Ark, Chi & Clover
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Arkhail Djt-setlas
Disarming strangers with his earnestness , obliviousness and cups of tea.
Name: Arkhail Djt-setlas (“Ark”)
Forest name: Ari
Clan: Rava (Birthplace: Golmore Jungle)
Age: 32
Height: 6’1.4” / 186.5cm (max height m viera)
Defining features: short viera ears, freckles, scar on left eye, teal tattoos at corner of eyes, his left eye is now blind (due to story reasons)
Previous employment: Gladiator in the Ul’dah Colosseum (known as “Roulette”)
Current employment: part-time as security at Shoppe Cafe and part-time adventurerTraits:
Mild-mannered. Even-tempered. Agreeable, Patient and easy-going, Empathetic, Persistent and earnest. Committed/Duty-bound. Idealistic. Wears his heart on his sleeve. Disorganized. Messy and clumsy.Alignment: Neutral Good.Summary: Arkhail was a Wood-warder for his tribe for five summers and then left after he found out that his mother had been exiled from the village years agoArkhail was then roped into fighting as a gladiator for a lamed hunter in Ul'dah when he first stepped into the city. He spent a few years doing this and did not venture much outside of Thanalan during this time, he was still new to the lands outside of Golmore. It is here that Arkhail met Chifuyu (his now “sworn brother”).He also met Sophia during his time in the Bloodsands and after a few years, began a romantic relationship with her.Conscripted into service during the Battle of Carteneau, he was separated from Sophia afterwards and spent years trying to find her whereabouts (but to no avail).Travelling across Eorzea, he stumbled into Limsa Lominsa, where he met Tha’ella and Chanmoumy and was offered a job at Shoppe as security…and then was reunited with Sophia there. He has found a home and treasured friendships in Shoppe, still with the hope in his heart that remains : that he will find the answers he seeks.He is an adventurer and a sword for hire, with three main goals: to gain clues about his mother's whereabouts (and find out the truth of her exile), to explore this world that is new to him and to discover what it means to forge his own path”Where is my place in these unfamiliar lands? What role am I meant to fill? Can there be a place for one who turned his back on his people? These are the thoughts I yearn to have closure for, yet I do not know where to start.” He looks thoughtful, turning to you with a small smile. “But I hope that there will be an answer in all the asking.”——-
HOOKS
1. ILLITERATE: you see Arkhail peering at a piece of paper with eorzean script scrawled across it, brows furrowed. He seems to be struggling. Upon a quick glance you realise that the viera has received something quite odd…
2. SHOPPE SECURITY: he gives you a small nod as you enter the establishment, you realise he must be hired as security there - he has a bastard sword at his hip and a shield on his back. Yet, you wonder, he looks far too kind to be able to fill such a role effectively…
3. HELPING HAND: Arkhail is always willing to give anyone a hand, even if he hasn’t met you before! Ask him for help with any errand, whether mundane or pressing
4. RAVA VIERA: most of his life was spent in Golmore, he is still richly connected to his homeland that he abandoned…if you have questions about life there, he will answer. If you are a fellow viera, it is likely he will have much in common with you.
5. TROUBLE MAGNET / TARGET FOR CON ARTISTS - Arkhail remains quite gullible due to his innocent and trusting nature. He seems to be often finding himself in odd (and dangerous) situations or misunderstandings…perhaps you are a passerby, observing that he is in the process of getting scammed…(or are you the con artist, finding an easy target?)
6. A CLUMSY FIGHTER IN THE BLOODSANDS: perhaps your character fought him once, and you recognise him - remembering his odd battle tactics? Or did you see him from the grandstands, betting your coin on the infamous “Roulette”? Were you a rival, a competitor or a friendly face? (While he is retired from the permanent roster, he still makes appearances and trains in the Gladiator's guild from time to time.)
Bonds
[Shoppe]
✨🟢Chanmouny “Chan”: friend + employer (Shoppe Cafe)
✨🟢Tha’ella “Tae”: friend
✨🟢Gravy: friend
✨❤️Sophia (partner)
🟢F’lumeo
🟢Cadenza
🟢Fe’anor
🟢Pog
✨🟢L’ari
✨🟢Fionn[alts]
✨🟢Chifuyu “Chi” (alt)- “sworn brother” (Chi is also one of Ark’s retainers)
🟢[Ryuutei "Ryuu" (retainer)] - an ex-gladiator who was forced to fight in the Bloodsands for a crime he did not commmit. Ryuutei is now a free man, acting as one of Ark's retainers and his trusted friend.[others]
🟡❓"R"
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STORY PROGRESS:
1. it appears Arkhail is burdened with some sort of mistake he made when he was a Woodwarder, that led to the death of a friend
2. He suffers from PTSD and can get quite severe panic attacks, which he has been trying to hide (due to the shame he feels about it)
3. He has started picking up the skill to use a great sword, with help from Tha’ella
4. Arkhail has yet to find any information about his mother….
5. He has lost sight in his left eye, due to a near death experience. Arkhail does not seem too troubled by this, but it does mean his aim can be “a bit off” at times.
