Appearance

Physical Description

Xavier is slim and built for stealth, nimble and low profile.

Facial Features

Xavier has messy hair tied up in the rear in a braid. His face as rough for someone of his age, and his bold eyes pierce the souls of those who stare into them

Apparel & Accessories

Xavier wears a variety of outfits depending on the situation. He is most commonly found in tight leather outfits with light-footed knee high boots, a side or full cap usually with it. All of his outfits have dark black hoods, designed to be loose and concealing over the face. His black face mask over his nose and mouth helps as well. Xavier has a pair of long fingerless gloves secured up to his elbows, with slits for storing things like lockpicks and piercing tools for easy access.

Special abilities

Xavier is very skilled at lockpicking, climbing, thievery, and stealth.

Mentality

Personal history

Xavier Ionous was born to Yharhn Ionous (Mother), and Fadth Ionous (Father), in the slums, in major poverty. Yharhn was arrested for thievery when Xavier was 5, fleeing from authorities with his father to the sewers. Together they lived a young life of thievery, becoming very skilled at the craft. Fadth with arrested as well, and once the pair where in custody, were sentenced to life in prison. Xavier, hardened by his life of constant awareness and change, continued on with his thievery at the age of 10.
 
He continued his current life in the shadows, becoming a master of thievery and stealth, to where his now, at 25 years of age.

Education

Xavier was only taught basic things by his parents, but was taught heavily in the art of stealth do to his parent's on the run nature.

Employment

Xavier was never employed, excluding the variety of people who would hire him to do big jobs and heists.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Xavier has stolen a few valuable items for his small personal collection, mostly expensive jewelry and artifacts from rich parties and balls.

Failures & Embarrassments

Xavier was once caught multiple times over his time being alive, but the worst was one time when he was 17, caught in a royal ball searching through a jewelry room. His escape was sloppy and poorly executed, leading to the accidental death of a guard to his hands. This broke his number one rule of his moral code, leaving Xavier with a burden and guilt he'd never forgive himself for.

Mental Trauma

Of course, losing your already messy family at such a young age and living in the shadows gives you a bad case of paranoia and anxiety.

Intellectual Characteristics

Xavier is very knowledgable in memory regarding layouts, lockpicking, climbing and stealth techniques, as well as his overall intel on the comings and goings of the higher class, as he listens in from time to time. Xavier also enjoys writing letters to himself from time to time, and has become quite good at speaking with a certain elegance.

Morality & Philosophy

Xavier lives by a strict moral code. Do not kill unless absolutely necessary, stay hidden and out of sight, abort any job if comprimised, and truly trust nobody. He deeply believes in the idea that nobody is safe, and that if he hadn't done something, somebody else eventually would.

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Xavier's sexuality is unknown due to a lack of exploration or care.

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Xavier is male.

Taboos

Intense thievery and a bad case of nosy.

Known Languages

Xavier speaks exclusively in common tongue.

Personality

Motivation

Xavier is motivated by his desire for snooping around for people's info, the drive to survive, and a strong hatred for the upper class.

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Shh, goodnight."

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Xavier is inept in the concept of deep and complex emotions, at least with other people.
 
He is quite savvy in the art of stealth and very good at doing it using all of his senses.

Virtues & Personality perks

Xavier's virtues lie in his moral code, and his strict rules to stay merciful during his nefarious quests of thievery.

Vices & Personality flaws

Xavier has really bad trust issues, as well as intense paranoia due to his lifestyle. He is also consumed by greed at times, and takes far too dangerous risks when distracted. He suffers from terrible guilt from a life once taken by his hands.

Hygiene

Xavier has decent hygene for a street rat who steals to live and stays in the shadows for hours.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Xavier Ionous holds quite the variety of people who rely on him for heists and jobs, which gives him plenty of people to turn to. As well as the higher ups that he blackmails for his advantage.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The ones who hired or have worked with Xavier call him "The Swift", due to his careful yet fast and sneaky movements and techniques.

Wealth & Financial state

Xavier is in the lowest of the lower class, but can manage to get a fair amount of wealth via his heists and general thievery.

Family Ties

Xavier's parents remain in prison due to their poor stealing skills, and he has no known family or relatives besides them.

Religious Views

Xavier doesn't focus on spirituality or religious things, and prefers to turn a blind eye as to not increase his intense anxiety about his life on an existential level. Even if faced with the truth, he will turn away and ignore it.

Social Aptitude

While Xavier can hold his own when absolutely needed, he is a very quiet and closed off person who spends seconds thinking of his words before saying them. Once he gets a little more comfortable, he can talk more, but stays with his closed off nature.

Mannerisms

He will occasionally stare around him at almost all times, and focus way too hard on things too fast. This can give him headaches and is a cause of his paranoia and anxiety.

Speech

The shadowy thief is very quiet and keeps to himself with his words, but he has the ability to speak with a bit of care and elegance either when really close with someone or alone, by himself.