Frejyalen Ruyalen

Frejyalen Ruyalen
Gender	Female
Race	Lalafell
Clan	Mountainfolk ➢ Ruyalen royal lineage
Citizenship	Ul'dah (officially) ➢ Lavender Beds (unofficially)
Age	25
Marital Status	Engaged
Occupation	Cultural Researcher ➢ Black Mage in-training
Height/Weight
Orientation	Heteroromantic
Relatives	Krusuyalen Ruyalen Heraya Ruyalen

(( This wiki was last updated on 10/20/15 ))

"I think back to those days, and it feels like more than four years have passed. I feel as though it were another life, completely disconnected from this one. As if in those days out in the mountains’ passage, leaving my kingdom behind… I was reborn."

- Frejyalen Ruyalen, from her memoirs

At a glance...

The first that most would notice is her stature; Frejyalen is above-average in height for her usually diminutive race, with a poise that only accentuates this fact. Though she appears to be a proud and regal woman, she is quite approachable and honest, with a keen eye that is always pondering on the words, body language, and actions of others. She prefers to keep herself well-kept and proper, wearing lavish jewels and fine silks for special occasions, but her greatest accessory is her enigmatic smirk.

She can be found perusing the street vendors and stalls in Ul'dah, often flanked by Guardians and Savants of The Alizarin Order, with her snowy white hair braided loosely behind her head and her face adorned in the traditional painted symbols of her people. Folklore and riddle-tales are her favourite to share, but she can be tight-lipped as to her own thoughts and feelings, preferring to listen rather than talk.

♔ Appearance ■ Hair: White, with a few dark purple streaks ■ Eyes: Icy blue, Dunesfolk iridescence ■ Nose: Slightly darker than skintone ■ Ears: Down-turned at the ends, darker tips than skintone ■ Clothing: Dark tones with bright metal trinkets

✫ Details ■ Alignment: Neutral Good ■ Virtue(s): respect & wonderment ■ Vice(s): opulence & sarcasm ■ Lorekeeper of The Alizarin Order ■ Witch Queen of the Ruyalen people

♡ Fondness ■ Nymeia, her patron goddess ■ Her family, her culture, and close allies ■ Mysticism/Magic ■ Wandering whilst deep in thought ■ Riddles, play-on-words, mind games

✘ Distaste ■ Rudeness/Tardiness ■ Unnecessary cruelty ■ Over-restricting rules ■ Racial/cultural discrimination ■ Poor aesthetic

Biography

"A many great things remind me of home… the mountain ranges, the smell of hot tea, the cold breeze from the north sweeping through my hair. Yes.. my kingdom was more to me than a place I would one day rule."

Upbringing in the Ruyalen Kingdom

Amidst the treacherous mountain ranges of Northeastern Coerthas lies the Ruyalen Kingdom, built into the hard stone of the mountainside. Though small, the Ruyalen kingdom was relatively self-sufficient, overlooking the valley fields where they grew a majority of the food and materials they needed to survive isolated. They began exporting tea leaves with great mystic properties and other crafted wares to the city-states when the war with Garlemald intensified, though they themselves held too weak an army to join in the Battle of Carteneau.

Lady Frejyalen Ruyalen is the crowned princess of the royal family that rules the Ruyalen Kingdom. Trained by tutors and her Preceptor in the ways of her culture and their beliefs since birth, Frejyalen was in-line to become the Witch Queen of the kingdom within the next five or so years. She had little exposure to the outside world, and her understanding of politics through-out the Realm is all second-hand knowledge from her tutors and Master Waaruna Yugen. The few stories and folklore she'd heard from other cultures was through merchants traveling through their mountain routes for trade, and the stories had always fascinated her. She yearned to travel the Realm someday, but she knew that her place was in her kingdom with her people, and she did not resent them for this.

