Astor Fiedler RP Hooks, Info & Connections
Common name: Astor (surname unknown)
In-game: Astor Fielder
Race/Nationality: Highlander Hyur - Ala Mhigan
Occupation: Astral Witch for Hire
The following is IC knowledge and information about Astor that most people with a decent awareness of the related areas or in general can know! Rumors abound, so feel free to use any of this in RP for scene/encounter hooks (or distort it, depending on who they might have heard it from).
Gridania/The Shroud:
Some might find it strange that an Ala Mhigan would linger in the Shroud. Heโs a common haunt seen at the edges of settlements or slipping through Gridania, often vanishing into the thick forest and not emerging until many bells later. Heโs never been known to ask for succor or assistance from any inhabitants. In fact, reports say he always has a little offering for the elementals and other spirits before he descends into the Wood. Whether theyโre approved ofโฆ is another matter entirely. Certainly not by many of the locals who view him as an intrusive interloper.
Even so, his effective witching work speaks for itself. Though theyโre secretive about it, a fair number of Shroud dwellers seek him out for wards, poultices, charms, and even delving deeper into the more dangerous parts of the forest where most of the smallfolk dare not enter. Some would consider his actions brash and disrespectful, even blasphemous, the actions of a presumptuous and invasive outsider going where he should not be permitted. Despite a lack of evidence, murmurs that he steals children for bizarre stellar rituals or desecrates sacred places cling to his heels.
The various authority figures of the Shroud โ whether Wood Wailers, Twin Adders or Godsbow โ tend to keep an eye on him when heโs about due to his reputation, the superstitions for the doings of a known witch, and a general dislike for Ala Mhigans. Rumor has it whenever he kills a Redbelly or poacher, he leaves the corpse with a Nymeian lily between the teeth. The strange, blood-stained sword and compact astrolabe at his side support the beliefs that he is a man quite capable of violence.
Uldah/Thanalan:
Here Astorโs services range from anti-theft wards for market stalls to charms for a restful nightโs sleep to aid rich, restless merchants. However, heโs just as often seen in the darker alleys leeching poisons from winners of deathmatch ring fights, selling salves to courtesans in brothels, and imbuing various items for people of less than ideal repute. Though heโs yet to be arrested, Astor has been detained several times by the Brass Blades or Immortal Flames after unfortunate incidents. His heritage does him no favors as some suspect him of anti-monetarist and anti-Sultanate sympathies, even possibly working to undermine them.
Though not intended, the reputation of a skilled witch and the ability to provide have earned him clients with โunusualโ requestsโฆ whether just for increased stamina or more obscure โinterests.โ After all, why ask the local, well-known physicker for the perfect potion to make your feet temporarily bigger and hairier when thereโs a witch skulking abouts. Surely no one would believe a Mhigan if he tried to tell tales. Who knew the fetish market in Ul'dah was so robust? (Everyone.)
Known to the Immortal Flames due to an association alongside his mentor, Volgeant Castellaine, both vanished during the Battle of Carteneau and were declared โKilled in Actionโ. When they reappeared about four years later, having the status rescinded caused several issues and Astorโs own reputation in the city has further tarnished his standing with the Grand Company.
General Info/Rumors/Knowledge:
At 5 fulms and 8 ilms, Astor is a near-slender man with lean muscle and could be mistaken for a Midlander from his stature. Thereโs extensive scarring on all visible portions of skin, most appearing to be old and likely from whips. Heโs draped in an impressive array of jewelry and charms, simpler in design and enchanted for practical purposes. Tangled waves of light champagne hair reach his waist and are usually left loose with scattered metal clasps and the occasional braid. The dark circles about his eyes are stark while bruises and scrapes litter his knuckles. His voice is a low, lilting tenor with a very apparent Ala Mhigan accent and a faint rasp in his throat. An odd but subtle reverb is just barely audible when he speaks. The hum of a two-tone, noteless song seems to follow him.
Outside of the cities, heโs been seen in ruins, at old librairies and nearly anywhere else with an abundance of aether and aetheric activity. Voidsent and other dangerous beasts seem to have little deterrent to him; one would assume heโs fairly adept at defending himself even though he does not appear to have much physical strength.
With a decent grasp of both Doman and the Xaelic tongue, the witch has likely been to the continent of Othard in the past. He also has been witnessed providing assistance to the refugees at Little Ala Mhigo, though it seems he did not arrive at this region of Aldernard with them or any of the others. However, he had been seen at the fringes of the ill-fated Ala Mhigan Resistance group before the slaughter at Baelsarโs Wall.
(Unfinished) portrait art of Astor courtesy of oboon, painting of Astor courtesy of vlada-artblog, used with permission!
Usual Playtime: 6-12pm EST
FC: <<ESO>> Esoterica
Looking for:
Everything and anything!ย
Astor performs a variety of witchy services from commissions for charms, wards, spellwork and rituals, to hunting down beasts and relics, to astral โfortuneโ readings and so on. I can do entirely organic card readings (I have several physical decks I use) or ones entirely manufactured to push forward your own RP plots or ideas. Iโm always happy to help you expand on something or further your own RP with Astorโs work.
Socially, Astor is quiet but very genial and even a bit of a flirt at times, prone to wandering and able to run into people in nearly any circumstance or location, though heโll be slightly less inclined to show up at the nicest of restaurants or areas. He knows a wide spread of people from various backgrounds.
Wanna be racist at an Ala Mhigan? Awesome! Got a law-enforcing sort and you wanna harass/detain/question a Suspicious Undesirable? Hell yeah, letโs do it! Underground or criminally-related RP? Sure! Iโm very open to conflict RP; Iโm playing an Ala Mhigan witch, after all. XIV is a setting full of prejudice, racism, superstitions, crime and corruption; those themes can be interesting to write when everyone is OOCly okay with it.
Limits: Given inconveniences for RP, I prefer to avoid the loss of limbs and death. Content wise, I donโt have any particular triggers but for peteโs sake at least be respectful of sensitive topics.
Any of this sound neat? Drop me an ask or message on tumblr, a tell in-game or discord info! Iโm always looking forward to meeting new people for RP or starting up stuff!
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