Kasi Nebuko

Kasi Nebuko
Gender	Female
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Keeper of the Moon
Citizenship	Gridania
Age	32
Height/Weight	5 fulm / 143 ponze
Occupation	Retired soldier, mercenary
Weaknesses	Wheat allergy, illiterate
Alignment	Lawful neutral
Affiliations	Twin Adders, Shroudwolf Clan

Attributes

Note: A rating of 5 is considered average for a Miqo'te Keeper of the Moon. Attributes range from 1 to a maximum of 10, with all points combined not exceeding 30. These ratings are purely relative rather than absolute values.

Like most Miqo'te, Kasi has an extremely keen sense of smell and hearing, as well as a significantly above-average sense of balance for her kind. Unlike most of her kind, she also has a staggering amount of pure, brute strength. However, Kasi has a severe allergy to wheat which borders on life-threatening. Eating any kind of wheat product can cause her to have difficulty breathing for several hours depending on the amount she consumes, which is potentially also accompanied by rash, vomiting, moderate itching, and a runny nose. Kasi also lacks the capability to read, despite being fairly intelligent.

Attribute	Rating (=30)
Strength	★★★★★★★★★
Dexterity	★★★
Vitality	★★★★★★★
Intelligence	★★★★★★
Mind	★★
Piety	★★★

Physical Description

"Little thing looks like she could rip the arms offa some poor fella if she tried."

Although fairly short and petite by Eorzean standards, this adult dark-skinned Miqo’te manages to look at least a little imposing thanks to her black and silver heavy plate armor. She also regularly carries with her a sharp steel lance and a large steel claymore strapped to her backside. While her top half is nearly completely covered in sturdy steel, her lower half places a bit more emphasis on movement with a simple skirt and leather boots. What little skin she shows is impressively muscular- a result, no doubt, of extensive combat training in plate with heavy weapons. Her intense, red eyes peek out from under a rat’s nest of black unkempt hair, which is broken up by streaks of deep red amidst the short locks. Her face has a fair bit of grime and dirt to it, but is otherwise free of obvious injury or blemish, save for a streak of white warpaint that runs horizontally across her nose and halfway over her cheeks. Her lips are a lighter shade of black compared to her hair, and almost always formed into a relaxed smile. She's always chewing on something, which is occasionally replenished by the contents of a small satchel at her belt. She appears to be carrying most- if not all- of her equipment with her on her back, which most notably features a cast-iron skillet.

Personality

"I've lived most of my life by the sword- I plan to die by the sword too, and there'll be no hard feelings for it."

Despite being fairly independent and self-driven, Kasi values kinship very highly and has an almost fanatical devotion to those whom she calls friend and family. What's more is that, regardless of their clan or origin, Kasi considers all Miqo'te to be kin. She goes as far as to proclaim herself something of a racial nationalist, as well as a meat supremacist. Personable, friendly, laid back, perhaps even a bit charismatic, but also blunt, Kasi can get along with just about anyone in just about any situation- even, and especially, with her enemies. Slow to anger or taunt, her military training has yielded a cool-under-pressure persona that seeks to observe, analyze, and deconstruct a person or situation before acting. Kasi generally eschews violence whenever possible, preferring to manipulate or turn a situation to her advantage as subtly as possible. When that fails and she is faced with immediate danger for herself or those in her charge, she shows no fear in the face of battle, even to the point one might think she had a death wish. She revels in every opportunity to bring her full strength to bear, and is thankful for even half a reason to do so. In spite of all that she’s gone through and what hardships she has endured in the past, she manages to harbor an optimistic outlook on life and a warm, friendly smile moored in the bay.

History

Kasi's history is not a terribly storied one, though the account of it may be more interesting in the details if one were to ask her directly. As far as public knowledge goes, Kasi grew up in the South Shroud with a tribe of Miqo'te poachers who, at least at the time, were raising the children as a community family rather than father-mother-daughter-son units. As a result, she never really knew her parents short of a single encounter with a woman who claimed to be her mother. Kasi left the tribe as soon as she came of age, adopted her own surname, and joined the Twin Adders both as a means to get formal combat training as well as scrub her poaching record clean. Kasi took to the social challenges of being an outcast just as strongly as she did to the physical ones of being in the military, and looks back on the experience fondly as one of the defining moments of her entire life. She served 5 years in the Gridanian military before being honorably discharged.

