User:Cahli

C'ahli Tia
Fate is such a terribly fragile thing, isn't it?
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seeker of the Sun / Coeurl Tribe
Citizenship	Sagoliian
Age	17
Marital Status	Single (Demipansexual)
Height	5 Fulm, 0 Ilm
Weight	105 ponze
Relatives	Unknown
Alignment	Neutral Good

Basic Info

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LIKES ■ Traveling / Sightseeing ■ Nature / Outdoors ■ Music / Dancing ■ Sunny Weather ■ Spicy Food ■ Animals

DISLIKES ■ Confined Spaces ■ Heights ■ Isolation ■ Cold Weather ■ Sweets ■ Liars

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES ■ Small Build -- a lack of physical strength means C'ahli is easily overpowered in melee combat, but he is nimble, fleet of foot, and a fast runner; he also excels at climbing due to his size but suffers from vertigo ■ Foreigner -- having come from a small and very reclusive tribe, he is knowledge hungry and curious of all new things - there's so much of the world he just hasn't been exposed to; however, as others were quick to take advantage of his naivety when he first arrived in the city of Ul'dah, C'ahli harbors a severe lack of trust for all strangers ■ Team Player -- an essential part of tribe dynamics is cooperation to achieve shared goals and C'ahli operates exceptionally well when working alongside friends and acquaintances; but due to his upbringing as a very low ranking tia within his tribe, his deeply ingrained, automatic inclination is to defer to others to make decisions, even when he may have a valuable strategy to share or when a voice of reason is needed ■ Unflappable -- the sun rises and the sun sets, and C'ahli takes most things in stride; it's very rare that he's ever embarrassed or flustered by a situation, no matter how awkward; when he finds himself in an uncomfortable position, his typical reaction is to become more serious as a means to counteract any anxiety; his straightforward approach and way of speaking can be misconstrued as rude ■ Natural Adept -- C'ahli has an innate aptitude for magic, specializing in the areas dealing with natural or elemental magic; he still has a long way to go and much more to learn, but he's made great progress over the past three years; one of his greatest fears is losing his reestablished connection to nature and the elements

Biography

Childhood

He remembers the nunh before C'jakka but not his name and the tribe does not talk about the past. But he remembers a huge Miqo'te, with deep wrinkles cut into the corners of yellow eyes and deeper, older scars set in dark skin. He remembers encouragement and a giant hand patting his head as he's told to listen to the wind's song, to feel the strength of the stones beneath the dirt, to give thanks to the rain, to revere the power of a tiny spark that can become a wildfire.

C'ahli is six when C'jakka slays the old nunh. He remembers skin splitting open to fat and flesh and a waterfall of blood. He remembers his mother dragging him away, ashamed of his tears. No one else had wept. This is the way of the tribe, the sun rises and the sun sets. And if the nunh had been stronger he could have avoided a meaningless death. But his mother cries that night, when she thinks he's asleep. He wonders if the old nunh was his sire or if the rumors are true and his sire really was just a worthless tia. And he wonders why the old nunh had to fight a battle he was sure to lose.

C'jakka is not fond of him. There are no kind touches or words of encouragement. But C'jakka never seems particularly fond of anyone. His style of leadership is completely opposite from the old nunh, and while C'ahli is too young to understand the intricacies, he senses the change settling into the tribe dynamics like the heaviness in the air before rain. Magic is rare in his tribe - a few of the females are capable of minor healing cantrips but the tribe relies primarily on natural remedies. A recessive trait from a line of nunh long since extinguished, C'ahli is the first tia in several generations to have have this gift. But after the old nunh dies, there is no more talk of communion with nature or tiny sparks. C'jakka is nunh and nunh is the final word in what is important and what is a waste of the tribe's time and resources.

He remembers being angry when he is ten years old, a weak runt who has forgotten the wind's song after four years of silence. He sits in the grass and thinks of the old nunh whose voice he's also forgotten, who had to die because a new nunh was ready to take his place. It is the way of the tribe, the sun rises and the sun sets, but shouldn't all life be considered precious in this world? The ground pulses beneath him as he has this thought, a tremble of something he feels deep in his bones and he knows he is not wrong.

Coming of Age

At thirteen, C'ahli receives his facial tattoos during his tribe's annual coming of age ceremony. It is a day long celebration meant to recognize all children who have reached the age of maturity and are full fledged members of the tribe. With the acknowledgement also comes new responsibilities; if they are equal to adults, they must fully contribute to the tribe.

While the tias assist in weekly hunts, the majority of their time is dedicated to the outskirts of the tribe's land for border protection. There are only four tias in total and the other three are practically elders. They alternate traveling together and individually as they circle the tribe's land. The only creatures they encounter are the natural wildlife. The perimeter of the land is a well worn path, smooth earth packed down from the thousands of steps taken by the tias who came before them.

C'ahli walks this path and fills the silence with thoughts of tiny sparks as he tries to remember the old nunh's face. The sun rises and the sun sets and all he is left with is time to think of things that aren't important to the tribe. He is a tia and a runt who will never be nunh-- but he's been whispering his thoughts aloud to the wind and he's taken to apologizing every sunrise and sunset for having forgotten its song. On the dawn of his fourteenth year, he weeps unabashedly when he hears, for a moment, the echo of a precious melody.

As his steps carry him around the perimeter of his tribe's land, a neverending circle, he begins to wonder if the border truly requires the protection of tias. His entire life, he has never seen an outsider, Miqo'te or otherwise. The three elder tias with him have walked this path since their coming of age and will continue to walk it until their deaths.

As C'ahli follows the unchanging path of the tias, he wonders what would happen if he steps off this road and continues walking forward.

When the sun sets and his tribesmen sleep, he finds out.

Present

WIP

RUMORS Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "The runt of the litter! I heard that's what happens when your sire's a tia." -- Inebriated Miqo'te ■ "Won't take any jobs in the Sagolii Desert. Don't matter how much yer payin'." -- Sunburned Merchant ■ "He's one of them tree-huggin', nature-magic types. Damn good healer." -- Grizzled Mercenary ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ■ "Placeholder" -- NPC ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ "Placeholder" -- Player Name ■ "Placeholder" -- Player Name ■ "Placeholder" -- Player Name ■ "Placeholder" -- Player Name

RELATIONS ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Poor Standing ♥ Player Name : Text ♥ Player Name : Text ● Player Name : Text

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