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today i wrote zero words! but i did think about my story twice in passing. that probably counts for something

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Happy Pride!

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tagged by: @darkestmiqote

tagging: @stellarfatalism @aeonianflames @velnica

This fits him to a T. E'rahez is the type to love without realizing, to give of himself and his heart wholly without expecting anything in return but subconsciously yearning for it. He's also a bit thick when it comes to matters of the heart. It took him nearly ten years to realize he was in love with Calu'to, and even then it took several people dying for him to think, "okay yeah those deaths hit me hard but if I lose him I think it will ruin me."

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#WoLQOTD: how did your WoL/OC first meet their significant other? What was their first impression of them?

They met in the Golden Bazaar after E’rahez’s exile. E’rahez thought Calu’to was super kind bc he shared his clothes and treated him with respect he wasn’t used to, and Calu’to thought admittedly “oh, this kid won’t last long here, I gotta protect him.” But E’rahez surprised him!

He was curious and determined to learn the ways of the mercenary, and wouldn’t let setbacks keep him down. He stood out to Calu’to amongst the jaded mercs he was used to dealing with and eventually he fell a little bit (a lot) in love.

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#WoLQOTD: Where was your wol/oc born?

E’rahez was born and raised in eastern Thanalan. Calu’to was born in Coerthas, but moved to the North Shroud long before the Calamity.

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#WoLQOTD: 5 Facts about your Wol/OC, please.

E'rahez edition!

his eye colors are a remnant from Azem

He got his face tattoos when he passed his coming of age trial

he's the youngest of 23 kids + the only son

his echo power is projection—he can share his visions

he's a triple triad fiend

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Calu'to edition!

he's aether deficient, so magic taxes him terribly

he's the shortest of his siblings

his echo power is photographic memory (subject to change)

between him and e'rahez, he's the better cook

his chocobo was a gift from his little sister

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#WoLQOTD: what would your WoL’s side quest NPC name be (before becoming the WoL or in an AU) and what quest would they give?

Calu’to would be the quest giver, Pensive Protector. You find him with caravan in Highbridge, and while the merchants sell their wares he’ll point to the corrupted crystals to the east tell the story of a village wiped out by the Calamity five years ago.

He’ll send you to the botanist’s guild in Gridania to pick up an order of roses of Azeyma and Oschon roselles. The roses he bids you to take and place on the little memorial at the deepest basin of those corrupted crystals.

The roselles he asks you to deliver to a fellow mercenary at the Golden Bazaar. You do as follows and find the Somber Sellsword (E’rahez). Surprised when you explain your task, he tells you the village you heard of was his—he was the only survivor.

He thanks you for your kindness and expresses remorse that he worried his friend. He left his village on bad terms, he says, and the guilt haunts him still. Calu’to never liked his village bc of that, and so he’s touched by his (and your) gesture to cheer him up.

He sends you back to Highbridge with a message: maybe he WILL take up Oschon after all. Calu’to will panic and rush back to the bazaar after paying you for your time. You’ll run into them separately throughout ARR/part of HW after which you can find them traveling together.

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#WoLQOTD: does your wol have a surname, & is there a meaning behind it? how do they feel about being referred to by it?

E’rahez has no surname as a male Seeker, but his tribal prefix means “of the Eft tribe.” Calu’to’s surname is Ishakal, which I admit has no meaning that I’ve given and picked it from a Keeper surname generator list because it sounded nice. Maybe I should change that XD

As for how they feel about it, E'rahez was stripped of his clan and didn't reclaim it until they were gone. He had to come to terms with how much a part of his identity it was and how not himself he felt without it, though outwardly he says he reclaimed it to honor their memory. Calu'to is proud of his surname and the lineage it represents!

note: this post has been edited to expand upon the original question.

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#WoLQOTD: who did your WoL first look for when they awoke in the Ragnarok? Did they say something different than the speech options offered?

E’rahez DOESN’T wake up on the ship. The return journey is spent frantically trying to pull him back from the brink. When he emerges from his coma weeks later, he first looks for Calu’to. His first words are “Lu’to…?” and “don’t cry…I’m so sorry.”

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#WoLQOTD: What are your WoL's physical boundaries with strangers? How natural is it for them to shake hands? Hug? Bonus: the same but with friends/loved ones.

E'rahez is extremely gunshy around physical touch unless he is intimately familiar w/ you--by EW his circle includes the Scions + Calu'to + a handful of friends he trusts to initiate touch. He may not even shake hands otherwise, maintaining a respectful distance w/ a bow or smth.

It sucks for him, because he's touch-starved and wants physical intimacy, but his experiences as a child make him wary of even those he trusts until he like, REALLY trusts them :') he has so much affection to share, he's just reluctant to share it!

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#WoLQOTD: How does your WOL handle hot weather or being overheated? What about cold weather/dealing with being cold?

E’rahez grew up in the desert. He handles the heat like a champ. Calu’to, on the other hand, grew up in temperate Gridania and can be a bit of a baby about extreme heat AND extreme cold. E’rahez is with him on the cold front.

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#WoLQOTD: As the creator, what's your favorite piece of your WOL/OC's lore you enjoy sharing with others that needs backstory/context? (You don't have to explain it - just drop some lore you think may make others shocked/want to know more)

Both times Calu’to almost dies, it’s at E’rahez’s hand 8)

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#WoLQOTD: For those w/ older WoLs (~30+ yrs or their racial equivalent), do they ever have weird/stupid debilitating injuries or quirks? i.e. throwing out their back while attacking, etc.

my boyos are on the younger side of old (31/33) but Calu'to being a tank means he can be hella stiff when he's not warmed up/when it's cold out. Garlemald wrecked him in more ways than one :') And E'rahez has had so many grievous injuries that he suffers phantom pains a lot.

E'rahez minoring in healing so to speak keeps them both fighting fit, though, so no weird injuries keep them down for long. And if it's something E'rahez can't handle, they're almost always within a stones throw of a healer who can.

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#WoLQOTD: what does your wol/oc call their significant other(s) when talking about them?

They use "partner" or "husband" when referring to each other, but when speaking directly, E'rahez tends to lean toward "dear heart" or "dearest" while Calu'to just uses Rahez.

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#WoLQOTD: how does your wol/oc dress for bed?

e'rahez absolutely will not sleep without a shirt, and will sleep in either shorts or long pants depending on the weather. calu'to might coerce him out of it for ~fun~ times but he will not go to sleep without being covered.

calu'to, on the other hand, usually sleeps shirtless and will adopt pants or underwear depending on the weather, or sleep in the buff after said ~fun~ times.

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#WoLQOTD: How old is your WoL? What word would the old generations use to describe your WoL?

E’rahez: 24 (ARR) -> 31 (post-EW) Calu’to: 26 (ARR) -> 33 (post-EW)

I’m still debating how long the void stuff is gonna take but this is where I currently stand :3

(don't ask what the older generations would call e'rahez, it's a touchy subject for him)

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#WoLQOTD: What was your WoL(s) doing before the Calamity? Were they your 1.0 WoL(s) or just ordinary people?

Pretty much just ordinary citizens! They were mercenaries guarding merchant caravans in E. Thanalan between Drybone + the Golden Bazaar. It's how they met! After the Calamity, E'rahez eventually went off on his own to find his own way, and Calu'to followed to find him :3

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