the Skeleton Closet

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  Hanako Ishikawa    — 
The Hunter.

  Ayaka Ishikawa    — 
The Matriarch.

  Kohaku Ishikawa    — 
The Heir.

  Hikari Ishikawa    — 
The Healer.

  Kan Canul    — 
The Guard.

  Rin Okubo    — 
Doctor and Toxicologist.

  Yoru (TBA)    — 
The Artist.

  Whispering Shadow    — 
Information Broker and Spy for Hire.

  Fuji Kaneko    — 
Traveler / Ronin.

  Xau Zhwan    — 
Shroud huntress, former Sharlayan scholar

  Zuuhe Khulaa (TBA)    — 
Sword for Hire.

  Irina (TBA)    — 
Exiled Princess Dairy Farmer.

  Ariel Lionheart (TBA)    — 
Sword for Hire.

  Eztli Tecuani    — 
Crime Scene Cleanup.

  Elune Vashai    — 
Benevolent Necromancer.

  Kiku Fujiwara (TBA)    — 
Teahouse Proprietor.

Hanako, like her siblings, were born into a warm, and wealthy family of notoriety within the East. She adored her parents and siblings, just as they adored her.
Throughout her childhood, she had a jittery sense of adventure, and a fondness of fighting and different kinds of martial arts. she was lucky, a father and an aunt and uncle capable of teaching her various forms of martial arts. From her uncle, she learned the ways of the viper; and from her father and aunt, eastern martial arts and the startings of weapon mastery.
Like her siblings, she also had the privilege of attending Sharlayan, where she learned the majority of her magic skills, and later, learn of Red Magic, from a wandering teacher in Mor Dhona. Red magic is where she truly bloomed, a mix of magic and blade.
After graduating primary schooling, she went on to become an adventurer with her traveling partner and personal Tank, Xula.

For years, the woman traveled, only returning home once or twice a year, though she wrote home often. She always had some new story to tell, perhaps some being embellished a little, but what adventurer doesn't?Something...happened, however, that changed the course of her life. Two things, actually, but neither she will never expand upon, aside from those she is closest to. The only thing one will know is that one day she may be drinking cheap coffee and tending to paperwork, the next she could be out in the markets in nice clothes and doll-like makeup shopping and eating to her heart's content, all accompanied by small gold and white moths trailing behind and around her.

STATS

  NAME    Hanako Ishikawa  NICKNAME/ALIAS    Raven  AGE    27  GENDER & PRONOUNS    Female, She/Her  MARITAL STATUS    Taken  ORIENTATION    Heterosexual/Straight  RACE    Viera/Miqo'te  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6’2”  HAIR    Grey, medium. Seemingly messy.  EYES    Crimson  SCARS    Various scars from adventuring, whip marks on back, burn scars on face (left side)  PIERCINGS    ear piercings  TATTOOS    Blue flowers across front of body

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- Alexei  OCCUPATION    Mercenary and Proprietor of Obsidian Rose  HOMETOWN    Shishu, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Ishgard  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Common (fluent)  ACCENT    strong Hingan Accent

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Calm
- Patient
- Loyal  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Inquisitive
- Observant
- Private  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Distrustful
- Cynical
- Judgemental
- Emotionally Detatched
- Workaholic  TEMPERAMENT   
Hanako is a woman who prefers to sit back within a room and listen, rather than actively engage with others. Frankly, one would be lucky to even see her in a room with others, you would usually find her stuck behind a desk behind a pile of work. The hard glare from behind the pile speaks volumes, and you would be met with a commanding, though discourteous "What do you want?" rather than a warm welcome. Despite this, though, should you manage to climb the rigorous ranks of her social circle, you would find a caring and loyal woman who would sacrifice any and all to ensure your safety. Good luck in that endeavor, though.

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  Sharlayan Scholar.  
Like most of her siblings, Hanako had the privilege of attending the Sharlayan Studium as a student. Many fellow former students may not remember her, on account that she often skipped classes. It's a surprise she passed, yet here she is.  Obsidian Rose.  
Following a six month leave from her adventuring days just a year or two ago, the woman would start up her own company, Obsidian Rose. From there she collected a small, but talented, group of individuals to hunt and kill voidsent, for the right price.  Golden.  
Should one have aether sense or aether sight, one would see an odd entangling of light-aspected aether in her body. Not her aether, though one would not be remiss to think it was, but it coexisted as easily as she breathed air. And beside her, a golden butterfly comprised of that very same light aether.

