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Damelia Lhea

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| citizenship = Gridanian
| race = Miqo'te - Seeker of the Sun
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==Appearance==

Damelia stands tall for a female Miqo'te, reaching 65 ilms. A rather unkempt mop of light-brown hair falls down to her chin, though at times kept back in a tidy tail when she finds it distracting. Two sapphire-colored eyes glisten in the center of her face, masked by her spectacles and framed by the markings on her cheeks. Despite her recently bookish tendencies, her figure retains a fair amount of muscle from her days as a soldier, maintained for her adventures and exploratory ventures. She has a natural distaste for make-up, given the nature of her work. Even so, she pays special attention to her appearance when in public. She tends toward neutral colors, exemplified by a few of her favorite outfits and accessories.

==History==

The illegitimate daughter of Y'lhea Tia and Y'aiso Tyaka, Damelia never properly saw her homeland in the wilderness north of Eorzea. Her parents fled out of fear while her mother was still with child. In light of their departure and their reasons for doing so, a curse was laid on the new family by a shaman of the Jaguars: the end of their line.

She was born on a caravan during their journey to the city-states of Eorzea, but her mother did not survive childbirth. Left solely in the care of her father, they continued deep into the woods and settled in Gridania. He raised her without reverence for the old ways - having shunned them himself - but instilled respect for the Sun and Azeyma. He dropped his tribal prefix, took on a station with the local defense forces for money, and taught her the ways of both lance and sword. Her admiration for his bravery and compassion both led her to follow in his footsteps, joining what would then become the Order of the Twin Adder once she had come of age. In her service, she showcased valor and patriotism in fighting for her homeland, driving back scouts and small units that signaled the start of the Garlean invasion. These expeditions culminated in her unit's dispatching to the Carteneau Flats, where she and her father were captured as prisoners of war.

They suffered inside the cold walls of an Ala Mhigan prison. She learned about endurance, willpower, and heartbreak. Against the Garleans' efforts to break his will, Y'lhea chose to waste away of his own accord. Barely a month into their captivity, he surrendered his spirit to the Lifestream. With nothing left to keep her sane inside the fortress, she dared to try the unthinkable: escape. With cunning and wits, she succeeded, wandering into the mountains and sneaking into a traders' caravan to take her back to the city states.

On her return to Gridania, she tried her hardest to live a normal life. She took on an advertisement for mercenary work exploring some ancient ruins near the lost city of Nym, and it was here that she met a young scholar named Serys Rudine. The two took a liking to one another, going on a series of expeditions for strange artifacts around the ruins of an Eorzea long past. Over the course of their adventures, Damelia found affection for her, a feeling that she quickly learned Serys returned. They were wed and took up a spot in a local Free Company.

During the course of an expedition into an Amdapori ruin, Damelia found herself subjected to possession by a lesser voidsent. A visit with the Thaumaturges' Guild in Ul'dah ensured her that nothing would come of consequence. But it was this possession that granted her a stronger link to the Aether. She took on the tutelage of the Guild, learning both their civilized form of thaumaturgy as well as lost Mhachan arts from her parasite's nightly whispers. These teachings increased her curiosity in Serys's work, as well as her interest in the Void and lost Mhachi civilizations. It was one of their ensuing adventures into the old city of Amdapor where she would find her Soul Stone -- taken from a fallen Black Mage -- and unlock the last teachings that the voidsent could grant her.

==Personality==

Damelia is often hesitant to attach herself to strangers, judging a select few as worthy of her long-term affections. This results in what many see as a brash front to her personality, but it is - in reality - a defense mechanism. Nevertheless, she has a knack for putting on a facade for new people, partially for her own benefit and partially for theirs. Those that don't see beyond the mask would, however, describe her as friendly and spirited, if a little stubborn and hot-headed.

==Rumors==

===Common Rumors===

* "Dun let 'er size fool ya! She got a real spear arm on 'er." - Pirate ashore in Moraby Drydocks
* "Brought an undiscovered text to us once. No charge for it. Insisted that she didn't need the Gil." - Severian

===Rare Rumors===

* "The Aether she carries is... strange. Dare I say, unnatural." - Erasmus of the Thaumaturges' Guild
* "She's been through six of the seven hells and back again. Can't say I'd question her spirit." - Vorsaile Heuloix

===PC Rumors===

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Damelia Lhea

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Jana Ridah

2015-10-26T06:12:26Z

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==Appearance==
Years learning how to hunt and trap animals in the Black Shroud followed with a harder life in Gridania after the Calamity have kept Jana lean and toned. The clothing she wears reflects her own self-image as an adventurer, usually being simple and protective. She's gotten used to wearing a pair of glasses while working for Maelvaan's Gate, needed for her to "work the damn grimoire," though she will never admit that they also help her accuracy with a bow. Late nights of studying as well as losing sleep from her own stresses have led to Jana going around with dark circles under her eyes and a somewhat slouchy posture.
==History==
While all Jana will voluntarily share with most others is that she's an adventurer originally from Gridania, she was actually raised in a small Keeper of the Moon settlement in the East Shroud. It was there that Jana learned the basics of using a spear and a bow, how to track and trap game, and how to turn it into food and leather, all while well within the bounds enforced by the Wood Wailers. However, much of what she knew was wiped out by the Calamity, and the Wailers that her family had known had gone off to war and never returned. The remaining Keepers scattered with the subsequent Garlean establishment of Castrum Oriens, some making it to larger living groups in the area, others retreating further into the forest to live as poachers. Jana's mother Dina was able to escape to Gridania with her two children, but Jana and her sister Khena weren't able to save her from an illness she had caught while traversing the shroud. The two young Miqo'te scraped out a living by hunting small game around the city and selling the meager meat and furs to other refugees for a few years. It was during these first years of the seventh umbral era that Jana learned how to fight bare-handed, fending off competition that was more likely to poach and draw attention from the authorities (though her fights often drew them over regardless).

