Doman Hands And Ironworks

A return to form, as far as Chiaki’s notes go, as the notes for the Magitek Quick-Shield, abbreviated simply as MQS, are scattered in the margins of other pages of work.

24th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon

     - Blur Badge is a good go, but there are foes who aren’t bothered by semi-illusions

There is a line drawn from foes to another scribbling, which reads “Drunkards. Spiders. Wolves? Drunken spider-wolves?”

25th Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon

On another page, sandwiched between unrelated sketches:

     - Defense types? Write what you mean: Blocking, parrying, evading

          o The Blur Badge was an evade-type. Try something new!

          o Blocking

     - A shield thing, maybe? Yeah!

32nd Sun of the Fourth Astral Moon

A loose page contains a small sketch in the lower left corner. It depicts aetheric crystal shards arranged in a flower-like pattern, with their points directed inward. It’s far from a formal schematic, but it contains a few elements of design. Each shard is labeled with separate letters: F, Wa, E, L, I, Wi, H, and D.

First Sun of the Fourth Umbral Moon

Another loose page contains a larger sketch, one that is much more in-line with an actual design. The shards remain, but the ones labeled H and D are missing, seemingly replaced with a single full crystal in the center that’s been labeled with a U. A list off to the side of the sketch spells out each letter: Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, Ice, Wind and Unaspected.

In the lower right corner of the full-sketch is a small diagram of the elemental relationships, circled several times. The words “Don’t Forget!!!” are written several times around the circle.

Third Sun of the Fourth Umbral Moon

This page is a shopping list. It consists of ten shards of each variety, as well as ten unaspected crystals. The standard array of aetherically conductive metals is present, this time as wires. Similar to the Blur Badge, a few cogs of various metals are listed. It seems like Okada intends to create several prototypes to see what best sticks.

Eighth Sun of the Fourth Umbral Moon

Scribbled into the corner of a completely separate page is the following:

I’m not sure why I didn’t just start with the gold gobcog. It worked for the Blur Badge, and the Magitek Quick-Shield is worn just like a badge. Hells, I should probably just call it the MQS Badge. Anyway. Gold Gobcog, filed down, works perfectly again. The unaspected crystal, with some fine wiring, detects the aether of an incoming attack and triggers the opposite aetheric element.

An arrow is drawn towards the word element. It seems that, further down the page, Chiaki decided to devote the entire page to continuing her thoughts.

Rules: Bold the statements that usually apply to your character, italicize the statements that sometimes apply to your character, then tag people.

AIR

I have small hands • I love the night sky • I watch small animals and birds when I pass them by • I drink herbal tea • I wake to see dawn • The smell of dust is comforting • I’m valued for being wise (I hope)  • I prefer books to music • I meditate • I find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE

I don’t have straight hair • I like to wear ripped jeans and overalls • I play an organised sport • I love dogs • I am not afraid of adventure • I love to talk to strangers • I always try new foods • I enjoy road trips • Summer is my favourite season • My orchestrion is always playing

WATER

I wear bracelets on my wrists • I love the bustle of the city • I have more than one set of piercings • I read poetry • I love the sound of a thunderstorm • I want to travel the world • I sleep past midday most days • I love dimly lit dinners • I see emotions in colours not words

EARTH

I wear glasses/contacts • I enjoy doing the laundry • I am a vegetarian or vegan • I have an excellent sense of time • My humour is very cheerful • I am a valued advisor to my friends (again, I hope) • I believe in true love • I love the chill of mountain air • I’m always listening to music • I am highly trusted by the people in my life (?)

AETHER

I go without makeup in my daily life • I make my own artwork • I keep on track of my tasks and time • I always know true north • I see beauty in everything • I can always smell flowers • I smile at everyone I pass by • I always fear history repeating itself • I have recovered from a mental disorder • I can love unconditionally

Tagged by: @bhaldstyr-ahtahrmsyn, who open-tagged everyone not nicked by @cahli-tia, lol

((Done for COMET’s Creation stat/system!))

. . .of character I look to for Chiaki inspiration! Because...why not?

I tend to look to these characters sometimes to help me get into the Chiaki mood, if that makes any sense. When she was a lot less developed, these characters helped me get a handle on the mechanic and ‘tek aspects of Okada!

