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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

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Hello! This is the carrd for my many OCs. I pretty much talk exclusively about Lunya, but I promise I love my other kids.

Fleuriri Fleuri

<•of the Midsummer Night•>

A Warrior of Light who disappeared from Carteneau—one of the Twelvesblades. Adopted by a wealthy Elezen family as an infant and raised in Old Sharlayan, Fleuriri has no emotional connection to Eorzea, so why did they leave their homeland?The Historias have long observed the rest of the world as beneath them, and it was on a whim that they plucked Fleuriri from their birth parents in their little Dravanian fishing village, wanting to see if they could extract the "barbarian" from children born outside of the motherland. Fleuriri, when not trapped in the manor library for intense studying sessions, was largely neglected. As such, they grew up distant and apathetic, never speaking out of line but never putting more effort than they needed to into anything. It was their sole love for Nymian history that made them pack up their tomes and steal away in the dead of the night, eschewing their family name and status for the only thing they ever felt anything like emotion for.They would have been content sleeping in their tent for the rest of their days had a not-yet-battle-hardened Einar Howl literally tripped onto said tent, nearly crushing them inside. His mission to track down Louisoix Leveilleur intrigued them, and within the hour they found themself on the road with him, the floating ruins of Nym growing fainter in the distance as their fates started to entwine.As of post-Endwalker, Fleuriri has decided to remain in Sharlayan and work on an Archon Thesis. They have no contact with the Historias and dorm in the Baldesion Annex, from where they write both their paper and letters to their birth parents.The Warrior of Light with the most cramped handwriting. What lies in their soul is fortitude.

Personality

Zodiac. Cancer
MBTI. ISTJ (The Inspector)
Enneagram. 5w4 (The Philosopher)
Temperament. Melancholic
Alignment. True Neutral

Defrosting Ice Queen. Initially distant and hard to get a reaction out of, Fleuriri eventually finds it easier to laugh and smile. Though they meet the others in Heavensward and only reluctantly provides them aid because of Einar, by Shadowbringers Fleuriri's grown snarky and warmer in nature. It's still rather subtle to outsiders.Stop cold in your tracks. Arguing with this Lalafell is like trying to win a fistfight with a brick wall. Fleuriri uses logic and facts better than anyone around for malms and malms, though it's a detriment as much as it is a benefit when it comes to emotionally sensitive issues.Brutally honest. Fleuriri wouldn't know how to lie even if they wanted to. White lies are considered beneath the Historia family, and Fleuriri learned early on to never lie to their adopted parents.Should-have-beens. If Fleuriri was more noticable in Sharlayan society and if their parents hadn't completely scrubbed their existence clean from records after they left for Eorzea, their research would have lead them on the path to becoming an Archon.

Tunnel vision. Fleuriri doesn't know how to do things casually. Be it their research on Nym or even helping out with some odd job around the Rising Stones, they go 100% into whatever they do.Quiet in the library. An introvert through and through, Fleuriri prefers as much silence as possible and usually has to be coaxed into staying for louder gatherings. They're also not entirely fond of sharing their workspace in libraries with anyone but Einar or Duscha.Sweet, but doesn't know how to show it. Fleuriri thinks very hard about how to interact with their companions and their earnest desire to do good may not show in their expressions but is clear in how they try to do little things for others.Hard to surprise. Pranks and spooky mansions do little to their resolve. Amusingly, others have used this to their advantage by making them walk first into clearly haunted locations despite being the smallest and most likely to tire out first.No sense of identity. What defines Fleuriri for the longest time is that they don't define themselves at all. They floated through their whole life knowing they were simply an object of amusement for their parents and never really felt like a person. Part of their journey in studying Nym, the first thing they ever felt a real connection to, was meant to undo the neglect that led to this.

Appearance

- Height: Average for Lalafell at 3'1.- Physique: Thinner than other Lalafell her age—she has Elezen ancestry on her father's side, and though Sharlayan food is perfectly balanced in nutrients, Fleuriri often abandoned meals to study and still tends to forget to eat to this day. Due to her lack of exercise and placement on the backlines, Fleuriri is also the physically weakest member of «lode» and would probably crumple if you threw a ball of paper at her.- Features: Has a sprite-like face, not quite hitting the right notes for "cherubic" or "dainty." She'd never describe herself as anything close to cute. Her chin is much more narrow than typical for Lalafell.- Hair: Thin and straight as a pin with messy bangs. It's cornsilk in colour and ends in teal streaks. For many years, she kept her hair tied in pigtails with ribbons gifted from Einar, but one of those pigtails was shot off in the Ghimlyt Dark. They grew their hair out after Endwalker and wear it in a ponytail now.- Eyes: Champagne-coloured and heavy lidded, with short eyelashes and a small heaping of disinterest. There are frequently dark circles beneath her eyes from squinting at tomes in candlelight.

- Voice: Low and soft. Speaks clearly and carefully enunciated. In spite of her detached nature, people note that it's actually a rather soothing sound, like a consistent background speaker. She doesn't use contractions and has the polished vocabulary of a true scholar.- Other: There's a strange tattoo on her back and a small divet on the top of her left ear where a bullet just barely grazed it. Her hands always have more than a few papercuts, and at any given moment you'll find her with at least four of her fingers wrapped in bandages.- Body Language: Thin smiles, cold stares, a quirk of an eyebrow, standing straight, still hands. These days, her stance has gotten a little looser and laidback, and genuine smiles are coming a little easier to her, though she still comes off as dignified and serious.- Style: High collars and layered shirts, coats, vests. Skorts, leather boots or sandals. Metal pins and dangling ribbons.

Accessories:
- Shell Earring: One of Fleuriri's few prized possessions, this earring is half of a pair that belonged to her birth mother.
- Silk Ribbons: These teal ribbons used to tie her pigtails up, but now they're simply worn around her wrist.

Repertoire

STR: 0 | MAG: 10 | SKL: 7 | SPD: 3 | LCK: 6 | DEF: 5 | RES: 8

Skills

WEAPON: Solstice (The King's Codex). A codex made with high-quality enchanted manasilver ink, smilodon leather, rosegold, and a hearty helping of Nymian faerie magicks. The arcane geometries inside are priceless to Nymian scholars. Einar was the one who named it.
- NYMIAN ARCANIMA: [★★★★★] Fleuriri's primary school of magic, and enhanced through the teachings of the Nymian Marines by Surito Carito. Fleuriri's healing feels like being dunked into a frozen lake, but its not entirely unpleasant and it doesn't hurt so much as it jolts you back from the brink.
- THAUMATURGY: [★★★☆☆] Prior to picking up arcanima, Fleuriri practiced Sharlayan thaumaturgy. It was her main school of magic upon coming to Eorzea and joining the Twelvesblades.
- CONJURY: [★★☆☆☆] Fleuriri knows the fundamentals of conjury, having studied it briefly in Sharlayan.
- ALCHEMY: [★★★☆☆] When it comes to alchemy, Fleuriri specializes in the making of enchanted inks. Beyond that, she knows little—though this is entirely out of a lack of interest rather than an ability to learn. As of Stormblood, at least, she's curious about the making and enhancement of recovery potions...

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT
- FAE-BLESSED

Companions

- FOXGLOVE: A Nymian faerie who's bound her aether to Fleuriri's. In sharp contrast to her summoner, Foxglove is peppy and animated and will go as far as to pull Fleuriri's ear to get her to lsiten.

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE SCHOLAR: A deep blue crystal that contains endless knowledge from the long-gone scholars of Nym. Fleuriri seems to have pushed what it can give her to its limits, and signs of her own legacy are starting to etch themselves sharply in this gem.

Personal Skills

- AURORA'S HARBINGER: Personal SCH LB3. Restores 100% HP and MP of all nearby party members. Revives any KO'd allies. Iridescent crystal butterflies flock to Fleuriri, golden faerie dust flittering from their wings.

Trivia

- Their unsundered name was Arke.
- They have no strong feelings about food and don't have a favourite. Because of how poor the food was when they lived in Sharlayan, their sense of taste isn't very strong to begin with.
- Their birthday, June 21st, is a possible date for the summer solstice, or midsummer.
- Fleuriri is the fantasy equivalent of mixed Chinese and French!

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Ice/Earth
Flower: Foxglove
Gem: Amazonite
Season: Summer
Animal: Harvest mouse
Deadly Sin: Pride
Heavenly Virtue: Diligence
Major Arcana: The Hermit
Minor Arcana: Ace of Swords
Colours: Teal, turquoise, aqua, brown, red.
Misc: Butterfly wings, faerie rings, dark blue ink, wax seals, stacks of parchment, fields of little blue flowers, a misty morning, a trickling spring, quills, a little pouch of shells, a hint of pixie dust on your shoulder, dew on the grass, a dusting of frost on your front lawn in the morning, rainbows refracting through crystals, stacks of worn books.
Similar characters: Frieren (Sousou no Frieren), Kanao Tsuyuri (Demon Slayer), Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Kanna (Inuyasha), Byleth (Fire Emblem 16)

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Tropes

• Because You Were Nice To Me
• Brutally Honest
• Chaste Hero
• Close-Call Haircut
• Combat Medic
• Defrosting Ice Queen
• Friendless Background
• I Just Want To Have Friends
• No Sense of Humor
• No Social Skills
• Parental Neglect
• Significant Birthday
• The Spock
• The Strategist
• Weak, but Skilled

Etymology

Fleur is the French word for “flower.” Fleurette is “small flower.” Fleuriri Fleuri follows Plainsfolk female naming schemes - ABB AB. Her birthname Fariri also follows this scheme, and rhymes with "fairy."Her adopted family’s name, Historia, simply means “history.”

Theodaux Valerian

<•of Winter's End•>

A former man of the cloth and son of a minor branch of House Haillenarte, who left the church and Ishgard itself after his youngest brother was executed. Though he fought tooth and nail against the accusations, Ishgard and her "justice" failed him, and permanently damaged the way he would see his home.Theo grew up as an orphan of the Brume, tending to his younger sister Euphemie and a handful of other street rats as they struggled to survive Ishgard's frozen alleys. Their salvation came in the form of Adelelmus and Noeloix de Haillenarte, who adopted several Brume misfits and gave them a proper, loving home. Though they were Haillenarte in title, the family went nearly exclusively by the surname Sauveterre. The five Sauveterre children spent the rest of their childhood in peace, learning etiquette and attending school, and in their free time sneaking out to an abandoned church down closer to the Brume.Things changed with the advent of the youngest son, Benezet, turning nineteen. There was plenty of dissent among the highborn over the inclusion of five commoners into the noble house for well over a decade. But the final straw was when Benezet was caught fighting a son of House Dzemael for mistreating a child from the Brume. Seizing the opportunity, a plan to convict Benezet over a false accusation of heresy was set into motion: ridding the Pillars of one more sewer rat in a place he did not deserve and tarnishing House Haillenarte's reputation even further. Upon hearing the news, Theo left Ishgard with the belief that he'd never come home again.As of post-Endwalker, Theo has returned to being an ordinary traveler granting succor to those who need it. He and Miro have been crossing through Ilsabard to aid the lands affected by the Final Days.The Warrior of Light with the most stress-caused gray hairs. What lies in his soul is devotion.

Personality

Zodiac. Sagittarius
MBTI. ENFJ
Enneagram. 9 (The Peacekeeper)
Temperament. Phlegmatic
Alignment. Previously Lawful, now Chaotic Good

Smothering mother. As the Team Mom of «lode», Theo's nurturing of his younger friends tends to border on over the top. He has customized meal plans for each of them, for the Twelve's sake.Nervous wreck. Theo's one uncooked spaghetti noodle of jitters and anxiety. He's easily startled and will be the first to panic in times of trouble, but at least it means he'll catch significant details the others might overlook because he's constantly looking for things that'll go wrong.Protector of the flock. Though he was raised in war-torn Ishgard and was once a Halonic clergyman, Theo has no love for violence. Even so, if his loved ones are in trouble he's more than willing and able to fight to protect them.

Appearance

- Height: Short for his age at 6'4".- Physique: Has a fair bit of muscle as a teenager from sword training, but lost most of it when he turned his focus to conjury. Rather than the elegance that other Elezen tend to exude, Theo's long limbs and nervous disposition renders him awkward and gangly.- Features: Baby faced. There is absolutely nothing intimidating about his appearance.- Hair: Naturally a warm chocolate brown in colour, neatly trimmed and feathery. As of the end of the Dragonsong War, he's started dyeing a honey yellow ombre at the ends, in a way to honor his brother's memory.- Eyes: Emerald green.

- Voice:- Other: The scar on his forehead was earned on the Steps of Faith during the fight against Nidhogg. He looks younger than he really is. The patch of facial hair on his chin is all he's able to grow.- Body Language: Elegant movements, a noble air, blinking in disbelief, anxious hand-wringing, furrowed brows, pursed lips, peering over glasses, coughing to hide laughter.- Style: Long puffed sleeves, fur lining, thigh-high boots. Not exactly a fashion icon.

Accessories:
- Silver spectacles. His eyesight's always been bad. It just took a very long time for him to admit it and get some glasses.
- Silver ear cuffs. Theo wore these up until the end of the Dragonsong War.

Repertoire

**STR **: 3 | **MAG **: 10 | **SKL **: 4 | **SPD **: 5 | **LCK **: 9 | **DEF **: 3 | **RES **: 8

Skills

WEAPON: Apotheosis (Tishtrya). An elegant staff of gold and crystal, gifted to Theo for his service to Ishgard.
- HOLY MAGIC: [★★★★★] While functionally a White Mage, Theo doesn't use the magic exclusive to the Padjal. His magic is ancient and Ishgardian in origin, and the lilies WHMs use are replaced by roses in his spells. There's warmth and clarity in his casts, like an empty grand hall full of tall and dusty windows that seep golden light into the room.
- THAUMATURGY: [★★☆☆☆] Theo knows the basics of the thaumaturgy the exorcists of the Ishgardian Orthodox Church use.
- COOKING: [★★★★★]

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT
- ENHANCED HEARING
- HALONIC BLESSING

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE SAINT: A crystal Theodaux claimed from the Vault during the rescue mission for Aymeric that he... forgot to return. Yes.

Personal Skills

- GREAT GOSPEL: Personal WHM LB3. Restores 100% HP and MP of all nearby party members. Revives any KO'd allies.

