J'takra Tia

J'takra Tia
Gender	Male
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seeker of the sun, Jackal tribe
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	22
Marital Status	???
Orientation	???
Server	Balmung
Nameday	23rd sun of the 2nd Umbral Moon
Occupation	Gunmage

Basic Info

J'takra is a power-hungry thaumaturge with an abrasive attitude, large ego, mean sense of humor and short temper. He's known to some as one of the ex-leaders of a secretive mage society, protecting and learning the secrets of long forbidden magic. He tends to come off as quite crude and single minded, childish and prone to bouts of anger. In spite of his shortcomings, he is a skilled mage with a few redeeming qualities. You just have to look hard to see them.

Appearance

Lean and wiry, Tak certainly isn't the strongest out there, but his pushy attitude tends to make up for it. Rarely seen without a handmade cigarette between his lips, or his gun at his side, he looks like a real trouble maker. Usually seen wearing either a grumpy frown or cocky smirk, this young Miqo'te is full of surprises.

He is a couple of inches taller than average, standing at about 5'7", which doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, since he's still a tiny miqo'te. His skin is pale, and his face framed with long, brilliantly red hair that reaches down to just below his shoulders. His ears are particularly fluffy towards their base, and his tail moreso towards the tip, both ending in a few darker red markings.

His voice is a smooth tenor, perhaps from the years of drinking, and has a certain sensual quality to it, at least when he's not spouting insults and being an angry bastard. He once had a slight Lominsan accent, though it has all but faded now, due to much time spent away from the city state. It only really comes out in a few select words or when he's drunk.

Dressing mostly in blacks, reds and whites, he definitely has a preferred color scheme. He has a bit of a rogue-ish look about him, definitely a weasel. He also carries around a very odd looking gun. It has all the same loading mechanisms as a normal musket, but it's a bit smaller, has a double barrel, and the lower barrel is tipped with a crystal foci. He wears the gun in a hip holster under his coat, rather than across his back. At a first glance you wouldn't guess he was a mage, and he uses that element of surprise often.

Personality

Something of a semi-sociopath, J'takra finds it highly difficult to relate to other people's feelings. Because of this, he often comes off as incredibly selfish and inconsiderate to those around him. He has a tendency to just say or do things without any thought given to how it may impact someone else, and it takes a lot of effort on his part to force himself into not being a total jackass. Because if this, he has the ability to be quite cruel and brutal with little remorse. In spite of his many shortcomings, he has a lot of pride, and usually refuses to accept the fact that his opinion -might- not be right. Apologizing isn't something he does often, either, since that also constitutes as admitting he was wrong. On top of that, he has a short temper, especially now that he is sober on a more regular basis. He tends to express himself with harsh, abrasive words if he doesn't like someone, or murderous violence if provoked too much. However, on the rare occasion he takes a liking to someone, they'll soon know it. He has some good qualities, though finding them tends to require digging through the layers of bullshit. He's smarter than he usually lets on, and likes to plan far ahead. He puts up a 'not giving a shit about anything' front, but can actually be quite fiercely loyal if he has the right incentive to be such. He is also very much a determined, goal driven person, and will relentlessly work towards things that he wants, even if the whole world seems to be against him. If he warms up to someone, he has a bad habit of expressing himself in strange ways. Due to growing up as part of a tribe, a little bit of that attitude still lingers with him. He can come off as aggressive and territorial at times, but once he warms up to people, he isn't so bad. Just be warned, he's almost always instantly hostile towards any strangers, until he gets used to them. This tends to scare off the people that don't have the constitution to put up with him. Once he actually likes someone, however, his behavior towards them is friendlier, perhaps even a little too friendly.

Combat

J'takra is a practiced Thaumaturge who came into possession of a black mage soulstone some time ago. At the time he was involved in an order who were all about retrieving such artifacts, and Tak took advantage of a situation where he was able to secretly take one for himself. In the end, he went through a hot of hardship to keep possession of the damn thing, but it's his now. Unlike most Thaumaturges, instead of a staff or scepter, Tak has his crystal focus set into the barrel of his gun. It's really no different from a usual staff, he just prefers the way it looks. Staves are lame. The gun itself is also capable of firing normal bullets, but he very rarely ever has a need to actually use it like that. Physically, Tak isn't super strong. He's still a little lean, though he's been getting better recently. He prefers to be fast and light on his feet, since being a small miqo'te can sometimes be dangerous. He tends to get too emotionally involved when actually fighting, and will often have mildly entertaining spurts of fury, especially if he's losing. A large ego and short temper are a bad combination.

