20.) Does your character have any irrational fears?
Lightning is a big one. It's so bad that even a spell can make his fur stand on end and send him into an anxiety attack if it gets too close. Other than that, he is scared of being alone - thus another reason he tries to make friends with everyone he meets. Even just being alone in a room for too long makes him nervous and he'll go seek out company after a few hours. It's part of the reason why he likes his collection of stuffed animals. Some make noise, others let out little light effects. Either way, they chase the loneliness away.
21.) How does your character feel about other races, beastmen, or even the other city-states?
Ryu is innately curious about other cultures and so is very interested in the other races and the beastmen. He'll ask questions about customs and occasionally begin practicing some he finds appealing. Because of this, Hidenoka and Toshi'to joke he's more of a mutt than a Miqo'te since he has adopted so many different customs from each race. One of the most notable customs he's adopted is the idea of a Hyur marriage. As for beastmen, his curiosity extends to them as well and he's interacted with peaceful members of all the different races. He has some standing with all of them and surprisingly has the most with the Ixal - despite their race being the ones responsible for his parents' deaths. He avoids the Ixal in general but the few that keep the peace and simply want the freedom to fly again have inspired him since he shares that same dream of wanting to be above the clouds and free from everything below him. The city-states provoke very different reactions from him for each one... He loves Ul'dah. The noise and constant liveliness in the streets appeal to him and he easily can lose himself in the crowds mingling with people. The politics there of course make him frustrated but at the moment there's no change visible in how the city is being run. Gridania calms him whenever he's there. The forests have always felt like home to him and he's equally entranced and disturbed by the power of the Shroud and what lives in it. Limsa Lominsa...there are no words for how much he hates the city. Despite being with the Maelstrom, he avoids the place like the plague, only coming into it when he has to. He can't stand the feeling of salt in his fur of his tail and the whole city is surrounded by salt water...not a good combo. Added to that, he's gotten lost more times than he can count there. At least in the Shroud he can usually meander his way around until he finds a way out...in Limsa, he always seems to end up at dead ends filled with water and cranky people.
22.) If your character could time travel, where would they go?
Time traveling has no appeal to Ryu at all. He's happy in the present, has no desire to change the past, and would rather live out the future as it happens instead of skipping ahead. He's all good but thanks.
23.) Is your character superstitious?
The only thing he believes in (other than the gods of course) is general bad luck. He heard a saying once from Hidenoka about knocking on wood if someone said something bad might happen and now it's an unconscious response for him to either knock on wood or - if no wood is available - his own head as a joke. As for the gods, he follows Oschon, since he is his patron.
24.) What might your character’s ideal romantic partner be?
Someone that can accept him for who he is and not want to change him. Since he grew up in such a supporting family, he expects the same from his partner and will offer it in exchange. That isn't to say he doesn't want any growth on either side - that's natural and any push towards that is welcome - but he's had too many people try and get him to be someone he's not (someone serious or more reserved) and too many people just abandon him because of his tendency to seem overly naive. Other than that, he's not really picky about partners. If they make him happy and vice-versa he'd always be willing to give it a try. Since he started traveling with Yuuzuki, however, the idea of having any different partner hasn't even crossed his mind. Yuuzuki not only provides the support he needs but also compliments his strengths and weaknesses in a near perfect harmony. In a slightly sappy romantic fashion, Ryu believes that Yuuzuki is likely the person he was destined to be with.
25.) Describe your character’s hands. Are they small, long, calloused, smooth, stubby?
His fingers are quite long and his hands are very calloused from fighting with his sword (and when that wasn't available his fists). There are also multitudes of small scars scattered over his hands as remnants from training to use a sword with Hidenoka when he was younger.
26.) Second day of favorites! Favorite comfort food, favorite vice, favorite outfit, favorite hot drink, favorite time of year, and favorite holiday.
Anything chocolate, food, either his allagan shorts and long boots with the hempen undershirt or the demon armor of fending, hot chocolate, autumn, All Saints' Wake.
27.) Pick two songs that describe your character at two different points of their life, and explain why you chose them.
Uh...shit that's a hard one. I'll come back to this? ^^; (Probably won't...)
28.) If your character’s life was a genre, what would it be?
A sappy fluffy yaoi/comedy/adventure/I dunno?
29.) How does your character smell? Do they wear perfume or cologne?
Honestly he always has the faint scent of lavender. He loves the smell and uses lavender based soaps.
30.) How does your character feel about magic?
He sucks at it. He has some skill with healing magic but so far hasn't found any kind of magic that truly feels right for him. He loathes any lightning based magic and fears it.
31.) How did the calamity affect their life?
It destroyed his home. Hidenoka had managed to get them out of their house and away from the flames but they lost everything when it happened and had to start all over. It prompted Ryu to take his training seriously and provided the incentive to go out adventuring. While Hidenoka had set aside some of his assets in case of trouble and their family was able to start over (though they lost all of Hidenoka's books and everything he brought from Doma to his horror) many people were not as lucky. So Ryu firmly decided he wanted to go out and help others recover from the Calamity.
32.) And finally: Write a letter to your character, from yourself.
Try not to give so much of yourself that you have nothing left. Keep at least a little and yes, helping people is all well and good but it also is important to find and live out your own goals. Find something for yourself to strive towards other than a blanket cause of helping others. Also...LEARN HOW TO READ A FUCKING MAP.
