Marui Warui

Marui Warui
Gender	Agender (they/them)
Race	Lalafell
Clan	Plainsfolk
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Server	Faerie
Age	23
Marital Status	Single, but let's be real. Are you REALLY interested?
Occupation	Artist
Height/Weight	3'8/50 lb.
Orientation	Pansexual
Relatives	Adamda Wadaramda (Father) Swinging Hammer (Father)

"The number one cause of death among new adventurers is lack of drip, kid."

Years might have passed since their mentor shared these words with them, but nevertheless-- Rui has committed them to memory. Now, all that they do is in pursuit of style and fashion that not even the Twelve can match.

...If only because, in their mind, they now conflate luxury brands with survival. And why not? In the new era, style means comfort. Comfort means success. Success means... girls? Whatever. Regardless, it is in this roundabout way that they've survived thus far in spite of their cowardice and insufferably fussy nature.

But is surviving all there is? In their aimless wanderings, they hope to discover the direction they desire in life.

Basic Info

Though Rui solely refers to themself as an artist, in actual practice they don't... really do art. Commissions? Rare. Freelance work? Too unreliable. Gallery shows? Sure, if they had any finished works! The reality is... Taking on random grunt work as an adventurer is how they sustain themselves during their travels.

LIKES ■ Cute girls ■ Elaborate desserts ■ Finery

DISLIKES ■ Wet feet ■ People whose eyes are too close together ■ Being the shortest party member ■ Waking up early ■ Camping ■ Going more than two days without a bath ■ Vilekin with more than four legs ■ Vilekin with less than four legs ■ Allergy season ■ Walking ■ Riding mounts ■ Using aetherytes ■ Vegetables that start with the letter G ■ Sandwiches with crusts

OTHER ■ Alignment: Lawful Stupid ■ Vice(s): The Three G's! Girls, Goodies, and Gil. ■ Favorite Food: Jellied Harcot ■ Favorite Drink: Lemonade ■ Favorite Color: Gobbiebag Brown

Appearance & Personality

Rui's on the taller side for a lalafell, and very keen to mention it in casual conversation. Unfortunately, this doesn't amount to very much when compared to other races! Like it or not, they're tiny-- a fact they wholly resent. To this end, they attempt to wear shoes with a slight heel to them... until their feet start to ache, and they give up on the endeavor altogether.

It is also Rui's opinion that they're QUITE princely, and they spare no efforts towards dressing the part. Though they could not truthfully be called... handsome by any measure. No, they're best described as generic-brand cute, and little else. Say that to their face, though, and watch them protest-- unless the words come from a cute girl's mouth, then they might allow it.

Despite their princely aspirations, though, there's very little about them that might be described as PRINCELY.

They're hopelessly fussy about virtually everything, and they're slow to help others if they have nothing to gain from it. Gil is king! And if they do choose to help, well, they'll remind everyone of what an inconvenience it all is.

They're borderline insufferable, really.

Furthermore, they're a coward whose lip is quick to wobble in the face of adversary. It's little wonder they chose a bow! What else would allow them to pick off foes as they run away? Embarrassing. It would be easier to list the vilekin they're not afraid of than the other way around.

But... despite everything, they're not without redeeming features. They're unfailingly loyal to the few friends they keep and they... tip well? Sometimes. Does being superficially polite and kind count? We'll go with that.

Biography

Childhood

Though they were born in Limsa Lominsa, their parents shortly thereafter relocated to Wineport to be closer to their vineyards.

As one might imagine from a sentence like that, Rui grew up very well off and never wanted for anything. They were utterly spoiled.

Unfortunately, they were also hopelessly babied, something they still resent.

Teenage

Yeah, so. The Calamity definitely happened.

Rui should probably be carrying some kind of horrible trauma, huh?

Nope. Their dads lifehacked their way through that horrific, continent-reshaping event and cast a spell called "Sack of Blinding"* whenever anything remotely terrible happened. Can't be traumatized if you've got a sack over your head.

*There is no spell. Adamda Wadaramda and Swinging Hammer just literally stuck a hempen bag over Rui's head whenever they felt it necessary.

Present

In defiance of the babying they'd received their whole life, Marui Warui ran away.

At the age of twenty.

After receiving the explicit approval to do so from both their parents.

Yeah.

In any case, they sought to carve a path for themself and find their way through life on their own terms. Not with their fathers' money, and certainly not through the wine trade! Unfortunately, Rui was a naive little idiot from Eastern La Noscea who knew nothing of the world. They blundered through humiliation after humiliation only to be cast back down into the mud every time. Adventuring proved to be a considerably more difficult trade than they'd quite realized.

And really, what could Rui expect but abject failure? Still, the disappointment they felt was nearly enough to drive them back to Wineport.

Until their fate changed and they met him.

Striking Boulder.

A man whose BDE was so huge, Rui was immediately drawn to him. And while their interactions were fleeting, and vague, Rui immediately latched on to the roe as their all-knowing mentor and their raison d'etre. If they could be just a little stronger, a little cooler, a little wiser, just a little more like Boulder... Then that would be enough for Rui.

And that would be how they would succeed on their own terms.

Miscellaneous

RUMORS Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ ■ ■ ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ ■ ■ ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ ■ ■ ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ ■ ■ ■

RELATIONS ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Poor Standing ♥ Name : Description

Gallery

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  Portrait of the Artist as a Coward

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  Portrait of the Artist (Wearing a Hat)

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  Portrait of the Artist as an Artist

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  Portrait of the Artist (With their Pet Dodo)

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