Jino'ya Traore

Jino'ya Traore

Broken Blue Bird

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Jino'ya Traore

GENERAL INFORMATION ¦ CURRENT ALIAS... Jino'ya Troare (Pronounced: Jeen-Oh-Ya Tray-Ore). ¦ BIRTH NAME... Jino'ya Traore. ¦ RACE & CLAN... Miqo'te, Keeper of the Moon. ¦ GENDER... Male. ¦ AGE & NAMEDAY... Eighteen cycles. 7th Sun, 5th Umbral Moon. ¦ ORIENTATION... Bisexual, Three on the Kinsey Scale. ¦ MARITAL STATUS... Single.

OTHER STATISTICS ¦ NATIONALITY... Lominsan. ¦ BIRTHPLACE... The Northern Shroud. ¦ CURRENT RESIDENCE... Sunny Seas Salvage, Mist - 8th Ward. ¦ OCCUPATION... Physician, Jackal & hide. ¦ PATRON DEITY... Menphina, The Lover. ¦ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 5 fulms 2 ilms - 121 ponze ¦ ALIGNMENT... Neutral Good

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P E R S O N A L I T Y

Soft Spoken, shy and naive to a fault. Jino'ya is possessed of a low opinion of himself and often tries to prove himself by helping others out which often ends with disastrous results due to his clumsy nature. As a result he can be best described as awkward and extremely nervy. He is often prone to daydreaming which makes him come across as a bit of an airhead at times, While deep in thought he has a habit of messing with the parting of his fringe.

He is prone to stammering when talking, which can improve or worsen depending on who he is talking to or how he is feeling. When under a great deal of stress he has been known to speak in an almost rapid-fire manner which makes it very difficult for people to understand him. Due to his extreme shyness he will never actually look someone directly, unless he feels completely at ease with them, and instead will settle for looking at the space behind them.

Jino'ya has a great fondness for stories (and apples, but the word fondness can be swapped with something more appropriate... like "addiction") of all kinds, finding himself completely enraptured by the stories told by authors and playwrights as well as those told by adventurers and can often be found trawling through collections offered by book paddlers or listening to the grand tales told by adventurers passing through the city of Limsa Lominsa. He often dreams of becoming an adventurer himself so that he one day might be able to share stories like the ones that so enamoured him for so many years.

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L I K E S ✾ Star Gazing. In his spare time, Jino'ya will spend most nights gazing at the stars, finding himself truly at peace with the world when he does. ✾ Apples. Jino'ya could be described as something of an apple fiend. While he eats and drinks in small measures, he will happily devour an apple in a matter of seconds. ✾ Helping people. He will often go out of his way to help people whenever and wherever he can for no real personal gain other to be useful.

D I S L I K E S ✾ Extreme heat. Jino'ya does not fare well with the heat, becoming tired, sluggish and generally unhappy when the weather is hot. ✾ Fighting. Being of a peaceful nature, Jino'ya abhors violence of any kind regardless of the reason and does his best to stay away from combat. ✾ Bright Lights. As a Keeper of the Moon, Jino'ya is more suited to being in low light environments and the harsh light of the sun and any other sources of bright light cause him a great deal of discomfort.

S T R E N G T H ✾ Healing.Jino'ya is a skilled healer, able to employ very powerful healing spells as well as protective wards. ✾ Kindness. The little Keeper is a great believer in showing kindness to others, and will often time go out of his way to help both strangers and friends alike. He is incapable of showing any form of cruelty or selfishness. ✾ Singing. Alongside his collection of stories and plays,Jino also has a small collection of opera scripts and sheet music that he enjoys singing when he thinks no one is listening, unfortunately for him he seems to sing the parts typically sung by women very well.

F E A R S ✾ The Shroud. Jino'ya has an intense fear of the shroud and will often times be hesitant or outright refuse to enter it, being afraid of the inhabitants of Gridania as well as his eldest brother Jino'a Traore. ✾ Burial sites. Jino'ya finds himself unsettled by burial sites, believing that these resting places should be respected and avoided by the living for fear of drawing the ire of the dead. ✾ Being alone. Ultimately the keeper is afraid of being alone. Lost in a world that he both fears and does not understand, with no one by his side to help anchor him.

