Popoimo Tatoimo

Popoimo Tatoimo
[[Image: |250px]] "No tree too tall!"
"The Popoto Knight" "Wandering Pipsqueak"
Gender	Male
Race	Lalafel
Clan	Plainsfolk
Citizenship	Gridania
Age	Nineteen
Height	Short
Weight	Not much
Profession	Lancer/Farmer/Server
Patron Deity	Halone
Server	Balmung

Meet my little Lancer Popoto!

Appearance

Popoimo can often be found in light traveling clothing, allowing him to climb and move over the land easily but he also possesses scale mail armor that matches his sea green hair which is always pulled back into a loose ponytail. He is a short, tan Lalafel with blue eyes and a dusting of green freckles on his cheeks. He also has a set of golden earrings that he won during a camping trip and has yet to inform his mother about. His weapon of choice is a spear that was a gift from a wandering lancer who thought his pitchfork wasn't enough to protect the little Lalafel. He is constantly tinkering with it and that has lead to some rather awkward situations with the tips of the weapon breaking.

History

Popoimo grew up on his family farm with his mother and father as well as a younger sister. The boy was a good worker and help around the home until he reached his teens and his attention was drawn elsewhere, he would catch himself staring up at the sky and thinking that there had to be more to his life than this. When he turned eighteen he finally found his feet and left home after a rather tearful goodbye with his mother and father. His sister chased after him but to no avail returning home to her parents while Popoimo started his journey into the world.

Personality

Popo is a very kind soul, always willing to leap into the fray to help someone in need and he is always willing to learn. He has a high respect for the Dragoons and seeks to join their ranks someday (He can jump pretty high so that's a plus). He usually tries to find the good in everyone he comes across but if he catches someone bullying or coercing someone it gets in his craw.

Affiliations and Known Associates

He is currently affiliated with the Merry Moon Inn and works as a server to pay for his room.

Characteristics

• Nicknames: "Sprout" "Potato Knight" "Wandering Pipsqueak"
• Age: Nineteen
• Nameday: 10th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
• Gender: Male
• Sexuality: Heterosexual
• Marital Status: Single
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Height: Short
• Weight: Not a lot
• Body: Lalafelian? I assume they are mostly muscle
• Hair: Sea Green
• Eyes: Blue
• Skin: Tanned
• Clothing: Scale Mail in combat, Light clothing when exploring or working at the Merry Moon

Likes

• Eating
• Meeting new people
• Exploring
• Cooking and Farming
• Tataru (Crush)

Dislikes

• Arguing
• Being talked down to
• Being underestimated
• Rude People
• Bullies

Areas of Expertise

• Martial: Good with a spear and passable with most weapons.
• Crafting: He can cook, baking mostly.
• Other: He is an adept climber and has a great energy reserve, which he needs with all that he does in a day.

Strengths

• Loyal
• Agile
• Sense of Humor
• Outgoing personality
• Helpful

Weaknesses

• Can get lonely
• Naive
• Self Confidence struggles
• Distracted Easily
• Politically inept

Other Notes

Religion

Practices none but has a special place in his heart for the forests and the world itself, wanting to do his part to keep it safe.

Quirks

He can be awkward in conversation from time to time and he has trouble defining personal space but he's working on it.

Equipment

Gifted Spear, Scale armor, Mirabelle the kitten and his Porcupine which he has yet to name.

Rumours

Common rumours

• "Was that the Lalafel someone pulled out of a tree yesterday?"
• "That fellow was being chased by a Dodo and was actually getting away from it I swear!"
• "My cousin told me that she pulled twelve quills out of his face yesterday."

Uncommon rumours

• "I heard that spear he carries is nothing but a pitchfork."
• "Is that the Lalafel that tried to ride a boar?"
• "Family told me his mother named him that because he looked like a popoto when he was born."

Rare rumours

• "I could have sworn I heard him sighing when that Lalafel girl walked by..."
• "Rumour has it he's been heard crying in his tent..."

Known Haunts

You might have run into or otherwise know Popoimo from:

• Ishgard
• Around Dragoons
• The Lavender Beds
• Gridania

OOC Inspirations

A character that gave me a bit of his personality is Lowe Guele from the Gundam SEED Astray manga series. His attitude and willingness to modify his Gundam gave me the idea for Popo to constantly mess with his spear to try to improve it even if it fails. Also I've always been inspired by the wandering adventurer trying to make their mark on their world so Popo became my vehicle for that.

Theme Songs: "We Are Giants ft Dia Frampton" - Lindsey Stirling and "Roads Go Ever On." - Glenn Yarbrough