classes

samurai

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proficiency: trained. || tba.

onmyojutsu

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proficiency: novice. || here.

STATISTICS

COMMON

companionship. Tomiju has been lonely most of her life. Surprisingly, she won't shy away from the conversation and is always happy to meet new acquaintances, no matter who you are. However, don't be startled if she isn't willing to let go of you...bodyguard. The easiest job Tomiju can do in Eorzea is bodyguarding. She occasionally picks up pursuits that involve protecting her client somehow, although she isn't the type to do her work silently. So, be prepared for a plethora of discussions.events. Even as a little girl, Tomiju has always been drawn to festivals and gatherings involving large groups. It was the closest she felt to having friends, after all; going so far as to even keeping the moogle and namazu masks she owned as a child. Your interest may be piqued or disturbed after noticing a girl in said mask enjoying the merriments alone.

UNCOMMON

senshi. Ever since Tomiju was able to pick up a blade, she has known the ways of the samurai and how to channel her kenki. While she might not be the most comforting of teachers, she is always happy to introduce her skills to the people she encounters within Eorzea. All you need to do is ask.her quest. Tomiju's reasoning for visiting Eorzea is to find other methods to lift her family's curse. Any mediums or any others more in tune with the spiritual world greatly help her. She has also taken a personal interest in Eorzea's religions, understanding the worlds beyond the Kami.

RARE

exorcisms. If you were once a resident in Kugane, you may have encountered Tomiju before. A novice exorcist before she moved to Eorzea, had you had an ashkin/spirit problem, she may have been there to relieve you from your stresses for a fee.age of blood. Any historians or others interested in Far East culture may interpret Tomiju's dreams more curiously. While she doesn't fully understand it herself, she has hazy visions of wars from once before, plagued by tragedies long forgotten.

HISTORY

"A tomiju quote can go here."

The latest addition to the Gouma Clan, Tomiju Gouma was born into a family with epochs of accomplishments. Her family had served their Masters since the Age of Blood, stretching their lineage of Samurais from one offspring to the next. Tomiju was merely going to be the next of the generation. She would be trained like everybody else, standing proud to defend the Lords of Hangai and the rest of their clan.But something was different with Tomiju even at the very moment of her birth. There was something off about her. Something that had been untouched by the two families' histories for centuries. The following Samurai prodigy was a curse that finally broke through years and years ago.Some say she was a reincarnation of Ahmya Hangai, the daughter of the more ancient Lords who was betrayed by blood and protector. Others whispered that Tomiju was meant to be a scourge who would eventually bring the house to madness. Regardless, stranger things had happened ever since the raen's birth. Recurring nightmares, restless nights, sounds rustling in the dark. Most importantly, there was something strange about the girl herself.Still, no one could deny her devotion was as strong as the kenki she kept. Despite all her faults, Tomiju proved to be a reputable Samurai no different than her kin. She trained without question and continued to carry the honour of serving the Hangai Lords. However, whether her company was appreciated became a different question. With her older sisters already more than enough for the clan, all they had seen Tomiju as was the guilt of their ancestors they wished to get rid of.And so, they did.Come Tomiju's eighteenth summer, she was given the greatest task of them all; removing the 'horror' that the one woman before her had placed upon their house. It was unknown if Ahmya truly still roamed the mortal plane, but it was the story that could drive Tomiju away.There, Tomiju would enter her journey in learning onmyojutsu, exploring Hingashi far and wide exorcising lesser spirits in the hopes of finding and relinquishing the ghost of Ahmya Hangai. But to no avail; she could find no trace of her or the curse.If the ways of her homeland could not bring her success, then perhaps living in another one's would give her the guidance she needed...

the curse of the yurei

the story of tomiju's ancestor. During the age of blood, back when the Goumas were still earning their standing in the world, their swordsmanship wasn't perfect. Kotobuki Gouma was nothing but a poor [occupation] living in Hingashi; his cards handed down to him by his predecessors.

But he longed with all his soul to escape his fate. Even if it cost the devastation of an innocent maiden heart. Ahmya Hangai was a young woman in his village who, to many, believed she was connected to the spirits more than others. As a daughter of one of the Hingan war generals, the difference between their children was easily recognised due to her unsettling demeanour. To other hingans, Ahmya was claimed as a blight; many accused of bad luck following those who got too close.

