Rei'li Niraj
 Rei'li Niraj-Dijkstra
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 "Fate may have a mind of its own, but so do we. And great minds enjoy a good challenge." | |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Miqo'te |
| Clan | Keeper of the Moon |
| Citizenship | Gridania |
| Guardian | Nymeia, the Spinner |
| Occupation | Dragoon / Conjurer |
| Nameday / Age | 15th Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon / 24 |
| Height / Weight | 5 fulm 7 ilm / 137 ponz |
| Orientation | Panromantic / Homosexual |
| Server | Balmung |
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Contents
Basic Info
- Rei'li Niraj is a nomadic male Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te native to Black Shroud (Alder Springs), Gridania.
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Appearance & Personality
- Rei'li upholds the reserved, polite, soft spoken demeanor one could expect of a Keeper male. He seems to usually be attentive of his surroundings, and speaks with glances and body language before offering a word.
- Which isn't to say he's shy. He likes living it up and has a propensity to take risks he knows he can get away with. Beneath the veil of reserved composure he's quite the charmer, especially having had a drink or two. Given time to warm up to someone, he might start to toss about (questionably?) witty comebacks and engage in casual banter. If he really enjoys someone's company he might subconsciously reach to right a crooked collar or a misplaced strand of hair. He's not excessively reserved with physical affections, but getting him to actually open up emotionally is a bit of a task.
- He's very warm to and protective of anyone younger than him, subconsciously projecting a reassuring, caring nature he usually keeps under wraps among adults or people of authority.
- On the battlefield, he's far from reserved. He seems to burn with determination when he's got his lance in hand, seeing only the enemy in front of him. It makes for a bit of a reckless fighting style and he does get his hind end handed to him from time to time, though nothing he couldn't walk away from. He loves a good challenge, but he's not too proud to admit when he's overpowered. It's all about survival.
Biography
Childhood
- Rei'li was the third son born to a former marauder adventurer mother (Rei Niraj) as the 6th child out of seven. She had been a bit on the stern side, especially towards her three sons, always emphasizing how critical it was for them to favor survival and be cautious and healthy, preparing them for their clan-to-clan breeding travels. She encouraged all three of them to pursue conjurer studies and trained them in combat arts along with their sisters. Back then, Rei'li would think it unfair and boring, and would often envy his sisters who had more free time.
- His father was long gone from his life since early childhood due to circumstances Rei'li is unclear on. The man is/was a Keeper of the Moon miqo'te called Sonu'a Viqqoh. Rei'li shares the father with Leon Greymoon.
Conjury Studies and Ilja
- As an adolescent, Rei'li was not the most obedient child in the family, which would remain the case for years to come. He quickly learned though, that if he remained quiet about his mishaps, and was careful, his mother had no ground to scold him. He wasn't the best conjurer in his settlement, but he never tried to be either, he preferred to do the bare minimum to advance just to not get into trouble.
- He further strayed from his interest in conjurer studies when his tribe reluctantly hosted a badly injured hyur lancer called Ilja Radall. Rei'li volunteered to help the man recover and was readily granted the duty. Both his teacher and mother were overjoyed at his initiative and saw it as an excellent opportunity for the young Keeper to learn about the responsibility and role of his studies. Unfortunately, that was far from the case. While recovering, Ilja would tell Rei'li of his adventures, of the far north where lancers ascended to dance with fate and become Dragoons. Fascinated both with the adventurer and the stories, Rei'li decided to follow Ilja when the other was fully recovered. His attempt was cut short though; the lancer talked him out of it, making him promise to do as his family wished until he reached adulthood and telling him to look for him in Coerthas someday, giving him a golden locket to return to him then.
- Bound by the promise, Rei'li stayed until his coming of age. Much to his mother's dismay though, he barely fulfilled a year and a half of his nomadic ventures before he promptly packed his things and left for Gridania, headed for the lancers' guild to follow in Ilja's footsteps.
