Sora Varont

Physique: Sora is a very slender young woman, yet to properly 'fill-out' after her teenage years. She stands at a diminutive 4'10" and has very little body fat. She has good muscle tone through her arms which she has built from her hours at at the forge. Her height, slender body, modest bust and baby-faced features give her a very youthful appearance in general.

Other Appearance Details: Sora's deep blue eyes contrast her hair, making them seem bigger and brighter than they would at first seem.

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Morality / Alignment: Neutral Good moving to True Neutral as her story progresses

Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

Guardian Deity: Byregot, The Builder

Attitude: Ever optimistic, upbeat and animated; Sora strives to see the best in people and in herself when she can. She takes her work at the forge incredibly seriously, but also finds it fun and satisfying. Sora's story is one of growing up, finding her way in the world and her place in it.

Positive Traits: Sora is an eager and mischievous presence that can really lift the mood of a room. She says what she thinks and is sensitive to the feelings of others most of the time. Sora is generous with her time for those that she thinks of as friends.

Negative Traits: Her Naivety makes Sora easily cowed by her more senior companions and she sometimes does not consider her words when she is in a mischievous mood. Sometimes she just does silly things that can only be put down to being young and stupid, as the saying goes. Her age and lack of experience also leave her not understanding some more nuanced topics.

Quirks: Easily embarrassed and blushes at the drop of a hat. Sora gets uncomfortable when pressed about love interests and gets cute and coy about it. Often stuttering slightly when she speaks about embarrassing things.

Favored Traits in Others: Kindness, integrity, loyalty and Strength in personality are all things that Sora finds attractive in a person. She has respect for anyone that shows these traits. She is especially attracted to male miqo'te that show these traits in particular.

Disfavored Traits in Others: Sora dislikes people who are always defeatist or try to coerce others into doing their work for them. Nobody will improve with out work, effort and devotion. Also those that try to acquire power or dominance through politics and dishonest, manipulative means. Sora acts very honestly and to a fault; having quite the disdain for those that do not hold themselves to the same standards.

In-Character Job: Blacksmith for the Glowfly Exchange as well as a freelancer that makes the Rossa brand of tools and equipment. She also does some work for Sena Varont of the Haven to maintain their equipment. She also studies as an Arcanist diligently, hoping to become skilled at the creation of Magitek by combing all her skills.

Professional Skills: Anything to do with making or repairing weapons and armour (Blacksmithing, Armoursmithing and Goldsmithing). She also has an innate talent for understanding and developing Arcane geometries, but does not have the conditioning or capacity for aether that more experienced Arcanists possess.

Amateur Skills / Hobbies: Weaving and leatherworking skills that she acquired latently from her smithing. She is learning basic sword defence. She enjoys Triple Triad and Chess.

Goals / Wants: For her brand of tools and equipment to be known as the best one can buy. She also wants to make weapons and armour for the legendary adventurers that defend their world from the dark. Finding a family/ starting a family with a caring, loyal male and having miqo'ten.

Dislikes / Avoids: People who show obvious passive/agressive tendencies cause Sora to feel uncomfortable and closes down in their presence. If you have a problem, or are angry, speak about it or let it go.

Fashion Style: Sora tends to like grays on her clothing with highlights of pinky reds that match her red hair. She wears practical leathers and cottons at the forge.. Because no sane person wears their undies around hot metals.

For general fashion, Sora prefers modest clothing. She loves her charcoal gray culottes and wears them most of the time, usually with a matching camise or Hawker's shirt in colder weather. She also has a sky blue summer dress and straw hat that she likes to wear on special occasions as she thinks that a billowing summer dress is about the cutest thing she has going for her as it subtly highlights her slender figure in various situations.

Light Armor:

When traveling and not anticipating serious conflict, Sena wears a black leather cuirass with numerous pouches containing survival supplies in case she's somehow separated from her chocobo. Though lightweight, the armor provides adequate protection from basic natural hazards such as briars or nettles, and is reasonable defense in minor scuffles.

