Obih'to Chiha

Obih'to Chiha
QUICK FACTS
Birth Name	Obih’to Chiha
Pronounced	OH•bih•toh chi•hah IPA: [obɪto tʃiha]
Meaning	Second son of Obih of the Chiha family
Nickname(s)/Alias	Obih, Obi
Age	32
Born	Year 1548 of the Sixth Astral Era
Nameday	11th Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon
Birthplace	Doma
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Keeper of the Moon
Alignment	Neutral Good
Citizenship	None - Refugee
Guardian	Azeyma, the Warden
APPEARANCE
Height	5 fulms, 7 ilms (169.7cm)
Weight	150 ponze (68kg)
Physique	Fit and lean
Hair	Black, short and choppy, spiky
Eyes	Red
Skin	Pale tan
Scars	Scars, mainly on the right side of his face
Facial Features	Dark facepaint to cover his scars
Tattoos	Two dark stripes to cover the scars
Clothing	Simple and functional, nothing too flashy. Has a special liking for goggles.
PERSONALITY
MBTI	ENFJ/ESFJ (on the cusp)
Keywords	Determined, emotional, protective, cynical, quiet
Hobbies	Training, reading, hunting, hanging out with his friends, people watching, climbing rooftops
Likes	Warm colours (orange, yellow), sweets from Doma, his friends, the sun
Dislikes	people who claim authority without deserving it, people who are so much 'by the book' that they'd rather sacrifice comrades for the rules, the primals (Ifrit especially), the Amal'jaa, Garleans, cold weather
Core Motivator	Helping people, especially the Doman refugees
Fears	Losing the people he cares about
Greatest Accomplishment	He is hard on himself and doesn't believe he's accomplished anything 'great' so far. He's only done what was needed.
Greatest Regret	Not having been there during the uprising when Doma fell
IC SKILLS
IC Profession	Adventurer / mercenary
IC Jobs	Accomplished Ninja, novice Archanist and, later on, Summoner
Combat skills	Dual daggers, books, hand to hand combat
Physical Advantages	Echo: partial. Resistance to tempering (but not invulnerability) and slight predictive abilities from being able to read the Aether shifts
Physical limitations	His right side sometimes aches and can be a bit stiff in cold or damp weather.
Non-combat	Survival skills and basic first aid
EQUIPMENT
Primary Weapon	Daggers
Secondary Weapon	Books
Armor	Cloth armour for best mobility, speed and stealth
OOC INFORMATION
Username	Alnee
Time Zone	UTC+1
Server	Mateus
Disclaimer	This character is based on an the existing character Obito Uchiha from Naruto, this is an AU for him. As such, he in himself is not mine, but this version and the adaptation of his backstory is.
Tumblr	RPblog for Obito, including this AU (under HEAVY construction): ReluctantPawn
Free Company	The Midnight's Envoy
FOOTNOTES
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Obih’to Chiha is a 32 years old male Keeper of the Moon Miqo’te from Doma, who moved to Eorzea with his friends and a few other refugees during the Seventh Umbral Era, looking for help and resources. He dearly regrets not having been there when the uprising failed and Doma was razed to the ground.

He is an accomplished Ninja and a member of the Free Company “The Midnight’s Envoy”.

Appearance

Hair & Eyes

Obih’to has red eyes with wide, round pupils as is typical of the Keeper clan. He has the habit of squinting when he’s focusing on someone or something, when he’s suspicious, or when he’s confused. As a result, he more often than not has narrowed eyes. It doesn’t help either that he likes the company of the sun better than the moon, but his eyes are naturally better adapted to the latter.

His hair and fur appear black, but are actually a very dark, redish brown as seen more clearly under direct sun. He has darker, fully black fur at the tip of his ears and tail.

Physique & Markings

He is a lean, finely muscled male miqo’te of a height a little above average. He is generally in good health, bears himself straight and tall, while keeping his muscles relaxed but ready for action at a moment’s notice.

He is right-handed but doesn’t do bad with his left hand either. He has had to compensate since the incident that injured his right side and left him scarred, as his right arm is sometimes stiff or aches when the weather is dank or cold.

As mentioned above, he is scarred on the right side of his body and face especially. He covers most of it with tattoos and facepaint.

