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Osric Melkire

2015-07-10T22:01:49Z

Natalie mcbeef: rumor from eva

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<span style="font-family: cambria; text-align:center;"><p>'''MELKIRE, OSRIC'''</p><br>
<p style="font-size:9pt;">''"You're on the edge of a knife. Don't fall."''</p></span>
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<div style="font-family:courier new; font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:1pt; border-top: 1px solid black;"><br>'''CIVIL STATUS'''</div><br>
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<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Surname:</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Melkire</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Forename:</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Osric</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Alias:</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Shadow</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Born on the</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">11th Sun of the 3rd Astral Moon</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">,</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">of the cycle</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">N/C</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">, at </span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">the Gods' Grip</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Currently residing in</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Ul'dah</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">, located in </span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Thalanan</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">,</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">on the continent</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Aldenard</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">, in practice as </span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Immortal Flame</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Son of</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Cenric (D.)</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;"> and of </span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Edith</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">,</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">currently residing at</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Greatloam Growery</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;"> located in </span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 50%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Old Gridania</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Bonded with</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Kanaria Galanodel</span><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">.</span></p>
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<p>Service Number:<span style="font-family: courier new; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">1203-8629</span></p>
<p>Rank:<span style="font-family: courier new; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Chief Flame Sergeant</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Race</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Hyur</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Hair</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Brown</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Eyes</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Green</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Nose</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Average</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Height</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">5 fulms 8 ilms</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Weight</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">162 ponzes</span></p>
<p><span style="display: table-cell; width: 0%;">Details</span>
<span style="display: table-cell; width: 100%; font-family: courier new; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding: 0 10px 0 10px;">Scarred face</span></p>
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<div style="font-family:courier new; font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:1pt; border-top: 1px solid black;"><br>'''SERVICE RECORD'''</div><br>

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<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"Man's a criminal. Petty thief, and a murderer to boot. Tried to run from Merlwyb, got as far as Vesper. So there he is, 'bout to have his brains painted all over the dock, right, when Raubahn himself shows up. Now Merlwyb, she grants Melkire one last request, as per the Lominsan custom, and Melkire, he challenges the General to <i>single combat</i>. Says if he wins, Raubahn's honor-bound to save his life. And the Bull, he <i>accepted</i>, and Melkire, he <i>won</i>. So Raubahn holds up his end, see, beats the Admiral's hundred-man crew senseless and kicks Merlwyb herself back into the sea. Aye, that's how it happened, and don't let anyone tell you different." <br>— <font style="color:#004f7e;">''Trachtoum the Tidus Slayer''</font></p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Sharp blade, he is. Sergeant does not necessarily cut, but always disarms. <br>A man of great skill, of genuine sentiment. And my friend." <br>— ''[[Kahn'a Od'hilkas]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"Patron Melkire, was it? Hnnph. I pray his charges do not come to hate him as mine hate me. Even if they do, <br>I am certain he shall persevere. Rumors are rumors but the truth, I suspect, shall forever be that he is indeed a decent man." <br>— ''[[Delial Grimsong]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Ran into him the other night when dealing with someone less pleasant. Baited [[Sounsyy Mirke | Mirke]] off with some liquor. <br>Tried to warn him about [[Jin'li Epinoch | someone]], but I fear he didn't understand.... I suppose I will have to find him later." <br>— ''[[Franz Renatus]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"I've not worked with the good Sergeant for some time. Dare say I miss the man. <br>I can only imagine what schemes he is currently plotting." <br>— ''[[Coatleque Crofte|Ser Crofte]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Hell of an angler. If I can help him, I will." <br>— ''[[Warren Castille]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"I loved a man who was very much like him, only unlike ''him'', the Sergeant accepted goodness into his heart. He will be my friend always, no matter what he does. Because I have seen his heart." <br>— ''[[Roen Deneith]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Strong. Ripe with potential and a will that shines like the sun. <br>He will shake the world around him, this I can see." <br>— ''[[Berrod Armstrong]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"Da Sarge? He's nice. Said I write my name good." <br>— ''[[Brick]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Simple; and way too trusting of people." <br>— ''[[S'Kiear Grimsong]]</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"I hope he's keeping himself out of trouble. He has had a bad habit <br>of bringing it to him and I hope he's calmed down a bit since then." <br>— ''[[Sizha'to Chalahko]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"Ah yes, my lively Flame. He may be rightfully considered my ally... but not my friend." <br>— ''[['Lynx'|Lynx]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>"I used to think I would walk this world alone, but love was found and returned. Now I walk beside my beloved, he is my sun, my moon, my stars... My world." <br>— ''[[Kanaria Melkire]]''</p></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><p>"The Sergeant is a living embodiment of my political philosophy. Even a low born, suspicious and scruffy ruffian such as Melkire is able to resist the impulses of his low breeding and perform admirably. The people can be trusted with power after all." <br>— ''[[Evangeline Primrose]]''</p></div>
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<br>'''Music:'''
<br>'''[[http://cfs-melkire.tumblr.com/post/107350970371/sojourn-inspirational-playlist-for-osric-melkire Sojourn]], Inspirational Playlist'''
<br>'''[[http://cfs-melkire.tumblr.com/post/119463562431/crusade-another-playlist-this-ones-less-for Crusade]], for Action Sequences'''
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[[Category:Player Character]][[Category:Balmung]][[Category:Ul'dahn]][[Category:Midlander Hyur]][[Category:Hyur]]

Evangeline Primrose

2015-05-31T20:35:02Z

Natalie mcbeef: finall

{{Infobox-character
| name =
| image =Ffxiv 05022015 185846.png
| imagewidth = 350
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ishgard (Exile)
| race = Elezen
| clan = High Ishgardian}}

== Character ==

=== General ===

The impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually learning how the reality of life, politics, and love differs from what she has read in her books

=== Appearance ===

Evangeline is a fair skinned Ishgardian Elezen, with sharp and inquisitive features. She is short for an Elezen, barely making 6 fulms in height. She possesses eyes of dark violet, and long, wavy hair, which she is in the habit of dyeing. When she arrived in Ul'dah she preferred formal dress, skirts and jackets. However as time passes on she has adapted to her new home, and can be usually found in robes, trousers and short skirts, all the better to beat the desert heat. Her eyes are terrible, and she is rarely seen without a pair of glasses. In fact, so terrible is her vision, she typically carries multiple pairs as spares.

=== Behavior ===

Evangeline is brash, foolhardy, passionate, and deeply compassionate towards the plights of the less fortunate. Though she comes from a powerful family in Ishgard, her views are anything but traditional, and she will take every opportunity to argue them. She is quick to make friends, and even quicker to trust them. Evangeline is quick to anger as well, but must slights are forgotten soon afterwards, her mind too active to dwell on animosity for long.

== Combat ==

Like every son and daughter of Ishgard, Evangeline was taught the sword, lance and axe, so she might defend her home. However while she is a middling swordswoman, her great passion has always been science and technology. Rather than use what she uses as crude implements of butchery, Evangeline uses grenades, potions, firearms, and other items in order to defender herself.

Those who face the woman generally find themselves choking on smoke and blinded by Flashbangs, as she unloads her contraptions. However without her supplies she is almost helpless, and as such guards them jealously. It is very rare to see Evangeline without her typical satchel, bulging with grenades and gadgets.

== Tendencies ==

=== Likes ===

::*Alchemy
::*History, Politics, and Economics
::*Grenades, Flashbangs, Firearms, and anything that explodes
::*Clever Men and Women
::*Coffee and Spirits
::*Freedom

=== Dislikes ===

::*Tyrants, Bullies and Oppressors
::*Those who speak or act rudely
::*Trees, Nature, bugs, and creepy crawly things.
::*Law Enforcement

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*Expert on Alchemy, Chemistry, Social Sciences, and Engineering
::*Clever mind for investigations
::*Trained as a Lawyer/Barrister
::*Good with money

===NPC Rumors===

'''Common'''

"I saw that crazy Elezen handing out fliers in Pearl Lane. Some nonsense about a revolution. Blades chased her off soon enough." - Merchant

"Miss Primrose holds reading lessons for the children most mornings. Not sure the point, reading is for rich folk anyhow." - Ala Mhigan Refugee

"Strange one that, I see her jogging round the walls some nights in full armor." - Laborer

'''Uncommon'''

"Exiled from the Holy City, that one was. You can tell from the brand on her cheek. Halone only knows her crimes." - Ishgardian Immigrant

'''Rare'''

"Someone gave her a Paladin soulstone? Who would be foolish enough to do such a thing."

"Rumor has it she knew Lady Iceheart, conspiring with dravainians, and worse."

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)

"She's not ''that'' crazy...I think. Just...enthusiastic." -[[Vaughn Antain]]

"Pah!" -[[Aya Foxheart]]

"Yes, we've met. No. I don't view her as 'crazy.'" --[[Jaques Guillaume]]

"Yes, I know her." -- [[Orrin Halgren]]

"Evangeline Prrrimrose? Oh.... I worked with her on some sensitive matterrrs. She's nice enough, makes a mean explosion." -- [[U'roh Tia]]
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2015-05-31T20:34:11Z

Natalie mcbeef:

Evangeline Primrose

2015-05-31T20:32:50Z

Natalie mcbeef:

{{Infobox-character
| name =
| image =
| imagewidth = 350
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ishgard (Exile)
| race = Elezen
| clan = High Ishgardian}}

== Character ==

=== General ===

The impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually learning how the reality of life, politics, and love differs from what she has read in her books

=== Appearance ===

Evangeline is a fair skinned Ishgardian Elezen, with sharp and inquisitive features. She is short for an Elezen, barely making 6 fulms in height. She possesses eyes of dark violet, and long, wavy hair, which she is in the habit of dyeing. When she arrived in Ul'dah she preferred formal dress, skirts and jackets. However as time passes on she has adapted to her new home, and can be usually found in robes, trousers and short skirts, all the better to beat the desert heat. Her eyes are terrible, and she is rarely seen without a pair of glasses. In fact, so terrible is her vision, she typically carries multiple pairs as spares.

=== Behavior ===

Evangeline is brash, foolhardy, passionate, and deeply compassionate towards the plights of the less fortunate. Though she comes from a powerful family in Ishgard, her views are anything but traditional, and she will take every opportunity to argue them. She is quick to make friends, and even quicker to trust them. Evangeline is quick to anger as well, but must slights are forgotten soon afterwards, her mind too active to dwell on animosity for long.

== Combat ==

Like every son and daughter of Ishgard, Evangeline was taught the sword, lance and axe, so she might defend her home. However while she is a middling swordswoman, her great passion has always been science and technology. Rather than use what she uses as crude implements of butchery, Evangeline uses grenades, potions, firearms, and other items in order to defender herself.

Those who face the woman generally find themselves choking on smoke and blinded by Flashbangs, as she unloads her contraptions. However without her supplies she is almost helpless, and as such guards them jealously. It is very rare to see Evangeline without her typical satchel, bulging with grenades and gadgets.

== Tendencies ==

=== Likes ===

::*Alchemy
::*History, Politics, and Economics
::*Grenades, Flashbangs, Firearms, and anything that explodes
::*Clever Men and Women
::*Coffee and Spirits
::*Freedom

=== Dislikes ===

::*Tyrants, Bullies and Oppressors
::*Those who speak or act rudely
::*Trees, Nature, bugs, and creepy crawly things.
::*Law Enforcement

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*Expert on Alchemy, Chemistry, Social Sciences, and Engineering
::*Clever mind for investigations
::*Trained as a Lawyer/Barrister
::*Good with money

===NPC Rumors===

'''Common'''

"I saw that crazy Elezen handing out fliers in Pearl Lane. Some nonsense about a revolution. Blades chased her off soon enough." - Merchant

"Miss Primrose holds reading lessons for the children most mornings. Not sure the point, reading is for rich folk anyhow." - Ala Mhigan Refugee

"Strange one that, I see her jogging round the walls some nights in full armor." - Laborer

'''Uncommon'''

"Exiled from the Holy City, that one was. You can tell from the brand on her cheek. Halone only knows her crimes." - Ishgardian Immigrant

'''Rare'''

"Someone gave her a Paladin soulstone? Who would be foolish enough to do such a thing."

"Rumor has it she knew Lady Iceheart, conspiring with dravainians, and worse."

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)

"She's not ''that'' crazy...I think. Just...enthusiastic." -[[Vaughn Antain]]

"Pah!" -[[Aya Foxheart]]

"Yes, we've met. No. I don't view her as 'crazy.'" --[[Jaques Guillaume]]

"Yes, I know her." -- [[Orrin Halgren]]

"Evangeline Prrrimrose? Oh.... I worked with her on some sensitive matterrrs. She's nice enough, makes a mean explosion." -- [[U'roh Tia]]
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Vaughn Antain

2015-02-06T00:16:48Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

<span style="color:#b22222">''The information on this page is mostly OOC knowledge, and contains spoilers. If you wish to be involved in any of his past, please message first. Thank you!''</span><br/><br/>{{Infobox-character
| name = Vaughn Antain
| image= Vaughn4.jpg
| imagewidth =
| caption = "The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come again."
| title = Commission by [[Tiergan Vashir]]
| gender = Male (really, he is!)
| citizenship =
| race = Elezen
| clan = Wildwood
| stat_1 = Height/Weight
| stat_1_value = 6 fulms 4 ilms/145 ponz
| stat_2 = Nameday
| stat_2_value = 1st Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon
| stat_3 = Patron Diety
| stat_3_value = [[Llymlaen, the Navigator]]
| stat_4 =
| stat_4_value =
| stat_5 = Relationship Status
| stat_5_value = Taken
| stat_6 = Server
| stat_6_value = Balmung
}}

== Character ==

'''Vaughn Antain''' is a short and willowy Wildwood Elezen, specialized in stealth, archery, and assassination. However, he is not prideful as most of his race is, and is rather content being in the background. His odd behavior has led to many strange reactions, most often being mistrust.

=== General ===

'''Full Name:''' Vaughn Auréle Antain<br/>'''Nickname(s):''' Pretty Boy, Blondie<br/>'''Race:''' Wildwood Elezen<br/>'''Age:''' 35 (estimated)<br/>'''Occupation(s):''' Companion, pirate, archer, bard

=== Appearance ===

'''Skin:''' fair with a slight golden lustre, smooth as porcelain<br/>'''Hair:''' thick but silky, golden blonde in color<br/>'''Eyes:''' vibrant green<br/>'''Distinguishing Features:''' small tattoo on his right heel (a purple rose), small brand on his right hip (Blood Nymph pirate crew symbol), organic scarification on his left pec with that nipple pierced, usually dressed in fine silks

=== Behavior ===

'''Motivation:''' Helping those in need<br/>'''Temperament:''' Mostly calm, but becomes angry when a friend is threatened<br/>'''Fear(s):''' his own emotions, love<br/>'''Negative Trait(s):''' appears closed off, neurotic, can be a bit too blunt<br/>'''Sexuality:''' Pansexual

== Combat ==

=== Ranged ===

Vaughn is a marksman of all disciplines. Since he was young, he has shown an affinity to throwing weapons, granting himself a set of silver daggers fashioned with the intricate emblem of the Desert Rose, the brothel in which he was raised. His precision with the thrown weapons was helpful in learning the bow when he was bought by a pirate. He has continued through the years to show a gift for archery, thrown weapons, and pistols.

=== Magic ===

With the aid of a wind crystal, Vaughn is able to manipulate its aether in a way he was unable to before. However, it is visibly taxing on him and often leaves him drained of energy and (sometimes) memory. The crystal itself depletes and tries to collect the nearest source of aether, which is usually Vaughn's own personal aether unless he draws the aether of another wind crystal into him to replenish the one inside.

=== Melee ===

Axes, swords, and fists are not in Vaughn's comfort zone. He has been training rigorously, however, to overcome this weakness. He is especially weary of axes, as is noted by his wincing and hesitations whenever he or another uses the viscous weapon around him.

== Tendencies ==

=== Likes ===

::*cooking
::*gardening
::*singing/playing his lap harp
::*spending time with friends

=== Dislikes ===

::*mean people
::*the color grey

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*Sings with a light tenor.
::*Often plays on his lap harp, intricately carved mahogany in the shape of a dragonfly.
::*Is a very talented artist, creating works with uncanny realism.

== Relationships ==

=== Family ===

'''Father:''' Ambroise Antain (deceased)<br/>'''Mother:''' Thalandria Velengrais (deceased)<br/>'''Brother:''' Holiander Antain (half-brother, deceased)

=== Associations ===
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::<font style="color:#F02311" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing
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:<font style="color:#F02311" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jaques Guillaume]]:''' This Duskwight was once stand-offish towards Vaughn, but still seemed to tolerate him being around. As his lover, Vaughn has a deep admiration for Jaques, and offers the Duskwight his assistance freely. They are often seen together, though Vaughn does his best to keep his emotions in check for Jaques's benefit, as he understands the Duskwight's need for privacy.

:<font style="color:#F02311" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''Captain Ateryu Mica von Kanton:''' (deceased) The pirate Captain bought Vaughn from the brothel for his own amusement. At first, it was handy having your own personal whore, but then the passion turned to abuse. Vaughn spent much of the plunder he stole from the Captain to pay for healers to undo the intensive scarring left by the lash and leather collar he was hung by as punishment for disobeying orders. Captain von Kanton was Vaughn's first obsessive love, placing him a god among men in his eyes. Though the Captain made him do the most horrific deeds, Vaughn loves him still.

:[[File:Sasha1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sasha Levvine]]<font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''Sasha Levvine:''' (deceased) The lively daughter of Madame Levvine was Vaughn's closest friend at the brothel they were raised, and inherited the establishment when her mother passed away. After many years apart, he sought her out to make amends for the deeds he had done while under Captain von Kanton's influence. He was offered a job in the Rose as a teacher for the young soon-to-be companions, but ultimately refused. This led to Sasha demanding he return, or face punishment.

:<font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[R'shesha Otharn]]:''' This young miqo'te was the first person in two years to walk up to Vaughn and talk to him. While he was extremely shy at first, R'shesha became someone he could confide in. He cares for her deeply, and feels for her as a sister.

:<font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nihka Mioni]]:''' Another miqo'te who was there when he met R'shesha. Though she didn't speak much to him at first, he took a liking to her, and now calls her one of his dearest friends and sister.

:<font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[An'nai Tir'Atha]]:''' This miqo'te and Vaughn had a near instant connection based on how they grew up, and views him as a brother. He envies and admires An'nai for his independent spirit, hoping to better himself on the miqo's example. Lately, the miqo has not been seen, and Vaughn worries for his well-being.

:<font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[Clouse Sydonis]]:''' While the hyur was kind at first, Vaughn distrusted him while under the influence of a corrupted aether crystal. However, he still likes the man, and considers him a friend.

:<font style="color:#4e9362" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jael Laksha]]:''' While this hyur is liked by Vaughn, and they seem to have pleasant conversations, he was not trusted. Now, the hyur has not been seen, and Vaughn wonders about his well-being.

:<font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''[[Ashe En'vale]]:''' Ashe...oh, Ashe. This charismatic hyur seems to be drawing Vaughn in deeper into his web of destruction. Whenever he's with the man, Vaughn becomes a puppet to his every whim. It is that realization Vaughn doesn't trust himself much around him, as his chaotic nature is reminiscent of Captain von Kanton. This had not gone unnoticed, and made Vaughn more paranoid around his friends.

:<font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chiane N'ardente]]:''' A strong-willed, beautiful Duskwight, Chiane caught the attention of Vaughn on several occasions. However, his affections for her "brother" Jaques deterred him from making any advances. Never mind the thought she would probably try to gut him. Still, he does hope for a friendship between them, and will go out of his way for Jaques's sake to be as courteous as possible toward her.

:<font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xiaoli Vorgan]]:''' An adorable miqo'te woman he met while trying to settle a dispute among her and her friend Orpheus, and Jaques. He wishes there could have been more time to bond with her over their common fondness of apple deserts, but those plans crumbled before they could start.

:<font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''[[Orpheus Arkouda]]:''' The other miqo'te he met during a dispute in Coerthas. He seems to get along better with Jaques, as Vaughn's shyness leaves little for them to talk about.

:<font style="color:#8f8377" size="3">●</font>'''[[Andralyn Thatcher]]:''' Lady Grace, as he knows her by, is a charismatic and undoubtedly cunning Madame of the brothel Heaven's Gate. He is weary of her sugar-coated words, a paranoia brought to him by his previous experiences with competing brothels, and does not take most of what she says as a whole truth. Still, she has said enough to pique his interest in trying to figure out what exactly she has planned. Which was probably part her plan all along...

:<font style="color:#000000" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#C24640" size="3">●</font>'''[[Devilish Sarracenia]]:''' This strong, confident, but ultimately abrasive Roegadyn is often seen around Ashe. At first, Vaughn didn't really care one way or another for her, but after learning of her "stalking" his love, and of her betrayal that was more of an assistance, he ended up not liking her very much.

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== Rumors ==

===Current Event Rumors===

::*"Last I saw the Wildwood, he was in with some Duskwight. They had me put a wind crystal in the blonde's chest, but wouldn't let me keep him for a few moons to monitor him. Now I hear his memory is poor. Hmm, I tried to warn them..." ''--Ossuary mage''
::*"Yeah, he's been around. I remember his hair kept moving as if there was a breeze. Not much breeze in an enclosed space though." ''--Quicksand waitress''
::*"The whore was returned to the Desert Rose, so go ask there." ''--Burning Blades sergeant''

=== PC Rumors ===

''((Feel free to add your own below!))''

::*"Antain? Not much goin' on upstairs, not since th' Cap'n up 'n dis'peared." ''--Truder, former Blood Nymph pirate''
::*"You know, I could have sworn he was a woman, the way he carried himself, the way he dressed. Much, much too pretty for any man to be." ''--overheard from a hyur man''
::*"-uncontrollable laughter-" ''--Callistus, Stoneshaper of Ul'dah''
::*"He isn't like most other Wildwoods. Which is to say he's not an arrogant condescending ass." ''--[[Jaques Guillaume]]''
::* "Well, he didn't really make the best first impression on me, but I think he's fun! You can't deny his free spirit, or his passion for beauty." ''--[[Aya Foxheart]]''
::*"The man has the power to summon water and control minds. Dare say I never saw so many eyes glisten or so many lips smile, my own included, when I heard him play. It is no mere performance, either, for when he defended Sir Vashyr I felt the same emotion. I am honored to have met Lord Vaughn." ''--[[Jancis Milburga]]''
::*"Evangeline don't bring bombs into the house. Evangeline make sure your friends sign the Guestbook. Evangeline stop chasing around the other housemates. It's almost as if he thinks I'll listen. I must be losing my flair for anarchy." ''--[[Evangeline Primrose]]''

== History/Timeline ==

=== <span style="color:#4b0082">Early Life</span> ===

==== <span style="color:#800080">The Desert Rose</span> ====

'''The Desert Rose''', an underground brothel hidden in Ul'dah, boasts pleasures for any taste. It is a place of debauchery, unregulated by Thanalan law, and run by the ruthless business woman, '''Madame Tatyana Levvine'''. Though it is not often addressed, companions (also known illegitimately as "whores") are considered as and treated like slaves, and have their own hierarchy.

Every companion at the Rose bears the same rose-shaped tattoo on the heel of their right foot, but are one of four different colors based on status. Those with the black rose are those who were not born to the brothel and are there to work off a debt of some sort. They are not allowed to partake in any sexual activity while indebted, and the Madame usually turns them out as soon as the debt is paid, so as not to "blacken the pool" of desired companions.

Second in the hierarchy are those with a green rose. These are slaves born into the brothel but found lacking in either attractiveness or demeanor. These are the people seen distributing the others with tea, food, and whatever else is needed, and do not partake in any of the events.

A red rose determines those who were born in the brothel and used as companions. This is the most common mark in the Desert Rose.

Finally, at the top of the hierarchy, are those with a purple rose. These companions have been deemed worthy to mate and create children, and are the highest in value, therefore, the most expensive. There are very few of these companions, usually about eight males (one for every race and sub-type) and twenty-four females. However, numbers fluctuate depending on if the Madame deems a child of a mated pair to exceed her high standards of attractiveness, demeanor, and pliability.

Each mark of those born into the brothel are determined and inked when the child becomes of age to work at fifteen years old.

==== <span style="color:#800080">What It Was To Be Family</span> ====

Vaughn was born the only child of '''Thalandria Velengrais''' and the first child of '''Ambroise Antain''', two of the Wildwood resident companions picked to be parents based off certain qualities each had. He was then handed off to a wet nurse so his mother could get back to her shape and work again. Still, Thalandria would sneak in at night to care for her child, wanting to know what it felt like to be part of a normal family.

When Thalandria was caught feeding her child, Madame Levvine took her to the "dungeon" and punished her for her insolence. She was whipped and had her mammary sacks removed so the incident could not happen again. They were replaced with a soft, pliable substance to maintain the shape and softness of real breasts, but she would never again be able to feed a child. After all, she was not meant for caring for children; she just needed to make them.

Ambroise, on the other hand, was encouraged to be Vaughn's role model and teach him what it was to be a companion. The lessons started when Vaughn was two years old. He learned to do the basic duties such as cleaning, serving tea, and aesthetics. Between showing at an early age to have a knack for beautiful color and pattern combinations, and his pale and soft complexion, Vaughn earned the nickname "Marthette", or "Little Lady".

Even though Ambroise followed every rule and was considered to be the most well-behaved companion, he did have a small rebellious streak. When Vaughn was three years old, he became the older brother to Ambroise's and '''Cosette Nâdiya''''s son, '''Holiander'''. This one transgression, as Cosette bore a red mark, had Madame Levvine castrate Ambroise and remove the purple mark on his heel, replacing it with a green one.

After witnessing such an event, three-year-old Vaughn did what he could to keep himself out of trouble. He did whatever he was told to do as soon as he was told to do it. Ambroise still trained him and Holiander, as was his duty.

Unlike Vaughn, Holiander was rambunctious and payed little attention to what was expected of him. This didn't become apparent until the boys were ten and seven, respectively. It was around this time when Holiander started showing signs of illness, which Madame Levvine called "proof of ill-breeding".

==== <span style="color:#800080">Holiander</span> ====

Vaughn did everything he could to keep his little brother out of the Madame's sights. Though it became easier when Holiander fell ill, it just made Vaughn even more worried for him. By the time he was nine, Holiander had a difficult time breathing. By ten, he couldn't walk.

The years seemed to degrade him more and more, until he was completely bedridden with constant fevers by the time he was fourteen. His skin and hair blanched to stark whiteness, and his usually bright aqua eyes were a pale shade of blue.

[[File:Holiander.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Holiander Antain]]Vaughn, now seventeen, grew into a beautiful young man. In contrast to his half-brother, he had shining golden hair and brilliant green eyes. Though he had a fair complexion, it shone with a subtle golden glow. These qualities had Madame Levvine give him the purple mark, making him take the place of his once-beloved father.

However, he still couldn't leave Holiander to his fate. Vaughn resorted to stealing the jewelry in Madame Levvine's private quarters whenever he was invited back there for recreation. Any gift that he was given by a patron was just as quickly turned into the markets for gil. Even his best friend of the Rose, Madame Levvine's own daughter '''Sasha Levvine''', helped with collecting valuables to sell during monthly trips to market. Everything Vaughn could save was spent on concoctions from the alchemists to try and heal Holiander.

For a while, it didn't seem to work. Holiander became delusional and saw those around him as demons trying to take his life. Except for Vaughn. He saw his older brother as the one guardian angel he could trust, and would only eat or drink if it came from Vaughn, or "Aulucien" ("Golden Light") as Holiander called him.

Holiander started to recover eight months into his treatments, as Vaughn became able to discern what his illness actually was. It took an additional two months after that before the fevers would subside and Holiander could think once again. Unable to remember his name, he started to call himself "Alaire". Vaughn corrected him on multiple occasions, but Holiander didn't like the way it sounded. Instead, to satisfy his brother, he decided to go by "Holi" as it sounded happier.

==== <span style="color:#800080">A Short Engagement</span> ====

In order to bring gilflow to a mostly underground business, weekly trips into the markets were a necessity. Two companions, a male and a female, were sent with various pieces of jewelry, clothing, and other items unneeded in the brothel for trade. Each companion took with them one of the slaves with the black mark as a retainer.

Being the most beautiful male, Vaughn often made the trades. He insisted Holi should be his retainer, keeping him out of the brothel for as long as possible. It also gave him a chance to be just a person out with family, which made the brothers' bond even stronger. This arrangement went well for a few years, until Vaughn started noticing one of the other vendors.

'''Jerrah Garalad''' sold many varieties of fish her and her family caught in the small village of Crescent Cove. She had beautiful, sun-kissed brown skin and dyed parts of her dark hair red. What drew him to her the most were her brilliant blue eyes. They sparkled when she laughed, and she laughed often. She became his one glimmer of hope for a normal life, and they were soon engaged.

She promised Vaughn that he and Holi would never become someone else's property once they were married. Still, she was a poor woman and such an arrangement would take time. Soon after their engagement, however, Madame Levvine kept both Vaughn and Holi under lock and key, and told Jerrah Vaughn abandoned her. Since then, Madame Levvine had Vaughn take Sasha with him whenever he went into the markets to deter any more of his "nonsense".

=== <span style="color:#4b0082">Life as a Pirate</span> ===

==== <span style="color:#800080">Captain von Kanton</span> ====

A few months passed since Vaughn and Jerrah parted ways, and it was during a scheduled market day when he and Sasha were approached by '''Captain Ateryu Mica von Kanton'''. He stood a couple ilms taller than Vaughn, making him an intimidating hyur to say the least. His short dark hair, sharp brown eyes, and tanned sea-kissed skin only added to the allure Vaughn felt. He was dark and mysterious, yet frightening, and the Elezen had a hard time pretending to be disappointed when Ateryu bought him from the brothel to be his personal slave upon his ship, the '''Sea Nymph'''. [[File:Ateryu1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Captain Ateryu Mica von Kanton]]

Ateryu was a superstitious man, and having Vaughn aboard sated the crew's need to have a woman tend to their needs without having one, as they were "bad luck". In order to keep the Elezen in an amorous mood to be able to take the crew at their whim, Ateryu also stocked himself with ''aetheri'', a highly addictive and expensive drug the Rose often used for the same purpose.

The Captain kept Vaughn on a tight leash, only allowing him to do or say things Ateryu allowed. He was not allowed to have a thought of his own, and the slightest hint of one caused Ateryu to beat it out of him until he was once again the submissive slave Ateryu purchased.

==== <span style="color:#800080">The First Year</span> ====

It didn't take long for Vaughn to learn his place in Ateryu's crew. The first few months consisted of bending to the depravity of the crew, nothing much different than what he was already used to from the Rose.

By the seventh month, however, Ateryu became more possessive of his investment. He no longer allowed the crew to touch the Elezen, and outright killed those who even whispered his name. Vaughn spent most of his time locked in the Captain's quarters, expected to be ready whenever Ateryu wanted. Which was often.

Over the next few months, Ateryu started to talk to Vaughn. His tone softened around him, and he became more tender with him. Ateryu confessed love to him, branding him with the symbol of his crew on the inside of his left hip. However, around his crew, Ateryu still humiliated him with public lashings and strangulation, though he killed any of the crew who tried to join in on the "fun".

This was also the time when Ateryu charged Vaughn with a mission.

==== <span style="color:#800080">Introduction to Loss</span> ====

The Captain was an arrogant man, and in his arrogance he believed he could control the primal Leviathan. To do this, he required a book that was in the possession of a Gridanian noblewoman. This noblewoman, '''Silveaux De'leann''', married Holi shortly before Ateryu purchased Vaughn. So the solution was simple; Ateryu would send a message to the De'leann estate claiming Vaughn wished to see his brother at sea. Ateryu would then invade her estate, kill everyone inside and take her book, while Vaughn would kill Holi to prevent any risk of retribution.

Vaughn took the plan hard. While he didn't understand the reasoning behind summoning the primal, he understood killing the person he worked so hard to keep alive was unnecessary. He loved his brother, but he loved Ateryu and lived only to please him.

With gritted teeth, Vaughn did as his lover asked. He met with Holi on the Sea of Jade, sneaking aboard to take him quickly and to not have to look at the horrible deed. However, Holi turned to face him, pleaded against Ateryu's wishes, and offered Vaughn freedom through himself and his wife. When Vaughn reluctantly refused, Holi surrendered, writing a letter to his dear Silveaux with a lock of his hair enclosed in an envelope. After beheading his brother, Vaughn kept the letter and lock with him, praying for his brother's forgiveness.

==== <span style="color:#800080">Enough is Enough</span> ====

Ten cycles passed with the Captain, every cycle seeming worse than the last. Vaughn was tortured, tormented, forced to watch his loved ones die (some by his own hand), and look on helplessly as the Captain murdered his way around Eorzea.

The time came when Vaughn finally mustered the courage to stand up for himself. The Captain was sleeping in his bed, exhausted from the day of village slaughter followed by his forceful ways with him. He slowly crawled out of their bed to the nightstand where Ateryu kept his rusty, dull dagger. After stifling his own tears, Vaughn plunged the dagger straight through his throat.

The event left him numb for months. He took the helm of the ship, pretending the Captain was just ill so as not to rouse suspicion. The crew believed him, or they just didn't care as long as they got their share of the plunder. When they made port eight months after the Captain passed, Vaughn sneaked away and hasn't looked back.

=== <span style="color:#4b0082">The Free Slave</span> ===

==== <span style="color:#800080">One Step Forward, Three Steps Back</span> ====

Over the next year, he took up formal archery training out of respect for his kin, training in Gridania and earning rank within the God's Bow. He took orders well, earning the respect of his comrades, but also regressing to his former self. He became a shell of what he tried to become, open to nothing but the commands of the General of the God's Bow.

During that same year, he visited his former home of Ul'dah. There, he learned of the poor folk that couldn't reclaim their homes near Vesper Bay relocated to Crescent Cove, Jerrah among them with a ten-year-old boy. Out of curiosity, he traveled to the Cove and met '''Richtor Garalad'''. He recognized instantly that the boy had Thalandria's bright blue eyes, and was his son.

Vaughn attempted to speak with Jerrah about his suspicions, but she pushed him away as quickly as she saw him. She recognized Vaughn as the reason she lost her family in Vesper Bay and refused to let him see Richtor. However, this did not deter him, and the two managed to meet and spend time together in the late hours and whenever Jerrah went to market to sell her wares. Vaughn taught Rictor to use the bow in the Gridanian style, as it was taught to him. The two grew close very quickly, but when Jerrah found out about them spending time together behind her back, she attacked Vaughn and warned him to never return.

==== <span style="color:#800080">Facets of Eorzea</span> ====

Vaughn then left Thanalan and the Black Shroud behind, finding little joy in anything there. He made his way to Limsa Lominsa, and enlisted with the Maelstrom to use his skill as a Bowman against the pirates he once fought alongside. Again, he rose quickly in rank, blindly following orders with ability and precision. Still, it wasn't enough to keep him out of trouble there as well. '''Admiral [[Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn]]''' learned of Vaughn's affiliation with pirates and discharged him, though honorably as he did nothing against Limsa or her armada.

This was still enough to send Vaughn into another spiral of self-doubt and wandering. While sitting on the docks, watching the ships sail into the sunset, he was approached by three miqo'tes: '''[[R'shesha Otharn]]''', '''[[Nihka Mioni]]''', and '''[[R'khen Tia]]'''. They talked until the early morning hours, Vaughn making them smoked salmon right on the pier. After, R'shesha approached him about joining her in trying to convince her Free Company, the '''Facets of Eorzea''', that the Garlean threat was right on their doorstep and they should be idle no longer.

Vaughn spoke with their then leader, '''[[Clouse Sydonis]]''', who seemed to admire Vaughn's spirit and desire to help wherever it was needed. Clouse enlisted him in the Company, and Vaughn had a new home and purpose once again.

==== <span style="color:#800080">Corruption and Hope</span> ====

The first mission Clouse sent Vaughn on was an ongoing investigation on '''[[Ashe En'vale]]''', a chaotic and charismatic red-haired hyur. Along with fellow Facets '''[[Chiane N'ardente]]''', '''[[Jael Laksha]]''', and R'shesha, Vaughn tracked and conversed with Ashe, eventually "joining" his side so he could report information back to Clouse and the rest of the Facets. It backfired, and after getting another Facet involved, '''[[An'nai Tir'Atha]]''', Vaughn was in a position he did not want to be in. Ashe imbedded a corrupted crystal into Vaughn's chest, allowing the Elezen access to a hidden power inside him. A power he could not easily control.

[[File:Vaughn Jaques.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Vaughn with Jaques]]The crystal opened his mind to blind hatred and rage, while also giving him the power to create fire from nothing. However, instead of being afraid, Vaughn took it as an opportunity to strengthen himself while he used the power to help others, with the intention of also using it against Ashe. A newfound boldness overtook the meek Wildwood, and he was finally able to tell fellow Facet '''[[Jaques Guillaume]]''' exactly how he felt about him. After a few more encounters, and actions that turned away brother-like An'nai, the two started dating.

It was then that Vaughn started to feel not quite himself. His body temperature continued to rise, though he never felt sick. He neither ate nor slept, and Jaques convinced Vaughn to give up the crystal, or lose himself to it. Vaughn agreed, and they went to Nihka for help, as she had been studying the corrupted crystals and knew best how to rid oneself of it's influence. After fighting through the ritual to not only keep the power but take in the countering aether, Vaughn was left weakened and nearly dead. However, both Jaques and Nihka watched over him until he was able to regain his strength and returned to being the shy, yet comfortable Elezen they knew and cared for.

==== <span style="color:#800080">A New Beginning</span> ====

After a few moons, and a falling out with the Facets, Vaughn and Jaques became much closer, to the point where one will rarely go anywhere without the other. The loss of touch with the aether around him made Vaughn want to try with a non-corrupted crystal to harness the power once again. With a bit of convincing, Jaques agreed to allow Vaughn to receive a wind crystal in the corrupted crystal's place.

The adjustment took a toll on them both, but through a few techniques Jaques taught him through his monk training, Vaughn was able to contain the power and shield his crystal from taking in random (and his own) aether. Currently, he is able to use the crystal to enhance his other combat skills, as well as new skills Jaques is helping him train in.

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Jaques Guillaume

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==Character==
[[File:Jaques Tiergan.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Art by Tiergan Vashir.]]
This guarded, scowling, and often intimidating looking Duskwight tends to keep to himself. Those observing him may notice how he seems to always move with purpose and carries himself with confidence and balance. Whatever he is wearing will typically be in good repair, although obviously well used.

[[File:Tattoo-larm.jpg|right|armband tattoo.]]

===General===

Server: Balmung

Full Name: Jaques Guillaume

Name & Aliases: Jaques, Tabby, Tabby-elf (which he hates), Jack (usually as an insult or those who are after or know about the bounty.)

Pronunciation (listen to the french version): [http://translate.google.com/#en/fr/Jaques%20Guillaume]

Birthplace: - The Clan Marécage caverns are located in southern Coerthas. In the mountains just north of the Yafaem Saltmoor.

Voice: Deep, mature, masculine.

===Appearance===

[[File:Jaques scarrification.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Scarification banner down right side.]]
Jaques is on the tall and heavy side for an elezen, standing at about 6 fulms 10 ilms and roughly coming in at 240 ponz. Although he is in no way fat. In fact he's more on the well-muscled side for his kind. Instead of the typical grey and ashen skin tones of other Duskwights his is dark brown. His face is is rectangular with a thin, sharp, slightly down-turned nose, fuller lips, and a stern and pronounced brow over narrow, almond shaped bright amber eyes. He has a old scar that runs diagonally down away from his nose on his left cheek and has a fading black tribal like tattoo around his eyes that seems to only accentuate the guarded and impassive scowl that he typically wears. His thick and unruly black hair is kept braided back away from his face at pretty much all times and the thick, full beard is kept trimmed and well groomed. His ears are of slightly longer length than average and upturn slightly at the tips. The lobes are pierced and he usually wears a pair of black dangling claws fashioned into earrings. At his neck he wears a black bone and stone necklace and is otherwise unadorned with such accessories.

Jaques's clothing tends to run on the more practical and simple side rather than anything flashing and flamboyant and seems to prefer more muted and natural colour tones. He's most often seen in leathers of some variety with a pair of metal claws strapped to a heavily pouched belt. He always has a hunting knife strapped to his right boot. He sometimes is seen wearing dark plate armour and sporting a large axe strapped to his back. He is almost always seen carrying a much abused and patched pack.

His layered scarring gives away his life as a melee fighter. If one can see his legs and arms they'd see several minor scars on his knuckles, forearms, shins and knees. All of them of varying ages. He does has a few body scars. Claw rakes run parallel to the spine over his shoulder blades. There is a scar from what was probably a fairly major wound on his right side just above his pelvic bone, going from front to back. Also on his right side, starting just below the armpit and ending just above the old scar is some very fresh scarrification. A tribal-esque banner. On his left side and peck he has a fairly major but fully healed burn scar. He also has a tattoo on his left bicep. A simple thin complete black band. The bottom of the band is lined with red and has a break on the outside of the arm with red orb in the center of the break.

===Behavior===

:'''Motivations:''' Helping those in need, especially those he calls friend. Building a new life for himself and for his love.

:'''Disposition:''' Quiet, cold, distrustful and stand-offish to those he first meets. However he does tend to remain polite. Protective and friendly to those he knows and calls friend.

He tends to keep to himself most times or is sometimes seen associating in smaller groups of people. He tends to be a planner, not liking to go into situations and confrontations blind. His emotions tend to be hidden behind his stern and impassive scowl. He does seem to actively avoid going into places that serve alcoholic beverages. With the only exception being the Bismarck where he occasionally works as as a fill in chef. It takes a bit to rile him but once his temper is lost he does tend to loose it violently. He can be quite opinionated on some things and doesn't have much of an issue sharing them once you can get him talking. However ask something too personal without being trusted and he'll clam right back up again.

Once he does start to open up more of his personality shines through. Such as his dry and sometimes sarcastic sense of humor and his protective nature. He is always seeming to want to know how those he cares about has been and how their fairing. If they're having troubles he usually will offer his assistance freely. Sometimes his protective nature can border on the obsessive and will practically force his assistance or protections on someone, whether it's fully wanted or not. He also tends to live more for others than for himself.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Working and being active.
::* Training.
::* When he finally understands something about overland culture.
::* Being drunk.

===Dislikes===
::* Money.
::* Wildwoods/Wood Wailers
::* Being drunk.
::* Slavers. A lot.

===Strengths===
::* Excellent at close quarters hand-to-hand combat.
::* Fairly good shot with a bow.
::* Good at picking out edible plants vs. unedible ones.
::* Tracking
::* Hunting

===Weaknesses===
::* Bias against Wood Wailers and by extension the Wildwoods for continually "escorting" him out of towns and to the very outskirts of the Shroud for "poaching" and begging in the small settlements and towns around Gridania.
::* Alcohol. He tries to avoid alcohol as he doesn't know moderation. Once he starts he usually doesn't stop until his body makes him.
::* Is very bad at judging item/service values and is bad with his money.
::* Can be very ignorant of the workings of overland society.
::* Has nightmares and doesn't sleep well unless he takes a sip of a potion Polkah taught him to make. And even then he can only take it if he knows he'll have a safe roof over his head for the next few hours.
::* Very non magical. Can do some limited aetheric manipulations through his training as a monk. But they are his personal aether he's learned to manipulate. His also very non-sensitive to aetheric fluctuations and levels of where ever he is.

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* A really good cook.
::* Fishing.
::* Gambling.

==You might know him from...==

When he was a wandering drunkard from the outskirts of the Shroud in the 3 years prior to game launch. Perhaps you gambled with him, gave him a handout or had a drunken brawl with him. Or perhaps you taunted him and scorned him. Or simply tried your best to ignore him.

Recently, you might have seen him in Ul'dah or Limsa. He seems to have cleaned himself up and has not been begging or drunk as far as anyone has seen.

Very recently you might know him from the Ul'dahn 150k gil bounty that had been placed on his head. The description matches Jaques but the name on the bounty has him listed as "Jack." Wanted dead or alive for harboring the fugitive Vaughn Antain, who has a bounty of 850k gil and wanted alive. These bounties are no longer active.

He is now the owner of The Desert Rose. Those from Ul'dah might have heard of the place at one time or another as a very expensive brothel located in the seedier section of Ul'dah. Current rumor is that the brothel is no longer accepting patrons although the reasons are a little vague and open for speculation.

==Rumors==

===Current Event Rumors===
::* "Backstabbing bastard if you ask me. Which you are. He turned in that whore fugitive he was 'harboring'. Even took a job at the brothel the Desert Rose, which is where he returned the whore to. Then again, maybe the whore Antain deserved it. Should'a seen the list he's wanted for. If even half of 'em were able to be proven he'd be put weaponless into a deathmatch in the pits for a bit of bloodsport." --Immortal Flames clerk
::* "He's runnin' a brothel now. His business partner, Callistus, was doin' some dark magic in the basement and vanished. Vivifan had to do a cleansing. Came back mighty pissed off about the whole thing too. Something about Leviathan." --Ossuary Thaurmaturge
::* "Desert Rose? Aye, I know of the place. Expensive whores there so I aint never been. Not much traffic goin' in or out of it lately though." --Refugee in Ul'dah
::* "He's been bringin' in instructors? What whores need with learning their history I don't know." --Talk over a job offer poster for the Desert Rose

===Common Rumors===
::* "Jaques? Yeah, I've seen him around. Often with some Twelves damned Green. What's that about?" -Prejudiced Duskwight
::* "I've seen him walking around with weapons. claws and sometimes a big ol' axe. But I've never seen him use them. Is he any good?" -Limsian adventurer
::* "He was working to be a full-time chef at the Bismarck. But he hasn't been around much lately and it's a shame, he made the -best- steaks." -Bismarck regular
;;* "Quiet. Doesn't stick around or talk much. But he always brings the catch in on time and to order." -Fisherman's guild attendant

===Moderate Rumors===
::* "He used to drink like a fish. Seems he's cleaned up nicely in the last few moons." -Heard around the Shroud.
::* "Jaques... Jaques... Ah. The Duskwight. He's a poaching bastard. Did you know he's got a fairly long criminal record here in Gridania? Stay away from him if you want to stay out of trouble here." - Wood Wailer
::* "I saw him being quite affectionate towards a couple of different young miqo'te girls. Dirty old man." -Disapproving hyur woman
::* "Jaques has taken a number of jobs from us that he's completed on time and efficiently. He usually takes jobs that involve a rampaging beast or doing various forms of pest control. He's a respected member of the Grand Company." - Maelstrom attendant

===Rare Rumors===
::* "There is this male Duskwight that sometimes gets a room here. Jock? Jack? Something like that. Anyway, he -always- shares it with this Wildwood that I thought was a woman at first, until he changed into his swim trunks. Anyroad, I had to go tell them to keep it down the last time they were here. If you know what I mean. It was so embarrassing!" gossiping Bronze Lake attendant.
::* "
::*

=== Player Character Rumors (Add anything you'd like, true or untrue, just keep it IC!) ===

::* "He likes to keep that Green of his close. I'm not sure if it's true feelings or just as some keep their possessions." -Callistus, Stoneshaper of Ul'dah
::* "He's modest, but he's quite the teacher. I mean, I didn't even know what the terms 'Grey' or 'Green' meant outside the Rose until he explained it to me!" -[[Vaughn Antain]]
::* "Tall, dark, and... he is a lot less brooding than he looks!" -[[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Nicer than he looks, else he wouldn't have let me live at the Phoenix Rose. Never seen him angry though, and hope I never do so." -[[Evangeline Primrose]]

==Relationships==
===Family===
His living blood family is completely inaccessible to him due to his exile and over the last few months collected those he now considers family. He has recently discovered he has a cousin though marriage walking about in the overworld as well.

