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Character for ★⇡ ;⊰( TABERNA ❞ 》》


links to everyone else so i can find them while i work on subaru:
glace // haling employee
dom // genius apprentice
pia // fortune teller
halldora // priestess
shelby /ģ owner

notes from thread :::
foreign-born rare item finder, he's there to try and make sure the Taberna doesn't end up on jobs that's likely to kill them e3e
Maybe stick with the rare item things. Have him be an expert in them maybe,
has amazing knowledge in ancient items and an expert at them?
maybe with a preference to asian artefacts (obviously)
asian artifacts would be soso amazing <3
but yeah, an expert would be enough to suffice.
expertise equivalence to someone with those abilities xD
okay sounds good to me! My character (let's name him Subaru because I'm lazy and that way I'll definitely remember hia name xD) is an expert in rare objects, especially from Asia. Maybe very awkward because he's foreign in an area rife with anti-foreigner sentiment. So I feel he'd be chatty with the other workers but would wilt around clients unless they're regulars or the job requires his expertise.
Subaru would probably be rather new? Idk.

This is not a profile I should edit on a phone e3e
Abilities; languages (knows many ancient languages. Yet has only a basic grasp of eng/ger. Good with sino-based writing), finding (has a knack for finding items of age and value, sadly sometimes he's too good), fighting (doesn't much care for it but is good At sword and knives. And gun), lore (Ancient south american civs? Studied it. Tombs unearthed from beneath the Nile? Helped found it. Secrets of the Celtic druids? Wrote a book on it. Subaru knows his history and geography, but ask him about what he had for dinner or the name of the client....)

Personality;
Awkward / foreign
Impatient

Polite
unassuming
Intelligent


awkward (foreign man in a foreign land, using a foreign language -you do the math],

Likes; tea, antiques, smoke&dust
Dislikes; fire, pollen, ignorance

PICS
Zerochan
MT wikia
right facing shot
pixiv tag 葛葉ラ
イドウ
demons
dragon
yukata
old phhoto






Speaking of Shin Megami Tensei, there's the recurring demon Alice. She's an adorable little blonde girl... who was raised by two powerful demons, granted massive magical powers, was driven insane by them, and wants you to be her friend. Her cuteness and childlike attitude just make the sadism (torturing the Hare of Inaba in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, for example) that much creepier. Plus her Signature Move "Die For Me!" is the most powerful dark-elemental instant death spell in any game she appears in and involves summoning an army of undead.
Even better (or worse), the original appearance of Alice in Shin Megami Tensei 1 is that of the ghost of a little girl raised by those demons, whose only friends are the ghosts of everyone in Roppongi in Tokyo, killed by the demons to force them to stay there as her friends forever. Her Signature Move shouldn't even be rendered as a command, but instead a question - she desperately wants you to stay and asks, "Would you die for me please?" out of loneliness, not anger or spite.

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                                                                            「 ⊹UNASSUMING◞
                                                                              tab In part his upbringing in a society where the stake that sticks out gets hammered down, Subaru prefers to speak softly (if at all), only adding his thoughts when asked, or when his areas of expertise comes up. He can be unfailingly polite when the times call for it, thinking nothing of making sure that there's always tea and snacks ready for potential customers. Sometimes, he surprises the other workers (and even himself) when he steps up of his own free will. But then, the talented hawk can hide its claws, even from friends.
                                                                            「 ⊹PIOUS◞
                                                                              tab Subaru is from a family of priests, so it is expected that he has at least a little deference towards the gods. Even though he's so far from home, he observes the rights and practices of his homeland, and goes out of the way to observe those of the land he's living in. Appeasing his gods would be rather useless if he upsets some local god or creature. Just because he can't see Halings does not mean he can not understand their effect on the world around him.
                                                                            「 ⊹PASSIONATE◞
                                                                              tab Generally, Subaru is quiet and down to earth. But if there's one thing that can get Subaru fired up and talking, it would be history. And mythology. And folklore. Which, if you ask him, are all one in the same. Learning something new gets him so excited.
                                                                            「 ⊹INTELLIGENT◞
                                                                              tab Subaru taught himself Russian and Korean during the war, and several other languages (including a couple of dead ones) after. He even studied abroad for a time in England, which was amazing. Pity that for a man who knows so many things, he's absolutely rubbish in most social niceties, but he never took the time to study them from an anthropological standpoint.
                                                                            「 ⊹COMPULSIVE◞
                                                                              tab Subaru is a bit of a compulsive buyer, so it's generally advised that he doesn't handle too large a sum of money at any one time. He doesn't care for much, or even takes interest in many things, but if he sees something that catches his eye, he has to have it as soon as possible. An uncomfortably large portion of his pay goes to funding this bad habit of his, causing his quarters to be filled with (often useless) junk or priceless artifacts from around the world (often buried by said useless junk). At the very least, he's more than capable of haggling and getting a reasonable price, and even a steal every so often.
                                                                            「 ⊹AWKWARD◞
                                                                              tab He's a foreign man in a foreign land, using a foreign language -- it's not hard to see how he sticks out compared to the other employees. Life in Europe takes some getting used to, and it's not just the language. The customs are vastly different, and social norms and even the belief in the supernatural! Subaru always thinks over what he does, very deliberate in his motions. The pauses might make him look slow, but he's just over thinking everything.


