#statera numen

[the-littlest-kojin]

FFXIV Write 2023, Day Twenty-Five: Call It A Day

Yawning widely enough that her jaw cracks, Statera rubs her good eye with the back of her hand. Forcing her vision to focus on the page in front of her again, the words swim in her vision.

Letting her head fall forward, the impact of it hitting the page fills the study, her ears flicking. A loud groan comes up through her throat as she vents her frustration, her tail lashing angrily.

Forcing her back to straighten and lifting her head, she winces as sunlight streams in through the window, bright and glaring on her face. Realising how late - or early - it had gotten, the Miqo'te closes the book with a snap and stands up, rolling her scarred shoulder as she heads to bed.

[the-littlest-kojin]

Statera, my guncat.

Hey

FFXIV community

Show me your Machinists

Any race, let's just see them

Guns

(Chel, my Viera MCH main)

[the-littlest-kojin]

Seeing T'laqa Tia make leaps and bounds once he had a bit of help, Statera kicked herself into gear - Archon Rayne is clearly a better academic mentor than the Warrior of Light, and she should be capable of the same kind of progress as Laqa.

[the-littlest-kojin]

Send ⚙️ to see them doing or wearing something associated with industry or machinery.

I actually just gave Statera a minor redesign yesterday! She's very exhausted from a hard day of engineering work.

[the-littlest-kojin]

4 (dealer's choice)

Number 4 on Statera it is!

It's her beachwear! It's important to take days off between studying and learning the best way to swing a hammer.

[the-littlest-kojin]

List Of My Characters, Haphazardly Sorted

The following page will be a list of all of the characters I am open to being approached about for RP, questions, or interactions, divided into categories to try to make the list easier to sort through.

First, my main!

Shio - Female - Identifies as a Kojin, Warrior of Light. My canon WoL. All over my blog. She’s snarky, strong, studies the cultures and languages of everywhere she meets, always eager to make friends and only has a harsh word when she feels taken advantage of. Accordingly, dislikes the Scions, who she feels take advantage of her. Loves fishing.

Further categories can be found beneath the read more! Not all of them have screens yet, but I will be adding more screens as my energy permits!

Basic Concept Characters - This category is for characters who are pretty basic, easy-access characters - ones that won’t require a huge amount of context or lore knowledge to grasp.

Conroy - Masculine, gender apathetic - Viera Archon of Aetherology, lives in Sharlayan. Very soft spoken, teaches people who can think "outside the box". Cannot cook. Has loving family.

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Brilliant Caladium - Female - Roegadyn, adventurer. Blessed with the Echo but choosing not to overreach her limits in heroing. Does small scale jobs and tries to get other WoLs to relax and pace themselves. Jovial, friendly. Very fit.

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Ava - Female - Viera brawler, adrenaline junky. Occasionally makes out with Sadu. Born in Rabanastre, was part of the Dalmascan Navy before Garlemald invaded. Has travelled the land since. Mainly wants to get in fights and find her family again.

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Gologa - Male - Hrothgar soldier, was at Bozja when it got nuked, old and haggard and scarred. Can't use magic. Recently adopted a Garlean toddler. Very taciturn but very physical and practical.

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Statera - Female - Miqo'te engineer, student of Conroy. Likes to tinker with machines in very reckless ways. Probably needs a few lectures on workplace safety. Very gung-ho, big hyperfocus energy.

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Omikhle - Male - Lalafell, once was an infamously powerful black mage, made a deal with a demon for long life, now is a full time healer teaching students in Sharlayan. Brusque, rude, will set unruly students on fire.

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Nith - Androgynous Agendered - Viera Ronin, wandering the land going where there are things to fight and teaching samurai arts to fellow travellers. Has no interest in politics, always interested in a drink and to hear tales of far off lands.

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Ban - Male - Roegadyn ex-pirate, once cannoneer on the ship Thal's Mercy, now works a quiet life as an attendant at the Bokairo Inn. Very pragmatic, very rough spoken but ultimately kind in his recent years.

