#o'dhael miz

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웃:  three people that are important to my muse

Sorry this took a hot second to get to, miss Dhael gave me a stink trying to narrow hers down to three.

Ibis is a little easier. Yargui is probably the most important person in his life - being that she was one of the first people he truly connected to once he left his home. He was alone and scared but here was somebody he could come to for anything. The other two are probably Y'shtola for similar reasoning (he probably starts getting close to her because of her relationship with Yargui mgmjmgmmj) and Papalymo. He latched onto all three like a sad wet puppy.

Dhael is hard to narrow it down to just three - though in her early years there are three very clear figures, with that being her (remaining) family post-calamity. Cherie'li, O'naruho and O'miz will always remain important in her life due to just how tightly knit their family is. It's very clear she holds them all dear and they just as much with her. (Though honorable mentions stretch to Thancred, Y'shtola, Foulques and Sylphie, and though they never met, Ysayle and Lyse) it's a bit of an obvious answer probably but with how Dhael grew up she'd cling to these lot.

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It's 2am i can't sleep and i found this so it's blathering time

This is actually something I think about all the time, because how my characters interact with others in their world is constantly on my mind and you know. family is right there !

Anyways I er uh infodumped so . Read more time.

That aside ,both Yargui and O'miz actually have pretty good relationships with their parents ! though a lot of differences lie in how the two grew up, family life, how the parents react to their kiddo being the wol etc.

Unfortunately for Miz's case his mother died when he was pretty young - about ten summers old. Cherie's health problems caught up to her, to make a very long story short. Though his father is still alive ! both dads, actually. (though Bertennant came into the picture later. because i got attached to an npc with four lines. auGh)

Honestly though Naruho struggles immensely with grasping that Miz is in such a position. He made a vow, to protect his children til his last breath, afterall, not to mention he just stressed. . . . A lot over Mizzy while they were growing up. Having O'miz potentially die suddenly on him was a v er y real fear as they were growing up ,even more so than his siblings, and after losing Oh'dax and Shele it just becomes even more difficult for his stress. And now you're telling him his son is throwing his life on the kind constantly for the World ? Justhold on. he needs a second. Hold on. he needs to lay down I think. (honorable Bertannant mention again; while also stressed, he trusts Miz is capable enough to hold their own. He saw how determined they were, even as a kid, so. Cherie would be in the same boat as him if she were alive.)

As for Yargui. . .

Both of Yargui's parents are alive ! She likes to stop by and visit them on the steppe when she can, and say hello to them and her siblings - including her new baby sister come endwalker. Little Tuya. . . . .. .

Anyways, I think it was just an overload on them at first. They found out everything at once when Yargui got yoinked to the first with O'dhael. About why she left suddenly after the calamity, her Echo, the fact that she's a warrior of light alongside O'miz, that she's putting her life on the line, and the fact that. well. First yoink. It's all just a lot of information for two parents who just wanna know what happened to their daughter.

Guess that leaves a pretty negative impact. It's not as bad as Naruho's stress, but they do get pretty worked up if they haven't seen or heard from / about her in a while. In some cases, though, like during 6.0, they run under "no news is good news", because they think someone coming to tell of what happened to her will be First yoink 2, electric boogaloo and that she might just be dead this time.

I do also like to think the parents would all get along pretty well. . . that Might just be me thinking too much though

Question of the Day [WoLs]

Since it seemed to have meet some success, I add another to the list. This time about a subject I don’t often see talked about when it comes to WoLs specifically:

What are their relationship with their parents? Are they still alive? How do their parents live with the risk their child has taken to help people/save the world?

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"Were you going to ever tell me?"

It was another trip to the ward, another trip to see her father in between routine checks from the Chigureons.

At this point it'd become a routine of it's own - every few moons he'd push himself a little too far, or his legs would give out on the field and something would crush him underfoot. Never anything as bad as the time Hardin attacked, but on rare occasion it came close.

This moon was one of those occasions.

Hardin struck again, maiming his left leg into disrepair and still scarring his right. Typical of the man to strike where he knew it'd permanently impact her father.

O'dhael remembered the look on Urianger's face when they brought him in. The way Thancred went from a playful jest with Alphinaud to chilled worry. O'miz couldn't even stand on his own two paws, blood caked all over his legs, mangled left leg twisted at an off angle, with the knee bent.

