Hi there! You can call me Sloth, or Orion. You can also find me over on:
AO3: GanymedeRosalind
Bluesky: OrionAllthoughts
Current Special Interests
Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
Star Wars (Always Star Wars)
Dragon Age
DC Comics
Gardening
More on my various video game OCs under the cut!
Final Fantasy XIV
I currently have two primary FFXIV characters: Orion and Taliesin.
Orion D'Oschon
Orion is a quiet, bookish man who was born and spent his early life in Idylshire before the colony was abandoned by Old Sharlayan. He spent his adolescence as a refugee on the outskirts of Ul'dah before getting a job as an Arcanist in Limsa Lominsa. From there, his life followed the typical trajectory of a Warrior of Light.
When not fighting gods and saving the world, Orion leads a fairly peaceful and ordinary life. Through his travels, he developed an interest in botany, especially medicinal herbs. So he spends much of his free-time exploring, gathering samples, gardening and recording his findings.
Some Orion factoids:
Main job: Scholar
Other jobs: Summoner, Machinist, Botanist, Alchemist
Birthplace: Idylshire
Age: Mid 30s
Orientation: Bisexual, polyamorous
Gender: Cis male
Pronouns: He/him
Current home: Ishgard (also keeps an apartment in Limsa Lominsa)
Family: Only child. Both parents are still alive and living in Ul'dah.
Romantic Interests: Wife, Kendra T'soni. Life Partner, Aymeric de Borel. Deceased brain ghost, Ardbert. Deceased, Ysayle Dangoulain.
Taliesin Evander
Taliesin is an Alternate Universe character. He's the answer to my question, "What would happen if Hythlodaeus was sundered?" He's not the Warrior of Light. There is a version of Meteor that serves as WoL in this universe. However, he does have the Echo, is a member of the Scions, and part of Meteor's inner circle.
Taliesin is also secretly the long-term on-again-off-again Favorite of Garlean emperor, Solus Zos Galvus. They have known one another since before Solus took the throne. (And they possibly have several children? I haven't decided.) Taliesin does not reveal this secret to Meteor or the Scions until shortly after Solus's death.
Taliesin's lore is still very much in flux.
Some Taliesin factoids:
Main job: Bard
Other jobs: Conjurer, Scholar, Monk, Goldsmith (specifically mammets and other automata)
Birthplace: Skatay Range, Othard
Age: Early 90s
Orientation: Bisexual, demisexual, polyamorous
Gender: Transmasc, genderfluid
Pronouns: usually he/him, has used they/them on occasion
Current home: Old Sharlayan. He has his own suite at the Baldesion Annex, but he also frequently stays at the palace in Radz-at-Han.
Family: He possibly has a few adult sons and daughters running around but I haven't decided for certain. He does not have any contact with his birth clan. He also considers G'raha, Krile, Alphinaud, and Alisaie family. Zenos just gets a big fat "It's complicated" stamp.
Romantic Interests: On-again-off-again lovers, companions, enemies, it's so complicated, my god, Solus zos Galvus. Amiable exes, Jehantel. Queerplatonic something or other, Meteor. He might also have a thing with Raubahn, I haven't decided.
Baldur's Gate 3
Brychan
My primary Tav is a half-elf storm sorcerer named Brychan. It's an Old Welsh name derived from brych "speckled, freckled" combined with a diminutive suffix. It’s pronounced Bruh - ’ch’ like the ch in Scottish ’loch’ or German ’ich’, and then stressed ’an’. Bruh ’ch’ AN according to Welsh speakers I've found online.
Originally from the Moonshae Isles, west of Faerun, Brychan moved to Baldur's Gate about three years before the beginning of the game. He's a sailor by trade, hired mostly by merchant ships to ensure good weather during risky voyages. Before the game, he never really used his magic in a combat situation and struggles with the kind of precision and control one would need to ensure his companions and the environment aren't caught up in friendly fire.
Some Taliesin factoids:
Class: Storm Sorcerer (though according to family legend he may actually be of a draconic bloodline)
Race: Half wood elf
Alignment: Chaotic (Naive) Good.
Background: Outlander (though it would be Sailor if that was an in-game option)
Birthplace: Westhaven, Pandira, Moonshae Isles
Age: Early 20s
Orientation: Bisexual, polyamorous
Gender: Trans man
Pronouns: he/him
Current home: Baldur's Gate, though he spends most of his time at sea
Family: His mother, now deceased, was a bard/pirate of some renown. His only living relative, an uncle named Gareth still lives on a sheep farm near Westhaven.
Romantic Interests: Wyll/Karlach/Brychan thruple is the main relationship during the game. He also has a very strong queerplatonic attachment to Astarion. The Emperor gets a big ol' "It's complicated."




















