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Ever wondered what your FFXIV character is like if you were to give them little quirks or backstory? Well, here's your chance to explore some details about your character! Be detailed as possible. Be creative and use your imagination.


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CHARACTER:(Feel free to post one profile picture, 150x150 pixel max.)


Name:
Nicknames:
Race:
Sex:
Main Job:
Secondary Job:
Primary Crafting Class:
Primary Gathering Class:


Age:
Marital Status:
Personality & Quirks: (e.g. Your character is annoyed by lalafells, Your character will name inanimate objects, etc)
Strengths & Virtues:
Flaws & Weaknesses: (Give your character some problems. e.g. Your character is sadistic, lazy, and verbally abusive, etc)
Hobby & Interests:
Secrets & Desires: (Any dark and terrible secrets your character conceals? e.g. It would be devastating if anyone learns that your character is afraid of walking trees, Your character is in love with a depressed tonberry, etc).
Random Skills: (Give random skills for your character. e.g. Your character is good at discovering treasures, playing the flute, identifying rare plants, etc)




CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:

How does your character behave when insulted?
Which common rules of etiquette or morality does your character disagree with?
Which personality trait(s) in other people annoy your character the most?
What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to your character?
Your character is usually seen: (doing what, where?)
Does your character have any childhood trauma?
Past/present relationships and how it affected your character? (Could be romantic or family-related. Close relationship, estranged?)
Motto or Personal Quote:



CHARACTER FAVORITES:


Favorite monster to slay:
Favorite dungeon to explore:
Favorite city:
Favorite city-state leader:
Favorite Scion member:
Favorite region of Eorzea:
Favorite form of transportation:
Favorite minion: (give it a name)
Favorite mount: (give it a name)
Favorite weapon of choice:
Favorite color:
 
ITT: Mitsuki is asking people to write RP character bios without there being an actual RP to participate in...which is not unlike most RP character bios I have ever written for FFF!

CHARACTER

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Name: Linnaete Mellemme
Nicknames: Lin, Linn, Linnet, Kindly Bushy-tailed Uplander, Blonde Walking One, That Bloody Scholar Woman
Race: Miqo'te - Seeker of the Sun
Sex: She has plent- err, female
Main Job: Scholar/Disciplinary Guard for Unruly Fairies
Secondary Job: By day, she is the Official Diplomat for Cross-Goblin Affairs on behalf of the settlers of Idyllshire. But a White Mage by night.
Primary Crafting Class: Leatherworker
Primary Gathering Class: Botanist

Age: This being a Japanese video game, she could be a 1,000 year old Miqo'te who looks 20.
Marital Status: Currently having an illicit affair with the married @RFair

Personality and Quirks: Quick to resort to dry sarcasm, Linnaete exhibits the characteristics of an individual who would more than likely test the nerves of any steely person. When something has gone awry, or if a difficult situation has unexpectedly been thrust upon her, she will make her ire known. While not below passing the buck to anyone in her nearby vicinity, Linnaete has a habit of incessantly venting her frustrations at ample opportunities. Fortunately...depends on who you ask, she contrasts this side of her personality with something of a cheeky nature. She can be quick to gain the rapport of others, mainly by being unafraid on most occasions to break the ice and extend a hand of friendship to new faces and those in need. For whatever reason, she harbours a cartoonishly exaggerated disdain for Lalafells. You'd think her family was murdered by the miniscule marauders or something...

Strengths and Virtues: This is reflected by the combat profession she chooses to main. As a Scholar, Linnaete is an engine of both destruction and compassion. She is not a person who would idly pass by as a dying adventurer lays bleeding on the ground, and nor would she apathetically allow a roaming pack of monsters to gnaw away at a helpless explorer. She chose her path as a healer to tend to the wounds of the infirm, and she gladly taps into her powers to do what is right. A rain of succour on the crippled and the damned. When the situation calls for it, Linnaete can cultivate that stored frustration and anger within her to channel destructive magic spells at any deserving target. Usually these spells take on the form of damage-over-time abilities such as Bio and Miasma. Once again, this is reflective of her character. If she has to inflict pain, she will do it in a way that the opponent has to suffer slowly. A flexible warrior - a warm sight when you need her compassionate aid. But you're screwed if you are her enemy.

