Auron

Auron
Age	35
Species	Human (Unsent)
Sex	Male
Height	6'0"
Weight	165 lbs.
Background
Series	Final Fantasy 10
Combat Styles	Guardian
Hometown	Bevelle, Spira
Group	Unaffiliated
Occupation/Job	Ex-Guardian
Force:	Forces of Restoration
Theme Song	“Auron’s Theme”
Quote
“This is it! Now is the time to choose! Die and be free of pain, or live, and fight your sorrow! Now is the time to shape your stories! Your fate is in your hands!”

        It’s been a long road for Spira’s so-called “Legendary Guardian”—though he’d just as soon not be called that; after all, the only thing he did was do nothing while his best friends died for a pointless, endless spiral of death. From young, naive warrior monk to disillusioned old veteran, the changes in Auron’s life—and unlife—have been drastic and sudden. His journeys have taken him all across Spira, and outside of it as well, into the Dream of the Fayth. Unbeknownst to most of Spira, he is Unsent—his soul refused to move on, and he came back after his death to try to keep the promises he made in life. He cannot—will not—rest until Sin is destroyed, and the deaths of his lord Braska and his best friend Jecht are avenged. Auron once lived his life for Braska, and later, Jecht. Now Unsent, it’s for the two people he loved most that he continues to exist beyond his death.

Skills: Age Is Relative, Badass Longcoat, BFS, Booze Flamethrower, Bring My Red Jacket, Cool Old Guy, Cool Shades, Crisis of Faith, Determinator, Failure Knight, Good Scars/Evil Scars, Mr. Exposition, OoC Is Serious Business, Pre-Asskicking One-Liner, Pyrrhic Victory, Ronin, Rousing Speech, The Stoic, Zen Survivor

Abilities

• Combat Knowledge: Being raised as a warrior-monk has allowed Auron to learn both armed and unarmed fighting techniques—can’t use your sword against your fellow monks, after all! Auron took to the Katana (Spiran Katanas, to note, are much like a zweihander) as a favored weapon. The Katana’s weight and configuration makes many of his weapons good against foes that wear heavy armor or monsters who have hard shells. His unarmed capabilities are much along the lines of judo or jujutsu, tending away from punches and towards open-handed blows, throws, holds, pins, and breaks. And occasionally the odd pressure point strike.

• Unsent: While Auron appears normal, he is in fact an ‘Unsent’, essentially the ghost of a person who couldn’t accept the circumstances of his death. In Auron’s case, it was to keep the promises he made in life. Being dead does have its advantages, however; as an Unsent, Auron requires neither food, water, nor sleep. He still breathes, mind. And he does eat normally, partly out of habit and partly out of the need to at least appear normal. Because his body is made of pyreflies, he does not age, though he appears to have done so. Neither does he show injures on his body—he does get injured, though. His body just doesn’t show it physically, as it’s a projection of his will forged in pyreflies.

• Determined: From Zanarkand to the Calm Lands, and then from the Calm Lands almost to Bevelle... while bleeding profusely. Coming back from the dead and existing as a sentient mass of pyreflies for ten years, to keep his promise to Jecht. And then continuing on as Dream Zanarkand was attacked, bringing Tidus to Spira, and protecting Yuna on her subsequent Pilgrimage. Through it all, his determination never wavered. He still has a job to do.

• Observant: As much in figuring out the particulars of a situation in his mind as well as picking out the clues initially, Auron is generally one to spend time gathering clues, piecing them together, and interpreting the picture they make. Generally, that is. When his Berserk Buttons aren’t pressed. When that happens, Auron tends to throw plans out the window and just leap into action.

• Quick Thinker: Auron’s tendency to impulsive behavior—as strange as it might sound to those who do not know the man he used to be—rather necessitates this. While he tries to project a front that he knows exactly what he’s doing (and has gotten pretty darn good at it in ten years), it’s rare that he has everything planned out, and even rarer that everything goes according to that plan.

Weaknesses

• Blind Spot: The injury that Yunalesca inflicted upon him followed him even into death. Whether that was her doing and it scarred his soul that badly, or whether he just can’t let it go (the latter is more likely), the injury has shorn him of the sight in his right eye. This also means he has a huge blind spot on that side, one that can be exploited by an enemy.

• Accuracy: Auron’s missing eye means he has no depth perception. This makes it hard for him to aim long-range weaponry. It also means that he has trouble hitting faster opponents and opponents that attack from the air, as both types may abruptly dodge in a random direction.

• Slow: While Auron can run at a sustained pace for a nigh-supernatural length of time, it’s not a particularly fast run. He’s not exactly a sprinter and will easily end up at the back of the group in a crowd. So whatever’s making the running necessary is more likely to catch him. After all, you don’t have to be the fastest runner... you just have to outrun Auron!

