Lionel Van Aurelius
About Lionel
The Aurelius Family, a noble house residing in the capital city of Garlemald, was renowned as a military family, every Patriarch had served in some capacity either as Magitek Engineer or an Officer. The custom was that the old son would serve as an Officer until such time that they were made the Head of the House.Raised in a strict environment, Lionel’s younger days were spent training in all manner of weaponry from Gunblades to Daggers to Bare Hands. Lionel trained hard and was considered an adept fighter in his own right before he joined the Garlean Navy at the age of 18.While serving as an Ensign, Lionel made a reputation as a stoic and intelligent officer especially when engaging with the Limsan Navy, while victories were scarce due to the lack of funding, Lionel’s name grew among the soldiers as an officer who put the lives of his fellow soldiers above everything, after all, you can’t have victory if everyone is dead.Despite the grumblings of the militaries higher echelons, Lionel continued to serve for 20 years until he was made Legatus of the 9th Legion. His time as a high ranked officer was short lived, after two years as Legatus, Lionel abandoned Garlemald as his time within the military had disillusioned him, realizing that he couldn’t go home and understanding that his pure-blood heritage would likely be met with violence in any Eorzean city, he did the only thing he could, He commandeered his military vessel with mutiny, stranding some of the soldiers on a small island in the Bounty and taking the rest as his crew and thus becoming Pirates.
Reported Crimes
G 10,000,000 reward for Lionel Van Aurelius.
G 1,000,000 reward for First Mate Cassius Aurelius
G 150,000 reward for any member of Captain Aurelius' crew-By Order of Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn
PiracyMurderSmugglingArsonPlunderingLarcenyPublic IndecencyWitness intimidation
Impersonation of a high-ranking Maelstrom OfficerDestroying a vessel in distressCommitting robbery on shore while engaged in piracyOutfitting a ship to commit hostilities that are directed at citizens of EorzeaPreventing a commander from fighting in defense of their ship or cargoTheft of an inordinate amount of cheese for unknown purposes
Rumors
“Captain Aurelius? Had him in my tavern once... Whatever you do, don’t give him cheese, you’ll be cleaning up the mess for days!” - Proprietor of “The Laughing Eel” Ale House“Lionel Van Aurelius? If I ever run into that traitor I’ll gut him from stem to stern. I heard about what he did in Cape Mete... it’s enough to turn one's stomach.” - Garlean Centurion“I heard he went up against four slaver vessels in the Sirensong Sea and came out unscathed! Left nothing but sundered ships and drowned corpses... terrifying.” - Former Pirate
“You might think he’s a jovial and light-hearted old man, but there’s a darkness in that man... mark my words, his heart is black.” - Imprisoned Slaver“Aurelius? We knew him as “The Dark King” I’ve never seen such cruelty and cold-heartedness in all my life... it was wonderful...” - Former Crew Member“Heard he lost his crew to some Slaver named Hecate, guess you can’t win them all eh?” - Unknown
“A former military officer and a noble, impeccable service record and a long list of victories in his career….and he threw it away for sentimentality...” - Lysander Delphi
Hooks
Fellow Pirates
Perhaps you heard rumors of the Garlean Pirate, engaged him in combat or had a temporary alliance, allied against a bigger threat.There is plenty of space to create a story with any other sea-faring characters, just whisper me in game!
Military Past
Lionel was in the Garlean military for quite some time.Perhaps you served under him or were one of the soldiers that tried to stop him when he defected? Or a Maelstrom soldier attempting to apprehend an unsanctioned Pirate?
Family Ties
With the ever ongoing travels across the seas, the Aurelius family has naturally become vast. Secret lovers, bastard children and forgotten blood ties are not uncommon.Whisper me if you are interested in setting up familial ties with your character.
Anti-slaver
After dedicating a portion of his life to the emancipation of the defenseless, Lionel has developed a cold heart towards slavery.If you are a Slaver, do not engage, Lionel will not like you and will not hesitate to draw steel to silence those who favor the trade.