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While Mountain is skilled in many different combat arts, she does not like to bring that kind of attention to herself. With the help of an armorsmith, she has certain outfits crafted that completely mask her appearance, making her look like an imposing figure in public but leaving her identity well-hidden. This may stem from the mistreatment she endured growing up in Coerthas as she was not an elezen and was being raised to become a Dragoon, an art wielded only by the Ishgardian military. As a result, only some few know of her prowess as a fighter, and instead tend to liken her more to a skilled craftswoman, creating a disconnect to her reputation as a fighter as opposed to her recognition as a culinarian, blacksmith, and carpenter. Nevertheless, she has earned such titles as the "Iron Maiden," for her incredible strength despite to most only being a humble but diverse craftswoman. Some of the children in the Brume also know of her, due to her frequent visits there. They are perhaps the only people in Ishgard who know her secret. From her experiences in Ishgard Mountain has come to develop an increased appreciation and love for children, even to the point that she would care for some of them during her time in Ishgard. | While Mountain is skilled in many different combat arts, she does not like to bring that kind of attention to herself. With the help of an armorsmith, she has certain outfits crafted that completely mask her appearance, making her look like an imposing figure in public but leaving her identity well-hidden. This may stem from the mistreatment she endured growing up in Coerthas as she was not an elezen and was being raised to become a Dragoon, an art wielded only by the Ishgardian military. As a result, only some few know of her prowess as a fighter, and instead tend to liken her more to a skilled craftswoman, creating a disconnect to her reputation as a fighter as opposed to her recognition as a culinarian, blacksmith, and carpenter. Nevertheless, she has earned such titles as the "Iron Maiden," for her incredible strength despite to most only being a humble but diverse craftswoman. Some of the children in the Brume also know of her, due to her frequent visits there. They are perhaps the only people in Ishgard who know her secret. From her experiences in Ishgard Mountain has come to develop an increased appreciation and love for children, even to the point that she would care for some of them during her time in Ishgard. | ||
| − | After the Dragonsong War ended and her services were no longer required, she took on work as a bodyguard before moving to Tailfeather to devote her crafting talents to the small town, where she began to hear rumors of a Hellsguard group who had setup camp nearby. Later finding the time to meet them as they were just preparing to leave, she conversed with the nomadic group, who regarded her features as similar to a man they once knew. When she mentioned her father to them, the name was familiar to them, yet they spoke of him as being "a disappointment to the axe." This bothered Mountain for a long time as her skills in combat suggested otherwise. She spent an increased time in Tailfeather hoping to glean more leads leading to her father's whereabouts, when she came upon a broken axe while venturing out into Abalathia's Spine. It eventually lead her to a grave with the name of a Hellsguard. Thinking hard on what to do with the axe, she decided to keep the weapon with her, while striving to find a way to properly repair it. This lead to her later feverish pursuing of the blacksmith arts. Eventually her reputation found itself in the hands of a seafaring Hingan smithy who, during his time in Limsa Lominsa, caught Mountain's presence and requested for her skills in Kugane during a visit to Limsa Lominsa. Having no more pressing matters to attend to, she had a letter sent regarding her leaving of Tailfeather before making the long trip to Kugane. Having shown she had remarkable skill as a craftswoman, she was asked if she could stay for an extended period, and with her reluctant acceptance of the offer was given an apartment in Shirogane for her troubles. She has since been given high paying work as a blacksmith, and now resides in the region. Though learning of the plight involving Ala Mhigo, and Yhanabi's familial connection to the motherland, in the end she declined getting involved in the war, choosing to sit this one out. She however still fashioned weapons for those who required her services, and during the few times Yhanabi chanced to visit Kugane, still comes