Soreas Lennart

Soreas Lennart
Race	Primal-Corrupted (appears to be Plainsfolk Lalafell)
Age	49
Gender	Male (pronouns: he/him)
Sexuality	Pansexual
Nameday	21st Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon (June 20)
Alignment	Chaotic Neutral (leaning Evil)
Likes	Alcohol, debauchery, his families, high places, his husband
Dislikes	Rain, paperwork, politics

Soreas Lennart is a player character in Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG by SquareEnix. He is played by Cas.

For all intents and purposes, Soreas seems like a unassuming (but very friendly) merchant-turned-leader of a small crafting guild. However, he hides a secret that most people don't know -- and he'd like to keep it that way.

Physical Description

Standing at 3'5", this unusually tall Plainsfolk Lalafell has long silver hair that’s kept in a braid at the nape of his neck. He has bright blue eyes, and he has very fair skin. Soreas is fit, and his diminutive size hides the fact that he’s quite familiar with battle.

Soreas keeps several outfits; these days, he's fond of the silken finery from Thavnair, wearing dancer's garb in blue even when fighting physically. He frequently wears a long earring made of scintillant metal on his left ear.

First Impression

Soreas is extremely cheerful and easy-going. There are very few things that will faze him (except for Glitchy!), and he generally takes a laid-back approach when it comes to situations. Though he's now married, he’s still a hopeless flirt, and is especially friendly with the ladies, though he’ll never force himself on anyone.

Before the Calamity

Soreas was born from the union of, as he puts it, "a drunkard and a whore". He never knew his parents, having been surrendered to an orphanage as soon as he was born. He longed for freedom even at a young age, wanting to become a pirate and sail the seas.

He realised his dream when he stowed away aboard a pirate ship, The Ocean's Whore, one belonging to The Raging Wolves. After nearly being thrown overboard by the crew, their captain, Marius Windelan, took him in. Serving as a cabin boy at first, he gained the captain and most of the crew's confidence, eventually becoming their navigator.

After an ill-fated foray to the Cieldalaes, most of the crew mutinied, betraying both their captain as well as Soreas, turning them in to the Yellowjackets in exchange for a place within their ranks. Tormented by having to watch his former crewmates march to the gallows, Soreas and Marius would have met the same fate if not for a miraculous-seeming escape that let the two live. However, now wanted by the Yellowjackets, the pair decided to part ways, with Soreas escaping to Kugane and hiding for the next decade as an ijin.

Eventually, he made his way back to Gridania, posing as a trader in order to make some coin. After enlisting as a trader to a crafting guild, he found that he was quite good at this line of work, and he became a member of the guild despite not having any crafting experience.

Soreas was eventually discovered by Limsa Lominsa and arrested for his crimes; he eventually received a conditional pardon in exchange for working for the Maelstrom as required.

After the Calamity

After the Calamity struck and the crafters guild was destroyed, Soreas decided to return to Kugane to clear his mind and to recuperate. During that time, he learned the art of ninjutsu from a shinobi who had fled the unrest in Doma.

Five years later, Soreas returned to Gridania to find that the place looked both different and not at the same time. Gone was the giant tree that had served as the guild's home, and no one knew where the former guildmembers had scattered.

After taking the time to track people down, he managed to find Rathe, a prominent member of the former guild, who had managed to rebuild the guild in all but name at her home. He was warmly welcomed back -- she took out a Magitek Reaper she had salvaged and began firing at him -- and the guild began its rebirth, attracting members old and new into its ranks.

Enthrallment

Soreas encountered a guild member named Tatsuya Mikami, an imposing Au Ra with sharp, piercing blue eyes. True to character, Soreas tried to flirt with him, eventually encountering him in a dream that night where he found himself being propositioned for sex.

That was the only encouragement Soreas needed to meet up with him the next day, and sure enough, they slept together. Soreas attempted to take control of the situation; however, not only did he discover Tatsuya didn't appreciate that sort of thing, Soreas found himself falling under a strange influence that was fogging up his mind.

When Soreas awoke later, his learned that his partner was the primal Overmind. Unable to resist him despite the Blessing of Light and falling further under his control through physical contact, he began doing his bidding, gathering both aether and unsuspecting mortals in order to enthrall them and to grow his power.

His body changed the suit the primal’s whims, the most telling feature being his height. One could simply dismiss him as an unusually tall lalafell, but those who can see past his meticulous glamour could see that he’s much lither, much more aethereal... with small, white wings to complement his primal-corrupted form.