===Enemies===
Slavers; Any who threaten those he holds dear;

===Player Character Standing===

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:
: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>

: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Vaughn Antain]]''' - He is very often seen with this Wildwood, his lover. He tries to keep their relationship downplayed while out in public and around strangers. But he is, in fact, quite in love with this man. Much to the amusement of a few of their friends.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nihka Mioni]]''' - The quiet yet surprisingly outgoing Keeper is nearly a daughter to him. He worries over her like he'd worry over his own.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[R'Shesha Otharn]]''' - This Seeker is also practically a daughter. Providing comfort and a fatherly figure to the girl when she's down.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chiane N'ardente]]''' - Another Duskwight that has ended up being his confidant in many things. He trusts and respects Chiane immensely and views her as a sister.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Talon Kane]]''' - This hyur he has many mixed feelings about. Headstrong, reckless and an ass. As well as devoted, caring, and selfless. He once viewed him as a brother of sorts. However he hasn't seen the man in some time and that may be changing given recent events and information.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Orpheus Arkouda]]''' - This often sarcastic pink-haired fighter has earned Jaques respect. Even if at their meeting they nearly came to blows over a misunderstanding. He views the Keeper as a brother of sorts.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Red Crow]]''' - He hasn't seen this beautiful Roegadyn warrior in some time. Strong, witty and caring he sort of had a crush on her for a while. But due to his own mental state at the time and the Roegadyn Burning Mountian, he never acted on the feeling. She is also one of the reasons he decided to start down the warrior path.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Devilish Sarracenia]]''' - This Roegadyn mercenary is similar to Red Crow in some ways. Strong and witty. However she doesn't seem nearly as caring. Dangerous even. He's not fully sure what to think of the woman.

: <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Clouse Sydonis]]''' - He met this hyur under somewhat unusual circumstances when the man activated a dead linkshell that connected him and several others together through a suddenly active pearl. He thinks Clouse is crazy and reckless. But ultimately kind and honest. So he has a fair amount of respect for the man, even if he hasn't seen him much lately.

: <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xiaoli Vorgan]]''' - A Seeker woman he met at the same time as Orpheus and turned out to be Orpheus's close friend. Jaques threatened the two of them on their first meeting... and he still feels bad about it. Especially after learning the woman's phobia of male Elezens.

: <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - He first met Jajara by accidentally walking in on her and Orpheus getting into bed together. Which is how he found out about their relationship. And is still a point that Orpheus likes to tease him on. He's met the woman a few times since and holds her in respect.

: <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[An'nai Tir'Atha]]''' - He got quite close to Jaques but had a bit of a falling out together. He still thinks highly of the young man and hopes he's doing well and has finally found a place to belong.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nari'il Rynik]]''' - A Keeper woman he's met a couple of times through R'shesha and Nihka. He doesn't know much about the woman and to him seems a bit too hot-headed.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Remioux Beauvais]]''' - A Duskwight mercenary. Jaques recently learned that this man was related to his late wife, making him the only true family he's had contact with in years. Although he's still not certain how much he trusts this man.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Burning Mountain]]''' - An older Roegadyn mage. The man seems honest and helpful. And got along well with Red Crow.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Matillias Goldhammer]]''' - A strange hyur paladin. He's not sure what to think of the man other than he needs to loosen up a bit. Although the uptight paladin was good for a laugh.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kestya Nolan]]''' - A paladin woman he's run into on occasion. He thinks she's nice enough but doesn't know her well enough to really trust her or consider her friend.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Ashe En'Vale]]''' - An enemy. This reckless, self-serving, chaotic, warmongering hyur is absolutely despised by Jaques.

==Affiliations==

WIP

==Personal history==

===After exile===
Jaques had a fairly steep learning curve and a fair amount of culture shock since his exile. He did his best at first, scavenging off the land around the outskirts of the Shroud and never even set foot into a settlement. But then the first winter hit. He had no where to supply and stock provisions and he had to enter the outlying settlements else he starve or freeze to death. He'd scavenge from rubbish heaps for leftover scraps to eat and soon learned the art of begging for handouts. It was that first winter that he stared his decent into alcoholism. For the next three years he became little more than the areas wandering homeless drunkard. His life revolved on either being completely sloshed, or figuring out how to become that way.

A chance encounter with a Miqo'te named Polkah, the first person since the exile to really help. Gave him the nudge he needed to get him on a better path for himself. That story can be found here: [http://facetsofeorzea.enjin.com/forum/m/11780670/viewthread/7977473-jaques-gillaume-recovering-alcoholic]

==Clan Marécage information==
<spoiler>
===General information===

::* The Clan Marécage caverns are located in southern Coerthas. In the mountains just north of the Yafaem Saltmoor.
::* The caverns were discovered by a group of 12 extended families. The Guillaume were one of those families that makes up their clan.
::* The community is highly insular, communal, and are a fairly self sufficient hunter/gatherer society.
::* They have no monetary system.
::* The caverns are not just rough cut walls. Stoneshapers (sculptors) are highly prized for their artistry. Patterns and gems have been carved and inset into the walls, columns and passages. The floors are polished smooth. Sculptures representing Byregot are common.
::* Just over a malm away there is another cave structure that this tribe actively mines for gems and other earth commodities.
::* The clan has been and remains to be fairly successful due to the community's continued sweat blood and tears.
::* For religion they acknowledge the Twelve. But they have strong leanings to Byregot, the Builder. They have rituals and such they perform before excavating a new area in order to ensure a safe excavation and divining where to dig. They also have a few religious holidays in his honor.
::* Those charged with defense of the caverns and any activity outside the caverns are called Guardians.
::* Cave structure and development. Originally the caves where three large connected caverns. With hard labor (and explosives...) over the centuries they have added additional large caverns as well as smaller branches leading to private living quarters. The living quarters are pretty much just for that. They are fairly small spaces and used for sleeping/intimacy/privacy. When a couple newly wed, they will take up a spare living quarter. If none are available then one would have to be hollowed out. Of the original three caverns: The first cavern, the one leading to above ground, is the smallest of the caverns. It is used primarily as a staging and receiving area. Goods that are brought in are processed here. DWs heading out of the caverns use this area to equip, supply and prepare. The second cavern is the largest. This is where games/the arena/festivals/the school/general socializing can be found and is held. Most of the living quarter branches start off from this cavern. The third cavern, still fairly large in size, is the community mess hall. Most of the storage and mushroom crop passages lead off from this cavern. The clan created a fourth cavern deeper than the original three. This one is where the council members convene and work. The only passage from that cavern is the one linking it to the third.
::* During one of their early living quarter expansions, they blasted into a small crevice that extended deeper down into the earth. Right into an underground river. This is where the community's fresh water is now supplied from. When things shifted during the calamity, the crevice apparently deepened and the clan had to rework their mechanical pump to reach their fresh water supply.
::* At the time of Jaques exile there were ~350 individuals that called the caverns their home.
::* Up until very recently there had been no conjuration available in the caverns and so they used more traditional medicines and alchemy.

===Politics/laws===

::* The 12 families elect one head to represent them on the council.
::* The council is responsible for directing and looking out for the best interests of the community as a whole. The clan has notices that 12 families coincides with The Twelve. It is considered a good omen. But it isn't like each seat represents one of The Twelve or anything like that.
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::* In lean years the council takes direct control on rationing and distributing goods.
::* Under the council, prominent family members tend to look after and police their own families.

'''Laws:'''

::* One must provide for the community in some capacity.
::* One will never take the life of another.
::* One will not take more than their share. Especially at the expense of others.
::* Two child per married couple. (This was established at the founding of the clan to help create a stable, predictable population growth. By this point it's tradition and not much push to change the law.)

===Growing up in the clan===

There is a school set up in the main cavern that serves as a place for children to learn about a variety of subjects. They start schooling at about the age of 5. The elders are usually tasked with teaching the younger generations.

A child isn't restricted to a job their parents adhere to. Instead, as part of their schooling, they are tested for a variety of aptitudes and are nudged to fully explore and discover those strengths. A child who shows remarkable physical prowess and skills at combat will usually become the guardians and hunters. One that shows a lot of abstract thought and looks/plans on things as a whole would probably be groomed as a family head, if not a potential council member.

Combat learning (whether physical or magical) was just as manditory to learn as reading, writing, and plant lore.

===Punishment===

The individual accused will stand before the council. The council will review their crime and then a majority vote will take place on the level of punishment.

'''Ostracism'''- The lowest tier of punishment. Most common punishment. The individual will be ostracized from the group for an initial period of 3-7 days with a third party community member being assigned to monitor the individual. They will still be allowed to live amongst the community and their caverns will still provide a roof over their heads. But that will be the extent of that the community will help the convicted individual. They will not get to partake in the communal meals and services.
If the individual didn't simply leave the tribe or die, (both rare) then the individual would be presented back in front of the council for further judgement. The person who had been assigned to monitor the convicted will report their findings of how the convicted performed. If they attempted to make amends with the community (Still providing some service for the community even though they were getting nothing in return for example.) then the individual would be welcomed back into the community. If the convicted didn't try to make amends or deliberately decided to continue to cause issues inside the community, then the council would re-review the individual's punishment. It could be extended if they saw some hope. Or the punishment could escalate.

'''Banishment'''- The middle tier of punishment. Fairly rare punishment. But was known to happen. The individual will have demonstrated that they could not and/or would not assimilate into the community and work for the community betterment. This individual is given a small window of time to supply and say farewells. Then they must leave the clan. They were allowed to visit and share on major holidays, if they wished, to check up on any loved ones they left behind.

'''Exiled'''- The top and final tier of punishment. Reserved for those who actively and intentionally caused some harm to the community. Very rare punishment. The individual, upon sentencing, is immediately cast out with only the Items on their person. Their names are stricken from record as the individual is kicked out of even their family. In the eyes of the clan: The exiled have the duskwight race. But he/she may no longer BE a duskwight. The individual is (obviously) never allowed back to the caverns.

'''Additional notes''':

Usually if the crime isn't large enough to make it to the council, the family heads will punish their own. Sometimes with lesser ostracism but could include everything from a stern talking to, to a public humiliation, or to a caning.

Infanticide, while uncommon, is practiced within reason. Its one of the grim allowances they've made to relieve some of the restriction on a couple only being able to have two children. For instance: because neither gender is viewed more desirable than another, killing an infant based solely on gender is hugely taboo. Couples have been banished for it. But if the babe has a major physical deformity or very apparent diminished mental capacity at or shortly after birth? Then it is generally considered a kindness to help those babes pass on rather than have them not be able to fit within and be unable to contribute to the society.

===Outside interactions/contacts===

Common expeditions out of the caverns.

::* To head down to the saltmoors for fishing, hunting, and gathering.
::* To head to the mine.

Scheduled expeditions out of the caverns.

::* To convene with a couple neighboring clans for joint holidays/customs/and trade.
::* Once a year, after the majority of the trading with the neighboring clans had concluded, and towards the end of the harvest season for the surface dwellers. The clan puts together a caravan of the seasons surplus goods and gems make the many malm journey eastwards. There they meet up with a predominately hyur settlement where they trade for things like grains, textiles, and other resources and luxuries they can't get themselves.
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==Pictures==

===From the clan:===

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[[File:Vedelle.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Jaques's sister, Vedelle.]][[File:Enie3.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Jaques's late wife, Enie.]]
[[File:Youngest daughter.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Jaques's youngest daughter, Yvette.]][[File:Eldest daughter.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Jaques's elder daughter, Lydie.]]
[[File:R00encommish-jaquesandgirls.jpg|800px|thumb|left|Jaques and his two daughters.]]

WIP
</spoiler>

===Others===

<spoiler>

Polkah: [[File:Polkah.JPG]]

</spoiler>

==Annotations==
More Duskwight clans on the [[Duskwight Clans]] list.

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta’ea]]

[[category:Player Character]]

Spahro Llorn

2015-02-06T00:05:48Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* RUMORS */

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| title =
| gender = Female
| citizenship = La Noescan
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Keepers of the Moon
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| stat_1_value = 19
| stat_2 = Job
| stat_2_value = Reporter for ''Tonberry's Lantern''
| stat_3 = Annoyance Factor
| stat_3_value = 5.2 Cillzams
| stat_4 = Danger Level
| stat_4_value = 45 Elmots
| stat_5 = Miqo Magics
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| stat_6 = Teenager CR
| stat_6_value = Level 6 Goth / Level 12 Rebel
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{{Character-stub}}

==Character==
===General===
Spahro is a trouble maker, and she always has been. never content anywhere, she's prone to wandering. Recently she's taken up residence in Ul'Dah as a reporter for ''Tonberry's Lantern''. She'd gained some notoriety as a scandal reporter, often being accused of turning the prestigious ''Lantern'' into nothing more than a cheap tabloid, but no one can argue that she moves paper. Sales are the highest they've been in years with her on the front page.

===Appearance===
Spahro is of slightly below average height for a Miqo'te with dark grey skin and coal black hair. She dresses very well for someone of such a meager income, and can usually be spotted in any crowd by the colorful outfits she chooses. She has a scar over her right eye, though its origin changes with each telling of its story, and she keeps her face painted with the ritual hunting paint of her hereditary tribe, despite seeming to keep to none of their other traditions and not actually being a hunter.

===Personality===
Spahro's personality is a verb rather than a noun. She tends to hit people over the head with it until they're dazed into passivity or driven away. She tends towards the abrasive, punctuating most sentences with either sarcasm or accusations depending on whether or not she's doing her job and how seriously she's taking it at the time.
==Combat==
Spahro actually has some combat training, but is no soldier. She prefers the pen over the sword any day, though she's capable of defending herself against local wildlife and common urban dangers effectively.

==Roleplay Hooks==
===You May Have Heard of Spahro If...===
::* You're familiar with Costa del Sol's vibrant social scene.
::* You're famous and hope she never talks to you.
::* You're literate and enjoy gossip.
::* You're literate and HATE gossip.
::* You try to keep up with current events.

===Spahro May Have Heard of You If...===
::* You're famous.
::* You're a writer.
::* You're unlucky.

===RUMORS===
:* "I hear she writes for the Lantern, and she seems to have every qualification: she can squabble and sneak out on a tip like a pro!" -[[Aya Foxheart]]

:* "You did not hear this from me, mind you, but I hear she loves to be complimented on her ample chest." -[[Coatleque Crofte|Red-headed Sultansworn]]

:* "I've heard that she makes up half of her stories, just to sell the papers." - [[ A Highlander woman with short black hair ]]

:* "I know her reputation is not very kind. But from my few encounters with her...I believe there is a side to her that genuinely cares. She just has no idea on how to show it." - [[Roen Deneith]]

:* "She said she caught the Pox from an Ishgardian Dragoon. Worst case the Alchemist Guild has seen in years. I would say she needs to be more careful with her lovers. She also has no idea what storks are for." - [[Alexaria Whiteraven]]

:* "It is sometimes hard to remember there is a person beneath the garbage she continuously vomits. Typically hardest at the end of the week when the latest Lantern is printed." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]

:* "She is the Eyes and Ears of the people, like a true journalist. At least when she's not writing up scandals for the masses to consume. I don't hold it against her though, we all have to eat." - [[Evangeline Primrose]]

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

Leanne Delphium

2015-02-06T00:00:23Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* Acquaintances */

'''Leanne Delphium''' (25th Sun 6th Umbral Moon) is a city born miqo'te who hails from Gridania. Since a child the Seeker was one to go against the current of Gridania's peaceful culture, dreams and wishes of traveling burning deep into her heart. By the age of 17, the brave and courageous miqo'te said goodbye to her parents and relatively safe life, starting the life of adventure she so much desired. Now, by the tender age of 18, she is already a respectable adventurer with a lot of experience, and a lot of friends, who she will protect with tooth and nail from the dangers Hydaelyn might present.

"''To meet new people and places. To make new friends and stories. To know the entirety of Hydaelyn as it is...this is my objective, this is my dream. I can't fail...will not fail...!!"'' - Leanne Delphium

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| citizenship = Gridanian
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 18
| stat_2 = Guardian Deity
| stat_2_value = Oschon, The Wanderer
| stat_3 = Marital Status
| stat_3_value = In a Relationship
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Adventurer
| stat_5 = Nicknames
| stat_5_value = <ul><li>Lea</li> <li>Hat Lady</li> <li>Gem of the Quicksand</li> <li>Leanne of the Fancy Hat</li> <li>Grumpy Cat</li></ul>
| stat_6 = Relatives
| stat_6_value = <ul><li>C'kahn Delphium (Father)</li> <li>C'thara Delphium (Mother)</li> <li>Elliot Delphium (Brother)</li></ul>
}}
{{Character-stub}}

==Character==
===Appearance===

: A girl with striking golden eyes, happy and cheerful features, Leanne is slightly smaller than most people, difference that become most obvious to her when besides roegadyns and elezens. She takes everything in a practical way, and that includes her appearance, with easy to breath shirt and trousers. The most iconic item of her attire is her headwear, a fancy hat which she bought midst the road. It is one of the very identities of Leanne, so much that most of her friends can immediately identify her just by the sight of the object. Leanne is of alluring beauty, fact that she more often than not ignores, as appearance is considered a secondary thing in her life.

: Even though the seeker goes for the easy and practical, she actually places a lot of care in her hair, a paradox to her usual methods. She refused to cut it into a more easy to manage size, instead only trimming it so it doesn't get out of her control. Her facepaint, though partly out of vanity, is a present of her mom, a charm of sorts from her days as a huntress to protect her child against the dangerous world Leanne wishes to explore.

: As a result of recent events, her hair was cut, having adopted a more fierce, menacing look, and she also abandoned her Fancy Hat, to show her utter dissatisfaction with the state of affairs of her life. Past this short phase of hers though, she returned to garb the hat, and wear a more nice outfit.

===Behavior===

: Leanne was a very cheerful and enthusiastic girl, willing to help and hear anyone and everyone. She's quick to trust those even with more malicious intentions, and tries to deal with problems peacefully when possible. Her love of travel and experiences in Eorzea made her wise beyond her years, mind open to accept and sometimes partake in several, different cultures and customs. Somewhat naive in certain departments, but more often than not sharp, she's easily able to detect lies, something she mostly attributes to her "sharp eyes".

: Recent events made Leanne mature even further, becoming more aware from the evils and duality of the world. Yet, for the sake of herself, she refuses to give into dark tendencies. Even though weary, she's motivated by others as well as her beliefs and heart, and through several probations, she still remains a virtuous, noble soul.

: As a result of even more recent events, Leanne became easily irritable, the weariness she suffered finally taking over and defeating her, making Leanne easy to slip into frustration and anger at the slightest provocation. Briefly in a phase where she was in a almost permanent grumpy expression, her bad behavior became weakened by the apparition of Roysia Stone, her friend and nowadays girlfriend. Though her bad mood was weakened, she isn't afraid to show that one does not poke the sleeping coeurl.

==Combat==
===General/Physical===

: As a children, her "mascot" status between some of the Quivers and Wailers gave her access to a variety of weapons, as well as a bit of combat experience. Through these means, her excellent marksmanship was shown to the world, being able to pull remarkable stunts with a bow. It didn't take long for Leanne to focus herself on that strength of hers, not only with a bow, but with any ranged weapon she managed to get her hands into, becoming a very skilled sharpshooter. If her aim fails though, she develop keen skills at dodging attacks, and have a basic knowledge of pugilism, sometimes bordering on advanced because of a few mimicked moves.

: Another skill recently developed was her prowess with daggers. Maybe a bleed-off from her potential as a pugilism, or perhaps the result of watching too many dagger wielders, Leanne is not wholly experienced, yet can be fearsome with the weapon. She suffices any flaws by her aim and skill at throwing knives.

===Magic===

: Leanne has -zero- experience with aether, the closest thing to manipulation she has coming from the fact she is a bard, manipulating the aether and people's emotions with her songs.

==Tendencies==
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Traveling
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Music, Poetry and Tales
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Crowds
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Celebrations
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Freedom

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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Corruption
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Morbols
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Intolerance
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Politics
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Arrogant People
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Betrayal

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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Marksmanship
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Fishing
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Survival
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Adventuring

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: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Alignment: [http://easydamus.com/neutralgood.html Neutral Good]
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Sweets
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Apple Tart
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Mead
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Colors: White, Red

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==Relationships==
===Family===

Leanne deeply loves her family, from her dutiful father, to her sweet and helping mother, and of course, her mischievous and equally carefree little brother.

:: '''C'thara Delphium''': A former huntress of the coeurl tribe, nowadays a sweet mother who tends for her children. Leanne's major source of counseling, several characteristics of the younger miqo'te can be found in her mom, not only in thought, but also in appearance. Even though Leanne's not as fierce as C'thara, the matriarch saw in her daughter a mirror of her younger days in Leanne's insatiable wanderlust and drive for adventure. Initially against having Leanne shoving herself into danger, eventually she yielded to her daughter, and as of today, C'thara helps her daughter whenever she asks, and is filled with proud at each achievement she hears from the adventurer.

:: '''C'kahn Delphium''': Former tia of the coeurl tribe, nowadays carpenter and leatherworker in Gridania. He was considered by everyone a weak man, yet, his sense of duty, determination and his utterly kind soul eventually managed to steal C'thara's heart, driving both him and his lover to find a new home in Gridania. C'kahn leaves Leanne's mentoring mostly to C'thara, as he also sees in Leanne a younger version of his wife, yet is not shy from helping her whenever she needs. The more doting parent, he was the one who gave to Leanne her chocobo.

:: '''Elliot Delphium''': Leanne's younger brother, a very mischievous and carefree kid, who sees Leanne as an icon to follow and idolize, bringing a bit of jealousy into C'kahn, and giggling into C'thara. Currently practicing spear-fighting, he aims to reach Leanne, and someday surpass her.

:: '''Kyrin''': Leanne's loyal pup, also known as the Little Bandit. Fearless and always happy, he's a constant source of happiness and trouble for Leanne, his love for bones surpassing the common knowledge that you don't try stealing them from crypts and reanimated skeletons.

===Acquaintances===
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:* "Nice, friendly, accepting. These are the words I'd use to describe the best hat-wearer I know." - [[Franz Renatus]]

:* "Leanne? She's a friend of mine! And so much fuuuun! She's also got the best hat in all Eorzea!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]

:* "Miss Leanne is a special sort of person. Despite whatever is going on, she gives me hope." - [[Iron Sea]]

:* "That female is kind but is uncomfortable with the idea of cutting off limbs to give as tokens of affection. She is curious." - [[Atrium Crow]]

:* "Adventurous, but perhaps too impulsive. I pray she stops to think before getting herself into more trouble." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]

:* "Lady Leanne listens to her heart and it is quite beautiful. Is a rare gift to have." - [[Jancis Milburga]]

:* "Leanne's a bit headstrong, but it's a good thing she's got so many people around her to help take care of her, myself included." - [[Ha'uruh Nunh]]

:* "Leanne's beautiful enough, but she needs to decide what she wants from people. I just can't figure that woman out." - [[Evangeline Primrose]]

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: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>

: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> [[Roysia Stone]] : Roysia and Leanne met themselves by their at time mutual friend Evangeline Primrose, and developed a minor friendship as such. Little they knew at the time about the tribulations they'd go through together, either from their respective lives, or from their eventual constant interactions, the minor friendship growing into a deep one, and eventually into a crush, which brought a lot of confusion into Leanne's heart, who at time had closed herself from romances of any kind. Past those problems, they began to date, and whenever Rose is nearby, Leanne flashes a grin, latching to the woman she so dearly likes.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Markus Krosse]] : Her bestie as she likes to say, Markus and Leanne met by pure coincidence after a drinking night in the Quicksand. Event after event made their bond deepen, to the point Leanne hardly imagines her life without her right-hand man there, either to support her, or for her to give support. Platonic life partners as she says, she trusts Markus deeply, and will drop absolutely everything for the sake of her most reliable comrade.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Ralena Tharin]] : Another bestie of hers, Ralena was the first person who Leanne met when she stepped into the Quicksand, quickly developing a friendship with the hyur. Ever since, you can find them talking and drinking at the place every so often, Ralena's more abrasive personality making a nice contrast to Leanne's as they throw jokes and banter at each other.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Chachanji Gegenji]] : A lalafell she met at the quicksand, Leanne instantly took a liking to him, not only for his antics, but for the fact that she sees in the lalafell a younger version of herself, of the days she started her adventure. Considering him a sibling-in-kind, Leanne will defend Chachan with teeth and nails from absolutely anyone or anything that will bring any sort of harm to him, and is deeply fond of him.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Ha'uruh Nunh]] : Friend of Leanne, she considers him a lot, his protective behavior towards her bringing her a bit of ease in troubling times. Even though she respects him a lot, she is very informal, not over pulling a prank or two to see the poor man blushing...though she never forgets to say sorry afterwards!

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Spahro Llorn]] : Bizarrely able to withstand Spahro's antics, she has a nice friendship with the eccentric keeper, finding her a dependable person, despite the opinions of several people. It is not uncommon though for Spahro to get in Leanne's nerves, who sometimes manages to get back at her.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Leih'a Relanah]] : Friend of hers and Markus, she has a knack for threatening him with bodily pain, for his tendency to mess up with a thing or another. Despite that though, she really likes him, and like with Markus, she's ready to help at any instance.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Aya Foxheart]] : A friend of the Quicksand, their cheerful disposition seems to marry perfectly. A conversation between them is more often than not accompanied with a big smile from both parties!

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Shas Tarry]] : A sultansworn, Leanne see Shas as a mentor, the older woman bringing a lot of insight and wise words into Leanne's life. Though the highlander was unable to fully steer Leanne away from the grumpy path the seeker thrust herself into, it would be unwise to say Leanne don't consider her words deeply.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Coatleque Crofte]] : The sultansworn drew interest from Leanne at first sight, yet the air of nobility and order that came from the highlander strangely managed to intimidate Leanne, who is normally quick to chat with anyone. Nowadays though, Leanne fearlessly goes to walk with Crofte, greeting the knight with her usual big smile.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Franz Renatus]] : A garlean Leanne met, it took a while for her to discover his homeland, yet such discovery didn't deter Leanne of continuing her friendship, instead giving her a lot of curiosity, not only about Franz, but about Garlemald itself. She likes to consider herself a close friend of his.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Iron Sea]] : Iron and Leanne met each other during a night of drunken revelry. The event blossomed a friendship between then, which Leanne nurtures with much care. Always honest with the man, she tries to help him in anyway she can, either by being an ear for his worries, an comrade in the battlefield, or discuss certain acts.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Verad Bellveil]] : Source of laughs and also frustration, the dubious salesman strikes as a honest, yet eccentric man. Valiant certain times, a coward in other ones, serious, and yet goofy, Leanne personally loves his presence, even if said presence sometimes causes frustration to no end.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Edda Eglantine]] : She didn't have enough time to talk with her, but the time they talked was enough for Leanne to consider the hyur another good friend. She had yet to voice her opinion on Edda's treatment of Franz, and hopes to find in the future an opportunity to address it.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Jancis Milburga]] : Nowadays one of Leanne's bosses, Jancis is today one of the few people that will disarm Leanne from her grumpy behavior, the sight of the caring and gentle hyur bringing forth her own sweet side.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Natalie Mcbeef]] : A sultansworn, and Leanne's last opponent on her first victory in the grindstone. Her once dear friend is now a bittersweet memory, bringing Leanne a gentle sad smile and a reminder of the duality of Eorzea.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Fio Arasgain]] : A man she considers cute and fun to talk with, his crossdressing tendencies steal an amused smile from Leanne, in counterpart becoming embarrassed by his tendency to get more "touchy" than usual at times, either with requests of bed cuddling, or a single random peck at her lips that drove Leanne into a complete stuttering mess.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Koporo Aporo]] : A yet to be sultansworn Leanne chats with sometimes. She respects his determination, his idealism and chivalry, but thinks he should be a tad more calm.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Atrium Crow]] : An acquaintance Leanne met after the Crow incident. While she's fine with the woman, that doesn't change the fact that the seeker is wary of her, not because of her nature as an undead, but because of her lack of knowledge of how living beings work. Leanne deeply hopes that Atrium manages to fit in society, and is willing to help her do so.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Jameson Taeros]] : A man that Leanne deeply wishes to bring to justice, partly because of his wrongdoings, but mostly because of the wrongdoings towards her friends. Thinking of killing him at several moments, people reminds her every single time that she's not to be lost or have her soul tainted by the likes of people like him.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Evangeline Primrose]] : Firstly a friend, the woman who briefly considered Leanne as a love interest had a soft spot in the miqo'te's heart. Unfortunately, certain acts of Evangeline killed this softness Leanne had, and even more unfortunate, Leanne was midst her grumpy phase, the dislike being amplified by a giant hate. Nowadays, Leanne avoids the woman, as she sees the wildwood as nothing more than a annoyance she wishes to go away, harboring a vitriolic hatred.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Arielia Ryella]] : Having met the woman midst a date with Eva, Leanne considered her a tad standoffish, and as such, avoided her whenever possibly. Midst Leanne's grump phase, she had a taste of the elezen's ego, which, combined with the eventual jealousy she harbored for her close friendship with Roysia, resulted into a giant, almost murderous hatred for her. As Leanne and Rose began to date, her hatred is slightly diminished, but it is still there, hidden for the sake of the hyur.

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==Gallery==
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==Footnotes==
: Template mixed from [[Bancroft Gairn]], and [[Franz Renatus]].<br>
: '''Theme Song''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW62ZGNUg7w Rita - Dorchadas].
: '''TV Tropes''': [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Determinator Determinator], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpiritedYoungLady Spirited Young Lady], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingTheEarth Walking The Earth], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NiceHat Nice Hat].

Orrin Halgren

2015-02-05T23:56:32Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* Rumours */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Orrin Halgren
| image = OrrinH.png
| imagewidth = 300
|
| title = Dragoon of the Holy See
(The Mutt of Ishgard)
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ishgard
| race = Hyur
| clan = Midlander
| stat_1 = Place of Birth
| stat_1_value = Unknown, presumed Ishgard
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = Halone, The Fury
| stat_3 = Nameday
| stat_3_value = 26th Sun of the 3rd Astral Moon (Age: 28)
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Dragoon
| stat_5 = House Crest
| stat_5_value = The Wolf
| stat_6 = Family
| stat_6_value = Charloix Halgren, Father
Reillette Halgren, Mother

Rodiath Halgren, Brother
}}

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance</div>===
"Mayhaps it would benefit Ser Orrin to remain in armor when attending these events, You'd almost forget that he was a Hyur."

''— Ser Sombrequain Hanrieaux, at the Ishgardian Summit and Banquet''

[[File:Ishgard.png|200px|thumb|left]]

Orrin possesses the physique typical of that of a Dragoon, lithe, muscular and athletic. his eyes are a steely ice-blue-grey that tend to be intimidating and intense.He has no scars, visible or otherwise on skin that reflects the now sun-bereft Coerthan highlands.

His facial features possess a degree of Elezen-like elegance betrayed only by a particularly strong Hyuran chin and nose. He grows his hair long, letting a bang drape over his face as if to hide it. However it is properly maintained and seemingly incapable of getting mussed up even when crammed into his helmet. Some of the more gossip-prone ladies of the Ishgardian court say he grows it long to hide his ears out of shame.

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: '''Height:''' (5'9")

: '''Weight:''' Muscular (170 lbs.)

: '''Complexion:''' pale pinkish

: '''Hair:''' Brown, Shoulder Length, Elezen style

: '''Eyes:''' Ice Blue-Grey

: '''Particular Traits:''' Intimidating thousand-mile-stare

: '''Voice:''' not of particular note, masculine, Ishgardian accent clear and unambiguous

: '''Clothing Style:'''Tailored, well fitted clothing or full Dragoon armor bearing his house crest

: '''Laterality:''' Right Handed

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">History and Backstory</div>===

''"House Halgren is an Elezen House, yes."''
''— Ser Orrin Halgren, for the nth time''

House Halgren is a minor house within Ishgardian nobility, name supposedly tying back to old Elezen akin to the likes of Haldrath and Thordan, founding fathers of Ishgard. Existing from the beginning, the house enjoyed a strong, secure place within the walls of the city, playing a bigger role in politics than in the war. However, come the most recent return of Nidhogg just before the calamity, House Halgren suffered greatly, leaving a singular successor to the name: Charloix Halgren. He was an Inquisitor who had role during Nidhogg's most recent return, weeding out heretics and dissenters spawned by the dragon's terrible influence. After Azure Dragoon Ser Auberic turned away Nidhogg and the dust had settled, Charloix quickly took a wife, Reillette, a cannoneer he had fallen in love with during the siege by the Dravanian Horde. Some believed that Charloix consorting with a commoner spelt the demise of the House.

It seemed to be true for, after years of trying, they had failed to produce an heir. Talks of the end of one of the first houses of Ishgard began to circulate, whispers of succession and the like abounded. However one day, Charloix was charged with investigating the burnt down remains of a fallen settlement, to truly verify it was a dragon attack or the work of heretics. He heard a cry and within the wreckage of one house was a Hyuran baby swaddled and seemingly untouched. The settlement was so truly destroyed that book-keeping for the lost was nigh impossible and the child was left without name or relatives. Uncharacteristically for an Inquisitor, and perhaps spying an opportunity, he had taken pity for the child and took him as his own, dubbing him Orrin. He and Reillette raised the child happily, rearing him to be successor to the Halgren House, he was taught court etiquette and was formerly schooled from a young age. Orrin found little love elsewhere; teased by the other children while almost entirely ignored by other, more fundamental members of the high courts of Ishgard. He became known as "Mutt" for the house coat of arms was a Wolf and possibly the illegitimate child between Charloix and one of the house servants. In truth, it was more complimentary than other tales of him being a Dravanian in glamor. He had sworn to prove them wrong by being a worthy successor to the Halgren name.

However, on the tail end of his 10th summer, his mother became pregnant and it would not be until his "brother" was born that Orrin realized what it would mean. His parents were of course ecstatic when their healthy Elezen boy was born. Though his parents still loved him, they became more distant as they redoubled their efforts to raise Rodiath as their "real" successor. He came to the revelation on his own and sought ways to not only regain favor with his parents but also acceptance within Ishgard. It was then in one fever dream that he saw a vision, a woman's voice that promised him greatness and to be savior of Ishgard should he choose it. When he awoke he set his eyes upon becoming a Dragoon, recognized by the Holy See, no he would become Azure Dragoon, for Ser Auberic waned in his ability and the passing of the torch seemed imminent.

He poured himself heart and soul into the arts, finding mentors within House Fortemps, it brought him outside of the walls and it was there he found what he thought was the Ishgard he wished to protect and serve. He quickly took to the lance as if fueled by the Fury herself, rising through the ranks quickly until he finally saw frontline combat against the horde. He put his first dragon to the spear in that fight. It was most unfortunate that then he would find that Ser Auberic had taken in Estinien from long before and had trained him personally, that the title of Azure Dragoon belonged to the Elezen long before Orrin even had an inkling to be a Dragoon. Admittedly crushed, still he continued his training, becoming deadly competent, earning begrudging respect from the other highborne. However, it was only with Fortemps repeated petitioning that Orrin was recognized as a Dragoon of the Holy See, his own armor crafted and weapon forged for him and given station at DragonHead.

He grew up handsomely as well. That, combined with the esteemed station as Dragoon he saw the hearts of some ladies of other houses thaw. However, they would never openly admit it. Regardless, it gave him the courage to approach the girl who was kindest to him as a child: Lady Millette Chirardien who returned the feelings in turn. Orrin however, would not, for the sake of her honor, allow for their relationship to become public. Further still, Orrin would come to witness her seduced by the bewitching words of the Dravanian Horde and turn heretic. How her death came to past was unknown, but Orrin personally sought her out and ended her life. He will not speak of it to this day.

The Calamity soon struck afterwards and when Coerthas was plunged into its seemingly eternal winter he tossed himself at the horde as if to re-summon Nidhogg to battle by sheer body count alone. His anger only tempered upon hearing the news that Estinien had been slain, by a second Azure Dragoon, an adventurer no less. Halone had chosen another and saw none fitting within Ishgard. To him it opened his eyes: Something was wrong with Ishgard. All that he had witnessed, the infighting, the squabbling, the endless winter and now finally the Azure Dragoon being taken away all made him believe that perhaps his vision was wrong. At any case, he had to set out from Ishgard. He sought leave by Fortemps' permission and he left his armor behind feeling it was given to him wrongly. He would find out why Halone had forsaken Ishgard, and perhaps come back with a way of redeeming his people.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Preferences</div>===

''"It's a nightmare to serve Ser Orrin, he doesn't impose at all and expects me to hold conversation, can he not just order me around?"'' ''— House Fortemps servant''
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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Drinking.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Good food.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Learning of the world outside Ishgard.

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: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Those who shirk their duty, especially fellow Ishgardians
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Dragons, intensely so.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Those who speak ill of Ishgard.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Those that discount him on account of being Ishgardian.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> His nickname "Mutt"
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Snow.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Non Ishgardians carrying a Gae Bolg or armor of the Dragoon without good reason

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #C0C97B;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Favourites''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> <i>Food:</i> Karakul Stew.
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> <i>Drink:</i> Ishgardian Brandy
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> <i>Colours:</i> Blue
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> <i>Place:</i> Costa del Sol.
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> <i>Festival:</i> Starlight Celebration.

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #CACFA5;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Other''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> <i>Alignment:</i> Neutral Good to Lawful Good
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> <i>Vices:</i> Drinking, Women, Miqo'te especially
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> <i>Religion:</i> Halone, the Fury.
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> <i>Goal:</i> To restore Ishgardian to its former glory worthy of Halone's favor through whichever means necessary

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Personality</div>===

''"Remember when the ice was solely in our drinks?"''

''— Ser Orrin Halgren, beset by dragons at Snowcloak''

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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Obsessive, will find a goal and chase it tirelessly.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Overly polite or indirect as a result of being raised for court etiquette.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Intense.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Emotionally detached, relationships with women are usually shallow if not business related.
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Only knowing some things from books as opposed to experience.

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Fears''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Failure in duties to Ishgard.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being bewitched by the Dravanian Horde or consumed by the dragon's blood in his Drachen Mail
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Finding love once more.
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Being tempered.

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #C0C97B;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Talents''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> Prodigious strength, stamina, and agility. armed and unarmed
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> Intelligence from being an educated noble
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> Dragon killer
: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> Smooth operator with words/charmer

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Intelligence''</div></span></b>

: Formally educated to be a Lord, has considerable knowledge of the history of Ishgard, its politics and its relations to its neighbors. He also has taken interest in the cultures of other places and knows cursory information about non-Ishgardian Hyurs and Elezen as well as knowing some info about the other races.

: Capable of reading and understanding most texts written in common tongue, only arcane or highly specialized texts elude his immediate understanding. Oddly proficient in understanding Dravanian

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Quirks''</div></span></b>

: Overly friendly and open minded for an Ishgardian, though quick to turn on a dime the moment business is being dicussed.

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Abilities and Skills</div>===

''"Look upon the armor with its spikes and blades and horns and know it is meant for killing dragons, for one day you shall die by fire, fang or claw. By fire, you shall quench it with dragon's blood, by fang you will make their mouths bleed, by claw, you will ensure it will not take a single step without remembering that it had to cripple itself to kill ''you'', wear it proudly, Dragoon." ''

''— Dzaemel Dragoon Forellant Teringuerre ''

Fate-14 character sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b4ON7Pez5qLAj6IcC0i9kjoX1nH2DgzQbu0JIZXADbA/

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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Dragoon appropriate agility/mobility
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Physical Strength
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Physical Stamina
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Fast Learner
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Quick Thinker

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Weapons''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Fists
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Lancer's Arms
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Dragoon armor's many spikes and blades

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #C0C97B;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Magic''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#C0C97B;" size="3">■</font> None or poor.

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Why You Would Approach Orrin</div>===

section on ideas for walk up RP beyond just trying to hit on him at Quicksands. Should walk up/tell if:

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> Of Ishgardian nobility and as such know Orrin or heard of him

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> Fought alongside Orrin against the Horde

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> Heretic or Ishgardian fugitive

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> Fellow Dragoon

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> House Fortemps member

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Affiliations</div>===

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> House Fortemps

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> House Halgren

<font style="color:#BEC3BC;" size="3">■</font> Holy See of Ishgard

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Common Knowledge</div>===

<span style="font-size:smaller;">Note: This section is of information that can be used to influence RP before actually approaching and who would know such information and it won't be considered metagaming or godmodding </span>

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<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Ishgardian Nobility/Inquisitor could know:''</div></b>

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of House Halgren and that it is Elezen

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of Orrin as adopted son of Charloix and of Orrin's brother, Rodiath.

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> His "nickname": mutt

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of Orrin's station at Fortemps

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of Orrin's supposed skill as a Dragoon

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Recognize him by sight.

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #CACFA5;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Ishgardian Citizen/Soldier could know''</div></span></b>

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of House Halgren and that it is Elezen.

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of Orrin as an adopted outsider.

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> His "nickname": mutt

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of Orrin's station at House Fortemps.

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Witnessed or fought along side Orrin in battle.

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Recognize him by name via reputation as adopted outsider or skilled Dragoon or Both

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Recognized by sight if fought alongside him

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<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Knowledgeable of Ishgardian Politics could know:''</div></b>

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of House Halgren, may not know it is Elezen

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> His "nickname": mutt of Ishgard

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Know of an adopted outsider and feasible upheaval

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>depending on the above, recognition by name

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<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''Anyone else could know:''</div></b>

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Possibly know of House Halgren, Orrin will be impressed

: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font>Furthermore, know it is Elezen

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Rumours</div>===

<span style="font-size:smaller;">Note: This section is editable by anyone. Just keep in mind that the rumors here may be both true or false.</span>

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<div style="padding:10px 35px;background: #ECCA67;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">''NPC Rumors''</div></b>

"I don't know what truth is worse, that he is not even flesh and blood of House Halgren or possibly the mutt-child of his father and a servant, leave it to a lowborn like Reillette to look the other way" '' — Ishgardian house servant''

"Have you ever seen a man actually use the spikes and blades on their armor? Woe be any Dravanian that takes away his spear, it will not be as clean a death." '' — Ishgardian Soldier''

"We met at night, had lept up to my chambers...it was passionate and yet distant, he was gone by morning. At least he was civil about not telling a soul." — Ishgardian Lady

"That man is the sole reason we are out of Ishgardian brandy, were it not for the coin he brings he'd be dragged out by the brass blades on my orders I swear it!" '' — Momodi''

"He means well but there is a darkness that won't be sated by dragon's blood, hopefully letting him see the world will bring him back with perspective" ''— Haucherfaunt''

"That mutt is making a mockery of what it means to be Highborne" ''— Ishgardian Noble ''

"The mutt better not die to dragons, I'll throw myself off Witchdrop if we have to give him a proper grave." ''— Ishgardian Templar Knight''

"Him? I'd never! To lay with him would be to lay with a dragon!" ''—Ishgardian Lady caught staring''

"He thinks he can hide his Hyuran ears under that hair? Deceitful to the last, dragon." ''— Templar Knight''

"He..he laughs, --he even smiles-- too much for an Ishgardian, its unnerving." ''— Gridanian at the Carline Canopy''

"Millette was always kind to him and a heretic, coincidence? I think not!" ''— Jailed heretic at Whitebrim''

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"The first time we met I thought he would drive me through with that lance of his. Now it seems he wants to drive me through with a different one." - [[Evangeline Primrose]]

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Name Etymology</div>===

''"It matters not what they say for ''now'' you come of good stock, wear your name with pride and honor and you shall always be my son."''

''— Lord Charloix Halgren''

Halgren: "Hal" from Halone and Haldrath, "gren" from green for the green lands of Coerthas

Orrin: Meaning spear head (Nordic name that apparently means a flat pointed stone, so a spear head).

===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Ongoing Story</div>===
''"By the end, Ishgard will care not for what you have said, but for the number of dragons you have slain."''
''— anonymous''
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''This is for ongoing established cannon, things that are within Orrin's past and have been achieved. This is book keeping for myself primarily but also a good tool if you want to use it as a way to establish rapport such as "So you are the one who did so and so" ''

-Departure-

Orrin left Camp Dragonhead under leave of House Fortemps, he had left behind his Dragoon armor and weapon, feeling that it was wrongfully given to him. He set out to relearn and re-earn the ways of the Dragoon while seeking out the adventurer or whatever matched the drawings on one particular scroll from the Observatorium. The scroll spoke of places in Eorzea, rich in Aether, so closely tied to the other world that it was possible to speak to the twelve directly. Surely, if he could find a place, present himself as a disciple of Halone, The Fury would grant him audience and aid him. His first stop was Gridania, under the guise of an adventurer he trained under Ywain with the Wood Wailers at the Lancer's guild, seeking what nuances they brought to the art that Ishgard lacked. They trained quite similarly, value on keeping one's head in the most insurmountable of odds, a steely resolve even when out maneuvered and outmatched, unflappable to any threat. These were things Orrin already knew but to relearn them in a place without the constant threat of Dragons only confirmed to him that, at least as a soldier of the lance, Orrin was correct in his teachings and discipline. While in training he heard tales of a place that worshiped The Twelve, an ancient place called the Sanctum in the East Shroud. He headed there and on the way met Avaline Starsong, a Miqo'te, together they reached the sanctum and found that yes, the marking seemed to match, though the last symbol to confirm as much hid behind large sealed doors. He would part ways with Avaline there, though he found no sign of the Adventurer who stole the title of Azure Dragoon he had found a lead.

-Of Sealed Doors and Fates-

In Gridania, he could find little info about the Sanctum aside from how old and mysterious it was. He decided it'd be best to go to Ul'Dah, He had heard that rumors about all over seem to find the most traction there. He made way to the Quicksands and began to camp one of the many tables all the while keeping ears out for anything of his interest as he poured over the tomes he had brought with him. He'd meet a number of people, all contributing additional leads for what he sought, be it the adventurer or a way to open the doors. A person of particular note caught his eyes, an Ayleth Cowell who looked to him as if barely old enough to be out on her own. She'd disappear a few days. He would then find that the woman had been kidnapped by Amal'jaa and brought to the bowl of embers along with a small contingent of Brass Blades....Miraculously she returned unscathed and Orrin took considerable interest in this development, for if a woman could survive being tempered maybe there would be a way to immunize the soldiers of Ishgard against the twisting, bewitching words of Dragons.

He searched for wards at first, ways to aetherically interfere with Primals and then hoped to extend that to dragons. He came across Jolynn Zeles who posessed a book about warding off voidsent, though not necessarily Primals, mayhaps there would be similar applications. It would result in little but would bring him across the continent, from the Burning Wall to the corrupted lighthouse of Pharos Sirius. It would be on return from Pharos that he would make a stop in Eastern La Noscea on word of ancient temples reclaimed by the jungle hiding markings similar to the one on his scroll. It was there he was beset upon by a Dragon. He killed it and made it away with his life, though none closer to his goals. However, he saw it as a sign, Halone had sent a dragon to him to test his resolve and by killing it he deemed himself worthy once more to wear his armor. Of course that would mean returning to Coerthas.

He returned with little complication, reclaiming his Gae Bolg and Drachen Mail, it seemed the situation had only worsened for the city state and as such felt compelled to linger, He retook his station in Coerthas and served for several moons, slaying the horde with new found conviction and fervor. It would be there that he would meet an Adventurer, one who claimed to had also survived an encounter with a primal, attributing it to something called the echo. Though he knew little, what symptoms he exhibited did match that of Ayleth's, with a word to describe her immunity, he found greater ease in researching the subject.

-A door closes, another opens-

Much to his disappointment however, the Echo did not appear to be something that could be reproduced however, he was not entirely disheartened, there was still the adventurer out there, also, there was still the door that required to be open. He had set out back into Eorzea, with his weapon and armor in hand. Ready to move as an agent of Halone

-Obscure Geometry-

Orrin had come across talks in the Quicksands of a palace that had resurfaced from the Calamity draining the waters of Bronze Lake. An entire temple built by the people of Nym, dedicated to Oschon the Wanderer. A place of such extensive worship by such an advanced culture, Orrin reasoned, would be built on an aetherial fount of some sort. To confirm, he contracted the goldsmiths guild for an Aetherial detector, as that was being built he went to Limsa Lominsa, perusing the expansive library of the Arcanist guild for anything he could get about Nym and the works of channeling Aether through geometries. It was through these studies he noted similarities between the runes in the tomes of Arcanists to summon forth their avatars and that of the temple's layout. Were he correct, the temple was a giant rune, built with aether conducting materials meant to guide the wealth of aether into the center of the palace. Such power would, in theory, make a layman such as Orrin be capable of communing with the other plane. Though the architectural blueprints he had were from the time of Nym's heyday and the palace had been submerged for many cycles, the only way to see if his conclusions held any truth would be to work his way into the Palace center himself.

