nahekka

the ghost of loazeniheta

the tales 'round the bar..

ㅤ BACK ALLEY MEDIC. 
For a favor, Nahekka is willing to get most stitched up and on their way. Though he may not be able to use aether to soothe the pain, he'll treat about anything-- and quiet, too. He's used to bloody hands. ONCE A THEIF, 
In his younger years, Nahekka ran with a handful of bandits and criminals. He did his fair share of robbing. Though never the front man, it wouldn't be surprising if he was recognized-- though he may deny it. BUT FOR A MEAL. 
What can he say? He's food motivated.
Living on the street long enough tends to do that.

ㅤ FOR A LITTLE CHANGE. 
Most of his life, Nahekka has done just about anything he could for money. Need an escort across Shaaloani? Someone's teeth knocked in? Something stolen back? He'll do it to keep himself from being on the street again. WHAT AIN'T BROKE. 
Nahekka gets his coin nowadays is fixing weapons. With too many dismantled parts to count, there's not much he can't fix, make, or customize. He's no magitech engineer, but he gets the jobs done well enough to be known. OR A DRINK. 
...Bad habits die hard!

ㅤ SHAALOANI STRAY. 
For near twenty summers, Nahekka has lived between Hhusatahwi and Sheshenewezi Springs. Anyone local has probably at least seen him around, be it in a gunfight, repairing their gun, or lurking around the saloon.

Something Else? Nahekka is a morally flexible character with a happy trigger finger and bad attitude. If you need an antagonist, someone to bring into the Dustwatch, or otherwise-- he's your man! Wouldn't be the first time!
Given his life in Shaaloani, I'm more than happy to have others know him or of him impromptu. If you want to hash out something deeper, feel free to talk to me!

  NAME.  NAHEKKA [ nah - heh - kah]
  NICKNAMES.  Hekka, "Kid"
  AGE.  31
  RACE.  Hhetsarro
  HHETSO.  Attawi - stag
  GENDER.  Male [ He / Him ]
  ORIENTATION.  Bisexual - Homoromantic
  BIRTHPLACE.  North Loazeniheta, Xak Tural
  RESIDENCE.  Sheshenewezi, Shaaloani
  OCCUPATON.  Gun + Weapon Repair.
Non-Aetherical Medic.

" I ain't lived this long not to see the next sunrise by one damned way or the next. "
" An' if tha's using every bullet I have, may I never run out. "

theme ; "Nobody's Soldier" || Playlist

 TEMPER. Stern. Blunt. Mistrustful.
Attentive. Impulsive.
Rough around the edges.
 ALIGNMENT. Chaotic Neutral.
 LIKES. Beastkin. Liquor. Rain.
 DISLIKES. Tight Spaces. Fire.
 HOBBIES. Beading. Carving. Smoking.
  HEIGHT.  5'10" fulms
  HAIR.  Chopped Ash Brown
  EYES.  Silver
 BODYTYPE. Athletic
  OTHER.  Scar over face, brow to cheek.
Traditional tattoos on fingers.
Stripes over jaws, shoulders, back, & hips.

old history

In some Hhetsarro dialects, Nahekka roughly translates to 'heavy rainfall'.Born to traders in his tribe, Nahekka lived a mostly typical life with his people and family. Travelers of no great malms, instead his people traversed the wood and pines- the Hheteyna- to follow and care for their Hhetso, the Attawi. The stag, or caribou- who preferred their hills and valleys to open grassland.
Through those plains of gold grass, Nahekka would go with his parents to follow the Niikwerepi river into Shaaloani to do trade with other Hhetsarro, and the slow-budding towns towards Yak Tural's bridge. It was on one of those returning trips, back to the boughs he knew, he was told to run and not look back.
And he never has.A boy, scrawny and not quite past twelve summers, grew up between sheds and scraps where the sun guides,
getting called "Kid" more often than his own name.And despite too many self-given stitches, thieving and getting thieved from, barely known beside back-alley run ins, keeping his head low and tail out of trouble, some kid in Shaaloani managed to live to a whole thirty-one summers. And in years now past, he's made sure those who cross his trail know the name Nahekka.

" Tougher to like than sun blisters, but here we are anyhow. "

. . . familiar don't always mean good

Laila

His self-proclaimed "Best Friend".Nahekka resents that title, but so far he's more likely to bitch and moan about it than say she's wrong.

X'AHNI TIA

For reasons Nahekka can't grasp and drive him mad, the Seeker has sworn to stick by him and his poor decisions.
And despite trying to buck him off, Nahekka's glad the Seeker has stuck after all.

SLOANE

Strays find strays once in awhile.
The man would've been-- maybe still is-- the closest thing Nahekka had to an older brother, if they'd either ever been the type to admit it out loud.
At least they have now.

ISTTOWANI

The man fed him. Or, at least, let him take meals from him and his husband when they passed through. ...After scruffing him for attempting the first time, anyways.
They've come to a mutual trust, many summers later.

NATAYO

Maybe Nahekka's stuck around when he passed through because Natayo reminds him of things he doesn't have anymore. Or maybe Natayo just keeps making leftovers for him to take. Either way, even decades later he'll come to lurk by like a stray.

the ol' song an' dance

Hello! Thanks for making it this far!✘ Nahekka is an adult and deals with adult theming. Please be 20+ OOC. ✘
✘ I'm lore compliant to XIV. Lore bending and speculation is welcome, as long as it's plausible! ✘
✘ I won't roleplay with anybody ooc sexist, homophobic, transphobic, racist, xenophobic, ableist, etc. Naturally. ✘
✘ IC does not equate to OOC. But let's chat about characters! ✘✘ I am an LGBT+ Indigenous adult as is my character. I am not interested in people who are not respectful. ✘Nahekka is kind of a dick. Sorry! If anything is uncomfortable, please shoot me a /t and I'll steer it away.

DISCORD: Ask!
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time [EST]
RP MEDIUMS: In-Game preferred
RP THEMES: Adventure, Mature, Conflict, Ongoing
IN-GAME: Nahekka Hheteyna
SERVER: Mateus (Crystal)

COMBAT: Realistic/fair free form, dice rolling
ROMANTIC RELATIONS: Good luck, lmao!
EXTRACERRICULARS: No ERP without IC connection
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Yes! /t Me.
EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE: Yes, via permission
DEATH: No

Please miss me with racist fanon. I'm not interested in harmful representation and indigenous caricatures of Miqo'te or other races. Tribe communities are families, not 'uncivilized' ones.
This includes fetishization, and 'caveman' portrayals.
If this statement bothers you, you're probably part of the problem.

And, anyone playing a "whalaqee" or dressed up in the full "new world" set. I truly don't want to interact with folks who want to play stereotyping so bad and whitewashed SE didn't include it in Dawntrail. Come on?

You can find my Shetona Lore Compendium here!