Shato Arisato
"Kitten on the streets, Tomcat in the sheets."
Background
Born an Elezen in Ishgard, his parents were travelling minstrels while he was growing up so he never really called one place home. He learned how to play many instruments from them and even learned many different dances. Somewhere in his teens he lost his parents in a fire, unable to save them as they were pinned under a falling beam and burned alive in the tavern they were playing in. Now alone and only with Minato by his side, Shato took it upon himself to earn gil for the both of them and in any way possible. He first took up barding, making a name for himself in the major cities but despite his tries he was unable to make enough gil for himself and Minato to live on. Seeing no other choice and to protect his younger twin brother, he started to sell himself on the streets, not even caring who used him as a cocksleeve. He was raped and drugged many times while he was selling himself on the streets, he himself jokes it's a miracle he isn't addicted to anything (though he had to face the withdrawal symptoms of K once already). One client kept Shato drugged throughout all of their encounters, keeping him complacent and pliant, even going so far as to threaten his brother with the same treatment. This went on for many years, unbeknownst to his brother until one of Shato's clients (A hyur merchant named Alric Kantor, the same one that drugged Shato regularly) mistook Minato for Shato. Shato was able to save Minato before anything happened and Alric grew very upset with Shato that he had his pet Couerl attack Shato, giving him the deep scars that permanently mar the left side of his abdomen. However, his brother became very wary of strangers after that, only letting his brother touch him. It took a long time for Minato to open up to another's touch.After that, Shato stopped taking clients in that way, making a lot of them angry that they had lost their favorite whore. Him and Minato fled to Ishgard where they stayed for a while, playing their songs there until the Calamity hit. Some time during the Calamity, Shato lost Minato and was unable to find him. Months pass and Shato gave up the idea of waiting for his brother. Afterwards he left a note with the innkeep telling her he was going back to Limsa and for his twin to meet him there if he ever came looking for him.In Limsa he continued on to his old ways, playing music for enough gil for an inn room and when he couldn't make ends meet he sold himself once again on the streets to the first available client that would take him. He continued on like this for years, returning to Ishgard every few months to check in with the innkeep. After a while he lost hope and began to check the graveyard nearby as well. It's there one year that he meets Leksi, in front of a grave that held a sword and shield against it. She realized what he was doing to himself very quickly and took him in, mothering him back to full health and scolding him for selling himself to people who would harm him like they have.
CURRENT STORY
Currently unable to channel much aether due to his old dependency on Ketamine, he is exploring other options that don't include being thrown from the Steps of Faith as a heretic.Finding love in odd places, Shato has formed a relationship with the Warrior of Light, Ffamran as well as the Garlean Traitor, Drustinus pyr Lamorak. He has settled down in a house in Limsa, making room at his house for both Ffam and Drust to spend the night.During the End of Days, Shato learned that Ffam was the Warrior of Light while he was trying to usher the Sahagin to safety. A memory froze him in his place and the memory of his brother dying in his arms in Ishgard resurfaced. When Ffam touched him to move him, the Echo showed the Warrior of Light this specific memory.Both Ffamran and Drust came to his rescue when he was trapped in a room at the Forgotten Knight with Alric. All three men had a hand in killing the merchant, with Shato leaving with a few more mental scars, a few more invisible cracks in his psyche. It took him months to recover from the mental, emotional and physical toll that his body went through. Even now, he wonders if he will ever forget the trauma.
TRIVIA
● While he is able to play plenty of instruments, his favorite is the lyre.
● While he's a bard at heart, he has trained in black magic.
● He's a great musician, often his voice betrays his past, the sound melodic at all times.
● Despite being a Miqo, he does not have normal Miqo behavior.
● His favorite color is gold.
● He is sterile, he will never be able to have kids without aid and he is just fine with that.
● His birthday is May 13th
● His main spec is a BRD/BLM hybrid.
● He's not very outgoing, often hiding his true feelings towards someone; especially if those feeling can get the other to look at him in a different way, or potentially break up his friendship.
Apperance and Personality
A wild cat at heart. He's been known to go where the wind takes him, which suits him just fine. He's brash, often coming across as an ass at times, but deep down once you can crack his shell he's actually a nice guy.Blue hair that falls to his shoulders and piercing golden eyes, he almost seems uncomfortable in his skin. Not a scar could be seen on his body, that is exposed at least. Under his shirt he does have the scars from the claws of a Couerl on the left side of his abdomen, but he tries to hide it to the best of his ability. His ears and tail often betray his true emotions. He has bad depression and anxiety, despite his best attempts to hide it. He has harmed himself once and only once in his life, vowing to have a safe spot to go to after Minato found him and took the bloody blade from his hands. The wounds were healed by his brother, mercifully erasing the scar they would have left behind on his wrists.