Stats

Combat Statistics

Stats	Score
Physical Power	250
Magical Power	130
Physical Accuracy	190
Magical Accuracy	130
Physical Defense	240
Magical Defense	180
Physical Evasion	140
Magical Evasion	140

Relationships

Allies

Name	Faction	Affiliation	Summary
Rikku	Al Bhed	Forces of Restoration	“...So I know at least one of you has made it. I’m relieved. *smirk* Even if it’s you.”
Ivo Galvan	Shard Seekers	Wandering Force	“...I would much rather be young, foolish, and frightened, yet have those I care about near me, than possess the...‘gravitas’ I do now. Do not aspire be in the shoes of men like myself, Ivo Galvan. It will cost you far too much.”
Synestria	Unaffiliated	Wandering Force	“I will do what I can to assist. Provided this ‘David Xanatos’ will have my assistance.”
Yuna	Unaffiliated	Forces of Restoration	“...I’m pleased that we’ve finally caught up. Braska would never forgive me if I allowed something to happen to you. ...Nor would... I forgive myself....”

Acquaintances

Name	Affiliation	Summary
Vara Toruv	Forces of Ruin	“Thank you... for the information.”
Aurora	Forces of Restoration	“Take care, Lady Aurora. I hope you find your castle.”
Viola	Wandering Force	“You seek your home, too? May you find it in good condition.”
Zeke	Wandering Force	“We keep running into each other.”
Sora	Forces of Restoration	“...You aren’t him. I knew that when I first saw you. But you look so much like he did when he was younger....”
Deelel	Forces of Restoration	“...I can help you little. But in Traverse, you may find some assistance to save your world.”
Kaydin	Wandering Force	“...There will come a time when you’ll have to choose between what your head tells you and what your heart tells you. Whatever the choice you make, I hope it’s the one you can live with.”
Jean Faraven	Wandering Force	“*long pause* How strange, that unspoken communication. It’s been... ten years since I’ve said so much without speaking a word.”
Raiya Fujihara	Forces of Restoration	“We seem to have ruined your date. I apologize.”
Riku	Forces of Ruin	“...A similar name... but nothing like the ‘Rikku’ I know. But skilled with the sword either way. Take care... *smirk* ...Kid.” (OOC: In my head-canon, ‘Rikku’ = ‘rih-koo’ with short ‘i’ and ‘Riku’ = ‘ree-koo’ with long ‘i’. So the names are similar, but in Auron’s head, not the same.)
Zargabaath	Forces of Restoration	“...Sorry I didn’t stay to chat. The Heartless were a more important issue before the battle... and there were... other issues after.”
Faruja Senra	Wandering Force	“...I know nothing of the ‘most holy’ church you serve. Your actions will have to speak volumes of you before I will completely trust you.”
Old Man	Forces of Ruin	“I regret that I was unable to save her. Live in her memory. That is the best tribute you can give her. Don’t throw your life away. ...Like I did....” (OOC: Seith enacted an illusion and to test Auron. Currently Auron believes that Seith is an old man who has lost his wife, Betty, to the Heartless. He would not recognize Seith as the old man if he were to see Seith.)

Adversaries

Name	Affiliation	Summary
Sho Minamimoto	Forces of Ruin	“...Insane or not, your fiends are powerful. Much like another I know. Fayth willing, the two of you will never meet. The amount of destruction you could accomplish together is a frightening thought.”

Logs

Chocobo Fields Dispair	November 30th, 2012	The Chocobo Stables, located in the Chocobo Fields, while still in business (as there’s always demand for good chocobos), are in trouble. As if it weren’t bad enough that the lack of an official Chocobo Race Circuit has cut their income severely, their herds are now under threat from a wild Chocobo Eater. But Chocolina has detected that one of the talismans necessary to open the passage to Corneo’s fabled “treasure city” -- the Golden Feather -- is located nearby, so the Stables are about to receive some help from an unexpected source! Will the hunter become the hunted?
Sweet Delirium	November 26th, 2012	Merlins magical sugar bowl escapes the tower and starts to ferment a tea-set rebellion amongst the inanimate objects of Traverse Town after an ill advised political lecture with Archimedes leaves the magical object delusions of grandeur. Shopkeepers all over town find their stores in chaos and their inventory rising up against them.
Synthesis Crystal Convoy	November 25th, 2012	A convoy heading from Goug to Junon is looking for able warriors to guard it from danger as it transfers a rare item collected from the Heartless called a 'lucid crystal'. The route passes through the Chocobo plains to the Spooky Targ Woods and across the Mythril Mine marshlands. Join the wagon trail and keep danger off their backs (or out from underneath their feet)
The Judge, The Mouse and the Guardian	November 24th, 2012	Faruja and Zargabaath meet up early for a charity function, where they meet Auron. Cirra makes an appearance before resuming her guard duties, when a heartless attacks Rabanastre.
Swordfights Prohibited In Manhattan	November 18th, 2012	Auron and Riku meet in Central Park and get a little needed sword practice in. Sadly, this draws more attention than either one of them expects.
The Voice and the Snake	November 11th, 2012	Auron learns from Synestria of the possibility of attack on Manhattan by Baron and offers his services.
Challenges	November 9th, 2012	Jean issues a challenge....
You Factoring Hectopascals!	October 30th, 2012	Sho trolls the people of Luca, but the arrival of the Unsent causes him to decide to play a little game with them. With their lives as the prize!
Seasalt Shanty	September 29th, 2012	Scrooge McDuck's sale of Seasalt Icecream is disrupted as heartless steal the recipe to the globally well received food-item!
Traverse Town: Nexus of Worlds?	September 24th, 2012	A handful of people displaced from their home worlds meet in Traverse Town, where they discover the power of a Princess. And some of them have similar goals, too. Or at least, they seem to. Plans for later meetings are made.