Chani Fhae

Blinny Fraestyr
Appearance subject to change... again.
Your Go-To Girl!
Gender	Female
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Keeper of the Moon
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Birthplace	The Black Shroud
Age	18 (as of 1577)
Occupation	Pawnbroker, Treasure Hunter
Disciple	Botanist
Job	Aspiring Monk

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Cima Fhae [see-ma • f/r/-ay] is a... well, that is... Cima specializes in the procurement and trade of antique oddities... among other things. Simply put: you want it, she can find it. At a price. "Is it a needful thing?"

Credit to Knave for allowing me to use their pretty layout coding scheme! d(=^･ω･^=)b

Character

Etymology

Cima Fhae - translation: treasure, faith. Fae may also refer to faeries. The 'h' is silent unless pronounced in Miqo'te tongue. Resembles the Roegadyn word "Frae" which prompted the Styr-siblings' pet-name "Fraestyr": free star. Her name may also be associated with fray (the unraveling or wearing of fabric) in regards to the intentions of the Spinner.

Appearance

Height: 4 fulms 8 ilms / Weight: Approx 90 ponz

A slight sprite of a creature with wiry tone, Cima is built small but strong [akin to: Talim]. Her eyes are large, expressive and the colour of rubies, while her hair is a pine green pixie-cut with lengthy bangs. She has a small, up-turned nose and pouting lips usually found in a broad, impish grin. A noticeable scar tapers over her left eye, a result of clumsiness and ill-timing on her part. Her skin, blemished here and there by other noteworthy injuries, is the typical Keeper complexion and as such, burns easily in sunlight. Around her neck dangles a bell-pendant - tinkling like wind-chimes with the subtlest of movements. She carries herself with a casual saunter.

Cima doesn't care much for appearances - tomboy.

Personality

WIP. Cima has always had a nose for trouble. Headstrong, scrappy and capricious, she is irreversibly reckless and ruled by her element, Fire. She may as well have been born a Seeker, for her only Keeper-qualities are her doggedness and brooding stare.

Growing up Cima never conducted herself with the token-Fhae composure and was frequently scolded for her daring and rebellious behaviour - a bla-red, very red sheep. Great-muma Sia suspected a foul sire; her muma Euna thought her delightfully spunky. She abandoned her faith and sense of spirituality with the loss of her family, deciding: "The Gods don't help nobody. You help yourself." and realizing: "Life's a waning candle - just asking to get snuffed out." Cima vows to live loud and fast - if she's going to die, she's going to do it kicking and screaming. It's hard to tell with her if she recognizes her life's frailty (and compensates), considers herself invincible, or has a death wish.

Her impulsive nature will likely be the death of her... and she demands a heroic ending to it all.

Interests ■ Horticulture, herbalism ■ Weapons in particular, antiquities/unusual baubles ■ Thrills: mischief and mayhem ■ Quests ■ Music

Concerns ■ Beastmen (not including Sylvan or Moogles) ■ The Calamity - Missing Warriors of Light ■ The Twelve ■ Those with the Echo and Imperials ■ The Past, Present and Future

Other ■ Namesday: 13/09, 1559 ■ Guardian: None ■ Alignment: Chaotic Good ■ Theme Song: ♫ What a Life ■ Voice: ♫ (Eleven)

Story

Overview

Under construction.

Cima was born in the Eastern Shroud to the Fhae family - shamans recognized by the forestfolk for their mystery, cunning and eerie intuition. They visited Gridania and hamlets on occasion, offering herbal remedies and fortune-telling (among other things) for various goods and supplies. The group consisted of: Sia the Great-Muma and All-Hearing, Nea the Eldest and Wisest, Vica the Elder Middle and Strongest, Risa the Younger Middle and Keenest, Euna the Youngest and Seer. Sia's daughters had several children each, and Cima was daughter to Euna. All were born under the Earth or Water element - save Cima, who was Fire. Their clan-totem was the Frog.

While Cima lacked the artful tact and serene disposition of her clan-mates, she did possess the Echo. The skill was dismissed as the Fhae's inherent ability to talk to the trees, and so the gift was overlooked. Instead, her kin focused on scolding her for her impulsive, brash and nosy nature (Except Euna - her muma cherished her dearly). Cima just wanted to do right and sought positive recognition.

On a particularly bright, moonlit night, Cima of eight cycles heard whisperings among the wood. Intrigued (and bored), she snuck away from her family's camp and sought the source of the unusual sounds. Whoever it was, they were making crude jokes - and Cima found it painfully funny. Unfortunately she did discover the faces of the voices, and more unfortunately led the voices and their faces back - Ixali.