Heavy Armor: Sora does not have the physical strength or skill to where Heavy armour and thus forsakes it for her robes and riding boots.

Armaments: Unless her clothing would make it impossible (such as when wearing a bathing suit), Sena always carries a sharp dagger for defense and utility. That aside, although she's proficient in most types of weapons to varying levels of expertise, she doesn't have any standard weapons carried about on her day to day tasks, except for her battleaxe, Sever.

♥ Relationship Commitment --♥ Attraction --● Relative --● Friendly --● Indifferent --● Rivalry -- ☠ Missing/Dead

Kin Sena

♥ Sena Varont: The matriarch of the Varont tribe. "Yeah, I'm pretty great."

♥ Gustas Varont (Gus, "Ears"): Kin Sena's male. One of Sel and Callie's oldest friends, a warrior miqo'te who was adopted by a hyur family at a very young age. Chief of the Serene Haven Watch and a loyal guardian of the inn. Usually found nearby Sena or Celia, or socializing with the other watchers, during his free time. "Tough and strong but a real sweetheart. Real different from dealin' with somebody cocky like Ra. He's modest, and more capable than he realizes. He's been a real nice find, I gotta say. I'm glad he's stuck around and is bondin' with us."

♥ Celia Varont ("Tall"): In spite of her general confidence, Celia is seen by Sena as vulnerable and inspires Sena to want to protect her. Though she'd originally begun her family with another and Celia was added later, it was Celia's profession of love to them which coaxed Sena into a lengthy contemplation of her own feelings. She had never loved anyone before, but Celia's tenderness helped Sena to emerge from her shell and recognize how she felt for her. They've been together for quite awhile now, and contentedly so. "Didn't reckon we'd end up like this when we met... I owe 'er a lot."

Kin Rivah

● Rivah Varont: An unusual girl from mysterious origins, Sena finds Rivah fascinating, though not in the way of attraction. She seems to have odd talents and wisdom, in a shamanistic sense, and Sena is pleased that she wished to join her tribe. Pregnant by Bahk. "She's havin' some odd troubles due to her pregnancy, and I really hope this ain't gonna be Koli all over again. Worrisome. But she's settled in real nice, and seems to be takin' her role as kin matron more seriously. She'll be a good example to the others who'll come after her as more kins form."

● Bahk Varont: Kin Rivah's male. Sena's older brother. Although he had initially scorned the idea of settling into a home after their many years of travel, and had protested Sena beginning to form a tribe, Bahk has since changed his mind. Sena considers him her most reliable and trusted ally, and is protective of him and the choices he makes for his life. "I'm real proud'a him for givin' this new life a chance. He's seemed ta be happy, once he decided to."

● Naavu Varont: Bahk's daughter from Koli. Just a newborn little kit. "D'aww. I wanna bite her toes."

Roamers (not in any kin)

● Taj Varont: Pursuing Kin Rivah. Clanking away, she can be found working on some smithing project or another, ready with a modest smile for her friends. She doesn't approve of her brother's wandering and wishes he'd make a home for himself. "I didn't know her well til she came to join my tribe, but she seemed real happy for the opportunity, and she's settled in with us about as perfect as anybody."

● Sarah Varont: Pursuing Kin Rivah. A friendly, quirky blonde who at times reminds Sena of her barmaid Mitzy. Since moving into Serene Haven, Sarah has seemed to struggle to figure out what she'd like to do to make her keep, but the recent arrival of Bahk and Koli's kit has shown a motherly side to Sarah that Sena intends to put to good use by making Sarah the tribe's nanny. "A bit shy, but nice enough. She's seemed nervous around me, but we've been gettin' to know each other."

● Lilah Varont: Dating Zephyr. In spite of her past, Sena accepted Lilah into her tribe along with her daughter Talia. She'd once been the companion of a rival of Sena's who has, since, mysteriously disappeared. Did Sena have something to do with that? Probably. "It's a bit challenging findin' just what her place is gonna be around my company, but as far as the tribe goes she's shown good skill with Talia, and I bet she'd make a fine teacher for the young of our tribe... once we've got some more."

