Rhul Zhere

Rhurhu

  • Miqo'te (Mixed)

  • 23

  • He/him

  • 5'1" (157cm)

  • Athletic/muscular

  • Healer & Metalworker

First Impressions

Amiable, playful and coquettish, with his petite stature and choice of attire Rhul has caused bouts of confusion in more than one onlooker, confusion that is only minimally obviated by the decreasing amount of steps he's lately taken to disguise his muscular build.Even to a glance, though, his build is not there just for aesthetic purposes: a webbing of scars and burns peeking on almost every exposed patch of skin, even under the colourful ink of his Hingan-inspired tattoo, speaking of the years spent on a battlefield.

Inhe'a Zhere

Innie

  • Miqo'te (Keeper of the Moon)

  • 54

  • He/him

  • 5'5" (165'6cm)

  • Lean

  • Culinarian (retired)

First Impressions

Taciturn and constantly sporting knitted eyebrows, with a scar running diagonally from his forehad to his cheekbone, Inhe'a looks like the thug he used to be, more than like the shy old man he actually is.For a Miqo'te he's not tall nor short, he's not overwhelming nor underwhelming, perfectly average, almost a ghost, his steps as silent as the desert's sand on a day without winds.

Story

CW: mentions of underage promiscuity, implications of grooming

Born in La Noscea from a mixed Miqo'te couple, Rhul was raised between Moraby Bay (where his adoptive grandparents live) and the docks of Limsa Lominsa, where his dad worked as part of the Bismarck's crew.Maybe someone still remembers that small child staring at a big, big world with eyes big like a Paissa's and talking to empty alleys?After the Calamity, when he was seven, his family moved to Ul'dah, where with the help of a friend, owner of a renowned Pillowhouse, they opened their first tavern, The Melting Daggers, over the years expanded and rebranded to be known as the Winking Paissa.Turned twelve, he left the nest, and moved to Gridania with his sister and while she studied the lance, he joined Stillglade Fane, to study conjury, his stay remembered fondly by his teacher, a certain Hearer going by Nolanel (no, not that one) and him alone, studies cut short by the rumours of a scandalous affair and other debaucheries that saw him bestowed the moniker of The Harlot of Stillglade Fane by some of his peers.At sixteen, he was sent to Florentel's Spire, to conclude his training under the Wood Wailer's watchful gaze.While at nineteen, discharged from duty following a crippling injury, he spents half a year as a recluse at home, healing and recovering until he felt like walking once more.Currently, he lives between Ul'dah and Ishgard, studying and practicing metallurgy (with a focus on goldsmithing) and helping the destitute there where he can, be it with heals or meals.

Special Hooks

Places> The Tortoise Shell/Item Shop in Ul'dah. He worked there for around a year, and can still be found there from time to time, to sell his wares and take commissions.> The Scholar's Virtue in Ishgard. He loves that little library and even if he's not an avid reader, it's not hard to find him heading there during his visits in the Holy See.> Pearl Lane in Ul'dah. He's often there to offer his services as a healer for free.>The North Shroud and Old Gridania he can be found there from time to time, visiting his teacher in Fallgourd Float or Stillglade Fane. Mostly the former, as there are people who dislike his sight in the guild.People> Inhe'a Zhere, his beloved dad.> Jaquelain Nillefrant, one of the current owners of the Winking Paissa, and someone he's known for more than half his life.> Sugi Tatewaki, the other owner of the Winking Paissa, a very stubborn and boisterous Raen woman.> Jules Westfield His partner in life and 'crime'. They currently live in his attic.> Sayuri Chibana One of his closest friends, for as incredible as that may sound.> Freed Tortoise His main metallurgy teacher. They had a fallout due to personal reasons and even if it's being mended, Rhul doesn't seem to want to work with him the way he did before anymore, preferring his independence.> Veronica Wright He considers her a friend.> Harumi Ishikawa His first friend, and even though he does not even know if he still lives, he considers him one of the best. (It's thanks to him he met Sayuri, too)> Koko Orben Another dear friend of his.The Echo
Rhul's echo lets him understand the abstract meaning behind words and writings (but won't give him an exact translation or let him speak languages he does not already speak); lets him see into other people's past*; and makes him unusually sensitive to aether, his skin almost an aetherometer or akin to a living focus.

