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F.Gilly ([personal profile] sampler) wrote2019-07-03 05:44 pm

Northcliff Pass Info

OOC Information


Name: Milo
Age: 30's
Pref. Pronouns: He/Him
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Current characters: None!

IC Information


Name/Alias: Farogil Figrove (firstname pronounced FAIR-oh-gill)
Age: 22
Occupation:
Born with The Vice?: No, despite trying his hardest
If yes, do they use it?:

Appearance: Curly dark hair, fine features, lean build. Tries to dress modestly, but the fine cloth and delicate embroidery gives him away as having means. Quiet, prefers gestures to speaking because he gets stutterey with strangers or he's not prepared something to say. Good posture, really good arms, although generally soft in step and manner without being feminine, just obviously had a sheltered and easy upbringing. Callouses on his fingertips.

History:
  • Born to a merchant's wife in Cliffside. His father was tragically lost at sea about a year before he was born. He also happens to look a LOT like a certain bishop who was a great religious comfort to his mother during her grieving. Probably just a coincidence!

  • Well educated with a relatively pampered youth, as if he was a blue-blooded noble rather than merchant class. A shy kid who desperately wanted to not be shy.

  • His mother and the bishop (via letters and go-betweens because he's a very busy man and definitely not ashamed of or trying to hide anything) tried to steer him towards becoming a scribe and channeling his drawing talent into calligraphy and illumination, but Faro decided that embroidery was more for him. Only stuffy people get to see books, EVERYONE gets to see embroidery.

  • Fell in love with an older woman, had a secret romance with her for several years until someone discovered she was Profane. Naturally he was shocked and horrified by this revelation.

  • After her death, he decided he should move out of the city and be his own man. He selected Northcliff Pass because he's heard its up-and-coming and is going to be the next big city, and the location means he doesn't have to travel too far for his materials or to visit his mom.


  • Personality:
    Faro is essentially an extrovert conditioned to be an introvert. He loves to watch people and be around people, but needs to have a structure for interacting with them so that he doesn't get flustered and stammer. In general, he prefers to say as little as possible and rely on gestures and context to make himself understood. He absolutely talks to himself when alone, even plans out and practices conversations. When someone's proven that they won't tease him about the occasional stutter, then he opens up and can be downright chatty and has a wry, playful sense of humor. When it comes to needlework, art, or if he picks up that the other person is passionate, his stammer fades and he's quite articulate.

    He was equal parts disappointed and relieved when he never developed a vice. The vice is deeply fascinating to him and he's most attracted to people he suspects of being Profane; it might have started out as a rebellious teenager thing, but it developed beyond that into a mix of curiosity and sympathy. Having his existence hidden and downplayed by his biological father makes him feel a sort of kinship with the Profane, though he's very aware that the worst that happens to him if his bloodline becomes widely known is a scandal and not, you know, being burned to death.

    Abilities:
  • Fantastic at embroidery and needlework.

  • Good artist in general, he will draw you anything.

  • Literate, good penmanship

  • Better at sneaking and hiding than one might expect of a noble brat.


  • Reputation:

    A newcomer, idealistic and out of his depth, maybe even slow. A fool if he thinks he can make a living doing goldwork in Northcliff Pass.