He also has pointed canines, and a lion-like tail which, along with his unusual linking for the sun, makes more than one person suspect that either his dad or one of his near ancestors was a Seeker.

Hygiene & Attire

He likes being clean, but he won’t shy away from dirtying himself if needed for a job. He generally is ready to do anything required to get to a goal.

He likes functional and simple clothes, and prefer being covered. Anything sleeveless, gloveless, or shirtless makes him feel exposed. Anything too flashy or noisy (i.e. clunky armour) makes him wince, even if he can’t help the occasional touch of colour himself, as he likes bright orange and yellow quite a bit. He likes wearing goggles to protect his eyes during more serious jobs (read: dungeons).

Voice

He has a rather low, raspy voice, partly because of the incident that gave him his scars, partly from disuse at times. He doesn’t speak much and is generally quiet and soft-spoken around people he doesn’t know well, so it can happen when on a job that he doesn’t speak a word for days. It goes lower in some situation, like when he’s serious or angry.

He can get quite the potty mouth when he’s comfortable around people he likes, especially if he’s frustrated about something.

Personality

Psychological profile

Despite his sometimes aloof, often bored looks, Obih'to is a sweet and rather emotion-driven Miqo'te, especially when he was young. Nowadays though, and ever since the accident that granted him his scars, he does his best to analyse situations more coldly and think strategically. As such, he is often quiet and practical, observing everything with a keen eye before taking action, and can be cold and detached, even harsh at times. Despite that, his drive to help people hasn't diminished in the least, and it is sometimes the only thing that keeps him going when depression tries to grip him. That, and his friends, who he emotionally depends on perhaps a little too much. He often goes to great length to keep the people he cares about safe, to the point of disregarding his own safety.

He is also extremely determined: if he sets his mind to something, it can be very hard to make him budge from that idea. Similarly, if he takes something you tell him to heart, he’ll fight for that with everything he has as if it were his own ideals.

He’s not a genius or even especially smart, but he knows how to observe and listen, and use whatever facts he’s gathering at a later point when it is most useful. He can seem manipulative at times because of that attitude, but he usually doesn’t mean harm.

History

Childhood

Obih'to Chiha is the second son of Obih of the Chiha Keeper-family of Doma. He was not very close to his -- much -- older half-brother Obih'a due to the fact that he was often out and about on jobs away from the city-state itself. He never knew his father, but rumour has it that he was a Seeker traveller, which caused the occasional bullying by his peers on the playground. The rumour might hold true, however, as Obih'to has always been more attracted and fascinated by the sun than the moon, going so far as to claim Azeyma as his guardian deity of choice when he moved to Eorzea. It of course didn't help any in countering the ostracisation by the other children of the Keeper families of Doma. As such, when a young Raen Au Ra about his age going by the name Rin showed kindness to him, he immediately took a shine to her. They quickly became best friends. But none of that mattered much when the Empire came into the picture.

Obih'to was six when his home-city was invaded by the Garlean Empire. He lost his mom to the invasion. Collateral damage, an unfortunate accident. And never saw his older brother again. To this day, he doesn't know if he even is still alive at all. After the invasion, he and Rin ran away from Doma. They stumbled upon Kashi, a Hyur Midlander raised by the Lupin beast clan ever since his father died. The three of them quickly became close friends, completely inseparable. Some time later, they were taken in by the Doman refugees, who would later be led by Yugiri Mistwalker. In the midst of all those people, they learned and trained to be ninjas.

Years later, during a scout mission gone wrong to spy on the Garleans, Kashi and Obih'to got hurt, Kashi nearly losing his left eye while protecting Obih'to, and Obih'to being severely injured while protecting Kashi in return. Despite the fact that Obih'to fell into a coma for weeks after that, and had to go through rehabilitation for long months, both of them recovered completely, in large thanks to Rin who had been undertaking conjurer training. Obih'to sustained scars on the right side of his face he later covered partially with tattoos on that side and facepaint.

Adulthood

A little before the Calamity, Obih’to and his friends were sent scouting with a group of Domans for potential allies to help in the Doman uprising. His group ended up beyond Othard, into Eorzea. It took some time to find their bearings there, learn the language and find their footing. They helped around to try and gain allies, one of the job being to help put down the primals in the dark times after the battle of Carteneau.

