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: Tanoshi, however, was fortunate enough to have the Kami's favor--for when she awoke, she had been taken to Tamamizu by one of the Kojin of the Blue, a treasure-seeking fellow by name of Toro. While the Kojin tended to the distraught child and concealed her from the Imperials who passed, it was hardly out of kindness alone; Toro had many other plans for the girl he had plucked from the bottom of the sea. When she had come around to accepting what had happened, Tanoshi explained her situation to the attentive Kojin, who listened to her tale and told her of what had become of Doma--the once-proud kingdom was now under strict and uncompromising Garlean rule. Now without family or purpose, the young Hana clanswoman was taken in by the watery creatures, who promised her protection and care in exchange for her help; with nothing else to do, Tanoshi accepted the terms.<br> | : Tanoshi, however, was fortunate enough to have the Kami's favor--for when she awoke, she had been taken to Tamamizu by one of the Kojin of the Blue, a treasure-seeking fellow by name of Toro. While the Kojin tended to the distraught child and concealed her from the Imperials who passed, it was hardly out of kindness alone; Toro had many other plans for the girl he had plucked from the bottom of the sea. When she had come around to accepting what had happened, Tanoshi explained her situation to the attentive Kojin, who listened to her tale and told her of what had become of Doma--the once-proud kingdom was now under strict and uncompromising Garlean rule. Now without family or purpose, the young Hana clanswoman was taken in by the watery creatures, who promised her protection and care in exchange for her help; with nothing else to do, Tanoshi accepted the terms.<br> | ||
: The following day, Toro took the girl to the shores of Kugane, and explained why they were there. Because of their brother clan, the Kojin of the Red, the name of the Kojin had been associated with aiding the Empire and doing whatever it took to obtain coin. In doing so, the Kojin had ultimately been banned from doing business within Koshu in its entirety, and without trade, the Kojin of the Blue could not find or create more treasures. Tanoshi balked at the idea, commenting that she was only a child, and knew nothing of trade--a response which prompted Toro to reveal the tattered remains of her mother's togi, the wealth of her clan still intact amongst the weaving. <br>"This is part of your people's fortune, no? Money does many things, girl; it can turn a crooked branch straight, if one has enough. Sometimes, though, it is not suitable. You must also use your wisdom and your words."<br> Tanoshi, knowing all too well where the Kojin had retrieved that money from, demanded the robes returned, and was denied. However, Toro told her, should she successfully bargain the Kojin the possibility of trade within Kugane's walls, he would be all too happy to hand her the full price of her people's wealth and a treasure from his personal collection of her choice. Eager to see her money returned to her, (if perhaps only for selfish, childish reasoning,) Hana agreed to the terms, and so her journey towards becoming a master of the deal began.<br><br> | : The following day, Toro took the girl to the shores of Kugane, and explained why they were there. Because of their brother clan, the Kojin of the Red, the name of the Kojin had been associated with aiding the Empire and doing whatever it took to obtain coin. In doing so, the Kojin had ultimately been banned from doing business within Koshu in its entirety, and without trade, the Kojin of the Blue could not find or create more treasures. Tanoshi balked at the idea, commenting that she was only a child, and knew nothing of trade--a response which prompted Toro to reveal the tattered remains of her mother's togi, the wealth of her clan still intact amongst the weaving. <br>"This is part of your people's fortune, no? Money does many things, girl; it can turn a crooked branch straight, if one has enough. Sometimes, though, it is not suitable. You must also use your wisdom and your words."<br> Tanoshi, knowing all too well where the Kojin had retrieved that money from, demanded the robes returned, and was denied. However, Toro told her, should she successfully bargain the Kojin the possibility of trade within Kugane's walls, he would be all too happy to hand her the full price of her people's wealth and a treasure from his personal collection of her choice. Eager to see her money returned to her, (if perhaps only for selfish, childish reasoning,) Hana agreed to the terms, and so her journey towards becoming a master of the deal began.<br><br> | ||
