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| name = Y'uraq Tia
 
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| title = The White Jaguar
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| caption = Barachanji, as drawn by [[Berrod Armstrong]]
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| main_job = Paladin, Warrior
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| crafting = • Armorsmith<br>• Blacksmith
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| server = Balmung
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| role = Tank
 
| gender = Male
 
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
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| race = Miqo'te Sun Seeker
| race = Miqo'te Seeker of the Sun
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| clan = Jaguar
| clan = Jaguar Tribe
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| age = ?? (Looks between 19-22)
| stat_1 = Age
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| height = 6 fulm, 1 ilm
| stat_1_value = Unknown (Thought to be between 19 - 23)
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| weight = 157 ponze
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| eyes = Brown
| stat_2_value = 6'1" fulms / 156 ponze
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| hair = Black
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| complexion = Tanned
| stat_3_value = Adventurer-Scholar
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| build = Lithe
| stat_4 = Nameday
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| features = Muscle tone on a Lala!?
| stat_4_value = 3rd Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon
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| race = Miqo'te
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| clan = Sun Seeker
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| fc = The Fireborn
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| guardian = Menphina, the Lover
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| sexuality = Pansexual
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| occupation = Adventurer-Scholar, Mercenary
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| education = Unknown
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| marital = Single
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| alignment = Neutral Good
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| rep = N/A
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| strength = 7
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| pdef = 10
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| dex = 4
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| mdef = 8
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'''Chachanji Gegenji''' ''(32nd Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon)'', also known as "Chachan," is a young Dunesfolk Lalafell from Doma who ultimately seeks to become a great hero and, in doing so, protect all those he cares for - along with everybody else if he can manage it. While not the sharpest sword around, his childish determination and almost completely selfless goodwill towards others seem to be able to bring a smile to even the most cynical of people. Couple that with his surprising strength and constitution, and you have a kind individual who is more than willing to overcome any obstacle in order to see his friends smile.<br/>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
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Chachanji Gegenji is the youngest 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. He is preceded by his older brother Gogonji Gegenji and his older sister Nininya Ninya, leaving him in the position of spoiled youngest child with not much expected of him.
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<section begin=featured-blurb />Chachanji, like his siblings before him, was trained since he was old enough to hold a smith's hammer to follow in his family's footsteps. As such, he is surprisingly muscled and tough for a Lalafell, along with being quite the competent smithy. However, his rugged form is offset by his baby-like face and his childish, almost romantically-minded beliefs. He firmly believes that he would rather use what he crafts himself and protect others, rather than merely foist them upon those selfsame people for coin. And it was this belief that ultimately resulted in him traveling to the tumultuous city of Ul'dah, where the plights of the downtrodden there has only served to strengthen his beliefs.<section end=featured-blurb />
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One can now often find Chachanji running to and fro about the desert city, usually running errands tasked to him by the Adventurer's Guild by way of the Quicksand's own Momodi. When he's not doing that, he can most likely be found in the company of the surprising number of friends that he has accumulated thus far during his stay. With his eagerness to help and genuinely caring disposition, it's no small wonder that so many would count the Doman Lalafell amongst their allies. Not to mention there are a few that he stubbornly considers his friends, whether they like it or not.
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At Chachanji's side often enough is stalwart, little <b>Gran</b>; a baby behemoth that has quickly become the Lalafell's heroic sidekick-slash-mascot. 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.
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<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Likes</center></div></h3>
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing the hero.
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Helping others.
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Playing with his baby behemoth, Gran.
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Just hanging out with friends.
  
===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">General Info</div>===
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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>Dislikes</center></div></span></h3>
  
=====General=====
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Seeing people in trouble.
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Not being able to do/know things.
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Monetarists.
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being left out.
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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Taking medicine.
  
Y'uraq is a young, and spirited Sun Seeker miqo'te currently living his life to the fullest. From researching tomestones and translated texts to the possible locations of lost Allagan artifacts, to indulging his creative side as an aspiring artisan, and design the most unique, elegant, and sought jewelry and fashion through weaving and goldsmithing. While certainly on the Bashful side, Y'uraq is generally friendly to those he's come across in his travels. As far as doing whatever he feels is right for those he cares for, he is loyal to a fault. No matter how certain the dangers may be, Y'uraq has had no hesitation putting himself in harm's way and stand his ground with those who can't stand on their own, or mend their wounds through conjury and lesser healing magic with the best of his abilities, should circumstances allow it.
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Y'uraq has no love for unnecessary conflict, unfortunately his travels have often faced him with unpleasant situations, from thwarting a bandit in Eastern Thanalan, to defusing what could had been an explosive, and disastrous barfight with a hulking roegadyn at the shifting sands.
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: Chaotic Good
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Yellow Drops
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Champion Chachan
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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Color: Yellow
  
=====Appearance & Personality=====
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At just an ilm over six fulms, Y'uraq stands slightly taller than the average male sun seeker miqo'te. His darker complexion suggest he is indeed, no stranger to the sun as well.
 
As tall as he may be, Y'uraq's physical strength isn't as strong at it could be, as he never recalled being a Nunh before losing his memories. though his strength as limited as it is, has shown gradual improvements since training to wield a sword and shield under the gladiator's guild, and just sufficient enough to train under the sultanguard. His high spirits and energies radiate through his youthful face, with sharp, dark amber eyes partly glinting in the light, the rest is concealed by his dark hairs at some parts of his face, while leaving others revealed to onlookers. Two longer bangs hanging down on both opposite sides of his head with his pointed furry ears slightly leaning toward the back of his head. What he lacks in brute strength, he compensates for in other terms.
 
 
 
When he's not upset over the uncertainties of his past or looking up all he can about a fabled Allagan piece of technology he believes to be real, Y'uraq is generally upbeat and welcoming around his friends and strangers alike, until they give him a reason not to. To his dismay, Y'uraq is more driven by his emotions than by logical means, justifying his sensitive tendencies as "instincts". Call it as he might, it does very little to mask his true, gentle nature from those he's tried to convince.
 
 
 
Since his travels, Y'uraq has been advanced on by both men and women along his journey, which has also re-kindled some vain, and border-line effeminate tendencies about his appearance, not also limited to his interests in jewlery and fine embroidery, which soon protruded into his discovered interest in fine, and elegant fashion.
 
 
 
In times of confrontations and certain conflict, Y'uraq's cheerful and harmless mindset shifts into that of a stalwart defender. Focused, fearless, and unhesitating to lay himself in harm's way to fight and protect those dear to him, even if he's not carrying a shield to protect himself with. Despite his lacking physical strength, Y'uraq has been noted by witnesses to fight with a steeled heart and calculated precision when armed with a sword and shield.
 
 
 
=====Fashion=====
 
 
 
Y'uraq's flamboyant tendencies has made him develop an unusual concern with his style of fashion as well. Preferring to put style with some subtle elegance into both his casual and battle attire, while also keeping comfort and practicality in mind. Y'uraq prefers to have his own clothes, armor, and jewelry made to his to meet his own personal tastes. He is very often seen donning trinkets of all kinds over himself on some place or other.
 
