Oko Kaprei
Oko Kaprei ( oh-ko kah-prey ), born the 1st day of the 4th Umbral moon, a Keeper of the Moon hailing from the Black Shroud,
is young and wide-eyed, not quite innocent and yet not quite hardened by the world, she faces days with an air of promise.
Years of stories from her clan and her father has led her wishing to see the world, to make her own adventures;
the Calamity provided gateway, rations spread thin and ties thinner, she left her family to alleviate the difficulty.
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Originally, before leaving the Shroud to become an official Gridanian citizen, Oko wasn't one for speaking. She knew how, yes, but her ability to was limited; her family had always been more of the quiet type, using as few words as possible to get the point across, and showing actions that spoke louder than any word - making Oko a naturally touchy person, because that's how she grew up. What she did know, entirely, was huntspeak, something she slips into only when she is comfortable with another miqo'te, say a member of her family, or a close friend. So, when she came to Gridania post-Calamity, she had to learn. Her mother was proficient enough, and worked to teach her and her younger brother the way of the common tongue, but it was still not enough to spare them strange looks whenever they spoke. So, Oko studied incredibly hard to learn how, and takes this very seriously. If she slips up, or someone points it out, she will grow sheepish and apologize on the spot, out of force of habit. She also makes sure to use larger words, as if to exemplify and mark how hard she has worked to become a more eloquent person. It's not to show off, but to prove she is the same as anyone else (though, it often comes off as her being a show-off.)
Though she is very sweet under most circumstances, she also tends to fuss over the finer details of things, though tries to be understanding of others despite it. This comes from two sources, her mother being obstinate, and the fact that she doesn't fully comprehend quite everything she sees. Books can only take you so far, and so she is still working to make sense of it all. As well as this, she can often be blunt, or too forthright, should her desire to voice herself (something her older sisters instilled in her from a young age) prove too strong against her will to be silent. She is also prone to being incredibly nosy as a result of the need to know everything, and thinking she knows whats best for her friends. Of course, these two things come under the pretense of her wanting to help them, as well, as she never means it in a rude way. She has a motherly air about her, putting on concern for each of her compatriots. She is stubborn and headstrong to those who know her, often unmoving in her beliefs and her work, but does her best to be understanding of those around her.
Oko is also very interested in others, choosing to stand in populated locations to listen to the things happening around her. She loves the sounds of people talking and chatting, not necessarily paying attention to their words but just the tones of their voice. Having grown up in a forest, it can be both quiet and droning, with the sounds of the creatures, and a crowded city street is no different to her. Merely a different kind of forest for her to wander through.
As a healer, she is very skilled. First of all, she is naturally inclined toward the aether and the elementals, adept at coaxing them out to heal those around her should the need arise. She grew up deeply disliking how the conjurers would use their powers so sparingly, almost cruelly, and wanted to find a way to be different from that, in order to help her friends and family, and further, everyone whose lives were scarred by the Calamity and onwards. While she finds conjury the most natural feeling, however, she has in time grown rather weary of using it, if only because of the actions (or, inaction, rather) of the conjurer's guild. She is currently also studying Arcanima, hoping to grow in skill.
She also knows, to an extent, many crafts in her journey to learn more and more. What she is best at is herbalism and potion making from her time growing up in the Shroud and recognizing what's good and what's bad, and a bit of sewing. Lately she's been focusing on her culinary skills, finding ways to improve recipes her mother once made for her when she was younger.
Standing at four fulm, nine ilm, Oko is very small - but not waifish. Muscle-mass is upkept, lean and hidden beneath what looks like jelly stregnth, holding much more strength to lift than one would expect from years of hunting with her bow. Her eyes cast a silvery shine, often night white in the right light, but in truth is closest to a soft blue color; her mother used to liken the way her and her daughter's eyes shined to Menphina herself. Skin is a soft, dusty color, and smattered with freckles and spots similar to that of a couerl stretching the length of her back, and her ears - her tail, too, has spots, but only around the base. All in all, she has a cute, compact frame; only a few scars in places covered by clothing where accidents on the hunt happened, or when she was simply a clumsy child.
Posture wise, Oko carries herself gently, each step appearing as calculated as the last. At times, almost stiffly so. She does her best to put on an air of hospitality and kindness, picked up from observing the conjury guild as well as the padjali, in order to make herself seem more approachable, where once she had been messy and wild, what one would call uncivilized. She has worked extensively to bring her perception up in the eye of the Gridanian public, which has always been scrutinizing, especially to those of her race.
At other times she can be gruff, when caught in the midst of hunting, remnants of a wild-child that spoke huntspeak more than she ever spoke common. However, she does her best to hide this, to keep up appearances - and will get embarrassed if its ever pointed out.
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