Niniji Niji

Name: Niniji Niji
Birth Name: Jijini Jini
Age: 31 summers
DOB: 1st Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon
Height: 3'1"
Race: Dunesfolk Lalafell
Gender: Genderfluid (they/them)
Orientation: Lesbian
Relationship: Dating Seselia Selia
Occupation: Tinker, Painter, Con Artist

AppearanceNiniji stands at medium height for a lalafell. They have lightly tanned skin and bright cyan eyes...which are almost always obscured by a mask, a pair of sunglasses, or a set of goggles.The natural color for their sideswept hair is a deep indigo, which they like to highlight with bright blue highlights most of the time. When they are using one of their many aliases, they will usually wear a wig or color their hair differently to fit the 'part' and look distinctive from their usual look.They tend to dress in darker colors and lean into their androgyny most of the time, though they are partial to wearing blue. Of course, depending on their alias, they might wear something completely out of character to sell their con artist act.Niniji has a gruff, alto voice, and normally speaks in a casual, Limsan accent, but this is not their original way of speaking. Depending on the situation, they can speak in a number of ways.

Motifs
Goggles, Sunglasses, Masks, Paintings, Explosions, Guns, Crystal Ball, Astrologian Cards, Engineering tools, Tobacco PipeScents
Oldspice, Paint fumes, Motor Oil, Dragon's Blood, Tobacco smoke

Personality<sup>+ Jack-of-Many-Trades, Intelligent, Prodigy, Insightful
- Nihilist, Hedonist, Deceptive, Mean</sup>Just who is Niniji Niji? A character with so many names and aliases can be hard to pin down, and much of that is by design. Their duplicitous nature is what has gotten them through their adulthood, and they have no intentions of leaving that behind.One thing that is for certain is that Niji is incredibly intelligent - even though they often act much stupider than they really are. In another life, perhaps they would have been a well-known scholar accomplishing great things for this star...but something set them upon a different path. A path where they are in it only for themself...at least until recently.Though they are an opportunist by nature, there is a degree of loyalty to be found in their actions. After all, you don't bite the hand that feeds you...so long as they don't screw you over. Then all bets are off.Even so, Niniji Niji enjoys playing the long game. If you interact with this individual you can expect that they are closely observing you...and probably going to dig up dirt on you later...just in case.Niniji can often be found...

Legatum Mysteria
After leaving their previous place of employment, Niniji sought out Daerin Roda of Legatum Mysteria for both employment and refuge from their previous employer...who had threatened to cut out Niji's tongue if they ever left. Niji has since made themself comfortable in the Mysterium and have even secured a cushy position for themself.Sharlayan Tragedy...
Citizens of Sharlayan or those with ties to the scholarly nation might recall a terrible tragedy from a decade ago, when a building exploded, killing a young student - Bebere Bere. The Forum never made any public allegations...until recently. A former student, Jijini Jini, had fled the island nation at the time of the explosion, and now - though the Forum does not have jurisdiction in Eorzea - they have been pushing for Jijini's extradition.

Build-A-Family
Niniji has been seen at the side of the genius tinker Seselia Selia for some time now. In addition to learning engineering from her, they have been assisting her with constructing a mechanical...person? Named Ninita Theta. What started as the beginnings of another scheme has since turned into sincere appreciation, respect, and...even love, for both Seselia and their robot daughter. Could this be the end of Niji's shady dealings, or will this family they've built become a liability? Only time will tell.

Bismuth (he/him)
Status: ActiveUnder the alias Bismuth, Niniji deals in a number of shady things from illicit substances to stolen goods, but their biggest moneymaker is information. Using their other aliases, they are able to learn a great deal about a number of people. Bismuth sells that information to interested buyers...and if there are none, well, there's always the leverage of blackmail.Bismuth works primarily in Ul'dah, but has been known to work out of Limsa Lominsa as well.

Ixchel (they/them)
Status: ActiveIxchel is the name of a mysterious graffiti artist that's popped up in both Ul'dah and Solution Nine - whose vandalism has been known to come to life and commit even further crimes. One such well known example in Ul'dah is a wealthy art collector whose home was tagged and then his entire collection mysteriously disappeared overnight!In Solution Nine, a rather immense electrope stockpile appears to have been stolen in a similar fashion, but finding the masked artist has proven to be rather impossible.