Flaws and Weaknesses: Though Linnaete can break the ice and form quick bonds with new faces...can she just as easily maintain strong relationships with existing friends, or do these bonds slowly erode away? This can be a problem once you get to know the person. Once Linnaete's cheerful visage is made apparent, and that side of her that loves to passively aggressively vent her frustrations at any opportunity makes itself conspicuous, it does have the unfortunate effect of repelling some people away from her. She can also be considered a somewhat indecisive character. Making bold and risky choices is not her style, and given the choice, she would happily choose the path of least resistance. Consequentially, Linnaete is perhaps not the first choice of companion one would bring with her to a wholly new and unexplored dungeon teeming with monsters of the known highest difficulty. At times, Linnaete can be too obstinate for her own good, particularly if she is too committed to a certain self-imposed task. Other times, she can easily crumble from one position and change her mind on a whim. Selective stubbornness, essentially. She can be a walking paradox from time to time.

Hobbies and Interests: As a diplomat for Idyllshire, navigating through the political quagmires of Goblin affairs is a major part of her professional life and interests. In addition, maintaining channels of communication with the Illuminati Goblins (and ensuring they stay out of trouble) can keep her very occupied. Otherwise, Linnaete enjoys exploring the realm just as fondly as other adventurers. What better than to feel the wind blowing against her hair, as she is on Chocoboback, with a small group of close friends on the way to the latest monster infestation? She does not dabble with Triple Triad, but she does enjoy the occasional game of Chocobo racing, and a good pint from the nearest tavern. With a trusty log book in hand, she chronicles all she has seen in her travels across Eorzea, dreaming of compiling a bestselling fiction novel sometime in the future. But most of all? She enjoys dunking Lalafells into cauldrons of boiling water to make potato soup out of them.

Secrets & Desires: Linnaete is possibly a lesbian. Don't quote me on that. I dunno, maybe. She doesn't seem to flirt with, or reciprocate towards moves made by men. She's only reciprocated to a woman. In Ishgardian society in particular, being a lesbian is considered a major social no-no, so cross your fingers and hope that she isn't loudly condemned in public (and in the courts) by a Temple Knight. Other than that, there does not appear to be many skeletons in her closet. Aside from maybe the possibility that Linnaete was once a Hyur woman. Such was her disdain for the female Hyur's running animation that she summoned the Primal @Master Cat to transform her into a cat. But that's just a rumour.

Random Skills: Linnaete can instantly identify any type of cheese or wine she tastes. Yes, even Goblin cheese, with their approximate 210,500+ different types and flavours. This is very useful the next time someone has to go into Brayflox's Longstop to murder a dragon and claim some cheese. Linnaete can heal the fight for you AND tell you what sort of cheese you would ideally be looking for!


CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:

How does your character behave when insulted? - You'd think she would lash out at the guilty party like an angry German kid who has seen his Counterstrike game crash, but you'd be wrong. When insulted, Linnaete ordinarily breaks out a sarcastic quip, before passively aggressively muttering over and over again just how much of a colossal dick you are. Often, she would begin to watch the person's every move and pedantically chastise them for every mistake they visibly make. I will psychologically pummel you to the ground just by making life hell for you with how much this annoys you!...is something I can imagine her saying.

Which common rules of etiquette or morality does your character disagree with? - Thou shalt not kill Lalafell. She just vehemently disagrees with the notion (and the entire Carteneau Declaration of Lalafell Rights) that one should not discriminate against a Lalafell...nor should Lalafells be allowed full liberty and rights to go about their daily lives without being horribly murdered by a grudge-laden Miqo'te woman. But more monstrous than that, Linnaete does not bother casting Protect in easy dungeons. Instead, she elects to allow the fairy to do 99% of the healing while she does virtually nothing but cast offensive spells on monsters. What sort of a healer is she?!

Which personality trait(s) in other people annoy your character the most?
- Impatience. Incompetence. Dishonesty. Most of all, forcing her to run 20 menial errands for you with barely anything worth recompensating her for the effort, it is unlikely to win you much popularity with the Lalafell-hating Miqo'te!

What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to your character? - Confidently telling her fellow adventurers to avoid falling off the platform in the face of Ravana's attacks. She ended up being the only person to be swept off the arena.

Your character is usually seen: stretching her arms with gentle bliss on top of a high tower at sunset somewhere in Coerthas or Ishgard with either Cabbage or Kim Jong-Un next to her. If not, she is at the front of her house (a house she shares with some fellow adventurer friends near Gridania), swearing her head off as she vainly attempts to craft a titanium hammer.