In no particular order:

Winry Rockbell

Samus Aran

Brigitte Lindholm

(( Artist Here ))

Bulma Brief

Asami Sato

Yukina

(( @celestial-opposition​ reblogged @jlaweez​‘s fill-out of this, I figured it was time to steal and update some of Chiaki’s info with it! Thanks, you two! ))

IDENTIFICATION —

Full Name: Chiaki Okada

Pronunciation: Chee - Ah - Key O - Ka - Da

Alias(es): N/A

Nicknames: Chi, Okada, Hey You

Age: 26

Name Day: 10th Sun of the Third Astral Moon

Birthplace: Namai, Yanxia

Guardian: Doman Kami / Byregot the Builder

Residence: Tavi Blacke’s Shirogane cottage, COMET’s workshop, Her personal Gridanian cottage

REFERENCES —

Motto: “Freedom through technology!”

Theme Song: Amaria Silverbird (Instrumental) - Two Steps From Hell

Face Claim: N/A

STATS —

Gender:  Female

Race: Hyur, Midlander

Height: 5’ 2”

Weight: Approx. 115 lbs (Approx. 52 kg)

Eyes:  Simply brown

Hair: Jet black

Skin:  Fair by Doman standards.

Build:  Typical for a Doman, but fairly fit.

Scars: N/A

Tattoos/Marks: N/A

At First Glance

Excited! For what? Who knows?!

Always working on something.

The textbook definition of a chatterbox.

Never far from a piece of magitek.

Almost never out of uniform.

FACTS —

Occupation: Ironworks Engineer, Mechanic, COMET Chief Engineer

Specialities: Ceruleum Engines; Airship or Machina.

Skills: Vocational skills, tinkering. Apparently, a really good throwing arm.

PROFICIENCY —

Education: No formal education. On-the-job Ironworks Engineer training counts as vocational schooling, right?

Favored Weapon(s): The mighty wrench, and autoturrets.

Secondary Weapon(s): Random gadgets.

Magic Abilities: Very little in the way of magical prowess.

Magic Strengths: N/A

RELATIONS —

Sexual Preference: Homosexual

Romantic Identification: Homoromantic

Relationship Status: Taken!

Sweet on: Tavi Blacke

Alignment: Lawful Good.

Allies: The Garlond Ironworks, COMET’s Seekers

Enemies: Not really applicable.

FAMILY —

Maternal: Minaki Okada, Alive

Parental: Hiroji Okada, Alive

Siblings: Two older brothers (Akira and Kensuke), one younger brother (Kenji)

Mentor:  Jessie (Garlond Ironworks)

Associates: Saveliy Haulle, Bunkai

MENTALITY —

Social Level: An extrovert who’ll do most of the talking if you let her!

Optimistic View(s): Magitek, Doman sovereignty, her own life

Pessimistic View(s): The Garlean Empire (The government, not its people), Xaela

One Positive Personality Trait: Nigh-Endless Cheer

One Negative Personality Trait: She might be too trusting

One Personality Warning: Kami help you if you own magitek or have magitek prosthetics.

Random Quirk: The incredible, quizzical eyebrow Chiaki employs almost anytime she’s pondering.

Hobbies: Learning, Tinkering, Building

Addictions: N/A

Habits: Chiaki doesn’t...really have set habits. Maybe being excessively formal.

Pleasures: The whirr of magitek machinery, a good piece of sashimi.

Appreciates (List 5+)

Magitek

Schematics

Anyone who works with their hands

Anyone who’s worked their way up from the bottom.

Anyone who practices equal treatment.

Dislikes (List 5+)

The thought of returning to rice farming

Those who look down on others because of their birth

Those who destroy handmade items

Overwhelming Pessimism

Blood spatter / spray and Gore

Strengths (List 5+)

Unfailing cheer

Apparently limitless energy

Her very open mind

Her hands-on thinking

Her willingness to learn new things on her own

Weaknesses (List 5+)

Her tendency to skip sleep or meals

Easily shaken in combat

Her worry about having blood on her hands

Supreme lack of organization

She can be...rather impatient, if too much standing around is going on.

Fears (List 5+)

Personally killing someone

Feeling no remorse for killing someone

Going back to rice farming

Having her freedom taken from her

Losing access to magitek

FAVORITES ––

Favorite Food(s): Steamed pork buns, other dumplings

Favorite Drink(s):  Tea, all varieties

Favorite Scent(s): Grease, Ceruleum, Tea

Favorite Colors: Sky blue, white, gold, ceruleum blue, Othard blue

TRIVIA -

Chiaki names all of her personal ‘tek! So far she has:

A rook autoturret named Satoru, a bishop autoturret named Sakomoto, a model magitek bit named Bailey, and an aetherotransformer named Yokoi.

