Pylades Attica

Profile

Age in ARR: 20 years old
Age post-EW: early thirties
Pronouns: he/him
Orientation: gay mooncat
Gender: tank
Nickname: Pye

History

The boy who would later be called Pylades was born at the cult of Nymeia in Sharlayan. The woman who bore him, Faria Qesh, was a minor priestess and temple prostitute who refused to acknowledge him as her offspring or give him a clan name, and thus he grew up nothos, or the spinner's son.When he was twelve, he befriended a fellow temple orphan whose parents had died while journeying from the Azim Steppe. Orestes was a quick-witted girl with a stolen identity and in time she gave him a name as well — Pylades, which she affectionately shorted to Pye. It is the first and best gift anyone had ever given him, and would be the name he used for the rest of his life.When he was sixteen, Pylades maimed the son of a Forum member during an altercation and was put on trial. With Orestes' help — and a convenient marriage loophole — he was able to secure a grace period from sentencing and escaped Sharlayan on the first ship bound for Eorzea. Since those early days he's settled into a new life with a name he now considers his own, helped by the friendships he found on the road. If the spinner smiles upon him he'll never have to return to Sharlayan — and the nameless boy he left behind there — again.

Relationships

Orestes Attica:
Orestes is the childhood friend who married Pye when they were teenagers. When Pye was put on trial, it was Orestes' idea to exploit an antiquated honeymoon loophole that forbid the sentencing of someone who had been recently married. She used the resulting grace period to smuggle Pye onto a ship with a stolen identity, and only reunited with him in Eorzea years later. Recently, they've had a ceremony of eternal divorcing to annul their sham marriage and celebrate a lifetime as best friends and platonic life partners. She's his bestie and his worstie and his oldest friend.Rinalle Bou:
An Ala Mhigan resistance mage with a kind heart and a broken memory, Rinalle was first befriended by Orestes and introduced to Pye at Eriya's tavern. After Pye beat him during a sparring match and sealed the victory with a kiss, the two men circled each other longer than any of their mutual friends had patience for; as winter blossomed into spring however, their patience was rewarded, as they both found the courage to speak their hearts to the other and begin courting in earnest. They are now an established couple, and can often be found in each other's company at their favorite taverns and haunts.Eriya Xitrina:
Eriya found Pye as a young man first wandering Eorzea and took him under her wing. She quickly realized he wasn't the Gridanian local he was trying to pass himself off as, and gently prodded him into taking up the sword and shield instead of pretending, very badly, to be a hunter from the Twelveswood. As a white mage, she's the one who taught him how to tank from ARR to EW, and Pylades owes her a life debt. He adores her and would protect her with his life.Linden Vane:
A fellow miqo'te boy from rough beginnings, Linden was Pye's first friend in Eorzea. The two met on the road, fell into each other's company, and became romantically involved until youthful affection transformed into steadfast friendship over the years. Although they're more friends than lovers by the start of ARR, Linden always has a special place in Pye's heart.Bee Boranehn:
A tender, romantic soul, Bee met Pye through the free company shortly after becoming an adventurer. Despite their early misgivings, the two became friends when Bee realized Pye struggled to read, and began tutoring him in books and letters. Now they can often be found reading together at the company house, where she teases him about his love life and he complains about her taste in poetry. To Pye, she is "Miss Bee."Ky'el Mason:
A nonverbal, difficult-to-read miqo'te man with a dry sense of humor, Ky'el has been letting Pye labor under the impression that he is but a mere kit when he is in fact several years his senior. Despite being a ninja by trade, he enjoys holding hands with Pye in the tank zone where he can hit the secret front positionals.Era Mhari:
Once a seeker girl growing up on the docks with big pirate dreams, Era is a swashbuckling musketeer with a big attitude and an easily flustered heart. She and Pye butt heads and band together in turn depending on the day, but despite all their squabbling she never hesitates to verraise him when he's tanking the floor.Zelha'ra Briaaer:
The newest member of the free company, Zel is a cutthroat keeper with a taste for havoc. Luckily Pye has a soft spot for scrappy new adventurers, and is more than willing to enable him in the name of seeing what happens next.