Cowardly Antics.

[ZoktaiKhor]

So I was wondering how characters here deal with biggest fear? Zach is a coward when it comes to anything ice magic related. Sees a ice sprite? He's 100 yalms deep in the "GETTINGTHEXUCKOUTTAHERE" town. Black Mage gathers ice magic? He tries to stop their casting or again sprints away without hesitating. He's been insulted and called a coward before and avoiding assisting in helping his WoL friends look for Iceheart or try to fight Shiva because he heard both had a strong ice affinity. Hell he hates traveling through Ishguard cause all of the ice casting monsters. Most people think he overreacts until he explains why he fears the ice so much.

 

So overall im asking. 

 

Character Fear?

 

How do they cope?

 

How do people respond to their fear?

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

[Dis]

I find it hard to pin down a specific fear for my main, because she's lived a while, seen a lot of things, done a lot, and what rattles her is more deeply emotional than tangible physical fears.

 

Liviana is scared to death of mites.  They're large, and have a lot of legs, and all of her no.  She runs, throws things, screams like a little girl and generally tries to put as many yalms between herself and the mites as humanly possible.  If she was the WoL, she'd make it as far as the Gridania quest where you go into Tam Tara, find out about the Diremites, and immediately retire.  I don't think she'll ever get over the fear, and while she'll eventually be able to do it, it'd probably be with huge anime tears in her eyes with someone else forcing her to not run away by binding her legs to the floor, or something similar.  

 

I'd have to think hard on my other characters, but Livi's fear is really stark and immediate and pops out very vividly in my head because of how utterly terrified she is of them.  I'm still trying to figure out if there's a specific why, or if it's just because of how they look, but either way, just.. nope.

[Asmodean]

Character Fear?

Asmodean only real fear is failing to protect around him. He's the kind of person to dive in to the heat of battle and last to leave type, regardless of the risk to his own life. 

 

How do they cope?

Asmodean has come to avoid letting other get to close to him. He already blames his self of something he had no chance to change, so he avoid let history repeat itself by keeping himself a loner.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

While Asmodean loner mind set has made his fear something he never spoke about, I think most not only would understand but would try to help midlander though his own lose.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

He's already starting to shift away from his loner mind set due a few people met in character but I think the fear will always set there in the back of his mind, effecting every choice he make from here to the grave.

[Blue]

Character Fear?

Physical contact, invasion of personal space.

 

How do they cope?

Jet'a always keeps a safe distance from others (and what better job than Black Mage to do that?), as well as an appearance and behavior meant to intimidate and discourage people from trying to be intimate/confidential with him.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

He doesn't explicitly inform others of his fear, but so far he has done a good job at keeping others way. His icemancy did the rest for those that still insisted and tried to approach him more than he was comfortable with.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

Probably not, or maybe in a distant future only for very few individuals (like, one or two at most), definitely not on a global level.

[LadyRochester]

My character has three fears:

 

1. Losing her freedom.

 

How she copes: She goes to rather extreme measures to preserve her freedom, to the degree she ironically locked herself in a place with less freedom than she started because of her own fear of losing it. 

 

2. Losing her ability to use magic/manipulate aether. (And being an underachiever in that area.)

 

How she copes: This is one of the things that she really cannot control. Her obsession with magic has led to severely deteriorating her health. She's aware of how self-destructive she's being, but she thinks "Well, I've gotten this far, not going to turn back now." To her, magic is her life purpose, and it leads to very skewed priorities on her part.

 

3. Endangering/Losing a friend because of her own incompetence. 

 

It takes a lot for her to feel truly close to someone, and endangering them because of her own stupidity is something she is unable to forgive herself for. She has done this in the past, and even years later, she still has difficulty feeling plagued by guilt. She's not a very guilty person either, but this is a huge blow for her.

 

How do friends respond? Only two people are aware of all her fears, but number 2 is the most evident to those who are closer to her. Her obsession is often met with disapproval, as many can see how destructive her behavior can be, even though she hides most of it pretty well. Her closest friend once said that he couldn't continue watching her destroy herself, and if possible, keeps an eye on her to make sure she doesn't do something stupid. Can't say many others have seen it enough to measure a reaction from them.