Becoming the primal's consort and high priest, it didn't take long for him to become fully corrupted. His loyalty to him was absolute. He would end up doing anything and everything for his new master… even nearly giving him his precious guildmates, the people who he considered his family.

He had a new family now.

Present Day

As time passed, Overmind became fond of his little consort; though difficult to tell if his feelings were due to his enthrallment or otherwise, Soreas felt the same. Overmind and Soreas wed on [November 20], though not without consequences; another primal, Susano, crashed their post-wedding activities. How he found out about the wedding is still a mystery to the two.

After the events in the Aitascope and discovering that the methods taught by the Ascians resulted in corrupted primal summonings, Overmind became resolved to exist in this world as a properly summoned entity. Soreas, along with all the other thralls, became untempered, and the two worked to ensure that a future summoning would be as proper as possible.

After the two finished their preparations, Soreas proceeded with the resummoning, and succeeded in bringing back his husband and former master. A majestic being, one with six wings instead of four, one with aethereal raiment uncorrupted, stood before him, albeit bereft of memories. Offering him a vessel containing his former memories – his wedding ring, in this case – the two were reunited, along with the handful of former slaves who remained after the untempering.

Today, Soreas still lives in the former harem along with Overmind. He's still recovering from his mental corruption; despite the primal's lack of tempering aura, he'll still sometime space out if he exhibits his power. He still retains any physical corruption, and he has no desire to have it reversed.

Outside his home, Soreas keeps a glamour on him to hide the physical changes. Someone very astute in aetherology would be able to see right through it, however.

Plot Hooks

Don't know how to get Soreas' attention? Here are a few ideas:

• Soreas does work from the Maelstrom as part of the deal for his freedom. If someone affiliated comes calling, he'll have to answer to them.

• Soreas radiates a fair amount of aether, and anyone who can sense it would immediately tell that there's something more than meets the eye when it comes to this lalafell.

• Soreas tries to be anywhere between cordial to friendly with other primals, depending on which one. Encountering someone else who's enthralled, or even another primal, would surely pique his interest.

• Soreas co-leads a crafting guild. If there are any large or unusual orders, Soreas would be one of the first to know, and would possibly be the first point of contact.

Shards and AUs

The following describes Soreas' known shards and AUs.

Shards

Shard	Name	Alias	Race	Notes
Ancient Times	Iphis	n/a	Ancient	Soreas' original, ancient self, pre-Sundering.
The Source	Ishi Sahishi	Soreas Lennart	Plainsfolk Lalafell	Original name is not known to anyone but Soreas, Marius, and Overmind.
The First	Lenott	n/a	Dwarf	Completely the opposite of the Source's Soreas. Has never kissed a man.
The Ninth	Idocrase	Soreas Lennart	Milala	IT support by day, hacker by night. Belongs to a hacker organisation called the Raging Wolves.
The Thirteenth	Ise	Lennart	Succubus	Soreas' Thirteenth shard was a Miqo'te-equivalent bard from Damcyan. When the darkness came, he was corrupted into a succubus.

AUs

AU	Name	Alias	Race	Notes
The War of the Magi	Soreas Lennart	n/a	Lalafell (Nymian)	Soreas was an officer in the Nymian marines who was assigned to watch over a visiting Mhachi dignitary, one Glitchy Aster. The latter ended up murdering him via poisoning shortly before the war began in earnest.
Modern	Ishi Sahishi	Soreas Lennart	Lalafell	Soreas is a male prostitute who chances to meet an exceptional Au Ra client... who happens to be more than he expected.
Modern (Idol)	Ishi Sahishi	Soreas Lennart	Lalafell	Backed by a mysterious sponsor and gifted with a siren-like voice, Soreas is a rising star in the idol world who seemingly rose in popularity out of nowhere.

References and Art

Drawn Art

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  Soreas Reference Sheet (by Cozy)
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  Soreas and Egi (by Eiffel)
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  Soreas (by Yomi)
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  Soreas when he was at the height of his tempering (by Eiffel)
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  Soreas for All Saints' Wake 2020 (by Eiffel)
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  Soreas (by Miuted)

Screenshots

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  Pics of Soreas through various expansions, from 1.0 to Shadowbringers
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  Soreas facing his primal-corrupted, unglamoured self
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  Soreas in his primal-corrupted form wearing a mask
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  Soreas in his primal-corrupted form on a swing and reaching out to the viewer

Character-Building

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  Soreas' lore iceberg. Please note that there is a lot of content here that isn't common knowledge!
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  Soreas' combat dialogue
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  Food preferences meme
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  Another character meme for Soreas, updated for 2025