Trivia

- He tends to mutter Halonic prayers when he's worried.
- His mount is an Ishgardian black chocobo named Éclair.
- His favourite food is priestly omelette and his favourite drink is heavenly eggnog.
- His unsundered name was Asclepius.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Earth/Ice
Flower: White rose
Gem: Diamond
Season: Spring
Animal: Goat
Deadly Sin: Envy
Heavenly Virtue: Temperance
Major Arcana: The Hierophant
Minor Arcana: Eight of Cups
Colours: Pure white, red, emerald green
Misc: Golden light streaming through frosted glass, buds breaking through snow, the echo of choir music, sound rumbling in the rafters of a church, candlelight, chandeliers, poetry collections, flaky pastries, old parchment, piano music, a floral teaset, warm sweaters, flowers on a grave, the smell of freshly baked cookies, oven mitts and embroidered aprons, the chime of cathedral bells.

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Tropes

• Badass Preacher
• Combat Medic
• Conditioned to Accept Horror
• Cowardly Lion
• Good Shepherd
• Holy Hand Grenade
• The Medic
• Reluctant Warrior
• Something About A Rose
• Street Urchin
• Supreme Chef

Etymology

Theodaux is a mashup of Theodore ("god-given, gift from god") and the Elezen name suffix -daux.Valerian is a pink-white flowering plant and medicinal herb. “In medieval Sweden, it was sometimes placed in the wedding clothes of the groom to ward off the ‘envy’ of the elves.” It’s also a cat attractant like catnip. Valerian itself, as a word, comes from Valeria and the Latin verb valere, meaning “to be strong, healthy.”Sauveterre is a French surname from sauve ("safe") and terre ("land").

Ahnji Mayari

<•Dreamseeker•>

Once a member of Gridania's Hearers, a woman named Tala Mayari left her forest home at the end of the 6th Astral Era to protect her home and Eorzea as a whole. She never returned.Ahnji—who is the true Tala Mayari—was born to a traditional clan of Keepers in a small settlement outside of Gridania, and left with her father shortly before her first nameday. When it became apparent to her father that he'd actually taken a daughter with him, he brought her back to the clan to stay with her mother. At this point she was given the name Tala and spent the rest of her childhood with her sisters and mothers. She would grow close to a girl from the richest neighbourhood in Gridania, the original Ahnji, and over the years they would fall in love and eventually get married.When her wife decided to take up arms to fight in Eorzea's defense on Carteneau, Ahnji followed with her staff at the ready. No one truly could have guessed what lay ahead, and when Dalamud exploded and the Twelvesblades whisked away the two had no time to find each other. Ahnji reappeared five years later outside of Baelsar's Wall, right on time to be captured by an imperial patrol.She was taken into Gyr Abania once the imperials recognized she had the Echo, and Aulus mal Asina was granted permission to use her as the very first test subject for the Resonant Project. Ultimately, tests could not continue for very long without funding, and the project was shelved for five years until Zenos yae Galvus approached Aulus. During this period of inaction, Ahnji was kept in stasis beneath the Resonatorium and was eventually found by Resistance soldiers when Krile Baldesion was rescued.As of post-Endwalker, Ahnji has officially retired from adventuring and has opened a flower shop in Gridania with Tala. Having never been a true fighter, she's pleased to finally put down her staff and simply tend to her growing family.The Warrior of Light with the greenest thumb. What lies in her soul is peace.

Appearance

- Height: 5'6"- Physique: Willowy and thin, like she hasn't been eating enough. She compares her legs to that of a chicken's.- Features: A soft face and a pointy little nose. Her smile is fanged and her tail ends in a slender, almost needle-like tip. Her ears are smaller than average and the pointed ends are round.- Hair: Lilac and naturally wavy, rather thin and almost whispy. When loose, it falls to just below her shoulders.- Eyes: A dark shade of charcoal, nearly black depending on the lighting. Her pupils are very large.

- Voice: Low and sweet.- Other: She has a set of clan markings on either side of her nose and a strange tattoo on her back.- Body Language: Curling up in chairs, taking a deep breath, hands behind back, a gentle smile, twirling ponytail, leaning forward, eyes squinted in amusement, smoothing skirt folds- Style: Long sleeves and long skirts, often with a fancy collar.

Accessories:
- Petal hair tie: The hairband she ties her ponytail with was a gift from Tala when they were teenagers.

Repertoire

STR: 2 | MAG: 10 | SKL: 6 | SPD: 4 | LCK: 7 | DEF: 5 | RES: 8

Skills

- WHITE MAGIC: [★★★★★] Ahnji spent years as a Hearer of the Stillglade Fane, and her attunement with nature and the elementals was worthy of much praise.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT
- WHISPER OF THE ELEMENTALS
- DARKVISION: Ahnji has the best vision in the dark out of all of «lode»'s Warriors, a benefit of being a Keeper.
- MOG BLESSING: Moogles really like Ahnji, kupo.

Trivia

- She could see and converse with moogles even before getting the Echo.
- Her favourite food is tomato pie.
- Her unsundered name was Eirene.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Earth
Flower: Lavender
Gem: Angelite
Season: Spring
Animal: Lamb
Deadly Sin: Envy
Heavenly Virtue: Kindness
Major Arcana: The High Priestess
Minor Arcana: Ten of Cups
Colours: Periwinkle, lilac, cream, white, baby blue, soft green.
Misc: A field of flowers, a bowl of hot soup, fresh vegetables ran under cool water, moonlight breaking through the forest canopy, the creaking of an old watermill, cloud mallow.
**Inspiration:** Sumia (FE13), Mercedes (FE16), Tifa Lockheart (FF7)

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Tropes

• Caring Gardener
• Cute Little Fangs
• Happily Married
• Innocent Flower Girl
• Reluctant Warrior
• White Magician Girl

ETYMOLOGY

See Tala's page.

Nyneve Pond

<•the Wings of Mercy•>

The youngest Sharlayan to ever be granted the title of Archon for her expertise in cursed relics and spell-breaking at merely 16 summers. Nyneve is so passionate about her research she left Sharlayan to get her hands on more supremely dangerous artifacts with ancient curses on them (and also maybe find her knight-in-shining armor, teehee!) but ended up getting wrapped up in Eorzean affairs when Hydaelyn slapped the Echo on her forehead and told her to go help kill some primals. She's just considered this part of her research (is she herself technically cursed?).Growing up, Nyneve was best friends with Athanasia Lethe, the only daughter of the voidsent scholar Elgo Lethe. Her friendship with Athanasia meant she spent much time at the Lethe's home than her own, and for the longest time she held a great interest in Elgo's research. At her request, he took her under his wing as a student on her tenth nameday, and it was through his mentorship that she became an Archon six summers later. Athanasia was overjoyed for her best friend, and Elgo couldn't be more proud of his first student.Except it wasn't that simple. In truth, Athanasia was deeply jealous of Nyneve overshadowing her as her father's student, and Elgo had ulterior motives. It was his belief that the void held answers to long-debated answers of immortality and death. After a few years of more research, at Elgo's order and under the impression that it was simply for a study, Nyneve summoned a high voidsent named Styx in the frozen highlands of Coerthas... and she would have forced herself on Nyneve to use her as a host if it weren't for Athanasia interfering out of both concern for her best friend and a desperate desire to prove herself useful to her father.Elgo was killed by Styx on the spot, but Athanasia gained control over her body long enough to allow Nyneve to flee—and flee she did, into Eorzea with hope of finding some way to free her friend from the voidsent's control without killing her in the process.As of post-Endwalker, Nyneve and Athanasia have been working along the coast of Corvos to mitigate the damage caused by the Final Days. They were called in to Thavnair during 6.1 to offer their expertise on voidsent and the Thirteenth.The Warrior of Light with no sense of taste—in romance, fashion, and food. What lies in her soul is mercy.

Personality

Zodiac. Gemini
MBTI. ENFP (The Champion)
Enneagram. 5 (The Thinker)
Temperament. Sanguine
Alignment. Chaotic Good

Ray of sunshine. Nyneve's an optimist and genuinely nice person in the most overbearing way possible. Her positive attitude and friendly, eager, far too trusting nature are sore spots for the two dearest people in her life: her best friend, Athanasia, and her twin, Vyvien, who are both gloomy and feel overshadowed by her brightness.Hopeless romantic. Emphasis on the hopeless. Nyneve's always wanted a fairy-tale romance ever since she was a child, and that desire of hers would shape her into the blindly optimistic woman she is today. It's a shame she doesn't have the sense to realize that an Estinien who hasn't washed the dragon blood off his armor in moons is not an Estinien worth swooning over.

One-woman geek squad. Nyneve may be entirely too impulsive and lack basic common sense, but she's incredibly intelligent and will go off on huge tangents about her research if you'll let her. She puts her whole heart and soul into her work, and there's a reason why she managed to become an Archon at such a young age.Pedestal princess. She's been praised her whole life for her intelligence and great strides as a scholar, and was rarely ever denied what she wanted because of it. Her mothers clearly favour her over her brother, and her mentor cared for her more than he did his own daughter. It's not at all Nyneve's fault, but... there's a lot of people who hold grudges against her for it, and her spoiled, childish nature gets her in plenty of trouble out in the "real world."Hard to please. The problem with being praised your whole life and handed everything you wanted on a silver platter is that is tends to result in people who don't know how to do anything but push themself to perfection over everything and have a hard time taking criticism.Ditzy and a bit well, hm, vain.

Appearance

- Height: 5'5" without her high-heeled greaves.- Physique: More sharp edges and muscle than curves. Her elbows are notoriously pointy. Reportedly has a six-pack.- Features: Pointy-chinned. Considers her nose to be weirdly-shaped like a champagne flute. Whether or not this is true depends on who you talk to. Her eyebrows are very thin.- Hair: Soft powder blue and thin, almost like cotton candy. When she had bangs they were choppy, as if she haphazardly cut them herself. Post-Endwalker, she haphazardly cut her braid and drills and wears it loose.- Eyes: Sky blue. Her eyelashes are thin.

- Voice: Despite growing up in Sharlayan and having a serious noblewoman for a mama, Nyneve speaks in a very casual, very tongue-in-cheek way instead of like a scholar. No one's really sure where she picked up this manner of speaking. Her voice is a more mature and lower pitch than one might expect from such a bubbly woman.- Other: Archon marks on her neck, as well as a scar on the back of her neck, the kind you'd get if, say, someone made an attempt to slice your head off with a scythe...- Body Language: A gleam in the eye, an excited inhale, bouncing on heels, fiddling with hair, nail biting, eyes darting rapidly back and forth. An excited, strangled gasp of glee.- Style: "Battle Ballgowns", heeled sabatons, petticoats, silk ribbons. Would dress like a grandma if not for Lunya's interference.

Accessories:
- *Creed Wings:* This circlet was a gift from Nyneve's mama after the Dragonsong War.
- *Friendship bracelet:* Made by Athanasia out of embroidery floss. Athanasia has a matching one that Nyneve made.

Repertoire

STR: 9 | MAG: 7 | SKL: 7 | SPD: 3 | LCK: 4 | DEF: 7 | RES: 10

Skills

WEAPONS: Misericorde and Grace (Curtana Ultima and Holy Shield Ultima)
- SWORD AND SHIELD: [★★★★★] Nyneve learned how to fight from the very best—her mama. Even before ever stepping foot into Ishgard she knew how to wield a blade like the strongest of the Temple Knights, and her prowess in fighting is augmented further by her strong affinity with legendary blades.
- **HOLY MAGIC: [★★★★☆] Nyneve hasn't realized it yet, but what she just considers heavily umbral-aspected magic is actually something a little more divine—Hydaelyn's direct influence on her aether. She also has a minor Halonic blessing, much like the knights of Ishgard, but hers is watered down by being the daughter of one. Nyneve's magic feels like standing beneath a freezing waterfall.
- **THAUMATURGY: [★★☆☆☆] Nyneve would never, in any capacity, call herself a thaumaturge. She does know the basics, however, thanks to being best friends with one—but while Athanasia's potency with fire magic is unrivaled, Nyneve's more attuned to ice-aspected magic.
- **CONJURY:** [★★☆☆☆] Nyneve has an elementary understanding of how healing works, having studied it under her mama as a young girl. She's naturally talented enough at magic to use some in her knight spellkit, but you probably shouldn't call her in as a healer for a dungeon.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT: Nyneve's Echo functions similarly to Lunya's, allowing her to form shields.
- CURSE RESISTANCE: Working with voidsent her whole life has given her a remarkable ability to resist void and dark magicks.
- HALONIC BLESSING: It's certainly nothing on Lumelle's scale, but Nyneve has an affinity with ice-aspected aether thanks to her Ishgardian knight heritage.

Personal Skills

- WINGS OF MERCY: Personal PLD LB3. Reduces damage taken by all party members by 50% for a period of 12 seconds. Aetherial wings burst from Nyneve's back, glowing brilliantly and feathers flying up to form a protective sphere around the party.

Trivia

- She has absolutely no crafting skills at all.
- Her singing voice is just kind of "okay."
- She really likes moogles, but they tend to avoid her. Most animals are wary of her, actually.
- Her unsundered name was Eleos—named for the Greek personification of mercy and pity. Athanasia's unsundered name was Anaideia, in contrast: Eleos' opposite, the personification of ruthlessness.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Ice/Water
Flower: Periwinkle
Gem: Lapis Lazuli
Season: Winter
Animal: Dog
Deadly Sin: Pride
Heavenly Virtue: Patience
Major Arcana: The Star
Minor Arcana: Knight of Swords
Colours: Baby blue, royal blue, abyssal blue. Blue, blue, blue. Gold.
Misc: Frills and lace, being in love with love, marble and gold, Greek statues, bubble baths, a navy sky full of golden stars, laurel wreaths, gilded chariots, pegasus wings, museum dates, rows of filled journals, hands stained with ink and coffee stains on books, stained glass windows, wistful looks, ballgowns and waltzing, sunrise, scattered white feathers, fluffy white clouds.
Inspiration: A hearty mashup of Arthurian, Grecian, and Norse myth/legend. Azura (FE14). Swan Lake.
Similar characters: Honey Lemon (Big Hero 6), Mitsuri Kanroji (Demon Slayer), Charlotte (Disney's Princess and the Frog)

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Tropes

• Adorkable
• Battle Ballgown
• Braids of Action
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer
• Childish Older Sibling
• Childhood Friend Romance
• Closet Key
• Genius Ditz
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
• Gold and White Are Divine
• Heavenly Blue
• Lethal Chef
• Knight In Shining Armor
• Magic Knight
• Ojou Ringlets
• Plucky Girl
• True Blue Femininity
• What Does She See In Him?

Etymology

Nyneve is a name of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend, the enchantress who gave King Arthur the Excalibur. Her twin brother, Vyvien Pond, also has the same naming origin.Her second name, Filothea, approximately means “friend/lover of god.” It's a callback to her original name Philia.Pond……… pond. It ties in with her being named for the Lady of the Lake.”

