#rofjinn

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Under the Rofjinn

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Encyclopedia Nexus: Rofjinn

Rofjinn - noun - "flying cover"

This seemingly simple angaran garment is similar to a poncho, cape, or cloak, draping over the shoulders and neck. It holds great personal significance in some angaran cultures, and is most commonly presented to them as a symbol of adulthood.

The rofjinn is crafted or commissioned by someone who is a role model for the angara, often a parent, family elder, or community mentor. Ceremony varies among communities, as does the shape, size, and decoration of the rofjinn.

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Evfra de Tershaav (Rofjinn Observation)

Evfra's rofjinn is two different colors.

Did I get your attention? Good. Now for the post.

So I'm going to be camping in the next week or so and I want to make sure I have something to do in my free time. It isn't just for fun camping, it's for work. I'm not paying for a hotel.

Anyways, I wanted to make sure I had something to do after work while I was at the campsite. For a while now I've had the an idea to crochet Evfra's rofjinn. So I went to a few craft stores looking at yarn, trying to find a color that was close to his actual rofjinn, which means I had a picture of him up and I was zoomed in on his rofjinn so I could hold the yarn up to the picture and compare colors.

First thing I noticed was the seams in his rofjinn. Just the one on either side of his shoulder. I thought that was an awesome detail and it made me reevaluate how I was going to crochet my own rofjinn.

Unfortunately the yarn I had selected didn't have enough skeins in the same dye lot for me to be able to make it, and I didn't want to go with my second choice yarn. For those of you that don't know what a dye lot is, a lot of yarn is dyed in numbered lots. Any yarn of that color and brand with that same lot number will be the same color and pattern. However, you could get a yarn that looks the exact same color, but if it's a different dye lot then you'll be able to see the very slight color difference once it's crocheted together with the other yarn. To be safe, I wanted to get 3 large skeins, all in the same dye lot, so I could be sure that I would have enough. But the color I wanted I could only find 2 skeins of the same lot.

So I went a couple other places hoping to find another yarn of a close color and didn't find anything. It was looking like I might have to give up on the idea when I looked close at his rofjinn again. It was then I saw another seem where two pieces of fabric would be sewn together to make the front side and the back side.

The back side, which would be the underside of the rofjinn or the side that faces inward toward Evfra's body, is an entirely different color than the regular blue we're used to seeing.

Don't believe me? Look at this picture. Follow the seem on the shoulder down to where the blue of his rofjinn meets the black of his shoulder. You can see another seem and the underside of the rofjinn is a much darker teal than the front. And it isn't just a shadow. From any angle you look at him, where those two seems meet one color is lighter and one color is darker. Plus it has it's own shading and lighting.

You may have to zoom in a little to see it clearly, but there it is. His rofjinn is two different colors. And this isn’t the only picture I looked at. I looked at around ten others to make sure I wasn’t just seeing things and in every one where you can see that seem, you can see that the under layer is a different color.

Good news is this means I only need half the light blue I thought I needed so I bought the yarn, both the lighter and darker, and intend on working on this rofjinn in a week or so when I’m camping.

Addendum: Actually, I think that darker blue is ribbing: A thin piece of fabric sewn in between the seems for a color accent. Whatever. I’m still crocheting it two colors because it’s that or don’t make it at all with the yarn I have.

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Rofjinns are so great and they bring me many fluffy ideas.

Imagine if Jaal made Liam his own rofjinn like he said.

Imagine Jaal not stopping there.

Imagine Jaal making rofjinns for the whole crew.

Literally. The. Whole. Crew.

Even the smol mouse Ryder keeps.

All having different colors and patterns, because Jaal thinks about the color meanings and things his new family members like.

Because Jaal loves to sew.

Because Jaal loves his family.  

THE ROFJINN SQUAD

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Rofjinn are Special (to Jaal and Evfra)

SPOILERS

Jaal Ama Darav

So when you get the armor trading scene between Liam and Jaal, Jaal says that his rofjinn is personal and that Liam is not allowed to wear it. He doesn’t elaborate as to why in that dialog (and I have no idea if there’s any party banter where he talks about it further) but I have a theory as to why no one else is allowed to wear it.

As Jaal has said (and as was confirmed by his mother), he knows how to sew. So it’s probably not outside the realm of possibility that it’s not uncommon for male angara to sew.

I think Jaal’s father made Jaal the two rofjinn that he takes with him to the Tempest.

Now Jaal’s father disappeared when Jaal was young and these rofjinn clearly fit adult Jaal pretty well. So if Jaal’s dad made the rofjinn, wouldn’t they have been made for little Jaal and no longer fit? No. Not exactly. Not if his father had made them for him to be given to him at a certain age or when he joined the Resistance. They could have been made to be given to Jaal years later. Unfortunately, Jaal’s father died before his father could give him the rofjinn. So his mother kept them and eventually gave them to Jaal at the age or time when his father would’ve given them to him.

But what if Jaal’s mom made them for him? Or what if Jaal made them for himself? Both also possible. However, I think that if Jaal’s mother had made them then he would’ve said that. And if Jaal made them himself then why does he not elaborate to Liam as to why they’re so personal? His words and tone seem to imply that the rofjinn are very, very special to him and he doesn’t want to talk about why. Perhaps because talking about his father making them for him is hard.

Evfra De Tershaav

Whenever Evfra is at Resistance HQ, he’s always wearing his rofjinn. However at the end of the game, where he can appear to fight, he’s wearing his armor. But unlike Jaal, he doesn’t wear his Rofjiin over his armor. Why?

10 years ago Evfra lost his entire family to the kett. It’s what inspired him to lead the Resistance to what it is now. So I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that someone in Evfra’s family made his rofjinn for him. It’s likely one of the only things he has left from his family aside from his own memories.

Seems reasonable that he wouldn’t want to wear it in combat because once it’s ripped up and dirty, there’s no getting another one. Especially if he only has one. He can’t get his mothers to make him another one. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. His rofjiin is probably really special to him and he takes great care to keep it in good condition.