Ibuki Harukawa

Bow-for-hire, Garlean Refugee,
Magitek Lab Rat, Hopeless Romantic

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Quick Facts

Name: Ibuki Harukawa
Pronouns: She/Her
Race: Au Ra, Xaela
Age: 23
Height: Not Tall Enough
Nameday: 17th Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon
Birthplace: Doma
Sexuality: Extremely Gay

Misc. Facts

- Was simply called "girl" when she first arrived in Garlemald and was tasked with picking a new name for herself. Ended up stealing her forename from Doman Folktales and Legends Vol. IV.- Blames her lack of cooking skills on the "sophisticated palate" she developed as the daughter of an affluent Garlean engineer. Usually can't stand the taste of her own cooking.- Prideful and headstrong, she rarely backs down from a challenge, especially in front of those she wishes to impress.- Has only ever stayed at inns since coming to Eorzea, her trauma proving too difficult for her to overcome alone. Technically owns an apartment, but failed to take so much as a single step inside before turning around and never returning.

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Pathetic Creatures

Born into one of Othard's numerous frontier towns, Ibuki was only a few summers of age when her home was attacked by the IVth Imperial Legion as part of a new initiative to kidnap young Xaela and mold them into elite soldiers*. Quickly shipped off to Garlemald, she would never see her parents again.After a cruel and degrading selection process—which saw many of the other captive children succumb to the cold, Ibuki found herself the newly adopted daughter of the IVth's senior magitek engineer, Sicinius Vellutus.*Note: Due to the high number of casualties sustained during preliminary field operations, this initiative was discontinued and any plans to mount a full-scale
invasion of the Steppe were scrapped.

Heart of Stone

Though she lived a life of relative luxury, Ibuki's days in the Empire were anything but pleasant. She was ostracized, treated with undisguised contempt by those from all walks of life, young and old. To distract herself, and falsely believing that by excelling she might be able to make her countrymen accept her, she lost herself in her studies.And yet, no amount of wishful thinking could soften the blow of what was to come. After an uncharacteristic dinner with her "father," Ibuki awoke the next morning to find herself strapped to an operating table. So began a series of experiments that saw much of her insides replaced with magitek. Over time, the ceruleum she was forced to drink to keep her body operational turned her scales a vibrant azure.Cloaking herself in a veil of apathy, Ibuki let the biting cold in and hardened her heart, no longer able to muster up the will to care about anything. Until...

Sins of the Father, Sins of the Daughter

Shortly after her nineteenth nameday, Ibuki graduated from the prestigious military academy she had been enrolled in and was volunteered to help guard sOMEthiNg her "father" and the rest of the IVth had been excavating for far too long. Realizing that THiNg would result in untold suffering, she stole into the excavation site one night and destroyed its power source, thwarting the Empire's plans... for the time being.What followed was the most hellish period of Ibuki's life. She was stripped down to her smallclothes, publicly humiliated, and essentially told to start running. Left with no other option, that's exactly what she did. Overcoming numerous obstacles, she crawled her way across the frozen wastes until m̶̦̼͔̓̈́e̸̲̻͋̍͝͝m̶̺̘̊̔̇́ọ̵̿r̵̹̣̜̔̎̍͝ỷ̴͈̩̱̪̆̊͌ ̶̦̳͖͑̍͌c̷͖̤̫̯͓̑̎͊̿̕ò̴̮͈͌̄͐͗r̷̘̭̤̱͐̔͑̇r̴͕̈́͠͝u̵̲̥̟͊̉͗̈̕p̵̦͈̐̉͋́̿t̴̯̆̋̈̓e̷͈̚ͅd̵̨͓̻̮͐̂. Traumatized but undeterred, she snuck through Gyr Abania and bravely fought her way over Baelsar's Wall.Ibuki currently lives in Gridania as a bow-for-hire, and can often be seen in the vicinity of the Carline Canopy.

The Riddle

One day, while passing through the Twelveswood, Ibuki heard the cries of an injured animal. Unwilling to leave the creature to its fate, she left the safety of the road and happened upon a steed as black as pitch, with rubies for eyes and an amber mane. After seeing to its injuries, she turned around to find herself staring down the sleek,
razor-sharp blade of none other than Odin.Recognizing Ibuki for her good deed, the primal tossed something at her feet. "A gift," he sighed, strolling past her to place a hand atop Sleipnir's head and stroke its mane. And then, without turning to look at her, "Listen well, for I will leave you with a riddle."Still unsure what to make of the encounter, Odin's riddle continues to stump Ibuki even now. It lingers in the back of her mind, like an itch she can't quite seem to scratch.

"What news from the imperial capital?"
Though she holds no love for her former home, Ibuki is ever curious about the current situation in Garlemald and the status of the IVth Imperial Legion."Do you know aught of magitek? I most certainly don't."
Despite her many modifications, Ibuki knows little and less about the technology her body houses. Any tidbit, no matter how insignificant, may help her better understand the "enhancements" she's been burdened with."What's that smell...? Whoops."
Had the misfortune of walking in on Ibuki while she was cooking something? Why not give her culinary creation a taste? Just don't be surprised when she starts rattling off all the mistakes she made during the cooking process.

"Let me just grab it from my knapsack..."
Although she may act like it's the most natural thing in the world, Ibuki's seemingly bottomless knapsack is anything but. How did she come into possession of it,
and what might be inside?"This scar? I got it when..."
As a mercenary, Ibuki has plenty of stories to share, both of the uplifting and more contemplative varieties. She's always more than happy to recount her adventures, especially if it will put a smile on someone's face."I pray to Menphina for a reason. Obviously."
A romantic through and through, Ibuki would love nothing more than to gab away about her escapades and how lucky she is to have met partners both past and present.

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