Little is known about Ayaka beyond the years of her marriage to Ren Ishikawa, the last head of the original Ishikawa-kai. Many speculate, due to her scars that peek out from under her occasional revealing clothes, but very few come close to the truth. Those who have, either disappear, or remain within her inner circle.Many know her as the housemaid-turned-wife of Ren, just a year after his previous beloved had finally succumbed to her sickness. Whispers on the wind called for sabotage and murder, but those voices did not find themselves speaking after long.
The pair would go on to have three children, but just a few years after their third child, the family was gone with barely a trace. Blood in tracks. Ren's head on a pike in front of the estate.
The woman worked diligently under an ally's wings, and only just months later would she meet Seiji. The pair worked together as employer and employee, none noticing the occasional telling glance or odd touch.The family that the pair worked under would eventually crumble, though they had made their daring getaway just months prior, watching from afar as they welcomed their child into the world, bringing their family of four to a total of five.Just two years later, Seiji would take her name and announce that he wished to rebuild the Ishikawa family, vowing to bring them back to their former glory- nay, beyond that, far greater, wishing to sow the seeds of a new legacy for their children, and future generations.
Today, they operate the Ishikawa Zaibatsu within Hingashi, calling an undisclosed mountain and its estate their home.

STATS

  NAME    Ayaka Ishikawa  NICKNAME/ALIAS    Lady Ishikawa  MARITAL STATUS    Married  ORIENTATION    Heterosexual/Straight  RACE    Viera  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6’7”  HAIR    Black, long  EYES    Crimson  SCARS    Various scars over her body from her days as a slave  PIERCINGS    ear piercings  TATTOOS    None.

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- Ren Ishikawa (first husband, deceased)
- Seiji Ishikawa (current husband)  OCCUPATION    Matron of the Ishikawa Clan and Co-founder of the Ishikawa Zaibatsu  HOMETOWN    An isolated village near Daitenzan, in Kushu, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Eorzean Common (fluent), Hingan Sign Language (conversational)  ACCENT    Hingan Accent (strong)

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Maternal
- Kind
- Helpful  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Inquisitive
- Observant
- Private  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Two-faced
- Secretive
- Judgemental
- Entitled  TEMPERAMENT    Ayaka is a woman who always comes off as a soft and warm, even maternal, person. She always has a smile to show others, and always offers a snack to children she comes across. However, such warmth is just a mask, as a cold ruthlessness washes over her if a member of her family is hurt or threatened.

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  The Ishikawa, then and now.  
Ayaka was only a handmaiden within the Ishikawa clan, many years before its fall, until she married the head of the family, Ren. Ten years later, she would barely escape with her life, and two of her children. Years later she met her now-husband, who later vowed to build the family back up, into something far greater than it had been, to sow seeds for a new legacy.  Eyes Everywhere.  
Ayaka is a mysterious woman who seems to know anything and everything happening. Even if one may not want her to know, it seems as if she can, almost like she's reading ones mind. But even if she doesn't know, she will find out eventually, and running is no use.  Generous Benefactor.  
If one finds themself in dire straits, word is that the Ishikawa are the ones to turn to, they will handle your needs, for but a small price of your loyalty.

Kohaku was born the youngest of seven children, and grew up within a generally happy, loving family.
He wasn ten summers of age when he, and his older sister Lia, were named the next heir of the Ishikawa Zaibatsu. It was through Lia not being named sole heir that a major, irreparable rift was caused between the pair, and the two have never seen eye to eye since. Despite this, Kohaku is diligent in his studies, working hard to meet the standards needed to lead the Ishikawa clan; at 22, he'd taken on most of the responsibilities his mother once held.

