Never Ending Survey: Dante Redstone
FULL NAME: Dante Redstone
BIRTHDAY: 5th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon (June 5th)
ETHNIC GROUP: Hyur (Midlander)
NATIONALITY: n/a (Born on a ship on the Sea of Jade)
LANGUAGE/S: Bi-lingual, Eorzea common and Al bhed
SEXUAL ORIENTATION : Bisexual
ROMANTIC ORIENTATION : Polyamorous
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married
HOME TOWN / AREA: Limsa Lominsa
CURRENT HOME: Mist Ward 13, Plot 11
PROFESSION: Captain of a Free Company/Shipping company.
HAIR: Dark brown with red tips.
EYES: Emerald Green with swirled iris.
FACE: Soft cheeks with a strong jaw, ridged nose.
LIPS: full, slightly pink
COMPLEXION: Sun kissed tan.
BLEMISHES: Nothing major other than a few divots in his skin.
SCARS: A large scar across his face as well as call mark on his side. Various nicks and scratches across his body and hands.
TATTOOS: Enchanted ink facial tattoos.
BUILD: Muscular and surprisingly curvy for a male. wider hips and slightly thicker thighs.
FEATURES: Broad build, usually has a cocky grin on his face.
ALLERGIES: none that he knows of.
USUAL HAIR STYLE: Messy spiked look thats absolutely intentional
USUAL FACE LOOK : Happy, Cheerful, or spaced out.
USUAL CLOTHING: His captains coat that he usually wears unless he feels itll get in the way.
FEAR/S: Losing his family, deep sea monsters that are too big.
ASPIRATION/S: Mostly just to run a successful business for now and be a good dad. Nothing major.
POSITIVE TRAITS: Protective, passionate, carefree, adaptable.
NEGATIVE TRAITS: Stubborn, easily distracted, spacey, obnoxious, tactless.
TEMPERAMENT: Generally goes with the flow of things and is in a positive mood. Tries to find the positive in things.
SOUL TYPE/S: The Artisan and The Server
VICE HABIT/S: Drinking, Procrastinating
GHOSTS?: He has fought them and thus they are real.
AFTERLIFE?: He believes there is an afterlife after encountering literal ghosts, but he’s unsure of what the extent may be.
POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: The Eorzean Alliance
EDUCATION LEVEL: Was home-schooled by his mother in general education as well as thaumaturgy and conjury.
MOTHERS : Aurora Redstone
EXTENDED FAMILY: The crew and members of the Xiaah uv dra Cxiymm fleet. his FC is also his family.
NAME MEANING/S: Named for a mysterious stone his ancestors had rumored to create that was the ultimate tool for smithing and crafting. Possible Alchemical relation.
HISTORICAL CONNECTION?: Surviving members of the Al bhed race that has mostly vanished from the face of hydaelyn
BOOK: Nothing specific, but he loves books that help him with his craft, specifically books on art or smithing.
HOLIDAY: All Saints’ Wake
MONTH: 3rd Umbral Moon (June)
WEATHER: Both Sunny clear skies and Storms.
SOUND / S: Crackling of fire
SCENT / S: Seared meat, Fresh herbs, Tropical Fruits, the ocean
TASTE / S: Fine Whiskey, Spicy but flavorful foods
FEEL / S: soft plush fabrics, water, the sun on his skin, someone else pressed against him.
ANIMAL / S: Corgies, Red Pandas, and Griffons.
COLORS: Red, black, gold, white, green.
TALENTS: Drawing, music, smithing, combat.
BAD AT: Staying focused when bored, being tidy.
TURN ONS: Confidence, talent, affection, romance, forward nature.
TURN OFFS: Shy timidness. Self-loathing/doubt.
HOBBIES: Drawing, fishing, cooking, smithing, sailing, studying magic, sparring.
TROPES: The chosen one (Has the echo) The drunken Hero
QUOTES : "Im the smartest idiot you'll ever meet."
Q1 : If you could write your character your way in their own movie, what would it be called, what style would it be filmed in, and what would it be about?
A1 : It’d probably be a film about Dante losing his airship and going through all sorts of shenanigans to get it back. Definitely an action/comedy. Id call it “Its Probably SkyPirates”
Q2 : What would their soundtrack/score sound like?
A2 : Lots of alt rock, metal, and electroswing/jazz.
Q3 : Why did you start writing this character?
A3 : Dante was originally a self insert for my artist persona and he kind of developed into his own thing over the 6 years that Ive been playing him in 14.
Q4 : What first attracted you to this character?
A4 : He was basically my way of living in a fantasy world and escaping reality in a world that I knew nothing about.
Q5 : Describe the biggest thing you dislike about your muse.
A5 : Theres times I feel like he’s very unappealing to other people and it makes me want to write him off or retire him sometimes for something else, but since I have so many connections to him as a character thats really hard to do.
Q6 : What do you have in common with your muse?
A6 : A lot. Most of the talents and such that Dante has are my own irl talents and hobbies, but adapted to a fantasy setting. He also shares a lot of my ADHD traits.
Q7 : How does your muse feel about you?
A7 : He’d probably lecture me about how much a procrastinate things, but he has no room to talk.
Q8 : What characters does your muse have interesting interactions with?
A8 : Mostly my wife’s character Fayne.
Q9 : What gives you inspiration to write your muse?
A9 : Its a great way to just escape reality for a bit and just live another life for a while.
Q10 : How long did this take you to complete?
A10 : a couple hours, but mostly cause Fayne kept distracting me and demanding cuddles lol.
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