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Gogonji Gegenji

2015-12-10T23:46:16Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Miscellaneous */

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| education = Home-schooled
| marital = Engaged
| alignment = Neutral Evil
| rep = Unknown
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<section begin=featured-blurb />'''Gogonji Gegenji''' ''(17th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon)'', also known as "Gogon" or by his common front name of "Tmesis Oan," is a dour-looking Dunesfolk Lalafell from Doma who greatly encapsulates the Dunesfolk stereotype of being intelligent, cunning, and looking out for himself (usually in a financial sense). He has made a name for himself under his front identity as a skilled tactician, providing guidance for numerous small skirmishes across Eorzea. Despite the bookish and sometimes even cuckold demeanor he displays in public, even those who have worked in passing can tell that beneath that veneer is a cold, calculating mind. Few manage to draw any closer to him to see if there is anything deeper, however, due to his arrogant elitism and rampant bouts of secrecy and paranoia.<section end=featured-blurb />
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #571B7E;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Basic Info</div>===
Chachanji Gegenji is the eldest son of Zozonji Gegenji, the most recent head of a family of Doman weapon and armorsmiths, and Jijinya Jinya, aspiring daughter of a middling Ul'dahn merchant family who seeks to spread knowledge of the family's wares throughout all of Hydaelyn. As heir apparent and eldest child to his sister Nininya Ninya and [[Chachanji Gegenji]], he has held a position of responsibility and authority since his youth. The next head of the family, the prodigal son, and adored brother of his youngest sibling. Even now, away from the auspices of his family, he carries himself with an unshakable air of calm and superiority. Even the most outlandish situations are oft-faced with his seemingly ever-present look of flat disinterest.
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While he was initially trained in the ways of the forge by his father, Gogonji's expertise lies in much more mental activities. He frequently tracks and seeks to profits on the markets of Eorzea, backing and connecting various businesses and clients, and even will purchase materiel from one source only to turn it around and sell it at a higher price to a willing customer without the items even actually crossing his vision. But that is not the only goods he deals in. The one business he has a personal hand in is the one that drove the wedge between him and his father; he deals in information.
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To Gogonji, knowledge is the most potent tool and resource on Hydaelyn. One cannot make weapons without knowing how or knowing where to obtain the resources needed. One cannot use or combat magic without knowing of it, along with its strengths and weaknesses. And even possessing the mightiest blades and the greatest magicks, without knowledge on how to use them correctly... one is useless at best and an active detriment at worst. Even the greatest armies can crumble under the right tactics and tricks.
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Finding Gogonji - or at least his front name of Tmesis Oan - is not too difficult a task. At least, it is easy for him to learn that you are looking for him. His slowly growing network already has hands in the marketplaces of Eorzea, and he holds interest in any place that harbors knowledge in any form. Simply dropping a word here and there stating you are looking to buy or sell information can find you face-to-face with the Lalafell or, more likely, a front man to gauge you first. Once his requirements have been appeased, his knowledge and web of connections could prove quite useful.
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If you prefer a more casual interaction, his front's public engagement to [[Annunu Nunu]] has resulted in his frequenting events involving high Ul'dahn society. Hobnobbing with the nobles, attending high-brow events, making token appearances at charities. However, one will likely only see the face he shows to the populace here, and won't let the facade fall unless there is a place private enough and the situation intriguing enough. However, even he has places he likes to frequently visit...
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As of late, he seems to be making heavy use of a cane. His movements are slow and measured, oft making use of it or his mate for support when he is without it. Like Gogonji, though, the object is more than it appears. A panel on the underside of the handle can be pressed to cause the seemingly normal metal tip to split into a padded claw. It usually gets displayed whenever he is seeking a tome out of his reach due to his Lalafellan height. What other tricks that might lie within it, like its owner, are yet to be seen.
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: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Obtaining knowledge, especially through books.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Selling information or even just flaunting his knowledge.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Well-made teas, especially exotic or rare types.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Hot sake on a cold night and a cold mint lassi on a hot day.

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: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> People too open with his real name.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Excessive levels of ignorance and stupidity.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Being inconvenienced.
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Losing.

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: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Neutral Evil
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Shark Fin Soup
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Mulled Tea
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Gray

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #571B7E;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Appearance & Personality</div>===
====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
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: <li>His face is naturally set in a very displeased look, a trait inherited from his father. This makes any emotion that he may display look foreign and out of place. Even his smiles look condescending, though - truth be told - they usually are.</li>
: <li>Similarly, his laughs are notable due to how dry and emotionless they are. More often than not, they sound as if he is forcing one because a laugh seems like it belongs there. If he can laugh with any sort of actual emotion behind it beyond some level of derogation, it has yet to be heard.</li>
: <li>Many of his actions and the way he speaks to people can be likened to a teacher in a classroom. School seems to always be in session, and whoever he's talking to is either part of the class or a particular student pulled aside for some private talking-to.</li>
: <li>Oddly enough, he actually becomes a bit more lenient and personable when drunk. While he might still remain in a sort of "teacher mode," he becomes more of a supportive, pushing-for-you-to-succeed teacher instead of the one no one wants.</li>
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====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
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: <li>Dangerously intelligent. If he does not know something, he likely knows a way to obtain the information, and might already be in the process of obtaining it. This can also include things his own clients might not want him to know.</li>
: <li>His own stubborn nature, along with recent events, has developed his will into something approaching superhuman. Any attempts to possess or control him, or even just peer into his mind, will find themselves stopped by a wall of sheer, unrelenting willpower.</li>
: <li>Highly skilled in mathematics and economics, and to some degree even a bit of magiteknology - if it involves numbers in any shape or form, he is quick to learn and become adept at it.</li>
: <li>Given the above, it should be no surprise he is quite adept at Arcanima and its predecessors - Nym Scholasticism and Allagan Summoning. He is also currently teaching himself to read and draw knowledge from the stars, but it is slow going.</li>
: <li>While he seems to have few real connections with people, those he shares such bonds with are protected with an almost frantic passion beyond what he usually displays.</li>
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====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
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: <li>He is clinically sociopathic, along with all that entails, including:
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<li>difficulty making meaningful connections</li>
<li>rarely learning from his own mistakes, and</li>
<li>possessing little to no empathy regarding most people.</li>
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: <li>He can suffer almost sudden bouts of paranoia, and keeps almost everything close to the vest even when not in one of these fits.</li>
: <li>His vision is absolute garbage, needing his glasses both see the world around him and read anything that is not an ilm or two in front of his face.</li>
: <li>He currently needs to make use of a cane, though not nearly as much as he puts on. His actual level of need for it seems to be linked to how much mental stress he's under.</li>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #571B7E;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood and Teenage Years</div>====

: Gogonji, eldest child in the Gegenji family, had much expected of him from the start. It was seen as a given that he would take the place as family head once Zozonji and Jijinya stepped down, so even his earliest memories involve being taught and molded into that purpose. How to make weapons and armor, how to sell them, how to repair them, how to improve on them. Even as his two other siblings were born, the brunt of the focus was set on Gogonji to prepare him for his role. Gogonji even took to living a bit vicariously through his younger brother's seeming complete freedom compared to him, which aided in the bond between the two brothers.
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: Things would derail quickly from his father's master plan, however. Gogonji natural intelligence, paired with his mother's cunning and his father's stubborn nature, resulted in a mind that was quickly turned from the seemingly mundane fate his father planned for him at the forge. He quickly became an avid reader, especially in the matter of historical battles, tearing through tome after tome on the subject and anything else that caught his interest. Once he learned of Arcanima, however, his full division from his family's goals seemed set in stone.
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: In what free time he had, he dived into the subject, soon learning of the ancient civilization of Nym and its place in the War of the Magi. A numerically inferior nation that held its own against two greater powers through a superior grasp of knowledge and tactics. Such strength in intelligence struck a chord to the Lalafell living in Garlean-occupied Doma. And not only did he see the patriotic use for such things, he saw a monetary gain as well. Unlike weapons, information and knowledge would be forever useful and profitable - and much easier to manipulate and update than steel blades and iron shields. Young Gogonji, full of impetuous teenage attitude and spirit, saw a better path for his family.
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: His father, however, disagreed.

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=====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Collapse''</div>=====
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''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
: ■<i>If asked about Tmesis Oan:</i> "Oh, Master Oan? He is my betrothed, a learned scholar, a reputable person. We make a good match."<br><i>If asked about Gogonji Gegenji by someone she doesn't know well:</i> "I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that name."<br><i>If asked about Gogonji Gegenji by someone she does know well:</i> "Everyone needs a reason and a purpose. He is both and more for me." - [[Annunu Nunu]]
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:<font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♕ </font> <sub><b>Queen:</b> The most important piece, next to the King. Thus, it also means the one(s) closest to Gogon. Even more than the already vaulted task of seeing them as a person, it is someone who he cares about most explicitly, and most afraid of losing.</sub>
:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♗ </font> <sub><b>Bishop:</b> These are those who have either crossed, or are near-to, that unseen line for Gogonji between "person" and "tool." These are those he will actually show concern about, and oft provide information either free or at a reduced rate for their own well-being.</sub>
:<font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♘ </font> <sub><b>Knight:</b> Useful tools. Their unique abilities, much like the Knight's unique movement on the chessboard, make them quite valuable to Gogonji. They are still tools, but he will be far more concerned about maintaining this tools over others.</sub>
:<font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ♖ </font> <sub><b>Rook:</b> A tool. Someone who can be used, but does not bring anything to the table that he cannot get elsewhere. Should they prove troublesome, he has no qualms with discarding them. Or removing them completely.</sub>
:<font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ♙ </font> <sub><b>Pawn:</b> Someone of notice, but not being utilized as a tool. Perhaps due to their inability to be controlled or even just a large enough gap between what they provide and the work that would need to be invested to do so.</sub>
:<font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Off the Board:</b> Trash, garbage. This individual is likely in Gogonji's sights to be removed completely from the equation, if they haven't already. Likely due to placing themselves as an obstacle in his way or seeking to harm or threaten those rare few he cares for.</sub>

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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Annunu Nunu]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♕ </font> ''')''' - '''The Pawn Becomes a Queen'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Who would have guessed that the doll-faced woman he original saw as little more than a plant by the Garleans would come to be one of the closest to his heart? Gogonji certainly didn't, but over time and through her concern and devotion, An gone from a suspected threat to a life-partner and mate to the otherwise distant and paranoid Lalafell. Originally seeing her as a weapon, he now seeks more than anything to show her that she is far, far more than that.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♕ </font> ''')''' - '''The Freedom Desired'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">While it is love of a different kind, the familial bond between little Chachan and his Go-nii is a powerful one; even greater than his care for the rest of his family. It was the belief of his brother's death that drove him to seek to see Garlemald burned down, everything else be damned. It was his brother's survival that stopped him. It was his concern for his brother that he promised to take a less violent path, and it is also that concern that has currently driven a strange wedge between them.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Sasha Rochester]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♗ </font> ''')''' - '''A Tool Far Too Familiar'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Sasha has been an... interesting individual to work with. Bringing Gogonji along to delve into the vast depths of the Great Gubal Library, the two sought knowledge and openly bemoaned the lacking intelligence of their companions. In many ways, her behaviors mirror some of his own. Perhaps that's why he feels so inclined to impart advice to her and to avoid seeing her make blatantly obvious mistakes. Perhaps one could consider her a sort of "teacher's pet" for the Lalafell. </div>
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #571B7E;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;">Footnotes</div>===
: '''Trivia:'''
: * Combat theme was picked due to Gogon's similarities to Sho Minamimoto from The World Ends With You, so I went through the OST for a song that might fit. The song most associated with Sho, however, is "Someday."
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: '''General Theme''':
: '''Tension Theme''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Kwf_nNmGI Requiem for a Dream]
: '''Combat Theme''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_P1OwYgZNI TWEWY - The Transformation]
: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NeutralEvil Neutral Evil]
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: Templates by [[Bancroft Gairn]] and [[L'aenoh Tia]]

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Annunu Nunu

2015-10-03T14:44:22Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: updates

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'''Annunu Nunu''', also known as "An" (pronounced "Ahn"), is a mature Lalafell woman who lives a double, and sometimes triple, life. To almost all that meet her or know of her, she is the Cherry Blossom Socialite, a rich, as yet unwed heiress who circulates among Ul'dah's elite, a Monetarist with a ready smile and a light, tittering laugh. To the few who truly know her - an amount that can be tallied on one hand - she is a serious, reserved assassin in the service of the Syndicate, a position she inherited from her father.<br/>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
Annunu Nunu is the adopted daughter of a well-to-do Hyur merchant prince, whose fortune only increased exponentially during the years of her childhood. Her father owned an estate overlooking Camp Drybone just south of the Golden Bazaar. An, as her father always called her, grew up with every social and material advantage, and from her teenage years, was a fixture at balls and parties thrown by the wealthy of Ul'dah, as was her gregarious father.
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<section begin=featured-blurb />In secret, An's father was a notorious assassin who emigrated from Doma when he was just getting his feet under him, in response to some mysterious circumstances in his homeland. He found Ul'dahn society welcoming to anyone with money, and soon gained the trust of the wealthy and influential, both on a social level, and as a professional assassin for hire who specialized in discreet and natural-looking killings. For reasons unknown, An's father was contracted to kill her parents. He had not known at the time they had a toddler child, and he spared the baby, instead choosing to take the child under his wing. An was reared in her father's traditions, learning the art of dagger-fighting, how to conduct assassinations, poisons, and ambushes, stealth and infiltration, all at a young age.<section end=featured-blurb />
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An's father died during the chaos of the Calamity, and few in Ul'dahn society questioned the death, coming at such a tumultuous time. An became an extremely wealthy heiress, and as such as quite eligible among the opportunistic elite class of merchants and moneymakers, but she as yet remains unwed, usually deflecting politically-minded suitors with a laugh and a joke. Despite rejecting such offers, she remains well-regarded among Ul'dah's elite for her social charms and her ability to play politics, keeping herself deftly above the fray while in all factions' good graces, a skill learned from her father.<br/>
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While An is skilled at presenting herself as social and blithe as the Cherry Blossom Socialite, her true motivations and behaviors are often shrouded in mystery. To her few confidants, she has occasionally spoken of a "curse" she has inherited from her father, who was also her Master. Her father was quite withdrawn and reserved in private, and An has said that she only saw one true smile from him in all of her years of knowing him - upon the day of his death.
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: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Financial security.
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Fulfilling what is expected of her.
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> The safety to be herself and show her true face.

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: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Chaos; uncertainty.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Not knowing anything about a situation.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Being manipulated.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Feeling unnecessary/unneeded.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Prejudice and pre-judging.

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: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Purple Drops; Doman cuisine
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Juice; tea; secretly likes the Quicksand's ale
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: White

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===

Annunu is a relatively tall, pale-skilled Lalafell with a moderately athletic physique and long, vivid pink hair usually bound in two long twintails. This gives her a girlish appearance despite her age. She has large blue eyes and a very serious natural expression.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Acts like a well-meaning but slightly airheaded socialite when in the presence of those she doesn't know. This is characterized by an open, caring smile and frequent soft giggles.</li>
: <li>Her true personality is very serious and focused, reserved, and mission-oriented. Smiles and laughs while in this role are far rarer - but are actually genuine.</li>
: <li>Her voice is soft and her manner of speaking is very precise and educated. She is secretly fluent in Doman, taught by her father, but tends to conceal this fact as it underscores a Doman connection that she should not by rights have.</li>
: <li>When startled, she is quick to violence and taking violent measures, almost as if scared for her life.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Reserved, quiet, studious, prone to fully examining a situation and making accurate observations.</li>
: <li>A skilled actress and social chameleon.</li>
: <li>Intensely loyal to the few she considers friends.</li>
: <li>Knowledgeable about stealth/infiltration tactics, poisons, traps, and assassination techniques. Has also picked up some spy tradecraft.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Overprotective of those she cares for to a fault. Can be easily manipulated by those feelings.</li>
: <li>Has a disregard for her own life and safety that borders on the suicidal.</li>
: <li>Shuts down emotionally when things get difficult.</li>
: <li>Not physically strong; her attack style is based on complete surprise, so she can be easily overwhelmed if forced into direct confrontation.</li>
: </ul>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====

: Annunu, an only child adopted by her father after he assassinated her parents, was trained meticulously to be his successor in all things from a young age, learning the arts of the assassin as other children learn toys and games. Her father's most deadly technique - being the man that all would least suspect to be an assassin, and therefore achieving complete tactical surprise - was passed down in full to An, who adopted the guise and persona of the Cherry Blossom Socialite. Hiding behind a bubbly and lighthearted social guise, An had access to the highest echelons of Ul'dahn society, who provided both employers and victims.
: <br/>
: Her father also taught and modeled for her a mantra of complete stillness, of emotional detachment and disengagement. His clan was cursed, he claimed; as the last of a clan of assassins, the curse fell upon them that they were to fall before the blade of the one they loved the most. An fulfilled the curse - and inherited it - when she killed her father in the aftermath of the Calamity. Although she claims to have accepted her eventual fate, she also lives in terror of it. Because of the curse, her father attempted to raise her as one who would never care for anyone.
: <br/>
: However, when An was a child, a wandering storyteller and his musician wife stopped by a nearby village to her father's manor. She watched their performances and was deeply moved. With the certainty of a child, she announced that she loved the storyteller, and despite her father's punishments, she attached to the idea of the vagabond as an object for her affections. This preserved her capacity to care for others - though she has something of a skewed perspective of how to form relationships as a result, seeming to sometimes arbitrarily pick someone to care for as if at random.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Adulthood</div>====

: As An grew into a young woman, she lived a dual life; she became a debutante on the Ul'dahn social scene even as her training continued under the watchful eye of her Master and father. She began to accompany, and then assist him in his own work, seeing firsthand how he could be friendly and gregarious with someone that he would later accept a contract to kill without blinking an eye. She absorbed her father's emotionless, unflinching acceptance of duty, his dedication to the mission, his complete denial of self.
: <br/>
: After the Calamity, An decided the time was right to take on the mantle of assassin for herself. Her father was starting to grow slower, clumsier, and was courting more and more danger. With cold logic and rationality, An assessed that it was only a matter of time - and short time at that - before he was caught and exposed. Such exposure would not only destroy him, but would tarnish his legacy, making it impossible for An to take on the same dual role of social butterfly and secret assassin. As he had always told her he expected her to kill him someday, she did just that, ambushing him at their own manor and knifing him in the ribs. He died in her arms, smiling at her for the first time and telling her that he loved her.
: <br/>
: After that point, An was truly on her own, and she moved to Ul'dah, letting the family manor fall into disrepair. She had inherited a surprisingly vast fortune from her father, but money did little for her, save as an assurance of stability and constancy, things that An valued. Having her father's connections already, she simply entered the same role that he had taken, and while some of her clients may have suspected the junior assassin of clearing the way to becoming the senior one, they accepted her once she proved herself as reliable, discreet, and effective as her father had been.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====