STATS

  NAME    Kohaku Ishikawa  GENDER    Male  ORIENTATION    ??  RACE    Viera/Miqo'te  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6’0”  HAIR    Grey, short and voluminous  EYES    Silver, slitted pupils  SCARS    various battle scars  PIERCINGS    None  TATTOOS    Irezumi

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION    Heir of the Ishikawa  HOMETOWN    Shishu, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Common (fluent)  ACCENT    strong Hingan Accent

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Calm
- Reasonable
- Caring
- Family-Oriented  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Calculating
- Blunt
- Serious
- Methodical  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Distrustful
- Cynical
- Judgemental  TEMPERAMENT   
Kohaku is cold as ice, with an uncaring glare that which very few can crack. Despite his resting bitch face, as one may call it, he does care deeply for those in his life (i.e family and friends), though to even get there is a monumental task, as he is not quick to trust others, even his own family at times.

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  Knowing.  
A sharp silver gaze pierces into your soul; as if he knows your secrets, your life, your sins and secrets, all from a singular glance.  Sake Connoisseur.  
Coming from a family with a leg within the Sake brewing industry, Kohaku has built quite the palette for the subtle (and not so subtle) flavors of sake, ranging from "affordable" to top shelf quality. He'll often be seen at various bars tasting their wares, and/or offering business deals with bar owners to sell his grandmother's sake.

Hikari was born the youngest of three children to Ren and Ayaka Ishikawa, and treated as the princess of the family for the first three years of her life, blessed with love, warmths, and all the gifts a small child could ever want.Misfortune, unfortunately, has a way to find those that often do not deserve it. When she was three summers of age, a rebellious group within her clan overran them all, claiming most, including her father, and nearly her own life, were it not for Masaru Nakamura, scooping the tiny child up and nursing her back to health, despite being the one to have caused her near-fatal wound.It was five summers later that he would lose any and all contact with her adoptive father, Nakamura, and another year later that she would be picked up and taken to her mother, who had long thought her dead after the death of their clan, resulting in a much tearful reunion, and a vow that she would never let her go again.Since then, the girl grew up hale and healthy, and loved by the many more siblings she gained in her absence, and attended schooling for Far Eastern medicines and alchemy to work within her mother's clinics, eventually taking over her mother's role as head apothecary and clinic manager.

STATS

  NAME    Hikari Ishikawa  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Hetero  RACE    Viera/Au Ra  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6’0”  HAIR    Long, black, slightly wavy  EYES    Crimson  SCARS    Large, old scar on chest  PIERCINGS    None  TATTOOS    None

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION    Ishikawa Clinic Manager and Head Apothecary  HOMETOWN    Shishu, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Common (fluent)  ACCENT    strong Hingan Accent

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Caring
- Sweet
- Family-Oriented  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Driven
- Opportunistic
- Playful
- Methodical  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Anxious
- Melodramatic (mild)  TEMPERAMENT   
On the surface, Hikari is a sweet woman of even temperament. She offers a sweet, genuine smile to any who cross her path. Her sweet nature belies an entirely different side of the woman however, one who easily frets over small things, and can become anxious at the drop of a hat, often very easily coming to tears. She's easily marked as the "black sheep" of the family, though she is no less loved by everyone.

hooks

  Medicinal Scent.  
Given the woman's time spent around many pharmacies and gardens, she has a tendency to smell of medicinal herbs, or even the earth itself, as she has a tendency to work it with her own hands.  TBA.  
TBA

Kan was but a babe when he was found in the bloodied arms of his parents by a pair of hunting vipers. He was brought back to their village where he was raised and taught the ways of the Viper from the day he could even hold the twin swords. While life was rough in such a small, isolated village, he was no less happy.
When he was in his teens, a girl dressed in a tattered white dress was brought to the village, and there they made fast friends, though she left the village herself fifteen years later. It was not long after that the village was attacked by a rather clever Tural Vidraal, an auspice like being, and only one survived, on account of being away at the time. He was too late to save the village,
still though, he took the time to find each body that he could, burying each with his own hands, swearing vengeance with each scoop of dirt he piled over each grave.Having watched the Vidraal fly east, at first light he set off the find the beast, following it via ship and losing it once he had landed on Eorzean soil. Tirelessly, he followed the beast, tracking it endlessly for moons upon moons, but those moons would soon become years, and with the grief of losing the only family he knew, feelings of vengeance would be drowned out with alcohol. Three years would pass, and Kan lost any and all purpose of why he was even away, only having the vague memories of his village, his family.In his time in Ishgard, Kan came into the employ of another hrothgar named Alexei, and the two share a tumultuous relationship, but early in his employment that he was able to meet the Ishikawa family, notably Emiko, who he current has a relationship with.

