Brief Bio

  • Name: Rifka Dushane

  • Nickname(s): Rif, Riffie, Mom, Kitten

  • Birthdate: 20th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon (9/20)

  • Deity: Azim, Azeyma

  • Hometown: Othard, Azim Steppes

  • Alignment: Neutral/Neutral Good

  • Main Class: Monk

  • Sub Class: Astro, Machinist, Dark Knight

  • Occupation: Adventurer, Goldsmith

  • Sexuality: Demi/Pan, Poly

  • Relationship Status: Solo-Play Canon: Married. Multiplayer Canon: Single.

Physical Stats

  • Height: 5'6

  • Weight: 155lbs

  • Build: Pear-shaped, Muscular/toned

  • Age: 38+/-

  • Race: Moon Miqo'te-Hrothgar

  • Hair: Brown-Black, red dyed highlights

  • Eyes: Starburst Green

  • Tattoos: Tiger/Sun, Dragon/Moon on opposite shoulders

  • Multiple Scarring: Right eyebrow, across nose, various others

  • Mole: Corner of right eye

Personality

  • MBTI: ENTJ-A: The Commander

  • Stars: Sun: Virgo, Moon: Scorpio, Rising: Aquarius

  • Love Language: Touch, Song

  • Fashion Style: Classy, Practical

  • Fave Color: Cobalt Blue

  • Fave Flower: Red Snapdragons

  • Fave Food: Roasted Meats

  • Fave Scent: Spiced Chai, Rain

Rifka has a strong, intense aura and a subtly frowning expression with a sharp, direct gaze that most find intimidating. At first. When approached, however, she tends to surprise people with an inviting warmth.Her voice is low and quiet, slightly rough, and heavily accented with a mixture of Othardian/Xaelic and her natural Miqo'te inflections, which combines to make her voice, and especially her laugh, rather unique.Her sense of humor is surprisingly sassy, and her temper is very rare, and all the more terrifying for it's rarity.In her clothing, she favors sleeveless tunics that are either short, or split to leave her legs free, and she will pair them with shorts, pants or leggings depending on her mood.She can always be found every morning at Dawn on a hill or a cliff facing the East, Greeting the Sun with prayer and a routine of stretching and balancing to strengthen her core.

Likes

  • Coffee with cream & sugar

  • Honesty/Being direct

  • Clean Fingernails

  • Tattoos/Scars/Paint

  • Jocks/Nerds/Goths/Rebels

  • Music (Guitar specifically)

  • Cuddling/Sharing Space

  • "Pillow Talk"/Intimate Bonding

  • Sharing Meals

Dislikes

  • Gaslighting

  • Liars/Lying

  • Bad Hygiene

  • Snobby Attitudes

  • Ignorance

  • Cruelty

  • Collars/Cages/Slavery

  • Catnip

  • People walking behind her

Turn Ons

  • Beautiful Men (of all kinds)

  • Necking/Biting

  • Quiet or Deep Voices

  • Mild Bondage

  • Blood

  • Toys

  • Dom/Switch

  • Confidence

  • Athletic/Muscular Bodies

  • Sass

  • Intense/Bright Eyes

  • Size Differences

Turn Offs

  • Being Bossy/Demanding

  • Disrespecting Boundaries

  • Wishy-Washy Personalities

  • Belittling Her/Others

  • Whips

Hobbies

  • Studying Languages

  • Hunting (For Food & Sport)

  • Camping

  • Cooking (Indoor/Outdoor)

  • Collecting Songs/Singing

  • Dancing

  • Goldsmithing

  • Gymnastics

  • Sports (Soccer, volleyball, table tennis)

  • Strength/Core Training

Skills

  • Close-Quarters Combat (Monk)

  • Healing (AST_

  • Marksmanship (MCH)

  • Heavy Blades (DRK)

  • Languages: Xaelic, Doman, Eorzean Common, Body Language

  • Instruments: Guitar, Piano

  • Instruments: Voice (Mezzo-Soprano)