: To An's surprise, in the course of her work she again heard of the storyteller of her youth, [[Chuta Allfriend]], and his upcoming performance at a pilgrimage to honor Nald'thal. An went to meet him, and soon had confessed her early-in-life attachment to the old storyteller and his work. Widowed now, Chuta seemed to appreciate her feelings, and he became her confidante and then her mate. An hid nothing from him, fully disclosing her work, her dual life, and her curse to the gray Miqo'te vagabond. She went so far as to openly declare their relationship in her life as the Cherry Blossom Socialite as well, which caused no amount of scandal in Ul'dahn society, and was perhaps a misstep as it was dangerously out of character for that persona.
: <br/>
: An and Chuta's relationship continued apace, but An noticed that Chuta seemed discomfited with her work. He seemed to dislike the risks she took as an assassin, the potential for disaster should her extended social deception be discovered, and in general An's disregard for her own life and safety in the course of the mission. An had little need for additional money, so under Chuta's urging, An began to wonder if she should retire - which was compounded when Chuta proposed to her publicly at the Celebration of the Scholar.
: <br/>
: However, the Thaliak pilgrimage was the site of a major turning point in Annunu's life, as she met a mysterious Lalafell at the pilgrimage that first she knew only under the obvious assumed name of "Oan". Surly, suspicious, and disparaging of all of the events around him, the green-haired, violet-eyed man sparked An's curiosity, and she spent half of the event contemplating whether or not to kill him with an advantageous strike to the back. But as the night continued, she realized she felt a pull toward him that had not been there before, and she decided to seek him out after the event. Meeting up with him in Fallgourd Float, she pledged him her aid in his endeavors, as "Master Oan" (as she referred to him) was clearly steeped in a purpose. Soon An had become his right hand and a Commander in the mercenary group Khamja, a group dedicated to the violent overthrow of the Garlean Empire in revenge for the fall of Doma. Her involvement with Khamja and dedication to Oan led to the dissolvement of her engagement to Chuta, and the relationship between them seemed to completely disappear.
: <br/>
: Having no personal like or dislike of the Garleans, An's participation in Khamja was strictly personal. Master Oan was a man filled with hate and an obsession with vengeance, and time spent with him did little to convince him of her loyalty or dedication. Oan often treated her poorly, dismissively, and suspiciously. Still, she utilized her specialized skills to assist his mission, and gradually, the man began to open up to her, include her in his plans, and see her as more than a tool to direct at his whim. Privately, An was convinced Oan needed her. She thought perhaps she could draw him back from the very brink of his self-destructive need for vengeance. Khamja was being utilized by Oan not as a precise instrument but as a blunt object, and An feared for Oan's safety - fearing that he sought to do as much damage to the Garleans as possible before his own life was snuffed out. On the very eve of a planned assault on several Castrums simultaneously, An gave Oan a purple drop - saying that the candy reminded her of his eyes - and for the first time, he revealed his own name: [[Gogonji Gegenji]].
: <br/>
: The assault was a failure, and Gogonji's plans were stopped by his younger brother and a cadre of adventurers, fearful that Khamja's unsubtle activities would draw Eorzea into an all-out war. An tried to stop the reunification of the brothers - Gogonji's paranoia had led him to believe that his younger brother, whom he thought dead, was a Garlean plant - but when she was overcome, she fled to Gogonji's side, and to her shock, he protected her and healed her. But his hubris and overextension of his powers led inevitably to his downfall, leaving An to weep at his side as he was overwhelmed by the powers of the many soulstones he had attempted to utilize at once.
: <br/>
: An helped nurse Gogonji back to health, but to spare him the trauma - and potential execution - that would result from a trial, she turned herself in to the Ul'dahn authorities, confessing to having financed and helped direct Khamja. She traded heavily upon her social and material capital to avoid most consequences, but a magistrate sentenced her to three million gil as a fine, and she had come to the attention of Ul'dah's internal security service, led by [[Captain Rosewater]], an accomplished and capable spymaster who had been tracking An's activities as an assassin for cycles. Rosewater's influence meant that An had to undergo a "security review" by his service, which translated into An's forced servitude with the Sultansworn captain. He clasped an explosive choker around her neck to ensure her compliance and obedience, and used her as a personal tool, under threat of Gogonji being hunted and forced to justice. But An had not given up, and with Gogonji's help, began to devise a way to bring Rosewater down, discredit him and win her own freedom.
: <br/>
: Together, the two Lalafell executed a complicated plan that resulted in Rosewater's exposure as a Garlean spy and his eventual death at Gogonji's hand. Afterward, An went to ground, retreating with Gogonji to his safehouse in Coerthas and observing the fallout from a distance. While An has concerns that some of her past actions may come back to haunt her, so far it seems as though the plot was executed without any blowback, and her name was officially cleared. The experience seemed to draw her and Gogonji closer together, and her attention turned to helping him conquer the remaining shards of soulstones lodged within his consciousness...

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She's called the 'Cherry Blossom Socialite' by some - probably just because of the pink hair and no brains behind it." -- ''Snide Socialite''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Near rich enough to take on the Syndicate, but a Christmas cake at this point." -- ''Garrulous Gossipmonger''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she was arrested for financing an illegal mercenary group - it was written up in the papers!" -- ''Intrigued Ingenue''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She used to come around here sometimes with a gray-haired Miqo'te old enough to be her father. Awful!" -- ''Baffled Bartender''
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Oh, Annunu? She's got her own way of doing things, that's for sure. Sometimes she has an empty look in her eye that seems like she doesn't feel anything at all." -- ''Particular Patron''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "When she shows up at the Gilded Knuckle, people die shortly thereafter. Always seems like an accident, but always happens." -- ''Knowledgeable Knifehand''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #EED2EE;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a nice lady, fer sure. Prolly one o' tha nicer people I've met. I jus' hope she's alrigh'..." - [[Kokoporo Apaporo]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "An is... more than you know... more than you could ''ever'' know..." - [[Gogonji Gegenji]]
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:<font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Romantic:</b> Romantic interest in this person.</sub>
:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Familial:</b> Intimate friends/confidantes, platonic love.</sub>
:<font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Friendly:</b> Friends that may or may not know her true self.</sub>
:<font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Good:</b> Friendly acquaintance.</sub>
:<font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Neutral:</b> Acquaintance, no true familiarity.</sub>
:<font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Negative:</b> Enemy.</sub>

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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chuta Allfriend]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An's childhood crush, first love, and former fiance, the gray-haired Miqo'te storyteller holds a special place in her heart even though they have drifted apart.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Gogonji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An is selflessly devoted to Gogonji, whom she calls "Master Gogonji." She has served him faithfully at his side since the time of the Thaliak pilgrimage and through present day. Her attachment to him speaks of something stronger than even the strongest bond of friendship, and over the course of much time together and enduring many trials in tandem, they have grown quite close.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Koporo Aporo]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Dunesfolk Lalafell of her own age, An has grown closer to him during the time of her trials under Captain Rosewater. Although she likes and admires the other Monetarist, she fears he would hate her if he knew her true self, so keeps him at a bit of a distance.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Although it is highly unlikely he considers her a friend, An has a soft spot in her heart for Master Gogonji's younger brother, and has kept something of a protective eye over him since their initial meeting many pilgrimages ago. Knowing he was Gogonji's blood has increased her resolve to watch over him and keep him safe. She would like to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Dren Gonne]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Met at the Menphina pilgrimage, An sensed the other Lalafell was similar to herself, in skills and temperament - but with less discipline. Still, she felt drawn to him, enough to want to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Warren Castille]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Free Paladin who assisted Chachanji and his friends to defeat An and Gogonji, An now discreetly rents a room from him as a safe haven. She is somewhat intimidated by the man and his houseguests, and makes herself scarce, hoping he doesn't think ill of her after the altercation at the Castrum.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Leanne Delphium]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An and Leanne came into conflict when Leanne stumbled upon Gogonji at the Bobbing Cork prior to the confrontation at the Castrum. Leanne wanted to force a reunion between Gogonji and Chachanji, and was attempting to take his earring. In defense of Gogonji, An attacked her and covered his retreat. Although An attempted to explain to Leanne that Gogonji's paranoia and mental state were not ready for such a reunion, the hatted songstress did not listen and declared enmity and animosity for An. Since Gogonji's defeat at the Castrum, An has had few interactions with Leanne, but after Koporo and An had a brief conversation with Leanne at the Grindstone, An warily concedes that it seems she and Leanne have no more reason to quarrel.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Captain Rosewater]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Rosewater - likely an alias - has been a thorn in An's side since he first apprehended Chuta in an attempt to find out more information on An. Her enslavement by the Sultansworn captain has resulted in a lot of mental and emotional anguish for the Lalafell, and she finds him depraved, immoral, predatory, and intimidating. She has resolved to eliminate him by one means or another.</div>
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===

: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitmanWithAHeart Hitman With A Heart] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProfessionalKiller Professional Killer] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ninja Ninja] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeneathTheMask Beneath the Mask] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SugarAndIcePersonality Sugar and Ice Personality]
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: Templates by [[Bancroft Gairn]] and [[L'aenoh Tia]]

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[[Category:Plainsfolk Lalafell]]

Annunu Nunu

2015-09-13T22:05:21Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

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'''Annunu Nunu''', also known as "An" (pronounced "Ahn), is a mature Lalafell woman who lives a double, and sometimes triple, life. To almost all that meet her or know of her, she is the Cherry Blossom Socialite, a rich, as yet unwed heiress who circulates among Ul'dah's elite, a Monetarist with a ready smile and a light, tittering laugh. To the few who truly know her - an amount that can be tallied on one hand - she is a serious, reserved assassin in the service of the Syndicate, a position she inherited from her father.<br/>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
Annunu Nunu is the adopted daughter of a well-to-do Hyur merchant prince, whose fortune only increased exponentially during the years of her childhood. Her father owned an estate overlooking Camp Drybone just south of the Golden Bazaar. An, as her father always called her, grew up with every social and material advantage, and from her teenage years, was a fixture at balls and parties thrown by the wealthy of Ul'dah, as was her gregarious father.
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<section begin=featured-blurb />In secret, An's father was a notorious assassin who emigrated from Doma when he was just getting his feet under him, in response to some mysterious circumstances in his homeland. He found Ul'dahn society welcoming to anyone with money, and soon gained the trust of the wealthy and influential, both on a social level, and as a professional assassin for hire who specialized in discreet and natural-looking killings. For reasons unknown, An's father was contracted to kill her parents. He had not known at the time they had a toddler child, and he spared the baby, instead choosing to take the child under his wing. An was reared in her father's traditions, learning the art of dagger-fighting, how to conduct assassinations, poisons, and ambushes, stealth and infiltration, all at a young age.<section end=featured-blurb />
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An's father died during the chaos of the Calamity, and few in Ul'dahn society questioned the death, coming at such a tumultuous time. An became an extremely wealthy heiress, and as such as quite eligible among the opportunistic elite class of merchants and moneymakers, but she as yet remains unwed, usually deflecting politically-minded suitors with a laugh and a joke. Despite rejecting such offers, she remains well-regarded among Ul'dah's elite for her social charms and her ability to play politics, keeping herself deftly above the fray while in all factions' good graces, a skill learned from her father.<br/>
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While An is skilled at presenting herself as social and blithe as the Cherry Blossom Socialite, her true motivations and behaviors are often shrouded in mystery. To her few confidants, she has occasionally spoken of a "curse" she has inherited from her father, who was also her Master. Her father was quite withdrawn and reserved in private, and An has said that she only saw one true smile from him in all of her years of knowing him - upon the day of his death.
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: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Order and tranquility.
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Financial security.
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Fulfilling what is expected of her.
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> The safety to be herself and show her true face.

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: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Chaos; uncertainty.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Not knowing anything about a situation.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Being manipulated.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Feeling unnecessary/unneeded.
: <font style="color:#EE799F;" size="3">■</font> Prejudice and pre-judging.

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: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Purple Drops; Doman cuisine
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Juice; secretly likes the Quicksand's ale
: <font style="color:#EED2EE;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: White

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===

Annunu is a relatively tall, pale-skilled Lalafell with a moderately athletic physique and long, vivid pink hair usually bound in two long twintails. This gives her a girlish appearance despite her age. She has large blue eyes and a very serious natural expression.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Acts like a well-meaning but slightly airheaded socialite when in the presence of those she doesn't know. This is characterized by an open, caring smile and frequent soft giggles.</li>
: <li>Her true personality is very serious and focused, reserved, and mission-focused. Smiles and laughs while in this role are far rarer - but are actually genuine.</li>
: <li>Her voice is soft and her manner of speaking is very precise and educated. She is secretly fluent in Doman, taught by her father, but tends to conceal this fact as it underscores a Doman connection that she should not by rights have.</li>
: <li>When startled, she is quick to violence and taking violent measures, almost as if scared for her life.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Reserved, quiet, studious, prone to fully examining a situation and making accurate observations.</li>
: <li>A skilled actress and social chameleon.</li>
: <li>Intensely loyal to the few she considers friends.</li>
: <li>Knowledgeable about stealth/infiltration tactics, poisons, traps, and assassination techniques. Has also picked up some spy tradecraft.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Overprotective of those she cares for to a fault. Can be easily manipulated by those feelings.</li>
: <li>Has a disregard for her own life and safety that borders on the suicidal.</li>
: <li>Shuts down emotionally when things get difficult.</li>
: <li>Not physically strong; her attack style is based on complete surprise, so she can be easily overwhelmed if forced into direct confrontation.</li>
: </ul>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====

: Annunu, an only child adopted by her father after he assassinated her parents, was trained meticulously to be his successor in all things from a young age, learning the arts of the assassin as other children learn toys and games. Her father's most deadly technique - being the man that all would least suspect to be an assassin, and therefore achieving complete tactical surprise - was passed down in full to An, who adopted the guise and persona of the Cherry Blossom Socialite. Hiding behind a bubbly and lighthearted social guise, An had access to the highest echelons of Ul'dahn society, who provided both employers and victims.
: <br/>
: Her father also taught and modeled for her a mantra of complete stillness, of emotional detachment and disengagement. His clan was cursed, he claimed; as the last of a clan of assassins, the curse fell upon them that they were to fall before the blade of the one they loved the most. An fulfilled the curse - and inherited it - when she killed her father in the aftermath of the Calamity. Although she claims to have accepted her eventual fate, she also lives in terror of it. Because of the curse, her father attempted to raise her as one who would never care for anyone.
: <br/>
: However, when An was a child, a wandering storyteller and his musician wife stopped by a nearby village to her father's manor. She watched their performances and was deeply moved. With the certainty of a child, she announced that she loved the storyteller, and despite her father's punishments, she attached to the idea of the vagabond as an object for her affections. This preserved her capacity to care for others - though she has something of a skewed perspective of how to form relationships as a result, seeming to sometimes arbitrarily pick someone to care for as if at random.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Adulthood</div>====

: As An grew into a young woman, she lived a dual life; she became a debutante on the Ul'dahn social scene even as her training continued under the watchful eye of her Master and father. She began to accompany, and then assist him in his own work, seeing firsthand how he could be friendly and gregarious with someone that he would later accept a contract to kill without blinking an eye. She absorbed her father's emotionless, unflinching acceptance of duty, his dedication to the mission, his complete denial of self.
: <br/>
: After the Calamity, An decided the time was right to take on the mantle of assassin for herself. Her father was starting to grow slower, clumsier, and was courting more and more danger. With cold logic and rationality, An assessed that it was only a matter of time - and short time at that - before he was caught and exposed. Such exposure would not only destroy him, but would tarnish his legacy, making it impossible for An to take on the same dual role of social butterfly and secret assassin. As he had always told her he expected her to kill him someday, she did just that, ambushing him at their own manor and knifing him in the ribs. He died in her arms, smiling at her for the first time and telling her that he loved her.
: <br/>
: After that point, An was truly on her own, and she moved to Ul'dah, letting the family manor fall into disrepair. She had inherited a surprisingly vast fortune from her father, but money did little for her, save as an assurance of stability and constancy, things that An valued. Having her father's connections already, she simply entered the same role that he had taken, and while some of her clients may have suspected the junior assassin of clearing the way to becoming the senior one, they accepted her once she proved herself as reliable, discreet, and effective as her father had been.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====

: To An's surprise, in the course of her work she again heard of the storyteller of her youth, [[Chuta Allfriend]], and his upcoming performance at a pilgrimage to honor Nald'thal. An went to meet him, and soon had confessed her early-in-life attachment to the old storyteller and his work. Widowed now, Chuta seemed to appreciate her feelings, and he became her confidante and then her mate. An hid nothing from him, fully disclosing her work, her dual life, and her curse to the gray Miqo'te vagabond. She went so far as to openly declare their relationship in her life as the Cherry Blossom Socialite as well, which caused no amount of scandal in Ul'dahn society, and was perhaps a misstep as it was dangerously out of character for that persona.
: <br/>
: An and Chuta's relationship continued apace, but An noticed that Chuta seemed discomfited with her work. He seemed to dislike the risks she took as an assassin, the potential for disaster should her extended social deception be discovered, and in general An's disregard for her own life and safety in the course of the mission. An had little need for additional money, so under Chuta's urging, An began to wonder if she should retire - which was compounded when Chuta proposed to her publicly at the Celebration of the Scholar.
: <br/>
: However, the Thaliak pilgrimage was the site of a major turning point in Annunu's life, as she met a mysterious Lalafell at the pilgrimage that first she knew only under the obvious assumed name of "Oan". Surly, suspicious, and disparaging of all of the events around him, the green-haired, violet-eyed man sparked An's curiosity, and she spent half of the event contemplating whether or not to kill him with an advantageous strike to the back. But as the night continued, she realized she felt a pull toward him that had not been there before, and she decided to seek him out after the event. Meeting up with him in Fallgourd Float, she pledged him her aid in his endeavors, as "Master Oan" (as she referred to him) was clearly steeped in a purpose. Soon An had become his right hand and a Commander in the mercenary group Khamja, a group dedicated to the violent overthrow of the Garlean Empire in revenge for the fall of Doma. Her involvement with Khamja and dedication to Oan led to the dissolvement of her engagement to Chuta, and the relationship between them seemed to completely disappear.
: <br/>
: Having no personal like or dislike of the Garleans, An's participation in Khamja was strictly personal. Master Oan was a man filled with hate and an obsession with vengeance, and time spent with him did little to convince him of her loyalty or dedication. Oan often treated her poorly, dismissively, and suspiciously. Still, she utilized her specialized skills to assist his mission, and gradually, the man began to open up to her, include her in his plans, and see her as more than a tool to direct at his whim. Privately, An was convinced Oan needed her. She thought perhaps she could draw him back from the very brink of his self-destructive need for vengeance. Khamja was being utilized by Oan not as a precise instrument but as a blunt object, and An feared for Oan's safety - fearing that he sought to do as much damage to the Garleans as possible before his own life was snuffed out. On the very eve of a planned assault on several Castrums simultaneously, An gave Oan a purple drop - saying that the candy reminded her of his eyes - and for the first time, he revealed his own name: [[Gogonji Gegenji]].
: <br/>
: The assault was a failure, and Gogonji's plans were stopped by his younger brother and a cadre of adventurers, fearful that Khamja's unsubtle activities would draw Eorzea into an all-out war. An tried to stop the reunification of the brothers - Gogonji's paranoia had led him to believe that his younger brother, whom he thought dead, was a Garlean plant - but when she was overcome, she fled to Gogonji's side, and to her shock, he protected her and healed her. But his hubris and overextension of his powers led inevitably to his downfall, leaving An to weep at his side as he was overwhelmed by the powers of the many soulstones he had attempted to utilize at once.
: <br/>
: An helped nurse Gogonji back to health, but to spare him the trauma - and potential execution - that would result from a trial, she turned herself in to the Ul'dahn authorities, confessing to having financed and helped direct Khamja. She traded heavily upon her social and material capital to avoid most consequences, but a magistrate sentenced her to three million gil as a fine, and she had come to the attention of Ul'dah's internal security service, led by [[Captain Rosewater]], an accomplished and capable spymaster who had been tracking An's activities as an assassin for cycles. Rosewater's influence meant that An had to undergo a "security review" by his service, which translated into An's forced servitude with the Sultansworn captain. He clasped an explosive choker around her neck to ensure her compliance and obedience, and used her as a personal tool, under threat of Gogonji being hunted and forced to justice. But An had not given up, and with Gogonji's help, began to devise a way to bring Rosewater down, discredit him and win her own freedom...