Q U I R K S ✾ Stuttering. One of his more noticeable quirks, Jino'ya possesses an ever present stutter when he speaks and very rarely is he able to complete a sentence without doing so. The stutter will worsen depending on how he is feeling. ✾ Social Anxiety. The little Keeper appears to be in a constant state of nervousness borne of a fear that people are him will try to hurt him. often times shuffling from one foot to the other, or rubbing his shoulder. This can be exacerbated should he find himself in a large crowd where there are too many people to keep an eye on.

A P P E A R A N C E

Jino'ya is a short Miqo'te of lean build standing at 5 fulms and 2 ilms, weighing at 121 ponze. Pale skinned with delicate, lightly freckled features that border on almost feminine, his dark hair, while normally at shoulder length is often tied up at the back into a ponytail which rests on the nape of his neck and a long fringe parted to the side of his face. The only scar to be found on his body is a lenghtwise horizontal cut, he also possesses a small number of piercings, with two silvery rings adorn his right ear, and more recently a miniature behemoth shaped ear ring as well as a labret stud beneath his lower lip.

He prefers to dress in simplistic clothing for the most part and would feel uncomfortable wearing something fancy or extravagant. His day to day clothes are often worn and tattered as he has little to no coin to pay for new clothes and has to make do patching up his old ones.

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C O M B A T & W E A P O N R Y

A pacifist by nature, Jino'ya possesses next to no combat abilities and has very little way in the experience of battle other than running away and hoping that who or whatever it is that is chasing him will loose interest eventually. He does however appear to have a natural gift for healing and protective magic, possibly borne from his desire to help people rather than harm them, as a result he is more of a danger to himself than anyone else when utilising offensive magic and many times those kinds of spells will backfire on him. .

A S T R O M A N C Y Over the past few moons, Jino'ya has been receiving tutelage in the arts of Sharlayan Astromancy. Having unlocked the six heavenly gates within he able able to call down a range of healing and protective spells, as well as bind his aether to the Arcana traditionally used by Sharlayan fortune tellers so that he might further assist his allies with the beneficial effects gained from the cards representative constellation.

A R C A N I M A One of the first disciplines of magic Jino'ya was able to fully comprehend. He is primarily focused on healing and protection as well as various debilitating spells such as blinding or slowing spells, Aetherical viruses that weaken a foe should he need to. Never casting anything that would cause any kind of physical or psychological harm.

H I S T O R Y

C H I L D H O O D Born a Pariah Born on the Seventh Sun of the Fifth Umbral moon, to Jino Traore a Conjurer in the Order of the Twin Adder and Ghoji'to Kadri a hunter from the Northern Shroud, Jino'ya spent his early years living in the furthest reaches of the Black Shroud with his family as far from Gridania as possible. Where they were regarded with suspicion by other Keeper families, who were of the belief that they had been cursed by Menphina, due to the unusual numbers of sons Jino had given birth to and any daughters were still born. Jino'ya was a quiet and unassuming boy who mostly kept to his self. He was often doted upon by his Mother, much to the chagrin of of his brothers, who would torment him by throwing his books into a stream, pushing him around and saying he looked like a girl. At the age of five his eldest brother Jino'a had taken a stuffed toy moogle, given to him by their mother on his third nameday, and hid it in a cave. Despite the young keepers pleas for his elder brother to give him back his prized possession, he was forced to venture into the cave along to reclaim it on his own. Unfortunately the cave was not empty as his brothers had believed and was home to a pack of Yarzon that became intent on making the terrified children their next meal. The brothers were rescued by a passing adventurer and were met with a great deal of scorn from their parents once they had returned home, further deepening Jino'a's hatred for his youngest brother. A Blue Bird Caged .... Shortly after his sixth Name day, Jino'yas mother came to him one night telling him that she had been called away on an important assignment for the Order of the Twin Adder and had no idea when she would return. The keeper then gifted him a steel choker with a large sapphire set in the centre, saying that it was her promise to him that one day she would return to her children. As the days turned to years since Jino had left, Ghoji'to became more and more withdrawn, often leaving their home for entire days as he visited neighbouring Keeper families, leaving the upbringing of his children to his eldest Son Jino'a, who held their mother to a high standard and believed that it was the duty of her children to meet that standard. He was especially hard on Jino'ya, often times making horrible remarks about his little brother and instilling him with the belief that he was worthless and that he deserved the punishments that had been metered out to him The punishments became especially severe over time, with his older brother striking him with a cane or blunted club, breaking the little keepers fingers, knees and back and then casting healing spells so that he would show no physical evidence of the beatings and leaving him locked away in a cage to think upon his failings.

