 Ahlia Wrenn
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| Arcanima Specialist / Former Tactician
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| OOC Character Information
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| Main Job(s):
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Summoner
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| Main Tradeskill:
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Goldsmith
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| Preferred Role:
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DPS
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| Server:
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Balmung
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| Status
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| Alignment:
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Neutral Good
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| Reputation:
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Among Aetheroligists:
Praised Yet Unconventional
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| Occupation:
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Aetherological Consultant for
The Immortal Flames
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| Education:
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• Parental Mentorship
• Practical Warfare Experience
• Sharlayan Mentorship
• Independent Research
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| Marital Status:
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Single
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| Sexuality:
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Heterosexual
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| Guardian:
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Nophica, the Matron
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| Free Company
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| Independant
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| Items Carried
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• Grimoires of Differing Craftsmanship
• Tight Training Brace - loosened when in leisure
• Varying Traditional & Cultural Attire
• Ornate Research Papers & Documentation
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| Characteristics
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| Race:
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Au Ra
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| Clan:
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Yanxian Raen
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| Age:
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37
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| Height:
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5 fulm, 2 ilm
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| Weight:
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119 ponze
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| Eyes:
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Aureate
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| Hair:
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Ash Blonde
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| Complexion:
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Fair Complexion
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| Physical Build:
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Myofibrillar Muscle Structure
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| Notable Features:
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Reddish Hues Complimenting Aesthethic
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| Attributes
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Strength
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P.Defense
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Dexterity
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M.Defense
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Martial Prowess
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Intelligence
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Magic Affinity
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Luck
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Upbringing
Ahlia Wrenn (Eorzean Designation), formerly known as "Sakushi no Kana".
"Ahlia is merely my Eorzean designation, they tend to have a hard time with our names, understandably, I am well...Sakushi no Kana, first kin to the Sakushi Line."
First born of "Sakushi no Shun", Ahlia would act as the eventual heir to the Sakushi Line, a line of Yanxian Strategists formerly stationed at Doma Castle, prior to Garlean Occupation.
" One must never shy from suffering, for suffering breeds challenge & with challenge comes the pride of doing what must be done, when there is no answer, people look to us! "
As heir to the line, Ahlia's training & preparation began at a very young age, resulting in her growing to derive pleasure & joys from self-perfection, pain, challenge & adversity; Her position as the eldest left her the heiress, a position that, for most, held the weight of the lively-hood of the Doman populous, as one wrong decision could result in the death of her people, Ahlia knew full well her responsibility, not letting her age blind her, she took the pain, adversity & challenge as her own, turning it into her strength, will & pleasure going forward as she held her fathers words & the families creed to heart.
Her father reciting his late father's teachings, always being told that there is no honour in a fight you know you'll win, his teachings tempering the girl as one would a blade, unyielding, strong & resolute, naught but a smile gracing her whenever adversity she faced, her own struggles & the tests her father would subject her to only bringing her pleasure as she pushed through the pain with a grin & the desire for greater challenges yet.
Ahlia's grandmother was of Xaela decent, namely the Kha, which is how she happened about her grandfather many moons ago; Whereas her father taught her: warfare, martial training, tactics & strategy, political & diplomatic conduct, trade / bartering & merchantile arts, Ahlia's grandmother taught her the finer trades: song, dance, fine arts & tailoring all accompanied by the scholastics of literature, calligraphy, prose & poetry, history & culture of the many peoples she has come across in her lifetime of travel, imparting every skill & knowledge she has earned through her tribes endeavors.
Alongside which, tales of the Xaela people, which Ahlia holds as dear as her own birthright, her grandmother's heritage clearly flowing through her veins as she seeks a world united, embracing the cultures of the world other than shunning them & aspiring to take on the struggles of the entire world on her shoulders one fateful day.