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She's called the 'Cherry Blossom Socialite' by some - probably just because of the pink hair and no brains behind it." -- ''Snide Socialite''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Near rich enough to take on the Syndicate, but a Christmas cake at this point." -- ''Garrulous Gossipmonger''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she was arrested for financing an illegal mercenary group - it was written up in the papers!" -- ''Intrigued Ingenue''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She used to come around here sometimes with a gray-haired Miqo'te old enough to be her father. Awful!" -- ''Baffled Bartender''
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Oh, Annunu? She's got her own way of doing things, that's for sure. Sometimes she has an empty look in her eye that seems like she doesn't feel anything at all." -- ''Particular Patron''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "When she shows up at the Gilded Knuckle, people die shortly thereafter. Always seems like an accident, but always happens." -- ''Knowledgeable Knifehand''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #EED2EE;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a nice lady, fer sure. Prolly one o' tha nicer people I've met. I jus' hope she's alrigh'..." - [[Kokoporo Apaporo]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "An is... more than you know... more than you could ''ever'' know..." - [[Gogonji Gegenji]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font>

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:<font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Romantic:</b> Romantic interest in this person.</sub>
:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Familial:</b> Intimate friends/confidantes, platonic love.</sub>
:<font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Friendly:</b> Friends that may or may not know her true self.</sub>
:<font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Good:</b> Friendly acquaintance.</sub>
:<font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Neutral:</b> Acquaintance, no true familiarity.</sub>
:<font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Negative:</b> Enemy.</sub>

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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chuta Allfriend]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An's childhood crush, first love, and former fiance, the gray-haired Miqo'te storyteller holds a special place in her heart even though they have seemingly drifted apart.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Gogonji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An is selflessly devoted to Gogonji, whom she calls "Master Gogonji." She has served him faithfully at his side since the time of the Thaliak pilgrimage and through present day. Perhaps her attachment to him speaks of something stronger than even the strongest bond of friendship, but if such is the case, she has not spoken to anyone about it.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Koporo Aporo]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Dunesfolk Lalafell of her own age, An has grown closer to him during the time of her trials under Captain Rosewater. Although she likes and admires the other Monetarist, she fears he would hate her if he knew her true self, so keeps him at a bit of a distance.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Although it is highly unlikely he considers her a friend, An has a soft spot in her heart for Master Gogonji's younger brother, and has kept something of a protective eye over him since their initial meeting many pilgrimages ago. Knowing he was Gogonji's blood has increased her resolve to watch over him and keep him safe. She would like to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Dren Gonne]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Met at the Menphina pilgrimage, An sensed the other Lalafell was similar to herself, in skills and temperament - but with less discipline. Still, she felt drawn to him, enough to want to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Warren Castille]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Free Paladin who assisted Chachanji and his friends to defeat An and Gogonji, An now discreetly rents a room from him as a safe haven. She is somewhat intimidated by the man and his houseguests, and makes herself scarce, hoping he doesn't think ill of her after the altercation at the Castrum.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Leanne Delphium]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An and Leanne came into conflict when Leanne stumbled upon Gogonji at the Bobbing Cork prior to the confrontation at the Castrum. Leanne wanted to force a reunion between Gogonji and Chachanji, and was attempting to take his earring. In defense of Gogonji, An attacked her and covered his retreat. Although An attempted to explain to Leanne that Gogonji's paranoia and mental state were not ready for such a reunion, the hatted songstress did not listen and declared enmity and animosity for An. Since Gogonji's defeat at the Castrum, An has had few interactions with Leanne, but after Koporo and An had a brief conversation with Leanne at the Grindstone, An warily concedes that it seems she and Leanne have no more reason to quarrel.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Captain Rosewater]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Rosewater - likely an alias - has been a thorn in An's side since he first apprehended Chuta in an attempt to find out more information on An. Her enslavement by the Sultansworn captain has resulted in a lot of mental and emotional anguish for the Lalafell, and she finds him depraved, immoral, predatory, and intimidating. She has resolved to eliminate him by one means or another.</div>
|}
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #EED2EE;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===

: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitmanWithAHeart Hitman With A Heart] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProfessionalKiller Professional Killer] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ninja Ninja] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeneathTheMask Beneath the Mask] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SugarAndIcePersonality Sugar and Ice Personality]
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: Templates by [[Bancroft Gairn]] and [[L'aenoh Tia]]

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Annunu Nunu

2015-09-12T16:36:57Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: Character page creation

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'''Annunu Nunu''', also known as "An" (pronounced "Ahn), is a mature Lalafell woman who lives a double, and sometimes triple, life. To almost all that meet her or know of her, she is the Cherry Blossom Socialite, a rich, as yet unwed heiress who circulates among Ul'dah's elite, a Monetarist with a ready smile and a light, tittering laugh. To the few who truly know her - an amount that can be tallied on one hand - she is a serious, reserved assassin in the service of the Syndicate, a position she inherited from her father.<br/>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
Annunu Nunu is the adopted daughter of a well-to-do Hyur merchant prince, whose fortune only increased exponentially during the years of her childhood. Her father owned an estate overlooking Camp Drybone just south of the Golden Bazaar. An, as her father always called her, grew up with every social and material advantage, and from her teenage years, was a fixture at balls and parties thrown by the wealthy of Ul'dah, as was her gregarious father.
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<section begin=featured-blurb />In secret, An's father was a notorious assassin who emigrated from Doma when he was just getting his feet under him, in response to some mysterious circumstances in his homeland. He found Ul'dahn society welcoming to anyone with money, and soon gained the trust of the wealthy and influential, both on a social level, and as a professional assassin for hire who specialized in discreet and natural-looking killings. For reasons unknown, An's father was contracted to kill her parents. He had not known at the time they had a toddler child, and he spared the baby, instead choosing to take the child under his wing. An was reared in her father's traditions, learning the art of dagger-fighting, how to conduct assassinations, poisons, and ambushes, stealth and infiltration, all at a young age.<section end=featured-blurb />
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An's father died during the chaos of the Calamity, and few in Ul'dahn society questioned the death, coming at such a tumultuous time. An became an extremely wealthy heiress, and as such as quite eligible among the opportunistic elite class of merchants and moneymakers, but she as yet remains unwed, usually deflecting politically-minded suitors with a laugh and a joke. Despite rejecting such offers, she remains well-regarded among Ul'dah's elite for her social charms and her ability to play politics, keeping herself deftly above the fray while in all factions' good graces, a skill learned from her father.<br/>
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While An is skilled at presenting herself as social and blithe as the Cherry Blossom Socialite, her true motivations and behaviors are often shrouded in mystery. To her few confidants, she has occasionally spoken of a "curse" she has inherited from her father, who was also her Master. Her father was quite withdrawn and reserved in private, and An has said that she only saw one true smile from him in all of her years of knowing him - upon the day of his death.
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Order and tranquility.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Financial security.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Fulfilling what is expected of her.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> The safety to be herself and show her true face.

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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Chaos; uncertainty.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Not knowing anything about a situation.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being manipulated.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Feeling unnecessary/unneeded.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Prejudice and pre-judging.

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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Purple Drops; Doman cuisine
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Juice; secretly likes the Quicksand's ale
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: White

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Acts like a well-meaning but slightly airheaded socialite when in the presence of those she doesn't know. This is characterized by an open, caring smile and frequent soft giggles.</li>
: <li>Her true personality is very serious and focused, reserved, and mission-focused. Smiles and laughs while in this role are far rarer - but are actually genuine.</li>
: <li>Her voice is soft and her manner of speaking is very precise and educated. She is secretly fluent in Doman, taught by her father, but tends to conceal this fact as it underscores a Doman connection that she should not by rights have.</li>
: <li>When startled, she is quick to violence and taking violent measures, almost as if scared for her life.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Reserved, quiet, studious, prone to fully examining a situation and making accurate observations.</li>
: <li>A skilled actress and social chameleon.</li>
: <li>Intensely loyal to the few she considers friends.</li>
: <li>Knowledgeable about stealth/infiltration tactics, poisons, traps, and assassination techniques. Has also picked up some spy tradecraft.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Overprotective of those she cares for to a fault. Can be easily manipulated by those feelings.</li>
: <li>Has a disregard for her own life and safety that borders on the suicidal.</li>
: <li>Shuts down emotionally when things get difficult.</li>
: <li>Not physically strong; her attack style is based on complete surprise, so she can be easily overwhelmed if forced into direct confrontation.</li>
: </ul>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====

: Annunu, an only child adopted by her father after he assassinated her parents, was trained meticulously to be his successor in all things from a young age, learning the arts of the assassin as other children learn toys and games. Her father's most deadly technique - being the man that all would least suspect to be an assassin, and therefore achieving complete tactical surprise - was passed down in full to An, who adopted the guise and persona of the Cherry Blossom Socialite. Hiding behind a bubbly and lighthearted social guise, An had access to the highest echelons of Ul'dahn society, who provided both employers and victims.
: <br/>
: Her father also taught and modeled for her a mantra of complete stillness, of emotional detachment and disengagement. His clan was cursed, he claimed; as the last of a clan of assassins, the curse fell upon them that they were to fall before the blade of the one they loved the most. An fulfilled the curse - and inherited it - when she killed her father in the aftermath of the Calamity. Although she claims to have accepted her eventual fate, she also lives in terror of it. Because of the curse, her father attempted to raise her as one who would never care for anyone.
: <br/>
: However, when An was a child, a wandering storyteller and his musician wife stopped by a nearby village to her father's manor. She watched their performances and was deeply moved. With the certainty of a child, she announced that she loved the storyteller, and despite her father's punishments, she attached to the idea of the vagabond as an object for her affections. This preserved her capacity to care for others - though she has something of a skewed perspective of how to form relationships as a result, seeming to sometimes arbitrarily pick someone to care for as if at random.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Adulthood</div>====

: As An grew into a young woman, she lived a dual life; she became a debutante on the Ul'dahn social scene even as her training continued under the watchful eye of her Master and father. She began to accompany, and then assist him in his own work, seeing firsthand how he could be friendly and gregarious with someone that he would later accept a contract to kill without blinking an eye. She absorbed her father's emotionless, unflinching acceptance of duty, his dedication to the mission, his complete denial of self.
: <br/>
: After the Calamity, An decided the time was right to take on the mantle of assassin for herself. Her father was starting to grow slower, clumsier, and was courting more and more danger. With cold logic and rationality, An assessed that it was only a matter of time - and short time at that - before he was caught and exposed. Such exposure would not only destroy him, but would tarnish his legacy, making it impossible for An to take on the same dual role of social butterfly and secret assassin. As he had always told her he expected her to kill him someday, she did just that, ambushing him at their own manor and knifing him in the ribs. He died in her arms, smiling at her for the first time and telling her that he loved her.
: <br/>
: After that point, An was truly on her own, and she moved to Ul'dah, letting the family manor fall into disrepair. She had inherited a surprisingly vast fortune from her father, but money did little for her, save as an assurance of stability and constancy, things that An valued. Having her father's connections already, she simply entered the same role that he had taken, and while some of her clients may have suspected the junior assassin of clearing the way to becoming the senior one, they accepted her once she proved herself as reliable, discreet, and effective as her father had been.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====

: To An's surprise, in the course of her work she again heard of the storyteller of her youth, [[Chuta Allfriend]], and his upcoming performance at a pilgrimage to honor Nald'thal. An went to meet him, and soon had confessed her early-in-life attachment to the old storyteller and his work. Widowed now, Chuta seemed to appreciate her feelings, and he became her confidante and then her mate. An hid nothing from him, fully disclosing her work, her dual life, and her curse to the gray Miqo'te vagabond. She went so far as to openly declare their relationship in her life as the Cherry Blossom Socialite as well, which caused no amount of scandal in Ul'dahn society, and was perhaps a misstep as it was dangerously out of character for that persona.
: <br/>
: An and Chuta's relationship continued apace, but An noticed that Chuta seemed discomfited with her work. He seemed to dislike the risks she took as an assassin, the potential for disaster should her extended social deception be discovered, and in general An's disregard for her own life and safety in the course of the mission. An had little need for additional money, so under Chuta's urging, An began to wonder if she should retire - which was compounded when Chuta proposed to her publicly at the Celebration of the Scholar.
: <br/>
: However, the Thaliak pilgrimage was the site of a major turning point in Annunu's life, as she met a mysterious Lalafell at the pilgrimage that first she knew only under the obvious assumed name of "Oan". Surly, suspicious, and disparaging of all of the events around him, the green-haired, violet-eyed man sparked An's curiosity, and she spent half of the event contemplating whether or not to kill him with an advantageous strike to the back. But as the night continued, she realized she felt a pull toward him that had not been there before, and she decided to seek him out after the event. Meeting up with him in Fallgourd Float, she pledged him her aid in his endeavors, as "Master Oan" (as she referred to him) was clearly steeped in a purpose. Soon An had become his right hand and a Commander in the mercenary group Khamja, a group dedicated to the violent overthrow of the Garlean Empire in revenge for the fall of Doma. Her involvement with Khamja and dedication to Oan led to the dissolvement of her engagement to Chuta, and the relationship between them seemed to completely disappear.
: <br/>
: Having no personal like or dislike of the Garleans, An's participation in Khamja was strictly personal. Master Oan was a man filled with hate and an obsession with vengeance, and time spent with him did little to convince him of her loyalty or dedication. Oan often treated her poorly, dismissively, and suspiciously. Still, she utilized her specialized skills to assist his mission, and gradually, the man began to open up to her, include her in his plans, and see her as more than a tool to direct at his whim. Privately, An was convinced Oan needed her. She thought perhaps she could draw him back from the very brink of his self-destructive need for vengeance. Khamja was being utilized by Oan not as a precise instrument but as a blunt object, and An feared for Oan's safety - fearing that he sought to do as much damage to the Garleans as possible before his own life was snuffed out. On the very eve of a planned assault on several Castrums simultaneously, An gave Oan a purple drop - saying that the candy reminded her of his eyes - and for the first time, he revealed his own name: [[Gogonji Gegenji]].
: <br/>
: The assault was a failure, and Gogonji's plans were stopped by his younger brother and a cadre of adventurers, fearful that Khamja's unsubtle activities would draw Eorzea into an all-out war. An tried to stop the reunification of the brothers - Gogonji's paranoia had led him to believe that his younger brother, whom he thought dead, was a Garlean plant - but when she was overcome, she fled to Gogonji's side, and to her shock, he protected her and healed her. But his hubris and overextension of his powers led inevitably to his downfall, leaving An to weep at his side as he was overwhelmed by the powers of the many soulstones he had attempted to utilize at once.
: <br/>
: An helped nurse Gogonji back to health, but to spare him the trauma - and potential execution - that would result from a trial, she turned herself in to the Ul'dahn authorities, confessing to having financed and helped direct Khamja. She traded heavily upon her social and material capital to avoid most consequences, but a magistrate sentenced her to three million gil as a fine, and she had come to the attention of Ul'dah's internal security service, led by [[Captain Rosewater]], an accomplished and capable spymaster who had been tracking An's activities as an assassin for cycles. Rosewater's influence meant that An had to undergo a "security review" by his service, which translated into An's forced servitude with the Sultansworn captain. He clasped an explosive choker around her neck to ensure her compliance and obedience, and used her as a personal tool, under threat of Gogonji being hunted and forced to justice. But An had not given up, and with Gogonji's help, began to devise a way to bring Rosewater down, discredit him and win her own freedom...

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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<div style="border:0px solid; padding:8px;"><b>
<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She's called the 'Cherry Blossom Socialite' by some - probably just because of the pink hair and no brains behind it." -- ''Snide Socialite''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Near rich enough to take on the Syndicate, but a Christmas cake at this point." -- ''Garrulous Gossipmonger''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she was arrested for financing an illegal mercenary group - it was written up in the papers!" -- ''Intrigued Ingenue''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She used to come around here sometimes with a gray-haired Miqo'te old enough to be her father. Awful!" -- ''Baffled Bartender''
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Oh, Annunu? She's got her own way of doing things, that's for sure. Sometimes she has an empty look in her eye that seems like she doesn't feel anything at all." -- ''Particular Patron''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "When she shows up at the Gilded Knuckle, people die shortly thereafter. Always seems like an accident, but always happens." -- ''Knowledgeable Knifehand''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #ECCA67;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
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:<font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Romantic:</b> Romantic interest in this person.</sub>
:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Familial:</b> Intimate friends/confidantes, platonic love.</sub>
:<font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> <sub><b>Friendly:</b> Friends that may or may not know her true self.</sub>
:<font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Good:</b> Friendly acquaintance.</sub>
:<font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Neutral:</b> Acquaintance, no true familiarity.</sub>
:<font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> <sub><b>Negative:</b> Enemy.</sub>

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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chuta Allfriend]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">An's childhood crush, first love, and former fiance, the gray-haired Miqo'te storyteller holds a special place in her heart even though they have seemingly drifted apart.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Gogonji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
|-
| <div style="font-size:11px;">An is selflessly devoted to Gogonji, whom she calls "Master Gogonji." She has served him faithfully at his side since the time of the Thaliak pilgrimage and through present day. Perhaps her attachment to him speaks of something stronger than even the strongest bond of friendship, but if such is the case, she has not spoken to anyone about it.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Koporo Aporo]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Dunesfolk Lalafell of her own age, An has grown closer to him during the time of her trials under Captain Rosewater. Although she likes and admires the other Monetarist, she fears he would hate her if he knew her true self, so keeps him at a bit of a distance.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#f2a6c3;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Although it is highly unlikely he considers her a friend, An has a soft spot in her heart for Master Gogonji's younger brother, and has kept something of a protective eye over him since their initial meeting many pilgrimages ago. Knowing he was Gogonji's blood has increased her resolve to watch over him and keep him safe. She would like to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Dren Gonne]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#74a557;" size="3"> ♥ </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Met at the Menphina pilgrimage, An sensed the other Lalafell was similar to herself, in skills and temperament - but with less discipline. Still, she felt drawn to him, enough to want to get to know him better.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Warren Castille]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
|-
| <div style="font-size:11px;">A Free Paladin who assisted Chachanji and his friends to defeat An and Gogonji, An now discreetly rents a room from him as a safe haven. She is somewhat intimidated by the man and his houseguests, and makes herself scarce, hoping he doesn't think ill of her after the altercation at the Castrum.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Leanne Delphium]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#898b8c;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
|-
| <div style="font-size:11px;">An and Leanne came into conflict when Leanne stumbled upon Gogonji at the Bobbing Cork prior to the confrontation at the Castrum. Leanne wanted to force a reunion between Gogonji and Chachanji, and was attempting to take his earring. In defense of Gogonji, An attacked her and covered his retreat. Although An attempted to explain to Leanne that Gogonji's paranoia and mental state were not ready for such a reunion, the hatted songstress did not listen and declared enmity and animosity for An. Since Gogonji's defeat at the Castrum, An has had few interactions with Leanne, but after Koporo and An had a brief conversation with Leanne at the Grindstone, An warily concedes that it seems she and Leanne have no more reason to quarrel.</div>
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! <div align="left"><div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">  '''[[Captain Rosewater]]'''</font> '''(''' <font style="color:#952e2e;" size="3"> ● </font> ''')'''</div></div>
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| <div style="font-size:11px;">Rosewater - likely an alias - has been a thorn in An's side since he first apprehended Chuta in an attempt to find out more information on An. Her enslavement by the Sultansworn captain has resulted in a lot of mental and emotional anguish for the Lalafell, and she finds him depraved, immoral, predatory, and intimidating. She has resolved to eliminate him by one means or another.</div>
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===

: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitmanWithAHeart Hitman With A Heart] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProfessionalKiller Professional Killer] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ninja Ninja] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StepfordSmiler Stepford Smiler] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeneathTheMask Beneath the Mask] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SugarAndIcePersonality Sugar and Ice Personality]
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: Templates by [[Bancroft Gairn]] and [[L'aenoh Tia]]

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[[Category:Plainsfolk Lalafell]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:53:04Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Current Events */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Being ignored
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah. He is less capable with Triple Triad as it is less a game of chance, and sometimes will tilt the odds in his favor by adding the Random ruleset so his luck kicks in.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fistfighter. Although he sometimes carries claw-style weapons, he only uses fists or cesti when fighting a person instead of fiends.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. The two seemed to go through a rough patch where she expressed interest in him, but ended up turning to another within a few days, an experience that affected Howl far more deeply than he thought it would. Although after a few moons apart, they recently began speaking again, the prolonged distance seems to have left permanent marks on his behavior.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life. Iron Sea's disappearance left Howl concerned, but he seems to have found some method of communication with the reclusive Roegadyn, and isn't allowing him to vanish entirely from his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl vanished from the Grindstone shortly after Warren took over as Arbiter, and only appears occasionally, an absence that seems to be connected to difficulties with [[Renae Lecuyer]]. Although he makes some public appearances at events such as date auctions or festivals, something is subtlely different in his behavior, and he has begun smoking, both a small pipe and a water pipe in his room. It seems only a concerted effort by Warren is able to draw him more out of his shell and get him out and circulating in public again.

