do you dream?

hunter. alchemist. scholar. dreamweaver.

dossier

name: "ovid"
age: [redacted]
gender: male (he/him)
species: rava viera (?)
height: 6 fulms, 2 ilms
home: Sharlayan, formerly. Now a traveler.
preferred job: archer, illusionist
aether: cloaked, appears nondescriptive if dense
other: commonly wears a mask, almost never reveals his face

A hunter is nothing without their home.
When I came here, I should've been able to carve in life anew.But none of us can escape the past.If one day, your home finds you...
Then wander on, drift along the shore, sail the tide on this ship of fools.

Hunter: A hunter by trade, Ovid will take up any hunts or marks. he is indiscriminate, able to lead off his prey with unusual spells that addle the mind or make someone see something that isn't there.
He tends to hunt alone, but will hunt in a group if the pay is good. He does not always kill his marks, though he has an interest in voidsent.Alchemist: A skilled alchemist of his own right, Ovid is able to formulate various tonics out of the creatures he hunted. As a former research in aetherology, he's quite skilled at it, though he calls this more of a hobby than a profession, and any complicated tonics may be out of his purview.
He also uses his talent over alchemy to make candies - he is incredibly fond of sweets.Researcher: A former researcher of Sharlayan, Ovid was known for studying aetherology and alchemy, but more specifically known for research into Akasa and dreams, particularly in how dreams play a role in such emotions. He left for unknown reasons.
It is rumored that he has an uncanny skill to pick out people's deepest desires.Hobbies: Less as a profession and more-so as a hobby, Ovid can give a reading of tarot cards and runes to someone who requests them. He claims he picked up the habit from an old hunter that he used to follow.
He also sometimes can be found playing music in Ul'dah's Pearl Lane on his harp.A Touch of Desire: A strange talent he has - he can occasionally hear someone's desires, surface or deeper. It requires a bit of focus for him to truly hear anything concrete other than white noise, but if anyone has a very deep desire, he may just catch onto it while in your vicinity.

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what lies beyond the dreaming?please note that all information past this point is for OOC knowledge only.
These are also darker and more lorebending hooks, and if that's not your cup of tea, feel free to hit back.these hooks also will not be used until specifically requested and require some ooc setup first (feel free to send a tell).

name: markov, the dreamer
position: seat of Shemhazai, part of the words of Igeyorhm
age: pre-sundering (over thousands of years old)
gender: male (he/him)
species: partially-sundered ascian
height: 6 fulms, 2 ilms
home: Amaurot, formerly. Sharlayan, formerly.
job: oneiromancer, astrologian, ascian mage
aether: cloaked, appears nondescriptive, if dense. uncloaked reveals clear ascian markings
other: commonly wears a mask, almost never reveals his face, possesses the unusual ability to hear people's desires and dreams.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
a dancing doll moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:Ever drifting down the stream --
Lingering in the golden gleam --
Life, what is it but a dream?

The Dreamer: A reincarnated Ascian, Markov once followed the Rejoining mission of the Unsundered, but his solitary, "quirky" nature led him to affect the world under his own ideas and research.
Known as "The Dreamer" pre-sundering and in modern era, Markov has an incredible talent to peer into people's dreams, manipulate them, and bring them to life.
His entire research, back during pre-sundering, was a study into the power of dreams and psychology as a whole, trying to understand how feelings played a role in life. It was said that he wrote several poems during his tenure.The Kithain Project: In an attempt to hasten the Rejoining (or so he claims), Markov captured or persuaded numerous individuals to be turned into very powerful familiars or familiar-like creatures, all driven by a "dream" that he managed to extract and control as a focus. They were then put through extensive training, turning them into weapons of war, similar to minature eikons.
Known as the Kithain - several of the remnants of his project still exist, some who still follow Markov's dream, others who seek to destroy the rest. While the project is no longer visibly active, the scars still remain on many.And so we wish, and so we want: A known skill that Markov had was his inexplicable ability to "hear" people's desires and dreams, unconscious or conscious, that drifted in people's minds and souls. Theorized back in the Unsundered World to be an unusual dynamis-based talent, Markov carried this skill through the Sundering into the present day.
While most of the time he hears nothing but gibberish, Markov has the ability to "focus" his ability and even manipulate people's dreams with his own magic, whether it be refining a certain "desire" or muddling it - though he cannot create what is not there. This skill has earned him the moniker he holds.
Does your character have a powerful dream? He may catch onto it. Or he may end up wearing headphones to stop this unconscious ability.
(ooc: this skill requires explicit permission to use, so feel free to send a tell)

