Ferai Caolann
 Ferai 'Accident on Legs' Caolann
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Mi'qote |
| Clan | Seeker of the Sun |
| Citizenship | Limsa Lominsa |
| Age | 22 |
| Sexuality | Pansexual |
| Occupation | Blade of the Upright Thieves |
| Guardian | Althyk, the Keeper |
| Namesday | 25th Sun of the 3rd Astral Moon |
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Character
General
Ferai comes from a relatively small family. Her mother works at the Ul'dah markets as a buyer/seller. Her elder brother by two years, Firenze, is a talented mathematician and thaumaturge. The two siblings, despite a height difference of a fulm and a bit between them, look so alike that they can be mistaken as being twins. Their relationship is one of pure love/hate though, with both siblings constantly agitating the other.
Firenze loves to prank his sister and often is quick to call her on her 'stupidity' as she was never very interested in books or school and left it early to focus on her physical talents. He never fails to mention her rebellious teenage years where she wanted to run away (and attempted many times) to join a circus show as an acrobat. Ferai in return, has spent years attempting to make him go bald, by magical or razor-wise means. She's usually always caught before she can do the deed. The closest she got was shaving one of his eyebrows off before he woke up because she'd cut him accidentally.
Ferai's extended family however is expansive, with a childhood filled with plenty of tales of delight including the time her Aunt traumatised her for life with gravy and that one time when she got her tail trapped in a chocobo saddle and was dragged for almost a malm! She's quick to regale people with the terror of those childhood memories but also just as quick to defend them - it might have been a weird upbringing but hey, it's family!
Appearance
Somewhat sensitive about her height, Ferai comes in at 'Five fulm and one ilm!' but if you look closely, her shoes are built to increase her height. When she takes them off, she sinks down under the five fulm mark, something she tries to avoid at all costs.
This Mi'qote is the kind of person who is always smiling, which is a good deal as she has a face that reflects her open nature. With long white hair that bangs about her tanned and extremely freckled face and large, heavily lashed eyes of a rosy pink hue, she looks like a doll. Her delicate frame and small chest only add to this illusion of sweetness, that no word that trips from her pretty rosebud mouth could ever be anything but gentle...
Behaviour
That of course is where the illusion stops and you come crashing back to reality. As soon as Ferai opens her mouth, words spill out thick and fast that make it difficult to keep up, not just because she thinks twelve steps ahead and blurts out whatever she is thinking, but also because her speech is influenced by the Ul'dah markets and commons, where she grew up... and also by associating with those in her profession, the Rogues of Limsa Lominsa.
She's quick to act and quick to think, despite her lack of book smarts, and the kind of person who'd be around others attempting to cheer them up and make them smile. Ferai loves to spend time with children and animals, finding them more suitable than people due to her unfortunate ability to trip over anything and everything. Because of this, she is quick to lose her temper and even quicker to apologise once the temper flare is done with, usually sinking into deep embarrassment. She is unable to take a well turned compliment and is sure people are making fun of her when they do. Her extreme bluster and bravado cover a heart made of glass, beautiful to see through but easily shattered.
A talented storyteller, Ferai's quick wit and silver tongue are known to hold people enthralled in tales of her childhood, her exploits and even whole-cloth lies made up to entertain.
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Relationships
- ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Sexual Desire ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Neutral Standing ● Poor Standing
- ● Firenze Caolann - Ferai's elder brother. Well educated, trained in arcane arts and talented mathematician he is not only the scourge of her entire life (as she tells it) but part of the reason why Ferai seeks personal glory. His attitude is aloof, snobbish and sometimes even a little cruel to his younger sister, but they do love each other, even if that sibling love is buried deep beneath burning resentment and constant fighting.
- ● O'lyenna Kalderi - Ferai's mother is a brilliant merchant, gifted with a silver tongue and a golden touch. She has worked the trade in Ul'dah for as long as Ferai has been alive, possibly longer. O'lyenna is fond of her children, but despairs of them in equal amounts.
- ♥ Rhesh'ir Zhwan - Upon meeting the Keeper, Ferai decided to adopt him in an informal manner as her 'new elder brother' and calls him 'Bro' though she attempts to try and cover this up with 'Cap'n' as often as she realises she's spoken wrong. Eager to please, she's forever finding random junk and passing it along to him, not least the rose made of Ice that she left on his paperwork, badly made cookies and whatever the Twelve only knows what she has hidden up her sleeves. She finds him easy to talk to and wishes they were actually blood related. She's aware he's a busy and often thoughtful man and goes out of her way to try and cheer him up and on in the only way she knows how to!