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:50:29Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Relationships */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Being ignored
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah. He is less capable with Triple Triad as it is less a game of chance, and sometimes will tilt the odds in his favor by adding the Random ruleset so his luck kicks in.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fistfighter. Although he sometimes carries claw-style weapons, he only uses fists or cesti when fighting a person instead of fiends.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. The two seemed to go through a rough patch where she expressed interest in him, but ended up turning to another within a few days, an experience that affected Howl far more deeply than he thought it would. Although after a few moons apart, they recently began speaking again, the prolonged distance seems to have left permanent marks on his behavior.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life. Iron Sea's disappearance left Howl concerned, but he seems to have found some method of communication with the reclusive Roegadyn, and isn't allowing him to vanish entirely from his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:46:59Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Personal */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Being ignored
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah. He is less capable with Triple Triad as it is less a game of chance, and sometimes will tilt the odds in his favor by adding the Random ruleset so his luck kicks in.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fistfighter. Although he sometimes carries claw-style weapons, he only uses fists or cesti when fighting a person instead of fiends.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:45:21Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Talents */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Being ignored
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah. He is less capable with Triple Triad as it is less a game of chance, and sometimes will tilt the odds in his favor by adding the Random ruleset so his luck kicks in.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:43:53Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Dislikes */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Being ignored
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-03-16T09:43:37Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Likes */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Strong tobacco
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]
*"Ah! Mr. Howl! He 'n Ser Warren are the bestest buddies, I always see 'em together. I'm tryin' ta be a good frand fer him, too, since at times it looks like he's got a lot on his plate." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]
*"You know... he is quite the fighter, but a simple kiss seems to make him go weak all over!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Chachanji Gegenji

2015-01-06T14:44:34Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Miscellaneous */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Chachanji Gegenji (And Gran)
| image = Chachamug.png
| imagewidth =
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Doma
| race = Lalafell
| clan = Dunesfolk
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 16 (says he's 19)
| stat_2 = Birthday
| stat_2_value = 32st Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
| stat_3 = Marital Status
| stat_3_value = Single
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Hero Wannabe
| stat_5 = Relatives
| stat_5_value =
<ul>
<li>Zozonji Gegenji (Father)</li>
<li>Jijinya Jinya (Mother)</li>
<li>Gogonji Gegenji (Eldest Brother)</li>
<li>Nininya Ninya (Older Sister)</li>
</ul>
}}

<b>Chachanji Gegenji</b> is the youngest child of the Gegenji family - a quickly rising clan of arms dealers seeking to make a name for themselves as the makers and providers of the finest arms and armors in all of Hydaelyn. However, Chachanji - being both energetic and a bit of a romantic - believes that he'd rather protect people himself rather than just foist gear on them. Seeing the plights surrounding Ul'dah upon the start of his adventure has only strengthened his beliefs.
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<br/>
At his side often enough is stalwart, little <b>Gran</b>; a baby behemoth that has quickly become Chachanji's partner in crime. Originally an oddity that was handed off time and time again between vendors and easily-tricked consumers across Eorzea, the little purple porker has somehow wound up under the Lalafell's care. He's not complaining, though, considering the ample supply of entertainment and treats. Whether or not he's actually a baby behemoth or a piglet made up to look like one is still up in the air.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
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<td style="vertical-align: top;font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3>
<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Likes</center></div></h3>
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing the hero.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Helping others.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing with his baby behemoth, Gran.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Just hanging out with friends.

<td style="vertical-align: top;font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3><span class="mw-headline">
<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Dislikes</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Seeing people in trouble.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Not being able to do/know things.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Monetarists.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being left out.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Taking medicine.

<td style="vertical-align: top;font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3><span class="mw-headline">
<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #CACFA5;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Other</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Yellow Drops
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Grape Juice
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Yellow

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>A bit of an oblivious dork, zeroing in on things that catch his interest and often missing things that haven't. Due to his training as a smith under his father, this often include focusing on someone's arms or armor.</li>
: <li>Speaks with a cobbled-together "Eorzean accent" that he's picked up to hide his Doman heritage. While it slips when he's suitably distressed, he's gotten quite used to using it and maintains it more often than not.</li>
: <li>While relatively fluent in Eorzean thanks to the Garlean occupation, he has a harder time wrapping his head around more complicated words (and names) and often breaks them down into oversimplifications, like "in-keg-neato" and "thundermentals." Others he mispronounces as part of that "Eorzean accent," and has stuck to them out of habit - "halp" and "swording" being two of the most common.</li>
: <li>As a little hero to be, Chachan often jumps in to try and "halp" people whenever there's a problem, even if he can't solve it. This has included an incident where he tried to talk a thief out of being a thief. This often leads to him taking on more than he can handle, and is likely to lead to him getting frustrated and throwing a fit.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Energetic and positive, always eager to go out and make things better.</li>
: <li>Always willing to lend a hand, which often leads to him doing all sorts of tasks and errands.</li>
: <li>A loyal, if oddball, friend who will always try to be there for them.</li>
: <li>Surprisingly knowledgeable about armor and weapon materials, and knows his way around a smith's hammer.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Terrible decision-maker, used to family making the big decisions and cleaning up his messes.</li>
: <li>His friendliness and willingness to help also makes him easily fleeced and taken advantage of.</li>
: <li>A bit of a crybaby, and can shut down if things go south for him.</li>
: <li>While he's been learning how to use sword and shield to protect people, he hasn't learned some of the <i>other</i> necessary points to help people, leading him to a couple "round peg, square hole" situations.</li>
: </ul>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====

: Chachanji, like his siblings, was born in Doma to the current family head Zozonji Gegenji - Doman native and skilled smith - and his wife Jijinya, daughter of a mostly unknown Ul'dahn merchant family. While he was taught the ways of business and metallurgy like his brother and sister, it was understood that Gogonji would take on the family business once Zozonji and Jijinya were ready to hand off the reins. As such, the pressures on Chacha to live up to the Gegenji family name were much less. While he did pay some attention to the smithing lectures and hands-on training, due to their more complicitly interactive nature, most of his economic classes were spent daydreaming about fighting dragons and saving princesses.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Teenage</div>====

: The most shocking event in Chachanji's young life was when he overheard a heated argument between Zozonji and Gogonji. The normally quiet and studious Gogo was suddenly voicing his disinterest in taking on the family business! He believed that simple weapons and armor paled before the might of tactics and knowledge, which had the added benefit of having uses outside just combat. He spoke of the Arcanists of the south seas, he described tales of the Scholars of Nym. Spearheading the manipulation and control of information, he argued, was a better goal than stubbornly relying on antiquated weaponry - already dated against Garlean's magitek advances.
: <br/>
: Chachanji retreated as the fight continued, afraid of being found and dragged into it. All he knew was that, shortly after that, Gogonji left their home to pursue his own ventures. Chacha approached his father for clarification, but was gruffly dismissed and ordered to focus on his studies.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====

: It has been five years since Gogonji stormed out on his family, and still the fight would oft come to Chachanji's mind. With the ramping up of Garlean forces over in Eorzea, the Gegenji family was seeing a lot of business. Of course, with Jijinya's ties to Ul'dah, they were also covertly shipping equipment there as well - for coin, of course. It all rubbed the romantically-minded Chacha the wrong way.
: <br/>
: Like his brother before him, Chacha confronted his father. However, his complaints were much more fanciful. It was obvious the Domans held no love for the oppressive Garleans, so why not support the Eorzean Alliance more openly? Why not take up the arms they so lovingly crafted and defend Doma, Ul'dah, and the rest rather than just turn around and sell them to the highest bidder!?
: <br/>
: Chachanji remembers little of how the rest of the argument played out, either too upset to remember or having actively refused to commit it to memory. All that he knew that he was on a ship to Ul'dah, to the land of his mother, to do more to help people than just offer them a fine blade for a price. Once there, the gap between the haves and the have-nots only inflamed his passion. He quickly found work with Momodi, taking tasks to try and make each day a little bit better for the locals - all the while dreaming of doing something bigger and better.
: <br/>
: Imagine his fear, then, when he heard of the razing of Doma. While he and his father had separated on less-than-friendly circumstances, he still truly cared for his family. So, when the refugees came to Ul'dah, Chachanji dropped everything to go see them - only to find they had been barred from the city. Chacha himself might have be gathered up with them and ousted from the city as well due to his heritage, but it was Momodi to the rescue again, citing his adventurer's license as reason enough for why he could stay within Ul'dah's walls. There's been quite a bit of conflict on this matter, and Chachanji has quickly learned to keep his Doma heritage quiet to avoid unneeded complications.
: <br/>
: Since then, quite a bit has happened. He's made friends (with an oddly disproportionate number of them being Sultansworn), made a bit of a name for himself as an able hand around Ul'dah, and has even begun his training to become a Paladin under the watchful eyes of Warren Castille, Roen Deneith, and (hopefully soon) Ser Coatleque Crofte. He still wants to be a hero, but a conversation with Ser Crofte has gotten him questioning his reasons as to <i>why.</i> Such reflection oft returns his mind to his family, holed up in Revenant's Toll with the rest of the Doman refugees, but he steadfastly believes that he's doing something important at the Jewel and stays his course. He still tries to visit them occasion, though.
: <br/>
: What lies ahead for the youngest Gegenji? Will he manage to complete his training and become either Free Paladin or Sultansworn? And what of his family, from the father he walked out on to the brother who is still missing in action?

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
: <i>~(To be filled in as Chachanji travels Eorzea. Feel free to send a /tell or RPC PM if you'd like to RP with the little hero-to-be!)~</i>

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<td style="vertical-align: top;width:50%;padding-right:10px; font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3><span class="mw-headline">
<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Rumors</center></div></span></h3>
<div style="border:0px solid; padding:8px;"><b>
<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "An easy mark, that one, if you need some coin. Jus' be quick outta there before th' waterworks start, eh?" -- ''Pearl Lane denizen''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That goofy little green-haired kid running around? I think he helped me with my groceries once. Was suspicious at first, worried he was gonna nick an apple or something." -- ''Sapphire Avenue regular''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oink!" -- ''Gran, the Baby Behemoth''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Now you ain't heard this from me, but I heard that there's a couple Domans still 'round here, even after they were told to shove off. We've got it bad enough without them trying to sneak their way back into our city!" -- ''Rumormonger''
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Who, Chachan? He's been makin' trips up here ta Revenant's Toll now 'n again. Methinks he jus' tryin' ta catch Papa's eye, he is." -- ''Nininya Ninya, Older Sister''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "You know, I think I've seen another Lalafell that looks like that one staying at the Quicksand. Green hair, purple eyes, everything." -- ''A Limsan merchant''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I'll do what I can to teach him. My concerns aren't with his learning, but with the world he has to face afterwards." [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He reminds me of someone I used to know. And I miss her. I hope he never forgets who he is now, come what may. Actually... I am hopeful that he will remind others what they have long forgotten. " - [[Roen Deneith]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "...I want to steal Gran." - [[Steel Wolf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "It's my sincere hope that one day, Chachanji will be one of the finest heroes of his generation, so I can get the perks of having known him in my old age." - [[Artemis Newton]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's so sweet, as his little pet! He really seemed to adore Mikh'a! Never seen a man get so smitten over a baby." - [[Lilithium Altair]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He don't need it from me, but I'll watch his back. Ul'dah needs more people like him, that really care about other people without nothing in it for them." - [[Ha'uruh Nunh]]
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<td style="vertical-align: top;width:50%;padding-right:10px; font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3><span class="mw-headline">
<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Relations</center></div></span></h3>
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Leanne Delphium]], aka "Ms. Hat" - She has kind of adopted Chachan has her younger brother, and he sees her as a sort of sibling-in-kind. When she's happy, he's happy; and when she's distressed, he's there to try and cheer her up. Best frans forever~
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Warren Castille]] - Chachanji's arms teacher, who saved him from assault by angry bee outside Ul'dah, and now serves to teach him how to fight with sword and shield. If he knew what it meant, the Lalafell might even admit to having a platonic man-crush on the Free Paladin, whom he sees as both strong and righteous.
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Roen Deneith]] - Met by happenstance through Gran bumping into her, Roen has become Chachan's second teacher, the "Free-Sworn" having that heroic heart that the Lalafell so admires. Whenever he sees her, she seems to be helping people, which is exactly what he wants to do. She's also been teaching him how to ride his Chocobo, Avenger.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Coatleque Crofte]] - Chachanji has his eyes on this predominant Sultansworn to be his third teacher. Her calm and collected approach, along with her apparent ability to always know what to say or do, being something he wants to emulate. He has approached her about this and been given a "Trial of Purpose," and where this leads for the both of them is still up in the air.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Artemis Newton]] - One of the first folks Chachan met in Ul'dah, and one of the first to attempt to improve his swordplay and point him on the path to Paladinhood. Her myriad skill sets and knowledge on multiple matters (either personally or knowing someone who does) has been helpful to the little Lalafell to learn more about Eorzea in general.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Shas Tarry]] - A Sultansworn that Chachan met through Leanne and has come to see as quite the friend and another example of how close Paladins in general are to his heroic ideals. She's been there for him almost as much as Leanne herself, and is quite close to being bumped up on this list.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Roysia Stone]] - A Sultansworn-in-Training that started her training at the same time Chachanji started his own. As such, they've been almost "rivals" in a race to see who can reach their goal first. Rose seems to have quite the lead, though, and the Lalafell has come to accept the differences in the paths between them. She <i>does</i> still have her moments that make him wonder how she got so much further ahead.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Aiden Church]] - A Sultansworn hopeful Chachanji came across in an interesting incident at the Quicksand. The farm boy's short temper and overzealous nature continues to exasperate the little Lalafell, but the Hyur's dream also resonates with him. As such, Chachan has found himself trying to keep an eye out for Aiden and keep him from blowing his chances. This has the added effect of the spritely Lalafell somehow being the straight man in most of their interactions.
: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Koporo Aporo]] - Meetings between these two Lalafell seem to always quickly devolve into arguing over whether Chachanji should be able to keep his pet baby behemoth, Gran, or not. As such, the Gegenji child tries to avoid Koporo when he can and, if forced into conversation with him, tends to be a bit more grumpy. This is usually because he's waiting for the Lalafell 'Sworn to inquire into where Gran might be.
: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Evangeline Primrose]] - Originally thinking the Elezan possessed a good heart, her actions have continued to tarnish his opinion of her. The fact that she and Leanne are quite at odds isn't helping matters much, either. He still holds out some hope that she'll learn what she's doing wrong, but that candle is guttering out quickly.
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Gallery</div>===
<center>
<gallery>
File:Chachangallery1.png|Chachan's first steps into Ul'dah
File:Chachangallery2.png|Careless words about Doman heritage lead to a standoff
File:Chachangallery3.png|A strange purchase leads to a new friend
File:Chachangallery4.png|Swording practice with Ser Warren
File:Chachangallery5.png|Getting riding lessons from Miss Roen
File:Chachangallery6.png|A quiet moment on Genuflect Rise
File:Chachangallery7.png|MS.HAT+CHACHAN BEST FRANS 4EVR
</gallery>
</center>

===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===
: '''Theme Song''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c Baby Elephant Walk]
: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheRunaway The Runaway] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheIdealist The Idealist] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicWannabe Heroic Wannabe] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidSamurai Kid Samurai] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidHero Kid Hero]
: <br/>
: <br/>
: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]

Chachanji Gegenji

2015-01-06T14:44:07Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Miscellaneous */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Chachanji Gegenji (And Gran)
| image = Chachamug.png
| imagewidth =
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Doma
| race = Lalafell
| clan = Dunesfolk
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 16 (says he's 19)
| stat_2 = Birthday
| stat_2_value = 32st Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
| stat_3 = Marital Status
| stat_3_value = Single
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Hero Wannabe
| stat_5 = Relatives
| stat_5_value =
<ul>
<li>Zozonji Gegenji (Father)</li>
<li>Jijinya Jinya (Mother)</li>
<li>Gogonji Gegenji (Eldest Brother)</li>
<li>Nininya Ninya (Older Sister)</li>
</ul>
}}

<b>Chachanji Gegenji</b> is the youngest child of the Gegenji family - a quickly rising clan of arms dealers seeking to make a name for themselves as the makers and providers of the finest arms and armors in all of Hydaelyn. However, Chachanji - being both energetic and a bit of a romantic - believes that he'd rather protect people himself rather than just foist gear on them. Seeing the plights surrounding Ul'dah upon the start of his adventure has only strengthened his beliefs.
<br/>
<br/>
At his side often enough is stalwart, little <b>Gran</b>; a baby behemoth that has quickly become Chachanji's partner in crime. Originally an oddity that was handed off time and time again between vendors and easily-tricked consumers across Eorzea, the little purple porker has somehow wound up under the Lalafell's care. He's not complaining, though, considering the ample supply of entertainment and treats. Whether or not he's actually a baby behemoth or a piglet made up to look like one is still up in the air.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
<table style="position:center;" width="75%">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3>
<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Likes</center></div></h3>
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing the hero.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Helping others.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing with his baby behemoth, Gran.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Just hanging out with friends.

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Dislikes</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Seeing people in trouble.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Not being able to do/know things.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Monetarists.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being left out.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Taking medicine.

<td style="vertical-align: top;font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;"><h3><span class="mw-headline">
<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #CACFA5;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Other</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Yellow Drops
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Grape Juice
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Yellow

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Quirks</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>A bit of an oblivious dork, zeroing in on things that catch his interest and often missing things that haven't. Due to his training as a smith under his father, this often include focusing on someone's arms or armor.</li>
: <li>Speaks with a cobbled-together "Eorzean accent" that he's picked up to hide his Doman heritage. While it slips when he's suitably distressed, he's gotten quite used to using it and maintains it more often than not.</li>
: <li>While relatively fluent in Eorzean thanks to the Garlean occupation, he has a harder time wrapping his head around more complicated words (and names) and often breaks them down into oversimplifications, like "in-keg-neato" and "thundermentals." Others he mispronounces as part of that "Eorzean accent," and has stuck to them out of habit - "halp" and "swording" being two of the most common.</li>
: <li>As a little hero to be, Chachan often jumps in to try and "halp" people whenever there's a problem, even if he can't solve it. This has included an incident where he tried to talk a thief out of being a thief. This often leads to him taking on more than he can handle, and is likely to lead to him getting frustrated and throwing a fit.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Strengths</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Energetic and positive, always eager to go out and make things better.</li>
: <li>Always willing to lend a hand, which often leads to him doing all sorts of tasks and errands.</li>
: <li>A loyal, if oddball, friend who will always try to be there for them.</li>
: <li>Surprisingly knowledgeable about armor and weapon materials, and knows his way around a smith's hammer.</li>
: </ul>

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weaknesses</div>====
: <ul>
: <li>Terrible decision-maker, used to family making the big decisions and cleaning up his messes.</li>
: <li>His friendliness and willingness to help also makes him easily fleeced and taken advantage of.</li>
: <li>A bit of a crybaby, and can shut down if things go south for him.</li>
: <li>While he's been learning how to use sword and shield to protect people, he hasn't learned some of the <i>other</i> necessary points to help people, leading him to a couple "round peg, square hole" situations.</li>
: </ul>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====

: Chachanji, like his siblings, was born in Doma to the current family head Zozonji Gegenji - Doman native and skilled smith - and his wife Jijinya, daughter of a mostly unknown Ul'dahn merchant family. While he was taught the ways of business and metallurgy like his brother and sister, it was understood that Gogonji would take on the family business once Zozonji and Jijinya were ready to hand off the reins. As such, the pressures on Chacha to live up to the Gegenji family name were much less. While he did pay some attention to the smithing lectures and hands-on training, due to their more complicitly interactive nature, most of his economic classes were spent daydreaming about fighting dragons and saving princesses.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Teenage</div>====

: The most shocking event in Chachanji's young life was when he overheard a heated argument between Zozonji and Gogonji. The normally quiet and studious Gogo was suddenly voicing his disinterest in taking on the family business! He believed that simple weapons and armor paled before the might of tactics and knowledge, which had the added benefit of having uses outside just combat. He spoke of the Arcanists of the south seas, he described tales of the Scholars of Nym. Spearheading the manipulation and control of information, he argued, was a better goal than stubbornly relying on antiquated weaponry - already dated against Garlean's magitek advances.
: <br/>
: Chachanji retreated as the fight continued, afraid of being found and dragged into it. All he knew was that, shortly after that, Gogonji left their home to pursue his own ventures. Chacha approached his father for clarification, but was gruffly dismissed and ordered to focus on his studies.

