#ⅩⅣ v ; malvazia ( ancient. )

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V ; MALVAZIA / ANCIENT.

⊙- Theoinus is not unknown to the Convocation. Most Ancients are seen to have a sort of role they play in Amaurotine society, whether with their own creation magicks or by tending to bureaucracy surrounding such abilities, and Theo is no different.

⊙- With their title of Dionysus, Theoinus was - for a whisper of time - almost considered as the next Azem, after Venat's retirement. Relatively young by Ancient standards, Theoinus scoured the edges of the world as Dionysus, bringing back information from the corners of existence regarding crops... most specifically, those that could be magicked into beverages.

⊙- The vast majority of the grape plants in Elpis were, in fact, brought forth by Theoinus - if not by their own magic, then by returning from their travels with seeds and starters in tow. While they cannot claim to have conceived of fermented fruits and their beverages, their tinkering with their composition was what lead to their prevalence in Amaurotine society. The drink, among Ancients, was believed to open the mind and relax the soul... to a detriment, if the user overindulged.

⊙- It was not until the End of the Ancient world, when the shards of existence came into play, that the concept of alcoholism and overindulgence came to be. Fermented beverages were of no long-term consequence to Ancients: it is their lesser, partial selves that suffer.

⊙- ... and some of the creations in Elpis, unfortunately. Not all are created equal, and Theoinus has caused the undoing of more than one of Hermes' beings. (Many of his grape vines had to be replanted to a specific, unpopulated island of Elpis, lest any more of Hermes' creatures eat them and become deathly ill.)

⊙- As mentioned above, Theo was... almost, kind of, not really considered for Azem. If the being's intoxicated adventures were harmless and did not impact the neighboring beings in their society, maybe Theoinus would have been in the running longer. Unfortunately, Theo is a menace and partakes in a lot of their own drink.

⊙- Theoinus is... quite popular. They are not often in Amaurot, due to their travels, but make their presence loud and clear when they are: always happy to share their newest brews and drink concepts, tales of their travels and the brash fights they get into while relaxed.

⊙- Theoinus is never at their own parties. If one is to come early, they may see them being a wallflower... but often times, Theoinus is not afoot - not unless they are in their cups. It is only after several drinks that they bloom, their boisterous attitude and fleet feet coming out loud and clear.

⊙- (Usually, however, Theoinus is holed away in a bedroom, dancing to dulled, muffled music on their own... or already on the road to make a name for themselves in another place.)

⊙- Theoinus is what Eorzeans would call a dancer. While not blessed with the strongest aethersight or creation magicks, Theoinus is easily able to turn any movement into a graceful, floral thing. They do technically subclass as bard, but only due to their ease of words and rhymes: they will never be caught with an instrument, as that is not their forte. They do, however, memorize beat and music quite easily, and struggle to forget a tune once heard.

⊙- Theo is a they/them at heart, but doesn't mind being dubbed he when referred to by his title, Dionysus, or from strangers in other parts of the world.

(and, for my own reference for art later - pine green hair, dark skin, burgundy eyes.)

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Also!! Also!! Because I am a sucker for ancient shards having pieces of who they used to be in them:

In Gaius, Theo's rare, breathy chuckles can be heard. Neither of them are ones to laugh overmuch, but when it's there, one should pay attention, as it's easy to miss.

He inherited the Ancient's green thumb, even if it is something he scarcely knows he has until after he defects from Garlemald. He dabbles in some flowers for Allie, but sticks mostly to crops for his own enjoyment.

Lastly - you may never hear either being sing for you, but they do sing, fragile, careful things... when they're certain they will never be heard.

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Theoinus and Gaius both share the love language of peeling oranges and splitting the fruit w/ their partner/s

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also i think if theo and hyth didn't mingle it would be a crime, so. there's that.