A D U L T H O O D Clipped Wings On the day that Dalamund fell and the ancient primal Bahamut was released from it's bindings, Twelveswood burned and with it Jino'ya's home in the Northern Shroud. In the midst of what would become known as the calamity, His father Ghoji'to tried to rescue the young keeper from the burning cottage, only to be burned alive in the process along side two of his sons. The remaining Brothers, Jino'a and Jinosae blamed Jino'ya for the death of their father and brothers and began to savagely beat him, all the while claiming that all of the families misfortunes was his fault and that it was his fault that their mother had vanished. Bloodied and broken, all the young Keeper could do was beg forgiveness of his older brothers saying that he was sorry over and over. Eventually they relented. Having healed his wounds, the two left in search of a new location to call home within the Northern Shroud. Scared and with nowhere to go, Jino'ya followed his brothers. Leaving the Nest Some five Cycles after the Calamity there had been no real change in his circumstances, while a new home was built for the brothers to live in, Jino'ya still found himself being locked away in a cage with naught but a few books for entertainment. In the meantime Jino'a advanced within the ranks of the Order of the Twin Adder, eventually surpassing his own mother, becoming Sergeant First Class. In celebration of this occasion Jino'a planned to host a ceremony in honour of their missing mother. Wanting to help with the preparations, Jino'ya tried to make himself useful, however his efforts were in vain due to his inherent clumsy nature which lead to the release of a rather grumpy blue Chocobo which began to wreak havoc amongst their home. Before the bird could be contained, his eldest Brother arrived with those invited to the ceremony and bore witness to the destruction that had been wrought by the feathered fiend. Having been humiliated in front of his peers, his eldest brother sought to murder the young Keeper once they had departed, slowly strangling him to death as he begged forgiveness. As the lights began to fade in the Keepers eyes he was eventually saved by his brother, Jino'sae who tried to calm the wrath of their elder brother. It was then that Jino'a exiled the Keeper from their home, telling him to never return to the Shroud, or he would end him. Scared and alone, Jino'ya bought passage to Limsa Lominsa with little coin he had, hoping that he could make a new life for himself.

I N T E R A C T I O N S

R U M O R S Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. If you wish to add anything, please let me know, and I will update this section! ? Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ¦ "The little Miqo'te with the funny red hat? Always turns up at my stall bright n' early and damn near buys every apple I have... odd really." -- Hyur Merchant from East Hawkwers Alley.. ¦ "He's delivered a few packages to me once or twice. He always looks like he could bolt at any minute andseems to huddle in on himself, like he's trying to make himself appear smaller. makes you wonder what happened to him to make him like that." -- Lominsan citizen.. ¦ "Never seen a more clumsy person in me life. 'E's always trippin' over on summit or other or runnin' face first into doors." -- Yellowjacket Guard. ? Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ¦ "E's a bloody menace! 'E answers me calls fer a farm 'and n' the klutzy little sod demolished more than 'alf me bloody farm, stammering like a moron!" ." -- Disgruntled Roegadyn Farmer. ¦ "I've seen her round. She can be usually found at the beach looking up at the stars most nights. ...what do you mean it's a boy?..." -- Resident of the Mists.'. ? Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ¦ "Jino'ya? I am sorry but there were only ever seven true sons of Jino Traore, two of them did not make it past birth and three of them were claimed by the calamity. There is no eighth son of Jino, only a mistake." -- Jino'a Traore. ¦ "'was just strollin' about after a days 'ard work pickin' oranges, when I 'eard some lass singin' in a cave. Voice like an angel she had. I went to have a look an' when I gets to where the singin' was comin from all I find is a panicking Miqo'te lad with a funny little red hat and no lass in sight. Lad must have been lookin' for her as well." -- Retired Pirate of Summerford Farms. ? Player Character Rumors - Feel free to add rumors of your own! ¦ "Gin is awesome! I'm gonna make my best to support and encourage him! Because he deserves it, because he's teaching me how to do healing magic. He's gonna be one of the best Jackasses ever! He recently became my brother too, I'm very honored he asked" -- Xivrez'to Ithaka ¦ "Jino's a sweet lad. Dunno why 'e's so scared'a everythin' though. 'e's proved 'imself wiv 'is 'ealin' so ah'm glad we took 'im on." -- J'inarah Marad ¦ "He is cute, that one. I hope we wont spoil his innocence" -- Z'thara Dhen ¦ "I've never met someone who has so little awareness of how much he matters. And how much people love him. I guess all I can do is try to make him understand that." " -- Cassandra Lachance ¦ "We are all blessed to have one such as Jino'ya with us. He does much more than he is aware of, for us." -- Ludivine Goultard

