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And yet, much of Sarnai's fate looks uncertain. The Maelstrom has had its use of her and spat her out - she has cast off the trappings of her old life. But what IS her new life, exactly? Re-integrating into civilization has been hard. Learning to respect herself after so long of simply thinking of herself as a tool has been harder. Learning how to care for and love others has been brutal. Purpose has forever been her greatest struggle to find - but struggle onwards she does. | And yet, much of Sarnai's fate looks uncertain. The Maelstrom has had its use of her and spat her out - she has cast off the trappings of her old life. But what IS her new life, exactly? Re-integrating into civilization has been hard. Learning to respect herself after so long of simply thinking of herself as a tool has been harder. Learning how to care for and love others has been brutal. Purpose has forever been her greatest struggle to find - but struggle onwards she does. | ||
− | + | Once again, Sarnai finds her life spiralling out of control as everything she knows falls to pieces around her - and the whole while, the threat of the Abyss within has grown, threatening to consume her. Now, at possibly the most vulnerable she's ever felt, she learns what it really means to struggle. But struggle she must, because she's got bigger problems than her own looming demise. Everyone's got bigger problems. And to the last breath, Sarnai will claw and rip and tear at them with newfound resolve. | |
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− | Once again, Sarnai finds her life spiralling out of control as everything she knows falls to pieces around her - and the whole while, the threat of the Abyss within has grown, threatening to consume her. Now, at possibly the most vulnerable she's ever felt, she learns what it really means to struggle. But struggle she must, because she's | ||
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:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Medically Adept'''] The scars that Sarnai bears on her throat and torso clearly resulted from grevious injury. There is no way someone could have sustained an injury that deep without several vital arteries, organs and nerves being damaged. How is she still alive?''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Medically Adept'''] The scars that Sarnai bears on her throat and torso clearly resulted from grevious injury. There is no way someone could have sustained an injury that deep without several vital arteries, organs and nerves being damaged. How is she still alive?''</div></div> | ||
:<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Aether-Sensitive'''] Something's seriously wrong with Sarnai. Her anima is almost undetectable - it's like she's barely more than a corpse... And yet she walks, and breathes. Something she's carrying on her person seems to be radiating a vast amount of aether, though.. Perhaps it holds a clue?''</div></div> | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Aether-Sensitive'''] Something's seriously wrong with Sarnai. Her anima is almost undetectable - it's like she's barely more than a corpse... And yet she walks, and breathes. Something she's carrying on her person seems to be radiating a vast amount of aether, though.. Perhaps it holds a clue?''</div></div> | ||
− | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Dark Knight'''] | + | :<div align=justify><div style="padding:5px 15px;font-family:Georgia;color:#444146;">■ ''['''Dark Knight'''] Sarnai's Abyss rages out of control. You can practically feel the aether roiling off her whenever she's upset.''</div></div> |
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LEGEND</B></center></div> | LEGEND</B></center></div> | ||
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"><font style="color:#54b5eb;" size="2">♥</font> Family | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"> |
− | + | <font style="color:#54b5eb;" size="2">♥</font> Family<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | size="2">♥</font> Involved | + | <font style="color:#ff4800;"size="2">♥</font> Romantically Involved<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font> Romantic Love<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic | + | <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> Platonic Love<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">♥</font> Physical Attraction<font style="color:#6b6e72;"size="1"> –</font> | |
− | size="1">–</font> | + | <font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font> Trusted<font style="color:#6b6e72;"size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font> Friend<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1">–</font> | + | <font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font> Acquaintance<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">$</font> Business<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | size="2">✝</font> Deceased | + | <font style="color:#000000;"size="2">✝</font> Deceased<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#e20f7c;"size="2">¶</font> Feared<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | style="color:#C24640;" size="2">✖</font> Negative | + | <font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font> Positive<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#C24640;" size="2">✖</font> Negative<font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="1"> –</font> | |
− | size="1">–</font> | + | <font style="color:#6b6e72;" size="2">●</font> Neutral<font style="color:#6b6e72;"size="1"> –</font> |
− | + | <font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> Unsure<font style="color:#6b6e72;"size="1"> –</font> | |
