.    MUNDANE    . I'm Sagi (30+, he/him). Thanks for checking out my son's carrd. If you'd like to get in touch for RP, feel free to try and catch me online. My timezone is CST, and my availability tends to skew towards evenings/late night..    PLOTTING/CONTACT    . Because being an adult means time is non-existent, I would be more than happy to plot out some pre-established relations with your character. I'm also fine with giving out my Discord if we've chatted/plotted a bit..    SEEKING    . Friends, fellow teknicians, and headhunters alike would be loved. One-shots and long-term plots are both great. I'll take 'em. I prefer to roleplay in-game, but I'm open to Discord roleplay as well, so long as you don't mind breaks in between replies..    THEMES    . I enjoy writing in a wide range of settings, from light-hearted and silly to dark and tragic, and just about anywhere in between. Linus is not the type to actively seek out criminal undertakings, but because his history is so steeped in Imperial themes, trouble has a habit of following him..    RESTRICTIONS    . I'm willing to engage in mature themes including substance use, violence, potentially triggering topics, and sex. The very last one is off-limits to characters and writers under the age of 21.

.    NO BLEEDING, NO META    . Please don't take Linus' thoughts and opinions as a reflection of my own. IC ≠ OOC. Additionally, the intrigue of his story hinges on players respecting that the majority of the 👀-worthy information noted here has been well-guarded and is not public knowledge. Talk to me if you want your character to be involved in the drama. Don't force your way in..    ON CONFLICT    . ICly, I'm down for violence and injuries. Dice are cool, but I'm not a huge stickler. Talk to me about grievous, lasting harm. No death. OOCly, please try to reach out if something in our RP bothered you. We're all adults here..    ON LORE    . I enjoy bending the game's lore a bit. There's a lot to work with, meaning there's a lot of potential for creativity without having to outright break the established standards set by the game's storytellers. If you're super lore-strict, we may not be the best fit for each other. I try not to flaunt Linus' more fantastical features in public RP, but be aware that it will be there for long-term plots and relations.

.    HAVE FUN!    . For most of us, writing is a hobby and a passion. I don't want you to feel forced to write with me if it isn't as fun and engaging as possible. You're never obligated to finish a scene—if you have to bail, all I ask is that you let me know before walking away. Do what brings you joy. Just don't be a jerk and hurt other people in the process.

.    FULL NAME    .    linus viator vollan.
.    FORMERLY    .    linus nan vitus.
.    SPECIES    .    hyur, dalmascan/garlean..    AGE    .    thirties.
.    GENDER    .    cis male, he/him.
.    ORIENTATION    .    distressed.
.    RELATIONSHIP STATUS    .    single..    SKILLS    .    tek, engineering, hacking.
.    OCCUPATION    .    ruin explorer, adventurer.
.    HOBBIES    .    collecting allagan artifacts.

.    BIRTHPLACE    .    garlemald, ilsabard.
.    CURRENT HOME    .    wanders.
.    LANGUAGES    .    common, garlean, ???..    MOTHER    .    idunn bas vitus vollan. †
.    FATHER    .    silenus nan vitus.
.    SIBLINGS    .    none that he knows of..    LIKES    .    silence, dalmascan lullabies, coffee, the sound of metal parts clinking.
.    DISLIKES    .    violence, teleporting, garlean nationalism, the smell of blood.

.    POSITIVES    .    diligent, clever, methodical, independent, organized.
.    NEUTRALS    .    reserved, placid, solitary, unpatriotic, inquisitive.
.    NEGATIVES    .    passive, anxious, diffident, paranoid, vindictive..    MBTI    .    intj-turbulent.
.    ALIGNMENT    .    neutral good.
.    ENNEAGRAM    .    type 6: the loyalist /
wing 5: the defender.
.    TEMPERAMENT    .    melancholic.

.    FEATURES    . At five fulms and ten ilms and with a fairly forgettable light-skinned figure, Linus should not stick out much in a crowd of hyurs. His normality is unfortunately opposed by a shock of blue hair and one vibrant orange iris—traits not uncommon in Garleans. His right eye is often obscured, either by his own hair or some manner of blinder/eyepatch. Being of mixed blood does not deny him the privilege of a third eye, but he lacks one nonetheless.Those who catch him without a blinder or the like covering his right eye will find a mechanical prosthetic in its place. It pulses with a blue glow that is easy to associate with magitek.Although he carries himself rigidly with the decorum of a soldier, the former nan's evasive gaze and silent steps make his intentions clear: he knows who he is—what he is—and does his damndest to stay out of the way. He is quiet, unassuming, and unobtrusive. Everything about him projects a single message: the desire to be left alone.In city states and settlements, Linus dresses in much the same manner. He seeks to avoid unwanted interactions, and any interaction is likely going to be unwanted. However, out of town and away from the judgmental eyes of the West, he walks with lighter steps and often dresses in old combat fatigues.