● Talia Varont: Lilah's little girl. Biologically mute, though she has a small magitek device she can use to create an artificial voice. "I don't spend much time with her, but she behaves and keeps outta trouble, so she's just fine by me."

● L'koliwe Odh (Koli): One of the first to have joined Sena's tribe, and originally the matron of a kin which included Sena's brother Bahk. Midway through her pregnancy, she began having strange dreams, and disbanded her kin to migrate, for an unspecified time, to the Thaumaturgy guild in Ul'dah in order to learn of the things she'd dreamed about and come to an understanding of them. "Used'ta have more respect for her... I considered her a sister, but she got real distant a few weeks after gettin' pregnant, and I hardly saw her from then until she left."

On Trial (have asked to join the tribe but not yet been accepted)

★ J'sora Rossa (Sora, "Small"): Pursuing Kin Sena. A young blacksmith who lives at the nearby Glowfly Exchange. In spite of her timid and shy nature, she boldly managed to ask Sena on a date, and the two have been spending time together since then. She's recently been given the conditions for her trial to join the tribe, though the timing of the trial has yet to be established. "Dang, she sure is small. Sometimes I worry I'm gonna break the lil' thing! Heh. I like how eager she is to please everybody around my inn, though. Just a little ray of ginger sunshine, this one."

● Zephyr Glide: Dating Lilah. A random sellsword who showed up at Serene Haven one day, having apparently met Lilah... somewhere. Sena doesn't really know, but it also doesn't really matter. He's seemed a stable member of the community, albeit a quiet and secluded one, making appearances nearly as infrequently as the hermitic Kihi. "He seems like an alright guy, and Lilah and Gus trust him. I'm gonna hafta get to know him better before I could figure out a proper trial for him to join the tribe, though. Guy needs to come around more, be more social. The place's Serene Haven, not Serene Hidin'."

♥ Relationship Commitment --♥ Attraction --● Relative --● Friendly --● Indifferent --● Rivalry -- ☠ Missing/Dead

♥ Alexia Peregris: Dating Roku. A shady, wisecracking resident of Serene Haven who had once sought to join the Varont tribe and pursued Sena's interest, but the two butted heads over issues of respect and authority. Sena has since broken things off, and the friendship between the two is in a delicate - but stabilizing - place. "I'm not sure if I can trust her or not, after everything. I want to. But then again, what I really want is for her to knock off the snarky-ass veneer and just be the kind and thoughtful girl she always was when me'n her would be alone. If wishes were chocobos, right?"

● Aiden Blood: Dating Shallan. Celia's adoptive sister, therefore related to Sena due to their relationship. Though they encounter each other often enough around Serene Haven, Sena still considers Aiden to be mysterious and relatively unknown to her. "She's a pretty busy one, and real independent. I don't know her that well, but I like her just the same."

● Selarian Cloverbloom (Sel): Betrothed to Arietty. Talented in conjuration as well as non-magical medicine, Sel has his own clinic which Sena considers to be operating beneath the umbrella of the Wardens of the Haven. "He's got the bedside manner of a bedside table that's got protruding feet you're likely ta stub a toe on, but he's otherwise friendly enough and the best doctor I know. Helped Celia with a serious problem once, so he's got my loyalty."

● Arietty Moonfall (Ari): Betrothed to Sel. A skilled scholar and teacher. Sena is protective over the little blind raen, and routinely attempts to look after her safety in spite of Ari's frequent moments in which she seems intent on putting herself at risk. "I can see why folks're drawn to her. She sometimes acts real young, though, and other times like an elder. It's like she can't decide if she's naive or wise..."

● Kaori Rime: Dating X'elos. An engineer who works for Farfanier's Freight, one of the companies Sena owns. "I like her just fine. She might join my tribe one day, along with the fella she's in a relationship with. Can't say I'd mind that a bit, they both seem like good folk."