− | : For as cruel as one might have believed Toro for tricking and using a young girl for his own gain, the Kojin was incredibly clever and wise for it. From the waters, he would watch Tanoshi's attempts to make progress, and each day, teach her a new lesson in the art of making compromise. Though outright reluctant at first in doing so due to her spoiled nature as a younger child, eventually the young Roegadyn adopted each one of Toro's teachings into her strategy. At first, the merchants asked of her trivial things; fetching items, chasing away annoyances near stalls and stores, or sending information from one person to the next, all of which Tanoshi was subjected to do in order to gain their adoration. Many of them (wisely) did not trust an urchin girl who appeared and disappeared time and time again...however, as the moons and summers passed, Tanoshi's reputation as a trustworthy, reliable young woman began to circulate. By the time she had reached fifteen years of age, Tanoshi Hana was a respected member of Kugane's everyday hustle and bustle, and had more than won over the bulk of merchants whom she had so "generously" tended to. After years of petition and hard labor, at long last, Tanoshi was given permission to speak to the Magistrate of Kugane, where she made a case for the Kojiin of the Blue, elaborating on their desires, skills, and the opportunity of wealth and prosperity to both parties. Weeks later, the law outlawing all Kojin from Kugane's streets was altered to exclude only the Kojin of the Red, and permit the Blue to begin their trading. Unfortunately all the lawmaking in the world could not stop the stigma of being unable to tell (or perhaps sheer indifference) the two apart, and while the Kojin of the Blue were occasionally successful in bargains, few and far in-between were willing to do business. Tanoshi however, had ultimately kept her word, and so it was that Toro gifted her with the wealth that had taken her mother's life...the last token of her past she had left. Be it as it may, Tanoshi's years of working for others had switched her stance on what to do with the currency in a completely different direction; whereas at the ripe age of ten she was content to live out the rest of her life upon her fortune, as most in her position would, the last of the Hana clan had decided to use what she had to exact revenge upon those who had stripped her of her home, her status, her family, and her beloved village. | + | : For as cruel as one might have believed Toro for tricking and using a young girl for his own gain, the Kojin was incredibly clever and wise for it. From the waters, he would watch Tanoshi's attempts to make progress, and each day, teach her a new lesson in the art of making compromise. Though outright reluctant at first in doing so due to her spoiled nature as a younger child, eventually the young Roegadyn adopted each one of Toro's teachings into her strategy. At first, the merchants asked of her trivial things; fetching items, chasing away annoyances near stalls and stores, or sending information from one person to the next, all of which Tanoshi was subjected to do in order to gain their adoration. Many of them (wisely) did not trust an urchin girl who appeared and disappeared time and time again...however, as the moons and summers passed, Tanoshi's reputation as a trustworthy, reliable young woman began to circulate. By the time she had reached fifteen years of age, Tanoshi Hana was a respected member of Kugane's everyday hustle and bustle, and had more than won over the bulk of merchants whom she had so "generously" tended to. After years of petition and hard labor, at long last, Tanoshi was given permission to speak to the Magistrate of Kugane, where she made a case for the Kojiin of the Blue, elaborating on their desires, skills, and the opportunity of wealth and prosperity to both parties. Weeks later, the law outlawing all Kojin from Kugane's streets was altered to exclude only the Kojin of the Red, and permit the Blue to begin their trading. Unfortunately all the lawmaking in the world could not stop the stigma of being unable to tell (or perhaps sheer indifference) the two apart, and while the Kojin of the Blue were occasionally successful in bargains, few and far in-between were willing to do business. Tanoshi however, had ultimately kept her word, and so it was that Toro gifted her with the wealth that had taken her mother's life...the last token of her past she had left. Be it as it may, Tanoshi's years of working for others had switched her stance on what to do with the currency in a completely different direction; whereas at the ripe age of ten she was content to live out the rest of her life upon her fortune, as most in her position would, the last of the Hana clan had decided to use what she had to exact revenge upon those who had stripped her of her home, her status, her family, and her beloved village.<br><br> |
+ | : Tanoshi took her people's fortune and made headway towards Gyr Abania, a land most rumored were filled with people who worshiped a god of destruction, and was home to thousands of grand warriors. It was there, Hana determined, she would find a suitable teacher to instruct her how to fight. Yearning to exact her hatred of the Empire as soon as possible, the Yanxian native landed upon foreign soil and was horrified to learn of what Ala Mhigo had become--a civil war had erupted, consuming the whole of the land in senseless, bloody violence. Tanoshi herself might well have been a victim of such a display, had not a small party of mages come to the villages' aid: Mages of the Red, allied with the Rebellion. Fascinated by the smooth, agile, and pristine abilities of the mages who had selflessly saved innocent lives, Hana begged to join their numbers, and began her training as a Red Mage at the ripe age of seventeen summers. Though particularly poor with swordplay at first, the Hellsguard eventually became as talented as those she had sought to emulate, and fought bravely by the side of many a heroic soul. She grew to love Ala Mhigo so much that her name was legally changed to a more traditional Roegadyn dialect of the area, directly translating from Doman into Joyous Blossom.<br> | ||
