(08-04-2013, 09:30 PM)Koren Wrote: I'm pretty sure I'm Balmung-side... ah, here goes

Quote:Through her parents; Koren grew up travelling all over the world with her parents, Lhen'sae and Khtosi Panipar who were rather well known for their Arcanist oriented studies; researching the aether, Primals, summons, and their various connections.  They were anthropologists of a sort as well; living in study of the Sylphs and other beast tribes as a means of understanding the Primals.  At the time of their disappearance they were taking readings on the changes in Aether at the presence of Bahamut in relation to other Primals that had entered the world.  It's worthy of note that Koren is the Arcanist of her family rather than her parents and thus she features often in their papers.

Through her own research; having inherited a lot of her parents notes and being a prodigy herself (though that may be a bit through nuture rather than nature as she grew up immersed in magical study) Koren often does freelance work on Arcanist studies.  She's a heavy frequenter of libraries though she prefers to be out in the field dabbling and experimenting.

(08-04-2013, 08:44 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:

(08-04-2013, 08:34 PM)Flamel Eldgamel Wrote: @Freelance: Flamel will be traveling to Ul'Dah to join the Thaumaturge's guild come launch. A colleague to speak with about the void/aether/black magic, would be something he would welcome happily.
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Other than that, anyone from Limsa who often frequented the docks, could be a potential friend or acquaintance.

Spiffy. Also, since L'yhta does hang around the docks a fair amount in Limsa Lominsa (her apartment is fairly near there), it's possible they've seen each other if not formally met. That might be a handy excuse to meet up -- "Hey, haven't I seen you before?"

(08-04-2013, 09:48 PM)Flamel Eldgamel Wrote: Sounds like a plan. Perhaps he could have had a 'void slip' and when he stirred, L'yhta was inquiring about his funny behavior (standing still and motionless for random amounts of time. Which, could have eventually led to a conversation about said void. I don't know how curious L'yhta is. Would she find it odd if a random lala was just standing motionless and zoned out for awhile? And knowing it had something to do with the void/aether, would that peak her interest? I'm just spitballing here.

(08-05-2013, 12:43 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: *snip*

You know -- and this is totally off-topic for this thread -- I wonder if an LS or FC that's a "mages' club" or "mages' guild" would have significant traction. *ponders*

(08-05-2013, 12:45 AM)Shizu Wrote:

(08-05-2013, 12:43 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: *snip*

You know -- and this is totally off-topic for this thread -- I wonder if an LS or FC that's a "mages' club" or "mages' guild" would have significant traction. *ponders*

As I plan on playing mostly as an Arcanist, I can get behind this idea.

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@Rogier: Neat. L'yhta also practices Alchemy and Arcana, so she'd be very interested in chatting with him.

(08-04-2013, 09:36 PM)Ashren Snow Wrote:

(08-04-2013, 09:30 PM)Koren Wrote: I'm pretty sure I'm Balmung-side... ah, here goes

Yes, Balmung all the way!

Quote:Through her parents; Koren grew up travelling all over the world with her parents, Lhen'sae and Khtosi Panipar who were rather well known for their Arcanist oriented studies; researching the aether, Primals, summons, and their various connections.  They were anthropologists of a sort as well; living in study of the Sylphs and other beast tribes as a means of understanding the Primals.  At the time of their disappearance they were taking readings on the changes in Aether at the presence of Bahamut in relation to other Primals that had entered the world.  It's worthy of note that Koren is the Arcanist of her family rather than her parents and thus she features often in their papers.

Through her own research; having inherited a lot of her parents notes and being a prodigy herself (though that may be a bit through nuture rather than nature as she grew up immersed in magical study) Koren often does freelance work on Arcanist studies.  She's a heavy frequenter of libraries though she prefers to be out in the field dabbling and experimenting.

I'll definitely have my eyes on you.

(08-05-2013, 01:25 AM)Koren Wrote:

(08-04-2013, 09:36 PM)Ashren Snow Wrote:

(08-04-2013, 09:30 PM)Koren Wrote: I'm pretty sure I'm Balmung-side... ah, here goes

Yes, Balmung all the way!

Quote:Through her parents; Koren grew up travelling all over the world with her parents, Lhen'sae and Khtosi Panipar who were rather well known for their Arcanist oriented studies; researching the aether, Primals, summons, and their various connections.  They were anthropologists of a sort as well; living in study of the Sylphs and other beast tribes as a means of understanding the Primals.  At the time of their disappearance they were taking readings on the changes in Aether at the presence of Bahamut in relation to other Primals that had entered the world.  It's worthy of note that Koren is the Arcanist of her family rather than her parents and thus she features often in their papers.

Through her own research; having inherited a lot of her parents notes and being a prodigy herself (though that may be a bit through nuture rather than nature as she grew up immersed in magical study) Koren often does freelance work on Arcanist studies.  She's a heavy frequenter of libraries though she prefers to be out in the field dabbling and experimenting.

I'll definitely have my eyes on you.