====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Present</div>====

: It has been five years since Gogonji stormed out on his family, and still the fight would oft come to Chachanji's mind. With the ramping up of Garlean forces over in Eorzea, the Gegenji family was seeing a lot of business. Of course, with Jijinya's ties to Ul'dah, they were also covertly shipping equipment there as well - for coin, of course. It all rubbed the romantically-minded Chacha the wrong way.
: <br/>
: Like his brother before him, Chacha confronted his father. However, his complaints were much more fanciful. It was obvious the Domans held no love for the oppressive Garleans, so why not support the Eorzean Alliance more openly? Why not take up the arms they so lovingly crafted and defend Doma, Ul'dah, and the rest rather than just turn around and sell them to the highest bidder!?
: <br/>
: Chachanji remembers little of how the rest of the argument played out, either too upset to remember or having actively refused to commit it to memory. All that he knew that he was on a ship to Ul'dah, to the land of his mother, to do more to help people than just offer them a fine blade for a price. Once there, the gap between the haves and the have-nots only inflamed his passion. He quickly found work with Momodi, taking tasks to try and make each day a little bit better for the locals - all the while dreaming of doing something bigger and better.
: <br/>
: Imagine his fear, then, when he heard of the razing of Doma. While he and his father had separated on less-than-friendly circumstances, he still truly cared for his family. So, when the refugees came to Ul'dah, Chachanji dropped everything to go see them - only to find they had been barred from the city. Chacha himself might have be gathered up with them and ousted from the city as well due to his heritage, but it was Momodi to the rescue again, citing his adventurer's license as reason enough for why he could stay within Ul'dah's walls. There's been quite a bit of conflict on this matter, and Chachanji has quickly learned to keep his Doma heritage quiet to avoid unneeded complications.
: <br/>
: Since then, quite a bit has happened. He's made friends (with an oddly disproportionate number of them being Sultansworn), made a bit of a name for himself as an able hand around Ul'dah, and has even begun his training to become a Paladin under the watchful eyes of Warren Castille, Roen Deneith, and (hopefully soon) Ser Coatleque Crofte. He still wants to be a hero, but a conversation with Ser Crofte has gotten him questioning his reasons as to <i>why.</i> Such reflection oft returns his mind to his family, holed up in Revenant's Toll with the rest of the Doman refugees, but he steadfastly believes that he's doing something important at the Jewel and stays his course. He still tries to visit them occasion, though.
: <br/>
: What lies ahead for the youngest Gegenji? Will he manage to complete his training and become either Free Paladin or Sultansworn? And what of his family, from the father he walked out on to the brother who is still missing in action?

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
: <i>~(To be filled in as Chachanji travels Eorzea. Feel free to send a /tell or RPC PM if you'd like to RP with the little hero-to-be!)~</i>

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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "An easy mark, that one, if you need some coin. Jus' be quick outta there before th' waterworks start, eh?" -- ''Pearl Lane denizen''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "That goofy little green-haired kid running around? I think he helped me with my groceries once. Was suspicious at first, worried he was gonna nick an apple or something." -- ''Sapphire Avenue regular''
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oink!" -- ''Gran, the Baby Behemoth''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Now you ain't heard this from me, but I heard that there's a couple Domans still 'round here, even after they were told to shove off. We've got it bad enough without them trying to sneak their way back into our city!" -- ''Rumormonger''
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Who, Chachan? He's been makin' trips up here ta Revenant's Toll now 'n again. Methinks he jus' tryin' ta catch Papa's eye, he is." -- ''Nininya Ninya, Older Sister''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "You know, I think I've seen another Lalafell that looks like that one staying at the Quicksand. Green hair, purple eyes, everything." -- ''A Limsan merchant''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
''Please feel free to add your own rumors!''
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I'll do what I can to teach him. My concerns aren't with his learning, but with the world he has to face afterwards." [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He reminds me of someone I used to know. And I miss her. I hope he never forgets who he is now, come what may. Actually... I am hopeful that he will remind others what they have long forgotten. " - [[Roen Deneith]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "...I want to steal Gran." - [[Steel Wolf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "It's my sincere hope that one day, Chachanji will be one of the finest heroes of his generation, so I can get the perks of having known him in my old age." - [[Artemis Newton]]
: <font sty le="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He's so sweet, as his little pet! He really seemed to adore Mikh'a! Never seen a man get so smitten over a baby." - [[Lilithium Altair]]
: <font sty le="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "He don't need it from me, but I'll watch his back. Ul'dah needs more people like him, that really care about other people without nothing in it for them." - [[Ha'uruh Nunh]]
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Leanne Delphium]], aka "Ms. Hat" - She has kind of adopted Chachan has her younger brother, and he sees her as a sort of sibling-in-kind. When she's happy, he's happy; and when she's distressed, he's there to try and cheer her up. Best frans forever~
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Warren Castille]] - Chachanji's arms teacher, who saved him from assault by angry bee outside Ul'dah, and now serves to teach him how to fight with sword and shield. If he knew what it meant, the Lalafell might even admit to having a platonic man-crush on the Free Paladin, whom he sees as both strong and righteous.
: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Roen Deneith]] - Met by happenstance through Gran bumping into her, Roen has become Chachan's second teacher, the "Free-Sworn" having that heroic heart that the Lalafell so admires. Whenever he sees her, she seems to be helping people, which is exactly what he wants to do. She's also been teaching him how to ride his Chocobo, Avenger.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Coatleque Crofte]] - Chachanji has his eyes on this predominant Sultansworn to be his third teacher. Her calm and collected approach, along with her apparent ability to always know what to say or do, being something he wants to emulate. He has approached her about this and been given a "Trial of Purpose," and where this leads for the both of them is still up in the air.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Artemis Newton]] - One of the first folks Chachan met in Ul'dah, and one of the first to attempt to improve his swordplay and point him on the path to Paladinhood. Her myriad skill sets and knowledge on multiple matters (either personally or knowing someone who does) has been helpful to the little Lalafell to learn more about Eorzea in general.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Shas Tarry]] - A Sultansworn that Chachan met through Leanne and has come to see as quite the friend and another example of how close Paladins in general are to his heroic ideals. She's been there for him almost as much as Leanne herself, and is quite close to being bumped up on this list.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Roysia Stone]] - A Sultansworn-in-Training that started her training at the same time Chachanji started his own. As such, they've been almost "rivals" in a race to see who can reach their goal first. Rose seems to have quite the lead, though, and the Lalafell has come to accept the differences in the paths between them. She <i>does</i> still have her moments that make him wonder how she got so much further ahead.
: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Aiden Church]] - A Sultansworn hopeful Chachanji came across in an interesting incident at the Quicksand. The farm boy's short temper and overzealous nature continues to exasperate the little Lalafell, but the Hyur's dream also resonates with him. As such, Chachan has found himself trying to keep an eye out for Aiden and keep him from blowing his chances. This has the added effect of the spritely Lalafell somehow being the straight man in most of their interactions.
: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Koporo Aporo]] - Meetings between these two Lalafell seem to always quickly devolve into arguing over whether Chachanji should be able to keep his pet baby behemoth, Gran, or not. As such, the Gegenji child tries to avoid Koporo when he can and, if forced into conversation with him, tends to be a bit more grumpy. This is usually because he's waiting for the Lalafell 'Sworn to inquire into where Gran might be.
: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Evangeline Primrose]] - Originally thinking the Elezan possessed a good heart, her actions have continued to tarnish his opinion of her. The fact that she and Leanne are quite at odds isn't helping matters much, either. He still holds out some hope that she'll learn what she's doing wrong, but that candle is guttering out quickly.
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Gallery</div>===
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<gallery>
File:Chachangallery1.png|Chachan's first steps into Ul'dah
File:Chachangallery2.png|Careless words about Doman heritage lead to a standoff
File:Chachangallery3.png|A strange purchase leads to a new friend
File:Chachangallery4.png|Swording practice with Ser Warren
File:Chachangallery5.png|Getting riding lessons from Miss Roen
File:Chachangallery6.png|A quiet moment on Genuflect Rise
File:Chachangallery7.png|MS.HAT+CHACHAN BEST FRANS 4EVR
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===
: '''Theme Song''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c Baby Elephant Walk]
: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheRunaway The Runaway] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheIdealist The Idealist] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicWannabe Heroic Wannabe] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidSamurai Kid Samurai] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidHero Kid Hero]
: <br/>
: <br/>
: Template by [[Bancroft Gairn]]

Leanne Delphium

2015-01-06T14:40:57Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Acquaintances */

'''Leanne Delphium''' (25th Sun 6th Umbral Moon) is a city born miqo'te who hails from Gridania. Since a child the Seeker was one to go against the current of Gridania's peaceful culture, dreams and wishes of traveling burning deep into her heart. By the age of 17, the brave and courageous miqo'te said goodbye to her parents and relatively safe life, starting the life of adventure she so much desired. Now, by the tender age of 18, she is already a respectable adventurer with a lot of experience, and a lot of friends, who she will protect with tooth and nail from the dangers Hydaelyn might present.

"''Eyes and sight guides my arrows, feet and boots leads my heart. Through these roads I shall walk, through many paths I will tread. My journal is an endless book. My dream...a traveler's dream."'' - Leanne Delphium

{{Infobox-character
| name = Leanne Delphium
| image = Leanne_2.png
| imagewidth = 250
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Gridanian
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 18
| stat_2 = Guardian Deity
| stat_2_value = Oschon, The Wanderer
| stat_3 = Marital Status
| stat_3_value = Single
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Adventurer
| stat_5 = Nicknames
| stat_5_value = <ul><li>Lea</li> <li>Hat Lady</li> <li>Gem of the Quicksand</li> <li>Leanne of the Fancy Hat</li></ul>
| stat_6 = Relatives
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>C'kahn Delphium (Father)</li> <li>C'thara Delphium (Mother)</li> <li>Elliot Delphium (Brother)</li></ul>
}}
{{Character-stub}}

==Character==
===Appearance===

: A girl with striking golden eyes, happy and cheerful features, Leanne is slightly smaller than most people, difference that become most obvious to her when besides roegadyns and elezens. She takes everything in a practical way, and that includes her appearance, with easy to breath shirt and trousers. The most iconic item of her attire is her headwear, a fancy hat which she bought midst the road. It is one of the very identities of Leanne, so much that most of her friends can immediately identify her just by the sight of the object. Leanne is of alluring beauty, fact that she more often than not ignores, as appearance is considered a secondary thing in her life.

: Even though the seeker goes for the easy and practical, she actually puts a lot of care in her very long hair, a paradox to her usual methods. She refuses to cut it into a more easy to manage size, instead only trimming it so it doesn't get out of her control. Another glimpse of her vanity is the face paint she likes to use, and is never seen without.

: As a result of recent events, she was forced to disguise herself for a short period of time. As such, her auburn hair was dyed into a deep red color, and more face painting changed into a more fearsome one. Another visible change is the black lipstick she now uses.

===Behavior===

: Leanne is a very cheerful and enthusiastic girl, willing to help and hear anyone and everyone. She's quick to trust those even with more malicious intentions, and tries to deal with problems peacefully when possible. Her love of travel and experiences in Eorzea made her wise beyond her years, mind open to accept and sometimes partake in several, different cultures and customs. Somewhat naive in certain departments, but more often than not sharp, she's easily able to detect lies, something she mostly attributes to her "sharp eyes".

: Recent events made Leanne mature even further, becoming more aware from the evils and duality of the world. Yet, for the sake of herself, she refuses to give into dark tendencies. Even though weary, she's motivated by others as well as her beliefs and heart, and through several probations, she still remains a virtuous, noble soul.

==Combat==
===General/Physical===

: As a children, her "mascot" status between some of the Quivers and Wailers gave her access to a variety of weapons, as well as a bit of combat experience. Through these means, her excellent marksmanship was shown to the world, being able to pull remarkable stunts with a bow. It didn't take long for Leanne to focus herself on that strength of hers, not only with a bow, but with any ranged weapon she managed to get her hands into, becoming a very skilled sharpshooter. If her aim fails though, she develop keen skills at dodging attacks, as well as managed to mimick a few advanced pugilist moves. Even though she has shown potential in such art, such potential yet remains untapped.

: Another skill recently developed was her prowess with daggers. Maybe a bleed-off from her potential as a pugilism, or perhaps the result of watching too many dagger wielders, Leanne is not wholly experienced, yet can be fearsome with the weapon. Marrying it with her aim and skill at knife-throwing though, the possibility becomes certain.

===Magic===

: Leanne has -zero- experience with aether, the closest thing to manipulation she has coming from the fact she is a bard, manipulating the aether and people's emotions with her songs.

==Tendencies==
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Traveling
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Music, Poetry and Tales
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Crowds
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Celebrations
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Freedom

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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Corruption
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Morbols
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Intolerance
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Politics

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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Marksmanship
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Fishing
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Survival
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Adventuring

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #D7DF01;font-size:14px;color:#000000;"><center>''Others''</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: [http://easydamus.com/neutralgood.html Neutral Good]
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Sweets
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Apple Tart
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Mead
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Colors: White, Red

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==Relationships==
===Family===

Leanne deeply loves her family, from her dutiful father, to her sweet and helping mother, and of course, her mischievous and equally carefree little brother.

:: '''C'thara Delphium''': A former huntress of the coeurl tribe, nowadays a sweet mother who tends for her children. Leanne's major source of counseling, several characteristics of the younger miqo'te can be found in her mom, not only in thought, but also in appearance. Even though Leanne's not as fierce as C'thara, the matriarch saw in her daughter a mirror of her younger days in Leanne's insatiable wanderlust and drive for adventure. Initially against having Leanne shoving herself into danger, eventually she yielded to her daughter, and as of today, C'thara helps her daughter whenever she asks, and is filled with proud at each achievement she hears from the adventurer.

:: '''C'kahn Delphium''': Former tia of the coeurl tribe, nowadays carpenter and leatherworker in Gridania. He was considered by everyone a weak man, yet, his sense of duty, determination and his utterly kind soul eventually managed to steal C'thara's heart, driving both him and his lover to find a new home in Gridania. C'kahn leaves Leanne's mentoring mostly to C'thara, as he also sees in Leanne a younger version of his wife, yet is not shy from helping her whenever she needs. The more doting parent, he was the one who gave to Leanne her chocobo.

:: '''Elliot Delphium''': Leanne's younger brother, a very mischievous and carefree kid, who sees Leanne as an icon to follow and idolize, bringing a bit of jealousy into C'kahn, and giggling into C'thara. Currently practicing spear-fighting, he aims to reach Leanne, and someday surpass her.

:: '''Kyrin''': Leanne's loyal pup, also known as the Little Bandit. Fearless and always happy, he's a constant source of happiness and trouble for Leanne, his love for bones surpassing the common knowledge that you don't try stealing them from crypts and reanimated skeletons.

===Acquaintances===
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<center>(Feel free to add rumours!)</center>

:* "Nice, friendly, accepting. These are the words I'd use to describe the best hat-wearer I know." - [[Franz Renatus]]

:* "Leanne? She's a friend of mine! And so much fuuuun! She's also got the best hat in all Eorzea!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

:* "Miss Leanne is a special sort of person. Despite whatever is going on, she gives me hope." - [[Iron Sea]]

:* "That female is kind but is uncomfortable with the idea of cutting off limbs to give as tokens of affection. She is curious." - [[Atrium Crow]]

:* "Adventurous, but perhaps too impulsive. I pray she stops to think before getting herself into more trouble." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]

:* "Lady Leanne listens to her heart and it is quite beautiful. Is a rare gift to have." - [[Jancis Milburga]]

:* "Leanne's a bit headstrong, but it's a good thing she's got so many people around her to help take care of her, myself included." - [[Ha'uruh Nunh]]

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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Markus Krosse]] : Her bestie as she likes to say, Markus and Leanne met by pure coincidence after a drinking night in the Quicksand. After the event, they struck a deep friendship with each other, and she considers him one of his truest friends. Leanne would leave all things without hesitation just to rush for her most reliable comrade.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Ralena Tharin]] : Another bestie of hers, Ralena was the first person who Leanne met when she stepped into the Quicksand, quickly developing a friendship with the hyur. Ever since, you can find them talking and drinking at the place every so often, Ralena's more abrasive personality making a nice contrast to Leanne's as they throw jokes and banter at each other.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Aya Foxheart]] : A friend of the Quicksand, their cheerful disposition seems to marry perfectly. A conversation between them is more often than not accompanied with a big smile from both parties!

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Coatleque Crofte]] : The sultansworn drew interest from Leanne at first sight, yet the air of nobility and order that came from the highlander strangely managed to intimidate Leanne, who is normally quick to chat with anyone. Nowadays though, Leanne fearlessly goes to walk with Crofte, greeting the knight with her usual big smile.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Franz Renatus]] : A garlean Leanne met, it took a while for her to discover his homeland, yet such discovery didn't deter Leanne of continuing her friendship, instead giving her a lot of curiosity, not only about Franz, but about Garlemald itself. She likes to consider herself a close friend of his.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Iron Sea]] : Iron and Leanne met each other during a night of drunken revelry. The event blossomed a friendship between then, which Leanne nurtures with much care. Always honest with the man, she tries to help him in anyway she can, either by being an ear for his worries, an comrade in the battlefield, or discuss certain acts.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Verad Bellveil]] : Source of laughs and also frustration, the dubious salesman strikes as a honest, yet eccentric man. Valiant certain times, a coward in other ones, serious, and yet goofy, Leanne personally loves his presence, even if said presence sometimes causes frustration to no end.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Edda Eglantine]] : She didn't have enough time to talk with her, but the time they talked was enough for Leanne to consider the hyur another good friend. She had yet to voice her opinion on Edda's treatment of Franz, and hopes to find in the future an opportunity to address it.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Jancis Milburga]] : Sparse were the moments they met, yet the politeness and care the midlander shows brings a grin and thankfulness from Leanne.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Natalie Mcbeef]] : A sultansworn, and Leanne's last opponent on her first victory in the grindstone. Her once dear friend is now a bittersweet memory, bringing Leanne a gentle sad smile and a reminder of the duality of Eorzea.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Fio Arasgain]] : A man she considers cute and fun to talk with, his crossdressing tendencies steal an amused smile from Leanne, in counterpart becoming embarrassed by his tendency to get more "touchy" than usual at times, either with requests of bed cuddling, or a single random peck at her lips that drove Leanne into a complete stuttering mess.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Koporo Aporo]] : A yet to be sultansworn Leanne chats with sometimes. She respects his determination, his idealism and chivalry, but thinks he should be a tad more calm.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Atrium Crow]] : An acquaintance Leanne met after the Crow incident. While she's fine with the woman, that doesn't change the fact that the seeker is wary of her, not because of her nature as an undead, but because of her lack of knowledge of how living beings work. Leanne deeply hopes that Atrium manages to fit in society, and is willing to help her do so.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Jameson Taeros]] : A man that Leanne deeply wishes to bring to justice, partly because of his wrongdoings, but mostly because of the wrongdoings towards her friends. Thought of killing him for a moment, said thought driven off by Iron, reminding her that she's not to be lost or have her soul tainted by the likes of people like him.