 

Will she ever get over these fears? I can see 1 toning down, 2 has he possibility of disappearing if she finally begins to prioritize her life over her research, but 3 is bound to remain for the rest of her life.

[Rakoh]

Reiko has severe entomophobia and arachnophobia. This included vilekin. Her reaction is usually to run the fuck away. When force to fight she tends to use the most comically overkill spell and can come up with when dealing with them.

[-no longer matters-]

War Siren's biggest fear....

 

Character Fear? Creatures with Tentacles... I mean have you SEEN Morbol's?????

 

How do they cope? She freaks out then tries to kill it with fire, or sword or axe or what ever. Creatures with tentacles should not be allowed to exist!

 

How do people respond to their fear? Weird looks, and laughs usually.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear? When all the tentacle creatures are dead.. maybe.

[Amielle]

Ami has a fear of heights, as she has never been off the ground until a few months ago.

 

She deals with it by walking down the very middle of the walkways in Limsa, and avoiding cliffs!

 

People have been generally supportive so far, which is nice, although you can feel the surprise!

 

She'll learn to deal with them one day, I'm sure.  It'll just take time.

 

...not the most intersting or exciting phobia, I know, but that fits her just fine.

[DeletedUser]

Character Fear?

Inarah's main fear is what she calls "unnatural magic". Ghostly apparitions and delving into the spirit world, that sort of thing.

 

How do they cope?

She's run across it a few times and, well, she ran away the first time! Even left her friend behind to fend for herself. The second time, she stayed there to help her friend but wasn't a lot of use as she was mostly whimpering and trembling in fear.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

I thought she'd get more backlash for turning tail and fleeing, to be honest, but people were quite sympathetic. She's a lot harder on herself for abandoning her friend than anyone else is.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

Eh, well, she's able to at least stand her ground now but I don't think she'll ever stop being afraid of it.

[Scaraphae]

Nhia has the typical rather shallow fears of growing old and losing her looks, such as they are. She also has almost a phobia of dodos and reacts by throwing things at them or taking a 5 malm detour to avoid stepping into their territory. How do people react to this fear? Well, not with sympathy, that's for sure!

[Lilia Lia]

I don't know if it rises to the level of "fear" exactly, but Lilia has a very strong aversion towards alchemy.  She treats it kind of like a curmudgeonly old woman would respond to any of their prejudices... eyebrow-furrowing when the topic arises, deep well-meaning concern expressed when she learns that a friend of hers is dabbling in alchemy, complete unwillingness to use potions or to accept them as a solution to important problems she's faced with.  I'm basing it partly in the fact that alchemy is something that until recently was considered a "dark art" and viewed with suspicion. 

 

It's gradually being tempered by her experiences but every so often something will come up that will bring her back to square one:  any time someone explains something as an "alchemical accident," for instance, Lil gets some pretty strong confirmation bias.

 

I'm legitimately not sure where she's headed with this as it will entirely depend on things outside of my control, namely the way that alchemy is used by other characters in my RP circle.  She may come to accept it or she may even grow more fearful towards it.

[cuideag]

Character Fear?

Losing friends and family. Might not guess it, seeing as Delial has a way of being kind of a butt (and an occasionally murderous butt at that), but the thought of having no one to turn to is one that does not sit well with her at all.

 

How do they cope?

Overcompensation, sort of. Tries to make a lot of casual acquaintances, brief contacts, and the like so that she might stay relevant to someone at least. She calls it business, and sometimes it really is.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

Some people seem to humor her, and put up with her company more than she would honestly expect them to. As long as she has something of interest to others (information, for example) then she feels she has an edge. Others might end up being alienated and move on.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of their fear?

Probably not. She might be able to change how she goes about it but I'm not certain she'll ever get over it.

[13uddy]

I actually have a few fears for my character, but most of them are completely ridiculous fears based on stories he heard as a child that were merely superstition or just made up entirely by whoever told him the story.  He'll slowly overcome some of them, but it won't be an instantaneous change.  