Seven Korven

<•Thunderclap•>

A Garlean deserter who abandoned his life as a magitek engineer when the Echo revealed the truth of his existence. The seven sons of scientist Vitalis mal Oriundi were neither biologically his own or adopted, but homunculi created as living weapons. Seven was the final and most successful of Vitalis' creations, and this status of his would prove to be a hinderance as much as it was a boon for his "father".Seven's body previously belonged to a Lalafellin conscript who was chosen for Project Ouroboros by Vitalis. With no memories of a life before waking up twenty years ago, Seven was separated from his brothers and told that he'd been caught in an accident at a lab and was being isolated for the sake of his recovery. He did so with great speed, to the joy of his creators, and eventually enlisted in the military upon regaining his strength. He rose through the ranks quickly with no word from his family, certain that achieving greater glories would remind them of him, but soon enough his skill with magitek caught the eyes of others.It took great convincing for his legion to part with Seven, whose strength and battle capabilities were greatly admired among his comrades. But Seven himself wanted to work more with magitek beyond the simple use of them, and the transfer went through. Upon his promotion he got to enter the laboratories of Garlemald, where he would encounter Vitalis mal Oriundi for the first and last time, for at that moment he would awaken the Echo and discover the truth...As of post-Endwalker, Seven's in Camp Broken Glass and helping Garlemald rebuild. He's searching for his brothers in the aftermath, but has so far met with little luck.The Warrior of Light with the best alcohol tolerance. What lies in his soul is perserverance.

Appearance

- Height: 3'3" (but 3'6" with all the hair gel).- Physique: Visibly muscular, though hidden under leather. Prone to slouching. Lacks the traditional soft curves associated with Lalafell, for a reason...- Features: Deceptively youthful, besides the faintest hints of wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. His ears are on the pointier end, and their darker pigment at the tips are more pronounced on him than any of the other Lalafell of «balefire». Similarly, the dark tip of his nose is its natural colouration. No, he hasn't been rubbing it in mud. He has mutton chops and yes he could grow the rest of the beard if he wanted to, but you don't want to see that, he promises.- Hair: Steel gray and naturally straight, but uses no small amount of gel to slick it up every day. Whether or not his hair has always been gray is a question no one knows the answer to—not even Mimi, who says his hair was already like that when she first met him.- Eyes: Steel gray. They're a little wide-set and just a tad smaller than the average Lalafell's. You can never pinpoint exactly what he's thinking, but there tends to be a hint of mischief to them.

- Voice: Deep, smooth, and velvety. Think Spike from Cowboy Bebop. While he naturally has the formal inflection of someone from a Garlean military family, he chooses to speak in a more laidback and callous way.- Other: Almost definitely has permanent indents on his forehead from wearing those goggles all the time. His hands are calloused and scarred. There's some kind of large, black symbol on his lower back, but he couldn't begin to tell you what it is.- Body Language: Scratching nose, rubbing chin, pushing hair back, hands in pockets, a confidant stance, a smirk, a condescending gaze, leaning back in chairs. Seven tends to carry himself very casually, intending to look as unassuming as possible in Eorzea—or at least, as unassuming as one can be when they smell distinctly of ceruleum and fried metal at all times.- Style: Wears leather and a lot of sturdier textiles. Besides black, white, and gray, you can sometimes see him in green or blue. Usually has an assortment of little metal embellishments. Tends to not care too much about ceruleum stains.

**Accessories:** The goggles he wears look distinctly familiar, but he insists he wore them first. They help prop his hair back.

Repertoire

STR: 10 | MAG: 6 | SKL: 9 | SPD: 7 | LCK: 5 | DEF: 8 | RES: 3

Skills

WEAPON: Crownsblade
- GUNBLADES: [★★★★★] Initially a soldier of the IVth Legion, Seven's fiddling with his standard-issue gunblade led to the discovery of his natural talent with magitek. His proficiency with the blade itself never faltered even as he changed ranks, and his superiors allowed him to continue training with the understanding that handling the weapon personally could lead to improving the next model.
- **GUNS:** [★★★★☆] Guns aren't too detached from gunblades, obviously. Seven's accuracy could be better if he didn't tend to rely on being in melee range to shoot things.
- **KNIVES:** [★★☆☆☆]
- **STEALTH:** [★★★★★] Though he's not a proper assassin like Heart is, Seven's sneaking skills are nothing to sneeze at. In fact, he's a lot better at the silent infiltration part than she is. Blending in is much harder in comparison.

Traits

- **THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT**: Seven's Echo allows him to Warp towards any location he throws his gunblade in, owing to the aether stored within that leaves a trail he can follow.

Trivia

- ...motorcycle
- His Ancient name was Brontes.

Aesthetic and Themes

**Element: Lightning
**Flower: Violet
**Gem: Onyx
**Season: Winter
**Animal: Crow
Deadly Sin: Greed
Heavenly Virtue: Humility
**Major Arcana: The Tower
**Minor Arcana: Nine of Wands
Colours: Black, gray, electric blue, lavender, silver
Misc: Metropolitan skylines at night, streetlamps in the dark, black leather and silver spikes, smog over the horizon, hair gel, blue screen of death, a thin mattress on cinderblocks, smoking on a balcony at dusk, neon signs, the shadows of telephone wires on pavement, flying sparks, the screech of iron machinery, the sound of a matchstick being struck.
**Inspiration: Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist), Balthier (Final Fantasy 12), Chilchak (Dungeon Meshi), Varric Tethras (Dragon Age), Firo Prochainezo (Baccano)

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Tropes

• Artificial Human
• Badass Biker
• Big Brother Mentor
• Born as an Adult
• Deadpan Snarker
• Gadgeteer Genius
• Hell-Bent for Leather
• Jerk With a Heart of Gold
• Machine Empathy
• Magical Seventh Son
• Massive Numbered Siblings
• Military Brat
• Nerves of Steel
• Pragmatic Hero
• Reformed, but Not Tamed
• Universal Driver's License

Etymology

Seven was his father’s seventh son, thus… his name…His adopted surname, Korven, comes from korvin meaning “crow.” His name follows traditional Plainsfolk name order - AB CB, and also he probably just thinks it sounds cool.

H'lios Tia

<•Sunshatterer•>

A headstrong and confident monk with a strong sense of justice. Though he's rather hotheaded and says things impulsively, he's quite mature, responsible, and wise, with a keen eye for decision making. He doesn't often get into childish mischief like the other two Miqo'te warriors, but he might get sulky if you make him eat pickled fish...The H tribe loyally offered its sons and daughters to the Fist of Rhalgr for centuries, but the razing of the Temple of the Fist led to them becoming more reclusive than ever before, sticking stoutly to their traditions and turning away outsiders in fear of losing any more of their children as they retreated further into the mountains of Gyr Abania. As such, H'syohn Nunh raised his first son with the intent of him continuing their traditions and becoming a nunh himself. H'lios wasn't interested in becoming a nunh, though, and when his heart lacked conviction during the battle that should have decided his future—when his father demanded that H'lios strike him down and take his place, but he could not—he chose to exile himself out of guilt.Since leaving home, he's discovered that he enjoys being the freedom of being an adventurer more than he ever enjoyed training to become nunh. Now he's trying to figure out what is more important: continuing the traditions of his people like his dad has always expected him to, or the happiness he feels holding Kotone's hand after a hard-fought battle?As of post-Endwalker, H'lios is in Doma with Kotone, having the art of being a househusband drilled into him by his future father-in-law.The Warrior of Light with the most headbands. What lies in his soul is strength.

Personality

**Zodiac.** Leo
**MBTI.** ISFJ (The Protector)
**Enneagram.** 8w9 (The Diplomat)
**Temperament.** Choleric
**Alignment.** Neutral Good

✓ Confident | Considerate | Friendly | Responsible | Older-brother tendencies
✗ Guilt Complex | Stubborn | Hesitates too much | Closed off emotionally

Appearance

- Height: 5'6" when he's not slouching.- Physique: Wiry and lean, with years of fighting giving him prominent muscles, especially in his arms.- Features: Cupid's bow lips. His eyebrows look constantly furrowed, though this isn't intentional on his part.- Hair: Golden, with the ends a dark cinnamon brown. He chopped it short right before he left Gyr Abania, and keeps it that way now except for two braids on either side of his face. It has a bit of fluff to it.- Eyes: Warm amber brown. They're upturned and quite easy to read.

- Voice: Probably sounds like a generic shounen hero.- Other: The marks around his eyes are either tattoos or birthmarks—but he doesn't seem inclined to tell which one.- Body Language: Crossed arms, a serious look, tail twitching, narrowed eyes, a warm grin, stiff shoulders, sighing, snarling, a firm handshake, unconsciously hunching over, hands curled into fists. His posture is naturally pretty awful, to Hanami Hagane's disgust. He's been trying to stand up straighter. Covers his mouth with the side of his fist when embarrassed.- Style: Enjoys the traditional styles of Gyr Abania. Light and colourful fabrics in layers, often complimented by large swathes of black. Not shy about showing skin in the slightest. Rarely covers his hands completely, and tends to wrap them in bandages. Wears headbands from time to time.

Accessories:
- Mizuhiki earring: A gift from Kotone when she returned from Doma during post-Stormblood.

Repertoire

**STR: 9 | **MAG: 3 | **SKL: 10 | **SPD: 10 | **LCK: 4 | **DEF: 4 | **RES**: 2

Skills

WEAPONS: Makai Fists. Rather than using hora or similar weapons, H'lios wears thick leather gloves and channels fire magic into his knuckles. This is really only possible because of the Blessing of Light making it so he doesn't shatter his wrist against dragon scales...
- CLOSE COMBAT: [★★★★★] H'lios is an expert at hand-to-hand combat and has been studying the teachings of the old Gyr Abanian monks since he was just a kit.
- HORSEBACK RIDING: [★★★★☆]
- ONE-HANDED SWORDS: [★★☆☆☆] He knows the basics of swordfighting, but prefers using his fists.
- ARCHERY: [★★★☆☆]
- GOLDSMITHING: [★★★★☆]

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE MONK: A multi-aspected crystal the hue of goldenrod. This crystal was bequeathed to H'lios following the liberation of Ala Mhigo and the reformation of the Fists of Rhalgr. It's his most prized possession, and he almost never takes off the necklace he wears it upon.

Personal Skills

Trivia

- His horse is named Manolya, and he left her in Gyr Abania when he exiled himself. His current mount is a griffin named Kesari, who he tamed during Stormblood.
- His favourite food is buckler stew.
- Of «lode»'s four Miqo'te Warriors of Light, H'lios is the only one fluent in huntspeak.

Aesthetic and THemes

Element: Fire/Lightning
Flower: Dahlia
Gem: Cat's eye
Season: Summer
Animal: Lion
Deadly Sin: Pride
Heavenly Virtue: Temperance
Major Arcana: Temperance
Minor Arcana: Five of Cups
Colours: Sunset orange, honey yellow, peacock blue, crimson, saffron
Misc: Sundown, thunderstorms over the desert, heat waves, sacks of spices in a crowded marketplace, bandaged hands, sunflower fields, sandstone and stucco, golden cloth in the sun, bruised knuckles, a bright azure sky with no clouds in sight.
Similar characters: Kazahaya Shouta (Kimi ni Todoke)

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Tropes

• Bare-Fisted Monk
• Black Sheep
• Dark-Skinned Blond
• Hot-Blooded
• Ki Manipulation
• Lightning Bruiser
• Outnumbered Sibling
• Power Fist
• Tranquil Fury

Etymology

H'lios is pronounced hah-LEE-os, but is from “helios,” Greek god of the sun. His name follows traditional Seeker nomenclature. You could say he is “Lios of the H Tribe.”Lore notes: With the exception of his dad, all of H'lios' immediate family members have a name that's a corrupted version of a word related to light or the sun.Lhenh: Helen, meaning light. || Noohn: noon
Solha: sol || Dhae: day
Suuhn: sun || Dahn: dawn

Majj Mistral

<•Dawnchaser•>

A stray cat who somehow became one of Hydaelyn's champions. Majj is an upbeat and spunky young man whose eager and trusting disposition gets him into a lot of trouble. He's more than a bit of a wildchild, and tends to act before thinking—if he thinks at all, that is. While he tries to be an optimist, he's unusually clingy and rather despises Gridania.Growing up, Majj knew nothing but the life of a poacher, having been taken from his mother and sisters before he had even seen his first summer. When his father was killed just after Majj's seventh nameday, the Wood Wailers took him back to Gridania—but no one was happy to have a poacher in the city, regardless of their age, and in the end they pawned him off on the first adventurer who passed, suggesting they dump him somewhere outside the Shroud.Instead, the traveler—a Sharlayan scholar by the name of Myrrh Mistral - adopted Majj, and together they traveled through Eorzea. Myrrh wasn't one for mothering, but she was the best mother Majj ever had, and when she disappeared from Cartneau during the Calamity, Majj set out in search for her.As of post-Endwalker, Majj is relaxing in Thavnair with his partners and bothering Estinien in his free time (which is all the time). He's one of the members of «lode» who intends to remain an adventurer, and he's recently been taking jobs from the meyhane at Svarna.The Warrior of Light with the most hair dye. What lies in his soul is willpower.

Personality

Zodiac. Virgo
MBTI. ESFP (The Performer)
Enneagram. 7 (The Adventurer)
Temperament. Sanguine
Alignment. Chaotic Good

Maximum gremlin energy. Majj is just... a creacher... he cannot change this...Boundless energy. Majj is almost never completely still, even when he's asleep. This trait is also manifested in his inability to stop talking.

Eager to please. He just wants to do good and make people smile. If that means making a complete fool of himself, well.Lacks book smarts. You'd think that being the son of a Sharlayan scholar would mean he has at least something in the way of intellect, but he doesn't. He certainly makes up for it in street smarts, at least.Clingy. While he shares his issues with abandonment with Lunya, Majj tends to make his issues known physically. He's a very touchy-feely kind of cat, and if his friends will let him he'll lounge across three laps at once.

Appearance

- Height: 5'2"- Physique: Lithe and flexible. Noted to weigh almost nothing when lifted. On the thin, twiggy side.- Features: Baby fat on his face, especially in his cheeks. His tail is much shorter than average for a Miqo'te his age. His ears are fluffy and he's got wittle fangs...- Hair: As the most frequent user of hair dyes, he's gone through a rainbow of colours over the years. His natural hair colour? Mahogany.- Eyes: Rich blue-violet. He has large Keeper pupils and it's not uncommon to get a wide, overblown expression from him if you surprise him.

