➤ FIRST IMPRESSION: People of the shorter races most often first take note of Yuuma's height - not unusually tall by auri standards, but still managaging to tower over the realms shorter denizens. Despite his height and broad shouldered build, Yuuma carries himself with a peculiar calm that offsets any of his sharper features. Pale of skin, hair and eye, Yuuma appears rather washed out, with a pale, taupe complexion, and ivory hair and eyes. As most Raen do, Yuuma has bone-white scales and horns, as well as a barbed tail.
➤ MARKINGS : Though Yuuma has gained quite a few permanent marks through both occupational hazards and other means, none are immediately visible. The few of note may be the nicks on his calloused hands, and a thin scar in the palm of his left hand.
Yuuma also takes care in applying white paint to the corners of his eyelids. Sometimes, an accompanying streak of white is added below his eye.
➤ CLOTHES: Yuuma favors practicality over looks, and tradition over trends. He is commonly found wearing garments with many pockets to stow away essentials in, most noticeably in various Hingan styles. However, after having arrived in Eorzea, his wardrobe has grown due to the addition of more local fashions.
➤ MELANCHOLIC. To mistake Yuuma's calm nature with coldness or apathy is a mistake - his disposition towards the world isn't - and has never been - born of malicious intent. The calm that surrounds him is perhaps born of something else entirely; a sadness he is not quite able to shake, rooted in a desperate longing for a time when things were easier. Despite the somberness surrounding him and his way of life, there is a certain, quiet gentleness in all things.
➤ UNPREDICTABLE. Ever striving to adapt in a changing world, Yuuma has a talent for blending in - a talent that, at times, works against him. With unsettling ease he slips on masks - ever and always playing the role he needs to, rather than the one he wants to, avoiding commitments and plans out of fear for the future. As such, he has more than once been pinned as unpredictable.
➤ LOYAL. Given a little time, Yuuma is one to form strong emotional and personal connections to ideas and people - something that is a stark contrast to his fear of commitment. Once committed to a cause, however, he is loyal... Sometimes, to a fault.
Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under the Player Character category.
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◢ Common Rumors |Easily overheard.
↣ "He makes... fans. The folding kind, you know? I suppose it's a living in the East, but here? Well... With all the refugees, I suppose..." - Eorzean Merchant
↣ "Comes by to purchase strips of wood, on occasion. Sometimes moons will pass, and he won't show - then, suddenly, he's back." - Carpenters Guild Apprentice
◢ Uncommon Rumors |Difficult to hear.
↣ "Yuuma? But he told me his name was -" - Baffled Maiden
↣ "That lad? No, his name's Yuuri. Always pleasant to talk to. Not like those savages from the Steppe." - Potentially Racist Midlander
↣ "He showed me how to shoot a bow when my pop wouldn't!" - Excitable Child
◢ Rare Rumors |Rare to hear.
↣ "Don't tell him I told you, but I saw him sneak off at night to the fields with a bow. I reckon he practices archery when he thinks no one's watching." - Hingan Fieldworker
↣ "Simple craftsman my arse. Have you seen that bow of his? No common bloke has the money for something of that make." - Hingan Noble
↣ "You know, now that I think about it... Someone matching his description... No, it couldn't be. He's too kind for that. There's no way he's a wanted man. ...Right?" - Kugane Merchant
✓I will play mature content and dark themes (violence, sexuality, drug / alcohol use) as long as they're logical in a plot-driven encounter. Coarse and excessive language. Temporary injury and incapacitation. Temporary imprisonment. Most walk-up encounters.
?Ask about long-term and/or permanent injury and disfigurement. Long-term captivity or imprisonment.
✗I won't play permanent character death or rape plots.
✗I won't roleplay with storyline NPCs (such as but not restricted to the Heavensward, the Scions), individuals who are minors in real life, or character from a non-Final Fantasy universe.
Disclaimers
↣ English is not my native language. This shows sometimes.
↣ Some of the lore surrounding Yomi is not confirmed by the game itself. I try my best to stay within the boundaries set by FFXIV and it's lore team, but as there are holes in some of the themes I am exploring with this character, some of it may or may not correlate with in-game lore at all times.
↣ Following up on my previous point, the lore surrounding Yomi is subject to change should we be bestowed with more lore upon spirits, ghosts and beliefs surrounding them.
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