STATS

  NAME    Kan  GENDER    Male  ORIENTATION    Hetero  RACE/ETHNICITY    Hrothgar  NATIONALITY    Turali

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    tba  HAIR    Short, black, slightly wavy  EYES    Gold  SCARS    Various battle scars (claws/bites most prevalent), Scar over Right eye  PIERCINGS    None  TATTOOS    None

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- Emiko Nanashi  OCCUPATION    Sword for hire, Ishikawa bodyguard  HOMETOWN    ???, Tural  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES    Turali (native), Common (fluent), Hingan (conversational)  ACCENT    strong Tural Accent

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Calm
- Patient
- Loyal  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Observant
- Blunt
- Serious  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Cynical
- Grumpy  TEMPERAMENT   
At a glance, Kan is a man who seldom shows any emotion other than the basic scowl that he seems to have practiced to perfection, but if one were to see him with his partner, a slight smile could be seen curling his lips, gods forbid he catches you staring, though.

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  Well Traveled.  
Kan lived and trained as a viper in Tural for most of his current life. He knows the ins and outs of the country, perhaps even the continent. His next foray into the world was Eorzea, leading to Ishgard, where he was one of very few hrothgar to reside there.  TBA.  
TBA

Rin's life was decided for her the moment she was born: study and become a doctor. She held onto her family's legacy with pride.
The Kobayashi are a family well known in Hingashi for their long line of doctors and healers, only a few ever branch off into another profession. Rin was no different, along with her older brother, she studied and graduated with top marks in her classes, on the fast track to becoming a doctor, and with much success.
Rin was in her early twenties when she met Kenji Okubo, another from a family of doctors. While his family were not nearly as prestigious, and the man was a bit of a flirt with other women, they were happy to welcome him into the family all the same.
They wed that next spring, and their son was born the following winter; they were, by all accounts, the perfect happy family.Tragedy always seems to strike, however, as just two years later their infant son dies. The news comes out that Rin was the one to kill their child, poisoning him to spite Kenji for finding him speaking to another woman. He proceeds to launch a smear campaign against the woman, even rallying her own family against her, until she is forced out of her home, and into the slums of the city, where she turns to treating criminals out of her small apartment for money, eventually saving up to buy out a failing clinic, and restoring it.Today, she continues to run that clinic, though having it expanded to include a laboratory that she operates out of, in which she dedicates her time and resources to working for the Ishikawa for additional funding.

STATS

  NAME    Rin Okubo  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Hetero  RACE/ETHNICITY    Elezen  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6'4"  HAIR    Long, pale purple  EYES    Crimson  SCARS    None  PIERCINGS    Ear piercings  TATTOOS    None

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- Kenji Okubo (bitterly divorced, deceased)  HOMETOWN    Bukyo, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE    Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Common (conversational)  ACCENT    Hingan

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Calm
- Loyal  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Blunt
- Serious  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Cynical
- Grumpy
- Rude
- Judgemental  TEMPERAMENT   
The first thing one will notice upon seeing Rin is her iconic resting bitch face, but don't let that fool you, she's actually a bitch underneath it, too. Few have any good things to say about the woman, aside from her cheap prices that she offers at her clinic, should you not have the gil to pay at that moment.

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  Noble Ties.  
The Kobayashi family is a well known family within Hingashi, for their line of well-trained physicians, and their myriad of clinics across the country that provide service to those of any class.  Scandal in Shadows.  
In her early 20s, Rin was the subject of a rather gruesome scandal: She murdered her own child, or so it's said. She vehemently denied it, as her then-husband launched a smear campaign against her, forcing her family to cut her off entirely, and taking his side in the fight. Eventually, she leaned into it, and became the criminal they so wanted from her. It is also said that just five years after her exit from the public, her ex-husband was killed by a snake bite.  Black Clinic.  
After leaving her once nice home and family, she was forced into the shadows, scraping by to make ends meet. Eventually, she made enough to start a shabby clinic out of her just-as-shabby apartment, and from there to its own building. Today, the clinic operates for criminals wanting to seek treatment for illnesses and wounds, but not wanting to see official chirugeons. The only thing is that one must leave any grudges and loyalties at the door, as this clinic is True Neutral ground. Should you fail to follow this simple rule, you will not be tolerated, or treated.