R E L A T I O N S ♥ Romantic Attraction – ♥ Physical Attraction – ♥ Platonic Love – ♥ Family – ★ Trusted – ✖ Deceased – ● Positive – ● Negative – ● Neutral – ? Unsure Jino Traore ( ♥ - NPC / Unplayed ) - The Mother. A conjurer within the Order of the Twin Adder making her an oddity amongst other Keepers. Kind and caring, she would often dote upon her youngest son, much to the chagrin of his brothers. She disappeared without a trace some twelve cycles ago after going on an important mission for the order. He often thinks about his mother, whether she's all right or whether or not he will see her again. It is said that he bares a striking resemblance to his mother, the only defining traits being the markings beneath his eyes and on her cheeks. Jino'a Traore ( ♥ - NPC / Unplayed ) - The Eldest Brother. First born of Jino, eldest brother to Jino'ya. He has nothing but disdain for his youngest brother. When they younger he would often play cruel pranks on the little keeper. After the disappearance of their mother and the absence of their father the acts of cruelty became more dire as he locked Jino'ya away in a cage in their cellar and beat him regularly for his "failings". Xivrez'to Ithaka ( ★♥ ) - The Adoptive Brother One of his first friends. Jino'ya looks up to him with a great deal of admiration and trusts him implicitly. Xiv has also served as a mentor to him, often imparting his wisdom onto the little Miqo'te as well as teaching him how to defend himself from would-be attackers (even if it is just pushing them away) and how to swim. Jino'ya thinks of him as a family and has even asked him if he could be his brother. Thya Kahzuun ( ★♥ ) - The Quiet Warrior A Keeper whom he first met during a beach Party held by Xiv. Initially being intimidated by the silent stares she often employs as well as her prowess in combat, he has found himself developing feelings for her. Despite learning of her past, these feelings have not changed. Instead as he has spent more time with her, he has found his feelings for her growing stronger, and now finds himself afraid to profess his love for her. Miir Raj'ar ( ★♥ ) - The Hero from Pearl Lane A rather blunt Seeker of the Sun, whom Jino'ya looks up to. Like Xiv she is a Monk who lived in Ul'dah. He admires her conviction to do the right thing as well as her honesty. She is probably the only person in the company to make him blush constantly through her constant teasing of the poor Keeper. Cassandra Lachance ( ★♥ ) - The Wise One. A Midlander working for the company. Jino'ya refers to her as Miss Cassandra out of respect, counting her as one of his closest friends and looking up to her as if she were an older sister. He values her advice greatly however he constantly worries about her after she told him one of the things that stresses her out the most. J'inarah Marad ( ★ ) - The Employer with the knives. Jino'yas current employer alongside J'killid Tia. He doesn't know her all that well but from his interactions with her she seems nice enough. He tries to stay out of her way for the most part where work is involved, however he remains anxious to prove himself to her as worthy of being a member of Jackal and Hide. J'kilid Tia ( ★ ) - The Employer with the axe. Jino'yas current employer alongside J'inarah Marad. As with Inarah, he doesn't know much about Kilid and is of a similar opinion of him. He wants to make himself appear useful to his employer and will follow any orders issued by him unquestioningly as evidenced one night when he was asked to gather bee's. Romimo Romi ( ● ) - The Mage. While he does not know much of the Lalafellen Woman, he has a great deal of respect for her. He has promised to provide her with any information he can find on the Sharlayan art of Astromancy. Locke Rinannis ( ● ) - The Engineer. An engineer that has been employed by the Jackals. Jino does not know much about the