On the fifth year of the umbral era, Jana and Khena decided to put their money together to escape their life as homeless, small-time hunters. With her share of the savings, Khena was able to rent her own small lodging and join the Lancer's Guild in Gridania, while Jana loaded up on supplies and made the journey to Ul'dah, saying she was chasing the promise of further riches while honing her skills as a pugilist. In reality, Jana was trying to chase her idea of “revenge”: By learning how Magitek worked, she hoped to turn the Garlean war machines of her youth against them and cleanse the Shroud of their presence.

During her time in Ul'dah, Jana joined both the Pugilists' and Adventurers' Guilds, where she improved her ability to fight bare-handed and with knuckle weapons while working around Thanalan as an adventurer for hire. With time, she also joined the Free Brigade of the Immortal Flames, mostly taking small assignments and saving up for such luxuries as her own chocobo (named "Khenta," after her sister). But as time passed and battles escalated, Jana found herself fighting during the battle to capture Castrum Meridianum, Operation Archon. Eager to see magitek in-person once more, she followed the Flames to victory, but it was then that she knew she could never learn how to harness that power by simply fighting it as a soldier or adventurer. After doing some research, she determined that the best way to advance would be to make her way to Limsa Lominsa, where Jana enrolled with the Arcanists' Guild and began to study the manipulation of Aether, planning to learn how best to apply it to metalworking.

Upon her return to Ul'dah, however, her station within the Immortal Flames led to her being an accessory to more than few conspiracies, including that which claimed the life of the woman who had named her her lover for less than a day. With Natalie's death, and after having done her best to change herself to be worthy of the Sworn's affection, Jana receded further into solitude than ever before, fleeing Thanalan for a few weeks for fear of imprisonment for her part in the events at the La Noscean dockside raid. Eventually, Jana returned to her duties in Ul'dah, and aided the city's protectors once more. Over the course of these adventures, she got to know the slanderous reporter Spahro Llorn, who named Jana as her new girlfriend. Back in the social scene once more, Jana struggles with the bloody breakdown she had over her last relationship's sudden end while trying not to jeopardize her new one.
==Personality==
After Natalie's death, Jana tends to carry herself in a distanced manner, generally coming off as either gloomy or creepy. She's no stranger to the trials brought upon the survivors of the Calamity, and the trials she's placed upon herself have led to her further deviations from social norms. She is capable of working hard when she has a clear goal in front of her, but Jana doesn't take work itself very seriously, having faith in her own combat prowess to see her through. She acts confident to the point of arrogance when within the confines of “adventuring,” but is a lot more hesitant in almost every other aspect.
==Affiliations==
Khena Ridah (sister): Jana's relationship with her sister is somewhat strained by their disagreement over how to use their savings. Partially as an attempt to prove her wrong, Jana sent gil back to her sister during the early time of her adventuring in Ul'dah. They haven't had direct contact with each other since their initial separation, though Jana has learned that her sister's smart investments have led her to success.

Dina Ridah (mother, deceased): The matriarch of the small Ridah family, she was instrumental in teaching the two girls how to live off of the forest without disrespecting the Elementals. Her death of illness just outside of Gridania proper has left Jana disillusioned with the "protectors of the Hedge," and was a key reason for her choice to seek her fortunes in Ul'dah.

==Rumors==

===Common Rumors===
::* "Comes by to gear up sometimes. Lotta flatbread and water. Thought adventurers made more money than that?" - Ul'dahn Food Stall Merchant
::* "She's in a private's uniform, but the way she fights is like no one's ever seen!" - Immortal Flames Recruit

===Rare Rumors===
::* "Comes by for leves every so often, though not as much as she used to. Guess she landed cushier jobs." - Levemete
::* "Sure, she's strong, but promoting her to lead a unit is... Well, she isn't known for putting others' safety in mind." - Immortal Flames Veteran

===Super Ultra-Rare Ascended++ Rumors===
::* "Ridah? Small family, wiped out by the Calamity. Heard two of them made it to Gridania, but they don't count anymore." - East Shroud Trapper
::* "She used to work here, studied for a while before going back to Ul'dah to 'make her fortune' or whatever people go to Ul'dah for. Showed up out of the blue one day to work on a smuggling case, dunno what came of it before she left again." - Arcanists' Guild Veteran

===PC Rumors===
::* "Handed her a couple things ta read 'bout bein' closer ta Rhalgr. Hope she does good wit' it, whether she puts it ta practice or not." - [[Berrod Armstrong]]
::* "Curious young lass, would 'ave never picked 'er for someone to serve in a Grand Company. I'm still 'appy for 'er assistance, for she sets a good 'xample to others of her rank." - [[Kale Aideron]]
::* "She unfortunately has a few quirks to deal with, but in the end, who doesn't? Past a disagreement or two on her ethics and moral compass, I'm fond of her. - [[Leanne Delphium]]
::* "I heard she punches pretty hard when you've got her pinned down." - unidentified Miqo'te

==Other Notes==
Jana is an adventurer with the Echo, having used this power gained shortly after the Calamity in her pursuit of power and revenge. With its protection, Jana has joined other adventurers in felling the primals Titan, Ifrit, Shiva, and Ramuh, though this is not all the Echo has done for her. Seeing it as a curse along with its blessings, Jana is haunted by the visions of the enslaved dragons within Allagan Ruins, from the point of view of some unknown adventurer who made the journey deep underground to confront Bahamut himself...

Jana's Echo also leads her to seek out others who posses a Soul Crystal, this being one of the few ways Jana will willingly show another person her "Soul of the Summoner".

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