AJHISI AHALEI

GOBLIN, CRYSTAL DC   —   May contain 18+ themes ⁑ WU/T OK when RP tag is on ⁑ Discord available upon request
    character is a trans woman; respect trans people or die.   

• OOC
• ABOUT
• HOOKS
• CONNECTIONS

Talk to the waves as they pull me in

—I believe in God but I'll drown in sin

hello!

  OOC.   Thank you for taking the time to check out this carrd for Ajhisi! Just for some background about me, I am 28 years old, live in the Eastern Standard Timezone (EST), and I can typically be found online anywhere between 8:00 PM to around 1:30 AM, or even 2:00 AM if I'm feelin' crazy.I have been writing for my entire life, and I have many, many characters, projects, and writing passions. If i am not online on Ajhisi, I may be online on an alt. Feel free to ask me for my Discord if we start chatting about storylines, and we can also discuss my alts and other characters!I told myself I would try to keep these short, but there are a few things to consider before interacting with me:

18+

I will only interact with 18+ roleplayers. I am 28. I am E/RP friendly, but I will not engage in E/RP with anyone under 18 & this applies to characters, too. I will not engage in E/RP with Lalafells.I will do SFW RP with characters under age 18. I will do SFW RP with Lalafells.

IC=/=OOC

If you approach me while I have the rp tag on, I will assume it's in character unless you use something to distinguish IC from OOC. I do not do OOC "E/RP."

LORE

I've been terrible about paying attention to the story of this game. I do not know much lore. I will not be very lore-compliant because of this. I'm the worst, I know. I do my best not to break the lore, and I will look things up as needed of course, but if you're looking for someone to be 100% lore-compliant, I'm unfortunately not it!I have just started the post-Dawntrail MSQ, but I don't mind spoilers.

LGBTQIA+

Ajhisi is a trans woman. She is not a futanari/f+.I have no patience for transphobes, homophobes, TERFs, bigots, etc. See the home page of this carrd for more info on what to do if you are these things or if you do not respect trans people :)Fellow queer/trans/LGBTQIA2S+ family, I love you. I am here for you if you need a friend.Worried that you/your character will stop being straight if your character flirts/interacts with Ajhisi? Here's a resource for you to learn more about trans people/intimacy with trans people.

basics

NAME  Ajhisi Ahalei, née MunirNICKNAME/ALIAS  Jhis, Jhisi,TITLES  CaptainAPPARENT AGE  Mid-to-late 20'sACTUAL AGE  Approx. 63 y/oGENDER & PRONOUNS  Woman, Trans; She/TheyORIENTATION  Panromantic PansexualRACE/ETHNICITY  At least half-Viera (Rava)OCCUPATION  Pirate; BanditLANGUAGES  Common; Rava; Huntspeak; Sahagin; Thieves' Cant

background

BIRTHPLACE  An island village to the south of Valnain, OthardFAMILY  Status is mostly unknown; the only member Ajhisi has been in contact with semi-recently is her sibling, Qiraat.SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S)  Lars Lacey (NPC), Keoni Ahalei (NPC), Knell Keats (played by Audie)
    ↳ Open polyamorous relationship
NOTE: Ajhisi is very polyamorous. She will not agree to monogamous relationships, but she is always happy to pursue new partners.

physical

HEIGHT  6’1”HAIR  RedEYES  Amber brown, glinting goldPIERCINGS  Septum; multiple ear piercingsSCARS / TATTOOS / MARKINGS  Various nautical tattoos, many old scars. Freckles dotting the entirety of her body and face.PHYSIQUE/BODY TYPE  Broad-shouldered and lean, with uneven muscular development, suggesting having endured scarcity of nourishment and/or resources while surviving the strain of a demanding and harsh environment. Naturally prone to building muscle easily, but still in recovery.DISTINGUISHING FEATURES  Distinctly uncommon ears—squirrel-like, rather than the Vieran norm.

personality

TRAITS  Loyal · Protective · Thieving (not exceptional at the stealth aspect, but shameless about doing it violently) · Self-confident · Values promises · Brash · Witty · Has a good sense of humour · Sex positive · Easily confused; leads to easy and volatile annoyance · Can be vulgar · Not entirely very bright ·MBTI  Some blend of ISFP & ESTPLIKES  Fighting · Sex/intimacy · Stealing · Sailing · Swimming · Bards · Singing (shanties) · Drinking · Mischief · Cats · Tattoos · Being arrested · Learning languages · ChildrenDISLIKES  Stagnancy · Pears · Oathbreakers · Being even a little bit confused · Surprises · Pestering

other/misc.

