Orphaniel Bunansa

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[edit] Details Personality Relationships OOC Notes GENERAL INFORMATION "Orphaniel Bunansa" is a child Lalafell and an anomaly. Due to an alchemist's experimentation, he has been around for over twenty-five years and doesn't grow up. He gets smarter and can rationalize, solve problems, and work hard. He can even be existential. But he is still mentally a young child of ambiguous physical age, possibly between two and five years old. He is capable of many kinds of work, and-- with the use of aether and stoneskin-- has the potential to participate in battle with strong conjury and moderate effectiveness in the Way of the Fist. However, he has none of these skills at first, and will have to learn them across his character arc. Orphaniel has a rich personality which has largely been defined by his eventful history. A long time ago, an alchemist was seeking to create an elixir of eternal unaging so he could live in his prime forever. He kidnapped several young orphans in order to better observe the results of his experiment, and eventually was successful. Orphaniel was one of the orphans, and so he doesn't age. The alchemist sold the children off into servitude, as that was the most useful course of action for him, and ran off. It is known among the traffickers and some scholars and others what happened; but so far, no one knows where the alchemist went. No one knows Orphaniel's real name, family, or age. His name was given to him by his first master and owner, a thief by the last name of "Bunansa" who named him "Orphaniel" as a cruel joke. Orphaniel has worked for a dozen or so masters before escaping. At first they were impoverished masters in Limsa Lominsa, for whom he was made to use his tiny-ness and cute appearance to get his masters gil. He crawled into tiny spaces to steal from homes, pickpocketed (which he wasn't bold enough to do well, but he was cute enough to get away with it), and panhandled (which he was wildly successful at). But as he became smarter and was able to do a better job and understand more complex instructions, he began to be popular with slavers. They enjoyed the exotic, and Orphaniel was certainly that. He was sold to The Goblet for a whole lot of gil and worked for several wealthy masters, where he learned to do many tasks. He cooked, cleaned, kept inventory, weaved, worked with leather, and did simple carpentry. He was also sometimes brought on for odd tasks when needed such as medical support. He also dressed and behaved as in high society, and played flute to entertain guests. Some of Orphaniel's masters were very cruel and they would punish him harshly. His latest master, Master Atoya, was particularly harsh. For example, Master Atoya was attempting to force Orphaniel to learn to write; but because of Orphaniel's underdeveloped coordination, Orphaniel was unable to do it even close to the specifications of everyday needs, and Master Atoya would beat him for his failure until Master Atoya eventually gave up. The first RP event that Orphaniel had was his escape through The Goblet from Master Atoya. Orphaniel was suffering from severe depression and existential issues, and had lost motivation to work and nearly the will to live. He began hiding from work and Atoya soon found out. Atoya proceeded to beat Orphaniel nearly to death. After spending a few weeks in Atoya's infirmary, Orphaniel was put back under his service; but since Orphaniel knew he wasn't going to get better emotionally, he ran away, fearing Atoya would certainly kill him. Orphaniel is extremely valuable among slavers, and so Master Atoya has hired traffickers who pose as Flame watch in The Goblet. They are posted to try to find and bring Orphaniel back. Orphaniel has been seen several times and has escaped to free company houses, where he has been looked after-- sometimes more affectionately than others-- by the free company members. APPEARANCE Orphaniel is very clearly a child. He is a bit shorter than an adult Lalafell and notably smaller in frame. He is thin and soft-looking and has a sweet but intelligent complexion. He has medium blonde hair which is somewhat unkempt. Orphaniel likes to make his own clothing and loves to dress up. He has clothing for many occasions-- casual, work, or formal. He almost always dyes them his favorite color-- sky blue. He is very easy to pick out from a crowd. Orphaniel has underdeveloped coordination and strength. Because of this, he may struggle to do tasks he enjoys such as cooking and crafting. However, he often makes up for his trouble with clever problem-solving. He climbs and descends stairs one step at a time and often asks for help with many things. Aspects That Stand Out: ■ Clearly a young child, but sometimes capable of some more complex tasks and communication than would be expected ■ Almost always seen in all sky-blue clothing ■ Baby chocobo facepaint on right cheek PERSONALITY Orphaniel is sweet and helpful, and childlike in much of his personality. He loves to play-- whether through exploring, hands-on observation, or pretend play with others or with toys. He loves to be outside and he loves nature, animals, and camping. Orphaniel loves to share new experiences with others, and he can serve and entertain others with various skills while doing so. He will try most things at least once. He is also naive and was very sheltered. Orphaniel also struggles with existentialism and issues related to his harsh past. He has childish tastes and abilities and doesn't feel out-of-place when enjoying them; however, he is also aware of this and therefore often worries about what he's supposed to be as a person. He sometimes worries that if he is not as capable as the adults around him, that they will dislike and even abandon him. Orphaniel is very sensitive to things that are confusing or scary to him. Orphaniel's past of constantly moving between homes and living in non-standard ways has made it so that his relationships and some other cognitive abilities are poorly-developed. He is always looking for familial affection, even from complete strangers. He doesn't attach himself to any specific caretakers. Instead of being afraid of everyone because of his past, he is overly-trusting with strangers and is likely to walk off with them. He has a very poor sense of home, time, schedule, and communicating said schedule; so he is likely to be "missing" with said strangers for a while. The only time Orphaniel blames other people for anything is when they are hurting each other. He