- Voice:- Other: Unlike H'lios, Majj is perfectly content to admit that the marks by his eyes are birthmarks. He has some scars on both shoulders from dragonets scrabbling to use them as a perch.- Body Language: A laidback stance, clear laughter, a toothy grin, bared teeth, swaying on the spot, wiggled fingers, sprawling across furniture, sitting backwards on chairs. Has a surprising sense of grace in all his movements for someone who's a bumbling idiot in every other aspect. He's light on his feet and makes almost no sound while moving.- Style: Not particularly pushy about what he wears, but seems to have a fondness for coats with long tails in the back and fabrics that aren't super restrictive. Lunya plays dress-up with him a lot.

**Accessories:**
- Dragon fang earrings: He wore these for a few years. They're made from Wehs Fah's baby teeth. It's not weird.

Repertoire

**STR: 9 | **MAG: 4 | **SKL: 8 | **SPD: 9 | **LCK: 1 | **DEF: 7 | **RES**: 4

Skills

WEAPONS: Ryunohige
- LANCES: [★★★★★]
- **MOUNTED COMBAT:** [★★★★☆]
- **LEATHERWORKING:** [★★☆☆☆]
- **FISHING:** [★★★★★] cat became hungry.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT: As it says on the tin.
- HUNTER'S INSTINCT: Though he doesn't hunt as often as he did as a child, prefering to go after elite marks instead these days, Majj is instinctively good at tracking and stealth.
- HUNTSPEAK: Majj knows a significantly bigger chunk of the chatter and clicks Miqo'te traditionally use on the hunt than the other two forestborn Miqo'te of «lode», and can communicate with H'lios in it. He's not fluent, though.
- DANCER'S POISE: It feels weird that Majj of all people has such good balance, rhythm, and flow. He's an excellent dancer (though he's not interested in using it for combat) and picks up new steps with ease.

Personal Skills

- DRACONIC ASCENT: Personal DRG LB3. Executes a single target attack with a potency of 9000.

Trivia

- His chocobo is named Bentu.
- That being said, he actually has a severe fear of birds. Bentu doesn't count, for whatever reason.
- His unsundered name was Skiron.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Wind/Ice
**Flower: Hyacinth
**Gem: Alexandrite
**Season: Autumn
**Animal: Fox
Deadly Sin: Envy
Heavenly Virtue: Kindness
**Major Arcana: The Fool
**Minor Arcana: Page of Swords
**Colours: Blood orange, dark violet, blue, magenta
**Misc: Crystal dragonscales, wind sharp enough to cut, blood orange sunsets, hazy pink skies, colourful leaves spinning in the breeze, an adrenaline rush, sparkling geodes, kaleidoscopes, colourful glass beads, multicoloured marbles, dew on colourful fruit

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Tropes

• Acquainted with Emergency Services
• Alliterative Family
• Badass Family
• Bad Liar
• Cute Little Fangs
• Dragon Rider
• Happily Adopted
• Idiot Hero
• Kindhearted Simpleton
• Large Ham
• Repetitive Name

Etymology

Majj is from majjistral, which is Maltese for “mistral.” A mistral is a type of strong, cold wind that “blows through the Rhône valley and southern France into the Mediterranean, mainly in winter.”His name just means “wind wind”. I'm not joking.

Bleeding Heart

<•Softstep•>

A coquettish and charming Hellsguard woman who rose in the Ul'dahn courts by seducing countless socialites into bed with her, all so she could assassinate one man in particular—her pigheaded ex-husband, who saddled her with the debt he racked up partying lavishly in the inner courts after abandoning her.Heart was born as Mourning Dove, the oldest child of two merchants who were frequently on the road, leaving Mourn and her younger brother Turtle Dove in the care of their nanny, Zenaida, for moons at a time. As such, Heart came to view Zenaida as more of a mother than her biological one, and when her parents were eventually killed by bandits on the road Mourn surprisingly didn't spend much time... mourning. However, throughout their childhood Turtle Dove was sickly and spent most of his time in the childrens' ward of the Phrontistery. When their parents died all of their coin was stolen off them, and there wasn't much left for the Dove siblings to live off of. Determined to ensure Turtle would get the medical care he need, Mourn determined she needed to make money.There were many paths she could have taken from there, but one happened to approach her directly.As of post-Endwalker she's returned to Ul'dah, where she was formally pardoned for all charges by Nanamo and the Syndicate as thanks for her role in ending the Final Days. She and her brother are now operating a small but luxurious apothecary together, intending to make quality medicine that all walks of life can afford. Though she keeps her knives on her at all times, she hopes the Eorzea of today will have little need for them.The Warrior of Light with the most nail files. What lies in her soul is affection.

Personality

Zodiac. Aquarius
MBTI. ENTP (The Visionary)
Enneagram. 3w2 (The Enchanter)
Temperament. Sanguine
Alignment. Chaotic Good

✓ Onee-sama tendencies | Protective | Silver-tongued | Sweet-dispositioned | Social | Voted most likely to go "ohoho" and "ara ara" in one sentence
✗ Manipulative | Vicious | Nosy | Plots, y'know, murder | Lying is OK actually

Appearance

- Height: 6'5"- Physique: Curvaceous but muscular. Has broad shoulders and long legs. Despite her size, she makes almost no sound while walking unless she intends to, and is extremely physically coordinated.- Features: Considered an extraordinarily beautiful Roegadyn woman with strong cheekbones. There's a streak of black on the underside of her nose.- Hair: Mulberry with patches of blush pink. It's naturally wavy and currently falls halfway down her back when straightened, though in previous years she kept it only at her shoulders. She has a widow's peak. There was a rumor that her hair isn't naturally pink but it's been (allegedly) disproven with the reveal that her younger brother also has pink hair.- Eyes: Rose pink and heavy-lidded. They're so light she looks almost irisless if you're standing far away enough. She wears a subtle magenta eyeshadow. Her eyes are normally very guarded, though sometimes they'll scrunch up with mirth.

- Voice: Like dark chocolate. Low, sensual, and rich in tone. Her accent is very distinctly Ul'dahn and she makes no efforts to hide it or to change her precise way of speaking. Her singing voice is often compared to birdsong. Consider Lisa from Genshin Impact.- Other: Two beauty marks - one below her lips, one next to her left eye. She wears an intoxicating jasmine perfume.- Body Language: Drumming fingers, hand on cheek, a thoughtful sigh, crossed legs, a coy smile, half-lidded gaze, swaying hips, a derisive noise, bitter laughter, soft footsteps, graceful movements.- Style: Gold embroidery, coins and tassels, little bells and gemstones, harem pants, vests. Enjoys fancy silks and layering fabric, and will probably wave you off if you ask if any of that was really practical in her desert hometown.

**Accessories:**
- Rhodolite earrings: A gift from her brother, Turtle Dove, and commissioned through Zaya Qestir.
- Silver hairpin: An intricately carved hairpin featuring two doves on a branch of flowers, a nameday gift from her nanny, Zenaida.

Repertoire

STR: 5 | MAG: 5 | SKL: 10 |SPD: 8 | LCK: 8 | DEF: 3 | RES: 5

Skills

WEAPONS: Serqet and Apophis (Kards). Twin daggers laced with poison.
- DANCING: [★★★★★] Heart has loved dancing ever since she was a child and if she hadn't married her ex-husband she probably would have looked for a dancing career at the Gold Saucer.
- STEALTH: [★★★★★] Naturally, considering the nature of her job, Heart's light on her feet and you'll never hear her approach you unless she wants you to. That being said, she prefers disguises and hiding in plain sight over sneaking around.
- ALCHEMY: [★★★★☆] Having spent much of her time hanging around Frondale's Phrontistery, Heart knows more than a fair bit of alchemy. Her specialty lies in poisons and glamours.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT
- ENCHANTING PRESENCE

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE DANCER

Personal Skills

- CANTARELLA CARINOSA: Personal NIN LB3. Executes a single target attack with a potency of 9000.
- HALAHALA: Personal DNC LB3. Deals damage in a line to enemies in front of Heart.

Trivia

- She raises homing pigeons.
- Her poison tolerance is very high.
- Heart's favourite food is shakshouka.
- Her unsundered name was Danaide.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Wind
Flower: Bleeding heart
Gem: Rhodolite
Season: Autumn
Animal: Dove
Deadly Sin: Wrath
Heavenly Virtue: Charity
Major Arcana: The Empress
Minor Arcana: Seven of Swords
Colours: Rolanberry red, regal purple, gold, soot black, cream, morbol green
Misc: Lipstick stain on the rim of a wineglass, velvet chokers, beaded chiffon, silky stockings, hidden knives, heartbreak, magenta light, piercing eyes, the click-clack of high heels on tiles, smeared lipstick, masks with feathers and sequins, dimly lit opera houses, fresco paintings, whispers behind folding fans, flowering cacti, fuchsia flowers against dusty rock outcrops.
**Inspiration:** Primrose (Octopath Traveler), Vivienne (Dragon Age), Camilla (FE14)

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Tropes

• Code Name
• Combat Pragmatist
• Cool Big Sis
• The Gadfly
• Guile Hero
• Had to Be Sharp
• Heroic Seductress
• The Lightfooted
• Master Poisoner
• Noiseless Walker
• Parental Abandonment
• Poisoned Weapons
• Silk Hiding Steel
• Statuesque Stunner
• Sympathetic Murder Backstory
• Terms of Endangerment

Etymology

Bleeding Heart actually comes from three different sources:
1. a criticizing term for someone who’s emotional over issues such as poverty and the environment. The kind of name you wouldn’t suspect someone who’s planning an assassination to have.
2. bleeding heart flowers (lamprocapnos spectabilis), which are a bright fuchsia-pink.
3. Luzon bleeding-hearts - a species of ground dove that are famous for their bright red feathers on their chest, which looks like they’re literally bleeding from their hearts.Her birth name, Mourning Dove, is its own kind of dove (zenaida macroura).

Myrrh Mistral

<•Nightshade•>

A renown polyglot and grandmistress of magic. Myrrh Mistral has seen much in her centuries of living and traveling all across the globe, but she has not once lost her desire to do good nor her jovial nature.Myrrh's recorded history begins in Sharlayan, where she was enlisted into the ranks of their scholars and taught several languages at the Studium. When the Sharlayans crossed the sea to Dravania, Myrrh was among them, and she was counted among the founding members of the outpost that would later become the official Sharlayan colony. Her ability to speak over a dozen languages fluently made her very popular among the foreign students that began to flock in droves, though they never ceased to be baffled by how she never seemed to age.With the evacument of the Sharlayan colony, Myrrh found herself a wanderer once more. This time, her interest in the tunnels below the Black Shroud would lead her to Gridania, where she would encounter Majj, the Keeper boy she would adopt as her son. While Myrrh didn't quite know how to be a mother, she loved Majj dearly and it was for his own safety that she left him in the care of her old friend, Matoya, before she went to Carteneau to aid Archon Louisoix.Myrrh disappeared on Carteneau not through Louisoix's time magic but by her own ancient spell which flung her all the way back to Dalmasca. The history that isn't written hides this: she was something rightfully trapped in the depths of the Necrohol of Mullonde that escaped when someone dug where they weren't supposed to. Whatever happened after that is a story that only Myrrh knows, and so long as she has it her way it will stay like that.As of post-Endwalker, Myrrh has returned to Dravania with Y'shtola and is spending most of her time between Matoya's Cave and tearing through books in the Great Gubal Library. The Studium's trying to convince her to come back and be a lecturer again, but she says she got bored of that a century or so ago and has no intention of putting herself any further from her son or any of her students. She's probably the main reason why Matoya hasn't come busting down Thaumazein demanding justice for the fall of the Antitower.The Warrior of Light that's the most unreliable narrator. What lies in her soul is curiosity.

Personality

Zodiac. Scorpio
MBTI. ENFJ (The Teacher)
Enneagram. 7w8 (The Opportunist)
Temperament. Choleric
Alignment. Chaotic Good

Secret keeper. Boy, does Myrrh have her secrets. Her entire past before she arrived in Sharlayan is shrouded in mystery. Could this be the reason why her hair is so big..? To note, there is no living being alive on Hydaelyn who knows her history to its fullest besides herself—not her son, her old lover, or even her favourite student.Wit beyond measure. Highly intelligent and incredibly driven in her field, Myrrh can hold her own in any academic debate regarding magic and is still regarded as one of the most powerful mages alive in this age.Party person. Myrrh thrives in a good crowd of people and it's hard to not have a merry time while she's around. She's also rather notorious across multiple Eorzean taverns for how much she wracks up on bar tabs...Fits right in. It's weird considering she's a rarely-seen race with a shock of pink hair who towers over a great majority of Eorzea's Spoken, but Myrrh merges into crowds quite well. She's very friendly and has known people from almost every walk of life there is, so she slips into bars and has a rowdy time with complete strangers with ease.Patience is a virtue. You can't live this many centuries without learning to wait at some point or another. Myrrh's able to wait moons at a time for something she's expecting without even thinking too hard about it. Her level of self-discipline seems like something to gawk at, but then you start thinking about how a week might actually just feel like a minute to her...

Out of touch. Myrrh is old. So old that even if you say you're around 200 or so she's still going to think you're a child, because that's what you are compared to how long she's lived. It's what led to her babying Majj so much—even after raising him for a decade he was still equivalent to an infant in her eyes. Sjanna Eldfalk may as well be a rebellious teenager to her.Might as well be your grandma. She knows how old she is. She knows how young she looks. She's going to stuff those strawberry hard candies in your hand anyway and triple check that you've had enough to eat.Guiding force. She's an excellent teacher and has made quick work of even the most misguided and laziest of the students she mentored in Sharlayan in both languages and thaumaturgy.The Anti-Parent. Myrrh doesn't actually know the first damn thing about parenting, despite the sheer number of people she's basically adopted as her own. Whenever Majj was upset her first instinct was to put food in front of him and hope he'd stop, thus leading to his present day habit of eating when he's sad. ...She's doing her best.Sharp memory. You might imagine that she'd forget a lot of things after how long she's been running around, but Myrrh won't forget anything she sees or hears or is told unless she wants to.Thinks before she acts. Unlike her helplessly impulsive son, Myrrh's actually thoughtful about combat and can adjust her tactics accordingly for any situation.Eccentric. Myrrh has a grocery list of quirks that are either baffling or endearing, starting with the weird things she starts to chant when she gets too drunk and ending with her habit of calling people who look older than her "child". Seriously, what's she saying? Does anyone know what language that even is?

Appearance

- Height: 6'4" (but 7'5" if you wanna count her ears).- Physique: Almost rectangular in shape. She has long, strong legs that don't really do anything for her in combat but lend to her instinctive stomping when she senses danger.- Features: Unlike Mimi, who has distinctly leporine feet, Myrrh stands flat on the ground. She does, however, have a tufted rabbit tail and sharp incisors. She also has thick eyebrows. Her ears are very long and slender without much fluff to them.- Hair: Baby pink. Falling to her hips when loose, it's big and bushy and frizzes really bad in humid weather. It's entirely possible that this isn't her natural hair colour. Hells, it's entirely possible that this body wasn't hers to begin with.- Eyes: Apple green, normally paired with dark eyeshadow. When tapping into her magic for too long, her sclera turn pitch black.