Does your character have any childhood trauma? - It is said that the Mellemme family had been one of the richest families in all of Ul'dah. Linnaete's own father, Riyadalan Mellemme, was a member of the much coveted (and loathed) Syndicate of the Sultanate, in effect making him one of the city-state's most powerful and influential men. However, this period of prosperity was shattered when Linnaete, at the age of 7, witnessed her father's brutal butchering at the hands of a fellow Syndicate member, a Lalafell named Wajodo Balodo. An estranged former business partner, Balodo was discontent with his standing on the Syndicate panel and sought to direct his ire toward his former friend, desiring full reins over his business. Linnaete and her mother had to flee Ul'dah and far south to the desolate wastes of the continent of Meracydia. Over a dozen years later...Linnaete returned to Eorzea; her eyes lit aflame with sheer determination, and her heart furiously beating heavily. Lalafells are after all, the progenitor of all evil in this realm.

Past/present relationships and how it affected your character?
- Linnaete's tendency to repel some close friends with her quickness to angrily vent at any opportunity for whatever reason...has not escaped her attention. She has not been blind to this reality and after an intimate chat with a few individuals, has accepted the conclusion that it has a detrimental effect on morale for herself and everyone. Thus, hopefully this has helped to mould a better character out of her. The mysterious woman of whom she is reportedly having a not-so-secret relationship with (even though this other person is married!) effortlessly tempers Linnaete and brings out her sunny disposition. Meanwhile, Linnaete is staunchly loyal to the legacy of her father (a man she will always hold dearly as a man who fought tirelessly for a better Ul'dah, even if that may be a comforting myth) and to her late mother, who died protecting her daughter from the harshest elements of Meracydia. Her intense distrust of the Lalafells however...remains unwavering.

Motto or Personal Quote
: "Dodge the red/orange lines/circles/cones of death! If you don't and you die and then complain that I didn't heal you enough, consider the fact that I can't heal stupid!"

CHARACTER FAVORITES:

Favorite monster to slay
: Lalafells. If there is a potato famine occurring in any corner of Hydaelyn, she will happily eviscerate any Lalafell spud she sees in her path using only her magical book and an array of debuff spells to solve your humanitarian disaster. In the event that there is no potato famine, and that coldly massacring the little taters would have her fired or shunned by majority Eorzean society, Linnaete will gleefully murder any Angra Mainyus flying around. The only problem is when you have a group of inept fellow adventurers who continually find themselves tanking the floor, because navigating this unholy voidsent's instant-death abilities is too difficult. And the fact that you have to enter the World of Darkness to find these things, and how many people bother to do that anymore?

Favorite dungeon to explore: The Great Gubal Library. It's so laid-back, it even has the apt accompanying bit of jazz in the background. It's nothing too intensive for a Scholar, and she can comfortably find herself at Cleric Stance for much of the run. What is more fun than the irate swearing coming from your fellow adventurers as they impatiently wait for you to put the bloody lore books down? Stop reading! They doth protest, despite the fact that they are in a library! I am a scholar, Linnaete protests. I read!

Favorite city: Ishgard by default. This Miqo'te finds little comfort or awe in a minute tree village in the middle of the woods populated by hippies. Nor is she enamoured by the confusing labyrinthine gangwalks of Limsa Lominsa, with debauchery plastered around virtually every street corner and the smell of either brine or pirates' piss lingering in the air. Worst of all, Ul'dah is a condemned hellhole where incessant greed dictates daily rule, and where enterprising Lalafells are most common. And where her father died. Nuke that city to the ground!

Favorite city-state leader: Aside from Ul'dah's Sultana, who is only mentioned here for sympathy reasons (not because she has ANY power whatsoever, huehuehue!), the answer is...whichever Goblin is in charge of Idyllshire. Linnaete is still uncertain as to who the authority for the new fledging township is, but he or she seriously cannot do a worse job than any of the other real city-state leaders. True, Ser Aymeric has yet to prove himself, but Linnaete is waiting with sceptical eye, because he could prove to be worthless in the face of inevitable socio-economic riots in his city.

Favorite Scion member: This is like asking what your preferred method of being tortured is. Waterboarding or gradual electric shocks? Linnaete is unable to genuinely answer this question, because the Scions have done nothing but demand her perform the most menial of tasks and errands from the very beginning. And she had to save their arses after the umpteenth Garlean/Ascian abduction plot. That being said, Tataru has offended Linnaete the least. Yes, Tataru. A Lalafell potato.

Favorite region of Eorzea
: La Noscea. It was Linnaete's first point of contact with Eorzea since her flight from Ul'dah all those years ago, and where she met some of her first friends and acquaintances. Seldom do you encounter anything as tranquil as the soothing background music of La Noscea's theme as the dusk extols its basking beauty around you. What better than to casually sit on the hill of the Red Rooster Stead in Lower La Noscea, sampling the finest wine the region has to offer, as you watch the sun descend serenely into the horizon ahead? And...aaaarrrrgggghhhh, a random FATE has spawned!

