Rudi Corudi

Rudi Corudi is a playable character to me and NPC to you in the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV.(No RP here, but come play shenanigans with them.)



About

A rather meek Lalafell, Rudi is a young 19 year old (ARR) Warrior of Light. They are rather meek for an adventurer, and long for a life in which things are calmer.Hailing from the Coerthas Hinterlands before the Calamity, their life was subject to tragic circumstance, leaving them infected and as a host to a mysterious void cordiceps-like lifeform. While normally under control, Rudi fears the few occasions control is wrested from them.



Relationships

Rudi's Entourage

Scuro Chiaro: Rudi's voidsent, really only goes by Scuro. A man of fewer than average words, Scuro is a rather prideful and selfish man intially. Rudi found him incredibly weak when he first made it into the Source. At first, it wasn't much beyond a mutually beneficial agreement that caused them to stick with each other (Scuro got some of his favorite aether, and Rudi could potentially use him to help solve Stranger's search), but over time, the two become comfortable friends and Scuro becomes more relaxed. Scuro also initially taught Rudi how to better their melee combat skills. Being too weak at first to fully possess them as a voidsent would, he instead acted as a spot of sorts, helping their form and technique. By the time he regained enough strength enough to potentially possess them, Scuro felt no need to and is very happy with their arrangement. He often wanders when Rudi doesn't require his help, and can often be found enjoying spirits and other drink while traveling.

Inba "Pinball" Makhin: Originally from the Azim Steppe where he was one of his clan's strongest combatants, he just decided to leave one day to see the wider world. He’s been taking odd jobs and running around ever since then. Optimistic and gung-ho about most things, one could compare him to an excitable puppy. He is actually quite intelligent, but common sense seems to elude him when he gets too excited about things. Pinball is a little bit of a chuuni. Rudi saved him from being attacked by a group of Temple Knights while the Dragonsong War was ongoing when he tried to take a shortcut and accidentally found himself in Ishgard. Somehow. His nickname comes from an offhanded remark Rudi once made about how he "seems to bounce around (from job to job), like a pinball", and ever since then he's been enamored with it. Pinball looks up to Rudi much in a similar way that G'raha does, and Rudi enjoys his company as well, often citing that his energy is something the world should have more of. He is a surprisingly capable chef.

Shizi "Pepper" Tou: A calm and collected figure compared to the rest of the cadre. No one knows where she was originally from as a group of villagers from southern Yanxia found her washed up on the shores of one of their rivers one day with a lost memory. After personally saving her life and liberating the area of Garlean influence, Pepper has felt indebted to Rudi. Following a heart-to-heart where she expressed this, Rudi handed her a fantasia, saying that she "looked like [she] felt like [she] wanted something different. I know the feeling, kind of." After a lot of surprise and back-and-forth, she eventually accepted it and transitioned into a body that much more suited her gender identity. Ever since then she has pledged absolute loyalty to Rudi (much to their conflicted chagrin and comfort as they wish she could enjoy life a little more leniently) and will arrive promptly whenever she hears that Rudi requires assistance. Outside of that, she spends her time helping Yanxia rebuild and slowly piecing together bits of her past. Her name and nickname "pepper" come from the children of the village saying her face looks similar to (shishito) peppers they grow.

Sylvemont "Stranger" Dulaine: Kind, prim, and proper, though slightly prone to panicking, Stranger was previously the head butler of the lower noble house Budois. Stranger had left their post when the house name had fallen and its heir set out to restore its name and glory. They met Rudi on their journey to seek out Yvellan (on his journey to restore his house's name), and somehow found themself becoming the closest thing Rudi had to a guardian after their village had been destroyed. Stranger adores Rudi, and Rudi in turn cherishes Stranger immensely. Stranger has at many times heard of Rudi's exploits and often dropped in on them to make sure they're alright, though the state they visit Rudi in is usually a frantic worry. They have admitted that even after they felt comfortable going by their name again, it felt weird to them to hear Rudi call them anything but Stranger (Rudi quite feels the same), though others are free to refer to them as either Sylvemont or Stranger.

Yvellan de Budois/Yvellan Blight: Stern and studious (and snobby on certain matters), Yvellan used to be the heir to the lower noble house of Budois, a family whose lineage was known for their prowess in magicks. The house had already been in a slow decline prior to this due to the shifting favor to dragoons to fight offensively in the war against dragons. In an attempt to stop his house's decline, Yvellan attempted to channel powerful, ancient magicks to bring the war to a close once and for all. This ended in him getting possessed by a voidsent and eventually causing all sorts of havoc. While his house managed to keep this under wraps saying he fell terribly ill researching new magicks and had to recieve treatment from afar, when Yvellan eventually regained his senses thanks to a plan heavily featuring Rudi, he took the name Yvellan Blight until he felt he could repent for the trouble he had caused. Yvellan has a rather rocky relationship with Rudi, but the two of them are more or less civil with each other (with a chillier attitude on Rudi's end), mostly due to Stranger's presence.

Corudi Family (all deceased)

Miridi Taridi: Older brother, rather sickly, but one of the kindest souls you would have ever met. He and Rudi were each other’s best friends.

Diria Diriria: Younger sister, very headstrong but clumsy. Took most things in stride.

Fiodidi Fiodi: Mother, a Dunesfolk Lalafell who came from outside the village and settled down. Firm but kind, Rudi didn’t actually know all that much about her past.

Dise Pese: Father, a Plainsfolk Lalafell descended from one of the village Gaolnaught's original settlers. Worldly and jovial despite having lived in the village his whole life.

Semeta Meta: Paternal Grandmother, and one of the first to be born in the settled Gaolnaught. Rudi was very close to her before she passed. Had the same genetic mutation as Rudi that gives them their signature ear shape. Rudi's earrings were also passed down from her.