Reference sheet / stuff
Many other things about Ark
•"Ari" is the name that was given to him by his mother. Once abandoning the tribe, he called himself "Arkhail" instead. (Village name: "Fyth")
• he has kept the surname assigned to him when he was a woodwarder
• he can't read / is illiterate in common (so he loves to hear and share stories). He can write some basic letters.
• he is easily conned as he wants to give people a chance
• he can speak the common tongue ("eorzean") and the vieran language. His vieran sounds very archaic, due to the strictness of his tribe regarding outside influences.
* he “goes by gut feeling” for many things, and learns this way as well. = kind of dense
• He thinks deeply about purpose/meaning (and not so deeply about everything else)
• injury prone due to clumsiness (monster punching bag). Because of this, many thought he would die as a wood-warder within a few months.
• he can draw a little bit
• has a sweet tooth
Ark's past (recent and distant)
why did he fight in the Colosseum?
• Short answer: He got conned.
Long answer: He had been baited with promises of sightings and rumours of a Viera that matched his mother’s description by a lamed hunter in Ul'dah. Although Arkhail found out early on that this was false (the old hunter needed coin desperately to pay off his debts but did not have the means to do so on his own) — he continued fighting and pretending as if he did not know. During this time, Arkhail continued to wrestle with his wood-warder mentality (trust no one) and his mother’s teachings from childhood (it is worth the risk to trust). He tested what he was told by observing people’s interactions and learning more of the outside world from within Thanalan.At the end of the three years, Arkhail managed to help the old hunter pay off his debts. He finally confessed that he knew he had been lied to— much to the old man’s surprise (and shame). Arkhail held no malice or ill-will to the hunter as he had been grateful for the hunter's guardianship and wisdom while Arkhail had been a very fresh face to Eorzea.While still conflicted over his exile and the choice he had made, Arkhail felt as if he had gained his inner strength again over the last three years - to be courageous enough to forge his own path instead of the duty that had been assigned to him by his clan. The outside world was not as unforgiving as he had been warned - but he had not seen enough of it yet to know for sure.what was he like in the Colosseum?
He may be recognised from his gladiator/fighter days, as he was generally unorthodox with his fighting style (clumsiness and trained for jungle combat). Arkhail's scar on his left eye is from his first fight in the ring, as he was initially overwhelmed with all the different faces in the grandstands and the noise of the crowd and was generally clueless as to what was happening ...orz
He was eventually given the fighter name "Roulette” due to his unpredictable victories.”You may wonder -and I quote a friend of mine - “How in the seven hells did a clumsy lad like you survive fighting in the colosseum for three whole summers?” He can’t help but laugh at himself and then grins at you when you raise an eyebrow. “Well, I think my survival was likely due to an unhealthy mixture of sheer willpower, dumb luck, poorly informed stratagems and a catalogue of injuries to show that I was scraping by…probably only two steps away from returning to the Lifestream.”
what was he like as a kit?
(childhood, when he was still called "Ari".) Ari was born into Fyth village - a Ravan vieran village bordering the desert.
As a kit, he spent a lot of time with his mother. His mother told him stories of the world outside of the wood (that she had heard from merchants)- she also instilled in him the importance of seeing things from another's point of view or trying to do so. She also seemed to believe that the clan should be concerned with more than just its own well-being (and was often the first to interact with traders or outsiders). This was obviously in conflict with the ways of the Green Wood.Ari was injury prone and a slow learner, but was praised by his mother for a gentle and kind heart. This was in contrast with the worries of the on-lookers of the tribe, that this kit would not survive past adolescence due to his soft nature. At the time, Ari hoped he would end up being able to stay in the village forever to be by his mother’s side - but once he was of age he was taken by one of the Wood-warders for training and to learn to survive independently.
what was his time as wood-warder like?
(age 20-25)
During the beginning of his training, his mother would pass messages (verbally or small gifts etc) to him via other wood-warders that had travelled to the village and back. This was infrequent, but it was the only way she could send him encouragement.One day without warning, all messages from her ceased. Ari was told by his master that she had to stop communicating with him, as the distraction and double-mindedness were a weakness.Ari was (and is) not naturally a fighter - he was tender-hearted and meek and thought too much of the well-being of all things (including those from outside the clan).
