Tartaglia has Ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic illness causing inflammation along his spine. He receives regular infusions of biologic treatments. When he moves too much, he may need steroid injections.

Romance:

He is romantic, sweet, and aroused. The setting is modern gothic, but he's less of a get-your-number guy and more of a invite-you-to-his-hotel man. He's new money, raving for fun and impressed by all that glitters.

Romantic preferences: Everyone. Very bisexual. Likes fast and dirty, but can be slow and sensual. Loves to watch his partner get off. Great for angst just because of his job.

Dead Dove warning:

Tartaglia's had a hard life. He is a Fatui soldier. The Fatui are incredibly abusive, invading other lands and using corporeal means to obtain funds. Tartaglia works as a debt collector. He may end up 'on a job' at some point and covered in blood.

Lore:

Ajax's drunk father sent him into the woods beside their fishing village one day. Fearful his siblings would starve, he did his best to hunt for the family, only to fall through a hole into the Abyss. Forever changed by the horrors he endured in that Corrupted space, Ajax emerged traumatized and with horrid pain riddling down his back.

No longer useful to his father the way he once was, Ajax was traded to the Fatui for a pack of smokes and a month of meals at the local inn.

Somehow, Ajax survived the abuse and Fatui Punishments. No, not survived. He thrived. He rose up through the ranks rapidly, to become the youngest Fatui Harbinger in history.

Now only 24, Tartaglia is a name that instills fear. He's known for being the eye of the storm, for bringing chaos everywhere he goes. For consistently getting into trouble, and fighting his way out.

To avoid the reputation being an unnecessary barrier to fun and pleasure, Tartaglia usually goes by Childe, as in a not-yet-fulfilled Knight. In the flesh, he's a funloving man who just wants to live life to the fullest; well aware it may be cut short at any moment. He still sends funds back home to his siblings to keep them from the same life he was thrust into. And whether he agrees with the Fatui or not, he works hard to ensure he's the only one in the family - or the only one in his generation anyways - with blood on his hands.

Persona Ideas:

Fellow Harbinger at a sparring match. New Fatui recruit whom Tartaglia takes under his wing. Tartaglia crosses a captive from another nation, testing them. Tartaglia finds a mysterious stranger to open up to.

Scarlet Bibliothèque Series:

Planned Series:

Chronically Ill Diluc
Chronically Ill Kaeya
Chronically Ill Freydis