 
 
Whether it's an excursion into sahagin territory, or fighting off Garlean remnants in La Noscea, or even if it's something as simple as gathering herbs around La Noscea's wilderness, or a night of leisure, Y'uraq likes to dress to impress.
 
 
 
=====Occupation=====
 
Since his travels begun, Y'uraq has delved into almost any sort of task that would earn him the necessary gil to not starve, or sleep under the stars every night. As his swordsmanship has improved, Y'uraq has been able to offer himself as an accomplished sell sword to fellow travelers and excursionists, which has earned him even more success, and a fairly comfortable home to call his own as well as getting to enjoy some of life's leisures every now and again.
 
  
In his personal time, Y'uraq has also developed an deep curiosity for the mysteries, legends, wonders, and dangers found over Eorzea's past and present. In result, he spends much of his time researching and travelling to ancient ruins, dig sites, and libraries from Limsa, to Gridania, from Ul'dah to Coerthas. Y'uraq's love for books and knowledge has earned him a special interest scholarly pursuits.
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===
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:'''Paladin''':
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: <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>
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: <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>
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: <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>
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: <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>
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: <li>Energetic and positive, always eager to go out and make things better.</li>
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: <li>Always willing to lend a hand, which often leads to him doing all sorts of tasks and errands.</li>
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: <li>A loyal, if oddball, friend who will always try to be there for them.</li>
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: <li>Surprisingly knowledgeable about armor and weapon materials, and knows his way around a smith's hammer.</li>
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: <li>Terrible decision-maker, used to family making the big decisions and cleaning up his messes.</li>
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: <li>His friendliness and willingness to help also makes him easily fleeced and taken advantage of.</li>
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: <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>
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Y'uraq's Journal</div>===
 
  
=====A Stranger in a Strange Land=====
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(Nov 16, 2014 - Jan 6, 2015 - 2.4) - A sad mystery turned into a grand journey for a lost wanderer.
 
  
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====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Childhood</div>====
  
=====Allagan Echoes=====
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: Chachanji, like his siblings before him, was born in Doma and taught by his parents in the ways of business and metallurgy. However, it was silently understood that the eldest - Gogonji - would take over as family head once Zozonji and Jijinya stepped down. However, he was still expected to aid in the smithing of the arms and armor that was his family's lifeblood, so any slacking on that front met with strict discipline from his father. As such, his skill in smithing so no less than his siblings, though most of his economic and business lectures were oft spent daydreaming about fighting dragons and saving princesses.
(Jan 14, 2015 - February 8, 2015 - 2.5) - Seeking to find a greater purpose in his new life, Y'uraq turns to the distant past in search of answers for his uncertain future.
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: Such heroic ideals extended to what little free time was afforded to him between his lectures, where he liked to play hero - swinging around a stick or one of his smithing hammers to defeat whatever dastardly shadow or bush that dared to cross him. Such adventures often resulted in him breaking something or injuring himself, ready to be pounced upon by his dour-faced father. However, more than one punishment was dissuaded by his elder brother Gogonji, who sought to protect the freedom that he lived vicariously through his younger brother.
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:  As such, Chachan latched on to his older brother more than anyone else, often seeking to remain as close to his eldest sibling during lectures and nagging the future head of the family into playing with him. He was not unlike a Chocobo chick, always pattering along a couple steps behind his brother. For in his young eyes, Gogonji could do no wrong, and the mental acuity of his older brother - a trait inherited from their mother's side, though it was a resource that seemed exhausted by the time Chachanji was born - always left the little Lalafell in awe and wonder.
  
::*Y'uraq has been overwhelmed researching over a lost Allagan artifact for the past moon, only to find dead ends as every scholar and archeologist from the Sons of St. Coinach deemed it as mere "fable". Regardless, Y'uraq has been making frequent trips between La Noscea and Mor Dhona, in search of anything that might suggest otherwise. His trips have usually included a night or two in Gridania on the way.
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::* In his efforts to understand the links between Allag and the voidsent as well as their potential dangers, Y'uraq has enlisted under the Thaumaturge's guild guidance in Ul'dah
 
  
=====A Local in a Familiar Land=====
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: So, it should come as no surprise that 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 Gogon 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, even as the Garleans themselves snapped up the family's wares.
(February 8, 2015 - April 23, 2015 - 2.5) - A second journey across Eorzea turned leisure to self-reflection.
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: Chachanji retreated as the fight continued, afraid of being discovered or - worse - dragged into it. All he knew was that, shortly after that, Gogonji disappeared from their demesne, leaving naught behind but one of his two Cactaur earrings on Chachan's nightstand. The upset young Lalafell tearfully approached his father for clarification, for any information on where his older brother had gone to, but was gruffly dismissed and ordered to redouble his efforts on his studies. For after all, which Gogonji gone, it fell upon the second (and only other) son to take up the family business.
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: What little free time Chachanji possessed before then all but evaporated. From dawn till dusk, he was either at the forge learning how to bend metal to his will or trapped behind a desk to droning and confusing lectures on proper business practices. And, while Chachanji would still dream of being a hero, he found himself frequently wondering where Gogonji was. What he was doing. If he was happy.
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: As such did the next five years pass, with Chachanji's mind often drifting to thoughts about his wayward elder brother. His mental deficiencies continued to harangue his parents, and the matters of finance were soon hefted upon his older sister Nininya, who showed much more mental aptitude for it, though she bemoaned her fate nonetheless. As such, the forge became the center of the youngest Gegenji's world. Until, after a particularly vivid recollection of the argument between Gogonji and their father, Chachanji decided he had suffered enough.
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: Like his brother before him, Chacha confronted his father in within the smoky confines of the family's forge. However, his complaints were much more whimsical than calculating, more fanciful than fiscally sound. To the bright-eyed youngster, it was obvious the Domans held no love for Garlemald, 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 of Hydaelyn from their oppressors rather than just turn around and sell them to the highest bidder!? Buyers who included the Garleans themselves!
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: 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.
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Under the advice of his fellows of the 81st, Y'uraq took a much needed break from his overwhelmingly daunting research and took back to the roads of Eorzea. But Unlike his first known experience as a lost wanderer, Y'uraq was able to revisit familiar sights from his first journey with ease. In addition, he was able to spend more time further familiarizing himself personally with each regions and their respective city-states, while also taking interest in new hobbies and skills. From training with the marauders guild and learning the art of patience from the master fishermen of La Noscea, to perfecting his archery and further appreciation for the land through botany in the Twelveswood, to honing his physical combat through pugilism and mining in Thanalan.
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=====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Ul'dah Small Things''</div>=====
  
