and pronounced fangs.
➣ His tail is torn and kinked downward at the end.
➣ He has freckles and a prominent X-shaped scar on his face.
➣ His ears are darker at the tips and have a speckled pattern. His right ear has several notches in it.
➣ He keeps his hair relatively short and tends to wear braids and flowers in it. His hair is naturally wild and spiky, so he takes great care styling it.
➣ His attire is usually lightweight and flashy, and he wears mostly red and black. He likes knee-high and thigh-high boots.

Personality

Eis enjoys being around people, whether he's adventuring, fighting, partying, or simply mingling at the markets. However, he often doesn't do well when it comes to actual interaction. He comes off as abrasive and confrontational, as he's easily offended and jumps to conclusions, and he's quick to start throwing punches if he feels mocked or challenged. He doesn't have much of a filter, and he makes his opinions loud and clear. Much quicker to act than to think, he's rarely not in some manner of trouble, and he can be infuriatingly stubborn and persistent.Attitude notwithstanding, his passion and tenacity make him a valuable comrade, especially on the battlefield. His specialty lies in combat and martial arts, and he's displayed impressive control over magicks. Strategy and politics, on the other hand, tend to go over his head. Music, dancing, and cooking are some of his favorite hobbies, and he knows how to let loose and liven a place up. If he's comfortable enough (or has enough alcohol in his system), he's a lot more light-hearted and will play around, crack jokes, and generally go out of his way to make people laugh and smile. He likes to be helpful, despite his aloof, devil-may-care attitude, and he gives his all in everything he does. Though it's exceedingly rare for him to make himself vulnerable in any fashion, he does like to express himself through music.It takes ages to get past all of the walls he's built up over the years, and being wary of others, he doesn't make it easy. But if you have the will and the patience to put up with him, you'll gain a stalwart friend.

Backstory

Eis was born and raised on an island in the middle of the Rhotano. His mother Cyani was a skilled hunter and artisan, and his father Löwe a high-ranking guard. He doesn’t talk much about his past, so most of it is unknown. What he has mentioned, though, makes it clear that he’s not on good terms with his father and isn’t fond of his hometown.Currently, when he's not out on a job or busy saving the realm, Eis can usually be found at his friend Kanzan's house in the Mist or at his mother's house in La Noscea.

Tidbits

Eis's hometown was settled by a miqo'te tribe of outcasts and misfits seeking refuge from the strife and oppression they'd faced in their homelands. For centuries, this ragtag tribe lived in isolation, growing apart from any traditional Seeker or Keeper culture - until a trade route was established just off the island's coast that ran between the city-states of Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah. The miqo'te there embraced this opportunity and the prosperity it brought, flourishing with the new influx of goods and culture alike, and the small village developed into the bustling trade port and tourist attraction it is today.

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Even when Eis wasn't mouthing off to his father or picking fights with bullies, trouble still seemed to find him. When he was seven, his curiosity led him too close to a diremite's nest, and though he escaped with his life, he lost half of his tail in the process. He spent the next few months relearning how to properly walk under his mother's vigilant care. Not even a few years later, his curiosity landed him in trouble again, this time with a young megalocrab. He survived the encounter with only a kink in the end of his tail.Very few know the actual story. If you want to ask him about it, you'll have better luck if you buy him a few drinks first.

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Eis has an empathy-based Echo that makes him sensitive to dynamis, giving him the ability to sense the emotions of and share his own emotions with those nearby - sometimes whether he wills it or not. He can control this exposure, but only to an extent; sudden and strong waves of emotion can easily overwhelm him, especially in large crowds. He's much more skilled at containing his own emotions than he is at keeping that of others out, and when overwhelmed with too much dynamis, he'll often complain of migraines or feel suddenly drained and isolate himself for a nap. Like most things in his life, he doesn't talk much about his Echo.

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OOC Info

Feel free to interact with Eis in-game or contact me on Discord if you're interested in roleplay! (However, please understand that roleplay is a casual pastime for me and sometimes has to take the back burner because of other priorities.) I'm also open to casual chatting, especially if it's character-related.