Editing Kieran Galvaynes (section)

==Story==

===Background===
'''High Concept:''' ''"Mechanical Merchant & Metal Mage"''

Kieran was "born" 24 years ago when his parents found him in an unexplored ruin. His father (Valdeas) was a Magitek engineer and his mother (Hanushi) was an Arcanologist... a person who studied old magics. After manipulating an ancient device in the ruins, Kieran's "Ether Matrix" was placed inside a small magitek body

They took him home and raised him in the Capital city. Kieran took advantage of every opportunity. He trained with the guards and explored as a young man, and then studied magic with his mother.  

11 years ago, his parents were able to manipulate the ancient device to produce its second, and last, Ether Matrix. That was how Rikku was born. 

The brothers were close, but the wind called Kieran. He joined the Academy in the Capital. At the age of 20, he graduated and became a Marine Officer in the Sky Fleet. When his parents died 4 years later, Kieran came home to take care of his younger brother, even though they barely knew each other anymore. 

'''Invoke:''' ''To use powerful metal magic, when his status as a Tekanoid would be beneficial, he making trade deals.''

'''Compel:''' ''When being a Tekanoid would be a hindrance socially, when his metal magic or body is a weakness (lightning, swimming, sneaking) to have an old trade deal go bad or have an unhappy customer arrive.

===Rising Conflict===
'''Trouble:''' ''"Reluctantly Retired Marine"''

Being a Marine in the Sky Fleet was amazing. He loved ??? Kingdom and loved helping people in need. That, more than anything else is why Kieran was going to make it a career. After 4 short years, and some amazing victories, he was actually up for a promotion to be captain of his own skyship. The smallest of the skyships... a corvette... but it would have been his.

When he heard about his parents' death, however, he gave all that up in an instant. But not without regrets.

He is still loyal to ??? Kingdom and feels like he failed them somehow. He is also still a marine to the core... he has trouble seeing people in need and not stopping to help them. 

'''Invoke:''' ''When fighting, when calling upon contacts from his marine days, or trading upon his past reputation.''
have old Fleet buddies need something from him, to have the enemies of ??? Kingdom target him, to have his Marine instincts force him to get involved and help people in need... even when it call trouble down upon his own head.''

===Phase One===
'''Aspect:''' ''"Windborne Soul"''

In his heart, Kieran always knew he was meant to fly. When it became clear that his talent with metal magic did not lend itself to Air magic as well, the young Tekanoid was not deterred. If he could not fly under his own power, he would do the next best thing.

That was when he made the decision to join the Academy and, eventually, the Sky Fleet.

He originally wanted to go the Mate route and focus on flying ships from the start, but he was naturally skilled in fighting as well, so he became a Marine. Once on a skyship, the differences were negligible. Mates and sailors still fought in battles, and Marine officers and troops still learned to help with the ship.

On his first ship, he realized that it wasn't just flying that entranced him, it was freedom. Flying ships was amazing, but so was traveling wherever the wind blew him or giving in to his flights of fancy with his ever-changing engravings. 

'''Invoke:''' ''for a bonus when controlling a skyship, to know something about a place he's visited, when being artistic.''

'''Compel:''' ''When his free spirit causes him to lose focus, to have him react badly when his art is insulted, or he in imprisoned.''

===Phase Two===
'''Aspect:''' ''Engraved Mithral Plating''

His early battles and journeys on the skyship were very lucrative, and Kieran blew money as fast as he made it. He replaced his plating with Mithral, telling himself that it was much lighter than steel, and it would be an asset as he climbed the rigging or jumped from ship to ship. Really though, he loved its silver shimmer. Coupled with the extensive scrollwork and images he has engraved on the metal over the years, he is truly a sight to behold. 

'''Invoke:''' ''for a bonus when taking a hit, or when trying to impress or intimidate somebody with his appearance.''

'''Compel:''' ''When trying to blend in or sneak, to have others come after him to take steal his Mithral and sell it.''

===Phase Three===
'''Aspect''' ''"Perpetually Poor"''

Back when he was still in the Sky Navy, Kyran's ship was chosen to be an escort to the Royal Family's converted Sky Cruiser during one of their trips. The trip was a nice change of pace from hunting pirates... but grew boring after a while. At one of the banquets the King was told of a local underground sport called 'Pondemonium' where mages create 'water warriors' to battle each other for money and the entertainment of everybody watching. The King was intrigued... but since it was an illegal sport nobody could tell him where they were held. 

Commander Galvaynes had been this way before, and since he was always interested in new and creative uses of magic, actually knew where to find one. After a quiet conversation with the King, Kyran, along with Alkyne and a small contingent of Royal Guards, whisked their monarch away to an out of the way fight that Kyran had visited before.

'''Invoke:''' ''for a bonus to know some obscure piece of magic or when using magic''

'''Compel:''' ''he's only studied sporadically, and while he investigates magic his knowledge is in no way complete. Compel to have his LACK of knowledge be apparent, or even to have a misunderstanding get him into trouble...''