RULE ONE.    Since I do consider Annichi an extension of myself, I'm protective of who I keep around on her RP / Lore. AKA: I keep a good eye on the Blacklist button if I have too. I've very open to all kinds of folks but do know I'm not too afraid to swing the hammer if need be. Chances are if you spam my /tell 's or Discord out of an RP setting you'll be on the block in due time.RULE TWO.    Annichi is a primarily SFW RP character and I'm not comfortable with overly descriptive ERP territory RP. I'm open to possible playful flirting, but if you come to me with the intent to ERP then please seek elsewhere. I don't care that we met in-game at an 18+ venue, that doesn't mean I'm looking for such things. If we get close over several RP sessions then it can be discussed OOC.RULE THREE.    If you have any questions about Annichi or my RP style don't be afraid to ask. I understand I'm playing an XI character in a XIV game and it can get a bit messy in terminology. I'd rather a quick OOC /tell asking for clarification than just running with not fully understanding. With this said, Annichi doesn't have much of XIV lore written down (besides RP Hooks) but that doesn't mean I'll stick to just XI lore.

RULE FOUR.    Don't try to 'canon check' Annichi. What this breaks down to is not forcing the mainline game onto Annichi and her logic. This stems from a friend being constantly asked demeaning questions about her character's hobby (growing Elpis blooms for others on Hydaelyn / The Source) because it didn't fit how it would 'naturally occur' in-game. Just because it can't occur in what we've seen in-game doesn't mean it can't occur at all. I mean, for gods sake her whole premise goes against what we've seen in MSQ up to this point.RULE FIVE.    Boundaries exist for a reason. If IC I say "no" to a drink, understand it's not Annichi being rude / not trusting you, it's just because she doesn't drink. I've had folks push the envelope a bit on how far that can go, but just know it's not to ruin an experience, but because someone before closed that door.RULE SIX.    Understand that though Annichi is a little bit of a social butterfly, I as the player, have a hard time getting going with finding partners. So if you catch me looking at you use that as an invite to say hello! Also, like a staff member at a venue once did, send me a /tell and ask if I'm open for it! Apparently the /roleplaying tag doesn't like to stick on me.

.    BASICS    .

full name.    annichi giselle malkot
also known as.    anni, chichi, mandagora mother, 'that weird cat', duchess of jeuno
date of birth.    09 / 21 / 861, age of technology (xi year timeline)
age.    23
class.    red mage / botanistgender.    female
pronouns.    she / her
romantic orientation.    biromantic
sexual orientation.    bisexualoccupation.    former adventurer, travelling botanist and mandagora breeder
species.    mithra (turned hrothgar-ffxiv)

.    BACKGROUND    .

birthplace.    windurst, mindartia
current home.    the grand duchy of jeuno, quon + mindartia / the crystarium, norvrandt
nationality.    jeunoan / zilart
ethnicity.    windurstian
language(s).    jeunoan + proficient / windurstian + proficient / vana'dielian + proficient / norvrandt + fluent / eulomorian + fluentparents.    verrrisa (biological mother), massch (biological father) / esha'ntarl (adoptive mother), kam'lanaut (adoptive father)
siblings.    five to her knowledge from her biological parents
significant other.    eald'narche (ex-husband) , meier link + charlotte elbourne (out of xi/xiv canon relationship)

.    APPEARANCE    .

faceclaim.    see above
hair.    dark auburn, cardinal red highlights + middle back when put up, waist when put down.
eyes.    cobalt blue
height.    5 ft / 2 in
build.    180 lb, rectangle / petitedominant hand. right, ambidextrous when it counts
scars. over right eye, completely over chest, hips, back + whipping / total hysterectomy scars / both ankles + burn scars / hands, palms + unknown origin
tattoo.    n/a
piercings.    n/a
other remarkable features.    flatter/darker nose, more prominent tabby fur patches along various parts of her body (shoulders, lower arms, ankles, lower legs, cheeks, inner and outer thighs, chest and back)

.    PERSONALITY    .

positive traits.    generous, outgoing, humble, courtesy, trustworthy, modest
negative traits.    overcritical, impulsive, distant, oversensitive, indecisive, hesitantlikes.    sweets, mandragoras, traveling, gardenia flowers, history, norvrandt / the crystarium / eulmore, dark teas, peoplewatching
dislike.    sudden touch / advances, criticism of her home(s), spicy food / drinks, alcohol, mockery of herself or others
fears.    abandonment, letting others down, heights, arachnids
phobias. cleithrophobia, mentions/topics of war (more so the crystal war from xi), autophobia, athazagoraphobiambit. infp-t "the mediator"
moral alignment. neutral good
zodiac. virgo

