An only child, Jenis lived with his family, who was part of a very close-knit nomadic tribe. At a very young age, he discovered that he had an aptitude for Conjury -- the ability to feel the elemental spirits around him and to use their power -- a revelation that brought joy to his parents and his tribe. However, Jenis wanted nothing of it, and he fought to close his senses off to the spirits; he was only partially successful, and perhaps as an act of retribution from those elemental forces, he found that everytime he was forced to use Conjury, he would end up with a splitting migraine that would render him useless for a few days.Jenis then discovered the art of alchemy, and he embraced it as a way to "perform magic without resorting to elementalism". His family was extremely disappointed in him, and as a result of the increasing pressure to foster his conjury, he left the tribe and travelled to the three city-states in an effort to find someplace to call home.After becoming involved with the events leading up to the Calamity and seeing his guild get destroyed, Jenis quit adventuring out of fear, preferring to settle in Ul'dah with his new wife, Anastasha Kalfas.

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One's first impression of Seseiba is that she's a youthful lalafell with a calm and pleasant demeanour. Both are incorrect. While she can be cordial with strangers, she has very little tolerance for fools, and with few exceptions, will not hesitate to demonstrate why she was known as the Ice Witch in her homeland.Seseiba is a Black Mage from Meracydia, a continent to the south shrouded in secrecy. Her situation is peculiar as she was born blind, but with the gift of aethersight instead. She can see outlines of objects and beings infused with aether, along with a desaturated semblace of their hue; otherwise, she is completely blind, using a small dragonet she's trained over the years to be her eyes.Rarely taking students, she eventually did take one who would later be known as Glitchy Aster, one who proved to be one of her greatest challenges. Though they were often at odds, she did manage to teach him the art of black magery, mentoring him until he left their homeland.For reasons unclear to all but herself, Seseiba decided to follow Glitchy to Eorzea. She claims it's because she wanted to experience the world outside of Meracydia, but the truth as to why she actually did so remains unknown.Soon after Glitchy opened the Apothecafe, Seseiba paid him a visit at his new endeavour. Noting how busy the place was, she volunteered to work there, again for unknown reasons.

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Darian comes from Vana'diel, a world with some curious similarities to Eorzea.During an ordinary visit to Sarutabaruta, Darian came across a strange Atomos, a dimensional-shifting creature with the ability to transport people to different realities. He found himself in Eorzea, and while the populace seemed relatively the same as what he was used to, the similarities ended there.Now he searches for a way home; while he's encountered Atomos in Eorzea, none have managed to show the ability to bring him back to Vana'diel. He desperately misses his wife, and he fears what she might be doing in order to bring him back to their world.Darian is an accomplished master culinarian, though his ability is hampered by his lack of Eorzean literacy. He has worked some nights at the Apothecafe in the hopes of gathering information from patrons on a way to get home.An extremely proficient Vana'dielian scholar, Darian can manipulate weather to enhance spells cast by himself or others. Curiously, he's also an accomplished thief, though he keeps that information to himself.

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Zelos is the epitome of what it's like to be a hero: strong, fast, and not the smartest cookie in the tin. Still, he'll do his best to help anyone in need, usually at the cost of his own self.Zelos hails from Ul'dah, and has always been keen on learning how to fight -- not to hurt, however, but to defend those who need it. He rose in ranks in the pugilists' guild, before he could take up any position there, he left for a life of adventuring, never looking back.Since then, Zelos has experienced wondrous tales, even saving the star. Now he ventures in the New World, discovering even more secrets to the world he lives in and beyond. Who knows what his next adventure will bring?✧ Note: Zelos is Hips and Cas' "canon" Warrior of Light/Azem.

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The former captain of the Raging Wolves, Marius' life changed when a number of his crew mutinied, leaving him to the gallows in a remote Limsan gaol. By some stroke of luck -- or was it divine intervention? -- he managed to escape with his only living crew member, Soreas Lennart. They parted ways in Aleport, and a number of years would pass before the two would be reunited.Now, Marius works as a trader in Radz-at-Han, brokering deals both above board and not. He enjoys his retirement from piracy, though he stays on his guard at all times, knowing that he's still wanted by the Maelstrom for the crimes he committed aboard the Ocean's Whore.

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