WoL prompt: what hobbies does your character have?

Hiya! Even if your character isn't a WoL (based on how you headcanon them) you are free to answer! What hobbies do they have? Are there any hobbies they one day hope to try but just haven't had the chance for it?

I've talked about Rhel'a hobbies before ^^

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

[...]Rhel'a has a vast variety of hobbies! On top of being an extra party member for hire he cooks, bakes, fishes, hunts, sews, knits, goldsmiths, etc. He has many many hobbies as he always has all this extra energy that he doesn't always know what to do with. It also further fuels his unrelenting optimism- he can make so many friends just by giving them food.
He made enough stuffies to become a veritable mountain that he sleeps with. He tries to sleep with every single plushie but sometimes they fall off his bed. He also enjoys doing parkour sometimes- he climbed the kagune tower recently and landed on the lamp post on his second try. When he really has little to do he might help the local tribes and go sight seeing. He might also take photos of cute men (which consent) or birds he sees. especially if there are ducks. He also has a pet goose named Duck that he brings everywhere with him.

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He does many things. Honestly, besides what I've stated, he probably wants to one day try treasure maps

I head cannon Mana to not be a WoL, but just a healer who's gotten in over her head trying to support her friends.

She enjoys reading and gardening, and enjoys cooking occasionally. Which she is able to to in-between her "odd jobs" of helping adventures clear out dungeons or fighting things way larger then herself. The amount of times she's returned home from adventuring covered in dirt, debris, and sometimes monster parts is more then enough for one person.

Her dream if the world wasn't in danger 24/7 would be to start a shop where she can sell potions, remedies, and flowers.

Killing gods.

Iyami's true passion is traveling, and adventure is just a way to get paid to do it. The experience and the memories are all the payment she really wants, but a paycheck's good too.

During those two hours or so a week when the world isn't in deadly peril, Iyami likes to just find a nice drink and a quiet perch and watch the people go by. The catwalks in the Crystarium or the balcony in Revenant's Toll are great spots for it, since most passing travelers don't bother to look up.

She's also a recovering Gold Saucer addict. She doesn't like to talk about it. (It's totally not because I've bought everything I wanted already, I swear.)

My wol is a solitary person, unfortunately. I would say his hobby is watching people having fun in hub cities.

Mao likes the eatings (especially Bunnys), the treasure gatherings and the sleepings on top of treasures.

My head is empty rn but I will try my best to reply in some depth-

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Originally Posted by ManaEthielday

I head cannon Mana to not be a WoL, but just a healer who's gotten in over her head trying to support her friends.

She enjoys reading and gardening, and enjoys cooking occasionally. Which she is able to to in-between her "odd jobs" of helping adventures clear out dungeons or fighting things way larger then herself. The amount of times she's returned home from adventuring covered in dirt, debris, and sometimes monster parts is more then enough for one person.

Her dream if the world wasn't in danger 24/7 would be to start a shop where she can sell potions, remedies, and flowers.

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What kind of plants does she particularly enjoy gardening with? Does she lean more towards ornamental or edible kind of plants? Often a mix of both is nice, though I find each gardener may be bias towards one of those two groups- of course there are plants that are both edible and ornamental (such as the hosta plant).
What is her favorite dish to cook? What is her favorite spice?

Her shop idea sounds it'd be a cute little corner shop! Maybe my brain fills in the gaps more an intended, but I can imagine it full of flowers, with shelves decked in potions. Maybe her remedies would include medicinal plants she grew herself- though that is getting into herbology as a discipline (not to be confused with homeopathy).

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Iyami's true passion is traveling, and adventure is just a way to get paid to do it. The experience and the memories are all the payment she really wants, but a paycheck's good too.

During those two hours or so a week when the world isn't in deadly peril, Iyami likes to just find a nice drink and a quiet perch and watch the people go by. The catwalks in the Crystarium or the balcony in Revenant's Toll are great spots for it, since most passing travelers don't bother to look up.

She's also a recovering Gold Saucer addict. She doesn't like to talk about it. (It's totally not because I've bought everything I wanted already, I swear.)

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What was her weirdest adventuring job/experience? Does she ever slow down while adventuring even if the party is trying to work quickly?
If she only has 2 hours to herself, I cannot imagine how she may feel when something happens and she has 0 hours to relax-

what kinda Golden saucer addiction? Triple triad? Chocobo racing? The GATEs? All of the above?