+ | : Unfortunately, her time with the Reds and the Rebellion would be glorious, but ultimately end in tragedy; for the moment the Rebellion stood upon the Castle walls, victorious, the Garlean Empire once more swooped down to swipe the war-torn nation into its icy claws. Once more Blossom found herself fleeing the snapping maw of the Imperials as they chased down the members of the former Rebellion, their forces ultimately scattered to the winds. Weary and exhausted, terrified and bloodied, Joyous and what few had made it beyond Baelsar's Wall made their way to Gridania to seek shelter. However, she and some dozen others were turned away, and once more they traveled to Ul'Dah, where the welcome was hardly much better. Disillusioned with the promise of sand from gold, Joyous purchased a ticket to Limsa Lominsa, and established herself there, joining the crew of the Kracken's Arms as a swordsman. As it turned out, joining the pirate crew was perhaps the best thing she could have done in her situation; her knowledge of Kugane merchants, politics, and culture proved invaluable in helping the Krackens gain a foothold within the region, earning her a reputation of an incredibly shrewd businesswoman and hardsilver-tongued pirate. Knowing which traders were open to ijin, and which were weak enough to 'procure' goods from on the open waters, rocketed the Kracken's Arms to a position upon the pedestal of influential pirate crews. | ||
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− | : | + | : The Calamity changed everything. After once more struggling to fight against the Empire alongside allies in arms, Joyous felt the only course was to take action against the Imperials once and for all. But first, she ultimately knew she would have to help her new homeland rebuild, and so removed herself from the Kracken's Arms' roster to set off on her own. Though far from green in terms of business and trade, Blossom was a stranger to creating from rock and stone, and so sought tutelage under the best metalworkers she could find. Eventually, she became seasoned in the ways of the hammer, and whence Limsa was back on her feet, began to devise ways of putting her knowledge to good use. With a sizable sum of money still underneath her, and with several dozens of souls out of work with the Calamity's wake, Joyous founded the Onyx Pyrolisk Trader's Union--a small army of craftsmen and sailors who had been adrift for some few moons without currency to live. For the first few moons of its establishment, work was scarce and soon unrest began to take root within the company. However, an engineer of former Imperial imprisonment, one Wazeze Waze, came to Blossom with an idea that would help revolutionize the way in which Limsa Lominsa operated--a series of sky balloons and pulleys that functioned from getting materials from one point, across the open bay, to the city itself without crowding up the bridges.<br> |
+ | : Satisfied that this creation would be the answer to their prayers, Joyous commissioned the project, the Skylift, to begin immediately. Under strict supervision of the Lalafell and the hands of the company's finest builders, the Skylift was completed within a moon, and her maiden voyage was ultimately a grand success. With goods flowing up and down the Skylift's cables, profits soared, and handfuls more souls came clamoring for work. Another Skylift was placed near Camp Overlook to aid with the effort on the front against the Kobolds, and some few more positioned all about Limsa Lominsa's Galladrion Bay. With the Zephyr and Tempest Gates now largely clear of lines upon lines of traders and goods, order had been restored to the economy of the city-state once more. A single invention at the behest of one soul had singlehandedly made the company the forefront of trade within but a single moon...and it had set Joyous Blossom for life as perhaps one of the richest souls in Limsa. | ||
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− | : | + | : Blossom, however, was not satisfied with merely helping Limsa Lominsa back onto her feet. Hearing of bitter cold and terribly harsh conditions that had so suddenly descended upon the city-state of Ishgard, Joyous immediately sought audience in order to establish a trade deal between her company and one of the High Houses to grant aid, going to Foundation herself to speak upon her company's behalf. The Yanxian native, however, would find few to naught open to her propositions, save one Taresson Dzemael, count of House Dzemael. Though loathe to deal with outsiders, the man was wise enough to acknowledge that without foreign aid, his people were likely to suffer far more harshly than a silver of their pride. The Count requested food and metals resistant to the cold, in exchange for materials such as lumber and ores, and so the deal was set. With Ishgard as reclusive as they were, trade from them was a rarity in itself, but successful trade was even moreso; Blossom worked tirelessly with as many connections as she could muster to ensure Taresson was satisfied with his lot...the effort was well worth its price, however. As one of the few companies with interests in Ishgard, the Onyx Pyrolisks flourished, their Skylifts eventually being featured within the airship bays of even their locked-down nation. Profits had never been higher, and Joyous had never had more power.<br> |
