Romarique

MATURE RP 25+ ♂/♂ / Taken (Monogamous) /Elezen/ Duskwight - Gridanian raised/Ishgardian born
Experimental Medical researcher . Diabolist Demonolator. Former Ishgardian Ballet Dancer. [The Jester] (Disgraced)HERETIC/UNBELIEVER Went mad with grief
RECOVERING

Vanity

"There may be heaven on my mind
But I have hell in my heart.
I won't go quietly in the night,
Death will be their only light in my darkness." - Marilyn Manson: enantiomorph

Nsfw

Family

Father: Isarmoix Rochedalaix (Kasiya Keket) His Hero

About

Aether - unbalanced, depleted, and highly volatile aether levels. Corrupted. Highly susceptible to aether sickness.
It is like a flickering, dimly lit, shadow-fringed flame
It is low because the Voidsent and his depression drain it, it is unstable because anxiety and trauma keep it fractured.
He is always cold.

  • Name -Romarique Sarmantoix

  • Age -36

  • Race - Duskwight, Elezen

  • Body Markings -Full body tattoo, blacked out neck tatt. Scars litering his entire body covered by tattoos.

  • Gender - Male

  • Pronouns - He/Him/His

  • Father - Isarmoix Rochedalaix = Immortal living somewhere in the void

  • Mother - Ondine Sarmantoix = Deceased

  • Siblings - Twin sister, younger brother = Both alive in the black shroud

  • occupation - Experimental Researcher, Studies Voidsent for medicinal uses.

  • Former Occupation - Professional Ishgardian Ballet Soloist (Danseur étoile)

  • Spiritual Practices -Demonolatry: religious or spiritual practice of venerating, honoring, and working with demons as deities, forces of nature, or spiritual mentors. (His lover)

  • Voice claim -Nero Bellum

  • Hair color -Black/silver (dyes it all black)

  • Eye color - lavender

  • Height - 7'2"

  • Sexual Orientation - Gay

  • Sub/Dom/Verse - Verse

  • Marital status - Widower, In a relationship

  • Relationship status -Taken

  • Vices - Alcohol, rough sex (receiving) Smoking

  • Alignment - Chaotic neutral

  • Personality - Quiet, laid back, reflective, thoughtful. Confident, Depressive mood swings when not enough sleep is had, very moody in general, highly introverted and passive aggressive at times.

  • Insecurities - Overthinking, fearing sudden abandonment, self doubt

  • Mental Health Issues - Generalized anxiety disorder, Depression, Psychosis, Post-traumatic stress disorder (Hypervigilance, Intrusive Thoughts, racing heart, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or stomach aches when imagining a loss)

  • Fears - Death anxiety commonly referred to as thanatophobia. Though it's the fear of people he loves around him dying.

  • LIKES

  • Zaesil His Lover

  • Likes to be near the one he loves (feels secure)

  • Gridania

  • His Dog Sage

  • Has started to like the sight of the first snow fall in Ishgard

  • warm climates

  • Autumn

  • Wearing layers when anxious

  • The moon

  • The Sun

  • The scent of Lavender

  • The scent of strawberry poundcake (blames Perish)

  • Hot tea

  • Coffee

  • Kumis straight from the steppe

  • The color lavender

  • Roses of all colors

  • Romantic gestures giving and recieving (Partner only)

  • warmth of a fire/fireplace

  • Watching people

  • Good conversations

  • Positive energy

  • Calming atmospheres

  • Reading

  • Horror and Romance novels

  • Food

  • Dragons

  • The Steppe

  • The Oronir are like family

  • Void Witches

  • Heretics

  • Working with Voidsent

  • DISLIKES

  • Ishgard

  • Ishgardians

  • The Holy See of Ishgard

  • Dragoons

  • Authority

  • Being told he can't do something

  • Being forced to worship something he doesn't agree with

  • Racism

  • Homophobia

  • Xenophobia

  • Rudeness

  • Being touched (by strangers)