Returning to Ul'dah, he took the detector with him and made his way back to Vylbrand, to Bronze Lake. There it was, the looming palace right in the middle. With some ample gil he convinced the ferryman to take him to it. He pushed into the ruins and soon found himself overwhelmed, forced to retreat, he would need help. Enlisting the aid of adventurers, a history obsessive arcanist, a marauder and an archer he ventured back into the palace, taking aetherial readings along the way. Though the ruins were in ill repair, he found that his hypothesis to be true, aether congregated in increasing intensities the further in they ventured. Upon reaching the center he knelt in prayer. The room lit up with sparks and aetherial condensation before suddenly, Orrin was struck down and the lights died around them.

Catatonic to the outside world he saw visions of ancient Nym, watched the horrific transformation of its citizenry to Tonberries and was given 3 haunting words: "Hear, Feel, Think". Orrin would soon be jostled out of the vision before he could glean any more by the arcanist's physicking. Drained, haunted by his visions they cut their way out of the palace.

He summarily paid the adventurers, the marauder, perhaps too mercenary for her own good, departed with nary a care for what had transpired, same with the archer. The arcanist lingered and prodded with questions, Orrin spoke of the visions and the words but the arcanist knew not of their meaning. They split ways and Orrin returned to Ul'dah.

-Echoes in the Cathedral-

Upon his return he heard the town was alight with news that the Sanctum of The Twelve had finally been restored for the sake of Eternal Bonding ceremonies. Though not his intended method, he now finally found means of ingress to the ancient cathedral. Much to his chagrin though, despite the markings matching the observatorium scroll to its finest detail, the "restoration" utterly ruined the aetherial conductivity of the building. The sanctum was a nexus for the Gods no more. He decided to rest in the Carline Canopy before departing back to Ul'dah, there, upon nearing a woman he fell unconscious and saw the battle of Cartenau, the selfsame woman fighting there, her name, her past all crystallized in an instant. When he came to he was sitting on one of the stools, facing the woman. He called to her by name and profession and it elicited her to reveal to him that he posesssed the echo, a conclusion he had not thought of for those who he met before with it only spoke of their resistance to tempering. He needed more confirmation however, barring fighting a primal one to one the woman spoke of the ability to purify corrupted crystals was common for those with the echo. He thanked the woman and was off to find such crystals.

He raided Natalan under guise of plain armor and weapon to not alert the Ixali of his Ishgardian origin, cutting past the guards to the aetheryte. He retrieved his quarry and sequestered himself in his private chambers in Fortemps. He indeed had the gift. The realization floored him and he began to wonder if what he had was the real reason he was so capable those years past, that his own strength paled in comparison to the gift. Was his steadfast devotion stemming from the echo? Was he incorruptible, even to Dravanian influence? Did it make his feelings all the more correct and not the fearful feeling in the back of his head that he was on the path to heresy?

It was not only till he heard tales and rumors that Lady Iceheart too held the echo that he concluded that though one could have the gift, one was not incorruptible entirely. He at least preferred that to the possibility that Dravania was in the right. Galvanized once more he set out for more answers.

-Scales in the Sand-

*ongoing storyline*

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[[Category:Ishgardian]]

Verad Bellveil

2015-02-05T23:48:21Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Verad Bellveil
| image = Verad.png
| imagewidth =
| caption =
| title = Distributor of the Dubious, World's Greatest Archer Pending Certain Conditions
| gender = Male
| citizenship = ???
| race = Elezen
| clan = Duskwight
| stat_1 = Admitted Age
| stat_1_value = 38
| stat_2 = Actual Age
| stat_2_value = Probably Older
| stat_3 = Religion
| stat_3_value = [[Oschon, the Wanderer]]
| stat_4 = Height/Weight
| stat_4_value = 6 fulm 6 ilm, 187 ponz
| stat_5 = Occupation
| stat_5_value = Peddler, Scrounger, Blowhard
| stat_6 = Server
| stat_6_value = Balmung
}}

==Character==
===General===

Verad Bellveil is a terrible Duskwight and a source of shame and irritation to everyone who knows him.

===Appearance===

Inasmuch as an elezen can be "grizzled," Verad fits the bill, with a heavy beard and a worn face. His hair is white, with a few desperate holdouts of black strands fighting a guerilla battle against the albino tide at its tips.

He tends to wear loose clothing that helps with the heat of Thanalan, where he conducts most of his business.

===Behavior===

A braggart, a blowhard, and a man who plays at being a wit, Verad spends much of his time hawking his wares - his so-called "dubious goods" - on the streets of Ul'dah. He gathers cast-off and useless materials from other craftsmen, or outright scavenges them from the wilderness when necessary, and sells them at negligible prices to any interested buyer. Verad considers himself an honest merchant, and prides himself on making sure anybody who purchases from him knows that they are buying junk.

===History===
[[File:VeradArtPixelPel.png|thumb|right|Portrait by [[Misha Jinhri]]/Geneticdork [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8103] ]]

Verad Bellveil's history, as he would have it, is one of the great mysteries of the Seventh Astral Era. Between his Hyuran name, typical Duskwight reclusiveness, and the lack of any clear records related to his existence, some (read: no) experts have speculated that he sprang into being fully formed during the Seventh Umbral Era shortly after the Calamity. He is clearly aware of events that happened prior to the fall of Dalamud, however, making this unlikely.

Verad's home city-state is likewise a puzzle; he claims to have been banned from all three major city-states, Ishgard, and, at times, Garlea for "not having the proper permits." That said, his movements do not appear to be restricted in Ul'dah, and he may well be able to enter other cities with ease. It is possible that he is a well-informed foreigner.

While he does have a set of memoirs that detail of a period of some twenty to thirty years of his life as a merchant, they are filled with such outrageous claims - up to and including turning down being Halone's chosen consort - that nobody could possibly take them seriously. Further, most copies were destroyed following a stint in slavery; only three are known to remain, and none are considered reliable records.

Whatever the case, what is known is that Verad Bellveil arrived in Ul'dah several months ago and, after much scraping, bowing, and bribing, received the appropriate permits to lease out business space for Dubious Distributions in Pearl Lane. That this space happened to be in the middle of the street, and that the space was also leased to several other businesses in a form of vagrant timeshare, does not seem to have mattered to Bellveil, and he can occasionally be found scribbling in his ledger and planning the shipment of his wares in that very same space.

Verad's situation continues not to be monitored by the authorities of Ul'dah. Citizens are advised that he is no threat whatsoever save to anybody's time and, occasionally, their wallets.

====The Case of the Ransacked Rug====

<spoiler>Following the unexpected theft of his office - and, despite leaving his strongbox unprotected on a rug in the street, he continues to argue that the theft was unexpected - Verad's investigation into the robbery uncovered an illegal debt-labor scheme. While normally accepted practice in Ul'dah, a debt-trader by the name of Jeresu Resu had been forging the consent of his customers, kidnapping them, and selling them into slavery at a local mining company. Finding that one of his fellow vendors had fallen prey to the scam, Verad was driven to put it out of commission; however, when his investigations failed to provide definitive proof of this practice, he took the leap of using his own debts to sell himself into slavery in order to expose the scheme.

After spending ten days as a laborer at the Coblyn's Fancy Mining Company in Central Thanalan, Verad and the Harbingers of Dawn were able to undermine and destroy the debt-trader's income source through the use of manipulation, worker riots, and hordes of ravenous coblyns. None of this stopped him from getting stabbed, however, and, after some timely healing, he spent several days in convalescence at the Harbingers' estate. Verad was then horrified to learn that his inventory of dubious goods was liquidated as part of the forged contract's "debt reduction plan," and that his business is now devoid of stock. He isn't very happy about that, but has spent some time rebuilding his stock and taking odd and sufficiently dubious requests where he is able.</spoiler>

====The Quandary of Quarrymill====

<spoiler>
After a scandalous article in the Tonberry's Lantern accused him of knowingly maiming a Lalafell child and plotting a coup to overthrow the Sultana, Verad was forced to take a "completely coincidental" vacation in Gridanian. The Shroud, however, offered him little relief, as he was arrested by the Wailers of Quarrymill under suspicion of scavenging from the dead at the site of a recent ambush. He was released after members of the Harbingers vouched for his character and agreed to investigate on his behalf.

The Harbingers, led by [[Yune Tabrisviel]], [[J'maaira Tuhl]], and [[Arrelaine Fashonti]], later joined by [[Anstarra Silverain]], discovered that the camp was experiencing a burgeoning refugee crisis; Ala Mhigans, exhausted of the conditions in Thanalan were trying their luck in the Shroud, and more applicants were being denied entry than ever. Further, Wailer patrols were being ambushed and killed with frightening efficacy, and signs pointed to Garlean weaponry being used in the attacks. The Wailer captain of Quarrymill was seeking to suppress this information to avoid a panic and fears of a renewed Garlean offensive, and so it was left to the Harbingers and Verad to investigate the claims.

As the investigation proceeded and the group managed to capture one of the ambushing parties in one of their attacks, they were stunned to learn that the refugees, whose cause they had been championing to date, were the ones behind the attacks. Convinced that one of the Hearers of Quarrymill was corrupt, disgruntled veterans of Ala Mhigo had been salvaging Garlean weaponry and using them to thin the ranks of the Wailers in preparation for a larger operation, all with the aim of taking the camp and forcing the Hearer to admit to his own lies. Their leader hoped for a peaceful resolution all the same, and gave the investigators the chance to force a confession from the Hearer before their final assault was carried out.

Enlisting the aid of the Morbolvine Clan, who had proven themselves allies after Verad was seriously injured (see Recently), the group was able to confront the Hearer with their suspicions. After tense negotiations, it became clear that the Hearer was ignoring the will of the spirits and denying more refugees than needed, all out of the desire to protect outsiders from the whims of the spirits and the dangers of living in the Shroud. He was convinced to recant his actions before the refugees.

The aftermath of these actions is still playing out. The Hearer admitted his wrong-doing, and the refugees are being re-assessed for admission. At the same time, the commander of the refugees was good to his word, surrendering himself and those who had been directly involved in killing the Wailers. An inquiry into the punishment for their crimes is forthcoming.

</spoiler>

====Recently====

<spoiler>
Certain unpleasant revelations following his participation in the Grindstone tournament on a whim, and the continued imperilment of Roen Deneith, have convinced Verad to take on the task of effecting real change in Ul'dah. Unfortunately, he's terrible at it. While he was able to expose a stash of illegal hallucinogens in a warehouse belonging to Jameson Taeros, he suffered a swift and violent reprisal at the hands of the Brass Blades. After convalescing with allies in Gridania and resolving the situation in Quarrymill, Verad has returned to Ul'dah and is back to business - after a fashion. Many of his financial difficulties were abruptly and swiftly resolved when he received control of the Fleur estate in the wake of original proprietor Xhosa Tauzeh's absence. Verad now finds himself, rather dubiously at that, in the lower-upper classes of Ul'dahn society.
</spoiler>

==Combat==
===General===

Verad favors a bow on the grounds that when he misses his shot he will at least have a head-start on his now-enraged target. He also favors keeping other people between he and danger, begging, or simply not being in a fight at all.

Despite this sensibly pragmatic attitude towards combat, he nevertheless makes a point of styling himself as Eorzea's Greatest Archer, Pending Certain Conditions. What those conditions are varies from conversation to conversation, but generally imply that as long as he can't miss, he will never miss.

Any rumors that placing a knife in Verad's hands can make him dangerously competent are just that.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Making deals
::* Selling junk
::* The sound of his own voice

===Dislikes===
::* Thieves
::* Cactuars
::* That one Lalafell who keeps spitting at him and running away. He knows who he is.
::* Suffering disguised as a necessity.
::* Dishonest merchants.

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Sophistry
::* Spurious Logic
::* Surprisingly Decent Sketch Artist
::* Writing

===Other===
::* Tries very hard to sell something - anything - to strangers who engage him in conversation.
::* Cannot be trusted around bad ideas.

==Items For Sale==

'''Budget Stoneskin''' - A method of receiving the "effects" of Stoneskin without requiring a caster. Consists of a pot of gravel and a bottle of fish glue. Self-applied. ((Inspired by [[Gharen Wolfsong]]))

'''Giant Seed''' - A seed to an unknown plant, roughly the size of a Miqo'te's head. Verad has no idea what it grows, how long it takes, or if it is even possible to germinate the thing. Buy today!

'''Plot Devices''' - Back by popular demand! The mysteriously enigmatic items of mystery that, no matter the buyer, will always prove to be of great value at just the right moment. Try one today!

'''Rattling Bone Harpoon''' - This harpoon rattles too much to be an actual weapon, and must instead be a ritual item of some small significance on the part of the Jakkya clan.

'''Sub-Par Seduction Comment Cards''' - Are you a frequent visitor of the Quicksand? Frustrated by men, women, or both awkwardly approaching you to strike up a conversation in the hopes of more? Use these cards to identify in clear, unambiguous terms exactly what your would-be suitor is doing wrong for future improvement. ((Inspired by [[Jancis Milburga]]))

'''Wine-Stained Clothing''' - Obviously a poor attempt at dyeing clothing that ended poorly. Never mind the smell; think of the fashion statement!

'''Taking Requests''' - Following a stint in debt-slavery, Verad has had his assets liquidated to offset his debts. At present, he has no items for sale, but is openly taking suggestions for new stock, and fulfilling individual orders to build capital.

==Services==

'''Cactu-Puncture''' - A not-yet ancient art, Verad has developed the concept of Cactu-Puncture as a form of stress and pain relief - or at least, pain distraction. Being stabbed with cactuar needles at strategic points would certainly distract the recipient from other pains for at least a while.

[[File:ver.png|200px|thumb|right|"Madam, when I asked if you like to try a tiny prick, I believe you misinterpreted--!" - Art by [[Xhosa Tauzeh]]]]

'''Patron of the Inferior Arts''' - For every struggling artist waiting for the world to recognize her genius, there are a half-dozen struggling artists who simply have no talent whatsoever. Verad is willing to sell the works of these inferior aesthetes for a small percentage of the sale, in the hopes that the inspiration of a sale will convince them to improve enough to be considered average.

==Items Not For Sale==

There are some things Verad won't touch.

'''Narcotics''' - Omnipresent and a health hazard, and Verad's own standards would ensure they are even more hazardous.

'''Illicit Goods and Services''' - Dubious is one thing, nefarious another. While Verad will work with the criminal underclasses, he will not directly deal in slaves or contraband.

'''Food Services''' - After an ill-fated incident involving scoops of chilled bavarois during the Ul'dah summer, Verad is banned from selling foodstuffs.

'''Weapons and Armor''' - Because Verad cannot guarantee that someone's life will not be put at risk by shoddy equipment, Verad refuses to sell wooden swords, rusty mail, and other typical starting gear for adventurers.

==Relationships==
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: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic/Familial Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">$</font> Regular Client    <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing     <font size="3">●</font> Hatred/Intense Grudge

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> [[Anstarra Silverain]] - A fellow member of the Harbingers, Verad was quickly charmed by Anstarra's quick wits and pleasantly teasing demeanor. Even after Verad's departure from the Harbingers, she has proven a close friend and ally.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Aya Foxheart]] - Verad and Ul'dah's best bartender - "The Jewel of the Quicksand" as he likes to call her - are friendly acquaintances, a state brought on by their generally positive attitudes and Verad's willingness to request bizarre drinks. He is also fond of her cookies.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Burning Edge]] - The former gladiator-turned-legal-slaver played a pivotal role in the matter of Verad's vandalized "office," to the extent that a tentative relationship had begun to develop, one built around him doing dumb things and her hitting him for it. Having left the debt-trading business following the events at the Coblyn's Fancy, her own spending habits caught up to her to such an extent that she was forced to take hard labor to make ends meet. She disappeared from Ul'dah shortly before Verad inherited an estate - one he would have gladly let her reside in for free. He was left with the sense that life is not often kind to those who make the right choices.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Coatleque Crofte]] - A Sultansworn with whom Verad is acquainted. While not particularly close, he is favorably inclined towards her because of her professional behavior while in service and her kindness towards Roen during her brief imprisonment. She has also read his memoirs, which can make for awkward conversation. After stabilizing him and saving his life after being assaulted, Verad feels himself personally indebted to her, but her recent choices in companionship have left him terribly confused.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>[[Deirdre Ta'ea]] - Verad is quite sure that the stares, racist remarks, and constant threats to throw him into the ocean with hands and tongue removed are merely signs of an aloof personality. He has taken the Wildwood's hostility towards his very existence as a challenge.

<font size="3">●</font> [[Jameson Taeros]] - A man Verad has seen once and never truly met, he nevertheless has what limited ire the Duskwight can muster, in part because of his actions and how they have affected Roen, and in part because of his role in having Verad assaulted.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> [[Jihl Wilzuun]] - Verad is favorably inclined towards this young Miqo'te through her timid but generally positive disposition. However, his interest in Anstarra may be putting a strain on any real friendship.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Kiht Jakkya]] - Matron of the Shroudwolf Clan. The two initially resolved to work together to help Roen out of their mutually-held esteem for the woman, but their relationship has become a friendship of its own. Kiht has offered Verad materials for sale, a safehouse when his actions against Taeros turned sour, and aid when investigating the problems of Quarrymill. He will be among the first to defend her and her Clan to others should the need arise, and has indeed done so, offering shelter for the newly formed Shroudwolf after they split from the Morbolvine.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> [[Leanne Delphium]] - Recently saved Verad's life. Any arguments they've had in the past have fallen completely by the wayside.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Misha Jinhri]] - A relative stranger, Misha intervened in the Brass Blades' assault on Verad, pulling him to safety along with Leanne and taking him to recuperate with the Morbolvine.

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>[[Odile Dornier]] - A folk-healer from Gridania, Odile has ruined Verad's ability to sell non-medicinal snake oil by pointing out that it's actually quite useful. He still thinks she's a stunner though.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">$</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Osric Melkire]] - One of Verad's "regulars" - that is to say, someone who has purchased his goods more than once. Verad thinks highly of the Sergeant for his open and accepting attitude towards dubious goods, though he hasn't quite sorted out why the man is always laughing in his presence.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>[[Roen Deneith]] - Verad met this former Sultansworn while temporarily on vacation in Limsa Lominsa after a misunderstanding regarding accidental cactuar smuggling in Ul'dah. Over time, he has come to see her as an exemplar of what an Ul'dahn ought to be, and has offered his assistance with her troubles out of personal loyalty.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">$</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Xhosa Tauzeh]] - One of Verad's few "big clients," he met Xhosa while trying to sell a stash of burnt books. She not only accepted the entire stash, but has established a regular large purchase of many of his goods. After several months away from Thanalan, Xhosa stunned him by bequeathing her estate to him in its entirety upon her return.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Y'mheena Pahsj]] - Y'mheena represents something Verad both dreads and desires - a competitor, at least in the Cactu-Puncture business if in none of his other goods. Their conversations can range from the cooperative to the caustic, depending on moment-to-moment goals. Following Y'mheena's shameless theft of his Cactu-Puncture services, they have recently come to an understanding regarding their separate spheres of influence.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Yune Tabrisviel]] - A new member of the Harbingers, Verad's attempt at thanking her for healing an injury suffered in archery practice led to the initiation of hostilities with another member, but also began a strong friendship between he and the Miqo'te keeper.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>[[Zhavi Streetrunner]] - An occasional contact during Verad's infrequent forays into Lominsan markets, Zhavi and he have a contentious working relationship: she tries to incorporate him into scams, and most of the time he botches the job through his own skewed sense of honesty. On the few occasions when he is able to reconcile his principles to her plans, however, the payoff is immense.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Z'zhumii umi]] - Verad happened to encounter the young courtesan while she was inadvertently using his original office space to practice a dance routine. After striking up a friendship borne of being unable to afford her, he now finds himself wealthy and within her price range and sights alike. It's terribly confusing for him.

</spoiler>

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* "Who ever heard've an Elezen with a last name like Bellveil?" - ''Random Astute Person''
::* "He once tried to sell me a marital aid, claiming it had been tested by the Greatest Lover in Eorzea - himself. I slapped him unconscious and I still don't feel I hit him hard enough." - ''Unidentified Courtesan''
::* "Bellveil? The peddler? He may smile and play at being a trader, but if he were any good he'd have a stall here in the market with the rest of us." - ''Textile Vendor''
::* "He's a good man, and you should buy as much from him as possible, especially the imitation fool's gold!" - ''Obviously Verad Wearing A Cheap Disguise''

===Moderate Rumors===
::* "He's been hurt, you can tell. You can see the pain behind his beard. Isn't it romantic?" - ''Possibly Fictional Admirer''
::* "I heard him saying he was at Cartenau, and if he'd had just a minute more that the City-States would have won the day. He's lucky the Blades were around." - ''Veteran of Cartenau''
::* "If you buy enough of his junk, he'll take special requests. Then you might get somethin' good instead of his usual crap. But why not just buy from a vendor?" - ''Equally Perceptive Passerby''
::* "I tried reading his memoirs and had to throw the book in the fire. Far too racy. Far, far too racy." - ''Woman Suffering Buyer's Remorse''
::* "I thought he was clever, and his salesmanship was ingenious. I offered to place him highly in the company to help him on his feet, and he turned me down! Perhaps he has no business sense after all." - ''La Noscean Entrepeneur''
::* "Hey, you want an Ishgardian rug? Dirt-cheap. Fell out the back of a warehouse. Just look at the weave on this thing!" - ''Opportunistic Resident of Pearl Lane''

===Rare Rumors===
::* "Nah, nah, it makes sense, y'know. Bellveil, 's an anagram. Villebeie or somethin' elezen like that. Gotta look between the lines." - ''Idle Drunk''
::* "Saw him draw his bow, proud and noble, like he knew what he was doing, and then, get this - he shot the bow, not the arrow. What an idiot! No idea how he disarmed that woman afterwards, for I was too busy laughing to notice. Probably luck." - ''Grindstone Spectator''
::* "And so it was foretold that should the Forsaken of Nald'thal ever be prevented from saying his holy word, disaster would tarnish the Jewel of the Desert." - ''Desperate Street Prophet''
::* "I had a good thing going. He ruined it. He'll get the same." - ''Lalafell Overheard In Gridania''

===PC Rumors===
::* "Master Bellveil's wares saved m'life, they did. Call 'em 'worthless rubbish' again. Go on. See if I don't gut you where y'stand." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "He's a trader, I guess, but he beguiles with such honesty that I can't imagine he makes a living. I'd serve him, just for the amusement and cheer he brings us though; if Momodi would allow." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Someone slipped a Fantasia in my drink of all things, and I walked around as a Moonkeeper for a few days. He told me he had a way to turn me back, and presented a Hyur roleplay kit of sorts. I told him to go fuck a carbuncle." - [[Lilithium Altair]]
::* "A fixed point in aether, he said. I treasure his friendship, but I oft wonder if I am deserving of it." - [[Roen Deneith]]
::* "I overheard him talking about a theft from his office. He has a hard enough time as it is, who would steal from him?" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Sir Verad approached me and offered his.. questionable valued goods. A-At least he's honest unlike some merchants! Or is he?.. Does that mean his goods are actually of excellent quality?" - [[Vynka Lanore]]
::* "Whatever you may have heard is not true. Master Bellveil is a simple merchant and not possibly capable of any crimes levied against him. The Brass Blades have no business trying to squeeze blood from a stone." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
::* "Ser Bellveil... He is a drake amongst ganders, no? An honest merchant in Ul'dah; I hope only that his charm does not see him pecked to death for that good heart." - [[Xhosa Tauzeh]]
::* "I fear his head is growing too big for his britches." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Verad is a good man. Some boar-brained people do not see it, but they will soon." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]
::* "They say behind every laughing face lies a weeping heart. True or not, the brightness Verad brings to this world - and to me - I will not suffer to be lost. No matter what it takes." - [[Anstarra Silverain]]
::* "I heard someone say that he's just a fellow who sells little devices that nobody really understands!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "The Dubious Duskwight? Oh yes! He used to be a regular here. But since he moved on up he's found himself too many things to keep his attention. '''*thoughtful pause*''' Honestly, I think he has given himself over to fancies; I'm not sure he's even really in the dubious business any more." -[[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Strange guy, Master Verad. I'm not sure if his involvement in things helps or harms, but it certainly makes things more interesting." - [[Evangeline Primrose]]
::* (Please add!)

==Fiction==
[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7898 The Case of the Ransacked Rug] - In which Verad gets a firsthand look at the debt-labor industry.

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8409 Broken and Rusty Things] - In which Verad plays at being a thief, assisting and assisted by those of overlooked value.

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Coatleque Crofte

2015-02-05T23:40:23Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

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| image = Coatleque_Crofte_3.jpg
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| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ul'Dah
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = Early to mid 20's
| stat_2 = Marital Status
| stat_2_value = In a Relationship
| stat_3 = Occupation
| stat_3_value = Paladin & Sultansworn
| stat_4 = Height/Weight
| stat_4_value = 5 fulms, 6 ilms / 150 ponz
| stat_5 = Nicknames
| stat_5_value = "CC", Lady Crofte
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'''Coatleque Crofte''' (pronounced cottl-ee-kay) is, by her knowledge, the only remaining survivor of her
fishing village from the north. Her life has been hard since the Calamity, but she is slowly working to piece it
back together and raise her station.

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''General''</div>==

Coatleque tries to appear and act like a proper lady at all times. She will often be found in and around Ul'dah as she is unable to stray very far due to her duties as a Sultansworn. She is a chronic workaholic, and will almost always be found in uniform. She considers this to be her only proof of station within the city and takes her position very seriously.

While most people around the city can easily see her in the role of a knight, to any true noble it would be blatantly clear that she is not of their blood. While on duty she acts with the utmost respect and exudes the authoritative presence one would expect of the Sultansworn. When off-duty, she will always be dressed well with her hair made up, often with a hat of some sort.

She had been shy in her past as the responsibility of the Gallantry was first laid upon her, but since then she has grown into the position. She is not one to begin a conversation, but she can certainly end one if it is called for. Her speech is slow and practiced unless something has upset or distracted her. In these moments her Ala'Mhigan origins will show through.

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''Education / Job History''</div>==
[[File:Coatleque_Crofte_4.jpg|225px|left]]
Coatleque did not have any formal education when she arrived in Ul'dah. Being the daughter of a fisherman, she knew how to cook, clean, and gut fish. She spoke with a heavy Ala'Mhighan accent and poorly at that. Due, however, to her circumstances (See Background), she was forced to learn quickly or else she would not have survived.

As of now she is able to read, write, and can speak slowly and eloquently as long as she is focused on her speech. She has basic knowledge of a myriad of useless skills which she had to learn, the more important of those being slight of hand and picking simple locks. Anything more than those of typical shackles would be beyond her skill.

The majority of her formal learning is that of swordplay from her training in the Sultansworn Order. While she was certainly not the best of her class, she did excel quickly at it and earned a few nicknames due to her two-handed fighting style that tended to leave her practice mates with sprained wrists.

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''Spirituality''</div>==

A firm believer in the Twelve, Coatleque relies on them for strength and guidance. She sees the work of their hands in all things around her and is baffled by how blind some people can be in their lack of faith. She is not one to push her beliefs on others even as she makes mention of the Twelve frequently through conversations.

In her past, Llymlaen was the patron of her village, being settled on the shores of Gyr'Abania. Some of her people did adopt Rhalgr as most of Ala'Mhigo would. It was through the faith of her friend Sapphire that she began to trust more in Menphina after she was brought to Ul'dah.

Seeing relationship after relationship either fall apart or end with another dead lover, combined with the loss of her close friend Natalie in the Order, she has taken Rhalgr as her patron. Recent events in her life have made her come to realize she cannot maintain a neutral ground where politics and justice collide. Through the blessings of Rhalgr she would hope to bring about the destruction of the plots of evil men against her new home.

Coatleque is also closely tied to Nymeia, goddess of fate, whom she believes will place portents of things to come in the dreams of those whom are destined to change them.

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''Combat - Views & Behavior''</div>==
[[File:Crofte_combat.jpg|200px|right]]
Coatleque has no martial prowess other than that of the sword. She has three blades, but will only carry one at a time depending on her duties for the day. Her main weapon of choice is a large hand-and-a-half sword which she had commissioned for herself using all of her current stipend from the Sultansworn after she swore her Oath. It is the only thing of true worth she owns herself.

Her skill with the sword is every bit of that which one would expect from the Sultana's Elite guard, though she is no grandmaster. Her style is one of mobility and brute force. She focuses on dodging attacks while exploiting openings in defense, and therefore will not favor a shield in combat. It is rumored that a full on hit from her blade when wielded with two hands is enough to split a wooden shield, or shatter the victim's arm if it is metal.

It is just as well that she has no love of combat and views all life as sacred. She very rarely spars with any live opponents, preferring the safety of a training dummy. If drawn into actual combat, she strikes only to disarm and subdue. If she ever lashes out to kill it would be out of fear for the lives of those in her care, or for her own safety.

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''Healing and Aether - Views & Abilities''</div>==
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While it is true that Coatleque has some minor training in Conjuration, she was never very adept at the concept.
She finds it hard to focus, especially in times of stress, which is not a particularly good trait for someone
attempting to heal others. She does know how to heal and even to raise. The former is very taxing on her, while
the latter will leave her exhausted to the point of being momentarily incapacitated.

Her ability to use aether is otherwise unaffected. Her Paladin training has shown that she is able to channel the
required aether through herself as if it were second nature. Defensive spells and offensive sword skills she can
use with ease. Her difficulty stems from when another person is her target.

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There was a time when Coatleque was dead-set against speaking of her own background and life before joining the Sultansworn. Even today she is hesitant to share any details with those she does not know. In her line of work, however, she has found there are times when it helps to share certain details to prove she is no better than the criminals she is forced to deal with. People tend to open up slightly when they see each other on common ground.
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<u><b>Birth and Early Life:</b></u><br/><spoiler>
Coatleque is from a remote fishing village at the Southern tip of Ala'Mhigo, the beaches of Gyr'Abania. Born with the name Florence Fishbane after the empire's invasion, this makes her Garlean by birth alone if not for location. Built on the coast and of little importance, the village eked out a meagre existence far from the city-state itself. She was a typical country girl, the daughter of a fisherman with no special skills or talents. She spent her youth helping her mother cooking, cleaning, and gutting fish for her father. To this day she cannot bear the taste of seafood. When she came of age, her parents began the process of arranging her to be bonded to the miller's son. A quiet life she was honestly looking forward to.

When Dalamund came raining down, a rather large chunk of it fell to the ocean just off the coast of the villiage itself. The resulting tidal wave destroyed the village and swept away a majority of its inhabitants. Those who survived had fled to the old military outpost built into the cliffs just above the shore. Not even a week later, still in mourning, brigands from the mountains came looking to make quick coin off the salvage from the wreckage. Florence watched in horror as her fiancée was killed and cried out which gave away their position. What villagers were left were captured or killed as they tried to flee. She has never forgiven herself for this, which she considers the single greatest mistake of her life.</spoiler>

<u><b>Enslavement in Ul'dah:</b></u><br/><spoiler>
They were carted off in rags and taken by cover of night to Ul'dah first. The leader of the brigands, Cadmus, was an experienced slaver who knew he could exploit the women and especially Florence for a certain quality she had. She was sold to Dace Korlon, proprietor of the Red Sands - an expensive brothel in one of the less frequented parts of Pearl Lane. There she remained for three long years of forced service as a high-class whore.

She would not have survived her ordeal if not for the kindness of another slave girl, a Miqo'te Seeker called Sapphire due to her deep purple eyes. Sapphire was the longest surviving slave girl at the time and had the Master's favor, being in charge of the other slave girls. She took pity on Florence and often came to her room at night to talk and teach her how to survive. It was Sapphire who gave her the name Coatleque because of her exotic red hair. The purpose being that Florence could pin all the wicked things she had been forced to do on Coatleque, then leave the name behind if the Twelve ever granted her freedom again.

It was Sapphire who taught Coatleque how to read and write, how to speak properly like a lady. How to dress, wear make-up and to look the part. Their clients demanded such from their higher-class girls after all. Sapphire also taught her how to perform simple dances, how to pick locks so they could walk freely at night, and simple tricks of slight-of-hand. The Master expected them to ply their trade to the fullest extent possible, after all, and many a nobleman left with their pockets much lighter than intended.

It was near the end of her imprisonment that Sapphire came to her one night looking very distraught. It seemed she had stolen something from a very influential client. Something she should not have. Despite the Master's insistence that she did well, she feared for her own life and new it was time to leave. Having swiped a key from Dace's room and bribed the guard for the night, she intended to leave and return to her tribe. It was then that she told Coatleque her real name, F'lierre, and the two knew they may never see each other again.

Not one moon after their emotional departure, the Brass Blades descended upon the Red Sands in a false-front raid to 'end slave trafficking'. What Coatleque later found was that F'lierre had stolen a forged signet ring of the house of Ul and the Syndicate was none too happy at its loss. The Blades ransacked the building, set it ablaze, and killed anyone who got in their way. Among the confusion, Coatleque managed to help as many girls as she could escape through the sewers. The next morning many of them saw their first sunrise in years once more as free women.</spoiler>

<u><b>Answers in the Shroud:</b></u><br/><spoiler>
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<u><b>Return to Ul'dah:</b></u><br/><spoiler>
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<u><b>Meaning in Service:</b></u><br/><spoiler>
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<th>Key:</th>
<tr><td><span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span> Close Friend</td><td>☠ Deceased</td></tr>
<tr><td>☹ Disliked</td><td>♱ Free Paladin</td></tr>
<tr><td>⚖ Immortal Flame</td><td>⚔ Law Enforcement</td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="color: red;">&hearts;</span> Love</td><td>⚓ Maelstrom</td></tr>
<tr><td>☩ Sultansworn</td><td><span style="color: pink;">&hearts;</span> Tension</td></tr>
<tr><td>⚕ Twin Adder</td></tr>
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<td>'''[[Alabrous Tane|<span title="A thoroughly despicable man and a shadow of Coatleque's past. Their relationship began while she was a brothel slave. He came around just long enough for her to start to care about him then suddenly disappeared. Later, Coatleque was forced to deal with him again during one of her investigations. She later discovered he was working for Jameson Taeros. Tane was killed by Jaxon Hawk right in front of Coatleque one night at the Quicksand while they were sharing a drink.">Alabrous Tane</span>]] <span style="color: pink;">&hearts;</span> ☠ ☹'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Anelia Sadowyn|<span title="The Azure Falcon of Carteneau Plains, Anelia's history with the Sultansworn was tumultuous at best. Her overzealous pursuit of monetarist corruption has clashed with the goals of the Order on more than one occasion. Coatleque eventually had to confront her over this and Anelia left the Order soon afterwords to pursue her own goals as a Free Paladin. Since then, the woman has only become more relentless and is prone to overstep her authority to cleanse any perceived corruption.">Anelia Sadowyn, Ser</span>]] ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Askier Mergrey|<span title="Explosives expert for the Immortal Flames' Red Wings. Coatleque knows of his past criminal background from her own briefings, but is content to allow the Flames to deal with him now. His overly lax attitude regarding weapons restrictions in secure areas leaves her distrustful of him. If not for the sake of Captain Mynheir, she would have nothing to do with the man.">Askier Mergrey</span>]] ⚖'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Aya Foxheart|<span title="The always lovely bar maid of the Quicksand. The nights she is working just seem to pass too quickly. Her constant kindness towards the Coatleque has caused her to take pause on occasion. She considers her a friend now, more than an acquaintance, and would try to keep her at length from the troubles of the city. The words Aya has offered as well as the quiet tea times they share have allowed Coatleque to relax on occasion and take stock of what is truly important to her.">Aya Foxheart</span>]] <span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span>'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Bartolomeo Filangieri|<span title="Bartolomeo was the first of her comrades she was assigned to work with. Together they served the Harbingers of Dawn, though only briefly. Since their departure, Bartolomeo has been rather aloof. Recently, Ser Filangieri has decided to leave the Order of the Sultansworn over matters of personal honor. Coatleque does not agree with his decision, but holds no ill feelings against him.">Bartolomeo Filangieri, Ser</span>]] ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Brynnalia Callae|<span title="A raven-haired former member of the Ala'Mhigan resistance. Coatleque met Miss Callae through Jameson Taeros by which she is employed. They deal with each other as needed though often with opposing goals. Brynnalia seems to be motivated only by money in Coatleque's eyes. This is blessing and a curse as Coatleque knows the woman can probably be bought, but perhaps by the wrong person.">Brynnalia Callae</span>]] ⚓'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Erik Mynhier|<span title="A man of no small renown, Coatleque only knows about him from the rumours and hearsay of others. He has recently returned after some ordeal and is ready to take up his prior mantle as Captain in the Immortal Flames, and as a fellow Sultansworn. She still regards the man with some amount of awe and worries he may ultimately disapprove of her leadership abilities.">Erik Mynhier, Ser</span>]] ☩ ⚖'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Franz Renatus|<span title="An apparently Ishgardian mercenary who Coatleque first met when she separated his fist from Natalie Mcbeef's face in the Quicksand. She knows next to nothing of the man personally, but after recent events he seems to be much more docile, even civilized. They occasionally trade words in the Quicksand.">Franz Renatus</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong|<span title="Free Paladin, and member of the Ala'Mhigan resistance. Coatleque's dealings with him have, to date, been through his sister Roen. He seems an honorable man. Despite the rumors circulating him, Coatleque has shown him as much respect as her position allows. She finds his accent to be comforting as she does not hear Ala'Mhigan as often as she would like around Ul'dah.">Gharen Wolfsong</span>]] ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Gus Pumpkinweed|<span title="The fast talking owner of the Piquant Pumpkin. Coatleque met him when she chased off a street rat who was harassing his business dealings outside the Quicksand. He was so impressed that he offered her a job providing security. She hesitantly accepted, more so that she can keep herself busy when not on active duty, than for the pay (which she often neglects to collect). Coatleque eventually had to end her employment under Gus as her duties back in the city began to take more and more of her time.">Gus Pumpkinweed</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Ha'uruh Nunh|<span title="A friend of Ser Warren Castille. Coatleque helped Warren search for him when he mysteriously disappeared into Coerthas while chasing Seimei Ikari. After an unexpected and open conversation behind the Quicksand, Coatleque thought she had some common ground with the man. Unfortunately, certain other events have left her questioning his sense of honour. While she can understand his reasons, she is loathe to condone them. Their current relationship is strained at best.">Ha'uruh "Howl" Nunh</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Jameson Taeros|<span title="A prominent and wealthy Monetarist who seems to have sprung up from nowhere within the city-state. The man seems to have his fingers in many nefarious looking plots, though none of them can ever be traced back to him directly. Coatleque was forced to deal with him through her shield-sister Natalie. Since Natalie's death she has had to deal with him more directly. She has come to know a side of the man that few have ever seen and from this a relationship has developed.">Jameson Taeros</span>]] <span style="color: red;">&hearts;</span>'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Jancis Milburga|<span title="Coatleque met Jancis in Gridania just after the Knight had left Ul'dah to take up Conjuration. She was at first a fellow student, though already more advanced, and later became a close friend. Coatleque trusted her and eventually they became like sisters. While Coatleque is busy with her duties in Thanalan, Jancis continues to roam Eorzea freely offering help to others. The two still cross paths whenever they can to trade news and stories.">Jancis Milburga</span>]] <span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span>'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Kage Kiryuu|<span title="Kage was one of the Sultansworn who were under suspension pending an investigation into charges levied after the Nanawa mine incident. He was instrumental in tracking down The Rose and obtaining a redacted statement of Roen's spy allegations. Kage has since left the Order to pursue his own goals. She sometimes sees him in the Quicksand, though they rarely trade words.">Kage Kiryuu, Ser</span>]] ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Kale Aideron|<span title="An Immortal Flame, turned Blade, turned Bloodsworn. Kale has been a rather blunt voice of the Monetarist persuasion in Ul'dah. He and Coatleque share a number of views on how to go about protecting their city, however their opinions differ greatly on the execution of such views.">Kahleed Aideron</span>]] ⚖'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Kahn'a Od'hilkas|<span title="An Immortal Flame and second in command of the Red wings division. Coatleque has worked with him on occasion, most recently when a Garlean terrorist attempted to poison the city state of Ul'dah and assassinate the Sultana. She knows little of the man's personal life, but has great respect for him professionally and will trust his judgement.">Kahn'a Od'hilkas</span>]] ⚖'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Koporo Aporo|<span title="A Sultansworn in training. Koporo currently serves under Kage Kiryuu. Coatleque sees him as impatient and short-fused. His anger seems to speak before his better judgement when conflict begins to escalate around him. Coatleque has tried lending her hand to Kage's mentoring to try and guide Ser Aporo down a more diplomatic path.">Koporo Aporo, Ser</span>]] ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Leanne Delphium|<span title="A young Miqo'te adventurer not from Ul'dah. She seems to wander the length and breadth of Eorzea and pops-up unexpectedly from time to time. Coatleque first saw her at the Grindstone where she was the first competitor to ever enter (and win) with a bow. While not much older than Leanne, Coatleque feels partly responsible to protect the girl from the seedier parts of the City whenever she is in Thanalan; Even if she does not know her very well personally.">Leanne Delphium</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Natalie Mcbeef|<span title=" Never before was there a more perfect example of comedic tragedy such as Natalie Mcbeef. The Miqo'te was a walking disaster with a good heart who Nymeia conspired against almost daily. While the two of them had begun their relationship in bitter conflict, over the course of their work they had grown to respect each other for the roles they each played in the security of the city-state. Natalie was eventually killed in action during a botched raid on La Noscean soil.">Natalie Mcbeef, Ser</span>]] ☠ ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Nero Lazarov|<span title="A gentleman of fortune from Limsa Lominsa that Coatleque met through her friend Roen Deneith. The Knight has been trying to gather information on him for Roen's sake. She knows they are working together against the Monetarist Jameson Taeros, and would spare Roen being double-crossed by apparent allies yet again. All she knows so far is that he is a well-known and ruthless businessman in the lower city.">Nero Lazarov</span>]] ☹'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Nyalie Lihzeh|<span title="One of the older Sworn, and a lieutenant. Nyalie tends to avoid direct confrontation, preferring her role as requisitions officer and maintaining the palace armory. She still keeps her sword arm, however, and is always willing to help should need arise.">Nyalie Lihzeh, Ser</span>]] ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Obsidian Hornet|<span title="A fearsome woman whom Coatleque nearly crossed while trying to exonerate Roen from false charges levied against her. Coatleque bargained her own life to this woman to gain her trust in the matter. Trust which was well-placed in the end. Since those happenings, Obsidian Hornet has disappeared from the public eye. It is rumored she has settled down as a rancher in a quiet and remote area of Eorzea.">Obsidian Hornet</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Oscare Iono|<span title=" A dark and brooding Highlander and expert with the bow. Coatleque knows little of this man, but sees him around quite often. He takes strong offense to the properness of her speech, becoming quite irate whenever she refers to him as Master, or almost any other title. Coatleque knows he serves the Maelstrom as Captain and that he seems to fancy her friend Jancis. Though her own lack of free time does not afford much opportunity for meddling.">Oscare Iono, Captain</span>]] ⚓'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Osric Melkire|<span title="Chief Flame Sergeant of the Immortal Flames. Coatleque traded her assistance to him for information in another investigation. Since then, Ser Melkire has been held under duress by a madman. He was complicit to multiple attacks against Ul'dah. While Coatleque understands the man's reasoning, she cannot condone his actions. For her part, she will let the Immortal Flames handle justice of their own.">Osric Melkire, Sergeant</span>]] ⚖'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Otto Vann|<span title="A wealthy merchant and clothing designer who has made himself a name in Ul'dah. He seems to respect the Knight and always stops to greet her when they pass. She helped him resolve an issue regarding some stolen pants, and in return he made her an exquisite white dress which she wears now whenever possible. Regardless of how others see his doting upon her at times, she considers the eccentric artisan to be a friend.">Otto Vann</span>]] <span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span>'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Roen Deneith|<span title="One of three Sultansworn whom Coatleque helped to exonerate. During Roen's imprisonment, Coatleque was her personal gaoler and attended her every morning and evening. Coatleque would speak with her often at night, first to try and distract the woman from her troubles, but then later out of her own curiosity as the two grew closer. Out of this a friendship has blossomed. Coatleque would stand with her new shield sister against whatever threatens her on the horizon.">Roen Deneith, Ser</span>]] <span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span> ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Romy Leonhardt|<span title="One of the younger new initiates to the Order. Romy has shown a somewhat level head compared to some of the others, though the overzealous nature of youth may come back to bite her at times. Coatleque finds herself needing to constantly reassure the girl that she does have the strength needed to perform her duties.">Romy Leonhardt, Ser</span>]] ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Roysia Stone|<span title="A recent initiate into the Order of Sultansworn, Roysia is rather independent and headstrong. Coatleque finds she must follow up on tasks that Roysia has been assigned not to make sure they were completed, but to make sure there is no political fallout. Her mouth may get the better of her in the end.">Roysia Stone, Ser</span>]] ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Shas Tarry|<span title="A veteran Paladin of the Order. Shas left the city under favorable terms a few years ago. She has since returned to Ul'dah and the Order and has been a tremendous help to Coatleque at reigning in all of the younger initiates. Shas tends to be more blunt than Crofte but she still keeps a rather level head.">Shas Tarry, Ser</span>]] ☩'''</td>
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<td>'''[[S'honji "Hayakawa" Nunh|<span title="A self proclaimed master thief and Free Paladin, Coatleque doesn't know what to believe about S'Honji. His overly flirtatious nature combined with rumors she hears from other women around Ul'dah leave her believing he is nothing more than an overly fanciful story teller.">S'honji</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Seimei Ikari|<span title="A Miqo'te woman whom was previously set to wed Ser Warren Castille. For unknown reasons, the two had parted long ago. Coatleque helped Warren search Coerthas for her when she disappeared suddenly. Since then she has come back into Warren's life and the two have been competing for his affections. Warren chose his former love in the end. Coatleque does not trust her intentions and believes she will only hurt Warren again.">Seimei Ikari</span>]] ☹'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Spahro Llorn|<span title=" The scathingly angry reporter for the Tonberry's Lantern paper that is circulated across Eorzea. Miss Llorn never shies away from speaking her mind in and out of the papers. She has blasted both Jameson, and Crofte alike. For these reasons Coatleque avoids talking in her presence as much as possible. Still, there are occasions where the girl can sometimes come across as being almost friendly.">Spahro Llorn</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Tasa Rhyzul|<span title="A strong, stoic Elezen whom Coatleque met while assisting the Harbingers. Coatleque quickly found herself drawn to the woman's confident attitude. Their relationship had a few quick ups and downs, but with Coatleque's promotion her work has conspired to keep the two apart. They remain good friends however, and the Knight still looks up to the older woman's mothering influence in her life.">Tasa Rhyzul</span>]] <span style="color: purple;">&hearts;</span>'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Val Nunh|<span title="Not so much a friend as an acquaintance. Coatleque knows next to nothing about him, save what she unfortunately has to overhear when in the same room. Her first impression was of him and another member discussing their many visits to the brothels of Ul'dah - a conversation which has left her with distaste for them both.">Val Nunh</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Valirelia Ferox|<span title="A rather enigmatic Miqo'te - Coatleque met Vali at her first orientation for the Piquant Pumpkin. Since then she's learned they share some common ground through past acquaintances. Coatleque doesn't know what to make of the girl yet, but she always seems to be around wherever Coatleque goes. She has recently shared that a large bounty has been placed on her head by the Empire. Until this is removed, she will be away from Ul'dah in hiding.">Valirelia Ferox</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Verad Bellveil|<span title="One of the few honest merchants in Ul'dah. The man excels at selling low quality merchandise at overly affordable prices. In fact, most of his goods he practically gives away. Coatleque has yet to buy anything from him, but still keeps the 'plot device' he gave her just in case she has need for instant smoke in the middle of the desert. Having read his personal memoirs, she has a certain insight to the man that others may not have.">Verad Bellveil</span>]]'''</td>
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<td>'''[[Warren Castille|<span title="Often found in the Quicksand in past times. They were quickly drawn to each other and shared an intimate, though brief relationship. It ended when he left her to once again pursue his former love who had left him before. Coatleque has never quite gotten over his reasons, but understands them to the best of her abilities. The air around them has been tense since then, as former lovers tend to be.">Warren Castille</span>]] <span style="color: pink;">&hearts;</span> ♱'''</td>
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<td>'''[[X'Kohu Tia|<span title="A friend that Coatleque met while under previous employment. His rather forward advances have made for some lightly awkward conversation mainly do to Coatleque's obliviousness. They have tried to share conversation recently, but Coatleque's duties have kept her busy. She finds herself promising over and over that she will make time, but only winds up disappointing them both.">X'kohu Tia</span>]]'''</td>
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:*[[Warren Castille]]: "I suggest you take your questions elsewhere."
:*[[Osric Melkire]]: "She's come a ways since ol' Straightblade pushed her to the forefront. Learnin', she is. Best she learn faster. Sink or swim."
:*[[Oscare Iono]]: "What was it, Wristcleaver? Wristbreaker? Bah, it doesn't matter. If you like your head on your shoulders though, it'd be smart to behave around her."
:*[[L'yhta Mahre]]: "I heard she was in charge of security at half the taverns in Eorzea! You definitely don't want to get on her bad side, at least if you want to get a drink anywhere outside of Mor Dhona!"
:*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "She likes to keep an eye on the Quick Sand, and make sure that no one gets up to any trouble. She's the kind of Sultansworn that they're supposed to be. I trust her."
:*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who so deserved things to go right for her - its such a shame that they never seem to. I'd do whatever I could for her, I'm lucky to call her a friend!"
:*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "Ser Crofte never seems to stop. I know she'll always do what's right, but sometimes it seems like she embraces the struggle too readily - she mustn't lose sight of what she's trying to protect. She needs to take time to stop and look around her, and remember the world in which she lives."
:*[[X'Kohu Tia]]: "Coat's an alright girl, got a good head on her shoulders and a good heart in her chest. Still, if she wants to keep patrolling taverns, she's gotta learn to hold her liquor!"
:*[[Roen Deneith]]: "I had lost faith in my Shield sisters and brothers. Then Ser Crofte offered me her aid. She reminds me why I swore the Oath in the first place."
:*[[Natalie Mcbeef]]: "She's not quite as annoying as I first thought. She wears the armor like she was born to do so, I wish I felt as comfortable in it."
:*[[Obsidian Hornet]]: "All the good intentions in the world don't mean a thing if you don't have the wit or skill to make good on them. Crofte means well but she needs to be better. I trust her, she's a good person, but her incompetence could get people killed. Herself included."
:*[[Alexei Volkov]]: "The knight? Capable arm, dependable. Seems to be drawing much attention quickly. Good. Let her draw attention, vill continue to vork from shadows."
:*[[Gharen Wolfsong]]: "She strikes me as an honorable woman, th' type te ne'er go against her word. I hope she's as incorruptible as th' mask she chooses fer everyone te see might indicate, lest th' pit o' vipers tha' is Ul'dah get th' better o' her."
:*[[Fio Arasgain]]: "One of the few who haven't been corrupted by gil in this cesspool of a city. I can only admire her sense of duty. However, would it kill her to take a day or two off?"
:*[[Franz Renatus]]: "I kept seeing her in the Quicksand after that one fight I had, but never talked to her. After ''that'' event, we've been talking more. She's more interesting than she lets on."
:*[[Berrod Armstrong]]: "Well she ain't a sellout, I'll tell ya that. I done cat-called her on the street once. Was a real bastard 'bout it. Up ta now she ain't told nobody, and I even got a chance ta tell 'er sorry."
:*[[Remimont Portier]]: "She appears to possess a remarkable sense of duty and justice both. All of my interactions with her feel as if I am speaking with a character from any number of novels I have read. Tis astounding to meet such a person in the flesh. She is an example, truly."
:*[[Delial Grimsong]]: "In a way, I feel sorry for her. 'Tis a great and terrible burden being the only shining light in the bitter sea of sheer incompetence that is the Sultansworn. Why do you think I work alone?"
:*[[Askier Mergrey]]: "She doesn't approve of my explosives. Well I don't approve of her not approving my explosives!"
:*[[Jancis Milburga]]: "So many ask me about her. Wish to know her. I shall tell her you asked!"
:*[[Jancis Milburga]]: <i>Rarer Rumor</i> "Cici is the one who made me understand what family and life mean."
:*[[Verad Bellveil]]: "She's a good woman, so much so that I have no idea how she manages to tolerate my presence. Making me question my own dubiousness! A cunning plan."
:*[[Aya Foxheart]]: "I fear Ser Crofte must find the strength to hold the pillars of Ul'dah; alone, if she must."
:*[[Franz Renatus]]" "Have you seen her drink before? That girl with a steel will who is the symbol of being fair and just hides something else. I'd like to see it one day."
:*[[Kale Aideron]]: "Does she bloody smile? I ploughin' bet you I work 'arder than 'er, 'nd even -I- can kick back 'nd relax, least once a seven-day. But yea', fine, I like 'er. Knows what the fuck needs to be done, unlike the latest batch of pansy paladins 'trained' by Captain Jenlyns..."
:*[[Gideon North]]: "I had at first presumed her to be a woman bound by duty, and of rigid adherence to code. It would be more accurate, I believe, to say that Miss Crofte will hesitate at... very little... to achieve her own ends. One might, however, see that as more respectable than the former."
:*[[Kahn'a Od'hilkas]]: "By the past I would have admitted it a little hard to go beyond what seems to be an absent-minded penchant, but since then she proved to be... reliable. And yes, she definitely is more than a young figure of righteousness."
:*[[Lilithium Altair]]: "I see her around all the time! Never spoken much with her though, save when she's kept Ado out of trouble."
:*[[Cyneler Fenrir]]: "She was my guide to the Sultansworn."
:*[[Evangeline Primrose]]: "I used to think Lady Crofte was an Evil Bitch. Turns out she is just a bitch, and not bad as bitches go."