to Mountain to talk, as well as to repair her staff. After the events in Ishgard and the eventual confrontation of the Behemoth she had faced once before, she has lost her appetite for a fight, and only pledges her blade when absolutely necessary. | + | After the Dragonsong War ended and her services were no longer required, she took on work as a bodyguard before moving to Tailfeather to devote her crafting talents to the small town, where she began to hear rumors of a Hellsguard group who had setup camp nearby. Later finding the time to meet them as they were just preparing to leave, she conversed with the nomadic group, who regarded her features as similar to a man they once knew. When she mentioned her father to them, the name was familiar to them, yet they spoke of him as being "a disappointment to the axe." This bothered Mountain for a long time as her skills in combat suggested otherwise. She spent an increased time in Tailfeather hoping to glean more leads leading to her father's whereabouts, when she came upon a broken axe while venturing out into Abalathia's Spine. It eventually lead her to a grave with the name of a Hellsguard. Thinking hard on what to do with the axe, she decided to keep the weapon with her, while striving to find a way to properly repair it. This lead to her later feverish pursuing of the blacksmith arts. Eventually her reputation found itself in the hands of a seafaring Hingan smithy who, during his time in Limsa Lominsa, caught Mountain's presence and requested for her skills in Kugane during a visit to Limsa Lominsa. Having no more pressing matters to attend to, she had a letter sent regarding her leaving of Tailfeather before making the long trip to Kugane. Having shown she had remarkable skill as a craftswoman, she was asked if she could stay for an extended period, and with her reluctant acceptance of the offer was given an apartment in Shirogane for her troubles. She has since been given high paying work as a blacksmith, and now resides in the region. Though learning of the plight involving Ala Mhigo, and Yhanabi's familial connection to the motherland, in the end she declined getting involved in the war, choosing to sit this one out. She however still fashioned weapons for those who required her services, and during the few times Yhanabi chanced to visit Kugane, still comes to Mountain to talk, as well as to repair her staff. After the events in Ishgard and the eventual confrontation of the Behemoth she had faced once before, she has lost her appetite for a fight, and only pledges her blade when absolutely necessary. Deep down however, she has not forgotten the words of her Hellsguard brethren, and still yearns for the chance to see her home...her real home. |
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 Mountain Dragon
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Roegadyn |
| Clan | Hellsguard |
| Citizenship | Limsa Lominsa |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Family | Father (Red Dragon, believed deceased; [Adoptive] Grandfather (Wyzntrach Nortyrtrachsyn) - Unknown; Mother (Skyltwyb Leitleitawyn) - Living; Mentor (Arenhild Falahann) - Deceased |
General
Mountain Dragon is a Hellsguard Roegadyn born in Limsa Lominsa, but was raised in Coerthas for most of her childhood. The scar across her face is the result of a fight she had unsuccessfully engaged in with the Behemoth in Coerthas. While her mother Skyltwyb has a storied family history, her father's, Red Dragon, is widely unknown, as he was adopted and renamed by a Sea Wolf Roegadyn named Wyzntrach Nortyrtrachsyn, a Warrior of much renown with an even more well-known Warrior family. As such, Red Dragon's real name and history is shrouded in mystery, aside from hailing from the Hellsgaurd homeland north of Abalathia's Spine.
When she was a child, Mountain was raised by an Elezen man named Arenhild Falahann, who took care of her after being left by her mother in Coerthas after nearly dying of her injuries after the Calamity, having been set upon by a behemoth and was being chased by some pirate brigands for being associated with Red Dragon. Though he told Mountain her real name, he would call her "Lydahn Falahann" amongst his peers and associates, with Ellerierre being one of the few who knew who she really was, and at the time regarded her with much disdain for sullying the Dragoon name. Enduring much of the bullying and jeering thrust onto her from Ishgardian nobles and others of the harshly cold country, she declined Arenhild's offer to join the Ishgardian forces to fight the dragons and decided to journey to her original birthplace.
