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Hali Aloke

Just the Basics

B A S I C S

Name: Hali Aloke

Nicknames: Little Star (Her family’s pet name for her) and Snowdrop (Aymeric’s pet name for her)

Age: 29 as of beginning of Dawntrail

Nameday: 31st Sun of the 2nd Umbral Moon (April 29th)

Race: 3/4 Lalafell, 1/4 Hyur; Appears Dunesfolk, but has both Plainsfolk and Dunesfolk blood, along with 1/4 Midlander Hyuran ancestry

Gender: Female, Cis

Orientation: Bisexual/Biromantic, Male Leaning

Profession: Adventurer and Scion of the Seventh Dawn

P H Y S I C A L A S P E C T S

Hair: Bright, rose pink in color, straight, usually looks somewhat messy in a wide variety of hairstyles

Eyes: Large, wide, expressive seafoam green eyes that shine in the light; glass-like Dunesfolk eyes

Skin: Fair, and absolutely will burn with direct sun exposure for long periods of time

Tattoos/scars: No tattoos; For scars, just small ones here and there over the years from battle

F A M I L Y

Parents: Father is Taito Aloke, a Plainsfolk lalafell aged 50 in ARR, and Mother is Lalani Lani, a 1/2 Dunesfolk lalafell 1/2 Midlander Hyur aged 48 in ARR. Both Taito and Lalani are researchers in Labyrinthos and members of the Sharlayan Forum.

Siblings: None

Grandparents: Nanani Nani, Maternal Grandmother, a Dunesfolk lalafell aged 75 in ARR and Jovian Carraway, Maternal Grandfather, a Midlander Hyur, deceased by ARR. Nanani is a retired Gleaner living in Old Sharlayan and is a widow to Jovian, who was an Astrology Professor at the Studium.

In-laws and Other: All in-laws deceased; Hali has distant relatives in Thanalan that have no current contact with Hali’s close family

Children: None; Will have three children with Aymeric in the distant future

Pets: An alligator named Boudreaux who also serves as Hali’s mount, a crab named Beignet, and Aymeric’s black cat named BonBon.

S K I L L S

Abilities: Astromancy, Divination, Dancing, Singing, Cooking, Fishing, and Botany

Hobbies: Cooking, Fishing, Botany, Swimming, Ice Skating, Going to the Theater, Attending Balls, Dancing, Singing, Reading fairytales and adventure books, and Playing card games

T R A I T S

Most Positive Trait: Hali is hope incarnate. No matter how grim a situation might seem, she wholeheartedly believes that things will get better. She tries to have a smile on her face and spread her positive outlook on life wherever she goes. Hali thinks that her hope is probably the only reason she’s still alive after so many years on the battlefield.

Most Negative Trait: Hali sees the best in everyone except for herself. She’s very insecure about herself, especially in terms of her appearance and her self worth. She doesn’t see that Aymeric could ever possibly love her the way that she loves him, and she doesn’t think she could ever be good enough for him. Even after they are officially together, Hali still struggles with being kind to herself.

L I K E S

Colors: Midnight Blue, Lotus Pink, Pure White, Celeste Green, and Lavender Purple

Smells: Ocean breezes, salty sea air, scent of fresh fallen rain, flowers of any kind, and musky cologne

Textures: Rain and/or snow falling on her skin, warm water, fluffy pillows, warm blankets, soft plushies, and Aymeric’s hands and/or mouth on her skin

Drinks: Strawberry Lemonade, Fruit Smoothies, Boba Tea, Pink Drink, Hot or Iced Chai, Hot Chocolate with lots of marshmallows

O T H E R D E T A I L S

Smokes: Never

Drinks: Only drinks wine and certain kinds of cocktails, but tries to only drink when she’s not busy with her Scion duties the next day, as she is a lightweight and gets drunk easily.

Drugs: Never

Mount Issuance: Hali was never given a chocobo, because she said she didn’t need one! She always used a magical umbrella that allowed her to float above the ground and fly her to wherever she needed to go. Later on, Hali found her pet alligator Boudreaux on her Island Sanctuary and she rides him most of the time now.

