My raen, Kamui Tachibana, is shy. Really shy. So he's become an adventure to try to get over that.

I haven't decided if he's from a merchant family or from family that's part of the ruling class, though on the lower end of it. His surname is an old Japanese surname associated with two clans; a clan of nobles closely tied to the imperial court, and a clan of daimyo. It also means 'Wild Orange' which is why I have some leaning to the merchant class as the Lore states they usually have a battle related surname if part of the ruling class.

In either case, Ul'dah makes the most sense to Kamui, if he's a merchant it's because Ul'dah is the merchant capital. If he's nobility it's for two reasons; he's trained to use a sword, so there's the gladiator guild, and he thinks Ul'dah is the capital of Eorzea, and it's best to start there.

Here's a picture of him looking scared.