Chiaki has a light Doman accent. Her accent was much stronger when she first came to Eorzea, of course, but it has faded with her time spent in the west.

In spite of working with magitek and the Garlond Ironworks, which notably hires ex-Garleans, Chiaki maintains a healthy respect for the kami and other spirits. She has no small concern for what will happen to her soul when she dies.

She is also concerned about the implications of her part in the creation of Ironworks weapons. (Chiaki did not design any, but she helped physically create no small number for Rowena.)

bold the natural aesthetics that appeal to / apply to your muse. repost, do not reblog. feel free to add any natural features you see fit!

fluffy white nimbus clouds. dark grey cumulonimbus clouds. rain clouds. a hurricane. light spring breeze. a sherbet-colored sky at sunrise. hazy yellow skies. deep blue ponds of fresh water. blankets of sparkling snow. tornado winds. monsoon flooding. rich, orange sunsets. soft, purple clouds at dusk. heavy hail. the rumbling of thunder.

icy sleet. gentle snowfall. moss-dusted tree bark. pink sunset clouds. grey winter skies. navy blue skies in the daytime. cool mist in the morning. leaf-bare trees. giant ocean waves. the full moon. a cracked, dry desert. rolling hills of prairie grass. sweeping waves of briny seawater. rocky, steep ravines. rippling canyon walls. spindly, cave stalactites. creeping, green ivy. lush canopies of leafy trees. dense, white fog. a peaceful creek of clear water.

flowering cacti dusted with dew, catching light in the morning sun. a bubbling, hot pool of volcanic sulfur. sharp, grey mountainsides. fossils nestled in chunks of rock. a white sand beach. deep imprints of animal tracks in the dirt. soft, squishy moss. uniform rows of birch trees in winter. delicate mushrooms popping up in spring from beneath the decay on the forest floor. tumbleweeds jerking in the faintest wind across the desert landscape. light rain.

summer wildfires. a mixing of hot and cool air before a storm. silent lightning in the static of summer heat. a windy blizzard. thick flakes of snow tumbling down from the sky. a tree standing alone in a barren, yellow field. a desert of loose sand and tall, orange dunes. a pure blue sky. a river of molten rock. a grove of flowering trees. twisting, mangled roots sticking up from the muddy ground.

bitter, cold winds. tumultuous skies of stormy clouds. branches of lightning ripping across the sky. a foggy swamp. the tree-bare foothills of a mountain range. sandy brown cliff sides. rocky coastlines. the violent shaking of an earthquake. the mysterious sound of ethereal trumpets in the sky. the lights of the auroras borealis and australis.

a black sand beach. a lone tropical island in the reef of shallow, aqua waters. underwater volcanic vents. a herd of migrating mammals. tree branches growing heavy with ripe fruit. light streaming down through the clouds. a field of lush grain wading peacefully in the summer breeze. the sound of insects and frogs teeming in the night. natural diamonds nestled in coarse desert sands. a frozen lake.

I was tagged by: @celiamedica, who open-tagged.

╳   flaws

moody | short-tempered  | emotionally unstable  |  whiny

controlling |  conceited |  possessive  |  paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter  | selfish | power-hungry

greedy |  lazy  | judgmental |  forgetful  | impulsive

spiteful  | stubborn |  sadistic  | petty | unlucky

♔   strengths

honest  |  trustworthy | thoughtful |  caring | brave

patient  |  selfless |  ambitious |  tolerant  | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused  | humble | generous

merciful  | observant | wise  | clever |  charming

cheerful |   optimistic  | decisive | adaptive |  calm | loyal

((Thanks for the ask, @demi-bahamut!))

((From: Get to know my character through an ask!))

((From: FFXIV NPC Ask Prompts!))

Chiaki shrugs her shoulders, producing a few triple triad cards after a moment. “I...don’t know how I feel about it. Luck, I mean.”

The Doman continues to fiddle with the cards as she ponders and responds, turning them into a glorified fidget. “Working for the Ironworks has taught me that things can be controlled. According to some of my fellow employees, luck doesn’t exist. On the other hand....I take a look at how my life’s gone and consider myself one hell of a lucky girl, y’know?”