Been Arrested: Yes, Hali was arrested for being a fugitive that snuck back into Old Sharlayan after being banished for helping to bring Sharlayan Astromancy to the Eorzeans. She was found sneaking around Labyrinthos in order to discover the secret project that her parents were hiding from the public at large.

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Hali’s Family

Since Hali was in the 5.x patches when this was first written, and she was going to be going back home to Sharlayan soon, it was the perfect time to introduce everyone to Hali’s family!

Because it’s pretty long, the rest is under the cut below! Thank you all very much in advance for reading about Hali’s background and her family!!

Hali Aloke

First of all, let’s get started with Hali herself. Hali Aloke is born the only child to Archon Taito Aloke and Labyrinthos Researcher Lalani Lani. She was actually born, and grew up, in Labyrinthos. Growing up with overprotective parents and surrounded by an artificial environment, Hali soon longed to see the rest of the outside world, just as her grandparents did when they were younger.

When she was older, Hali went up to the surface of Sharlayan and attended the Studium, in which she graduated with honors, and her senior thesis was her theory of combining Sharlayan Astromancy with Ishgardian Astrology. Her parents were not happy with her choice of thesis, but her grandmother believed she was walking in the footsteps of her grandfather, who was an expert Astrologian.

Now, let’s get to Hali’s family members, notably her parents and her maternal grandparents, whom all were some of the biggest influences in Hali’s life.

Hali’s Father: Taito Aloke

Hali’s father is Taito Aloke, aged 50 in ARR and 56 when we get to meet him in EW. He is a Plainsfolk Lalafell whose bloodline dates back to the very founding of Old Sharlayan. Because his ancestors were so proud of their new home and wanting to be known as Sharlayans first and foremost, they dropped the traditional Lalafellin naming conventions and instead took the surname Aloke, an old Thavnairian name which means “Light; Radiance; Enlighten”.

Taito became an Archon in his early twenties and went on to marry Hali’s mother, Lalani, whom he had met during his time writing his Archon’s thesis. Taito rose to become one of Labyrinthos’ top researchers in Meteorology, and he also was elected to the Forum about a decade ago.

Taito has the tendency to be sarcastic and witty, always making some sort of comment about anything and everything. Though he can be overbearing at times, Taito loves his little girl with all his heart, and he had wished that Hali would follow his example and be a Meteorologist as well, but Hali never was interested in pursuing his research.

Taito was devastated when he found out that Hali had left not only his home, but left Sharlayan altogether to go to Eorzea. He used his position on the Forum to try to hunt down his daughter and bring her home, but Hali fought off all of her pursuers. After about two years of trying to capture Hali and bring her back home, Taito and the rest of the Forum decided that Hali instead would be left alone to live her own life, but she could never return to Sharlayan.

Hali’s Mother: Lalani Lani

Hali’s mother is Lalani Lani, aged 48 in ARR and is 54 when we meet her in EW. She is 1/2 Dunesfolk Lalafell and 1/2 Midlander Hyur who was born in Sharlayan to a Hyuran Sharlayan Astrologian father and a Dunesfolk Lalafellin mother from Ul’dah who became a gleaner. Lalani had very loving parents, and they tended to spoil her, as she was an only child and wanted for nothing.

Lalani became obsessed with Botany, and she graduated from the Studium with top honors in the field. She met Taito soon after graduating; they fell in love and soon married about two years later. The newlyweds were never apart from one another for long, and they both became top researchers in Labyrinthos. Lalani herself became one of the Head researchers of Botany in Labyrinthos. The Alokes built their home in Labyrinthos itself and soon had their only daughter there as well.

Lalani doted on her daughter as much as she could and tried to be the best mother she could be, though she did work long hours and she also was overprotective at times. Lalani wasn’t too happy that Hali seemed to want to spend much of her time with her mother and not her or Taito as much, but she didn’t think much of it beyond feeling a bit jealous of her daughter and her mother’s bond. Until one day she came home to find her daughter missing. After searching all of Labyrinthos and Old Sharlayan, Lalani’s mother finally confessed: she knew that Hali had left Sharlayan for Eorzea, and decided to become an adventurer.