  • Cold temperatures

  • Winter after the first snowfall

  • Snow

  • Ward Knights

  • Snobs

  • Prudes

  • The smell of burnt food

  • Disrespect

  • Narcissistic people

  • Bullies

  • Judgmental people

  • Loud crowded spaces

Before Romarique could even open his eyes his parents made a daring escape from Ishgard. His Father and Mother attempted to leave Ishgard with their youngest son. Their escape failed. When discovery became inevitable, Roma's mother entrusted him to the only couple she believed would love him and keep him safe: two Wildwood friends who accepted the child without question.Before parting from him, she placed a glamour upon her son. The spell made the Duskwight child appear Wildwood, flowing black hair, pale white skin, hiding the identity that might otherwise have condemned him. His biological parents were captured after their departure from Gridania and were later executed for eloping and fleeing Ishgard or so that was how it was told. Roma survived because the men who became his fathers opened their home to him and honored his mother's final act of protection. They renamed him Vairemont.Roma grew up surrounded by affection. His fathers were the center of his world, but much of Gridania also had a hand in raising him. Neighbors, travelers, and familiar faces each taught him something, and he was brought up to respect people from every walk of life. His unusual eyes - They are violet - drew attention, but it was his gentle manner and generous heart that made others fond of him.AdulthoodIn adulthood, Romarique married a Xaela man while in their early 20's. Their marriage gave him a second home and a bond that survived fear, illness, and the slow approach of death. A strange sickness began draining his husband's aether and gradually claimed his limbs. Augmentations were attempted, but they often failed as his aether dwindled.When it became clear that the illness could not be overcome, they left for the Azim Steppe. His husband wished to die among his family, and Roma obliged. He chose to remain at his side. He stayed through every decline and every failed hope until his husband passed surrounded by those he loved. Roma did not turn away from the end, no matter how painful it became to witness.His life darkened after his husband's death. The grief did not pass with the funeral or soften with distance. He drank heavily despite once swearing he never would, using intoxication to silence memory and numb himself. Sex became another means of escape. Neither vice brought comfort. Both deepened his depression and made him volatile, distant, and increasingly reckless with his own life.He struggled with suicidal thoughts and actions. In that state, the Void found him vulnerable. Voidsent attached themselves to him and fed upon his aether night after night, allowing him little rest and no real recovery. The harm was both bodily and spiritual. His father's voidtouched history had once been a danger surrounding his birth; now the Void had become part of Roma's own life.For years, he endured, bargained, befriended, and worked alongside beings most people would destroy on sight. Some exploited him. Others became allies. His veneration of the Voidsent is neither simple devotion nor harmless fascination. It grew from despair, survival, and the dangerous discovery that monsters can sometimes be more honest about their hunger than respectable men are about their cruelty.The Glamour BrokenRoma eventually learned that his appearance had been altered since infancy. During a meeting in the Black Shroud, his biological father told him of the glamour spell and the reason his mother had cast it. Roma chose to break the spell himself. For the first time, he allowed the world to see him as he truly was: a Duskwight Elezen, with no apology.The revelation exposed a cruelty he had never expected from the home of his childhood. Many Gridanians who had praised, protected, and loved him as a Wildwood withdrew their affection once they knew his parentage. The boy they had welcomed and the man standing before them were the same person, yet he was shunned as though the broken glamour had revealed a moral failing.Roma refused to hide again. He embraced his Duskwight heritage and abandoned any hope of earning acceptance through obedience. These days, he returns to Gridania mainly for his fathers. They remain the measure by which he judges family: the men who chose him before they knew what that choice would cost.The Ishgardian BalletAgainst expectation, Roma returned to the city of his birth and made a name for himself in the Ishgardian ballet. He rose as a professional soloist, valued for his discipline, presence, and ability to hold an audience alone. The stage gave him a place within Ishgardian society that birth and blood had denied him.His career also granted access. After performances, Roma befriended fellow dancers, scholars, patrons, and guests at private gatherings. He listened closely and asked careful questions about his mother. Some recognized her name. Most claimed ignorance, while others made their silence too deliberate to mistake. With each engagement, Roma became more certain that Ishgard remembered more than it was willing to admit.The PerformanceDuring one solo performance, years of restraint finally failed. Roma stopped mid-dance and addressed those in attendance. Before patrons who had applauded his art while concealing the truth of his blood, he named what he thought of them. He declared whose child he was and forced the room to look upon the history it preferred to bury.He was seized and confined pending trial. He was never convicted of any crimes as his father intervened taking him to the black shroud. In the aftermath, he learned how his mother had died. The knowledge released anger he had carried since childhood, now sharpened by proof that Ishgard's silence had never been innocent.Modern DayRoma is now most often found among people respectable society dismisses: criminals, degenerates, heretics, unbelievers, and men already considered broken. He prefers their company to Ishgardian nobles who hide behind tradition. He does not require virtue from his companions, but he has little patience for hypocrisy.His loyalties remain formidable. Friends from the Steppe stand behind him like brothers, and in grave trouble he may call upon the Oronir. He also has long-standing ties to Voidsent he has worked with and venerated for years. Those allies do not always arrive alone. When summoned, they come in waves.Beneath the severity, Roma still carries traces of the sweet child Gridania once loved. He can be kind without being naive, tender without being tame, and fiercely protective of anyone he considers family. What he cannot tolerate is being told that his love for the void requires him to hide, obey, or apologize for what he is.

