K'shiel Tia

There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask "What if I fall?"
Oh but my darling,
"What if you fly?”
-Erin Hanson

k'shiel tia

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basics vitals pronunciation koo-SHI-ell race miqo'te clan seekers of the sun gender male age 27 nameday 19 sun, 2 Umbral Moon orientation bisexual marital status uninterested etc nationality gyr abania citizenship limsa lominsa family lol residence the mist occupation adventurer patron deity oschon height 5 fulms, 6 ilms alignment true neutral in brief K'shiel Tia was a child when the Garleans eradicated his clan. He was an assassin within the Empire until he escaped to Limsa Lominsa, but he fled that life. He's currently a researcher with the Sons of Saint Coinach. In the past, he was about as friendly as a spiked maul in the face. He's since learned a bit of kindness and perhaps a reason to care for others.

appearance K'shiel was a gangly, dorky child. Puberty did him a favor, but there are still days where he laments that he didn't grow up into a roegadyn man. He has classically angled eyebrows, bright eyes with long lashes, a swooping jawline, and full lips; he chafes if anyone calls him pretty. He is shorter and slimmer than most men, but he appears to be his entire body weight in muscle. He tries not to, but he moves with a balance and purpose that looks like he's always ready for a fight--because he is. He tans from pallid into pale; at his darkest, his skin tone is still best described as glow in the dark. eyes hair skin build voice pale yellow dark red pale lean baritone bearing laterality scars markings style confident left none eyes gratuitous

personality K'shiel's opinion of roughly everyone starts at rock bottom. He treats people with admirable equality; unfortunately, that only means he treats everyone with equal loathing. If you're lucky, he's too busy to bother with you. If you're not, he levels an unspoken judgment upon anyone he interacts with: you are of absolutely no interest to him, so go away. He is abrasive by choice. He remembers all his pleasantries and civilities, but putting in the effort for strangers feels servile. Occasionally, usually among researchers and academics, he's genuinely pleasant if still brutally honest. He's enjoys hearing about the work of others, and he welcomes conversation if there's a purpose behind it. voice Too terse and direct to be entirely civil. He doesn't waste time or words. He understands academic jargon and verbosity, but he avoids using it. His thoughts rarely linger unnecessarily; he considers a problem and finds the best solution. Hesitation is for other people. He writes lyrically, in prose that ranges from somber to snide. He speaks simply, in small words that he hopes even fools can understand. philosophy Live. K'shiel is far from anti-conflict, but he loathes violence. Unfortunately, he's good at it, and not good at much else. If fighting is his best course of action, he won't hesitate to act, but he won't pretend he has the higher moral ground. Learn. He spent the majority of his life learning the art of ninjutsu. He wishes he'd spent his time seeking knowledge instead, but he never had the freedom to choose. Now, he does, and he's making up for lost time. Love. He doesn't actually hate people, but he is inclined to push them away. Ultimately, K'shiel believes that everyone is capable of becoming better, that even the worst villains can find redemption.

preferences likes ● Books ● Solitude ● Carbuncle ● Ruins ● Wine dislikes ● Combat ● Crowds ● Garlemald ● Chatter ● Idleness skills ● History ● Magitek ● Arcanum ● Ninjutsu ● Assassination

combat abilities DAGGERS K'shiel is only a graceful fighter because he is efficient. With daggers in hand, he has one job, and he will do it with as few frills attached as possible. He's here to kill; nothing else. NINJUTSU K'shiel avoids any overt use of ninjutsu. His expertise and lack of Doman lineage means there's only one explanation for where he learned the art: in the service of the Garlean Empire. STEALTH Most assume he learned to hide from monsters as a miner, but his stealth is a more roguish trick. He uses it while exploring ruins and also simply to avoid people when running errands. POISONS He carries wasp and snake venom on him at all times. He won't coat his blades with poison unless he's serious, most commonly for notorious monsters or particularly troublesome wildlife. ARCANIMA Novice to average, K'shiel joined the Arcanist's Guild less than a year ago. Commonly described as geometry, K'shiel thinks of arcanima more like patterns of entropy and order. CARBUNCLE K'shiel considers Topaz Carbuncle to be his best friend, which is an incredible disservice to his actual friends. Nevertheless, as an excavator and researcher, he counts carbuncle as his most reliable ally. CONJURY The most obvious thing about K'shiel's conjury is that he's awful at it. He's uncomfortable and slow to react. He dislikes using offensive conjury, and he doesn't trust his own instincts with healing. THAUMATURGY Purely theoretical. He is an even worse thaumaturge than he is a conjurer; he refuses to be a sitting duck in a battle. That being said, he is full content to study aether and the manipulation thereof. non-combat abilities ALCHEMY Typically, he makes enchanted ink, but K'shiel is just as competent on mixing poisons healing potions, tinctures of strength, elemental wards, and anything else you might need. MAGITEK For nearly two decades, he lived within the Garlean Empire. He can work most of their magitek machines, and he can extrapolate from what he knows to Allagan technology as well. MINING The Sons of Saint Coinach know K'shiel best as a miner. He's there to help excavate, to examine the materials used by the Allagans, and to consider all the possibilities that it might lead to. BOTANY He is familiar with most types of flora, though he doesn't always carry tools for harvesting what he might find. Any plants he doesn't recognize, he's keen to test for potential alchemical properties. ooc notes Unless specifically called out (and sometimes even then), K'shiel avoids combat if he can. In particular, he will try to hide that he's a ninja, preferring to use arcanima and carbuncle rather than daggers. Unfortunately, he's only a novice arcanist, and that's not always enough to get the job done.