− | size="1">–</font> | + | <font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">+</font> Respected</div><font style="color:#6b6e72;"size="1"> –</font> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Tarkhan Malaguld]],</b> <i>Half-Brother</i>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font><div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"><font style="color:#54b5eb;" size="2">♥</font><b>)</b> -</div> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Tarkhan Malaguld]],</b> <i>Half-Brother</i>. <b>(</b> <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font><div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"><font style="color:#54b5eb;" size="2">♥</font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><b>)</b> -</div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Sarnai's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I miss him too. Stay strong, Tarkhan... Look after mother for me. I'll be back, I promise. I'll show you how to ride a yol and everything."</i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>Sarnai's Thoughts:</b> <i>"I miss him too. Stay strong, Tarkhan... Look after mother for me. I'll be back, I promise. I'll show you how to ride a yol and everything."</i></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Glazhund Skoenlahzsyn,</b> <i>Former Squadmate</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b> -</div> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Glazhund Skoenlahzsyn,</b> <i>Former Squadmate</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b> -</div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> <b>"You didn't have to look out for me, but you did. Even if I felt like I was looking out for you, most of the time. I'll try and keep going. I'll be fine. I'll be fine.."</b></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> <b>"You didn't have to look out for me, but you did. Even if I felt like I was looking out for you, most of the time. I'll try and keep going. I'll be fine. I'll be fine.."</b></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ongorson Amlalt,</b> <i>best friend</i>. <b>(</b><div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"><font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><b>)</b> -</div> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>Ongorson Amlalt,</b> <i>best friend</i>. <b>(</b><div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:9pt;"><font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="2">♥</font> <font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><b>)</b> -</div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Together. As long as we're together we'll be fine, I promise. You'll never be abandoned again, okay?"</b> <i></i></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Together. As long as we're together we'll be fine, I promise. You'll never be abandoned again, okay?"</b> <i></i></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Shinji Isogai]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Shinji Isogai]],</b> <i>Heart Thief</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#F02311;" size="2">♥</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"... I get it now. I'm sorry. I don't know if I'll still be here when you return. If you return. But should the gods see fit to allow us the mercy, I will welcome you as I always did. Wherever you are, I pray for your safety and peace."</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A chance encounter in a bar turned into a strange sort of rapport - despite Sarnai's bared teeth and protests (at least initially) the sassy Raen somehow managed to bulldoze past her defences before she quite realised what the hell hit her. Perhaps she simply sensed a fellow train wreck - perhaps it was just mutual loneliness. Whatever the rhyme or reason, Sarnai and Shinji swiftly grew close and their friendship blossomed into romance. But, it was too much and too fast - they were both broken, both caught at a time of great vulnerability, both blindsided by their own emotions. Despite the pain it inflicted on them both, Shinji made the call to seperate for the time being, to leave for Hingashi and attempt to wrestle his demons down while Sarnai in turn worked on finding herself. There's still the hope in the back of her mind that he'll return one day and make good on his promises - though only time will tell if she holds on to her feelings for him or if they fade away in his absence. | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A chance encounter in a bar turned into a strange sort of rapport - despite Sarnai's bared teeth and protests (at least initially) the sassy Raen somehow managed to bulldoze past her defences before she quite realised what the hell hit her. Perhaps she simply sensed a fellow train wreck - perhaps it was just mutual loneliness. Whatever the rhyme or reason, Sarnai and Shinji swiftly grew close and their friendship blossomed into romance. But, it was too much and too fast - they were both broken, both caught at a time of great vulnerability, both blindsided by their own emotions. Despite the pain it inflicted on them both, Shinji made the call to seperate for the time being, to leave for Hingashi and attempt to wrestle his demons down while Sarnai in turn worked on finding herself. There's still the hope in the back of her mind that he'll return one day and make good on his promises - though only time will tell if she holds on to her feelings for him or if they fade away in his absence. | ||