- Voice: Has a thick, unidentifiable accent which has her lean heavily on h's. Having been a scholar for many, many years, Myrrh speaks with a broader vocabulary than most and has been known to accidentally use completely archaic grammar structures and words. Her voice is rich and deep in sound and she speaks with a musical lilt.- Other: Myrrh is less of a Viera and more of an ancient eldritch horror with many, many eyes stuffed into a Viera-shaped cannister. She carries herself with all the wisdom and intellect she's gained from her many centuries of living, but make no mistake: there's something strange about her, and those with sharp enough perception will sense it's something wrong.- Body Language: Head thrown back while laughing, snorting while giggling, nose twitching in amusement, wild hand gestures while speaking.- Style: Long robes and dark colours, gold accents, small jewels, high collars. Prefers to not wear gloves for a better grip on her rod. She starts relying more on her glasses after Shadowbringers.

**Accessories:**

Repertoire

STR: 2 | MAG: 10 | SKL: 10 | SPD: 2 | LCK: 6 | DEF: 3 | RES: 10

Skills

WEAPON: Ginnungagap (Applewood Staff, dyed Jet Black). A rod grown from the branch of an ancient tree, according to Myrrh. As pretty as it looks, you can't help but feel that there's something unnatural about its presence...
- PRIMORDIAL MAGIC: [★★★★★] Myrrh is by far the most powerful and dangerous of «lode»'s mages, and she wields a magic so ancient she may be the only person alive left to know anything about it. Her spells have innate feeling of wrongness, like being plunged into dark water with no way of telling which way the surface is. It encompasses everything between frigid cold wrapping around your ankles and dragging you down and being swallowed by the fires of the deepest circle of hell.
- COOKING: [★★★☆☆] Myrrh's enjoyed a menagerie of different foods over the years, but she's not exactly an expert chef herself and will still occasionally make a big fumble in the kitchen. Still, her homemade meals are comforting to Majj.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT: Unlike the rest of «lode», Myrrh's Echo doesn't actually cover languages. She can speak and understand most of them naturally.
- MANAFONT: Myrrh has plenty of internal aether to spare, and spells cast from her own mana hit harder than normal.

Personal Skills

- GLOSSOLALIA: Personal BLM LB3. Delivers an area of effect attack with a potency of 6150. Myrrh tears a hole open in the rift, revealing thousands of watching eyes peering from within as a dark miasma pours out. Hundreds of shadowy arms slither through the tear and assault all enemies within a large circle.

Trivia

- Can recite tongue-twisters in several languages.
- Really bad at dancing and has no sense of rhythm.
- She enjoys bitter foods.
- Her unsundered name was Circe.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Ice/Fire
Flower: Enchanter's nightshade
Gem: Tanzanite
Season: Winter
**Animal: Panther
Deadly Sin: Pride
Heavenly Virtue: Diligence
**Major Arcana: The Magician
**Minor Arcana: Page of Wands
**Colours: Jet black, snow white, dark purple, gold, red
**Misc: A biting winter wind, ghost lights, dark and stormy nights, dark libraries with moonlight seeping in, a witch's cauldron, getting lost deep in the woods, catacombs, ancient stone tablets, hourglasses, heavy incense
**Inspiration: Marcille (Dungeon Meshi)

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Tropes

• Alliterative Family
• Badass Family
• Lady of Black Magic
• Eccentric Mentor
• Wizards Live Longer

Etymology

Myrrh is a type of gum or resin extracted from Commiphora. The word myrrh comes from "bitter".A mistral is a type of strong, cold wind that “blows through the Rhône valley and southern France into the Mediterranean, mainly in winter.”Her original name, Illua, is taken from an antagonist of Final Fantasy Tactics A2.

Einar Howl

<•of the Storm's Howl•>

The de facto leader of «lode»'s Twelvesblades. Einar's been a wanderer for a long, long time.Born to a family of politicians in the Royal City of Rabanastre, he had a happy early childhood and spent most of his days listening to his mother tell him stories of the world outside of the city. He was just old enough to have hazy memories of Dalmasca's fall and its subsequent annexation by the Garlean Empire. His father turned out to be supplying the Empire with information and was quick to leave his family in the dust. In the following upheaval, his mother did everything in her power to ensure he and his sister would survive the imperial conquest, including selling most of the family's belongings and retreating into the slums, where they were less likely to attract unwanted attention. The lone heirloom that did not go sold was a set of gold jewelry that had been passed down between the generations of the Yoyvli family's summoners.For the next few years, Einar and his sister kept their heads down in their new home. The change of power in Dalmasca did not go over pleasantly, but things were alright in their too-small and too-cramped house. Things changed when the Garleans silently introduced a new disease in the slums and both Efraima and Juvya fell ill. Einar took on a courier job for the Garleans to make coin at the young age of 10 summers, but he never made enough to have them treated (or perhaps there wasn't a treatment and the Garleans knew this) and he was left alone on the streets before he was 12 years old.With nothing left for him in Rabanastre, he stole away on an airship bound for Thavnair, where he was given work assisting a group of traveling performers. His travels eventually took him all the way to the Sharlayan colony in Dravania, where he picked up the art of arcanima and became a field researcher for their scholars until the city was abandoned.On the road once more with the exodus of the colony, Einar was the very first of those titled "adventurers" to find and offer aid to Louisoix, and for that he was considered to be the one in charge of those who would come after.As of post-Endwalker, Einar's returned to Dalmasca to help Lente's Tears. He frequently writes letters and drops in to Old Sharlayan to visit Fleuriri and Lunya.The Warrior of Light with the best spice tolerance. What lies in his soul is change.

Personality

Zodiac. Cancer
MBTI. INFJ (The Counselor)
Enneagram. 2w1 (The Companion)
Temperament. Melancholic
Alignment. Neutral Good

Not really talkative. Einar's very quiet—partially because he's got a fair share of anxiety and partially because everyone else in «lode» is so damn loud in comparison. He won't add much to a conversation without you prodding him to and even then it'll be very short and to the point.Well-read. Even while they lived in the shadows of Rabanastre's slums Einar's mother insisted her children have an education.

Tends to space out. He frequently gets lost in his thoughts and makes a lot of embarrassing mistakes, Lunya's favourite being the time he mistook a jar of bombard cores for pineapple buns.Too easily attached. Einar tends to get romantically invested quite quickly and he has a thing with crushes that go nowhere. See: Fleuriri, Y'shtola, Moenbryda, Mide, Mikoto, and now Y'mhitra..

Appearance

- Height: 6'0—on the short side for a Highlander because he has Midlander blood.- Physique: Well-built with broad shoulders, thighs, and arms. Well-toned muscles. Appears intimidating at a first glance. Many will not expect him to whip out a grimoire over a blade. While his focus is now on the magical art of arcanima, he's still physically strong and can keep up with the melee-oriented members of the Free Company.- Features: Has a square-shaped face and a thick wide nose. Scary at a first glance, but actually soft and friendly-looking. Very thick eyebrows.- Hair: Black, with streaks of gray starting to set in early. He's recently taken to keeping it with an undercut.- Eyes: The left eye is gold and the right eye is black.

- Voice: His Dalmascan accent's been watered down over the years, but he doesn't talk very much to begin with. When he does it's with a voice that surprises strangers due to it being on the higher side—he would like it to be deeper.- Other: A gold tattootwists across the left side of his face like a bolt of lightning, cutting over his eyebrows, the myriad of scars across his face, and his facial hair.- Body Language: Hands on hips, a half-smile, anxious leg shaking, eyes darting back and forth.- Style: Usually wears heavy coats and ornate gold jewelry. Leather sandals.

**Accessories:**

Repertoire

STR: 9 | MAG: 9 | SKL: 6 | SPD: 4 | LCK: 7 | DEF: 8 | RES: 5

Skills

WEAPONS:
- ARCANIMA: [★★★★★]
- SWORD AND SHIELD: [★★★★☆] Before he switched to a grimoire, Einar wielded a sword.
- DANCING: [★★★★☆] Rather than the traditional chakrams of Thavnair's Kriegstanz performers, Einar uses twin blades when he dances.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT

Companions

- JUBILEE
- FLORA
- MOONLET

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE SUMMONER: An apple green, multi-aspected crystal bestowed to Einar by Y'mhitra Rhul. It's Allagan in origin and glows softly from the gold chain Einar keeps it on.
- SOUL OF THE DANCER: A pearlescent crystal that once belonged to Lunya Lanya before she passed it on to Einar.

Personal Skills

- FLAMES OF REBIRTH: Personal SMN LB3. Delivers an area of effect attack with a potency of 6150.

Trivia

- His favourite food is jhammel moussaka.
- His unsundered name was Atlas.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Fire
Flower: Honeysuckle
Gem: Turquoise
Season: Autumn
Animal: Peacock
Deadly Sin:
Heavenly Virtue: Humility
Major Arcana: The Hanged Man
Minor Arcana: Ten of Wands
Colours: Bone white, morbol green, dark brown, gold, turquoise blue
Other: Peacock feathers, gold jewelry, a golden chalice inlaid with jewels, waterfalls pouring into clear pools, the distant sound of a guitar being played in another room, warmth pooled in the dip of your collar, candlelight, water lilies on the surface of ponds, golden braziers, plant walls, mosaics
**Inspiration**: Moses (YES the bible character YES the prince of egypt character), Yura (The Elf and the Hunter's Item Atelier)

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Tropes

• Beware the Quiet Ones
• Big Brother Instinct
• Experienced Protagonist
• Fiery Stoic
• Genius Bruiser
• Gentle Giant

Etymology

Einar comes from the Old Norse name Einarr, using “ein” (one, alone) and “arr” (warrior). It shares the same roots as einherjar, the slain warriors in Valhalla.The surname he currently uses, Howl, comes from an epithet: Einar of the Storm’s Howl. It currently doesn’t have any meaning, I just thought it sounded cool, though you could argue that some parts of his relationship with Fleuriri mirror Howl and Sophie's in Howl's Moving Castle.His former surname is Yoyvli, which was taken from some point of the Jubilee (biblical) wikipedia entry and has something to do with horns and shouting with joy, which goes well with him being a summoner.

Tala Mayari

<•Dreamkeeper•>

One of the Warriors of Light who disappeared from Carteneau. She had a good life going for her—she had a loving family, a beautiful wife, and all the comforts life in Gridania's exclusive Lily Hills could give them. But when Louisoix swept in with word of the Garlean approach, she and her wife took up arms in defense of their home.In the chaos of Bahamut's descent, she was whisked away by Louisoux's spell, and flung five years into the future—a future where no one remembered her name; not even herself (because she immediately tripped and conked her head on a big, pointy rock.) The one thing she remembered was a name that wasn't her own. She thus set out on a journey, hoping to find out who she was and why she lost her memories, and to look for the true bearer of her borrowed name: her wife, Tala.Even before she lost her memories, "Tala" was a bright, noisy woman with a helpful lack of shame and a very strong desire to help others. It also seems she was clumsy even then, though her lancework was apparently something to be truly admired.As of post-Endwalker, Tala's returned to Gridania to settle down with Ahnji, though she won't deny her old friends from the Wood Wailers a chance to wrassle and drink together. She's had to cut back lately due to news that her and Ahnji's family will be growing...The Warrior of Light with the most frequently bruised knees. What lies in her soul is joy.

Personality

Zodiac. Aries
MBTI. ESFP (The Performer)
Enneagram. 1w2 (The Activist)
Temperament. Sanguine
Alignment. Lawful Good

Overly enthusiastic. Tala's easy to excite and hard to calm down once she gets fixated on something. It's also next to impossible to get her to sit still—at best you can get her fidgeting in her seat or intensely bouncing her right leg.Loud and proud. You'd think Tala and Majj would be best pals given their similar personalities, but you couldn't be further from the truth for one reason in particular—she loves Gridania and was utterly devoted to her home even before she lost her memories, and she can't even begin to fathom why Majj hates it so much.Can't lie to save her life. Even if Tala didn't think lying is bad, she wouldn't be able to make any on her own. Her physical tells run rampant when she tries—her tail curls up, she looks away, she fidgets with her hands, and she starts to stammer.

Graceful in her element. Saying she's "a bit" of a klutz is an understatement. Tala could manage to trip over air if you gave her the opportunity to, and she has many scrapes and bruises to prove it. Incredibly, this doesn't hold up on the battlefield: she's almost impossibly graceful once you put a lance or rapier in her hands.Goody two shoes. It comes as a surprise to many since her nature leans towards chaotic, but Tala respects authority and was quite a tattletale when she was a kit. Ahnji mellowed her out of it while they were growing up, but losing her memory and getting cared for by the Conjurers' Guild only brought it back.Family-oriented. Tala's family has always been very close, and her relationships develop into familial faster than most. She's also very good with children.Chatterbox. She doesn't know when to simply shut her mouth and will talk herself into a very deep hole if no one stops her.Overly trusting. Quick to value others and believe in their authenticity, Tala is a notoriously bad judge of character. It says a lot that she truly believes there is good in everyone, but it gets her into a lot of trouble.

Appearance

- Height: 5'0.- Physique: Has a bit of muscule for a caster, owing to her past as a lancer and her current penchant for needlessly over-the-top tricks as a red mage, but overall chubby and round.- Features: Has a round and pudgy face with chubby cheeks. Her eyebrows are distinctly big and bushy, as is her tail. Interestingly, she has the fanged grin typical to Keepers.- Hair: Coffee brown, but if you knew her before the Calamity you'd know she spent most of her life dyeing it blond. It's straight and she typically wears some kind of braid with it, but most recently has trimmed it the shortest it's ever been.- Eyes: Possessing the most striking eyes of the FC next to Lunya, Tala's are electric-blue and her eyelashes are very thick, and when she smiles they scrunch into crescents. She has the distinct cat-like pupils that mark her as a Seeker of the Sun, just like her dad.

- Voice: Tala purrs her r's when she speaks, which sounds as ridiculous and adorable as you'd expect. She's about two degrees of separation from talking like a valley girl. When she gets very excited, which is often, she starts to slur her words together and is generally incomprehensible to everyone but her wife.- Other: She has a strange tattoo on her back, and a scar on her right cheek.- Body Language: Big grins, bouncing on heels, loud laughter, amused snorts, flailing arms- Style: Dresses as cute as she can. Very rarely seen without something pink on her. Likes to wear skirts and shorts, doesn't seem to appreciate pants very much.