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Gloyn - Feminine, gender apathetic - Viera botanist, was once a Warrior of Light but didn't like hurting people and so retired from it after some very unpleasant shenanigans. Took up healing and botany. Very short attention span, very bubbly personality. Likes glitter. Cannot hold still.

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Odori - Female - Miqo’te singer, dancer, and entertainer. Hingan-born, spends her life travelling the world. Flirty, sultry, happy, and unusually tall. Enjoys being unexpected.

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Khusel - Feminine Gender Apathetic - Xaela, left the Steppe after some familial clashes. Now wanders around, doing odd jobs. Travels a lot, kind of useless - vibe of “rat that went through the washing machine’s spin cycle.”

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Alatyr - Male - Hrothgar, middle-aged traveling merchant. Travels the star over with a caravan of goods, always happy to buy or sell whatever is needed. Very relaxed, very calm, very friendly, very soft. Often found with a local beauty in a tavern, pub, or inn, drinking and smoking and laughing.

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Blooming Arrowroot - Feminine gender apathetic - Roegadyn, full-time miner. Has two loving parents who she insisted should be able to retire, as such, works six days a week dawn to dusk to provide for herself and both of them. Permanently tired, very overworked, and can be found on her weekly days off drinking cheap swill in the Drowning Wench. Wishes she had the time or money to go see a play.

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Unique Concept Characters - This category is for characters who I have come up with one or two unusual traits for, that come up commonly in their interactions and stories.

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Amis - Feminine gender apathetic - Au Ra songstress, mute Qalli, writes music for a living in Radz-at-Han. Very short and explosive temper, communicates exclusively via music. Best songwriter you've ever goddamn heard of.

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Lihtbryda - Female - Roegadyn mercenary, has a weird condition with her aether that makes her physically hot to the touch. Wants to save people and make friends but is very emotionally starved.

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Saltsong - No Gender - Sea-deity given form, shapeshifter, usually takes the form of a coral-horned Xaela woman. Size shifter. Is the spirit of the ocean with all that entails.

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Galdra - Feminine Gender Unsure - isn't sure what race she is, suspects artificial lifeform. Every time she dies, she wakes up again in the ruins of Nym. Has become blasé towards danger and death. Cordial but distant, has memory issues.

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Acras - Female - Xaela, cursed by a Voidsent into becoming a vampire. Hedonistic, enjoys high society events, travels a lot. Likes to have blood from willing donors.

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Amga Qestir - Feminine Gender Apathetic - Xaela, completely mute Qestir. Travels the world, despises civilisation. Friendly and gregarious, welcomes anybody to their campsites as they travel the world - as long as they do not speak. Lives off the land, and travels to everywhere on the planet, with the exception of any kind of town, settlement, or city.

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Lore-Dependent Characters - This category is for characters who I have written to try to explore some particular facet of the FFXIV lore or story. Spoilers for the MSQ will inherently exist in this category.

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Orinitt - Male - Dwarf blacksmith, had the Stoneblight that made him lose sight in one eye, shenanigans got him to the Source. Now lives in Limsa and is determined to become the best smith in two worlds. Alcoholic. Rivals with Gerolt. Very very grumpy.

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Taraine - Genderfluid - Elezen knight, noble and heretic, lives in Ishgard. Extremely cruel and sadistic, incredibly angry at the Church and the Temple Knights, spent her life during the Dragonsong War undermining them. Now that peace has been found, does not trust the Church, is trying to find her new place.

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Surya - Androgynous Agendered - Viis singer, lives in Eulmore and literally sings for their supper. Has no interest in anything beyond the now, wants to help people relax. Hedonist, kind, but uninterested in the long term.

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Nehir - Male - Garlean deserter, son of Gaius. Was a sas in the Garlean army, posted on the walls at Ala Mhigo before deserting in disgust at Zenos's disregard for the men under his command. Believes in the Garlean message, hates the colonialism. Wants to help uplift people. 

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Blaidd - Male - Elf Werewolf, given the power of the wolf by the Shadowkeeper on the First, then was stranded in the Void for years. Managed to get out to the Source, now lives in the wilderness in isolation, very uncomfortable in society. Has a very feral wolf side, keeps very tightly controlled most of the time.

