NO ROBES! (apologies to Edna Mode, Etienne Vernoux)
Etienne has this thing with robes. He won't wear them, even if he's in a healing or casting job. No matter how simple or elaborate or even if he would look good in them. He usually plays it off as being comfortable and practical in combat. His usual go-to outfit is the Falconer's Shirt and Pants. It just happens to come with an extra small dagger on the belt, which suits him just fine. Think Edna Mode and "NO CAPES." Many people in the Astrologicum, the Thamaturges and the Arcanists' Guild think it's a strange habit, even a bit unhinged, since he's almost militant about it. Especially since he had no problem with armor as a Warrior or a Dragoon. Why have an issue with big, funny hats when you can't see a damn thing wearing a Dragoon helmet? In fact, Etienne has a reason for his dislike of robes. The Holy See Inquisitors learned about his talent for magecraft close to his 12th nameday. They took him from his father, who had been training him as a squire, without Pierre's consent. He spent the next five years under the thumb of the Inquisitors. Etienne still doesn't tell people about that time of his life (even his wife Bess and his Arcanist Mentor, Morroyo), but he endured all sorts of trauma: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. He does get nightmares from time to time, and they often manifest in an Inquisitor wearing robes. So he refuses to wear elaborate robes, even though he is a powerful spellcaster, and people notice and ridicule him for it.