**Accessories:**

Repertoire

STR: 8 | MAG: 6 | SKL: 7 | SPD: 8 | LCK: 2 | DEF: 4 | RES: 5

Skills

WEAPON: Edengrace Rapier, dyed Pastel Pink
- **RED MAGIC: [★★★★★]
- **FENCING: [★★★★☆]
- **CONJURY: [★★★☆☆]
- **LANCES: [★★★★★] Before the Calamity, Tala was a lancer. She learned from the best—her own father.
- **BOTANY**: [★★☆☆☆] Tala's not very good with keeping flowers alive, honestly, but she can list off the names of all the native flora of the Twelveswood without hesitation.

Traits

- **THE ECHO/ BLESSING OF LIGHT**
- **HUNTER'S INSTINCT**: Though hardly even approaching the level of Majj and H'lios, Tala still has an innate sense for the hunt. It was next to useless in the Twelveswood, though, especially since she grew up in a rich neighbourhood, so she hasn't bothered to hone it.

Soul Crystals

- **SOUL OF THE RED MAGE**: A multi-aspected crystal given to Tala by X'rhun Tia. Despite its name, its a deep magenta in colour. Its many facets suggest this one was heavily refined by its previous owners.

Trivia

- Her unsundered name was Thallo.
- Her favourite food is nine-fish pie, the signature dish of the Mayari clan's matriarchs, which she ate a lot of during her childhood thanks to her own parents' inability to make anything edible.
- She's lactose intolerant.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Earth
Flower: Peach blossom
Gem: Rose quartz
Season: Spring
Animal: Squirrel
Major Arcana: The Sun
Minor Arcana: Nine of Pentacles
Colours: Pastel pink, ceruleum blue, white
Misc: Flowering trees, white iron garden furniture, dappled sunlight, flower crowns, napping under the sun, love for one's home, bandaids and kisses, messy braids, children laughing, honey tea, tulip fields, cozy forest cottages, making wishes on dandelions, old windmills, running barefoot through the forest, nostalgia
Inspiration: Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War), Xianghua (Soulcalibur), Carol Olsten (Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko), Shuuko Komi (Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu)

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Tropes

• Amnesiac Hero
• Amnesiac Resonance
• Cheery Pink
• Flower Motifs
• Genki Girl
• Happily Married
• Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense

Etymology

Tala and Mayari are the Filipino goddesses of the star and moon respsectively.Ahnji is a corruption of “angie,” a nickname for “angel,” and in lore is a mashup of Real-Ahnji’s parents, Ahra and Rhenji. If we pretend for one hot second that it’s a proper Korean name, the hanja would be an (安, peace) and ji (知, to know). This name comes from when Tala used to be my WHM OC.

Kotone Kyomei

<•Tailwind•>

A refugee from the Far East. Though Kotone's upbringing was humble, her bloodline is not—her maternal bloodline can be traced through generations of samurai and her paternal grandmother was once the famed songbird of Hingashi, Mikoto Kyomei, descended from generation after generation of performers. Mikoto was wed to a high-ranking Hingan lord, but she fell in love with one of their entertainers and the two eloped across the Ruby Sea to Hingashi, ending the Kyomei family's long line of high esteem within their homeland. She took with her all her family's knowledge of the performing arts and would pass it down to her own granddaughters, but Kotone had no big dreams of her own with the Garlean occupation of Doma untli the failed revolts at the start of the 6th Astral Era.Desperate to protect their daughters from the Garleans bringing their foot down harder on the commonfolk, Kotone's parents had her and her younger sister Honoka flee from Othard with Lady Yugiri. As the only other Au Ri besides Yugiri herself in the group of refugees, the sisters hid their horns and scales and cowered behind their guardian as she guided them across the sea and eventually Revenant's Toll.Though initially nervous about everything in Eorzea, Kotone found a way to make herself useful—hunting around the Toll with her bow. Her work in patrolling her new home earned her the gratitude of both the Adventurer's Guild and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, and it was within just a moon that she found herself dining with the Warriors of Light themselves during mealtimes and even befriending them. When word got out of the bloody banquet in Ul'dah, Kotone desired to do anything she could to help, and she would soon get her chance when she unearthed her own Crystal of Light and both the Echo and Hydaelyn's Blessing sprung forth from within her.As of post-Endwalker, Kotone is back with her family in Doma and helping them rebuild their old farm. She frequently goes with her mother to hunt dinner for the community, but has to suffer teasing about her relationship with H'lios whenever she does.The Warrior of Light with the sharpest ears—er. Horns. Sharpest horns. The best hearing. What lies in her soul is courage.

Personality

Zodiac. Pisces
MBTI. ISFP (The Composer)
Enneagram. 6w7 (The Confidant)
Temperament. Melancholic
Alignment. Lawful Good

Wallflower. Growing up under an imperial regime where you don't want to stand out least you get put down or taken away led to this. Kotone is shy and terribly anxious about saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.Almost a pacifist. You'd normally expect someone as meek as Kotone to be unable to hurt a fly, but she grew up clawing her way through the Yanxian wilds to hunt and has seen the oppression her countrymen face firsthand. If she needs to survive or to protect her loved ones she won't hesitate to put an arrow or three into anything.Scapegoats herself. Kotone has a big problem with guilt and shame and taking the blame for everything that goes wrong. Her father and grandmother getting captured after she fled to Eorzea with Yugiri? Her fault. The suffering the people of Yanxia endured while she was an ocean away and couldn't have possibly even done anything? Also her fault. Tala could knock over an expensive jar across the house and she'd find a way to blame herself.Deeply respectful. Her politeness comes from her dad, strangely enough. Kotone addresses her own cousin as "Hanami-san" for the longest time and will use "sir" and "miss" for Eorzeans until told that it's uncomfortable.

Musically inclined. A gift passed down through generation after generation on her father's side. Kotone's singing voice is gorgeous and she's working hard to keep improving.Highly perceptive. On multiple fronts. Her impossibly sharp hearing means she'll notice enemies approaching before everyone else, but it also means she's incredibly sensitive to sudden loud noises. She's also quite good at reading people, but is a little too shy to confront anyone herself and if she sees there's a problem she's more likely to get Lunya or Theo to handle things.Constantly second-guessing. When not on the hunt or caught in a life-or-death struggle, Kotone doesn't have the self-esteem to make major decisions without having some kind of doubt over whether it was the right choice. "Major decisions" encapsulating everything between whether or not to have bread or rice for breakfast to confessing to your dear friend of six years that you have romantic feelings for him.Culturally detached. Well. What can you expect when the Empire came and shut down or bastardized every other aspect of Doman culture? She tries her hardest to cling to what's left of it, but she often wonders if she's even really Doman enough to take such an important place in freeing her homeland.Natural instinct. Kotone feels right at home in nature, especially among mountains and in lush fields. She's deeply attuned to the natural flow of the earth and there's nowhere more relaxed she could be than out in the wild.

Appearance

- Height: 4'8.- Physique: Slender but not skinny. Her upper arms are surprisingly well-toned, which can be credited to her years of archery experience.- Features: Her face is very round. Her eyebrows are rather thin and awkwardly shaped. She's too scared to do anything to them and is used to hiding them with her bangs. She has wide, flat fin-shaped horns and ivory scales over her body.- Hair: While it's easily mistaken for being black, her hair is actually dark violet with gray tips at the end. While she kept it long throughout her teenage years, she chopped it up to her chin following the events of Patch 4.3. It's straight and thick.- Eyes: Raven black with gray limbal rings. Unlike her cousin Hanami, Kotone's limbal rings aren't brilliantly luminous in the dark, though there's still just a hint of light in them.

- Voice: Soft-spoken. While you'd expect her to stutter frequently, it often ends up with her being unable to say anything at all in her shyest moments.- Other: She has less scales than other Au Ri. Her fingers are calloused from years of wielding her bow, which she's a little self-conscious about. Her tail is barbed at the end.- Body Language: Folded hands, a shy smile, a tilt of the head, a courteous bow, covering mouth while laughing, a small wave, a soft giggle, an unconscious twitch of her tail when confused.- Style: Likes to wear traditional Doman styles when she can. Likes fabric with a comforting weight that's still easy to move in and mostly doesn't care too much about maintaining a perfect appearance. Tries to minimize how much skin she shows when possible, but has been getting braver since post-Stormblood.

Accessories:
- Dahlia corsage: A gift from H'lios.

Repertoire

STR: 7 | MAG: 6 | SKL: 10 | SPD: 8 | LCK: 7 | DEF: 2 | RES: 5

Skills

- ARCHERY: [★★★★★] Kotone's mother comes from a long line of Doman samurai, and the Yumishi clan produced many talented archers in its prime. Kotone herself is no exception, and she's practiced in kyujutsu as taught to her by her mother. She favours a traditional bamboo yumi with bloodhemp string, and most Eorzean archers are surprised by the size of her bow (212 ilms to her 142) before they can even comprehend its asymmetrical shape. She knows how to use an Eorzean-style bow only out of necessity and prefers to stay in her comfort zone.- **TRACKING: [★★★★★] Kotone's only major match in hunting among «lode» is H'lios. What she lacks in his ability to trace scents is made up for in her naturally excellent spatial recognition. She's much more sensitive to tremors and vibrations than any other Warrior.- **SINGING: [★★★★★] As a songstress, this is to be expected. Despite how softly she speaks, Kotone's singing voice is rich and vibrant in tone.- **WOODWORKING: [★★★☆☆] She likes to whittle wooden animals in her freetime and longs to make a bamboo furniture set for her family.- **GEOMANCY: [★★☆☆☆] She has a fairly fundamental understanding of how geomancy works, being quite attuned to nature.

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT: Kotone's Echo emerged the very beginning of Heavensward at the same time as H'lios'.

Trivia

- She has a pet sparrow named Suzuko, and has recently acquired her own falcon—one of the gigantic ones the people of the Far East ride instead of chocobos—named Hayato. Honoka thinks its terribly uncreative of her.
- Her favourite food is sweet popoto soba.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Wind
Flower: Magnolia
Gem: Quartz
Season: Autumn
Animal: Deer
Major Arcana: Strength
Minor Arcana: Two of Swords
Colours: Cream, white, pastel yellow, brown
Misc: Mist on the mountain peaks, tiered rice paddies, woven baskets, a bundle of sticks, birdsong, shoji screens and tatami mats, white flowering trees on the edge of a riverbank, moss-covered statues, hidden shrines, grass poking through pavement, bamboo groves, the thunk of a deer scare, trickling creeks, being tailed by farm animals, the flitting of a hummingbird, feathers scattered across the ground, sleeping under inside a mosquito net in summer
Inspiration: Talim (Soul Calibur), Sakura (Fire Emblem 14), Yuna (Final Fantasy X), Kuronuma Sawako (Kimi ni Todoke)

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• Country Mouse
• Expository Hairstyle Change
• Famous Ancestor
• In Harmony With Nature
• Nature Lover
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
• Reluctant Warrior
• Shrinking Violet
• Took a Level in Badass
• Yamato Nadeshiko

Etymology

Kotone comes from koto 琴 (koto/harp) and ne 音 (sound).Kyomei (共鳴) means "resonance" in Japanese.Her true surname, Naeuri, is a lore-canon name used by Doman farmers. The Raen name lore post says it literally means “seedling seller.”Lore notes:
Hibiki (響き) = echo/sound
Kanon (花音) = "花" read as ka, flower. "音" read as non, sound.
Honoka (和花) = "和" read as hono, harmony. "花" read as ka, flower.
Mikoto (尊琴) = "尊" read as mi, precious. "琴" read as koto, harp.
Kyoda (響ダ) = "響" read as kyo, echo/sound.

Mimi Romantica

<•the Lightning Shot•>

Born in the forests surrounding the Skatay Range, Mimi lived a quiet and idyllic life in her village as a hunter before the Imperials came. While some of her sisters chose to rebel, Mimi was among those who tried to adjust to their new lives as Garlean conscripts, unwilling to rock the boat. She enlisted in the military and became a standout recruit with her precise aim, but her impending citizenship was halted by one person in particular—Seven nan Parvos, who she had never seen before until the moment he coerced her into helping him steal an airship from the hangar she was patrolling and fleeing Ilsabard.Life as an accidental deserter hasn't been that bad for Mimi, though. The Ironworks has become her family, and she's started to think that maybe a little unpredictability in life isn't that bad after all. ...That being said, she still wants her lazy and predictable life back.As of post-Endwalker, Mimi is out crossing between the imperial outposts and Castrums along the Skatay Range, searching for any sign of her mothers.The Warrior of Light most attached to her weapons. What lies in her soul is insight.

Personality

Zodiac. Libra
MBTI. ISTP (The Craftsman)
Enneagram. 5w6 (The Troubleshooter)
Temperament. Phlegmatic
Alignment. Lawful Neutral

No drive. Mimi's not a very active person. She very rarely does things on her own accord, and not like Fleuriri where she doesn't know how to, but because she really doesn't want to. She'd much rather take a nap, thanks.RBF. Being so detached in nature, she rarely ever smiles or laughs. It's led to comments about her being heartless, which isn't entirely false but it's not at all true either, and it'll earn you Seven's ire if he hears you suggesting it.Goes with the flow. She's not a Warrior of Light because she wants to be or thinks its the right thing to do. If she had it her way, she would have napped through every major battle «lode» has gone through thus far, except she doesn't think she can turn down her "duty" and she's not willing to expend the energy to try. It's easier to just go with what people say to do.

Aw, she really does care. Despite her apathetic and lazy attitude, Mimi values and cares for her friends—Seven is just the only person it's obvious with. Her love language is entirely non-verbal and not at all flashy, and shows in little things like helping Elwin without being prompted and a light touch to Irey's shoulder.Eagle-eyed. Thanks to her natural Viera instincts, Mimi notices all the small things that'll get past the others. If you're acting strange, she'll see it first—though that hardly means she'll actually do anything about it.Gear girl. Mimi wasn't born with a natural connection to machinery like Seven, but hand her any magitek construct and she can take it apart and reassemble it again in less than a bell. She prefers to mess with her collection of guns, but the Ironworks has coerced her into lending a hand as an engineer in their projects.

Appearance

- Height: 5'10" without her heels on and not counting her ears.- Physique: She's slender and lithe with long legs and clawed, leporine feet. She's not very physically strong, and were it not for the rigorous training she went through as a Garlean soldier she'd be out of shape at this point.- Features: She has a heart-shaped face with a very faint dusting of freckles and thin lips, the corners naturally slanted into the start of a frown. It's been commented before that she would be even prettier if she actually smiled from time to time. Her nose is small and thin, with the rabbit-like mark trademark to Viera. Thin eyebrows.- Hair: She has peach-coloured hair that she typically keeps tied out of the way in pigtails. It falls to just below her shoulders when loose, and she's grown out the bangs she had as a conscript. It's straight but tends to curl towards her face. She doesn't dye it, though you'd normally expect a deserter to do so—there's only so many Viera wandering around Eorzea, after all.- Eyes: Celadon green, always with a distant, far away look in them. You might occasionally catch a glimpse of melancholy in them. Her eyelashes are thick.

