Okhi'to Lanatal
These woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep.
Roleplay profile for Okhi'to Lanatal on Mateus.
Profile
BASICS.
AGE ❖ 31
NAMEDAY ❖ 15th Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon
PRONOUNS ❖ He/him
SEXUALITY ❖ Bisexual
RACE ❖ Keeper of the Moon
COMBAT PROFESSION ❖ Conjurer, some practice with red magic
AFFILIATION ❖ Conjurer's Guild of Gridania (former)
ALLIANCES ❖ The River's Bend Inn
PHYSICAL.
HAIR ❖ Stark white and fluffier/longer than it is in game. His ears are also tufted.
EYES ❖ Dark red.
HEIGHT ❖ 5 fulms 2 ilms
BUILD ❖ Lean and lithe, strong arms.
DISTINGUISHING MARKS ❖ A scar on his left cheek leading to his eye.
ACCESSORRIES ❖ Feathers in his braids, silver earrings, a staff with a flower at its end, and botanist tools.
PERSONAL.
BIRTHPLACE ❖ The Black Shroud
OCCUPATION ❖ Botanist & healer
RESIDENCE ❖ The River's Bend Inn (Goblet W1 P43, Room #12)
LANGUAGES ❖ Eorzean Common, familiarity with Amdapori script, Miqo'te language
HOBBIES ❖ Potionmaking, flower arrangement, moongazing
ALIGNMENT ❖ Neutral Good
RELATIONS.
GUARDIAN ❖ Menphina, the Lover
PARTNER ❖ Kaishan Noykin
CHILDREN ❖ N/A,
PARENTS ❖ Okhi Lanatal & Kamu'a Phoksa
SIBLINGS ❖ Okhi'a, Yizih, and Yokho Lanatal
COMPANION ❖ Delbi the korpokkur.
RELIGION ❖ Devout Menphina worshipper.
BITS & HOOKS
- Okhi'to is a self-taught botanist and alchemist, and is quite skilled in the growing of plants, and knows how to make many potions and poultices.
- Because of living most of his life as a wanderer/nomad, he's been many places -- though he spent most of his time in Gyr Abania and the Shroud. He has offered services as a healer during times of need.
- Okhi'to is currently in training as a red mage (though he is poor with the black magic required of the art) and is always looking for people to train with.
- He is always in search of knowledge -- with a particular interest in anything he can learn about the history of the Shroud.
- He is a natural teacher and is always happy to lend a helping hand with nearly anything.
- Okhi'to currently works at the River's Bend Inn as the groundskeeper and healer, though he still travels often.
- Okhi'to's appearance -- stark white hair and bright red eyes -- can make him pretty conspicuous. I'm always happy to discuss our characters having run into each other in the past!
History
Okhi’to was born in the Black Shroud, the second son and last child of Okhi Lanatal and Kamu’a Phoksa. He was preceded by three; Yizih and Yokho, his elder sisters, and Okhi’a, his elder brother. His family lived with two other families in community in the Twelveswood, hunting and sharing resources, though forced to avoid the Wood Wailers out of necessity because of being targeted for poaching.Okhi and Kamu'a passed their headstrong, brash personalities to their children, excluding Okhi'to, by far more shy than his siblings. He was lacking talent as a hunter, sickly in his youth and a poor aim with a bow. His siblings grew frustrated with teaching him, and he in turn grew more and more shy, retreating further into his shell. During this time, Okhi'to turned to hobbies that required a gentler touch: reading and tending to plants.Tension with his sisters repeatedly came to a boil, overflowing into vicious mockery and scorn, while his somewhat more reserved elder brother merely stood aside. Okhi'to too became frustrated, lashing out in retaliation or isolating himself, venturing into the woods and beginning to learn the trade of botany from nearby settlements. Finally, an explosive fight with his eldest sibling Yizih resulted in him departing his family home for good at the age of 16, a few years before most Miqo'te men would have left.Okhi'to began to live as a drifter, occasionally visiting settlements, but spending nearly every day alone. He cultivated his skill in botany, easily able to identify plants and many of their effects on sight or smell. He gained a strong affinity for the forest, its pulse, and its intricacy. Despite his shyness, though, he longed to put himself to use -- to prove he wasn't useless. Eventually, he was drawn to Gridania.In Gridania he was on the fringes, treated poorly in the city. Eventually, though, the Conjurer's Guild would take him in and teach him their art, which Okhi'to dedicated himself to wholeheartedly, training to exhaustion. He became relatively established in the guild, particularly known for his ever-calm demeanor in an increasingly chaotic world as threats began to arise all across Eorzea.His calm, however, would be interrupted by the Calamity. Okhi'to was then unsure of the fate of his family in the Twelveswood but, soured by their final interaction and suddenly very busy with the demand for healers and chirurgeons, could not refuse the call of helping others. Plus, it was a welcome excuse to leave Gridania -- a city whose politics and structure he had begun to question.Since the Calamity, Okhi'to once more returned to nomadic ways, but left the familiar comfort of the Shroud to seek out places he might be needed -- Thanalan, Gyr Abania, and even as far as Coerthas. He began to gather knowledge, interest piqued by the corruption unleashed by the fall of the false moon, about previous Calamities and changes wrought by them. He began to wonder what greater possibilities exist for him and others, and who could be helped by that knowledge. But more than anything, he wanted for a place to return to. A home.He found the home he wanted when he chanced upon the River's Bend Inn and it's kind-demeanored proprietess. His life was permanently altered: he finally had a place to return to, a beautiful garden of his own making, and a found family that welcomed him.
contacts
kaishan
In the time he's been at the inn, Okhi'to has come to respect and admire Kaishan's gentleness with chocobos, as well as their kindness and consideration.
uteki
The inn proprietess took Okhi'to inn when he had no home, and he is eternally grateful. The two of them have become close friends, and he endeavors to teach her how to use magic.
samayo
Okhi'to has taken a liking to this bookish Xaela, and greatly enjoys her company every time he gets to share in it. The two of them have a taste for knowledge and adventure, and he wants to share it.
quenepa
Okhi'to met this spunky Lalafell by chance while visiting Gridania and led her to the inn. Despite their opposite personalities, he appreciates the life and fun she brings to all.
yvetta
In recent times, she has been a familial presence for Okhi'to, as well as a kind mentor in magic and life, with a shared interest in history. He has been delighted to see her smiling more.
vasant
Mostly, Okhi'to knows Vasant through the lens of his relationship to Yvetta. The man's penchant for alcohol concerns him, but he is glad for the joy that he brings to Yvetta's life.
gallery
The first drawing is a commission from fallbites and the second is a commission from kokuuhakuu! The third is by me.
out of character
hello! thanks for checking out okhi'to's carrd. i'm happy to rp with all kinds of partners and i have a lot of experience with roleplay. i'm 25+ and you can contact me through my twitter or sending a /tell in game if you like! i'm also happy to provide my discord if we've talked a few times.
DO'S
❖ Approach my OC! WU/T loved.
❖ All RP! I'm fine with all sorts of themes, including mature/dark.
❖ Ask for my contact info if you want! I'm open to discord RP as well once we get to know each other.
❖ Feel free to ask about our FC as well! I'm an officer for The River's Tide.
DON'TS
❖ Godmod. Your character can't know everything there is about my character without getting to know him first!
❖ Injure or maim my character without my permission.
❖ Send a tell with the intent to ERP. I'm not really interested in doing this with strangers.
❖ Message me for dark/ERP as a minor.