Kaida Kobayashi
| Kaida Kobayashi | |
 Traveling swordswoman | |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Hingan |
| Age | 25 |
| Relationship | Single |
Big work in progress.
Character
General
Birthplace: Hingashi.
Current Residence: Traveling, no long term residence.
Current Workplace: N/A
Eye Color- Green
Hair color- Reddish Brown
Body Type- Fit
Age: 23
Appearance
WIP
Personality
WIP
Combat
Fighting Style
Kaida's fighting style doesn't neatly fit into any of FF XIV's classes or jobs. She primarily uses a style of far eastern shortsword called a jian. Though she is also proficient in the use of other weapons, including the katana and naginata, daggers, and has a curiosity to train with Eorzean style blades, the jian is her specialty. She focuses on quick, precise strikes as well as dance like movements both to evade her enemy and make her own attacks harder to predict. In addition to her bladework, she'll often include kicks and footwork into her fighting. A lone traveler, she often forgoes heavy armor in favor of mobility and freedom of movement.
Tendencies
Likes/Hobbies
- Sparring/Training
Dislikes
- Weak willed, those overly reliant on others.
Strengths
- In battle, her movements and strikes are swift and precise. She's quick on her feet, and highly agile.
- Perceptive and quick to learn.
- Strong willed and persistent.
Weaknesses
- Lack of heavy armor, meaning that when a solid hit does land, she has little but grit to mitigate it.
- Though highly trained, she lacks the raw power of larger races that many Roegadyn, Highlanders, male Au Ra etc can boast.
- As of yet ignorant of many cultures, histories and fighting styles specific to Eorzea.
- Prideful, sometimes stubborn.
Relationships
Friends
None, yet.
Enemies
None, yet.
Rumors
Common Rumors
- A traveler from the far east, recently arrived in Eorzea to further her training.
Uncommon Rumors
- Seems to come from money given her fine clothes and sword.
Rare Rumors
- Rumored to have been banished from a noble house in Hingashi, though few would have the resources and interest to try and validate said rumors.
OOC Info
Kaida References
Kaida's appearance is more or less what you see in game, but the screen shots here are from the character creator in Soul Calibur VI, as I was able to get closer representation of how I imagine her in that game compared to the FF XIV character creator. Nothing is drastically different, but the shade of her hair and the weapon she uses are better represented in the pictures on this page than in game, as the game itself doesn't really have many short swords, being limited generally to longswords, greatswords, katanas or rapiers.
Blade for Hire
Though Kaida appears to come from money given her garments, she's not above taking on mercenary work to further hone her skills. Her motives are generally self centered, looking to improve her own skill rather than seeking to do good or carry out justice. However, she does have her standards, and won't take on outright evil work.
Combat RP
This can be a lot of fun and I'm generally up for it so long as everyone involved is on the same page. I'm good with rolling to decide winner or freeform. My preferred method is rolling to determine the final outcome but having freeform back and forth first, so that all involved get some good moments in, where as entirely rng fights can lead to making characters look incompetent with bad luck on their rolls. There are exceptions however. For example if a common maid who doesn't know how to fight fought a trained warrior, they SHOULD generally get their butt kicked. Or if Kaida were say poisoned and not at her best, she might lose easily to a foe that she would otherwise give a run for their money.
If I am attending an event with specified combat rules, such as the Grindstone, I will of course defer to the host's rules.
Dark/Mature Themes
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