Information

-Stays clear from Ishgard if at all possible, he cannot stand the biting cold or the people. However he likes the Forgotten Knight Inn.-He is a Ballet Dancer recreational now, used to dance Professionally with the highest rank, Principal dancer.-Is semi blind, wears glasses-Has scaring from previous abuse within the void.-Has two pets, a dog and a cat. Sage and Baal.-Has a very good resting bitch face
Fears nothing really except loss of loved ones-Will hide his pain well in front of strangers
-Will not cry in front of people unless he trusts you or has a real good reason to.-Hides heavy emotion behind a smile or a straight face depending on his mood. Mostly straight face as he dissasociates during intense emotion and stares past people.-Lives in Shirogane, due to the nice weather and sights.-Frequents The Forgotten Knight when he visits Ishgard, the rooms are cozy to him.-Will protect those he loves fiercely
Knows quite a few Heretics and will protect those he knows even if it means his own life.-Has a fascination with Voidsent due to his father being voidtouched, also uses their blood and DNA to help cure some illnesses not cured by medicine or certain magicks.-Used to frequent the brothels in Uldah paying a hefty price for male company. Has since stopped after being in a new relationship.-Enjoys tea, hearty breakfasts, and drinking until he drops-favorite drinks- Oroniri Kumis (straight from the Azim Steppe) sencha tea, Fullflower Mead, Blackbelly Whiskey, Ishgardian Brandy-Has a thing for pain, likes to be manhandled, High sex drive though will deny his urges these days.-Kills those he experiments on if they become void touched, which is 100% of the time. Trying to find ways to keep that from happening.-Is in fact Gelmorran nobility but he does not know that. His ancestors were directly from Gelmorra. His father from the south Shroud and his mother Ishgardian Duskwight of House Dzemael, she was a maid

Roleplay Hooks- Ishgardian ballet:Roma was once an infamous professional soloist. Perhaps you knew of him, perhaps you danced along side him. Or where Rivals. Or a spectator interested in the performance enough to hire him as entertainment.- A familiar face from Gridania: Someone may remember the kind Wildwood child Roma appeared to be, and struggle with the realization of what he really is.- Knowledge of his mother: An Ishgardian scholar, noble, cleric, or former servant may recognize her name or know why records concerning her were suppressed.- Ties to the Steppe: Xaela or travelers familiar with the Oronir may know Roma as the foreign widower who stayed until the end and earned a place among the Tribe. Respectfully.- Research/Experimentation: He may take interest in healers, chirurgeons, or engineers who have encountered conditions resembling the one that killed his husband.- Signs of the Void: Those sensitive to aether may notice that Roma has been fed upon repeatedly or sense the residue of long contact with Voidsent.- Company of ill repute: Criminals, heretics, and social outcasts are more likely to be the ones he gravitates to as friends or work ties.- Friendships: Those Roma calls close friends, could have known him since childhood, during his time in Ishgard, or wandering around places of ill repute.

  • Temperament: Roma was raised to meet difference with respect, and that lesson remains part of him even after prejudice hardened his outlook. He is loving toward the people he claims as his own and capable of extraordinary devotion. He is also proud, wounded, and quick to recognize rejection. Grief made him self-destructive; betrayal made him suspicious; survival taught him to seek power in places others fear.