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">NPC Rumors (Newer)</div>====

:*<u>Quicksand Patron</u>: "Poor woman can't hold her liquor. After just one drink she starts speaking in tongues or the like."
:*<u>Woman in Mourning</u>: "I've seen her in the Ossuary paying respects to some unknown man. They must have been close."
:*<u>Long-necked Sultansworn</u>: "If you see that Highlander buzzing around her again, tell him I'm watching him."

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">NPC Rumors (Older)</div>====

:*<u>Ul'dah Guttersnipe</u>: "I heard 'er talking te that pimp o'er in Pearl Lane. He sure put 'er in 'er place. Good te know she ain't as high 'n mighty as she thinks."
:*<u>Quicksand Patron</u>: "I seen her get'n all kissy-faced with that other Paladin. They think they're subtle, but they ain't."
:*<u>Random Palace Guard</u>: "Ser Crofte has paid the ultimate price for Her Grace, and by some miracle survived to serve again. She is an inspiration to all of us who swear the Oath."
:*<u>Random Brass Blade</u>: "She's all fancy talk and good looks. Keep the pressure on her and she'll go right back to 'er whore'n ways."
:*<u>Random Brass Blade</u>: "Oh, I remember her. Quite good with her mouth that one, mmm-hahahaha!"
:*<u>Random Brass Blade</u>: "She was my favorite. Just something about those eyes... and red hair. *sigh* Shame when we had to take that place down."
:*<u>Random Drunk</u>: "Huh? *hic* eeehhh... get offa my *hic* lawn you kidsh!"
:*<u>Mylla</u>: "She came to us with nothing but a fire in her eyes, I couldn't turn her away. I just hope she learned something here."
:*<u>Jenlyns</u>: "A fine sword arm on that girl. And you'd be hard pressed to find a more loyal soldier. I fear what her lack of confidence may lead to, however."

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(feel free to edit)

:*"Look Jancis, I'm flying!" ~ while being carried to an inn room after too much wine<br/>
:*"I'm not a warrior like you, Tasa. I was supposed to be a house-wife!" ~ personal moment with Tasa Rhyzul<br/>
:*Jancis: "Can you see from back there?" Coatleque: "I can see exactly what I need to." ~ while watching Warren at the Grindstone
:*"Everyone is fragile, Ser. It merely depends on what height we are dropped from." ~ Advice given to Warren Castille
:*"Titles change often, Miss. You are what you chose to be. Remember what you are, and title may yet return in time." ~ Advice given to Roen Deneith
:*"Aye, he says mae subornimate has a plan. Which I think means Natalie is about tae step in shite again..." ~ After too much whiskey.
:*"Compassion is never wrong, but when you begin to show too much of it the line of justice becomes harder to cross. And then one day your enemies are as dear to your heart as your family." ~ to Roen, regarding due process

==<div style="background: Silver; border: 1px solid DimGrey; border-radius: 0 1em 1em 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 black; display: inline-block; font-variant: small-caps; padding: 0.25em 1em; text-shadow: DimGrey 0.05em 0.05em 0.05em; width: 92%;">''Current Events / Achievements''</div>==

(New Events at Top, but some may relate to others. All will be updated as things proceed)

<u><b>Current Plotlines (in Progress):</b></u>
<spoiler>
:<u>The Comming Storm</u>:<br />
::*Unrest has been growing between the Syndicate and the actions of a small Pirate fleet led by Nero Lazarov. The man has been harassing Ul'dahn trade routes by sea, stifling trade, depriving the rich of their income. Jameson Taeros has been assigned to deal with the issue once and for all.<br />
::*Natalie has made her position known to Coatleque, that she would side with Jameson for the good of Ul'dah. She drilled Nero's first mate for information before executing him in the Sultansworn's political prison. Coatleque was not present, and did not know about it until after the fact due to her 'dealing' with her relationship woes at the time.<br />
::*Natalie and Taeros both have confronted Coatleque to try and pressure her to join them. The Knight has remained neutral in this to date, seeing it as a political matter rather than one of National Security. She is reluctant to get involved in the man hunt, for Roen's sake more than anything else. Her friendship with Natalie has only been more strained over this turn of events. She may need to chose a side soon.<br />
::*After a botched attempt to gather information on Nero, Natalie Mcbeef has been slain. This turn of events has seemingly shaken the city to its core. Coatleque can no longer remain neutral in her dealings now after her involvement in the raid. She awaits both judgement from her Captain, and the ire of Jameson Taeros if he is implicated.<br />
::*Captain Jenlyns has proved to be more understanding than Coatleque thought. Her time is, however, short as the Maelstrom will eventually follow the clues back to Ul'dah. She now needs to prove that Nero Lazarov is a threat to both nations so the Admiral will also see the raid as necessary.<br />
::*After touching base with her contact Brynnalia, under Taeros's employ, Coatleque begins to make plans to raid the address found at the warehouse and hopefully draw closer to Nero. Jameson once again attempted to buy her loyalty and pressure her to betray her friend Roen. Instead she sacrificed her own dignity, spending the night with Jameson to distract him from the girls trail. She intends now to keep him distracted for as long as she is able to give Roen time to act.<br />

:<u>I'll scratch your back</u>:<br />
::*Coatleque's friend Jancis has requested her help in dealing with another friend who is addicted to the drug Somnus.<br />
::*The Knight has made a deal with the crime lord C'Kayah to secure a parcel of Somnus for Jancis to experiment with. In return, C'Kayah has asked for Brass Blade immunity for Aya Foxheart. He does not want the woman to be pressured for Momodi's protection money again in the future.<br />
::*C'Kayah has made good on his end of the bargain, delivering the required drug to Jancis so that she can work on a cure for withdrawl symptoms. Meanwhile, Coatleque is working with Taeros to acquire the requested immunity for Aya.<br />
::*With surprisingly little coaxing, Coatleque was able to bend Taeros's ear. He agreed to pressure the Blades to only deal with Momodi in the future and leave Aya out of their plans. In return, Coatleque has agreed to look for the murderer of Alabrous Tane, who is still at large. She has begun looking for mercenaries who may be able to capture Jaxon Hawke to bring the woman to justice.<br />

:<u>Pillar-Ex, 24-man Raid</u>:<br />
::*An unexpected turn of events since Ser Castille returned from Coerthas. It seems he has begun courting his former love once more. Coatleque has been left to compete for his affections against this womans advances.<br/>
::*Coatleque hatched a scheme to try and invoke Warren's jealousy. She invited a former 'lover', Alabrous Tane, to dinner with her at the Quicksand in hopes he would see them as she had seen he and Seimei. Things went horribly wrong when not only did Warren not show up, but Tane was murdered right in front of her. Coatleque was left standing in shock as her world is seemingly falling apart, and now she has Tane's bar tab to contend with.<br />
::*Menphina has chosen to laugh at the Knight once more as Warren pulled her aside and made it known he no longer wishes to be with her. His words were few, cold, and sounded forced, which left her under the impression he did not mean them. She feels powerless to do anything about it, however, and has resigned herself the loser in all of this. She still feels he will only be hurt again in the end.<br/>
::*Rather than deal with her pain, Coatleque has requested to double her shift at the Palace. She feels if she keeps busy, her feelings will simply go away on their own.<br />
::*Coatleque has learned that some of her comrades took it upon themselves to visit harm upon her former lover in a malformed plan to uphold her honour. She has expressed her distaste for this turn of events.<br />
::*After Warren's friend Howl and another visited vengeance upon the Sworn who hurt Warren, Coatleque confronted the pair to make her disgust known. Her emotions have become conflicted over the matter, and she has begun to wonder if she ever truly knew Warren from the start. She desperately wants to believe he is a good man, but lately all she sees is violence which appears as a weakness to her.<br />

:<u>Paladinhood, or, <i>To Be a Sultansworn</i></u>:<br />
::*Since pledging her life and blade to the Sultansworn, Coatleque has been taking active guard duty in Ul'dah. A boring start to her career.<br />
::*Coatleque's stalwart defense of the innocents of Ul'Dah are beginning to garner her more support from the populace while she is on duty. Her name seems to be rising quickly through word of mouth.<br />
::*Faced with an ongoing investigation and internal inquiry, the Sultansworn have been left in an awkward position regarding allegations of corruption. With a need to maintain a show of strength to counteract the Monetarists, Jenlyns has quickly promoted his new rising star to replace the Sergeant he had to dismiss recently. Her orders are to maintain her patrols and be the Sworn's face to the public.<br />
::*With the reinstatement of Ser Mcbeef to the Order, Coatleque has attempted to step down from her position so that the former Sergeant may retake her rightful place. Both Mcbeef and Captain Jenlyns were adverse to the notion, however, and so Ser Crofte retains her current rank.<br />
::*With the continued absence of Ser Sadowyn, it was decided that Ser Crofte would take her pace as the embodiment of Loyalty during the Trials of the Sultansworn. She will assist Captain Mynheir and Ser Mcbeef in the training of new applicants.<br />
::*Ser Sadowyn has returned and taken up her mantle of Captain once more, though Ser Crofte will continue to be in charge of the Trial of Loyalty per Anelia's request.<br/>
::*Coatleque's attention has since been turned to the Order's latest recruits. Only time will tell if their various temperaments can be moulded into those of proper Paladins.<br/>
::*With the death of Ser Natlie Mcbeef in action, Coatleque has inherited all of her pending investigations and initiates. The Knight has been feeling the increased weight of responsibility now, and worries she will not be able to compare to Natalie's take-charge personality.<br />
::*Coatleque has begun to develop feelings for Jameson Taeros. The more she is forced to work with the man, the more fascinated she become by him. She has even gone so far as to offer herself as a bargaining chip during one of their trades of services. While she tells herself she does this for the good of Ul'dah, a part of her begins to wonder if she desires something more.<br />
</spoiler>

<u><b>Previous / Finished Plotlines:</b></u>
<spoiler>
:<u>The things we do for Friends...</u>:<br/>
::*Coatleque and Natalie have continued their investigation into the attempted poisoning of Roen Deneith while she was imprisoned in Ul'dah. They went so far as to question members of the Red Wings, and to enlist their aide in tracking down who may be using their emblem to incite such rumors.<br />
::*Natalie has asked permission to contact her former love interest, C'Kayah, to ask for assistance in tracking down where the Somnus may have been purchased. He will not help, however, without an official writ granting him permission to continue importing goods to Ul'dah.<br />
::*Roen has since hatched her own plan with the assistance of Nero Lazarov, a smuggler from Limsa Lominsa. They attempted to setup Jameson Taeros with a shipment of Somnus to try and pin him with smuggling contraband, but the Monetarist was already prepared with an alibi to avoid arrest. Roen was clearly upset when Crofte told her they could not arrest the man.<br/>
::*Coatleque has taken it upon herself to investigate this man that Roen is so intent on working with. She will not stand in Roen's way of tracking down those who intended to kill her, but she also does not want to see the woman betrayed by false friends yet again. While her investigation turned up nothing overly incriminating, she is still keeping a watchful eye over the pair whenever she is able.<br />
::*Roen has confessed she has growing feelings for the man, Nero Lazarov. Coatleque expressed her joy for Roen over a private meeting, the last they had within the City. As they parted, however, she could not shake the feeling that Roen would soon face sorrow the likes of which she has not seen before.<br />

:<u>The Shadows of Death's Wings</u> (Episodic):<br/>
::*Ser Crofte has heard of a mysterious group of people who attacked her shield brethren, Natalie and Kage both. The pair were unharmed, but she has been uneasy since then - especially after the recent unrest in the city.
::*Due to her work load pulling her in many different directions, Coatleque was unable to lend further assistance against the Crows. Luckily, Iron Sea had stepped up and led a band of heroes against the Voice to secure the saftey of the city once more.<br />

:<u>Oil and Water</u>:<br />
::*Gaspard Howlett, someone who had approached Coatleque while she was on duty, has since provided her with information she requested. After payment, he gave her a counter offer asking for a more permanent role within the city. As this was not something she could offer, she instead brought him to the Red Wings headquarters with the mind that they may be able to use him.<br />
::*It was since made known to her exactly what methods Master Howlett employs. She is quickly finding distaste for the man and has written him with requests of an audience to discuss matters before they get out of hand.<br />
::*Master Howlett has been absent from the city for quite some time. Coatleque has learned through an intermediary that the man has no immediate interest in returning, having grown a distinct distaste for Ul'dahn politics after recent events.<br/>

:<u>The Road to Redemption</u>:
::*Having acted against her orders now, Coatleque has submitted a lengthy report to her Captain regarding three disgraced Sultansworn. She is currently waiting reprimand for disobedience, but feels her actions were justified as laid out in her documentation. While two of the three seem to be far past saving, she still holds hope for their third."<br />
::*Coatleque went to visit Ser Deneith at her safe house to impart what wisdom she could to the girl, in hopes that she will not succumb to whatever dark thoughts are currently assaulting her. Time will tell if her words carried weight.<br />
::*In an effort to draw pressure away from her three comrades, Coatleque has devised a plan to use the evidence that was once their bane to take official responsibility of the entire investigation. What was once used against the three may yet now be used to save them all if she can maneuver around politics correctly.<br />
::*Having now been ordered to detain Roen Deneith herself, Coatleque has used the preliminary time given to her to warn Ser Deneith of the situation, and to begin building her case for acquittal. Coatleque now plans to build her case based around deeds versus words to prove Roen is above the reproach of these charges which were levied by a single witness.<br />
::*With the reinstatement of Natalie Mcbeef to the order, the pair have been thrust together in a sort of partnership by their Captain. While Ser Crofte is intent on building the case to save Ser Deneith, Ser Mcbeef seems to be more interested in the details of Coatleque's love life.<br />
::*After meeting a face from her past she'd rather have forgotten, Coatleque has a meeting arranged to speak with Shaelen about the events at the mine so many months ago. The cost may be high, but she is prepared to do what is necessary for Roen's defense.<br />
::*Coatleque met with Jameson Taeros to discuss the recent attempt on Roen's life while she is in prison. She was almost getting somewhere to, until Natalie showed up and the conversation was diverted. She extended another invitation to the man as a courtesy and in hopes she may yet pry more information from him.<br />
::*Having compiled all necessesary evidence in Roen's favor, combined with the recanting of Cicero's accustaions, Coatleque made her case before the Captain. Jenlyns was able to throw out the charges against Roen, as well as striking the Nanawa Mines incident from the records of all three involved. Gharen Wolfsong's involvement was also deemed irelevant and the capture and execution order against him was recinded. Coatleque made the formal announcement to Roen as she released her from the gaols and welcomed all three back to the Order should they desire it.<br />

:<u>Lifting Menphina's Curse:</u>
::*Coatleque's prior relationships have all fallen apart for one reason or another. She continues to believe herself cursed by the Lover to always be alone. There is one other, however, who may be of like mind. Perhaps too much of like mind, as neither of them have yet to act on it.<br />
::*After the stress of recent events, and having almost given her life to fulfill her oath, Coatleque has finally been able to admit to herself that she is ready for a serious relationship. However, upon confessing this to the man she desires, he retorted with a confession of murder. With her expectations shattered once again, Coatleque simply left him standing there with no further words.<br />
::*As her nightmares continue to grow steadily worse, Coatleque found herself drawing closer to Ser Castille once more. She was comforted enough by his presence to be able to sleep as he watched over her from the door. On another occasion, he arrived after she had woken from another dream and stayed to read to her. She could no longer deny the effect he was having on her life.<br />
::*After another stressful week, Coatleque requested that Warren continue the story he had begun a prior night. He waited in her room as she was kept late with her work, only to surprise her there. After a touchingly awkward moment between the two, they spent the night together as they confessed their love for each other under Menphina's embrace.<br />

:<u>The Thanks I Get</u>:
::*After saving a girl's life (Jenzi) from a would be assassin (Briareus) in the Quicksand, Coatleque found herself accosted not two bells later that same night by the same assassin and his target. They both accused Coatleque of signing the contract on the woman's life, a charge she vehemently denied before all present. A riot nearly ensued afterwords as Flames, Blades, and Paladins answered her call for support. Still she stood her ground with the law on her side and the Ishgardian backed down when it was clear she (Coatleque) would not submit to his inquisition. Once the crowd had dispersed, it was made known the barmaid (Aya) may have information. She gave Coatleque the names of three disgraced Sultansworn (Natalie, Kage, Roen) who may have forged no less than sixteen contracts on Jenzi's life, if Briareus's accusations are true.<br />
::*Coatleque has been contacted by the assassin once again. Briareus seemed to be after someone he refereed to as Kalas. Before she could react, the man ran off with a comrade. Apparently their quarry had already been caught.<br />
::*Some days later, the Knight was contacted and asked to meet with the mysterious Master Zero. The man has requested her aid in the near future, but seems tight lipped on the details. While she is not about to turn away someone in need, she also cannot pledge help to a cause she does not know. She asked him to contact her once there is something he actually needs her to do other than false hope and promises.<br />
::*Rumor has it, Briareus is still conducting his investigation, and Coatleque's name has been brought up more than once over the past fortnight, though she has not been approached directly.<br />
::*Jenzi Einzig has contact Coatleque to request her aid. In exchange for the odd request of two Sultansworn emblems, Jenzi has agreed to provide Ser Crofte with any information she can overhear while she moves about the city.<br />
::*It seems there is now a plot underfoot to summon a primal using a large cache of fire crystals currently held by the Sultansworn. While the Ishgardian Briareus is intent on pressing the matter, Jenzi informs Crofte that the man is bent on some sort of revenge. Coatleque has been caught in the middle without enough information to act against either.<br />
::*After yet more heated exchanges, Briareus's hand was forced and he and his assassin attacked the Red Wings's own stronghold. They left Ser Filangeiri for dead, a mistake that would soon catch up to them as the entire organization attempted a confrontation in the city. Briareus fled under pain of death should he ever return to the city.<br />

:<u>Blood in the Sands</u>:
::*Coatleque was approached by a pale man in the Quicksand with rumors of poison being distributed to refugees outside the city gate. She followed him to the source only to be ambushed by three voidsent creatures. Despite her efforts, and those of Oscare Iono who had followed her, she was unable to fight off the attack. Suffering a fractured leg, she agreed to go willingly if Oscare was spared. The creatures took her to the mage Austurmax Laforet who, after an additional brief struggle, was able to bind her in one of Jin'li's collars.<br />
::*Ordered to 'lay low' in Camp Drybone, Coatleque was mostly absent for a full week, and not present during the first attack against Ul'dah. She did not even learn of the poisoning till a full five suns afterwords.<br />
::*Finally having met her 'master', Coatleque learned that she would be used in an assassination attempt against someone of import within the city. All she could do was write warning to Ser Castille and continue to stay hidden in hopes that he would be able to gather allies and prepare.<br />
::*The day of the second attack came, and Coatleque found her role to be that of escort for the assassins to the palace. Faced with either breaking her oath and being branded a traitor, or disobeying Jin'li and being killed, she did the only thing possible in that situation and took her own life. Leading the assassins to the foot of the palace stairs, she fell on her sword rather than allowing Jin'li to kill her. This was enough to raise the alarm as the assassins ran past her towards the promenade. Her wound was not instantly fatal, however, and with the timely arrival of [[Syl Souther]] and other members of Coral, she was healed and stabilized while the battle raged on the second floor.<br />
::*After the failed assassination attempt, [[Warren Castille]] found Coatleque leaning against the wall at the bottom of the stairs and was able to remove her collar, disarming the explosive device at the same time. Now free of Jin'li's control, she is able to resume her regular duties.<br />
::*While Ser Crofte recovered from her self-inflicted wound, the Red Wings dealt with Jin'li and removed the threat once and for all.<br />

:<u>Harbingers' Leviathon Plot</u>: While the Harbinger's Vanguard fought the Leviathan near the Ilse of Umbra, Coatleque led a successful diversionary move against the Sahaguin to prevent them from interfering with the main assault. Once the beast was felled, she ordered the withdraw to reinforce the company while the wounded were tended to.<br />

:<u>Case of the Missing Pants</u>: Coatleque received a new set of finery as thanks from the famous Otto Vann, fashion designer of Ul'dah.<br />

:<u>Dear Sister</u>:
::*It's hard not to get involved in your best friend's love life when everyone else keeps throwing it in your face.<br />
::*Taking a passive role in the whole business seems to have paid off, as Jancis's relationship woes have seemingly been smoothed over.<br />

:<u>Career Change</u>:
::*With the company slowly falling apart under absent leadership, a change of allegiance has finally been forced. While Coatleque's first liege has always been the Sultana, she worries for the rest of the Harbingers who are now scattered abroad.
::*Looking to fill her spare time with yet more work, Coatleque has thrown her blade in with the Sailors of the Coral Sea.<br />

:<u>The Piquant Pumpkin</u>:
::*Coatleque accepted a position to provide security at Gus Pumpkinweed's new Cafe during its grand opening.
::*Services were once again rendered as security for the Spooky Lightsday at camp Bluefog.
::*After a tumultuous conversation with Bartolomeo Filangieri, Coatleque has decided to terminate her volunteer employment at the Pumpkin. She can no longer split her time between official duties, and parading around in a pumpkin uniform, deciding it is ultimately unbefitting of a knight.

:<u>Tension Abounds</u>:<br />
::*After sharing some personal 'girl' time with Tasa in the Mist, the pair parted ways with an unexpected kiss.<br />
::*An emotional parting of ways occurred as both women decided to move on from the Harbingers. They have promised to keep in touch however possible.<br />
::*Some shameless flirting has led to a sudden outburst in public. Has a relationship been strained, or has Coatleque been forced to confront her fears of being hurt?<br />
::*Time can heal most wounds. In this case it has drawn the two closer together. Deciding to just see where things lead, Tasa and Coatleque have decided to face their fears together for now.<br />
::*Coatleque's position has been keeping her tied up with work more often than not. She worries about the strain this may cause on her 'relationship' and is already convinced things are going to turn downhill. She feels she has been cursed by Menphina herself in this aspect of her life.<br />
::*After providing assitance to Ser Warren Castille in Coerthas, Coatleque is feeling rather conflicted as to how she wants her life to proceed from here. It may be time to have a heart-to-heart with Tasa, whom she has not seen in quite some time.<br />
::*Tasa has come to Ul'dah to speak with Coatleque about their relationship. While Tasa expressed concern and made her case as to why they should not continue, Coatleque remained distant and emotionless. Her work had taken too much of a toll for her to respond. The two decided to part ways and remain in contact as friends.<br />
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Gharen Wolfsong

2015-02-05T23:24:17Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC rumors: */

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| imagewidth = 350
| caption = The Wolf
| title = "There is no honor without sacrifice, no courage without discipline, no peace without war."
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ala Mhigan Refugee
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Height
| stat_1_value = 6 fulms 5 ilms
| stat_2 = Weight
| stat_2_value = 250 ponz
| stat_3 = Age
| stat_3_value = 25
| stat_4 = Patron Deity
| stat_4_value = Halone, the fury
| stat_5 = Namesday
| stat_5_value = 8th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon,
| stat_6 = Place of Birth
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''One of the last remaining heirs to a nearly extinguished Ala Mhigan Noble bloodline, Gharen is at first glance a warrior who has seen more than his fair share of battles. He is a quiet and serious individual that smiles only very rarely, with a tall and powerful frame earned through years of hard labor and living off the land. He is prone to quiet isolation and as such is not very good at socializing with others, especially women. He is ever the consummate lone wolf, never quite fitting in and alone even when in the middle of a crowd.''

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'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' During his time he's met many individuals a few even have even given him nicknames. None of which bother him as he has been called many things over the years, many significantly worse than the names he's received now.

''"Wolf"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Qaeli Varily]].

''"Lobo"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Sila Neve]].

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'''Face:''' His face is scarred, Most would assume that the scars are from combat, while true for one or two, they are due primarily to years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian. His face is rough and rugged due to constant exposure to the elements. He bears the traditional dark blue facial tattoos of the Wolfsong clan given to him by his father at the age of five. He inherited his Dark Ginger hair from his Mother, which he keeps in what is known to his clan as the "Warrior's Wolf Knot". His face is regularly unshaven as he doesn't worry much about his looks living in the wilds.

'''Eyes:''' His eyes are a piercing hazel color; those with a high natural empathy will see a deep seated self hatred/sadness/Loneliness reflected in his eyes. Conversely, when angry or enraged which does not occur often they take on the feral look of his namesake animal and reflect a dark side lying within the young man that is kept under lock and key.

'''Body:''' Years of hard labor, living in the wilds, and training with any fighting style he can has earned him a well chiseled body of muscle and strength. Something that he makes sure to cover as much as possible, due to the fact that the majority of his back, chest, arms, legs, and abdomen are covered in deep scars and burns. Remnants of his abuse at the hands of his guardian Ortolf Frostheart, these are a source of intense shame and are one of the things that regularly fuel his bouts of depression. They are also something that few people, if any, have ever seen and one of the primary reasons he avoids living in towns or cities.

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'''Voice:''' Gharen speaks with an accent of the highlander clans that inhabited the mountains north of Ala Mhigo,(I.e. Scottish) His voice is generally friendly and non threatening, unless something has been done to earn his ire, in extreme cases it can become vicious and dark.

'''Demeanor:''' Gharen is quiet and somber, and generally doesn't deal well with others whether it just be simple etiquette or conversation, it is extremely rare for him to smile, even more so is the individual that can regularly coax one out of him. His stance and motion belie someone versed in multiple forms of combat.

'''Personality:''' (Social setting) Gharen is prone to self isolation, and when in a group of socializing individuals tends to sit off the side and just listen hoping to be ignored simply trying to blend in the background and disappear.

(Combat) In combat Gharen finds some measure of respite, while still quiet, he becomes focused and his mind does not wander down the dark paths that plague him and lead to him brooding.

'''Flaws:''' Above all else he believes that his life is of little to no worth and that no one will mourn or notice it's passing, he also sees himself as horribly disfigured by the scars that adorn much his body, and as a result, will be alone for the remainder of his days. These two conditions lead him to be more willing than most to put others before himself to his own detriment, or in an extreme case, to throw his own life away, as death in the defense of others in his mind, might in some small way add value to a life that has none.

'''Intelligence:''' Gharen is not stupid by any means, unfortunately after the age of five he did not receive a formal education, most of what he knows was self taught. Reading, writing, basic fighting forms. Etc.

'''Religious Views:''' Before the occupation of Ala Mhigo he belonged to a devout family that fervently believed in the twelve, and paid their respects Halone, the Fury and Azeyma, the Warden. Some time after, during his time in Little Ala Mhigo while in the hands of his abusive guardian he had lost his faith in the divine. Believing that any higher being that would not listen to the prayers of an abused child, or intervene in some way was not worth worshiping. After eight cycles of traveling Eorzea, he returned to Ul'Dah, Several events that have occurred over the past cycle have slowly rekindled his faith as he has openly admitted that perhaps Halone put him on his path, and Azeyma may have led him back to the place he was needed most.

'''Romance:''' Years of physical and mental abuse coupled with isolation have left Gharen with a deeply held belief that he is horribly disfigured and unworthy of any woman's interest, any romantic feelings he may have for someone will be locked away and not be openly expressed due to this. Things like physical touch have become psychologically associated with pain, doing so will cause him to jump slightly and become visibly uncomfortable, more intimate contact will only exacerbate this. When talking to a woman he will be Polite, professional and courteous but become uncomfortable should topics shift to him and his past, when hard pressed with intimate questions he will become extremely ashamed and embarrassed of himself.

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Gharen aims to become a weapon master, an individual who can pick up any weapon and use it to great effect. When asked why Gharen will become evasive and give a generalized answer ''"Te prove a point te someone."'' While not a lie he intends to prove it to two people. First, To himself that it can be done, and second, to a dead man, Ortolf Frostheart, the Guardian that abused him for 13 years, or more to the point, the memory of a dead man.
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'''Style:''' Gharen's preferred weapon is the Lance, which he can use both offensively and defensively to great effect. Keeping his enemies at bay, allowing him to control the flow of battle, and keeping his opponents guessing. He will from time to time employ techniques he has learned from studying other various forms of combat as a weapon master. He is also extremely proficient with a sword and shield having trained as a free paladin.

'''Strengths:''' Believing that the each known martial style of combat form a wheel, and every style is but a single spoke in that wheel, obtaining even a fundamental understanding of these various methods of combat offer insight and adaptability to whatever weapon focus is used and or faced. The weapon master is able given a wider range of options in order to think outside of the box in the heat of battle and enhancing overall survivability potential for victory by using unconventional tactics in order to keep opponents guessing, and off balance.

'''Weaknesses:''' The path of becoming a weapon master runs the danger being a Jack of all trades and master of none, leaving oneself open to defeat at the hands of a more specialized opponent. Garnering the fundamentals, then specific specialization, builds a stronger foundation that can be built upon as time goes by.

'''Pain Tolerance:''' Due to the years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian Gharen has learned how to control pain he may feel. This is not to say he does not feel pain, he simply knows how to not acknowledge it, and fight through it.

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((Update pending))

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=== Likes ===

::*The sound, smell, and feel of rain falling.
::*The heat of battle.
::*Training

=== Dislikes ===

::*Himself
::*Those that would push others around for their own benefit.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">The Wolf</span></div> ===

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''"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."'' -Mark Twain

'''"The Wolf"''' is the psychological representation of Gharen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego Id], it is also the darkness within him that characters with a high empathy will feel. This aspect of his psyche lies closer to the surface than it does for most due to years of physical and psychological trauma. It represents all of the locked away anger, hatred, and pain he has experienced in his life, it also represents his will to survive, It does not make its presence known often, but when it does it is savage and feral, it's only goal is to destroy potential threats that cause it harm, it originally appeared eight cycles ago to viciously kill Ortolf Frostheart.

This aspect of Gharen's personality when under control will influence his actions often in ways he does not even notice, a growl when angry or annoyed. When he is pushed to the brink physically and or mentally further influence is exerted, a dark uncharacteristic smile while issuing a threat of bodily harm or a willingness to bite when bound. When the Wolf takes control it perceives individuals on the basis of whether or not they pose a threat.

When Threats are perceived there is an attempt to dispatch them as quickly as possible going straight for the throat in an attempt to crush or tear it out. The Wolf has been known to use bladed and blunt objects to hamstring and bludgeon opponents but it does not have access to the martial prowess that Gharen's conscious self has attained, but it can remember and shares a dislike or hatred of individuals that have caused them harm.

Recent events have left Gharen with a severely diminished capability to keep the wolf in check due to severe physical and mental torture.

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'''Gregor Wolfsong:''' ''(Father)'' A blacksmith by trade, Gregor originated from one of the outlying villages in the mountainous northern regions of Ala Mhigan territory there was a warrior and hunter, On one of his trips into Ala Mhigo he met Aline, courted her, and eventually the two married. It was after this he took up blacksmithing in order to provide for his beginning family. He never lost his pride in his heritage though, and would tell the stories of the Wolfsong clan that he grew up with to his son. Gregor was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his father, despite being told, and knowing the contrary that it did not actually occur, does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

'''Aline Wolfsong:''' ''(Mother)'' Born Aline Windmark to a noble family of Ala Mhigo, at the age of sixteen she was sent to live in hiding with relatives as one of their daughters in order to safeguard her when in his madness, King Theodorac began targeting many of the influential noble families for removal whom he believed conspired to depose him and lay claim his throne. It was during this time, while posing as a weaver in her relatives shop in merchants alley she met Gregor Wolfsong. Aline was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago her identity having been betrayed by [[Delial Grimsong]]. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his mother, despite being told, and knowing the contrary that it did not actually occur, does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

'''[[Roen Deneith|Kayle Wolfsong]]:''' ''(Sister)'' Slightly older than one year of age when the Garlean empire occupied Ala Mhigo, Until recently, she was presumed dead, when in reality she was taken, and raised by a Garlean family as their own daughter. The Siblings were re-united some moons ago when the truth of their blood line was revealed to them.

'''Eloisa Windmark:''' ''(Grandmother)'' A tall and proud woman, with fiery red hair and grey eyes, and gifted conjuror whose nobility seemed to exude from her every pore. Her somewhat lighter complexion spoke of mixed birth, her father a highlander and her mother a midlander. Due to Eloisa's active involvement with the Resistance and the overall outspoken and influential stance of the Windmark's, King Theodoric meant to eradicate her family, as he, in his madness, was targeting many of the influential noble families for removal. Eloisa had suspected this threat to her family years prior, and had sent Aline away to hide her from the mad king's suspicious eye with distant relatives, the Falcondales. There Aline worked as a weaver when she met a local blacksmith and hunter, Gregor Wolfsong and fell in love.

'''Silent Glacier:''' The local smith in a small village that lied on the border between Mor Dhona and Thanalan. A stubborn old Roe who refused to speak common, It was from him that Gharen learned smithing, mining, and to understand and speak some of the Hellsguard tongue, Glacier was the closest thing to a father figure Gharen had since his family was killed. It is unknown if Silent Glacier and his family still live as the village was razed during the calamity.

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<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A’nzil Oenomaus]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship under Gharen. In many ways A'nzil reminds Gharen of himself when he was a child, a scared kid that doesn't see a way out. Gharen aims to help A'nzil find the "Heart of a Coeurl" that beats within his chest and turn a scared kid into a young man that fights for what he believes in despite the fear inside of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Gharen finds "Miss Brynhilde" to be one of the more enigmatic individuals he has met while on his travels. The two have spoken often in the past and during their conversations she very offers up little about herself willingly. In truth, Gharen does not attempt to pry, as he understands more than most keeping things about ones self private. Regardless, he finds the woman to be trustworthy and enjoys her company greatly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Coatleque Crofte]]''' - Having first met "Miss Crofte" when the Sultansworn was tasked with bringing in his sister Roen on charges of treason as a possible Garlean spy. Having proved herself more than capable, by having Roen cleared of charges Gharen sees her as one of the few trustworthy, and honorable paladins in service to the sultanate. As such he believes he owes the woman a debt greater than the simple thanks he has given her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Charming, brilliant, manipulative, and insistent, Gharen hadn't spoken with this woman more than a handful of times before he suspected her of foul play, and soon after her intentions came to light. She knows precisely which buttons to push to anger him, and revealed to him the possibility that [[Roen Deneith]] was his sister. Recent events have changed his views regarding the woman, while he is certain that they will never be friends and that he will not forgive her for transgressions of the past. She assisted in locating and retrieving his sister and dealt with one of the individuals responsible personally, these and other actions have shown that she is attempting to redeem herself. As far as he is concerned she has earned a reprieve and no longer wishes harm upon her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Fleeting Dawn]]''' - Never knowing quite what to expect from this woman, every encounter keeps Gharen guessing a little more than the last time. He has found that the best policy is to expect the unexpected and to try and not be surprised when she does something in order to get a reaction out of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - One of the kindest and most giving individuals Gharen has met since his return to Thanalan, he considers himself lucky to count her among his friends. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his friend, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - The Huntress, Gharen has only met the young woman once, and his first impression was a good one. Warm and genuinely concerned for the well being of Roen. She offered to provide assistance to the two fugitives however she might be able. Gharen has not spoken to her since but he is fairly sure that will not be the last time they meet.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - Gharen's initial impression about Natalie was that she was a well meaning fool. This impression did not changed much over the course of time he dealt with her. Her actions put the life of his sister [[Roen Deneith|Roen]] in jeopardy, and it all had been done in the name of good intentions, he actively viewed her for a time as a potential enemy, though her actions exonerated Gharen's notorious status as an accused terrorist within the city of Ul'dah. News of her death did not surprise him, but rather disappointed him as he had hoped that the path "well meaning" recklessness she constantly strode could be tempered.

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - The woman known as Obsidian Hornet has earned no small measure of respect. She has a tendency to throw Gharen off balance with her forward nature and the fact that she does little if anything to mask her intentions. In the time they spent together they both revealed things about themselves that they normally wouldn't have to others, Gharen came to love her during that time, seeing a warrior who was good and true despite what she believed about herself. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6355&pid=102046#pid102046 killing the woman he loves,] despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed. Gharen asked Hornet for her hand in Eternal Bond and she accepted. Soon after though she made a decision to leave this time to settle land and begin a Ranch, and in so doing bid him to go and experience more of what life has to offer, in order to give him that chance to find someone he might be able to be happier with and have a family. He dwells on this often now as he finds himself in a uncomfortably familiar place of solitude again.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - When Roen was kidnapped, Osric was there to assist in finding her. As such, when Osric came to Gharen asking for assistance regarding a raid on Castrum Occidens in order to retrieve the tools needed to remove the slave collars placed on him and others by [[Jin'li Epinoch]], Gharen would not say no to the man. As far as Gharen is concerned, Osric is a man worthy of his respect.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - A silver haired Hyur woman whom Gharen met via The Grindstone tournaments, he respects and trusts the woman with his life. The two having spent almost a month together in the frigid lands of Coerthas, tracked down Qaeli's sister and attempted to find a cure for a friend's aetheric illness. He regards her as the closest thing he has had to family in a long time, but would never say so openly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roen Deneith]]''' - Gharen met Roen in the Markets of Ul'dah and after a short conversation invited the young woman to attend the grindstone tournaments. For a time he instructed her in combat with the sword and shield, he supports her decision to join the Sultansworn as he believes she would make a fine paladin. Recent revelations revealed that Roen is his sister Kayle who was presumed dead when Ala Mhigo fell.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Sila Neve]]''' - Gharen met "Miss Sila" while he was Overseer with the Grindstone. He finds her and her mannerisms intriguing and enjoys their conversations however brief they may be. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

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<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - Gharen knows little about the Miqo'te other than he stood in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]] when they first met, and then later kidnapped his sister, both actions earning Gharen's ire. A promise to Osric, the torture endured at the hands of Itar, and the fact that the Miqo'te attempted to defend, and rescue Roen from Itar when the kidnapping fell apart have kept Gharen from making his "displeasure" known. At this point, Gharen wants little to do with the bomb maker.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - ''AKA Crimson Mountain,'' The first time Gharen met the large Roegadyn he was standing in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]]. During their meeting, Itar's constant self-righteousness in defense of the woman who was responsible for the deaths of Gharen's parents, and aided in his own capture and subsequent torture did not win him any favor. In fact, the two almost came to blows with Gharen threatening to "peel" the heavily armored Roe out of his armor and end him his bare hands. Itar, later further earned Gharen's hatred when he assisted [[Askier Mergrey]] in kidnapping his sister [[Roen Deneith]] an act that eventually led to him torturing both her, and Askier. Employing the assistance of [[Osric Melkire]] and [[Delial Grimsong]] Gharen eventually was able to confront the Roe and was ready to make good on his previous threat. Cooler heads prevailed, and against his better judgment Gharen let him go, in exchange for Itar and Delial sailing away, he would let Roen and Askier go. Later, alone on the boat, Delial ended Itar's life with a knife to the throat.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Raelisanne Banurein]]''' - Gharen knows nothing about this masked white haired hyur woman except that she is the facilitator of a series of torture sessions and that she is working along with Delial Grimsong. With his id influencing his current state of mind due to her efforts he wants nothing more than to kill her, violently.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::*"Yeah tha' Highlander fellow comes here inte th' smitty' an helps out fer a days wage. Good solid worker. Swings a mean hammer I tells ya!"
::*"Boy blew into town a few days ago and left just as sudden, Never stayed at the Inn far as I'm aware. Think he'd be dumb enough to make camp in the wilds outside of town?"
::*"He'd come in here and order something to eat. Never bought a drop of ale though, he treated the stuff like it was tainted."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::*He comes in here from time to time for supplies, I'd swear those eyes of his look right through you, so much sadness in them...
::*I watched him put himself between a bunch of syndicate thugs and their mark. He can take a hit for sure, he walked away from the fight but I don't think he ever bothered to see a healer.

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::*"I was outside of town and heard a commotion, when I went to see what it was that man training with a lance. Thank the twelve he didn't see me! I'd swear he'd been tortured in the dungeon with the amount of scars I could see."
::*"Yeah I remember tha' one. ol' Frostheart beat th' boy almost te death, more'n once I tell ye'."
::*"Ortolf Frostheart? Mean drunken bastard he was, tortured th' poor boy put inte his care. He was killed... oh.. some eight cycles ago now. Looked like a wolf got te 'im and ripped 'im te shreds it did, thinkin' it was tha' boy I tell ye. He disappeared tha same night."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*"Like a stone, that one. He's been kind enough an' he's put up with me prattlin' on without so much as a complaint, but I get the feelin'... Well, what matters is that he seems like a good man." - [[Jajara Jara]]
::*"He is a good man, and a patient teacher. Aye, his formidable skills with various weapons are remarkable, but I find the strength and will of the man behind the armor even more admirable."- [[Roen Deneith]]
::*"He forges the most amazing weapons without wasting materials. He's a merchant's dream, and if I could get away with chaining him to the forge, I would." -[[Erisande Marchand]]
::*"After all I have done to him and his, he still affords me... trust? Is it truly trust? It must be, after a fashion... musn't it?" - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*"If he were but ten cycles older..." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*"Gharen is one of those people for whom life just has it out for them. He's a good man, through and through, no matter what he thinks of himself or his anger. There is light at the core of him, I see it in his eyes when he smiles. I'm a lucky woman to have his favor." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::*"Wolfsong is a whirlwind. If he's comin' your way, get out o' his or else bolt y'self down, 'cause there's no stoppin' him." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Met him once with Delail, scared me, promised myself I would never meet him again. Now I can't get rid of this feeling I need to apologize to him face-to-face for my part in his and Roen's suffering. Hells, do I really have a death wish?" - [[ Askier Mergrey]]
::* "I hope he is finally convinced of my true motivations, of my loyalty. He is the family of a dear friend, and I will treat him as such." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
::* "A quiet one but he's just as capable of kicking yourrr arrrse with any weapon he chooses. Damn glad he's on my side." - [[ U'roh Tia ]]
::* "Everyone acts like the man is some sort of Berserker, but he's always been quite reasonable to me. Twelve knows he has enough reasons to lash out at me, but he never has." - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]
::* "I trust Master Wolfsong with my life, and would not hesitate to help him shoulder his burdens. If only he would allow others to do so." - [[Evangeline Primrose]]

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">History</span></div> ==

'''1552-1557 Ala Mhigo'''

Born in Ala Mhigo, 1552, amidst the politcal upheaval of Ala Mhigo and the reign of King Theodorac, Gharen was raised by his working class family who despite the king’s decree continued to secretly worship Halone, and Azeyma. The family managed to survive this tumultuous time only to be torn apart when the Garlean Empire occupied the city. Though casualties of the occupation were few Gharen's father and mother were among them, his sister, at only a year and a half old at the time is also believed to have been killed.