● Pinny Aerani: The most shy of conjurers, apparently, but good at her trade and has a thirst for adventure. "She's about as stoic as I am, heh. I dunno if she likes me or merely tolerates me, but I think she's a good sort."

● Jasmine Palladino (Jas): Possibly as stout a warrior as Sena herself, or maybe moreso - the two have never tested, nor do they feel the need to. It's better to just agree they're both awesome warriors! She has an odd manner of speaking, but generally communicates well in spite of it. "She needs a male t'join her little tribe and help her raise her siblings and cousins. I should look for one for her..."

● Amaryllis Palladino (Ryll): Jasmine's younger sister, feisty and testing her boundaries. "She's been real busy learnin' and studyin' lately. Wonder if she'll be a warrior like Jasmine, or go off ta learn magic or something."

● Roku Lyehga: Dating Nai and Alexia. Tough and sassy, but a kind person who looks after her friends. Works for the Serene Haven Watch. "I haven't gotten ta know her well, and she seems t'spend most of her time with just Nai. I'll probly get t'know her better if I take on some more mercenary work."

● Kihi'an Bahjiri (Kihi): Dating Sehk. One of the smarter and more learned individuals residing at Serene Haven, and an old friend of Ari. Works for Serene Haven Inn as an administrator and bookkeeper. "He's a pretty cute male, though not real assertive... and very shy, I guess? I don't see much of him, I suppose he's off readin' in his room or the library."

● R'tehz Tia: A strange man who is part chef, part knight - a combination which baffles Sena, but is oddly amusing. "One'a the more eccentric people I know, though I don't think he means t'be. Sometimes he annoys me, but his weirdness can be funny. Heh."

● X'elos Nunh: Dating Kaori. A warrior of some sort with a very respectful and polite manner. Has a kit, from a prior relationship. Sena's discussed her tribe with him, since X'elos doesn't really have a tribe in spite of his Nunh title, but he's disinterested in joining any tribe. "He seems alright. Real attentive to Kaori, doesn't boss her around or whatever. Good qualities in a male."

● Alexander Afroni Alfonso (Alfie): An unusual hyur with a giant afro hairstyle who arrived at Serene Haven and was quickly employed by the watch. He's seemed to behave respectfully and does well at his work. "How's he even get a helmet on? I can't figure it out, but somehow he manages."

● Calliope Cloverbloom (Callie): Who knows what exactly the diminutive younger sister of Sel does with her time, but she's sociable and seems kind, and claims she spends her days doing good for others. "I'm pretty sure she's actually made outta wind and shadows. Y'see her around a little while, and then you don't anymore."

● Li'naidjaa Thish (Nai): Dating Roku. An expert when it comes to machinery of all sorts. Used to work for Serene Haven, but was released from employment due to the scheduling demands of her tribe. "I wish she and Roku had joined my tribe instead'a the one they did... I don't feel like we saw Nai around the inn very much, and now that she ain't workin' for me anymore, she's become a stranger."

● Miyu Feyi: An unusual young miqo'te who seems to have an affinity for magic and a desire to combat voidsent. Worrisome to Sena, who had initially found her attractive - but an invitation to a picnic got a non-committal response, and Miyu later acted as if she could hardly remember Sena's name. Owch. "Hope the young thing don't get in over her head with them dark forces she's learnin' to battle."

● Q'sehk Tia (Sehk): Dating Kihi. Otherwise unknown to Sena, who's only met him sparingly. "Guy seems alright, though like Kihi he sure seems to like his seclusion."

● Shallan Daver: Dating Aiden. Mostly a mystery to Sena, since she's only met Shallan a couple times. "I guess she's okay. I keep thinkin' her name is Shallot, but I know that ain't correct."

● Tsuru Wakashibana: Arietty's retainer, from Doma. She speaks only Doman, and has thus never held an actual conversation with Sena. "Guess I can't say much about her, other than that she stays outta trouble and I respect her attention to duty to Ari."

