ARMAND RENOUARD
CONTENT WARNING — This character's lore and depiction are dark and will contain mentions MURDER, NSFW, AND DARK CONTENT. Viewer Discretion is advised.Monster Hunting, problem child Miqo'te man.Plays with canon content a lot [ if you seek strict lore compliance, look elswhere]. Multiship & Multiverse friendly.
written by MOTH (they/them, 30+)
Tyranny of Blood
from ashes we're made — to ashes we return
MOTH , they/them, 30+ DISCORD offered [after knowing one another] PLOTTING open
001. RESPECT. General respect should go without saying. My characterization, my time, and energy are important to establish right off the bat. If we cannot respect any of those things mutually then unfortunately this probably won't work as writing partners! I am more than happy to meet folk, but I have had too many instances where all my boundaries were crossed and left me uncomfortable. 002. CHARACTERIZATION Armand is and always will be monstrous at his core. His life has left him scarred, jaded, and a little mad. Does that mean he's incapable of softness and feelings? Absolutely not. However, those parts of him are hard to access and require time and building towards. When first encountering this man, he will be charming and pleasant - but it's more often a facade in place, especially when it comes to interacting with voidsent or powerful entities. It's up to the dynamics that we establish whether it be simple and fleeting, or something more. 003. SHIPPING. Big fan of shipping. Love it, in fact. However I do like some semblance of slow burn and build up towards things (especially relationships with deeper bonds etc.) I will not tolerate, however, possessiveness or entitlement to Armand as a character. I enjoy mult-shipping - and rarely tie my characters to one single character unless I've become genuine friends with the writer. All ships will be in their own pocket universes (unless discussed otherwise).
004. WRITING STYLE I'm a big fan of paragraph writing. I often get lost in the written sauce and may get flowery when it comes to characterization. I am, however, slow. I can't churn out replies as instantly as I used to (though gosh I wish I still could). So please be patient with me. 005. NSFW I do write NSFW content [ be it smut or darker themes ]. I enjoy it too! However, do not assume I'm just interested in that off the bat or at all. Again, I'm a big fan of proper planning and plotting with a writing partner and I feel it's more fun when we establish a baseline. I will also not assume or plan to write NSFW material with anyone - and have the right to say 'thanks but no thanks'.Armand enjoys his sexuality - flourishes in it especially after a hunt/battle. He's what one would classify as a switch in all capacities. More often than not, he will cater to his partner's wants - he's an old soul, after all and no stranger to intimacy. He can be rough, bite-y, and border on not-so safe and sane [ but always consensual thanks ].
006. COMMUNICATION. I have a discord. However -- I do not offer it immediately. I typically keep to in-game messaging and chatting unless I've gotten to know the writer enough to share it. Please don't pressure me for my discord if I haven't offered it or added you right away. 007. ART CREDITS I draw most of the art on my page. Unless specified otherwise, assume it is mine. I will always do my utmost to credit artists (even in my little aesthetic images). 008. HAVE FUN. I know a lot of this is worded seriously and I do hope it's taken seriously. I promise, however, that I'm a pretty chill person. I enjoy character writing and chatting, and am always happy to banter ooc / do content in game for fun. I'm also a giant nerd who enjoys Dungeons and Dragons so I'm channeling a lot of my DMing skills into building this little guy.
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NAME Armand RenouardNICKNAME/ALIAS Murderer, The 'Vampyr', The Shadow from Ishgard, RennyTITLES The former Earl of Chateau de RenouardAGE 41DATE OF BIRTH Fifth Umbral Moon, 31st SunGENDER & PRONOUNS cis male, he/himORIENTATION pansexual / demiromanticRACE Half Miqo'te // Half Elezen
HEIGHT 6’4”HAIR black with ashen streaksEYES pale silverPIERCINGS wouldn't you like to know?SCARS / TATTOOS / MARKINGS scars across his abdomen, back, and neck. two puncture wounds on the right side of his neck.VOICE CLAIM Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal LecterCHARACTER INSPIRATIONS hannibal lecter from nbc's hannibal | sweeney todd (josh groban variant) | van helsing (hugh jackman ofc) | angel from buffy | d from vampire hunter d | crow from the crow | matt murdock from dare devil | and many more!DISTINGUISHING FEATURES his eyes are always striking and reflect light like an animal in the dark. his easy smile and sharp features. his looming height.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION / FIRST IMPRESSION Upon first glance, Armand is the sort to snatch one's attention purposefully. A fleeting touch. A lingering glance. A pointed comment seemingly 'innocent' about another he is eying. His garb is old and antiquated to some, but still maintains that almost fairytale-like quality. He stands with purpose and authority thought never trying to ostentatiously grab the attention of all in a room. No, he lingers like a shadow just out of the corner of one's eye - ever drawing glances. Perhaps, on some level, one is always aware of a circling wolf like him.POSITIVE TRAITS attentive, amorous, determined, doting, amicable, open-minded, straight forward.NEUTRAL TRAITS blunt, perceptive, intense, unyielding.NEGATIVE TRAITS possessive, obsessive, calculating, clinical, feral when consumed with bloodlust.
