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"Does your character have a trinket of some sort that reminds them of someone whom they hold dear?"

Soooo does your character?

Quote:Kage wears a white beret. First it reminds him of Natalie, who is now dead but one he held dear. It also reminds him of his oaths and time spent with both her and Roen Deneith. He wears it constantly.

Another item that he keeps is a repurposed piece of metal he had made. It was originally a ring he had made as a proposal ring but after everything that happened Kage has made it into something that he's put in a gem inlay for a choker that he wears. Obviously, it represents Natalie but it also represents his link to the people he'd give his life for, and the lives of the people he wished he had.

Another thing is a dry pressed necklace that he received from a Miqo’te named C’kayah Tia. C’kayah had meant a lot to him, before they parted ways quite… horribly. The necklace was a sort of herbal remedy that would help Kage’s labored breathing after an attempt on Kage’s life. It still means quite a bit to the lalafell, no matter how strained his relationship with C’kayah has been now.

V'aleera's father is, among other things, a fairly skilled woodworker. After enlisting in the service of knight as a squire and officially joining the ranks of Ishgard's military, her father would give her a hand-carved wooden icon depicting Halone's sigil every time she would return home on leave. She now has a small collection of them she keeps with her, and will often wear one into battle either as a necklace or tied around an arm by twine or chain.

Mmm the only thing I can think of is Otto's recent acquisitions of the achievement rings you got for creating 300 different items. I got one for GSM and WVR and wear them in my fashion sets. I am in the process of writing up a story that explores that achievement / lore with the guilds and will mention how so few get them (which is also true achievement wise). Probably one of the only things he's proud of.

Ganale carries a small white dagger with the pommel fashioned in the likeness of a hawk. It was a gift given to him by Sabine in recognition of his observant nature. Ironically, he's as dumb as a brick when it comes to recognizing any feelings she has for him, but that's as much due to crippling self-esteem issues causing him to willfully seek a more 'fitting' explanation for any aside glances or things she does that indicate her feelings, such as trying to alter her sleep schedule to spend time with him.

R'tahz has his wedding ring. Bit trite, I know, but it represents not only his love for J'karu but the peak of his romantic ideals, such that it's always on his person, either worn where it belongs or on a chain around his neck when he's wearing armored gloves that could cause a pinch hazard.

None of the rest really have anything, though. Probably should work on that.

Jajara has been terrible about keeping keepsakes. She has had several throughout her life: a watch from her father, a gem from her mother, a ring from her once-husband, but all of these things have been lost or misplaced. She has crafted herself another gem, one of those that you might see other lalafell wearing on their foreheads. She does not wear it, however, as the time is not yet right.

Delial has a knife. It does not belong to her but it was given to her and she has kept it ever since. It has been used several times for reasons she thought were just, but the sight of it has always brought her dread. She does not know why she keeps it. She remains compelled.

May contain spoilers, or just odd curiosities:

• Her mothers necklace that is dedicated to Althyk, the Keeper
  
• Earrings from a former.. something, not sure, but they are precious
  
• A magical tome she can't open but she senses parts of her are in there
  
• A dagger she was told is from her Grandmother an infamous Pirate
  
• She somehow had a wedding ring but gave it to a Lalafell, with a warning
  
• A locket that contains five different strands of hair woven together, she cries when she opens it but does not know why
  
• An old wooden wand, that she may have carved from a bigger wand, that is linked to her mentor the great Shroud Witch Kraggey Nel
  
• If boots count she is gaining quite a collection, each with their own story
  

clio doesn't really have much in the way of keepsakes sadly. she has a small gear she keeps on a leather chord and a moogle plush that was given to her when she was about sixteen. what she really wants is something of her mother's but given the circumstances of how she died; there's not really any hope for that.

Aaron's Misericordes are a memento of his friend who left La Noscea for greater things when Aaron was little. 

His white hair is technically a memory of his mom who's somewhere in Domain atm. He won't dye it not matter how much he says he hates it.

Reima keeps a sliver of crystal, suspended from a chain that she wears as a necklace. She affectionately refers to it as a family heirloom, though she can't quite remember if that's the case. Either way, she keeps it as a good luck charm!

She also has a fondness for collecting music boxes.  While she doesn't actively travel about with the lot of them, she makes a point to ensure that at least one of them is close at hand for longer sojourns.

Braeya loved a highlander man once with hair as red as blood. She holds onto a small worn and battered leather journal of the same colour that is half filled with one set of hand writing and now is slowly being filled with another. 

Another trinket she bears is a small anklet that has no clasp and such can not be removed without cutting the chain. Her family gave it to her so that she might never forget them. The materials used to make it are expensive and such it also serves as a just in case wearable emergency fund, where surviving might outweigh the nostalgic value.

Kestlona doesn't have any trinket yet.  Though I plan on her getting Alex's feather bandanna.

John on the other hand carried his sister sunstone choker with him, which she was wearing when she was killed during the Battle of Carteneau.  Also the book that hold Kit's spirit, which he stole from a merchant.  The choker, I already planing out story ideas for it later.

Warren carries a knitted white square on his person at all times. The borders are decorated with what appears to be flowers and hearts in alternating sequence.

Edit, derp: He's also got an engraved flask hidden on him. It's filled with a very expensive and finely aged whiskey, which was given to him as a gift.

Well, seeing as Marisa would probably lose anything that didn't actively follow her... does a dog count?

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Solis's bandana is his most prized possession. It used to belong to his father and is used as a memento to him. Sol held his father in deep regard and wishes to reunite with him someday. You can always see Solis wearing his dad's bandana on his head, unless on certain times. Solis is almost never seen without his bandana.

Niklas's is a family portrait showing him as a baby, with his Eorzean mother, and his Garlean father, the part of which was originally torn off until recently so Nik did not know he was half-Garlean until recently. His personal item is his sword Gran Ragnell, a sword with Curtana's design that he forged himself from some Orichalcon, a very hard material, and is very sharp and durable, serving Niklas well in all of his adventures. This is the only sword that Niklas prefers to use.

Rena's are her circlet and her coeurl pareo. The circlet is considered a family heirloom for Rena's tribe, since her family was like the head branch of the tribe. Once worn by her father, it now belongs to Rena and she cherishes so. As for the pareo, it was sewed together from coeurl parts by Niklas for Rena to wear back when he found her in a Coerthan cave due to her current clothes at the time being dirty, tattered, brown and bloodied. The pareo serves as Rena's most valuable possession and her trademark clothing.

Max's are his glasses. He may have an entire library of knowledge, but his personal trinket are his glasses, which he uses to see, read, and just wear. Without his glasses on, he is almost blind, having groped a woman once by pure accident.

Sakura's are her ninja-tou, and her cherry blossom choker and earrings. These items remind Sakura of her home back in Doma, and she holds to them fondly.

Celes's is her circlet.