Darceloix Vilauclaire

  • name Darceloix Vilauclaire

  • preferred Darce

  • age 26

  • race Ishgardian elezen

  • pronouns He/his

  • gender cis-male, gender nonconforming

  • orientation gay/vers/poly

  • home Ishgard

  • residence Several scattered over the star

  • occupation Noble, Perfumer/Alchemist, guitarist/singer, model

  • languages common, old ishgardian

appearance Crowned in silken crimson tresses, Darce was blessed with fine, aristocratic features and a tall, naturally lithe physique that lends itself well to the modeling he dabbles in. Graceful from years of training in fencing and dancing, he moves with a confident, unhurried saunter, often making use of airy gestures to accentuate a point. Darce carefully curates his wardrobe to include only the finest quality cloth and materials, all the better to display the status he enjoys, but refuses to be responsible over. Notes of his signature perfume created from sweet black narcissus flower accompany his presence, the fragrance light and inviting. He is almost never without a small black viper, usually curled around his bicep or tucked comfortably into a pocket.

Demeanor Posh playboy and dedicated sybarite, Darce has been the source of wild rumor and scandal among the ton in Ishgard for years, with no sign of settling down in accordance to his father's wishes. Elegant and flirty, he is quick to make friends and attract lovers, though he has a bad habit of leaving behind a trail of broken hearts. Though his manner is carefully cultivated to give the impression of just another debonaire hedonist, if one pays close enough attention, there does exist a note of unmistakable, shrewd intellect in the nobleman's sea-green eyes - possibly leading one to question what else may lurk beneath the surface.His own signature perfume: Scandal à Minuit. A scent built around hedonism, aristocratic refinement, and illicit freedom, it opens with the polished civility expected of high birth, then unfurls into something darker, lush, and defiantly unrestrained - whispers of secret liaisons, debauched bacchanals, and velvet decadence.It begins with elegant top notes of bergamot, cardamom and pear blossom, soon giving way to sybaritic, mischievous heart notes of black narcissus, aged cognac and plum resin. Finally, it leaves a rebellious, memorable echo with base notes of indulgent oud, smoked oak and animalic grey musk tincture. Truly an unforgettable olfactory experience.

LIKES
singing/playing guitar, haute couture, clever wit, designing custom and exclusive perfumes, intoxicants (creating, sharing and imbibing), bathhouses and venue-hopping, fine alcohol and cuisine, fresh fruit, bartending, snakes, wild parties, star-gazing and astronomy, traveling, tattoos and piercings, flirting/sex
DISLIKES
the ishgardian orthodox church, children, naïveté, stuffiness, combat, camping rough, liars, being nagged at to create an heir, boredom, early mornings, heat and sunlight, boorish humor, being snubbed or ignored, unpleasant smells
COMBAT TRAINING
rapier, dueling pistols

History

Darceloix Vilauclaire was born with a silver spoon, the first (and destined to be the only) child of Viscount Florian Vilauclaire and his wife, Margaux, a Viscountess in her own right prior to her marriage to Florian. Having inherited his mother's rambunctious nature, Darce was utterly irrepressible from the start and only became more unruly as he grew older - and as his father struggled to impress more rigid restrictions upon him in order to attempt to tame the boldly defiant youth. Committed to obeying the structure Florian imposed only when it suited his own desires, Darce found an early love for alchemy and so, agreed eagerly to an education in the subject matter. This was not without conditions, however - Darce was obliged to agree to learn how to fence, how to dance - all the proper mannerisms of nobility, and furthermore, learn the ways of the summoner.With Darce's reluctant agreement to his terms, Florian brought in a renowned alchemist from the Great Work in Thavnair, Siavash of House Daemir, arguably one of the greatest masters on the star of the subject. Under Siavash's tutelage, Darce excelled rapidly in alchemy, though lagged behind in his lessons as a summoner, despite his concession to commit himself to them. Ultimately, he retained only a basic knowledge of the art, achieving minimal success at utilizing the few spells he managed to learn.Early on, it became apparent that Darce had been blessed with a particularly keen sense of smell, skilled with picking out and describing notes from wine, colognes, perfumes and cuisine by scent alone. Putting his education in alchemy to use, he introduced Parfumerie Narcisse to the public when he was only fifteen years old - an exclusive perfume line that catered to the ultra-wealthy, creating unique, individual scents for any client who could afford the extravagant prices he charged. Many found that the costly perfume was worth its weight in gil, however, as each fragrance was matched to the client's personal body chemistry and designed to compliment such with rare and precious reagents. No one scent was ever duplicated for another, each being a completely unique, customized formula specific to each patron. This resulted in the line becoming wildly popular among the ton and a mark of elite status in the nobility to wear one of Darce's creations.Upon reaching the age of majority and having access to his own independent wealth from his business, Darce rebelled even further against his father, quitting his summoning lessons entirely and running away multiple times for different purposes. His colorful past includes a brief stint at a high-class strip club in Ul'dah, engaging with a pirate crew based out of the Ruby Sea for a short while, forming and performing as lead singer and guitarist of an industrial rock band named Dominion of Ash (which still occasionally takes the stage at various venues), modeling for adult and haute couture magazines, and other such scandalous endeavours.Out of love for his mother, however, Darce never remained away from Ishgard for long, though that did not mean that he behaved whilst he was at home. Often the subject of wild rumor and gossip of impropriety, Florian was often obliged to throw enough gil at alleged hearsay of sexual misconduct (though never without consent from the other party, of course), allegations of designer drug creation and distribution and many other such accusations to keep the scandals down to dull whispers. The uninhibited bacchanals that Darce held - and continues to hold still - at the various Vilauclaire properties only serve to cement his reputation as a sybarite bar none.Despite Florian's repeated attempts to match his son to a suitable noblewoman and proddings at him to produce an heir, Darce has managed to deftly dodge the marriage altar successfully - so far. He has, however, acquired a bad habit of leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake, having little interest in any binding relationships and much preferring to remain untethered to anyone in particular, though his affairs and dalliances with the prettiest noble sons of the ton and the common folk alike continue with greedy, careless regularity.Most recently, an affair with one Valoren Stormcrow brought on unexpected consequences that have forced Darce to make major, but quiet adjustments to his life - no longer appearing out of the house during the daylight hours, most notably. Speculation as to this sudden and unexplained change has run rampant, but Darce refuses to address it directly, dismissing inquiries with playful excuses that vary wildly from person to person.

Bonds - Names link to Carrds

A recent passionate affair shared between Valoren and Darce has led to unexpected and bewildering consequences for the rake, and a growing bond that cannot be denied.

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