Vadoma Kymenos

a home with no wheels is just a very big coffin

At a Glance

NAME ☙ Vadoma Kymenos
AGE ☙ Late twenties
RACE ☙ Xaela Au Ra
NAMEDAY ☙ 23rd Sun of the 4th Astral Moon
GENDER ☙ Intersex Female
PRONOUNS ☙ She/Her
ORIENTATION ☙ Pansexual
RELATIONSHIP STATUS ☙ Taken and Polyamorous
PROFESSION ☙ Wandering performer and fortune teller.
LANGUAGES ☙ Eorzean, mainly. Passable Xaelic, but somewhat broken and she has a distinct Eorzean accent compared to Steppe natives.
BIRTHPLACE ☙ Thavnair
RESIDENCE ☙ The road, mostly, but also the couches and beds of locals what she charms.

APPEARANCE ☙ Curvy and on the shorter side, but middle of the road for Au Ri women; short, messily-bobbed dark purple hair and dusky purple skin with vitiligo. Silver eyes with black sclera, diminutive horns. Curvy build.PERSONAL STYLE ☙ A hodgepodge of cultural styles picked up in her travels. Elements of Near and Far Eastern, Ul'dahn, and Ala Mhigan, with some rugged pieces meant for travel. Always colorful and flattering, and performance clothes always show at least a little skin.PERSONALITY ☙ Charming and bubbly, with a generous helping of whimsy and flirtation. Very loving and supportive toward family and friends. Serious when it's required of her, but only then. Can be slightly bratty in certain situations, when push comes to shove. Honestly kind of a gremlin.

Bio

Hailing from everywhere and nowhere, Vadoma Kymenos was born in Radz-at-Han to refugee Xaela parents during the invasion of Doma, and once she was old enough to travel they made their way to Eorzea, where she has remained since. Growing up on the road, her parents put on performances wherever they went, Vadoma learning her own skills to contribute to their little carnival as she grew.When she was still young, they encountered a young Ala Mhigan refugee boy wandering Thanalan, named Gerhart; they took him in, and to this day she still regards him as her brother.In her family's travels, they met an astrologian who saw potential in Vadoma. While their time together was brief, it was enough to set the young au ra on her own journey of spirituality, exploring astrology and developing her own deck.It did not take a cartomancer to foresee the growing tensions with the Empire's encroachment on the rest of Eorzea, however, and as the fighting in Carteneau continued, Vadoma's father Arkmir made the wise decision to plant roots in Ul'dah. During this time, Vadoma took up weaving and joined the Thaumaturge's Guild, studying the Order of Nald'thal's funerary arts to further deepen her spiritual practices.All of these were put to the test by the Seventh Umbral Calamity; by the grace of the gods did her little family survive the destruction, and in the aftermath Vadoma found herself busy helping in restoration and working with her guild to care for victims and their loved ones. Once the dust had settled and everyone grew accilmated to their lives post-Calamity, however, her old friend wanderlust came to call once more.With some convincing, Vadoma received blessings to set off on her own, and from then on she followed what she describes as 'the winds that guide her feet'. It hasn't all been fun, music and play, but it has been a whirlwind.

bonds

Vixen Rehw-Bidit
☙ One of Vadoma's two fiancees.
☙ Met as coworkers at Silver Under Hills two years ago, and has been one of her closest companions ever since.

Samuel Stranton
☙ One of Vadoma's two fiancees.
☙ Once one of her patrons at Silver Under Hills, he has come to show her many of Etheirys' deeper truths and know many of Vadoma's own.

Gerhart "Hart" Stanislav
☙ Adopted older brother.
☙ Thinks the world of him but also loves teasing him, as little sisters do.

Emrys Atoel
☙ Friend and favorite gay bartender.
☙ He showed her a lot of generosity an Ul'dah trip or two ago and now he's the first person she looks to catch up with when she's in town.

Archidamus Khrysamus
☙ Dear friend, tailor, traveling companion.
☙ A traveling artesan she's had the pleasure of crossing paths with numerous times. They like to travel together any time their plans line up.

Hooks

Wanderer ☙ Vadoma loves life on the road, and is always happy to have company between towns.Diaspora ☙ Having been raised in Eorzea, Vadoma's parents did well to keep what Steppe traditions they could in their travels, but what cannot be kept or replaced is the homeland she didn't get to know as a child. She loves to interact with other Xaela, and learn more about what she missed out on.Performances ☙ Vadoma doesn't just love performing, but also watching other performers. She's often found taking in a bard or busker in the bigger cities.Fortune Telling ☙ Vadoma has a talent for reading fortunes, and will pull her cards out for most anyone who asks. She asks a fee for some, but never for those in dire straits for want of answers. (Let me know if there are certain themes or archetypes you want to come up in a reading!)Social Butterfly ☙ Vadoma loves to party and be among crowds. If you know of any parties, she wants to be there.

OOC Info

(and also some important boundaries)

☙ I do not RP with minors, full stop. If I catch you lying about your age in any manner, I will block you.☙ I love playing out romance and exploring mature themes with Vadoma, but I take the boundaries between IC and OOC very seriously. Even if Vadoma is always open to new partners and relationships, I am not, and I do not entertain character bleed in my RP partners.☙ If our scene is going to be longer and more involved, I generally prefer Discord so I can take my time on replies. Don't be surprised if I send you my handle early into knowing you!

Meet the Player

☙ Just a nerdy 33-year-old (they/he pronouns) looking to explore this new game through RP!
☙ Outside of FFXIV, I also play the Elder Scrolls Online and D&D, crochet, and cook.
☙ I'm always looking for new friends and new RP venues! Unless I'm short on time (read: doing things in-game before work) I'm usually up for making small talk if you catch me hanging out in a city.