Lancer to Dragoon
- Arrived in Gridania and enlisted in the lancers' guild, he slowly learned to assimilate the difference of pace and blend in among the variety of races and cultures in the city. He had a good eye for keeping out of trouble and his reserved nature often allowed him to go unnoticed. He had always been told to be wary of other races, or even other male miqo'te - but in the city such encounters were next to impossible to avoid. Instead, he learned to charm his way out of them, mostly coming up on top.
- His lancer training was a bit of a curve-ball. The first steps were a testing experience, especially considering he'd never really undertaken training that severe back home. It displeased him that the Lancers' guild master refused to speak to him about becoming a Dragoon right away, but even he had to admit he didn't think he was ready to take that route just yet. Sore and aching he dragged himself to training each day. His afternoons would entail working odd jobs at the market, while his evenings were spent in a quiet corner at the inn, or the benches outside if the weather permitted it. Sometimes in the company of a visiting adventurer. During his training he befriended an elezen called Madensa Virri'ai, often getting them both into trouble.
- He would occasionally write home, but the responses would often hold an urge to leave his training and tend to his racial duties instead, which, again, mostly dissuaded him from abiding and instead train harder. He also remained friendly, but a bit more reserved in company of other miqo'te women, subconsciously.
- After proving a quite reliable helping hand during the Calamity, he was given the approval to travel to Coerthas. The weather, however, proved as chill a greeting as the answers to his questions about Ilja; the lancer had indeed reached the Observatorium of Aetherial and Astrological Phenomena and Camp Dragonhead, but he hadn't been as ready as he thought - and suffered the repercussions. Lost and unsure for the first time in his life, Rei'li was presented with the choice to either go back to is family and live a secure and relatively peaceful life, or take on the mantle he was training so hard to earn, living on the edge. He chose the latter.
- Two years of training in Coerthas did sharpen his skills slowly but surely over time, though he started missing the warmer Gridanian nights. Finally coming to terms with his situation, he resolved to return to Black Shroud and indulge himself a bit. He found himself quite at home in the Order of the Twin Adder ranks.
Present
- Operating as a Order of the Twin Adder operative proved to be an effective source of income. He climbed through ranks steadily often paired with other operatives. One such operative was Vilhem Dijkstra, an older miqo'te Keeper of the Moon. What seemed to have started as lighthearted flirting turned into a slightly unconventional, but heartfelt relationship over time. Despite the age gap of 25 years Rei'li was eventually accepted by Vilhem's family and is currently living with them and helping provide for them through the Grand Company, often paired with Vilhem.
Aeon
- After a recent unexpected assault in Thanalan, Rei'li was backed up by a woman called Sophia Grave. Having killed two out of the three assaulters, the two fled to safety where she explained the reason of their pursuit on the miqo'te and his possible connection to a Free Company called Aeon. After taking quite some time to rethink his position and discussing it in vague terms with Vilhem, Rei'li ultimately decided to approach the Free Company, officially enlisting in its ranks.
- Among the operatives, Rei'li was reacquainted with his half-brother Leon Greymoon (Rewo'a Vhaaza). Though from different mothers, the two seem to have quite a variety of things in common, from physical features to their profession choice and, of course the circumstances regarding the Free Company. Whether that's a coincidence or not remains to be seen. Which, in turn, revealed not to be a coincidence. After several months they were able to link all the accounted similarities to their father, Sonu'a Viqqoh. The circumstances of such a revelation left a lot to be desired, seen as the man worked against the Free Company by contract, but Sonu'a promptly decided to revoke his 'employers', in favor of learning both of his sons were alive and well.
Miscellaneous
- He wears a golden locket engraved with Nymeia, the Spinner's symbol, that Ilja left in his care.
- He recently acquired what appears to be a rune-like tattoo at the back of his neck, though it's often obstructed from view by the fall of his hair, jacket collar and strategically tied scarf.
Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
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Gallery
Dragoon Setup
Rei and Ilja
Rei
Footnotes
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- TV Tropes: dare-devil, underdog, secret-keeper