The Zephyr family were close allies and friends of the current royal family, their sons growing up in the kingdom after their family's banishment from Ishgard. The trio were inseparable, the eldest of the two boys becoming a personal guard of the future queen. The youngest of the boys, Rahdias, showed great affection for Frejyalen beyond that of a childhood friend or attendant. Though their closeness was no secret to the people, no formal courting was discussed at that time. It was not until their Exodus from Ruyalen that the two developed their romantic relationship, and after the following years together in Ul'dah, the two were engaged.

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The Fall of Ruyalen

The Ruyalen Kingdom held out as long as it could after the Calamity, but it was to no avail. With the mountainside crumbling in the wake of Dalamud and their trade routes abruptly dying, a decision for the good of the people had to be made. The royal family and their people would be made to emigrate to one of the city-states, while the Zephyr family and their sons were contracted to help train the armies of a private House in the Coerthas Highlands. Frejyalen's companion Rahdias would go with their parents, while the eldest brother Keyu vowed to escort the Ruyalen royal family and the remaining Ruyalens safely to a new place of settlement. Rahdias vowed that he would return to her, and when he did, he wanted to take her hand in marriage. Frejyalen accepted his proposal, and watched with mixed emotions as he set off for Coerthas without her.

The royal family contacted their former allies in Ul'dah, begging for assistance in their relocation. Though the Sultanate of Ul'dah was sympathetic, the Syndicate was loathe to give any more hand-outs to refugees. They would have to emigrate to Thanalan on their own funds, and a place for their people within the city walls could not be guaranteed. Even so, the Sultana was able to put in a word for Frejyalen at the Thaumaturge's Guild, where her skills in black magic could be honed for use in the Immortal Flames.

The people of Ruyalen packed up whatever they could carry, and abandoned their homeland to the elements, making for the desert city in hopes that Nymeia would guide them. But in the unfamiliar snows that plagued the land surrounding theirs, their people quickly wearied of travel, and were made to stop for extra rations near Gridania. There they saw, for the very first time, an airship.

Though Frejyalen protested, the people of Ruyalen were certain in their sacrifice; the royal family and their escorts were to take their remaining coin and board an airship to Ul'dah, alone. Accustomed to the climes of the Shroud, the Ruyalen people were determined to make their life near the mountains as best they could.

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"I spent two years with the mages of the black in Ul’dah, honing my craft…and often in solitude, something I had seldom been granted as a Queen-to-be. And over time, my understanding of my abilities began to change… the flow of energy, aether, magic… it coursed through me so strongly, fluidly, a’rush in my veins… it was as if it transformed me, heightened me to a state of being that was not possible for just anyone."

Life in Ul'dah & Thaumaturge Training

Though the climes were ill-suited to them, the Ruyalen family emigrated to Ul'dah, barely able to secure a humble living within the walls. Their cultural deficits were aplenty, but Frejyalen hungrily took in any education and knowledge she could to help her family survive. The Ul'dahn culture fascinated her, and she quickly became accustomed to the day-to-day life of an Ul'dahn commoner.

Frejyalen met with the Sultana to discuss her schooling at the Arrzaneth Ossuary, and vowed to make herself useful to the Ul'dahn people. She was sent to the Ossuary, and there she trained tirelessly in the ways of the Black. She found it comforting, because it was a practice that reminded her of her homeland's culture, and one she had a high propensity for. She blended her new knowledge of Thaumaturgey with her homeland's rituals, a way she could keep her culture alive. Her ability to sense the Voidsent increased, and her interest in their existence did as well.

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Ruyalen Folklore & Witch Queens

To be expanded at a later date.

The Chalet of Epiphanies

"At that misty peek we found this place; a run-down, broken inn built into the mountain side. Many years had it sat abandoned, perhaps even before the Calamity ... Through the cobwebs and dust and ruin, the foundation had stood strong. We felt an instant kinship to this place."

