Momone Mone
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 Momone Mone
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Lalafell |
| Clan | Dunesfolk |
| Citizenship | Ul'dahn |
| Age | 39 |
| Relationship Status | Unknown |
| Occupation | Free Paladin |
| Height/Weight | 3'1"/49 lbs |
| Orientation | Straight |
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| Rendezvous of Stars | |
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| Server: | Balmung |
| Role-Play Style: | Family Friendly w/ some Mature Themes |
| Contacts: | D'ranmaia Shenn |
| Website: | Rendezvous of Stars |
| Language: | English |
| Time-Zone: | Primarily CST but EU friendly |
| RP Element: | The Star of Abundance |
| Headquarters: | Ward 8, the Goblet |
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Character History
- Momone Mone was born and raised in Ul'dah, and has lived in or within the vicinity of the great City-State her whole life. The only child of a fishmonger and a seamstress with a prodigal talent for cooking, she was born into what would be described among the Ul'dahn people as a 'middle-class' family that was part of the merchant class. Earning most of their coin through selling fish, food, or tailoring work, the trio of them lived a relatively uncomplicated life set apart from the political machinations which truly ran the world in which they lived.
- As a girl, Momone was incredibly close to her family, and had the good fortune of growing up in a home with an equally loving mother and father. In her formative years, she was never far away from them, and in their shadows learned the basics of the trades which formed the foundation of their family's livelihood. Yet, of those skills, cooking was what took root in Momone. In her mother's kitchen, Momone was a constant shadow, eagerly helping to prepare pies and dishes made with the catch that her father brought each day.
- Yet culinary pursuits were not all that captivated her. The city's own Sultansworn were a focal point for girlish dreams of far-away fantasies of knights in gleaming armour, protecting the weak and helping those most in need. But her childish fantasies did not fade; they grew into a passion, and the stories and history of the noble order sworn to protect the lives of the royal family supplanted themselves in her heart.
- Convinced she had found her life's calling, she enlisted in the Immortal Flames at age 20 with the intention of shaping herself into the knight she wanted to be. Enlisting as a greenhorn with no martial experience at all, Momone resolved to learn the sword and shield from the beginning. Though hardly a quick study, she remained wilfully determined to master the art, and initially made up for her physical weaknesses with tenacity. Training tirelessly while serving her duty, she eventually began to rise through the ranks of the Flames. At 27, she received her first promotion into the Sergeant ranks, and at 33 was promoted to Chief Flame Sergeant of her Unit. Through the years of service, her determination never faltered, and she became a mentor to training other greenhorn flames.
- The political movements of the Sixth Astral Era, however, eventually brought the Garlean conflict to Ul'dah. As part of the grand alliance between Eorzea's Grand Companies, Momone Mone and her unit of the Flames marched on the Carteneau Flats. Though the Flames took heavy losses in all, Momone survived, and received her final promotion to Second Flame Lieutenant after.
- After helping to put the Flames back together in the wake of the Calamity, at the urging of her comrades, friends, and family who knew her dreams, Momone sought application to undergo the trials to become Sultansworn. Undertaken before the order's 'relaxing' of the trials, the training itself tested her martial prowess, her knowledge of the order's history, and her honour. One year later, Momone took her vows, becoming Sultansworn at age 36.
- However, in mysterious circumstances which baffled her fellow Sworn brothers and sisters, as well as her former comrades in the Flames, Momone submitted to Grandmaster Papashan to be released from her Oath and permitted to walk the path of the Free Paladin.
- Though he consented, the mystery behind why Momone seemed to throw away her lifelong dream only two years after attaining it remains unsolved. It is rumoured that she has been spending much of her free time at a Host Club situated in the Goblet, and that she may have given up on her training entirely to become a cook.
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Appearance, Personality, and Other Tidbits
- Momone carries very strong notions of what it means to be a knight, and holds herself to an extremely high standard of what that entails: courtesy, kindness, holding one's word as their bond, duty, and self-sacrifice. So committed is Momone to living this ideal and paying homage to the knights and Sultansworn of old that, on taking up the mantle of Sultansworn, she adopted the archaic form of the common tongue for her speech and, occasionally, her writing. Though first ridiculed for it, she endured in adopting it, and now uses it almost exclusively.
- To Momone, an Oath is an Oath, and though she was released from her service as a Sultansworn to become a Free Paladin, she still carries personal guilt over the decision to ask to be released from it - which was spurred on by the greater destiny and circumstances regarding the Rendezvous of Stars. Despite the support she has received from friends she was willing to confide in, she believes the only ones who will be able to absolve her will be the Twelve when she transitions to the aetherial realm upon her death.
- Although she chose the life of a paladin, Momone maintained her culinary skills as a hobby, and is an extremely accomplished culinarian. She particularly enjoys challenging, technical cooking, but is loathe to admit it out of worry that to do so would be prideful.
- Throughout the course of her life, she has developed 'crushes' on a few men, but has never known how to act on any of them. She chose, instead, to quietly endure them: unsure of how to actually express her affection with any of them. She has not 'dated' anyone until very recently. Momone is attracted primarily to other Lalafellin men, but has also been attracted to Elezen, Midlanders and - only once - a Highlander.
- Momone enjoys reading, greatly, and goes to books for insight into problems just as much as she would to a trainer. On a personal note, she is very interested in the history of Ishgard: home to some of the most storied knights that have existed. She also has a keen interest in anything relating to the Ishgardian belief in astrology: reading into the future or past through the movement of the stars. Though skeptical about whether the practice holds any merit, she finds the concept of it fascinating.
- She is very comfortable in the company of groups of people, and does her utmost to be friendly, warm, gregarious, and quick to offer food and drink to anyone wherever possible. Despite this, she can be quite guarded and hesitant about expressing her true feeling while in a group - though will confide individually with people about her troubles.
Miscellaneous
Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)
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