Employment

Since her discharge from the Twin Adders, Kasi has been self-employed as a contractor doing a fairly wide array of jobs, ranging from delivery to guard escort to bounty hunting. As long as the job has her traveling, there’s not much her fairly loose morals will bar her from doing if hired- the gil is just an added bonus. Even then, she does have her own personal code of ethics that she will not compromise even for a hefty weight in gil. She prides herself on her word, and won’t break her oath to anyone if she makes a promise. She also outright refuses to take any jobs that involve a Miqo’te target, as she intensely detests seriously fighting against her own kin. More than anything else, Kasi thirsts for challenge and competition when it comes to her work, and it drives her forward passionately even in the face of failure.

Hobbies

As a former Twin Adder as well as tribal Keeper, Kasi is well-versed in wilderness survival and revels in the opportunity to travel the world and live off the land, along with the sense of freedom that brings. She even enjoys the chance to sleep wherever she can find solace, whether it be in a tent, a cave, or simply under the stars against a tree. Kasi is something of a grilling enthusiast and it would be a challenge to find her without her trusty cast-iron skillet close at hand. She also has a particular love of arm-wrestling, as well as any other strength-oriented games. She has a bit of a passing interest in cards, but doesn’t play competitively. Kasi spends a fair amount of time staying in shape by practicing with her lance while taking odd jobs as a mercenary, which helps to sate her appetite for travel at the same time. Lately, she has taken to extensive training with a greatsword as well, finding a much greater strength challenge than with her lance previously.

Notable Relationships

Rhela Moshroca

Younger sister. A mercenary much in the same vein as Kasi herself, Kasi met Rhela while traveling the road in the South Shroud. Although Rhela oft has insufficient cause to say very much, the two became good friends. The two share a common mother from their old tribe in the South Shroud, a fact only recently realized after someone mentioned offhandedly that they looked alike, and when Kasi recognized a family heirloom her mother possessed now in Rhela's possession. Regrettably, Rhela was the one to deliver the news that their mother had died many years back in an Ixal ambush. Kasi regularly passes on jobs and work she doesn't have the time for to Rhela, and often brings Rhela along with her on other jobs that require more muscle.

Y'nora Rhaz

Complicated. Y'nora was, and still is to a great degree, a slave that Kasi managed to purchase and 'rescue' from a band of pirate outlaws known as the Sapphire Avis. Originally intending to rescue Y'nora from captivity and reintroduce her to freedom, Kasi has slowly come to realize that the damage a lifetime of slavery has inflicted on the Miqo'te woman is not so easily reversed. Much to Kasi's unease, she has become Y'nora's new owner and master- a reality Kasi is begrudgingly coming to accept. If nothing else, Kasi vies to ensure that the remainder of Y'nora's life is a happy one, and is fiercely protective about her well being.

Nauta "Red" Lyehga

Friend & rival. Kasi met Nauta after joining the Shroudwolf Clan. Although Kasi didn't realize it at the time, she later discovered that Nauta is actually the infamous "'Ol Red Eyes", a notorious outlaw and poacher that was responsible for the murder of dozens of Twin Adder soldiers during Kasi's service with the Gridanian military. Nauta was surprised to find that Kasi held no grudge for the murders, and even moreso that Kasi wished to fight her in the future as a means to test her own strength. Kasi refers to Nauta as "Red" as an honorific title of respect between warriors.

Ally Southway

Close friend. As Kasi's old Twin Adders C.O., Ally has had a profound impact on Kasi's life in the military. As a target of discrimination and racism in the Adders, Kasi's life in the military might have been much harder had Ally not intervened. Ally may be one of the few people who know Kasi best as a lone wolf. Although the two no longer serve together since Kasi's discharge, they have kept up with one another over the years. It was through Ally that Kasi learned of the Shroudwolf Clan, with whom she is now family.

Gehr'ir Ett

Associate. Kasi met Gehr'ir while hunting in the Shroud wilderness and stumbling upon his camp. In spite of Gehr'ir's inherent distrust of outsiders and city-dwellers, Kasi was able to earn some measure of trust through her grilling. Ultimately, the two were able to work out trade agreements for meat and furs. Kasi has come to understand and respect Gehr'ir's desire for wilderness seclusion. To this day, they still occasionally meet one another on the road to make exchanges and catch up on local news.