Rin Maelark

Rin Maelark
Gender	Female
Race	Au Ra
Clan	Raen
Citizenship	Doma
Age	22
Nameday	19 Sun - 2 Umbral Moon
Height/Weight	4 fulms 9 ilms/92 ponz
Guardian	Oschon, The Wanderer
Occupation	Maid/Retainer
Alignment	Lawful Good

Rin Maelark (pronounced /'rin malärk/) is a Raen Auri Scholar and retainer of Doman heritage, specializing in healing magics. Daughter to a humble family of librarians, she eventually found herself caretaker of the Silver Mercenaries, a modestly-sized yet extremely capable mercenary band with Doman roots and a network that once reached across Eorzea. Upon disbanding of the Silver Mercenaries, Rin spent her time using recources gathered as being her former band's retainer to search for the whereabouts of it's missing members. Satisfied with her findings, she now travels looking to further her studies.

Basic Info

Likes ✦ Ambient light at night (Moon, stars, lanterns, fires, etc...) ✦ Harpsichord music ✦ Hot black tea ✦ Books ✦ Rolanberries

Dislikes ✦ Splintered Quills ✦ Shroud Hares ✦ Thunder ✦ Hats ✦ Tripping

Hobbies/Talents ✦ High pain tolerance ✦ Gardening ✦ Aether analysis ✦ Organization ✦ First Aid

Other ✦ Favourite Food/Drink: Rolanberry Lassi ✦ Favourite Creatures: Chocobos ✦ Least Favourite Food: Cabbage ✦ Least Favourite Creature: ... Shroud Hares

Appearance

Height: 4 fulms, 9 ilms - Rin stands among the shortest of adult female Au Ra, looking as if she barely grew past the onset of puberty.

Weight: 92 ponz - Matching her short stature, Rin holds little muscle or fat on her body. Some might categorize her as scrawny or borderline bony. Her limbs are long, slender, and generally soft, indicating her lack of muscle formation.

Complexion: Fair and pale, showing a general lack of sunlight attributed to years indoors spent studying and performing general housely duties. Prone to easily blushing, the color of her cheeks are a clear indicator of the Au Ra's internal temperature. Across her smooth skin lay a series of soft, almost iridescent scales holding a pale, golden undertone, the quantity of scales greater than that of the typical Au Ra, snaking over her arms, legs, neck, and midriff in gentle curls branching from a trail along her spine.

Face: Features soft and rounded, her face follows a loose heart-shape, coming to an attractive point of her chin. Below a slightly-upturned nose lay a pair of soft, rather plush-looking pale-pink lips, reflecting an idle, gentle smile. Her expression is often described as "sleepy" thanks to her gently sloping eyes and long eyelashes, framing a pair of dark-rimmed violet irises. Within low lighting or with varying stimuli, wisps of swirling violet aether can be seen trialing through the light-colored fibers.

Hair: Usually kept short and layered, her lush dark-green hair holds faint lighter-green highlights. Always combed to perfection, few hairs ever lay out of place, creating a smooth, pleasingly soft crown upon her head.

Scent: When wet or sweating, Rin typically holds a faint floral-sweet lily-like scent that feels very light and clean to the nose thanks to her penchant for regular and thorough grooming.

Oddities: While having the typical physiology of female Au Ra, Rin carries a few extra that may or may not be easily overlooked. Along with her unusually high scale-count and chubby gator-like tail, she also holds a pair of pearly white, sharp fangs none too different than that of the Miqo'te Keepers of the Moon, and behind those fangs is housed an extra-long almost reptilian-like tongue. Her body lacks the capability to produce its own heat, much like cold-blooded reptiles, leading her to being very susceptible to the elements.

Personality

Voice: Soft and gentle, her voice has difficulties rising over bustling crowds or buzzing rooms. When asked to raise her voice, her pitch often increases, as it does with embarrassment or nervousness. Otherwise, her tone is warm around those whom she is familiar and comfortable, or generally quiet and laced with the occasional stutter around strangers.

Demeanor: Proper and polite, Rin takes pride in her refined appearance. In private or parties of few, she is thoughtful and pensive, often kind to a fault. However in large groups or with unfamiliar or intimidating individuals, she becomes much more reserved and easily startled, often leading to fumbles or accidents, seemingly wearing her heart on her sleeve. Rin is humble of her own abilities, always of the mind that there is always more to be learned, along with not having many opportunities to demonstrate her talents with healing magics or other aetherial manipulation.

Intelligence: Having been a child of books and learning, attending proper schools until her tweenage years, Rin has always had a love for reading and studying. Because of this, her intelligence level is above average, lending to her being able to pick up new subject matter rather quickly and with general ease. Though when she reaches a personal road block, it is typically met with extreme frustration. With her occupation, she is familiar with many regions, and is quick on the draw with mental calculations.

Quirks: Never without some form of way to take notes, Rin is often found with mini-tomes tucked away in her pockets or satchels, containing many important scribblings of her often wandering mind. She is very often found seeking warmth in one way or another, whether it be through fires, warm clothing, sunlight, or physical contact, Rin is unable to tolerate extreme temperatures well, being chilled leading her to acting sluggish and sleepy. Withdrawn around unfamiliar persons, Rin is very self-conscious of her appearance, namely her physical oddities, fearing as if they will be pointed out or picked upon. Has an extreme fear of thunder.

Combat

Specialization: Healing. More specifically aetherial manipulation. Rin is able to manipulate the natural aethers within a body, encouraging rapid production and growth of new cells and tissue, effectively knitting and mending marred or damaged flesh. Along with the ability to heal, she can also incapacitate, using that same aether manipulation to temporarily paralyze muscles -- effective in both halting the frenzied movements of a panicking patient along with making a quick getaway in a tight situation.

Weaknesses: Combat on the field. With almost no experience in the heat of actual battle and little to no physical training, Rin suffers on the battlefield, finding herself easily tired and lacking stamina.

Gear: With no neaed for armor of really any kind, she wears mostly lighter clothing in warmer climates, or heavier coats for cooler, focusing on comfort rather than the functionality beyond a satchel or bag for books, parchment, or graphites.

Biography

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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) ✦ "I fell and scraped my knee while playing with my friends. She made it stop bleeding and hurting!" - A Young Child ✦ "She's got a little booklet in her pocket that she references a lot. Never seen 'em that tiny before" -- Marketplace Vendor ✦ "I almost never see her out of that maid outfit of hers." -- A Regular Patron of Thaliak's Eye ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ✦ "The poor girl just can't seem to hold her liquor. One drink and she's flushed as a bride on her wedding day." -- Barmaid ✦ "I seen a bright thing flittin' around her, looked a bit like a butterfly, but with a little person instead o'a bug. I think I need to stop drinkin' so much o'tha cheap swill." -- Drunken Bar Patron ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ✦ "I thought I once saw someone by her name, though the girl I remember was a pink-haired Miqo'te..." -- A Guardsman of Limsa Lominsa ✦ "Saw someone speak ill of a friend of hers once, never seen anger literally flash in anyone's eyes before." -- Bystanding Citizen of Gridania ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players. IC please!) ✦ ??? ✦ ??? ✦ ???

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Footnotes

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