And yet all she could do was freeze. Stand there as memories flooded in of when she found him herself with Sylphie, groaning on the ground with a foot in the grave and the other on it's way. Her heart plummeted as she stared, and it sank moreso when she saw the guilt on his face - the knowing.

He was rushed to the ward, and once they were allowed to stop by, there was an achingly long talk about how he needed to step down, lest he perish. He was stubborn insistent that he hold the position, before reluctantly coming to a compromise. He'd retire Eleos, but still follow round as a healer.

Sighing to herself, she pushed the door open. Part of her knew the conversation to come - though his agreement to step down had been several sunrises ago, she knew Yargui stopped by some bells ago to carefully drop more news on his awaiting lap.

She knew the question waiting on his tongue the moment she saw the look upon his face.

"Were you going to ever tell me ?"

There was pain in his weary eyes, mixing in with the twinge of fear in his voice. She knew he was just as his father; fear of losing his child crushing all else.

"You know of my Echo," she started, stepping closer to sit by him and place her tail over his hand, "my plan, for several summers, was to step up and take the World upon my shoulders should you ever take it off yours. That time has come."

There was already blood on her hands, she wanted to tell him. She wanted to tell him she heard all the whispers of her being some 'secret' warrior of light, or that some people almost expected her to take the torch. That the fact that she was his child - the heart she was bestowed to by him was bound to this.

She took it in stride. She wanted to help, since she was a little miki'tten, and this was how she decided to do that.

O'miz seemed near frozen as he tried to speak again. "Dhael. . . I - are you certain of this ?" there it was again, that fear dripping from his lips. "You know it's a taxing task. . ."

"I promised Yargui several summers ago. I'm not inclined to break it."

"But you were just a child when you made it ! Surely she'd understand if you changed your mind !" a poisonous desperation joined the fear, as he pushed himself up slightly, gritting his teeth when pain shot up his body.

Speaking through clenched teeth now, O'dhael did her best to keep composed. "Young as I was, I was certain on my decision, just as I am now."

He opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. It was clear his mind was rushing as he tried to figure out what to say.

"I already know of all the toils to come. Who wouldn't, if they've also seen the pain you went through ?" her voice cracked as she mentioned it - the memories of her father's torment were always too much- but she knew she had to reassure him she knew what she was getting into. . . somehow. "I've seen so much of it, Papa."

It was agonizing, watching how quickly his desperation turned to defeat. Seeing the echoes of a father just wanting to keep his child safe at all costs just as his own father did, knowing it fought with the need for acceptance that she had already left the nest and was more than capable of this. A whine escaped his throat as he fought back the tears, laying a shaking hand on her arm.

All she could think to do was place her own onto his and cast healing spells under her breath passed down to her from her fellow white mages.

She always knew this was inevitable, but she never prepared for the swift defeat - or the pain of it.

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There's blood on my hands / caked under my nails / and I've begun to realize it cannot be washed before it seeps within

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"What's something your oc counts as unforgiveable ?"

Miz is a rough one here. He tries to be understanding most of the time i.e. accidents / accidental harm and the likes- but standards are dropped once you harm friends / family. Hurt O'dhael and he will not hesitate to tear out your throat y'kn ? Usually he'll let you walk all over him (with one exception) but with those he love he's more protective.

~~ getting forgiven for this is also exceedingly hard. Could be dependent on circumstances but as it gets worse in severity he's more likely to turn his nose away. Like Fourchelnaut is a good example - He's still very tentative around him after the events at the meeting. He's trying to forgive but it just rubbed him the wrong way. Versus, say, Lahabrea. If he (as an ascian) were to return, Miz would not hesitate to immediately tackle him to the ground and shove Eleos into his throat. (Made Pandae really awkward, though.)

"Has your OC have any contradictory interests or traits to the first preception people have of the? How do they surprise people?"

I think it's pretty amusing that some people never expect O'miz to be a tank -- to be frank they never expect him to be buff in the first place. Something about a small pink catboy doesn't give people "burly tank" vibes. (Though, to be frank, his old robes covered his muscle.) I do enjoy him being a healer/tank though so I cam laugh at this all I want lol.

That's mostly ooc over ic, and that's found out pretty quickly anyways.

Anyways ! I guess stuff that's found more quickly. . . Nobody ever expects him to be into goldsmithing ? He smithed his armor, obviously, since he hand-makes all his gear - save for Eleos and the old staff he used as a White Mage, as that was the Relic weapon. He's veeeerrrry crafty, sometimes even dabbling into drawing and painting / writing on days his legs ache far too much for him to go out. (This happens more frequently after he steps down.)