Lalani was furious with her mother, and she didn’t speak to her for years. Yet she was determined to get her daughter back, and she pleaded to the Forum for help with getting her daughter back home. But as soon as the Forum was alerted, there were those that were highly concerned that Hali was a trained Astrologian, and that their knowledge would be spread to the outside world. The forum agreed that they would track Hali down, but they would have to bring her back as a criminal. Lalani herself would be elected to the Forum a few years later, and she would use the Forum’s knowledge to make sure her daughter was at least safe, even though Hali would eventually be forbidden to return home to Sharlayan.

Hali’s Maternal Grandmother: Nanani Nani

Hali’s maternal grandmother is Nanani Nani, aged 75 in ARR and is 81 years old when we meet her in EW. Nanani is one of the most important people in Hali’s life, and she along with her late husband were the biggest influences, not only in what Hali decides to study at the Studium, but also why she ends up leaving Sharlayan and becoming an adventurer.

Nanani was actually born in Ul’dah and was from a prominent merchant family. She longed to see the world, and when she met and fell in love with a Hyuran Sharlayan Astrologian named Jovian, Nanani left Ul’dah as soon as possible. The two were wed not too long after Nanani left Ul’dah, and Nanani was able to become a Sharlayan citizen. Nanani went on to get a job as a gleaner, and she traveled all over the world for her job. These stories of her travels were passed down to Hali, who in turn dreamed of seeing the world just as her grandmother did.

Once Hali graduated from the Studium, she had applied to become a gleaner, just as her grandmother was, but she was rejected. She ended up getting a job as a research assistant in Botany, but Hali eventually learned that her own parents had blocked Hali from getting the gleaner’s job, as they were afraid for their daughter’s safety out in the world alone, and so soon after the calamity.

When Hali came to Nanani with this information, and knowing how much Hali wanted to leave Sharlayan, Nanani encouraged her granddaughter to follow her dreams, telling her that she was an adult now, and that she must live her own life. Hali needed a way to sneak out of Sharlayan without her parents knowing, so Nanani talked to an old colleague, a fellow lalafellin gleaner, who helped Hali get out of Sharlayan unnoticed.

Though her daughter and son in law were so furious with her that they refused to talk to her for years afterwards, Nanani does not have any regrets. She knew her granddaughter was not happy with her life in Labyrinthos, and she feels like she did what she had to do to help Hali with finding her independence and happiness.

Hali’s Maternal Grandfather: Jovian Carraway

Hali’s maternal grandfather was Jovian Carraway, a Hyuran Astrologian born and raised in Sharlayan. He passed away two years before ARR, at the age of 83. Along with Nanani, Jovian was one of the most important figures in Hali’s life, with Hali even taking up his same discipline of Sharlayan Astrology and Astromancy.

Jovian was a very accomplished Astrologian, who became an Archon and the Head of the Astromancy Department at the Studium. He was also the mentor of Professor Mace Byrde (from the AST questline). During one of his trips to Eorzea, he met a young lalafellin woman named Nanani Nani and the two fell in love. He asked her to come back with him to Sharlayan, to which she agreed quite enthusiastically.

The two adored their granddaughter Hali, and Jovian began teaching her Astrology from a young age, as soon as they discovered that she was just as fascinated with the heavens as Jovian was. Hali followed in his footsteps, attending the Studium, and soon becoming an Astrologian herself.

Two years prior to the events of ARR, Jovian fell ill and would pass away from the effects of the illness, but not before telling Hali that he saw her future, and that she would one day save the star itself, but only if she left Sharlayan behind. Hali took his words to heart, and it was one of the driving forces for her ultimately deciding to run away and leave Sharlayan to become an adventurer in Eorzea.

That about covers all of Hali’s family and a bit of Hali’s life before she left Sharlayan. If you have any further questions about any of Hali’s family members or her childhood, feel free to send me an ask! Thank you so much for reading!! 💖

Updated: 04/22/2024

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