Despite his efforts to distract himself with leisure travel and activities, Y'uraq's second trip across Eorzea didn't unfold without some reminders of his first journey as a stranger in a strange land. Despite his own past hardships, Y'uraq has been able to look back for the first time since that fateful day and realizing how far he's made it mostly by his instincts, and through the guidance of some kind strangers he's come across in his travels up to that point. His feelings of accomplishment were cut shot as Y'uraq began to realize the mystery that surrounded his circumstances still haunted his present life. Regardless of the unfortunate circumstances that still afflict him, Y'uraq seized his present situation and took extended stays in each region, exploring sights and places he may have missed or overlooked during his first journey, to mingling and interacting with more of the locals, and even partaking in events and festivities happening during his stays. Despite this previous fortune with side quests and encounters in his first journey, none of his new experiences availed more lost memories for Y'uraq, his efforts have been for naught.  
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: Imagine Chachanji's fear, then, when he heard of the razing of Doma. While he and his father had separated on less-than-friendly circumstances, those nightly musings were proof enough that 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 just like the Ala Mhigans. Chachan himself almost ended up being ejected from the city along with them due to his heritage, but it was Momodi again who came to his rescue with paperwork proving the young Lalafell a properly registered adventurer under her employ and thus exempt from the ousting. Of course, the Doman Lalafell has still managed to end up in a poor spot or two due to this, and he quickly learned to keep his heritage quiet to avoid any more unneeded complications.
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: Despite that, the decision to travel to Ul'dah seemed to be mostly prosperous for the little hero-to-be. He's managed to make many friends during his stay there (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 even began his training to become a Paladin under the watchful eyes of [[Warren Castille]], [[Roen Deneith]], and (hopefully soon) Ser [[Coatleque Crofte]]. He's even found a sort of pseudo-family in his "adopted big sister" [[Leanne Delphium]], and slowly came to see the Hourglass as a sort of second home to replace the fallen Doma.
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: However, it was not all sunshine and rainbows as Chachanji would often try to make it seem. With his family trundled off to Revenant's Toll with the rest of the Doman refugees, he often found himself wondering if he should rejoin them and help them recover before following his own dream. Not to mention that his penchant for wanting to help as many people as he can leads to its own litany of problems - from dealing with a duel between [[Evangeline Primrose]] and [[Aiden Church]] to [[Romy Leonhardt]]'s losing of an arm and subsequent requesting of a reinforced gauntlet. His overwhelming desire to help as many people as he could, coupled with his often lacking ability to do so, resulted in two rather childish tantrums - one turned against his own adopted sister, who was slowly spiraling into depression.
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: Even his childish dream of heroism through becoming a Paladin has had several unexpected snares. Most of it stemming for a conversation with Ser Crofte when he sought her council as a third mentor. Her insistent questions poked obvious holes in his childlike dream, yet revealing a curious determination beneath the veneer. She tasked him with a Trial of Purpose - to find out '''why''' he desires so much to become a Paladin and defend people - and it has led him to having deep conversations with both Ser Warren and Ms. Roen. Conversations that forced him to re-evaluate his reasons, and seek out why he was so dead-set on still fulfilling his childish goal.
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: Why did he need to become a Paladin above all else? Couldn't he continue helping people as he did through Momodi and the Adventurer's Guild? It had been fine enough, but at some point he had wanted more. And he knew finding out when that point was would be important for understanding his tempered desire for Paladinhood.
  
Despite his efforts to unwind and renew himself from his travels, Y'uraq felt more discouraged than ever before, in no real hurry to report back to his crewmates in La Noscea. He entered through the Gates of Thal, unconsciously re-enacting his first moments in the city, only the night was setting in his present time. Y'uraq decided to wander through the city one last time before making his way to the airship landing high above the city. He wandered the busy streets, things seemed a slight more hectic than he originally remembered as well. Brass Blades roamed the city in greater numbers than before as well. Seeking for answers, Y'uraq made his way to the quicksand where he was sure his fateful guide would be lounging. Much to his fortune, the same lady clad in white was surely there surrounded by her fellow quicksand patrons.
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After an exchange of kind greetings and retellings, Y'uraq was
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: In a bid to get away from Ul'dah, what she believed to be the source of her growing depression, [[Leanne Delphium]] retreated to the sanctuary of her Free Company "The Coral Sea": their manor in Mist. At her own request - along with his own desire to try to cheer her up - Chachanji began to make frequent trips to the Coral House. Without even noticing, he began to integrate with the myriad of interesting folk there and even got invited to attend the wedding between their First Mate [[Dhemgeim Shyrdoenwyn]] and [[Tausenadel Geispyrsyn]]. At some point, he quietly approached them and applied to join their ranks.
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: But even before he was inducted amongst their number, he had a hand in aiding them. He stepped forward when they asked for help in dealing with a cult of madmen who sought to use people as little more than cattle to have aether drawn from. His journey into one of their hideouts to save the captives would be his first bonding moment with [[Jancis Milburga]], who seemed the only one in their four-man team that seemed to agree with his non-lethal preferences. Together they all reached the deepest depths, and apprehended a crazed Lalafell and his harp.
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: He stepped in again to help after he learned of a great tragedy that had befallen the Coral Sea. Not long after the wedding, Dhem took a turn for the worse due to a pre-existing condition - and the desperate bid to save her resulted in the loss of her life. Having just won the Grindstone a sun or two before learning this, Chachanji took a large chunk of it and proffered it up to the widower Tau to aid in funeral preparation along with his condolences and a somber request to be there at the funeral. After they had so openly accepted him and invited the little Dunesfolk to their wedding, he felt it was the least he could do.
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: It was also through Coral House where he crossed paths again with the bombastic pink-haired Lalafell [[Memeli Meli]], who had he encountered what seemed like moons before in a one-off incident at the Quicksand. She seemed to be just as energetic and carefree as ever - until the day after he had been tricked into attending Meli's all-girl slumber party and forced into pajamas and makeup. What started as a covert operation to her room to reclaim the clothes left there, he stumbled upon a drained and disoriented Memeli and quickly learned of her aetheric imbalance and the danger it presented to her. His fears for her health and welfare only grew stronger when she had a second such "attack" in the Quicksand. He interjected then, offering his help and nearly demanding that the pink-haired Lalafell seek help for her problem.
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: Their relationship slowly deepened as Memeli's condition grew worse - she began losing days at a time to slumber and her aetheric imbalance ate away at her hair and skin, the latter being something unknown to him until he finally convinced her to show him the reason behind her sudden interest in hats and hoods. He refused to leave her side, and continued to press for her to seek help along offering whatever he could himself. It's no small wonder then that, even despite his kinda-sorta relationship with [[Yukumazi Mikazi]] that had been borne from a timid kiss at the slumber party, the two would fall into a more serious relationship. Chachanji officially started dating Memeli after a quiet conversation out in front of Coral House, after a surprisingly touching Pie Swap.
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: To add to this rapidly spreading web of relationships and connections, another individual entered his life during all this - on a trip back to Ul'dah to continue his mentorship under Ser Warren and Ms. Roen, no less. This was the Doman-raised Plainsfolk [[Virara Wakuwa]], who he found seeking the Holyfist at the behest of her Master... in order to kill him. Shock gave way to worry and then concern - not for the Holyfist, but for Virara herself - as he learned of her past and her stubborn belief that one could only rely on one's self. He has since been seeking to show her the strength in helping others, and to teach her the power of friendship starting with offering his own. She was originally hostile to his views, but has become much more open to his words after their fateful duel outside the walls of Ul'dah over their differing opinions - even going so far as to take on one [[Dren Ghonne]] much in the same way he did her.
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: The roller-coaster of fate still had much in store for the youngest Gegenji, however. Not suns after the Pie Swap, he learned that the cultists had returned and kidnapped both Ms. Jancis and the masked fortune-teller [[Iskierka Stormspeaker]] to be used as their latest captives. While he was visibly upset about being detoured into dealing with the many aether-draining machines first, Chachan joined the fray and aided in setting back the cultists' plans. Shortly after that, he would head once more into the breach, this time with the Coralites successfully seeing the return of both their kidnapped members.
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: And the hits didn't stop there, though they did begin to turn much more positive. A bit of the conversation between Meli and himself after the Swap came to mind when fellow Coralite [[Sigurd Rainecourt]] announced an expedition into the Wanderer's Palace. The little Lalafell tagged along and, in doing so, learned from the enslaved tonberries that his older brother had once come through there - in fact, having aided in freeing them from the yoke of oppression under their horrible King. In seeking more information, Chachanji echoed his brother's path, though this time he was rescuing them from the Mamool Ja. While he learned little on his brother's current whereabouts, the youngest Gegenji took solace in the fact that his brother was still alive.
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: Bolstered by such news, Chachanji finally executed his plan for a surprise cheering-up party for his "adopted" sister Leanne, who had started getting help for her worsening depression. It turned out to be a rousing success on many fronts, not only did the Miqo'te seem to start smiling more and being an all-around happier person, she and Chachan adopted the wayward Virara into their little oddball "family." In addition, who should attend but Ser Coatleque Crofte, allowing Chachan to finally approach her about the findings of his Trial of Purpose. While initially nervous, the following meeting with the Sultansworn in her Ul'dahn office resulted in his official recognition as a Free Paladin.
  