TBA
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STATS

  NAME    Fuji Kaneko  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Hetero  RACE/ETHNICITY    Viera  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    6'4  HAIR    Long, black  EYES    Crimson  SCARS    Various battle scars both blades and creature  PIERCINGS    None  TATTOOS    None

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION   
- Ronin  HOMETOWN   
???, ???, Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
None  LANGUAGES    Hingan (native), Common (beginner)  ACCENT    strong Hingan accent

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Calm
- Loyal  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Blunt
- Serious  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Uninterested
- TBA  TEMPERAMENT   
TBA

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  Where Many and No One Go.  
Fuji is a traveler and independent mercenary through and through. It isn't hard to find her out camping somewhere in the wilds. She can also often be seen lingering around job boards.  Samurai in Foreign lands.  
It isn't hard to tell where Fuji is from, as she speaks with a strong Hingan accent, and is donned in Hingan style kimono and hakama along with a katana strapped to her hip. She refuses to change into local garb, unless absolutely needed.

Little and less is known about the hrothgar known as "Whispering Shadow", a moniker that she hadn't made up, rather was given to her through the rumors that inadvertently advertise her services in the winds.Infiltration, information gathering, thievery...a little gold in the right hand, a sweet whisper into the right ear...
If it has to do with the shadows, it's her specialty.

STATS

  NAME    ???  DATE OF BIRTH    ???  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Straight, probably  RACE/ETHNICITY    Hrothgar  NATIONALITY    ???

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    5'6  HAIR    Short, black  EYES    Blue  SCARS    A few  PIERCINGS    ear piercings  TATTOOS    None

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- Arin Ishikawa (situationship)  OCCUPATION   
- Spy / Thief / Information Broker  HOMETOWN   
???  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
???  LANGUAGES   
Common, possibly others  ACCENT    (tba)

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Playful  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Secretive  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Lying
- Evasive
- Backstabbing  TEMPERAMENT   
Not much is known about the woman, aside from appearing out of nowhere in the least expected moments. She can be harsh or playful, rude or sweet, and it seems that she can flip on a dime, depending on the circumstances.

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  TBA.  
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TBA

"Anastasia" the Alexandrian name meaning "resurrection" or "rebirth". Subject A-0163.Anastasia is the name of an android that allows a woman named "Elysia" to live as she once had. Almost.
This remote-piloted android travels the star with the use of optical and neural implants, allowing her to see, hear, and feel through the android as if it were her own body.Elysia, the human pilot, was a hunter some years ago. She trained alongside her mother, and quickly rose the ranks as a rather prodigal fighter-- until a goring to the back rendered her legs useless.
It took several years, but with the help of her engineer father, she was able to use the mechanical guards around the city as the foundation of her solution, and create an android that, in theory, only she could connect to, and use it to work again, but also travel.

STATS

  NAME    Yoru Saito  GENDER    Androgynous female (she/they)  ORIENTATION    Straight  RACE    Hyur  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    5'6  HAIR    Short, black  EYES    pink  SCARS    None  PIERCINGS    lobe and cartilage  TATTOOS    Yakuza Irezumi

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION   
- Tattoo Artist  HOMETOWN   
Hingashi  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
Shishu, Hingashi  LANGUAGES   
Hingan  ACCENT   
Hingan

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Artistically Talented  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Efficient  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Distant
- Lazy  TEMPERAMENT   
Yoru is a simple character, all she wishes is to paint and draw, particularly on the canvas of human skin. Despite running a business of tattooing, they are a monotonous person with a lazy streak and uncaring attitude, though only caring if she goes too deep or too shallow into human skin with her tools.

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  Ishikawa Artist.  
Ayaka, having found this artist from her mid-twenties, fell in love with their designs, taking them in to sponsor her through artistic schooling and tattoo apprenticeship, allowing their talents to bloom into what they are today. They are now the in-house tattoo artist of the Ishikawa.