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Reson - Male - Viera escaped experiment, was in Garlean captivity for many years. Likely not his real name. Has the Resonant but can't control it, experiences physical agony if someone lies aloud near him. Very quiet, very distrusting. Has prosthetic legs, ending in hooves.

(Shadowbringers Spoilers) Amaurotine Characters - This sub-category is for Amaurotine characters I have created, who are by nature related to another character.

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Thalassa - Female - The Amaurotine whose Sundered soul would become Shio. Once a Word of Mitron, designing microbiology for aquatic biospheres, she was given the responsibility of the Seat of Azem - against her will, but she took the duty seriously.

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Kolokasia - Female - The Amaurotine whose Sundered soul would become Brilliant Caladium. Nobody of any particular important position or prominence, a mere florist in the Unsundered World. Collects flowers, and gives them to people who she likes.

NSFW Characters - Most of the characters listed above can be found at @the-lustful-kojin​ for NSFW content! However, there are two characters who are inherently NSFW in some fashion - be it violence, dark themes, or erotic content. They will be contained on their own blogs, which will be linked here.

Additionally,

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Elucia - Gender N/A - Voidsent (succubus), mainly tries to seduce people and eat their aether, as well as keep their head down and not get slain by a hero. Very sexual, shapeshifter. Is NSFW for sexual and erotic themes, as well as violence. ( @thedemonelucia )

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Nahla - Female - Elezen pirate, quartermaster on the Scorpio Siren. Is not nice. Is very ruthless. Never raises her voice. Mainly wants to keep sailing free. Hates chains. Is NSFW for reasons of torture and other dark themes, both in her backstory and her current actions. ( @quartermasternahla )

[the-littlest-kojin]

A question for Statera:

Please tell me more about your tinkering endeavors. Is there some larger project you're currently working on? If so, could you shed some light on it? And if not, what is something you'd like to work on?

I'm glad you asked!

The overall goal I'm working towards is the one that inspired me to go down this path in the first place: I want to eventually be able to modify Magitek Walkers to be effective tools to aid in crop planting and harvesting in arid environments - like my home, Gyr Abania.

However, Walkers are extremely complicated and there are a lot of things that would need to be modified, so on a more immediate level, my goal is to understand how each different component works well enough to be confident in modifying it. As such, my projects at the moment are centred around ceruleum engine modification and ballistic modifications.

Thanks for expressing curiosity! I tried not to get technical on you.

[the-littlest-kojin]

Statera

Worth

Nervously adjusting her student's robe, Statera looks up at the Elezen face in front of her.

"Student Numen," he says, paging through the file in his hands. "It says here that you have been given an official reprimand for getting in a fight in the workshop. Do you have something to say for yourself?" Trying not to scratch the bandages covering her eye, Statera bares her fangs in reflexive anger.

"Yes. It was worth it - even with losing my eye from it, and even if I get expelled. He was a racist pig and I do not regret it for a second."

Looking down at her, Conroy sighs. "I will file a report to investigate his bigotry. Please do not get in fights during Studium hours again."

[the-littlest-kojin]

Prompt: Hidden behind a shelf and covered in a thick layer of dust, the tome still beckoned to be opened with its nondescript title and thin silvery veneer.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Statera frowns as she pulls the tome towards herself.

Turning it over in her hands, her brow furrows.

Tomorrow, the title reads. The spine is unusually thick and heavy, the pages cracked and aged, as she examines it as closely as she can. Shifting it back and forth in her hands, her ears flick - the sound of crystals clinking against each other audible inside the spine.

Opening the cover a hair's width, the Miqo'te tilts her head, examining what she can see inside the pages with her good eye. Sure enough, arcane geometries glimmer, ready to activate as soon as it is opened - and the feline frowns.

A trap, then. For Master Rayne? It was in his library...

