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[deniles]

Player Information

Character Information

Name: Niles

Canon: Fire Emblem: Fates

Canon Point: Post-Revelation Route

Age: 25-ish, as he does not have a canon age.

History: Niles, Fire Emblem: Fates

Personality: ”Well, if it's an order from my liege's royal sibling, I am obligated to obey. I may appear somewhat despicable, but I have the utmost loyalty for Lord Leo.”

Niles is a sadistic, horribly flirty human being with a quality of driving people into frustration with the words he says. Almost every word out of his mouth is a double entendre, and leads to making people quite flustered. There’s nothing more in the world he enjoys than seeing someone being made uncomfortable by his actions. His entire being creates almost unnecessary problems for many people, including royal siblings, other members of the army, and his fellow retainer, Odin, if only due to the fact that a conversation with him almost always brings out a filthy, dirty sentence, or an action.

The worst fact for many people is the way he gets a sick pleasure at seeing someone else’s pain. The way he grins and smirks whenever someone is upset by a thing he says, or something he does. Death of an enemy, for him, is the sweetest he’s tasted (‘That was good for me’ is one of his quotes for killing an enemy), and the higher the enemy is ranked, for him, it becomes even more of a sweet taste.

"My parents abandoned me in the slums of Nohr. I was raised by thieves and criminals. I learned fast. I did what had to be done to survive! So forgive me if I'm a little jealous. When I see someone who is oblivious to suffering, I like to give them an education. That moment when they discover their first taste of pain is pure bliss!"

Niles grew up as a slum rat, a man who was abandoned by his father while his mother was pregnant, and then his mother abandoned him well before he knew her face. He was raised up by street thieves and became one of their own, joining their group and robbing the rich and noble from a young age. As such, he got a first-hand lesson in seeing people who he feels didn’t work for those riches enjoying them. As well, he also got a first-hand lesson in what a good feeling it is to watch someone truly suffer for the first time in their lives.

It stems from jealousy. Niles is an easily jealous person with zero qualms about admitting when he is. Seeing all the royals and nobles enjoying their lives the way he couldn’t, and the fact that he lost one of the last few things he had (which was his left eye), grew a green eyed monster in him almost impossible to quell. As such, he takes his pleasure from making those he’s jealous of suffer under his own hand, and it’s one of the few things he ever had growing up in this world.

A man with nothing to lose has very little to fear in death. When he was abandoned by his makeshift family while attempting theft of the Nohrian palace after getting caught, he pleaded for death. Leo, the prince who almost executed him, saw something in him and took him on as his retainer. For Niles, at that time, he saw no worth in himself, and nothing left to live for, and would immediately embrace death with all it had to offer. Even today, the only thing he truly has to live for is his Lord, Leo of Nohr.

Leo is a special case for Niles. Niles doesn’t show him the side of him that’s sadistic, or the flirty side that makes people embarrassed. Certainly he’ll show it to people even related to Leo, but his Lord almost never directly sees his actions. He has a loyalty to Leo for saving his life, and he would do any dirty or filthy task in order to appease his orders, or even to uphold his reputation. He tracks down information about people if he feels they could be a danger to his lord, or following people if they’ll hinder the war. He’s devoted himself to Leo, and would die for the man he so clearly cares about without a second thought.

None of this is to say he doesn’t care about people. It takes a long time, certainly, and he doesn’t like to show it off so quickly, but if someone is so interesting to him, and worth the time it would take, he doesn’t mind showing off his kinder side to them. His ability to root through the underworld has helped to bring back a person’s prized possession, even though he traded in a favor he could have used for anyone else. And even without pulling favors, in almost every A-ranked support he does (a look into the relationships of two people in further detail), he does something nice to someone. Offering to take the weight off their chest, increasing interest for a girl who is looking to attract suitors, or even, arrogantly, allowing someone to become his friend. But this takes time, and it’s not anything Niles is willing to show so easily.