● Y'esthine Dhan (Essy): A young miqo'te who traveled from Ishgard to see where Gustas was going when he left the area. When she heard Serene Haven Inn, his destination, was building a bath house, she invested her traveling funds to become its partial owner and manager. "She's real shy and sweet, just seems to wanna make people happy."

● Yvenalise Tachibana: The owner of a trading company located not far from Serene Haven Inn. "Met her recently, she seems alright. Probly get ta know her better through business and such."

● Sen Meiken: The owner of the Glowfly Exchange, located not far from Serene Haven Inn. "She's friends with Yvenalise, I met 'em both at the same time. Kinda cute, for an au'ra. Heh. Her folks're gonna build the cell for the Watch Office."

● Arossia Laisonne (Rose): Dating Talaryn and Seina. She used to date Sora, prior to Sora pursuing Sena's tribe. A tall and strong woman who works for the Glowfly Exchange, Sena considers her an interesting hyur parallel to herself, since the two have some superficial similarities. "I don't really know much about her, but she seems like she's got a level head on her shoulders. Didn't do nothin' crazy when everything changed for Sora, and I respect her for that."

● Talaryn Qalli: Dating Rose and Seina. Sena doesn't know her well. "Seems nice enough. We'll probly get ta know each other better in time."

● Seina Horo: Dating Rose and Talaryn. Sena doesn't know her well. "Good enough girl, don't mind bein' around her. Hope folks can keep our names straight."

● Cassandra Solidor (Cass): A mercenary who met and bonded with Sena over their mutual work. She can be elusive and irregular in her appearances. Their friendship has deteriorated due to an incident between Alexia and Cass shortly after Sena broke up with Alexia. "We got words ta have, next time she's randomly around..."

(More to come!)

The tribe which dug their own graves

Born to a sect of the Mole Tribe in Thanalan to the strong talented huntress O'thanna Tohst, and sired by the young and popular O'rhen Nunh, the early years of the kit O'sena Rhen were spent as were common for girls in traditional tribes who had any interest and aptitude for the hunt - hunting, of course! Before she was big enough to be of actual use in training to hunt, she was already learning how to maintain equipment, how to set up and break down camps, process hunted game, follow tracks, and other studious requirements of what would one day need to be second nature to her.

By the time she'd reached her tenth nameday, though, matters in the tribe had long been slipping down a tyrannical slope. O'rhen had handily beaten his challengers over the years, at first by his own skill and guile, but later due to unorthodox methods. His former challengers would be coerced into working for him as a Tia group referred to as "The Posse", whose purpose was to safeguard the position of O'rhen as Nunh for the tribe... by any means necessary. Usually, this meant observing any other males in the tribe and carefully watching their training, and any who seemed like a contender to challenge O'rhen would be discreetly - but not really all that discreetly - bullied into giving up their effort and joining the posse, or, leaving the tribe in exile (or worse). The huntress elders found themselves powerless to stop O'rhen's plan, because the laws of the tribe forbade females from harming the valuable males - and thus power and authority in the tribe left the huntress elders and fell to O'rhen and his posse.

In trade for their loyalty, O'rhen afforded loyal Tia special privileges, including the rights to the best food and the best shelters the tribe had to offer, and the companionship of girls who had displeased O'rhen or whom he simply didn't favor. Any girls who'd protest being told to go with one of his posse would be shunned, given no opportunities to have children at all and given the poorest shelters and the most meager food. It was made clear that in order to lead an ordinary life without punishments, everyone had to do as O'rhen decreed.

After training in secret to avoid observation, sixteen year old O'bahk Tia, the elder brother of O'sena Rhen from the same mother, surprised the tribe by suddenly challenging O'rhen while the Nunh had been boasting during a breakfast feast attended by O'thanna and her children (among others). O'rhen didn't know it, but the young Tia had been quietly studying the elder's techniques, and had focused his own training solely on the defeat of the tyrant Nunh. As planned, during the subsequent duel O'rhen was countered deftly at every effort, but as he lay battered on the ground awaiting his end, O'bahk stood with a foot on O'rhen's sternum and declared to all onlookers that he forfeited. He didn't wish to be Nunh, and merely wished to prove a point to the tribe that O'rhen wasn't undefeatable, and he could be ousted if there were enough Tia brave enough to challenge him.

