Onuma Ahntifi
Basic Information
CHARACTER NAME (Pronunciation: Onu-ma Ann-tee-fee), is a miqo'te that lived on the outskirts of Gridania prior to the dreaded Calamity. She was one of a family of three that chose to recreate their lives somewhere in the southern reaches of the Black Shroud. Since that time, she is the only surviving member. Thinking she lost everything, she moved to the harsh desert region of Thanalan to try and start her life anew. When she arrived at Ul'dah, she had little but the clothing on her back, two throwing knives and a few mint currencies of gil on her person. Six wild cycles later, Onuma is now the lieutenant of one 81st Foreign Levy -- otherwise known as the free company with no name. What began as a group of stragglers and misfits has turned into something formidable and unbroken. There is not a moment where this weathered woman does not express pride over the people she oversees on a daily basis, and though it is evident that they are a diverse lot, with differing levels of morals, honor, and loyalty, it is this very nature which she strongly believes has brought them together. She has made it her duty to stand beside her captain and her comrades, and help manifest the change they want to see.
Onuma, to many would appear to be a disheveled soldier first before anything else. She is almost always wearing her suit of armor when seen on the field, and she is not always clean or orderly, many times appearing disheveled and tired. Having suffered from a particularly traumatizing event, parts of her natural pigmentation have been lost, resulting in the shocks of white coursing through her hair, her scruffy fur, and her leonine tail. Her complexion stands out in contrast from her hair, soft and pale, almost with a bluish tone beneath moonlight, and upon her face she wears faint marks of warpaint. Wrapped around her tail is a sapphire blue ribbon; it stands to reason that it bears something of significance to her.
Blunt. Honest. Tenacious. Onuma is nothing if not steadfast and protective. To this end, Onuma looks upon outsiders with a measure of wariness, and many times can be regarded as ruthless to enemies of her and the people of her free company. Because of this, Onuma's relationship with someone tends to begin through their first impressions. She either likes you or she doesn't, and that is how the way of things are. Her perceptions can change, given time and effort. Her feelings about things are sometimes hard to read, but her emotions boil on the surface often. Her ears and tail often reveal the most about her, when they become animated.
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