[the-littlest-kojin]

T'laqa Tia

Statera really likes T'laqa! His meteoric rise (with the WoL's help) from someone who would be lectured alongside her in classrooms to someone who was giving those lectures inspired her to really knuckle down and get her own studies more under control.

She thinks he needs to be able to relax more, though. He should really take some time off and come hang out at the Last Stand with her.

[the-lustful-kojin]

"Wanna try this new toy?"

[the-littlest-kojin]

Basic Concept Characters - This category is for characters who are pretty basic, easy-access characters - ones that won’t require a huge amount of context or lore knowledge to grasp.

Conroy - Masculine, gender apathetic - Viera Archon of Aetherology, lives in Sharlayan. Very soft spoken, teaches people who can think ��outside the box”. Cannot cook. Has loving family.

Tag: #conroy rayne

NPC ship: Erenville 

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Brilliant Caladium - Female - Roegadyn, adventurer. Blessed with the Echo but choosing not to overreach her limits in heroing. Does small scale jobs and tries to get other WoLs to relax and pace themselves. Jovial, friendly. Very fit.

Tag: #brilliant caladium

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Ava - Female - Viera brawler, adrenaline junky. Occasionally makes out with Sadu. Born in Rabanastre, was part of the Dalmascan Navy before Garlemald invaded. Has travelled the land since. Mainly wants to get in fights and find her family again.

Tag: #ava riil

NPC ship: Sadu Dotharl

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Gologa - Male - Hrothgar soldier, was at Bozja when it got nuked, old and haggard and scarred. Can’t use magic. Recently adopted a Garlean toddler. Very taciturn but very physical and practical.

Tag: #gologa afaria

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Statera - Female - Miqo'te engineer, student of Conroy. Likes to tinker with machines in very reckless ways. Probably needs a few lectures on workplace safety. Very gung-ho, big hyperfocus energy.

Tag: #statera numen

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Omikhle - Male - Lalafell, once was an infamously powerful black mage, made a deal with a demon for long life, now is a full time healer teaching students in Sharlayan. Brusque, rude, will set unruly students on fire.

Tag: #omikhle aequans

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Nith - Androgynous Agendered - Viera Ronin, wandering the land going where there are things to fight and teaching samurai arts to fellow travellers. Has no interest in politics, always interested in a drink and to hear tales of far off lands.

Tag: #nith ergi

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Ban - Male - Roegadyn ex-pirate, once cannoneer on the ship Thal’s Mercy, now works a quiet life as an attendant at the Bokairo Inn. Very pragmatic, very rough spoken but ultimately kind in his recent years.

Tag: #ban gi

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Gloyn - Feminine, gender apathetic - Viera botanist, was once a Warrior of Light but didn’t like hurting people and so retired from it after some very unpleasant shenanigans. Took up healing and botany. Very short attention span, very bubbly personality. Likes glitter. Cannot hold still.

Tag: #gloyn byw

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Odori - Female - Miqo’te singer, dancer, and entertainer. Hingan-born, spends her life travelling the world. Flirty, sultry, happy, and unusually tall. Enjoys being unexpected.

Tag: #odori maneki

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Khusel - Feminine Gender Apathetic - Xaela, left the Steppe after some familial clashes. Now wanders around, doing odd jobs. Travels a lot, kind of useless - vibe of “rat that went through the washing machine’s spin cycle.”

Tag: #khusel

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Alatyr - Male - Hrothgar, middle-aged traveling merchant. Travels the star over with a caravan of goods, always happy to buy or sell whatever is needed. Very relaxed, very calm, very friendly, very soft. Often found with a local beauty in a tavern, pub, or inn, drinking and smoking and laughing.

Tag: #alatyr

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Blooming Arrowroot - Feminine gender apathetic - Roegadyn, full-time miner. Has two loving parents who she insisted should be able to retire, as such, works six days a week dawn to dusk to provide for herself and both of them. Permanently tired, very overworked, and can be found on her weekly days off drinking cheap swill in the Drowning Wench. Wishes she had the time or money to go see a play.