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==Gallery==
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==Footnotes==
: Template mixed from [[Bancroft Gairn]], and [[Franz Renatus]].<br>
: '''Theme Song''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW62ZGNUg7w Rita - Dorchadas].
: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Determinator Determinator], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpiritedYoungLady Spirited Young Lady], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingTheEarth Walking The Earth], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NiceHat Nice Hat].

Xhosa Tauzeh

2015-01-06T14:39:14Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Rumours */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Xhosa Tauzeh
| image = Xhoprofile.png
| imagewidth =
| caption = ''' "This is my dream." '''
| title = The Dreamer
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Keeper of the Moon
| stat_1 = Religion
| stat_1_value = [[Menphina, the Lover]]
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 26
| stat_3 = Nameday
| stat_3_value = 10th Sun of the 2nd Umbral Moon, 1552
| stat_4 = Height/Weight
| stat_4_value = 4 fulms 9 ilms, 109 ponz
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Master Alchemist, Advanced Arcanist, Instructor, Matriarch
| stat_6 = Server
| stat_6_value = Balmung
}}

'''Xhosa Tauzeh''' ''is easily summarized as a paragon of eloquence and courtesy. Tactful and genuine, this miqo'te is perpetually poised regardless of her environment, never raising so much as her voice out of temper. For all appearances, one who does not know her might assume she is of some more pristine background based only on her manner of conduct. This, however, cannot be further from the truth.''

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:'''Given Name:''' '''''Xhosa Tauzeh''''' ''[Shay-oh-sah|Ta-oo-zeh]'': She has finally elected to introduce herself to new people as 'Xhosa Tau', dropping the last syllable as she has not had any contact with her family.
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:'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' '''''Ashling''''' ''[Ash-ling]'': The name used during her extended period of time as a courtesan. 'Ash' refers to her grey skintone, while 'ling' was affixed as a sort of ironic endearment.
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:'''''Hydrangea''''' '''[Hai-drayn-gee-ah]''': The stagename she used after founding and operating L'Atelier des Fleurs, an entertainment troupe in Thanalan.

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:'''Current Residence:''' Private Residence in the Goblet, Fifth Ward; Office and Chambers in Mist, Third Ward.
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:'''Marital Status:''' Taken
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:'''Sexuality:''' Pansexual (Discriminates based on an individual's personality rather than gender or race.)
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:'''Religion:''' A devout follower of Menphina the Lover
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:[[File:Xhocute.png|left|550 px|(Merchant Garb)]]

:'''Height:''' 4 fulms, 9 ilms - petite in her own tribe as a child, her premature physical maturity led to a somewhat stunted stature.
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:'''Weight:''' 109 ponz - a relatively voluptuous figure that has lost a bit of its excess fat in favor of underlying muscle.
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:'''Body:''' Her diminutive stature is the thing many might notice first about Xhosa. She stands only a foot and a half taller than the tallest Lalafell, her height restricted during her growth by the premature blossoming of her body. Life as a trained courtesan was 'kind' to this miqo'te's overall physique. While her neck and limbs retain the length and grace of her family, easy living and unprocessed hereditary traits have rendered her body supple.

:An ample bosom and a plush posterior are key traits, but there is a noticeable amount of excess meat around the shoulders, thighs, and waist for this miqo'te. A naturally long abdomen provides something of a saving grace, reducing what might have been rolls of fat from the midsection and creating a more traditional wasp waist. Learned in the arts of entertaining and most importantly the traditional dances popular amongst the Ul'dahn people, Xhosa boasted muscle in the arms, shoulders, midsection, and legs beneath the curves, rendering her much hardier compared to true noblewomen with similar body types. In recent moons, taking up a physical discipline and its training has reduced some of the excess fat in exchange for muscle concentrated in core and limbs.

:The miqo'te's tail and ears are particularly expressive, in stark contrast to her face and body language. Often the three extremities are in motion, flicking, twitching, or turning at the first sign of change in her environment or to reflect the her emotional state.
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:'''Complexion:''' The Keeper's unique coloration earned her the the moniker 'Ashling' when she concluded her 'official' training at the age of twelve cycles. The creamy grey skin is cool to the eye and, thus, surprisingly warm to the touch. The palette itself is silken and unmarred save for no small number of cosmetic and congenital patterns, tattoos, paints, and a single beauty mark beneath her left eye.

:Xhosa's interest in salves and balms amongst other things have led her to creating any number of natural skin and hair care solutions. While these are used to keep her skin soft, they are also scented-- enhancing her sweet but not cloying jasmine and lavender aroma so that it can be detected by even the weaker olfactory senses while not being off-putting to her kin.
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:* 'Birthmarks': One on each side of the forehead (white-grey), two on each cheek (white-grey), beauty mark beneath the left eye.
:* 'Tattoos': One tear-drop shaped mark in the center of the forehead (black), tattooed eyeliner (black), geometric runes that range from the arms to the legs, traversing over the back and from collarbone to pelvis. These are often indiscernible unless they are activated.
:* 'Facial Paint': Lips (commonly blue), eyelids (commonly white).
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:'''Face:''' Like her body, this miqo'te's face leans towards plump rather than angular. Heart-shaped with naturally high cheekbones, what might have been finely sculpted angles have been made round with careful feeding and skin conditioning. Hers is not unlovely by any means, her coloration, birth markings, and cosmetic alterations largely seen as exotic, especially around Thanalan. Large, almond-shaped pools fringed with deep blue lashes are perpetually half-lidded when the woman is comfortable. Naturally, her left is a deep cobalt blue, the right a pale shimmering silver due to a relatively rare strain of heterochromia within her pure Keeper bloodline; in recent times, however, she has imbibed an elixir that transmuted her eyes a deep crimson hue. This is purely for aesthetics and the previous side-effect of deceased vision has since been corrected. Her slender eyebrows help to relay her sometimes muted facial expressions, thin and well-manicured above her eyes.

:Cheeks naturally flushed with vitality are round enough to draw the eye but not so cherubic as to make her child-like. Her lips are full, her cupid's bow pronounced, and often the broad petals are well glossed a deep navy blue or black to draw attention while she is speaking. Altogether hers is an elegant visage, somewhere between maternal and sultry and very rarely, if ever, contorted in rage.

:Like many of her kind, Xhosa sports elongated canines and very white teeth. Unlike many of her kind she goes to lengths to keep the contortion of her lips reserved at any given time to hide the fangs. Not since her childhood has this miqo'te ever bared her teeth out of aggression or fear, preferring to ignore their existence whenever possible.
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:'''Hair:''' Like her skin, her hair is meticulously well maintained. Grown out again and originally coarse, years of thorough brushing and conditioning have left her tresses silken and unable to hold even the hint of a curl in spite of the tightest knots or braids. The color of her natural hair from a distance is what drew the attention of her kidnappers and subsequent 'madame'. Her hair is a midnight blue, nearly black except in direct light-- but a severe case of poliosis previously rendered the forelock a vivid, snowy white from birth.

:Specific concoctions of dyes made from different pigments and blended in oil is often used to perfectly recolor hair and fur. Many might notice she frequently changes the color and style of her hair, a preference given her interest in aesthetics and alchemy.
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:'''Fashion:''' After purchasing her own freedom then spending some time working with her previous clients for ungarnished profit, Xhosa has forgone many of the more revealing articles of clothing she had become used to in favor of a slightly more conservative style. While any embarrassment of her nude body has been eradicated over her lifetime, her preference for the more concealing articles of clothing is undeniably tied to her history as a glorified call-girl. In her mind, respectable individuals conceal their bodies in public.

:While she does prefer her blouses and robes to be fitted in the bodice, long, heavy sleeves and high collars are her favored part of any good garment. Softer, lighter fabrics such as linen or silk are often worn and very rarely does she don garments with boning to alter her shape. As the petite female rarely initiates skin to skin contact for personal reasons, she favors gloves in public, often made of leather to fit her delicate hands. Likewise, she wears soft-soled boots more often than not, foregoing heels except in situations that require them. While her clothes may be heavily embroidered and rich to the eye, garments are always undeniably comfortable to her.

:Earrings and intricate neck-pieces are articles that she is rarely seen without. A single, elegant white-gold collar outfitted with a beautiful blue gem acts as the symbol of her engagement with Jael'li. Likewise, permanent white-gold clasps crafted to match her hair clasp can always be found on either of her slender ears. Always, she wears a heavy cuff of some sort about three-quarters of the way down her luxurious tail. This aides in refining her balance; a familiar weight that she has grown accustomed to over many cycles.

;Aside from these, Xhosa will wear the occasional fine chain or earring, carefully matching each article to her choice of dress for any given evening.

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:'''Voice:''' Her voice is easily a smooth contralto, both when speaking or singing. Luxurious and deep, there is a perpetual lilt to her speaking that has a tendency to disarm others the longer a conversation goes on. Even while involved in a rather uncouth conversation, her words are melodious in nature, tending to gild even the harshest insults. While her dancing is by no means particularly superb, her singing on the other hand can be rather difficult to ignore. Vocalizing without lyrics is her specialty, though she does have a repetoire of poetic songs at her disposal. It is easy for her, in singing, to relay a certain feeling, whether warming or somber, to an audience. Similarly, in speaking, she has very little difficulty giving her words more impact with her careful selection of tone rather than volume.
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:'''Demeanor:''' The Keeper is a soft-spoken but confident individual. The same air of composure that she carries herself with permeates her being to as near the core as possible without rendering her entirely stoic. Her expressions are muted as well as her immediate body language, giving the impression of almost flawless calm.

:While she has been confused in the past as coming from some adoptive noble bearing or perhaps some particularly cultured Keeper tribe, Xhosa is neither. She is merely adaptive, always listening closely to the tones and watching the body language of others and changing what she can to afflict her immediate company with a sense of peace.

:As many other Keepers, Xhosa has something of a reticent nature, often not truly showing what, if anything, she is truly feeling within the recesses of her mind. Many are lulled into a sense of security and acceptance with the female, no small part of this played by her lack of emotional investment in petty ordeals, derisive gossip, or rivalries. The warmth in her voice and the lack of patronizing behavior helps to relay her otherwise genuine nature. Very rarely has the woman resorted to manipulation or excessive flattery to twist another's opinion of her in her favor. Ever tactful, she retains her own integrity by investing very little personal desire in others, always keeping them at arms' length and avoiding betraying her acquaintances by almost any means.
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:'''Quirks:''' Aside from the rather expressive nature of her ears and tail, Xhosa has very few noteworthy quirks. One is that she enjoys exercising her senses, particularly her keen sense of smell. Sweet and salty smells are her favorites, though even sour and pungently spicy odors can draw her attention for some time. In situations where curious smells are present, she tends to adopt a curious expression, flaring her nostrils as she works to identify the source and cause. Spice stalls, perfume shops, and botanist vendors are often frequented by the woman and one of her absolute favorite gifts is something with a lovely scent.

:Another easily noticed quirk is that she has a deeply rooted affection for fatty foods and drinks. Her primary is heavy cream, sour or sweet, which she can drink almost unnatural quantities of over a long sitting, especially when particular types of floral tea are present. The level of richness her body has been trained to tolerate might render any healthy individual sick to their stomach. Cakes, fatty meats, or even less elegant meat pies and sausages are foods she seeks out when hungry and she makes little effort to hide the amounts she eats.

:Only her dainty conduct when presented with food can give the impression that the miqo'te does not eat much-- but simply by paying attention to how thoroughly the woman will clean two or three plates in a single sitting will one notice that she has something of an eating disorder. The cause for this quirk began when she was young, in order to combat her naturally high metabolism. Even now, if Xhosa were to go more than a few suns without eating, her body would become substantially leaner with very little effort otherwise.

:Always, Xhosa has a habit of smelling boughten drinks and foods before drinking, and more often than not, adding any number of drops from the assorted bottles she carries before ingesting them.

:The miqo'te's final oddity is her aversion to some other miqo'te, specifically male Seekers of the Sun and other female Keepers. While she has never expressed her reasoning and does not show much sign of discomfort save for her furry appendages becoming suddenly inanimate, clearly Xhosa has some reservations about these individuals.
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:'''Intelligence:''' This miqo'te is well-educated by most standards, though she no where near approaches the level of intelligence of some of the more proficient scholars. Xhosa concentrates on her knowledge and experience with people, and to some lesser extent, animals most times. Her ability to weave herself through virtually any social setting without upsetting the waters is well-honed, giving her all the necessary skills of a fine diplomat and certainly fulfilling all the necessary bartering skills of a business woman in Ul'dah. A life spent toying with numbers in her mind has revealed its use in her innate understanding of arcanima. Practically, her ability to manipulate the arcane has advanced almost absurdly in a short period of time.

:Blending geometric catalysts with her extensive knowledge of alchemy and potion (or poison) craft, has offered her many new concoctions with much more concentrated results. While she is far more invested in brewing, transmutation has become a new area of interest for her as well as permanent amplification and alteration by use of permanent catalysts.

:Similarly, her knowledge of plants is fairly extensive, though not complete by any means. Always she is interested to hear from other alchemists and botanists about plants she has encountered several times, learning new uses for the same types of vegetation she is well acquainted with. Her passion for flora is rivaled only by her love for creating different elixirs and brews, even poisons, especially for use by those who still work as prostitutes and courtesans.
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:'''Romance/Religion:''' Xhosa's views on romance and her religious philosophies are deeply entwined. Though she was raised without any particular focus on her patron goddess, during her cycles she has done her own research and adopted her own individual view of how to worship the Lover. To her, physical acts and love are not mutually exclusive; likewise, romantic love and platonic love rarely ever overlap. Perhaps due to the need for some psychological coping stratagem for her prior work, she feels that the use of her body to prove her love for someone is superfluous. Love for friends or family, for those who have such luxuries, can be divided among any number of individuals and grow into something inspiring and strong. But the true love of one's soul is one decided before birth, one that is vastly different. There can be many instances where one feels indebted or physically attracted to someone who is not their soul mate but Xhosa feels that such relationships inevitably crumble with time. She once stated that she has never fallen in love with another, nor has she ever loved another as a friend. Finally, both these disheartening circumstances have changed, broadening her view of love in its different facets.

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:'''Skills''': One of 'Ashling's primary skills is her olfactory sense in conjunction with her familiarity with a wide range of plant oils and toxins. While these same skills make her a formidable creator of scents, she is also an able short-range tracker and poison-identifier. Though there are several dangerous extracts from nature that lack detectable odors, those that do she can commonly recognize. While she might note distant smoke or even be able to catalog the individual musk of different acquaintances even beneath strong artificial aromas, he abilities are perhaps just beneath those of a true beast. While she plays at being able to 'smell' fear or lust, Xhosa is incapable of these feats.

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:'''Business''': Despite her previous occupation as a successful courtesan, the Keeper has a strict stance against using sexuality to her advantage against individuals of the opposite, or even same, sex. Although she has a tendency to remain gracious in the face of the most persistent individuals, she will almost always turn down their more base proposals.

:After a relapse into her work as a courtesan for her own safety following her release from 'captivity', Xhosa made an effort to join the EFTC (Eorzean Free Trading Company). That effort having gone awry, she, instead, invested her inheritance from Albine of L'Atelier de Albine and her accrued funds into a new business bearing the likewise inherited name of the private group she was once involved in. L'Atelier des Fleurs was a personal project for her, in which many of her new acquaintances are employed or contracted through. Since, she has donated this to [[Paradyme Capellago]], a Midlander whom she feels some maternal favor towards.

:Currently, Xhosa reaps a profit from her other investments while she pursues alchemical and arcane research. She has recently applied as an instructor to the Vylbrand Academy, and is compiling a curriculum for her future students.
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:'''Combat/Magical Proficiency''': Before, the Keeper never had a reason to learn combat as she often hired security to protect her. Now, with a mate who lives and breathes martial arts, Xhosa has surrendered herself to an interest to improve her physical condition and learn self-defense. Her style is fluid, an art that manipulates the momentum of others while offering few committed attacks. With little desire for blood lust, she has a hard time going on the offensive, but she is still practicing passionately. She often relies on clawed gauntlets or karambit.

:Her ability to run short distances at a decent speed is easily overshadowed by the feats of stamina and speed many of miqo'te are capable of. Her vision in direct or bright light is weak while her night vision might be an onz keener than the average Midlander, it is not superior by any means.

:After taking up self-defense in the physical sense, the Keeper has also begun to involve herself in arcanist-work to a lesser extent. This began for multiple reasons, all of which aimed to improve her lifestyle either by offering forms of healing to her paid protectors or employees when necessary or by further imbuing any and all of her alchemic concoctions. Her knowledge is constantly deepening at a rapid pace, the promises of knowledge and new arts to be created a fearsome addiction in her. Simulating spells from other schools of magic, enhancing or altering the physical body through permanent geometric catalysts, and her research into her theory of aetheric resonance virtually dominate her attention and recent interests.

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==<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#6699CC;font-size:14px;color:#1e1400;"><b>Tendencies</b></div>==
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: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Aromas
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Plants
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Jewelry
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Sweets/Fatty Foods
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Psychology
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Alchemy
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Arcanima (Practical and Theory)
: <font style="color:#cfe8e8;" size="3">■</font> Teas

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: <font style="color:#bed3d6;" size="3">■</font> Nunhs
: <font style="color:#bed3d6;" size="3">■</font> Rudeness
: <font style="color:#bed3d6;" size="3">■</font> Paranoia (Recently discovered)
: <font style="color:#bed3d6;" size="3">■</font> Vegetables
: <font style="color:#bed3d6;" size="3">■</font> Excessive Exercise (Though she will do it)

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: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Singing (Contralto)
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Dancing (Belly-dancing)
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Painting (Body-paint as well as canvas work)
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Diplomacy
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Alchemy (Master Brewer/Intermediate Transmuter)
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Martial Combat (Unarmed/Blades/Claws)
: <font style="color:#aec4cc;" size="3">■</font> Arcanima (Spell casting/Healing)

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: <font style="color:#9fafbf;" size="3">■</font> '''Favourite Food/Drink:''' Honey Berry Milk-Cake/Sweetened Heavy Cream or Sweet Thanalan Tea
: <font style="color:#9fafbf;" size="3">■</font> '''Favourite Creatures:''' Mandragoria
: <font style="color:#9fafbf;" size="3">■</font> '''Least Favourite Food:''' Vegetables
: <font style="color:#9fafbf;" size="3">■</font> '''Least Favourite Creature:''' Opo-opo

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:Her origins are mostly unknown to her. While she retained the knowledge of her own name after being abducted around her fifth namesday, the names of the rest of her family has been worn from her mind over the cycles. Devoid of any desire to connect to her birthright or discover familial ties lost, Xhosa considers herself to be a sole and prospective matriarch of sorts, able to take on whomever she would like as a mate without concerns about establishing a good reputation or 'territory' to speak of.