Likes
- ■ Teasing / Gossip / Familliarity
- ■ Informality & Romantic Exploits
- ■ Challenge / Pain / Adversity
- ■ Being depended upon by others
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Dislikes
- ■ Drama & Over-exaggeration
- ■ Unsound / Unnecessary Conflict
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Other
- ■ Favorite Hobby: Artistically Inclined
- ■ Favorite Food: Sweets Ill-respective
- ■ Favorite Drink: Tea & Coffee
- ■ Favorite Colour: Ever-changing
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Aspects & Nature
Aspects
- { Tactician }
Born of a long line of Doman Tacticians, she was trained from a young age to read the flow of combat & battle, accounting unexpected variables.
As well as the values of leadership, words & will.
- { Iron Will }
Having the Sakushi name to uphold, her training was not kind, having to learn through pain & strive to match the expectations given to her.
Ahlia's Research:
AD - MINI - STRATUM
Aether Sink Designs
Ahlia's Research:
AD - MINI - STRATUM
Aether Sink Cross Section
Ahlia's Research:
AD - MINI - STRATUM
Aetheric Lattice Arcanima
This eventually developed a strong love for challenge / hardship / adversity & pain.
- { Mortality }
Her love for pain & adversity leads her to often time neglect herself, putting herself in harms way more often that not.
This recklessness at her own expense is seldom healthy given the concepts of mortality.
- { Ravaged }
A Magitek bolt pierced her arm, rending her flesh & musculature, leaving her incapable of wielding a blade & carrying out sudden movements.
Nature
- { Forever Young }
Ahlia possesses an endearingly childish demeanor, grinning & laughing at the simplest provocation, even when faced with morid or terrible implications she riles people
behind her with a smile & gleeful empowerment. Alike how she shunned other tacticians who hid behind the battlements in battle, preferring to take the front-lines, leading
from alongside her people, rallying them behind her smile & demeanor.
- { She's A Lady }
For all her childish tendencies, Ahlia is very well spoken, elegant & well mannered, seldom referring anyone in a familiar fashion unless explicitly permitted, more often than
not referring to even the lowest of trade & questionable of intentions with honorifics & pleasantries, almost exclusively regarding anyone by their last names until prompted
otherwise, unless they are of a tribal demeanor: Xaela especially.
- { Objection! }
Ahlia doesn't stand being contradicted on factual accounts, prompting the only occasion she has to fake her smile, this seldom affects her enough to warrant her dropping
her smile, if it does however, she will do so, taking on a perfectly professional demeanor, yet NEVER speaking ill or regarding someone impolitely & NEVER keeping a grudge
or holding anything against anyone, she knows that most of the time, individuals demeanor are out of their control, often times being the product of societal adaptation,
temporary mood swings / experiences or social reprisal.
- { Intrepid Polymath }
Ahlia has become accustomed with recording all her findings to the extent that she does so incredibly quickly, recounting & accounting next to anything of importance
for future use & reference, even going as far as creating full scale painting to recount events or happenings for posterity.
- { Rehabilitation }
Ahlia has attended to her rehabilitation enough that wielding a blade is possible, yet the sheer pain makes it implausible, at least for right now to do so effectively.
Her body & musculature, unlike her build & appearance would suggest, is well defined yet still possessing her kinds fair features & elegance, defined more so than you
would expect given her condition, making it apparent that she struggled through the pain to maintain herself.
- { Miss World Wide }
Ahlia's Xaela Kha heritage & her time in Eorzea further enforced her desires & love for the cultures & history of all nations & civilizations, going as far as collecting
history & attire of importance to each culture, wearing it & adoring to regale people with tales of the civilizations proper.
- { Eorzea, In Season }
Eorzean influences made their way into Ahlia's aesthetic quite substantially over time, whereas she seldom adorned her face with hues & her clothes with gold, she slowly took
a liking to the practices, recently being of one mind to fully commit to her international appraisal, adorning her visage & hair with red hues. As well as donning attire &
applying accessories that featured ellectrum, to better permit the flow of aether as well as propogating that Uldah flair she adores so!
