Background
Born in the depths of the Golmore Jungle, Racine left her tribe soon into her youth, never one to enjoy the seclusion and rejection of the outside world. Relocating to Kugane due to the Garlean Occupation of Othard, Racine picked up odd jobs at a restaurant in Kugane to make a living. While there, she slowly began to learn the culinarian arts and how to make traditional Hingashi cuisine.After only a few summers in Kugane, trouble arose once more causing her to steal away on a ship bound for Limsa Lominsa. Now in Eorzea, she found herself picking up odd jobs at the Adventurer's Guild to spend her time. She joined a group of adventurers and took on many contracts over the course of a summer before their leader was tragically killed on a mission, causing the party to disband. Trying to find something to keep herself occupied, she caught wind of the Astronomers at the First Dicastral Observatorium of Aetherical and Astrological Phenomena, traveling to Coerthas to convince them to allow her to study.After have spending 10 summers at the Observatorium, moving to the Atheneum Astrologicum, and then witnessing the 7th Umbral Calamity, Racine relocated back to the more favorable weather of La Noscea, now that Coerthas began suffering a perpetual winter. She founded a small free company with the aims to assist and house those who had lost homes and family during the Calamity and aid in rebuilding Eorzea. During that time, she opened the Stargazer's Lounge as a respite from the harshness of the day.But all good things must come to an end. She ran the Stargazer's until it became too much and got bonded twice, both ending after a summer in heartbreak, the second one especially hitting her extremely hard. As of late, she is continuously spiraling down a dark path.
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Basic Info
Full Name: Racine Lilja Kinara
Nicknames: Rach
Pronouns: She/Her
Race: Viera (Rava)
Nameday: 14th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon, 6AE, 1531
Age: 50
Height: 6 fulms, 3 ilms
Weight: 204 ponze
Orientation: Demisexual, Polyamorous
Relationship Status: Engaged to Savvy Callaghan
Deity: Nophica, the Matron (in-game choice only, she is atheistic)
Nationality: Dalmascan
Birthplace: Golmore Jungle
Occupation: Astrologian1, Culinarian, Dragoon, Scholar2
Spoken/Written Languages: Common, Vieran, Hingan/Doman, Eorzean Sign Language.
Accent: Icelandic1: In name only. She studies the stars and was employed to chart star maps with the Atheneum Astrologicum during the Dragonsong War.
2: In name only. She has a high enjoyment of studying any and every topic that piques her interest.
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Appearance
Eyes: Light Blue
Hair: Ever-changing. Currently long and braided, dark red with light red highlights.
Skin: Brown
Noticable Markings: A freckled face, full body tattoo of lilies.
Clothing: As of late, Racine could be seen spotting darker clothes, more tactical and functional than stylish.
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Personality (ENFJ-A)
At her core, Racine is a social creature who loves to meet all types of new people, despite her tendency to be quite bad at social etiquette sometimes. Racine is also an avid traveler, always filled with wanderlust to see what new things she can discover in Etheirys. She is straightforward and speaks her mind freely. Though she is lighthearted and kind, she can be come quite stern, serious, and defensive in a moment's notice, especially if sticking up for a friend or loved one. She spends most of her social hours trying out new venues and cafes with friends.
