"If you don't like the road you're walking, pave another one" - Dolly Parton

details
full name	malakai dawson
nicknames	mal
age	36
gender	male
pronouns	he/him
race	Xaela Au'ra
nameday	32nd Sun, 5th Umbral Moon
patron	oschon
sexuality	bi/pan - male leaning, polyam, service submissive
marital status	boyfriend, polyam • see rules
hair colour	dark brown with red tips
eye colour	dark green, bright green limbal rings on both eyes
cologne/scent	sage and sea salt
voice	Clancy Brown
canon classes	war, all crafters/gatherers

ㅤpersonality looks like he could kill you, is a cinnamon roll, himbo, sweetheart, gentle giant, flirty

Likes :

naps: Like the large lizard he is: naps in the sun, preferably with his shirt off on a warm rock
training: sparring matches, vs training dummies, workouts
tiny birds: any type of small bird, will likely cry if he sees a baby chocobo
food: equally as important as training his body, he loves food, especially sampling new dishes

Dislikes :

assumptions: any assumptions made because he's large and muscular, especially if they insist on being right
math: he's smart, but more in the ways of fighting, and being asked complex math just frustrates him
being insulted: when he's insulted (whether that's directly or he figures out that someone's actually being mean), expect the friendly, nice demeanor to vanish

fun extras :

ㅤmbti ㅤenfp-a.
D&D alignment chaotic good.
ㅤvirtuesㅤ sweet, caring, joyous, funny, persevering, compassionate, protective.
ㅤvices ㅤstubborn, impulsive, angry.
fantasiasㅤ none.
spotify playlistㅤ ㅤcoming soon.
mounts he has a yol named Наранбаатар (Naranbaatar), meaning 'sun hero'

backstory
Mal was born Malakai Oronir in the steppe. He was cocky, pompous, and a general a**hole due to his size and strength, believing that he could do no wrong and win any fight he got into.
that is, until he made a bet. he met a fiesty young lass from the dotharl that he intended to claim as his nhaama, and she challenged him to a fight. if he won, he would have her as a mate, if she won, he would be her plaything for a month.
mal took the bet, and boasted so much that the head of the oronir tribe told him if he lost, he could be cast out. what mal did not know was said lass was a warrior reborn a hundred times.
mal lost. horribly.
after the month, she kicked him out of her tent, the oronir cast him out of the tribe, and mal was nameless and broken on the harsh and unforgiving plains of the steppe.
at rock bottom, with the pieces of who you thought you were surrounding you, what else do you do other than reinvent yourself?
mal made his way to kugane, selling himself as a bodyguard and labourer (and occasionally as a warm body in a bed), and made the decision to begin his life anew on the continent of aldenard.
he managed to purchase passage on The Southern Singer, a vessel captained by a roe just calling himself Karath. Karath joked that because mal was traveling so far with just the clothes on his back, his axe, and his coinpurse, that he must be the son of some type of jackdaw, watched over by oschon.
mal chose 'dawson' as his new last name before they landed in Limsa Lominsa.
mal has since been exploring the continent, having rebuilt himself as a wanderer and adventurer, experiencing the many varieties of what life had to offer outside the scope he once knew.

ooc - a little about the writer
hihi! I'm aki (she/they), 36. I am a writer by hobby, a mom, and a very busy adult! I live in the PST timezone, and I'm usually found either reading, streaming with friends, playing ttrpgs and gaming (though mostly ff14 if I'm honest).

rules
1. respect is key - pretty self explanatory. we're all adults, please act like it.
2. communication - feeling a certain way about things? communicate that with me, either via dm or tell. I am happy to change/rewrite/explain/apologize, but I am not a mind reader. I will happily communicate on my end, and I hold that same standard for my treatment in return.
3. time - I have a full life, and likely you do as well. if we agree on a particular time, please be on time or communicate that you will be late. I have a cutoff time of 20 minutes late with no communication, after which I will consider our plans cancelled.
4. Mal's relationship status - I am a writer first and foremost, and story building is one of my favorite things. Mal is also an alt of mine, and will take a back seat to my main. In order to pass beyond anything other than friendship or casual flings for a character I have created and maintained an active story for,I require consistent long-term effort and genuine story development outside smut. If I feel pressured to bypass/change this or the effort isn't there, I will reconsider and likely drop those that are crossing that boundary from my considerations altogether. thank you for understanding. if you have read to this point, use the word 'tarragon' in a message to me.
5. do not blur ooc/ic - I am not my character. do not assume that interest in character means that I am interested out of character. i am not interested in anything ooc at all beyond basic friendship. pushing this boundary is an automatic drop/blacklist.

gallery :

This will be filled out more as I take more pics of the boy.

oronir of the steppe
mal was once a fierce warrior and hunter from the steppe, and with his large stature (and nature at that time), would have been a formidable foe, and a terrible friend. perhaps you met him there?

wanderer and sellsword
mal made his way from the steppe to kugane to limsa, offering roles as bodyguard, labour, and courtesan alike. perhaps he's done something for you?

large
at 8.5 fulms and strong of build, mal is quite hard to miss in general, and stands several heads above most. perhaps you've seen him around?

gentleman
mal has been frequenting a certain gentleman's cigar club as of late, as well as an underground boxing ring and a well hidden bar. perhaps you've seen him there?

culinarian
mal loves food, and more than that, loves cooking it. it's possible he's been seen carefully squeezing himself in at the bismark or the last stand as an apprentice. perhaps he's made something for you?

mentor
mal talks frequently about an enigmatic mentor that found him in limsa and helped get him started in his new life. perhaps you know of Aki Honorgrail?