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− | Her first love, and her first heartbreak - but | + | Her first love, and her first heartbreak - but she knows it had to happen. Shinji was a powerful force of good in Sarnai's life, inspiring her and teaching her that not everything that the world had to offer bore teeth that would rip her to shreds at the first sign of weakness. Even should he return and want nothing more to do with her, she would still see him as a trusted, respected, dear friend for whom she only wants the best. She still carries the regret of never fully expressing the depth of her feelings for him, knowing now that she may not survive to see their reunion.</div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Qu White]],</b> <i>The White Fox</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>".. Thank you, for not abandoning me. I don't think you... Understand how scared I was there. Wherever you go, I will follow, should you allow me. As a friend. As a battle companion. Chono khamtdaa baidag. I don't care if I get more guns held to my head because of you."</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">When Sarnai was seriously injured after a leve gone awry, it didn't take a genius to guess she'd be out and fleeing into the night as soon as she could were she not stopped. So, they assigned a young man to watch her - Qu. While initially not sure what to make of him, he proved himself to posess a bright, cheerful spirit and be a good companion. A week forcibly glued together, and Sarnai has decided he is both a worthy battle companion and friend. Moreso, as her world crashes down around her with increasing force, he has given her inspiration to carry on and keep fighting. Though she desperately wishes to preserve that fast-fading spark of innocence and idealistic good within him that once shone to her like a lantern, she understands that the world they live in is harsh. No matter what, whether he becomes the monster he fears he is or not, he can count on Sarnai's loyalty. Even if that loyalty has already almost cost her life. |
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+ | In a way, Sarnai sees part of herself in Qu - and sees what she wishes she could have become instead. Though she respects him as one of the strongest swordsmen she knows, she is all too aware that the mind and heart are easy things to destroy in a warrior and remains fiercely protective nonetheless.</div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Kahna'a Stoweheart]],</b> <i>Former Fellow Trainee</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Wherever you are, I hope you're content and living your best life. Maybe we'll meet again some day." </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">One of the first people Sarnai actually attempted to not keep at arm's length - key word being attempt. She's still fairly distant, but thinks of him as a friend of some sort anyway. She enjoys the man's positive attitude, though she feels she doesn't really fit into his world very well. Their differing priorities have caused them to drift apart, though she still would greet him with the enthusiasm she would any other friend should they cross paths once more. </div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Nezha Stoweheart]],</b> <i>Former Fellow Trainee</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Never did get to have that spar. Oh well. It's probably for the best that you got out while you could - I hope you're doing well. Tsch, if only I knew how to write a proper letter... Or where you were..." </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Another of the first people Sarnai attempted to befriend. Jury's out if she did a good job - she likes the lad, but her other obligations stop her from passing through very much, so she is content to watch from a distance and step in only if needed. That's what friends do, right? Loom until someone needs to get wasted or killed? Sarnai is frequently surprised by the young man's casual displays of camraderie, something she's still learning to understand. They have however, grown distant as fate tugs him and his husband Kahna'a in one direction and Sarnai in another. She would still be pleased to see him once more, but she does not hold her breath.</div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Curu Southland]],</b> <i>The Angry Drunk</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"If you can't even respect your sword, how do you expect others to respect it? And you?" </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">An often abraisive miq'ote who Sarnai seems to run into frequently. While she's not typically fond of the needlessly loud or aggressive drunks, she believes that Curu's behaviour is a symptom of a deep malcontent and doesn't really mark it against him. After all, she's not a saint herself. After finding that Curu too has decided to throw in her lot with Fate's Cross for the moment she has become somewhat more curious about his intentions, but her own problems have kept her busy. Her respect for him has grown at seeing his steadfast determination to protect others with his own shield and body.</div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[ | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Vanessa Selmer]],</b> <i>Selmer Knight</i>. <b>(<font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font></b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"We... We only wanted to help..."</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">An | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">An imposing, stoic woman whom Sarnai initially decided to harass because she wanted to learn how to better fight mages. Vanessa showed little interest in Sarnai's attempts to prove herself worthy of the woman's attention - and yet, she didn't ignore her. Being ignored would have been something the raen would have understood better, honestly, but however confused by their interactions she is glad to have them nonetheless. Sarnai respects the woman greatly, and may have once thought of her as a model to strive to emulate. Lately, she's grown a bit more uncertain - Though Vanessa has surprisingly revealed a much more human side to her that Sarnai emphasizes with strongly, she knows that the fate the woman faces is a gloomy one... One that Sarnai is fully willing to throw herself into and take on in turn. It's not going to stop her from associating, regardless - Sarnai always was a sucker for those who struggle, and Vanessa is a struggler through and through. |