*
・What he sees about other characters and when is entirely up to their players: just hmu on discord or through /tells with your vision!
・When visions happen, I'll roll a d10 (pain scale): [1-7], he might stagger or get dizzy depending on the number, but it'll look like an absence seizure otherwise; [8], same, but I will also roll for nausea when he wakes from it (d20, safe≧7); [9] he will faint, but manage to get in a safe position first; [10] he will faint suddenly. Might hit his head and/or get injured unless caught or already in a safe position. ([9-10] might trigger, fitting the context, an additional roll for a tonic clonic seizure).
・He most likely won't react to its contents overtly.

Story

CW: drug use, implied child abuse

Not much is known of Inhe'a's past.Of Keeper descent for sure, he does not talk of his time in the Shroud, but maybe, and just maybe, there still is someone old enough to remember about that village in the South Shroud, wiped out by the Somnus trade before the Calamity could even be imagined, and the dirty, battered child of a most dazed ex-Wailer dreamer.A child that suddenly vanished...Only to be found again in his early teens in the alleys of the Drydocks and Limsa alike, part of a gang of ne'er-do-well, chased by the Yellowjackets for as many petty crimes as there's stars in the sky (and some bigger ones, too).Eventually, at sixteen, he was betrayed, sold out, stabbed and left for dead, a scapegoat for a deal gone south... and that was the beginning of his luck turning. **Taken in by a drydocks guard and a shipwright, nursed back to health and over the years taught skills that would become his passion, his trade, he eventually moves to work in Aleoport as a kitchen aid, his climb to a better life just started.There he meets C'amneo, a wandering conjurer of Seeker descent, who would after a tender friendship become his wife, the love of his life.Now in Ul'dah, after having worked for years as a culinarian of a certain renown, he enjoys his retirement. Or at least he would, did he not much prefer the work what health forced him to leave.

Hooks

Places
> The Arrzaneth Ossuary in Ul'dah. He's a very devoted person and can unless hospitalized, he never misses a Fireday mass and a few prayers around the week.> The Sapphire Avenue Exchange in Ul'dah. He enjoys taking strolls there, as well as browsing the stalls.People> Rhul Zhere, his youngest son.> Koko Orben, who worked for him for a while.> Jaquelain Nillefrant, one of his right-hand men at the Winking Paissa, and one of its current owners.> Sugi Tatewaki His other right-hand woman. She gave him as many headaches as she did joys.> Mildrith Blake (NPC), One of the fiercest accountants and stock traders in Ul'dah.

Screenshots

Art & Doodles

>06/2023 The Great Question
—Synopsis—
For young Inhe'a the prospect of death, even if by the hands of someone he deemed a friend, would have been a comforting thought...
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Status: (1/1) Complete
Tags: Angst, Hurt & Comfort
Word Count: 415
Notes:

Commissions & Gifts

Rhul is...

>Addicted to sugar, though he's learning to live off of other things as well.>Really fond of the colour blue>In an open yet committed relationship>Bisexual, believe it or not>Terrified of fishes and bugs, tunas and spiders in particular.>Really good at foraging, and he enjoys reading about a place's local flora and to learn about its uses quite a bit.>Disabled, his right leg a hindrance to many tasks... (and only worsening).

Inhe'a is...

>Nearly blind>Sick to the heart, enough that he can't safely use magic.>Happily married, though he wishes he could follow his wife around more.>Terrified of heights... it wasn't that bad when he was younger. (It was always that bad).>An amazing culinarian all around, but especially good with sweetmeats, as that's what his kids enjoy the most.