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yarn ・ they / them ・ 21+ ・PST ・ Discord Available On Request

ROLEPLAYING STYLE.    My style is flexible and adaptable to the situation and my fellow players, but I trend toward shortform to short para in game and multipara over Discord as a general rule.STAKES & SCOPE. I'm happy to interact with many characters, but I'm most drawn to low-to-the-ground concepts and stories.COMMUNICATION.    If any aspect of a scene I am doing with you makes you uncomfortable, please let me know. If you'd like to throw in something dramatic into our storyline, please also let me know! Communication is key to forming a good story.IC =/= OOC.    Kiett is not me and I am not Kiett. I will seek to minimize "bleed" between myself and my roleplay as much as one is able to, and I ask that my writing partners do the same.Mature Themes.    I am happy to work with characters with mature themes or content. Kiett's own backstory includes potentially triggering topics such as violence, abuse, trauma, and sexual coercion. I will not bring up any details pertaining to such without consent from all parties. I do not ERP with strangers.

PLEASE YES.    I love slice-of-life, slowburn storylines, emotional nuance, heavy backstories, and happy endings. I adore getting very in-depth and detailed in my crafting, magic, and study-based plotlines. I'm a certified sucker for for tender bromance, intense plantonic connections, mentor-mentee bonds, and found family. In general though, I love collaborative storytelling in all its forms-- I'm excited for all the experiences Kiett might come across in the future, and I'm honored to play a part in your story as well. Let's work together and build a grand tale.PLEASE ASK.    Please ask about longterm injury and disfigurement, longterm emotional consequences and harm, sincere and serious conflict between characters, and other heavy subjects. I love drama and hurt/comfort and I am very willing to play in these spaces, but I prefer a degree of OOC communication and outlining of stakes and scope first before I get deep into it.PLEASE NO.    I'm ultimately here for a good time and a happy ending. I will not play permanent death plots, rape plots, "bad ends", or similar content. I'm also quite squeamish so I politely request intense gore, vomit, and abject filth to be not described in graphic detail.

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dossier

.    THE HEAD    .

full name.    Kiett Raeturlune
aliases.    His sisters call him Kietto
date of birth. Great question; Heavensturn until further notice
age.    40's-50's (we think); by Vieran standards he's young adult
birthplace.    Fyth, Golmore
current home.    Goblet, Ul'dah, Thanalan
orientation.    homoflexible, demiromantic
relationship status. happily married
occupation.    goldsmith & student

.    THE HEART    .

likes. his work | community | long baths | people | good cooking
dislikes. cold weather | dealing with money
hobbies. baking | learning & discovering | staying active | socializing
fears & phobias. fireworks & loud sounds | isolation | socializing
wishes & dreams. to become a master goldsmith | to help as many people as he can | to find his place in the world
faith. quietly devoted to Menphina
mbit.    INFJ (the advocate)
moral alignment. neutral good

personality

Polite, soft-spoken, gentle, agreeable, hardworking, precise, innovative, detail-oriented, excitable, and kind, Kiett is mostly considered a sweetheart and a dork by those who know him.He's painfully shy and struggles to manage in interpersonal situations, but he's social creature at heart, driven by a need to connect with others. He likes to meet people where and as they are, matching their energy to better put himself in their shoes. Around strangers he's usually too focused on making a good impression to properly relax, but get him out of his shell a bit and he'll happily chatter your ear off about his creative and academic pursuits, or listen with open rapture to yours. He's got a caregiving streak a mile long and he's quick to give to those in need. He's very rarely angry-- but when he's threatened or startled, it can be a jarring to see how quickly his old Warder reflexes still kick in.

.    NOTABLE QUIRKS    .

  • Flicks his ears to stim when he's happy.

  • Hates being touched-- expect by maybe 5 people, who he tends to cling to nonstop

  • Skilled in theoretical arcanima; actual spellcasting, not so much

  • Tends to take things literally

  • Always carries a notebook and an enchanted pen to jot down new ideas.

  • Blushes. A lot. Its easier to find something he doesn't blush at.

  • Can breathe underwater. Long story short, a Kojin owed his dad a favor.

