Sylbfohc Ostulmsyn

About

With over 30 years of service to the Limsan Armada, Storm Commander Sylbfohc Ostulmsyn is a seasoned veteran of land and sea combat. From Aleport based Yellowjacket, to Knight of the Baracuda, to Maelstrom - he's seen it all.

After Captaining one of the ships ordered to blockade Castrum Marinum in Operation Archon (ARR MSQ) he was promoted to Storm Commander and now commands the land-based Maelstrom's 1st Squadron, 9th Levy.

Appearance

AT A GLANCE (common appearance):

  • GENDER // Male

  • RACE // Roegadyn

  • CLAN // Sea Wolf

  • HEIGHT // 7 fulms, 9 ilms

  • WEIGHT // xx onze

  • AGE // Roughly early 50s

  • BUILD // Bara with dad belly - broad & muscular

  • SKIN // Dark green

  • HAIR // Silver with graying black streaks

  • BEARD // Silver chops with graying black streaks on either side of his mouth

  • JAW // Square, strong lines

  • CHEEKS // High, broad cheek bones

  • MOUTH // Very full-lipped, broad

  • NOSE // Broad, yet delicately shaped

  • CHIN // Broad, dimple in the center

  • BROWS // Strong boned, neatly groomed silver eyebrows

  • EYES // Pale gray, like sea mist

  • FACE TATTOOS // Black tribal lines beneath eyes, white tribal coloring on eyelids to the inner eye with a black "pupil" in the center of his lid - only visible when he closes his eyes, giving his eyes the appearance of always being open (even when they're closed)

  • ATTIRE // Storm Officer Uniform with Commander's hat

A CLOSER LOOK (shirtless or off duty):

  • CHEST // Covered in thick white hair with graying black peppered in

  • TATTOOS // Thick black bands around biceps, triceps, and quads. Black tribal shapes, similar to those found under his eyes, tracing the length of his back

  • SCARS // Thick scar on the left side of his belly with a matching one on his back (stabbed through with a spear), three gunshot wounds (two in the right shoulder, one in the left), shallower cuts criss-crossed here and there

  • ATTIRE // Often neatly dressed for a rugged man, reflecting wealth and the enjoyment of finer things

Personality

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Reputation

Has a reputation amongst Limsa Lomisa for:

  • Being one of Limsa's longest term and highly desired bachelors, commonly called the "Silver Fox of Limsa," sworn to a love he lost at sea long ago

  • Disappointing all who were romantically or sexually interested in him by marrying a Duskwight late in life, whose plainness added insult to injury as people assumed that if anyone would win his affection again it would be a person whose beauty matches his own

  • Sticking his neck out for troubled people with dicey legal history by adopting them into his Levy and personally vouching for them

  • Being a fair Commander who, although stern at times, genuinely cares for his people

  • Hating carbuncles, though few understand why. Something about a carbuncle exploding? Regardless, it's common for Limsers to pull carbuncle related pranks on him, all of which he chalks up to extremely bad luck

Public Record

All things that your character could know ICly before ever interacting with him ICly. A simple look at his public records in Limsa Lominsa would yield all of the following information:

  • BORN // xxxx namesday in Aleport to Ostulm xx and Strybloum xx

  • MARITIAL STATUS // Married, x date to Ojene Suinuet

  • OFFSPRING // Estorme Sylbfohcwyn (f)

  • OCCUPATION // Maelstrom Storm Commander (1st Squadron, 9th Levy), Maelstrom trained Warrior

  • RESIDENCE // Redacted

RECORD OF SERVICE TO THE LIMSAN ARMADA:

  • 1542 (age 14) // Registered as Yellowjacket trainee, Aleport, under the guidance of Yellowjacket Major Ostulm xx

  • 1545 (age 16) // Formally inducted into the Yellowjackets, stationed in Aleport

  • 1552 (age 26) // Mother dies from illness

  • 1552 (age 26) // Suspended from the Yellowjackets, in violation of-- // REDACTED //

