Tyler Locke

Tyler is a Midlander Hyur born in Ul'dah. He travels for work mostly as a sailor, freelance but sometimes as a land convoy or airship deckhand. This cheap middie is often found in bars after a gig trying to charm someone into buying him a free meal or drink.

Raised in Uldah by the children's orphanage, left by his parents. Tyler grew up in poverty knowing the value of gold. He was appointed the surname "Locke" as he could easily open the chests the other children brought home or go with them to lockpick doors. Later on, he took to traveling, moving wares for coin, often renting out chocobos to move the same product with a cut of his wage (or by mucking out the stalls). Doing this, he was able to move wares faster than other porters and got himself more opportunities.

Frequenting between The Shroud and Thanalan for his service, he stopped in Quarrymill and caught sight of the hearers segregating people apart to those who had and had not been approved by the elementals to reside in the wood, sending families apart. Since then he has been wary of the hearers and left before they had the chance to judge him.He squatted around in abandoned properties to save coin, and eventually he was caught using a highlanders hot springs. He ended up befriending the highlander who turned out to be part Elezen and they came to care for each other. He resided at the highlanders house frequently, living in the shroud as an undocumented immigrant. After the highlander came to care for Tyler and gifted him his father's blade to keep him safe, which he has to this day.Staying in The Shroud, he found himself having frequent night terrors about creatures in the area, it wouldn't be uncommon for him to find the same creatures in his dreams on local wanted posters ordered to be slain by the hearers. He dismissed this as coincidence, not wanting to associate with the hearers and turned to medicine to help with his night terrors.Alchemy was an expensive and ultimately unobtainable goal for Tyler with its expensive resources and tools, though he did learn one basic mixture for "Draught of Dreamless Sleep" which he still employs to this day to assist with his night terrors.Figuring he should find some local work, he took an interest in botany with alchemy being an unobtainable goal, and he purchased textbooks on the subject. However, finding a teacher on a limited budget who knew where everything was, especially while avoiding the hearers due to his aversion to them, he ended up resuming his work as a porter, abandoning the dream of having a botanist's medicine shop.After he made somewhat of a name for himself doing basic portering on land, he managed to secure jobs on seafaring and airborne vessels helping to move cargo first, then performing maintenance and assisting with the operation of said vessels. He picks up jobs as he goes and finds himself to be wherever he pleases.Traveling the world, no longer frequenting The Shroud, he has no place of his own due to chronically traveling for work. As he travelled, he met more people but seemed to become common prey for voidsent. He ended up learning he had healing aspected aether, not enough to be threatening but enough to stand out from average non-magical folk. Making him an easy target for voidsent that frequented the same areas and desired the quickly replenishing aether.He turned once again to medicine but found no answers. In a state of desperation, he tried watering poisons down and poisoning himself, but it caused more pain than aid. Meeting a travelling sage, he learned of a way to have the sage siphon his aether, but it would have to be performed regularly, as was a painful procedure.He decided to leave his aether alone and continued using his "draught of dreamless sleep" whenever his condition acted up and stayed wary of dangerous-looking magi despite his attraction to their abilities.

Roleplaying with TylerTyler usually frequents Ports or other areas where product is traded, be it via airship or caravan. He can also usually be found in bars near this area looking to bum a meal and drink, or a place to stay, or reading noticeboards looking for more jobs.If you'd like to roleplay with Tyler, we can likely find a way to meet in your character's local hub, or even sailing on a voyage where Tyler is working.Plots to RoleplayWork
Working with Tyler as a companion or bodyguard for any manner of jobs.Mentorship
Maybe you'd like to help Tyler pursue his abandoned goal of botany or alchemy or opening his own medicine shop. Or help train him to defend himself during his travels.Companionship
Looking to make a friend at the bar or on your travels, Tyler is happy to be your friend, or maybe you'll ask him out on a date.The Shroud
Are you a hearer? Maybe the elementals take note of Tyler's healing aspected aether and you'll try to recruit him. Or maybe you're tracking illegal settlers who haven't yet received the elementals' blessing to reside in The Twelveswood.Curing an Ailment
Work towards discovering why Tyler suffers from Night terrors and maybe help heal his condition.Aetherology
Exploring why Tyler's aether is healing aspected, be it for your own study or his benefit.Aether Farming
If your character is a voidsnet looking for a snack, Tyler may peek their interest. While not a large snack, his aether recovers quickly, allowing for more aether over a long period or just for a distinctive taste of aether.