florin ianthe ∙ adamantoise
| age: | 20 (arr) / 24 (dt) |
| gender: | male (he/him) |
| race: | duskwight elezen |
| orientation: | pansexual |
| occupation: | wandering dancer & fisher |
years ago whilst collecting herbs on the border of the east end, twelveswood botanist loulo and his 4 year old niece-turned-daughter liloulou found baby florin in a hollowed out tree near some purple flowers. he'd drooled all over the note attached to him – leaving only a few letters of his original name legible. loulo and his fisher wife nenono raised florin and lilou, with many in their south shroud village also acting as extended family.as a result of growing up surrounded mostly by lalas and hitting his growth spurt earlier than usual for an elezen, florin tends to unconsciously try to appear or make himself smaller than he is. the only times he doesn't do this are when he's alone, or when he's dancing.florin had a happy childhood with his adoptive family, often hanging around his sister and her best friend, pomeline poma
pomeline, being the oldest of the group, was not the leader — that was lilou — but the authority. because pomeline was extremely studious (particularly when it came to history) and well-spoken, everyone listened to her most of the time; florin especially, who viewed her as a second big sister. pomeline taught her friends interesting yet functionally useless factoids and folktales she’d read about, and it spurred their sense of wonder and adventure.one time, when trying to read while her friends were being noisy, she chucked a pebble at lhu’to to stop his singing. when asked why she did that, pomeline, who was reading a tome on gridanian traditions, lied, “according to this it’s a traditional gridanian greeting.” they all believed her, and so began their use of /throw as a greeting.
it was around age 7 that florin happened upon lhu'to pikholo (who would later go by the stage name lute penrose) when the keeper boy, having tried and failed to catch an orobon on his own, sat on a stump and blew a grass flute. florin complimented his playing, which startled lhu'to, who wasn't used to getting praised, and he ran away. florin was with lilou the next time he encountered lhu'to, so she helped break the ice a little more. after a few "chance" meetings (lhu'to purposefully being in the area when he thought florin and co would be), lhu'to became part of the friend group.as they grew closer, lhu’to would often play music or sing for florin, who would dance to it. from when they were teenagers up until lhu'to's eventual departure from the shroud to try to make a name for himself as a musician, he and florin were an item.
lilou got florin and their friends into adventuring, and was particularly fascinated by what could be inside issom-har and amdapor keep following the calamity. however, the group would go their separate ways a couple years prior to ARR, when lhu’to announced his intention to become a famous bard, and pomeline sought out more scholarly pursuits. a year after these departures, lilou then went to ul’dah for a year to learn mining as a means to aid her interest in ”””archaeology””” (treasure hunting).florin, lonely, threw himself into odd jobs around his village and south shroud. when he one day got a letter from his sister saying she and pomeline were in limsa lominsa, loulo encouraged his desire to go find them and to see the world.(cue ARR)
∙ neutral good ∙ enfp∙
a mild-mannered wanderer who will gladly join in on any nice-seeming rando's journey bc being alone for too long makes him anxious. if lacking a human companion, he's mostly fine just having some other living organism(s) to care for and talk to.
∙ gentle, reliable, and (too) agreeable.∙ will eat just about anything, sleep just about anywhere, and help or talk to just about anyone. this has mixed results. crime magnet.∙ will often put his own feelings aside; used to playing mediator.∙ loves dancing, especially with others. also loves fishing.∙ good with kids and seemingly instinctively drawn to people smaller than him; huge kindergarten teacher vibes.∙ questionable tastes. thinks morbols are cute and is determined to be friends with one. it never goes well.∙ seen as a big brother due to his personality and size, but he’s a Baby Brother who takes to being spoiled like a plant takes in sunlight.∙ tries to avoid fighting whenever possible. he's not very good at it anyway.∙ good friends with his squadron. they're fiercely protective of him.∙ he's definitely no idiot, but he won't be receiving any sharlayan scholarships.∙ gets around a little and prone to crushes, but is nervous and hesitant to the point of inaction when he actually has feelings for someone.∙ oschon devotee ever since pomeline taught him about the god.∙ sighs in relief when sent on mundane fetchquests.∙ of the og scions, he's closest to the twins, tataru, and y'shtola. lately, he's also very close to g'raha and estinien. especially estinien.
a lanky young man with a calming air about him whose height is the only thing that could possibly be intimidating — not that florin usually stands at his full height to begin with. he keeps his green hair long and usually tied back in a ponytail or braid.florin emotes normally, but is more restrained than energetic as a result of trying to keep up with/wrangle in his brave big sister. he typically has a smile on his face but looks of concern are common as well.prefers light and flowy clothes. favorite colors are purple, green, yellow, and white.
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