Xau was only of ten summers when she was found bloodied, and surrounded by Coeurlclaw bodies within the Black Shroud, though mostly unharmed. She had woken up in a white, sanitized medical ward within Sharlayan, with no knowledge of who she was, save for her name.
The pair of Keeper women who had found her, Qhota and Rhel Zhwan, then decided to take her into their care, giving her their family name.She was quickly enrolled into the studium, and just as quickly picked up on most topics. When Xau was of the earliest eligible age, her parents began to instruct her in the ways of the Sage profession, gifting her a crystal focus, and a set of nouliths.
It wasn't relatively long before she had mastered those, too, and taking them into the field as she conducted her research.At the young age of twenty, she was notified of her mothers' passing, and given their bodies for burial. She knew they had wanted to give their bodies for research, however she was expressly denied, orders given from the Forum. The news was a shock, and with how hard she was pushed back against, she, in secret began an investigation. It took a year of searching before finally finding a lead, and within it, horror. A select few of the Forum were conducting illegal, and very much unethical, testing on humanoid beings.
Gathering what evidence she could, she presented it to the Forum to have it investigated further, and ultimately shut down, but her pleas fell on deaf ears. She spent another few years petitioning to have the matter looked into, and it wasn't until she was nearly assassinated that she was forced to put the matter to rest, for now.
Defeated, Xau did the only thing she could do: leave. She knew, though, that she had little else where she could, as Sharlayan had been her home as far as she could remember. However, she also knew there was another home she couldn't-- one she hadn't bothered to even think about.
Searching through the thousands of documents in her mother's homes, she finally found it-- her records from when she was first brought to the island, both the field report, and her medical records. Tossing aside the medical records, she focused on the field report: "A young miqo'te girl of barely ten summers found alive among the group of poachers that Rhel and I were forced to eliminate through self-defense. She is unconscious, Rhel believes the child is a trainee of their practices, as noted by the bow at her side and wearing the same clothing as the adult women. Among these women is one of similar features: dark skin and white hair. I believe it would be her mother. Child has been taken into custody. End Report.
[Addendum]: Genetic and aetherical testing concludes that the deceased woman in question is the child's mother."

Xau's hands shook the further she read into the report. Her throat tightened Her parents had killed her family? Taking a deep breath, she stuffed the paper into her bag, and made way for the first ship to Eorzea. From La Noscea to Thanalan, then a long walk to Gridania, she was forced into the deep forests of the Black Shroud. While the field report had detailed where the incident in question happened, who knew if anything was even left behind.
Arrows pelting into the ground beneath her feet answered her questions, and a familiar lavender eyes met her, ones she couldn't recognize, but could all the same. Wary keeper women surrounded her, eyes her, whispering and clicking in a tongue she couldn't understand, yet something about it was familiar as well.
With few words, she was taken to their camp, and it was there she learned who they were-- who she was.
Xau Panipahr, missing child of Wyra, and sister to Raih, the current leader of the camp.Despite the apprehension of the other women, Xau
was welcomed into the camp, and for the next decade, was taught the ways of their nomadic and rough life. She was taught the ways of the bow, and given metal claws and daggers for close-quarters combat. She was taught how to hunt and process kills, and how to avoid the Wailers when they came hunting. In turn, she healed their wounds, gave them shields when needed, and overall earned her keep, her high aptitude allowing her to slowly climb the ranks, and sit side by side with her sister at the head of the camp.
It wasn't long before there were talks of establishing more trade routes, not just within the Black Shroud, but elsewhere, and also finding spots where Sharlayan gleaners would pass through to rob (and even kill) them for their supplies.Today, while the Lunar Wings are no longer officially a part of the Coeurlclaws, they remain on good terms, as they continue to trade and share information often.

