Mori Gil El-Dhakiri

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## Personality

Mori can be characterized by the strong sense of duty that fuels his desire to help others, much to his own chagrin. Despite how often he so desperately wants to just keep to himself, he feels emotions strongly, and it is not uncommon for him to get caught up in something he wishes he had left well enough alone in hindsight. Just as water is wet, this is a truth about himself that he has learned to accept. Originally born and raised in Ordene, one of his parents' many beliefs were that through the process of soul reclamation, people could embody miracles. Because of his acute hearing, the two had lovingly believed that he could passively hear the language of the soul, which would explain how he could feel so connected to another person’s life regardless of whether they were a stranger or not. Now, Mori scoffs at the idea. Perhaps, then, it is because of this mysterious gift that despite being quite introverted in disposition, he is a naturally social individual with well-developed interpersonal skills and very... robust social relationships.

A far cry from being a perfect person, one of Mori’s most notable flaws is that he lacks healthy emotional expression. He's not afraid to feel emotion, but he has a propensity to underplay his own accomplishments or overlook his own feelings, not seeing them as that big of a deal. If left alone, it can become increasingly difficult to differentiate between his feelings and those of others, which can lead to some pretty drastic temperament fluctuations on his part here and there. His mood swings can be rather extreme, but being the reserved person he is, he would try his hardest to not let it show.

Although he did not pursue higher education, Mori is actually quite a bit more intelligent than he may initially come across as. He has an excellent memory, which he uses more for remembering people and facets of their life than anything else. Known for being a hard worker, Mori is meticulous in his duties. He adores using his body and hands as tools and finds fulfillment in a job well done. He has a penchant for consistency, vastly preferring to do the things he's always done day after day. He can be unpleasantly stubborn when his daily routine is upturned and/or when he is forced to adapt to changes with no heads up.

Not so much the creative type, Mori prefers to live life quite simply and frugally. On the surface, he also may seem quite simple. He can be crude, brash, and maybe even come off a tad bit cocky, what with his constant smirking, the unreadable glint in his eyes, accompanied by the occasional snarky comment and insidious cackling or whatnot, but rest assured, it is all just a front -- albeit one that he may not even know he's putting on. He likes to act like a tough guy on the outside, but in all actuality he’s incredibly empathetic. Just know that if he ever says or does something that truly would hurt another person’s feelings, you'd probably both feel it.

## Biography

Born to two fisher parents in Ordene, Mori had grown up with the trade being prevalent in his everyday life. He remembers being told once, by his mom or dad he can't quite remember, that the two of them had become fishers as an extension of their faith. Mori had always associated the sky with his parents, and too wanted to enter the memory sea one day.

Mori was a little different from other people, though. He possessed incredibly sensitive ears, testing near the top percentile for what average humans are able to hear. As a child, he could remember for a long time feeling easily overstimulated by all of the sounds of the world. It was overwhelming, to the point where he would break down in tears at the sheer volume, and usually in public. It labelled him a freak, to which he certainly agreed. Feelings of self loathing and depression began to take hold, but before they could find a permanent home in his heart, his parents intervened. They assured him that his hypersensitivity to sound was not a curse, but rather a miracle from the heavens, because it would let him hear the voices of the soul. Desperate for validation, Mori clung onto that belief, and with the help of the cushioned headgear that his parents had given him, he was able to face the world again. Of course, his hearing sensitivity had nothing to do with hearing the "voices of the soul" or anything, but combined with his high values of empathy, there were times that he truly felt like he could audibly hear what a person was feeling inside, and he wanted to help. He so, so desperately wanted to help.

When he turned 13, he had taken his first psych exam, managing to score within the acceptable range to be able to travel into the memory sea. Although the airship was quite small and didn't have the best build quality, Mori was close with the other members of the fisher crew his parents were a part of, so it came as no surprise that they had allowed him to board their ship to be with his mom and dad more often. For the next 2 years, Mori got to actually experience being in the memory sea, and he even managed to play a big role in solving a particularly difficult case involving a child during that time as well. It was the crew's first really big breakthrough, and although none of the members were doing this job for fame or wealth, the confidence boost from successfully solving a big bounty before the more notable crews did was such an exhilarating rush that it was much harder to resist going after another one. There was also an influx of applications to join their crew, which certainly got the captain excited. Sure enough, another remarkably noteworthy bounty had popped up on the radar, one that the crew was sure many people would try to get their hands on first. Investigations would lead them to a particularly perplexing part of the memory sea. Only being 16 at the time and not even being old enough to have a professional fisher license, he remembers his parents asking him to stay behind while the crew went looking for the soul, just for a few days, but why would he? Unlike his parents and the other crew members, Mori was never as humble as the rest of them. In his mind, they only got that far because of him, right? So it obviously made sense that he should go with them into the memory sea. Conceding to their son's desires, the crew made their way up into the sea.

Turns out that stretch of the sea was, indeed, as treacherous as they'd assumed. They should have turned back and docked their ship at the first sign of trouble -- and there were many signs -- but they were so, so close. With visibility already so low, the ship was caught in a sudden storm. That was the day that Mori had lost his mom.

After that, his dad was never quite the same. As he was the youngest, the crew had given their only full suit of protective gear to Mori to keep him safe from the gases and whispers of the memory sea that had slipped in through cracks in the ship's exterior, but that left everyone else exposed. His dad was admitted to a hospital where he'd be cared for, where he still currently resides, whereas Mori was able to leave after a period of psych evaluations, therapy, and grief counseling.

After that, Mori never set foot in the memory sea again. He did feel some guilt for what happened up there since he was the one who pushed so hard for it, but ultimately it was just too painful for him. Not to mention that the whispers just seemed so much louder to him now... When he was 18, he moved to Concordia, the furthest point from the memory sea, where he would try to figure out what to do with his life. On a whim, he took on a job working on a fishing vessel. It was there that he discovered his love for the ocean, and for fishing. It was funny; being down on the reflective water was like being up in the memory sea, only quieter, he supposed.

He worked as a fisherman on many different boats for years. He enjoyed fading into the background, losing himself in mindless work. He was only avoiding his own problems, though. His father's health had been declining over the last few years, his memories and sense of self slowly slipping away, like they were leaking out. Recently, however, after having been told that the doctor's aren't so optimistic about his future has forced Mori to confront this reality. He ran away from the memory sea once, because it pained him too much to go back. And he ran away from his father too, for the same reason. But if his dad only has so much longer to live, then was he really okay with pretending his problems don't exist? Like hell he was! He was going to return to the memory sea and find a piece of his mom to take by to his dad before... well, you know. If there's anything he should remember, it should be the love of his life. Mori supposed he could use some closure as well.

Passing his fisher exam with ease, Mori is presently looking for a crew to join...

## Trivia

* Has sensitive hearing. The headgear he wears in public and on fishing expeditions both ocean-bound and skyward helps him handle the noise better. He rarely takes it off, though when he does he opts for small earplugs/hearing aids to dampen sound instead.
* Personality Related:
	+ **MBTI Personality Type:** ISF-J (The Defender)
	+ **Hogwarts House:** Gryffindor
	+ **Deadly Sin:** Wrath
	+ **Heavenly Virtue:** Diligence
	+ **Tarot Arcana:** The Chariot
	+ **Alignment:** Chaotic Neutral