Laurentius Daye

Laurentius Daye is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy XIV. Once a crooked Wood Wailer caught selling information to the XIVth Imperial Legion, he later volunteers to join the Crystal Braves.
== History ==
===Early life===
Laurentius never met his parents. His father vanished long before he was born, and his mother was slain by a bandit when he was but a boy. He joined the Wood Wailers with grand hopes of defending Gridania from within, but quickly alienated his brothers-in-arms by reporting their every violation—no matter how trivial—out of a mistaken sense of duty.
Once Laurentius was saved by Buscarron from a wild beast. Although Laurentius has become a regular customer at Buscarron's Druthers, he seems to have forgotten this incident, and Buscarron didn't have the courage to remind him. Feeling isolated, Laurentius often found himself at Buscarron's Druthers where he could find someone to speak to him.
=== Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn ===
Laurentius is first encountered during the search for the missing Frixio. Buscarron suspected him as a possible informant to the Garleans, due to his increased spending at his tavern. Since he was a Wood Wailer rather than a common merchant, this looked suspicious. With the Warrior of Light suddenly encountering Garleans outside Buscarron Druthers, he put two and two together and asked that Laurentius be investigated. Laurentius tried brushed off questions, but was eventually caught red-handed. With the surprising aid of Redbelly Bandits and Coeurlclaw Poachers, Laurentius realized that Buscarron was responsible and decided to turn himself in. He asks the Warrior of Light pass along a message to the tavernkeep - "thank you."
Later he is seen again in Gridania as a volunteer for Alphinaud's new Grand Company, the Crystal Braves. He declares his intent to start a new leaf as one of the first recruits. After Alianne failed to show up at the designated meeting point outside Nanawa Mines where her letter directed the Warrior of Light to meet, he claimed that she hasn't been seen at this side of Central Thanalan. As the Warrior of Light turned to leave, he eyed the Warrior of Light suspiciously and began speaking something into a linkpearl. He is seen among the traitorous Crystal Braves with Ilberd when Teledji Adeledji accuses the Scions of the Seventh Dawn of assassinating Nanamo Ul Namo.
=== Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward ===
When the Warrior of Light, Alphinaud, and Yugiri Mistwalker attempt to rescue Raubahn Aldynn, who has been taken to Halatali for execution, Laurentius confronts them in battle alongside Ilberd and Yuyuhase, and flees upon defeat.
Later, as the Griffin launches his false flag operation on Baelsar's Wall, Laurentius is seen wearing an imperial disguise. Solemnly, he orders a swarm of magitek Armored Weapons to massacre the hired soldiers as part of Ilberd's plot to summon a primal.
=== Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ===
After the liberation of Ala Mhigo, Raubahn informs the Warrior of Light that Laurentius and Yuyuhase had been found and arrested. He asks their opinion of what should be done with them, and says that he will bring their opinion into consideration when they are brought before trial.
== Characteristics ==
=== Appearance ===
Laurentius is a male midlander Hyur with dark-brown hair and distinguishing sideburns. He initially wears the common uniform of the Wood Wailers, a brown toadskin leather jacket, but eventually wears the ultramarine uniforms of the Crystal Braves.
During the battle at Baelsar's Wall, he is seen disguised as an imperial soldier.
=== Personality ===
Laurentius is corrupt and weak-willed, often accepting bribes and carelessly displaying the sudden wealth. He seems repentant after being defeated by the Warrior of Light, and later volunteers to join the Crystal Braves. However, he falls to his old ways, siding with Ilberd and Yuyuhase in their treachery.
Unlike the other two, he seems to retain a measure of a moral compass. As he follows out Ilberd's orders while disguised, he expresses a very grim and regretful expression before ordering the Armored Weapons to massacre the Resistance fighters as part of the sacrifice.
== Gameplay ==
Laurentius is fought as a instanced boss during the Main Scenario quest . The player must defeat him and all his Garlean contacts with the aid of local bandits and poachers. Laurentius is faced again during the Main Scenario Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
In Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Elidibus challenges the Warrior of Light to reenact their journey, he creates simulacrums of many of the opponents they faced in the past to fight them. One of these is Laurentius, who fights the Warrior of Light alongside simulacrums of Ilberd and Yuyuhase.
==Citations==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Hyur
Category:Lancers
Category:Antagonists