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=====<div style="padding:0px 0px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Pink-Convenient Truths''</div>=====
  
Having made his decision he boarded the airship from Ul'dah, and back to La Noscea.
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: With the return of Jancis, along with the help of a few others within Coral, Memeli managed to recover from her aetheric imbalance and returned to her normal, bombastic pink-haired self. While this would be cause for celebration, this also meant a sharp uptick in her pranks and antics. Which led to Chachanji being witness to one, but two duels that followed her recovered strength, wherein he learned just how out-of-hand she could become in the heat of battle. One was a (initially) more friendly match between Meli and Virara where he intercepted a flaming claw that would've pierced the latter's chest, and the other a much angst-ridden clash against the spurned Koporo that almost ended tragically via fireball overkill. While the youngest Gegenji managed to step in and prevent both potentially fatal blows, the fact that Memeli always seems upset about his doing so has become a bit worrying. And that issues are not just between the Lalafellan couple.
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: In fact, the fallout of the fight betwixt her and Koporo has actually soured Chachanji's relations with the Lalafellan Sultansworn, with the latter going so far as to blame Chachanji personally for all the recent downturns in his life. Tensions have arisen even with Ser Warren and his newly wedded wife [[Sei Castille]], with their warning of the boy's favoring of his sometimes-violently erratic girlfriend. Sei even went so far as to consider their relationship a mistake and that Chachan should seek to control Meli's wild tendencies, much to the Dunesfolk's chagrin. He adamantly believes that he isn't favoring Meli over anyone else he cares about, and would certainly rather guide her to more responsible decisions over an out-and-out attempt to force his will upon her.
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: Such concerns came to the fore as Little Lady's Day drew ever closer, an event that was nerve-wracking enough for the little Lalafell considering he planned to give both Memeli and Virara gifts in return for their Valentione's Day chocolates (Meli's gift requiring the assistance of fellow Coralite [[Jajara Jara]]). A misunderstanding over one of Meli's numerous teasings and flirtings resulted in confusion over the state of their relationship, confrontation over what both Lalafell wanted out of it, and an eventual reconciliation. However, the other subject of the teasings - Virara, whose understanding of love and relationships was even worse than Chachan's - didn't quite come out so unscathed. In fact, before she declared the events of the day never happened, the youngest Gegenji discovered that the soft-spoken Plainsfolk may have feelings for him as well.
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: Memeli had demanded that Chachanji to give her gifts when her heart wavered, to talk with her when they had disagreements. Most of all, however, she had demanded that he not be willing to let her go - even going so far as to be willing to fight for her - which raised concerns in the little Doman until the situation with Virara was resolved through a heartfelt discussion in Meli's room. So, it should come as no surprise that - after an altercation with a spirit resulted in the stealing of the pink-haired popoto's face - he would do all he could to help her, even if it meant suffering such strange events as getting his mouth wired shut after failing the ghost's riddles. However, be it due to this strange, confidence-crushing situation she found herself in - or perhaps just a bit of that devil-may-care whimsy that attracted him to her in the first place - Meli seemed to heel-turn on her prior desire for staying together and broke off the relationship with the little green-haired Lalafell, claiming lost interest and a desire not to be tied down given her situation.
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: It had been Chachanji who had broken up with Yukumazi in his first ever relationship, so he had only seen the fallout from the side of the instigator. Being on the receiving end was... less than pleasant for the little Lalafell, and it took a bit of quiet introspection in front of the forge to come to grips with it. However, Meli had at least stated that she still wanted to remain friends, so he was able to take some comfort in that, along with an enigmatic hinting that he was free to keep "fighting" for her if he so wished. And yet, he still worries about imposing on that free spirit of hers he enjoys so much, and certainly does not wish to tread the same path Koporo did when she broke up with ''him''. Which leaves him at an impasse.
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: Where does he go from here? Should he seek her again once the matter was resolved? Or was he truly just not enough to keep up with the bombastic personality that is the "Pink Primal?" All he can do is remind himself (and Virara, who seemingly took the news worse than him) that things are still okay. While they may not be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, at least they are still... friends.
  
Even though his own decision to resign from his crew in La Noscea wasn't an easy one to make, It very was clear to him that his answers, his home, and his true calling are all waiting in the deserts of Thanalan.
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: Amongst matters of face-stealing spirits, stealthy attackers after Virara to get at her Master, and the fallout from the whole cultist situation where Jancis was initally kidnapped, a more personal matter arose once more amongst all the others. Perhaps by chance or a fate spun by Nymeia's wheel, Chachan's "adopted sister" Leanne happened across Chachanji's missing older brother at the Bobbing Cork in Fallgourd Float. And it was not a pleasant meeting.
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: A conversation turned into an altercation upon the arrival of [[Annunu Nunu]] that resulted in a shattered linkshell, a temporarily paralyzed hand, and a disturbing bit of information. For some reason or another, Gogonji believes his brother and his family to be ''dead'' and sees Garlean threats on all sides. Are they real or are they merely figments of a paranoid mind? After all, he accused Leanne herself - a rather notable bard and adventurer in her own right - of being little more than a Garlean spy before escaping into the night, his retreat covered by Annunu.
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: What had happened to the reserved but loving brother that Chachan remembered from his childhood? And what does he plan to do, incited as he is by his belief that his family is dead and the Garleans after him? All Chachan can do is wait for word back from Leanne's various contacts, and hope that he might be able to speak to his older brother face-to-face and let him know that his family is okay.
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: That he can come back home.
  