Born right at the cusp of the Crystal War to two Mithra and their pack of eight in the Federation of Windurst. Given the name Annichi Molkot by her mother, who was a skilled huntress who refused to name her not in their tongue. She only had a few moons with her mother to bond and grow before the war encroached and they had to flee Windurst.
On the run, the family found shelter on the border of their homelands. Annichi, just barely reaching a year old. A set of soldiers came through their camp speaking with the leaders of each race, including Annichi's mother. A man and what seemed to be his son came into their tents and checked over all of her siblings and her.The man and the supposed son introduced themselves as Kam'lanaut and Eald'narche from the newly formed Grand Duchy of Jeuno. Kam'lanaut explained how his brother was seeking a refugee to be his upcoming wife. Annichi's mother immediately handed over the nearly 1-year babe to the man and pleaded with them to take her.
Her father aired on the side of caution, asking to take one or two of the elder children with him instead of Annichi, fearing for her safety. Eald'narche agreed and left with his brother, who didn't seem keen on any of this at all.
However, that would change in the evening, as Eald'narche would come by and purchase the sleeping kit for a lofty amount of money and promise the family's safety through the War. Her mother took the money without hesitation and Kam'lanaut hesitantly aided the family in the dead of night to safety in return. The Molkot family said their silent and teary-eyed goodbyes and let them leave with their most precious gift swaddled and a year old. The eldest, Cemi'sae Molkot, kept a good eye on their faces in the dark, hoping to remember and find his sister once more.Three years pass and Annichi is happily adjusted to her home in Jeuno with her primary caretaker Kam’lanaut and her soon-to-be husband Eald’narche. Kam’lanaut takes care of her as a father would, carrying her around on his shoulders, around the marketplaces to get treats and toys, and reading to her in bed along with her basic needs. He truly stepped in and became a positive influence for her, even if it meant jeopardizing his role as Duke. At times when she was in Eald’narche’s care, it was far from sweet like his brother had been, despite the fact she was to be his bride.

Annichi always saw Kam’lanaut as her father as he was all she had growing up. Eald’narche spun stories about how her original parents abandoned her during the war and how she was never wanted and she was lucky to have them. Kam’lanaut always reassured her that it was all fables, but down in her heart, she truly believed her family didn’t want her.When Annichi turned 16, Kam’lanaut informed her that it was about time for her to be wed to his brother, as much to his displeasure. Eald’narche agreed of course to go on with the ceremony and hurried it all to begin. When he realized she had to be at least 18-19 to be wed, Eald’narche in a fit of anger shoved Annichi into her sleeping quarters and forbade Kal’manaut or anyone to see her until the time rose. She may only come out when she needed to be seen for schooling and public events, the rest was sent in solitude with nothing but her books and skyline view to keep her company. Despite his brother's wishes, Kal’manaut did see her every day and brought her gifts and more plush toys to keep her happy and healthy.Her 18th birthday was spent being washed up and dolled up, waiting for the wedding of her dreams. Her hair, fur, and gown were perfectly done as all the young girls in Jeuno wished to look. For once in a long time, Annichi was happy. The wedding went without issue and she was sworn in as Duchess Annichi of Jeuno, alongside her now Husband as the Duch. She was finally allowed into Eald’narche’s bed despite years prior and he went on to treat her the same as he did 13 years ago, but now there was nothing to stop him.
Annichi lived in her own world for the next few years, tolerating Eald’narche’s abuse, leading Jeuno from the shadows, and eventually out of the Crystal Wars. Privately looking into her genealogy with Kam’lanaut, wanting to know what happened to her family, where she was from, and why she was where she was. Since the War ended all the borders and foundations were calming, allowing her time to visit while she traveled with Kam’lanaut.
She snuck out with him one night to travel to Windurst again for the first time in 19 years. The wind in her fur as they traveled by boat, Annichi felt the weight of being a Duchess roll off her shoulders with the movement of the waves. Their arrival was quick into Windurst as they arrived at the dock, disembarking soon after into the forest and seaside town. Annichi felt her heart race under her gown, ears and tail moving to an instinctual rhythm before running off into the town.