PARENTS
Earl Armandeaux Renouard - [ DECEASED ]
Countess Lucienne Renouard - [ DECEASED ]SIBLINGS
Phillipe Renouard - [ DECEASED ]
Alexandre Renouard -[ DECEASED ]
Léonard Renouard - [ DECEASED ][former] SPOUSE
Jeanne de Durand-Renouard - [ DECEASED ]CHILDREN
Vivienne Renouard - [ DECEASED ]
Alistair Renouard - [ DECEASED ]OTHERS [to be added]MAIN JOBS Warrior, Viper, White MageCITY IshgardLANGUAGES Eorzean, HinganCOMBAT CAPABILITIES DRAGOON || WHITE MAGE || WARRIOR || VIPER
INTO THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. Armand Renouard's story ends, as many often do, in death and tragedy. A man who's current self was born of darkness when the ashes of his former life had settled. Blamed for the death of those he loved most, he now wanders as a shadow among many. A Man? Or a Monster.But he was not always this twisted reflection of his former self. There was a time one would have considered him a man of reason, grace, and morality. Such as it was for many who lived under the banner of Ishgard. Armand was adopted into a family of high renown - loyal to the church and to the people, said to be descendants from great warriors who fought the encroaching dragon hordes. They were the picture of poise, elegance, and dignity among the nobles. Earl Armandeaux Renouard was a fierce political figurehead and stark figure among the noble houses - betrothed to the hauntingly beautiful Countess Lucienne Marivieux. The marriage of the two houses was both a powerful move and one of true benefit to maintain the Houses' and their status among the blue bloods of Ishgard.It was not long after the planned marriage that the pair welcomed their first son into this world: Alexandre Renouard followed closely by the younger Léonard Renouard were quick to follow. Their family was picturesque and by all standards, the ideal for any Ishgardian to strive for. It was quite the scandal when news arrived that the family brought in a new son - a miqo'te from the Dravanian Forelands, no less. Even greater a scandal was when he was given the name Armand Renouard, an apparent sign of favour in his father's eye.
What they did not know was that Armand was the bastard son of an ill-timed tryst - and the man's obligation to Armand's biological mother inspired him to take in the newly abandoned boy. The Countess, however, despised Armand from the moment he arrived. And to this day, Armand could never blame her for the lack of love. He was, after all, a mistake.But her ire was nothing compared to the abusive scorn of his brothers. Picturesque as they were in public - behind closed doors they beat him out of their father's eyes. Derided him. Hated him with every fiber of their beings. Many of the scars of their ministrations remain even to this day - a tapestry of cruelty and the first step for Armand's descent to madness.He endured it with the grace a Renouard should - taking to his studies and hiding from the world. His bright mind and keen eye made him a specimen worthy of his status, and that only served to drive the jealousy of his brothers further still.Eventually it was announced that Armand would wed the daughter of Baron Durand - an advantageous marriage for both families. For one? The status of the Renouard household. For the other? Access to the archives and treasury of the Virtue's Wealth. Indeed it was celebrated by any and all of high character -- but for Armand? It was another form of cruelty and a death knell tolling in the distance. Jeanne de Durand held no love for Armand and maintained as much polite distance as she could, even long after the pair had wed. Bearing her duty as a daughter of a noble house, she did what she had to.