- Voice: Typically flat and dull in tone. Her pitch almost never changes, and you'll have to work quite hard if you want to hear her sound anything but bored.- Other: Her ears are short, curved, and very tufted.- Body Language: A distant gaze, a half-shrug, a non-committal noise, eyerolling, heavy sighs, playing with hair.- Style: Thigh-high boots, absolute territory, high heels, belts with pouches, oil-stains, shorts, fingerless gloves.

Repertoire

STR: 3 | MAG: 7 | SKL: 10 | SPD: 9 | LCK: 9 | DEF: 4 | RES: 2

Skills

- GUNS: [★★★★★]
- ARCHERY: [★★★★★]
- STEALTH: [★★★★★]

Traits

- THE ECHO/BLESSING OF LIGHT
- PERFECT AIM: Look, if Mimi ever misses a shot it's because she was explicitly ordered to by Seven.

Soul Crystals

- SOUL OF THE MACHINIST: A completely smooth multi-aspected stone. It was foisted on Mimi's hands against her will after the Skysteel Manufactory heard of her talent with firearms through the Ironworks.

Trivia

- She's not very picky about what she eats, but will secretly indulge herself from time to time with mixed berries and yogurt.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Lightning
Flower: Hawthorn
Gem: Morganite
Season: Autumn
Animal: Sloth
Major Arcana: Death
Minor Arcana: Four of Cups
Colours: Peach, ruby, maroon, wine red, black
Misc: Roses and black silk, red glass, dark shadows, harsh music, empty subway cars, leather jackets, deserted bus stops, the silhouettes of bare trees, burned-out lightbulbs, black and white photos, sharp eyeliner
Inspiration: Riza Hawkeye and Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist), Python (Fire Emblem 15), Suyalis (Maoujo de Oyasumi)

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Tropes

• Appropriated Appellation
• Brilliant, but Lazy
• Cold Sniper
• Combat Stilettos
• Girlish Pigtails
• Mage Marksman
• The Slacker
• The Stoic
• Resigned to the Call
• Wrench Wench

Etymology

*Mimi *is typically a nickname, but in this case was taken from Mímameiðr, a tree in Norse mythology. It doubles as a pun—in Japanese, “mimi” is the word for “ears.”Her surname, Romantica, was taken from Romantica Eru, a character from A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special. Note: I only read like ten chapters of this.Her forest name was Mirja Ymir—Mirja meaning “beloved” and Ymir being the name of her old village. Ymir is the name of some giant in Norse mythology but was specifically picked because it’s also the name of an electric snail in the Final Fantasy series.Her Garlean surname Auris is just Latin for “ear.”

Taro Paruparo

<•the north star•>

Younger brother of the esteemed Warrior of Light, Lunya Lanya.Taro's been in Lunya's shadow ever since he was a small child.

Appearance

- Height: 3'4", comparatively much taller than his older sister and their parents... by no more than four to six ilms.- Physique: About the average form of a Lalafell lad his age, and nothing special to write home about. Not so much pudgy as he is shaped like a triangle. He gets a little definition in his arms after enlisting with the Marauders' Guild.- Features: His nose and cheeks are dotted with freckles.- Hair: Violet, a darker shade than his father's lavender.- Eyes: Brilliant blue, just like his mother's. Unlike the colourful facets of Lunya's eyes, Taro's own are clear as the sea on a calm day.

- Voice:- Other:- Body Language:- Style:

Trivia

- His unsundered name was Coeus.
- His favourite food is fried dodo.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Water/Earth
Flower: Bluebonnet
Gem: Star sapphire
Season: Summer
Animal: Penguin
Minor Arcana: Five of Swords
Colours: Blue, red

Sago Malamig

<•daybreaker•>

One of the many cousins of the esteemed Warrior of Light, Lunya Lanya, though circumstances make them more like sisters. A junior assessor at Mealvaan's Gate, Sago is among the most talented arcanists her guild has recruited in the last decade. With raw magical power and an even greater understanding of numbers than her cousin, the future of her career is bright—but it would be even brighter if they'd let her out of the backrooms and do things other than paperwork.Sago, for all her enthusiasm and social nature, is someone who doesn't know how to hold back. This applies to both her foul tongue and ability to control herself and her carbuncle, Gulaman. Plucky and bold, she's carved out a space of her own in the light left in Lunya's wake.Never one to sit still, it's Sago who volunteers herself and Taro to help save the world with Lunya during Endwalker.

Trivia

- Her unsundered name was Phoebe.
- Her favourite food is siyakoy.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Fire/Earth
Flower: Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily)
Gem: Sunstone
Season: Summer
Animal: Flamingo
Minor Arcana:
Colours: Orange, yellow, brown, white
Motifs: Sunshine through an open window, cheery yellow rollerblades, retro fashion, berets, embroidered patches, indie music

Athanasia Lethe

<•Merciful Death•>

Nyneve's childhood best friend and local goth with a heart of gold. Athanasia was ostracized as a child for her gloomy demeanour and grandiose name, meaning "immortal" (and probably the very first indicator of her father's twisted ambitions). It was Nyneve who reached out to her when no one else would, and it earned her Athanasia's loyalty and resentment in equal measure up until the day Athanasia was possessed by the high voidsent Styx.Athanasia was the only remnant her father had of her mother, a Corvosi woman who passed away from health complications when Athanasia was scarcely a week old. She became both her father's most precious treasure and greatest bane and grew up desperate for him to actually look at her for once instead of right through her. Their strained relationship would be pressed further by Athanasia befriending Nyneve, who soon became Elgo Lethe's prized student. She offered herself as a researcher for them and studied thaumaturgy and voidsent as well, hoping to prove herself worthy as Elgo's daughter and Nyneve's best friend.

Appearance

- Height:- Physique:- Features:- Hair: Rich red and thin. Her natural hair colour is black, but she started dyeing it after being freed from her possession.- Eyes: Mint green, a trait inherited from her mother. They go completely black while tapping into her reaper magic, sclera, iris, and all.

- Voice:- Other: Her fingers grew longer and her nails are sharper than they were once before, thanks to being possessed by a voidsent for so long.- Body Language:- Style:

Trivia

- Her unsundered name was Anaideia.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Fire
Flower: Dianthus
Gem: Ruby
Season: Autumn
Animal: Ram
Minor Arcana: Eight of Swords
Similar characters: Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Eir (Fire Emblem Heroes)

Tropes

• Femme Fatalons
• Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
• Self-Made Orphan
• Lady of Black Magic

Etymology

Athanasia is a Greek name meaning "immortal".Styx and Elgo are both characters from Final Fantasy Dimensions.Styx is a water witch serving the Avalon Empire, searching for crystals for the emperor. Styx is the name of the river in Greek mythology that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld.Elgo is the Emperor of Avalon, and while he initially appears as a friend to the protagonists, it's later revealed that he's the major antagonist and is seeking for a way to cheat death and become immortal.Their surname, Lethe, is another river in the Underworld—the river of forgetfulness.

Colala Moontide

<•Snow Angel•>

A young maiden of supposed Lalafellin descent and, officially speaking, the abandoned child of Halonic heretics. The truth of Cola's origins are not so simple—shaped of unyielding will and the lingering aether of her master, she came to be after the Warriors of Light defeated the hoarhound Fenrir in the depths of Snowcloak and was discovered soon after the death of Ysayle and the events of Heavensward. With no idea of exactly who she was, she was promptly taken under «lode»'s wing and given a name.What is Cola, really? A little girl abandoned by the heretics? A miniature primal, born of a protective wish? A spirit who found form again with a dispersal of aether? A changeling of sorts? The Warriors have a million guesses and no answers, but whatever she was before and whatever she is now, Cola's only fault is loving her newfound family unconditionally.In truth, Cola is sort of all these things. The reborn spirit of Lunya's childhood dog, Sothis, entwined with the aether of Fenrir's last and youngest child and the desire to reunite with her old master, and given the ability to defend her with shapeshifting magicks.

Personality

Zodiac. Scorpio
MBTI. INFP
Enneagram. 6w5
Temperament. Phlegmatic
Alignment. Chaotic Good

- level-headed and quiet, but can be childish and affectionate around people shes familiar with. also kind of clingy.
- has very alarming moments of acting way older than she looks
- doesnt trust anyone outside of «lode» easily
- likes attention from family and friends. wants to be patted on the head and carried and to play! if she doesnt like you and you try to attempt this, she might bite you.
- highly attuned to ice-aspected aether and loves playing in the snow
- almost completely nonverbal.
- takes orders like theyre suggestions
- has an exceptionally good sense of smell

Appearance

- Height: 1'9"- Physique:- Features: She has a button nose.- Hair: Her hair is naturally curly and its most obvious after it gets wet. The white parts are completely natural.- Eyes: Nearly black, big and soulful. Master of the "puppy dog eyes" trick.

- Voice: She's almost entirely non-vocal.- Other: Her canine ears seem to be simply an accessory, but if you watch closely you can see them twitch...You kind of get the feeling that she's wagging her tail happily. But that cant be possible because she doesnt have one. Right?- Body Language:- Style: She doesn't choose her own clothes, but is gifted a lot of big and warm sweaters and jackets.

Trivia

- The cold literally doesn't bother her. That doesn't stop her caretakers from wrapping her up in huge fluffy coats.
- She really likes baby carrots.
- Though for all intents and purposes she functions like a conjurer and is very adept at healing magic, instead of an earth and wind-based spellkit hers is entirely ice-aspected.
- Sneezes "like a kitten".
- She hates the rain.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Ice
Flower: Snowdrop
Gem: Diamond
Season: Winter
Animal: Dog
Minor Arcana: Six of Cups
Colours: Ice blue, gold, white
Similar characters: Kamado Nezuko (Demon Slayer)

Melmeltan Macha

<•Moonglow•>

The daughter of two ordinary Sharlayan botanists and Coco Cocoda's best friend since they were children. She was a lively young girl and possessed a boldness unseen in her friend, able to speak up in ways he could not and standing up for him against children and adults alike who pestered him for being born beyond Sharlayan and his parents having disappeared.But this bright personality of hers wouldn't last forever. The Echo awoke in her shortly after her tenth birthday, and as the queries from scholars interested in examining her grew in number and a particular incident nearly ended with her being kidnapped, her parents decided to send her to live with the Students of Baldesion on the Isle of Val, where she was partially a student but mostly a class guinea pig. The stress of all the prying and being separated from her family and best friend caused Melmeltan to rapidly withdraw into herself, and as time passed there was fewer and fewer traces of the energetic girl who had brightened the streets of Old Sharlayan with her smile.Not all was bad, though. As her fellow Echo-bearer and Student, Krile Baldesion took Melmeltan under her wing with much joy and tended to her as a sister would. G'raha Tia and the Tsunjikas became good friends with her as well, and once a moon she was allowed to visit the main island and see her parents and Coco, who had enrolled in Academia Estheim to prepare for his admission into the Studium.With the dawn of the Seventh Astral Era, G'raha and Ejika were sent out of the motherland on different assignments and word arrived that Coco was soon leaving for Eorzea as well. The week Melmeltan decided to visit her parents was the same week the Isle of Val disappeared from the sea and she lost contact with Krile.As one of the few survivors of the Students of Baldesion, Melmeltan would spend even more years in wait, hoping her scattered friends would someday find their way home and cursing her inability to go out and find them herself.

Appearance

- Height: 2'11". Got approximately no height from her Miqo'te heritage and is understandably a little peeved about it.- Physique: Apple-shaped with a round stomach and thick arms, which she has low self esteem over. She tends to wear clothing that obscures her belly and upper arms.- Features: A round face with baby fat. She doesn't think there's anything too remarkable about her appearance.- Hair: Pitch black and thick, falling to just below her shoulderblades. While it sometimes seems wavy, truthfully it's rather straight and she just gets bad bedhead.- Eyes: Very light lavender and nearly white in colour with a layer of Dunesfolk gloss over them. The lightness of her eyes and their glassy sheen make her stare a little unsettling. They look like real moonstones.

- Voice: Xanthe Huynh, voice of Marianne von Edmund. Has a soft but not squeaky voice, and tends to speak quietly. She doesn't normally speak formally, but she's very polite to strangers and adults and may add an extra infliction of sweetness.- Other: Has feline ears and a stubby tail, the signifiers that she's mixed Miqo'te. Despite being an adult her ears are still approximately the size and shape of a Miqo'te kitten's, perhaps because she got the proportion of them from her Lalafellin roots.- Body Language: Hands folded neatly in her lap, uneasy shifting, making herself appear smaller, fidgeting with her hair and fingers.- Style: Likes frilly dresses with ribbons and lace. Owns a collection of comfy cardigans. Peter Pan and sailor collars.

Trivia

- Her unsundered name was Selene.
- She can sing, but she's not good at dancing even if she enjoys it as a spectator.
- She can't handle ghost stories.
- Her favourite food is her mother's take on penne with white sauce.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Earth
Flower: Lilac
Gem: Moonstone
Season: Spring
Animal: Sheep
Major Arcana: The Moon
Minor Arcana: Six of Swords
Colours: Lavender
Motifs: A field of white flowers under a full moon, glittering jewels, waterfalls surrounded by flowers, fairy lights, greenhouses, overflowing gardens, pastel lights.

TV TROPES

• Cannot Spit It Out
• Childhood Friend Romance
• Love Epiphany
• Shrinking Violet
• White Magician Girl

Etymology

Melmeltan's named for one of my online usernames, based on the Pokemon Meltan and my nickname Melmel and playing with the Japanese honorifix -tan, a cutesy baby talk version of the affectionate -chan.Macha is from her father, Y'macha. Y'macha is pronounced ya-MA-cha, which sounds like amacha (hydrangea sweet tea.)