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: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic/Familial Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
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:[[File:Jaelxho.png|center|450px|(Xhosa and Jael'li)]]

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:<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> '''[[Jael'li Erisha'an]]''': Xhosa's mate and companion. For him, she's sacrificed her renewed life as a courtesan in favor of something more conservative, in a sense. He is younger than she is and vastly more energetic by comparison. While she knows very little about her own culture as a Keeper of the Moon, she strives to learn more and alter the outward perception of her people in the hopes it will impress on other young females the importance of changing the very same traditions that so harmed her beloved. For him, she seeks many different avenues of changing their reality, wanting more than anything to assure that his future will be a happy and healthy one.
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:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Zenzi Vela]]''': The Madam-Director of the Eorzean Free Trading Company with whom Xhosa is now close friendsp. Over their time together, the Keeper has give in to maternal and, more, matriarchal instincts to shepherd the older woman through her insecurities. In doing this, there has been no small amount of doubt and suspicion in the opinions of others, but the Keeper keeps on with the intent of seeing the other miqo'te flourish from her introverted, stern personality into something more confident and beautiful.
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:<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[D'arca Ovraen]]''': A male Seeker for whom Xhosa oddly feels no discomfort. This may likely be related to his manicured charisma and social etiquette; traits she finds rare in the males she's met from the Seeker clan, but which are otherwise also difficult to find even in other races outside her profession. While she enjoyed talking to him and still has a fair opinion of him, she does not seek him out. If asked, she explains that she imagines he is quite busy.
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:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Warren Castille]]''': A Highlander Hyur whom Xhosa feels some strong platonic attachment towards. Over the course of their still budding friendship, she has witnessed the man go through many trials. She seeks to offer comfort, concerned over how he feels the Lover and the Wanderer may have forsaken him. His willingness to endure pain and hardship is something she hopes to see him temper down, but until then, she is compelled to guide him towards faith in those two deities if nothing else.
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:<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Ha'uruh Nunh]]''': Another young Seeker male towards whom Xhosa feels no strong discomfort. She considers him stubborn, so much so that his chivalrous nature drives him to self-harm. Her concern for him is immense, compounded by Warren's attachment and feelings for the young miqo'te. While they both often praise her and at least in jest it has been implied by spectators that Howl may have some romantic interest in her, the Keeper seems disinclined to truly inquire into the matter, writing it off as misinterpreted youthful enthusiasm.
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:<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Renae Lecuyer]]''': Xhosa's live-in assistant and close friend. The woman was somewhat abrasive upon first meeting, though over time through a nurtured friendship and trust, the two have grown close. Renae knows a great many of Xhosa's secrets and remains a close confidant. In turn, Xhosa strives to help her in all ways, not the least of which, by supplying her with a steady income and a home to stay in.
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:<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Haru Qwey]]''': A Keeper of the Moon female who showed great desire to become close friends with Xhosa. While they did come close to a close, sisterly bond, being beaten twice by Haru and seeing her conduct before around her mate has left the aspiring matriarch with an unshakably bitter taste. She loves her still, though for now she is allowing her instinctive rage at being beaten die to embers before approaching her again.
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:<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Verad Bellveil]]''': A charismatic merchant who distributes dubious goods. The Keeper met him in Ul'dah where he presented his usual sales pitch. Impressed by his straightforward and honest approach to business, she bought his inventory of burned books for use, and since, has invested a steady amount in whatever stock he can procure that is worth the gil she mails. She trusts him in business and while she feels some desire to ease his financial debt, his resolute stance on repaying what he owes on his own is one of many things she appreciates about him. His willingness to listen to her ramble about aetheric theory is another likable quality.
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:<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Dhatura Inoxia]]''': An older male Duskwight whom she did not entirely get along with at first. There was ample distrust between them, mostly stemming from Dhatura. More than once has he offended her greatly either by conduct or words, though they have, since, reached an understanding. While they are not the closest friends, she does care for him as more than some form of employee or individual whom she feels aught to. She worries over him, his mate, and their young son often, offering them a place in her home which may become permanent with her new employment in Vylbrand.

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==<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#6699CC;font-size:14px;color:#1e1400;"><b>History</b></div>==
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:While Xhosa remembers very little by way of names from her childhood, she does know that she was raised by her parents in the Shroud. While two of her maternal aunts, one quite young, the other with child, also lived in their home she has so little recollection of them that she cannot even recall their distinguishing characteristics. Her father was a feminine, beautiful man who remained in their home to take care of their children while his mate and her sisters acted as poachers both for profit and for food. While they had been 'burdened' with two young sons before whom his mate had taken a great fondness to, Xhosa's father had eyes only for her soon after her birth.
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:One of her few recollections of him besides his dusky-grey face, heart-shaped and framed with short, midnight blue hair, is his scent. Jasmines and warm spices followed her father where ever he wandered, never far from their small hut nestled in the forest. Only once did he make the mistake of removing Xhosa from the sling in which he carried her, setting her on the grass to play while he collected herbs for their pre-morning meal. Unbeknownst to him, he had caught the eye of what appeared to be traveling merchants while passing through Bentbranch Meadows, both Dunesfolk lalafell hailing from Ul'dah. They followed him for quite some distance from the community, unerring in their patience. Once he was thoroughly consumed by his work and his young daughter had strayed to the very edge of the clearing, the pair launched into action.
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:Snatching the girl so quickly that her father heard only one cry, they set out at a remarkable pace. Distraught, the male Keeper gave chase, managing to follow for perhaps a quarter bell before the swift kidnappers eluded him. For moons he and his family searched every nook and cranny of the forests and even strayed to the very outskirts of Gridania where they knew they would not be welcomed. To this day, unbeknownst to her, Xhosa's father mourns for her, refusing to give his mate another child until his kit is found.
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:The Dunesfolk pair, notorious kidnappers in the employ of slavers, managed to carry the kit an outstanding distance from her home despite her struggles. While they had no intention of inflicting harm on her to silence her fearful wailing, they did cover her mouth and nose with a sweet-smelling rag, saturated in a substance much like chloroform. When she awoke the next sun, they had already taken her as far as Thanalan, and some time after that, she was brought directly to Ul'dah. After a thorough scrubbing and redressing, the young Keeper spent a single night with a number of other young children being looked over by strangers, most of whom were unusually well-dressed women. One particularly lovely individual strayed back to her, time and again, looking her over and feeling her hair and skin. Inspecting her in turn, the young girl noted that she was am Elezen, finding later that she was, in fact, of Wildwood stock rather than Duskwight. This potential, and in fact final, buyer was tall and slender, covered from brow to foot in the palest ivory skin Xhosa had or would even know. Long, snow white tresses were loosely wound, fastened with all manner of decorative pins and combs. Lovely as she was, with lips and eyes pained a deep crimson to contrast her naturally pale colors, Albine, as the Elezen was known, was a distant business woman. Never did she invest emotionally in the few young girls she purchased, nor did she waste much time with praise.
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:Madame Albine had been a courtesan herself, freed by her own coin and working privately to make a profit off other unfortunate women from similar backgrounds. Her skills were traditional for the region and the madame, herself, was almost supernaturally methodical in her tutoring. From the age of five to her twelfth namesday, Xhosa, renamed 'Ashling', was not even seen by a potential client while she trained, singing daily, being brushed and perfumed. She spent most of the time learning to read and write then pouring over manuals that related to the mannerisms of individuals from different races. After learning her natural singing ability, it was by Albine's direction that her focus remained on that skill though she was taught many of the local dances, stories, and musical instruments. Two years were spent merely in the company of the younger clients of Albine's other 'projects' following them while they went about their daily lives to watch their interactions. Throughout the developmental process, the slender, light-boned miqo'te was weaned onto eating outrageously rich foods in large quantities. At first the change to pastries and dairy products from fish and lean meat made the child violently ill. Over time, however, she was conditioned to not only eat but enjoy such good, periodically starved to add a psychological attachment to eating. The sheer quantity of her diet managed to combat her naturally high metabolism, softening and plumping her body over the cycles. Still, she eats much the same way, either unwilling or unable to transfer to a healthier eating schedule and still she keeps her curvaceous form.
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:After she reached maturity, Xhosa began the life of a professional courtesan, available only to individuals who had both the means to afford her and the social connections to even know of Madame Albine's select group of girls. If asked, she will plainly state that in truth, much of her time with clients was spent rubbing knots from muscles, feeding or emotionally soothing an individual, or simply sitting by as an attractive conversation piece. Around the age of fifteen she had her first 'true' client, a middle-aged Midlander by the name of Rhysen Fairwater, seeing her at least twice every moon for a decade. In the extent of her life she has had no more than fifty different clients, which compared to those working in a brothel is widely considered to be a ridiculously small number. Repeat customers, of which perhaps three quarters of her whole clientele body consisted of, earned her madame a sizable fortune. The Keeper received gifts of clothing or jewelry and large sums of coin herself from those men and women who particularly favored her. Enough that, with much planning and frugal spending, that on her twenty-first namesday, a year after the Calamity (which she survived wholly intact if not a bit more emotionally stable for not having lost any loved ones she was aware of), she purchased her own freedom with the amount she'd accrued in addition to a bit of pressure from one of her closest friends and clients, Rhysen. Once free, she lived with him for a time, carefully hidden from his many employees, and to this day Xhosa is unsure of what his line of business was.

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:Free from Albine's harsh schedules, the miqo'te courtesan changed her routine to one more natural, sleeping largely during the day and waking up only after the sun had begun to set. Despite how many clients this might have lost her, in a short time Xhosa managed to afford a rather rich apartment for herself, taking advantage of the lower costs following the lingering aftermath of the Calamity. In four cycles she accumulated enough ungarnished profit to live comfortably into old age. While she saw no cause to celebrate, Rhysen insisted that it was mandatory and pushed aside his schedule for the rest of the evening. While they were sharing a pre-dawn meal, the Midlander broke out into a fit of spasms, virtually foaming at the mouth. Though she left him long enough to search for any of his staff, his home was suspiciously empty. By the time she'd returned to check on him, the man locked his jaw on his own tongue. This, she stated to the officials who arrived, was not the cause of his death. It must have been some form of poison, though she could not identify what. The 'investigators' as they called themselves did not even bother holding her as a suspect-- so quickly did they lose interest in the death in the suns following that Xhosa felt certain they must have been bought off. Nevertheless, she went on with her life without shedding a tear, making no effort to discover the true culprit.
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:Instead, the Keeper turned as far from that world as she possibly could despite the fortune such a lifestyle promised her for yet some length of time. In the past two or three moons Xhosa has purchased all of the proper documentation required to peddle her wares in the city, though often this is done from her own home. Her attempts to break relations with her clients were met with mixed responses. Some were glad to see her risen above her previous status. Others were disappointed when she made it clear she would not be accepting any further approaches. Only one, whom she refuses to name, responded violently. When he officially proposed that 'Ashling' become his mistress, even offering to continue to supplement the income from her apothecary/perfumer business, her polite refusal elicited a rage in him that she did not expect. While he did not strike her, he did swear that she would never peddle her wares to 'decent' people in Ul'dah so long as her mind on the matter did not change.
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:The trouble has since been dealt with but other issues continue to arise.
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#99CCFF;">Common Rumours ''(Easily overheard)''</div></b>
: <font style="color:#99CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "She is one of my finest customers! Always steady with a good eye for the merchandise-- she pays well, even if she will leave with most of my stock in a day." - '''Ul'dahn Merchant'''
: <font style="color:#99CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "Eating so much seems to have done something for her cooking skills. She uses a lot of herbs, however, for one who claims to hate them." - '''Artisan Culinarian'''
: <font style="color:#99CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "I hear that one is a pureblood Keeper-- Seekers of the Sun are far more common around these parts. Every time I see one talking to her, she seems to shy away. Especially from the men." - '''Tavern Bouncer'''
: <font style="color:#99CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "You know, she looks like a kind lass, but that smile ends at her lips. It gets to be a bit disconcerting after you realize it-- I wonder if she's after something in particular?" - '''Bartender'''
: <font style="color:#99CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "Her-- she has a man now, right? Or is he a bodyguard? The one with the dark skin and the red hair... Well, they both look like criminals to me." - '''Snooty Housewife'''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#66CCFF;">Moderate Rumours ''(Moderately difficult to overhear)''</div></b>
: <font style="color:#66CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "Ah, yes, Lady Ashling once saved our humble establishment on several occasions with her natural 'preventatives'. No children in this brothel, I can guarantee that! Though I hear down at the Courtesans' Guild that she finally closed up her accounts. I wonder why..." - '''Dunesfolk Madame'''
: <font style="color:#66CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "Her grasp on the intricacies of Arcanima is... inspiring. Frightful, really. She went from knowing virtually nothing to concocting her own theories. One of my favorite students, though... sometimes I worry I allowed her to learn too much too quickly."- '''Master Scholar'''
: <font style="color:#66CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "I know she used ta be somethin' of a call-girl once, but I've seen the men 'round here try to gloss her up with sweet-talk and gil... They always end up disappointed in the end but the brutish ones, 'specially, ain't even ornery 'bout her turnin' 'em down." - '''Alehouse Wench'''
: <font style="color:#66CCFF;" size="3">■</font> "Have you ever heard her sing? The woman needs no words, merely the rise and fall of her voice like the ocean beneath Menphina's smile is enough to sink into your very marrow. Perhaps she would consider becoming a bard..." - '''Wandering Minstrel'''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#3399CC;">Rare Rumours ''(Very difficult or rarely overheard)''</div></b>
: <font style="color:#3399CC;" size="3">■</font> "I have afforded that lovely creature only once in my lifetime. A courtesan, mind you, not one of these listless prostitutes that roam the streets like shambling undead. Ah, but her price was quite lofty and I hear she no longer engages in such 'work'." - '''Self-made Merchant'''
: <font style="color:#3399CC;" size="3">■</font> "She w-was purchased... for me you know... for m-my eighteenth n-namesday... She... She spent all night singing to me, j-just smoothing her fingers over m-my forehead... She reminds me... She reminds m-me of my m-mother..." '''Nervous Heir'''
: <font style="color:#3399CC;" size="3">■</font> "Ever a friend to those soiled doves, she is. A friend to the wolves amongst this flock as well. A poison for every occasion, and some of the most devastating you can imagine-- No matter how far she goes, always I can rely on her to send me my orders." - '''Blade for Hire'''
: <font style="color:#3399CC;" size="3">■</font> "One of her wealthy patrons died in her arms that last night. So far as we could tell the old man had been afflicted by a bad spirit or some kind of blockage in his brain... bit right through his own tongue. Strange how she stuck around until they took the body away." -'''Investigating Brass Blade'''

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#6789a7;">PC Rumours ''(Feel free to add IC rumors.)''</div></b>
: <font style="color:#6789a7;" size="3">■ </font> "She will go to great lengths for those she cares about. Don't mind the rumors." - [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#6789a7;" size="3">■</font> "Basically the personification of the word 'lady' - and if you disagree, you and I'll need to go have a word." - [[Ha'uruh Nunh]]
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==<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#6699CC;font-size:14px;color:#1e1400;"><b>Artwork</b></div>==
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:*''Template credit goes to [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] and [[Bancroft Gairn]] by proxy''

:*''I selected the name 'Xhosa Tau' after searching for several names of African origin. The name translates, so far as I've read, to 'Sweet Lion'.''

:*''Xhosa is legitimately nocturnal-- I treat night time in time with my night time which begins at ten o'clock Eastern Standard Time.''

:*''In my mind, Xhosa is a glorified house-cat of sorts. She is not a character built for ERP or comedy, but one intended to explore a different side of the potential for miqo'tes.

:*''I'm open to most every kind of RP scenario but the character will never be open to pursuing an romantic relationship with any individual other than the one that already exists. If you have your heart set on it, I'm afraid you will be sorely disappointed.''<br><br><br><br><br>

:'''Xhosa's Theme Song''': 'Dark Waltz' - Hayley Westenra

:We are the lucky ones
:We shine like a thousand suns
:When all of the colour runs together

:I'll keep you company
:In one glorious harmony
:Waltzing with destiny forever

:Dance me into the night
:Underneath the moon shining so bright
:Turning me into the light

:Time dances whirling past
:I gaze through the looking glass
:And feel just beyond my grasp is heaven

:Sacred geometry
:Where movement is poetry
:Visions of you and me forever

:Dance me into the night
:Underneath the moon shining so bright
:Turning me into the light

:Dance me into the night
:Underneath the moon shining so bright
:Let the dark waltz begin
:Oh let me wheel - let me spin
:Let it take me again
:Turning me into the light

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Warren Castille

2015-01-06T14:36:15Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Rumors and Quotes */

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| title = Free Paladin
| gender = All that is man
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Highlander
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Oschon, the Wanderer]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Speculated upon
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Free Paladin
}}

''I'm tired of things being taken away. I'm done letting that happen.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 6' 7"

'''Age:''' Mid-to-late thirties

'''Weight:''' Difficult to gauge on account of the armor, but large.

'''Complexion: ''' Light-skinned but not pale. He lacks the distinct tan of an Ala Mhigan.

'''Hair: ''' Brown, kept braided.

'''Eyes: ''' Pale grey.

'''Particular Traits: ''' A facial marking of Highlander origin marks the right side of his face.

'''Clothing Style:''' When not in his armor, he tends to wear loose clothing. He is usually seen adorned in greys and shades instead of colors.

'''Armor Style:''' Warren wears a set of heavy armor in the style of a Sultansworn. It is colored dark grey to distinguish himself as a Free Paladin.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Hearty Meals
*Strong drink
*Manners
*Aiding those in need

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Corruption
*The strong abusing the weak
*Being unable to help those in need

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Warren's considers himself one of Oschon's children at times.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Unquestionably good at first glance.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Warren does his best to speak "properly" and devoid of slang or accent. If he is heard cursing in public, something is wrong.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Warren is perhaps ''too'' wanting to help. He's a bit naive when it comes to playing "hero" despite his efforts otherwise.

*Warren prefers natural healing over magic or alchemical solutions. He won't refuse treatment if the wound is bad enough but he prefers to keep his bruises and abrasions.

*Warren keeps his walls very high and very secure. He is slow to trust anyone and prefers people see him only as his title.

*Warren has constantly demonstrated a willingness to neglect himself when focused on another task he deems important enough. During times of strife, he will often ignore sleep and sustenance for as long as he can despite knowing it will only serve to impede him once they catch up with him.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

He would have you believe he doesn't know the meaning of the word. In reality, he is deathly afraid of failing, letting down or otherwise losing the few people he has come to rely upon.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Due to his size and upbringing, Warren is strong and a dedicated swordsman. He also prizes his powers of perception.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*While lacking any true break-out abilities, he is thankful for his naturally high constitution and powerful musculature.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Warren considers himself proficient with a sword and shield. He is an amateur at hand to hand combat but attempts to make up for his lack of discipline with raw power.
=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*He was once able channel healing magic, but has long since fallen out of practice.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Warren is proficient with a hammer and anvil. As long as you don't expect anything of master quality from him, he is perfectly capable of maintaining and repairing his arms and armor.