  • Clumsy and accented Eorzean; he still pronounces or misuses words. Marginally better with Dalmascan.

  • A wonderful baker and a fairly decent cook, but unfortunately a little too fond of "experimenting" to be consistently edible.

biography

Kiett may look Veena, but really he just bears a strong resemblance to his sire who passed through Golmore one night traveling from the Range. He was raised by his Ravan mother and aunt in Fyth as siblings to his aunt's children Mjal and Lahnn.He doesn't speak much of his life in the Wood, but the scars on his body tell enough. What matters to him is that he escaped.His transition from Golmore to Eorzea wasn't easy, and he probably wouldn't have made if his sisters hadn't already run away and settled on the outside before him. They took him into the home they'd built and gave him a safe place to acclimate. It was several years before he managed to take his first independent steps away from them, and began to seek his own way in life.

hooks

.    JOURNEYMAN YEARS    .
requirements: none
Kiett is currently a Journeyman Goldsmith-- one quite respected within the guild as an up-and-coming artist, but still with things to learn. He's always searching for further training in his field, especially in places other than Eorzea. These are his journeyman years after all! If you're an expert in any field even remotely related to goldsmithing (and for Kiett, most fields can trace back to goldsmithing eventually) he would love to learn from you!.    NEW STUDENT    .
requirements: sharlayan
Kiett has lately been attending classses at the Studium to continue his education-- on full scholarship no less, after recommendations from certian professors in the soft metals department. His coursework is a healthy mix of goldsmithing technique proper, medical courses for his prosthetic and assistive device work, and aetherology courses to bolster his enchanting. This is his very first experience in a formal classroom setting. He's... not managing. He could use a hand.

.    ARTIST FOR HIRE    .
requirements: none
In the market for fine jewelry or tools? Looking for a new magical focus, or even something more strange and experimental? Whatever the commission, Kiett is happy to help! You can find him at the Warden's Grace for short and quick service, or commission him privately for a more drawn-out collaboration. Please visit his Portfolio below for examples of work Kiett has done IC..    LACERATED AETHER    .
requirements: aethersense of any sort
Kiett has an expertise in arcanima that suggests he could be a powerful mage, but in practice, he can't do anything more complicated than summon a carbuncle. Anyone who examines his aether in any detail will easily see why; the reserves and flowpaths of aether he'd normally use to cast look like they've been sliced apart and huge chunks simply taken out. Its a wonder he survived whatever did this to him-- and he would appreciate a hand in managing the side effects.

.    TALK NERDY TO ME    .
requirements: none
Kiett is incredibly curious, to the point of nosy; he wants to know everything about everything. If you let him, he'll joyfully probe you for all the details about about any interesting work or research you do. Feel free to talk to him for hours about your unusual spellcasting methods, your creative works, your research passions, or whatever else you choose to dedicate your time to-- you'd be hard-pressed to find a more engaged audience!.    BROTHERHOOD IN DIASPORA    .
requirements: ex-warders, especially ravan
It would be an understatement to say Kiett has a very complicated relationship with his former life in the Wood. He was miserable as a Warder and and he's much happier in Eorzea as an artist and service worker, but the Wood was all he knew for most of his life, and there's people and places and rites he'll never get back. He's very interested in connecting with other ex-Warders, and maybe starting a hunting group to regain some of the sense of brotherhood he's lost.

Portfolio

As a guild certified Journeyman Goldsmith preparing his Masterwork portfolio, Kiett is well equipped to deal with all manner of requests. He can create fine jewelry in an assortment of styles, fashionable small tools such as pens or compasses, and magical instruments such as starglobes and nouliths. As with all artists, however, he has his own personal interests and unique specialty styles. Some of these are available at the Warden's Grace during shop hours, while some are more unique to personal commissions. Collected here are some of his personal favorite themes and collections he's done over the years.Images used in this portfolio were copied from Pinterest and are intended only as reprisentations to fuel inspiration and facilitate roleplay.
Whatever piece you commission will be written uniquely to you. I do not give in-game items as a part of this roleplay.