Sirius Moontide

Lunya's steadfast friend from their days together on Pearl Lane and the leader of her retainers.Born Jijirusa, his mother hated him for his resemblance to his father and she abandoned him on Pearl Lane to fend for himself at four summers old. It was only through the mercy of some of the older urchin children that Jijirusa survived—they took him under their wing and protected him, teaching him what he needed to know to survive life in Ul'dah's slums after giving him a new name. When Lunya—still known as Yeyema—arrived in Ul'dah, Sirius helped her escape her first failed pickpocketing attempt, becoming her protector in the process as the two banded together with Zaya Qestir and Valdis Otoel. It was also Sirius who managed to free her from Susuna's employ.When Lunya began to take job requests at the Adventurers' Guild after the Calamity, Sirius initially came along with her—but his fighting days came to an end when a job at Nophica's Well went wrong. Lunya instead hired him as a retainer, and today he operates as the head of her household in the Lavender Beds.Back in their days on the streets of Ul'dah, Sirius was known jokingly as "Menphina's loyal hound" for his wine red eyes and devotion to little Yeyema. The title fell out of use immediately after the Calamity.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Fire
Flower: Stargazer lily
Gem: Ruby
Season: Autumn
Animal: Panther
Colours: Black, white, red
Motifs: Meteors, blood moons

TV Tropes

• Battle Butler

Mahin Nousha

<•of the Golden Gaze•>

A sweet and soft-spoken Miqo'te who was born and raised in Thavnair, orphaned as a child and adopted by a Hyur-Lalafell couple who ran a confectionery in Radz-at-Han. She was entranced by the performers at Mehryde's Meyhane since the first time she accompanied her father in delivering confectionaries to the establishment, and decided to join Troupe Salaheem to study the traditional dances of her homeland as a teenager. Though Mahin was a rising star of Thavnair's arts scene, she eventually left to become a dancer for the Majestic Theatre Company, desiring to see the world beyond Thavnair and learn more of dancing and performing across the world.Mahin's time aboard the Prima Vista was facilitated by Alma bas Lexentale, who patroned her family's store on occasions that the Company was in Thavnair. The two girls developed a friendship during those days and it was Alma who requested Mahin join them. She is present during the Return to Ivalice raids, and after befriending the members of «lodestar» she decided to join them as an adventurer. She and Alma still trade letters through Moogle mail.Finally, after years of being away from home, Mahin's decided to settle down and prepare to inherit her family's confectionery.More than anything, she loves her mother's homemade petha.

Personality

Zodiac.
MBTI. ISFP
Enneagram.
Temperament. Phlegmatic
Alignment. Neutral Good

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Trivia

- Her favourite food is lamb korma.

Aesthetic and Themes

Element: Wind
Flower: Solidago
Gem: Chalcedony
Season: Spring
Animal: Dodo
Colours: Ice blue, gold, white

Honoka Naeuri

<•Swiftsong•>

The younger sister of Kotone Kyomei, one of the Warriors of Light. Honoka fled to Eorzea with her sister following the Doman rebellions in the first year of the 7th Astral Era and watched as Kotone grew further than either of them could have ever imagined when their parents put them on the boat with Lady Yugiri. She spent the next three years in their adopted home helping around the Toll.While Kotone primarily focuses on singing, Honoka's put a full focus into playing music. Thrice a week, she travels to Kugane to perform at the Shiokaze Holstery and has gained a glowing reputation among Hingashi's youth.

Appearance

- Height: 4'11"- Physique: Slender, almost stick-like.- Features: She has a round face, small nose, and considers herself to be a dopey version of her sister. While her horns are flat, they're closer to the shape of wide teardrops rather than fins.- Hair: Her one pride and joy. Black, falling to below her shoulder blades and trimmed straight with bangs. She has an embarrassing history of cutting her bangs herself, to the delight of her cousins. As of post-Endwalker she's been experimenting with dyes and has settled on an orange ombre.- Eyes: Grey.

- Voice: Sounds like a bird, but the chatty-at-5-am kind, not the musical one.- Other: She has significantly more scales on her face than her sister.- Body Language:- Style:

Trivia

- Her favourite food is unadon.

Aesthetic and Themes

**Element: Wind
**Flower: Bird of Paradise
**Gem: Tiger's Eye
**Season: Summer
**Animal: Shima-Enaga
**Minor Arcana:
Colours: Blue, orange
Misc: Butterflies, music, sunshine
**Inspiration**: Maya Fey (Ace Attorney), Hiyori (Isekai Omotenashi Gohan)

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Tropes

• Annoying Younger Sibling
• Non-Action Snarker

Etymology

Honoka (和花) = "和" read as hono, harmony. "花" read as ka, flower.Her surname, Naeuri, is a lore-canon name used by Doman farmers. The Raen name lore post says it literally means “seedling seller.”

Licca

Licca is the niece of Gegeruju, Lord of Costa del Sol, and she enjoys frequenting his resort when she's on break from studying in Ul'dah. He gives her an allowance for performing for his guests once a week, and in her free time she can normally be found fishing. An energetic and impulsive young lady.Literally just Callie Splatoon as a Lalafell.

**Element: Water
**Season: Summer
Colours:

Mahika Mishra

<•Tiger's Eye•>

This energetic young lady is a native of Vanaspati, raising herself among the flora and fauna while her father worked in Radz-at-Han as part of the Radiant Host. Tomboyish Mahika has never resented her dad for being present so little in her life while growing up, and in the meantime earned a reputation for being the weird-but-reliable Lalafellin lass who guided tourists through the jungles and wrestled with the local wildlife up until Vanaspati, well, burned to the ground and she was forced to move in with her dad in the capital.

**Element: Earth/Wind
**Season: Summer

ETYMOLOGY

Mahika is Sanskrit for "earth".

MILLE-FEUILLE

A sprightly and simpleminded young man who was adopted by a Lalafellin couple in their homeland of Valnain. They fled to Eorzea following the destruction of Rabanastre and reopened their family's bakery not far from the Hawthorne Hut. His mothers, Honini and Vanille, dote on him.He and Majj knew each other during their childhood, owing to his mothers taking pity on Majj's father and providing them meals once a week so long as the Wood Wailers never found out.

**Element: Fire
**Season: Autumn

Miro Aljubica

Like a number of his comrades in the Bozjan Resistance, Miro's come home to free his country from imperial conquest. His parents fled with him and his sister to Eorzea when Bozja fell to the Garleans, and as such he has few memories of what it was like to live in it. Nevertheless, his passion to help the Resistance burns bright and his magic will not waver until he sees their people free.Miro's family settled in Limsa Lominsa, where Hrothgar were not as much as an oddity as they were in other parts of Eorzea thanks to the gathering of pirates from across all waters. He mostly kept to himself, daring to venture only as far as Mealvaan's Gate out of curiosity.

Element: Wind
Gem: Rose quartz
Season: Spring
Colours: Celeste green, lilac purple

Trivia

- Miro's lactose intolerant.

Etymology

Miro is a Slavic name meaning "peace." His surname is taken from his mother, Ljubica, whose name means "love.*

Ostara Edelstein

A brilliant smith from an old La Noscean shipwright village, Ostara is a standout among her family for being the first eldest child to not take over the business. There's very little that Ostara can't make, and rather than keep herself holed up in her small hamlet she decided to take her services directly to her customers, hitting the road as both a traveling smith and adventurer.

**Element: Fire/Earth
**Season: Autumn

Rhea Rhenji

<•Sparkling Life•>

Younger sister of the Twelvesblade Ahnji Mayari (though now known as Tala), when Rhea awoke after the chaos of Dalamud's descent a very important face was missing from her memories.

**Element: Earth
**Flower: Primrose
**Gem: Pink opal
**Season: Spring
**Animal**: Sugar glider
Colours: Lilac pink

Trivia

Rhea, like her sister, is named with a combination of syllables from her parents. "Rhe" from Rhenji and "A" from Ahra.Rhea is the name of a goddess in Greek mythology, possibly derived from ρα (éra, 'ground', 'earth'

Solar Tide

<•of Ebb and Flow•>

The older sister of two Au Ri brothers. Solar was born in Yanxia but has no connection to her Doman roots, having lived in Nagxia since she was just two summers old. To this day she doesn't know what drove her mother to take her south, and she has no way of finding out when she's been dead for over two decades.

Element: Water
Flower: Morning Glory
Gem: Larimar
Season: Summer
Animal: Dolphin
Colours: Ceruleum blue, bone white, turquoise blue

Quell Ordon

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**Element: Ice
**Season: Winter

Vyvien Pond

<•the wings of justice•>

As the twin brother of one of the Warriors of Light, Vyvien couldn't be any more different from his dear sister. Despite his crass attitude and strict following of the conservative traditions of Sharlayan, his love for Nyneve and their childhood friend has led him to eschew the disdain his countrymen and their own father now have for the pair, and he has become a helpful private informat to the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.Having lived in Nyneve's shadow since the day she first spoke, it's only natural to expect Vyvien to be resentful of her, and as much as he is he also respects her a great deal. He does wish she could see just once what he's been going through all this time while she's been blinding everyone around them with her shining personality, but that talk might have to wait until the day she can actually come home to Sharlayan...While Nyneve was the youngest ever Sharlayan to earn her Archon marks, Vyvien wasn't so far behind in earning his own for his research on aetherial corruption—as if that mattered to anyone else.

**Element: Ice/Water
**Gem: Lapis Lazuli
**Season**: Winter

Trivia

- His unsundered name was Asphaleios, an epithet of Posideon as a protector from earthquakes.

ETYMOLOGY

Just like his sister, Vyvien is taken from a potential name of the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend, the enchantress who gave King Arthur the Excalibur, with the first i of Vivien changed to match Nyneve's.His middle name Eumolpus is from Greek mythology. Eumolpus was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Chione, daughter of the god of the north wind.

Xuan Hoa

Element: Earth
Flower: ...Leek
Gem: Peridot
Season: Spring
Animal: Duck
Colours: Green, yellow, white, brown, red

ETYMOLOGY

Xuan is from xuân, Vietnamese for "spring." Hoa is Vietnamese for "flower."

Yarran Mishra

Born in the harsh climes of Meracydia, no one but Yarran himself knows why or how he ever made it to Thavnair, but he's been a loyal son to his adopted home ever since and even ascended to a captain in the Radiant Host. A single father, he was rarely ever home to raise his daughter, Mahika, personally, and has been showing a lot more shadows under his eyes and wrinkles on his brow since she moved in to his bachelor apartment in Radz-at-Han. While their relationship has never been close, Mahika respects the sacrifices Yarran had to make and they've been working on bonding and lessening all the complaints about Mahika wrestling the local hippos.Yarran arrived in Thavnair with no family name of his own, and "Mishra" was bestowed upon him by the satrap himself when he was but 24 summers old.

ETYMOLOGY

"Yarran" is a species of acacia tree (acacia homalophylla) from eastern Australia which has been introduced to India.Mishra is a Hindu name from Sanskrit mišra, originally meaning 'mixed', 'manifold', but later applied after a name as an honorific epithet meaning 'honorable'.

<•Sunchaser•>

Nynya Raha

The very oldest of Lunya and G'raha's children. Having the combined mischievous nature of both her parents compressed into a little ball of energy, it's rare to spy Nynya without a fireball or explosion close by. Though she tends to cause grief for the people around her with her overly-playful and impulsive nature, Nynya is as sweet as a strawberry and just wants to do good and help others like Mama and Papa.Of her siblings, Nynya is by far the most adventurous, having tagged alongside her aunts and uncles on their jobs ever since they were first willing to take her and dragging her friends (especially her best friend, Oki Waters) onto adventures of their own.

Element: Fire
Flower:
Gem: Star ruby
Season: Spring
Animal:

• Cute, but Cacophonic
• Genki Girl
• Leeroy Jenkins

Trivia

- If she didn't inherit the Royal Eye, hers would have been violet-blue.
- Her favourite food is strawberry sando.
- Animals are wary of her.
- She was named, in-universe, for Nyneve and Ninira Nira. Her name is from Nina, the mother of the protagonists in FF3.
- Her and Luneth's nameday corresponds with the US release date of the FF3 remake.

Luneth Raha

<•of the Eternal Wind•>

Nynya's twin, younger by only minutes. Luneth takes after his dad as the family's second history buff, but rather than having a single-minded focus on the mysteries of Allag, Luneth absorbs any and call information he can get his little hands on. As such, he grew up taking lessons on everything his Aunt Nini could teach him, especially magical arts. While nowhere near as willing to throw himself into every potential adventure he encounters as Nynya, Luneth also desires to explore the world and all the secrets it has for them.As a child he's shy and quiet, preferring to hide in the shadow of his significantly louder twin, but he grows up into a calm and charismatic young man who effortlessly charms the people around him. He never quite loses his gentle nature and is generally well-mannered, but in discussions of magical power he's rightfully confident in his own abilities and may come off as smug.

Element: Wind
Flower: Anemone/Dandelion
Gem: Star sapphire
Season: Winter
Animal:

Trivia

- If he didn't inherit the Royal Eye, his would have been violet-blue.
- All the kids purr, but it's especially audible with Luneth.
- His carbuncle is named Topapa. She also functions as a babysitter.
- His ponytail is tied back with a red ribbon gifted from his grandmother, Lilina.
- Would trade Nynya for Turkish delight sweets. His favourite food is red velvet cake.
- Has had an "embarrassing crush" on Eulalie Leveilleur since they were kids. He thinks she's like an angel and is equally convinced that she's out of his league, but is just happy to be her friend.
- In-universe, G'raha named him for an Allagan folkhero. Luneth is the name of the FF3 remake's protagonist.

Chichiro Raha

<•Red Sky at Night•>

As the middle child, Chichiro felt compelled to stand out from her siblings, and she did: by dumping all her stats into physical strength instead of coaxing her strangely non-existent magical talent into becoming something it was not, and then learning how to headbutt things to death from her favourite aunt Hanami. This, bolstered by her inability to communicate her softer feelings properly, has given people the impression that she's a lot scarier than she really is. While she may come off as crass and aggressive, she's actually quite compassionate and shy. You just need to look past the giant axe.

Element: Water
Flower: Amaryllis
Gem:
Season: Autumn
Animal:

Trivia

- If she didn't inherit the Royal Eye, hers would have been turquoise.
- Her hobbies include swimming and writing poetry, surprisingly. She's also the best cook of the set.
- Her nameday corresponds with the original release date of Final Fantasy III.

Liliru Raha

<•Cosmic Lullaby•>

The youngest of Lunya and G'raha's children is often regarded as a miniature version of their mother. A tiny social butterfly, Liliru never really grows out of her childish nature. She's a bit bratty and too honest and is completely willing to use her cuteness to her complete advantage and will cry crocodile tears to get what she wants without remorse. Still, she's her older siblings' darling, and can get them to carry her around even when she's well into her adult years.

Element: Ice
Flower: Lily, jasmine
Gem: Amethyst
Season: Summer
Animal:

Trivia

- If she didn't inherit the Royal Eye, hers would have been turquoise.
- She's fascinated by machinery and, while having no interest in becoming a machinist herself, frequently visits Skysteel Manufactory. Her room is full of mammets instead of regular, non-functioning stuffed toys.
- Has inherited Lunya's complete inability to learn any instrument, but at least she can sing!
- Her nameday is the day FFXIV patch 2.1 was released, adding the first of the Crystal Tower quests to the game.