- ♥ Fen'rin Taveck - In Fen she has found a distinct kindred spirit, with a positive outlook on life and a shared delight for adventure and madcap insanity. Whilst apart they have some chance of being remotely normal, as soon as these two troublesome idiots get together, all kinds of innovative if utterly nonsensical things begin to occur. Outside of being bad influences on one another, Fen and Ferai are warm and open individuals at heart and she treasures his simple, honest nature in a world filled with horror and lies.
- ● Onuma Ahntifi - 'Other Ma' as Ferai teases her with, Onuma is a stern lady who can easily put the fear of the Gods into Ferai and pull her into line. Ferai looks up to her with a deep respect and is probably one of the few capable of getting Ferai to listen to her and calm down. She's grateful for the support Onuma has shown her and has promised to make herself useful in any way she can be for those in the company, so she won't let 'Other Ma' down.
- ● Kodaro Ba'rococo - Whilst 'Winky' / 'Patches' / 'Didn't see you on my left' and Ferai have their differences and she feels he considers her to be a very silly person, she does have respect for the younger Seeker. Despite this, she's always attempting to keep his spirits up, especially lately, in any way she can.
- ● Lynn'wo Vahnal - Lynn and Ferai got along like a house set on fire almost immediately. Whilst they have different personalities, they shared a wide streak of humour in their natures that allows them to laugh over anything and everything. She thinks of Lynn as something close to a best friend, but isn't sure how to properly vocalise it without it sounding just 'plain odd'.
- ● Upa Zuvhe - Lynn's mate is a sweet girl and one that Ferai loves to small bits, as she has such a gentle nature, something Ferai deeply regrets having lost. She may tease Lynn about stealing Upa away, but she loves to watch their relationship blossom as it helps her feel that maybe one day she too can achieve something just as wonderful if given enough time.
- ● Fyrilsunn Fiandoensyn - If you see Ferai, it's a sure bet that poor Fyril is close by, being dragged into her madcap schemes. He calls it 'being unable to say no to a pretty face' and he often regrets agreeing moments after 'signing and sealing' the deal. Ferai enjoys his company, he's a well spoken man with a view on life similar to hers. Someone has to do the dirty work, and neither one of these two are shy about getting it done.
- ● Auriana Wynter - Ferai and Auri joined at the same time, with Ferai warming up to Auri quickly when it was apparent they share a similar line of work. Ferai thinks Auri can end up brooding too much and saying too little, so she's doing her hardest to get Auri to open up and enjoy life. Auri is possibly the only person Ferai has begrudingly allowed to touch her, when she fainted during a mission after blood loss. Ferai won't talk about it or think too hard on it, but it may be a step in the right direction. Ferai considers Auri her closest friend in the 81st.
- ● Orcrist Saragin - Sparkles is a happy man, or so she considers him to be. To Ferai, the monk is a quiet and contemplative one and she enjoys his calmness. She wants to spend more time attempting to calm down and take life at a less breakneck pace, and wonders if Orcrist's method of meditation may help her find some inner balance.
● Raeventiel Beaudonet - "That bleedin' dandy" and Ferai didn't get off to the best start in a relationship, if you can ever call such a hissing and spitting contest such. She considers the Ishgardian to be foolish and unable to see his own hypocritical ways, and that he has a horrendous habit of completely misreading the mood or intentions of a room (which sets her off into gales of laughter). However, she is also willing to try and get to know the Elezen, if he could bend his neck to try and do the same. These two are usually found shouting at each other and slamming doors behind them.
- ■ "She's always falling over, hitting something, knocking down banners and stuff. You can't have her around, whole place would go up in flames." - Yellowjacket Guard
- ■ "I always see her at the Orphanage, says she's bringing them gifts but I never know where she gets them from." - Trader on Hawker's Alley
- ■ "I hear she works for that Jacke in the Rogue's Guild, she's trouble, mark my works." - Dockhand.
- ■ "That Mi'qote with the white hair and the pink eyes? You ever meet her? I hear she killed a group of slavers for dealing in trafficking kids. Slaughtered the lot in their beds. They say, she skipped through the streets afterwards, covered in blood. You stay far away from her, she's not right I tell you, she's not!" - Drunken Patron of the Drowning Wench
- ■ None as of yet!
Combat
First in, first to hit, and as long as she comes out standing, she considers it a success. Agile, dextrous and able to deftly read an enemy, Ferai makes a ferocious and intelligent front line attacker.
History/Timeline
So far, all that is known about Ferai comes down to vague hearsay and speculation. She's known to be on speaking terms with Onuma Ahntifi and that she was involved in an incident five years ago in Ul'dah where a Potwatch was burned and a Duty Captain knocked out cold and put in the Infirmary for several days. The details of this are blurry at best.
Footnotes
Theme Songs: "Somewhere to Run" "Wonder" "As it Seems"
Tv Tropes: The Klutz I Did What I Had To Do Girly Bruiser Thieves Cant Oblivious to Love