Tag: #blooming arrowroot

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Alha - Masculine gender apathetic - Miqo’te painter, from Meracydia. Woke up one day from a dream that imbued him with an intense need to seek inspiration in Eorzea. Travelled there on the very day, has been spending his days doing odd commissions and looking for that inspiration. Hasn’t found it yet. Very much a disaster.

Tag: #alha kanggariparri

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Cemi’tan - Male - Miqo’te gladiator, native to the Shroud. Decided that he was unhappy with his life living at home with his mother and siblings, decided to go seek his fortune in Ul’dah. Found that he was very, very good at fighting on the Bloodsands, and made a name for himself as Cemi the Titan, King of the Bloodsands. Very, very cocky.

Tag: #cemi’tan

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Cholla - Female - Viera bounty hunter and alchemist. Spends her time going to horrible bars and drinking awful booze while looking for her next mark. Prefers to use poisons and drugs to capture her targets, averse to combat. Exceedingly vain.

Tag: #cholla

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R’hia - Female - Miqo’te deep-sea fisher. Goes out on chartered ships to the deepest parts of the sea, where she dives in and wrestles the largest and most ferocious creatures of the deep back onto the deck. Very proud of her skills, enjoys a good joke, drink, or pleasant company.

Tag: #r’hia

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Sajati - Feminine gender apathetic - Au Ra alchemist. Native of Radz-at-Han, likes to experiment with potions, primarily on herself. Has a passion for acting and dancing, and wants to be able to combine her job and her passion together to make them both better. Very excitable, very little idea of restraint.

Tag: #sajati sunvoice

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Saldlona - Female - Roegadyn gambler. Coming from a fairly well-off family, has no particular need to work for a living. Spends her days at the Gold Saucer, gambling, where she is on a 600-day streak of breaking even at the end of every day. Friendly and jovial, but fairly relaxed and unbothered by the events of the world.

Tag: #saldlona sathsatzwyn

My Characters, Master Post

I finally finished sorting my characters into categories, with pictures and descriptions!

This is going to have to be over many reblogs, though, since Tumblr has an image limit.

First, my main!

Shio - Female - Identifies as a Kojin, Warrior of Light. My canon WoL. All over my blog. She’s snarky, strong, studies the cultures and languages of everywhere she meets, always eager to make friends and only has a harsh word when she feels taken advantage of. Accordingly, dislikes the Scions, who she feels take advantage of her. Loves fishing.

Tag: #shio shinju

NPC ship: Feo Ul (#madbloom and turtle)

[the-lustful-kojin]

Sinday Poll!

[the-lustful-kojin]

Sinday Poll!

Pictures of the contestants below the fold!

[the-littlest-kojin]

Next question Prof, is it possible to trace crystal explosions back to someone with the aether? -M.S

"So the field of forensic aetherology is not my speciality, but as a rule, yes.

Any activity involving aether leaves traces and those traces are trackable.

So in this hypothetical, do not create aetheric explosions.

Please leave it to experts - I believe my student, Statera Numen, is studying to become one such expert."

[the-littlest-kojin]

*takes a deep breath and cracks her knuckles*

Okay, for the characters -

Acras

Alatyr

Dreamy Port Catte

Amga Qestir

Amisgalgui Qalli

Ava Riil

Ban Gi

Blaidd Aurgen

Blooming Arrowroot

Brilliant Caladium

Cemi'tan - King of the Bloodsands

Ceru Rehw-Gilda

Conroy Rayne

Elucia

Galdra

Gologa Afaria

Khusel

Blonde middy (yandere)

Lihtbryda Syngwyn

Nahla Delmare

Nehir Baelsar

Nith Ergi

Odori Maneki

Omikhle Aequans

Orinitt Ishi

Orsa Armelle

R'hia

Reson Falsa

Saldlona Satzwyn

Shio Shinju

Statera Numen

Surya Mitra

Taraine Brightshield

And one who isnt listed on the chart - Gloyn Byw!

I'm giving you a half point for "Dreamy Port Cat" (he's a general artist (and a complete mess)), and you missed part of Saldlona's surname (Sathsatzwyn).

That makes 32.5/33!