Caelholdt Kavanagh

The Heart-Eater

When one's presence fills the room, how do you follow that up?
Fill the room with a powerful voice, that's how.
owned & written by Flash
sidebar art by me!

at a glance

YOUR BASIC STATISTICS

  • Name: Caelholdt Kavanagh

  • Nickname/Aliases: Cael, The Heart-Eater King

  • Age: 40 years

  • Height: 7 feet 9 inches, 235 cm

  • Gender (pronouns): Nonbinary masc (he/they)

  • Date of birth: 12th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon (December 12th)

  • Zodiac Big 3: Sagittarius Sun, Leo Moon, Scorpio Ascendant

  • Current residence: An undisclosed location deep in the Shroud.

  • Ethnicity: Mixed; Hellsguard Roegadyn (maternal) / Duskwight Elezen (paternal), Archfey (Not visible to people with normal vision - only aethersight can see this)

  • Occupation: Official: Translator for Martin Freepaw | Unofficial: Master liquor distiller, performer, King of the Sundew Court

  • Hair: Mid-back length and wavy, sandy blonde

  • Family: Mother, Father (estranged), Older Sister: Mira Emberhowl, Younger sister: Siobhan Kavanagh , younger sibling: Veis

  • Relationship status: Married

  • Sexuality: Pansexual

  • Alignment: Chaotic neutral

  • Favorite food: Anything sweet, particularly cakes and pastries

  • Pet/companion: Two dogs, a black doberman-esque mix named Angel, a collie named Meala, a beagle-looking blink dog named Fionn, and one young black bear named Peanut

  • Singing Voice Claim: Hozier

  • Skill proficiencies: Arcana, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and Performance.

quick rp hooks

Things you may have heard

  • COMMON:

  • Public Figure: As a showrunner, businessman, and touring singer, Caelholdt appears and helps out at several venues across Eorzea. He is easily approachable, having several interests that make him easy to talk to. He's kind and will often buy a drink for someone down on their luck.

  • Master Distiller: If you ever had a doubt about what your drink order should be, talk to Cael. He's a master distiller of whiskey, moonshine, and rum, and has thoughts on just about any cocktail under the sun. He can even make a special cocktail tailored to your tastes just for you, if you find him bartending. Be prepared for him to talk your ear off about his current experimental batch of liquor, he loves to infuse his whiskeys with seasonal flavors and adores using friends as his tasting guinea pigs.

  • Master Distiller - Job Opportunity: In his years as a distiller, Cael has been operating as a one-man band. As the Still & Strings has grown and developed, he's in need to take on apprentices to learn the trade of distilling spirits so he can actually have a life outside of liquor again.

  • Master Distiller - a Real Critic: Being a prolific bartender and cocktail recipe writer, Cael will instantly judge a subpar cocktail for what it is and what it's lacking. If you mess up his order, Hell hath no fury like a distiller scorned.

  • Homesick: Caelholdt is from Lower La Noscea, born and raised in Red Rooster Stead. If you were to talk about the place to him, he'd surely wax nostalgic for hours.

  • Expert Guitarist/Singer: As a self-proclaimed bard, Caelholdt's lifelong passion is, and always has been, music. It's his goal in life to master every stringed instrument ever invented, and he's made pretty darn good headway in doing so. Caelholdt is a musician and performer - if wanted, he can be asked to perform at and even help in hosting events and shows. His favourite instrument is the guitar - but if you had to ask him to choose a favorite between the sixteen different ones he owns, he would probably ask you to leave. His collection of high-tech guitars, reverse engineered and tinkered to be powered by crystal, aether, or ceruleum, all have a distinct look and sound. On top of that, he has several acoustics, all of which sound different and as he says, each of his guitars has a certain "bite" to it that is different from any others. Each one is named, and he can recite them all. He can be found in all of the strangest places, singing, strumming an instrument, or generally making some sort of musical noise.

  • Fashion Forward: Cael's always up on the latest trends when it comes to fashion. Being the vain creature that he is, he goes through outfits like paper and can be seen sporting fine leather and fur, expensive jewelry and the like. Fashion, to him, has no gender, and he'll wear anything if he knows he'll look good in it.