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Fray and O'dhael convinced them to take a nap

(featuring Nix @pygmybird , Zimoh, and Sarnai @haligtreeroots )

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"let’s go take a walk somewhere.”

It didn't take long to find the girl.

She was sitting with her tail twined around one leg of the stool, doing her best to wrap her legs around it for balance. Leaning forward against the bed, anybody could see her reaching her arms towards the sleeping form of her father.

Estinien tried not to focus on how O'dhael had her hand delicately wrapped around O'miz's own bandaged hand.

He moved slowly, pulling in a stool to sit next to her. She didn't startle, instead peering up with those big yellow eyes. They always seemed so full of knowledge. . .

And he knew she was a smart kid. which unfortunately meant there was no sugarcoating this.

She spoke up before he even opened his mouth.

"You don't have to tell me." Her voice was small. "I don't wanna talk about it, either."

With a sigh, Estinien placed a hand softly on her head, ruffling her curly hair gently. There was a period of silence between the two, just sitting like this, as he figured out how to comfort the young girl. "Well, would you rather hear . . ." he paused, momentarily thinking of what to tell. "Hear of tales of his adventures, mayhap ?"

Dhael pursed her lips, pondering herself, while she leaned away from her father. "You mean there's more than what Raha has told ?"

"Oh, there's much more. He's full of stories, you know. . . Always getting so excited over them. I'm more than certain he has much more to tell you."

"He does ?"

He could see her brightening up a bit- usually a good sign- and smiled down at her. "He does, yes. I can bring you to him, if you wish-"

The man couldn't help but startle at how hard she shook her head to get the point across, her hair brushing against his arm.

"I want to hear your stories."

Another pause.

"Alright. let's go take a walk somewhere, and I'll tell you my tales."

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nameday.

since Miz and I share a birthday (04/05) i decided i'd draw something up for the occasion.

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Stumbles out of a read more covered in blood . I babbled about O'dhael and O'miz and the importance of family to them and just how they Are for a bit

Cannot stop thinking about O'miz's reason for stepping down. I don't call it retirement because it's not really that, but by the twelve. . . He cares very little for his own health. Hell, in an au he literally sad he'd give his own life if it meant the others stayed safe , but since he knew it was fruitless he stayed alive to better their safety as the only one who was even close to a doctor there.

But like. He'd push and shove to keep trying to keep everyone safe, no matter what. Even if this means he sustains serious injury, even if his own pain only gets worse; if his family is okay, he's going to keep fighting. It takes Hardin attacking him a second time to finally listen to his family and step down, if only because he fears for their lives. In his mind, if he keeps himself in the light per se, who's to say Hardin won't go for who stands by him ? of course this still leads to a messy confrontation later but. In the end his health is the last concern here. Family is his biggest concern.

That's part of the reason he's so scared when O'dhael steps into his place. He fears Hardin will attack her and use her as a pawn. He's scared she'll get hurt, that she may experience even worse than what he did, that so so many bad things could happen.

But god. the surge of pride every time she proves herself to him. Through all the worry and pain, she's still a fighter. He hates the cycle that's bound to continue, but he learns his baby's grown up, y'know ? She's strong enough.

Doesn't stop him from throwing himself into danger for her pretty frequently. She appreciates that he's there for her, yes, but lord is she worried just as much as he is.

She's just like him actually in the sense that she puts others before herself. She just wants to see those she loves happy and healthy . . . Even when she was younger. She'll get sick and be more worried about making sure the others are okay, putting them before her even if she's the one causing worry.

Even as a child she was this way. Kinda reminds me of when Miz was first attacked by Hardin and she and Sylphie found him nearly dead. She put on a brave face and did what she could to comfort her sister after Miz is carried away by the healers because Sylphie was in absolute hysterics over it. (i can't blame her when you know what she's been through like holy shit). She's just . Gmjmmgmj i can't put it into words she cares so much but she also worries so much and she just wants everyone to be happy ! i know I'm repeating myself now but. She just wants everyone to be happy

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❛ that was a close call, wasn’t it? ❜ For the various prompts

Anyone could guess what happened back in the shroud as the duo stumbled through the entrance, grins wide as ever. there was blood caked down the left side of O'miz's face, though he seemed unbothered, likely thinking that he could just ask Shele for help patching up the miraculously small cut. Oh'dax was unfortunately a little more busted up, but he took it in stride.