His master on the other hand was a strict follower of the Green Wood, a fierce warrior and protector - and focused on making Ari see the importance of walking the ways of the woodwarders. His master spoke openly of his weaknesses and targeted Ari specifically to reveal to him that he had to overcome what was natural: A lot of his childhood mannerisms and values had to be quashed for his survival. Ari struggled with this, but felt that he must do his best to protect the tribe (and by extension, his mother). Ari's view of the world was shaped again - focusing on survival, self-reliance and the needs of the tribe above the needs of all else.(What he didn't know / still doesn't know is that his master was actually his father - who was well-aware of his mother's "heretical" ways of thinking and was determined to undo what she had nurtured in their child.)Why did he leave the tribe?
On his fifth year as a woodwarder, He overheard some of the older males speaking with his master - and found out that his mother had been exiled. What shocked him most was that this exile occurred 5 years ago, which is why she had stopped sending him messages.Knowing that she must have left for an important reason and wounded in his heart from the lies he had been fed, Ari abandoned his duties and left the clan to find her (i.e., confirm if she was alive or dead) and to seek answers.Through a series of mishaps and due to his poor knowledge of the lands outside, he wound up on a ship journeying to Eorzea…and stepped foot into Ul’dah as “Arkhail”.
Chifuyu Winterwing
angry and angsty…with a teeny-tiny heart of gold
Name: Chifuyu Winterwing
千冬 (ちふゆ) lit "a thousand winters"
Childhood name: “Sen” (千)
Race: Mi'qote Keeper of the Moon
Age: 24
Height: 5’8.2″ (173.23cm) max height m!miqo
Defining features: scar on upper lip and side of cheek (left).
Two black tattoos (straight lines) on left forearm.
Previous employment: Thief and hired assassin.
Current employment: Retainer for Arkhail. He fishes on his days off. Sometimes hanging around the Shoppe Cafe as security if Arkhail is injured.Traits:
Abrasive and brash. Hot-headed. Outspoken, blunt and headstrong. Withdrawn and anti-social. Holds new people at arms length. Loyal to the death (to those who earn it). Street smart, but zero emotional intelligence. Values brotherhood/fraternity. Trusts very little, fights a lot.Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.Summary: Chifuyu was raised somewhere in Hinganshi amongst other street orphans with no knowledge or memories of his origins or parents. He spent his childhood as part of a ring of petty thieves, before eventually being recruited by a brotherhood of hired killers to fulfil simple tasks as a teen. Chifuyu then continued to live this way, trained to dispatch marks alongside his two childhood friends...until they betrayed him one day and forced him to flee Hinganshi or face death.Forced to relocate to Ul'dah, Chifuyu immediately picked up a job - to assassinate Arkhail. Through another series of mishaps and confusion after meeting the viera, Chifuyu ended up abandoning his assignment and faced death once again for his actions. He was rescued by Arkhail and his friend Ryuutei. Since then, Chifuyu thinks of Arkhail as his "onjin" (the one he owes) and his "aniki" (older brother/sworn brother).Chifuyu is now Arkhail's "brother" and works as his retainer, stressing over the viera's open trust of strangers. His current goal is to assist Arkhail (mainly trying to keep Ark safe lol).”Aniki is insane. And I know that he's gonna get hurt someday with his weird attitude about trusting random people." Chifuyu sighs, fondly exasperated. "But ya know, he's the first person I've been able to call my "family" fer a long time.”
The miqo'te cracks his knuckles, determined.
"I'm gonna make sure that no one knifes him in the back...I owe him that much."——-
HOOKS
1. YOUR STUFF IS MISSING: you look around, unable to locate something you’d been holding a few minutes earlier…only to see Chifuyu, who is throwing it up in the air with a hand and catching it again…
2. ASLEEP IN AN ODD PLACE: you stumble across the miqote, who had taken a nap in a very strange place…
3. INJURED ANIMAL: you encounter an injured creature of some kind, and attempt to coax it into your care but to no avail. “The hell’s do ya think yer doin’?” You hear a frustrated voice behind you and Chifuyu steps forward…
4. HINGAN SPEAKER: if you are from Hinganshi or Doma, Chifuyu will be able to converse with you in Hingan. If you require his help with reading the Far Eastern script, he may be able to help you (depending on how he’s feeling).
5. IRRITATED RETAINER: You find Chifuyu cursing aloud, looking anxious and frustrated- pacing back and forth. “I can’t return to Aniki w’ this dumb wind crystal!” It seems the retainer is in a bit of a predicament….
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Reference sheet / stuff
Many other things about Chi
• culturally raised in Hinganshi, has no connections to Moon Keeper culture
• fluent in Hingan (mother tongue) and Eorzean. His eorzean is heavily accented by the thugs he grew up with.