The tribe fell into an uproar over the situation, and O'bahk wisely withdrew and went into hiding to wait for things to calm down. O'thanna went with O'rhen, whom she adored - for although he had changed over the years, he was once a brave and good man, and had always treated his most loyal females with praise and favor, a position O'thanna had enjoyed throughout her life. Alone, twelve year old O'sena went to fish and clear her mind of the day's events, and returned home later to clean and ready her catch for her mother to cook for their family's supper. While working at the fish outside her family's home, a healed O'rhen and his posse arrived in search of O'bahk, who had yet to return. O'thanna was at a meeting of the tribal elders, though she was herself not among them, merely a leader among the huntresses and thus desired at the elders' meetings. With the hope of punishing O'bahk for his insolent behavior, and perhaps luring him to come save his little sister, O'rhen instructed his posse to seize O'sena and take her to his stronghold, where she would be passed around his men (but not O'rhen himself, given that he was her father) for their entertainment. But it wasn't meant to be, for as O'rhen was laughing to his men about his command, young O'sena plunged her filleting knife into the Nunh's back and slid it up to his ribs and outward, the swift motion gutting him like an catfish.

Shocked and uncertain at what to do, the posse beat and disarmed O'sena and dragged her to the tribe's holding cell so they could deal with the body of O'rhen and consult the council. Though the posse had authority and power under O'rhen, none of the Tias involved were certain it would be maintained until it could be established who would succeed as Nunh. Surely it must be young O'bahk, by custom, but already the Tias of the posse were scheming who would defeat their new O'bahk Nunh and take power for himself, and deals were being made among the Tias regarding who would serve whom if they won the role.

Darkness fell, and with the posse gone aside from one whom they had left to watch the cell, the faint whip of an arrow whispered in the air. The guard Tia dropped, gurgling, having been shot through the throat - and O'bahk emerged from nearby to pick the lock and release O'sena. He'd overheard the elders, and their intention to force him to become Nunh - and likely be killed by one of the Tias vying for power - and execute O'sena, for females weren't permitted to harm males by tribal law. The pair hastened to their home to ready some supplies to they could flee the tribe for the safety of their own lives.

Just as they were about to leave, the door opened - and into their home stepped O'thanna, unaware that her children were within. Furious at what had happened, she began to yell at her son for what he had begun within the tribe, and blamed him for the fate which would befall the two young miqo'te. She had every intention of leaving the home to alert the others and have O'bahk and O'sena apprehended, but the young male stalled his mother, attempting to calm her and get her to see reason - but there was nothing for it, for she had loved O'rhen and scorned her son for his behavior, caring little that it was truly for the best that it had happened to the tribe.

Subtly, O'bahk flicked a gil from a nearby basket to O'sena while conversing with their mother, a cue to his little sister. It had long been a tradition between them that when O'bahk had some chore or task which needed to be done but he couldn't or wouldn't do, he'd pay O'sena a gil to do it for him, teaching his young sister the value of work and money from her earliest years. There wasn't any way out of this situation. If O'thanna left the building, they'd have more huntresses chasing them than they could evade, and if they stayed put they'd be captured just the same. Only one solution existed which would preserve their lives, and O'bahk couldn't, for it was he who had their mother's attention upon him. She never saw the heavy iron pan coming when it struck the back of her head, and was probably unconscious already when O'sena delivered the second and third blow.

Cold-eyed, both from shock and determination to survive, the girl was dragged by her brother's hand out of their home and into the night. They didn't even pause for their supplies, there simply wasn't time. All they had was the clothes on their backs, the skills learned in their youth, and one tarnished coin clutched in the tension-slick hand of young O'sena.

(More to come!)

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