connections

of souls

seraph ambrosias: love of his life | little doll
- kaz met seraph when the latter attempted to crack into the mind of his brother. it began as a game - only for it to blossom into something far greater than kaz could have ever hoped for, something that kaz would burn the world and more to keep as his. this angel gave his soul to him - and kaz gave his heart in return.saint astraleilles: firestarter
- an arsonist, a mage, a viera with some sass - a soul without a home, kaz befriended this bartender in moments, in places, and in steps - and eventually out of some, odd reason, offered the veena a home. now the other flies for him and sings a song of fire.artemis qalli: songbird
- a young xaela he met through the honey bee inn and through his brother, while kaz first saw her as naught but a simple wallflower, once he was able to pull her out of her shell, he saw potential. he still thinks she's a bird learning to spread her wings - but once everyone hears her song, he hopes that the world will sing.

other relations
- oberon villanova: friend, hunter
- cherub ambrosias: fellow researcher, seraph's sibling
- zekh'ir vhalyn: kingpin, ???
- jinro oja: beasty
- allex leigh: inquisitive researcher, keeper of zwei
- sarnai dhoro: student, sage in training
- hades: [REDACTED]

of blood

verna "siege" dei-ijla: cousin
- his only tie to the dei-ijla village and his only blood family that matters, verna had traveled with kaz throughout his life journey. and although she leads her own crew - glasgow - and lives a completely separate life from the courier, kaz ultimately winds up finding his way back onto the vigilo and sharing his tales over and over again.tula "nekros" arawn: brother | speaker of the dead | lorekeeper
- his brother, his "blade", and he Nekros's operator. with two others they formed skala, though they were closest even in the group in some terrible, twisted fate. even with the project "over", the wounds of their history still remain. kaz, however, does his best to try and care for his wayward brother without, hopefully, repeating that cursed legacy.rosmontis "nova" ganajal: sister | judgement | assassin
- his younger "sister" and a member of skala, he once knew nova as a cheerful, hopeful, if idealistic woman. but the death of ember led to a rift that he knows he will only be able to mend with his death - a cost that he is unwilling to pay. and so he lets her hunt him, over and over, in hopes of one day being able to heal this broken soul or at least tire her out to the point where she stops caring anymore.laeva "ember" kahkol: ex-mate | lævateinn
- his former lover and partner - the final member of skala. together, they dreamed of taking the world by storm, escaping the chains that bound them, holding the wishes that sang in their hearts close and true. but they flew too close to the sun, and this love story ended in tragedy that still stains kaz's hands.

of places

alta vox: kaz considers this abandoned library turned sanctuary his home- he is often found here, tinkering on projects or simply relaxing with one of its many books. he is also in charge of the maintenance of wards of the house.vice and virtue: an establishment that kaz has found himself partially in charge of - what his role is, exactly, is a bit hidden under smoke and mirrors - some state him to be a director, others simply a manager.honeybee inn: often found at the front desk, kaz spends his time managing books and serving drinks. he is fairly close with one of the owners and several of the staff.sapphire reliquary: at first glance, kaz is nothing more than a simple bartender, though how he got the job is quite a story.

ooc
mun: mela, 21+, she/they. mst timezone.
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