STATS

  NAME    Xau Zhwan (pronounced Sh-ow)  ALIAS    Xau Panipahr  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Straight  RACE    Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te  NATIONALITY    Resident of the Black Shroud

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    5'1  HAIR    White, long  EYES    Lavender  SCARS    various  PIERCINGS    ears  TATTOOS    Arcanic/magical runes

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION   
- Shroud huntress  HOMETOWN   
Sharlayan  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
The Black Shroud  LANGUAGES   
Common
Keeper Huntspeak  ACCENT   
Sharlayan

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Intellegent  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Efficient  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- Distant  TEMPERAMENT   
Many once knew Xau as a soft and sweet girl, with a sense of righteous justice and wanting to do good in the world. That was long, long ago. A fairytale, even. At a glance, now, Xau is known as an uncaring, cynical woman, to those she doesn't know. Perhaps if you were to get to know her, you would see those old traits, but good luck getting there.

hooks pt.1

  Out with the Old.  
While not born in Sharlayan, she spent most of her life within it, from the age of 8-24. She learned what she could, and even trained and graduated as a Sage, learning to use the nouliths as both protective shields or deadly weapons, if needed.  In with the New.  
After returning to her childhood home, the Coeurlclaws, Xau was welcomed with open arms by her sister, Raih. Raih then taught her the ways of her comrades, eventually coming to lead them, and form illegal trade routes, and transforming their particular group into something more than just poachers.

hooks pt.2

  Sending a Message.  
Due to her hatred with Sharlayan, Xau has made it a point to interrupt gleaners in their work, or sometimes kill them, displaying their bodies for other Gleaners (or even Sharlayans in general) to see with a butterfly carved into the corpse as a calling card. Gleaners within the Black Shroud may be found surrounded by a group of masked Keeper women. Whether they are kept alive and simply robbed, or killed, is entirely dependent on the Gleaner.  The Lunar Wings.  
A small group comprised of former Coeurlclaw Miqo'te Keeper women. While they still hunt (or "poach", to the Gridanians), they work along routes known only to themselves and those who need to know. They transport "poached" goods, such as furs, meats, bones, etc. For wealthier clientele, they will seek out/hunt the rarer game.
While the group is comprised of women, they can be joined by the occasional male, but it is not a normal occurrence.

Warning

This carrd and character contains R18+ material pertaining to themes of cannibalism (as well as the usual sex, drugs, murder, etc, but this is the icky one according to most). If this topic makes you uncomfortable in any way, I suggest you find another character to interact with, purely for your own sake.By continuing to read this carrd you are doing so at your own discretion.

• Proceed

• RETURN

No one knew who he was, or where he came from. The only thing that gave him away was his accent. He had originally been found stowed away on a ship originating from Sharlayan. They thought the boy a runaway from the island, except for the fact that no one from the island of knowledge would claim him. He was held by La Noscean Authorities for a time, until his freedom was bought, on the condition that he work for those who had paid for it.It was not much longer that he was dubbed "the mad dog" as any limb placed near him was liable to be bitten off, and subsequently consumed. For years after, he ran with this group, being starved for days at a time, and sicced upon anyone he was pointed to, with the promise of food. It wasn't until the group itself went under due to the leader running off with all of the money and leaving everyone else to fight amongst themselves that he had found true freedom.

He would spend the next few years prowling the streets of Ul'dah, using his charms to lure away unwitting men and women to a small base he had created for himself. The missing persons posters began to build up, and then a small slip-up, and his base was raided. His supplies, foodstuffs-- everything was taken, and he was relentlessly pursued.
Going into hiding, he vowed to become better, and find better ways to acquire his main food source. In an attempt to hunt, he came across a flyer advertising cleaning services for crime scenes. there should have been no reason to be curious, however, something called to him to investigate, and it was there that he found a better way of living. The owner of the company took him in and taught him the ways of civilised people, and his methods of getting up all of the blood and grime involved in their line of work. Since then, Eztli has created his own business in crime scene cleaning, and gives a discount for scenes newer than six hours old.