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+ | Though Vanessa seems no longer interested in thinking of Sarnai or her companion as an ally, Sarnai herself strongly feels that she just has to try a little harder, be a little better, and maybe she'll be able to help. In the end, it's all she wants - to help whose who're struggling. And if it eases the minds of others she counts close, all the better.</div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Kymil Selmer]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Kymil Selmer]],</b> <i>Selmer Knight</i>. <b>(<font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> </b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"You're like talking to a wall. But I think I get it. I'm sorry we keep winding up underfoot... | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"You're like talking to a wall. But I think I get it. I'm sorry we keep winding up underfoot... But if you SHOWED us what to do, perhaps we'd not be so dangerous to you?"</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Never in her life has Sarnai met a more perplexing person. While she initially believed him to be simply stoic and cryptic due to poor temperment, after a few encounters she's started to realise the hell that that man actually lives every day. Sarnai has a huge amount of respect for Kymil, for both his terrifying skills in combat and his bleak crusade against the evils that snake into the world unseen. And she fears him, as well | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Never in her life has Sarnai met a more perplexing person. While she initially believed him to be simply stoic and cryptic due to poor temperment, after a few encounters she's started to realise the hell that that man actually lives every day. Sarnai has a huge amount of respect for Kymil, for both his terrifying skills in combat and his bleak crusade against the evils that snake into the world unseen. And she fears him, as well. Nonetheless, she will continue to seek him out, as she knows he holds answers she needs to hear, even if she doesn't want to. And because, stupid and naive as she is, she wants to help him.</div> |
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+ | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Tyrdin Smooth]],</b> <i>Selmer Knight</i>. <b>(<font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> </b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><font style="color:#e20f7c;"size="2">¶</font><b>)</b></div> | ||
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+ | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I-I understand that you're angry... But it was an accident... Don't hunt him down because of one mistake! If you'd shot me, all you'd have done was broken a man, and would that have undone any of the pain? Would that have fixed anything?"</b></div> | ||
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+ | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Tyrdin is... A very, very scary man, to Sarnai. As scary as he is confusing. Within the space of a week, he teased her with knowledge, saved her life, and then almost took it for the sole purpose of sending a message to her friend. His capabilities are mysterious and concerning. At first, Sarnai was merely curious of the man - perhaps even wanted to like him, despite the way he brought up uncomfortable memories and struck a visceral unease within her with zero effort. She still wants to aid his cause, but after a few more encounters... She's not sure about the man himself. | ||
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+ | There are few things as terrifying as an utterly devoted, ruthlessly competent soul, who refuses to be swayed from their own view. And Sarnai is all too aware - by accident or otherwise - she and her friend have wandered into his ironsights. Literally.</div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Ryu Matsumoto]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Ryu Matsumoto]],</b> <i>Very Loud Xaela</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Ryu! I'm sorry I never really get to speak to you much! And er, I'll try to be sober more often so that I'm not a nuisance when I do." </b></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Ryu! I'm sorry I never really get to speak to you much! And er, I'll try to be sober more often so that I'm not a nuisance when I do." </b></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Gaspard Beraht]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Gaspard Beraht]],</b> <i>Cheeky Businessman</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">$</font><font style="color:#692ab7;" size="2">★</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I'm not your dog. Stop petting me!"</b></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I'm not your dog. Stop petting me!"</b></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Quas'to Lihzeh]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Quas'to Lihzeh]],</b> <i>The Stray</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">+</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I'm noticing a pattern with roguish types lately... But you're a good one, I think I might like you. And your squad."</b></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I'm noticing a pattern with roguish types lately... But you're a good one, I think I might like you. And your squad."</b></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Kaseji Khitai]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Kaseji Khitai]],</b> <i>The Cool One</i>. <b>(<font style="color:#000000;" size="2">?</font> </b><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2">+</font><font style="color:#6B8E23;" size="2">✔</font><b>)</b></div> |
