Meilyr Belgarde

- The Son of Belgarde -

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Born a regular citizen on the continent of Albinea, Meilyr only knew a dull life of regular schooling along with occasionally attending combat seminars.By no means was life in Albinea easy. The frigid climate and harsh diseases often resulted in the temporary evacuation or sometimes permanent evacuation of villages.At the age of 10, Meilyr was forced to evacuate his home village; Carreg iâ after a large scale bandit raid decimated the hamlet, along with almost all citizens.Having lost his parents, friends and neighbors, Meilyr sets out for the capital of Albinea; Belgarde with a small band of survivors from his home village.Becoming that of a city rat, the boy was forced to loot, bribe and beg for any sort of wealth. Not too long after arriving at Belgarde, Meilyr was adopted by a horse stable owner. The owner's name was Gwynevere March-Forwyn. She was an older lady that made a living training and selling horses, typically breeding horses for the military or horse racing.Under the March-Forwyn roof, Meilyr enjoyed a life of combat training, paid by his adoptive mother. She bestowed the surname of Belgarde to Meilyr as he never knew his birth parent's surname. He was now a child of city; BelgradeAt the age of 13, Meilyr's frequent training came to a halt as Gwynevere fell terribly ill and found herself bed-ridden. For the rest of her days, Meilyr tended to her the best he could.With no job experience or knowledge on how to train horses, Meilyr was forced to sell the remainder of Gwynevere's livestock and horses. After those funds had dried up, he resorted to stealing and robbery in order to pay for food and medicine.Due in part to the lack of food, Meilyr's health rapidly declined and soon he found himself starving, winding up malnourished and almost frail.Knowing only how to fight, he signed up for a local bar fighting role in which each night the boy would square up against a fellow competitor in a fist-fight.He found decent success in these fights, earning money and a meal every night. However his earnings were not enough to prolong the inevitable. Gwynevere passed away. This left the boy homeless and without guidance.Upon hearing of boats leaving for a far away land, named Fodlan, Meilyr found himself sneaking upon a ship that docked in Enbarr weeks later.Initially upon landing in Enbarr, Meilyr tried his hand at truly honest work, such as smithing and carpentry, but eventually his jobs were given to Fodlan natives after he let the word slip that he'd fled from Albinea. Facing prejudice from locals, he was out of a job and unable to find more work. The locals were fearful that Meilyr carried disease and curses from his homeland that by this point had completely succumbed to disease, famine and pillaging.Meilyr fell back into bad habits, resorting to thievery and deceit in order to make money. However one day, his whole outlook on his situation changed after sneaking into the Mittelfrank Opera and watching a play. This play featured a male protagonist who was down on his luck but managed to persevere and turn hard work into a fulfilled, quiet life. This inspired a change in Meilyr that had him return to his hard-working self, finally managing to score a new job in bartending and occasional stage entertainment.For the next few years, Meilyr would save his money and float around doing jobs for anyone that was willing to spare some gold.Eventually this led to the boy being able to afford entry into the Garreg Mach Officer's Academy.Once joining the Academy, Meilyr was assigned to the Black Eagles House in thanks to his geographical origin.

Class Progression

Starting Class - CommonerBeginner Class - Myrmidon or FighterIntermediate Class - Thief or BrigandAdvanced Class - Hero or GrapplerSpecial Class - War MonkMaster Class - War MasterOC Class (Master Class Equivalent) - Legend (Sword, Brawl, Faith)

Pronunciations

Here is a short list of pronunciations for names and words in relations to Meilyr and his backstoryMeilyr - "My" "Leer"
Belgarde - "BELL" "Guard"
Albinea - "Al" "Bin" "Neigh" "Ah"
Carreg Iâ - "Car" "Egg" "E" "Yah"
Archadiah - "Are" "Kay" "Dee" "Ah"

Condensed Timeline

Here is a slightly condensed timeline of events in Meilyr's life in the lead up to Year 11801160 - Meilyr is born.1165 - Carreg iâ is targeted by bandits, but is saved by a touring Belgarde Militia.1170 - Carreg iâ is decimated by a vengeful bandit clan, Meilyr's parents are killed, he sustains injuries and flees the wreckage with a few survivors bound for the captial city of Belgarde.
• Meilyr arrives in Belgarde and after a month of thieving and starving, is adopted by Gwynevere March-Forwyn; a horse stable owner.
• Meilyr is given the surname Belgarde1171 - Meilyr is taken under the wing of the Belgarde Military's head blacksmith and becomes an apprentice. Later this year, Meilyr forges a weapon that impresses the Militia general.1172 - Meilyr joins the Militia, training directly under the head commander.1173 - A plague has reached Belgarde through merchants that came from a town on the southern coast.
• The plague has spread immensely, killing thousands. Cures are attempted, all fail.
• Gwynevere contracts the plague and falls ill. Meilyr desperately tries to treat her illness, attempting to learn clerical magic and alchemy but fails.
• Meilyr sells Gwyneveres livestock and horses and thievery pay for treatment.
• He fights for money in a fast-growing Belgarde underbelly in order to pay for medicine that only prolongs the inevitable.
• Meilyr continues fighting, with decent success but is cast out after accidentally killing a combatant.
• Meilyr runs out of gold.
• Gwynevere passes away.
• 95% of Belgarde is dead.
• The plague's lethality worsens.
• Belgarde has fallen.
• Meilyr retreats to Archadiah; Albinea's final bastion on the coast
• Archadiah is already rife with illness.
• Meilyr in an act of desperation sneaks aboard a cargo ship set for Enbarr in Fódlan.1174 - Meilyr arrives in Enbarr at the beginning of the year.
• Meilyr attempts to pick up honest work but is denied opportunity based on his origin. He is seen as a threat and frequently abused.1174 - Meilyr is lying, cheating and stealing to survive.1175 - Meilyr sneaks into a Mittelfrank Opera performance and is awestruck by the spectacle and moved by the stories.
• Meilyr is routinely sneaking into more shows, occasionally being kicked out.1176 - Meilyr manages to sneak into a Mittelfrank show that stars "The Mystical Songstress" and is motivated by the story to the extent of turning his life around1177 - Now taking on bartending, bodyguard work and other low-paying jobs, Meilyr hears about the Officer's Academy and decides to save up for entry.1178 to 1179 - Meilyr continues working and saving.1180 - Meilyr enrolls at Garreg Mach's Officer's Academy

Here is some art of Meilyr done by various artists. @VeiledFaith on Twitter has a thread dedicated to art, so visit there for more!

1st image by: https://bsky.app/profile/unmaskedeagle.bsky.social
Portrait(s) by: @Coffee_Comatose

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