CHARACTER

LIKES
freedom • meat dishes such as meat skewers, steak or similar • sporting activities such as swimming or surfing or training in generalDISLIKES
spicy food • touching his horns without permission • superficialitySTRENGTHS
athletic • confident • strong-willed • understanding • uncomplicated • open • loyal • funny • sincere • harmonious • companionableWEAKNESSES
Sometimes hot-tempered – he can get annoyed more quickly than others when he is provoked • Workaholic – he actually loves his freedom, but he often loses himself in his tasks and activities and is usually ordered to take a break or time off

Raiden is a fun, sociable and open guy who is not shy about making new acquaintances and likes to use his natural charm to make an impression. However, he is not shallow. He expresses his emotions openly and sincerely and has no problem showing his feelings. He is a relatively uncomplicated fellow and does not take the little things that bother or burden others too seriously. But that doesn't mean he is completely trivial and unaffected. He just knows how to deal with different situations differently than others.He learned to appreciate companionship early on in his training and what it meant. That's why his friendship with the Suzume brothers is also very important to him. Although he is mostly a relaxed guy, he can get hot-tempered and then lose his composure - just letting his emotions express themselves. Many of his subordinates in the military have already felt the effects of this. But that also helped him to quickly gain the respect of the others.Raiden is a hard worker. Sometimes he just doesn't know when to stop and has to be told by Raubahn or the others when it's time to relax – which is in contrast to the fact that he is actually very freedom-loving. However, this is well balanced by the fact that he is usually allowed to handle his missions at his own initiative and freedom.

ABOUT

FULL NAME
Raiden ToshoNICKNAME
ThunderBORN & RAISED
Azim-SteppeLATER HOME
Kugane / Ul'dahBIRTH DATE
27th sun in the 6th light moonGENDER
male

ORIENTATION
BISTATUS
in a relationshipRACE
Au Ra | raenOCCUPATION
Ul'dah wing commanderHAIR COLOR
black with green strands

EYE COLOR
electric greenHEIGHT
213 cmDEITY
Alhyk - The GuardianMAIN JOBS
Dragoon

Raiden was born into a family of blacksmiths in the wide fields of the Azim Steppe. His birth was marked by a heavy stormy night with loud thunder and strong lightning. There were complications at start and when a bolt of lightning struck right next to the family's tent, everyone thought it was too late. But no one was hurt and Raiden was born healthy and strong.As he grew older, people quickly noticed the green strands in his hair, which grew naturally. It was said that the lightning that night was green lightning that lit up the sky. Much was rumoured about what Raiden might be. However, he was neither excluded nor treated differently and grew up quite comfortably. His father taught him the blacksmith's art from an early age. But his parents also quickly noticed that he was trying out his hand at practice and training with the spear they had made themselves whenever he had time. Eventually, as a young adult, Raiden confronted them with his desire to become a dragoon instead of continuing in the blacksmith's trade and carrying on his father's work.At first, there were many discussions and arguments in the family. However, Raiden was ultimately able to convince his father that he could take a different path. Nevertheless, in his village, the approval of the village elder was also necessary. Their community was based on mutual support. Raiden went to the village elder a little later to express his wish. However, contrary to his hopes, he was rejected. Hot-headed and as loaded as Raiden could be, he challenged the village elder to a duel in a dispute - if he would win, he could fulfil his wish. The village soon gathered, considering Raiden's plan as rather reckless. However, he did not back down and entered the duel. Whether it was luck, true potential or a touch of fate, after a fierce battle, Raiden emerged victorious from the duel. The other villagers cheered the young Au Ra, who finally gained the approval of the village elder, as well as the respect of the others, who had previously regarded him more as a dreamer and a hothead.His parents were impressed by their son and his indispensable ambition, which led them to pursue their own dream of opening a blacksmith's shop and weapons store in Kugane. They regularly travel between Kugane and the Steppe, keeping the connection alive.Raiden, who had now paved his way to fulfilling his wish, during the course of his training and missions finally ended up in Ul'dah, where Raubahn quickly recognised his potential. He asked him to join his troops and continue his military training in Ul'dah. Raiden agreed and was assigned to a very specific group, where he encountered the young Hyur Akai Suzume and Ruriiro Suzume, with whom he developed a deep friendship.