Application for Noctium

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« PLAYER INFORMATION »

Name: Lampy
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact: lampdevil at Plurk, or PM to journal
Other characters, if any: No

« CHARACTER INFORMATION »

Character: Mohi'to "Mentha" Jinjahl (Non-Warrior of Light OC)
Canon: Final Fantasy XIV
Canon point: Patch 5.4: Futures Rewritten
OU or AU?: OU
Age: 34
Species: Keeper of the Moon Miqo'te (cat-person)

« RECORD »

Disposition:
Sociable - Mohi'to is a chatty fellow, full of fancy words and run-on sentences. He'll walk right up to strangers and set right in on ingratiating himself. He's half genuinely curious about people, and half in the habit of making an immediate positive impression. For all that he loves a good book and will happily spend hours studying, he's just as fond of bouncing theories off of others, or going on at length about the interesting things that he has learned.

Adventurous - Since his earliest days, Mohi'to had always wanted to explore and wander and try every new thing possible. He bristled under his mother's protective watch, and didn't think twice about setting out into the wider world with his father at the age of 12, when the offer to do so came. If he settles somewhere, it's rarely for longer than a few months at a time. Either his business finishes or he crosses the wrong person and is forced to leave. It suits him fine enough, though, and he enjoys living his life ready to pick up and go at a whim. He has been to nearly every corner of Eorzea, explored lands further east, and hopes to see even more of the world still. He craves novelty and excitement, and finds the whole world to be fascinating.

Educated and Intellectual - Having been taught his letters and numbers, Mohi'to is better-educated than most Eorzeans. But his father took that even further, educating his son in history and arcane matters as well. With that solid foundation laid, Mohi'to continued to pursue knowledge even after his father's untimely death at the hands of ill-summoned voidsent. His coin is mostly spent on tomes, a personal collection of which he keeps safely stored in an apartment/hidey-hole out in Limsa Lominsa. He will also rarely pass up a chance to have an in-depth discussion with someone about their own areas of expertise, especially if it promises to increase his own knowledge. For all that it is important for him to accumulate knowledge, however, he also understands how important it is to preserve it and to share it. He'll gladly teach things to those that he feels will use the knowledge for good ends, and he's keeping a careful eye out for someone that he may someday pass his own knowledge of Black Magic on to.

Deceptive - Be it bamboozling people with words, covering up his true intentions with misdirections, or just outright lies, Mohi'to has a loose relationship with the truth. It's often necessary. As a Black Mage, he's a criminal in many Eorzean jurisdictions. Lies have helped him evade notice or slip away to freedom. As well, early traveling life with his father involved false fortune-telling and selling dubious alchemical concoctions. He carries the tradition on, glad to lie about his credentials for any job, and to keep lying about it in an effort to fake it until he makes it. He's been at it so long, he honestly doesn't know how to stop.

Under pressure: Mohi'to's immediate reaction to being snatched up into a new world has been one of wide-eyed excitement and curiosity, thus far. He's always been the sort to land on his feet when tossed into a new situation, and he feels confident that he can manage that here, as well. Once he has settled in some and feels confident in his knowledge of this world, he'll be eager to help out new arrivals. It's not an entirely selfless thing, for it's yet another way for him to flex his intellectual abilities... but within that egotistical framework, he does sincerely want to be of assistance. His desire to 'help', somewhat self-serving as it is, is what will also drive him to investigate the whys and hows of this place, possibly to the point of venturing to places he ought not go or pushing at people that he ought not bother. He's liable to get himself in trouble, sooner or later.

Condition upon arrival: Fit and healthy, no injuries or illnesses.

Abilities: Black Magic - This stuff, basically. By using a staff, Mohi'to can weave magical energies into bursts of fire, ice, and lightning, along with various acts of teleportation and shielding. He's skilled up to the equivalent of level 80.

Sharlayan Astrology - Magic based on the heavens, Primarily for healing, protecting, and enhancing himself and others. He's skilled up to level 60.

The Echo - A special ability that a select few from his world possess, the Echo primarily lets Mohi'to understand any spoken language, and allows him to occasionally view the memories of others. Echo-users cannot be tempered by Primals (magical brainwashing, basically), and this may extend to similar forms of mind control. It can also allows the user to potentially predict and dodge attacks with uncanny accuracy. (A permissions post will be created to allow people to opt out of having the Echo used. Memory-viewing will be discussed OOCly prior to happening, even with permissions.)

Pugilism - He knows how to throw a punch and scuff it up a bit. He essentially got this up to about 15, resulting in some very basic hand-to-hand combat skill.

Botany - Knows how to forage in the woods, identify various trees and plants, and safely harvest them.

Arcane Education - Has extensively studied principles of magic, theories of the Void, and everything he could find about the creatures that dwell there.

Inventory: A Neo-Ishgardian Rod (Black Mage's weapon for casting)
A Shire Astrometer (Astrologian's weapon for casting, comes with cards)
A Black Mage soul crystal (transmits/records skill, essential for safe casting of certain spells)
An Astrologian soul crystal (transmits/records skill)
Leather-bound notebook, writing supplies
Adventurer's pack (contains some gil, a few tomestones, assorted monster bits, empty ether bottle)

Gembond: Ruby
Gem Location: The back of his left hand

« MISCELLANEOUS »

Sample: Here

Notes: Mohi'to is not a Warrior of Light, but instead one of the usually-handwaved other adventurers that assists them in battle. While he is loosely affiliated with the canonical organization the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, I intend to play him as not particularly familiar with the canon NPCs other than in passing.

Mohi'to's remembered Warrior of Light is Megumi Yukimura.