  • 1553 (age 27) // Reinstated to the Yellowjackets

  • 1559 (age 29) // Transferred to the Knights of the Barracuda (x Squadron, x Levy) and promoted to Sergeant, under Captain xx

  • 1561 (age 31) // Briefly engaged to wed Dekkyra Iyrnfyndrwyn, a Sea Wolf lass from his home town

  • 1563 (age 33) // Shows his support to Limsa's new Admiral after she wins the Trident: Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn

  • 1566 (age 36) // Promoted to Lieutenant, under Captain xx

  • 1567 (age 37) // Father dies in combat while defending Aleport from the Sahagin

  • 1572 (age 42) // Is among the Knights of the Barracuda who fight to defend Eorzea from the VIIth Imperial Legion of the Garlean Empire at Carteneau - and then THE CALAMITY fell upon them all

  • 1572 (age 42) // Joins the newly formed Maelstrom (x Squadron, x Levy), under the leadership of Commander xx. Is promoted to Captain and given a ship whose Captain died at Carteneau

  • 1577 (age 47) // Participates in creating a blockade around the sea-based Castrum Marinum (ARR MSQ)

  • 1578 (age 48) // Declares a wife: Ojene Suinuet, their specific wedding date unclear in the records

  • 1579 (age 49) // Promoted to Storm Commander and charged with leading new land-based 1st Squadron, 9th Levy

THE TIME BUBBLE BEGINS!
From here on out his age and the specific dates are vague. Assume that all of the following events occurred in his early 50s.

  • Deployed to Gyr Abania along with the Maelstrom Levy that he commands (1st Squadron, 9th Levy) to assist in the united Alliance efforts to free Ala Mhigo from Garlean influence

  • Daughter was born in Castrum Oriens during wartime: Estorme Sylbfohcwyn

  • Deployed to Doma on along with the Maelstrom Levy that he commands (1st Squadron, 9th Levy) on a diplomatic mission to assist in the reconstruction of the Doman Enclave

PRESENT DAY
He and the Maelstrom's 1st Squadron, 9th Levy are back at their home base in Limsa's Mists.

RECORD OF ARRESTS:

  • // FILE REDACTED //

Beliefs

It's not uncommon for sailors to be superstitious, and Sylb is no exception. He observes his devotion to the patron Llymlaen through a mixture of pilgrimage, prayer, and situational habits intended to ward off anything that might hinder his goal to remain tuned to her divine navigation of his life's path.

RELIGIOUS OBERVANCES:

  • Llymlaen's Pilgrimage

  • Reciting the Sailor's Requiem at the beginning and end of every voyage

  • Offering the first of fine drink to Llymlaen by lifting it to the wind, saying a prayer, and pouring it into the sea

CULTURAL OBSERVANCES:

Roegadyn:

  • Displaying worth through feats of strength

  • Competition in everything

Sea Wolf:

  • Wedding traditions from the Old Land

  • A love of rain

  • Teaching children how to swim before they can walk

  • Seafaring and fishing

SUPERSTITIONS:

  • Tattoos beneath the eyes will enable a sailor to always find land

  • Tattooed eyelids will ward off enemies during sleep

  • Losing a hat overboard is an omen for a long and dangerous voyage

  • Trimming nails, cutting hair, and shaving off a beard while at sea brings bad luck to the crew

  • A strong woman at the helm during a voyage brings good luck - a true sister of Llymlaen

  • The anniversary of the Calamity is a no-sail day, believed to bring bad luck strong enough to cause your ship to sink should you sail on this day anyway

  • It's bad luck to rename a ship

FEARS:

  • Hauntings / ghosts / spoop

  • Dying while his daughter is still young

  • He knows that he'll die before his elezen wife but he still fears the idea of leaving her alone

WOULD TRADE HIS LIFE / FREEDOM / SOUL FOR:

  • The safety of his wife and / or daughter