Taken from the scene of his family’s death and escaping with refugees, it was during this time in the trek to Ul'dah that Gharen was put into the care of Ortolf Frostheart. Gharen's new guardian turned out to be both a drunk and viciously abusive.

'''1557-1569 Little Ala Mhigo'''

For twelve cycles Gharen lived a tortured existence under the "care" of his guardian. The scars he bears both physically and mentally are due to this period of time, broken bones due to vicious beatings, Burns from hot irons and lit torches, it was during this time that Gharen had forsaken the faith in the twelve instilled to him by his parents. At the age of 17 Gharen had reached his low point, he was prepared to die, several Sultansworn witnessed openly the physical abuse, and while one was prepared to stop it, the others argued to ignore it. It was that night that Gharen's Id awakened for the first time and he brutally killed Ortolf Frostheart.

'''1569-1572 The Wilds'''

After leaving Little Ala Mhigo, Gharen fled north, his distrust of people was so inherent he avoided villages and outposts all together. He had made camp on the outskirts of a small village on the Ishgardian border, living off the land as best as he could, he was barely surviving his first three months in the wilds and winter was nearing. Desperation eventually drove the young man to enter the village and find some way to get the supplies he would need to last the winter. It was during this time he met the local Blacksmith, an old Roegadyn Hellsguard by the name of Silent Mountain and his family, though it took some convincing, he had managed a job. He spent the next year learning the trades of smithing and mining under the gruff old Roegadyn and his sons, though he continued to live in several areas outside of town, never staying in the same camp for more than a couple of days at a time.

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'''1572-Present'''

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* Individuals that live(d) in Little Ala Mhigo during the timeline listed above may remember Gharen and his Guardian. Gharen will likely be hard to recognize as he covers what scars he can and he has put on significant muscle mass due to training and labor after having left the settlement Nine cycles (years) prior.

:* Ala Mhigan's alive during the Rule of King Theodorac, and Ala Mhigo's subsequent Garlean occupation, may recall or recognize the Windmark family name as one of the Noble families of the City that fought against the King of Ruin's insanity and then helped against the Garleans in the early days of the resistance before being wiped out by traitors. Gharen's heritage link to the Windmark family may be a tough thing to discover since her mother was hidden away as a Falcondale. But not impossible to narrow down for someone who is actively looking. Those working for Garleans during the fall of Ala Mhigo may have come across both Windmark and Falcondale names as "persons of interest."

:* Gharen's fighting skills and style is based on [http://youtu.be/c0i88t0Kacs Geralt of Rivia]

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]

Evangeline Primrose

2015-02-05T23:18:13Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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I am keeping this wiki light, except for rumors.

Impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually finding a place for herself.

===NPC Rumors===

'''Common'''

"I saw that crazy Elezen handing out fliers in Pearl Lane. Some nonsense about a revolution. Blades chased her off soon enough." - Merchant

"Miss Primrose holds reading lessons for the children most mornings. Not sure the point, reading is for rich folk anyhow." - Ala Mhigan Refugee

"Strange one that, I see her jogging round the walls some nights in full armor." - Laborer

'''Uncommon'''

"Exiled from the Holy City, that one was. You can tell from the brand on her cheek. Halone only knows her crimes." - Ishgardian Immigrant

'''Rare'''

"Someone gave her a Paladin soulstone? Who would be foolish enough to do such a thing."

"Rumor has it she knew Lady Iceheart, conspiring with dravainians, and worse."

===PC Rumors===
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Evangeline Primrose

2015-02-05T21:50:49Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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I am keeping this wiki light, except for rumors.

Impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually finding a place for herself.

===NPC Rumors===

'''Common'''

"I saw that crazy Elezen handing out fliers in Pearl Lane. Some nonsense about a revolution. Blades chased her off soon enough." - Merchant
"Miss Primrose holds reading lessons for the children most mornings. Not sure the point, reading is for rich folk anyhow." - Ala Mhigan Refugee
"Strange one that, I see her jogging round the walls some nights in full armor." - Laborer

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)

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Evangeline Primrose

2015-01-14T19:14:56Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* Behavior */

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Impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually finding a place for herself.

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Evangeline is an Elezen female in her early 20s. She originally wore business attire and dresses at all times, but due to her training, can now be seen in a light mail shirt, or cloth tunic. She favors tight breeches, and high, armored boots, to protect her long legs. This is accompanied by her rather gaudy sword and shield, relics of another life in Ishgard, and her abortive attempts to train with the temple knights. She is tall and lean, like all Elezen, but is quickly developing a wiry strength due to her constant training. However she still lacks the physique and endurance of more experienced fighters. Her belt is always draped in small pouches, each full of her alchemical contraptions. More devices can be found under her tunics, or stuffed into her boots. She is never far without her glasses, being almost blind without them, and carries several spare pares upon her person. Her one nod to femininity are her flower earrings, having given her more martial, sword-like earrings to [[Iron Sea]].

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Always eager, frequently loud Evangeline throws herself into most situations headfirst, whether for good or ill. She especially despises bullies, and those who seek to enforce their will upon others. She believes all people have value, and are equal their own ways, and is quick to defend any she sees as being abused, even the villainous or evil. Her language is high and well spoken, and she enjoys verbal games and banter, however when she is angered it quickly becomes guttural and foul, as she spews out insults.

She is quick to laugh, and quicker to make friends, however she has a habit of patronizing those of smaller races. Miqo'te, Midlanders and Lalafells are often called child, even when they might be far older than her in age. Her mind is open, almost to a fault, and she can be convinced of a great many things given the proper arguments. She has a distrust of official authority, and is often openly rude to politicians and law enforcement, but is respectful of those she sees as having a natural authority. If one is more skilled or knowledgeable than her in a certain area, she will defer to their judgement and attempt to learn from them. Her current infatuation is to become a knight, and she actively searches out those who can help her towards that goal.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted that she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. She has since returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

Recently, Roen has also been training in hand-to-hand combat, especially after learning the most painful way, how vulnerable she was without her weapons. She trains against a wooden training dummy every morning to acclimate herself to such impact against her bare hands.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3>====
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard that she was once fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh yeah! She was chosen by the Immortal Flames for that Little Ladies contest! I don't know what the big fuss was all about, but she sure looked uncomfortable being escorted everywhere by the Yataghans."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh ye can find her easily enough either on Pearl Lane or the refugee camps outside the walls. A bleedin' heart that one, always bringing potions and the like. As if that'd make any difference."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She has great potential for conjury. If she would only commit more time to it here in Gridania, I believe she can become quite a powerful conjurer."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she is connected to the Ala Mhigan Resistance, even helped them a few times. Wasn't she a Sultansworn though?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard all sorts of rumors of her time as a Brass Blade. Blades aint' too kind to women, and an ex-Sworn to boot. I hear there is still a Blade walkin' around wearing the hair he cut off from her head."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"First Sultansworn. Then Brass Blade. Then accused Garlean. I heard though that Sultansworns got her freed, so she must be innocent right? And now I hear she be chasin' after Monestarists ... the girl's got a death wish if ye ask me."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "After Roen was released, watching her walk by me to go celebrate with others was one of the hardest things I've had to do. She needs someone to blame however, and if that needs be me, then I won't shy from it." -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Mind what you ask, whom you ask, even ''how'' you ask. She is protected. Are we clear? Good." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "What doesn't kill you can make you stronger... ''if'' y'pull through. If y'can stand. If ''y'survive'', inside ''and'' out." - [[Osric Melkire]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She is strong, and she is brave. However, I still fear for her. She lives in a place where the strong and the brave get used by those who have more gil and bigger titles." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is a sweet girl. Kind to a fault and I fear far too trusting for her own good. She saved the man I love and I'll always owe her a debt for that. I'm not sure Ul'dah deserves a girl like Roen Deneith looking out for it." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "If ever Eorzea had a well-meaning fool... But then, she's just a girl. A girl playing at things she ought not to. She seems to still be in possession of the idealism of youth, and Gods know how the Sultanate hasn't beaten it out of her yet. Still, she's a sweet enough lass, if a bit headstrong. Perhaps I'll keep an eye on her. Just in case." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a far different person than I imagined her being. Likable, strong, brave. My only regret is the conditions we were suffering under when I discovered these traits." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My sister will not be broken by her recent ordeal, I know this because she is a Wolfsong, I only hope the innocence that made her who she is nae gone completely" - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I hear her name all the time, but I've never met her. I've been told that we would like each other! She seems to be involved in so much trouble, though..." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My joy for her is only eclipsed by my sorrow for the same. For her sake alone do I hesitate in what I know I must do now." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I don't know what happened to her, but Ul'dah seems to have chewed her up and spit her out. I worry about her." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have promised to meet her on a day when the world isn't crashing down on either one of us. Easy enough for myself, but I wonder in her case." - [[Verad Bellveil]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Standing true to an oath even when the world crashes on top of you requires great deal of strength and character." - [[Xydane Vale]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "They speak in hushed, reverent tones. Whatever slander they tried to saddle her with... The people remember who took care of them. We remember." - [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I've met her! And in Ul'dah even! Its so good to see her back, I know her friends have missed her so much. She's so nice, I just hope trouble doesn't catch up to her again!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's fond of ideals. Cook a meal and name it the 'Justice and Peace' and she'd eat it up like a starved coeurl. But she means well, which is a far better sentiment than most people deserve." [[Nero Lazarov]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She listened, which was more than I had expected. I would very much like to speak with her again, help show I'm trying to keep my word." - [[Franz Renatus|Franz]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is the kindest being I've ever had the fortune to know, and she's very much the sister I never had but always wanted. Strong, warm, and always willing to throw herself in harm's way for someone who needs it most. I'm proud of her, I always have been, and she's grown so much as a person that I sometimes can't help but just marvel at her. Roen is one of the most important people in my life, I love her more than anything and even if she doesn't say it I know she feels the same. One day maybe we'll be able to just settle in the Shroud and have our talks again, as old ladies with our troubled days behind us. I'd like that for us." - [[Siha Xinkei]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Madam Deneith is a woman of distinction, and possessed of a fine and resolute character. I would not be so presumptuous as to suppose any nobility of title or breeding, but... certainly it is plain to see that she possesses an admirable nobility of bearing and demeanor." - [[Gideon North]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have known the girl through chance encounters, nothing more, but that is all I have needed to gauge that this is, in fact, the type of person who finds themselves attracted to trouble like steel to lodestone. And if my dealings with [[Natalie Mcbeef|Ser Natalie]] are any indication, she is lacking much in the way of pity from her peers. I pray for her, and I do not pray for many." - [[Edgar Von Gandervalt|Edgar Gandervalt]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I met Ms. Roen halpin' out th' poor folks outside Ul'dah. That's th' kinda person she is - she halps people. Whenever I see her, she's halpin' ''someone'' - 'n on more than one occasion that someone was me! If there's anyone who has a heart closest ta th' kinda hero I wanna be, it's Ms. Roen." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Likes''</center> </div></b>
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Rain, sound, smell, the feel of it
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Running full speed on her chocobo
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Warm bath
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Sweets
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> The sound of the ocean waves
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Children
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Dancing
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Fishing, in company of friends
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> A flavorful dish, especially with garlic or other Garlean flavors
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Freshly picked La Noscean oranges

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Dislikes''</center> </div></b>

: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Boats, she gets seasick AND claustrophobic
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Long tedious studies with books
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Lying and deception
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Bullies
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Corruption and injustice
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Slimy fish, namely one Dunefolk delicacy
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Anything tight around her neck
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Shackles or anything that seem to bind her wrists
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Recently has developed a disliking for Coerthas
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Unforgiving people

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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>====
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral     <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <center><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual tension</center>

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - A miqo'te and a fellow Garlean, made infamous by his attempt to bomb Ul'dah, Roen did not trust him one bit when he stood by Delial's side during Roen's dealing with the Highlander woman, and it was only made worse when he kidnapped her afterwards. But during her captivity, he tried to save her from his vicious partner and was tortured to near death for it. Roen no longer holds hatred for him, feeling that he has suffered enough.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - A strong and pragmatic Highlander and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde came to Roen's aid when she was trying to save Gharen. Roen looks up to her for her wisdom and sharp-mind and takes her advice to heart, even if the Highlander seems jaded by her long history of warfare against the Garleans. Recently Brynhilde had warned her of her naivete, words that Roen is finding more poignant, given the string of betrayals she has suffered recently.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]''' - Roen met this Lalafell youth of bright spirit and cheerful outlook on one of her visits to the refugee camps. She found his pure desire to help people mirroring her own in her earlier days, although it saddened her to realize that she herself had become somewhat jaded since. She has agreed to become one of his mentors, in hopes of strengthening her own faith in ideals in doing so.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[C'kayah Tia]]''' - An enigmatic Seeker, Roen does not know much about him, other than two people who are dear to her both care for this miqo'te deeply. She knows his dealings and connections to be vast and perhaps not all of them legal, although she has never fully delved into them nor is she inclined to. Recently he has offered to help her in a personal matter which has earned him her trust and gratitude.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Coatleque Crofte]]''' - A steadfast Sultansworn, Roen has met this paladin under strained circumstances. But Ser Crofte made the effort to lend her some comfort each time, and ultimately made an offer to try and vindicate her from some of the burdens and accusations that loomed over Roen. Roen gave the Sultansworn evidence that could damn her and cost her life, but Crofte was able to use it to successfully exonerate Roen. Roen considers Crofte one of the few trusted friends she has left, especially since the Sworn seems to be the only one still standing staunchly by her side against the Monetarists.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry in Little Ala Mhigo. The Highlander woman endeared herself to Roen with her helpful and even flirtatious nature, but to Roen's dismay, she later discovered the woman's true motive: to use her to hunt down the Resistance, and to capture Gharen Wolfsong, for her employer [[Raelisanne Banurein]]. Eventually Roen and Delial had come to agree to a truce, in an effort to deal with Banurein, but due to recent actions of Delial's allies, it came to an abrupt end. After Delial killed Crimson Mountain, they have been neutral towards each other and oddly enough Delial has shown a protective attitude towards Roen.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Erik Mynhier]]''' - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently returned from being missing for months, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Franz Renatus]]''' - Roen does not know what to make of this Highlander. He speaks in Ishgard at times, but has also spoken to her in Garlean. To her horror, she discovered that a kind Elezen who has helped her in the past has passed, and the Highlander somehow inherited the man's memories. But he also seems to know Roen from her homeland Garlemald. Her first reaction was that of wariness, but Franz (who borrowed the Elezen's name) seemed so lost. So she is giving him the benefit of the doubt.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen accidentally met him at the marketplace only to find out much later after many trials, that they were brothers and sisters. She helped him recover after rescuing him from a mysterious Garlean woman by the name of [[Raelisanne Banurein]] who captured him and tortured him for weeks. The table had turned on the siblings soon after as Roen was kidnapped and tormented by a Roe named Crimson Mountain, and after being rescued, Gharen has helped her recover from the ordeal. Now, however, the two siblings stand to oppose each other, because Gharen is looking to work against Nero Lazarov.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gideon North]]''' - This well mannered gentleman approached Roen, seeking help in finding justice for his masters who had been murdered. Suspecting the wealthy noble families of Ul'dah to have had a hand in their demise, Roen has agreed to help him seek out the truth. She arranged for him to be employed under [[Jameson Taeros]], to serve as a new pair of eyes within the Monetarist society, but since has discovered that [[Nero Lazarov]] was one of the people that were responsible for the death of Gideon's former masters. She has revealed the truth to the valet, much to his sorrow. But in return, she has agreed to help Gideon in a task that she herself secretly dreads.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - A fiercesome Roegadyn known as Crimson Mountain, Roen met him during her encounter with Delial. Despite a rocky start, they came to agree to a truce of spilling no blood between them. However, he broke this promise when he took part in attacking her and taking her captive against her will. In her captivity, she discovered that Crim has a violent temper and a dark and cruel side to him. He was killed after she was rescued.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting. In their most recent encounter, Jajara shared an insight about Roen's feelings for her brother, which gave her much comfort and confidence in protecting her sibling. The two have further bonded after a girls-only fishing trip since on their way to Gharen's camp.

: <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jameson Taeros]]''' - This foppish Monetarist noble first crossed Roen's path when he started an investigation that led to the disgrace and demotion of Natalie, Kage, and Roen from the Order of the the Sultansworns. He arranged it so that they would work for the Brass Blades, then blackmailed Natalie and Kage into doing his bidding. While Roen has no tangible proof, she suspects this noble to be responsible for an attempt on her and Gharen's life, having ties to a Garlean woman, Raelisanne Banurein, and arranging for an execution of an imprisoned pirate without a trial. He currently leads the Monetarists efforts against [[Nero Lazarov]] to put an end to the pirate's raids on the Syndicate trade ships on the seas.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - A brave and loyal lalafell gladiator that Natalie initially assigned to Roen as her first apprentice. Roen and he grew to consider each other like family when they underwent the Trials of Sultansworn together and swore their Oaths. He was recently transformed into a Miqo'te for reasons unknown. Roen has always held a soft spot in her heart for Kage, but recently she has realized that his unwavering and blind loyalty to Natalie would likely set them against each other someday.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right. Kiht has helped her track down a person in her time of need, and most recently has offered her protection as she hid in Limsa from the reaches of Ul'dah. Roen has come to see her friend in a new light, as a competent leader and warrior.

: <font style="color:#C000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Despite initially finding her cold and intimidating, their relationship grew to one of trust and deep friendship after Natalie took Roen as an apprentice. But that relationship was shattered, first by Natalie's well intended efforts to keep Roen safe, which resulted in a horrific and violent kidnapping, and then Natalie's execution of someone that Roen held dear. She also began to hunt the man that Roen had professed feelings for. After Natalie's passing, Roen struggled to resolve her feelings for the mentor she once called friend then enemy, but recently has allowed herself to forgive her.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Nero Lazarov]]''' - Roen sought this smuggler out while she was investigating [[Jameson Taeros]]. After a frank but secreted conversation, she discovered that Nero was not who he seemed, and had altruistic motives for Ul'dah. Seeing that she and he shared the same dream to help those in need, they agreed to an alliance, one that has taken a turbulent course since its inception. After the tragic death of Nero's first mate, Roen became more determined than ever to try and help the pirate, especially after realizing she had developed feelings for the man. She is currently trying to hold onto her values, even in the face of Nero's ruthless tendencies, and hopes to save him from the dark path he paves for himself.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - A strong and fierce Roegadyn, Roen recently brought Hornet to Gharen after his rescue, knowing that they used to be lovers. Hornet's affection and loyalties to her brother being made plainly clear, Roen considers Hornet a friend, and a good ally to have at her side. She knows the woman has a violent past, but trusts that she has changed many things about herself in her recent journey of atonement. Despite her recent departure from Gharen's side, Roen still holds Hornet dear in her heart.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - Their acquaintance really began with a lie, when he duped her into meeting Gharen under the pretense that it was for Erik's sake. The two have had some rocky encounters since that meeting, but she's always seen him fight on the just side of things. She's also sought him out for some lessons in hand-to-hand combat. Despite his recent trials, she still trusts him and has asked him for help against the Monetarists in an effort to reform Ul'dah.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - Roen sought this silver haired Hyur woman out when Gharen disappeared, for her name was one of two he had listed as trusted allies. But in their joint effort to rescue Gharen, they have been at odds, Qaeli's wrath being quick, her tongue cold and cutting regarding Roen's idealism and methods. But Qaeli's fierce loyalty to her brother is something Roen cannot deny, so she has continued to keep Qaeli's company, at least until Gharen recovers. Qaeli has recently returned from months of absence without a word, and Roen suspects there is a dark tale to follow that. The Hyur also has agreed to train Roen at her brother's behest.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Shaelen Stormchild]]''' - A former Ala Mhigan Resistance member and currently a smuggler of all things Garlean, Roen met this Highlander woman after being indirectly responsible for death of a man that Shaelen loved like a father. Needless to say, their first encounter was not pleasant. They have come to terms since, and Roen now owes Shaelen for her help in exonerating Gharen as well as lending aid in her work against the Monetarists. Roen finds Shaelen's silent First Mate [[Thaliak's Axe]] endearing and trustworthy even though he has yet to speak a single word.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Siha Xinkei]]''' - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha her Oath-sister, and while they have been absent in each other's lives for many moons now, their bond has never suffered.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Verad Bellveil]]''' - An eccentric and bombastic Duskwight Elezen, Roen met this merchant of "dubious" goods in Limsa when she was wandering about aimlessly after her kidnapping ordeal. He played a vital role in drawing her out of her shell and restoring some of her idealism. She sees 'Mister Bellveil' as a trusted friend, and welcomes his wisdom and company whenever she feels lost or conflicted. Most recently, she has severed her relationship with the merchant in secret hopes of protecting him and herself.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xydane Vale]]''' - An aloof and mysterious Midlander, Roen met him through the Ala Mhigan Resistance when he was helping them locate a missing man. He helped rescue her adoptive father from a Castrum dungeon, and he did not judge her for her Garlean heritage. She sees him as man of good intentions, although his skills in killing and delivering violence did not go unnoticed. She has recently encountered him again in Limsa and suspects him of possibly trying to kill a Brass Blades captain because of something she told him.

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File:RoenSiha.png|The two Oath-sisters share a moment
File:Sworns.png|The swearing of the Oath
File:Ffxiv 04192014 003541.png|"Brother for Brother"
File:Drybone Camp 5.png|Roen help Gharen recover
File:Ffxiv 06062014 203251.png|Roen receives a Brass Blade lesson from Anden Anduron
File:Roen Fireworks.png|Contemplative moment
File:Roen Nero Pearl Lane.png|Roen and Nero meet for the first time in Pearl Lane
File:Nero Roen Ride.png|Nero and Roen in Limsa after a chocobo ride
File:Nero Roen close eyes 3.png|Nero promises to be a better man
File:Delial Roen Rain.png|Delial and Roen conspire
File:OsricRoenpose.png|Osric and Roen share an understanding

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File:RoenHooded.jpg|Sketch of Roen
File:Garleans_BW1.jpg|Sketch of three Garleans

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">History</div>===

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Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien nan Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Recent Events</div>===

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When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans were not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

During her search, due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn named [[Natalie Mcbeef]], also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the incident, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Brenden Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This was when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rocks all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns Straightblade, her free paladin trainer and the Captain of the Sultansworns. But [[Natalie Mcbeef]], who had previously interrogated her, took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice so that she may continue Roen's paladin training. It was with Natalie's guidance and trust that Roen finally passed her trials and was sworn in as one of Ul'Dah's elite protectors. Natalie and another Sultansworn named [[Kage Kiryuu]] came to learn of her Garlean heritage, and to her surprise, still accepted her as one of their own. Roen considered this small group of Sultansworns her family through duty and oath.

Roen also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believed them to serve the people of Eorzea, although through unconventional means. She also believed that their leader, Ellion Goto, to have the right intentions at heart, even if his methods have proven to be ruthless at times.

In researching her grandmother, Roen discovered that a Highlander by the name of [[Gharen Wolfsong]] was her brother by blood, and that she was taken from her family when she was a baby and given to her Garlean parents who raised her. This knowledge came at the price of much suffering and pain, mostly dealt by a mysterious Garlean woman named [[Raelisanne Banurein]], who captured and tortured Gharen Wolfsong for weeks. Roen was forced to resort to kidnapping an innocent man to trade for her brother's life, also making an enemy of another Highlander named [[Delial Grimsong]], who worked for Banurein. It was Delial who also had initially befriended Roen through deception, and used her to capture Gharen in the first place and kill another Resistance leader.

After rescuing Gharen from the Garleans and helping him recover, Roen discovered that she had been suspended from her duties as Sultansworn due to an investigation that was initiated by a Monetarist noble named [[Jameson Taeros]]. It led two Immortal Flames to unearth evidence regarding a ceruleum core theft and what appeared to be a cover-up by her superior, Natalie. The three Sultansworns involved in the incident were all disgraced and given leave of duty, and to appease the Monetarists, their services were given over to the Brass Blades. Roen was assigned to a unit under the command of Captain [[Anden Anduron]].

Jameson Taeros then tasked Natalie to bring in Roen's brother, Gharen, else Roen would be tried as a Garlean spy. To hide her dealings with Taeros, Natalie arranged for Roen to be "kidnapped" by [[Askier Mergrey]] in order to keep her in the dark about the fate of her brother. Askier then asked his friend Crimson Mountain to help him, and the latter took to the task with obsessive fervor. He turned out to be a cruel and violent captor, and Askier, growing more and more uncomfortable with Crim's torment of Roen, finally attempted an escape with the hostage in tow. It ended with Askier losing an arm, and Crimson Mountain taking both Roen and Askier on a ship and sailing for destination unknown.

In the meanwhile, Natalie convinced Gharen to surrender himself to the Monestarists for Roen's own safety and freedom. She explained that she was following the Monestarists orders because they had evidence that Roen was a Garlean. To gain amnesty for Roen, she agreed to bring Gharen in, knowing full well that he would likely be killed. He agreed to this term to save his sister, and both believed that Roen will be delivered by Askier back to Ul'dah safe and sound.

But when Natalie realized that the kidnapping had gone horribly wrong, she and Kage recruited the help of [[Osric Melkire]] to break Gharen out, and they all eventually faced down Crimson Mountain for the two captives he had tortured for a week on the seas. Delial agreed to sail away with Crimson Mountain in exchange for Roen and Askier's freedom, to which Crim complied. Once alone on the boat with the Roe, Delial delivered death onto him with a blade to his neck.

Natalie, seeing Roen's condition after her rescue, forced herself to cut all ties with the Hyur, dismissing her from the Blades and calling her weak. She also hid away any regret as she spoke to Roen, nearly gloating about her own ruthlessness. That final betrayal shattered what remained of Roen's strength and resolve to hold herself together, and the Hyur broke. Gharen took it upon himself to take his sister way from Ul'dah, much to Natalie's silent relief.

Roen hid out with her brother in La Noscea, recovering both mentally and physically from her ordeal. She also began to train in earnest hand-to-hand combat, but then discovered that she was wanted on the charges of being a Garlean spy. Rather than risking the lives of loved ones who would stand to defend her against those who came to arrest her, Roen turned herself in. She held to her faith that truth would exonerate her and despite the warnings of many, believed that the Ul'dah justice system would find her innocent. Due to diligence on the part of Natalie, Kage, and Coatleque, Roen was found innocent, and was even offered to be reinstated to the rank of the Sultansworn if she wished to return.

Roen did not return to the Order.

Since regaining her freedom, Roen turned her focus instead to [[Jameson Taeros]]. She suspected that he was not only working for the Syndicate, but also for [[Raelisanne Banurein]], a woman who shared a mysterious past with her Garlean father. While investigating and gathering evidence on Taeros, Roen met a smuggler by the name of [[Nero Lazarov]]. In getting to know the man, her eyes were opened to the sufferings of the poor and the sick in Ul'dah, so she joined his crusade to oust the corruption of the Monetarists.

The two have fought and argued more than exchanged pleasantries, but Roen could not help but be drawn to his relentless commitment to his cause. She also feared that he was headed down a dark path to see it through and promised herself to save him from such a fate. She has recently come to realize that he means more to her than just someone who shares her dream, and finally confessed to Nero that he has her trust...and her heart.

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====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Written Works</div>====

The threads below are chronologically ordered. Legacy is still an ongoing thread that has yet to complete the telling of how the story began. The Coming Storm is the current thread of ongoing events.

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6355"A Legacy in Blood"]

''A tale of three people whose fates are entwined together by their blood and heritage.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7280&pid=88088#pid88088 "Second Hand Faith"]

''Three Sultansworns are disgraced and struggle to find redemption.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7981 "No Good Deed"]

''An alliance formed between two people who share the same dream but opposing ideals.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8223 "A Forlorn Fortight"]

''A fortnight conversation between a condemned man and a hopeful paladin.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8634 "The Coming Storm"]

''Escalation of events between those who hold the power in Ul'dah and those who seek to topple it.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9325&pid=129027#pid129027 "Starlit Illumination"]

''Reflections of the past and loved ones during Starlight.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9165&pid=126673#pid126673 "Paladin's Proof"]

''Roen acquires a new pupil. He may teach ''her'' a few thing or two.''

====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">OOC Notes</div>====

This wiki page contains details about Roen's past, especially in the history section. Some of it may be discovered by those who actively seek it out, but much of it is not generally known. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

Also please note that this is a character that was originally derived from another collaborative role playing effort with another player. This one in Final Fantasy is a whole new reincarnation. If you are interested in the original story that gave birth to her, you can find it here: https://www.jukepop.com/home/read/110 It is written by the player I collaborated with.

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This Template was created by [[Bancroft Gairn]] with lots of help from [[Gharen Wolfsong]]!

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Evangeline Primrose

2015-01-14T19:14:07Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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Impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually finding a place for herself.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">General</div>===

Evangeline is an Elezen female in her early 20s. She originally wore business attire and dresses at all times, but due to her training, can now be seen in a light mail shirt, or cloth tunic. She favors tight breeches, and high, armored boots, to protect her long legs. This is accompanied by her rather gaudy sword and shield, relics of another life in Ishgard, and her abortive attempts to train with the temple knights. She is tall and lean, like all Elezen, but is quickly developing a wiry strength due to her constant training. However she still lacks the physique and endurance of more experienced fighters. Her belt is always draped in small pouches, each full of her alchemical contraptions. More devices can be found under her tunics, or stuffed into her boots. She is never far without her glasses, being almost blind without them, and carries several spare pares upon her person. Her one nod to femininity are her flower earrings, having given her more martial, sword-like earrings to [[Iron Sea]].

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Always eager, frequently loud Evangeline throws herself into most situations headfirst, whether for good or ill. She especially despises bullies, and those who seek to enforce their will upon others. She believes all people have value, and are equal their own ways, and is quick to defend any she sees as being abused, even the villainous or evil. Her language is high and well spoken, and she enjoys verbal games and banter, however when she is angered it quickly becomes guttural and foul, as she spews out insults.

She is quick to laugh, and quicker to make friends, however she has a habit of patronizing those of smaller races. Miqo'te, Midlanders and Lalafells are often called child, even when they might be far older than her in age. Her mind is open, almost to a fault, and she can be convinced of a great many things given the proper arguments. She has a distrust of official authority, and is often openly rude to politicians and law enforcement, but is respectful of those she sees as having a natural authority. If one is more skilled or knowledgeable than her in a certain area, she will defer to their judgement and attempt to learn from them.

Roen does not speak of herself too often, but is forthright with her answers when asked. She also does not make small talk well; she is seen as quite serious by most, and some might even accuse her of lacking any sense of humor whatsoever. The truth of her guarded demeanor is more complex, of course, but few understand that. She smiles rarely... but when she does it is always genuine. She offers her aid easily, and takes people at their word. Some may consider her polite to a fault especially when they have only recently met. Often her speech can be considered to be formal, although with a hint of a dialect that is not native to Eorzea.

Roen has an inquisitive mind and is quick to learn, and any teaching of craft, skills, or lore offered to her will rarely be refused. Despite her competence with sword and shield, she is still very green when it comes to the general knowledge of the Eorzea overall. It seems what she knows of Eorzea was learned in the last few years.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted that she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. She has since returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

Recently, Roen has also been training in hand-to-hand combat, especially after learning the most painful way, how vulnerable she was without her weapons. She trains against a wooden training dummy every morning to acclimate herself to such impact against her bare hands.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3>====
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard that she was once fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh yeah! She was chosen by the Immortal Flames for that Little Ladies contest! I don't know what the big fuss was all about, but she sure looked uncomfortable being escorted everywhere by the Yataghans."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh ye can find her easily enough either on Pearl Lane or the refugee camps outside the walls. A bleedin' heart that one, always bringing potions and the like. As if that'd make any difference."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She has great potential for conjury. If she would only commit more time to it here in Gridania, I believe she can become quite a powerful conjurer."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she is connected to the Ala Mhigan Resistance, even helped them a few times. Wasn't she a Sultansworn though?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard all sorts of rumors of her time as a Brass Blade. Blades aint' too kind to women, and an ex-Sworn to boot. I hear there is still a Blade walkin' around wearing the hair he cut off from her head."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"First Sultansworn. Then Brass Blade. Then accused Garlean. I heard though that Sultansworns got her freed, so she must be innocent right? And now I hear she be chasin' after Monestarists ... the girl's got a death wish if ye ask me."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "After Roen was released, watching her walk by me to go celebrate with others was one of the hardest things I've had to do. She needs someone to blame however, and if that needs be me, then I won't shy from it." -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Mind what you ask, whom you ask, even ''how'' you ask. She is protected. Are we clear? Good." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "What doesn't kill you can make you stronger... ''if'' y'pull through. If y'can stand. If ''y'survive'', inside ''and'' out." - [[Osric Melkire]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She is strong, and she is brave. However, I still fear for her. She lives in a place where the strong and the brave get used by those who have more gil and bigger titles." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is a sweet girl. Kind to a fault and I fear far too trusting for her own good. She saved the man I love and I'll always owe her a debt for that. I'm not sure Ul'dah deserves a girl like Roen Deneith looking out for it." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "If ever Eorzea had a well-meaning fool... But then, she's just a girl. A girl playing at things she ought not to. She seems to still be in possession of the idealism of youth, and Gods know how the Sultanate hasn't beaten it out of her yet. Still, she's a sweet enough lass, if a bit headstrong. Perhaps I'll keep an eye on her. Just in case." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a far different person than I imagined her being. Likable, strong, brave. My only regret is the conditions we were suffering under when I discovered these traits." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My sister will not be broken by her recent ordeal, I know this because she is a Wolfsong, I only hope the innocence that made her who she is nae gone completely" - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I hear her name all the time, but I've never met her. I've been told that we would like each other! She seems to be involved in so much trouble, though..." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My joy for her is only eclipsed by my sorrow for the same. For her sake alone do I hesitate in what I know I must do now." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I don't know what happened to her, but Ul'dah seems to have chewed her up and spit her out. I worry about her." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have promised to meet her on a day when the world isn't crashing down on either one of us. Easy enough for myself, but I wonder in her case." - [[Verad Bellveil]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Standing true to an oath even when the world crashes on top of you requires great deal of strength and character." - [[Xydane Vale]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "They speak in hushed, reverent tones. Whatever slander they tried to saddle her with... The people remember who took care of them. We remember." - [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I've met her! And in Ul'dah even! Its so good to see her back, I know her friends have missed her so much. She's so nice, I just hope trouble doesn't catch up to her again!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's fond of ideals. Cook a meal and name it the 'Justice and Peace' and she'd eat it up like a starved coeurl. But she means well, which is a far better sentiment than most people deserve." [[Nero Lazarov]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She listened, which was more than I had expected. I would very much like to speak with her again, help show I'm trying to keep my word." - [[Franz Renatus|Franz]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is the kindest being I've ever had the fortune to know, and she's very much the sister I never had but always wanted. Strong, warm, and always willing to throw herself in harm's way for someone who needs it most. I'm proud of her, I always have been, and she's grown so much as a person that I sometimes can't help but just marvel at her. Roen is one of the most important people in my life, I love her more than anything and even if she doesn't say it I know she feels the same. One day maybe we'll be able to just settle in the Shroud and have our talks again, as old ladies with our troubled days behind us. I'd like that for us." - [[Siha Xinkei]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Madam Deneith is a woman of distinction, and possessed of a fine and resolute character. I would not be so presumptuous as to suppose any nobility of title or breeding, but... certainly it is plain to see that she possesses an admirable nobility of bearing and demeanor." - [[Gideon North]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have known the girl through chance encounters, nothing more, but that is all I have needed to gauge that this is, in fact, the type of person who finds themselves attracted to trouble like steel to lodestone. And if my dealings with [[Natalie Mcbeef|Ser Natalie]] are any indication, she is lacking much in the way of pity from her peers. I pray for her, and I do not pray for many." - [[Edgar Von Gandervalt|Edgar Gandervalt]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I met Ms. Roen halpin' out th' poor folks outside Ul'dah. That's th' kinda person she is - she halps people. Whenever I see her, she's halpin' ''someone'' - 'n on more than one occasion that someone was me! If there's anyone who has a heart closest ta th' kinda hero I wanna be, it's Ms. Roen." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Likes''</center> </div></b>
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Rain, sound, smell, the feel of it
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Running full speed on her chocobo
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Warm bath
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Sweets
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> The sound of the ocean waves
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Children
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Dancing
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Fishing, in company of friends
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> A flavorful dish, especially with garlic or other Garlean flavors
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Freshly picked La Noscean oranges

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Dislikes''</center> </div></b>

: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Boats, she gets seasick AND claustrophobic
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Long tedious studies with books
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Lying and deception
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Bullies
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Corruption and injustice
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Slimy fish, namely one Dunefolk delicacy
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Anything tight around her neck
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Shackles or anything that seem to bind her wrists
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Recently has developed a disliking for Coerthas
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Unforgiving people

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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>====
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral     <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <center><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual tension</center>

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - A miqo'te and a fellow Garlean, made infamous by his attempt to bomb Ul'dah, Roen did not trust him one bit when he stood by Delial's side during Roen's dealing with the Highlander woman, and it was only made worse when he kidnapped her afterwards. But during her captivity, he tried to save her from his vicious partner and was tortured to near death for it. Roen no longer holds hatred for him, feeling that he has suffered enough.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - A strong and pragmatic Highlander and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde came to Roen's aid when she was trying to save Gharen. Roen looks up to her for her wisdom and sharp-mind and takes her advice to heart, even if the Highlander seems jaded by her long history of warfare against the Garleans. Recently Brynhilde had warned her of her naivete, words that Roen is finding more poignant, given the string of betrayals she has suffered recently.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]''' - Roen met this Lalafell youth of bright spirit and cheerful outlook on one of her visits to the refugee camps. She found his pure desire to help people mirroring her own in her earlier days, although it saddened her to realize that she herself had become somewhat jaded since. She has agreed to become one of his mentors, in hopes of strengthening her own faith in ideals in doing so.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[C'kayah Tia]]''' - An enigmatic Seeker, Roen does not know much about him, other than two people who are dear to her both care for this miqo'te deeply. She knows his dealings and connections to be vast and perhaps not all of them legal, although she has never fully delved into them nor is she inclined to. Recently he has offered to help her in a personal matter which has earned him her trust and gratitude.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Coatleque Crofte]]''' - A steadfast Sultansworn, Roen has met this paladin under strained circumstances. But Ser Crofte made the effort to lend her some comfort each time, and ultimately made an offer to try and vindicate her from some of the burdens and accusations that loomed over Roen. Roen gave the Sultansworn evidence that could damn her and cost her life, but Crofte was able to use it to successfully exonerate Roen. Roen considers Crofte one of the few trusted friends she has left, especially since the Sworn seems to be the only one still standing staunchly by her side against the Monetarists.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry in Little Ala Mhigo. The Highlander woman endeared herself to Roen with her helpful and even flirtatious nature, but to Roen's dismay, she later discovered the woman's true motive: to use her to hunt down the Resistance, and to capture Gharen Wolfsong, for her employer [[Raelisanne Banurein]]. Eventually Roen and Delial had come to agree to a truce, in an effort to deal with Banurein, but due to recent actions of Delial's allies, it came to an abrupt end. After Delial killed Crimson Mountain, they have been neutral towards each other and oddly enough Delial has shown a protective attitude towards Roen.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Erik Mynhier]]''' - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently returned from being missing for months, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Franz Renatus]]''' - Roen does not know what to make of this Highlander. He speaks in Ishgard at times, but has also spoken to her in Garlean. To her horror, she discovered that a kind Elezen who has helped her in the past has passed, and the Highlander somehow inherited the man's memories. But he also seems to know Roen from her homeland Garlemald. Her first reaction was that of wariness, but Franz (who borrowed the Elezen's name) seemed so lost. So she is giving him the benefit of the doubt.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen accidentally met him at the marketplace only to find out much later after many trials, that they were brothers and sisters. She helped him recover after rescuing him from a mysterious Garlean woman by the name of [[Raelisanne Banurein]] who captured him and tortured him for weeks. The table had turned on the siblings soon after as Roen was kidnapped and tormented by a Roe named Crimson Mountain, and after being rescued, Gharen has helped her recover from the ordeal. Now, however, the two siblings stand to oppose each other, because Gharen is looking to work against Nero Lazarov.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gideon North]]''' - This well mannered gentleman approached Roen, seeking help in finding justice for his masters who had been murdered. Suspecting the wealthy noble families of Ul'dah to have had a hand in their demise, Roen has agreed to help him seek out the truth. She arranged for him to be employed under [[Jameson Taeros]], to serve as a new pair of eyes within the Monetarist society, but since has discovered that [[Nero Lazarov]] was one of the people that were responsible for the death of Gideon's former masters. She has revealed the truth to the valet, much to his sorrow. But in return, she has agreed to help Gideon in a task that she herself secretly dreads.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - A fiercesome Roegadyn known as Crimson Mountain, Roen met him during her encounter with Delial. Despite a rocky start, they came to agree to a truce of spilling no blood between them. However, he broke this promise when he took part in attacking her and taking her captive against her will. In her captivity, she discovered that Crim has a violent temper and a dark and cruel side to him. He was killed after she was rescued.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting. In their most recent encounter, Jajara shared an insight about Roen's feelings for her brother, which gave her much comfort and confidence in protecting her sibling. The two have further bonded after a girls-only fishing trip since on their way to Gharen's camp.

: <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jameson Taeros]]''' - This foppish Monetarist noble first crossed Roen's path when he started an investigation that led to the disgrace and demotion of Natalie, Kage, and Roen from the Order of the the Sultansworns. He arranged it so that they would work for the Brass Blades, then blackmailed Natalie and Kage into doing his bidding. While Roen has no tangible proof, she suspects this noble to be responsible for an attempt on her and Gharen's life, having ties to a Garlean woman, Raelisanne Banurein, and arranging for an execution of an imprisoned pirate without a trial. He currently leads the Monetarists efforts against [[Nero Lazarov]] to put an end to the pirate's raids on the Syndicate trade ships on the seas.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - A brave and loyal lalafell gladiator that Natalie initially assigned to Roen as her first apprentice. Roen and he grew to consider each other like family when they underwent the Trials of Sultansworn together and swore their Oaths. He was recently transformed into a Miqo'te for reasons unknown. Roen has always held a soft spot in her heart for Kage, but recently she has realized that his unwavering and blind loyalty to Natalie would likely set them against each other someday.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right. Kiht has helped her track down a person in her time of need, and most recently has offered her protection as she hid in Limsa from the reaches of Ul'dah. Roen has come to see her friend in a new light, as a competent leader and warrior.

: <font style="color:#C000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Despite initially finding her cold and intimidating, their relationship grew to one of trust and deep friendship after Natalie took Roen as an apprentice. But that relationship was shattered, first by Natalie's well intended efforts to keep Roen safe, which resulted in a horrific and violent kidnapping, and then Natalie's execution of someone that Roen held dear. She also began to hunt the man that Roen had professed feelings for. After Natalie's passing, Roen struggled to resolve her feelings for the mentor she once called friend then enemy, but recently has allowed herself to forgive her.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Nero Lazarov]]''' - Roen sought this smuggler out while she was investigating [[Jameson Taeros]]. After a frank but secreted conversation, she discovered that Nero was not who he seemed, and had altruistic motives for Ul'dah. Seeing that she and he shared the same dream to help those in need, they agreed to an alliance, one that has taken a turbulent course since its inception. After the tragic death of Nero's first mate, Roen became more determined than ever to try and help the pirate, especially after realizing she had developed feelings for the man. She is currently trying to hold onto her values, even in the face of Nero's ruthless tendencies, and hopes to save him from the dark path he paves for himself.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - A strong and fierce Roegadyn, Roen recently brought Hornet to Gharen after his rescue, knowing that they used to be lovers. Hornet's affection and loyalties to her brother being made plainly clear, Roen considers Hornet a friend, and a good ally to have at her side. She knows the woman has a violent past, but trusts that she has changed many things about herself in her recent journey of atonement. Despite her recent departure from Gharen's side, Roen still holds Hornet dear in her heart.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - Their acquaintance really began with a lie, when he duped her into meeting Gharen under the pretense that it was for Erik's sake. The two have had some rocky encounters since that meeting, but she's always seen him fight on the just side of things. She's also sought him out for some lessons in hand-to-hand combat. Despite his recent trials, she still trusts him and has asked him for help against the Monetarists in an effort to reform Ul'dah.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - Roen sought this silver haired Hyur woman out when Gharen disappeared, for her name was one of two he had listed as trusted allies. But in their joint effort to rescue Gharen, they have been at odds, Qaeli's wrath being quick, her tongue cold and cutting regarding Roen's idealism and methods. But Qaeli's fierce loyalty to her brother is something Roen cannot deny, so she has continued to keep Qaeli's company, at least until Gharen recovers. Qaeli has recently returned from months of absence without a word, and Roen suspects there is a dark tale to follow that. The Hyur also has agreed to train Roen at her brother's behest.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Shaelen Stormchild]]''' - A former Ala Mhigan Resistance member and currently a smuggler of all things Garlean, Roen met this Highlander woman after being indirectly responsible for death of a man that Shaelen loved like a father. Needless to say, their first encounter was not pleasant. They have come to terms since, and Roen now owes Shaelen for her help in exonerating Gharen as well as lending aid in her work against the Monetarists. Roen finds Shaelen's silent First Mate [[Thaliak's Axe]] endearing and trustworthy even though he has yet to speak a single word.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Siha Xinkei]]''' - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha her Oath-sister, and while they have been absent in each other's lives for many moons now, their bond has never suffered.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Verad Bellveil]]''' - An eccentric and bombastic Duskwight Elezen, Roen met this merchant of "dubious" goods in Limsa when she was wandering about aimlessly after her kidnapping ordeal. He played a vital role in drawing her out of her shell and restoring some of her idealism. She sees 'Mister Bellveil' as a trusted friend, and welcomes his wisdom and company whenever she feels lost or conflicted. Most recently, she has severed her relationship with the merchant in secret hopes of protecting him and herself.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xydane Vale]]''' - An aloof and mysterious Midlander, Roen met him through the Ala Mhigan Resistance when he was helping them locate a missing man. He helped rescue her adoptive father from a Castrum dungeon, and he did not judge her for her Garlean heritage. She sees him as man of good intentions, although his skills in killing and delivering violence did not go unnoticed. She has recently encountered him again in Limsa and suspects him of possibly trying to kill a Brass Blades captain because of something she told him.

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File:RoenSiha.png|The two Oath-sisters share a moment
File:Sworns.png|The swearing of the Oath
File:Ffxiv 04192014 003541.png|"Brother for Brother"
File:Drybone Camp 5.png|Roen help Gharen recover
File:Ffxiv 06062014 203251.png|Roen receives a Brass Blade lesson from Anden Anduron
File:Roen Fireworks.png|Contemplative moment
File:Roen Nero Pearl Lane.png|Roen and Nero meet for the first time in Pearl Lane
File:Nero Roen Ride.png|Nero and Roen in Limsa after a chocobo ride
File:Nero Roen close eyes 3.png|Nero promises to be a better man
File:Delial Roen Rain.png|Delial and Roen conspire
File:OsricRoenpose.png|Osric and Roen share an understanding

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File:RoenHooded.jpg|Sketch of Roen
File:Garleans_BW1.jpg|Sketch of three Garleans

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">History</div>===

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Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien nan Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Recent Events</div>===

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When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans were not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

During her search, due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn named [[Natalie Mcbeef]], also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the incident, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Brenden Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This was when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rocks all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns Straightblade, her free paladin trainer and the Captain of the Sultansworns. But [[Natalie Mcbeef]], who had previously interrogated her, took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice so that she may continue Roen's paladin training. It was with Natalie's guidance and trust that Roen finally passed her trials and was sworn in as one of Ul'Dah's elite protectors. Natalie and another Sultansworn named [[Kage Kiryuu]] came to learn of her Garlean heritage, and to her surprise, still accepted her as one of their own. Roen considered this small group of Sultansworns her family through duty and oath.