Hyur but he finds himself in awe of him when he found out he had been commissioned to construct an Airship for the company. Z'thara Dhen ( ★ ) - The Pirate. A rather pleasant Miqo'te Seeker whom Jino does not know much about, he enjoys her company although he always feels bad for not knowing what to say despite her efforts to make conversation with him. Ludivine Goultard ( ● ) - The Mysterious One. Much about the Duskwight remains a mystery to him however she seems pleasant enough to him. He had gifted his toy Moogle to her in the hopes that it would make her feel better after finding her in a state of depression.. Aeron Volkova ( ● ) - The Flirt. Jino'ya does not know much about the Hyur, though from their talks he is of the impression that he seems nice enough. He has even been willing to part advice to the little Keeper. However after two instances (most likely a joke at the Keepers expense) he has a slight fear that the Hyur might actually try to kiss him. Sayuri Gahaku ( ● ) - The Horned one. One of the first Au Ra that Jino has met in person. He feels somewhat guilty for not being able to save her leg after she was found washed up on the shores of La Noscea. The guilt further worsened by the poor treatment she received from one of the Limsan chirurgeons he had called upon to perform the amputation. Platinum Mountain ( ★ ) - The Dragon Hunter. Dragon Hunter extraordinaire and fellow healer in the company. As he refers to Cassandra as Miss, he refers to the Lalafell as Mr. Platinum out of respect. He always offers Jino words of encouragement and has even offered to help him learn different forms of protective spells such as bindings and sleeping spells. Jino would love nothing more than to hear the stories of his dragon hunting days. He is also of the wrong impression that Platinum used to be a Dragoon. Zhyalyhe Loeshaksyn ( ● ) - The Painter. A rather Peculiar Roegadyn pirate who seems intent on giving him sea cucumbers as a gift whenever he see's him.. Lorelei Larkin ( ● ) - The Tailor. A Miqo'te he met during a house warming party in the Goblet. He has ran into him afterwards and is of a positive impression of the equally nervy Miqo, though he has not seen him since fashion show held a couple of Moons ago and wonders how he is. Myra Tyra ( ● ) - The Uncaring. Fellow colleague in Jackal and Hide. For one so small she manages to inspire a great deal of fear in him, often chiding him for slacking off whenever he's in one of his daydreams. He still endeavours to be her friend. Bert Brewforge ( ● ) - The Sell Sword. Fellow colleague in Jackal and Hide and friend. Jino was of the belief that beneath his gruff exterior is a gentle being. Though due to recent events involving a group of injured and unarmed Garlean soldiers has caused him to become uncertain of the Highlander. Tolui Dhoro ( ● ) - The Scaled One. Jino has only ever talked to the Au Ra once, however during a recent mission with the company, Jino has found himself wary of him due to his eagerness alongside Bert Brewforge to cut down wounded and unarmed soldiers.

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F O O T N O T E S

Template adapted from N'hadiya Khei / Xheja Rajhera, originally adapted from Bancroft Gairn.

NOTES: MUCH W.I.P.NESS! YES!.

Personal RP Limits:

¦ Do: Walk up RP, Light hearted themes, short term capture/imprisonment.

¦ Ask: Long term imprisonment or capture, Darker themes, actions involving loss of limbs. Has to be related to an on-going story-arc with character involvement.

¦ Don't: Permanent character death. Mature themes that are unrelated to plots or character development.

Outside Links:

¦ Adopted Theme Song: Blue Birds Lament

¦ Voice Actor: -Lindsay Seidel, (Ruka Urushibara)

¦ Journal & Short Stories: Jino'ya's Journal

¦ Character Tropes: : The Klutz Lethal Chef The Woobie

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