“Perhaps I just wanted to see that flustered look on your face again. No, that's not it... Perhaps, in a twisted sort of way... I wish to connect with you as a person.”

Niles’ life was one filled with tragedy before he met his lord, and he still has yet to grow out of his desire to enjoy someone suffer so greatly. But his heart of gold, and his unwavering loyalty make him one of Lord Leo’s most incredible, and trusted retainers. And for Niles, that’s all in his life that he needs. And an occasional bout of suffering, of course.

Abilities: As an outlaw, Niles is very excellent at picking locks. He’s also mastered the bow in such a way that he can even hit people while doing backflips, also a show of his acrobatic talents. As well, based on the way he talks, he seems rather adept at torturing others, putting others in uncomfortable situations with him. Also, as a street rat, he would have basic first aid knowledge to take care of himself.

Another ability is one he’s gained over the years, is how he’s able to easily make contacts for whatever purpose he may have. Gathering information or getting favors, he’s easily able to gather the right contact to use for the right moment.

Strengths:
1. Loyal
2. Inventive
3. Honest
4. Attentive
5. Good judge of character

Weaknesses:
1. Easily jealous
2. Quick to anger
3. Tactless
4. Untrusting
5. Sadistic

God/Shinki: Shinki

Why?: Niles has, ever since he was rescued by his lord, Leo, followed him to protect him and serve him. Without someone to serve to keep him in order, Niles loves nothing more than pain and suffering of others, and would surely use his godly power for bad instead of good. If he can be controlled and commanded by someone, the entire world will be very thankful indeed.

Cause Of Death: Preventing the attempted assassination of his lord.

Vessel: A tattered hardcover book, with a number of rips through-out.

Name Location: On his lower back in the middle.

Power: Reflection; when his god holds him up in defense, he is able to reflect the attack back at the attacker, while taking on the damage himself. However, depending on the phase of the moon, the power is stronger or weaker. During a full moon, Niles takes minimal to no damage when using this power, as well as reflecting the full power of the attack back. However, when there is no moon in the sky, Niles takes more damage, while reflecting a weaker attack.

Writing Sample

Sample: "Tell her I will go to sleep when I am done with my work."

And although Niles knew that was never a thing that could ever be finished, he silently complied, closing the door and leaving the room quietly. If he had never come in and said a word, his lord would work himself to exhaustion. Waiting until he heard the chair move, and knowing Leo was heading to his bed, he made his way through the halls.

Walking right past a series of big arches that faced the moon, he took a moment to look outside towards the sky... and finding a figure running along the ground in the castle grounds. Niles knew everyone who came and went. A figure so late at night? An unwanted visitor. In the blink of an eye, he pulled out his bow and arrow and aimed a shot directly at the person before doing a flip from the ledge to the ground.

“Now now.” Niles smirked, tapping another arrow on his shoulder as he watched man freak out and step back. “I didn’t expect company tonight. And certainly, my liege didn’t request any private company tonight.” He prepared his bow again. “But if you require some private affection, I’ll be happy to give it to you. If you make it good for me.”

Pulling it back until the string was taunt, he fired another arrow at the figure before it could escape too quickly from him. His smirk grew bigger as it hit him right in the chest, a perfect shot. Assassination attempts were not as frequent as they may have been in the past, but there was certainly a reason why Niles stayed up half the night even still.

“Don’t tell me you’re done already.” He smirked, preparing his bow and arrow one final time. “And I was only just getting started.” Moving closer to the figure in order to get a good killing shot. “How disappointing.” Licking his lips as he pulls his bow back. Once he releases the arrow, he feels something pierce his chest and immediately start burning.

Something was on it. And he knew he would only be alive for a few moments longer. The assailant was dead. And he kept his smirk for the last moments his eye was kept open.

“Heh... sorry my lord... didn’t mean to leave so early on you... hope you can forgive me...”

And he hit the ground, face first with a groan, the knife driven further into him.

Other

Anything Else?: Would like to be paired up with Leo!