+ | : Nigh uncontested in Ishgard and Limsa Lominsa alike, Tanoshi Hana looked back towards the Far East...to Kugane, where she had first began her long and arduous journey. Longing to return home, and knowing better than most exactly how to become a juggernaught within the city, Joyous Blossom purchased an estate within Koshu, and set up the third of the Onyx Pyrolisks' talons in Kugane. Though the East Aldenard Trading Company had been within the area far longer, the Lalafellan Lord who commanded it was far flung from her people...and did not carry the reputation she did. As quickly as she had vanished from the city streets, the name of Tanoshi Hana returned, and with it a flock of merchants and tradesmen eager to come under the parasol of her influence. | ||
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− | + | : In spite of enormous piles of wealth, rousing success as a businesswoman, and a reputation which placed her near the top of merchantizing souls one didn't want to trifle with, Blossom still had an aire of disappointment and anger about her. For all her triumphs, the Empire had still yet to be routed, and the land she had been tasked with tending to had been imprisoned for twenty-five summers. It had been so painfully long since she had laid eyes upon Doma. Still, her village had been wiped away from the map, never to return again, and Doma's ruling class had been all but demolished in their rebellion. Joyous knew, painfully, that her family was long gone. Everything she had been promised to as a child was no longer there...swept away by the brutal tide of the Garlean whorl. The Empire, she knew, would not stop until all was beneath its grimy heel...and like her village, her past, and her family, all that opposed it would be demolished. No longer interested in fighting herself, tied down to her company's image and its people as she was, but still seething with revenge in her heart, Blossom scoured her mind for something, anything, to oppose the Imperials in her own way without their cruel retribution coming into play.<br><br> | |
− | : | + | : Upon pacing in her garden one night, Hana was struck from afar with a sleeping dart, as two figures began to whisk her away. They were but a pace or two from their vessel, when the pair were taken down by three ijin who had spotted them slinking about. It was at that moment that Joyous would meet the three people who would change her life for the better-- the Dragoon Osrich Arkwright, the Songstress Traique O'nera, and the Ishgardian Knight turned Samurai Jacan Sunderfist.<br> |
+ | : After they returned her to her estate, Blossom insisted the trio stay with her while they were in the area, and so they did. Happy to shower her saviors in whatever they desired, they contacted her for shelter whenever their adventures took them to Kugane. Eager to hear their stories of excitement and wonder, Joyous soon grew close to her new friends, in particular the Highlander Dragoon. Eventually, one night, she understood what it was she would do to help fight back against the Garleans, and keep what it was they sought to destroy safe...to employ adventurers like her companions, craftsmen, traders, gatherers, and experts from every field to preserve what they could before the Empire could decimate it...the Museum of all Museums, dedicated not simply to displaying rarities, but researching and improving upon them...a place for brilliant minds to share ideas, where knowledge and skill could be protected...a place of cooperation no matter where one might hail from... A Multinational Institute of Novel Delectables. | ||
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Personality To a person looking from the outside in, Joyous Blossom is a poised, imposing, elegant, intelligent, and alluring creature. Her presence is powerful; when she enters a room, one can most certainly notice it, and once she is there, it's difficult to cast your attention elsewhere. Rumors of her exploits might suddenly surface their way to one's thoughts—how she could talk a wild chocobo out of all of its feathers, or perhaps the missing merchant who once wronged her was never seen again, or her shady past as one of the Kracken's Arms. A fierce, powerful, cunning being with hidden, dangerous claws that could strike out at any sight of something not going the way she wants. Painfully blunt, impatient to a fault, and hells on earth should you earn her scorn, most walk on eggs around her to avoid her wrath.
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Early Age, Sixth Astral Era
Seventh Umbral Era
Seventh Astral Era -- Heavensward
Seventh Astral Era -- Stormblood
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Music Mind your headphone volume! Links to Youtube!
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