And as they made their way, they held their heads high, keeping the pace swift- they were practically running, ignoring the stares on the way, up til they were standing before the door.

The house was miraculously silent before the two stepped in, leaning on one another. laughter followed in like the thunder crash after a lightning strike, causing Shele to scoff from where she stood, currently cradling O'dhael in her arms.

"That was a close one, wasn't it ? You damn near could have been ripped to shreds by those things had I not run in !" Oh'dax's voice carried, oblivious to his sister's presence.

O'miz's voice returned, though much quieter, as he were at least aware of the potential of his daughter having one of her afternoon naps. "Bold, coming from you, Dax ! I could have sworn you'd at least knew better than to rush headfirst and end up provoking the opo-opos !"

"I would consider it bold that you two push into here, yelling and laughing with no regard to the sleeping child or her equally tired aunt, and then declaring your foolish endeavors !" despite her harsh words, there was her own laugh in Shele's tone, and her smile revealed the sharp fangs she always tried to hide as a child. "Why, you two can't keep your arses a breath away from death without us around, can you ?"

O'dhael, previously assumed to be sleeping, kicked her legs, pointing to the two and opening her mouth- but before she could say whatever it was, she yawned, her own sharp kitten teeth flashing.

At seeing his child so tired, O'miz made to move forward and immediately lift her into his arms- though he was stopped by Shele, who put a finger to his forehead.

"Nay. We're getting this patched up before anything else." suddenly serious, she nodded to Dax to fetch a wet rag.

"Whatever happened to you, Miz ? you've bled quite much for such a small injury. . ."

"Oh, an opo-opo just threw rocks my way. Most of then missed. . ."

Though they weren't visible under her hair, it was clear there was concern in Shele's green eyes. "Did most of them hit Dax, then ?"

All she got for confirmation was a grunt as he dressed his own wounds, small wet spots peppering his bandages as he wrapped it with the hand still wet from the rag. "Twas an accident. They didn't harm us too much, you needn't fret so much about us ending up 'a breath from death-'" Oh'dax paused, raising an eyebrow. "That sounds like something father would say."

Shele giggled- a sound that lit up the room- and waved her free hand. "I guess he's finally begun to rub off on me !"

There was a moment's silence while Shele cleaned and dressed the injury, and Dhael clambered from Shele's lap into her father's. She curled up against him as he relaxed, running a hand through her hair.

By this point he'd begun tuning the rest of the world out- his siblings had begun to speak again, and a slight rain begun outside- not to mention by this point it wasn't hard to admit he was overstimulated. And tired.

So very tired. He could barely keep his eyes open, the exhaustion seemingly coming out of nowhere. . . Dhael had already decided to take her nap against his chest, and surely it wouldn't hurt for him to close his eyes too, yes ?

Just for a bit. . .

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『 𝙰 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚁𝚁𝚁𝚈 𝙳𝙴𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙿𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙵𝙸𝙻𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴 』 .

NAME.   O'miz Tia

AGE.   28 and some moons.

SPECIES.   "Keeper of the Sun" Miqo'te (mixed keeper/seeker)

GENDER.   Demiboy

PRONOUNS. He/Him, They/Them, It/Its

ORIENTATION.   Cinthean. Boykisser. He likes guys. Gay shit.

INTERESTS.   I FORGOT HIS INTERESTS ! art aand music, as well as goldsmithing and weaving/leatherworking ! he's also super invested in the stars/space, it's his special interest uuu

PROFESSION.   He started off as a lancer; After 5 years of Isolation (inwhich the calamity happened during) he became a White Mage - dropped by the Vault, he takes up Astrologian, and soon Dragoon, before dropping Dragoon around 5.4 and juggling Dark Knight and Astrologian. He can be ur tank or ur healer baybee

BODY TYPE.   Lean and muscular, with slightly larger hips and thighs; partially built up with dragoon work.

EYES.   A warm yellow.

HAIR.   Pink ! Pink boy with lighter pink highlights as you go down. By 5.0 his hair has gone a completely cream white, including his eyelashes and eyebrows; an aftereffect of the sineaters. For a while he tried dyeing it like his natural color, but by the end of 6.0 he gave up.

SKIN.   A light peachy tone.

FACE.   Pure white freckles - also an aftereffect of the sineaters. Not shown in the photograph is a large burn scar over his right eye, covering most of the right side of his face. His right eye is slightly paler than his left. A small scar lashes at the corner of the left side of his mouth. His nose is ever so slightly red, and his cheeks always seem to be a little flushed.

