Armel Melody

Hi! I'm Armel Melody!

*Long pause*

More than that? I'm a Roegadyn trying to live a decent life as a merchant working in my family's business. Sure I’ve had other jobs, had a few partners and “been around the block”, but it's not that big a deal.

If you are THAT interested, read some stuff here? Maybe something will take your fancy?

Lore

Born in Limsa, the son of Abby Melody and Crashing wave, had a very carefree childhood. His parents, mostly Abby, spent a lot of time and effort on their fishing business and soon moved to Ul’dah. They sold exotic fish and food to the rich in the city, in turn being comfortable.

Till his pre-teen years, he had no issues. He was smaller than most Roe his age and being the poorest among the rich he was bullied a little, teased for smelling like fish despite it not being true. Abby made sure to keep up appearances and gave Armel everything he needed, dotting and spoiling him.

The first major incident happened when Armel was 14. Crashing Wave had made the wrong kind of deals with a shady merchant in the city, without Abby’s consent, resulting in the business taking a hit. It got to the point where she was worried they may need to close down. Armel, being a spoiled and naive teenager, went directly to the merchant and argued with him. Alas, the merchant had guards and they beat him to near death, which they did in the merchants collection room. The room was filled with questionable Artifacts and the combination of these two things meant Armel's aether was broken as well as his body.

His parents found him in an alleyway unconscious, Abby furious at Crashing Wave and the merchant for what they did. Armel would suffer from painful headaches, vertigo and see people as blurs of magical aether clouds. He became weaker in the space of a few weeks, Abby telling Crashing Wave if he didn't fix it they would divorce.

They ended up in Sharlyan, meeting with several experts. They claimed that normally imbalances in aether were easy to fix, yet for some reason in Armel's case healing him was like a plaster on a leak in a pot, it would always not last long.

That's when they met a scholar called RocRok Potat Nibbler offering to feed him aether using his abilities, in exchange for researching Armel's unique aether. It meant for the seeable future, Armel would go to Sharlya once a year and have Mr Nibbler experiment on him in exchange for aether.

Getting home, and the issue at least somewhat remedied, the family was fractured. Abby would be mistrusting of Crashing Wave and be overly protective of Armel. Armel, feeling confined, ran away and went to the Ul’dah fighting Pits.

From the ages of 14 to 23, he would assist with the other fighters and eventually become on his own, learning gladiator and paladin techniques from an older gentleman. His father would check on him without knowing, and give money to the Gladiators guild to look after him.

At 24, he had earned enough gil to go back to the shady merchant, and threw the money at him, before beating the merchant and the guards with his new skills. He ran away yet again, this time with his childhood friend Rydia, becoming pirates.

The next ten years saw Armel go through a lot of changes and growth. A pirate with his first wife Rydia, an adventurer with Besnah his first husband, a student with Celna his second wife, an escort with his lover, and now finally back with his parents as a merchant helping in the business with Ozma.

Many events happened too. Celna making deals with Nibbler to fix Armel's aether fully finally, slowly learning about his heritage and why his aether is unique, dealing with Nibbler after years and his perception of what love was being changed with each partner.

He is no longer naive as he was and far more educated but still has a slow and at times hyperactive temperament. Now at 35, he lives a peaceful life, helping sometimes with his family's business.

Yet the people around him, a combination of change, circumstances and his unique aether attracting all kinds of new things, makes his average life far more interesting.

Family

Parents

Abby Melody and Crashing Wave met one day in a bar in Limsa Lominsa. Abby, who had run away from home due to her hermit mother having different ideals, had been working in bars to restart a life for herself. Crashing Wave, a pirate his whole life from birth, tried to flirt with her unsuccessfully.

It wasn’t till months later, when they had a drunken chat, that they fell in love. Abby was a realist and when married wrote up a contract. It allowed Crashing Wave to continue living his lifestyle, drinking, gambling and flirting, in exchange for his knowledge of the sea.

Currently, after many highs and lows, they run a large fishing business and cater to the rich in Ul’dah. Abby continues to expand the business, while Crashing Wave lives under her thumb… which he seems to enjoy a little too much.