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| <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"We're not too different, you and I. It's a shame we don't get the chance to speak more often. I'd like to hear more of your tales.. And you do owe me a fight!"</b></div> | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"We're not too different, you and I. It's a shame we don't get the chance to speak more often. I'd like to hear more of your tales.. And you do owe me a fight!"</b></div> | ||
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Endo Thornblade]],</b> <i>Fellow | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Endo Thornblade]],</b> <i>Fellow Problem Child</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I just want to help you | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"Hang in there... You give, and you give - you need to learn to take. It's alright to be selfish every now and then. I just want to help you, to see you happy. Please, just - promise me you'll look after yourself." </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Though they bumped into each other a few times in passing, it was only when Sarnai decided to harass the man for training in the Dark Arts that they actually had the chance to acquaint themselves. Quite by chance, Endo and Sarnai then found themselves working together on a security detail. Though she doesn't quite "get" him entirely still, Sarnai would definitely count him as a friend and a trusted battle comrade. | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Though they bumped into each other a few times in passing, it was only when Sarnai decided to harass the man for training in the Dark Arts that they actually had the chance to acquaint themselves. Quite by chance, Endo and Sarnai then found themselves working together on a security detail. Though she doesn't quite "get" him entirely still, Sarnai would definitely count him as a friend and a trusted battle comrade. Though they went through a bit of an estrangement after Sarnai rejected his affections in favor of Shinji, there is no denying she still holds a deep level of care and concern for the man and wants nothing more than to ease his pain and be a friend to him, any way she can. Her playful attempts to lift his spirits may not always be well recieved, but she's not going to stop trying. </div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Teoa Moschroca]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Teoa Moschroca]],</b> <i>Scales of Dusk, Heart of Gold</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#42f477" size="2">♠</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I don't | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I don't deserve the kindness you've shown me. Nor do I think you understand just how much it means to me... I don't just mean the things you do for me, it's your friendship most of all." </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"> | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Though initially excited to see a 'fellow' Xaela and uncertain if she believes her story of how that came about, it wasn't until Sarnai began working as one of Hime's bodyguards that she was able to really get a measure of the woman. Sarnai holds a healthy amount of respect and wariness of her abilities with magic, and her ability to consume massive amounts of alcohol in a sitting. Some days, Sarnai feels like she can still feel the echoes of the terrible hangover Teoa and Shinji goaded her into obtaining with their drinking contest. Teoa frequently surprises Sarnai with her good nature and she is much grateful to count her as a comrade, mentor, and friend. The woman has done much to earn the raen's trust, for sure. |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Melody Lynn]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Melody Lynn]],</b> <i>The Scary One</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"You' | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"You have no idea how relieved I am that there's someone else who actually understands what's wrong with me. Even if... I'm scared. Of the situation. And a little of you, if I'm honest. I can forgive whatever you do to me though, as long as you're safe and well yourself."</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A fellow guardian, Sarnai's encounters with Melody aren't quite as frequent as with the others - she | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">A fellow guardian, Sarnai's encounters with Melody aren't quite as frequent as with the others - though in the woman she has found a mentor in Eorzean script, a fellow combatant and Teoa's partner. However, the woman has quickly earned her respect with her prowess in combat, her sharp mind and her dry wit. Sarnai isn't entirely sure she understands the woman, but she thinks she might like her and is much grateful for the kindness she has shown her. Sarnai still beats herself up over not being around when Melody could have needed her, and will not twice allow herself to fail the woman. </div> |
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− | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Hime Mitsu]],</b> <i> | + | ! <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px; font-variant:small-caps;"><b>[[Hime Mitsu]],</b> <i>Protectorate</i>. <b>(</b><font style="color:#b72a78;" size="2">♦</font><font style="color:#CD950C;" size="2"><b>+</b></font><b>)</b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>" | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;"><b>"I'm so proud of how far you've come. I remember when you were just a skittish, defenceless girl lurking beside Teoa in a tavern. I don't need your coin to want to protect you. I only regret that my... Choices.. Have made it more difficult for me to be around as much as I'd like." </b></div> |