Timeline
Occupation Of Doma
Ahlia was naught but 12 when the Garlean offensive first struck, for all her training & contribution in the council, she was kept from joining the field, gracing each other with a wry smile & knowing nod as her father headed out into the chaos, never once did she anticipate her fathers demise & the Garlean offensive that came to shake the foundations of Othard. As Master Gekkai tore a hole through their plans & chaos devolved. With her father's death Ahlia would take formal leadership of the line, her unwavering smile not being broken for a second as she knew what was to come.
That fateful day showed her first hand the terrors of war, the challenge that she so longed for... & she wanted more.
Years later, with the War Of Succession underway, an opportunity had arisen to strike back at the Garlean threat; The challenge, the challenge she sought out so fervently was there, burning the fields & men before her very eyes, the might of the Garlean technological superiority, the destruction that was wrought by the Garlean Magitek beasts, it burned into her eyes, the image leaving her agasp, she understood then, even if Master Gekkai didn't turn his blade against their kin & the battle was won, she knew, they would of lost the war, in that moment of unbridled fascination & absence however, a Magitek bolt flew, piercing her arm, rending her flesh, dropping her blade. Regaining her composure, a toothed grin graced her lips as she quickly relayed orders to retreat, sparring the lives of her men was all she could do, the offensive had failed.
In order to protect the families, prevent further bloodshed & find aid among the people of distant shores, it was unanimously elected that we flee Othard & set sail to Eorzea, where Yugiri & the remaining loyal shinobi would yet hope to elect the kindness & assistance of our yet distant Eorzean kin.
Ahlia, anticipating the possibility of the failure of their attempt at retaking Doma, took measures to assure the safety of her family & those loyal to her; she journeyed to the Azim Steppes, home of multiple Xaela Tribes, where she faced the trials of Bardam's Mettle, granting her the rights & honour of a warrior of the steppe. This allowing her to arrange a refuge for her kin with the Kha & Malaguld tribes, be it that they failed.
When the retaking of Doma failed, the poeple of Kha rejoiced to see one of their elders having returned from a beautiful & resounding life, no second too late before barraging the Doman & our family with curiosity & praise, pride in their eyes as they saw her kin, me & my siblings, it was enough to wash away the terrors of that day away, as the celebrations commenced, prior to Ahlia's departure for Eorzea.
Ahlia with a toothed grin & a dangerous joy in her eyes, left the next day for Eorzea alongside her fellow Yanxians, hope & passion burning in her heart as she craved to understand Aether, Magitek & the source of the Garlean superiority that left them so powerless in the end & which marked a new day for herself & her people.
A New Home
Upon reaching Eorzea, Ahlia dispersed from the rest as they sought refuge, having had the musculature of her right arm torn by the magitek bolt, rendering her unable to wield a blade, she left pursuing knowledge, so that the mistakes she made would not result in the death of any more of her kin; Kana, adopting the designation of Ahlia Wrenn, began to seek out authorities on aetherology & it's applications across Eorzea.
As an intrepid polymath on a journey to aetherial understanding, she eventually made a name for herself as a strict practitioner, with an air of unwavering resolution & almost terrifying joy, braving the depths & limits of the study, stopping at nothing to expand her understanding on the applications of aether; upon completion of her studies with what must have been her 14th mentor yet, she was redirected to Saint Coinach's Find, in Mor Dhona, where the Sharlayan's stationed there welcomed her with open hands & endeavored to teach her the last of the art.
Upon learning all she could, Ahlia had to bid farewell to those that she had come to know as family once more, seeking out Ul'dah, where she enlisted in the Immortal Flames.
Her reputation among aetherological authorities in the area & the renown of her dealings with multiple highly prestigious aetherological researchers, quickly secured her a position as an Aetherological Consultant for the Immortal Flames, a position which she yet holds until today.