• has knowledge of various ciphers due to past work
• also has sticky fingers - will swipe things out of interest without a second thought
• is currently trying to hide that he was an assassin, and is hiding from his old brotherhood of theives/hitmen
• cannot return to Hinganshi without risk of being killed as he was found to have committed an offense against the higher ups.
• has two brands on his forearm that he got when he was caught stealing as a child (twice). Has not been caught since.
• has an erratic sleep schedule
• prefers the company of animals over people
• he loves poetry and haiku
• often taking refuge in strange places/small cramped areas
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BONDS:
[shoppe]
🟢Chan "Boss"/"taichou"
🟢Tae
🟢✨L'ari
🟢Gravy
🟢Sophia ("aneki")
🟡💢Fe'anor ("Mister freaking Tarline")
🟡Mochi
🟡Lann[alts]
🟢✨Arkhail ("Aniki")
🟢(🩷?) Clover (..."friend"...XD)
Clover windwillow
a young and naiive florist (who is too easily influenced...)
Name: Clover Windwillow
Aka: "Clove", "Cloves"
Race: Sunseeker miqo’te
Age: 20
Height: min height f!miqo (149cm)
Defining features: petite frame, small scar on side of face, bangs and side tied ponytail
Previous employment: ???
Current employment: works part time at the florist (in New Gridania), part time helping with her sister’s business
Class/Jobs: beginner’s archery (arc)Traits:
Softly spoken, introverted, scatterbrained, day dreamer, curious about morbid things, easily excitable and nervous, easily moved to tears, bashful, naiive, sheltered (=zero street smarts). doesn’t hide much, has a vivid imagination, has a thirst for learning new thingsAlignment: neutral goodSummary:
- Clover is the youngest child (has an older sister Calla, and an older brother Callix who left home about a year ago to become an adventurer)
- Lives in a small cottage in the Lavender Beds with her older sister
- family business = supplying chocobo feed for racing chocos and harnesses/tack/saddles etc
- Her parents are often travelling to sell their wares, leaving Clover and her sister to run the family business
- Clover can be easily discouraged by the words and opinions of her older sister
- As she has been sheltered (and prevented) from travelling outside Gridania until recently, Clover is fairly clueless and has very little fighting / survival skill
- Has perfect memory for rumours and stories of adventure, as well as the language of flowers and chocobo feed recipes
- Is terrible at explaining or describing things to othersCurrent:
-Clover wound up at Shoppe as a visitor, looking for someone she met at the Gold Saucer (Chifuyu). She has since then met a few faces in Shoppe and will be providing free bouquets or flower arrangements for the cafe (to thank Shoppe members for their kindness).
-Clover admires Tha'ella greatly and is often in awe of the the viera - hoping to be stronger, enough to be of some use to the rest of Shoppe.
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"I...just want to be better! I can't be the same forever..." She nods at you, her hands clasped - hopeful. "Do you think I could be like them? Do you think I could help everyone as much as they've helped me?""——-
HOOKS
1. Do you need flowers?: Clover works for Tanie in Gridania, and will be wandering around Grid trying to sell her wares...! Feel free to approach her, as she will be very keen to pick flowers for any occasion <3
2. "You're an adventurer?!": Clover loves hearing stories and will ask you a million questions if you give her the time.
3. Chocobo feed: Does your chocobo need a better feed mix? Do you need a new saddle or bridle? Clover's still learning, but she'd be very happy to inspect your chocobo and give you some feed samples!
4. Crying in public: You spot the young miqo'te breaking down into tears and sobbing uncontrollably, those passing by seem to ignore her...
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[Shoppe]
🟢Chanmouny “Chan”: arkhail's kind boss
🟢✨Tha’ella “Tae”: role model/idol/mother figure
🟡Cesaj
🟡Sophia (Arkhail's strong wife)
🟢Fe’anor ("Mister Tarline!")
🟢L’ari ("Mister Frey")
🟡Lann
🟡F'lumeo
🟢Mochi[alts]
🟢(🩷?) Chifuyu “Chi” (alt)- (friend but they're courting...she thinks? XD)
🟢Arkhail[others]
Contact
Name: Broccoli (broccs for short)
Discord: broccolibazooka
Timezone: GMT+8
Server: Materia (OCE) - Sephirot
PLD main-you can address me as Ark/Arky or broccoli/broccs, whatever floats your boat.
-I'm interested in coming up with stories and adventures :)
-I’m also interested in weaving backstories together with others
-I used to be part of RP groups on deviantart, but am new to RP in-game
-I’m also still quite new to the FFXIV lore so please forgive me if I make mistakes-my art is messy, sorry! ><
Ark's sketchbook (Shoppe Cafe sketches)