Ni Na

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Gender	Female
Race	Lalafell
Clan	Dunesfolk
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	16
Nameday	25th Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon
Patron Deity	Menphina, The Lover
Profession	None
Aliases	Nina
Relationship Status	Taken

Basic Info

LIKES ■ Sunshine ■ Sweet things ■ Singing ■ Daydreaming ■ Stories

DISLIKES ■ Violence ■ Wearing dresses/skirts

OTHER ■ Alignment: Neutral Good ■ Vice(s): - ■ Favorite Food: Honey Muffin ■ Favorite Drink: Cream liqueurs ■ Favorite Color: Blue

Appearance & Personality

At a mere 2 fulm 10, Ni does not strike any as an intimidating figure. Her rich golden hair, worn up with a small braid behind her left ear, is complimented by her matching golden eyes and somewhat tanned skin with a sprinkling of freckles across her nose and cheeks.

Having spent most of her childhood on her own, Ni is quite independent and can be a little nervous when meeting new people causing her to stutter. Also due to growing up with just her parents, she is still quite naive about the outside world and the people that inhabit it. She spent most of her time reading books (her favourite being faerie tales), singing, dancing and daydreaming. Many of her ideologies have been borne of faerie tales and have shaped her into being an honest and friendly young woman, although some ideologies may not be very realistic in the outside world.

As she had never left her parents' farm before, Ni has a very poor sense of direction and was only able to make it to Ul'dah through the friendliness of fellow travellers. She is motivated in her choices by exploration and love. Exploration so that she will see the world and all it has to offer and the love of life and of others push her to be her best. While she treasures her childhood faerie tales, she will eagerly listen to anyone's tales if they feel so inclined to give her the honour.

There are only two things Ni greatly dislikes: being forced to wear skirts or dresses and violence and killing.

Childhood

Ni was born and raised on a farm in far Southern Thanalan and her parents, Nononi Noni and Jojonari Babanari, are very old fashioned and content with the quiet life on their farm. Ni is the only child her parents were able to have after many years of married life and some say this is a result of a curse but any mention of this is quickly quietened by her parents.

Being the only child, and somewhat frail at birth and onwards, led to Ni having a very sheltered upbringing, days often spent on the farm or in her room just reading. Her parents often giving her gifts of story books from trades with travelling merchants, she has developed many of her ideologies from these story books, believing the best of people and hoping to one day meet fairy tale type characters, such as knights, princesses, and even dragons.

As she has a weak constitution, Ni has little physical training with only some experience in helping her father perform a few tasks out on the farm. She also has little skill in preparing her own meals as her mother does not allow Ni to be in the kitchen long, as Ni can be quite accident prone. Her love of dance saw her indulging in it privately, in case it was met with disapproval from her parents but her love of singing was encouraged.

Having been arranged to marry a young merchant that frequented the area, Ni was upset to find out her parents and her husband-to-be expected her to continue to live a quiet, obedient life on the farm. In rebellion, she packed clothes and a few story books and ran away, striking out for Ul’dah, leaving her parents and childhood behind.

Present

Some time after arriving in Ul'dah, Ni came across a young Miqo'te woman, Y'zhara Zekiel, who happened to be a professional dancer and Ni was greatly interested in entering the career. Y'zhara took Ni under her wing as a dance teacher and soon after introduced her to an entertainment talent manager, Desmond Dilaurentis, who was originally seeking to recruit Y'zhara but decided Ni would also be worth the investment. Shortly before the meeting, Y'zhara introduced Ni to her brother, Gunduin Banedriver, who was witness to how Desmond treated the girls as little more than a new income source.

Although the hospitality of The Hourglass in The Quicksand was adequate for her circumstances, Ni felt that she needed to find a quieter place to spend her time especially with the career of show business on the horizon. After finding a flier for the Wayfarers of Eorzea on one of the noticeboards in The Quicksand, she made her way to the establishment in The Goblet of Ul'dah in hopes of finding a quiet refuge and friendly faces. Upon arrival, she was greeted by the matron of the Wayfarers, L'rinhi Kett, who, to her dismay, informed her that the flier was out of date but was quite happy to offer her a place to stay and even employment. Ni gratefully agreed, becoming L'rinhi's assistant and, once the Wayfarers' tavern was functional again, hostess and performer.