 

The humorous part is I'm loosely basing it on my own experiences.  I spent a good deal of my youth in and out of hospitals or confined to home, so I never had a chance to realize a lot of what my relatives told me was completely false until I was in my mid teens.  Even upon learning that something I feared wasn't what I thought it was, it still took a while for me to drop the fear completely because it was so ingrained.

[C'kayah Polaali]

C'kayah's biggest fear is betrayal. It's happened to him before in a big way, and so now a large part of how he runs his current organization is culture management, to reduce the chance of this happening again.

[Talon Morrigan]

Character Fear?

Talon recently lost his new bride to assassins on the eve of their honeymoon, only to find that the group responsible for it had targeted members of his mercenary troupe. So his greatest fear would be the loss of others he cares for and feels responsible for looking after and leading.

 

How do they cope?

He copes by constantly trying to improve his current skills, and by learning new ones. He's a man who thrives and excels at martial combat, and thus if it's a new weapon or fighting style he has to try to learn it, to master it to the best of his ability. And while he's never going to be the best at everything, he's at least confident he'd know which end to point at the bad guys. 

Other than that, he's quickly learning to rely on others to help protect what he feels is most important to him. 

 

How do people respond to their fear?

Most of those who figure out Talons fear are pretty understanding. Many of his company members have taken to thinking of him as the "Always too serious older brother". It's made for many  an interesting moment at the Wanderer's Lantern of late. 

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

Doubtful as he will always strive to protect those he cares for and I honestly don't see why that would be something that needs "cured". 

[banndsand]

Character Fear?

Qaratolui is afraid of large open spaces and is rather fearful of most women.

 

How do they cope?

So far, avoidance.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

Haven't had the pleasure of RPing him yet. Though his sister used to always pick on him, reinforcing his anxiety towards women.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of their fear?

Certainly. He will have to get more comfortable around both if he hopes to succeed in his quest.

[Griffith!]

Marten, as a Dark Knight geologist, is only afraid of igneous rocks. They're just so... holy. 8-)

 

Seriously? No fears really, though I was toying with fear of heights, which I thought would be delightful in someone who wants to work with airships.

 

Arslan, though, is just afraid of going home. Not to the tent he's been sleeping in outside Ul'dah, but his real home, in Othard. He doesn't feel worthy of the steppe or his ancestors, not after fleeing from the Garleans. It makes him very reticent around other Xaela, and even a little hostile around other members of the Tumet tribe. I don't know if he'll ever get over it - it doesn't seem likely. But, it's not a real issue yet, either, as he physically can't return home.

[Lilia Lia]

Marten, as a Dark Knight geologist, is only afraid of igneous rocks. They're just so... holy. 8-)

 

I love you.

[Altitis Acquired]

Character Fear?

F-fear? What are you talking about? I fear nothing! I know no fear! Fear does not know me! SERIOUSLY GUYS! I AM NOT AFRAID! HOW DARE YOU SAY I AM?! I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING!!! I AM NOT AFRAAAAAAAAAID!!! 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

 

How do they cope?

-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

 

How do people respond to their fear?

Dude... the fuck is wrong with you?

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear?

No.

[Grott]

Fear?

 

FEAR?

 

The Direhammer knows no fear! There is only the fear of dying ingloriously.

 

Rhalgr laughs at your four winds.

[Xzenivar]

Marten, as a Dark Knight geologist, is only afraid of igneous rocks. They're just so... holy. 8-)

 

Best thing of my day :thumbsup:

[Caspar]

For a character who professes fearlessness, Virara is actually troubled by a lot of things. Even though she is already more or less a natural born killer, Virara has a lingering strain of childishness:

 

Minor Fears

Ghosts: An unease around the concept of fairy tale ghosts, rather than voidsent which have taken physical form. She fears that which she cannot punch, and nothing that she can punch, so she often will remove herself subtly from the conversation and/or room if people are exchanging ghost stories. She will slowly recede behind couches, or quietly excuse herself to go hide somewhere else in a barrel...

Food: Since she is constantly hungry, due to a strange metabolism, and has been near starving constantly as a child, she is always afraid of losing her food or not getting enough to eat, and fastidiously saves dried snacks and a generous sack of gil to feed herself. Between her repair savings (For things she breaks constantly like tools, her knuckle dusters, and training dummies) and her food savings, Virara typically has almost nothing to spend on herself, and lived like a transient until she joined her Free Company.