It was then she gave birth to two children - twins Vivienne and Alistair Renouard. And for the first time in his miserable existence? He felt love. He loved his children to the ends of time itself - doting on them as any good father should. Being the man for them his own father never could. It was through them that Armand believed his life could hold meaning. That he could be something more than pawn in a great political game. More than a mistake.For a time he was happy. Enshrouded in a blissful state of being nothing could dampen. He was a pious man - a devoted father and amicable husband. Turning his eye from his wife's unsubtle dalliances when she thought he couldn't see.But fate, it seemed, was a cruel mistress indeed. For soon his children fell into a mysterious illness and despite his pleading to his makers and best healers - he lost them both to a brain fever that broke bones and minds. He was inconsolable in his grief, spending hours lost in their nursery and holding tight their favourite plush toys.When his wife suddenly contracted the same illness, eyes all fell to Armand with suspicion. He had no answers as to why he remained unscathed -- until one night, when bringing broth and medicinal herbs to his wife, he saw it. A creature of blackened aether and malice draining Jeanne to her death. He tried to fight it off, grabbing a letter opener to stab at it with shouts of rage. The creature, however, flew off into the night. Leaving Armand poised over the still body of his wife just as the guards ran through the bedroom door.And so began the unfortunate, miserable life of Armand Renouard. Monster Hunter, Father. Murderer.
The Renouard Family is said to have wealth and power beyond most in Ishgard, but none of it is accessible to Armand anymore. If one looks for his names in their family's records, they will find neither hide nor hair. The Countess of the Renouard family ensured that his blight on their life remained out of sight and mind.
Armand was an outlier in his family in many ways - but the biggest one being that he took the armed history the family had very seriously. Researching their archives, he learned and practicing many of the techniques used in the Dragonsong war by his family. It led to his proficiency in combat - which certainly helped his confidence and ability to protect himself from his brothers in his later years.
Armand only truly started hunting voidsent about three years after his exiled escape from the Holy See of Ishgard. For the first three years he was practically a ghost in the woods of his former homelands - barely talking to society, fending for himself and so on. It wasn't until after a terrible nightmare where he swore that voidsent was taunting him from the dark that he became determined to learn all he could and to become a force to be reckoned with.
Armand is a very social creature in spite of everything that has happened to him. After isolation, devastation and abandonment, he's grown ravenous for contact. Chasing the high of maybe one day feeling normal again like he had when he was a father. He is, however, very careful about who he reveals himself to. The last thing he needs is to be thrown into jail and sent back to Ishgard for, undoubtedly, a very public execution.
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'But in those same hands
Is there the power to kill'
v: the monster hunter
ARE YOU A MAN? OR A MONSTER? Wandering the lands, Armand has been called to adventure. Wherever there is something vile and wicked lurking, he is there. Every a present shadow and blight on those from the void trying to gain a foothold in our world.This is his main verse. Pretty bare bones but extremely flexible in terms of where it is / when it is / and what all can be explored with it.
'Or is darkness underneath?'
v: before the house of ashes
THE HEIR TO THE RENOUARD FAMILY NAME. In a world where appearances are everything - Armand strives to be the image of perfection. There is little he won't do to remain the heir apparent for his household and all that it implies. He plays the game of social cat and mouse like it is second nature. But every now and then, a slight crack will appear - one that is rectified without hesitation. Think of the scandal.In this verse he is a man with a title from Ishgard itself. He is, however, bound to uphold appearances and decorum. To do what it is expected and show no weakness. He will be a problem [immaculately dressed though].
'Now it's time to survive'
v: of exile and devastation
GRIEVING AND UNRELENTING IN HIS ANGER. He wanders the Dravanian Forelands as a creature driven by pure need to survive. He's a broken thing with scarcely any idea how to pick up the pieces. How to undo the damage done. His social skills have dwindled in the months since the death of his life - he's abrasive, he's unloving. He's more monster than man.This verse is where you get to interact with a truly broken little guy. He isn't very pleasant, however, so do bare that in mind if it strikes your fancy.
'veni, vidi, vici'
v: oceans of time
ANOTHER TIME AND ANOTHER PLACE. Armand is a very fluid character and can quite easily adapt to any situation. So this is my invitation to offer up one of your own verses and we can see how to mesh the two verses and characters into one, fun dynamic.
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