Greetin's, ladies and gentlemen! The name's Martyn, and today I present to you a wonder of the New World. I call it “blue magic”!
Martyn introducing Blue Magic
Martyn Goodfellow is a non-player character in Final Fantasy XIV. He is the Blue Mage mentor who introduces the player character to blue magic.
History[]
Early life[]
Martyn studied foreign magic at the arcanists' guild in Limsa and traveled to the New World, Tural, with his partner Whastrach to visit the Whalaqee that reside in Lapis Canyon. When he returned, blue magic was considered impractical and the research funds were cut.[1] While Whastrach chose to give up the study of blue magic, Martyn tried again, this time using his own funds and put himself in debt. On his second trip the Whalaqee people were sick with an Eorzean illness that can only be cured with a medicine extracted from a dream flower, although the flower can be used to create the illegal drug somnus.[2] Looking for a way to make enough money to pay back his debts and save the Whalaqee, Martyn sold blue mage soul crystals and equipment.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]
Over time, adventurers claimed to have been ripped off by Martyn and a yellow jacket enlisted the aid of the Warrior of Light to assist in investigating. They arrived just in time to witness Martyn pitch his wares, only to be interrupted by two Mamool Ja who were fended off with blue magic. The adventurers were convinced and bought all of Martyn's wares, but the yellow jacket was not, and followed him only to find that the Mamool Ja were in on it. The yellow jacket and the Warrior of Light attempted to arrest Martyn, who posited that the spells were legitimate and the Warrior of Light tested it out after defeating a baby kraken. Proving his claims, the yellow jacket still did not want Martyn selling anything for the magic being unreliable and putting people in danger. An entrepreneur by the name of Royse approached Martyn with an offer to entertain the mass with blue magic in Ul'dah and assisted the Warrior of Light in learning the art. He agreed, and took the stage name of "The Great Azuro" to compete in the Masked Carnivale.
After the Warrior of Light learned more blue magic, Martyn took them out to "train", but in actuality used them to complete odd jobs for extra coin. He met with some debt collectors to pay his original debt, and was robbed of his clothing because of interest. Over time Royse noticed his sketchy dealings and investigated with the Warrior of Light and they discovered Martyn was buying dream flowers. Royse believed he had a somnus addiction, but Martyn claimed to buy the flowers to save the Whalaqee from a sickness. Royse believed his story and connected him with other people who could provide dream flowers to cure the sickness.
Martyn was approached by Whastrach, who was now a wealthy entrepreneur dealing with ceruleum mining. Whastrach offered to use his resources to develop and transport the medicine needed to treat the Whalaqee, and Martyn agreed. A short time later, Martyn and the Warrior of Light encountered Ceadda, a member of the Whalaqee, who told them that while Whastrach did cure the disease as promised, he had used it as a pretext to seize the ceruleum-rich Lapis Canyon, a site sacred to the Whalaqee. The enraged Martyn confronted Whastrach, who defended his actions as legal. To settle the dispute, Royse proposed they have a Blue Mage battle in the Masked Carnivale. Whastrach agreed and donned the guise of the Azulmagia to perform as the "villain" of the match. As Martyn was still recovering from an injury, the Warrior of Light represented him as "Azuro the Second".
The Warrior of Light was victorious, and Whastrach kept his word to give up his claim on the Whalaqee land. After congratulating Martyn and the Warrior of Light, he returned to Tural with Ceadda, hoping to find opportunities for ceruleum mining in non-sacred lands.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]
The subsequent popularity of blue magic in the Masked Carnivale encouraged others to become blue mages and Martyn gained two additional apprentices, P'yandih and Nutiba Buntiba, and established a Blue Mage Guild. He was introduced to the newest financier of the Masked Carnivale, Fyrgeiss Loetkilbsyn, the chairman of the Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern and member of the Syndicate. While interested in the resources and monsters used by the Masked Carnivale, with his own son Zirnberk competing under the stage name "Siegfried", Fyrgeiss seemed uninterested in blue magic. His motivation for backing the Masked Carnivale was to boost his flagging influence in the Syndicate. Zirnberk's victories in the arena as Siegfried would increase their prestige, while the monsters used in the Carnivale would be seized to be used as guards for the Amajina & Sons mines.