She was still caught in a daze when the wandering crusader, Fohcs, and his trusted young coeurl, Klyn-Koena, discovered her captive in the Ixali camp. They managed to free her and narrowly escaped - and so began the bombardment of questions, among them being: "Why did they take you?" / "How long were you prisoner?" / "Where is your family?" ... Cima gaped at her rescuer. They took her because they thought it painfully funny that a Miqo'te (of so few cycles!) could understand them. She hadn't been paying attention to the turns of days to nights. And her family...

Fohcs took the girl under his wing. WIP.

Abilities

Skills ■ Survivalist - Wild child, born and raised. Crouching Miqo'te, Hidden Hunter. Recognizes the Bare Necessities. ■ Combatant - Adept with a knife. Prefers short, light blades such as rapiers. Inherent Miqo'te skill at archery. Packs a punch but is rough around the edges (lacks discipline.) Likes to fight close-quarters. ■ Ocarinst - Adopted hobby from Fohcs. A tad? obsessive with the instrument's condition, as it is her last memento of him. She is not nearly as good a player as he was and her songs typically take on a sad sound. ■ The Echo... - Would be a useful tool, except she sees it as some sort of dangerous curse and refuses to acknowledge it.

Strengths/Weaknesses ■ Attacks with speed and randomness. ■ Dives before looking. ■ Not very stealthy. ■ Throws her entirety into her attacks in an attempt to overwhelm. ■ Prone to blind-fury. ■ Exhausts herself quickly due to the above. ■ Does not work well in a team (unless partner is trusted completely.)

Affiliations

Relationships ■ Eyrifohc Styrsyn: /Wandering Fox, Son of Star/ "Fohcs." ■ Klyn-Koena: /Small Queen/ "Koena." ■ Wilfwyb Styrwyn: /Wolf-Woman, Daughter of Star/ "Wilfie." ■ Melle Cranberry:

Organizations ■ Member of Rosa ■ The Pawnshop Finders, Keepers located on Emerald Avenue, Ul'dah ■ Keeper Clan of shamans, Frog-Fhae

Miscellaneous

RP Preferences

Trivia

■ Actually related to Ami Faye of 1.0. Disregard the previous spelling of "Faye" (not that she spelled it out for anyone anyway), and she is the half-Keeper, half-Seeker offspring of Euna. Euna was a cute, dreamy little ditz of a Miqo'te and slept with the wrong lad. Sia was horrified and the halfbreed was left at Gridania's orphanage. While Cima has no recollection of an "Ami" in her family, she does hold a resemblance. Permission to use in role-play, though I doubt anyone will! So more of a fun fact, really. (Cima is Ami, reversed, but with the "Sia" sound to hopefully quell her mother's rage.)

■ Decided to make the coeurl mount an integral component to Fae's story - what the hell, might as well!

■ Inspirations - Starbuck, Alice in Wonderland, The Professional, Gunslinger Girl, Talim, Gurney Halleck

Rumours Word of mouth. True or False? ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "Thinks she's tough shite, that one. That's what you get for giving brats claws." ■ "'er stupid coeurl ate m' dodo! Came back t' a mess o' blood an' feathers, an' tha' thing! licking its chops. Savage beasts - th' both o' them!" ■ "Y'know that Roegadyn-run pawnshop down the street? Heard a sorrowful tune drifting from the window above it... there was a few of us just stopped there, listening. Something about it..." ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "Saw this green-haired lass get kicked around in the arena - bloody brutual! Ahaha!" ■ "She offered o' read my palm... ... scar'ly accurate. You don't wanna know, but just... keep away from that g'rl!" ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "She looks like a sleepyhead to me - see how skinny she is! Heard she sells that shite too."

Wanted ■ If anyone wants to play Fohcs/Wilfie. ■ Someone to train her by the sword. ■ Customers, clients, business associates. ■ Acquaintances from her travels as a child. ■ Keeper clans. Cima is a pawnbroker at Finders, Keepers on Emerald Avenue, Ul'dah. They receive their fortuitous stock (for various reasons) from all corners of Eorzea. If your character requires something unusual, be it an antique or product of the black market - please give me a ring! It'd be fun to make some connections this way. Wilfie sends Cima out to do all sorts of odd jobs - be it errand-running, pick-ups and drop-offs, and hunting for treasures of their own. If you have a courier, merchant, smuggler, treasure hunter, thief, etc that counts as a potential connection as well! Also, obviously, no reaaal gil is required for this role-play idea, I just wanna have an excuse to mingle with all sorts of character breeds (and have fun doing it!). The price would be pretend-gil or shinies of some-sort or another. Cima and Wilfie collect rabbit trinkets. I'm not sure what my schedule will be like at the time of release, but I hope to be able to invest a good chunk of my time into gaming and such.

Images

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”Is life always this hard, or is it just when you’re a kid?”

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