Ryu Relanah PT 2
Lightning is a big one. It's so bad that even a spell can make his fur stand on end and send him into an anxiety attack if it gets too close. Other than that, he is scared of being alone - thus another reason he tries to make friends with everyone he meets. Even just being alone in a room for too long makes him nervous and he'll go seek out company after a few hours. It's part of the reason why he likes his collection of stuffed animals. Some make noise, others let out little light effects. Either way, they chase the loneliness away.
21.) How does your character feel about other races, beastmen, or even the other city-states?
Ryu is innately curious about other cultures and so is very interested in the other races and the beastmen. He'll ask questions about customs and occasionally begin practicing some he finds appealing. Because of this, Hidenoka and Toshi'to joke he's more of a mutt than a Miqo'te since he has adopted so many different customs from each race. One of the most notable customs he's adopted is the idea of a Hyur marriage.
As for beastmen, his curiosity extends to them as well and he's interacted with peaceful members of all the different races. He has some standing with all of them and surprisingly has the most with the Ixal - despite their race being the ones responsible for his parents' deaths. He avoids the Ixal in general but the few that keep the peace and simply want the freedom to fly again have inspired him since he shares that same dream of wanting to be above the clouds and free from everything below him.
The city-states provoke very different reactions from him for each one...
He loves Ul'dah. The noise and constant liveliness in the streets appeal to him and he easily can lose himself in the crowds mingling with people. The politics there of course make him frustrated but at the moment there's no change visible in how the city is being run.
Gridania calms him whenever he's there. The forests have always felt like home to him and he's equally entranced and disturbed by the power of the Shroud and what lives in it.
Limsa Lominsa...there are no words for how much he hates the city. Despite being with the Maelstrom, he avoids the place like the plague, only coming into it when he has to. He can't stand the feeling of salt in his fur of his tail and the whole city is surrounded by salt water...not a good combo. Added to that, he's gotten lost more times than he can count there. At least in the Shroud he can usually meander his way around until he finds a way out...in Limsa, he always seems to end up at dead ends filled with water and cranky people.
22.) If your character could time travel, where would they go?
Time traveling has no appeal to Ryu at all. He's happy in the present, has no desire to change the past, and would rather live out the future as it happens instead of skipping ahead. He's all good but thanks.
23.) Is your character superstitious?
The only thing he believes in (other than the gods of course) is general bad luck. He heard a saying once from Hidenoka about knocking on wood if someone said something bad might happen and now it's an unconscious response for him to either knock on wood or - if no wood is available - his own head as a joke.
As for the gods, he follows Oschon, since he is his patron.
24.) What might your character’s ideal romantic partner be?
Someone that can accept him for who he is and not want to change him. Since he grew up in such a supporting family, he expects the same from his partner and will offer it in exchange. That isn't to say he doesn't want any growth on either side - that's natural and any push towards that is welcome - but he's had too many people try and get him to be someone he's not (someone serious or more reserved) and too many people just abandon him because of his tendency to seem overly naive. Other than that, he's not really picky about partners. If they make him happy and vice-versa he'd always be willing to give it a try. Since he started traveling with Yuuzuki, however, the idea of having any different partner hasn't even crossed his mind. Yuuzuki not only provides the support he needs but also compliments his strengths and weaknesses in a near perfect harmony. In a slightly sappy romantic fashion, Ryu believes that Yuuzuki is likely the person he was destined to be with.
25.) Describe your character’s hands. Are they small, long, calloused, smooth, stubby?
His fingers are quite long and his hands are very calloused from fighting with his sword (and when that wasn't available his fists). There are also multitudes of small scars scattered over his hands as remnants from training to use a sword with Hidenoka when he was younger.
26.) Second day of favorites! Favorite comfort food, favorite vice, favorite outfit, favorite hot drink, favorite time of year, and favorite holiday.
Anything chocolate, food, either his allagan shorts and long boots with the hempen undershirt or the demon armor of fending, hot chocolate, autumn, All Saints' Wake.
27.) Pick two songs that describe your character at two different points of their life, and explain why you chose them.
Uh...shit that's a hard one. I'll come back to this? ^^; (Probably won't...)
28.) If your character’s life was a genre, what would it be?
A sappy fluffy yaoi/comedy/adventure/I dunno?
29.) How does your character smell? Do they wear perfume or cologne?
Honestly he always has the faint scent of lavender. He loves the smell and uses lavender based soaps.
30.) How does your character feel about magic?
He sucks at it. He has some skill with healing magic but so far hasn't found any kind of magic that truly feels right for him. He loathes any lightning based magic and fears it.
31.) How did the calamity affect their life?
It destroyed his home. Hidenoka had managed to get them out of their house and away from the flames but they lost everything when it happened and had to start all over. It prompted Ryu to take his training seriously and provided the incentive to go out adventuring. While Hidenoka had set aside some of his assets in case of trouble and their family was able to start over (though they lost all of Hidenoka's books and everything he brought from Doma to his horror) many people were not as lucky. So Ryu firmly decided he wanted to go out and help others recover from the Calamity.
32.) And finally: Write a letter to your character, from yourself.
Try not to give so much of yourself that you have nothing left. Keep at least a little and yes, helping people is all well and good but it also is important to find and live out your own goals. Find something for yourself to strive towards other than a blanket cause of helping others. Also...LEARN HOW TO READ A FUCKING MAP.