  • Cooking (Indoor/Outdoor)

  • Goldsmithing (Master Level)

  • Botany (Master Level)

  • Ambidexterity

Her Past

Born in the Azim Steppes, Rifka's earliest lasting memory is that of her tribe being attacked in the dead of night. She remembers the screams. She remembers the ropes. The cages. The whips. Her body bares the heavy scarring of this period of time, and though they have faded on the outside, internally the wounds still linger in the form of terrible nightmares.She was rescued, she believes, by the intervention of Azim, or possibly Azeyma. She suspects these two Sun Gods of being the same person, though since hearing the voice of Azeyma, she has chosen to worship her specifically. She also knows that she was guided by Hydaelyn into the arms of Janik Dushane, a Xaela tribal chieftain.It was he that explained that her name as she remembered it, Rifka, was akin to Detective, or Ensnarer, and teased her that it might have meant she often went looking for trouble. There was another way to pronounce it, however, as Rivkah, and this changed its meaning to something more poetic, something more prophetic.The Tier of Bonds.A powerful Sage, as well as a Bard, Janik understood the task being handed him, and raised Rifka as his own, teaching her everything he could, anything that might be helpful to her in what he knew would be a very difficult future.Rifka began to hear Hydaelyn's Call at the age of Twelve, which is when her training began in earnest. The whole Tribe leant their skills and wisdom, teaching Rifka to hunt and skin, to herd as well as rope cattle, to ride horses, how to identify useful herbs and tell them apart from toxic ones, how to build a cooking fire as well as a bonfire, and most importantly, how to speak and trade with their neighbors in Doma.By Nineteen, Janik declared her as ready as he could make her. Thus, she began the long journey to Eorzea, where the Goddess told her she was needed. She went Southeast through Yanxia, practicing her Doman, and from there she found a ship that would take her across the ocean to Limsa. She admired the beautiful blue waters and intriguing green islands, and spent her time familiarizing herself with the new placements of the stars as she continued East to Thanalan.She eventually landed in Ul'dah, where she became a Pugilist, and then a Monk, and along the way she stumbled across Queen Nanamo and the Scion known as Thancred Waters. His familiarity with the Echo was surprising to her, and so she followed him without hesitation to meet Minfilia, which set off a sequence of events Rifka suspected even her father wouldn't have foreseen.Through it all, she continued to work with Thancred, fostering a professional-yet-flirty relationship with him. It wouldn't be until many years later that it developed into something more. They both know that if the events with Hydaelyn and Minfilia had gone differently, so too would have their relationship, but now after everything, they are deeply trusting of each other.During this time period, Rifka would also find herself teaming up with Scion Urianger, as they studied the Primals and their effects on people and the surrounding lands. Rifka's love for languages was ultimately what helped her develop a close friendship with the mysterious soothsayer, which blossomed into something deeper when they were reunited in Norvrandt.The political upheaval caused by the Bloody Banquet chased Rifka and her friends Tataru and Alphinaud into the arms of Haurchefant, to beg him for Sanctuary. He was more than delighted to see her again, and once he was able to secure her a wardship with his own father, he took his time attempting to woo her. Unfortunately, she wasn't in the best frame of mind to be receptive to his overtures, and it wasn't until he gave his life for her that she realized how he really felt. The loss plagued her for years.As if she needed more distractions, living in Ishgard had Rifka working very closely with the charming and buttery-voiced Aymeric de Borel, a man Rifka struggled to keep her eyes off of. The fact that he was often in the company of the aloof and dangerous-voiced Estinien made for an impossible 1-2 punch, made all the worse by Aymeric's obvious interest in her. His tactics were far more subtle than Haurchefant's, and perhaps that's what made them more successful.Whatever the case may have been, Rifka and Aymeric spent quite a long time yearning for each other, stealing little glances and touches when they could, always wanting more. Their relationship didn't solidify until after the events on the battlefield of Ghimlyt Dark, and shortly afterward, Rifka was whisked away to another world.