.    PERSONA    . With his downcast gaze, thin-lipped expression, and a tendency to respond to most inquiries with a shrug and five words or less, one would not be faulted for finding Linus to be standoffish, taciturn, or even irritable. Unfortunately for him, he isn't much of a brooder.He's actually just really, really awkward.Having whiled his childhood away studying alone within the cold walls of one of Garlemald's foremost academies, Linus' social skills are sorely lacking. He spends far too much time thinking about how to best go about replying to others that he will often end up drawing out a period of silence or lose his opportunity to reply altogether.To him, books and machines are far less daunting conversation partners, and so when he's working (or when he thinks he's alone), he's prone to rambling for long stretches of time, determined to spill all his thoughts. A surefire sign that Linus is comfortable with another person is that this habit will slip, and he'll wind up oversharing to an embarrassing degree.He's not slow on the uptake, either. Quite the opposite, in fact. Linus' mind moves so quickly that he'll more often overthink and try to take every possibility into account when it would be more prudent to simply speak or act in the moment.In low-pressure environments where he has all the time in the world to map out his thoughts, he thrives. When the stakes are high, he should fail catastrophically. Yet, whether it is by experience or other factors entirely, he manages to shore up his weaknesses under pressure to excel. He would not have survived the multiple campaigns he's participated in otherwise.In the many moments between, Linus simply prefers to keep to himself. He's wary of others—perhaps even a little paranoid after years of living a lie—and slow to open up, but he is not heartless. In leaving his old life behind, he seeks to find his own destiny and make the world just a little bit better for those who will come after him.

.    BLEEDING HEART    .
.        ^{[ for the obligatory "hello my fellow garleans" hook ]}
Linus is rather distrustful of most other Garleans, and he keeps tight-lipped about all parts of his life from before his journey to the west. That being said, bits of his native accent still linger, and he occasionally finds himself drawn to the struggles of other expats trying to make ends meet. He has a much easier time interacting with former citizens and engineers compared to other soldiers..    SEEKER OF ALLAG    .
.        ^{[ for ruin divers, archaeologists, curious individuals ]}
After fleeing from Garlemald, Linus found his way to Eorzea, where he struggled to make ends meet. Despite spinning a convincing tale as an uprooted Dalmascan, he only found stable work after joining the Adventurer's Guild. Over the years, he has built a relationship with the Sons of Saint Coinach and Garlond Ironworks, leveraging his magiteknical expertise to search for artifacts and lost history pertaining to ancient Allag..    BODYGUARD    .
.        ^{[ for the rest of you hecking adventurers ]}
With his history as an adventurer and veteran soldier, Linus is well-suited to bodyguard work. It makes up the bulk of his contracts nowadays, and if his clients are looking to explore old ruins, then that's just a bonus. He also makes for an excellent babysitter, but you didn't hear that from me. On occasion, he'll also take contracts to procure materials or salvage parts for magitek and other machinery.

.    DEFECTOR    .
.        ^{[ for the obligatory "TRAITOROUS SCUM" hook ]}
Linus nan Vitus of the IVth Legion went AWOL several years ago. He is currently the prime suspect for several crimes: the theft of sensitive Garlean research, the destruction of a capital city laboratory, and the murder of his parents, Idunn bas Vitus, and Silenus nan Vitus. Recent reports have caught sightings of him actively colluding with Bozjan Resistance forces. Parties responsible for his capture will be paid handsomely..    LIFELINE    .
.        ^{[ for bozjan resistance fighters ]}
Shortly after its formation, a Dalmascan from the West joined the Bozjan Resistance—first as an informant and saboteur, and towards the end of their struggle against Garlemald, as an active frontliner. Linus Vollan has since gained the moniker Lifeline—and a moderate amount of (unwanted) recognition for his innovative magitek creations and the many lives they have saved on both sides of the conflict.

.    ETERNITY    .
.        ^{[ for those who want to ask about the deep lore ]}
Few things are as they seem with Linus. To the west stands a decorated soldier and preserver of life. Out east, a defector and kinslayer has sullied his name and nation. These far-flung extremes intersect at a singular point—the truth. Imperial, Bozjan, and independent sources alike are beginning to reach that crossroads. Will your character be there for the reveal?