Ferdinand Wyndburne
Ferd/Ferdi
Male (He/him)
30... something
Hyur/Garlean
Garlemald
Tank
Warrior/Fisher
Summary
Eorzea's esteemed Warrior of Light, Ferdinand may not be the kind of guy one would imagine the savior of the realm to be. He is quiet, rather reclusive, and seems to be more interested in fishing than fighting off the forces of evil. A fisherman and mercenary by trade, he is now the Warrior of Light by what can only be called accident and divine happenstance. He just wants to relax and do absolutely nothing of value, and yet the very universe itself seems to have made its goal to inconvenience him as much as possible. He has resigned himself to playing hero, and as much as he tries to hide it, he has warmed up to the role in the time since first being picked up by the Scions. Shy as he may be, he values his friends and found family and the world he protects more than his own life, much to the occasional dismay of said loved ones.
Before he was known as the Warrior of Light and Hydaelyn's Chosen, Ferdinand was simply one of many young soldiers groomed by Garlemald into fighting blindly for its accursed flag. After the events of the most recent calamity and his own beyond simply near death experience, Ferdinand deserted the army and wished to get away from all the war and strife. Alas fate has had other plans, as he has found himself acting as the weapon of another yet again.
Personality
Despite both appearances and notoriety, Ferdinand is a pretty quiet, chill dude. He doesn't talk much, and is kinda awkward when he does, and isn't the most expressive either. He can be hard to read at times, but he generally tends to mean well with his words and actions. Don't let his rough appearance scare you off, he really is kind of a big ol teddy bear at heart. A big ol teddy bear who just kinda wants to be left alone, but a teddy bear nevertheless. He is not a social guy, and the best way to get into his good graces is to avoid initiating as much conversation as possible. Beyond his extremely closed off exterior, he is one of the most dependable guys you can know, and even though he may grumble about it he is pretty much always willing to help with whatever needs helping with. Be it dealing with primals, getting roped in to ending about two different wars, stumbling into saving at least one parallel universe, and finding himself at the edge of the universe facing off against despair incarnate. Honestly, what the man really needs is a vacation. He'd enjoy a nice, quiet spot to fish. And if you're nice enough, maybe a well deserved hug too.
Likes
- Cats
- Fishing
- Grilled meat
- The outdoors
Dislikes
- Small talk
- Garlemald
- Spiders ...not the biggest fan of them
- Being the WoL (on occasion)
Trivia
- Along with cats and cat adjacent creatures, he also adores otters, cactaurs, and has a soft spot for Namazu.
- His companion chocobo is a red chocobo he smuggled out of Bozja when it was just a chick. Ferdinand is not afraid and does not care about the meteor threat. The rest of the scions beg to differ.
- His echo primarily assists in combat and processing, allowing him to dodge away from attacks that most others would've been hit by long before they realized what happened. It also has the added effect of assisting in his aether manipulation, which without his echo is extremely weak. He still gets very aethersick very easily, however.
- What he lacks in aetheric abilities, he does make up for in spades with how easily he can manipulate dynamis. This generally equates to his abilities as a warrior, the more injured and riled up he gets in combat the harder he hits and the more hits he can take, but it has definitely played a role in his fishing too, somehow. Like that first cast, first window Ealad Skaan...
- Thanks to his time on the battlefield, he has fairly poor hearing and tinnitus. It temporarily gets worse whenever his Echo kicks in.
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6'3" (190cm)
Bulky
Reserved
Design notes
- Rarely emotes, or at the very least his expressions appear to be very subtle. He's kind of the human embodiment of :|. Not to say he can't emote, just that when he does smile he kinda looks like that one polite cat meme and that's about his limit.
- Absolutely covered in both scars and freckles. Aside from the nasty burn scar on his left shoulder and the scar on his face, none of the scars need to be very exact.
- Almost always has his hat on.
- Hair has a bit of a gradient to it, going from light -> dark -> light at the tips.
- Eyes flecked with gold, he's got a bit of central + partial heterochromia going on.
- Snakebite piercings are optional!
- Wears both Azem's stone and his old military dogtag as a necklace. He's scratched his name and information off of the dogtag, however.
- The guy is built like a bear. Soft, but can absolutely snap someone over his knee if needed and pushed to.
I'll write it... eventually!
I'll write it... eventually!