She ran for what felt like forever into the woods with no idea where she was going, only her heart and feet taking her there. Annichi’s feet stopped in front of a small cottage where the sound of the hearth burning and soft chatter came from inside. She stepped to look inside as the wooden boards under her creaked, causing all chatter to come to silence. Backing up, the door opened to an older Mithra woman with three other Mithra all around her age staring. The eldest one slowly came over to the door and to Annichi, sniffing slightly over her fur. The man nodded and turned with a smile as his tail wrapped around hers without a second thought. This was Annichi’s birth family, and they hadn’t abandoned her. They caught up quickly and she felt at ease with her original family, that was before Kam’lanaut and Eald’narche’s voices rang through her mind as clear as day, bickering and yelling.This wasn’t the first time this had happened, but due to being so close to them all the time, she figured it was close to her. This was not the case now, as Kam’lanaut was halfway across the township talking politics. The image of Mother Crystal shot into her mind, causing various images to force themselves back to her before she collapsed, Cemi’sae rushing to her side.
Annichi had developed a shard of Eald’narche and Kal’manaut’s Zilart ability somewhere and somehow. The ability to read others’ thoughts and speak to them through them, with added telepathy. This was a Zilart-exclusive ability, gained through their blood race or contact with Mother Crystal herself. Since she knew the contact with Crystal did not happen, the only other option was from her time as a child with her now husband. She had to go home soon as her husband was getting irate about her being missing, and since Annichi did not know how to fully communicate at the time, she lay in sleep, hoping.

She was soon found by Kam’launaut and said her goodbyes, heading back to Jeuno but not before he warned her of what was brewing back home. He told of his brother’s steep into madness as the Crystal was beginning to take more than just his eye and worried that Annichi may not be safe at home. The trip was a quick sail, hoping Jeuno would be intact when they arrived.
It had, and Annichi and Kam’lanaut deboarded quickly and went to Eald’narche’s side, seeing what the corruption had already done. The once thriving city slowly began to crumble as if they were gone for years at a time, despite being a week's most. Eald’narche began to slip further and further into chaos, summoning Mother Crystal’s power once more. This was enough for Annichi, she couldn’t bear to be in the one place she’d called home as it was being destroyed. A meteor grew in the sky as she gathered her things as best as she could, Kam’lanaut giving her his old Red mage gear as protection and got her back to the port, giving her a small bag of money and paying her fare to Windhurst, waving her goodbye as they sailed off.
And so she arrived back at Windhurst, changed into a lighter gown and her rapier, ready to attempt to leave her entire old life behind, hoping to make anew.

.    LIVING HAPPENSTANCE    .
^{norvrandt, the crystarium}
Those who have passed through the Crystarium may have seen Annichi running past in a flurry, maps and paperwork in her arms. Perhaps you've seen her in Musica Universalis checking in with all of the merchants and passerby. She's often speaking to those within the Rapture or in the Amaro Launch with a hop in her step. Occasionally she is seen with a larger group of varied races outside of the Dossal Gate discussing various Stars and experiences within it out in the open..    LIVING FIELDWORK    .
^{gridania, botanist's guild}
A frequent flyer in the Botanist's Guild, Annichi is seemingly always delivering something to their doorstep. Though, every so often is it something very much alive in nature, that being various Mandragora sproutlings of various different flora. Though, she also keeps the immature sprouts on her person as well, causing for some interesting encounters in the field. Perhaps one of the sproutlings made it's way to you after a long chase from Annichi just to be plucked up without a word and going on her way.

.    RECOLLECTION BLOOMS    .
^{norvrandt, lakeland}
A lone traveler sits on the edge of The Source, staring forward at The Grand Cosmos across the lake. Besides her are books and notebooks, seemingly there in study. Her ears would pick up and twig breaking amongst her stare towards the lake. It's not hard to potentially see her and not want to approach, but the sight is one to...follow up on. Afterall, who'd be interested in such a place that The Grand Cosmos is anyway?.    TRINKET SPLENDORS    .
^{dravanian hinterlands, idyllshire}
Though everyone seems to crowd Rowena and her House of Splendors for a few items, Annichi can be seen dragging buckets and bags full of items for these various traders. Though, she does take scripts for the various collectibles, she's seen just going next door and trading it all to the Aliapoh's anyways. Annichi avoids doing any hard battle-work to tell stories to the youngest, she instead tells stories of Vana'diel to Khloe with her hands busy with Zhloe. She's made a name for herself in their family and Annichi sees herself in theirs.

.    LAP OF LUXURY    .
^{kholusia, eulmore}
Not many would choose to re-step in a place they were threatened with execution within, but Annichi seems to be just as busy here as she is in the Crystarium. Even after the fall of Lord Vauthry, Annichi is seen seemingly devoted to her consumers by choice and not by force. Spending her talents as an ex-Duchess in the Canopy but then spending her times aiding in the recovery and aid effort in the Derelicts..    FORBIDDEN INTERNSHIP    .
^{the forbidden land, eureka}
A proposition from Krile to join her in the expeditions of Eureka and it's sister locations turned fruitful. The harsh scape became Annichi's primary source of income as a hand in the studies for Krile and the Students of Baledesion respectfully. Eureka seeming to be an echo of how she used to fight in Vana'diel, Annichi took a quick knack, and knockback, to the research. Of course, folks would often see her knocked out in the field and she'd profusely apologize for the sight and trot back to report to Krile.

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