During a camping trip with Y'zhara, Gunduin and Chachanji Gegenji (Y'zhara's lover), Gunduin and Ni confessed their growing feelings for each other leading to a spirited love affair that saw them spending as much time together as possible and even moving into a small house in The Mists of Limsa Lominsa together. Alas, Ni's whimsical heart had other desires once she met Mikal Beston, a new employee at Wayfarers, who she was instantly enamoured with, leaving her in a torn state, stuck between her hopes of having a faerie tale 'happily-ever-after' with Gunduin or pursuing a spark that could grow to outshine anything she had ever known of love before.

So she broke her first love's heart, leading to her living solely at the Wayfarers establishment and becoming a bit more of an adult. Busying herself with tasks given to her and befriending other employees and members of the Wayfarers, she has also found herself being welcomed into the Cian'brigh family as a sister. She seems to have finally found a new home filled with stories and people she loves.

... and the story goes on...

Miscellaneous

Upon meeting someone, will refer to them as Mister/Miss/Sir/etc., whichever is most relevant.

Pacifist and has not had to defend herself yet.

She has recently obtained a blank tome, which she will record all her experiences with people and out in the world. She writes not for an audience so much but for herself and anyone who wishes to know about her and the things she has come across. She carries it with her everywhere in an adequately sized satchel that has been enchanted to be fire and water proof.

Having spent most of her childhood reading on her own, sometimes her vernacular may change from regular “spoken” to a more literary-sounding speech.

Since she lacks some socialisation, she is quite oblivious to any amorous advances unless expressly stated by the interested party or if she happens to feel the same way.

While she does enjoy her cream liqueurs, she will take a drink of any available alcohol for “courage enhancement”.

RUMORS Rumours can be true or false! Please feel free to add your own with your character name ♥ ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "She often visits and is very polite." - A pâtisserie owner ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "The crazy girl wants to meet a dragon!" - A bookshop worker ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "She doesn't seem to be very fond of the water, dunno why." - A ferry skipper ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ ■

RELATIONS ♥ Romantic Interest    ♥ Platonic Love     ● Good Standing     ● Poor Standing ♥ Mikal Beston : Lover, fellow employee at Wayfarers of Eorzea. ● Serenity Maescia : Best friend and fellow bookworm, resident at Wayfarers of Eorzea. ● L'rinhi Kett : Employer at Wayfarers of Eorzea, friend and soon-to-be conjurer teacher. ● The Cian'Brighs : A family group consisting of Az'rhyael Cian'brigh, Syerra Cian'brigh, Kiaera Cian'brigh and Freaja Cian'brigh that has adopted Ni as a sibling and also currently or previously employed at Wayfarers of Eorzea. ● Hannah Ebonhart : New friend, fellow employee at Wayfarers of Eorzea and talented flute player. ● Haruka Hachisai : Good friend, Ni has accompanied her on a few tasks, fellow employee at Wayfarers of Eorzea. ● Gunduin Banedriver : Ex-lover, somewhat still friends. ● Y'Zhara Zekial : Good friend, dance teacher and sister of Gunduin. ● Wenn D'hi : Fellow singer and dancer, friend. ● Gwenneth Hurst : Fellow singer and dancer, friend.

Footnotes

Ni's singing voice is based off of Claire Elise Boucher a.k.a Grimes.

Theme Song:

TV Tropes: Liquid Courage

In game name: Ni Na

Realm: Balmung

Walk-up/Random RP is welcomed. May not be IC if wearing armour. Please send a tell if unsure!

There are a few inspirations for the creation of Ni, the two most prominent examples being Twoflower from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and Vash the Stampede from Trigun. These inspirations are mostly seen in Ni's personality rather than appearance.

A HUGE thank you to Bancroft Gairn for his generosity in allowing this template to be used and also for the inspiration to put more work into this wiki!