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                                                                            「 ⊹SHRINES & MEMORIALS◞
                                                                              tab Subaru is the second child of a Shinto priest and a former Buddhist nun. For obvious reasons, conversations during meals almost always devolved into debates about religion, which sparked his own interest in learning about people and the world through their beliefs. The family's shrine is for Kichijōten, and is part of a network of local shrines for the Seven Lucky Gods, making it rather important.

                                                                              He was instructed in Japanese and Chinese from a very young age, along with various forms of martial arts befitting the family's future head. Considering his lack of spiritual power however, Subaru wanted to leave the shrine in the hands of his younger brother, who even as a child showed much aptitude for it. This caused great friction between he and his parents -- yes, the head priest ought to have power but one good with money and management would be welcome -- until Subaru upped and left home in Meiji 37.
                                                                            「 ⊹THE GREAT WAR◞
                                                                              tab The Russo-Japanese War began in February of 1904. Being too young to be drafted, Subaru lied about his age and ended up on a ship, willing to fight and die abroad if it meant leaving home. It was obvious rather quickly that, while tall, Subaru was not old enough to be drafted, but he was revealed to be a good shot and an even better cypher cracker. The captain got Subaru transferred to the intelligence division, to get him out of the immediate fighting but still utilize his skills. Occasionally he still had to fight the Russians -- and he was good at it, at being a soldier and killing others or taking them prisoner when possible -- but he spent most of the two years in a cramped room on a ship, intercepting radio signals. Sometimes he even got orders to foreign ships and spent a good deal of time on a British cruiser with an admiral that rather liked him and hoped he would come back to England with him. It was certainly flattering, but Subaru didn't take him up in the offer quite yet.

                                                                              He didn't agree with many of the reasons for the fight, but he wanted to show the world just how powerful Nippon is.
                                                                            「 ⊹AN IMPERIAL MUSEUM◞
                                                                              tab After the war, Subaru started to work for the government, unwilling to go back home. Despite his young age, he was given important jobs on Choson due to his contributions in the field. He ended up helping to set up the National Palace Museum of Korea (later known as the Korean Imperial Museum), gaining experience as a curator and retriever of unique objects. The locals lineliked working with him, as he was genial and disagreed with the "forceful" acquiring some of his fellows engaged in.
                                                                            「 ⊹SO THIS IS EUROPE◞
                                                                              tab Subaru briefly returned to Japan, where he saw his siblings for a few days in the city as he got his affairsin order. Soon enough, he was on a ship for America. A few months of traveling the nation helped to strengthen his English as he learned all about the religions in the continent. It was astounding how varied the many native tribes were! Soon enough though, he was on a ship from New York to London.

                                                                              London was... amazing. And not just because Oxford had one of the most massive libraries ever. The city just had so much history and buildings and people and best of all tea! (Subaru just could not understand America's preoccupation with coffee).

                                                                            「 ⊹EIGHT MILLION DREAMS
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                                                                              One of the biggest hurdles to living in an entirely new continent, Subaru has found, is the fact that people often do not believe in the supernatural. He's constantly astounded that the masses do not perceive the kamui, the spirits and "little gods" known as "Halings" in the West. Although not blessed with the Sight, he ____, because -- as his religion tells him -- they are a part of everything.
                                                                              -fought for a time in the russo-japanese war.

                                                                            「 ⊹A CURIOUS SHOP
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                                                                              how the hell did he start working here anyways?

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                                                                            japanese, studied abroad.
                                                                            possibly worked for a similar shop
                                                                            definitely explain idea of "kamui" (this -- use subnet if you can't find the book) and compare with haling attitudes
                                                                            he's had supernatural experience, although he can't see it. asia is much moer spiritually attuned, despite how much they try to change it.
                                                                            http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2126.html

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