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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
(April 27, 2015 - present) - Y'uraq's life prior to his mysterious awakening in the badlands of Central Thanalan remains a mystery to him. With only his instincts and his fragmented memories to guide him, Y'uraq decides to return to the arid lands where his adventure began.
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=====Current Occurences=====
 
 
 
::* Through his instincts, Y'uraq has carried through with his decision to return back to Ul'dah along with all of his worldly belongings.
 
::* Y'uraq moved to a new home in the Goblet in a large house he shares with a free company of adventurers, The Fireborn.
 
::* After settling in and becoming acquainted with his new fellows, Y'uraq now seeks to resume his own scholarly pursuits, but not without a master's guidance. He has resumed to reading and learning from basic texts and encyclopedias until he finds something worth his interests. In his leisure time, Y'uraq has been taking to the Streets of Ul'dah, often seen with a drink in his hand at the Quicksand.
 
::* Y'uraq has been sparring at numerous gladiator events around Thanalan, namely the grindstone. Through fight and fight again, Y'uraq has been revealing a very disturbing reality about himself and his in-combat displays of rage and savagery at his opponents. A sudden memory from his past came to him locked in combat with a nunh of his tribe. Much of the fight's outcome remains clouded to him.
 
::* Y'uraq wins a sparring competition, at the Rum n'rumble, not leaving before spending a moment to speak, apologize, and mend his opponent's wounds from their fight.
 
 
 
===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Tendencies</div>===
 
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:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> The Immortal Flames.
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:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Thanalan's hot and dry climate.
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Visiting and exploring unearthed, ancient sites around Eorzea.
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: <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:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Advancing his studies on conjury and the elements.
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: <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:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Training in alternate forms of combat.
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: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Oink!" -- ''Gran, the Baby Behemoth''
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Time alone in his private quarters.
 
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Libraries.
 
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> The colors white, black, and red.
 
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Styles, fashion, and fine embroidery
 
:<font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Spicy foods
 
 
 
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:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3"></font> Seafood, the deep ocean, fish, and the Sahagin
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3"></font> Bandits, and murderers
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being accused of being a bandit, or murderer
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Rude, snooty, unpleasant people (Mostly Elezens)
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being interrupted while focusing on his research / hobbies
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Nunhs
 
:<font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> The Brass Blades
 
  
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: <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:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Bar tending.
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: <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''
:<font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Triple Triad
 
:<font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Fine dining
 
:<font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Literature
 
:<font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Romance Novels
 
:<font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Botany
 
 
 
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: <font style="color:#C91E1E;" size="3">■</font> Sensitive about his looks
 
: <font style="color:#C91E1E;" size="3">■</font> Takes perceived slights to heart
 
: <font style="color:#C91E1E;" size="3">■</font> Too honest and trusting, naive
 
: <font style="color:#C91E1E;" size="3">■</font> Not the best choice for extreme physical labor
 
: <font style="color:#C91E1E;" size="3">■</font> More emotionally driven than he'll ever admit
 
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: <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''
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''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
 
<div style="border:0px solid; padding:8px;"><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">'''◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)'''</div>
 
:<font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "He's a little too enthusiastic about fashion and glamour, if you ask me. Even his armor looks like it was built for show as much as practicality! Yes, all of them!" [Weaver's guild receptionist.]
 
:<font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Hmph, he just showed out of nowhere! Probably another damn refugee looking to scrap after dropped coin." [Brass Blade]
 
<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">'''◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)'''</div>
 
:<font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Hm, I've never seen that boy walking with a thaumaturge staff before... Just what kind of research does he do?" [Ul'dahn merchant]
 
:<font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "He's always so quiet! for a while he's just been coming in and finding somewhere to sit and read his books after buying a drink before leaving a while after. You'd think he was waiting for someone?" [Quicksand Personnel, Ul'dah]
 
<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">'''◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)'''</div>
 
:<font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I heard he lost his memories, I say he's not telling us everything." [Ul'dahn Gossiper]
 
:<font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "There is a savage soul possessing that meek looking fellow. Don't believe me? Watch him in combat sometime!" [Grindstone Spectator, Ul'dah]
 
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:<font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> "He seems to have some potential, but his mind is clouded... I want to teach him, but I think for now, I am happy being his friend and not his teacher." - [[Rahn'a Lihzeh]]
 
:<font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> "............"
 
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:<center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3"></font>Romantic Interest &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="color:#000000;" size="3"></font>Crushes / Sexual Desires &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3"></font>Beloved kin and close friends &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</center>
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: <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]]
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: <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]]
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3"></font> "...I want to steal Gran." - [[Steel Wolf]]
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: <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]]
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: <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]]
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: <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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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3"></font> "He's just like the drink we named after him!  Fizzy, sweet, and just tart enough to make you notice! I think he's Madam Momodi's favorite champion!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Sir Gegenji is brave and has the rare sight to see value in everyone. I admire him greatly far before he came for me. Even reminds me of Cici a little... except shorter. And manly. Younger, too. But, ah, he has a lot of heart and hides it not. I would follow him anywhere in wish his hopes would be fulfilled. - [[Jancis Milburga]]
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3"></font> "... He's strong... And kind. My hand remembers the day we fought. An unforgettable will to protect. I want to face him again." - [[Virara Wakuwa]]
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3"></font> "He's a sweet lad. As much as I enjoyed their display, I can't deny that I'm quietly pleased that Chachanji beat the musclemen tae the title of Mr Eorzea. Heh. Although with that said, he's fairly built himself, particularly for one of the smallfolk. 'Tis a bit odd tae see." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
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: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3"></font> "He proved himself a true hero to me when he rescued me from Louvel's cult. And here I used to think he was a naive fool. His kindness humbled me, and made me rethink how quickly I judge." - [[Iskierka Stormspeaker]]
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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
  
:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Shas Tarry]]
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:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3"></font> [[Rhesh'ir Zhwan]]
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:<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3"></font> [[Y'lyfriel Sikah]]
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Ul'dah-transparent.png Y'uraq Tia
The White Jaguar
Chachamug.png
Barachanji, as drawn by Berrod Armstrong
OOC Character Information
Main Job(s): Paladin, Warrior
Main Tradeskill: • Armorsmith
• Blacksmith
Preferred Role: Tank
Server: Balmung
Status
Alignment: Neutral Good
Reputation: N/A
Occupation: Adventurer-Scholar, Mercenary
Education: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Sexuality: Pansexual
Guardian: Menphina, the Lover
Free Company
The Fireborn
Items Carried
Unknown
Characteristics
Race: Miqo'te
Clan: Sun Seeker
Age: ?? (Looks between 19-22)
Height: 6 fulm, 1 ilm
Weight: 157 ponze
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Complexion: Tanned
Physical Build: Lithe
Notable Features: Muscle tone on a Lala!?
Attributes
 
   Strength
   P.Defense
 
   Dexterity
   M.Defense
 
   Martial Prowess
   Intelligence
 
   Magic Affinity
   Luck
   
 


Chachanji Gegenji (32nd Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon), also known as "Chachan," is a young Dunesfolk Lalafell from Doma who ultimately seeks to become a great hero and, in doing so, protect all those he cares for - along with everybody else if he can manage it. While not the sharpest sword around, his childish determination and almost completely selfless goodwill towards others seem to be able to bring a smile to even the most cynical of people. Couple that with his surprising strength and constitution, and you have a kind individual who is more than willing to overcome any obstacle in order to see his friends smile.

