I will explain why below! IN-CHARACTER: THE KIRIN The in-universe animal is the Kirin and the out-of-universe animal is I decided to answer this OOC because of theįact Tului has both an in-universe totem animal and an out-of-universe totemĪnimal. By being both wood and bone, this allows her to better cast both the elements of conjury and thaumaturgy with the same weapon.Īsk I will be answering this one OOC because it’s a dual answer! What animal are they The antlers are ornamented with hanging gems, feathers, bones, and bells. The staff is made of a sturdy darkwood and is untouched, itself, save for the pair of ten-pronged antlers resting atop it - sans deer skull. It triples as a walking stick, declaration of her rank as a shaman of her tribe, and as a foci for elemental casting. Staff: While she does not keep this indoors with her, Tului’s staff is multipurpose. At the base of her prongs she has a band that then spreads to a ring to the base of each prong, much like a handflower or “slave” bracelet. Chains link one to the other and are also adorned with more pearls and bells in addition to her three favored stones. Along the length of her tail she wears silver bands, matching the ones on her horns, embedded with the same sapphires, amethysts, and moonstones. Tail: The shaman’s long tail boasts five prongs at the end, like the fingers on a hand. She often goes without either, if alone in the wilderness. Legs: Beneath a light grey woolen skirt that stops just shy of her ankles, Tului wears leather doeskin leggings - the same as her vest - as a means of protection from the elements and to provide her with the ability to remove her skirt with haste if she needs to run or fight for any reason and it is hindering her.įeet: Prone to wearing simple black leather sandals, but she also has more appropriate leather riding boots decorated with gold and silver embroidery.
A silver band etched with meaningless, aesthetic designs rests on her right finger. Bracelets of black bone rest on her hips, carved from the vertebrae of a steppes tiger and blackened in fire after being engraved with symbols of prosperity, luck, and wisdom.
Rabbit and fox fur lines the inside of the leather, keeping her warm in cooler climates.Īrms/Hands: Bands of silver filigree are wrapped around her upper right arm and embedded with the six elemental crystals to help enhance her casting as a shaman who utilizes the magics of conjury to draw on the spirits of the world. A shawl made of finely woven silver drake scales adorns her shoulders, catching the light as she moves and protecting her from being cut or pierced in the areas around her neck. She also wears a string of drake teeth and a black leather choker decorated with moonstones, silver filigree, and boasting a blue fire opal in its center.Ĭhest: The robes Tului wears most often are tribal in origin, made of the gray hide of a doe and form-fitting on her upper body. It’s in a sitting position with a backward curved horn and a soft smile on its face. It’s painted black and white, but fading over the years. A wooden Kirin animal totem on a simple leather chord with ice crystals for eyes. On her neck, she generally wears a few items. There are also a few pearls and bells mixed in. From the links of chains, the gems likewise hang. The bands boast round amethyst, sapphire and moonstones.
They end with a silver cap at the tip of her sharpened horns. Head: Tului has bands of silver that run the length of her dark horns with silver chains connecting them in multiple places. Tului’s main choice of attire is her silver shamanic robes that she only changes out of for traveling or more formal (shamanic) wear for the most part! I think the simplest way will be to go from head to toes on her! What is your character wearing right now? Thank you for the ask, You might like this, especially, considering our love of shamans and swamp witches! A lot of things factored into this decision, including the following (under the cut due to length)… I want you all to know this is something I do not take lightly. I made her the end of 2016 and only got her started in a few RPs in January before I took my break mid February, right before the expansion was announced - literally by days to one week, I think.ĭue to how important tribal culture is to Tului and how much I got the game /just/ for Au Ra to begin with…and considering how little I actually, actively roleplayed her before the announcement…I’ve come to the /very difficult/ decision to retcon her having ever been in Eorzea. I never thought we’d get to go to Othard and I’ve been really struggling with what to do in regards to Tului about this. I’ve been ready to come back for a bit but have been hemming and hawing. I am back from a hiatus having sorted out some issues with financial aid not going through for my husband and leaving us short a few thousand dollars (we were reimbursed after! 8D) and the last fanfest news HIT HARD.