User:Rathien

Rathien Tia
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seekers of the Sun
Citizenship	Gridania
Server	Balmung
Age	18
Orientation	Bisexual
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Triage Nurse
Alignment	Neutral Good

Basic Info

Rathien Tia (O'vheyo Tia) is a young Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te who was born in Coerthas, far from the center of the Mole Tribe. He was raised as a retainer and spent his childhood in the servitude of a lesser noble house in Ishgard. After a splitting within the house, Rathien was brought with a handful of servants to a secondary estate in the Shroud where he lived for a brief time until he was ultimately dismissed from his services. Having to make a living for himself, he has discovered he has a talent for aetheric manipulation and has made his living as a medical student, studying the arts of astromancy and emergency medicine. He is recently married and has chosen to change his birth name to C'vheyo Tia.

Likes ● Alone time with his husband ● Books ● Cooking/Preparing meals ● Music ● Sleeping In ● Birds of all types ● Archery

Dislikes ● Crowds/Large gatherings of people ● Arrogant/Greedy people ● People who treat him like a child ● People who have a disregard for personal space

Family ● Father (Estranged): O'wari Nunh ● Mother: H'aru Rezeh ● Brother: O'seyah Tia ● Adopted Father: Eaufrort Fivione ● Adopted Mother: Lauriaeunne Fivione ● Adopted Brother: Leinnex Fivione ● Husband: C'lai Tia

Appearance & Personality

Rathien is a small, lean built miqo'te barely scraping past the five-fulm mark. He is lithe, with a toned appearance, and naturally brown skin. He is freckled with spots of varying size and shape across his body a shade darker than his flesh tone, with clusters along his nose and down his arms. He has had his spots since birth, an inherited trait from his father. He has two scars; one about an ilm across, an impact wound from an arrow to his left shoulder.The other is about 3 ilms long and left from when a shard of ice punctured through his right thigh. His eyes are a mossy shade of green, and almost too big for his boyish face. He wears his cobalt hair long in the front with sweeping bangs that hang in his eyes, and shorter in the back, the locks naturally curling at the ends.

Rathien is easily approachable; at first impression he is quiet but well-mannered. He tends to rely heavily on formality and will continuously call a person "Ms./Mr." until that person no longer asks that he does so. He can be quite shy in conversation, but he can become quite animated when a topic has his interest. Likewise, he is slow and shy to approach anyone on his own, often stammering and stuttering if he is forced to engaged first. However, anyone who has a bit of patience will find a steadfast and loyal friend in Rathien. At his core he is a kind and gentle-hearted individual who thrives on making the people around him happy. He feels it's his place to keep those he loves safe, and tends to be a little over-protective at times. The only time one might see him lash out is when his mate's pride or well-being is being threatened.

Biography

Childhood

Rathien was born at the Fivione North Manor in Ishgard, the only child of a union between H'aru Rezeh and O'wari Nunh, as O'vheyo Tia. H'aru had been won by O'wari, and had become with-child shortly after, and it was only a a couple months after that she slipped away from the tribe and ran, determined to find a better life for her and her unborn child. She fled Thanalan north into the twelveswood, and somehow or another ended up in Gridania, where the desire for work led her to those from the retainer's union and a chance meeting with Lord Eaufrort Fivione who was sympathic to her plight and brought her on as his newest maid.

From the time he could walk and talk, O'vheyo was groomed by the master-butler, Auphen Feafelle, with the idea that the boy would become the manservant for the young master of the house, Leinnex Fivione. Seeing as how the boys were so close in age, Leinnex took to O'vheyo fairly quickly, and even gifted him with the name Rathien, unsure as to why his new sibling had ears and a tail, but would certainly see that he had an elezen name!

Growing up beside Leinnex, Rathien learned how to read and write, as well as proper etiquette and manners. He accompanied his charge to most of his studies, and even participated in various hobbies and sports with him, such as chocobo riding and archery. While Leinnex was encouraged to socialize with others of his own race and status, Rathien was held back and was taught at a very young age where the line of master and servant was, a line he was never allowed to cross, least he be punished harshly.

As the boys grew older, Leinnex continued to pull away from Rathien's side, attending balls, and lavish parties, while as Rathien's new free time was spent learning other trades such as cooking and cleaning. Because their time together was limited, it became a catalyst for something more to transpire between them and their relationship shifted from platonic to romantic. This love affair went on for a while, until they were found lying together and Rathien was removed from the household and barred from seeing Leinnex.

Around the same time the boys were found, Lord Eaufrort was found having an affair of his own and Lady Lauriaenne, of a higher stature, had filed for seperation from her husband. Eaufrort took Rathien, as well as some of the staff who were loyal to him and moved to the summer home in the Shroud where the boy continued to live for half a year, before a fierce custody battle had depleted what little fortune Eaufrort had brought with him, and was forced to downsize the staff he had left and released Rathien from his services just shy of the boy's seventeenth nameday.

The Time Spent Between

Having no money and nothing of value, Rathien found himself out on his own for the first time in his life. He had a handful of skills that could be considered useful, but only the knowledge of Eorzea that had been taught to him in class. He wandered around the Shroud for days as he tried to find his way to Gridania, and in doing so, accepted help from a group that said they were heading towards the city-state. In reality, Rathien had been picked up by a group of slave traders who were bound for Ul'dah and by the time he realized what had happened, he was already deep in the southern part of the shroud. When he attempted to escape, he was bound and gagged and when he fought back further, beaten and blindfolded. It was merely by chance that a group of adventurers with a warrant from the Immortal Flames for the caravan leader were able to find the traveling group and free those that had been kept against their will. Rathien was taken to Ul'dah for questioning, and then, upon release after receiving medical care, was sent back to Gridania with adventurers as his guard and guide. The couple in question acting as his escorts were two of those that had been there the night he had been saved, and introduced themselves as Eji and Sora Kazuma.

