Ardyn

Full Name: Ardyn Izunia Ardyn is 2,038 years old. He is 6'2" tall. He has red-violet hair, amber eyes, and strong facial features. He appears to be middle-aged and dresses in a black trench coat and pinstripe trousers, an attire he is said to have acquired when he became Chancellor of Niflheim. He wears a red scarf and a hooded, gray and white flower-print mantle, along with a black fedora. Personality Notes Ardyn is a man shrouded in mystery. He expresses his eccentric personality through his unique attire, and is both polite and flamboyant. He sometimes acts suggestive, likely as a means to unsettle others, calling Noctis a "tease" and stroking Prompto's cheek. Ardyn is bold and manipulative; he remains civil, patronizingly so, even in the face of hostility, and perhaps even to attract it. Ardyn's behavior is performative, and his expressions and movements are exaggerated. His ruthlessness grows until his true personality is revealed: he is evil, vicious, calculative, and twisted. Behaving unpredictably, Ardyn remains casual and unfazed by the world around him. He has a dark sense of humor, sarcastic wit, and an utter lack of empathy, finding cruel ways to taunt others. He may torture people close to the ones he's targeting to force them to pick up the pace. He has given up hope on humanity, and admits he wouldn't mind ending everything. Ardyn would often help Noctis and his friends along their journey by giving them access to imperial-controlled areas and by saving them from hostile situations. He claimed to have earned the right to call Noctis "Noct," a nickname only his closest friends use. Backstory 2,000 years ago, Ardyn was a compassionate and righteous man, devoted to saving the people. He was born Ardyn Lucis Caelum and was destined to be crowned the first king of Lucis. Ardyn had the power to heal others by transferring their ailment into his own body, believing it a blessing from the Astrals. However, he was betrayed by his younger brother Somnus, resulting in his fiancée Aera — the first Oracle — being killed. He was then rejected by the Crystal, which also absorbed his soul, making him immortal, for being corrupted by the Starscourge. Ardyn was chained up in Angelgard for 2,000 years, where he withstood an excruciating existence in which the passage of time became meaningless. Ardyn was eventually freed by Verstael Besithia of Niflheim. He became a citizen of Niflheim and eventually earned the title of Chancellor of Niflheim. Current Whereabouts: Ardyn currently sits on the throne of Lucis in the ruined city of Insomnia — a throne denied to him over 2,000 years ago. He awaits the return of Noctis so that the prophecy of the Chosen King can be fulfilled and Ardyn's eternal suffering can end.