Stationed temporarily alongside the Machina & Magitek division, Ahlia had come to associate herself with individuals of varying pursuits & allegiances, the pleasure of working alongside others of similar predisposition & craft was exactly what she needed to push her forward in the domain, however, with recent events & happening leading to the Eorzean Alliances focus on reclaiming Gyr Abania from Garlean occupation, the division was quickly deployed by the flames. Her priorities being first & foremost her own people, she promptly disappeared, resigning from their employ & seeking out news of Doma.
A forum of Yanxian & Doman loyalists was called, many young souls speaking of their home's liberation as soul after soul went about preparing for the efforts that would soon be made to reclaim our home.
Her unyielding passion for the technology that ravaged her home led her to actively seek out knowledge to empower herself & take on greater challenges yet, all with a childish grin gracing her lips as she herself readies for that fateful day to come.
Miscellaneous
Rumors
◢ Common Rumors (Easily Overheard)
- ■ " That Ahlia girl? Yeah, she frequents the markets often, she doesn't shy from talking, it'd be easier just approaching her out-right than to ask around for her. " - Sapphire Avenue Merchant "
◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to Overhear)
- ■ " I presume you're referring of Lady Wrenn? As it so happens she's worked alongside a handful of prominent aetherologists, the girl is undeniably bright, her means however are unsettling & do cause concern, the girl is more overzealous in the field than she ought to be! She will sooner loose her life in the field before she accomplishes all she's due! - Aetherologist "
- ■ " Our division had to rendezvous with the Aetherological Consultant in Gyr Abania for the op, when you said she was Au Ra I didn't believe you for a second! I guess I'm buying you that drink after-all. " - Immortal Flames Sentry "
◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely Overheard)
- ■ " Our division had to rendezvous with the Aetherological Consultant in Gyr Abania for the op, when you said she was Au Ra I didn't believe you for a second! I guess I'm buying you that drink after-all. " - Immortal Flames Sentry "
◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)
Not Accepting Momentarily, I apologize!
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Relations
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- ♥ Romantic: Chachan's significant other. While he's still learning to get comfortable around girls, there's still a few that even he can tell are something special.
- ♥ Familial: These people are either family or like family to Chachan. He will go to amazing lengths to see them happy and/or safe.
- ♥ Friendly: Frands! Chachan loves frands! Though, while he considers many his friends, these are the ones that jump immediately to mind.
- ● Good: Chachan Frand status obtained!
- ● Neutral: Chachan doesn't really feel either way about this person. Either due to "dropping" from a higher status or just not being able to get a read on them.
- ● Negative: Pouty Popoto ire! This person has said or done something to really upset Chachan, leaving his opinion of them quite low indeed!
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Chachan's second - and current - girlfriend, who just recently hit the music scene as part of the pop idol group WYNG. The two met at the Gold Saucer by chance, and continued interactions developed into a relationship. Cheerful on the surface, but with a myriad insecurities and worries underneath, the two make for quite the pair of kindred spirits. He is supportive of her career to a fault, and makes a point to try to make it to every one of her performances - with WYNG or solo.
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The two of them have kind of "adopted" each other as siblings, and care for each other deeply as such. When she's happy, he's happy and seeing her distressed upsets him - so the consecutive blows to her life and overall outlook have been extra hard on the little Lalafell. As such, he'll do almost anything he can to cheer her up and try to remind her that there are many people out there that really care about her. Her "little brother" definitely included. Best frands forever, Ms. Hat.
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Even among all the various characters that Chachan readily calls friend, Virara still manages to stand out. Possessing a monstrous strength (and appetite, he's come to find...), she seems more focused on fighting and relying on one's self. Yet, when he hears her talk of her Master, as much as she says she wants to kill her, he can't help but think there's something more there. Various other interactions with her have solidified that view - that Virara is a good person deep down.
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Chachanji's arms teacher, who saved him from assault by angry bee outside Ul'dah, and long served to teach him how to fight with sword and shield. Even after moving away from Ul'dah, he often likes to drop in on his mentor if he's able and see how the Highlander's doing. If he knew what it meant, the Lalafell might even admit to having a platonic man-crush on the Free Paladin, whom he sees as both strong and righteous.