Roen also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believed them to serve the people of Eorzea, although through unconventional means. She also believed that their leader, Ellion Goto, to have the right intentions at heart, even if his methods have proven to be ruthless at times.

In researching her grandmother, Roen discovered that a Highlander by the name of [[Gharen Wolfsong]] was her brother by blood, and that she was taken from her family when she was a baby and given to her Garlean parents who raised her. This knowledge came at the price of much suffering and pain, mostly dealt by a mysterious Garlean woman named [[Raelisanne Banurein]], who captured and tortured Gharen Wolfsong for weeks. Roen was forced to resort to kidnapping an innocent man to trade for her brother's life, also making an enemy of another Highlander named [[Delial Grimsong]], who worked for Banurein. It was Delial who also had initially befriended Roen through deception, and used her to capture Gharen in the first place and kill another Resistance leader.

After rescuing Gharen from the Garleans and helping him recover, Roen discovered that she had been suspended from her duties as Sultansworn due to an investigation that was initiated by a Monetarist noble named [[Jameson Taeros]]. It led two Immortal Flames to unearth evidence regarding a ceruleum core theft and what appeared to be a cover-up by her superior, Natalie. The three Sultansworns involved in the incident were all disgraced and given leave of duty, and to appease the Monetarists, their services were given over to the Brass Blades. Roen was assigned to a unit under the command of Captain [[Anden Anduron]].

Jameson Taeros then tasked Natalie to bring in Roen's brother, Gharen, else Roen would be tried as a Garlean spy. To hide her dealings with Taeros, Natalie arranged for Roen to be "kidnapped" by [[Askier Mergrey]] in order to keep her in the dark about the fate of her brother. Askier then asked his friend Crimson Mountain to help him, and the latter took to the task with obsessive fervor. He turned out to be a cruel and violent captor, and Askier, growing more and more uncomfortable with Crim's torment of Roen, finally attempted an escape with the hostage in tow. It ended with Askier losing an arm, and Crimson Mountain taking both Roen and Askier on a ship and sailing for destination unknown.

In the meanwhile, Natalie convinced Gharen to surrender himself to the Monestarists for Roen's own safety and freedom. She explained that she was following the Monestarists orders because they had evidence that Roen was a Garlean. To gain amnesty for Roen, she agreed to bring Gharen in, knowing full well that he would likely be killed. He agreed to this term to save his sister, and both believed that Roen will be delivered by Askier back to Ul'dah safe and sound.

But when Natalie realized that the kidnapping had gone horribly wrong, she and Kage recruited the help of [[Osric Melkire]] to break Gharen out, and they all eventually faced down Crimson Mountain for the two captives he had tortured for a week on the seas. Delial agreed to sail away with Crimson Mountain in exchange for Roen and Askier's freedom, to which Crim complied. Once alone on the boat with the Roe, Delial delivered death onto him with a blade to his neck.

Natalie, seeing Roen's condition after her rescue, forced herself to cut all ties with the Hyur, dismissing her from the Blades and calling her weak. She also hid away any regret as she spoke to Roen, nearly gloating about her own ruthlessness. That final betrayal shattered what remained of Roen's strength and resolve to hold herself together, and the Hyur broke. Gharen took it upon himself to take his sister way from Ul'dah, much to Natalie's silent relief.

Roen hid out with her brother in La Noscea, recovering both mentally and physically from her ordeal. She also began to train in earnest hand-to-hand combat, but then discovered that she was wanted on the charges of being a Garlean spy. Rather than risking the lives of loved ones who would stand to defend her against those who came to arrest her, Roen turned herself in. She held to her faith that truth would exonerate her and despite the warnings of many, believed that the Ul'dah justice system would find her innocent. Due to diligence on the part of Natalie, Kage, and Coatleque, Roen was found innocent, and was even offered to be reinstated to the rank of the Sultansworn if she wished to return.

Roen did not return to the Order.

Since regaining her freedom, Roen turned her focus instead to [[Jameson Taeros]]. She suspected that he was not only working for the Syndicate, but also for [[Raelisanne Banurein]], a woman who shared a mysterious past with her Garlean father. While investigating and gathering evidence on Taeros, Roen met a smuggler by the name of [[Nero Lazarov]]. In getting to know the man, her eyes were opened to the sufferings of the poor and the sick in Ul'dah, so she joined his crusade to oust the corruption of the Monetarists.

The two have fought and argued more than exchanged pleasantries, but Roen could not help but be drawn to his relentless commitment to his cause. She also feared that he was headed down a dark path to see it through and promised herself to save him from such a fate. She has recently come to realize that he means more to her than just someone who shares her dream, and finally confessed to Nero that he has her trust...and her heart.

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====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Written Works</div>====

The threads below are chronologically ordered. Legacy is still an ongoing thread that has yet to complete the telling of how the story began. The Coming Storm is the current thread of ongoing events.

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6355"A Legacy in Blood"]

''A tale of three people whose fates are entwined together by their blood and heritage.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7280&pid=88088#pid88088 "Second Hand Faith"]

''Three Sultansworns are disgraced and struggle to find redemption.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7981 "No Good Deed"]

''An alliance formed between two people who share the same dream but opposing ideals.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8223 "A Forlorn Fortight"]

''A fortnight conversation between a condemned man and a hopeful paladin.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8634 "The Coming Storm"]

''Escalation of events between those who hold the power in Ul'dah and those who seek to topple it.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9325&pid=129027#pid129027 "Starlit Illumination"]

''Reflections of the past and loved ones during Starlight.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9165&pid=126673#pid126673 "Paladin's Proof"]

''Roen acquires a new pupil. He may teach ''her'' a few thing or two.''

====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">OOC Notes</div>====

This wiki page contains details about Roen's past, especially in the history section. Some of it may be discovered by those who actively seek it out, but much of it is not generally known. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

Also please note that this is a character that was originally derived from another collaborative role playing effort with another player. This one in Final Fantasy is a whole new reincarnation. If you are interested in the original story that gave birth to her, you can find it here: https://www.jukepop.com/home/read/110 It is written by the player I collaborated with.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Annotations</div>===

This Template was created by [[Bancroft Gairn]] with lots of help from [[Gharen Wolfsong]]!

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Evangeline Primrose

2015-01-08T22:27:06Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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Impetuous and naïve daughter of an Ishgardian High House, Evangeline lost her inheritance, title, and nearly her life, when she began dabbling in heretical activities. Finding herself exiled, she settled in Ul'dah, where she is gradually finding a place for herself.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">General</div>===

Evangeline is an Elezen female in her early 20s. She originally wore business attire and dresses at all times, but due to her training, can now be seen in a light mail shirt, or cloth tunic. She favors tight breeches, and high, armored boots, to protect her long legs. This is accompanied by her rather gaudy sword and shield, relics of another life in Ishgard, and her abortive attempts to train with the temple knights. She is tall and lean, like all Elezen, but is quickly developing a wiry strength due to her constant training. However she still lacks the physique and endurance of more experienced fighters. Her belt is always draped in small pouches, each full of her alchemical contraptions. More devices can be found under her tunics, or stuffed into her boots. She is never far without her glasses, being almost blind without them, and carries several spare pares upon her person. Her one nod to femininity are her flower earrings, having given her more martial, sword-like earrings to Iron Sea.

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She's mostly quiet. Roen often holds her tongue on matters she considers not important. But she is quick to come to the defense of the weak and does not hesitate to stand up to bullies, even when she is sorely outmatched or outnumbered. She is not quick to anger, but sometimes eager to commit herself to causes she believes are right. Emotions show easily upon her face, and she is a horrible liar. She tries her best not to do it often, if at all.

Roen does not speak of herself too often, but is forthright with her answers when asked. She also does not make small talk well; she is seen as quite serious by most, and some might even accuse her of lacking any sense of humor whatsoever. The truth of her guarded demeanor is more complex, of course, but few understand that. She smiles rarely... but when she does it is always genuine. She offers her aid easily, and takes people at their word. Some may consider her polite to a fault especially when they have only recently met. Often her speech can be considered to be formal, although with a hint of a dialect that is not native to Eorzea.

Roen has an inquisitive mind and is quick to learn, and any teaching of craft, skills, or lore offered to her will rarely be refused. Despite her competence with sword and shield, she is still very green when it comes to the general knowledge of the Eorzea overall. It seems what she knows of Eorzea was learned in the last few years.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted that she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. She has since returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

Recently, Roen has also been training in hand-to-hand combat, especially after learning the most painful way, how vulnerable she was without her weapons. She trains against a wooden training dummy every morning to acclimate herself to such impact against her bare hands.

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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3>====
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard that she was once fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh yeah! She was chosen by the Immortal Flames for that Little Ladies contest! I don't know what the big fuss was all about, but she sure looked uncomfortable being escorted everywhere by the Yataghans."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh ye can find her easily enough either on Pearl Lane or the refugee camps outside the walls. A bleedin' heart that one, always bringing potions and the like. As if that'd make any difference."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She has great potential for conjury. If she would only commit more time to it here in Gridania, I believe she can become quite a powerful conjurer."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she is connected to the Ala Mhigan Resistance, even helped them a few times. Wasn't she a Sultansworn though?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard all sorts of rumors of her time as a Brass Blade. Blades aint' too kind to women, and an ex-Sworn to boot. I hear there is still a Blade walkin' around wearing the hair he cut off from her head."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"First Sultansworn. Then Brass Blade. Then accused Garlean. I heard though that Sultansworns got her freed, so she must be innocent right? And now I hear she be chasin' after Monestarists ... the girl's got a death wish if ye ask me."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "After Roen was released, watching her walk by me to go celebrate with others was one of the hardest things I've had to do. She needs someone to blame however, and if that needs be me, then I won't shy from it." -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Mind what you ask, whom you ask, even ''how'' you ask. She is protected. Are we clear? Good." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "What doesn't kill you can make you stronger... ''if'' y'pull through. If y'can stand. If ''y'survive'', inside ''and'' out." - [[Osric Melkire]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She is strong, and she is brave. However, I still fear for her. She lives in a place where the strong and the brave get used by those who have more gil and bigger titles." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is a sweet girl. Kind to a fault and I fear far too trusting for her own good. She saved the man I love and I'll always owe her a debt for that. I'm not sure Ul'dah deserves a girl like Roen Deneith looking out for it." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "If ever Eorzea had a well-meaning fool... But then, she's just a girl. A girl playing at things she ought not to. She seems to still be in possession of the idealism of youth, and Gods know how the Sultanate hasn't beaten it out of her yet. Still, she's a sweet enough lass, if a bit headstrong. Perhaps I'll keep an eye on her. Just in case." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a far different person than I imagined her being. Likable, strong, brave. My only regret is the conditions we were suffering under when I discovered these traits." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My sister will not be broken by her recent ordeal, I know this because she is a Wolfsong, I only hope the innocence that made her who she is nae gone completely" - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I hear her name all the time, but I've never met her. I've been told that we would like each other! She seems to be involved in so much trouble, though..." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My joy for her is only eclipsed by my sorrow for the same. For her sake alone do I hesitate in what I know I must do now." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I don't know what happened to her, but Ul'dah seems to have chewed her up and spit her out. I worry about her." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have promised to meet her on a day when the world isn't crashing down on either one of us. Easy enough for myself, but I wonder in her case." - [[Verad Bellveil]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Standing true to an oath even when the world crashes on top of you requires great deal of strength and character." - [[Xydane Vale]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "They speak in hushed, reverent tones. Whatever slander they tried to saddle her with... The people remember who took care of them. We remember." - [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I've met her! And in Ul'dah even! Its so good to see her back, I know her friends have missed her so much. She's so nice, I just hope trouble doesn't catch up to her again!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's fond of ideals. Cook a meal and name it the 'Justice and Peace' and she'd eat it up like a starved coeurl. But she means well, which is a far better sentiment than most people deserve." [[Nero Lazarov]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She listened, which was more than I had expected. I would very much like to speak with her again, help show I'm trying to keep my word." - [[Franz Renatus|Franz]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is the kindest being I've ever had the fortune to know, and she's very much the sister I never had but always wanted. Strong, warm, and always willing to throw herself in harm's way for someone who needs it most. I'm proud of her, I always have been, and she's grown so much as a person that I sometimes can't help but just marvel at her. Roen is one of the most important people in my life, I love her more than anything and even if she doesn't say it I know she feels the same. One day maybe we'll be able to just settle in the Shroud and have our talks again, as old ladies with our troubled days behind us. I'd like that for us." - [[Siha Xinkei]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Madam Deneith is a woman of distinction, and possessed of a fine and resolute character. I would not be so presumptuous as to suppose any nobility of title or breeding, but... certainly it is plain to see that she possesses an admirable nobility of bearing and demeanor." - [[Gideon North]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have known the girl through chance encounters, nothing more, but that is all I have needed to gauge that this is, in fact, the type of person who finds themselves attracted to trouble like steel to lodestone. And if my dealings with [[Natalie Mcbeef|Ser Natalie]] are any indication, she is lacking much in the way of pity from her peers. I pray for her, and I do not pray for many." - [[Edgar Von Gandervalt|Edgar Gandervalt]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I met Ms. Roen halpin' out th' poor folks outside Ul'dah. That's th' kinda person she is - she halps people. Whenever I see her, she's halpin' ''someone'' - 'n on more than one occasion that someone was me! If there's anyone who has a heart closest ta th' kinda hero I wanna be, it's Ms. Roen." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Likes''</center> </div></b>
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Rain, sound, smell, the feel of it
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Running full speed on her chocobo
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Warm bath
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Sweets
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> The sound of the ocean waves
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Children
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Dancing
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Fishing, in company of friends
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> A flavorful dish, especially with garlic or other Garlean flavors
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Freshly picked La Noscean oranges

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Dislikes''</center> </div></b>

: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Boats, she gets seasick AND claustrophobic
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Long tedious studies with books
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Lying and deception
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Bullies
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Corruption and injustice
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Slimy fish, namely one Dunefolk delicacy
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Anything tight around her neck
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Shackles or anything that seem to bind her wrists
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Recently has developed a disliking for Coerthas
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Unforgiving people

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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>====
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral     <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <center><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual tension</center>

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - A miqo'te and a fellow Garlean, made infamous by his attempt to bomb Ul'dah, Roen did not trust him one bit when he stood by Delial's side during Roen's dealing with the Highlander woman, and it was only made worse when he kidnapped her afterwards. But during her captivity, he tried to save her from his vicious partner and was tortured to near death for it. Roen no longer holds hatred for him, feeling that he has suffered enough.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - A strong and pragmatic Highlander and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde came to Roen's aid when she was trying to save Gharen. Roen looks up to her for her wisdom and sharp-mind and takes her advice to heart, even if the Highlander seems jaded by her long history of warfare against the Garleans. Recently Brynhilde had warned her of her naivete, words that Roen is finding more poignant, given the string of betrayals she has suffered recently.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]''' - Roen met this Lalafell youth of bright spirit and cheerful outlook on one of her visits to the refugee camps. She found his pure desire to help people mirroring her own in her earlier days, although it saddened her to realize that she herself had become somewhat jaded since. She has agreed to become one of his mentors, in hopes of strengthening her own faith in ideals in doing so.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[C'kayah Tia]]''' - An enigmatic Seeker, Roen does not know much about him, other than two people who are dear to her both care for this miqo'te deeply. She knows his dealings and connections to be vast and perhaps not all of them legal, although she has never fully delved into them nor is she inclined to. Recently he has offered to help her in a personal matter which has earned him her trust and gratitude.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Coatleque Crofte]]''' - A steadfast Sultansworn, Roen has met this paladin under strained circumstances. But Ser Crofte made the effort to lend her some comfort each time, and ultimately made an offer to try and vindicate her from some of the burdens and accusations that loomed over Roen. Roen gave the Sultansworn evidence that could damn her and cost her life, but Crofte was able to use it to successfully exonerate Roen. Roen considers Crofte one of the few trusted friends she has left, especially since the Sworn seems to be the only one still standing staunchly by her side against the Monetarists.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry in Little Ala Mhigo. The Highlander woman endeared herself to Roen with her helpful and even flirtatious nature, but to Roen's dismay, she later discovered the woman's true motive: to use her to hunt down the Resistance, and to capture Gharen Wolfsong, for her employer [[Raelisanne Banurein]]. Eventually Roen and Delial had come to agree to a truce, in an effort to deal with Banurein, but due to recent actions of Delial's allies, it came to an abrupt end. After Delial killed Crimson Mountain, they have been neutral towards each other and oddly enough Delial has shown a protective attitude towards Roen.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Erik Mynhier]]''' - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently returned from being missing for months, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Franz Renatus]]''' - Roen does not know what to make of this Highlander. He speaks in Ishgard at times, but has also spoken to her in Garlean. To her horror, she discovered that a kind Elezen who has helped her in the past has passed, and the Highlander somehow inherited the man's memories. But he also seems to know Roen from her homeland Garlemald. Her first reaction was that of wariness, but Franz (who borrowed the Elezen's name) seemed so lost. So she is giving him the benefit of the doubt.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen accidentally met him at the marketplace only to find out much later after many trials, that they were brothers and sisters. She helped him recover after rescuing him from a mysterious Garlean woman by the name of [[Raelisanne Banurein]] who captured him and tortured him for weeks. The table had turned on the siblings soon after as Roen was kidnapped and tormented by a Roe named Crimson Mountain, and after being rescued, Gharen has helped her recover from the ordeal. Now, however, the two siblings stand to oppose each other, because Gharen is looking to work against Nero Lazarov.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gideon North]]''' - This well mannered gentleman approached Roen, seeking help in finding justice for his masters who had been murdered. Suspecting the wealthy noble families of Ul'dah to have had a hand in their demise, Roen has agreed to help him seek out the truth. She arranged for him to be employed under [[Jameson Taeros]], to serve as a new pair of eyes within the Monetarist society, but since has discovered that [[Nero Lazarov]] was one of the people that were responsible for the death of Gideon's former masters. She has revealed the truth to the valet, much to his sorrow. But in return, she has agreed to help Gideon in a task that she herself secretly dreads.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - A fiercesome Roegadyn known as Crimson Mountain, Roen met him during her encounter with Delial. Despite a rocky start, they came to agree to a truce of spilling no blood between them. However, he broke this promise when he took part in attacking her and taking her captive against her will. In her captivity, she discovered that Crim has a violent temper and a dark and cruel side to him. He was killed after she was rescued.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting. In their most recent encounter, Jajara shared an insight about Roen's feelings for her brother, which gave her much comfort and confidence in protecting her sibling. The two have further bonded after a girls-only fishing trip since on their way to Gharen's camp.

: <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jameson Taeros]]''' - This foppish Monetarist noble first crossed Roen's path when he started an investigation that led to the disgrace and demotion of Natalie, Kage, and Roen from the Order of the the Sultansworns. He arranged it so that they would work for the Brass Blades, then blackmailed Natalie and Kage into doing his bidding. While Roen has no tangible proof, she suspects this noble to be responsible for an attempt on her and Gharen's life, having ties to a Garlean woman, Raelisanne Banurein, and arranging for an execution of an imprisoned pirate without a trial. He currently leads the Monetarists efforts against [[Nero Lazarov]] to put an end to the pirate's raids on the Syndicate trade ships on the seas.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - A brave and loyal lalafell gladiator that Natalie initially assigned to Roen as her first apprentice. Roen and he grew to consider each other like family when they underwent the Trials of Sultansworn together and swore their Oaths. He was recently transformed into a Miqo'te for reasons unknown. Roen has always held a soft spot in her heart for Kage, but recently she has realized that his unwavering and blind loyalty to Natalie would likely set them against each other someday.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right. Kiht has helped her track down a person in her time of need, and most recently has offered her protection as she hid in Limsa from the reaches of Ul'dah. Roen has come to see her friend in a new light, as a competent leader and warrior.

: <font style="color:#C000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Despite initially finding her cold and intimidating, their relationship grew to one of trust and deep friendship after Natalie took Roen as an apprentice. But that relationship was shattered, first by Natalie's well intended efforts to keep Roen safe, which resulted in a horrific and violent kidnapping, and then Natalie's execution of someone that Roen held dear. She also began to hunt the man that Roen had professed feelings for. After Natalie's passing, Roen struggled to resolve her feelings for the mentor she once called friend then enemy, but recently has allowed herself to forgive her.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Nero Lazarov]]''' - Roen sought this smuggler out while she was investigating [[Jameson Taeros]]. After a frank but secreted conversation, she discovered that Nero was not who he seemed, and had altruistic motives for Ul'dah. Seeing that she and he shared the same dream to help those in need, they agreed to an alliance, one that has taken a turbulent course since its inception. After the tragic death of Nero's first mate, Roen became more determined than ever to try and help the pirate, especially after realizing she had developed feelings for the man. She is currently trying to hold onto her values, even in the face of Nero's ruthless tendencies, and hopes to save him from the dark path he paves for himself.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - A strong and fierce Roegadyn, Roen recently brought Hornet to Gharen after his rescue, knowing that they used to be lovers. Hornet's affection and loyalties to her brother being made plainly clear, Roen considers Hornet a friend, and a good ally to have at her side. She knows the woman has a violent past, but trusts that she has changed many things about herself in her recent journey of atonement. Despite her recent departure from Gharen's side, Roen still holds Hornet dear in her heart.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - Their acquaintance really began with a lie, when he duped her into meeting Gharen under the pretense that it was for Erik's sake. The two have had some rocky encounters since that meeting, but she's always seen him fight on the just side of things. She's also sought him out for some lessons in hand-to-hand combat. Despite his recent trials, she still trusts him and has asked him for help against the Monetarists in an effort to reform Ul'dah.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - Roen sought this silver haired Hyur woman out when Gharen disappeared, for her name was one of two he had listed as trusted allies. But in their joint effort to rescue Gharen, they have been at odds, Qaeli's wrath being quick, her tongue cold and cutting regarding Roen's idealism and methods. But Qaeli's fierce loyalty to her brother is something Roen cannot deny, so she has continued to keep Qaeli's company, at least until Gharen recovers. Qaeli has recently returned from months of absence without a word, and Roen suspects there is a dark tale to follow that. The Hyur also has agreed to train Roen at her brother's behest.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Shaelen Stormchild]]''' - A former Ala Mhigan Resistance member and currently a smuggler of all things Garlean, Roen met this Highlander woman after being indirectly responsible for death of a man that Shaelen loved like a father. Needless to say, their first encounter was not pleasant. They have come to terms since, and Roen now owes Shaelen for her help in exonerating Gharen as well as lending aid in her work against the Monetarists. Roen finds Shaelen's silent First Mate [[Thaliak's Axe]] endearing and trustworthy even though he has yet to speak a single word.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Siha Xinkei]]''' - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha her Oath-sister, and while they have been absent in each other's lives for many moons now, their bond has never suffered.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Verad Bellveil]]''' - An eccentric and bombastic Duskwight Elezen, Roen met this merchant of "dubious" goods in Limsa when she was wandering about aimlessly after her kidnapping ordeal. He played a vital role in drawing her out of her shell and restoring some of her idealism. She sees 'Mister Bellveil' as a trusted friend, and welcomes his wisdom and company whenever she feels lost or conflicted. Most recently, she has severed her relationship with the merchant in secret hopes of protecting him and herself.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xydane Vale]]''' - An aloof and mysterious Midlander, Roen met him through the Ala Mhigan Resistance when he was helping them locate a missing man. He helped rescue her adoptive father from a Castrum dungeon, and he did not judge her for her Garlean heritage. She sees him as man of good intentions, although his skills in killing and delivering violence did not go unnoticed. She has recently encountered him again in Limsa and suspects him of possibly trying to kill a Brass Blades captain because of something she told him.

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Gallery</div>===
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File:RoenSiha.png|The two Oath-sisters share a moment
File:Sworns.png|The swearing of the Oath
File:Ffxiv 04192014 003541.png|"Brother for Brother"
File:Drybone Camp 5.png|Roen help Gharen recover
File:Ffxiv 06062014 203251.png|Roen receives a Brass Blade lesson from Anden Anduron
File:Roen Fireworks.png|Contemplative moment
File:Roen Nero Pearl Lane.png|Roen and Nero meet for the first time in Pearl Lane
File:Nero Roen Ride.png|Nero and Roen in Limsa after a chocobo ride
File:Nero Roen close eyes 3.png|Nero promises to be a better man
File:Delial Roen Rain.png|Delial and Roen conspire
File:OsricRoenpose.png|Osric and Roen share an understanding

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File:RoenHooded.jpg|Sketch of Roen
File:Garleans_BW1.jpg|Sketch of three Garleans

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">History</div>===

<spoiler>
Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien nan Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Recent Events</div>===

<spoiler>
When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans were not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

During her search, due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn named [[Natalie Mcbeef]], also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the incident, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Brenden Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This was when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rocks all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns Straightblade, her free paladin trainer and the Captain of the Sultansworns. But [[Natalie Mcbeef]], who had previously interrogated her, took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice so that she may continue Roen's paladin training. It was with Natalie's guidance and trust that Roen finally passed her trials and was sworn in as one of Ul'Dah's elite protectors. Natalie and another Sultansworn named [[Kage Kiryuu]] came to learn of her Garlean heritage, and to her surprise, still accepted her as one of their own. Roen considered this small group of Sultansworns her family through duty and oath.

Roen also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believed them to serve the people of Eorzea, although through unconventional means. She also believed that their leader, Ellion Goto, to have the right intentions at heart, even if his methods have proven to be ruthless at times.

In researching her grandmother, Roen discovered that a Highlander by the name of [[Gharen Wolfsong]] was her brother by blood, and that she was taken from her family when she was a baby and given to her Garlean parents who raised her. This knowledge came at the price of much suffering and pain, mostly dealt by a mysterious Garlean woman named [[Raelisanne Banurein]], who captured and tortured Gharen Wolfsong for weeks. Roen was forced to resort to kidnapping an innocent man to trade for her brother's life, also making an enemy of another Highlander named [[Delial Grimsong]], who worked for Banurein. It was Delial who also had initially befriended Roen through deception, and used her to capture Gharen in the first place and kill another Resistance leader.

After rescuing Gharen from the Garleans and helping him recover, Roen discovered that she had been suspended from her duties as Sultansworn due to an investigation that was initiated by a Monetarist noble named [[Jameson Taeros]]. It led two Immortal Flames to unearth evidence regarding a ceruleum core theft and what appeared to be a cover-up by her superior, Natalie. The three Sultansworns involved in the incident were all disgraced and given leave of duty, and to appease the Monetarists, their services were given over to the Brass Blades. Roen was assigned to a unit under the command of Captain [[Anden Anduron]].

Jameson Taeros then tasked Natalie to bring in Roen's brother, Gharen, else Roen would be tried as a Garlean spy. To hide her dealings with Taeros, Natalie arranged for Roen to be "kidnapped" by [[Askier Mergrey]] in order to keep her in the dark about the fate of her brother. Askier then asked his friend Crimson Mountain to help him, and the latter took to the task with obsessive fervor. He turned out to be a cruel and violent captor, and Askier, growing more and more uncomfortable with Crim's torment of Roen, finally attempted an escape with the hostage in tow. It ended with Askier losing an arm, and Crimson Mountain taking both Roen and Askier on a ship and sailing for destination unknown.

In the meanwhile, Natalie convinced Gharen to surrender himself to the Monestarists for Roen's own safety and freedom. She explained that she was following the Monestarists orders because they had evidence that Roen was a Garlean. To gain amnesty for Roen, she agreed to bring Gharen in, knowing full well that he would likely be killed. He agreed to this term to save his sister, and both believed that Roen will be delivered by Askier back to Ul'dah safe and sound.

But when Natalie realized that the kidnapping had gone horribly wrong, she and Kage recruited the help of [[Osric Melkire]] to break Gharen out, and they all eventually faced down Crimson Mountain for the two captives he had tortured for a week on the seas. Delial agreed to sail away with Crimson Mountain in exchange for Roen and Askier's freedom, to which Crim complied. Once alone on the boat with the Roe, Delial delivered death onto him with a blade to his neck.

Natalie, seeing Roen's condition after her rescue, forced herself to cut all ties with the Hyur, dismissing her from the Blades and calling her weak. She also hid away any regret as she spoke to Roen, nearly gloating about her own ruthlessness. That final betrayal shattered what remained of Roen's strength and resolve to hold herself together, and the Hyur broke. Gharen took it upon himself to take his sister way from Ul'dah, much to Natalie's silent relief.

Roen hid out with her brother in La Noscea, recovering both mentally and physically from her ordeal. She also began to train in earnest hand-to-hand combat, but then discovered that she was wanted on the charges of being a Garlean spy. Rather than risking the lives of loved ones who would stand to defend her against those who came to arrest her, Roen turned herself in. She held to her faith that truth would exonerate her and despite the warnings of many, believed that the Ul'dah justice system would find her innocent. Due to diligence on the part of Natalie, Kage, and Coatleque, Roen was found innocent, and was even offered to be reinstated to the rank of the Sultansworn if she wished to return.

Roen did not return to the Order.

Since regaining her freedom, Roen turned her focus instead to [[Jameson Taeros]]. She suspected that he was not only working for the Syndicate, but also for [[Raelisanne Banurein]], a woman who shared a mysterious past with her Garlean father. While investigating and gathering evidence on Taeros, Roen met a smuggler by the name of [[Nero Lazarov]]. In getting to know the man, her eyes were opened to the sufferings of the poor and the sick in Ul'dah, so she joined his crusade to oust the corruption of the Monetarists.

The two have fought and argued more than exchanged pleasantries, but Roen could not help but be drawn to his relentless commitment to his cause. She also feared that he was headed down a dark path to see it through and promised herself to save him from such a fate. She has recently come to realize that he means more to her than just someone who shares her dream, and finally confessed to Nero that he has her trust...and her heart.

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====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Written Works</div>====

The threads below are chronologically ordered. Legacy is still an ongoing thread that has yet to complete the telling of how the story began. The Coming Storm is the current thread of ongoing events.

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6355"A Legacy in Blood"]

''A tale of three people whose fates are entwined together by their blood and heritage.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7280&pid=88088#pid88088 "Second Hand Faith"]

''Three Sultansworns are disgraced and struggle to find redemption.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7981 "No Good Deed"]

''An alliance formed between two people who share the same dream but opposing ideals.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8223 "A Forlorn Fortight"]

''A fortnight conversation between a condemned man and a hopeful paladin.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8634 "The Coming Storm"]

''Escalation of events between those who hold the power in Ul'dah and those who seek to topple it.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9325&pid=129027#pid129027 "Starlit Illumination"]

''Reflections of the past and loved ones during Starlight.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9165&pid=126673#pid126673 "Paladin's Proof"]

''Roen acquires a new pupil. He may teach ''her'' a few thing or two.''

====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">OOC Notes</div>====

This wiki page contains details about Roen's past, especially in the history section. Some of it may be discovered by those who actively seek it out, but much of it is not generally known. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

Also please note that this is a character that was originally derived from another collaborative role playing effort with another player. This one in Final Fantasy is a whole new reincarnation. If you are interested in the original story that gave birth to her, you can find it here: https://www.jukepop.com/home/read/110 It is written by the player I collaborated with.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Annotations</div>===

This Template was created by [[Bancroft Gairn]] with lots of help from [[Gharen Wolfsong]]!

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Evangeline Primrose

2015-01-08T22:05:29Z

Natalie mcbeef: Adding my character

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Once a Sultansworn and now a Free Paladin, Roen Deneith is a woman driven by her ideals. Her staunch adherence to her principles make her seem rigid at times, others have called her naive or foolish. As she tries to do what is best for those around her, she struggles with staying on the righteous path especially when the world seems to want to prove to her that virtue has no place in it.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">General</div>===

Roen is a young woman in her 20's. She is often seen wearing light leather tunic and breeches in Ul'dah, usually with a longsword by her side. When not in Ul'dah, she prefers a lighter affair, shirts and pants of cotton or linen. She sometimes foregoes her sword as well, but will have a pair of fist-cuffs handy. When she is expecting a battle, she prefers medium or heavy armor and dons a shield as well, befitting her paladin training. She is of slight frame, but her lean muscles and calloused hands show evidence of training. Her one prized possession is a finely forged sword crafted by her brother; she does not carry anything else of notable worth. But despite her humble disposition, Roen's carriage tends to indicate that she's had a well-born upbringing.

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She's mostly quiet. Roen often holds her tongue on matters she considers not important. But she is quick to come to the defense of the weak and does not hesitate to stand up to bullies, even when she is sorely outmatched or outnumbered. She is not quick to anger, but sometimes eager to commit herself to causes she believes are right. Emotions show easily upon her face, and she is a horrible liar. She tries her best not to do it often, if at all.

Roen does not speak of herself too often, but is forthright with her answers when asked. She also does not make small talk well; she is seen as quite serious by most, and some might even accuse her of lacking any sense of humor whatsoever. The truth of her guarded demeanor is more complex, of course, but few understand that. She smiles rarely... but when she does it is always genuine. She offers her aid easily, and takes people at their word. Some may consider her polite to a fault especially when they have only recently met. Often her speech can be considered to be formal, although with a hint of a dialect that is not native to Eorzea.

Roen has an inquisitive mind and is quick to learn, and any teaching of craft, skills, or lore offered to her will rarely be refused. Despite her competence with sword and shield, she is still very green when it comes to the general knowledge of the Eorzea overall. It seems what she knows of Eorzea was learned in the last few years.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Combat</div>===

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted that she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. She has since returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

Recently, Roen has also been training in hand-to-hand combat, especially after learning the most painful way, how vulnerable she was without her weapons. She trains against a wooden training dummy every morning to acclimate herself to such impact against her bare hands.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Miscellaneous</div>===
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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3>====
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard that she was once fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh yeah! She was chosen by the Immortal Flames for that Little Ladies contest! I don't know what the big fuss was all about, but she sure looked uncomfortable being escorted everywhere by the Yataghans."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh ye can find her easily enough either on Pearl Lane or the refugee camps outside the walls. A bleedin' heart that one, always bringing potions and the like. As if that'd make any difference."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She has great potential for conjury. If she would only commit more time to it here in Gridania, I believe she can become quite a powerful conjurer."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she is connected to the Ala Mhigan Resistance, even helped them a few times. Wasn't she a Sultansworn though?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard all sorts of rumors of her time as a Brass Blade. Blades aint' too kind to women, and an ex-Sworn to boot. I hear there is still a Blade walkin' around wearing the hair he cut off from her head."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"First Sultansworn. Then Brass Blade. Then accused Garlean. I heard though that Sultansworns got her freed, so she must be innocent right? And now I hear she be chasin' after Monestarists ... the girl's got a death wish if ye ask me."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "After Roen was released, watching her walk by me to go celebrate with others was one of the hardest things I've had to do. She needs someone to blame however, and if that needs be me, then I won't shy from it." -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Mind what you ask, whom you ask, even ''how'' you ask. She is protected. Are we clear? Good." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "What doesn't kill you can make you stronger... ''if'' y'pull through. If y'can stand. If ''y'survive'', inside ''and'' out." - [[Osric Melkire]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She is strong, and she is brave. However, I still fear for her. She lives in a place where the strong and the brave get used by those who have more gil and bigger titles." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is a sweet girl. Kind to a fault and I fear far too trusting for her own good. She saved the man I love and I'll always owe her a debt for that. I'm not sure Ul'dah deserves a girl like Roen Deneith looking out for it." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "If ever Eorzea had a well-meaning fool... But then, she's just a girl. A girl playing at things she ought not to. She seems to still be in possession of the idealism of youth, and Gods know how the Sultanate hasn't beaten it out of her yet. Still, she's a sweet enough lass, if a bit headstrong. Perhaps I'll keep an eye on her. Just in case." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's a far different person than I imagined her being. Likable, strong, brave. My only regret is the conditions we were suffering under when I discovered these traits." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My sister will not be broken by her recent ordeal, I know this because she is a Wolfsong, I only hope the innocence that made her who she is nae gone completely" - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I hear her name all the time, but I've never met her. I've been told that we would like each other! She seems to be involved in so much trouble, though..." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "My joy for her is only eclipsed by my sorrow for the same. For her sake alone do I hesitate in what I know I must do now." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I don't know what happened to her, but Ul'dah seems to have chewed her up and spit her out. I worry about her." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have promised to meet her on a day when the world isn't crashing down on either one of us. Easy enough for myself, but I wonder in her case." - [[Verad Bellveil]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Standing true to an oath even when the world crashes on top of you requires great deal of strength and character." - [[Xydane Vale]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "They speak in hushed, reverent tones. Whatever slander they tried to saddle her with... The people remember who took care of them. We remember." - [[Warren Castille]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I've met her! And in Ul'dah even! Its so good to see her back, I know her friends have missed her so much. She's so nice, I just hope trouble doesn't catch up to her again!" - [[Aya Foxheart]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She's fond of ideals. Cook a meal and name it the 'Justice and Peace' and she'd eat it up like a starved coeurl. But she means well, which is a far better sentiment than most people deserve." [[Nero Lazarov]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "She listened, which was more than I had expected. I would very much like to speak with her again, help show I'm trying to keep my word." - [[Franz Renatus|Franz]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Roen is the kindest being I've ever had the fortune to know, and she's very much the sister I never had but always wanted. Strong, warm, and always willing to throw herself in harm's way for someone who needs it most. I'm proud of her, I always have been, and she's grown so much as a person that I sometimes can't help but just marvel at her. Roen is one of the most important people in my life, I love her more than anything and even if she doesn't say it I know she feels the same. One day maybe we'll be able to just settle in the Shroud and have our talks again, as old ladies with our troubled days behind us. I'd like that for us." - [[Siha Xinkei]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Madam Deneith is a woman of distinction, and possessed of a fine and resolute character. I would not be so presumptuous as to suppose any nobility of title or breeding, but... certainly it is plain to see that she possesses an admirable nobility of bearing and demeanor." - [[Gideon North]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I have known the girl through chance encounters, nothing more, but that is all I have needed to gauge that this is, in fact, the type of person who finds themselves attracted to trouble like steel to lodestone. And if my dealings with [[Natalie Mcbeef|Ser Natalie]] are any indication, she is lacking much in the way of pity from her peers. I pray for her, and I do not pray for many." - [[Edgar Von Gandervalt|Edgar Gandervalt]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I met Ms. Roen halpin' out th' poor folks outside Ul'dah. That's th' kinda person she is - she halps people. Whenever I see her, she's halpin' ''someone'' - 'n on more than one occasion that someone was me! If there's anyone who has a heart closest ta th' kinda hero I wanna be, it's Ms. Roen." - [[Chachanji Gegenji]]

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Likes''</center> </div></b>
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Rain, sound, smell, the feel of it
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Running full speed on her chocobo
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Warm bath
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Sweets
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> The sound of the ocean waves
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Children
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Dancing
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Fishing, in company of friends
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> A flavorful dish, especially with garlic or other Garlean flavors
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Freshly picked La Noscean oranges

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Dislikes''</center> </div></b>

: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Boats, she gets seasick AND claustrophobic
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Long tedious studies with books
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Lying and deception
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Bullies
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Corruption and injustice
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Slimy fish, namely one Dunefolk delicacy
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Anything tight around her neck
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Shackles or anything that seem to bind her wrists
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Recently has developed a disliking for Coerthas
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Unforgiving people

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====<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>====
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral     <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>
: <center><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual tension</center>

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - A miqo'te and a fellow Garlean, made infamous by his attempt to bomb Ul'dah, Roen did not trust him one bit when he stood by Delial's side during Roen's dealing with the Highlander woman, and it was only made worse when he kidnapped her afterwards. But during her captivity, he tried to save her from his vicious partner and was tortured to near death for it. Roen no longer holds hatred for him, feeling that he has suffered enough.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - A strong and pragmatic Highlander and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde came to Roen's aid when she was trying to save Gharen. Roen looks up to her for her wisdom and sharp-mind and takes her advice to heart, even if the Highlander seems jaded by her long history of warfare against the Garleans. Recently Brynhilde had warned her of her naivete, words that Roen is finding more poignant, given the string of betrayals she has suffered recently.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Chachanji Gegenji]]''' - Roen met this Lalafell youth of bright spirit and cheerful outlook on one of her visits to the refugee camps. She found his pure desire to help people mirroring her own in her earlier days, although it saddened her to realize that she herself had become somewhat jaded since. She has agreed to become one of his mentors, in hopes of strengthening her own faith in ideals in doing so.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[C'kayah Tia]]''' - An enigmatic Seeker, Roen does not know much about him, other than two people who are dear to her both care for this miqo'te deeply. She knows his dealings and connections to be vast and perhaps not all of them legal, although she has never fully delved into them nor is she inclined to. Recently he has offered to help her in a personal matter which has earned him her trust and gratitude.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Coatleque Crofte]]''' - A steadfast Sultansworn, Roen has met this paladin under strained circumstances. But Ser Crofte made the effort to lend her some comfort each time, and ultimately made an offer to try and vindicate her from some of the burdens and accusations that loomed over Roen. Roen gave the Sultansworn evidence that could damn her and cost her life, but Crofte was able to use it to successfully exonerate Roen. Roen considers Crofte one of the few trusted friends she has left, especially since the Sworn seems to be the only one still standing staunchly by her side against the Monetarists.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry in Little Ala Mhigo. The Highlander woman endeared herself to Roen with her helpful and even flirtatious nature, but to Roen's dismay, she later discovered the woman's true motive: to use her to hunt down the Resistance, and to capture Gharen Wolfsong, for her employer [[Raelisanne Banurein]]. Eventually Roen and Delial had come to agree to a truce, in an effort to deal with Banurein, but due to recent actions of Delial's allies, it came to an abrupt end. After Delial killed Crimson Mountain, they have been neutral towards each other and oddly enough Delial has shown a protective attitude towards Roen.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Erik Mynhier]]''' - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently returned from being missing for months, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Franz Renatus]]''' - Roen does not know what to make of this Highlander. He speaks in Ishgard at times, but has also spoken to her in Garlean. To her horror, she discovered that a kind Elezen who has helped her in the past has passed, and the Highlander somehow inherited the man's memories. But he also seems to know Roen from her homeland Garlemald. Her first reaction was that of wariness, but Franz (who borrowed the Elezen's name) seemed so lost. So she is giving him the benefit of the doubt.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen accidentally met him at the marketplace only to find out much later after many trials, that they were brothers and sisters. She helped him recover after rescuing him from a mysterious Garlean woman by the name of [[Raelisanne Banurein]] who captured him and tortured him for weeks. The table had turned on the siblings soon after as Roen was kidnapped and tormented by a Roe named Crimson Mountain, and after being rescued, Gharen has helped her recover from the ordeal. Now, however, the two siblings stand to oppose each other, because Gharen is looking to work against Nero Lazarov.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gideon North]]''' - This well mannered gentleman approached Roen, seeking help in finding justice for his masters who had been murdered. Suspecting the wealthy noble families of Ul'dah to have had a hand in their demise, Roen has agreed to help him seek out the truth. She arranged for him to be employed under [[Jameson Taeros]], to serve as a new pair of eyes within the Monetarist society, but since has discovered that [[Nero Lazarov]] was one of the people that were responsible for the death of Gideon's former masters. She has revealed the truth to the valet, much to his sorrow. But in return, she has agreed to help Gideon in a task that she herself secretly dreads.

: <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - A fiercesome Roegadyn known as Crimson Mountain, Roen met him during her encounter with Delial. Despite a rocky start, they came to agree to a truce of spilling no blood between them. However, he broke this promise when he took part in attacking her and taking her captive against her will. In her captivity, she discovered that Crim has a violent temper and a dark and cruel side to him. He was killed after she was rescued.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting. In their most recent encounter, Jajara shared an insight about Roen's feelings for her brother, which gave her much comfort and confidence in protecting her sibling. The two have further bonded after a girls-only fishing trip since on their way to Gharen's camp.

: <font style="color:#00000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jameson Taeros]]''' - This foppish Monetarist noble first crossed Roen's path when he started an investigation that led to the disgrace and demotion of Natalie, Kage, and Roen from the Order of the the Sultansworns. He arranged it so that they would work for the Brass Blades, then blackmailed Natalie and Kage into doing his bidding. While Roen has no tangible proof, she suspects this noble to be responsible for an attempt on her and Gharen's life, having ties to a Garlean woman, Raelisanne Banurein, and arranging for an execution of an imprisoned pirate without a trial. He currently leads the Monetarists efforts against [[Nero Lazarov]] to put an end to the pirate's raids on the Syndicate trade ships on the seas.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - A brave and loyal lalafell gladiator that Natalie initially assigned to Roen as her first apprentice. Roen and he grew to consider each other like family when they underwent the Trials of Sultansworn together and swore their Oaths. He was recently transformed into a Miqo'te for reasons unknown. Roen has always held a soft spot in her heart for Kage, but recently she has realized that his unwavering and blind loyalty to Natalie would likely set them against each other someday.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right. Kiht has helped her track down a person in her time of need, and most recently has offered her protection as she hid in Limsa from the reaches of Ul'dah. Roen has come to see her friend in a new light, as a competent leader and warrior.

: <font style="color:#C000000;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Despite initially finding her cold and intimidating, their relationship grew to one of trust and deep friendship after Natalie took Roen as an apprentice. But that relationship was shattered, first by Natalie's well intended efforts to keep Roen safe, which resulted in a horrific and violent kidnapping, and then Natalie's execution of someone that Roen held dear. She also began to hunt the man that Roen had professed feelings for. After Natalie's passing, Roen struggled to resolve her feelings for the mentor she once called friend then enemy, but recently has allowed herself to forgive her.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Nero Lazarov]]''' - Roen sought this smuggler out while she was investigating [[Jameson Taeros]]. After a frank but secreted conversation, she discovered that Nero was not who he seemed, and had altruistic motives for Ul'dah. Seeing that she and he shared the same dream to help those in need, they agreed to an alliance, one that has taken a turbulent course since its inception. After the tragic death of Nero's first mate, Roen became more determined than ever to try and help the pirate, especially after realizing she had developed feelings for the man. She is currently trying to hold onto her values, even in the face of Nero's ruthless tendencies, and hopes to save him from the dark path he paves for himself.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - A strong and fierce Roegadyn, Roen recently brought Hornet to Gharen after his rescue, knowing that they used to be lovers. Hornet's affection and loyalties to her brother being made plainly clear, Roen considers Hornet a friend, and a good ally to have at her side. She knows the woman has a violent past, but trusts that she has changed many things about herself in her recent journey of atonement. Despite her recent departure from Gharen's side, Roen still holds Hornet dear in her heart.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - Their acquaintance really began with a lie, when he duped her into meeting Gharen under the pretense that it was for Erik's sake. The two have had some rocky encounters since that meeting, but she's always seen him fight on the just side of things. She's also sought him out for some lessons in hand-to-hand combat. Despite his recent trials, she still trusts him and has asked him for help against the Monetarists in an effort to reform Ul'dah.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - Roen sought this silver haired Hyur woman out when Gharen disappeared, for her name was one of two he had listed as trusted allies. But in their joint effort to rescue Gharen, they have been at odds, Qaeli's wrath being quick, her tongue cold and cutting regarding Roen's idealism and methods. But Qaeli's fierce loyalty to her brother is something Roen cannot deny, so she has continued to keep Qaeli's company, at least until Gharen recovers. Qaeli has recently returned from months of absence without a word, and Roen suspects there is a dark tale to follow that. The Hyur also has agreed to train Roen at her brother's behest.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Shaelen Stormchild]]''' - A former Ala Mhigan Resistance member and currently a smuggler of all things Garlean, Roen met this Highlander woman after being indirectly responsible for death of a man that Shaelen loved like a father. Needless to say, their first encounter was not pleasant. They have come to terms since, and Roen now owes Shaelen for her help in exonerating Gharen as well as lending aid in her work against the Monetarists. Roen finds Shaelen's silent First Mate [[Thaliak's Axe]] endearing and trustworthy even though he has yet to speak a single word.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Siha Xinkei]]''' - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha her Oath-sister, and while they have been absent in each other's lives for many moons now, their bond has never suffered.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Verad Bellveil]]''' - An eccentric and bombastic Duskwight Elezen, Roen met this merchant of "dubious" goods in Limsa when she was wandering about aimlessly after her kidnapping ordeal. He played a vital role in drawing her out of her shell and restoring some of her idealism. She sees 'Mister Bellveil' as a trusted friend, and welcomes his wisdom and company whenever she feels lost or conflicted. Most recently, she has severed her relationship with the merchant in secret hopes of protecting him and herself.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Xydane Vale]]''' - An aloof and mysterious Midlander, Roen met him through the Ala Mhigan Resistance when he was helping them locate a missing man. He helped rescue her adoptive father from a Castrum dungeon, and he did not judge her for her Garlean heritage. She sees him as man of good intentions, although his skills in killing and delivering violence did not go unnoticed. She has recently encountered him again in Limsa and suspects him of possibly trying to kill a Brass Blades captain because of something she told him.