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− | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Hime BAFFLES Sarnai. But it's a good kind of bafflement. Well, when she's not getting involved in her personal affairs - Sarnai will never understand why Hime is so insistent on trying to hook her up and doesn't really want to know either. But, she grew much more fond of the girl after being hired as one of her bodyguards, and | + | | <div style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:14px;">Hime BAFFLES Sarnai. But it's a good kind of bafflement. Well, when she's not getting involved in her personal affairs - Sarnai will never understand why Hime is so insistent on trying to hook her up and doesn't really want to know either. But, she grew much more fond of the girl after being hired as one of her bodyguards, and has come to secretly think of the girl as something of a little sister... Even if she does secretly wonder just where the hell the woman gets her money and who she's had killed for it. Though she fears being cast aside now that the hunt is over and their enemies are slain, Sarnai will be as she always has been - a loyal attack hound, steadfast at the heel of those who show her kindness. </div> |
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− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Alias:</b> Ash, Snappy, Sardine, | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Alias:</b> Sarn, Sari, Ash, Snappy, Sardine, Akai Ryu |
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Citizenship:</b> Limsa Lominsa/N.A | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Citizenship:</b> Limsa Lominsa/N.A | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Birthplace:</b> Azim Steppe | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Birthplace:</b> Azim Steppe | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Ethnicity:</b> Tribal Raen (Malaguld) | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Ethnicity:</b> Tribal Raen (Malaguld) | ||
− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Language(s):</b> Xaelic, Yanxian, Eorzean | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Language(s):</b> Xaelic, Yanxian, Eorzean |
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Orientation:</b> Heterosexual | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Orientation:</b> Heterosexual | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Marital Status:</b> Single | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Marital Status:</b> Single | ||
− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Commonly found in:</b> | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Commonly found in:</b> La Noscea, Mist, Coerthas, The Shroud, Azim Steppe, Yanxia, Kugane |
− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Profession:</b> Mercenary, | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Profession:</b> Hunter of Monsters, Mercenary, Unfledged Dark Knight |
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Hair color:</b> Blonde | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Hair color:</b> Blonde | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Eye color:</b> Red | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Eye color:</b> Red | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Complexion:</b> Fair-skinned | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Complexion:</b> Fair-skinned | ||
: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Alignment:</b> Chaotic Good | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Alignment:</b> Chaotic Good | ||
− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Key Items:</b> | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Key Items:</b> Abberant Soul Crystal, Steel Zweihander, Well-worn feathered bow, Parrying dagger, Small battered kettle, Coin purse (embarassingly light), Small travel pack |
− | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Musical theme | + | : <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">■</font> <b>Musical theme:</b> |
− | :[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | :[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpVNNC52Q_o Grace Omega] |
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Sarnai's Carrd site contains more indepth information! Sarnai Malaguld is a warrior hailing from the Far East - born and raised on the wild steppes of Azim and the Ryakgyr Peninsula. Though she has traveled far through her life she still strongly identifies as a tribal raen, no matter what she is forced to become to adapt to the situations she finds herself in. She wields a bow and sword with a well-practiced air, more at home in the wilds than in a city. Her life has lead her to many places, seen her fill many roles - from a tiny spitfire hefting her father's sword against imaginary enemies, to a lone huntress on the wild steppe, to a fugitive in foreign lands. From a penniless vagrant washing up on La Noscean shores, to a Storm recruit, to a haggard mercenary. Perhaps to something more, still.. And yet, much of Sarnai's fate looks uncertain. The Maelstrom has had its use of her and spat her out - she has cast off the trappings of her old life. But what IS her new life, exactly? Re-integrating into civilization has been hard. Learning to respect herself after so long of simply thinking of herself as a tool has been harder. Learning how to care for and love others has been brutal. Purpose has forever been her greatest struggle to find - but struggle onwards she does. Once again, Sarnai finds her life spiralling out of control as everything she knows falls to pieces around her - and the whole while, the threat of the Abyss within has grown, threatening to consume her. Now, at possibly the most vulnerable she's ever felt, she learns what it really means to struggle. But struggle she must, because she's got bigger problems than her own looming demise. Everyone's got bigger problems. And to the last breath, Sarnai will claw and rip and tear at them with newfound resolve.