Crashing Wave treats Armel like a regular son, though has some toxic perceptions of masculinity due to his life as a pirate. Abby however is very doting, to the point that it can be seen as an issue.

Charmeine Melody

Born through Armel’s third marriage, she is part voidsent and carries Armel's unique aether. By the age of one she was very articulate, intelligent and wise. One example of this was she somehow made a blueprint of an airship despite not knowing the concept of one.

After the death of her mother, at only two years old, she left Armel to travel with her Aunt. She didn't want to die the same way her mother did and knew the death left Armel not equipped to deal with her abilities.

Through her voidsent genes and the ability to travel between shards, she is now fully grown, and able to control her powers to a certain degree. She currently lives in Solution 9, researching their technology and to continue her development. She will visit Armel rarely because of this.

Sirius Melody

Armel’s and Ozma’s child they had together through voidsent means. He was raised and well loved, but like Charmeine, developed faster than the average person. Within a week of birth, he was already reading and fairly bright.

He soon developed a want for independence and was fairly rebellious. He left home to travel the shards once he was able to, his age now unknown for the most part.

Currently, he has a similar personality to Armel, though is far more reserved due to his more muted emotions. He can easily get excited if his interests take over however. He visits Armel often and will be a little clingy.

Relationships

Lovers

Rydia

Armel’s childhood friend and First Wife. She saw Armel fighting in the Ul’dah pits and would often visit him. They developed a sexual relationship fast and once Armel had paid his father’s debts off, got married.

They lived life on the seas as pirates, eventually getting a crew and small ship. The marriage ended only after one year as Armel said no to her advances one day . She dumped him in Limsa Lominsa after that. In hindsight, she used Armel's body, skills and naive nature to get what she wanted. They haven't seen each other since.

Besnah

Armel's First Husband and second marriage. They met after Armel had been thrown on the port by Rydia. He worked in a bar and helped Armel recover. They were soon married and were together for almost 3 years.

But unknown to anyone, Besnah was a cultist, working in bars for information gathering. He knew of Armel's unique aether from a researcher called RocRok Potat Nibbler. Besnah planned to use Armel to feed to a ritual one day, waiting for the right moment.

That moment never came as one day Besnah was killed in a raid of a cultist hideout, Armel never knowing what happened to him. When asked Armel will just say he vanished one day.

Celna "Flower"

Armel’s Second Wife and third marriage. Their meeting was by chance in a small tavern with a theater under it. She realized very quickly that Armel was taken advantage of due to his naive and simple nature and sought to educate him.

Their friendship developed over months, while she taught him many things. Armel soon started to call her Flower, due to her smelling of nature as her job was a magical potion maker and gatherer. She gave him the nickname Bear, due to his size and lazy nature when it came to lessons. The friendship turned into romance, and they were married within a year, having their daughter after two years.

Things started to fall apart when Armel started to work in venues, from a barman to an escort, the both of them having many arguments and sleepless nights. Celna’s voidsent abilities became erratic and eventually she died, telling Armel to move on as a dying wish.

Armel, years later, still blames himself for her death. “She died of a broken heart” he will often say, believing it to be true.

Miqo'te fiancé

They met during Armel's introduction to venues and escorting. They both worked together and eventually fell in love, the nature of their jobs making the relationship very passionate. Armel, still fresh from Celna’s death, claimed him as his own despite the nature of their work.

Soon, they grew distant as the Miqo’te had enough of Armel’s clinging. Armel, after months, eventually calmed down and grew very independent. It wasn’t until later that the Miqo’te realized he wanted only Armel but the damage had been done.

They tried for a while longer but things came to a head when the Miqo’te started to claim Armel. The roles had reversed ironically and they both realized as it stood things were not healthy. They broke up and never spoke again.

Ozma

Armel current partner. They met one day out in the open, Ozma assuming Armel was a knight due to his adventure gear he was wearing at the time. Though they just met, Ozma was fairly open about him being a voidsent, noticing Armel being too calm about the topic.