Read about The Chalet of Epiphanies on its separate page~

RELATIONS ∞ Romantic Interest | ♦ Family & Comrades | ● Legion Allied ● Mere Acquaintances | ✘ Offensive Persons (These relations are strictly in-character; any ooc friends may or may not be listed here.) ∞ Rahdias Zephyr : The childhood friend and fiance of Frejyalen; as children, they were tutored together in the Kingdom of Ruyalen. As adults, they developed a monogamous romantic relationship. Post-Exodus, Rahdias is a Savant of the Order, studying the Amalj'aa of Thanalan, with an interest in their culture as well as their healing disciplines. ♦ Keyu Zephyr : The childhood friend and brother-in-law to Frejyalen; Saved as a child by the former Witch Queen Heraya, Keyu swore to serve the Ruyalen Royal Family when he was of age. As the crowned princess's personal guard, few know Frejyalen better than Keyu. After the Exodus from Ruyalen, Keyu has become a Guardian, using the knight training passed down to him by his father to protect the Savants of The Order. ♦ Ayra Sagramore : A foreign woman who came recently to live in Eorzea; found near-dead on the doorstep of the Chalet, Frejyalen took her in and nursed her back to health. Ayra became a Guardian for The Order, and the two have since become very close confidants. ● Giganziel Talres : A Savant of The Order, and boarder at The Chalet of Epiphanies; entered into a mutually beneficial business arrangement, but have since become useful allies to one another. ● Miounne Rondelet : A new recruit to The Order; an axe-wielding Guardian looking for support and belonging that Frejyalen aims to provide. ● A'shtola Oya : Having met at the Quicksand one night, A'shtola offered kind words and help to Frejyalen after a rude encounter with a local.

RUMORS ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "She's not from any o' the city-states, but some o'er place. Likes the finer pieces in my collection, she does." - Ul'dahn jewelry merchant ■ "The Ruyalen family are good people. Leave 'em be." - Momodi, Proprietress of the Quicksand ■ "Ooh! I seen that one, very tall 'nd proper-like! Ne'er did see a lalafell quite like 'er from 'round here. Always has a piece o' coin fer the waitin' hands, yes. Sometimes she stops t' talk, just cashul conversation and the like, yeh know. Why, jus' th' o'er day I seen her wit a couple'a miqo fellas.." - rambling Ul'dahn beggar ■ "Lady Frejyalen has been a student of the Arrzaneth Ossuary since emigrating to Ul'dah. She still frequents the Ossuary to teach those interested in using thaumaturgy for self-defense. It is the way such magicks were used by her people, she says. If you are interested, I could send for her." - Cocobuki ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ "I hear she was lookin' t' purrchase land somewhere in th' mou'ains." - Miqo'te housekeeper ■ "I don't know how she does it, but Lady Frejyalen seems to inspire the people around her to do their best and push ahead. It's eerily similar to the stories I've heard about a certain hero-king back home... I still have much to learn if I want to be like them someday." - Ayra Sagramore ■ "What does the Legion do, eh? Well I've jus' joined 'em, so I really couldn't tell yeh. The're givin' me a place t' rest m' head, so ther's that." - Miounne Rondelet ■ "Our daughter...yes, she is our pride and joy. She is spirited, a great gift from Nymeia to our people." - Heraya Ruyalen ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ "Yeah, I still call her my Queen. Callin' her anythin' else would be an insult to our history, and our future." - Keyu Zephyr ■ "Yes, the Ruyalens came to Ul'dah not more than a year ago... think their heir, Lady Frejyalen, is trainin' with the black mages of Ul'dah." - chatty Sultansworn ■ "There's supposedly talk among the beast tribes of a lalafell fitting Frejya's description. 'Beware she who walks the land, draped in the fur of wolves, for she can bend the wills of wolves to do her bidding.' Sounds like a load of crap if you ask me, but maybe I'll go ask a few questions myself." - Giganziel Talres

Gallery

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  Frejyalen relaxes outside the Quicksand

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  Celebrating the first year anniversary outside Limsa Lominsa

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  Gazing out into the distance, contemplating..

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