Lady Prism (she/her)
Status: ActiveLady Prism is the name of a veiled fortune teller that has made her way across all of Eorzea, telling fortunes for a non-insignificant amount of coin. She once had a place of business in Gridania, but it shuttered a few turns ago. However, that was never where she made her business - better known for being hired to tell fortunes at parties for the rich and famous. She has recently appeared on the scene again, and her former clients are clamoring for her business.While Niji does have training as an Astrologian, they primarily use their wits, their observation skills, and their eidetic memory to read their clients and give them readings - all while collecting tidbits of information on them that they can save for later.

Kōsai (he/him)
Status: ActiveKōsai briefly ran a small operation in the Far East, dealing in various relics and seeking investors for an automaton project. They worked very closely with Nobuyuki Takeya of a Hingan Yakuza. However, when Kōsai failed to deliver on said automaton, things did not end well for either of them. Said Yakuza has since been disbanded after Nobuyuki's disappearance, and, until recent moons, Kōsai disappeared.Kōsai appears to be back in business, using their remaining contacts to focus primarily on relic acquisition.

Tatanuki Hahanuki (he/him)
Status: Inactive ("Deceased")Tatanuki Hahanuki was a monetarist upstart in Ul'dah, after immigrating from his home in the South Sea Islands to expand his business ventures to the Jewel of the Desert. He had made quite an impact on Ul'dahn society for a short time, 'accidentally' setting certain rumors in motion. Rumors which had a negative affect on certain individuals seeking a higher place in Ul'dahn society. Rumors which, alas, got him assassinated. Or so the story goes. Did you ever meet this eccentric man?

Opal (she/her)
Status: InactiveOpal was well known in the art collecting scene for the particularly elite as an excellent art restorer. She had a sparkling reputation for many years for taking old pieces of art and restoring them to pristine condition. The truth, however, was that while Niji was restoring those paintings, they were also making perfect forgeries and returning the forgeries to their client - usually selling the true paintings on the black market through Bismuth. They got away with this for many years, but Opal's duplicitous activities were exposed when a painting by the late art prodigy Jijini Jini appeared on the market despite being owned by a wealthy art collector. She has since disappeared.

Iris (she/her)
Status: InactiveIris was associated with a certain Mafia organization in Ul'dah that fronted as a massage parlor. When not committing horrible crimes and going out on missions for their employer, they served as a hostess for the parlor. It was a particularly miserable time in Niji's life. They walked away after seeing the writing on the wall - at great personal risk - and this alias has since been completely abandoned, but maybe you recall a certain masked hostess with such a name.

Seselia Selia
Relation: PartnerIt was never supposed to be this way. Seselia was supposed to just be another mark. The plan was for Niji to learn as much as they could from her, replicate the automaton that Seselia was making, and sell it on the black market. They didn't anticipate loving the little robot they created together, nor falling in love with their mentor. It threw Niji for quite a loop, but fortunately, it seems to have all worked out, in spite of some bumps in the road.Niji and Seselia work together quite well, and they have developed a strong bond of care and understanding.

Ninita Theta
Relation: DaughterNinita is the little robot that Seselia and Niji built together. While Niji didn't anticipate it, they have grown to love and be very protective of their daughter. Perhaps...overprotective at times. But they genuinely want Ninita to have a real life - the best life possible.Ninita is ever growing and changing as she learns about the world, and for all of Niji's schemes and flaws - her happiness is the first of their priorities.

Daerin Roda
Relation: Employer/ConfidantNiji doesn't respect a lot of people, but they got nothing but respect for Daerin. When Niji's previous employer had threatened to cut out their tongue if they ever left, Daerin extended protections for Niji and their operations. As they both operate in shades of gray, they understand each other more than most would expect.That Daerin dotes on Ninita like a loving aunt certainly earns her brownie points in Niji's book.

Lalamune Zazamune
Relation: Begrudging FriendNiji met Zaz while working for their former employer, who happened to be his lover. A lover who rather mistreated the lad just as she mistreated her subordinates. Niji grew to resent the abuse that they both endured at the hands of this woman, and broke away from their former employer in part because of how their volatile relationship ended.While Niji and Zaz rarely see eye to eye, and Niji is almost always making fun of Zaz in some capacity, there's a bit of a trauma bond there between them - leading Niji to want to protect the scholar. Even though Niji would never admit it.

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