Leli'sae Mersalah
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Appearance
Leli'sae stands at barely over five feet tall, with chocolate brown skin and noticeably lavender hair, which tends to cover his amber eyes. And despite a marked distaste for shirts or armor, he is mostly free of scars or other marks, just the occasional line where a blade or arrow has made it past his defenses. He also loves to wear maelstrom black and red.
History
Despite ending up there and claiming Limsa Lominsa as his home and country, Leli'sae originally hails from the Shroud, a clan of Keepers run by his namesake, a particularly vicious, vexatious, and shrewish woman who was the terror of his childhood--and as soon as he could survive on his own, he left, hunting, stealing and scavenging his way across Eorzea until he finally ended up on a pirate crew out of Limsa Lominsa, who immediately adopted the lithe, small miqo'te to help on-board ship. And the life at sea fit the outgoing athletic lad like a glove. He quickly rose up through the hierarchy on the ship, until a combination of injuries, deaths and happenstance landed him the captaincy.
And like so many things, that only lasted so long in the Keepers life before it was swept away--rather literally by a storm summoned by the Sahagin. And when the survivors turned into a pack of brigands on the roads to pay their way back into another ship, Leli grew disgusted and took their accumulated loot and ran to Ul'dah, earning their ire but saving his personal code of honor. And it is in Ul'dah that Leli has mostly stayed, to avoid getting himself killed by his former crew, or from the authorities that blamed -him- for their actions--though he does venture home as often as he can risk it, before he goes mad from homesickness stranded in the desert or reliving even darker memories in the Shroud.
Personality
Flamboyant, outgoing and overtly flirtations are the traits one immediately notices about Leli'sae, though persistence and trust might reveal some deeper feelings to the man, mainly regret and a desire for maybe having done things differently.
Affiliations and Known Associates
League of Hunters -- Contractor
A'xun Enocan -- Friend
U'quih Tia -- Friend
Rick Fairchild -- Friend and Rival
M'ikal Tia -- Close friend and romantic interest
Characteristics
- Nicknames: Leli
- Age: 29
- Nameday: 14 Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon
- Gender: Male
- Sexuality: Pansexual
- Marital Status: Single
- Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
- Height: 5'3"
- Weight: Average
- Body: Buff
- Hair: Lavender
- Eyes: Amber-Gold
- Skin: Chocolate Brown
- Clothing: 99% of the time, topless.
Likes
- Flirting
- Ale
- Fighting
- Sailing
- His Daggers
- Married Women
- Married Men
Dislikes
- Responsibility
- Sobriety
- Authority Figures
- His mother
Areas of Expertise
- Martial: Skilled close quarters fighter, bit of a swashbuckler with his daggers.
- Other: Skilled Tracker, Black market contacts
Strengths
- Curious
- Determined
- Unflappable
- Good Natured
Weaknesses
- Only loyal to the very few he trusts
- Easily distracted by cute... objects.
- Greedy
- Bit of a drunk.
- More than a bit of a wastrel.
Other Notes
Religion
Lapsed follower of Menphina, outside of cursing or in the bedroom.
Rumours
The following rumours can be heard about Leli'sae, predominantly in Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah. (If your character has an opinion about him, feel free to add it here.)
Common rumours
- "Does he -ever- wear a shirt?"
- "Pretty sure he's a drunk, his bar tab could buy a chocobo."
Uncommon rumours
- "Did you see that time he got slapped in the face by his ex? -And- her husband?"
- "Didn't he use to be in th' Maelstrom?"
Rare rumours
- "Ain't he th' one that ran off with all that swag?"
- "I heard half is old crew is trying to kill him."
What PCs are saying
Known Haunts
You might have run into or otherwise know Leli'sae from:
- Limsa Lominsa
- The Quicksand
- Any number of drunken brawls.