ㅤappearance.ㅤ Marvin is on the more unique end of Viera, being an older male not living in the forest, and possessing a rarer shade of grey skin. These rarities have contributed to him being rather withdrawn around most everyone.He has a tribe tattoo on his left cheek and his forehead in a sort of maroon/purple color. He's debated getting rid of them, but ultimately decided to keep them because they are a part of his history. He has charcoal hair with light grey highlights that he bounces between cropping shorter and growing out and tying backHe isn't heavy-set by any means, but compared to most other Viera, he is more muscular, and weighs a fair amount as a result. In his youth, he was more lithe, but during Doma's fall, he focused on strengthening his body to combat the worsening environment, and it has more or less held until now. Though he isn't stronger than all of the races, he can hold his own fairly easily against most, and has honed his combat abilities.Marvin is a closed individual. He keeps his emotions guarded, but not in an off-putting way. He is quiet and will generally follow the leader, so long as he trusts and believes in them. If he doesn't, he will let them know with both his actions and words, if he even bothers to stick around.The way he carries himself in battle is similar. He strikes to kill, and his years of living off the land in the Skatay Range have honed his abilities to the max. He doesn't often utilize these skills any more though, due to the danger those sorts of jobs carry.He is surprisingly empathetic, which is the main driving force behind his decision to leave the forest. The law of 'shoot and don't ask questions' appeared too harsh for him, and after a few situations where he figured the individuals in question were actually innocent, he decided to leave the forest and create his own moral code.Though he can appear unfeeling and aloof, his interior is anything but. He merely keeps himself well-composed during times of stress and prefers to keep few, if any, close friends.His circle has luckily expanded beyond his dragonet Rael, but he still holds his wife's presence above others.ㅤbiography.ㅤ Marvin was born in the Iskogr village in the northern Skatay Mountains forest. He was fairly similar to his fellow vieran children except for the fact that he was a bit weaker than them on average. When he was around ten or eleven, he was the target of some bullying. His friend was always there to comfort him, but he internalized it to the point where he became quieter and preferred fading to the background.At one point he retaliated against his bully, injuring him, but he was chastised for his rash actions, and that year his bully was chosen to graduate to living in the forest, as he had hit the age of maturity.A different male viera, visiting the village, had seen his show of strength and promised to him that if he kept up his training in the village that he would choose him as his disciple. Marvin didn't necessarily believe in him, but kept up his training while his friend was chosen to join the village guard.When he was chosen to leave the village a year later, he noticed that the male viera who had chosen to train his bully had returned again to choose another disciple. Life in the woods was rougher than it would appear. When he was chosen to become a disciple by the same viera from last year, he promised to visit his friend again in the future. She promised back.A few years into his training, he happened upon a Hyuran woman in the forest. He attacked to kill, but upon noticing her injuries and her swollen belly, he balked at the last moment and missed his lunge. He pleaded with his mentor to spare her life and heal her, but they unfortunately didn't have the necessary medicines to treat her, and she perished the following night.This is when he began to doubt the Way of the Woods.A few days later, he and his mentor happened upon a group of Hyuran men, spouting obscenities about the woman. They were slaughtered.He graduated his training and a decade went by before he decided to visit the village again.He met with his friend, and she revealed to him that she had decided to become a salve maker instead of a warrior. He wondered if he was more suited for a different lifestyle.He parted the village and returned again a few years later to choose his own disciple. His friend introduced him to his child, but he felt no attachment toward them.It almost scared him.His apprentice died a year into training due to his own negligence.
More years passed, and he returned to the village once again. Once again, his friend was there to welcome him. His child was nowhere to be found.That year he decided to leave the forest and the Way of the Wood. Though he loved the forest and cared for it, he couldn't condone needless slaughter and sacrifice.He made his way to the Azim Steppe and spent a few years bartering with the locals, enjoying the food and culture. Eventually, he moved onto and Doma and though this was more of a culture shock, he was able to scrounge together a living with his skills he had learned in the forest.
Then the Garlean invasion happened. Unwilling to see the land he loved fall, he fled to Hingashi, and then ultimately Eorzea, knowing that by himself he could do nothing.