A keen eye may notice...
Sarnai is largely monochromatic in color. Every hair, scale and feature on her body is a uniform ivory-white, from her thick eyelashes to her short-but-sharp claws. Her skin is very pale, with only the slightest tinge of pink added from much time in the sun. Deep crimson eyes offer the only spark of color.
Sarnai is built taller and a little broader than most auri females - still somewhat shorter than a hyur, but much more solid. She is quite lean, but otherwise packed with functional muscle. There is no mistaking her build for anything other than the body of a warrior. There is the suggestion of natural curves to her form, but she would seem to be a bit too underfed and haggard to give them prominence. All in all, she is built much like a steppe tiger - solid, sleek, and powerful. Smeared across the centre of Sarnai's face is a grey blazon much like a cross or the hilt of a sword. Parts of it frequently rub off into her bangs, leaving them stained grey. From the burned scent, it seems to be mostly made of ash, and is quite water soluable. She is rarely seen without it, and protests at its removal - there is clearly some significance. Her horns are diamond-shaped in cross-section, and though they are quite substantial looking and come down to formidable points, they are not significantly less delicate than any other au ra's horns. Her right horn has a sizeable notch towards the upper point. Sarnai's tail is long and slender, terminating in two sets of barbs and a spaded tip. It is long enough that the tip may drag on the ground if she does not carry it properly, and is prone to expressive fits of movement and gesture. Sarnai's scale patterns are slightly unusual, with very few present on her limbs and torso. The patterning on her dorsal stripe is particularly ornate and spreads across the entirety of her shoulderblades, stretching from the base of her neck to the base of her tail. More notable than her pale scales however, would perhaps be the scars that ravage the plane of her skin. Most are small and superficial in appearance, faded slices and nicks that may have come from sparring or swordplay, but there are two specifically of note that draw the eye immediately when exposed, for their particularly jarring appearance. From the outside of Sarnai's left thigh to her right bicep, a deep, angry-red scar stands in stark contrast to her pale skin. From the way it wraps around the curvature of her body it is hard to believe the warrior survived. It looks as if she has almost been cut in two, if not all the way through. And encircling her throat, a similar bizarrely awful scar - this one looks almost like a deep seam between her scales, though the purple-pink of scarred tissue is unmistakeable. Both scars look as if they should have resulted from fatal injuries, and both have clearly left major weaknesses. Their prescence - and the fact Sarnai is still walking around quite the thing - suggests they're quite old, and yet they somehow don't look like they've entirely healed over properly. These scars are not normally visible under Sarnai's usual attire, her neck scar being concealed by a scarf she almost never removes, and her torso scars by her usual attire. Aside from the paint on her face, Sarnai usually keeps herself and her gear as clean as possible. Visible wear and tear usually means something is wrong. In particular, she cares for her weapons obsessively - if something's wrong with her sword, something is VERY wrong with Sarnai. Clothing - Sarnai prefers to wear practical clothing, with an inclination to things she can conceal some kind of protection into. High boots, loose shirts and leggings are her usual preferance for casual wear. She dresses for what she expects to deal with - as much as she prefers to wear medium-light clothing, she is also known to don a full suit of plate and chain when she's "working". She tends to favor reds, greys, and browns in her wardrobe, but doesn't seem to have a strong preferance for color as long as it doesn't make her stand out too much. Sarnai doesn't adorn herself with any kind of jewellery aside from her neckscarf - and only that because it serves a practical purpose. This doesn't mean she doesn't LIKE shiny things, but she'd rather look at them on other people than herself, because shiny draws attention and Sarnai prefers the ability to lurk when she pleases.
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