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Met by happenstance through Gran bumping into her, Roen has become Chachan's second teacher, the "Free-Sworn" having that heroic heart that the Lalafell so admires. Whenever he sees her, she seems to be helping people, which is exactly what he wants to do. She's also been teaching him how to ride his Chocobo, Avenger. It's been a while since they last spoke, though...
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The overly cheerful demeanor and seemingly boundless self-confidence of this bombastic pink-haired Lalafell initially grabbed Chachanji's interest, and a series of incidents involving her aether going wild made him realize how scared he was to lose her. While their sudden relationship seems to have ended just as abruptly as it began, he still cares for her - even if it's just as a friend.
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One of the many "princesses" of the Coral Sea, Chachan honestly considers Jancis a wonderful person and a good friend. The Conjurer's gentle and friendly nature is so very admirable to the little Lalafell, and he would do much to ensure that she can continue to help others unhindered. He went so far as to prove that point when he sought to rescue her and another Coralite from a band of cultists and their aether-draining machines. To this day, he finds her presence comforting and enjoyable.
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While their first meeting was a bit of a terrifying one - the Roegadyn having reverted to a feral state - Chachan felt a strong desire to help calm her down so that she could be helped by the Coral medical staff. Ever since, he's tried to keep an eye out for his much larger new friend, doubly so since she lacks sight. This has been made all the easier due to her endearingly friendly nature and general lovability. If she ever needs help, Chachan would certainly be among the first in line to give it.
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A fellow Coralite, Chachan first met the Duskwight in the same cultist lair raid group as Jancis. The man's manner of speech continually perplexes the little Lalafell, but Mr. Val has always stepped up when people needed assistance. Upon learning of the Elezen's light-sensitivity, the Doman hunted down a pair of smithing goggles - to better help Val see the world around him. After all, there's an entire world for him to see and enjoy during the daylight hours! Seize the day, Mr. Val!
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Chachanji met good ol' Howl through Ser Warren, and has quickly forged a friendship with the guy. Though the man's brief stint as the opposite gender confused the little Lalafell, the reasonings for it and the Miqo'te's more subdued nature as of late has little Chachan trying his best to bring a smile to Howl's face and bring him in closer into his circle of friends. The Miqo'te's trip north to Ishgard put a bit of a damper on those plans, but the little Lalafell eagerly awaits seeing him again.
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The cheerful barmaid of the Quicksand seems to be friends to many, and Chachan happily counts himself among them. Though he's continually embarrassed by her referral to him as "Champion Chachan", he is quite fond of the drink she has made of the same name. His interactions with her have been a bit more awkward as of late, though, having seen her in a bathing suit more than once now and possibly falling victim to the charms of "Eorzea's greatest heartthrob."
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Chachanji originally had his eyes on this predominant Sultansworn to be his third teacher. Her calm and collected approach, along with her apparent ability to always know what to say or do, being something he wants to emulate. He approached her about this and was instead given a "Trial of Purpose," which lead to his eventual recognition as a Free Paladin. The Lalafell is still uncertain of how he stands with her, but she did send a Paladin-hopeful his way for her own Trial...
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A Sultansworn that Chachan met through Leanne and has come to see as quite the friend, not to mention another shining example of how close Paladins in general were to his heroic ideals. She's been there for him almost as much as Leanne herself, though she had fallen out of contact for a quite some time. However, with her return from the North, Chachan is ready and willing to continue their friendship! And apparently there's a "Josie" she wants him to also keep an eye out for.
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One of the first folks Chachan met in Ul'dah, and one of the first to attempt to improve his swordplay and point him on the path to Paladinhood. Her myriad skill sets and knowledge on multiple matters (either personally or knowing someone who does) has been helpful to the little Lalafell to learn more about Eorzea in general. Her mannerisms can be a bit off-putting at times, but the fact she used to be a Hyur and is now an Elezen is likely stranger still.