Basic Info

Chachanji Gegenji is the youngest 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. He is preceded by his older brother Gogonji Gegenji and his older sister Nininya Ninya, leaving him in the position of spoiled youngest child with not much expected of him.

Chachanji, like his siblings before him, was trained since he was old enough to hold a smith's hammer to follow in his family's footsteps. As such, he is surprisingly muscled and tough for a Lalafell, along with being quite the competent smithy. However, his rugged form is offset by his baby-like face and his childish, almost romantically-minded beliefs. He firmly believes that he would rather use what he crafts himself and protect others, rather than merely foist them upon those selfsame people for coin. And it was this belief that ultimately resulted in him traveling to the tumultuous city of Ul'dah, where the plights of the downtrodden there has only served to strengthen his beliefs.

One can now often find Chachanji running to and fro about the desert city, usually running errands tasked to him by the Adventurer's Guild by way of the Quicksand's own Momodi. When he's not doing that, he can most likely be found in the company of the surprising number of friends that he has accumulated thus far during his stay. With his eagerness to help and genuinely caring disposition, it's no small wonder that so many would count the Doman Lalafell amongst their allies. Not to mention there are a few that he stubbornly considers his friends, whether they like it or not.

At Chachanji's side often enough is stalwart, little Gran; a baby behemoth that has quickly become the Lalafell's heroic sidekick-slash-mascot. 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.

Likes

Playing the hero.
Helping others.
Playing with his baby behemoth, Gran.
Just hanging out with friends.

Dislikes

Seeing people in trouble.
Not being able to do/know things.
The Monetarists.
Being left out.
Taking medicine.

Other

Alignment: Chaotic Good
Favorite Food: Yellow Drops
Favorite Drink: Champion Chachan
Favorite Color: Yellow

Appearance & Personality

Quirks

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Strengths

    • Energetic and positive, always eager to go out and make things better.
    • Always willing to lend a hand, which often leads to him doing all sorts of tasks and errands.
    • A loyal, if oddball, friend who will always try to be there for them.
    • Surprisingly knowledgeable about armor and weapon materials, and knows his way around a smith's hammer.
    • Weaknesses

      • Terrible decision-maker, used to family making the big decisions and cleaning up his messes.
      • His friendliness and willingness to help also makes him easily fleeced and taken advantage of.
      • A bit of a crybaby, and can shut down if things go south for him.
      • While he's been learning how to use sword and shield to protect people, he hasn't learned some of the other necessary points to help people, leading him to a couple "round peg, square hole" situations.

      • Biography

        Childhood

        Chachanji, like his siblings before him, was born in Doma and taught by his parents in the ways of business and metallurgy. However, it was silently understood that the eldest - Gogonji - would take over as family head once Zozonji and Jijinya stepped down. However, he was still expected to aid in the smithing of the arms and armor that was his family's lifeblood, so any slacking on that front met with strict discipline from his father. As such, his skill in smithing so no less than his siblings, though most of his economic and business lectures were oft spent daydreaming about fighting dragons and saving princesses.

        Such heroic ideals extended to what little free time was afforded to him between his lectures, where he liked to play hero - swinging around a stick or one of his smithing hammers to defeat whatever dastardly shadow or bush that dared to cross him. Such adventures often resulted in him breaking something or injuring himself, ready to be pounced upon by his dour-faced father. However, more than one punishment was dissuaded by his elder brother Gogonji, who sought to protect the freedom that he lived vicariously through his younger brother.

        As such, Chachan latched on to his older brother more than anyone else, often seeking to remain as close to his eldest sibling during lectures and nagging the future head of the family into playing with him. He was not unlike a Chocobo chick, always pattering along a couple steps behind his brother. For in his young eyes, Gogonji could do no wrong, and the mental acuity of his older brother - a trait inherited from their mother's side, though it was a resource that seemed exhausted by the time Chachanji was born - always left the little Lalafell in awe and wonder.

        Teenage

        So, it should come as no surprise that 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 Gogon 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, even as the Garleans themselves snapped up the family's wares.

        Chachanji retreated as the fight continued, afraid of being discovered or - worse - dragged into it. All he knew was that, shortly after that, Gogonji disappeared from their demesne, leaving naught behind but one of his two Cactaur earrings on Chachan's nightstand. The upset young Lalafell tearfully approached his father for clarification, for any information on where his older brother had gone to, but was gruffly dismissed and ordered to redouble his efforts on his studies. For after all, which Gogonji gone, it fell upon the second (and only other) son to take up the family business.

        What little free time Chachanji possessed before then all but evaporated. From dawn till dusk, he was either at the forge learning how to bend metal to his will or trapped behind a desk to droning and confusing lectures on proper business practices. And, while Chachanji would still dream of being a hero, he found himself frequently wondering where Gogonji was. What he was doing. If he was happy.

        As such did the next five years pass, with Chachanji's mind often drifting to thoughts about his wayward elder brother. His mental deficiencies continued to harangue his parents, and the matters of finance were soon hefted upon his older sister Nininya, who showed much more mental aptitude for it, though she bemoaned her fate nonetheless. As such, the forge became the center of the youngest Gegenji's world. Until, after a particularly vivid recollection of the argument between Gogonji and their father, Chachanji decided he had suffered enough.

        Like his brother before him, Chacha confronted his father in within the smoky confines of the family's forge. However, his complaints were much more whimsical than calculating, more fanciful than fiscally sound. To the bright-eyed youngster, it was obvious the Domans held no love for Garlemald, 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 of Hydaelyn from their oppressors rather than just turn around and sell them to the highest bidder!? Buyers who included the Garleans themselves!

        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.

        And yet, every once in a while, he'd look out through his bedroom window and wonder. How was his family doing? Where they okay? And what of Gogonji, who had still heard naught of even in the rumor-laden bustle of the Quicksand?

        Present

        Ul'dah Small Things
        Imagine Chachanji's fear, then, when he heard of the razing of Doma. While he and his father had separated on less-than-friendly circumstances, those nightly musings were proof enough that 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 just like the Ala Mhigans. Chachan himself almost ended up being ejected from the city along with them due to his heritage, but it was Momodi again who came to his rescue with paperwork proving the young Lalafell a properly registered adventurer under her employ and thus exempt from the ousting. Of course, the Doman Lalafell has still managed to end up in a poor spot or two due to this, and he quickly learned to keep his heritage quiet to avoid any more unneeded complications.