history K'shiel Tia doesn't talk about his past. If pressed, he was from Ala Mhigo, though it was so long ago that he's forgotten it. Therefore, there's nothing to say, so stop asking--but there's obviously more to be said. What happened then between the fall of Ala Mhigo and now? That's twenty years unaccounted for. 1. gyr abania FADED MEMORIES He remembers his childhood in fragmented memories and dreams. There is the smell of crisp mountain air, stolen tastes of apple ale, the sound of his father's voice raised in song--yet they could be figments of his imagination. He can't know for sure. AND THEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED When he was seven, the Garleans came and conquered. This too he remembers only in fragmented memories and dreams, but only because he'd rather forget. THICKER THAN WATER The X' tribe was decimated and scattered across the empire. He's in contact with a sister, who he believes is in contact with others too, but he himself hasn't cared to search for his past. 2. garlemald MACHINES AND MEN As a boy, he was assigned to military support. He liked the machines, and he followed armies performing maintenance on machines and airships. SOUL OF THE NINJA From a dying man upon a battlefield, he retrieved a job crystal and met Master Gekkai. He didn't have a choice in becoming a ninja. THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE He worked as an assassin and disliked it, but he had a longer leash, with which he at least enjoyed seeing the world from the shadows. DUST TO DUST Master Gekkai died, and so did he. A corpse bearing K'shiel's old name burned, ashes scattered to the wind. 3. vylbrand STOWAWAY He caught a ferry to Limsa Lominsa and named himself K'shiel Tia. The Rogue's Guild and others besides know who he is, but they stopped worrying about him after he never caused trouble. HE REALLY LIKES BOOKS, OKAY He joined the Arcanist's Guild, which may have been an excuse to spend all his time in a library. TRY EVERYTHING ONCE K'shiel dabbled in conjury and thaumaturgy. Never again. THE RUINS OF NYM An adventurer's quest took him to Camp Bronzelake. He explored the Wanderer's Palace with Ordric Challender, whose company he enjoys because the other man is silent. 4. mor dhona TIME IS MONEY Mining and botany and a debt to Rowena took him to him to Revenant's Toll. He repaid the debt quickly, but he still does whatever Rowena tells him to. SONS OF SAINT COINACH The Sons of Saint Coinach found K'shiel out mining at the Eight Sentinels. They kept him. As Revenant's Toll grew into an adventurer's hub, K'shiel moved to Saint Coinach's Find, which he found quieter and more to his liking. A GRUDGING ADVENTURER He doesn't know how he made friends; it certainly wasn't intentional. They ask him to come along on various quests. Against his better judgment, K'shiel does. recently For months now, K'shiel's been recording the Son of Saint Coinach's findings from the Crystal Tower, interrupted only by more outgoing adventurer's dragging him out to do who knows what. Recently, he's received letters from his sister and heard whispers of a reason to return to Gyr Abania. For now, he'd rather not. He doesn't consider himself Ala Mhigan, and besides, what does he have to gain by looking so far back?

relationships Lycelle Astarinn #friend #nerds #ruins #mor dhona Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Skaetlona Haelundwyn #friend #murder #swords Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. strangers Ordric Challender #ruins #tonberries Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

rumors Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. common rumors Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "He hates being called Shiel. He won't even answer to it, just straight up ignores you until you throw the K' back in there. Maybe it's a respect thing? But then, he answers to "you" and "boy," so who knows." — Adventurer, Revenant's Toll. ■ "He's one of them revolutionaries, you know, those poor fools trying to take back Ala Mhigo." — Drunkard, the Seventh Heaven. ■ "If you need something done around here, ask K'shiel. He knows ruins like the back of his hand, and he'll figure out whatever that weird gizmo does if anyone can. He's vicious though, don't say I didn't warn you." — Bartender, Seventh Heaven. uncommon rumors A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "That researcher, the Miqo'te lad, I've heard he used to be an assassin for the Empire. He's a way with knives, you know, and poisons too." — Researcher, Sons of Saint Coinach. ■ "Rowena owns him. Not sure if he's a fool in love or deep in debt, or both, but when she says jump, he asks how high." — Merchant, Rowena's House of Splendors. ■ "Aye, it sure looks like he spends all his time with his nose in books, but he can put those muscles on display to good use. He trains at night, if you want proof. Don't let him spot you though." — Bartender, Seventh Heaven. rare rumors Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "K'shiel summoned up some warped 'thing' when we were in a pinch once. I was too busy running to get a good look, but it wasn't no carbuncle, that's for sure. Don't get me wrong, we're alive so I'm glad for it, but there's things he's studied that we know nothing about." — Researcher, Sons of Saint Coinach. ■ "Dearest Kahri, it's been so long since you last wrote. Are you ignoring me on purpose or did you forget to write back again? I'm considering a trip back home. You should come with me! Your sister, X'dhumah." — Misplaced letter found in Revenant's Toll. pc rumors Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ■ "Word has it that one day, K'shiel was wearing a shirt. Don't go spreading this around - the contact who told me this went missing the next day..." — Ferret Sroq. ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger.

locations mor dhona places affiliations sons of saint coinach sgfsdgsg inventory coinpurse few hundred gil field journal also, quills and a vial of ink triple triad cards nothing too rare viper venom ...don't ask.

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