Sora in particular had lived in Gridania for a few years and, upon arrival ushered Rathien to the adventurer's guild, where Rathien's situation was brought to light to the owners of the establishment there. Through various connections he became connected with members of the archer's guild, was reunited with a bow and began taking on odd jobs for money so that he could afford food and a place to stay. It was after he was significantly recovered and able to fend for himself that the staff at the Canopy suggested he seek out a company at which to call home, that could assist him in his needs, going forward.

Harbingers of Dawn

Curiosity and notoriety brought Rathien to the doorstep of the Harbingers of Dawn Company, where he attended his first meeting. Not knowing what to expect, the miqo'te found himself in a room full of strangers and utterly terrified to say a word, let alone give his name. Among those who spoke that night was C'lai Tia, a rather well-built Seeker male who petitioned the company for help, and while some of the leadership argued upon whether to aide the miqo'te, Rathien as well as a few others approached C'lai to find out why he needed to take a hunting party into the southern Sagoli Desert. When C'lai explained that he needed to retrieve something from his tribe and that he had been exiled, he found that those who had approached him were more than willing to take the risk for him.

During the time spent between planning and executing the mission, Rathien was able to spend time with C'lai along with his other comrade, Jadoth. C'lai welcomed both male miqo'te warmly and treated them kindly, encouraging them to train and fight, even if physical strength was beyond Rathien's forte. Rathien got along well with both of his new friends, but while Jad was relatively aloof despite being willing and capable to fight, C'lai was overly eager to have someone to train with and overall talk with and he and Rath grew into quick companions.

When the time came to raid the C Tribe encampment, C'lai led the attack, and was followed by Rath, Jadoth and allied company member Donohebo. The four were able to bait and lure a bulk of the tribe away, secure the necessary items they had come for and make a sound retreat, though not without sustaining injury. They were chased well into the desert sands and it was only by a stroke of luck that they wandered far enough north to make it to the Forgotten Sands where the U tribe greeted them with a fair bit of caution and allowed them to stay within a fair distance of their camp so that the party could tend to its wounded and prepare for the trip back towards Ul'dah and civilization.

While the others broke away from each other, Rathien and C'lai made the tribe back to Gridania together, and even after the mission was deemed a success, the two continued to enjoy each other's company, often accompanying the other on hunts. Shortly after, while they were away from the estate, C'lai confronted Rathien and confessed that he had developed feelings for him. Rathien thought that C'lai was joking with him, that the crush on his friend had been found out and grew angry with him, but C'lai assured him that he would not joke or make fun of something in this situation and that he truly wished for Rathien to be his mate. It was only after a significant amount of coaxing and serious communication that Rathien finally conceded and admitted he had feelings for him too.

He insisted that they keep their relationship secret for now, and both went back to the company with goals in mind. Rathien joined the martial branch, but no sooner was he getting comfortable in its ranks that he realized things were not quite right with his boyfriend. The closer he got to C'lai the more he realized that something was amiss. It was only after a breakdown that C'lai explained that he had a genetic defect within himself; his body stored massive amounts of aether it could not properly maintain and that he would often blackout or break into fits of tremors. Furthermore, if the condition was left unattended, C'lai would eventually pass away as the amassed aether was slowly eating away at the insides of his body.

Terrified of what he had found out, Rathien began researching all sorts of ways aether could be used and manipulated in a way to fix his beloved's condition. He confided in his friend, Syranelle Ironleaf, for a way to help, as she was a fledgling healer herself. She went to her mentor, who hadn't the slightest idea of where to start as far as helping with the situation. This type of response only further pushed Rathien into his studies, as C'lai's health continued to regress. Rathien sought out his own teacher, approaching Mrs. Eorla Brynn for a way to learn aetheric healing methods that may be useful to his cause. What he found was an entire way a life; a path of medicine that lay before him that made him capable of helping and aiding those who were injured and weary. Thus did Rathien's time in the martial branch come to an end, as he sought to join support as one of its aspiring nurses.

Miscellaneous

Favorite Food: Fish Soup
Favorite Drink: Ishgardian Tea
Favorite Color: Rhotano Blue
Favorite Animal: Colibri
Favorite Place: Costa del Sol
Favorite Nicknames: Sun & Moon, Little Coeurl
Nameday: 32nd Sun of the 3rd Astral Moon (March 31st)

Rumors ●

Relationships ♦ Romantic    ♦ Sexual    ♦ Platonic     ♦ Animosity     ♦ Hatred ♦♦ C'lai Tia: Rathien's Husband and mate. A monk well trained in the art of combat. ♦ Syranelle Ironleaf: Rathien's close friend and fellow support member. A duskwight elezen researching the secrets of Gelmorra. ♦ Irridias Velnyx: A dragoon of Ishgard and significant other to Syranelle. Rathien has taken a liking to him. ♦ J'maaira Tuhl: Lieutenant of the military branch and Rathien's former superior. He places a lot of trust in her. ♦ Jadoth Bloodreign: A miqo'te who was raised by Hyur and a close friend. Rathien thinks of him as he would a brother. ♦ Eorla Shirica (Brynn): A hyur woman and fellow member of support. Rathien's teacher and mentor in the art of aetheric manipulation. Gallery Footnotes Original Layout is credit to Bancroft Gairn, modifications by me.