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Hello! I'm Pearl (she/they) and I'm 31 year-old PhD student in the North of England, pursuing an ADHD diagnosis and generally tired! I'm into Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, every kind of horror, and I'm big on TTRPGs and Magic: the Gathering. Ancient things are my passion so if you want to talk about old rocks and bones then hit me up — and please feel free to add me on Plurk for ease of chatting and plotting 8)
Mal hails from a reclusive tribe of mystic Viera who lived deep in the Golmore jungle, and was raised to believe that he is an extremely ill-omen because he was born with white eyes. He spent his childhood as a heavily neglected social pariah until he was handed off to Garleans bound for occupied Doma around age eighteen, but was able to escape to Kugane where he was put to work as a server in a gambling house.
It's here that he was taught to read and write Hingan, learned how to read people, and developed a taste for tea, poetry, and fine textiles. When he was eventually traded off to a merchant in Ul'dah fortune decided to do him a solid that left him free to choose his own path — which is when he made his way to Thaumaturge's Guild and found himself picking up the mantle of Hydaelyn's chosen. I have a more extensive tribe / history lore dump here, but this is the basic run-down!
Personality-wise Mal is a quiet, observant individual who is still learning how to accept care and affection from others, and is still wrestling with the conflict of being appreciated by so many while also believing himself ultimately responsible for all of the pain and anguish in their lives. The way he sees it, if he can compensate for it in any way by turning his "misfortune" towards their enemies while aiding those in need? That's what he'll do. He struggles to express himself in words and has a tendency to try and explain himself through gestures and body language, and he is easily spooked when strangers come on strong and open with offers of friendship.
Tea is his favourite drink, candied crickets are his favourite food, and Black and White magics are his preference on the battlefield (at his current canon point he only has BLM and WHM). Important to note is that Mal is rarely seen without his white whittret Itachi, who can often be found sleeping around his neck like a very cute little scarf!
CR I'm Looking For: Friends, enemies, all that good stuff, but I'm especially looking for more magical weirdos who can be magically weird with him. He aware that he can seem a little rude and standoffish in the beginning if he isn't sure what to make of you, and can also default to gentle manipulation if he thinks knowing you would be of some greater benefit. Ultimately, though, he does have a good and warm heart, he just needs to figure out how to use it properly!
Plots I'm Looking For: I'm gonna see how things shake out for the first month or so before trying to plot out a character arc properly, so for now my focus will be on getting him to learn more about what's going on here!
Other: N/A!
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