        Despite that, the decision to travel to Ul'dah seemed to be mostly prosperous for the little hero-to-be. He's managed to make many friends during his stay there (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 even began his training to become a Paladin under the watchful eyes of Warren Castille, Roen Deneith, and (hopefully soon) Ser Coatleque Crofte. He's even found a sort of pseudo-family in his "adopted big sister" Leanne Delphium, and slowly came to see the Hourglass as a sort of second home to replace the fallen Doma.

        However, it was not all sunshine and rainbows as Chachanji would often try to make it seem. With his family trundled off to Revenant's Toll with the rest of the Doman refugees, he often found himself wondering if he should rejoin them and help them recover before following his own dream. Not to mention that his penchant for wanting to help as many people as he can leads to its own litany of problems - from dealing with a duel between Evangeline Primrose and Aiden Church to Romy Leonhardt's losing of an arm and subsequent requesting of a reinforced gauntlet. His overwhelming desire to help as many people as he could, coupled with his often lacking ability to do so, resulted in two rather childish tantrums - one turned against his own adopted sister, who was slowly spiraling into depression.

        Even his childish dream of heroism through becoming a Paladin has had several unexpected snares. Most of it stemming for a conversation with Ser Crofte when he sought her council as a third mentor. Her insistent questions poked obvious holes in his childlike dream, yet revealing a curious determination beneath the veneer. She tasked him with a Trial of Purpose - to find out why he desires so much to become a Paladin and defend people - and it has led him to having deep conversations with both Ser Warren and Ms. Roen. Conversations that forced him to re-evaluate his reasons, and seek out why he was so dead-set on still fulfilling his childish goal.

        Why did he need to become a Paladin above all else? Couldn't he continue helping people as he did through Momodi and the Adventurer's Guild? It had been fine enough, but at some point he had wanted more. And he knew finding out when that point was would be important for understanding his tempered desire for Paladinhood.
        Coral Me, Maybe?
        In a bid to get away from Ul'dah, what she believed to be the source of her growing depression, Leanne Delphium retreated to the sanctuary of her Free Company "The Coral Sea": their manor in Mist. At her own request - along with his own desire to try to cheer her up - Chachanji began to make frequent trips to the Coral House. Without even noticing, he began to integrate with the myriad of interesting folk there and even got invited to attend the wedding between their First Mate Dhemgeim Shyrdoenwyn and Tausenadel Geispyrsyn. At some point, he quietly approached them and applied to join their ranks.

        But even before he was inducted amongst their number, he had a hand in aiding them. He stepped forward when they asked for help in dealing with a cult of madmen who sought to use people as little more than cattle to have aether drawn from. His journey into one of their hideouts to save the captives would be his first bonding moment with Jancis Milburga, who seemed the only one in their four-man team that seemed to agree with his non-lethal preferences. Together they all reached the deepest depths, and apprehended a crazed Lalafell and his harp.

        He stepped in again to help after he learned of a great tragedy that had befallen the Coral Sea. Not long after the wedding, Dhem took a turn for the worse due to a pre-existing condition - and the desperate bid to save her resulted in the loss of her life. Having just won the Grindstone a sun or two before learning this, Chachanji took a large chunk of it and proffered it up to the widower Tau to aid in funeral preparation along with his condolences and a somber request to be there at the funeral. After they had so openly accepted him and invited the little Dunesfolk to their wedding, he felt it was the least he could do.

        It was also through Coral House where he crossed paths again with the bombastic pink-haired Lalafell Memeli Meli, who had he encountered what seemed like moons before in a one-off incident at the Quicksand. She seemed to be just as energetic and carefree as ever - until the day after he had been tricked into attending Meli's all-girl slumber party and forced into pajamas and makeup. What started as a covert operation to her room to reclaim the clothes left there, he stumbled upon a drained and disoriented Memeli and quickly learned of her aetheric imbalance and the danger it presented to her. His fears for her health and welfare only grew stronger when she had a second such "attack" in the Quicksand. He interjected then, offering his help and nearly demanding that the pink-haired Lalafell seek help for her problem.

        Their relationship slowly deepened as Memeli's condition grew worse - she began losing days at a time to slumber and her aetheric imbalance ate away at her hair and skin, the latter being something unknown to him until he finally convinced her to show him the reason behind her sudden interest in hats and hoods. He refused to leave her side, and continued to press for her to seek help along offering whatever he could himself. It's no small wonder then that, even despite his kinda-sorta relationship with Yukumazi Mikazi that had been borne from a timid kiss at the slumber party, the two would fall into a more serious relationship. Chachanji officially started dating Memeli after a quiet conversation out in front of Coral House, after a surprisingly touching Pie Swap.

        To add to this rapidly spreading web of relationships and connections, another individual entered his life during all this - on a trip back to Ul'dah to continue his mentorship under Ser Warren and Ms. Roen, no less. This was the Doman-raised Plainsfolk Virara Wakuwa, who he found seeking the Holyfist at the behest of her Master... in order to kill him. Shock gave way to worry and then concern - not for the Holyfist, but for Virara herself - as he learned of her past and her stubborn belief that one could only rely on one's self. He has since been seeking to show her the strength in helping others, and to teach her the power of friendship starting with offering his own. She was originally hostile to his views, but has become much more open to his words after their fateful duel outside the walls of Ul'dah over their differing opinions - even going so far as to take on one Dren Ghonne much in the same way he did her.

        The roller-coaster of fate still had much in store for the youngest Gegenji, however. Not suns after the Pie Swap, he learned that the cultists had returned and kidnapped both Ms. Jancis and the masked fortune-teller Iskierka Stormspeaker to be used as their latest captives. While he was visibly upset about being detoured into dealing with the many aether-draining machines first, Chachan joined the fray and aided in setting back the cultists' plans. Shortly after that, he would head once more into the breach, this time with the Coralites successfully seeing the return of both their kidnapped members.

        And the hits didn't stop there, though they did begin to turn much more positive. A bit of the conversation between Meli and himself after the Swap came to mind when fellow Coralite Sigurd Rainecourt announced an expedition into the Wanderer's Palace. The little Lalafell tagged along and, in doing so, learned from the enslaved tonberries that his older brother had once come through there - in fact, having aided in freeing them from the yoke of oppression under their horrible King. In seeking more information, Chachanji echoed his brother's path, though this time he was rescuing them from the Mamool Ja. While he learned little on his brother's current whereabouts, the youngest Gegenji took solace in the fact that his brother was still alive.

