Taz'lu Rivex

Taz'lu Rivex
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seekers of the Sun
Citizenship	Gridania
Age	20
Namesday
Orientation	Bi-sexual
Relationship Status	Single

Taz'lu Rivex formerly T'azlu Tia is a Miqo'te male Seeker of the Sun Archer. He's often found trying to blend into the environment and not draw attention to himself.

Character

Appearance

Standing at about 5'7", Taz'lu is slender and well toned from his years of hunting and tracking. His skin is deeply tanned from spending long hours in the sun. Taz'lu bares standard Miqo'te markings around his odd colored eyes, the left being a bright yellow and the right being a light blue. He keeps his orange streaked black hair semi long and swept back from his face, a few strands still manage to fall loose over his forehead. Taz'lu still bares the tribal stripes that were tattooed across the sides of his face when he was young. He's also has a small scar on the left side of his chin that he can't quite recall where it came from. His ears are covered with sleek black fur, just like his tail which is tipped orange.

Tendencies

Likes: Being outdoors, especially heavily wooded areas Lazing about in the sun Fine wines Fish grilled over an open flame Sleeping under the stars The occasional song and dance with friends

Dislikes: Crowds Cramped or enclosed spaces Noisey taverns Most of Ravien's eccentric plans.

Habits: Wandering off on his own when in hunting parties Throws/gives away gil as if he's no use for it Tries to flirt and fast talk his way out of trouble or sticky situations

Hobbies/Talents

• Thinking up new ways to outsmart Ravien
• Hunting and tracking
• Quick with a bow
• Fishing

Other

• Believes gil can't buy happiness so sees no need for it.

Relationships

Family: T'luka Nunh (sire) N'Analyn Torvu (mother)

Friends: Ravien Vandaren - The Elezen that saved his tail and won't ever let Taz'lu forget it.

Enemies: None the he's aware of

History/Timeline

Born T’azlu Tia in a nomadic tribe that frequented the southern woods of The Black Shroud to the southern border of Gridania. T’azlu’s early life was rather uneventful. He grew up learning the ways of the tribe, hunting and tracking prey became second nature to the young Miqo’te. He possessed a certain feral quality that attracted the attention of a few of the tribes females. During the times he was tasked to hunt for the tribe, T’azlu often acted more feline than young man. Yet, despite his skill and fast growing potential to become a nunh, T’azlu showed little interest in the coveted position.

Content with merely being a tia and one of the tribes providers, T’azlu slowly put distance between himself and his tribes females. Spending more time out in the woods tracking and hunting than he did within the small camp like villages the tribe would establish from time to time. It started off with him leaving for hours, then days. Eventually he would venture out for a week or longer. He found solace in his self induced isolation and would often spend hours of the day doing nothing more than listening to the various sounds of the woods around him. Taking in the various scents, while watching how the sun’s light changed as it passed over head filtered through the leaves casting calico like patterns and shapes across the forest floor. T’azlu watched the world pass by through the branches of trees, on his back in the middle of grassy fields, and in the reflections of the streams and lakes that ran through the region. If there was one thing that held T’azlu’s heart it was nature at it’s purest.

He was a young lone Miqo’te oblivious to the world outside his tribe when Dalamud splintered and Bahamut burst forth. Snapped out of his day dreams and brought back down to Hydaelyn, T’azlu discovered that in his wanderings he had ventured farther from his tribe than he realized. Now separated from them and unsure of which direction lead to them amid the chaos erupting around him T’azlu scrambled for what cover he could find. Only to be snatched out of it by the back of his shirt collar by an Elezan who shouted over the noise to the confused Miqo’te that it wasn’t the time to hide. T’azlu didn’t bother to argue and allowed the Elezan to drag him along with his family to safety.

The Elezan, was Ravien Vandaren, who didn’t wait till things settled before launching into a tangent about things that T’azlu couldn’t begin to understand. At first T’azlu just ignored Ravien’s random rants. It wasn’t until the dust settled that T’azlu realized that he was alone. His tribe if they survived the chaos of Bahamut were no longer roaming the southern woods of The Black Shroud. T’azlu traveled the tribes migratory path for months before giving up and returning to Gridania.

As the days turned into years, T’azlu kept busy hunting and keeping watch for his lost tribe. He however wasn’t alone instead he was often visited by Ravien. The Elezan proved to be persistent if nothing else, and over time T’azlu began to tolerate him. The two even became close friends, keeping the other one out of trouble. To this day Ravien insists T’azlu owes him for saving his tail, despite the debt having been paid several times over. It was Ravien’s influence that caused T’azlu to change the way his name was written, and to take a surname. Having lost touch with his family tribe he figured it didn’t matter where the apostrophe was in his name, if it signified what tribe he was from or not. So he went from T’azlu Tia to Taz’lu Rivex, it was easier to pronounce and simple enough even Ravien could remember it. His name may of changed but Taz’lu remains the same Miqo’te that enjoyed nature to it’s fullest, and his rare moments of solitude, whenever Ravien’s off conjuring up new hair-brained schemes.

Rumors

Common Rumors

• "Don't know the value of a gil from a stone." - traveling merchant

Moderate Rumors

• "If ya ask me that Migo'te fancys Ravien, it's why he follows him around everywhere." - Friend of the Vandaren family

PC Rumors

((Feel free to add your own but please keep them IC thank you))

• "Makes great grilled fish, sleeps with his mouth open." - Teilah Aviana

Pictures

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Taz'lu goofing about.(picture from taz'lu)

Close up of Tazlu (picture from Taz'lu)

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