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File:RoenSiha.png|The two Oath-sisters share a moment
File:Sworns.png|The swearing of the Oath
File:Ffxiv 04192014 003541.png|"Brother for Brother"
File:Drybone Camp 5.png|Roen help Gharen recover
File:Ffxiv 06062014 203251.png|Roen receives a Brass Blade lesson from Anden Anduron
File:Roen Fireworks.png|Contemplative moment
File:Roen Nero Pearl Lane.png|Roen and Nero meet for the first time in Pearl Lane
File:Nero Roen Ride.png|Nero and Roen in Limsa after a chocobo ride
File:Nero Roen close eyes 3.png|Nero promises to be a better man
File:Delial Roen Rain.png|Delial and Roen conspire
File:OsricRoenpose.png|Osric and Roen share an understanding

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File:RoenHooded.jpg|Sketch of Roen
File:Garleans_BW1.jpg|Sketch of three Garleans

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">History</div>===

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Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien nan Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Recent Events</div>===

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When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans were not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

During her search, due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn named [[Natalie Mcbeef]], also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the incident, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Brenden Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This was when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rocks all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns Straightblade, her free paladin trainer and the Captain of the Sultansworns. But [[Natalie Mcbeef]], who had previously interrogated her, took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice so that she may continue Roen's paladin training. It was with Natalie's guidance and trust that Roen finally passed her trials and was sworn in as one of Ul'Dah's elite protectors. Natalie and another Sultansworn named [[Kage Kiryuu]] came to learn of her Garlean heritage, and to her surprise, still accepted her as one of their own. Roen considered this small group of Sultansworns her family through duty and oath.

Roen also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believed them to serve the people of Eorzea, although through unconventional means. She also believed that their leader, Ellion Goto, to have the right intentions at heart, even if his methods have proven to be ruthless at times.

In researching her grandmother, Roen discovered that a Highlander by the name of [[Gharen Wolfsong]] was her brother by blood, and that she was taken from her family when she was a baby and given to her Garlean parents who raised her. This knowledge came at the price of much suffering and pain, mostly dealt by a mysterious Garlean woman named [[Raelisanne Banurein]], who captured and tortured Gharen Wolfsong for weeks. Roen was forced to resort to kidnapping an innocent man to trade for her brother's life, also making an enemy of another Highlander named [[Delial Grimsong]], who worked for Banurein. It was Delial who also had initially befriended Roen through deception, and used her to capture Gharen in the first place and kill another Resistance leader.

After rescuing Gharen from the Garleans and helping him recover, Roen discovered that she had been suspended from her duties as Sultansworn due to an investigation that was initiated by a Monetarist noble named [[Jameson Taeros]]. It led two Immortal Flames to unearth evidence regarding a ceruleum core theft and what appeared to be a cover-up by her superior, Natalie. The three Sultansworns involved in the incident were all disgraced and given leave of duty, and to appease the Monetarists, their services were given over to the Brass Blades. Roen was assigned to a unit under the command of Captain [[Anden Anduron]].

Jameson Taeros then tasked Natalie to bring in Roen's brother, Gharen, else Roen would be tried as a Garlean spy. To hide her dealings with Taeros, Natalie arranged for Roen to be "kidnapped" by [[Askier Mergrey]] in order to keep her in the dark about the fate of her brother. Askier then asked his friend Crimson Mountain to help him, and the latter took to the task with obsessive fervor. He turned out to be a cruel and violent captor, and Askier, growing more and more uncomfortable with Crim's torment of Roen, finally attempted an escape with the hostage in tow. It ended with Askier losing an arm, and Crimson Mountain taking both Roen and Askier on a ship and sailing for destination unknown.

In the meanwhile, Natalie convinced Gharen to surrender himself to the Monestarists for Roen's own safety and freedom. She explained that she was following the Monestarists orders because they had evidence that Roen was a Garlean. To gain amnesty for Roen, she agreed to bring Gharen in, knowing full well that he would likely be killed. He agreed to this term to save his sister, and both believed that Roen will be delivered by Askier back to Ul'dah safe and sound.

But when Natalie realized that the kidnapping had gone horribly wrong, she and Kage recruited the help of [[Osric Melkire]] to break Gharen out, and they all eventually faced down Crimson Mountain for the two captives he had tortured for a week on the seas. Delial agreed to sail away with Crimson Mountain in exchange for Roen and Askier's freedom, to which Crim complied. Once alone on the boat with the Roe, Delial delivered death onto him with a blade to his neck.

Natalie, seeing Roen's condition after her rescue, forced herself to cut all ties with the Hyur, dismissing her from the Blades and calling her weak. She also hid away any regret as she spoke to Roen, nearly gloating about her own ruthlessness. That final betrayal shattered what remained of Roen's strength and resolve to hold herself together, and the Hyur broke. Gharen took it upon himself to take his sister way from Ul'dah, much to Natalie's silent relief.

Roen hid out with her brother in La Noscea, recovering both mentally and physically from her ordeal. She also began to train in earnest hand-to-hand combat, but then discovered that she was wanted on the charges of being a Garlean spy. Rather than risking the lives of loved ones who would stand to defend her against those who came to arrest her, Roen turned herself in. She held to her faith that truth would exonerate her and despite the warnings of many, believed that the Ul'dah justice system would find her innocent. Due to diligence on the part of Natalie, Kage, and Coatleque, Roen was found innocent, and was even offered to be reinstated to the rank of the Sultansworn if she wished to return.

Roen did not return to the Order.

Since regaining her freedom, Roen turned her focus instead to [[Jameson Taeros]]. She suspected that he was not only working for the Syndicate, but also for [[Raelisanne Banurein]], a woman who shared a mysterious past with her Garlean father. While investigating and gathering evidence on Taeros, Roen met a smuggler by the name of [[Nero Lazarov]]. In getting to know the man, her eyes were opened to the sufferings of the poor and the sick in Ul'dah, so she joined his crusade to oust the corruption of the Monetarists.

The two have fought and argued more than exchanged pleasantries, but Roen could not help but be drawn to his relentless commitment to his cause. She also feared that he was headed down a dark path to see it through and promised herself to save him from such a fate. She has recently come to realize that he means more to her than just someone who shares her dream, and finally confessed to Nero that he has her trust...and her heart.

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====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Written Works</div>====

The threads below are chronologically ordered. Legacy is still an ongoing thread that has yet to complete the telling of how the story began. The Coming Storm is the current thread of ongoing events.

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6355"A Legacy in Blood"]

''A tale of three people whose fates are entwined together by their blood and heritage.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7280&pid=88088#pid88088 "Second Hand Faith"]

''Three Sultansworns are disgraced and struggle to find redemption.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=7981 "No Good Deed"]

''An alliance formed between two people who share the same dream but opposing ideals.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8223 "A Forlorn Fortight"]

''A fortnight conversation between a condemned man and a hopeful paladin.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=8634 "The Coming Storm"]

''Escalation of events between those who hold the power in Ul'dah and those who seek to topple it.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9325&pid=129027#pid129027 "Starlit Illumination"]

''Reflections of the past and loved ones during Starlight.''

[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=9165&pid=126673#pid126673 "Paladin's Proof"]

''Roen acquires a new pupil. He may teach ''her'' a few thing or two.''

====<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">OOC Notes</div>====

This wiki page contains details about Roen's past, especially in the history section. Some of it may be discovered by those who actively seek it out, but much of it is not generally known. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

Also please note that this is a character that was originally derived from another collaborative role playing effort with another player. This one in Final Fantasy is a whole new reincarnation. If you are interested in the original story that gave birth to her, you can find it here: https://www.jukepop.com/home/read/110 It is written by the player I collaborated with.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Annotations</div>===

This Template was created by [[Bancroft Gairn]] with lots of help from [[Gharen Wolfsong]]!

[[category:Player Character]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-10-14T22:36:04Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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| image = Ffxiv 05192014 220802.png
| imagewidth = 250
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ul'dah, Member of the Sultansworn
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Tribe
| stat_1_value = Unknown
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 24
| stat_3 = Height
| stat_3_value = 5' 6''
| stat_4 = Date of birth
| stat_4_value = Unknown
| stat_5 = Server
| stat_5_value = Balmung
| stat_6 = In game
| stat_6_value = Varies, in PST Zone
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Natalie has died. I am going to leave only the rumors section active. She will be remembered only by what others thought of her.

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)
::* "I know she is dead. Do not ask me anything further." - [[Roen Deneith]]
::* "Tails is probably the best of the sorry lot. She's actually fair, honest and actually interested in justice. But you didn't hear that from me!"~ [[Torken Queb]]
::* "She's an alright friend if you have her, but she'll ditch you. Lacks the commitment to do otherwise." - [[ Chokho Viqqoh]]
::* "She knows how to play the long game, yet she always manages to get in her own way. I fear for her life, and I desperately hope I'm not going to have to be the one to release the arrow." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
::* "She is the best thing to have ever happened to me. I love and cherish her more than all. Always."- [[Kage Kiryuu]]
::* "Y'wantin' t'know what a fall from grace looks like? Look no further." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Normally I'm of a mind that revenge is a fools game. What that woman has done has made me feel very foolish indeed." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::* "I can't stand that woman." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
::* "A broadsword, yes? A broadsword. Just as there is need of women like me, there is need of women like her. Do I respect her? Absolutely not. But it does not matter. We are what we are, and we do what we must." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::* "She held much potential, despite being as hard headed as she was. I jus' wish I could have influenced her enough te change her path." - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
::* "She's making a name for herself. And quick." - [[Oscare Iono]]
::* "I can't tell if the Brass Blades changed her, or if she has always been like this, but it seems to suit her." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "Of all the Miqo'te I have encountered in my travels, she was the most... Hyur." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
::* "Ah? She's a spunky lil' twitcher, an' prolly wrong about everythin' ever -- but she's a fighter an' she protects people. Good 'nuff fer me." - [[Berrod Armstrong]]
::* "I knew only her intentions, but not her actions, or when she planned to execute them. Instead, her very plans executed her." - [[Franz Renatus]]
::* "Natalie was the first person to see me without any nationalities, judgements, or labels. She simply accepted me as who I was, invited me to her home, and in some way, made me a better person than I had been." - [[Franz Renatus]]
::* "She means well. She'll go to hell and high water to prove otherwise, especially if she thinks you think she means well, but she's trying to help. Emphasis on 'trying.'" - [[Warren Castille]]
::* "Seems a little flippant for a Sultansworn, at least compared to others of the order I've become acquainted with. Her bravery and swordplay easily proves her place among their rank however." - [[Remimont Portier]]
::* "Natalie is nice, friendly, and terrifying when she wants to be. I count myself lucky she sees me in a positive light." - [[Jin'to Epinoch]]
::* "I have seen her bite a chunk out of a man's neck. No, I'm not lying! Seriously! Several other people witnessed it as well!" - [[Augustine Frost]]
::* "She hassles me about wearing a shirt...which is none of her business...and she looks a little to much like me wonder if we're related..." - [[S'imba Tia]]

==Annotations==

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Coatleque Crofte

2014-07-03T21:28:28Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

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| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ul'Dah
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 22
| stat_2 = Marital Status
| stat_2_value = Single
| stat_3 = Occupation
| stat_3_value = Paladin, Armorer & Blacksmith
| stat_4 = Height/Weight
| stat_4_value = 5 fulms, 11 ilms / 150 ponz
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'''Coatleque Crofte''' (pronounced cottl-ee-kay) is, by her knowledge, the only remaining survivor of her
fishing village from the north. Her life has been hard since the Calamity, but she is slowly working to piece it
back together and raise her station.

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''General Demeanor''</div>==

Coatleque tries to appear and act like a proper lady at all times. She will almost always be in uniform as this
is the only symbol she has of her current station in society. To the common man she can easily fit the role of
a knight, but to a true aristocrat her sometimes rough mannerisms and verbal slip-ups are blatantly clear. She
is still the daughter of a fisherman after all.

While on duty her purpose is clear. She acts with respect and exudes the authoritative presence one would expect
of the Sultansworn. She will avoid idle banter as well and only interject if she has a relevant point to make.
Otherwise, business is business.

On the chance that you catch her off of duty, she is shy and awkward socially. Having to see everyone else's
lives play out before her on a daily bases, she often forgets to have her own. She will only be found in a public
place if she's accompanying someone else. Even then she'll tend to stay at the edge of the crowd and try to
go unnoticed.

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Education / Job History''</div>==

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- See Background for more detail -

Behind all her pretense, Coatleque has a rather sharp mind. While she started off with nothing due to her
upbringing, the eventual life she was forced into brought great opportunity for her to learn. She taught
herself to read and write in her time alone, learned a few sensual arts such as massage, and how to speak
to the cultural elite of the city. Granted, not much of this helps in her current profession.

She knows the basics of conjuration as her first inclination upon gaining her freedom was to help others. She
met her dear friend Jancis Milburga during this time and the two became inseparable. Unfortunately she just
wasn't able to grasp some of the gentler concepts and decided to leave.

Taking up a sword, she joined the Brass Blades. She knew them as the ones who freed her from a life of forced
servitude. They knew her as the high-class whore some of them often visited years before. Unable to gain an
onze of respect among the wolves, she left to end the bullying if nothing else.

With nowhere else to turn she found herself registering at the Gladiator's guild with the mind of meeting a
quick death in the Colosseum. It turned out she had picked up the sword rather well. Very well in fact, and
quickly gained both respect and station. With new-found purpose in life and a talent she could exploit,
she did not hesitate to swear her life in service of the Sultana when given the chance. Now a member of the
Sultansworn elite, she spends her time patrolling the city and keeping the peace between her other investigations.

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Spirituality''</div>==

A firm believer in the Twelve, Coatleque relies on them for strength and guidance. She will not push her
beliefs on others however. She simply does not understand how some could so blatantly ignore the truths that
she feels are so evident in the world around her. She will pray to Menphina the most, in private, as she feels
she has committed some slight against the Lover which has placed a curse upon her life that dooms any meaningful
relationship to fail or be ripped from her.

She is also closely tied to Nymeia, whom she believes places portents of things to come in the dreams of
those who are destined to change them.

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Combat - Views & Behavior''</div>==

Coatleque will carry her longsword by her side while on duty. It is kept sharp, well oiled, and can be drawn
at a moment's notice. She will use this sword both single and two-handed as necessary, favoring either quick
defense or strong offense. She carries her shield only if brought into a campaign where a larger battle is assured.
When off-duty she will still have a small concealed dagger or gladius at the ready. Despite this she has no
love for war and will avoid mass conflicts when possible.

She shows great mastery of the longsword and can easily pickup technique or adapt style, but she lacks
the self confidence required of an accomplished swordsman. If the fight turns against her quickly, she'll tend
to make more and more glaring mistakes. Otherwise she will fight defensively in style. She can avoid, block,
or parry most attacks, but has trouble landing her own. Her frustrations can easily get the better of her the
longer a fight draws out. (( In dice this translates to +2 on defense, and a cumulative -1 attack penalty
every round to a max of -10 on a D20, or -6 on a D10 ))

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Background''</div>==
====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">(In Character)</div>====

Coatleque is not wont to talk of her past history to people she doesn't know. You would be better off winning
her trust first. Otherwise, if hard-pressed she may anger and simply leave.

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">(Out of Character)</div>====

Coatleque is from a remote fishing village at the Southern tip of Ala'Mhigo. Born after the empire's invasion,
this technically makes her Garlean if not for location. Built on the coast, of little importance, they eked
out a meager existence far from any city. She was a typical country girl, the daughter of a fisherman, with
no special skills or talents. Her parents were in the process of arranging her to be given away to the miller's
son. A quiet life she was honestly looking forward to.

When Dalamud came raining down, a rather large chunk landed in the ocean off their coast. The resulting
tidal wave destroyed the village and swept away a majority of its inhabitants. She was only 17 at the time.
The remnants of the coast were soon raided by brigands from the mountains looking to make quick coin off the
salvage. What few villagers remained were captured. The men were either put to the sword or pressed into
service. The women did not fair so well.

Carted off in rags, they were taken by cover of night to Ul'dah and sold to one of the more high-class
brothels of the under-ground. For three long years she served all manner of clients under fear of torture
or death. Each night spent crying out to Menphina for deliverance. Eventually, as all people who think
they are more influential than they really are do, the owner angered a very important client who was also
a member of the Syndicate. Soon after, the Brass Blades swept through the establishment in a false-front raid
to "expose slave trafficking". Coatleque escaped during the chaos as many of the courtesans fled.

She spent the next two years bettering herself and learning to fight. She has a mind for revenge against
the brigands that raided her village so many years ago. But she would also like to find any others that may
have survived, especially her family whom she has had no word of for these long five years. She has no interest
in going back, however. She knows there is nothing for her there. She has embraced her life as a citizen of
Ul'dah - even as she prepares to take her oath to lay down her life for the Sultana.

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Relationships''</div>==
====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">Family</div>====

Her family was either killed by the tidal wave that destroyed her village, or captured by brigands in the wake
of the Calamity. She has not heard from anyone in five years and has all but given up hope of contacting them.

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">Personal</div>====

Coatleque does not currently have any romantic interest(s). She would say that her chosen profession is not conducive
to such interests at this time. It could just be that she hasn't met the right man yet. In either case, from her
past, she is used to being viewed as only an object and therefore has no experience in a real relationship. She
dare not approach anyone directly and is easily flustered if someone else shows genuine interest.

She is attracted to strength and confidence. She needs to be assured she will be safe and protected, but not
coddled and sheltered. While her recent past has forced her to bed both men and women, she would say the latter was
not her choice. She longs for the life she was denied, to marry and raise her own family away from the bustle and
dangers of city life.

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">PC Friends</div>====
<div style="background: #BEBEBE; margin: 0em 2em; padding: 0.25em; width: 30em;">  (<font style="color: #DC143C;">♥</font> = Romantic Interest, <font style="color: #FF00FF">♥</font> = Sexual Tension, <font style="color: #4B0082">♥</font> = Platonic Care )</div>

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alveo_Soulseeker Alveo Soulseeker]</u>: An apparent sailor who has quickly muscled his way into Jancis's life. Coatleque does not fully trust him and is always looking for that hidden ulterior motive. Despite some recent rough time, the pair still seem to be sticking together. Something she can at least respect.<br/>

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bartolomeo_Filangieri Bartolomeo Filangieri]</u>: A fellow Sultansworn and shield brother. Coatleque initially reported to him while their blades were pledged to the Harbingers. Since then it seems she has been giving him more council than the reverse, a role she is rather uncomfortable with.<br/>

<font style="color: #4B0082" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jancis_Milburga Jancis Milburga]</u>: A friend she met while studying conjuration two years ago. She is the closest thing Coatleque has to family right now, and she loves her like a sister. They have on occasion been mistaken for one another due to their like mannerisms.<br/>

<font style="color: #DC143C" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tasa_Rhyzul Tasa Rhyzul]</u>: A strong, stoic Elezen whom Coatleque met while assisting the Harbingers. Coatleque quickly found herself drawn to the woman's confident attitude, and has developed a sort of girl-crush on her. After a few personal moments together they have found some almost uncanny similarities in their lives. Such common ground may serve to drive them closer in the end. The woman's flirtatious nature has, on more than one occasion, left Coatleque alone and frustrated as she continues to pine for her affections. More recently, Tasa has decided to drink pumpkin flavored Fantasia sold by Gus at his Cafe. The results have transformed her into a Miqo'te. Coatleque assured her the outward change does not affect her feelings, and in the end they have grown a bit closer together. Deciding to take things slowly, they are about to face their mutual fears of relationships together.<br/>

<font style="color: #FF00FF" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Warren_Castile Warren Castille]</u>: A Free Paladin and colleague of Coatleque's. They can often be seen together standing watch over the Quicksand. He is Highlander, like her, yet easily towers over her in stature. If there is anyone in Eorzea who would be her match, it is Warren. They are alike in mannerisms, speech, and action. Her personal view of the man has been elevated slightly after observing him fight, and win, at the Grindstone. His being shirtless at the time may or may not have been a factor.

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=X'Kohu_Tia X'Kohu Tia]</u>: Former (albeit short lived) Crafting Saint of the Harbingers, the two had little interaction until recently. His rather forward advances have made for some lightly awkward conversation mainly do to Coatleque's obliviousness.<br/>

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">Other Acquaintences</div>====

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Aya_Foxheart Aya Foxheart]: The always lovely bar maid of the Quicksand. The nights she is working just seem to pass too quickly. She never did tell Coatleque her last name, so the Knight simply calls her Miss Aya. Aya has become a trusted source of information in the city due to her profession. She sees and hears things most people would simply pass over.

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Barbarccia_Valadis Barbarccia Valadis]: Coatleque does not know much about this woman, and from what she's seen so far that's a good thing. The Miqo'te comes off as very haughty, pushy, even rude. There is a certain tension present whenever they are in the same room together, and is probably best for the both of them that Coatleque can hold her tongue. Coatleque will refer to her as 'Madam Valadis' and indulge her aristocratic attitude, but personally would not shed a tear if the woman was finally put in her place.<br />

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gus_Pumpkinweed Gus Pumpkinweed]: The fast talking owner of the Piquant Pumpkin. Coatleque met him when she chased off a street rat who was harassing his business dealings outside the Quicksand. He was so impressed that he offered her a job providing security. She hesitantly accepted, more so that she can keep herself busy when not on active duty, than for the pay (which she often neglects to collect).

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obsidian_Hornet Obsidian Hornet]: A rather elegant and refined Roegadyn woman that Coatleque met first at a beach-side cook-out hosted by the Coral Sea. They haven't exchanged many words in person, but Lady Hornet always seems to comment on Coatleque's appearance when they do.<br />

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Osric_Melkire Osric Melkire]: Chief Flame Sergeant of the Immortal Flames. Coatleque has heard rumors of the many investigations Osric is involved in, though it is only recently the two have been 'formally' introduced. He is not what the Knight was expecting from descriptions, and she is still forming an opinion of the man.

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Valirelia_Ferox Valirelia Ferox]: A rather enigmatic Miqo'te - Coatleque met Vali at her first orientation for the Piquant Pumpkin. Since then she's learned they share some common ground through past acquaintances. Coatleque doesn't know what to make of the girl yet, but she always seems to be around wherever Coatleque goes.<br />

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> [http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Val_Nunh Val Nunh]: Not so much a friend as an acquaintance. Coatleque knows next to nothing about him, save what she unfortunately has to overhear when in the same room. Her first impression was of him and another member discussing their many visits to the brothels of Ul'dah - a conversation which has left her with distaste for them both.<br />

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">Enemies / Rivalries / Those in poor standing</div>====

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jenzi_Einzig Jenzi Einzig]</u>: A mysterious girl who always wears facial coverings. Coatleque saved the woman's life when she confronted a would-be assassin who tried to force-ably remove Jenzi from the Quicksand. Not even two bells later, Coatleque found herself being accosted by the woman AND the assassin together and making brash accusations of Coatleques loyalties right in public. While the Lady Knight was able to hold her position of authority over the claims, the whole situation has left her with an understandable distaste for the woman.<br />

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Briareus_Kurokawa Briareus Kurokawa]</u>: An Ishgardian assassin sent after Jenzi Enzig who's plans were initially stopped by Coatleque. He then returned and accused her of signing the very contract on the woman's life. Coatleque refused to cooperate with the unauthorized investigation of an outsider yet offered to aid him by making her own formal inquiry on his behalf. He refused to compromise and eventually backed down. Coatleque is still on guard for this man as he may try to accost her again with a larger show of force.<br />

<font style="color: #D9D9D9" size="3">♥</font> <u>[http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Quentyn_Nocturama Quentyn Nocturama]</u>: A common thug who accosted an innocent girl in the streets of Ul'Dah outside the Quicksand. He made bold threats to harm her person and "have my way with her, if you know what I mean..." in the middle of broad daylight. Coatleque stepped in to separate the two and the girl quit the scene while she had the chance. The man was forced to back down when he and his two cronies were quickly outnumbered. Needless to say, Coatleque is always on guard for this man in case he once again threatens to rape someone in the streets.<br />

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Rumors''</div>==
====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">PC Rumors</div>====

:*<u>[[Warren Castille]]</u>: "If anyone can foster hope in the people that the 'Sworn are on their side, it's her."
:*<u>[[Osric Melkire]]</u>: "The hells must've frozen over, seein' as how Ser Jenlyns finally grew a brain stem, what with pushin' her to the forefront. Green... but competent."
:*<u>[[Oscare Iono]]</u>: "What was it, Wristcleaver? Wristbreaker? Bah, it doesn't matter. If you like your head on your shoulders though, it'd be smart to behave around her."
:*<u>[[L'yhta Mahre]]</u>: "I heard she was in charge of security at half the taverns in Eorzea! You definitely don't want to get on her bad side, at least if you want to get a drink anywhere outside of Mor Dhona!"
:*<u>[[Aya Foxheart]]</u>: "She likes to keep an eye on the Quick Sand, and make sure that no one gets up to any trouble. She's the kind of Sultansworn that they're supposed to be. I trust her."
:*<u>[[X'kohu Tia]]</u>: "Coat's an alright girl, got a good head on her shoulders and a good heart in her chest. Still, if she wants to keep patrolling taverns, she's gotta learn to hold her liquor!"
:*<u>[[Natalie Mcbeef]]</u>: "I always thought the Sultansworn's reputation as a haughty group to be undeserved. That was until I met Ser Crofte."

====<div style="margin: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em;">NPC Rumors</div>====
:*<u>Random Brass Blade</u>: "Oh, I remember her. Quite good with her mouth that one, mmm-hahahaha!"
:*<u>Random Brass Blade</u>: "She was my favorite. Just something about those eyes... and red hair. *sigh* Shame when we had to take that place down."
:*<u>Random Drunk</u>: "Huh? *hic* eeehhh... get offa my *hic* lawn you kidsh!"
:*<u>Mylla</u>: "She came to us with nothing but a fire in her eyes, I couldn't turn her away. I just hope she learned something here."
:*<u>Jenlyns</u>: "A fine sword arm on that girl. And you'd be hard pressed to find a more loyal soldier. I fear what her lack of confidence may lead to, however."

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Quotes''</div>==

(feel free to edit)

:*"Look Jancis, I'm flying!" ~ while being carried to an inn room after too much wine<br/>
:*"I'm not a warrior like you, Tasa. I was supposed to be a house-wife!" ~ personal moment with Tasa Rhyzul<br/>
:*Jancis: "Can you see from back there?" Coatleque: "I can see exactly what I need to." ~ while watching Warren at the Grindstone
:*"Everyone is fragile, Ser. It merely depends on what height we are dropped from." ~ Advice given to Warren Castille
:*"Titles change often, Miss. You are what you chose to be. Remember what you are, and title may yet return in time." ~ Advice given to Roen Deneith

==<div style="background: #BEBEBE; padding: 0.5em;">''Current Events / Achievements (case files)''</div>==

(New Events at Top, but some may relate to others. All will be updated as things proceed)

:*<u>The Road to Redemption</u> (In Progress):
::*Having acted against her orders now, Coatleque has submitted a lengthy report to her Captain regarding three disgraced Sultansworn. She is currently waiting reprimand for disobedience, but feels her actions were justified as laid out in her documentation. While two of the three seem to be far past saving, she still holds hope for their third."<br />
::*Coatleque went to visit Ser Deneith at her safe house to impart what wisdom she could to the girl, in hopes that she will not succumb to whatever dark thoughts are currently assaulting her. Time will tell if her words carried weight.<br />
:*<u>Case of the Missing Pants</u> (Case Closed): Coatleque received a new set of finery as thanks from the famous Otto Vann, fashion designer of Ul'dah.<br />
:*<u>The Thanks I Get</u> (In Progress):
::*After saving a girl's life (Jenzi) from a would be assassin (Briareus) in the Quicksand, Coatleque found herself accosted not two bells later that same night by the same assassin and his target. They both accused Coatleque of signing the contract on the woman's life, a charge she vehemently denied before all present. A riot nearly ensued afterwords as Flames, Blades, and Paladins answered her call for support. Still she stood her ground with the law on her side and the Ishgardian backed down when it was clear she (Coatleque) would not submit to his inquisition. Once the crowd had dispersed, it was made known the barmaid (Aya) may have information. She gave Coatleque the names of three disgraced Sultansworn (Natalie, Kage, Roen) who may have forged no less than sixteen contracts on Jenzi's life, if Briareus's accusations are true.<br />
::*Coatleque has been contacted by the assassin once again. Briareus seemed to be after someone he refereed to as Kalas. Before she could react, the man ran off with a comrade. Apparently their quarry had already been caught.<br />
::*Some days later, the Knight was contacted and asked to meet with the mysterious Master Zero. The man has requested her aid in the near future, but seems tight lipped on the details. While she is not about to turn away someone in need, she also cannot pledge help to a cause she does not know. She asked him to contact her once there is something he actually needs her to do other than false hope and promises.<br />
::*Rumor has it, Briareus is still conducting his investigation, and Coatleque's name has been brought up more than once over the past fortnight, though she has not been approached directly.<br />
:*<u>The Piquant Pumpkin</u> (Case Closed):
::*Coatleque accepted a position to provide security at Gus Pumpkinweed's new Cafe during its grand opening.
::*Services were once again rendered as security for the Spooky Lightsday at camp Bluefog.
:*<u>Career Change</u> (Case Closed):
::*With the company slowly falling apart under absent leadership, a change of allegiance has finally been forced. While Coatleque's first liege has always been the Sultana, she worries for the rest of the Harbingers who are now scattered abroad.
::*Looking to fill her spare time with yet more work, Coatleque has thrown her blade in with the Sailors of the Coral Sea.
:*<u>Dear Sister</u> (Case Closed):
::*It's hard not to get involved in your best friend's love life when everyone else keeps throwing it in your face.<br />
::*Taking a passive role in the whole business seems to have paid off, as Jancis's relationship woes have seemingly been smoothed over.<br />
:*<u>Tension Abounds</u> (In Progress):<br />
::*After sharing some personal 'girl' time with Tasa in the Mist, the pair parted ways with an unexpected kiss.<br />
::*An emotional parting of ways occurred as both women decided to move on from the Harbingers. They have promised to keep in touch however possible.<br />
::*Some shameless flirting has led to a sudden outburst in public. Has a relationship been strained, or has Coatleque been forced to confront her fears of being hurt?<br />
::*Time can heal most wounds. In this case it has drawn the two closer together. Deciding to just see where things lead, Tasa and Coatleque have decided to face their fears together for now.<br />
::*Coatleque's position has been keeping her tied up with work more often than not. She worries about the strain this may cause on her 'relationship' and is already convinced things are going to turn downhill. She feels she has been cursed by Menphina herself in this aspect of her life.<br />
:*<u>Harbingers' Leviathon Plot</u> (Case Closed): While the Harbinger's Vanguard fought the Leviathan near the Ilse of Umbra, Coatleque led a successful diversionary move against the Sahaguin to prevent them from interfering with the main assault. Once the beast was felled, she ordered the withdraw to reinforce the company while the wounded were tended to.<br />
:*<u>Paladinhood, or, To Be a Sultansworn</u> (Case Closed):<br />
::*Since pledging her life and blade to the Sultansworn, Coatleque has been taking active guard duty in Ul'dah. A boring start to her career.
::*Coatleque's stalwart defense of the innocents of Ul'Dah are beginning to garner her more support from the populace while she is on duty. Her name seems to be rising quickly through word of mouth.<br />
::*Faced with an ongoing investigation and internal inquiry, the Sultansworn have been left in an awkward position regarding allegations of corruption. With a need to maintain a show of strength to counteract the Monetarists, Jenlyns has quickly promoted his new rising star to replace the Sergeant he had to dismiss recently. Her orders are to maintain her patrols and be the Sworn's face to the public.<br />

Obsidian Hornet

2014-07-03T21:16:56Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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''With a distinctive look and gregarious personality Obsidian Hornet is an easy woman to remember. Formerly a brutal bandit and unscrupulous mercenary Obsidian Hornet has realized the pain she has caused by her actions and has dedicated her life to re-balancing her karmic scales. While she may be brusque, rude, or even violent her actions come from a desire to make the world a better place.''

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Character</span></div>==

'''Aliases/Nicknames:'''

''Golden Shadow'': This is her birth name. It is only known to her biological family and the few people in Abalathia’s Spine that knew her as a child.

''Hornet'': Among friends she prefers to be known just as Hornet.

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Appearance</span></div>==

'''Face:''' The meticulous care that Hornet gives to her appearance is most evident in her face. Her skin is pampered and free from blemish or scarring at first glance. A very keen eye might notice a faint mark or two on her cheek or forehead but she has done everything she can to make sure they go unnoticed. She keeps her bright blonde hair in a simple slicked-back style with a few strands left free to hang over her ears and frame her face. Her hair receives the same kind of pampering that she gives her skin and it displays all the hallmarks of good health. Her features are soft with rounded cheek-bones and a slightly short chin. Her nose is nearly flat and casts only the barest of silhouettes in profile. Her lips are quite full, almost plump even, and she stains them with a glossy black lip-stain that stands out sharply against her natural skin tone.

'''Eyes: ''' Hornet has taken special care to make her eyes as dramatic as possible without crossing the line into garishness. Her eyes are generally almond shaped and are tilted up slightly at the outside corners. The color of her eyes is a rich, lustrous sort of dark grey that one might expect from a highly polished river stone. A band of yellow paint is carefully arranged across her eyes extending to her ears on each side. The bright yellow stands at a sharp contrast to the dark shine of her irises and creates an effect of which she is quite proud. The yellow paint matches the color of her eyebrows and renders them nearly invisible above her eyes. Without the paint on her eyebrows are visible and quite sharp, giving her face an aggressive quality that is hidden by the band of paint.

'''Body:''' The amount of clothing Hornet is wearing at a given time would lead to two very different impressions of her body. Fully clothed she would appear to have a very lovely figure and achieving an hourglass silhouette. Her skin is soft, apart from the palms of her hands, and she keeps herself meticulously clean and clear of hair on her legs and underarms. With large breasts, a tapered waist, and wide hips she typically dresses to accentuate her femininity and showcase these assets. However, if she is less than fully dressed a very different image is revealed in addition those assets. The rigorous care Hornet gives to maintaining her appearance is very evident in her body. Not as tall or quite as massive as many Roegadyn, Hornet has done everything she can to make up for her relative lack of size in working to build herself into a very impressive physical specimen. Muscular, but not quite bulky, Hornet’s shoulders, arms and back display years-worth of rigorous conditioning. Her abdomen is clearly toned but not quite defined into a six-pack. Powerful legs move her easily and are an indicator of the great endurance she possesses.

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Behavior</span></div>==
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'''Voice:''' Hornet’s voice was sculpted throughout her childhood to embody elegance and erudition. She was taught to speak in a low, pleasing tone that suggests that she is the master of whatever situation she finds herself in. She was taught that confidence should always be apparent when speaking, even if it is feigned. Since leaving home she has rebelled against this mode of speech and has worked to incorporate more of a casual style into her speaking. Her early training is so ingrained though that she finds herself slipping back into her formal manner of speaking very easily.

'''Demeanor:''' Hornet generally tries to project a carefree, easygoing demeanor. Depending on the situation though her demeanor can change radically. What tends to shine through no matter how she presents herself is a deep and abiding sense of personal pride.

'''Personality:''' Among friends Hornet is a smiling, laughing, inquisitive presence who prefers to ask questions of others rather than speak about herself. She can be playfully flirtatious or insulting but the latter she reserves for people she is sure would understand it’s a joke. In fact, the more she likes someone as a friend the more brutal her insults tend to be. When at work she is crisp, cool, and above all else professional. In a fight she can be at turns laughing and mocking her opponent or a grim-faced executioner depending on the situation and how threatened she feels.

'''Flaws:''' Hornet has a tendency to let first impressions cloud her judgment of a person even if new information comes to light that might improve her perception of them or show them to be untrustworthy. She is cocky, quick to anger, and has a tendency to latch on to the small details of a situation and miss the bigger picture.

'''Intelligence:''' Above average, but not tremendously so, Hornet's intellect has neither created or solved any of her biggest problems. She has a lack of book-smarts but her impressive street-smarts have served her well. She has no innate aetheric ability that might be supplemented by her intelligence.

'''Religious Views:''' Worship of the Twelve has never really been a priority for her. She understands that it is important to some people and certainly doesn't look down on people who are devout but it just has never factored into her life. She is sure the Twelve exist but is quite certain that there existence doesn't really mean anything to her day-to-day life.

'''Romance:''' She wants to be someone who is distrustful of love and a romantic skeptic but that would just be an act. In truth, she is a deeply romantic person and has an almost childlike fascination with love stories. She believes whole heartedly in the big, sweeping, dramatic sort of love that she has read about in books starring knights and fair maidens. These children’s stories are something she has clung to throughout her life as a kind of shield to prove to herself that there is something wonderful in the world. This isn’t to say that she falls in love easily (it’s only happened three times) but that she views love as perhaps the only thing in the world that can truly make a difference.

'''Sexuality:''' Love and sex are very different things to Hornet. What she does with her body has little to no bearing on where her heart lies. She is attracted to both sexes equally and most of the time has more than one partner in her life. Recently she has taken to being much more selective with her partners. Hornet is very careful to make sure that her partners are not in a committed relationship with another person or, if they are, that all parties are okay with Hornet's presence.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Combat</span></div> ==

Obsidian Hornet is a very competent fighter in a variety of forms. She is someone who enjoys non-lethal combat a great deal for the physical rush and as a way to satisfy her competitive nature. Fighting has been a part of her life since she was old enough to lift her fists. Even enjoying it as much as she does, she does not relish killing or take pleasure in causing pain. If she kills, it’s for a reason, and she doesn’t drag out the fight longer than she has to.

'''Style:''' This depends entirely on whether she has decided to kill. In what she considers a non-lethal fight she tends to move around quite a bit, using lighter prodding strikes to either wear down or mock her opponent. In non-lethal fights that she considers serious or important she prefers to use a single heavy blow to disable her opponent and encourage them to stop fighting. In a life or death situation she is utterly humorless. When she intends to kill there is no wasted movement and she will bide her time looking for an opening to deliver a single killing blow.

'''Strengths:''' Hornet is very skilled in the use of the two-handed axe and the lance. She prefers weapons with reach and weight, particularly in lethal combat scenarios. She is very aware of her own mortality and has no desire to rush in like a mad dog. She is competent with sword and shield but is still in the process of learning to properly handle them. She has some skill as a hand-to-hand fighter but doesn’t prescribe to any particular martial form preferring to use her strength to overwhelm opponents. She is incredibly flexible and agile with very sharp reflexes and has worked hard to improve her awareness on the battlefield.

'''Weaknesses:''' Hornet has no aetheric abilities and relies entirely on her body to see her through. She is confident to the point of cockiness and as a result can bite off more than she can chew when it comes to fighting. Her style of fighting relies on overwhelming single strikes so a particularly quick or sturdy opponent can tire her out.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Tendencies</span></div> ==
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=== Likes ===

::*Gil
::*Rich tasting foods
::*Beautiful people and things
::*Talented performers, dancers in particular

=== Dislikes ===

::*Unhygienic people
::*Small insects, midges in particular
::*Crass or boorish people
::*Men who treat women poorly

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Family</span></div> ==

Obsidian Hornet has a large family and is the youngest of seven children. She has not had any contact with her family in over ten years.
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'''Father:''' ''Mountain Shadow'' – A famous mercenary who started his family later in life. By the time Hornet was a teenager he was beginning to fall into dementia. He was largely absent from her life but the in the times they were together he was very kind and loving to her.

'''Mother:''' ''Frost Lotus'' – She was a very beautiful Roegadyn woman. She was half her husband’s age when they were married. She is a highly skilled Thaumaturge and Arcanist. She was very stern disciplinarian and fostered a very intense climate of competition amongst her children.

'''Siblings:'''

''Winter Shadow'' - Brother, sixteen years older than Hornet. Hornet doesn't know him very well.

''Steel Shadow'' – Brother, fourteen years older than Hornet. Hornet doesn't know him very well.

''Iron Shadow'' – Brother, ten years older than Hornet. Hornet knows him mostly as her mother’s primary helper and enforcer. Very talented aether user.

''Stone Shadow'' – Brother, seven years older than Hornet. He was kind of lost in the shuffle but wanted very badly to be appreciated by his family, his mother in particular.

''Silver Shadow'' – Sister, three years older than Hornet. Silver was Hornet’s rival from a very young age. Quite plainly, Hornet and her sister hate one another. Particularly since Hornet effectively destroyed her sisters marriage by seducing the groom soon after the wedding.

''Bronze Shadow'' – Brother, one year older than Hornet. He was a meek guy that Hornet bullied more than a little bit when she was growing up. Despite that, or because of it, he is the sibling that Hornet most likes.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Player Character Standings</span></div> ===

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: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest       <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>

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<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Gharen Wolfsong]] – Hornet first met Gharen at a Grindstone training meet-up and was immediately smitten. After a few matches that were more flirting than fighting (for her at least) she admitted her affection for him. She feels a tremendous amount of sympathy for Gharen and what he's been through as it reminds her of her own upbringing. She truly believes that some day Gharen will be able to put his rage behind him and fully embrace the wonderful man that she knows he is. After her return she learned of what [[Delial Grimsong]] and [[Raelisanne Banurein]] did to him while he was imprisoned. She has agreed to not raise her axe against Delial unless Gharen asks her too. She has not yet met Banurein but is eagerly awaiting their first meeting and sharpening her axe as she waits.

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> [[Fleeting Dawn]] – Hornet first met Fleeting during a game at the pub in Aleport. They began a physical relationship very quickly and not long after Hornet realized that she had deeper feelings for Fleeting. Their relationship was quite turbulent. They fought often, made-up often, and got Hornet permanently banned from the Mizzenmast in one such episode. Much of the friction in their relationship came from Fleeting's feelings for [[Dennthota Ahtahrmwyn]] and Hornet and Dennthota's conflicting personalities. This culminated in a series of confrontations that led to Hornet's decision to travel the world. Fleeting was understandably upset by Hornet's decision to leave. Since Hornet has returned, she has not seen or heard anything of Fleeting. Hornet's assumption is that Fleeting has made good on her threats to go off and be a hermit somewhere in the mountains. Hornet is unsure of what would happen or how she would feel if she were to ever see Fleeting Dawn again.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Anais Fleurdevide]] – Anais is Hornet's closest friend and also a fairly frequent lover of Hornet's. They've known one another for years having worked on the same crew of brigands in the Black Shroud before the Calamity struck. They drifted apart when Anais left to captain her own sailing ship and run refugees out of Garlean held territory. They reunited when Anais asked Hornet to assist her in forming the Black Lotus Cartel, a Free Company under the auspices of the Maelstrom. Even though the Black Lotus Cartel dissolved after only a few months Hornet and Anais remain best friends. Hornet visits Anais whenever she can at Anais's shop in Costa del Sol.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Rasamya Hakara]] – Rasamya was a student of Anais's that Hornet has agreed to keep an eye on as she gets started in the adventuring world. The girls enthusiasm and beauty have captivated Hornet and she has had conflicting feelings about her desire for a more intimate relationship.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Roen Deneith]] – Roen has earned a very special place in Hornet's heart since Hornet found out that Roen was responsible in large part for Gharen's rescue and care after his ordeal. While Hornet feels that Roen may be too sweet for her own good Hornet has promised herself to do everything she can to help Roen with whatever she may need.

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Dhemgeim Shyrdoenwyn]] – Though Hornet often has difficulty understanding what Dhem is saying she has become rather fond of Dhem. Dhemgeim strikes Hornet as a woman after her own heart in many ways. Hornet has come to find herself feeling very attracted to Dhem but for some reason is having a little trouble working up the nerve to make a move. Despite her promise to herself to not lose her head Hornet has been slowly and steadily falling further and further under Dhemgeim's spell. Hornet has accepted recently that she will not be with Dhemgeim and is fighting to change the love she feels for Dhem from a romantic one into a platonic one.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>[[Tausenadel Geispyrsyn]] – Tau is someone Hornet has been acquainted with for a long time but is just recently getting to know better. His disappearance and the subsequent situation with Dhemgeim has cooled Hornets opinion of Tau considerably.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Daghbheri Himalspyr]] – Under other circumstance, Hornet would probably get along fine with Daghbheri. Given their unfortunate position as romantic rivals (at least for a time) and Hornets being on the losing end of that fight Hornet's attitude toward Daghbheri has cooled somewhat. She's working hard to try and view Daghbheri as, if not a friend, at least a positive person in her life. She put her word behind Daghbheri and is watching him very closely.

<font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Sigyn Shieldbreaker]] – Hornet has wanted Sigyn since the moment she met her. Almost everything about the Highlander has caught Hornets attention. The tattoos, the piercings, the attitude. Hornet thinks it is a very sad thing indeed that Sigyn doesn't appear to be interested in her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Salty Lake]] – Hornet feels a great deal of pity for Salty Lake. Hornet thinks she is a very sweet woman, kind to a fault and far too trusting for her own good.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> [[Kaylie Epocan]] - Hornet has taken a special interest in this tiny miqo'te girl. She sees in Kaylie someone who has been handed the worst in life and who deserves love and support to help build herself up. She imagines Kaylie as a little sister and she tries to be the best big sister she can for her.

<font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> [[Rivienne Delacroux]] - The beautiful and refined Rivienne Delacroux has recently come into Hornet's attention. Hornet is quietly fascinated with the elegant woman who appears to have a wilder side that she keeps well hidden. She enjoys making Rivienne blush every chance she gets.

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<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>[[Dennthota Ahtahrmwyn]] – Dennthota and Hornet have quite a bit of history between them. Hornet and Denn got off on the wrong foot when Denn became incensed when Hornet refused a dare under the conditions of a game of Truth or Dare. Hornet refused the dare primarily because of how funny she thought Denn's anger was. Things have deteriorated from there. Dennthota's affiliations and actions, particularly those that put Fleeting Dawn into harms way, earned Hornet's ire and the two have had many confrontations. Hornet does not actively want to kill Dennthota, despite Denn's attempt on Hornet's life, and would prefer to simply never have to interact with Dennthota again.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>[[Delial Grimsong]] – Hornet has only recently become aware of and met this woman. Her haughty demeanor in a situation where she, in Hornet's estimation, should have been begging for forgiveness created an instant dislike in Hornet. Life is a bit funny that way, if Delial had not been a party to the capture and torture of Gharen Wolfson, Hornet would probably have gotten along famously with Delial. As it stands though, Hornet has only refrained from attempting to kill her because Gharen has not deemed it necessary yet.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>[[Raelisanne Banurein]] – Hornet does not know this woman personally. What she does know is that Banurein is responsible for Gharen's capture and torture. Currently she is the only person that Hornet actively wishes to murder.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>[[Natalie Mcbeef]] - Hornet became aware of Natalie as the woman responsible for Roen's capture and torture. While she has not heard either Roen or Gharen express their opinion of Natalie, Hornet is determined to end Natalie at the first clean opportunity.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::* ''”That one's Hornet. She's here at the Bismark at least two or three times a week. Spends gil like she thinks it's bad luck to have a full coin purse. Great tipper.”''
::* ''”She and that Elezen friend of hers were in the Coffer and Coffin a while ago. She was head to toe in bright yellow plate armor. Some poor fella mistook her for a man and she took him outside and laid him out. Wouldn't cross her.”''
::* ''”I can tell you one thing, that woman seems to hate wearing shirts like I hate Garleans.”''

