A'kayah
Lillium-Ryn
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- 4 years, 1 month ago
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- Lillium-Ryn
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Profile
- Dancing and performing.
- Sweet treats, like chocolate and strawberries.
- Learning new moves for his dances.
- Hot chocolate and cream after a hard day's work.
- Being able to get his gil to the Inn staff on time.
- People who get the wrong idea from his dances.
- Male Roegadyn and Au Ra - They're so tall!
- Sour foods.
- Having a bad day bringing in gil.
- Sandstorms.
- The way they look: A'kayah has dark skin, with some small dark patches of spots over his shoulders and down his back. He has black hair with a deep purple sheen in the light, often braided or put back into cute styles. The hair tips are dyed pink, along with the tips of his ear fluff. He has bright pink eyes with cat-like pupils, and dark brown markings that come from the inside of his eyeline down over his cheek bones. His face and uncovered arm are decorated with pink make up for his performances, swirls and cute patterns. Often hidden behind clothing, is a tattoo of cherry blossoms on his back, over his shoulder blades.
- Attire choice: Pink and purple flowers in his hair by his left ear. A tiny pink and gold jacket that's open over his torso, adorned in beads. A sleeve of fabric fits over his left forearm, the same colours, with a detailed pattern. The right has brown and gold ribbon wrapped around his arm in a pattern. Layers of pink, purple, and gold fabrics form a skirt, held up with a strip of red and kept together on his hips with a gold clasp. Shorts of the same colour as his jacket rest just above his knees. Extra gold jewellery is wrapped around his ankles, wrists, and tail.
- Personality: He is a very shy Miqo'te, full of blushes and stutters when talking with people he isn't close to. But once he starts dancing, he is full of boundless confidence and smiles, even with an unknown audience. A'kayah happily talks anyone's ear off if they get him on the right subjects, regardless of how well he knows them.
- Job traits: Knows fire and ice thaumaturgy, and incorporates the magic into his dances, using the elements like poi to create beautiful shows. He fights with chakram, and thoroughly enjoys the experience.
- Interesting fact: Most of A'Kayah's earned gil gets sent to his mother to help her look after herself and his two little brothers. The rest gets split between paying for his Thaumaturgy lessons and surviving for himself.
Born to a single mother, A'kayah grew up on the streets of Ul'dah. He became quite the wanderer in his youth, learning the alleys and paths of the city-state, coming across the Thaumaturges Guild, and peering around the door. He became a frequent face at the Guild doors, peering in; the brothers, upon coaxing him to talk, found the Miqo'te kit quite adept at magic.
A'Kayah was ten when his mother had twin kits; and his tiny ears weren't seen around the Guild doors as much, pausing his pursuits to help her take care of them. He begged for gil when they were born, and even tried to learn dance and singing to make more as he grew into his teens. Dancing was something he increasingly enjoyed; and he chased it, the freedom and happiness of his movements. It brought crowds which spiked anxiety to begin with, but he would soon learn to close his eyes and feel the rush of his movements through his hair and fur.
Eventually, there was enough gil for both his family and himself, A'Kayah taking his first steps back inside the Thaumaturges Guild after a few years. He paid for his lessons with his own earned gil, soon learning to incorporate his fire and ice into his dances. Fire was spun from his fingertips like poi, his movements quick and full of excitement; and the ice sparkled around him with dances of less haste.
After some time, nearing the end of his teenage years, A'Kayah was taken on by a dancer who spotted his performances, and taught him in the ways of the Chakram.
