B. Francoix Robichaud

Name: Beverlaine Francoix Robichaud
Age: Adult
Race: Elezen | Wildwood
Profession: Corporate Thaumaturge, TranslatorBorn in an impoverished and crumbling estate in the Black Shroud, to a Wildwood family with more pedigree than any other asset, Francoix' early life was spent mostly within the confines of the family home, dogged by illness and weakness that followed him like a shadow. Never able to be fully lifted.To provide him some ease, his family arranged for private tutors to educate him at home, and later arranged for him to travel and life in Ul'dah with familiar friends as an adolescent - which is where his health seemed to improve and he began to thrive.Being scouted and taken as an apprentice by a thaumaturge in the employ of the famous East Aldenard Trading Company opened further doors to him.Posted in Kugane as a teenager with his master, he fell in with a diverse group of friends, including a well-off local youth and the children of a Garlean attache at the local consulate. They didn't quite have the run of the city like they imagined, but forged fast friendships that lingered even as they parted ways to adulthood and their respective places of origin and business.Now settled, Francoix is on the cusp of his adult life and career - with a talent for languages and learning them and a little bit of magic learned to help turn it into something useful.

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Balanced on the Trader's Scales - As a 'corporate' thaumaturge, Francoix was trained primarily to ward rooms against eavesdropping and aetherically scramble (and descramble) things like linkpearl frequencies and Garlean communication towers. He is available to provide these services to the right party.What If The Sword Kills the Pen? Though not known to possess the Echo, Francoix nonetheless possess a real talent for languages and linguistics that he's earned through study and work. He speaks and reads several at varying proficiencies, including obscure texts and ciphers lost to history. He provides translation services on request. Need an intercepted communique or ancient tome of lore made sense of? He can probably do it for you.The Will of the Wood Residents of the particular area of the Shroud, from whence Francoix' family lives, as well as Hearers and conjurers in Stillglade may remember the tale of a fragile child prone to mysterious bouts of fever and illness that conjury alone could not overcome. Why the elementals chose to ignore this plight is anyone's guess - whispers of a familiar curse, the Woodsin of an ancestor so heinous it manifested along a bloodline were never able to be researched; the family sent the child to Ul'dah at a young age with family friends, hoping the desert climate might provide him some respite...

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In-Game: Francoix Robichaud
Server: Balmung/Crystal
Timezone: ESTPlease feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect!

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