Eventually, the Doman uprising happened and was crushed before they could make any real progress. Obih’to feels forever guilty for not being there and having failed to bring the help he’d been sent to get. He hasn’t been able to face Yugiri ever since the refugees came flooding, choosing to avoid her out of pure shame.

Since then, he and his friends have been doing their best to help their broken community who took refuge in Ul'dah. They are often taking on any and all jobs regardless of bore or danger if it gets them money, anything to help fund the community and maybe one day plan a new uprising to take back their lands from the Empire…

Current history

In more recent times, Obih’to -- and later on, his friends -- was recruited by the Midnight’s Envoy Free Company. He was reluctant and wary at first, but he’s been slowly warming up to everyone, including Crooked Rose, their enigmatic leader with whom he didn’t exactly start on the best foot.

He feels a sense of usefulness with them, in addition to tentative companionship and a sense of belonging. One could even argue that this is the happiest he’s been ever since Doma fell. That happiness is tainted with growing worry for everyone as he’s starting to get attached, obscuring the guilt about his homeland.

But little does he know that tragedy is about to strike where he expects it the least.

Affiliations

RESIDENCE... Never stable, though he’s been staying around the Envoy’s house more and more since he joined

Ul’dah: Reluctant ‘business partnership’ (he does a lot of oddjobs for people there, from hunting, to courier, to escorting people from one place to another, as well as some less savory dealings once in a while).

Brotherhood of Ash: Will be revealed at a later time

The Midnight’s Envoy FC: Member, source of jobs and companionship

Doman refugees: He feels responsible for them since he wasn’t there when Doma fell. He sends almost all the money he gets to them. They’re the reason he works so hard.

Othard: Place of origin

Relationships

Family

FAMILY... Deceased Mother, unknown father, a brother who might or might not be alive, three sisters he hasn’t seen ever or since he was a child

RP info

Common places

Here are the places you’re most likely to run into Obih’to.

The Goblet (especially on the roof of the FC house): 30%

Ul’dah: 10%

Thanalan (especially around the brotherhood of Ash and Zahar’ak) : 25%

La Noscea & Limsa Lominsa: 10%

The Black Shroud & Gridania: 5%

Coerthas: <5%

Mor Dhona: 10%

Everywhere else in passing

RP limits and preferences

I am flexible and will RP virtually anything as long as it fits the character. I usually try to direct as little as possible and feel where he wants to go. As such, unexpected things may happen.

That being said, I will never force anyone into anything, so speak to me about your limits and triggers if you have any.

Plotting is love, so are random things. I don’t bite.

I will play Pretty much anything. Dark themes, light themes, angst, hurt comfort, calm stuff or adventure. I might even dabble in mature content if it takes that direction, but fair warning, it would take a looot of building.

Ask about I’d rather be able to discuss it if our characters were to have a fight. I don’t mind him being injured, far from it, but it has to be fair. No godmodding.

I won't play . I’d rather avoid having him dying, or being permanently injured. Extreme kink are usually a no as well, but you’re free to ask. I won’t play pre-established relationships and cannot tell you yes if you ask for our characters to be romantic. That has to be built and will heavily depend on chemistry.

RP hooks

As I’m relatively new to MMO RP, I’d rather you send me a tell first, even if I have my RP tag on. I will however answer and play along without it if I’m in RP tag, but if you want more involvement on my part, OoC talking is the way to go.

When out in the field: Even if I don’t have the RP tag up, feel free to party up to run FATEs or random enemies together. Obih’to will appreciate the help. He might also randomly help out if he sees someone in difficulty (low HP or otherwise).

When in town: He is usually mostly seen strolling through in cities. Feel free to stop him, but he might not have time for you unless you have a job for him.

Around the FC house: Feel free to bug him as much as you want there or in residential areas as that is where he usually is the most available.

In general: He is always on the lookout for jobs and work. That includes running someone unsynced through lower dungeons if needed.

OOC Notes

Some of it is left vague and the story is ongoing and heavily tied up with the progress of the FC he joined: the Midnight’s Envoy.

Credits and Disclaimer

This character is basically an AU expy of Obito Uchiha from Naruto. I hadn’t expected him to take flight in RP at all, but seeing how much fun I’ve had with building his backstory in compliance to the lore, I regret nothing. If this bothers you, feel free to walk the other way.

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