ʚCUPID DIANTHEɞ

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PAST Cupid has absolutely no knowledge about her family, before she was seemingly randomly picked up by a padjali man. The man had no choice but to raise this child as he had no one else to ask for help from. He was a recluse living tucked away in the shroud, so he took it upon himself to raise this surprisingly plump, seemingly abandoned baby miqo'te.She was given the name Cupid by her new guardian, U-dian-tha, and raised as a semi-normal child, taught how to speak eorzean and padjali both so she could communicate comfortably with those in her future and her guardian while he raised her.In her youth, there came a fateful day where Cupid, who tended to explore to find critters to play with, came across a sprite, dying alone in the woods, on the last leg of a sprite's natural life cycle. Cupid was always told to be wary of the sprites that inhabit the twelveswood, but with her big heart, she had to stop and try to help this sprite. She felt it was her duty. So with it's fading power, the sprite took her willingness to help and accepted it as an invitation, and forced itself into Cupid's body, merging its own aether with hers. This intense surge of immense aether was traumatizing to Cupid's body and she immediately fell, fainting.U-dian-tha found her there, unconscious, and brought her back home, where she would be stuck in a comatose state for an entire year. Once she awoke from this coma, her body was weak and incredibly frail, her aether and very soul were being battered and worn down by the excess that was forced into her body. So, U-dian-tha took it upon himself to spend the next 6 years training Cupid and doing his best to keep her body from giving out. With her new surplus of aether, he taught her the ways of white magic, as not only an aether sink to keep her body in check, but as a way for her to help those in need, just as she always felt drawn to doing.

PRESENT As an adult, Cupid left her guardian, who she fondly refers to as her father. It was at his recommendation that she did so, she deserved to see Eorzea, and even the whole star. He was confident she would live a fulfilling life despite her sensitivity to aether, he taught her how to manage it the best he could.She took up the last name, Dianthe, as an homage to her father, the man who stepped up to raise an abandoned baby and keep her alive despite it having been seemingly hopeless and wrong to do so.Cupid was, truthfully, terrified to travel, all she knew was her father and the shroud and the sylphs. After leaving she discovered beautiful things, like delicious foods she never knew about, clothes she never knew existed, and after a couple years of being on her own, she got used to it! She became a healer for hire, and word spread that she was quite powerful as one as well, so she rarely wanted for money or lodgings.She has her own home in the Lavender Beds, a place she feels connected to, but does her best to stay proactive with her travels and sight-seeing, just like her father wants her to.There is a nagging sense in the back of her mind telling her to find her family. She usually ignores it for the sake of keeping hopeful and excited to travel, but she does truly want to know what happened. Her surplus of aether, having done irreparable damage to some aspects of her body and life, ruined her memory and its capacity. She remembers very little at a time and forgets most things, so her goal is to find out what happened to her family and to make a meaningful life for herself before she won't be able to remember meeting them if she ever gets the chance.

history

PAST Cupid has absolutely no knowledge about her family, before she was seemingly randomly picked up by a padjali man. The man had no choice but to raise this child as he had no one else to ask for help from. He was a recluse living tucked away in the shroud, so he took it upon himself to raise this surprisingly plump, seemingly abandoned baby miqo'te.She was given the name Cupid by her new guardian, U-dian-tha, and raised as a semi-normal child, taught how to speak eorzean and padjali both so she could communicate comfortably with those in her future and her guardian while he raised her.In her youth, there came a fateful day where Cupid, who tended to explore to find critters to play with, came across a sprite, dying alone in the woods, on the last leg of a sprite's natural life cycle. Cupid was always told to be wary of the sprites that inhabit the twelveswood, but with her big heart, she had to stop and try to help this sprite. She felt it was her duty. So with it's fading power, the sprite took her willingness to help and accepted it as an invitation, and forced itself into Cupid's body, merging its own aether with hers. This intense surge of immense aether was traumatizing to Cupid's body and she immediately fell, fainting.U-dian-tha found her there, unconscious, and brought her back home, where she would be stuck in a comatose state for an entire year. Once she awoke from this coma, her body was weak and incredibly frail, her aether and very soul were being battered and worn down by the excess that was forced into her body. So, U-dian-tha took it upon himself to spend the next 6 years training Cupid and doing his best to keep her body from giving out. With her new surplus of aether, he taught her the ways of white magic, as not only an aether sink to keep her body in check, but as a way for her to help those in need, just as she always felt drawn to doing.

PRESENT As an adult, Cupid left her guardian, who she fondly refers to as her father. It was at his recommendation that she did so, she deserved to see Eorzea, and even the whole star. She took up the last name, Dianthe, as an homage to her father, the man who stepped up to raise an abandoned baby and keep her alive despite it having been seemingly hopeless and wrong to do so.The moment Cupid was contacted by Hydaelyn, her body felt as if a train had collided with it, and she fainted. Upon waking, Hydaelyn was there to tell her of her destiny, as the Warrior of Light. She makes no mention of Cupid's body's reaction, and the miqo'te herself figured it was merely a result of the sudden call to arms. She never questioned it, and carried on with her newfound title and duty, confused, but knowing that if Hydaelyn herself was calling to her, it needed to be followed.Cupid is as dutiful a chosen warrior as she can possibly be, but she is hurt by this life, egregiously so. She carries on, protecting the world she calls home, the world where she was given a second chance, defying fate, so she in turn uses this defiance of death to save others. Her heart will never heal from the loss she's experienced throughout her journey, but persisting is what they would want, so persist she does.Her dreams scare her. She dreams of a being opposite of herself, a knight with monotone voice and stoic demeanor. A protector whose loyalty precedes all else, hurried to a dark room against their will at the whim of the very people they protect. A roaring fire that seemed to swallow even the sky. Flashes of memories and faces that she didn't know in an endless cosmos. She wakes up in a cold sweat each time this dream finds her. She knows it means something, but only the gods could possibly know what.

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