Upset by this double-dealing, Martyn proposed a contest, pitting himself against Siegfried in the arena. If Siegfried won, Fyrgeiss would gain complete ownership of the Masked Carnivale and its resources. However, if Martyn won, Fyrgeiss would agree to hire the Blue Mage Guild as his company's guards. After researching Siegfried's techniques, Martyn was confident of his win. However, on the day of the match, Siegfried arrived armed with top of the line magitek equipment. Martyn was unable to penetrate this new suit of armor, and in a last ditch effort attempted to force a draw by casting Self-Destruct, which failed to harm Siegfried. Siegfried, realizing that it was only his equipment and not his skill that allowed him to win, refused to accept victory, and requested a second match against "Azuro the Second".
The Warrior of Light defeated Siegfried in battle to the joy of Martyn and Royse. Fyrgeiss and Zirnberk complimented the Warrior of Light. Having witnessed the power of blue magic for himself, Fyrgeiss agreed to contact Martyn when he had jobs for the Blue Mage Guild. Martyn was satisfied, and re-branded himself as "Azuro the Third" in the Masked Carnivale to compete with a fresh record.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
Following one of Martyn's performances, some foreign viewers from Kugane approached Martyn and Royse, claiming what they had was a rip off of the "blue wizards" from the Fukumen Fighting Festival. On the order of Royse, Martyn traveled to Kugane to investigate the festival but was robbed of his money and clothes by Gyodo, and forced to work at a tea house to make his money back. The Warrior of Light traveled to Kugane and found Martyn serving tea. They both investigated how to get into the festival by asking around and come across Gyodo who remembered the warrior from before and gave them tickets out of fear. Once at the show, Martyn realized the entertainer "bluehood" was Nutiba Buntiba who had stolen his magic books and soul crystals. They waited for him after the show and Martyn confronted him, with Nutiba suspiciously denying it before his boss Kageyama appeared and told them to take care with whom they messed with. Martyn accepted a challenge to see who the true founder of blue magic was against Golden Goliath.
Martyn needed to gather his blue mage attire from Gyodo and believed his fight against Golden Goliath would be easy as he would only know techniques from the monsters within the festival. The two hunted the namazu down and questioned whom he sold his clothes to. Gyodo stated that he sold various pieces to merchants at the Kogane Dori Markets and that they could be anywhere at that point. They investigated the market and came across a merchant who revealed it was just bought by a young Lalafell customer. The Warrior found Nutiba and he gave the costume over to them before leaving. The Warrior delivered the set to Martyn who was confused by Nutiba's actions but set those thoughts aside to think about the coming duel. Martyn appeared in the Fukumen Fighting Festival in his magus attire but was booed by the crowd for resembling their blue wizards. Unfazed, he faced off against Golden Goliath and unleashed a barrage of powerful spells, but Golden Goliath continued standing and used the powerful spells Holy, Flare, and a few strong punches leaving Martyn knocked unconscious and defeated.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]
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Appearance[]
Martyn is a male Midlander Hyur with dark blue hair and yellow eyes. He wears a blue bilaud outfit when he is first met, on stage he wears the Magus artifact gear, and when he is recovering he wears a blue shirt with striped pants along with white bandages on his head. During his travels in Kugane, he wears a blue kimono with a gold and black sash with sandals. He wields the Spirit of the Whalaqee in battle.
Personality[]
Martyn keeps secrets about his life and the reasons for his motivations out of pride in not asking for help. He is a penny pincher, trying to save as much coin as possible, including exploiting his students' talents. Although he has a few negative traits, Martyn was doing all this to save the lives of the Whalaqee from the New World, and will fight for doing the right thing when the need arises. He can be a bit thoughtless at times, such as deciding to find his enemies' weaknesses right before a match, including getting robbed in Kugane and working for a tea shop instead of focusing on his quest.
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