However, Kotobuki saw an opportunity—a silver lining entwined by his desperation and another's loneliness. If said woman were to fall in love with Kotobuki, surely both parties would ultimately get the happiness they deserved.And that was when Kotobuki decided to put his plan into action. He'd take the risk despite all the rumours, so long as he and his future family would have their destinies rewritten. A few loose serenades and heartfelt letters later, Kotobuki would succeed, even with his lower caste level. He'd become Lady Ahmya's retainer and lover and given the privilege to learn the katana such as the clan's other combatants.Unfortunately, Kotobuki disregarded one crucial detail of his triumph. He expected love to bloom in time, after his new life, instead of naturally with their time spent together. While the villagers painting her as a 'demon' was too far-fetched, Kotobuki quickly noticed that something about Ahmya rattled his core. The way she spoke, her apathy, even the soft kisses planted against his lips were cold, almost as if they wished to feed into his aether until it felt just as icy. There was nothing Kotobuki could see in Ahmya that would make him fall in love with her. Which would lead his heirs into a dark road worse than the monotonous country life he sacrificed years ago.A mistress he instead fell in love with, one that soon carried his child even before his wife. And a woman's rage would eventually boil together with the truth and the lies - leaving a heartbroken lover and a man no longer tied to his falsehoods.Still, Lady Ahmya was not the one to forgive or forget. Her family had left her to drown in her "shame"; after all, the dishonour rested on she who failed to succeed in her duties and not the greed of the man who eloped and deceived her.Even when the rumours spread, Kotobuki kept his position. He won his worth by surviving in strife and keeping danger at bay per his lord's command. As for Ahmya, she lived being protected by the same offender who crushed her soul. She raised a child who wasn't hers and eventually died as nothing more than a chess piece for her clan.But that was not the end of her story.While she was no powerful entity, she swore the end somehow for the goumas and that she would give birth to Kotobuki's children one way or another.Years, decades would pass, leaving Ahmya's threat be nothing more than a folktale told to the Goumas and their Lord's generations. The future eras would soon forget them entirely, the Goumas and the Hangai clans living peacefully together as devoted samurais to their masters - even after the bakufu's control.That was until Tomiju Gouma was born.Her Great Grandfather would scream in hysteria as her grey eyes blinked into the world, knowing not of the disorder she would cause.For she looked like the ghost, who haunted his dreams. The miserable smile he swore he saw as a child, all those cold touches blamed on an infant who had only just been born."She's back," he said in a quiet rage. "My nightmare. You brought her to life."A piece of Ahmya's shattered, corrupted soul finally made its way into the goumas.

misc

⁍ There is no physical or particular gain Tomiju receives from her curse. The curse is primarily her being born, and, aside from her higher attunement to sense spiritual presence, she has no real advantages.

THE PLAYER

• Hi! My name is jia or kojin, but you can refer to me as any of my OCs you stumble upon. I use all pronouns. I am a twenty-three-year-old Filipino living in the Eastern Standard Timezone.• I'm uncomfortable writing with any roleplayer under 21.• I'm pretty accepting of most things, to an extent. While i'm super okay with lorebending characters (such as voidsent, “rare” jobs, etc.) I will not write with WoLs. Most of my characters do not fit the bill with meeting them. I take each character they meet with importance, and I don't want them to meet/have relationships with many WoLs simultaneously. This is a hard no for me. I also do not do "AUS" and ask when you roleplay with me my characters belong in your central universe.I have no triggers. Just don't try to kill my characters (and succeed with it), and we'll be good!• I'm okay with NSFW it's just not my focus, nor is Tomiju particularly sexually motivated. It happening for no reason is a no-go; there has to be chemistry or some dynamic.• I'll write on discord and in-game. No preference.• Roleplay is a hobby for me, not a job. Currently, I work full-time. I enjoy taking my time developing storylines and characters and prefer quality to quantity the most. I do not vibe well with people who only care about the characters, not the writers behind them.