They spent a night together talking about themselves, but it soon became intimate fast. Despite being a short time together Ozma already started calling him his mate, having a child together.

Nowadays they spend most nights in Ozam’s cabin, out in the middle of nowhere, Armel only leaving for work or visiting clients.

Enemies

RocRok Potat Nibbler

A lalafell researcher from Sharlayan, who met with Armel and his father to help him recover from his aether issues.

Nibbler had access to a unique echo, the ability to exchange aether between people using contracts and verbal agreements. Using this he would move Armel's aether around and fix it. However it was a short time resolution so Armel would need to visit Nibbler often, at least once a year, to continue his treatment.

This changed after Besnah, one of Armel’s ex-partners, revealed himself as a cultist and shared information on Armel's unique aether. They plotted together, Besnah wanting Armel for a voidsent ritual, and Nibbler wanting to make copies of Armel's aether for his own use.

Just before Nibbler was able to do so, the Forum found out about his questionable tests, forcing him into confinement. He was trapped for a couple of years until he was able to manipulate the guards into a contract, escaping to the city states to locate Armel, worried he was dead without his treatment.

Nibbler then met Armel's then wife, Celna, who made a deal for a more permanent fix in exchange for some of her own aether. She kept this a secret from him but once he found out he flew into a rage, challenging and killing Nibbler in a fight.

Nibbler was resurrected by a Necromancer, interested in his knowledge and echo, where he is still trapped to this day.

"Mother in law"

Celna’s “Mother”, a powerful voidsent, who wanted to use Celna’s body as a vessel to move through to the source. Celna was able to hide from her mother for a time, but was able to locate the family when Charmeine was born.

She was able to take over Celna mentally for a short time, tricking Armel and his friends, but was eventually pushed back as her powers didn't allow her to stay attached for long. She spent more years in the void, gathering news on Armel and his daughter.

Recently, a number of rifts broke open between the void and the source, allowing her to travel using her own body. She was able to locate Armel easily, but Armel now has powerful allies around him. His daughter, son and Ozma are aware of her presence, keeping her at bay in some form or another.

Other Info

Role play do's and don'ts

As a very casual and simple role player, I will role play with everyone and anyone. I don't care if your lore is simple or extreme either. There are some basics to cover though:-

When meeting people for the first time, be it discord, bsky or in game, I will always reply in character first. Even if you talk about real life stuff, I will be in character most of the time unless the subject 100% does not fit.
If you wish to role play with me, I’m happy to do so, but be mindful that time is limited for me so it may take days for me to reply.

DON'T

Expect me to Erotic role play straight away. I am open to it, but I always need some character development first.

Force me to role play uncomfortable subjects off the bat. I'm open to it eventually, but my Role play tends to be slice of life stuff and simple.

Reach out and expect to be partners. Armel has a few lovers and friends with benefits, but only one partner at a time. He is currently taken and would need some life changing experience to even consider being more flexible and have multiple love interests. Love and sex are two separate things for him.

Come to Armel and know everything about him in character. This website is to give people an idea BUT I rather it be organic when meeting and learn through role play in character.

Expect me to write long paragraphs. I am average at writing at best and role play is more fun and light for me. I CAN write long things, but usually stick to in game limits, writing a paragraph or two at most. I like it to be fairly quick and writing a page isn’t something I want.

DO

Out of character, give me a basic outline of where you want to go. If you are like me and want it to be organic, just say it's 100% improvisation and I'm happy with that.

Make sure we are both comfortable. Be honest in and out of character.

Have fun. More deep conversations are fine, but Armel is chaotic at times so fun is important.

Out of character Rules

I will only talk out of character when I am comfortable. Do not expect anything intimate out of character. Armel is a product of my mind to experience things in a magical and unique environment. Armel and I aren't the same person.

I've had people in the past push and expect to share pictures, real life information and even want to visit me. This is a hard no UNLESS I’ve known you for some time and feel comfortable. This sort of information will be shared naturally, but if you come in fast, I will shut it down and stop talking to you.

This is case by case though. I have friends I've known for years and they don't know much about the real me. I have people I've known a few months and know a bit. Just the nature of things.