Miynmekh Qestir

Miynmekh Qestir
Gender	Female
Race	Au Ra
Clan	Xaela
Citizenship	Unaffiliated
Server	Omega
Age	Late Twenties
Nameday	1st Sun of the 2nd Umbral Moon
Height	4'1"

General Info

Like most other members of her clan, Miynmekh Qestir (pronounced /mijɪnmek keɪstɪər/) refuses to speak. This stems from her tribe's beliefs that all words are lies, and that a man's actions are the purest form of communication. Although some of her kin have been known to read and write, or even to use fingerspeak, Miyn typically rejects all of these. Despite this insistence, she is able to maintain a comfortable standard of living through both hunting and adventuring jobs. In fact, the majority of Mekh's assignments come from the Immortal Flames, whom she frequently contracts for; incidentally, they also all tend to involve being problematic to the remaining Garlean presence in Eorzea. However, due to her love of exploring and good relations with the gobbiekin, Mekh also takes on assignments through the Adventurer's Guild and other sources as well.

Appearance

Short even by Au Ra standards, Miynmekh measures in at just over 4'. Like the majority of her family members, she sports a crop of stark white hair and mismatched eyes of blue and black, though the latter typically goes unnoticed due to the similar shade. Other noticeable features include a lack of limbal rings and a smattering of brilliant white freckles splashed across her face. Some light scarring may be noted around her ankles, though between her skin tone and her scales, this may be difficult to see.

Prior to coming to Eorzea, she, perhaps understandably, had little to no interest in fashions. However, upon her arrival, she found that her scales and horns rendered her both frightening and fascinating to many. In an attempt to dissuade such reactions, she took to styling both hair and dress in prominent Eorzean styles. Although she is now more comfortable with showing off her scales, many of her preferred outfits still continue to sport long sleeves or skirts as well as pants. Perhaps her most noticeable outfit is a flashy red blouse and skirt, which she especially prefers for dancing or mingling predominantly with Eorzeans. When working or suspecting trouble, she will instead opt for more practical garb. In terms of jewelry, Miyn enjoys decking herself out with shiny and dangly pieces; however, when dressing practically, typically the extent of her accessories will be a singular earring fashioned in the shape of a typical red bomb.

Temperament

Due to having a somewhat spoiled upbringing as the eldest daughter in her family, Miyn has a tendency to put herself and her desires first, with few exceptions. This selfishness is exacerbated by a fiery temperament and intense stubbornness. In addition to this, Mekh has a mischievous streak. When all of these factors play off of each other, she can be both incredibly annoying and bratty. It should be noted, however, that she can and will behave properly when provided with incentive to do so, especially if doing so will result in obtaining something she desires. Miynmekh has an intense dislike of Garleans as well as a strong distrust of Lalafell due to events in her past in both Yanxia and Ul'dah. Even so, of late, she has been making slow but steady strides in overcoming these prejudices.

Combat Style

Although she, like the majority of her family, has strong aetherical talent (particularly with manipulating Earth aether), Miyn lacks both the patience (due to not viewing the discipline as "training") and intelligence to put these abilities to good use. After several (inconsistent) moons of "study," the most she managed to learn were the basic spells of Benefic, Esuna and Malefic. Most are unaware that she is capable of even this much, as she instead often favors the bow, sometimes even channeling Earth aether into her shots to grant them extra force on impact. In addition to her bow, Mekh often carries a couple of daggers and/or knives on her person. However, as she consistently avoided close-range combat and hunting over the course of her life, she has no practical training in the field. Despite this, she has remarkably good aim when throwing them. Mostly, however, she uses them as a deterrent.

In terms of style, Miyn prefers to be mobile or with at least a few methods of egress from any form of combat situation. From a young age, she and her siblings were taught to flee or retreat if they found themselves in imminent danger, even if this meant leaving behind one another, with the idea being that it was better to flee and double back to assist rather than to be killed outright. This tendency, when combined with her dislike of close-quarters-combat, can result in Mekh appearing craven or cowardly, not that just an assessment would be wholly inaccurate with her tendency to put her own well-being above that of those around her.

Biography

The Azim Steppe

Miyn was born and raised in the western region of the Azim Steppe, amongst the clifftops in the region of The Towering Still. Like many young Steppe-dwellers, Mekh accompanied family members on hunting ventures from a young age. As her parents were engaged in mercantile trade throughout the Steppes and Yanxia, Miynmekh and her siblings were taught to read and write in Common; however, unlike her younger relative Suvdkhi, Miyn has rarely, if ever, been known to write much of anything beyond her name and address. Miyn also frequently accompanied a mixture of her parents and siblings on some of these trips, gaining a decent--if somewhat outdated--familiarity with the geography of both the Azim Steppe and the borderlands of Doma. Given the lack of Garlean presence on the Steppes, it is most likely that her exposure to the Garleans, which has led to a long-lasting dislike of Imperial soldiers, originated on one of these many trading trips into the Doman interior.

After the Steppe

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Before the Calamity

The Adventurer's Guild has records of a "Miynmekh Qestir" appearing in their ledgers a few years before the fall of Dalamud. The adventurers she was with claimed not to know even her name before she had written it down to receive payment. They had simply found her exploring some ruins in Southern Thanalan and invited her to accompany them.

The next official record of the young Au Ra comes from the Pugilist's Guild in Ul'dah. The receptionist of the guild reported adding a "Miynmekh Qestir" to their records, though the receptionist noted in the margins that the Au Ra was in the company of a feisty and flamboyant Miqo'te member of the guild and that not only did the Au Ra not appear overtly interested in the instruction that followed, but she additionally did not follow-up with the guild afterwards for continued training.

After the Calamity

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