HEIGHT.   4'11 - he stopped growing at a very young age, and is significantly shorter than his family - all of whom go over 5'8.

COMPANIONS.  When he was young, it was practically just his siblings- Shele, Oh'dax, and eventually Cherie'li- his parents- O'naruho and Cherie (before she passes)- and his two friends, Hardin and Kanifoix. After some time, D'hmitria briefly takes his companionship, before a nasty split. (His time with her happened before he found out he was gay. This is, again, projection on the mun's part.) Eventually, he travels with Shele and Oh'dax, carrying around his daughter O'dhael. -By the time ARR rolls by he considers Thancred a brother, and does eventually find a sibling in a viera Than also saw as a sibling- named Nix; He grows very close to Haurchefant as well ! And by SHB he's romantically involved with Aymeric, Estinien, and G'raha. He still visits his father(s)- Naruho eventually weds Bertennant- and O'dhael and Cherie'li when he can- and frequents the final resting place of Oh'dax and Shele, oft with flowers and plenty of stories. -Also important to mention; he takes in Foulques under his wing and sees a brother in him as well, and pretty much adopts Sylphie as his daughter. Dhael loves them both quite a bit, as does the rest of Miz's family.

ANTAGONISTS.   Ywain. Lahabrea. Fourchelnaut. The unending guilt and pain that follows him.

COLORS.   Typically pastels of any sort. Bone white especially is a favorite.

FRUITS.   Peaches !! He cannot get enough of peaches.

DRINKS.   cocoa pretty much any sweet teas. He's not one for bitter drinks.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ?   He doesn't really indulge in drink until after the events of 5.3 . While it's not extremely often, he's basically been recognized as a frequenter by the Forgotten Knight's barkeep, drinking himself into a silent state. He's an alarmingly quiet drunk, choosing to simply lay about once he's been dragged out a bar by Thancred or G'raha.

DRUGS ?   "Stoner Mizzy" has been an ongoing joke w/ me and my friends because I decided the catboy does weed . or Eorzea's equivalent . He doesn't do it often, and it's pretty much always when he's chilled out, but.

DRIVERS LICENSE ?   unfortunately no

snatched from @yloiseconeillants ' open invite .

Since I'm a bit too anxious to tag anybody else I'll be doing an open invite as well !

btw, nixie is @pygmybird 's WoL !

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I'll probably elaborate even more once i get home but i am once again thinking about how O'dhael eventually steps up in O'miz's place. (putting under a read more because i babbled)

Not even very far from the current timeline, either. After Miz gets attacked by Hardin and half his body gets burned, leaving him bedbound for the rest of shadowbringers and Yargui taking over as the sole wol for the msq, Dhael swears she'll step up once he steps down, and stand by Yargui's side.

They both know it's coming soon. As much as Miz denies it. If he doesn't step down once that time comes they may try to talk him into it for the sake of his health- andeven then they don't realize the due time is in just a few years.

Dhael is well into adulthood when Miz can't hold himself any longer and steps down, deciding to simply be a healer for the scions - if they're still together, and if not, still be a healer for their group either way, as the family will likely still stick together-

Honestly when O'miz finds out she's stepping up he's torn. This is one of his greatest fears come to life, something that ate away at him since they discovered she had the Echo, but she's adamant on her decision.

Following in her father's footsteps and all. She's persistent about it, and eventually, reluctantly, he allows it, though he clings for a while as to keep her safe for quite some time. (often he's comparable to his father in this honestly. He just wants to keep his daughter safe y'know)

Obviously eventually he backs off, as she's a well capable enough White Mage, but he still worries quite a bit (sometimes to sickness) while he sticks around with the scions / whatever the group becomes at that point. Worried father. . .

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Was listening to heirloom by sleeping at last and it got the gears in my head grinding when it came to O'miz and O'dhael.

Like I cannot put it into words very well but there's something about how she for sure feels pressured to step into the huge shoes he's made to fill. A Large task ! And she's even outright said that she's training to become a healer to be like her father. She's only like, eleven or twelve summers old and has already started blaming himself for her father coming to harm. Lamenting to Sylphie that had she just /been there/ she could have saved him !

of course that mindset isn't helped by the fact that she and Sylphie were the ones to find him after he was attacked by his old-friend-turned-enemy Hardin that resulted in the huge burn scars across most of his upper body and face and entire arm. Found him laying on the ground, bleeding and wheezing and disoriented after getting struck by several fireballs when he just wanted to peacefully retreat,

And had to help Sylphie carry him to the conjurers guild when he already had a foot in the grave. She did her best to keep a brave face but that was absolutely the catalyst that led to that mindset.

