❝ With your unbeating heart, wish them well. ❞

NAME — Tochi Tome.
AGE — Twenty and three summers.
RACE — Raen.
SEXUALITY — Lesbian.
CLASS — Dancer.

• Diamond

Tochi Tome isn't just a romantic; she's infatuated with the very idea of love, often drifting through life lost in her own dreamy musings, blissfully unaware of the world around her. Rather than devoting herself to anything practical, she immerses herself in daydreams of being whisked away by a dashing stranger, yearning for that enchanting moment of being swept off her feet. Witnessing her genuinely pondering over anything else is a rarity, especially since she is not one to think much at all.

It comes as no surprise, then, that she chose to pursue life as a chocolatier under the House of Mealafoix, a rival to the House of Valentione. Witnessing the sheer joy that illuminates people's faces as they depart with armfuls of hand-made treats, all in the hopes of impressing their beloved, is truly inspiring to her. She would have been content staying in this position indefinitely, had her intense passion for baking not led her toward increasingly destructive tendencies in the kitchen.

After Tome's latest explosive baking experiment unfortunately resulted in the seventy-seventh destruction of the Houses' dining room, she was temporarily barred from the estate until she could raise sufficient funds to cover the cost of repairs, an amount far beyond her means. As a result, Tome has taken up work as a sellsword in the hopes of one day earning enough to regain access to Mealafoix.

• AZEM

Name — Minlathelle
Age — ???
Race — Ancient.
Sexuality — Bisexual.
Class — White Mage.

• Diamond

Here is a comprehensive list of concepts that Minlathelle, a former member of the Convocation of Fourteen, has come up with.

1. 'The 'Balaeniceps' — modeled after the illustrious Emet Selch. It later came to be known as the Shoebill Stork.

2. 'The 'Monoceros' — After being mocked by the creator of an animal with a similar likeness, Minlathelle drunkenly submitted this concept, remarking that "...no matter what people submit, it is readily accepted without much scrutiny." Swearing has been omitted.

3. The 'Vuychap' — An intelligent life-form resembling that of a bird. It was designed to deliver simple yet succinct messages to those located halfway across the star. While proving to be useful, Minlathelle and the chief architect Hythlodaeus initially did not utilize it for the sole purpose of widespread communication. Instead, they employed it to maintain contact with each other and occasionally annoy Emet-Selch.

4. The 'Hydragena' — This flower was dedicated to the aforementioned men in this list and was submitted to the Bureau of the Architect shortly before Minlathelle embarked on her final journey. She would not return, as shortly after she departed the Final Days struck Amarout.

• TOCHI

Name — Pierre Arcenciel.
Age — Twenty and six summers.
Race — Familiar, Equus Unicornus.
Sexuality — maybe
Class — Bard.

• Diamond

At the tender age of eight summers, Nunuyo Nanolnuyo embarked on her first endeavor to create a familiar, drawing inspiration from her favorite childhood book, The Kingdom of Lilyhill. However, what she failed to realize was that creating a familiar—especially one as complex as she had imagined—required a wellspring of aether, far beyond what she had to offer. The result was a shapeless, putty-like thing that slipped through her fingers, lacking any identifiable features or purpose.

Unbeknownst to Nunuyo at the time, this enigmatic entity would ultimately transform into Pierre Arcenciel, a man renowned for his gentle nature, flamboyance, and flair for dramatics. It would take years of dedicated nurturing and unwavering guidance from Nunuyo to complete the crafting of Pierre, but to her, the outcome would undoubtedly justify the endeavor.

That's not to say there aren't still a few things on which she needs to improve. Since Pierre is a 1:1 recreation of a fairy-tale prince, he acts more like a caricature of a man than like any real person. He's always prattling on about 'true love's kiss' and how there is 'beauty in every soul,' and he treats every scenario as if it were a stage play. Even neglecting that, the familiar is neither booksmart nor street smart. Ironic, considering his creator's scholarly background.