Lhei Burwani

LHEI BURWANI ⅢⅥⅨ BASIC INFO ■ NÉ... Lheifha Kanhe Lhei Burwani ■ RACE & CLAN... Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te ■ NAMEDAY... 18th Sun, 2nd Astral Moon ■ GENDER... Female ■ AGE... Nineteen ■ HEIGHT... 4'9" ■ ORIENTATION... Unconcerned OTHER STATS ■ NATIONALITY... Gridania ■ ETHNICITY... Gelmorran ■ RESIDENCE...n/a ■ OCCUPATION... Drug runner & messenger ■ PATRON DEITY... Oschon, the Wanderer ■ ALIGNMENT... Neutral Good ■ LEITMOTIF... ♫ PERSONALITY / APPEARANCE One would quickly pin her as scatter-brained -- she's almost never focused on a single task and tends to panic rather openly, although in mostly high spirits in spite of possibly dire situations. Ever fond of nervous habits, she's often giggling at the end of her words, twirling her hair or scuffing a foot during conversations with strangers. She has a terrible habit of dozing off while standing, and startles very easily as a result. She is surprisingly smart despite the way she tends to go about her social life, but she enjoys spicing things up by misleading people ... just a little. When speaking with those she's closer to, she tends to ramble. The side of her that she buries under her front surfaces, and the wonder she has with the open world is made abundantly clear. Although she's afraid of intimate physical contact, she might brave holding a hand with someone she trusts greatly -- otherwise, she'll avoid it out of respect for the other person and instead focus her obnoxious space-invading behavior on strangers. Lhei is dreadfully short and small, with little meat on her bones and barely any muscles in her limbs. She's nowhere near physically capable enough to fend off others or even outrun most, and she tends to hide this under bulky clothing like heavy sweaters and long dresses. She's not terribly bothered by her stature even though it often leads to her being taken advantage of in her line of work -- by way of having her collar grabbed and her body tossed off much like a stray. Waifish and terrified as she is, she is resilient in both body and personality and bounces back easily from most things that come her way. Her face is rather round and marked by small grayish stripes curling up her cheeks. Her hair sits in a bob of curls just below her jaw, dusty pink in color with darker pink streaks. Her ears still withhold a kitten-like largeness, very soft to the touch and extremely expressive along with her tail, which is tipped darker pink and wrapped in a pink bow. The style of clothing she prefers is borderline too decorative, covered in baubles and bangles and all manner of mock-gold jewelry. Lighter clothing consists of any bit of lace and silk, form fitting with knee or ankle length skirts. visual references LIKES ■ Exploration Going to new places, or even checking out every nook and cranny of old places is a grand hobby of hers, ever more enjoyable if she's within the company of those who share her delight. ■ Cute Things She is a fan of all things small, cute and soft. This however extends to creatures one might deem as unsightly, like young vilekin. ■ Games Any childish game like go-fish, dice games or even light gambling, Lhei is all about. ■ Drawing While not terribly proficient at it, Lhei enjoys doodling on her free time, though the subject matter often involves plants and animals more than people. DISLIKES ■ Big Things Tall people, large creatures, huge machinery. She feels threatened by things that tower over her and could easily overpower her, and always reads one foot out the door until some measure of trust is obtained. ■ Oceans The fear of drowning is incredibly strong in her. She barely knows how to swim and would rather not trouble herself with learning, choosing instead to avoid trips by ship. ■ Close Quarters She dislikes those who are too friendly and cross boundaries without firmly established familiarity. She will actively avoid people who don't understand personal space. ■ Her Past Her birth family (Kanhe) has connections with a syndicate of none too savory people, and she has no interest in confronting any of them, being that she is a fugitive by their standards. QUIRKS ■ Narcolepsy & Insomnia Some days she can't seem to stay awake and will fall sleep anywhere, at any time, in any position. Other days she can't manage to sleep at all, and moves around in a sluggish and borderline zombified state. ■ Rambling & Restlessness She rambles a lot, especially to herself more than others. She tries her best to clam up, especially around strangers, but her panic is verbal and often present. Her hands tend to be restless as well, fidgeting with all manner of jewelry, her hair, her dresses, and sometimes objects in her possession. ■ Whistling When actually focusing on something she's doing, she tends to whistle idle tunes, sometimes even the calls of birds. OOC INFO Lhei Burwani • 21↑ • Balmung I am a casual roleplayer in Eastern Standard Time and I occasionally pop into public RP areas/events for fun. I'm open to longer term RPs, but am mostly unavailable during night hours (8PM - 3AM). As always, IN CHARACTER is not OUT OF CHARACTER. Lhei may avoid your character on the principle that she's scared of literally everything, but please don't take it to heart -- I don't share my character's fears and biases. Here are some of my links: tumblr • twitter TIME MAGIC EXPLANATION Lhei uses an unconventional method of magic crafting that borrows from her own aether in order to bestow beneficial or detrimental effects onto others. Every effect she casts has an opposite effect that lasts the same duration of the intended effect. Though she uses astromancy as a medium for her casting, she has no viable card deck and no connection to any specific constellations. All her spells have a maximum cap of 30 minutes duration, IC. ■ Haste - Grants target a spell/skill speed boost for a short period of time. Adverse effect afflicts the target with Slow following the expiration of Haste. ■ Slow - Afflicts target with a spell/skill speed decrease for a short period of time. Adverse effect grants target Haste following the expiration of Slow. ■ Accuracy Up - Grants target a critical hit boost for a short period of time. Adverse effect afflicts the target with Daze following the expiration of Accuracy Up. ■ Daze - Afflicts target with confusion/dizzyness for a short period of time. Adverse effect grants target Accuracy Up following the expiration of Daze. ■ Heavy - Afflicts target with a movement speed decrease for a short period of time. Adverse effect grants target Sprint following the expiration of Heavy. ■ Sprint - Grants target a movement speed boost for a short period of time. Adverse effect afflicts the target with Heavy following the expiration of Sprint. ■ Antibenefic - Grants target a temporary heal that numbs wounds and ceases bleeding. Once this effect wears off, the pain will return and wounds will re-open if not addressed. RP LIMITS Seeing as how I'm old as hell, I prefer my RP partners to be 18+. Even if my character has no intention of engaging in risque situations, I can't speak to the interests of my partners, so I'd rather avoid that mess entirely. ■ DO - Anything from light-hearted, casual to more mature and dark themes welcome. Temporary incapacitation and injury, of varying degrees, is ok. Friendships, conflict and tension are ok. ■ ASK - Drastic character changing situations (marring, long term imprisonment, etc). Any extremely dark, violent, gorey or sexual themes are to remain implied, as I have no interest in writing them in great detail. ■ DON'T - Maiming that will cause permanent debilitation and permanent character death. ERP or sexual headcanons is also a no-go. RP HOOKS ■ She is currently a messenger and drug runner. If your character sells or buys drugs, she is the perfect smuggling disguise that no one suspects. ■ She is from the Shroud and was previously part of an underground syndicate based around crafting new & illegal magics. While one will likely not know of her darker ties, they may have seen her hanging around Duskwights often on the fringes of Gridania. ■ In her free time, she hangs often by public areas (such as restaurants) in an effort to stay near crowds lest she need to call for help. She otherwise likes eavesdropping to collect any loose-lipped information that might impede her businesses. ■ A member of the syndicate may notice her. (Please understand this is very unlikely, as they are rather fanatic Gelmorran worshipers & remain almost solely in the Shroud and partially underground. A defector like Lhei is less unlikely.) CREDITS Template by Bancroft Gairn, Tabs by Suen Shyu, Inspiration from Banli'a Dhavha and Tiergan Vashir, and tweaks by Lukkas Einherjar who told me to take it because I'm coding-dumb.