And thus Ashran becomes one of the few, one of the proud... one of the people actually addressed as "Sir"

(08-05-2013, 01:43 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: Kevaraan grew up in Gridania and is/appears twenty-four cycles old (I'm not adding years on to account for the timeskip, personally.) Any character who might have grown up there at around the same time may have played with him as children. They might remember his parents, and his mother in particular--who was friendly but also highly eccentric and old-fashioned, prone to misinterpreting customs and figures of speech, often humorously. She worked as a healer/apothecary/general doctor or midwife, that sort of thing. (She was often viewed negatively by parents of the other children because of her mannerisms and personality.)

His family began to travel rigorously between the three city states when he was about eight, often only staying in one place for two weeks to a month at a time. That doesn't leave much for deep friendships, but he was often spotted in libraries in both Limsa Lominsa and Ul'Dah. 

His family stayed in Limsa Lominsa from three years prior to the Calamity, up to it, so one might know him from around the city or at the Arcanists' Guild, where he assisted and accompanied one of the apprentices. Anyone involved in the Lominsan military may know his father (and thus Kevaraan himself), who had many friends there, and served for a time.

Kevaraan is also known for frequenting each and every one of the guilds to some degree, but he is by no means a master at anything; his knowledges range from barely-fluent dabbling to perhaps an upper adept level at most. He does have disciplines he favors, particularly Alchemy, Lancing (?) and most/all forms of magic, given his interest in the Aether.

(08-05-2013, 01:54 AM)Shizu Wrote:

(08-05-2013, 01:43 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: Kevaraan grew up in Gridania and is/appears twenty-four cycles old (I'm not adding years on to account for the timeskip, personally.) Any character who might have grown up there at around the same time may have played with him as children. They might remember his parents, and his mother in particular--who was friendly but also highly eccentric and old-fashioned, prone to misinterpreting customs and figures of speech, often humorously. She worked as a healer/apothecary/general doctor or midwife, that sort of thing. (She was often viewed negatively by parents of the other children because of her mannerisms and personality.)

His family began to travel rigorously between the three city states when he was about eight, often only staying in one place for two weeks to a month at a time. That doesn't leave much for deep friendships, but he was often spotted in libraries in both Limsa Lominsa and Ul'Dah. 

His family stayed in Limsa Lominsa from three years prior to the Calamity, up to it, so one might know him from around the city or at the Arcanists' Guild, where he assisted and accompanied one of the apprentices. Anyone involved in the Lominsan military may know his father (and thus Kevaraan himself), who had many friends there, and served for a time.

Kevaraan is also known for frequenting each and every one of the guilds to some degree, but he is by no means a master at anything; his knowledges range from barely-fluent dabbling to perhaps an upper adept level at most. He does have disciplines he favors, particularly Alchemy, Lancing (?) and most/all forms of magic, given his interest in the Aether.

Sounds like Kevaraan and Shizu could have even traveled together at some point! They seem very similar!

(08-05-2013, 02:04 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote:

(08-05-2013, 01:54 AM)Shizu Wrote:

(08-05-2013, 01:43 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: Kevaraan grew up in Gridania and is/appears twenty-four cycles old (I'm not adding years on to account for the timeskip, personally.) Any character who might have grown up there at around the same time may have played with him as children. They might remember his parents, and his mother in particular--who was friendly but also highly eccentric and old-fashioned, prone to misinterpreting customs and figures of speech, often humorously. She worked as a healer/apothecary/general doctor or midwife, that sort of thing. (She was often viewed negatively by parents of the other children because of her mannerisms and personality.)

His family began to travel rigorously between the three city states when he was about eight, often only staying in one place for two weeks to a month at a time. That doesn't leave much for deep friendships, but he was often spotted in libraries in both Limsa Lominsa and Ul'Dah. 

His family stayed in Limsa Lominsa from three years prior to the Calamity, up to it, so one might know him from around the city or at the Arcanists' Guild, where he assisted and accompanied one of the apprentices. Anyone involved in the Lominsan military may know his father (and thus Kevaraan himself), who had many friends there, and served for a time.

Kevaraan is also known for frequenting each and every one of the guilds to some degree, but he is by no means a master at anything; his knowledges range from barely-fluent dabbling to perhaps an upper adept level at most. He does have disciplines he favors, particularly Alchemy, Lancing (?) and most/all forms of magic, given his interest in the Aether.

Sounds like Kevaraan and Shizu could have even traveled together at some point! They seem very similar!

Entirely possible. Even if they weren't traveling for the same reasons, boats and airships certainly aren't instantaneous from an immersive viewpoint, and it would be relatively easy to get bored. So, I can see them at the very least striking up regular conversation--they do have the potential to get to know each other well, especially if these conversations happened frequently. 

He has always traveled with his parents (up until Carteneau), so he has no established group (like an expedition or anything like that) but it's certainly workable if you'd like.

(08-05-2013, 02:48 AM)Dromwald Wrote: My character will be a mature student at the arcanist guild so he'll be looking for contacts with whom he can discuss matters of the arcane.

He's been commissioned to compile a Traveller's Guide to Eorzia by a local Limsa Lominsa publisher so if someone wanted to help with that storyline that would be great.

Finally, he fled from Ul'dah pre calamity after destroying his uncle's laboratory during an alchemy experiment that went wrong. Unfortunately his uncle died as a result. Anyone living in the area of the laboratory would remember the incident. He also had a number of friends and family members living in the city that he hasn't seen since he left.

Nearly completed my wiki which I will post shortly - that gives a little more background info.