 

Phobias

Typhoon/Hurricane at Sea: For reasons she herself doesn't understand, extreme stormy weather upon the ocean will drive Virara into a violent panic. She cannot cope with this and luckily hasn't encountered it often. This has a lot to do with how she was cast away on her island. If she fought Leviathan, she'd be a mess, for instance.

Being Tied Up: A new phobia. Before, she'd been restrained by her Master when she was but a savage, feral child, but this is a whole new level of terrible. She's been beaten a lot since coming to Eorzea, usually due to factors beyond her control (ICly and OOCly, my luck is garbage...), but none have shamed her as badly as the last defeat, where she came closest to death and was completely helpless. Now whenever anything ties her up, Virara feels and sees the metal bite of her foe's wires. Depending on how severe it is, or how stressful the situation, she copes by simply removing whatever is restraining her and taking a moment to calm down immediately, or panicking and flying into a violent, uncontrolled rage. It's not likely to ever leave her for the rest of her life. Maybe killing her assailant will help her recover a little.

 

Anxieties

Introspection: More an aversion than a real fear, but she responds to it in a similar way. Virara is emotionally immature and doesn't like to think deeply about how something makes her feel. If it confuses her, even worse. If she considers deeply what her goal is and mulls over her odds, she will invariably fall apart, so she must keep going without thought, and anything that compromises that focus is an unwelcome distraction.  She will usually cope by preoccupying herself with something else, going off on her own, or in some extreme cases getting violently angry.

Master: The idea of facing her Master causes Virara a lot of unease despite her ignorance of the fact. Whether she can win, whether she wants to win, whether Master is alive or dead, whether it will give her closure, whether it will give Master closure... These things would occur to Virara and she would perhaps be able to reason her way to normalcy, if she wasn't insistent on ignoring each and every last one of them in favor of a simple desire to kill. She can't anyway, since her entire being and sense of self are built upon this objective; indeed, it would be possible to argue Virara was never truly a "person" until she found focus.

 

Most of the fears she has, people don't respond to, as Virara keeps it bottled up. When she expresses these emotions, then, they are as confusing to her as to other people around her. It is an unhealthy state of being. The way I see it, nobody's truly fearless. There's only people who profess fearlessness and are liars, haven't found the thing they fear yet, or are not in touch with their own emotions. Virara is the latter.

 

Outside of these, Virara doesn't care if her enemy is an Opo-Opo or Vishap. She'll fight to the death without regrets or even a hint of fear, because she's convinced dying is impossible so long as she has yet to fulfill her objective.

[Aoi Fukiku]

Character Fear?

Kaguya has an odd fear of lambs. She finds them too fluffy and believes them to be the heart to of evil. Nothing that fluffy can have any good in it!

 

How do they cope?

Avoidance or screaming; depends on how close they are.

 

How do people respond to their fear?

No one knows...

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of their fear?

Of course but she will still find them to be evil, just not run away screaming evil.

[Kurt S.]

Ah yes, fears.

 

Kurt fears anything with more than four legs or sometimes no appendages. Though he keeps a good lid on it and would casually nope away. 

 

Then I turned him into Kath. 

 

And she will lose her shit seeing one. The big ones arent as scary as the really tiny ones that make disappearing acts and causes her to abandon her room for periods of time, under the guise of some phantom 'task' she was given.

 

How does she cope with it? She doesn't. She wont even touch it with her axe, preferring the safety of her carbine.

 

No one's seen her lose her shit...yet.

 

Cured? Her fear is not a disease. That cockroach is a disease and bullets are the cure.

 

"Oh hey...a...spider...and another one.......I should probably write a fake venture request on my bell and put oh...malms between me and my room. I'm sure the rest'd understand."

[Sigil.9054]

Character Fear? Thunderstorms. Not lighting/thunder magic. Just plain, mundane thunderstorms.

 

How do they cope? They run inside and hide until it passes.

 

How do people respond to their fear? Given that she seems otherwise fearless, they find it odd. Some soothe. Some tease. Some ignore it.

 

Do you think one day they could be cured of there fear? I hope not.