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Met through Ms. Artemis, Nira helped Chachan through his first few days in Ul'dah almost as much as the Hyur-slash-Elezen! He's always in awe of her seemingly vast amounts of knowledge, and is most likely the first person besides his own brother that he'd think of when it came to booksmarts. Though, with the return of his brother to his side, the elder Gegenji has more or less supplanted her as the go-to person for knowledge. She's still a very strong, second, though!
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A fellow Lalafell that both got Chachan accidentally entered into his first Grindstone, served as his adviser when he had his first big fight with Leanne, and was a brief partner in crime in researching into the strange stones many adventurers recieved. The guy seems a bit distant at times, but Chachan thinks they're on a good track to becoming fast friends and smithy buddies! The Doman even got surprised by the Fat Cat kitten that was given to him by Kage, which he named Cake.
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Helping save a Lalafell from freezing to death from being a dumb post-adopted-sibling-fight is a great way to gain some measure of respect in his eyes. She's also helped Chachan with the strange rabbit stone he received in the mail, though she was a bit dodgier in her advice than Kage was. While he's not completely sure of the lady and her intentions, he likes her well enough and she seems to echo the sentiments.
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A Sultansworn-in-Training that started her training at the same time Chachanji started his own. First they were "rivals" to see who would complete their goal first, though Rose ultimate won that particular race. She and Leanne dated, and the subsequent breakup that left his "Big Sister" depressed and heartbroken immediately soured the Lalafell's opinion on her. She took his promised shin-kicking relatively well, but further lack of interaction has left Chachan's feelings on her nebulous at best.
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Meetings with the apparently much older Dunesfolk almost always seems to turn sour. Conflicts over Chachan's pet baby behemoth Gran led to personal jabs to Koporo's strange self-appointed mentoring to toughen up "Rabbit-Ears." Beating the older Lalafell at the Grindstone ceased some of the more overt conflicts, but interactions continue to be troublesome at best. And after Koporo's outburst at the Halone pilgrimage, it's unlikely Chachanji will ever really see him in a positive light.
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Gallery
Chachan's first steps into Ul'dah
Careless words about Doman heritage lead to a standoff
A strange purchase leads to a new friend
Swording practice with Ser Warren
Getting riding lessons from Miss Roen
A quiet moment on Genuflect Rise
MS.HAT+CHACHAN BEST FRANS 4EVR
- Trivia:
- * Chachanji's cactuar earring is part of a matching set, with the other belonging to his older brother Gogonji. Both earrings originally belonged to Gogonji, and we given to him as a Namesday gift by their mother after a return trip to her home city of Ul'dah.
- * Chachanji has won the Grindstone exactly once - on January 3rd, 2015. Unsure what to do with the sudden influx of gil, he put it instead towards helping pay for a funeral for a fellow Coralite and later to booking the Bismarck to cheer up his depressed adopted 'sister.' Nearly two weeks later, on the 14th, a drink appeared on the Quicksand menu that consisted of sweetwater and a random mix of fruit juices - a Champion Chachan.
- * Chachanji's very first girlfriend ever was Yukumazi Mikazi, who kissed him on a dare at Memeli Meli's slumber party on January 10th, 2015.
- * Chachanji was crowned 2015 Mr. Eorzea on April 14th, despite a grand showing by Highlanders and Roegadyns. He was purportedly talked into entering by his then-girlfriend Memeli Meli.
- Opening Theme: A Day to Remember - Naivety
- General Themes: Bartender OST - Bloddy Caesar ~Kenka~ | Breath of Fire III - Waking Up In the Morning Leads to All the Encounters
- Dramatic Theme: Digimon Adventure Tri - Brave Heart
- Combat Theme: Undertale OST - Hopes and Dreams/Save the World
- Ending Theme: Stan Bush - Dare
- TV Tropes: The Runaway The Idealist Heroic Wannabe Kid Samurai Kid Hero
- Templates by Bancroft Gairn and L'aenoh Tia and Chachanji Gegenji for variation.
Ahlia Wrenn