History

Born and raised as part of a traditional tribe in La Noscea, along with his twin brother, J'sahr. Their lives were fairly shitty up until the point where J'sahr tried to challenge the current Nunh, and used underhanded means to try and gain an advantage. J'sahr was caught and expelled from the tribe, and Tak ended up following him, since the two were very close. However, it wasn't more than a few months of living in the real world before the pair started to grow apart, a rift forming in their relationship over a totally ridiculous reason.

The brothers ended up fighting, and went their separate ways. Instead of returning to his tribe, J'takra decided to strike out on his own, and ended up living in Limsa Lominsa for a good while. He had many different jobs there, from bar tending, to working on ships, to stealing and drug dealing. He didn't hold any for very long, due to having a hard time playing nice with others, and it was during this time that he turned into a terrible depressive alcoholic.

Eventually he came to work at a trading company called the Ruby Carbuncle. It was his longest lasting job (even if he technically got fired once, for trying to shoot some idiot.) up until the company itself was taken over by K'hatos, and they became sky pirates! Sky pirating suited Tak pretty well, he'd started learning Thaumaturgy by this point, and had sobered up a lot. Unfortunately, however, Tak came to learn the hard way that stealing from your own crew mates, especially the Admiral K'hatos, is not a very good idea.

He ended up co-founding a secretive mage order with some others, and that is when he found the means to get his hands on a soul stone. The order eventually disbanded after some years, but Tak is still very much around. He spent several moons in prison for stabbing a man in the middle of a crowded bar, and got himself into plenty of trouble because of his promiscuous behavior. In spite of everything however, he is still alive and is as unlikable as ever.

Miscellaneous

Random Facts! Can play the fiddle surprisingly well. Likes keepers, hates Nunhs. Has a really hard time keeping it in his pants when he fancies someone. Rarely apologizes or admits to being wrong, even if he knows he is. Extremely arrogant, prideful and thinks very highly of himself. Has a thing for having his ears touched. Irrational hatred of cats. Has a weird thing about eating in public, and prefers to do it alone. Angry and hateful most of the time, but becomes more playful when drunk.

LIKES ■ Getting Drunk ■ Ear rubs ■ Arguments ■ Thaumaturgy ■ Keepers

DISLIKES ■ People being stronger than him ■ Cold, snowy weather ■ Cats and most animals ■ Stupid nicknames ■ Losing

FEARS ■ Blue potions ■ Emotional moments ■ Crying people ■ His father ■ Mammets

OTHER ■ Alignment: Is chaotic selfish a thing? ■ Vices: Smoking, drinking, sex ■ Favorite Food: Fish ■ Favorite Drink: Whiskey! ■ Favorite Color: Black

OOC notes

● Other Characters: Aire Valeriant ● UK Player: Scottish hermit that never/always sleeps ● Anything said or done while in character is just that, purely the character. I like to let RP pan out naturally and that can sometimes lead to all kinds of crazy situations. I'm very casual about these things OOCly, and seeing as I play a rather abrasive and forward character, would just like to note that nothing said or done by him reflects my personal feelings. He's a horrible ass and I apologize in advance for him! ● Something I don't condone is tying up someone's character in RP, and then leaving them hanging. That's just not cool, man. The same goes for stealing RP away from others. I very much like to let my character do what he would do, but if it ends up stepping on any toes OOCly, I will back out. It's meant to be fun, after all! If you ever want out of any plots or ties with me, don't be afraid to say so, and we can oocly sort something out. I won't be mad, everyone has their reasons. ● I'm a big baby wimp when it comes to asking for RP, or setting it up myself, so I -usually- don't approach people OOC. Feel free to hit me up though, I am usually up for RP if I'm not currently busy or asleep! I do both discord and in-game stuff. ● Tak is horrible and I'm sorry about him. Hopefully no one gets offended by him OOC.

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