        Bolstered by such news, Chachanji finally executed his plan for a surprise cheering-up party for his "adopted" sister Leanne, who had started getting help for her worsening depression. It turned out to be a rousing success on many fronts, not only did the Miqo'te seem to start smiling more and being an all-around happier person, she and Chachan adopted the wayward Virara into their little oddball "family." In addition, who should attend but Ser Coatleque Crofte, allowing Chachan to finally approach her about the findings of his Trial of Purpose. While initially nervous, the following meeting with the Sultansworn in her Ul'dahn office resulted in his official recognition as a Free Paladin.
        Pink-Convenient Truths
        With the return of Jancis, along with the help of a few others within Coral, Memeli managed to recover from her aetheric imbalance and returned to her normal, bombastic pink-haired self. While this would be cause for celebration, this also meant a sharp uptick in her pranks and antics. Which led to Chachanji being witness to one, but two duels that followed her recovered strength, wherein he learned just how out-of-hand she could become in the heat of battle. One was a (initially) more friendly match between Meli and Virara where he intercepted a flaming claw that would've pierced the latter's chest, and the other a much angst-ridden clash against the spurned Koporo that almost ended tragically via fireball overkill. While the youngest Gegenji managed to step in and prevent both potentially fatal blows, the fact that Memeli always seems upset about his doing so has become a bit worrying. And that issues are not just between the Lalafellan couple.

        In fact, the fallout of the fight betwixt her and Koporo has actually soured Chachanji's relations with the Lalafellan Sultansworn, with the latter going so far as to blame Chachanji personally for all the recent downturns in his life. Tensions have arisen even with Ser Warren and his newly wedded wife Sei Castille, with their warning of the boy's favoring of his sometimes-violently erratic girlfriend. Sei even went so far as to consider their relationship a mistake and that Chachan should seek to control Meli's wild tendencies, much to the Dunesfolk's chagrin. He adamantly believes that he isn't favoring Meli over anyone else he cares about, and would certainly rather guide her to more responsible decisions over an out-and-out attempt to force his will upon her.

        Such concerns came to the fore as Little Lady's Day drew ever closer, an event that was nerve-wracking enough for the little Lalafell considering he planned to give both Memeli and Virara gifts in return for their Valentione's Day chocolates (Meli's gift requiring the assistance of fellow Coralite Jajara Jara). A misunderstanding over one of Meli's numerous teasings and flirtings resulted in confusion over the state of their relationship, confrontation over what both Lalafell wanted out of it, and an eventual reconciliation. However, the other subject of the teasings - Virara, whose understanding of love and relationships was even worse than Chachan's - didn't quite come out so unscathed. In fact, before she declared the events of the day never happened, the youngest Gegenji discovered that the soft-spoken Plainsfolk may have feelings for him as well.

        Memeli had demanded that Chachanji to give her gifts when her heart wavered, to talk with her when they had disagreements. Most of all, however, she had demanded that he not be willing to let her go - even going so far as to be willing to fight for her - which raised concerns in the little Doman until the situation with Virara was resolved through a heartfelt discussion in Meli's room. So, it should come as no surprise that - after an altercation with a spirit resulted in the stealing of the pink-haired popoto's face - he would do all he could to help her, even if it meant suffering such strange events as getting his mouth wired shut after failing the ghost's riddles. However, be it due to this strange, confidence-crushing situation she found herself in - or perhaps just a bit of that devil-may-care whimsy that attracted him to her in the first place - Meli seemed to heel-turn on her prior desire for staying together and broke off the relationship with the little green-haired Lalafell, claiming lost interest and a desire not to be tied down given her situation.

        It had been Chachanji who had broken up with Yukumazi in his first ever relationship, so he had only seen the fallout from the side of the instigator. Being on the receiving end was... less than pleasant for the little Lalafell, and it took a bit of quiet introspection in front of the forge to come to grips with it. However, Meli had at least stated that she still wanted to remain friends, so he was able to take some comfort in that, along with an enigmatic hinting that he was free to keep "fighting" for her if he so wished. And yet, he still worries about imposing on that free spirit of hers he enjoys so much, and certainly does not wish to tread the same path Koporo did when she broke up with him. Which leaves him at an impasse.

        Where does he go from here? Should he seek her again once the matter was resolved? Or was he truly just not enough to keep up with the bombastic personality that is the "Pink Primal?" All he can do is remind himself (and Virara, who seemingly took the news worse than him) that things are still okay. While they may not be boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, at least they are still... friends.
        Wake Me Up Before You Gogon
        Amongst matters of face-stealing spirits, stealthy attackers after Virara to get at her Master, and the fallout from the whole cultist situation where Jancis was initally kidnapped, a more personal matter arose once more amongst all the others. Perhaps by chance or a fate spun by Nymeia's wheel, Chachan's "adopted sister" Leanne happened across Chachanji's missing older brother at the Bobbing Cork in Fallgourd Float. And it was not a pleasant meeting.

        A conversation turned into an altercation upon the arrival of Annunu Nunu that resulted in a shattered linkshell, a temporarily paralyzed hand, and a disturbing bit of information. For some reason or another, Gogonji believes his brother and his family to be dead and sees Garlean threats on all sides. Are they real or are they merely figments of a paranoid mind? After all, he accused Leanne herself - a rather notable bard and adventurer in her own right - of being little more than a Garlean spy before escaping into the night, his retreat covered by Annunu.

        What had happened to the reserved but loving brother that Chachan remembered from his childhood? And what does he plan to do, incited as he is by his belief that his family is dead and the Garleans after him? All Chachan can do is wait for word back from Leanne's various contacts, and hope that he might be able to speak to his older brother face-to-face and let him know that his family is okay.

        That he can come back home.

        Miscellaneous

        Rumors

        ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
        "An easy mark, that one, if you need some coin. Jus' be quick outta there before th' waterworks start, eh?" -- Pearl Lane denizen
        "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
        "Oink!" -- Gran, the Baby Behemoth
        ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
        "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
        "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
        ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
        "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
        ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)

        Please feel free to add your own rumors!

        "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
        "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
        "...I want to steal Gran." - Steel Wolf
        "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
        "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
        "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
        "He's just like the drink we named after him! Fizzy, sweet, and just tart enough to make you notice! I think he's Madam Momodi's favorite champion!" - Aya Foxheart
        "Sir Gegenji is brave and has the rare sight to see value in everyone. I admire him greatly far before he came for me. Even reminds me of Cici a little... except shorter. And manly. Younger, too. But, ah, he has a lot of heart and hides it not. I would follow him anywhere in wish his hopes would be fulfilled. - Jancis Milburga
        "... He's strong... And kind. My hand remembers the day we fought. An unforgettable will to protect. I want to face him again." - Virara Wakuwa
        "He's a sweet lad. As much as I enjoyed their display, I can't deny that I'm quietly pleased that Chachanji beat the musclemen tae the title of Mr Eorzea. Heh. Although with that said, he's fairly built himself, particularly for one of the smallfolk. 'Tis a bit odd tae see." - Brynhilde Wulf
        "He proved himself a true hero to me when he rescued me from Louvel's cult. And here I used to think he was a naive fool. His kindness humbled me, and made me rethink how quickly I judge." - Iskierka Stormspeaker

        Relations

        Romantic Interest     Platonic Love      Good Standing     Poor Standing

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        Footnotes

        Fun Tidbits:
        * Won the Run'n'rumble competition on May 23, 2015! His winnings were earned after enduring some very rogue-ish trials, armed with a sword, a shield, and his instincts. His winnings are saved aside for a Building large enough for his future goals in the world of scholarly academics.

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