Bloom Beyond Battlefields
A Killer Yearning to be Free From Violence
Genre - Adventure
Age Rating - Teen
Setting - The Universe of FFXIV, Fantasy
Age Rating - Teen
Setting - The Universe of FFXIV, Fantasy
Main Characters
Athen Vaeran - He/Him - Various Ages
A Raen/Xaela mixed Au Ra born in the forested region of The Black Shroud. Athen was trained to be a child assassin at a young age by his parents, who operated a nomadic caravan of for-hire mercenaries after abandoning their homeland of The Azim Steppe. Athen is an eyes-forward type, prone to unwittingly getting involved in the problems of others that almost always ends in a violent altercation. Hard-edged and self-judgmental, with a firm resistance to vulnerability as a result of his trauma. Athen has a deep desire to express physical affection over physical violence-- but has a tremendous fear of abandonment and loss. Maccha Tea - She/Her - 30s A softhearted but somewhat dim Roegadyn woman who always seeks self-improvement. After an unlikely encounter, they become on-and-off travel partners in Athen's middle years. Kind and quiet, Athen sees her as something of a protege that he seeks to bestow his martial knowledge upon-- A use for his skills that revolves around being a force for positivity, instead of the death that seems to always follow in his wake. |
Synopsis
A story told from the perspective of Athen Vaeran himself, he surrounds himself in the child-like wonderments of his apartment and its decor; a refraction of light and hope, of his desire to live a life he never felt able to reach.
Recounting his past, his tale comes as a series of vignettes highlighting his life lived thus far. From his early childhood and indoctrination to the normalization of violence, his epiphanies and understanding about his sense of self, and the disownment of his bloodline, to his journeys as a nomadic mercenary with a knack for getting dragged into charity work and his struggles with taking pleasure in causing harm efficiently. A collection his life experiences, jobs learned, and weapons wielded in an effort to reflect upon and magnify the complexities of his violence-induced PTSD as he seeks a future where he is no longer made to harm or take the lives of others. Is there a way to escape his fate? |
Character and Concept Art
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