Eligos Venator

While Eligos isn't one to swing a weapon without a paycheck behind it, he is a coldblooded combatant who thinks naught of the injury inflicted upon those he faces. Explosives, poisons, and magitek are all brought to bear on his opponents with zero hesitation or thought as to how humane his tools might be or the collateral damage they inflict on those around them should one stand between him and his goals.While he harbors no joy for the bloody nature of his work, Eligos is swift to pull the trigger in order to bring about any task assigned to him to conclusion, so that he might collect what is due and move on to the next job. There is no loyalty to be had beyond contract and coin; would-be allies can easily find themselves in the perilous position of being in his crosshairs should they prove to be a hindrance and there is no stipulation in his contract staying his hand.When he takes to the field, Eligos tends to utilize ranged weaponry built into the armor on his person to weaken his foe at the start of an engagement, with hidden tools and melee weaponry brought out when the gap is finally closed. Preferring the scythe, he wields it as much as a tool of war as he does as a distraction; the true threat often not the bite of his blade, but the sharpened claws that stand ready to impale on sighting the slightest opening.His manner of combat and method of operation eventually resulted in clients referring to him by the moniker of 'Steel Devil', as while the armors are extremely advanced on the inside, Eligos himself prefers to dirty his own claws and opts for more direct approaches that, while effective, lack any shred of humanity. Many are the jobs that his clients believed he would pull out some miracle magitek tool to resolve all issues, only to instead bear witness to Eligos brutalizing his target, tearing them limb from limb with his own two claws.

A Devil's Contract
- Eligos's main line of work is as a hired hand and mercenary. He is as known for his absolute loyalty to his contracts as he is for how ruthless he is when someone fails to pay him or tries to renege on their deal with him. Those that are willing to play with fire can hire him to have him fulfill their every request. But there's always fine print in a contract with a devil, even if one only in name.Metal Guardian
- Frequently, Eligos finds himself hired by others to either serve as their sword or their shield when dealing with business rivals or to create interference in their works. While he's more known for his willingness to stoop to any level in order to come out on top as the aggressor, he is a capable bodyguard that others might have seen lurking in the corner of rooms before, serving as the armored shadow to important figures who fear retribution more than the price his contract commands.Magitek Collector
- Those who have worked with magitek salvage or the ones who have auctioned it off to the highest bidder before may well be familiar with Eligos by reputation if not face. He habitually shows up to such auctions he is made aware of in order to buy materials for his work, as well as to get his hands on technologies that were only recently fielded or uncovered. Old technology is always of interest to him, and he may buy at auction, or could be convinced to purchase or negotiate a deal with those that might approach him directly to offer what they might have acquired.The Businessman
- While Eligos rarely employs others in a direct manner, preferring to do all work himself, he has his fingers in a number of businesses. Eligos invests in places he believes have potential or some real measure of power in order to to get a cut of the future profits and potential early access to their products. He is willing to help fund up-and-coming businesses if he can be convinced there's a future for them, though he is typically skeptical and demands some proof of concept before a single gil leaves his wallet.The Cook
- As much as Eligos would have the world believe he lives in his workshop, he does have a social life. He can be found going out to eat at high-end restaurants, with a notepad in hand in order to record his meal and his best guesses of the ingredients used in his meal in order to recreate the dish for himself later. Eligos also frequents markets in order to get the freshest ingredients for anything he might wish to try cooking after having it elsewhere, often taking the extra time to chat up locals to learn more about the ingredients he was hoping to use in a dish.Begrudging Tutor
- While Eligos never formally graduated the magitek academy and so died on paper as a mere Cen, he was near the top of his class and was weeks from graduation at the time. Having supplemented what he learned there over the years by taking apart the creations of others, he has taken the lessons learned and applied them to his own equipment. Through trial and error, he has pushed his works to beyond where he was during his Academy days. For the right price and with a little pushing, he can be convinced to assist others in their magitek projects, and has been known to supply his expertise in the field on occasion with a little prodding.

• The player works a Monday to Friday job, and has a very limited amount of personal time as a result. As a result, the player may not be able to respond immediately, but will try to respond at earliest opportunity. This also usually means that any roleplay in-game needs to be scheduled ahead of time, rather than being spur of the moment.• Roleplay Experience: 12 years across multiple mediums, primarily MMOs.• Character Death/Dismemberment/Long-Term IC Consequences that can drastically affect a character such as curses and the like will not happen without OOC discussion and approval beforehand by both parties. Likewise, method of combat resolution will be agreed upon before any hostile engagements. While dice is preferred, it is by no means the only option, and if other methods are preferred, that can be discussed instead!• Theme wise, most anything is up for discussion and inclusion. While Eligos can lean towards darker themes where roleplay is concerned, such subjects are only considered on request of other parties, and will not be introduced or touched on without explicit prior discussion.• Eligos is in a happy, committed relationship. This character is not for shipping, and this is one of the few boundaries that is absolutely not up for discussion in any form, and will result in a harsh and negative reaction as well from the character as well should one attempt to treat it as a challenge, not a hard limit.• Taking information presented on this site as in-character knowledge without prior conversation and agreement will not be looked upon well, nor will godmodding or powerplaying be tolerated in any fashion.