VOICE  Clara Paget
      ↳ Generally low-spoken (not soft, just low) and gritty, it can sometimes be difficult to hear Ajhisi when she speaks at a normal volume, especially in crowded places. Their accent is an odd blend—Limsan at times but surely the accent of someone well-traveled.
She has a vocabulary somewhat more developed than the average pirate would be expected to have, but she doesn't try very hard to use it, resorting instead to vulgarity or profanity, rife with creative yet colourful metaphors, idioms, et cetera. If you catch her in the right mood, she might spout something she read in a poem or heard a bard sing about, but whether what she's saying means what she seems to think it means or not is hit-or-miss.

• PLAYLIST

pirate

AJHISI HAS BEEN A PIRATE FOR MOST OF THEIR LIFE. They were born on an island village to the south of Valnain in Othard and, secretly fearing being cast out to the isolated ranks of the Wood-warders, they fled the island with their sibling, Qiraat, in their very early adolescence. The two youths stowed away on a pirate vessel that occasionally used the island as a fuel and resupply stop between Yanxia (Doma), Thavnair, and Ilsabard (Garlemald). Ajhisi has been a part of many crews over their life, filling many roles on-deck and generally devoting herself to seafaring (with the occasional, rare foray into sky piracy as needed).

lost at sea

WHAT IS THE LIFE OF A PIRATE without the occasional shipwreck? Ajhisi has known plenty, though one remains difficult to move on from. It was a voyage meant to lead to a long-lost, fabled trove; instead, the ship—recklessly captained—foundered in treacherous, uncharted waters, the rest of the crew lost or dead.Ajhisi, half-drowned and battered from the impact of the wreck, pulled her partner Keoni ashore with her as soon as she spied him adrift in the water. Their other partner, the ship’s Master Gunner, Lars, bore neither their fate nor their concern. From the shallows, Ajhisi watched in horror and disbelief as he shot the captain, seized the only surviving dinghy, and departed alone—without word or backward glance—leaving her and Keoni marooned on a deserted isle where they would stay, struggling to survive, for over 700 days.It was foolhardy grit—and no small measure of spite—that led to their return to civilization. Ajhisi refused to watch Keoni waste away, so—Llymlaen-blessed and stubborn—day after day for the final few months, she dove into the depths, deeper each time, in search of anything that might serve them. Her efforts were answered not with salvation, but by capture—taken by territorial deep-sea Sahagin.

highwaywoman

WHILE ASHORE, Ajhisi—whether alone or with a select few from her current crew at the time—often spends her time seeking her next target. Fancying herself something of a highwaywoman, this typically involves visiting taverns and brothels, lazily and sometimes tactlessly gathering information on new trade routes, and learning about any necessary precautions to ensure a successful ambush. She listens for news of valuable caravans and notes the vulnerabilities of their guards in the hopes of preparing for her next move.

gaolbird

SHE'S NOT ALWAYS CAUTIOUS, and is often driven by fanciful whims and spur-of-the-moment pursuits born of boredom. This frequently results in stints in local gaols or her face appearing on wanted posters, though these issues typically get resolved or forgotten over time.

piracy.

The obvious one: Ajhisi is a pirate and has been one since her very early adolescence. There is a short period of time while she was marooned on an island and subsequently imprisoned by the Sahagin in which she was not actively engaging in piracy, but other than that, they've been consistently found sea-bound or sky-bound — typically the former. If she's around any of her crew, there's a sense of hierarchical respect for her among them.Maybe your character:• is also a pirate. This could mean they've been part of the same crew in the past, have crossed paths either out at sea or in some other situation, or are currently part of the same crew (discuss with me first, please!)• has crossed paths with Ajhisi in a port town or dockside tavern, brothel, lounge, etc. and recognises her. It's not above her to have started a tavern brawl or caught your eye in some other way.• is a member of the Rogues' Guild. She doesn't spend much time with the guild, but she's been spotted with one or two members on more than one occasion. There's a tense familiarity between Ajhisi and Jacke Swallow.

criminal activity.

Ajhisi hates being stagnant; this hatred of stagnancy has led her to a life of crime, criminal odd jobs, and criminal mischief more often than not, on top of the piracy.Maybe your character:• remembers her from gaol: sometimes crude, cocksure, quietly hot-tempered.• has given her some criminal (or borderline criminal) odd job to complete while she's temporarily on-land.• has seen her around in some shady places...