.    LOST & FOUND    .

a celebration of second chances.Call him sentimental, but Kiett has a fondness for combing thrift stores for junk and giving it new life through his jewelry. A collection based around this theme was his first solo project as an apprentice, and its become one of his standard styles ever since.If you're in the market for a truly unique piece, he's got you covered-- all the materials are sourced secondhand and every design is unique. This is also a great option for those looking to preserve sentimental broken items in new, wearable ways.

.    Fidget Jewelry    .

for restless hands and eager minds.Not all stim toys need be toys. If you're in the market for something elegant to fiddle with during formal meetings or a spinner ring fit for a ball, you've found a goldsmith willing to work with both your aesthetic and your stim needs alike. Kiett himself needs something to play with in his hands most of the time to keep him grounded, so he's the one testing out these designs himself.

.    gemwork & Enchanting    .

wearable math homework.Kiett learned arcanima long before he studied goldsmithing, and he's perpetually surprised how many old lessons in arcane geometry still hold true in his new profession. The cross-professional experience leaves his gemwork particularly exacting and precise. He loves working with unique cuts and stones, and using them to build brilliant designs full of color and life.His knowledge of arcanima also allows him to work charms and enchantments into his pieces. Most of them tend to be small-- everlasting perfumes, glowing and shimmering affects, heating and cooling charms-- but he's more than happy to work on more complicated spellcraft as well... as long as someone else is there to actually cast the sigils he crafts.

.    Magitek and aetherotek components    .

wierd science.Kiett isn't trained yet on the finer points of modern technology-- but between his understanding of aether, his crystalwork training, and a suite of very technical commissions he's worked on, he has a working understanding of how to craft the logic cores, lattices, circuitry weave, resistors, and balancers necessary for magitek and aetherotek equipment to function. He can't design anything on his own yet, but bring him your design specs or explain what you're trying to build, and you'll find he's well equipped to make materials recommendations or build instruments to your precise standards.

.    Medical Devices    .

goldsmithing for the greater good.The work he came to Sharlayan to study. Goldsmithing as a field covers everything from the simplest brass ring to the most complex mammots, and Kiett's interested in pushing the boundaries of the field out even further to serve those in need. Currently he's made some progress with regulating enchantments for those with unstable aether, medical alert bands that notify the wearer to dangerous changes in their aether, and small prosthetics-- but he has a lot to learn still before he truly makes his mark.

connections

.    Citrine Raeturlune    .

husband.
An equally dorky priest of Menphina who holds Kiett's entire heart in their lovingly bejewled hands.

.    Siol Kalux    .

girlfriend.
Bartender, sellsword, courier-- Siol's a comet of a woman, and Kiett feels lucky when their orbits manage to cross.

.    Mallon Fauwrae    .

brother at heart, occasional housemate.
A feral stray cat Kiett fed too many times. Has his own housekey but still prefers breaking the window lock when he "visits".

.    Mjal Fyth    .

oldest sister, biological cousin, Lahnn's twin.
Routinely stumbles into vast secrets of the universe. One time she punted Kiett across a bay so hard he skipped like a stone.

.    Lahnn Fyth    .

middlest sister, biological cousin, Mjal's twin.
Known arsonist. Got into a fistfight with a Sharlayan botanist once about plant taxonomy. Insists she's really the older twin.

.    Edelweiss    .

biological father. (NPC)
Edelweiss didn't know Kiett existed until very recently, but he's trying his best at this whole "fatherhood" thing. Its not going well.

.    cyrano panthalassa    .

patron, muse, & friend.
A Dalmascan lord who adopted Kiett as his pet artist. For better or worse, Kiett is more than willing to enable his eccentricities.

.    Chee Angharad    .

mentor & boss.
It took three tries coming into the Warden's Grace for Kiett to finally gather the courage to ask to apprentice under Chee.

.    E'lias Windjammer    .

mentor & surrogate father.
A doctor with the infinite patience to teach Kiett such skills as "sleeping enough" and "not giving yourself carpel tunnel".

.    Neisti    .

baby. (NPC)
Kiett's been summoning Neisti since he was a child, and that's long enough for them to develop quite the personality. They bite to show affection and might steal your shoes.