STATS

  NAME    Eztli  ALIAS    "The Cleanup Guy"  GENDER    Male  ORIENTATION    Straight, probably  RACE    Turali Hhetsarro  NATIONALITY    Turali

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    5'6  HAIR    Black, mid-length  EYES    crimson, right dead  SCARS    right eye, various scars from beast and people  PIERCINGS    ears  TATTOOS    Old/Worn out traditional tattoos of unknown origin

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION   
- Crime Scene Cleanup  HOMETOWN   
???  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
Ul'dah  LANGUAGES   
Common
Turali  ACCENT   
Turali

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Intellegent  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Efficient  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- (rp and find out :) )  TEMPERAMENT   
Unless one were to become incredibly close to Eztli, one would only see a well spoken and efficient man who practically lives to work and works to live.
If one were to brave and delve beyond that, they might not make it out alive.

hooks

  He's Your Guy.  
Whether you're a law abiding citizen, one of the authorities, or a less-than-law abiding citizen, everyone needs a guy to clean up their messes. The sooner you call him in, the better for both of you. Body cleanup and quick and thorough cleaning, as everyone needs. Just don't try to call him just to clean your house, he specializes in blood.  Unconventional Turali traditions.  
_{required: intermediate to advanced knowledge of Tural}
Deep within the recesses of the forests resided an isolated village known for its brutality. Merchants bound for it were considered suicidal, or just insane. That is, until fifteen years ago. The village that was known for their human sacrifices to their gods fell silent after a particular rite of passage into adulthood, and corpses littered the village, no one was spared

No one knew who he was, or where he came from. The only thing that gave him away was his accent. He had originally been found stowed away on a ship originating from Sharlayan. They thought the boy a runaway from the island, except for the fact that no one from the island of knowledge would claim him. He was held by La Noscean Authorities for a time, until his freedom was bought, on the condition that he work for those who had paid for it.It was not much longer that he was dubbed "the mad dog" as any limb placed near him was liable to be bitten off, and subsequently consumed. For years after, he ran with this group, being starved for days at a time, and sicced upon anyone he was pointed to, with the promise of food. It wasn't until the group itself went under due to the leader running off with all of the money and leaving everyone else to fight amongst themselves that he had found true freedom.

He would spend the next few years prowling the streets of Ul'dah, using his charms to lure away unwitting men and women to a small base he had created for himself. The missing persons posters began to build up, and then a small slip-up, and his base was raided. His supplies, foodstuffs-- everything was taken, and he was relentlessly pursued.
Going into hiding, he vowed to become better, and find better ways to acquire his main food source. In an attempt to hunt, he came across a flyer advertising cleaning services for crime scenes. there should have been no reason to be curious, however, something called to him to investigate, and it was there that he found a better way of living. The owner of the company took him in and taught him the ways of civilised people, and his methods of getting up all of the blood and grime involved in their line of work. Since then, Eztli has created his own business in crime scene cleaning, and gives a discount for scenes newer than six hours old.

STATS

  NAME    Kiku  ALIAS    Hanatsuma, The Blooming Oni  GENDER    Female  ORIENTATION    Straight  RACE    Oni  NATIONALITY    Hingan

PHYSICAL

  HEIGHT    5'3  HAIR    Black, Long  EYES    Icy blue  SCARS    None  PIERCINGS    none  TATTOOS    Old/Worn out traditional tattoos of unknown origin

BACKGROUND

  SIGNIFICANT OTHER   
- None  OCCUPATION   
- Crime Scene Cleanup  HOMETOWN   
???  CURRENT RESIDENCE   
Ul'dah  LANGUAGES   
Common
Turali  ACCENT   
Turali

PERSONALITY

  POSITIVE TRAITS   
- Intellegent  NEUTRAL TRAITS   
- Efficient  NEGATIVE TRAITS   
- (rp and find out :) )  TEMPERAMENT   
Unless one were to become incredibly close to Eztli, one would only see a well spoken and efficient man who practically lives to work and works to live.
If one were to brave and delve beyond that, they might not make it out alive.

hooks

  He's Your Guy.  
Whether you're a law abiding citizen, one of the authorities, or a less-than-law abiding citizen, everyone needs a guy to clean up their messes. The sooner you call him in, the better for both of you. Body cleanup and quick and thorough cleaning, as everyone needs. Just don't try to call him just to clean your house, he specializes in blood.  Unconventional Turali traditions.  
_{required: intermediate to advanced knowledge of Tural}
Deep within the recesses of the forests resided an isolated village known for its brutality. Merchants bound for it were considered suicidal, or just insane. That is, until fifteen years ago. The village that was known for their human sacrifices to their gods fell silent after a particular rite of passage into adulthood, and corpses littered the village, no one was spared