Kyo Arisu

"I want you to open up to me. Completely. Let me find who you truly are."

BASICS

"Remember something for me: No one is ever quite what they seem."

This Viera's wit and earnest confidence make him approachable and magnetic - his silver tongue opens easy conversation, while his effortless control leads one delving deep, opening up in ways unfamiliar - something he's not afraid to use to his advantage. By day, Kyo is the happenstantial leader of a large group known as The Seventh Sect. Might you have heard the tales across Eorzea? They say The Sixth was wiped out scarcely a winter ago, survived only by a handful of followers led by a charming Viera. As do most, the story holds much to uncover, should one ask the right questions. Despite his powerful charm, Kyo can be both reckless and endearingly naive, dabbling in the illicit and willing to try almost anything twice. What's strange: for a man leading such a tangled web, there's no denying his soothing presence and the intoxicating quality of his attention. With a certain penchant for finding out what makes you tick and how to make you feel, he's deceptively unassuming. Those who find purchase in his time leave feeling as if they brushed with something dangerous, but benign. Most often, they desperately want for more. Will you find yourself among them?

"Tell me . . . when's the last time you were fully honest with yourself . . . ?"

the story so far

below are spoilers for the character's backstory.
the author prefers to reveal these details through roleplay,
but has written them here for those with passing interest.

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kyo was born into a large family in his small village on the outskirts of hingashi, the youngest of four. his mother was a bold warrior who fought for eorzea's freedom during the seventh umbral era, and his father was an eccentric painter. as in other small viera villages, the female viis would go out into the world and fight to protect their village for the greater good, while males would stay at home to raise and protect their young. viera gender is undetermined until the young complete adolescence, and upon his thirteenth summer, kyo lamented finding out that he would have no path to be a warrior like his mother and explore the world.being the youngest, his ceremony came last after his three sisters, who all expected him to join them in fighting for eorzea; his coming of age led to the three sisters distancing themselves from him, feeling they could have little in common with a boy who would stay in the village just to breed and raise children. kyo disavowed that men couldn't fight, too, despite their smaller stature.so, on his twenty-first summer, after nearly half a decade of longing, kyo set out on a ship to the only city state he knew: limsa lominsa.seeing a city for the first time was a shock; even still, kyo is quite naive and sheltered, having lacked the training and community the females from his village had to prepare for the real world. his ship had only barely docked at the pier when he was approached by a group who claimed to know how to solve all of his problems, where he could make a name for himself, and fight for the world.the sixth sect recruited him. he was given room and board, and had been with the rag-tag group of lost souls little more than a week when a group of dark knights slaughtered nearly the entire commune as they slept, leaving only seven of them alive. it was then that kyo learned his first hard lesson of the world - not all is as it seems. the group that had recruited him was a cult of evil, doing dark business and planning to feed his soul to the voidsent in exchange for hired assassinations.however, it hadn't always been this way. slowly, the seven survivors rebuilt, tearing down the locked door to the leader's underground hideaway, and found that much more met the eye. once, the sect had been a respected group of aetheric researchers.now, the remaining six were displaced, lost, and afraid. kyo recognized the need and naturally became a leader.since then, the sect has only grown under his leadership, now an expansive group of nearly 200, all who bend to his beck and call and use the first sect's aetheric research in an attempt to study and harness aetheric time travel.what kyo will choose to do with this newfound power and how it will affect him is a mystery not yet uncovered.

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BEHIND THE SCREEN

the author is 21+, male, and likes good stories. little else is known about him.he prefers to keep rp and his personal life separate, and prefers writing partners who do the same. he prioritizes clear and transparent ooc communication and consent, letting the characters work, rather than pre-planning interactions. much like his character, the author is upfront, impossible to offend, and enjoys dark and hard-hitting themes within reason.regarding adult themes and erp - the author prefers to keep this entirely in-character, aside from ooc consent checks. what goes on behind the screen is your own business. the character's preferences and actions are not the author's.favourite topics include psychology, finding out how you tick, power struggles, and grounded, gritty realism - so far as realism goes in a fantasy setting. surprises, misunderstandings, and conflict are welcome, and the author encourages retcons if said surprises don't lead where the writers want to go. this is a hobby and should be treated as such, with clear communication and stress-free collaboration.though oft described as intimidating, the author won't bite. the same can't always be said for his character.