== Affiliations ==

*Warren is not affiliated with any specific Company. Recent events have had him questioning his allegiance and ties to the Sultansworn of Ul'dah, feeling his methods and ideologies no longer compliment the Order.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Saw him this morning hurrying out of town. Looked like he'd been beaten savage by somebody.'' -Waking Witness
*''Didn't he useta wear white...?'' -Talkative Tankard Taker
*''Did you hear he took down The Beast in eight seconds at the Grindstone? Did it without a weapon or armor! Ripped her helmet off and brained her with it, he did! ...Hey, come back! I'm serious!'' -Grindstone Gawker
*''He went from fighting in the Grindstone to helping to run it!'' -Arena Aficionado

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''The knight? I've seen him and his princess back around here. I wonder what happened there...'' -Book-reading Bar-goer
*''Him and that Seeker stop in for drinks often enough. I'm not sure what they've got going on, but they seem happy.'' -Curious Commentator
*''Saw him collecting his winnings from the Bloodsands. Something's not on the level there." -Pennyless Pugilist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''I knew it was all a front. He'll get his, Ul'dah will see to it.'' -Irate initiate
*''He doesn't wear white anymore. Good reason for it, too.'' -Skulking sellsword

'''''<u>Player Comments</u>'''''

::*[[Elyscia Rose]]: "Mist'r Paladin? Ah bloody love 'is choc'bo.. Ah mean.. if it likes 'im.. he cannae be that bad'ah man.. aye? Oh aye, 'n' don't listen to me sis'; he does nae fancy otha lads, he's no one ah them 'homosensuals.'"
::*[[Oscare Iono]]: "Another stoic guard? Honestly, having him around just makes me and the place feel safer."
::*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "He told me that he really does have friends..."
::*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "They used to say that the pillar would fall down without him. I guess that hasn't happened, but I have to say, I miss the guy."
::*[[Delial Grimsong]]: "Ser Castille, was it? Quiet. Can bleed quite a lot. Has the makings of a perfect man. Hah!"
::*[[Coatleque Crofte]]: "Ser Castille? Hrmpf. Do not be fooled by his outward appearance. I doubt anyone in this city truly knows the man. I thought I once did."
::*[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]: "Warren Castille is a wonderful man and a good friend to me. If ever I have need of him, I feel I can rely on him to be there. In return, if he is harmed or defamed, I will arrange such utter and extensive ruination that only passing through the Gates of Thal might offer some relief to what is left of the offender."
::*[[Erik Mynhier]]: "A good man who has my respect, not something I give away to just anyone."
::*[[S'imba Tia]]: "He stands by that pillar so much I had to carve his name right above his spot just so everyone knew that it was his."
::*[[Franz Renatus]]: "Didn't really know him until that kidnapping thing. He's...I'm not sure. I'd like to get to know him more."
::*[[Natalie Mcbeef]]: "Look up 'Grump' in the dictionary and you'll see his face. Besides that he's a good man to have at your side in a fight."
::*[[Berrod Armstrong]]: "Don't let all that shiny armor an' manners get yer knickers in a soak -- the man's a Highlander an' he sure as all hells fights like it. Wouldn't mess wit' that one."
::*[[Roen Deneith]]: "Honorable. Strong. Valiant. No matter what has happened between he and his lady love, I still believe him to be a good man. Perhaps he will find his way back someday."
::*[[Ha'uruh Nunh]]: "Anyone who knows him knows there ain't anyone stronger. Seems to need me for some reason though, so I'll stick by his side til he don't anymore."

== General Stuff ==
Warren Castille used to be seen looming over the patrons of the Quicksand on any given evening. Where once before he would freely offer an ear or advice to those in need, citing that his position was to protect the citizens of Ul'dah from those who would abuse them, he has turned inward after the dissolution of his relationship with fellow paladin Coatleque Crofte and the subsequent change in treatment he received from both civilian and serviceman alike.

Warren's isolation has helped reinforce his separation from the populace of Ul'dah. He seldom stands watch in the Quicksand any longer, choosing instead to leave it in the hands of the Sultansworn. Regardless, he still considers himself a Free Paladin.

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Warren Castille and his best friend, [[Ha'uruh Nunh]] arrive to compete in the Grindstone, and every week sees Warren and Howl eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. The two always seem upbeat about it, though, and appear more interested in the camaraderie than actually winning. Most of the time. Neither of them have been present at the Grindstone in recent weeks, however.

Warren returned to the Grindstone recently, and has helped run the event in the past.

Warren has won the Grindstone twice* in his career as a fighter there.

*His "victory" over Ruinfeild Oakenshield is subject to some discussion.

Current Record: 11-13

== Current Events ==
After moons of combating the corrupted teachings thrust upon Howl and Sei, Warren has finally felt himself returning back to what passes for normal. His relationships have continued to blossom thanks to the dedicated effort of those involved and his mood has improved dramatically. He and Sei Ikari have begun the process towards Eternal Bonding.

Warren has also taken to helping instruct one [[Chachanji Gegenji]] in the ways of the Sword. The lalafell's quest to become a hero has struck a note in the paladin, and he wishes to help show his ward how to best protect himself and those he cares for. The notion of his reputation affecting Chachanji's is worrisome, however.

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Highlander_Hyur]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-01-06T14:33:06Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Weapons */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is extremely skilled at hand-to-hand fighting, and reasonably skilled with the lance, although he seems greatly reluctant to use one.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-01-06T14:32:26Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Magic */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl has learned the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, he is proficient but not very fast, capable of only rough field triage, and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-01-06T14:31:22Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Relationships */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, his progress is slow and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, it's become more public knowledge that Howl has feelings for Warren that seem to be on some level reciprocated. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide. Her recent declaration of interest in him has made him a bit jumpy.

[[Leanne Delphium]]
Howl is fond of the girl with the fancy hat and sees her as a younger sister type. Although she doesn't seem to need his protection, he tends to act as such toward her and cheerfully threatened her mate, [[Roysia Stone]], with unpleasant things should Leanne get hurt.

[[Chachanji Gegenji]]
Howl is one of many who is drawn to Chachanji's open, childlike personality. As with Leanne, although Chachan seems perfectly capable of taking care of himself, Howl feels the need to keep a protective eye on him, perhaps because of Chachan's close bond to Warren.

[[Iron Sea]]
Howl is drawn in some strange way to Iron, although it seems to be largely one-sided. He has endeavored to teach the large Roegadyn that not all battles are fought with fists and weapons, and that sometimes yielding can bring about a victory, but Howl's methods of teaching don't seem to be making much of an impact on Iron Sea's worldview. Despite that, Howl greatly seems to value Iron's companionship and presence in his life.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-01-06T13:48:59Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* The Grindstone */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, his progress is slow and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, their relationship seems to have grown even stronger, and the two have been seen frequently out alone together at bars and restaurants. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl has begun assisting with Overseeing at the Grindstone instead of participating as a fighter. He occasionally helps heal as well.

Howl has reached the finals six times and has won once. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, and won that competition once as well.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2015-01-06T13:47:17Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Current Events */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, his progress is slow and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, their relationship seems to have grown even stronger, and the two have been seen frequently out alone together at bars and restaurants. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He is friends with the Free Paladin what used to come here often. If by 'friends' you mean 'motherly'." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals five times but has yet to win the tournament. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, with much the same success rate.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has begun assisting with overseeing at the Grindstone for returned Arbiter [[Zenzi Vela]]. He was recently invited to join a new mercenary group dedicated to helping the common people, the Outriders, a group he finds intriguing. Although he has completed combat medic training as an arcanist, he still struggles with arcanima and can only summon a small globe of light instead of a fully-manifested fairy. With Warren's recent marriage, his relationship with Howl seems to be entering a new phase. Perhaps all of these changes will lead Howl down a new road...

[[Category:Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-10-12T13:49:20Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them. Recently, he's begun being invited again to exclusive card games at the Gilded Knuckle, an invitation-only club for the super-elite that is often frequented by the most powerful individuals in Ul'dah.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, his progress is slow and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, their relationship seems to have grown even stronger, and the two have been seen frequently out alone together at bars and restaurants. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"He and I seem to share a common interest at least. If love unrequited were as valuable as gil, we would both be rich beyond our dreams." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals five times but has yet to win the tournament. He also regularly competes in Otto Vann's club for pugilistic fighting, with much the same success rate.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl continues to work to study arcanima techniques, though his difficulties reading make it slow-going. He hired a tutor at the Arcanist's Guild with a specialty in Nymian lore and rituals, [[Isilyn Aesywyndaer]], but when she made a pass at him and broke his choker, he fled and will no longer see her at Warren's request/demand. He recently made it to the finals of both [[Otto Vann]]'s fight club in Coerthas and the Grindstone, only to lose both, causing one of his rare-yet-explosive fits of temper. He has begun again receiving invites to the Gilded Knuckle, an exclusive invitation-only club frequented by Ul'dah's power brokers, who seem interested in both Howl's own life and his dealings with [[Otto Vann]]. He is also adjusting to a new, yet not entirely unexpected roommate in his home...

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-09-26T01:09:19Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Taken.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally but hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn the Nymian arts, but reads at a secondary school level. As such, his progress is slow and he can hardly be considered a natural.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is a proficient Goldsmith and enjoys making jewelry. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Recently, their relationship seems to have grown even stronger, and the two have been seen frequently out alone together at bars and restaurants. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator
*''He keeps bothering me for information on ancient Nymian rituals, as if I have the time to teach a complete novice something that complicated - and dangerous!'' -Antisocial Arcanist

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but I can't say he succeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger
*''Can't tell whether he's with the paladin, or the white-haired girl. Know which one I'd choose if I had to pick 'tween the two.'' -Ranting Roegadyn

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"They call him Howl, and he is a dear friend of Ser Castille. I... do not know much about him. After recent events, I do not know if I want to..." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals three times but has yet to win the tournament.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has recovered from a stint in an aetheric prison, freed by Snow and Warren with the help and advice of [[S'ereno Tia]]. He has begun studying arcanima techniques in the hopes of learning Nymian magic and lore, with the hopes of performing some sort of obscure, highly dangerous ritual...

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-09-08T19:33:32Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: /* Relationships */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Single, ever single.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally and hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl knows nothing of magic, and reads at a secondary school level.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn carpentry, but it's been slow going so far. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Ha'ural Nunh]]
Howl's older brother and the other Nunh of the Ha tribe, Ha'ural occasionally makes appearances in the Quicksand for his own purposes, simply seeming to observe. The Ha tribe was wiped out several moons ago by what appeared to be Amal'jaa raiders, and Ha'ural's status is currently unknown. Ha'ural is an accomplished Thaumaturge. Howl cares deeply for his brother but is worried about the growing darkness within him.

[[Seimei Ikari]]
Known to Howl as "Snow," the pseudonym by which she was called during their time training together to become dragoons, Howl seems to share a bond with Sei that makes him uneasy. Those who know them both can see a certain physical similarity in that they each now have a black-colored eye that they did not have before.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but can't say he succeeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"Any friend of Warren's is ever a friend of mine. I do not know what he may have suffered in Coerthas, but my heart is glad to see him returned alive." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals twice but has yet to win the tournament.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl and Warren returned victoriously from Coerthas after having killed Ryuuga, the dragon that taught Howl and Snow the ways of the dragoon - along with a poisonous philosophy that Howl rejects, but can never truly shake. Warren and Snow began to get close again, but the revelation that Warren had been secretly dating Crofte and lying about it to both of them destroyed their reunion. Although Snow stormed off, Howl forgave Warren and is attempting to help him piece his life and honor back together.

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-09-08T19:29:57Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Single, ever single.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally and hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl knows nothing of magic, and reads at a secondary school level.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn carpentry, but it's been slow going so far. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Ha'ural Nunh]]
Howl's older brother and the other Nunh of the Ha tribe, Ha'ural occasionally makes appearances in the Quicksand for his own purposes, simply seeming to observe. The Ha tribe was wiped out several moons ago by what appeared to be Amal'jaa raiders, and Ha'ural's status is currently unknown. Ha'ural is an accomplished Thaumaturge. Howl cares deeply for his brother but is worried about the growing darkness within him.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but can't say he succeeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger

'''''<u>Player Rumors</u>'''''
*"He's my best friend and I'd do anything for him. Honestly, I don't know what I'd've done without him, or what I'd do. I'm going to make sure I never have to find out, though." -[[Warren Castille]]
*"Any friend of Warren's is ever a friend of mine. I do not know what he may have suffered in Coerthas, but my heart is glad to see him returned alive." -[[Coatleque Crofte]]

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals twice but has yet to win the tournament.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl and Warren returned victoriously from Coerthas after having killed Ryuuga, the dragon that taught Howl and Snow the ways of the dragoon - along with a poisonous philosophy that Howl rejects, but can never truly shake. Warren and Snow began to get close again, but the revelation that Warren had been secretly dating Crofte and lying about it to both of them destroyed their reunion. Although Snow stormed off, Howl forgave Warren and is attempting to help him piece his life and honor back together.

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-08-12T02:23:19Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =HowlAv1.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Single, ever single.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally and hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl knows nothing of magic, and reads at a secondary school level.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn carpentry, but it's been slow going so far. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Ha'ural Nunh]]
Howl's older brother and the other Nunh of the Ha tribe, Ha'ural occasionally makes appearances in the Quicksand for his own purposes, simply seeming to observe. The Ha tribe was wiped out several moons ago by what appeared to be Amal'jaa raiders, and Ha'ural's status is currently unknown. Ha'ural is an accomplished Thaumaturge. Howl cares deeply for his brother but is worried about the growing darkness within him.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but can't say he succeeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals twice but has yet to win the tournament.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has vanished with Warren again into the frozen wastes of Coerthas. A chosen few know that he is on a mission of revenge against the one who trained him in the lance, a shadowy figure known only as Ryuuga. Howl greatly fears and respects this individual and does not take him lightly, but Ryuuga's habit of killing those who do not excel at his training means he must be stopped before more die. But Howl knows going after Ryuuga will draw someone else's attention as well - a shadowy figure he has referred to as "Snow".

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]

File:HowlAv1.jpg

2014-08-12T02:22:50Z

Ha'uruh Nunh:

Ha'uruh Nunh

2014-08-12T02:21:11Z

Ha'uruh Nunh: Created page with " {{Infobox-character | name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl) | image = | imagewidth = | caption = | title = Gambler and Fighter | gender = Male | citizenship = Ul'dah | race = ..."

{{Infobox-character
| name = Ha'uruh Nunh (a.k.a. Howl)
| image =
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Gambler and Fighter
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = Single, ever single.
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Professional Gambler and Fistfighter
}}

''It's okay to try and reach for the impossible. As long as there's life, there's hope.
''

== Appearance ==

'''Height:''' 5' 6"

'''Age:''' Early 20s.

'''Weight:''' 68.5 kg.

'''Complexion: ''' Brown, deeply tanned.

'''Hair: ''' Blond, chin-length.

'''Eyes: ''' Right eye: Bright purple. Left eye: Black. Up close it is apparent the iris is not made of flesh, but instead black stone.

'''Particular Traits: ''' Seeker tribal markings under his eyes. Heavy layers of scar tissue on his back and shoulders.

'''Clothing Style:''' Favors high boots and loose shirts.

'''Armor Style:''' Same as clothing, not favoring armor.

== Tastes ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>'''''Likes'''''</u></span> ===

*Potent drink
*Roast dodo
*Listening to others
*Helping with problems

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Dislikes</u>'''''</span> ===

*Feeling unnecessary/unneeded
*Losing
*Excessive PDA
*Teetotalers

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><u>'''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Religion</span>'''''</u></span></span></span></span> ===
Howl is a devotee of the Keeper and swears by Him often in speech. His tribe also had a strong belief in auguries, predestination, omens, and prophetic visions, and he has belief in and reverence for such signs.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:small;">'''''<u><span style="font-size:medium;">Alignment</span></u>'''''</span></span></span></span></span></span> ===
Good.

== Personality ==

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Quirks</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl speaks casually and almost never uses his true Seeker-style name, "Ha'uruh," going almost exclusively by Howl. He seems to hold to few tribal Seeker traditions.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Flaws</u>'''''</span> ===

*Howl is sensitive emotionally and hides a lot of his feelings, especially around people he doesn't know.

*Howl is stubborn about making sure he's the one that takes the risks and damage, and often will throw himself recklessly into harm's way to protect someone he cares about, even against their wishes.

*Howl has a well-leashed temper, but once it comes loose, he loses all composure and invariably says or does something he'll regret.

*Howl blindly chases his hopes and dreams even after the entire cosmos seems to be telling him it ain't gonna happen.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Fears</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl dislikes acknowledging his fears, as he tends to bury most negative emotions, but he is terrified of being alone.

=== <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''<u>Talents</u>'''''</span> ===

Howl has trained in hand-to-hand fighting his entire life, and considers himself capable of "fighting as a man ought". He has also trained briefly but extensively with the lance. He is very empathic, and with those he knows well, seems capable of understanding their emotions even before they do sometimes. He is unnaturally lucky when it comes to games of chance, and supports himself almost exclusively with winnings from games of dice and cards around Ul'dah; he is on good terms with some of the wealthier Monetarists who like to gamble, as he doesn't stick around long enough for them to realize how much he's won off of them.

== Abilities and Skills ==

=== '''''<u>Personal</u>''''' ===

*Howl is an able and agile fighter, with decent power that greatly increases if his temper rises, though his accuracy drops as well.

=== '''''<u>Weapons</u>''''' ===

*Howl is proficient with hand-to-hand fighting and with the lance.

=== '''''<u>Magic</u>''''' ===

*Howl knows nothing of magic, and reads at a secondary school level.

=== '''''<u>Crafting</u>''''' ===

*Howl is attempting to learn carpentry, but it's been slow going so far. He can cook only the simplest meals.

== Affiliations ==

*Howl is not affiliated with any specific Free Company or Grand Company, although he has done occasional freelance work for the Immortal Flames.

== Relationships ==

[[Warren Castille]]
Howl and Warren are closer than brothers, and one is rarely seen in public without the other, save for when Warren is on duty. They typically show up in tandem to the Grindstone tournaments and have similar luck (or lack thereof) in the competitions. They seem capable of near-telepathic communication, a single glance oftentimes expressing whole thoughts. Howl has risked himself time and time again for Warren, and Warren has done the same. Howl lives with Warren in an undisclosed location that seems to be near Ul'dah.

[[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
Howl is one of Xhosa's many admirers. He greatly looks up to the Keeper lady and respects her wisdom and strength. He once worked for her entertainment troupe as a guard. He has opened up to her more than to any other person save Warren. Her recent disappearance has him greatly concerned.

[[Renae Lecuyer]]
Howl considers this stoic Wildwood to be a good friend, although he secretly thinks that she could take him in a fight. He is apparently incapable of keeping secrets from her, as she can take one look at him and tell whatever he's attempting to hide.

[[Ha'ural Nunh]]
Howl's older brother and the other Nunh of the Ha tribe, Ha'ural occasionally makes appearances in the Quicksand for his own purposes, simply seeming to observe. The Ha tribe was wiped out several moons ago by what appeared to be Amal'jaa raiders, and Ha'ural's status is currently unknown. Ha'ural is an accomplished Thaumaturge. Howl cares deeply for his brother but is worried about the growing darkness within him.

== Rumors and Quotes ==

'''''<u>Known to many</u>'''''
*''Oh, that guy? Gifted by the gods he is - never seems to lose at dice!'' -Garrulous Gambler
*''Seems like he never shows up 'cept to bug the big guy in the armor when he's at his duties.'' -Despondent Drunkard
*''Pretty girls at the Grindstone always seem to have his number!'' -Fight-Night Fanatic

'''''<u>Known to some</u>'''''
*''Heard his tribe got wiped out. But where was he? Oughtn't he be out there protecting them?'' -Persistent Pouter
*''Vanished for a good moon some time ago. Came back weird if you ask me. Something's funny with him now.'' -Grumbling Gladiator

'''''<u>Known to few</u>'''''
*''Typical one of those Ha idiots. Always looking up at the stars and not focusing on what's really important. Something funny about how he became a nunh too, from what I heard.'' -Suspicious S-Tia
*''Yeah, him, he went up to Coerthas to save some tart from killing herself. They both came back, but can't say he succeeeded.'' -Grinning Gossipmonger

== The Grindstone ==
Every week the Grindstone sees Howl and [[Warren Castille]] arrive together to compete, and every week sees them eat dirt as they scrub out in the first round. Traditionally, they get drunk together afterwards to ease the pain of losing, though the one time Warren won, they got drunk together afterwards anyway.

Howl vanished from the Grindstone for several sessions but is recently back with a newfound skill against lance fighters.

Howl has reached the finals twice but has yet to win the tournament.

He doesn't keep track of his current record as that would be far too depressing.

== Current Events ==
Howl has vanished with Warren again into the frozen wastes of Coerthas. A chosen few know that he is on a mission of revenge against the one who trained him in the lance, a shadowy figure known only as Ryuuga. Howl greatly fears and respects this individual and does not take him lightly, but Ryuuga's habit of killing those who do not excel at his training means he must be stopped before more die. But Howl knows going after Ryuuga will draw someone else's attention as well - a shadowy figure he has referred to as "Snow".

[[category:Player Character]] [[category: Seeker_Miqote]]