  • Appearance: Romarique is a Duskwight Elezen with obsidian skin, black hair marked by a natural patch of silver, which he dyes black. His eyes are unmistakable: Violet, and they sometimes glow in the dark now due to prolonged contact with voidsent. Those eyes once charmed the people who watched him grow; now they often give strangers an uneasy feeling due to the unnatural glow.

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The RumorsWorld View: There are whisper's going around, how he steals the sick from hospitals to experiment on them. Whether that is true or not no one knows for certain except Roma and his team. There is another rumor going around that his ties to the void are in his bloodline. Few Isgardians know of his father but those that do stay away from his son.
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"Keep your distance from that corner. That's Romarique and his new shadow."
-Eustace
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Ishgard: Former patrons still whisper about Roma’s final ballet —insisting his performance wasn't art, but an episode of madness. Or something much darker. They say his family belongs to an ancient line of Voidsent-worshippers tracing back to the dawn of Gelmorra. Supposedly, they briefly embedded themselves within the Lambs of Dalamud, only to splinter off and form a far more sinister sect that venerates the Voidsent as true gods. For generations, they lurked entirely underground, hidden away from the light of the Fury. That is, until Roma’s father surfaced on the outskirts of Ishgard—courting his mother like a lingering shadow.
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"His father was born to the dark, and Roma is merely the instrument waiting to usher the rest of us into it. He must perish."
- Ishgardian Priest
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Gridania: A few Gridanians still remember him fondly and quietly regret how their neighbors treated him. Still treating him with respect.
"There are a few fools who still speak with him, completely blind to the danger he posed. Can you believe that?"
-Gridanian Guard
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Those who come too close:Those who threaten him boast that he hides behind monsters. Those who survive tend to describe the matter differently.Some people see him and his quiet disposition and just know something is up with him. Good or bad, people can feel his aether when they get near.

OOC

Thank you for taking the time to read this carrd and all his information. I took alot of time to edit, re edit, and get this carrd just right. Romarique is taken so keep that in mind. NO ERP means no erp with others but the one he is involved with.Caution: I suffer from post concussion symptoms I am not as fast as I used to be playing this game. I dread content because of it. Please do not harass me over it. I haven't got to dawn trail on this character yet. I can only stand to do content so much before my brain says its had enough and the migraines/vertigo pops up. It can be literal hell after awhile. I am working through it at my own pace.

  • Soren (Ren) 41| trans masc | Role player for 18 years on/off. | I am a parent. | Writer is panromantic ace pronouns I go by are he/him/his. I draw a little bit.

  • I do roleplay in game but I also RP on Discord so feel free to ask me for it.

  • Multi Para / Novella - I do not expect anyone to match my length but give me at least a couple paragraphs.

  • I love adventure, dark themes, bad ends, horror themes, demonic everything. I would prefer to talk things out rather than just jump into a RP/Storyline blind.

  • I also play lore accurate to the game but also quite a bit of lore bending.

RULES/BOUNDARIES

  • NO rp/erp/ooc chat with anyone below 18 years of age. If you lie to me about your age and I find out you will be BLOCKED without question or answer as to why. You should know why.

  • NO Racism, homophobia, xenophobia, hate speech, slurs, disrespect.

  • I do not ever erp or rp with lala players.

  • I don't do random ERP

  • I don't do one off storylines I prefer long term.

  • No metagaming/Godmodding

  • No permenant character death

  • I am not here for rl drama

  • I do game content on my own time, so don't try to tell me what I should be doing. This is an alt.

  • I am over 40 in rl, I have no tolerance for mindgames. Talk with me about the issues you have with me so we can work them out, thanks. I am NOT a mindreader.

  • I am a parent above everything else.

  • I have a life outside of this game

  • I do not tolerate liars

  • I do not tolerate Hate

  • I do not tolerate Jealousy of myself, others around me, or those I hang out with.

  • If I am in Uldah standing with someone else, please do not disturb.

  • I afk a lot, please don't take offense to that. I need constant breaks from the screen or I suffer greatly.

  • If we discuss storylines and you stop communicating, I will assume you aren't interested and I will move on.

Contact:

  • Discord: Ask me

  • In Game: Send me a tell

  • (Note I might not always be up for roleplay with people I don't know yet. Social Anxiety.)