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Tendencies
Likes:
- Stargazing
- Beaches
- Meeting new people
- Dancing
- DrinkingDislikes:
- Chocolate
- Being told what to do
- Snow and the cold in general
- Conflict
- Having her ears touched, with exceptionQuirks:
- Likes to be the center of attention
- Succinct speech pattern
- Taps chin when thinking
- Drinks tea excessively
- Always too cold
- Speaks with an accent
- Extremely good hearingHobbies:
- Cooking
- Stargazing
- Dancing
- Enjoying a few drinks with friendsWeaknesses:
- Extremely low Aether
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Relationships
Relationship Status Legend:💙Family - ❤️Romantic - 💜Platonic - 🌠Friend - ✨Acquaintance - 💲Business - ✔️Positive - 💫Unsure - ❌Negative
💙Sher Kisne - Mother
💙Rorren Kisne - Father
💙Reilena Kinara - Fraternal Twin Sister
❤️Savvy Callaghan
🌠Fox Keeyoh
🌠Jengo Bombomble
🌠K'yano Vulpe
🌠Liliana Anaila
🌠Telios Lyu
🌠Defender Duck
🌠Vivian Emoro
Roleplaying Rules
As I have put a lot of time and effort into crafting my character, I have rules and procedures I prefer to stick to when roleplaying and I appreciate their respect and consideration. They are as follow:1: Consent is Key. Racine is a finely tuned, FFXIV-based version of myself. Please ask OoCly about anything that might happen outside of casual conversation.2: Zero Tolerance Policy: I abide by the golden rule and have zero tolerance for bigotry, including but not limited to: Racism, Sexism, Homo and/or Transphobia, etc. This applies to both your character and YOU. I think everyone is cool in their own way and expect you are treating me how you wish to be treated.3: Relationships and 18+ Topics: I am here to socialize and write an ongoing story for Racine. If our characters mesh well and a relationship naturally happens over time, awesome! But do not make that (or anything further) the expectation. 18+ topics are reserved for other characters that take the time to gain her trust and get to know her, if they even happen at all.4: IC does not equal OoC/IRL: Racine is a mixed bag of emotions sometimes. She reacts to situations and gets mad/sad/etc. If she is upset with your character, I am not upset with you.5: Lore Accuracy: Racine is written almost as if an NPC. She doesn't have fantastical powers, she does not go on daring adventures with the Scions or topple Empires or save the universe from the next big, bad thing. She is aware some of these things exist or happen, but is quite often baffled upon hearing it. If your character has heightened powers or is a renowned adventurer, she can surely still get along with them. If your character is your own version of the Warrior of Light, then probably not so much, sorry.6: Godmodding, Powergaming, and You: Things happen. Tensions get heated and maybe a fight has to happen. Or maybe tragedy strikes and someone ends up getting hurt. In these instances, I prefer to use dice rolls to see what happens. Should your character need to fight with Racine, I have a readily available D&D style character sheet available and honor most reasonable roll modifiers. I do not tolerate your character being ungodly powerful and not able to take a punch.7: Godmodding, Powergaming, and You: Part 2: Say an RP session leads to a fight or a mishap involving an injury. It is at my discretion how badly injured Racine becomes. As she is my character, I decide any permanent or lasting injuries or disfigurements. You wouldn't like it if she cut off your character's arm, so don't try to cut off hers.8: Metagaming: I love writing her story and background and I really love sharing it. This carrd barely scratches all of what I have. I'm always happy to share any and all of it if you're curious. That said, anything I tell you OoC, please keep it that way. If Racine doesn't tell your character something, then they just don't know it. I am okay if you learn something and want to lean into your character learning it, but please let us work together to make it happen naturally.9: RP conduct and symbols: I have no problems with Out-of-Character chatter, as long as it's designated with ((OoC Tags)). It's fun to be silly on the side while things unfold in an RP session. I also try my best to respect your preferences, whether that's little to no OoC, or keeping side messages in party or linkshell chats, or if I become comfortable enough to share it with you, in Discord. Furthermore, I try my best to keep all spoken posts in "quotations", all OoC posts in ((parentheses)), and anything Racine says in a language that isn't common in ["Quotations inside brackets"], such as Hingan, Vieran, or ESL.10: Mystical Moon Magicks: Please do not ask me for any codes without intent of starting an RP session. It rather throws me off when the first message sent from a stranger is "Can I have your code?" I promise you, I don't have wild and zany alterations. Just look at my gallery if you want a small example of what she looks like. However, should we be RPing frequently, I use mood indicators heavily if you want some insight to her current feelings.
Gallery
With the exception of the last two, most photos added here are story-based. I'll try to add more as I go along.
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