Relationships
Ffamran Marwolaeth - The Warrior of Light and Shato's best friend. His chosen heat-partner, buddy in misery. For years he was unaware that Ffam was the Warrior of Light until the End of Days, when Merlwyb had let it slip during the evacuation of a Sahagin camp. He doesn't look at Ffam any different and sometimes even thinks that his job is cool. He just wishes he didn't have to leave to save the world every so often and leave Shato home alone babysitting his monsters.Drustinus pyr Lamorak - Shato's boyfriend. He saved the man, not caring that he was Garlean, from bleeding out on his lawn. Since then, there was something about nearly dying together that pulled them close. Often out adventuring, Shato eagerly awaits his return every time. Though he does wish that he would stop coming home bloody and bruised. Since they all killed Alric, Drust has been around more, holding Shato close and helping him through the Ketamine relapse.Palamedes "Des" - The Ascian inside of Drust. Shato and Des have gotten close, much to Drust's displeasure. But both are waiting for Drust's blessing before they push their relationship further. It is, after all, Drust's body.
Platonic Relationships
Suzu Chimsu - A fellow escort he met at the Knob. He's grown to have a sort of rivalry with her though he does like her as a person. Patrons of the Knob have bought a few sessions with both of them together and it's constantly a struggle for control of the session. Usually submissive, he can get really dominant with Suzu, not fearing to hurt her. He has learned she will not let him pull her tail though.Minato Arisato - Shato's twin brother. He's off currently in some unknown location to Shato and they haven't talked in a while. Unknown to Shato, he saw his twin die in the Calamity, and unable to deal with the knowledge of being alone let alone seeing himself dead, he unconsciously repressed the memory. In a routine hunting venture he met with the Sin Eater version of his brother, forcing the memory to come to the forefront of his mind. He has since remembered everything about his brother's death.Leksi Glacies - Shira's adoptive mother and his mentor. Shato and Leksi have a long-standing friendship, the Miqo often oversharing his sex life to the Raen. She is currently teaching him about Shira's clan and different Au Ra traits.Shiramun Iriq - An innocent Au Ra, one who stumbled into the Knob not knowing what it was exactly that they did. A misunderstanding later (Shira thinking Shato was a slave), Shato could feel himself want to corrupt the poor Au Ra, but at the same time he let his curiosity about the other eat at him. Now he and the Xaela have a special sort of friendship, one where Shato is akin to a mentor of the things Shira has never had a chance to learn due to his life as a slave. Learning Shira was the slave to the same man that scarred the left side of his abdomen, Alric Kantor, Shato was horrified to learn this news.
His background: CW Death, traumatic deathsBorn an Elezen in Ishgard, his parents were travelling minstrels while he was growing up so he never really called one place home. He learned how to play many instruments from them and even learned many different dances. Somewhere in his teens he lost his parents in a fire, unable to save them as they were pinned under a falling beam and burned alive in the tavern they were playing in. Now alone and only with Minato by his side, Shato took it upon himself to earn gil for the both of them and in any way possible. He first took up barding, making a name for himself in the major cities but despite his tries he was unable to make enough gil for himself and Minato to live on.Him and Minato fled to Ishgard where they stayed for a while, playing their songs there until the Calamity hit. Some time during the Calamity, Shato lost Minato and was unable to find him. Months pass and Shato gave up the idea of waiting for his brother. Afterwards he left a note with the innkeep telling her he was going back to Limsa and for his twin to meet him there if he ever came looking for him.
In Limsa he continued on to his old ways, playing music for enough gil for an inn room. He continued on like this for years, returning to Ishgard every few months to check in with the innkeep. After a while he lost hope and began to check the graveyard nearby as well. It's there one year that he meets Leksi, in front of a grave that held a sword and shield against it. She realized what he was doing to himself very quickly and took him in, mothering him back to full health and scolding him.Since being taken in by Leksi he has learned to control the aether around him to a degree. His in game class is a hybrid between Bard and Black Mage, mostly Black Mage, albeit a weak one at that.
With a routine hunt, a portal opened up near where Shato and Shira were spilling forth a monstrosity from another star. A sin eater it was called, a monster that fed on aether. About to fire off some spells, Shato had stopped mid-spellcast, frozen in fear. Dropping his staff, Shato fell to the floor, a memory had surfaced while fighting the sin eater. One from the calamity and of an Elezen identical in looks to himself being impaled with a falling beam. While Shira was able to save him from a fatal blow while he was paralyzed, the damage had been done, the memory had surfaced, and Shato almost couldn't live with knowing he was alone. He withdrew from the world for a month, even buying his own apartment so he had a retreat.His only constant companion was Shira and was the only one Shato would let near him. Shira cut his hair for him, giving him the look he has now and made sure he was fed and taking care of himself.