And then there's the fact that like. a horror that plagues Miz's mind is that if he dies- if something happens to him that causes him to be completely out of the picture- that she may have to carry the torch. To run headfirst into the fight. He wants to make sure she knows she's more than the child of the Warrior of Light but will probably forever be terrified she'll have to step into his shoes one day, or feel obligated to.

Miz wants her to know she's more than her father's daughter and bears the guilt of the fact that he's leaving this pain on her. "That he put this heart into her" y'know ?

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If it’s ok, can I ask you to tell me a bit more about Miz? Anything you want to share! :D

Have a great day/night!

Wah you have opened the floodgates ! I love rambling about my catboy

Let me put it under a cut there's so so much i wanted to say . And i hope you have a good day/night as well !

I guess I haven't said a whole lot about him pre-1.0 because a lot of his childhood was spent in fallgourd and the surrounding forest area, though in early years his wandering was heavily monitored. He was a very frail child, so much so that i once said "a feather could break his leg." of course he didn't understand, nor did he understand why it made his father O'naruho so upset. (Naruho was so wrought with anxiety over losing Miz it ended up messing with his mental state, he didn't want to lose his boy)

He was good friends with Kanifoix (another oc) growing up too, and countless entries talk of their adventures, sometimes including another childhood friend, Hardin. Small things like going to see a knotted tree and just hanging out or a brief misadventure involving that one area outside fallgourd that leads to the Coerthas. I can't remember the name because I've been avoiding it ever since the lancer 30 quest but . Nods . Miz was forbidden to go there after an angry wailer nearly lanced him. He was about 14 summers old then .

But nods sagely . I know not if I've made it obvious yet but he cares v e r y strongly about his family and friends. He's especially protective of his little brother Cherie'li - though he doesn't mention until around stormblood that he blamed himself for their mother's death . Cherie died in childbirth, but in Miz's journal you can see that - especially when his family wasn't telling him what was happening - he was asking what he did wrong . And even when told flat out that she died in a way that was out of everyone's control, he still blamed himself. He also swore to protect Cherie'li when the baby grabbed his finger. (Cherie'li is about 18 summers as of endwalker)

There's also his daughter - sweet summer child O'dhael. he started adventuring with his siblings Oh'dax (who had become a nunh of his own tribe, hence the oh instead of an o) and Shele not long after she turned 1, so he'd be carrying her in one of those Dad Baby Carriers alongside his siblings. (Dhael's mother was not a very good woman, unfortunately, and was not present most of her life. Miz was also together with her before he found out he was gay). But anyways, she was well loved by her father, uncle and aunt. Miz liked to spoil her with affection, and her laugh could warm even the coldest heart- according to Miz, at least.

Of course, right before the calamity struck, Miz and his siblings were attacked. (Dhael and Cherie'li were safe with Naruho back home.) Miz was determined to save the others despite the fact that the area was fast filling with smoke, completely concealing his vision . He lanced down two attackers, but his siblings were also brought down by his blind attacking, and so . He flees . Drops his lance and runs .

I've been told he could have made a better decision . but really all he could do was go back and get immediately thrown to the jails to rot, or run back and flee with his family, uprooting them and forcing them to live a life in exile and live a life of fear of capture . Miz was terrified of both routes, and did what he thought would help best for the time being until his family was able to actually leave peacefully. He returns by 2.0 of course and - while Cherie'li is bitter for a while - they try their best to help mend while training as a conjurer. (and, while bitter, Cherie'li was convinced O'miz died, so he's also glad that isn't the case.)

TBH it's where his need to keep everyone safe comes from, and why he believes himself a failure of a healer or tank if someone gets hurt . He's lost enough . He's tired of losing people and being powerless and unable to save them . He's Frankly a little reckless because of it.

But, to him, if his leaping into danger kept his loved ones safe, that's good enough for him, and if will stubbornly stay by that. His injuries ? He'll downplay them. Call it nothing as he bleeds . Doesn't matter to him, the others are safe.

But please somebody get him some mental help so he doesn't collapse in a room alone and just start sobbing. the pain of everything obviously gets him bad, little dude just bottles his emotions.