* THE WORLD'S A STAGE .

reminder that in the aetherochemical research facility, johri straight up saw red and literally went for lahabrea’s throat with her teeth.  which I still think is very sexy of her, thank u. 

If given the chance, Johri will 100% hunt and forage fresh food for her partner.  As the eldest sibling of her family, the responsibility of providing for others fell to her a lot, beside her parents. Despite all appearances of a spoiled tavern bard, Johri is a hunter at heart who can and will collect her own food.

So when she does care for someone, she won't hesitate to provide for them in such a manner. If there's an opportunity for her to hunt, such as when traveling and camping, she will happily show up with a deer and do the whole work of skinning its hide and cutting off what meat she can.  Which is a lot.

Johri grew up with the teachings of waste not, want not. So while she does enjoy indulging herself in taverns, when it comes to the wilderness she does not leave anything behind that can be of use. If there's meat left, it'll get dried into jerky to snack on or wrapped up for later use.  The hides get proper treatment to be sold later.

Hunting wildlife and providing food for her partner is basically part of Johri's love language.

Johri can carry a fully grown, female deer ( 125lbs / 56kg ) without issue, and a male one ( 300lbs / 136kg ) with some effort / for medium distances.

I’ll still be around, but for the most part I’m getting up a separate blog for my other WoL, as the muse is extremely high and my writing inspiration is just tanking by having her as a sideblog.  

𝙍𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎    -               true romantic,  loving the classics,  pricked fingers,  perfect makeup done to impress,  bruises easily,  beloved but unknown,  soul as old as time,  overused and under-appreciated.

𝘿𝘼𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙀𝙎    -               clean linens,  youthful naivety,  family,  wide open spaces,  running barefoot,  moving towards instead of away,  trying to forget about death,  sun blindness.

𝙎𝙐𝙉𝙁𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍𝙎    -               standing tall,  strong roots,  a home to always return to,  warm summer air,  holding onto lost hope,  belief in growth,  painted overalls,  split ends.

𝘽𝙇𝙐𝙀𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙎    -               the end of spring,  determination for the truth,  cold and cautious,  moonlight on windowsills,  the taste of ice,  unnecessary shyness,  quiet belief in the extraordinary,  complicated morals.

𝘿𝘼𝙁𝙁𝙊𝘿𝙄𝙇𝙎    -               mom friend,  sweets,  the smell of baking,  riverbanks,  leaving behind a toxic situation,  being happy with your reflection,  believing in luck,  moving in a pack.

𝙄𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙎    -               sour candies,  unappreciated elegance,  valour,  crystals projecting rainbows on white walls,  unintended organization,  old royalty,  refusal to bow,  learning a new language for the fun of it.

𝙇𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙎    -               secret poison,  perfect handwriting,  crisp consonants,  pressed and ironed sheets,  open windows,  infinite persistence,  thick skin,  colder hands.

𝙇𝙄𝙇𝘼𝘾    -               fleeting and fair,  strong but delicate,  radiating good vibes,  the beauty of falling apart,  the joy in being scattered,  soft fabrics,  whirlwind romance,  keeping the door open.

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Johri is someone who will pull others into the crowds; the festivities she is encouraging.  if she is taking the tavern on a trip with her storytelling and ballads, she'll personally make an effort to include everyone, which was more so the true reason she would annoy xheh’li.  both a genuine curiosity, but also just to engage him and see if she can't work towards getting him to be less Edgy Bastard In The Corner, especially if he's around for a while.

It all boils down to the ulterior motive of knowing the people around her and thus having the knowledge how to deal with anything that comes up, because Knowledge is power, especially when you seek to manipulate people and keep a certain image of yourself. Which at this point is something that simply comes natural to her and isn't even something she uses maliciously.  Hell, she's used it to break up fights and help communities.  But it's such a wildcard because it all depends on her current whims. 

and it has me thinking about just how terrifying that truly can be, once Johri settles into a community as their resident bard. she’ll be known as a fun-loving and charismatic individual “ everyone loves “, and that gives her a shocking amount of power she can either use to inspire benevolence or incite malevolence.  we all know people can be vicious when standing in defense of another and convinced they’re in the right.  Johri intimately knows how to utilize this. 

in true bard fashion, she strings the hearts of the people in whatever direction she wishes and it is something that is not seen much anymore once she becomes the wol, but she never ceases to be such an excellent actress and puppeteer.  very few people ever know more about her than she wishes them to, the scions included.  alphinaud and the fortemps are the only ones she confides in completely.  honestly, she can nearly be likened to a bard in dragon age. 

this is also why at some point I gotta talk about the whole Crystal Brave business in ARR.  Johri knew something was up; she’s spun people around her finger enough times to recognize that.  but at the time she was not invested enough to truly care and match her own affinity for these games with whomever was pulling the strings with the braves, not to mention the spite for being dragged around the way she was.  which then really bit her in the behind with the banquet and everything, and was overall a huge lesson that went towards her character development. 

BUT YEAH !!  johri acts The Fool and her skills beyond being the vaunted warrior of light really get overshadowed, but she has been an incredibly cunning and dangerous individual even before that and will always be when stripped of it.  and what makes it even more terrifying is her chaotic and selfish alignment.  

YOUR  HEART  BELONGS  TO  THE  SUN.  you  are  a  wildfire  waiting  to  happen,  one  lit  cigarette  away  from  catastrophe.   you  are  passion  itself,  full  of  rage  and  joy  and  love  and  pain.   you  are  the  driving  force  behind  change,  so  why  are  you  afraid  of  it?   not  all  that  is  new  will  hurt  you.  let  others  into  your  life.   you  will  not  burn  them.   you  do  not  cause  harm  inherently,  you  are  wounded.   you  will  heal.  i  promise  you  will  heal.