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Originally Posted by Elissar

My wol is a solitary person, unfortunately. I would say his hobby is watching people having fun in hub cities.

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Not even crafting or some other form of art? I know fishing or mining/botany can be nice to do alone sometimes

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

Not even crafting or some other form of art? I know fishing or mining/botany can be nice to do alone sometimes

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Sometimes daily tribes as fisher/carpenter/miner

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Originally Posted by Elissar

Sometimes daily tribes as fisher/carpenter/miner

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nice! Does your character have a favorite thing to gather/craft related to those listed jobs?

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

nice! Does your character have a favorite thing to gather/craft related to those listed jobs?

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na, my wol is just a nature lover that enjoys folk music and simplicity

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

What kind of plants does she particularly enjoy gardening with? Does she lean more towards ornamental or edible kind of plants? Often a mix of both is nice, though I find each gardener may be bias towards one of those two groups- of course there are plants that are both edible and ornamental (such as the hosta plant).
What is her favorite dish to cook? What is her favorite spice?

Her shop idea sounds it'd be a cute little corner shop! Maybe my brain fills in the gaps more an intended, but I can imagine it full of flowers, with shelves decked in potions. Maybe her remedies would include medicinal plants she grew herself- though that is getting into herbology as a discipline (not to be confused with homeopathy).

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My first time using quote, let's see if I did it correctly!

She loves both ornamental and edible plants. She needs to keep a variety and tries her best to keep rarer flowers alive, even if she has to use magic to keep them up.
Her favorite dish to cook is tea, mostly because it uses the most items from her garden and doesn't require her to go to the market-board.

Dissociating in Saint Mocianne's Arboretum

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

What was her weirdest adventuring job/experience?

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There was an incident in the Dravanian Forelands, involving a bushel of overripe caelum fruit, four hungry gnath firedrones, a wyvern with an ingrown toenail, and several barrels of airship grease. The details have been forcibly forgotten with copious amounts of ale, but let's just say Iyami always caries spare clothes and plenty of soap now.

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Does she ever slow down while adventuring even if the party is trying to work quickly?

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Working with the party is part of the adventure. After all, no bun is an island. She can always come back later when there's less things around to try to kill her.

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what kinda Golden saucer addiction? Triple triad? Chocobo racing? The GATEs? All of the above?

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Mostly GATEs. Keeping track of Triple Triad regional rules is headache-inducing, and chocobo breeding and raising takes too much time and effort. And you never get rid of that chocobo smell....

I view all the jobs I level that I’m not super into RP wise as side hobbies.

Destruction, Murder, Causing mass mental trauma...

There's also a fair amount of eating creatures and objects that were never meant to be eaten...

Violence and gambling.

Vencio just recently enrolled on the academy of Architect design & lore/history at Sharlayan’s educational institution for the hopes of achieving some academical understandings & practices whilst momentarily absent from adventuring (to be resumed in Dawntrail).

This may prove to be challenging & anxious for him given he’s not intellectual in the fields of academia & isn’t savyy with intellectual mindset sorts & it was through great luck that he’s been admitted after a long wait list while sponsored by the Adventurer’s Guild (a letter of recommendation was delivered) to be given the opportunity.

In my own canon-head, he’s momentarily pausing from undertaking further missions/quests from the adventurer’s guild & just couldn’t be bother to be admitted to join Ishgard’s Templar Knights. Besides, given the zealotry & religious aspects, Vencio just can’t be bothered to dwell on a Theocratic/ Royal society (especially his adventuring has given him so many eye openings & broaden his perspectives with great heart & experiences). Therefore he’s no longer a Knight of Ishgard but a Knight of the realm without banners or affiliations.

This academia enrollment is sure to bring both excitement & anxiety on him as this is completely new to him.

Mine is an artist. :) I pretend she’s the one who made all the sightseeing log paintings from the sketches she took on her travels. lol yes I do have the entire log complete. I have a little painting studio set up for her.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

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What was her weirdest adventuring job/experience?

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There was an incident in the Dravanian Forelands, involving a bushel of overripe caelum fruit, four hungry gnath firedrones, a wyvern with an ingrown toenail, and several barrels of airship grease. The details have been forcibly forgotten with copious amounts of ale, but let's just say Iyami always caries spare clothes and plenty of soap now.

