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Chris Ganale · **04-24-2015, 01:41 AM**

R'tahz Tia
The Boy Who Could Not Be a Man/The Tranquil Warrior/The Cat with a Stick

Born in the highland jungles of La Noscea, R'tahz spent his early days living a tribal upbringing, living as a hunter and developing a reputation for having an eagerness to help others. As he came of age, he began to challenge for the position of nunh of his tribe. Though failure at his young age was by no means unique, what made him stand out was his continued attempts year after year, season after season, and his continued failures, culminating in a grand total of nineteen failures. This has earned him the derogatory moniker of "The Boy Who Could Not Be a Man."

Like all things, La Noscea was affected by the Calamity, the large fragment of Dalamud that would come to house the binding coil of Bahamut obliterating his tribe's hunting grounds, forcing them to merge with another tribe living in the jungles near Wineport. R'tahz, having long begun fostering depression over his continued failures, was met with the derision of his new tribemates and finally decided that he would leave the tribal life behind. He took to wandering the realm, traveling to and learning the martial trades from Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul'dah, all the while wondering if he would ever find meaning and companionship in his life.

Upon taking a job to investigate the Sastasha seagrot, he met with another tribal outcast, a budding thaumaturge named J'karu Rhome. After completing the job, the two began to travel together, and soon fell in love. As their relationship grew, so too did their respective talents, her finding a tutor to instruct her in the ways of the dark magic as he sought an equal trainer to further his teachings of the lance. Eventually making his way to Coerthas, he was trained by a guard captain of House Fortemps, Faucillien Sondraix, in the advanced techniques of a dragoon. Because he has no fealty to Ishgard, however, he was branded a heretic by the Inquisition and has a standing death mark in Coerthas.

After finding a semi-permanent home in the Oak Inn, the couple have lived in relative peace. Seasons passed and as winter grew, R'tahz decided that he would follow in some of the other cultures' traditions, and asked J'karu to be his wife. She happily agreed, and the pair were wed in the Sanctum of the Twelve.

But their idyllic days of peace were not to last. Grave tidings of renewed dravanian assaults reached their ears, culminating in the all-out invasion of Ishgard by the horde. Fearing for their friend, R'tahz's mentor, the pair made the decision to go to Ishgard's aid, participating in the defense of the Steps of Faith.

With the siege of Ishgard temporarily lifted, the couple have returned once more to the Black Shroud and their normal lives, though they keep an ear turned to the north should the situation worsen once more.

Usually Found: On top of the roof/arch of the Oak Inn (Lavender Beds Ward 6, Plot 16)
IC Locations: Anywhere seen in the presence of J'karu, anywhere seen wearing postman outfit (pictured above)
Potential Plot Hooks/Persons That May Have Interest: Former tribe members, people who have heard of his nunh failings, people who need mail delivered, House Fortemps knights
OOC Notes: As Tahz is my progression main and has now reached the waiting point for 3.0 in terms of story and gear progression, I spend less time on him. As with any of my characters, give me a ding if you want to interact with him.

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