Higura Gainishigi
| Higura Gainishigi | |
 "I'll ensure everyone gets the proper education they need!" | |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Mi'qote |
| Clan | Seeker of the Sun |
| Citizenship | Meracydia |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Occupation | Headmistress / Magitek Engineer |
| Orientation | Bisexual |
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Basic Info
Higura Gainishigi, Higgie to her friends, is a Mi'qote Seeker of the Sun hailing from Meracydia. A confident woman who hides behind a stoic demeanor. She is the headmaster of Saint Reinette's University and Orphanage. When faced with an unknown situation, she'll approach it with curiosity. Despite being a busy woman, she tries to find time for her staff and students. She lives in a mansion in the Lavender Beds, and has to be coaxed out of it. Ever one to go out of her way to fix problems with inexplicable solutions, she's known as being somewhat of a strange, eccentric woman to some; but a kind-hearted hero to others.
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Appearance & Personality
Standing at five fulms and three ilms tall, and weighing at a hundred and eleven ponze, Higura stands with an elegant demeanor. Her violet eyes are almost always full of kindness, and if not; she gazes upon things in great curiosity. Her hair is shoulder length, grape purple with green highlights. A modest dresser, she will tend to stick with formal clothing that cover the majority of her body. Feeling that showing skin might give people the wrong idea about her. She has, however started attempting to dress a little lighter, so long as it follows her own dresscode while on school grounds. She owns a Spring Dress that she wears exclusively for going out to dinner, and she gets incredibly shy in it. Otherwise she's normally found in a Falconer shirt and trousers. She is mysteriously devoid of any scars on her body; but does have freckles on her face. She's got a fairly lengthy, bushy tail.
Personality-wise; Higura oddly torn between who people expect her to be, and who she wants to be. She believes that as Headmistress of the Saint Reinette's University; she's always representing the school. Thus, she is oftentimes very reserved, and keeps things strictly professional. However, she does get excitable and can be almost child-like when within the school. Ever happy to see the staff, students; those she calls friends. She sometimes carries a confident air about her, a woman of authority who will get done what needs to be done when necessary, but can always end up perplexed and unsure of herself, ending up being shy and bashful when initially faced with something or someone unknown; but will warm up and retain her confidence. Easy to blush, and embarrass, she hopes to someday conquer her poor understanding of language; and its usage. Unable to understand sarcasm, figures of speech, and other conversation notes. Oftentimes takes everything as serious; and needs jokes explained to her.
History
Born in Meracydia, Higura Gainishigi was the offspring of a nameless Mi'qote woman; seeking the homeland of the Miqo'te people. Her mother died during childbirth; and the young kit was likely to meet the same fate; if not for a local Meracydian beast tribe, the Gainishigi. A group of large sentient wolves, that took her in; and raised her as one of their own. Knowing she was from civilized lands; they gave her as proper of an education as possible, with salvaged books. Teaching her how to hunt, how to speak, and raised her to be a fairly sophisticated young lady, for one raised by wolves. They gave her the name Higura, which roughly translates to Cat-Pup; and they let her keep their Tribal name.
At the age of twelve, Garlean Researchers came to Meracydia. The Gainishigi tribe knew it was likely for the best for her to go with her own people, and sent Higura away with them; where she was sent to Garlemald for a proper education; and a growing love for Magitechnology. Despite her nomadic, tribal upbringing, Higura excelled in the Garlean culture, and oftentimes outpaced her fellow learning engineers. However, her misunderstanding of language got her into trouble. As the common tongue of man is very different than the native tongue of the Gainishigi. By the age of sixteen, she was a prodigy in the field of Magitek Engineering; and completely fell in love with Solus zos Galvus' dream for a unified world. She would often daydream about the enigmatic hero Gaius van Baelsar; and desired to help him however she could.
Despite being teased and oftentimes mistreated for being a Miq'ote, Higura applied to work in the Engineering department of the XIVth legion. Her extreme engineering skills were recognized by Gaius himself, and she was appointed the title of Higura nan Gainishigi. With the previous invasion of Eorzea ending in failure at the battle of silvertear skies; Higura applied her knowledge of Magitek to help develop the Magitek Reaper; which would be later deployed at the battle of Carteneau. Opposition came from the XIVth legion, when Legatus Nael van Darnus wanted to enact the meteor project.
When the invasion of Eorzea begun in full; Higura vowed she would not kill anyone. That the Magitek Reapers she helped developed, would kill people, but the blood would not be upon her hands. Working together with other engineers in the rear of the battle, she did not actively see combat; as they were attempting to interfere the fall of Dalamud. Unsuccessfully trying to realign its orbit with Allagan technology in their possession.
Being far enough away from the battle to observe the effects of Bahamut's release, Higura watched in awe as the world was plunged into hellfire. Feeling responsible for being unable to stop the fall of Dalamud, her and the fellow Engineers rode through the battlefield on Magitek Reapers, saving both Garlean and Eorzean lives alike; transporting them safely away as Bahamut ravaged the countryside above.
In the end, she returned to Garlemald. Rumors of Solus' poor health circulated; and she felt like she could not longer serve and Empire that both employed such drastic measures as the Meteor project, and was unable to unify the world in the way she wanted to see. Without saying goodbye to her comrades, she departed for Eorzea, looking to find a better use for her talents.
Near six years, and a trip to Meracydia, later; Higura found herself in Eorzea, trying to learn its customs from observation. Realizing she was an incredibly bright individual compared to the small minds of the average popoto farmer; she sought out a way to use her abilities to better assist Eorzeans.
Miscellaneous
Posessions:- ■ Notebook: She carries with her a small hard cover tome, filled with her notes and scribblings about people, and places. She's got a poor memory at times, with so much going on, that she references her notes on who she's met, and it helps her recall events or people.
- ■Tattered old book: She caries with her an extremely old, tattered book. A hardcover book, in which the pages are so faded; that it can hardly be read. She claims its a memento, a romance novel about a hunter and a deer; but the book is in such a sad shape, that no one would ever know what it said.
- ■ Common Eorzean tongue.
- ■ Dragonspeak.
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)
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