doesn't hold grudges, and his need to forgive is nearly non-existent because of his lack of blaming in the first place. He can be easy to take advantage of because he always sees the best in people, even when that best is not currently there. As any young child should be, Orphaniel is naive concerning romance and sexuality and simply does not care. He is completely non-romantic and non-sexual. L I K E S ■ Most everything. Orphaniel has a childlike love for the world and most things in it, from nature and animals (especially chocobos and carbuncles) to crafting and working to friendship and a wide variety of experiences. ■ The Eastern way. Orphaniel once attended an Eastern Way and Way of the Fist festival with his previous-to-last master. Since then, he has greatly loved the culture, including the food, dress, and the Way of the Fist. D I S L I K E S ■ Fighting among friends. Orphaniel loves almost everyone and hates to see them failing to get along, especially to the point of violence or separation. ■ "Adult" food. Orphaniel dislikes green tea, coffee, bitter ale, and the like. H O B B I E S ■ Culinary arts. Orphaniel loves to cook, especially for friends. He can fully prepare and cook a freshly-caught fish and cook many other things. ■ Crafting. Orphaniel likes to make his own clothing, as well as many other things including stuffed toys. S T R E N G T H S ■ Intelligence. Orphaniel continues learning regardless of his age otherwise, and is good at problem-solving. He is often a slow learner; but once he does understand something, he understands it at a level and a perspective that is uncommon among people and is able to easily teach others. ■ Compassion & friendliness. Orphaniel always believes the best in people, and he is very compassionate and gentle with people at times that others would be angry with them. Orphaniel also makes a lot of friends in a short amount of time and is very easy to like. W E A K N E S S E S ■ Vulnerable. Orphaniel is too trusting of people and can be taken advantage of. He lacks wisdom about what would be a safe circumstance and what wouldn't. He isn't very strong and he isn't always quick to take action in a crisis. M O T I V A T I O N S ■ Family & peace. Orphaniel has had a rough, loveless life in which he was never allowed to be a kid. His primary motivation is to be surrounded by family and friends and to be able to enjoy life, whether through work or play. He is existential as well, and hopes one day to fully understand who he is and what he should expect from himself. RELATIONSHIP STATUS LEGEND ♥ Family – ♥ Involved – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – � Unsure FAMILY Person Name, relationship. ( ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: " ." Description of their relationship. NON-FAMILY Person Name, relationship. ( ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: " ." Description of their relationship. ಌ OOC NOTES ಌ OOC INFORMATION FAQ/Disclaimer: Why a Child? Orph isn't completely a child, but I digress... I had a terrible childhood since birth and have dealt with a lot of development and emotional problems in my life. That is why I created Orph. He has been the only character I ever played, and I play him out of the need for catharsis and think-out-loud problem-solving. Sometimes people have implied that they were uncomfortable with me playing a child character, probably for that reason that you can think of. That's extremely unfair, and that's the complainers' problem, not mine. I play an intellectual who has had a terrible past and is trying to find family and inner peace after all the turmoil, and I have never deviated from that. It's a combination of my life and wishful thinking. Because of who Orph is, he never lost time and it is much more easy for him to find the pity, affection, and family that we both have always craved. If you don't think Orph fits in your free company dynamic, fine. But don't blame me for playing my character. With that said, let's try to maintain a positive and helpful attitude surrounding the idea of Orph. We'd both appreciate it. Personal RP Limits I love heavy RP and light RP alike. ■ I will play heavy or light RP, including walk-ups. Also, most heavy or dark content, as long as Orph has a companion in-character and he can bail from the RP in-character if needed. Orph will be able to fight when is able to fight. So depending on how much he's learned at any moment, that may be a "yes" or a "no" on fighting. I will RP with almost anyone willing to RP with me. ■ I won't play ERP or gore. I don't mind T-rated stuff around Orph, but he sure isn't going to know and/or care what's going on. Just know that he is clingy and can't take a hint; so c-blocking might accidentally be a thing, though I don't go out of my way to do it unless that's what the RPer wants for their character. CHARACTER TIDBITS Potential Plot Hooks Orph is always expanding his skills and he has a somewhat mysterious past with many terrible people in it. ■ Orphaniel is still trying to learn conjury and the Way of the Fist so he can defend himself, especially from traffickers. ■ Orphaniel can heal using his hands as a focus, so there is some conjury talent to be explored. ■ The traffickers posing as Flame watch are still around, and Master Atoya and the slavers still want Orph back. ■ The other orphans that the alchemist experimented on are still probably slaves. ■ The alchemist's whereabouts are still unknown. ■ No one knows who Orphaniel's parents were or are or what happened to them. Character Lore Adherence As far as I know, nothing about Orphaniel breaks lore. I try to make him use less complex words and use less complex ways of phrasing complex ideas in order to make him more childlike and sheltered, so his vernacular may not always be up to par with lore. But I'm trying. ■ No changes required.

ಌ INFORMATION ಌ Name - Orphaniel Bunansa Race - Lalafell Apparent Age - Physical & mostly mental: 2-5 years old? Real Age - 25+, not including pre-alchemy and post-slavery Name Day - Unknown Deity - Nymeia, the Spinner ■ Alias: None ■ Citizenship: None ■ Occupation: Misc. worker; previously slave ■ Hair color: Pale blonde ■ Eye color: Deep, vivid blue ■ Complexion: Extremely fair ■ Piercings: None ■ Marks or tattoos: Baby chocobo facepaint for out-of-character identification as a child ■ Alignment: Neutral-lawful good ■ Key Items: None ■ Favorite Food: Any fine cuisine with meat ■ Favorite Drink: Tropical juices or punches ■ Favorite Color: Sky blue Template made by User:Abelia Kir Armiger and free for use!