  • UNCOMMON:

  • Smart Businessman: Sometimes you just can't find the right man for that really, really nasty job that no other hired muscle wants to do. Need to ruin someone's life in the worst way possible? Are you transporting cargo of questionable or illegal natures? Have you got a debt that you can't pay, but need it to go away? Need to destroy a person's psyche? Do you need to disappear, maybe fake your death and make it look really convincing so you can away to the Far East with your new Hingan lover? For the right price, Caelholdt will do almost anything. Can't pay? Don't worry, favours and collateral are just as valuable as coin, but how much are you willing to give...?

  • Family Ties: Caelholdt is wed to a powerful don of a mafia, and holds connections that reach further than even he understands.

  • Ex-mercenary: Caelholdt was once under the hire of the Grand Companies, having fought in adventurer contingents against the Garlean invasions in both Eorzea and in Ala Mhigo. He still nurses an injured knee from many years ago in a bloody battle, and can be seen doctoring it if it begins to bother him.

  • RARE:

  • Otherworldly Ties: Often one will find Cael removing items from a satchel or an interior jacket pocket that seem like they wouldn't fit in such an enclosed space. In addition to this, sometimes things around him can seem like they spring to life, moved by some unseen thing. This is faerie magic, Cael dropping items into a pocket of his part of the Feywild, and pulling fae familiars from it.

  • Wild Magic Sorcery: Every time Cael casts a spell he takes a slight risk that it will have a secondary effect that may affect him or people around him, or the target of said spell. Due to this, he tends to avoid using too many powerful spells when people are around, but he has certainly appeared in public with something being the wrong colour, or being several years older/younger, or even several ilms taller/shorter. Only powerful spells are affected, small enchantments pose no threat.

  • Shifting Tattoos: Cael's tattoo artist is unique in nature in that he is tattooed on a thin layer of aether atop his skin, and they can move and change without injuring or marring his actual skin in any way. Only his artist can change them, but they /can/ be changed on his whims - he believes himself a canvas, adoring the different ways he can further beautify himself via the ink that sits in his aether.

  • ULTRA RARE:

  • The Heart-Eater King: Cael consumed the heart of a dying Archfey to take their place as king of their small domain. He now commands his own pocket of the Feywilds and possesses power equal to that of an elder primal. Those well-acquainted with aether magic and see with aether rather than eyes may notice his extremely condensed, vibrant pink aura, as he conceals his new nature to common folk.

  • Seeking Servants Warlocks: Cael is looking to experiment with pact magic, and is looking for a particularly down-on-their-luck schmuck needing an extra power boost. Many strings attached.

THE WHOLE STORY

IT'S A LONG ONE

I'll write something here eventually.Man makes liquor and plays guitar. That's all you gotta know.For more information on Cael's business and show house, please check out The Still and Strings !

fROM THE WRITER

OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION

To start, thank you for visiting Caelholdt's page, and congratulations if you made it this far. I hope that you find my character Caelholdt interesting!My name is Flash and my pronouns are they/them. I am a roleplayer with 14+ years of experience writing on different mediums, but I have been roleplaying in-game on FFXIV for roughly 10 years. As a roleplayer, I am searching for and prefer story-driven, long-term roleplay with my roleplay partners. I prefer longer responses over shorter ones, but I don't require an RP partner to match my post length.I am a full-time artist and as such, my schedule is sporadic and I am not able to dedicate several nights a week to RP. I prefer to schedule roleplay in the evenings between 8 PM EST to 2 AM EST. I require my RP partners to have a strong barrier between IC and OOC, and as such, potential RP partners must be able to show that they can separate actions my character does from my personal beliefs. I am not able to dedicate my life to a single roleplay partner, nor am I willing to. I can not and will not be online to talk every single day, nor will I answer every single message right away.As a roleplayer, I have been burned many times by people who have shown red flags consummate with the cycle of manipulation and abuse. I am open and liberal when setting boundaries, and will inform you if and when I set one, and why.I refuse to roleplay with characters who promote harmful stereotypes of BIPOC & LGBT+ individuals. I also refuse to roleplay with writers who believe it's okay to sexualize children under the age of eighteen, or writers who assist in promoting the above harmful stereotypes.As for shipping, I am currently not seeking a ship for Caelholdt. He is already in a current and dedicated ship and is not polyamorous or multiship. I will not engage in erotic roleplay of any kind with this character.I only share my "wi-fi" code with people I have interacted with several times and trust.If you're interested in roleplaying with Caelholdt, please contact me in-game at Caelholdt Kavanagh@Goblin or via Bsky DM.