Maybe you would like for your character to be robbed/assaulted/try to arrest Ajhisi.• No judgment here if you want your character targeted. Ajhisi will rob just about anyone, highwayman style.Are you bringing your character to an event? We can arrange for Ajhisi to show up and wait for your character to arrive or leave so she can rob them on the way in/out.
     Note: Please make sure the event's rules either allow for combat/conflict or allow for us to ask for permission.Or if not at an event, we can arrange for it to happen elsewhere in the wilds of Eorzea. This hook works best with adventurer RP, since it has to happen en route to/fro somewhere and not within a venue or city.• As for being assaulted, she does have a bit of a short fuse at times, so it's not unlikely for her to throw a punch, smash a bottle over a head, hit someone with the butt of a gun, <insert violent actions here>, et cetera. It is also not unlikely for her to misunderstand something and react recklessly and wildly out of line, either.• Regarding being arrested: I am okay with writing this out. If the arrest is successful, I would rather carry it out to explore the dynamic between Ajhisi and others in cells, guards, et cetera, rather than it be a one-off of her being arrested and the scene ending there. We can go that route, it's just not my preference.

traveling.

It comes with the territory of being a pirate. She's been many places in some way or another—some places more than once. She frequents Limsa and Ul'dah, but it's not unlikely for her to have been other places, as well. She doesn't frequent Ishgard much, but has been there at least once.

have you seen this man?

TBA: Basically, Ajhisi's partner, Lars, left her (and their other partner, Keoni) for dead after a shipwreck. Now, she's—somewhat casually—keeping her eyes peeled for Lars. Will she beat the shit out of him when she sees him again? Maybe.Let's discuss this one before running with it in any capacity.(Art of Lars by @OfTheLimbo)

others.

I'm open to discussing other scenarios!I'm also open to simpler ones. Maybe your character just thinks she's interesting looking. Maybe something weird just happened near our characters. Maybe your character notices she's having a great time at a tavern; maybe she's getting rowdy or she's being boisterous. Maybe she looks like she's about to cause trouble. Feel free to run it by me, and maybe we'll roll with it!

  CASSIAN SOLIDUS    —  @casxiv
Ajhisi and Cassian are criminal acquaintances.

  NELL KEATS    — 
✮⋆˙ One of Ajhisi's partners, newer to the polycule. They can occasionally be spotted together at market events, selling wares for Fortuitous Finds, a slapdash plundered goods stall.
Nell can do no wrong, if you ask her, and he's a great bard, don't you dare say otherwise.

  FIRSTNAME LASTNAME    —  npc
✮⋆˙ Interested in being one of Ajhisi's connections? Let me know, and we can try to figure something out!

  QIRAAT MUNIR    — NPC — SIBLING
Qiraat is the only member of their family that Ajhisi still associates with. The pair ran away from home together when they were young and ended up in a life of piracy, eventually parting ways to join different crews, though they occasionally cross paths as needed.

  LARS LACEY    —  NPC — PARTNER (Unfortunately)
A Limsan man fortuitously present at the scene of a tavern brawl Ajhisi found herself entangled in. Initially a spectator, he joined the fray when it escalated, turning a two-person altercation into mayhem involving a dozen individuals. Amidst the altercation, Ajhisi was stabbed. Subsequently, with Ajhisi barely conscious, Lars brought her aboard his then-recently commandeered and sparsely crewed ship for recovery.She would later learn that there were so few members of the crew because while Lars was expert at commandeering, he was less than proficient when it came to inspiring others to follow him. If you asked Ajhisi, she'd (mostly) lovingly say it's the fault of his shitty personality.Ajhisi has yet to reunite with Lars following a shipwreck which left her and their other partner, Keoni, marooned and lost at sea. The circumstances of the wreck have left Ajhisi especially bitter toward Lars.

  KEONI AHALEI    —  NPC — PARTNER
Ajhisi and Keoni were introduced to one another by Lars. Keoni, a lighthouse keeper, decided to take to the seas when he and Lars were teenagers. Occupying the role of ship's cook (and occasional, laughably unskilled "doctor"), Keoni was never entirely committed to the idea of being a pirate, not the way Ajhisi and Lars were. Ajhisi was almost immediately endeared to him, finding his softness refreshing.The three became partners at Ajhisi's initial suggestion, though the interest was very much shared between them all.After a particularly nasty shipwreck, Ajhisi and Keoni were marooned at sea on an island together while Lars made it away suspiciously scot-free.