Favorite form of transportation: Her beautiful Liebchen (Chocobo) <3

Favorite minion: She has trouble deciding between her two favourite minions. The first is Cabbage, her trusty and faithful Wind-up Sylph. She was expensive to obtain, and required weeks of deleterious toiling with the Sylphs of Little Solace to earn the RIGHT to buy her, but it was so worth it. The cute little thing! She looks like a floating cabbage, hence the name. Secondly, there is Kim Jong-Un, the Heavy Hatchling. Why Kim Jong-Un? No idea. Probably just some made-up name Linnaete concocted, after reading too much on the mysterious, uncharted lands far to the east of Eorzea.

Favorite mount: Liebchen, duh. Eternally loyal and steadfast, Liebchen is willing to roam across all corners of Eorzea for her mistress. She would also exert all her strength through flight to see Linnaete safely across the barren tundra of the Western Coerthan Highlands and beyond.

Favorite weapon of choice: Her book (which I remind you, causes more damage when swung like a melee weapon than a White Mage's cane!) is amazing and all, but come on, have you SEEN Excalibur Zeta? It screams I WILL GLAMOUROUSLY WRECK SHIT.

Favorite color: Whatever this particular brand of lilac/lavender is? Quite why her hair isn't dyed this colour, I have no idea. Maybe she's too frugal to bother even giving the aesthetician 2,000 Gil?
 
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Name: Aerian Elcarus
Nicknames: Aerie
Race: Miqo'te - Seeker of the Sun
Sex: Female
Main Job: Bard
Secondary Job: Hard to say Aerian has yet to make a choice
Primary Crafting Class: Carpenter
Primary Gathering Class: Miner


Age: 217
Marital Status: Single

Personality & Quirks:
Aerian by nature is very defensive and slow to trust, this is a result of her home realm and several very bad experiences.
Strengths & Virtues: Aerian is fierce and loyal, when she finds a problem she assaults it full on and will not give an inch until the task is achieved. She is quick to adapt and can often change her tactics to suit the situation as and when required.
Flaws & Weaknesses: Aerian still dwells on key events from her past as a consequence these can often cause to lose focus at the worst times.

Hobby & Interests:

Secrets & Desires:
Aerian can sometimes see key events before they unfold, a skill which has caused her much trouble in her own world.
Random Skills: Aerian in her own world is a thief by trade, a very well-known and high paid thief.


CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:

How does your character behave when insulted?
Usually quickly and with explosive results.

Which common rules of etiquette or morality does your character disagree with?
Everyone is equal, they are not for there are many things the divide a realm, be it money, skill, experience or even race something will divide someone over something. As a result of this Aerian has trust issues.

Which personality trait(s) in other people annoy your character the most?
Elitists, too much knowledge that often leads to confusion and unnecessary back biting, it is Aerians belief they should get their head out the asses and learn just a little patience!

What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to your character?
Falling off the ledge during Titan(HM) having survived almost everything beforehand.

Your character is usually seen:
Aerian seems oddly to spend most of her time in Limsa Lominsa and is usually found crafting in between raids. The reason for this is that Limsas market is far less of a trek than the other states.

Does your character have any childhood trauma?
Aerian has seen so much in her life that each has left a distinct mark on her in one form or another. Her parents divorced when she was young, her father is heir to a legacy and her mother Queen of an entire realm, she witnessed the struggle between and as such decided love was a lost cause. A war took two of her Uncles and a piece of her father and her grandfather is a complete nut job.

Past/present relationships and how it affected your character?
Aerian has had one true love in her life and that was her former lover Maya Andrich, unfortunately Maya was murdered by a slave trader who then fled justice. This has left her hopelessly lost and hurt that she well no longer form attachments to anyone.

Motto or Personal Quote: Don’t hunt what you can’t kill



CHARACTER FAVORITES:

Favorite monster to slay: Adamantoise
Favorite dungeon to explore: Snow Cloak is just so serene and peaceful
Favorite city: Limsa Lominsa
Favorite city-state leader: Kan E Senna
Favorite Scion member: Minfillia
Favorite region of Eorzea: Outer La Noscea
Favorite form of transportation: Chocobo of course
Favorite minion: George the Tonberry though admittedly even Aerian is unsure why!
Favorite mount: Has to go to Tequila her trusted Chocobo
Favorite weapon of choice: Relic Bow
Favorite color: Emerald Green, the colour of the Elcarus family eyes
 
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