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Does she ever slow down while adventuring even if the party is trying to work quickly?

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Working with the party is part of the adventure. After all, no bun is an island. She can always come back later when there's less things around to try to kill her.

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what kinda Golden saucer addiction? Triple triad? Chocobo racing? The GATEs? All of the above?

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Mostly GATEs. Keeping track of Triple Triad regional rules is headache-inducing, and chocobo breeding and raising takes too much time and effort. And you never get rid of that chocobo smell....

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that strange story intrigues me, but at the same time I get the sense it is definitely a gross-out type of story... Does that experience ever come back to haunt her?
Very true! Maybe when the party leaves she can take a moment to go back and explore? I can imagine monsters take a while to come back.
Also, as someone who attempted the chocobo racing part, I can confirm it takes a lot of effort (if done all at once) to get that mask... well I have yet to get the mask. I think I will need to try grinding for it once more. What would a Chocobo even smell like?

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Originally Posted by ZephyrMenodora

I view all the jobs I level that I’m not super into RP wise as side hobbies.

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Which side job do you feel your character favors the most?

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Originally Posted by Vencio

Vencio just recently enrolled on the academy of Architect design & lore/history at Sharlayan’s educational institution for the hopes of achieving some academical understandings & practices whilst momentarily absent from adventuring (to be resumed in Dawntrail).

This may prove to be challenging & anxious for him given he’s not intellectual in the fields of academia & isn’t savyy with intellectual mindset sorts & it was through great luck that he’s been admitted after a long wait list while sponsored by the Adventurer’s Guild (a letter of recommendation was delivered) to be given the opportunity.

In my own canon-head, he’s momentarily pausing from undertaking further missions/quests from the adventurer’s guild & just couldn’t be bother to be admitted to join Ishgard’s Templar Knights. Besides, given the zealotry & religious aspects, Vencio just can’t be bothered to dwell on a Theocratic/ Royal society (especially his adventuring has given him so many eye openings & broaden his perspectives with great heart & experiences). Therefore he’s no longer a Knight of Ishgard but a Knight of the realm without banners or affiliations.

This academia enrollment is sure to bring both excitement & anxiety on him as this is completely new to him.

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He may be surprised about academia! Unsure about the academia's culture, but from I know he may not need to worry too much. Maybe if he joins a group of students who share a similar mindset he may have a better time! Though, finding said group may take asking around. He may just fit in and just need to find a study group to catch up.

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Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra

Mine is an artist. :) I pretend she’s the one who made all the sightseeing log paintings from the sketches she took on her travels. lol yes I do have the entire log complete. I have a little painting studio set up for her.

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What was your least favorite sight seeing location to obtain? I remember completing ARR's and it was tedious pain... but hey Rhel'a got a free bird out of it!
Also- can you show me hat the painting studio looks like? :0

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

Which side job do you feel your character favors the most?

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Presently he is primarily a White Mage, and moving him towards also being a Protector (Paladin/Gunbreaker) as his core identity.

Favored Subclass:

Warrior: After

We merge with Ardbert at the end of Shadowbringers. I feel a piece of his personality lives on in my WoL.

Academic Interests:

Ancient Magics: Summoner, Black & Red Mage
Healing Arts: Astrologian, Scholar, Sage
Bodily & Spiritual Health: Monk & Dancer
Community Service in his Hometown: Dragoon & Bard, Botany & Carpentry

I already feel like this is more than enough, and approaching Mary Sue territory more than any other character I created in an RPG lol. So, the rest of what I've levelled would be non-canon.

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Originally Posted by Local_Custard

What was your least favorite sight seeing location to obtain? I remember completing ARR's and it was tedious pain... but hey Rhel'a got a free bird out of it!
Also- can you show me hat the painting studio looks like? :0

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Even though the ARR ones were a pain because of the timing and weather conditions, the most annoying one was probably Eulmore! lol the amount of times I had to try to jump just right was probably in the hundreds. I had an easier time with Kugane! LOL

And here is the studio… the back of the basement has lofted rooms, and I have paintings going around the top of the whole section. :D

https://imgur.com/a/4yJRJQ4

Not sure why the image isn’t showing… afaik the tags are done correctly.