Mountain has journeyed since to Gridania and Limsa Lominsa, where over time she began to discover her talents for the axe and sword & shield, despite first learning to fight with the spear when she was little. Though she also sought out the arcanima arts, as her mother was an established Arcanist of renown, she found that her talents were not as prevalent as her mother's. It was not long afterwards that she began to develop a keen interest in the culinary arts, however, and during her first visit to Limsa Lominsa since her birth began learning of its practice and increased her knowledge further over time, becoming a skilled and well-known culinarian in her own right, a reputation that expanded beyond Limsa Lominsa's borders. Though she did not originally pursue blacksmithing out of interest, she invested time in it as it allowed her to learn more of her father, who to her surprise was a known figure amongst their Guild, and during her visit to Gridania built on her already notable skills as a lancer before later returning to Coerthas to pursue the art of the Dragoon in Ishgard after they had opened their borders to the outside world, the same place she learned of another sword-fighting art that was gaining popularity. She was more open to visiting the country after learning of Yhanabi's presence there, albeit not knowing about her transgressions, and Ellerierre's return after hearing of her father's declining health from Ethram and her retainers. After Yhanabi Nabi was released from custody and served her debt to Ishgard, she, along with Mountain, took up Carpentry so they could better furnish her new living space in Gridania. Though both showed skill in the art, Mountain, with her skills in Smithing and similar tools, had much more progress with it and, along with smithing and culinary prowess, developed a good level of skill with wood-working, leading to her helping Yhanabi to furnish a new staff to help with her healing, which she still uses.
While Mountain is skilled in many different combat arts, she does not like to bring that kind of attention to herself. With the help of an armorsmith, she has certain outfits crafted that completely mask her appearance, making her look like an imposing figure in public but leaving her identity well-hidden. This may stem from the mistreatment she endured growing up in Coerthas as she was not an elezen and was being raised to become a Dragoon, an art wielded only by the Ishgardian military. As a result, only some few know of her prowess as a fighter, and instead tend to liken her more to a skilled craftswoman, creating a disconnect to her reputation as a fighter as opposed to her recognition as a culinarian, blacksmith, and carpenter. Nevertheless, she has earned such titles as the "Iron Maiden," for her incredible strength despite to most only being a humble but diverse craftswoman. Some of the children in the Brume also know of her, due to her frequent visits there. They are perhaps the only people in Ishgard who know her secret. From her experiences in Ishgard Mountain has come to develop an increased appreciation and love for children, even to the point that she would care for some of them during her time in Ishgard.
After the Dragonsong War ended and her services were no longer required, she took on work as a bodyguard before moving to Tailfeather to devote her crafting talents to the small town, where she began to hear rumors of a Hellsguard group who had setup camp nearby. Later finding the time to meet them as they were just preparing to leave, she conversed with the nomadic group, who regarded her features as similar to a man they once knew. When she mentioned her father to them, the name was familiar to them, yet they spoke of him as being "a disappointment to the axe." This bothered Mountain for a long time as her skills in combat suggested otherwise. She spent an increased time in Tailfeather hoping to glean more leads leading to her father's whereabouts, when she came upon a broken axe while venturing out into Abalathia's Spine. It eventually lead her to a grave with the name of a Hellsguard. Thinking hard on what to do with the axe, she decided to keep the weapon with her, while striving to find a way to properly repair it. This lead to her later feverish pursuing of the blacksmith arts. Eventually her reputation found itself in the hands of a seafaring Hingan smithy who, during his time in Limsa Lominsa, caught Mountain's presence and requested for her skills in Kugane during a visit to Limsa Lominsa. Having no more pressing matters to attend to, she had a letter sent regarding her leaving of Tailfeather before making the long trip to Kugane. Having shown she had remarkable skill as a craftswoman, she was asked if she could stay for an extended period, and with her reluctant acceptance of the offer was given an apartment in Shirogane for her troubles. She has since been given high paying work as a blacksmith, and now resides in the region. Though learning of the plight involving Ala Mhigo, and Yhanabi's familial connection to the motherland, in the end she declined getting involved in the war, choosing to sit this one out. She however still fashioned weapons for those who required her services, and during the few times Yhanabi chanced to visit Kugane, still comes to Mountain to talk, as well as to repair her staff. After the events in Ishgard and the eventual confrontation of the Behemoth she had faced once before, she has lost her appetite for a fight, and only pledges her blade when absolutely necessary. Deep down however, she has not forgotten the words of her Hellsguard brethren, and still yearns for the chance to see her home...her real home.