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::* ''”Shut up, shut up! She'll hear you! Yeah I recognize her. A couple years after the Calamity she flagged down me down on the road to Ul'dah. She smiled real pretty then suddenly had a knife at my throat. Robbed me blind and gave me a kiss on the cheek for my trouble.”''
::* ''”I saw her get into an altercation in Ul'dah once, right there out in the open. Fighting with another Roegadyn woman until her friends showed up and they hauled her off to the Flames headquarters. Don't know what that was all about...”''
::* ''”Ran into her outside the Maelstrom command. She was acting pretty chummy with a Maelstrom officer and a couple of Yellow Jackets. They were making plans to get drinks some time if I heard them right.”''

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::* ''”Now that you mention it, she does look familiar. Bit older than when I saw her but back when I ran supplies to private family holds in the Spine I made deliveries to her family. I tell you, I never saw a more bitter or angry looking little girl in my life.”''
::* ''”I was out in the Shroud looking for wild herbs and I saw her dragging someone that looked like a Garlean soldier. Not like, dragging on the ground but helping along. She was moving with a purpose though, kept looking around like she was expecting to be chased.”

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*''”Hornet is one of the best fighters in Eorzea. She'd have your back any time. Just be aware she's going to be staring at your ass while she does it.”'' - [[Anais Fleurdevide]]
::*''"Unce saw 'er kick a lass right in th' skull. Don't e'en know why but was th' most damned impressife thin' I'fe seen."'' - [[Dhemgeim Shyrdoenwyn]]
::*''"Strong. Fierce. Loyal. All these qualities and the fact that she cares for my brother deeply is why I respect her and consider her a friend."'' - [[Roen Deneith]]
::*''"Good n' true. I believe tha' statement about her every bit as much as I did th' day I told her tha', despite what she thinks o' herself. She is a fierce warrior an' th' woman I love, Tha' said, stay on her good side."'' - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
::*''"After the... after I saw her, I believe she came to me in a dream. Her axe was glistening. It would be best if I avoided her, I think. Yes. That would be best.'' - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*''"Honour would have been the very last quality I expected to find in a woman who once robbed me blind. Hornet is... A pleasant surprise. Not at all how I remember her, but then as unpleasant as our first meeting was, perhaps she truly is a testament to how the cycles can change us for the better."'' - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*''"Never have I met a snake filled with so much venom. She'll lure you into her patch of grass and make you think that everything is okay, but the moment you turn your back she'll sink her fangs right into your neck. I'm surprised there has not been a leve issued out by the guild to put that beast down."'' - [[Dennthota Ahtahrmwyn]]
::*''"Honestly, I was intimidated by her at first, but I think she's sweeter than she acts. She's always stayed out of trouble when I've been around, but I'd never want to see her angry."'' - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::*''She'd be kind of cute if she wasn't always throwing scowls or fists my way."'' - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">History</span></div> ==

'''Childhood'''
<spoiler>Info will be forthcoming</spoiler>

'''Leaving Home'''
<spoiler>Info will be forthcoming</spoiler>

'''Lawless Youth'''
<spoiler>Info will be forthcoming</spoiler>

'''The Black Lotus Cartel'''
<spoiler>Info will be forthcoming</spoiler>

'''Return From Exile'''
<spoiler>Info will be forthcoming</spoiler>

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* There is a solid chance you have seen Hornet before, she moves frequently through Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah. If you were a refugee in Thanalan after the Calamity there is a chance that Hornet has robbed or otherwise inconvenienced you.

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]. Thanks to [[Gharen Wolfsong]] for all your help!

Askier Mergrey

2014-07-03T17:18:35Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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| name = Askier Mergrey
| image = Ffxiv 05302014 134807.png
| imagewidth = 300
| caption = "What do you mean I shouldn't drink while building a bomb? If I mess up, we'll be dead so fast we won't know I messed up."
| title =
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Garlean
| race = Miqo'te
| clan =
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 31
| stat_2 = Nameday
| stat_2_value = 4th Sun of the 6th Astral Moon
| stat_3 = Guardian
| stat_3_value = [[Althyk, the Keeper]]
| stat_4 = Occupation
| stat_4_value = Bomb making
| stat_5 = Online
| stat_5_value = After 9pm CST
| stat_6 = Server
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<br>((Askier was part of the Garlean Army the day of the Calamity, and, as a result, was not sent forward in time.))
<br>((Askier is gifted at building explosives))
<br> ((He did try to blow up Ul'dah - see "Saga of the Wind Swept Sands" for details
<br> ((He is pardoned and is living in Ul'dah as his new home not staying out of trouble. Sorry Osric. =p ))
<br> ((His alignment is Neutral as he does not believe in good or evil, just people making choices for reasons that make sense to themselves))
<br> (( Askier is missing his entire left arm due to setting off a grenade while trying to rescue Roen.))
<br> ((Askier is suffering from PTSD due to the intense torture he suffered at Crim's hands. The main set off for his flash backs is anyone touching his tail.))
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Askier is a tall, attractive, 31 years old male, with slight wrinkles starting to be visible around his lips and eyes. His ashen skin stands in stark contrast to the chestnut-brown hair he has come to let hang lose and messy since the end of his trial, feeling as if the different style reflects his new life. His narrow face is covered in numerous scars and face paint that has no real meaning other than Askier thinks it looks rather awesome on himself. His eyes shimmer a bright gold every time they catche the light.
<br><br>The miqot'te's body is tall, taller than a fair number of hyur, and his body is taught and muscled from years of military service. Should he be caught without a shirt on, a nasty collection of wicked looking scars cover the left side of his torso, as the result of falling off a chocobo onto a whiskey bottle inside his coat. Scars, scabs, and callouses cover his hands.
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Askier is a bizarre sort of character, often perceived as a naive individual. He is quick to give a smile and even faster to offer to buy someone he has just met a drink as he tells terrible jokes. He feels the most alive when other people around him laugh at something he has done or said. He tries see the best in someone and is fanatically loyal to those he calls his friends, and expects the same dedication from them in return.

<br><br>Askier will be the first to admit he relies a great deal on luck and refuses to think himself as an intellectual since he has trouble containing his volcanic temper, which is easily set off. However, for all his apparent absent-mindedness, he is a reasonably intelligent being, often able to win word games and riddles quickly and can construct explosive devices with relative ease and knows a lot about them.

<br><br>Askier views the world as one giant experience waiting to happen and that gods, spirits, and mortal races are all subject to no greater end than what they try to achieve for themselves. He believes that everyone acts for reasons that are logical to themselves, and, as such, calling someone good or evil is pointless in Askier's mind. He sees all things as equal and would gladly help out a stranger. But, because there are those that would harm what Askier chooses to care about, he finds no qualms in killing, viewing it as a normal part of being alive and that the act of killing isn't to be viewed as vile, but that the intentions behind the act certainly can.
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Askier fights with his fists and feet, preferring the intimate feeling of his opponent's body against his knuckles. As of late, he has crafted a book made of metal and has been learning to use the blunt instrument as a weapon as sort of tribute to the book that damaged his eye. He aims to become the best melee, book welding fighter Eorzea has ever seen, even if people laugh at him for it. Askier has also been trying to learn magic but, thus far, has been unable to channel the required energy due to his Garlean ancestry.
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* Making bombs
* Socializing
* Playing word games and sleeping.
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* Overly picky people
* Being underground
* Being insulted
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* Understands and has designed several magictek devices, most of which are explosive.
* Drinking
* Has a natural affinity with mechanical contraptions
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* Askier is missing his entire left arm from when he set of a grenade in an effort to save Roen.
* ...
* ...
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*''Ven'li Mergrey'' - Deceased. Askier's father was a soldier for the Garlean Empire whose illustrious job was to wrangle up chocobos. His father was also a drunk and was killed by a chocobo stampede when Askier was six.

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*''Unknown'' - All Askier knows about his mother is that she gave an infant Askier to his father and then never came back into his life after she left.

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*''[[Saravena Ancariis]]'' - Askier's younger sister. They share the same father but a different mother. She is an energetic and kind individual and Askier is incredibly loyal to her. However, for nearly two years, she has been locked in a cell, used as leverage by Askier's Garlean superiors to "encourage" him to build his magictek bomb and destroy Ul'dah.

*''[[Jin'li Epinoch]]'' Adin and Rema's slave and prize operative. The kit suffers from numerous disease and is very sickly, but is a lethal shot with a gunblade. It was Jin'li who watched over Askier's sister for two years and helped Askier ship in his needed magitek parts. Askier hates the male with a burning passion and wishes to kill Jin'li should they ever meet again, especially since learning that Jin'li survived the attack in Ul'dah that kill Adin and hacked off Rema's head. He is Askier's half-brother through their mother but neither knows it, despite the similar facial features they have.

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*''[[I'khalo Belho]]'' - A small, young miqo'te woman. Askier first met her when the young bard was trying to write a song. Needing a muse, Askier acted as one for her. Since then, Askier has taken an older brotherly stance towards her, viewing her as a second sister. She is naive, headstrong, and playful and reminds Askier of himself and his sister when they were young. He is fiercely protective of her but has become distant as of late. I'halo shunned Askier after she learned of his Garlean roots and her reaction still stings when he thinks about it, especially since he tried to give up booze for her.

*''[[Kahn'a Od'hilkas]]'' - A member of the Red Wings and, in Askier's mind, a male with a mythical knight quality. More so then even Erik, Kahn'a proved during "Saga of the Wind Swept Sands" to be Askier's greatest challenge, something he had never expected. Unlike Erik, who Askier was able to influence with thoughts of games and rules, Kahn'a stands resilient to Askier's tact. Dogmatic, loyal, headstrong and blunt, Kahn'a repeatedly disrupted Askier's plans; not through sheer brilliance but by simple perseverance. But any spiteful feelings for Kahn'a have evaporated. Askier feels a deep connection to Kahn'a since the male not only saved his sister, but was willing to put his life and his reputation on the line by helping Askier fake his own death by acting as Askier's killer. Askier wishes to pay his debt to Kahn'a above all the rest because he feels as if he owes Kahn'a the most for all the hardship he put him through, and because he desires to be around him.

*''[[Osric Melkire]]'' - A Flame Sergeant midlander Hyur. At one point in time, Askier though the man was beneath thinking about, having broken Osric's knee and finding his fighting to be sub-par. However, that all changed the day Osric returned Saravena to him. Over time, Askier has come to see that it is Osric is far more influential than his rank would lead one to believe. Osric planned out how to fake Askier's death and save those Kahn'a cares for the most, and, by doing so, has forever made Askier in the hyur's debt whether he wishes it or not.

*''[[Kanaria Galanodel]]'' - A woman who has truly came out of nowhere only to play a large role in Askier's time in Ul'dah. Askier first met her briefly when his Free Company superior, S'honji, was scolding Askier for fighting in public. Askier was polite but left quickly once S'honji was distracted with her. However, Askier encountered her again, discovering she was both easy to talk and dignified, a combination of traits he rarely found together. Askier managed to convince her to help him under the false pretense of being a merchant in need of armed escorts. However, Kanaria, Askier discovered, is an incredibly loyal person, eager to help Askier even after she learned of his true motives, desiring only to help him get his sister back. Since his trial and the freeing of his sister, the woman's honesty and incredible eagerness has Askier often turning to her when he feels confused and is in need of guidance, acting a sort of shrink for the emotionally volatile miqo'te. Since his suffering on the boat, she has been assisting him with his mental recovery .

*''[[Grieving Hound]]'' - Askier's closet friend. She is reserved, tall, and bluntly honest to a fault. The two first met when they both applied for the Harbingers of Dawn Free Company on the same day. They decided to patrol the roads near Limsa Lominsa together and keep them safe, destroying several gnoll war parties. There was an instant connection between them and they often drank together, laughing and recalling their adventures. Hound tolerates Askier's excessive drinking and childish antics well, often simply shaking her head and laughing. Askier feels completely relaxed around her, almost too much so. Hound, slowly grew tired of the politics of the Free Company, and left for the mountains. Askier, alone and missing his friend, purchased his now trademark coat and plunged into the swirling snows to find her. There, Askier spent many nights trying to get Hound to come back. Their time in the mountains culminated with them joining a hunting party and killing a dragon. Once the beast was dead, Hound decided it was time to return to the south. Askier seized his chance and convinced Hound to help him destroy Ul'dah. Hound, however, had no plans to do so and saved Siha from Askier's kidnapping attempt and fought against him. Hound revealed she did it to save him and their friendship has mended.

*''[[Raven Gorehand]]'' - A tall,female summoner with a powerful affinity for magic and a friend of both Hound and Askier. Raven and Askier were simple aquaintances for a long time until he needed help. Raven surprised him with her eagerness to help him, participating in several attempts on Kahn'a's life. Her ability to slip from reserved woman to wicked fiend with ease makes her a terrific ally for Askier and he values her and her powers immensely.

*''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]'' - A massive Roe who spoke up for Askier at his trial. After Askier faked his death, Itar hunted for Askier, seeking to offer his help, feeling they were kindred spirits. Once Askier returned to Ul'dah, Askier learned of the connection he two had through the marks they both bore. Askier once enjoyed the company of the blunt but incredibly intelligent Roe. Askier, once, fondly called him "Big Guy." Askier and Itar abducted Roen as part of plot to keep her safe, though Askier feels bad dragging his large friend into the middle of it, since Itar had been having reservations prior. However, Crim went, in Askier's mind, to far, forcing Roen to do things the miqo'te found despicable, borderline torture, and confronted his former friend. The two became livid and fought, culminating with Askier forced to surrender to save Roen's life, though not before he blew off his own arm. Askier despises the brute and wishes he could kill him with his bare hand.

*''[[Kraz'a Axrial]]'' - An armored juggernaut of a miqo'te whom Askier first met when Kraz'a defended him at his trial. Their friendship has been a peculiar one. Originally, curt and distant to Askier, their relationship changed when Askier took Kraz'a aside and spoke with him, managing to slip in past Kraz'a's emotional barriers and help the younger miqo'te make peace with an issue that had been plaguing Kraz'a . As a result of that conversation, Askier found himself liking the young miqo'te and adopted a friendly stance towards him. A stance that intensified after their most recent encounter. Since leaving Kraz'a, Askier is eager for future run in's with the red-haired miqo'te should he be fortunate enough to have them.

*''[[Siha Xinkei]]'' - Captain Mynhier's adopted sister. Siha is a very sweet Moonkeeper who Askier met for the first time at Erik's ball. Askier charmed the young woman easily, making her smile and asking her to dance as he pretended to be a simple merchant, realizing she was the perfect leverage again Erik, should something go wrong with his plan. His desire to abduct the young woman was, in fact, encouraged by Erik should Askier succeed in his plan, but her kidnapping went badly. Askier enjoys her company and her polite manners and since his Trial, the two of them have made up and Askier has offered to teach the young female how to fight wither her fists.

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*''[[Adin Adonis]]'' Askier's Employer and former commanding officer inside the Imperial Military. Was killed in Ul'dah.

*''[[Jin'li Epinoch]]'' Adin and Rema's slave and prize operative. The kit suffers from numerous disease and is very sickly, but is a lethal shot with a gunblade. It was Jin'li who watched over Askier's sister for two years and helped Askier ship in his needed magitek parts. Askier hates the male with a burning passion and wishes to kill Jin'li should they ever meet again, especially since learning that Jin'li survived the attack in Ul'dah that kill Adin and hacked off Rema's head. He is Askier's half-brother through their mother but neither knows it, despite the similar facial features they have.

*''[[Delial Grimsong]]'' - A tall, secretive woman Askier first met in Uldah looking for recruits. Askier promised to use his network of spies to find Delial's brother in exchange for her help. Since then, she has become one of his most valued allies. While they don't agree on specific tactics, or Askier's wardrobe, the two share a similar world view and Askier finds her ruthlessness for the sake of family immensely refreshing. He enjoys speaking and joking with her though he knows that she finds him rather naive; but Askier is okay with that. Delial is not the kind of woman you show all your cards to right away. The two, however, had a falling out. Askier hired Crim to help kidnap Roen to keep her safe, despite Delial making the two males swear they would not ever touch Roen. As a result of Crim's torturing Askier and Roen, Delial was forced to kill Crim once the two captives were free. She believes that Askier betrayed her and he is to blame for Itar's death, despite the fact Askier was a victim of Itar's madness. The two agreed to met in Drybone, during which time Askier snapped when Delial put a knife to his throat, suffering from a massive PTSD episode and the miqo'te beat her violently before Saravena and Kahn'a had to drag him away. Askier now is convinced the woman is too dangerous to be left walking free and wishes to either patch things up with his former friend, whom he pities for having no one to call friend, or to just kill her and end the problem.
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*''[[Drumstick]]'' - A young chocobo Askier purchased when he and his sister first fled the Empire. The mount has been with Askier through thick and thin and has saved Askier's life on several occasions. Askier cares a lot for the bird and would be devastated if anything happened to him, despite the fact Askier named the bird 'Drumstick' to remind him which part to eat first if the miqo'te were ever starving.

*''[[Sizha'to Chalahko]]'' - A male Keeper whom Askier isn't exactly sure what to make of their acquaintanceship. The two keepers share deep feelings for the same miqo'te, though it was Askier who backed off, unwilling to destroy an already established relationship once he learned of it's existence. He has apologized to Sizha'to, feeling both regret and pangs of jealousy over the ordeal and makes an effort to be as civil as possible whenever they cross paths.

*''[[Roen Deneith]]'' - A woman whom Askier knew very little about. He encountered her once while acting as security for Delial at a meeting and Roen made a negative impression on him then. Askier was planning on not meeting her ever again if he could help it. Problem was, he couldn't help it. He was hired to kidnap Roen to keep her safe as part of plot concocted by one of her friends. Askier agreed but his hired help, Itar, went crazy, taking Roen and Askier and torturing them. The two were freed and Itar slain but not before permanent damage to them both were done. Askier respects the woman and intends to one day make things right with Roen, whom he has not seen since her brother took her away.

*''[[Erik Mynhier]]'' - The Red Wings Unit Captain. Askier first approached him planning on toying with him and setting up a game of cat and mouse between the two. He had heard rumors of Erik's delight of challenges and hoped that by setting up a system of rules with the man, his plot would succeed with ease since he viewed Erik's network of agents as the only true threat to his operation. However, Askier discovered he and Erik were kindred spirits and, to his own surprise, found himself liking the man, who even honestly said, they could have been friends if it hadn't been for Askier's desire to destroy Ul'dah. The man has been missing for some time now and Askier is anxious for the man's return, wanting to apologize and thnak the hyur for everything his subordinates did for him.

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* ''"Askier can't read."'' It's a lie Askier tells about himself.
* ''"How can someone drink that much and be okay with themselves?"''
* ''"I'd say it's not normal for someone to always be this much fun to be around, but I'm having such a good time!"''
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* ''"Heard he likes men and women equally in the bed."''
* ''"Don't make him mad, he'll snap your neck soon as look at ya."''
* ''" The man faked his own death and went into hiding because some Garlean spy master was trying to kill him and his friends that he set up that bomb in Ul'dah to save his sister for them."''
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* ''"I heard Askier knows how to destroy a city with a device of brass and magic."''
* ''"More than one of that man's drinking buddies have been found dead the next morning."''
* ''"Word is he killed some of his own friends the day he deserted the Garlean Empire. "''
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*''"He should have stayed dead. He should very well have stayed dead."'' - [[Delial Grimsong]]
*''"Don't give me that look! He's... changed, or maybe I have. He taught me a lesson I will never be able to repay him for, yes, I shall give him all I can to ensure he lives. The light he appears under when I look at him now is much different. I can see family, freedom, and loyalty, but also much more. I want to know him."'' - [[Kahn'a Od'hilkas]]
*''"I blame Askier."'' - [[Osric Melkire]]
*''"Askier? He's a damned interesting one he is. Quite the smooth, suave gentleman when he wants to be, absolutely amazing kisser as well. What do you mean how do I know that?!"'' - [[Kraz'a Axrial]]
*''" "Grab this box, bring it back to Ul'dah," he said... Askier started this rock rolling and it has not quit! I'll never forget the change that he brought out of me, he's helped me become more than I ever thought I could be. For this, I will always be grateful. Dinner? What about dinner? Oh... Sorry I don't kiss and tell.~"'' - [[Kanaria Galanodel]]
*''" "He has suffered for one of my masters before, and he shall do so again in time."'' - [[Jin'li Epinoch]]
*''"Askier.... Askier.... Askier... He's lied to me. Used me. Betrayed me. In return I did the same to him. Or so he thought. I did what I had to do to save his life. Not that he deserved it. If the courts decided he would be executed I would have offered my axe to do it."'' - [[Grieving Hound]]
*''"Right now, I don't know if I could honestly let go of the things he had done. He wanted to destroy a city with many in it and wanted to kill people who I considered friends and a loved one, amongst others. Suddenly, he wants to change. I don't completely buy it yet. If I had to describe Askier in one word, it would be 'frustration.'"'' - [[Sizha'to Chalahko]]
*''"Aye, he has done me wrong. But when I asked him not to die, he promised me he would live, even when death was the easier choice. He has suffered enough in my eyes."'' - [[Roen Deneith]]
*''"Squawk!"'' - [[Drumstick]]
*''"Vas hired to kill. Now vill protect. Think might be holding grudge for stabbing." - [[Alexei Volkov]]
*''"He's too trusting, something I didn't even think was possible for a Garlean. It's a shame it keeps biting him in the ass... though I suppose I've had my part in that as well." - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]
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Askier was born in the Garlean Empire to Ven'li and a female he knows nothing about. His mother stuck around long enough to birth him and recover before leaving Askier with his father. Ven'li was stationed in an open plan and was responsible for taming chocobos. Ven'li was a distant father and Askier only remembers him from his smell of booze. Askier's sister, Saravena, was born five years after he was to another female. Askier's father was killed when Askier was six. Askier was sent to live with his father's brother, who was a woodcutter near a river.
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For the next 10 years, Askier and Saravena lived relatively uneventful lives. They helped their uncle deforest large swathes of the land to send the lumber down river for the Garlean war machine and learned simple schooling from traveling scholars.
<br>This simple life was violently interrupted when a group of anti-imperial soldiers assaulted the camp and burned many of the workes and the woods in an attempt to hurt the lumber supply to the Garlean military. Askier and Saravena escaped but their uncle was lost in the flames.
<br>Lost, the pair eventually reached a city. There starving, and forced with some unpleasant options, Askier enlisted to serve the army to earn money for his little sister to eat.
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Askier would spend the next four years being bounced around from one tour of duty to the next. During that time, he took to learning about magitek and started messing around with spare parts he stole. He discovered he was rather good with making random parts work together and his tinkering eventually caught the eye of an officer in the engineering branch. The officer had Askier transferred to his unit and Askier quickly excelled in his new job, causing a good amount of interest amongst the military brass when it came to new explosive devices. One such device of Askier's was loaded aboard a Garlean airship and was planned on being us the day of the Calamity, destroying his device before it could be detonated.

At seeing the immense power of the primal that day, Askier deserted his post, concerned only with keeping his sister safe. He returned home and fled with her south till they came to Eorzea, where they lived as traveling mercenaries for three years.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Life as a freelance mercenary''</div>

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Life as a freelance mercenary was good for Askier and Saravena. They travelled and used their coin to live well. Askier began drinking more and more heavily during this time, much to the concern of his sister, who was unable to stop him. Askier used the money he made to keep his sister well taken care off as he spent the left over research what few books he could afford, trying to better himself.

Askier also tried to put his past behind him, and, while he still continued to study bomb making with the few books he could find written about magitek, it was simply for academic reasons.

He was enjoying his life and considered himself extremely lucky.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Life as a Garlean Saboteur''</div>

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But the good luck ran out. Askier was recognized by a Garlean spy near Ul'dah and, after tailing Askier, came up with a plan. He forces Askier to build another bomb, in Ul'dah. Askier refused initially but the agent took Askier's sister hostage and made the demand: "destroy Ul'dah or she dies". Askier gave in immediately for his sister and has been working on building his bomb for over a year and a half, shipping in the needed parts slowly and piece by piece to avoid attention.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Saga of the Wind Swept Sands''</div>

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((Askier's IC summary of Saga of the Wind Swept Sands"))<br><br>
To whomever finds this, This may be my last time sitting down to write, and I will be considering this as my last testament. The purpose of this testament is to chronicle the past two years, and, more specifically, the past few weeks that have led to me sitting in this cell.<br><br>

I begin when Saravena was taken, as that was the catalyst for all of this. Saravena and I had been wandering and working as mercenaries for the three years after my desertion from the Empire following the calamity.
It was a good life. However, my drunkenness proved our undoing. Like my father, the drink is my vice and I was drunk and loud too often back then. A servant of my former captain during my years in service to the Empire, hence forth referred to as “my employer”, recognized me. I do not know how long they followed after us, or planned, but they struck without warning. Saravena found a knife to her throat and I with a choice many say should have been harder to make than I found it to be. I agreed to save Saravena’s life by destroying Ul’dah with a bomb of my own creation.<br><br>

For the next two years, I moved in secret, slowing shipping in my needed parts a few at a time to keep myself from drawing unwanted attention to myself. I joined the Harbingers of Dawn during this time, hoping to find companionship to distract my mind from what I was doing. Although I found most inside the Free Company to be as full of schemes as I, I did find a few genuine companions, though only one I felt comfortable telling everything to, which I did. Hound, I know you cannot read and I apologize for lying to you about me not being able to do so for so long, but if this should ever be read aloud to you, know you are more than a friend, you are family.<br><br>

Hound hinted I should stop and try to find another way, but I dismissed her. What could the two of us do against “my employers” shadows? I was afraid and continued on, though I regret now not heeding her.<br><br>

I was allowed to see my sister during these two years on rare occasions. Always at a location “my employer’s” slave, Jin’li, picked, and only for a few moments. I began to grow impatient, wanting her back.I started making ripples in my haste.
Ripples Erik Mynhier began to detect. I realized this and grew angry. I was too close. So I made a move that, in hindsight, saved both Saravena and all of Ul’dah: I confronted Erik.<br><br>

Erik, should you see this, know that I have always judged a leader by how his enemies view him and his men revere him. 'A friend to all' is the title I bestow upon you. I came to you, trying to trick you into playing this game by my rules, to bend you to my will. But even then you showed me respect as I revealed half-truths to you. I should have realized then, when you let me walk away, that you had already won. You had already placed your prize pieces upon the board,<br><br>

Kahn'a Od'hilkas and Osric Melkire.<br><br>

Erik, I don’t know how many moves ahead of me you were or how you intercepted Jin’li’s letter to me, but you played it all so well. There I stood, in Vesper Bay, waiting for the shipping manifest from Jin’li that would reveal where I was to find the final three parts for my device. I recall how my allies and Delial Grimsong… I do not call Delial an ally because she is something more, a schemer as great as myself and as close a friend as one can have with such a dangerous creature. She was using me to help her own ends as much as she aided me out of a kindred bond to save our siblings. I have digressed.<br><br>

There we stood, with the manifest in hand, my eyes reading over it greedily, when Kahn’a and his allies attacked us. Looking back, I realize just how far Kahn’a has come since Vesper Bay. Back then he was just a scared kit while now he… during Vesper Bay, he was no real threat. The only reason I lost the manifest was a result of the hyur the woman, Daphine, smashing my eye with her book and Osric attacking my flank while I recoiled in pain. Osric certainly would have captured me and ended it all then and there had my chocobo, Drumstick, not come to my aid.<br><br>

After Vesper Bay, I nursed my wounds in secret. Delial did what she could for me, but my eye never healed properly, and even now, bright light causes it to weep blood profusely. I wanted revenge and so I hunted for it during the week until my last three parts would arrive. I found Kahn’a in an alley and thrashed him violently, hoping that my assault would stop Kahn’a for good. Instead, my violence caught the eye of my Harbinger of Dawn superior, S’honji, and his friend at the time, Kanaria Galanodel. Eager for more guards to help me recover my packages, I lied to them both, pleading for help recovering my shipments for “my employer” saying they were harmless artifacts. S’honji immediately mistrusted me, but Kanaria seemed to be eager to help a man in need. <br><br>

My allies gathered at the “Coffin and Coffer”, being Delial,Hound, Siha, Kanaria, and S’honji. Everything should have been easy. We split into two parties. Delial, Kanaria and Shonji went to The Silver Bazaar. Hound, Siha, and I went to Crescent Cove.<br><br>

But Hound betrayed me.<br><br>

Just as I had recovered my second part and planned to kidnap Siha, Kahn’a arrived. Hound then stepped forward and raised her axe against me. Outnumbered four-to-one, I was forced to swim for it with my part. Wet and half-naked, I rendezvoused back in Ul’dah with Delial’s team where we secured the two parts we had recovered and then proceeded to location number three, the graveyard near Camp Drybone. Osric,Hound, Siha, Kah’na, Daphine, and Jana were waiting for us. After a standoff, we came to blows, though it was my party that was forced to yield, all of us bloodied and beaten, save Kanaria, who proved to be a more dangerous combatant then I had ever expected,certainly more than S’honji, who fell to Osric’s blows swiftly. I broke Osric’s knee before fleeing on Drumstick once more, a battered Delial thrown unceremoniously across my saddle.
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That night, I finished the bomb, even without the third part. As my lethal creation hummed intolife and the sinister glow burned into my eye, I will admit I felt pride at all I had accomplished. I had almost, single-handedly, done the impossible, something the might of the entire Imperial military had not been able to do: I had Ul’dah by the throat. In that moment, I was akin to Bahamut, a force of sheer destruction unable to be stopped. The timer on my bomb was ticking and would detonate in one week.<br><br>

Then my heart sank and my stomach twisted into knots as I realized, without a shred of doubt, I didn’t want to go through with my plan. The reality of what setting the device off would do, and what would happen to Saravena if I didn't let it go off, slammed into me. Depressed and confused, I started to drown my emotions in alcohol.<br><br>

For the next week, a war raged inside my mind, part of me playing the demon. I encountered Kahn’ain the streets of Ul’dah and my companion Raven and I tormented him, trying to break him of his will to fight. But I saw in his eyes he wasn’t afraid anymore. He was fighting back and I felt fear. I began to grow confused, and in my confusion, I acted, proceeding in an action that had repercussions in my mind and added fuel to my doubt. I might have even killed Kahn’a at that moment had Kanaria not intervened. I left, my mind wrapped in the fog of doubt and no amount of fiery liquor could burn the fog away.<br><br>

My conscious rose up in me, begging me to seek help. But from who? Hound had betrayed me and it would be some time till we mended our relationship. I thought I was alone again.<br><br>

I wasn’t. I know now that Kanaria was working with Kahn’a, but she found me sitting on some crates and managed to wring the truth of my goals and who I was from my lips without a bit of force. I was so desperate and wracked by guilt I needed to confess. Kanaria’s response amazed me. She did not shun me, but offered to help me to the bitter end. I left her, still confused but with the realization I wasn’t alone. I wanted to see Kanaria again, to talk to someone. She used this desire to break down my defenses and convinced me to meet with Kahn’a and Osric. During the meeting, I gave them a copy of the book I had written on explosive magitek as a token of good will. In return, Osric offered a plan:
<br><br>

Ask "my employer” to let me see my sister one last time, but instead of me going, he would and free my sister while I waited with my bomb, swearing to disarm it the moment Saravena was safe.<br><br>

That night, after the meeting, as I drank by the light of my bomb, I smiled. I remember it. For the first time in a long time, I saw a light at the end of this tunnel and it wasn’t a light of destruction.<br><br>

But the truce nearly failed.<br><br>

I had gathered my allies and Delial, still not entirely trusting Kahn’a and Osric. Kahn’a arrived with his troops and my mind immediately took it as betrayal but I waited. I was willing to humor them as they looked on at my bomb with terror. But then I heard Kahn’a say the words that broke my will that night. He looked straight at me and uttered: “Saravena is dead, Askier.”<br><br>

My mind snapped, I started dancing around, cackling, wanting to kill everyone and everything, wanting to set off the bomb, and I know I would have, had Kanaria not held me back. My allies and Delial refused to fight, they heard Kahn’a as he tried to explain Saravena was, in fact, still alive; that Osric had saved her after all. In my grief I failed to hear, and I was shot by Kahn’a’s arrow. After that, I remember very little as Daphine drugged me. But I know the bomb was disarmed and I was taken to this cell, where I have resided this past week, thinking.<br><br>

I was visited later by Kanaria and Kahn’a, who brought in an unconscious Saravena and placed her in my arms. Osric had kept up his end of the bargain, though they had almost lost her. I confess I wept for hours, both relieved that she was safe again after two years and ashamed for nearly breaking my end of the truce.<br><br>

But Jin’li isn’t done with me it seems. He still lives and conspires for “my employer.” If I ever see that runt again, I’ll sink my teeth into his throat and tear it out. Kahn’a and Osric tell me that Kahn’a is being forced to play a game for“my employer” much like the one I was forced to, though this time, it is not Ul’dah he wants destroyed, it is me for failing him and letting Osric make a fool out of him. <br><br>

I feel no hatred for Osric, Kanaria, or Kahn’a. Rather I view them as family. They simply tried to keep what they cared for safe and they were willing to help out a total stranger and his sister while doing so. How could I ever judge someone for that? Kahn’a especially has gone from my greatest foe to something I find myself surprised by. Raven, Kanaria, Osric, Hound, Kahn’a, Vali,even you Delial, I owe you all a debt I can never repay but will try.<br><br>

I have one last scheme to play. One, that if all goes well, will free me forever from this madman, though the price will by high for some near to me, but they have agreed and once again I am left in awe of their selflessness. I will stand trial soon and accept my punishment, be it acceptable to me. S’honji plans to convict me and execute me, but I have no plan on dying. Not until I return “my employer” for his years of kindness.<br><br>

In conclusion, I did not write this for pity or forgiveness. In truth, part of me will always be proud of what I have accomplished, though I am grateful that I never had to set off my device. No, I write this so that, no matter how history remembers me, there will always be a record from my own pen that proves that I am nothing more than a simple Garlean miqot’e, whom was fallible, foolish, and devoted to those he loves.<br><br>

Askier Mergrey, <br><br>
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Trial by Gunblade Fire''</div>

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Askier went to trial for his crimes during the "Saga of the Wind Swept" but he went to live and be free, not suffer S'honji's punishment.

Kahn'a was confronted by Jin'li and forced to play the very game Askier had been. This time, however, Askier was the target, and those Kahn'a cared about most were the hostages. Kahn'a came to Osric and Kanaria and told them, and the three worked out a way to trick Jin'li and free Askier from Jin'li's master. They would fake Askier's death in front of everyone. Askier was asked to trust Kahn'a to shoot at hi with the gunblade Jin'li had given him. Askier, seeing the young male forced to make the same type of choice he was and realizing the risk Kahn'a was taking to spare his life, agreed without hesitation, having come to trust Kahn'a, Kanaria, and Osric completely. The only other person who was to know was Saravena. During the trial, Askier stood mostly silent, letting those who would speak for him do so. They added to the plan. Then Askier stepped forward, giving Kahn'a a shot he couldn't miss. The other male took it and hit the metal covering they had slipped under Askier's shirt. Askier flew backwards into Osric, who pinched a set of nerves, sending Askier into a state of near death. To add to the effect, Askier bit a whole in his tongue to let blood ooze out. Osric rushed Askier away and revived him, though the bruising from the shot forced Askier to limp. Osric escorted Askier to an airship and sent him to Limsa. Askier, in immense pain, passed out aboard the ship, a free man for the first time in years.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Life After Death''</div>

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Askier arrived in Limsa and kept a low profile. But Adin and Jin'li were no fools. They hunted Askier down and shot Askier off a cliff after tricking Osric into revealing Askier was alive. Askier fell from the cliff and saw the starry heavens and during that moment, a mark was burned onto the back of his neck before he slammed into the ocean and lost consciousness for several days as Osric's siblings saved him and took him to Lady Grace for healing. During that time, Osric, Kahn'a, and Kanaria hunted down Adin and Jin'li and killed them both. When Askier awoke, his ruined eye was fixed by Lady Grace's healer and his wounds as well. He rejoiced when he learned he was a truly free miqo'te. He returned to Ul'dah, where he encountered Adin's replacement, Rema, briefly as she told him she was calling off the attacks on Ul'dah for a time. Askier now calls Ul'dah his home and was looking to relax.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Slipping into old ways''</div>
But that was not to last. Askier encountered the massive Roe Itarliht Syhrkoensyn, who mentioned the mark on Askier's neck and explained they were both part of a small collection of similar fellows with similar marks. Askier has agreed to help his new allies discover the purpose of the marks. But Itar was not done with Askier. Itar informed Askier there were several old allies of Askier's in need of aid and Askier offered to help without hesitation, even if doing so might reawaken his negative image amongst certain people.

Meanwhile, Askier was contacted to identify the explosive used on Lady Grace's ship. Askier agreed and determined the device but was accused of setting it himself and snapped angrily, viewing the cheap explosive beneath him. Askier has sworn to prove to Lady Grace how talented his skills are one way or the other.

<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Time as a Terrible Kidnapper and Torture and Freedom''</div>
Askier worked odds jobs for awhile, growing bored and listless, wanting the action he had come to enjoy, almost crave like a drug, during the past five years. Osric kept telling him to stay out of trouble, but the problem was, Askier wanted trouble, wanted the trill of being at the edge. And Askier finally got his chance and he pounced on it.

Askier was approached by a member of the Brass Blades to abduct Roen Deneith and detain her long enough to draw out a wanted fugitive so the fugitive could be killed. Askier pretended to take the job for the massive amount of gil he was promised, but, in truth, Askier really just wanted the job to make him feel alive.

Askier had planned to take his time organizing and setting up a proper job, but while Askier was trying to recruit the first of his hired muscle, Itar, Roen walked up to them and the pair of males tricked her, hit her over the head with a shovel, drugged her, and rode north to Coerthas to hide.

Askier had planned on the kidnapping being a rather pleasant affair, even going so far as to purchase whiskey and books for Roen to pass the time. But Crim had other ideas. The Roe proved merciless in his actions, forcing Roen to engage in acts that borderlined on torture, acts that left Askier uncomfortable. Askier attempted to repair the damage done by Crim by offering aid to Roen's brother but Crim snapped and took to punishing Roen. Askier reached his limit, furious at the way Crim was treating the hyur female and threw a bottle at Crim's head. Crim turned on the miqo'te and the two males fought, parts of the house being blown to bits by explosives.

The fight ended with Crim, Roen, and Askier outside the house in the whirling snows, Crim pressing a sword to the female's throat, swearing to kill her if Askier did no drop his explosives. Askier had his mount, Drumstick, flee to act as message to anyone who would look for him before he took out a linkpearl from his ear and removed all but one explosive from his person. Askier then pulled the pin on the last explosive and blew his left arm off to the shoulder, doing so for several reasons. Crim was forced to abandon the building and took a wagon loaded with Askier and Roen south where they stole a boat.

The three sailed for a couple weeks, during that time Askier was violently tortured, an experience he will never forget. Askier and Roen were rescued and Crim slain during an exchange on the docks of Crescent Cove. Askier was healed over an extended period of time, though his mind is still suffering as he tries to come to terms with what happened to him.
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0 0 15px 0;">''Joining the Red Wings''</div>

Following Askier's release, Kahn'a offered Askier a chance to keep himself busy by joining the Red Wings. Askier agreed to do so, so desperate to find a means of work to keep his brain off the memories of the boat.

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====<div style="font-family: segoe ui semibold;font-size: 9pt; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2pt; border-top: 1px solid black;">Music I rp Askier with:</div>====
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTuhuon1j6U Voltaire - When You're Evil]
<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY&feature=kp Bastille - Pompeii]
<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzir1B43I3E&feature=kp Freedom Call - Warriors]
<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H4l9RpkwM&feature=kp Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit]
<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK9qfVQ4Z04&feature=kp Within Temptation - Angels]
<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL4mywCOJXA Grounds for Divorce - Elbow]
<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnmuBOmL5I Otto Waalkes - Grund zum feiern ]
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<div style="font-family: cambria, arial, verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-top: 1px solid black;"><p style="line-height: 170%; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">''Messy template of doom by: [[Kahn'a Od'hilkas]]''</p></div>

[[category:Miqo'te]]

C'kayah Tia

2014-06-26T20:55:02Z

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{{Infobox-character
| name = C'kayah Tia
| image = CKayah Tia.png
| imagewidth = 250
| caption =
| title = Débrouillard
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Tribe
| stat_1_value = Coeurl tribe of the Sagolii
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 30
| stat_3 = Height
| stat_3_value = 5 fulm 6 ilm
| stat_4 = Date of birth
| stat_4_value = 12th sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
| stat_5 = Server
| stat_5_value = Balmung
| stat_6 = In game
| stat_6_value = Most days from 8-12 PM Pacific
}}

== Character ==

=== General ===

'''C'kayah Tia''' (''Ka-kai-yah Tea-ah'') is an active, vigorous Seeker of the Sun living in the city-state of Ul'dah. Somewhat "urbanized" compared to many of the Coeurl tribe, he typifies the sort of energetic Tia who leaves to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]] and decides that it's pretty nice out there. Very distinctly not a hero, he walks that grey area between mere decadence and villainy.

'''Note: C'kayah does not have the Echo, nor is a part of the Scions. He has no information on anything relating to the events portrayed in the game.'''

=== Appearance ===

<blockquote>
"I am tall for a Miqo'te, and I have always been blessed with swift feet and an athletic build. My coarse brown hair is unruly, like my father's. I used to keep it braided, but I spend the time now to keep it styled. My eyebrows, which are fine, I get from my mother, as I do my eyes. I have fangs, a legacy from my maternal grandmother, a Keeper of the Moon. While I do not dress like a tribal Couerl - I am too fond of stylish urban Miqo'te fashion - my mannerisms sometimes give away my affiliations."
</blockquote>

[[File:C-finalOriginalsmallest.jpg]]

=== Behavior ===

Despite his tribal background, C'kayah has adapted to civilized society like a fish to water. He is curious, energetic, and adventurous, with the sort of overweening fondness for the trappings of civilization that sometimes develops in civilized barbarians. While he likes to portray himself as a the same carefree Miqo that he's always been, living through the Calamity has affected him, making him more aware that ignoring a threat does not make that threat go away. He doesn't tell anyone, but the last five years have seen him apply himself to study (of healing, of history, and of politics) with a diligence that is quite unlike him.

== Combat ==

=== General ===

Originally trained in his tribe as a hunter, he has continued to hone his skills, becoming an accomplished tracker and archer. While he picked up the sword during the Calamity, he considered himself only knowledgable enough to get himself into trouble. Since his disastrous encounter with Thunder, he's applied himself to the study of swordsmanship with an uncharacteristic drive. His overall philosophy of combat is that it is best to engage an enemy in a way that he knows they have been defeated before they are even aware that they are in combat.

<blockquote>
"If I am in a fair fight, then I have done something terribly, terribly wrong."
</blockquote>

== Tendencies ==

<blockquote>
"Likes/Dislikes: I like to roam, and I like to return. I like good food, fine wine, witty conversation with intelligent people, beautiful women (oh? Did you think that a Tia, by not breeding, has no knowledge of women?), and comfortable living. I like subtle and thought-provoking poetry and philosophy. Dislikes? I am not fond of Elezen, or at least those Elezen who maintain that the rest of us are merely invaders in their world. I dislike limitations. I dislike foolish behavior, maudlin sentimentality and boredom. Most of all, though, I like power and I dislike an empty purse."
</blockquote>

=== Likes ===

::*Good food and drink
::*Wealth and power
::*Playful and fun people
::*Clever conversation
::*Romance
::*Music
::*Sunlight
::*Cooking

=== Dislikes ===

::*Cold weather
::*Being caught in the rain
::*Authority figures
::*Betrayal
::*Small-minded people
::*Limitations
::*Being poor
::*Garleans

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*He's a pretty decent hunter with good tracking skills
::*He's applied himself to the study of the sword and has developed some ability with it
::*He's becoming quite a good healer and a conjurer adept
::*He's a good singer
::*He's a surprisingly good cook

=== Other ===

::*He is a connoisseur of good wines and strong drink, though he dislikes beers and ales
::*He has a weakness for beautiful women and is easily swayed and manipulated by them

== Relationships ==
<center> <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Mated    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire   <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Friendly    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Hostile</center><br>

''I've seen the various ♥ icons handled differently. Here, they are a heirarchy, much like <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>, <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>, and <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>:

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> implies <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><br>
<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> implies both <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> and <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font>''
=== Family ===

<blockquote>
"My parents are C'xin Nunh and C'issapa Oya. My father is very conservative, holding to the "eternal ways of of Coeurl Tribe". My mother... is something of a free spirit. They said that she has Keeper blood in her, which I suppose means that I have it as well. My own wandering feet I have certainly inherited from her. Other relatives? You know how it is in a Seeker tribe, especially one such as the Coeurls. I have many relatives, many siblings by my father, yet none (that I know of) by my mother. Some I got along with very well, and we exchange letters to this day, though I have not seen any of my siblings since I left to Hunt the World, twelve years ago."
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::<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''C'xin Nunh:''' C'kayah's father. C'xin is extremely conservative, and expects C'kayah to uphold the traditions of the tribe. Often distant with his children, C'xin nevertheless takes an active interest in their lives.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''C'issapa Oya:''' C'kayah's mother. C'issapa is an extremely free-spirited and free-thinking woman whose sharp canines and large eyes betray a mixed ancestry. C'issapa reveres Menphina, and it is from her that C'kayah developed his own devotion to the diety. C'kayah and C'issapa have always been extremely close.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''The rest:''' As is common with Seeker tribes, C'kayah has many brothers and sisters.

=== Other Relationships ===

<blockquote>
"I suppose my natural disposition is to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness."
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::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Alyeis Daimeiris]]:''' A mysterious Keeper with an extralegal background who has been seen in his company from time to time. Considering both of their pasts, there is some speculation that they may be working together towards nefarious ends.
::<font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Aya Foxheart]]:''' C'kayah met this attractive Hyur when he passed through Fallgourd Float. The two immediately bonded over drink and flirty conversation. They saw little of one another for some months after that, until she relocated to Ul'dah and began to work in the Quicksand as a barmaid, when they renewed their friendship. They share similar outlooks, both having rejected the future their childhood was preparing them for in favor of living their lives as they want to. While it is clear that both are attracted to each other, he values her primarily as a friend and will do anything to help her, should she be in need.
::<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Dennthota Ahtahrmwyn]]:''' A Roegadyn bandit going by the street name of Thunder and leader of a gang who viciously attacked C'kayah outside the Royal Ball in Ul'dah. While C'kayah originally orchestrated a manhunt for the bandit, her elusiveness has led him to abandon the search. He has taken to wearing a sword in case the bandit strikes again.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Erik Mynhier]]:''' C'kayah met Erik through Siha, who the big Hyur adopted as a sister. Erik is everything C'kayah is not: tall, noble and virtuous. Despite all of that, C'kayah found himself enjoying the big Hyur's company, possibly due to Erik's loyalty towards Siha. As time passed, however, he began to be aware that all was not well with the Hyur. A strong sense of duty compounded by a devotion to dying a heroic death made him wary, distancing himself from the man. His fears proved well-founded when Erik was killed in what, to C'kayah, were completely avoidable circumstances. After heroic measures by Siha, he was returned to life. Since his death and return, however, he has heard rumors of troubling behavior.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Friederike Visconti]]:''' A Miqo'te barmaid at the Laughing Lady, and mate of Shifu Karambit. The three have become friends and have frequently been seen talking together.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[K'eyona Tone'lico]]:''' A mysterious Miqo'te woman who's been seen in C'kayah's company, typically talking in quiet areas of Ul'dah away from prying eyes and listening ears. Some who have encountered her theorize that she works for him in a private investigator and mercenary capacity.
::<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''' C'kayah met this Lalafell while trying to reverse the effects of Natalie's tempering. The pair bonded over their shared interest in helping her, and have since become fast friends. Kage's ascension to the ranks of the Sultansworn pleased him, though lately he's begun to wonder if the realities of the position are good for the Lalafell's innocent spirit. Kage made up the fourth member of the Cat tribe before it's dissolution. Kage and Natalie's creation of a new tribe with Kage as Nunh mere days after the dissolution of the Cat tribe has soured C'kayah's feelings for the Lalafell, moreso after Kage's mysterious transformation into a Miqo'te. However, a recent meeting between the two has somehow convinced C'kayah to act as a mentor to Kage, helping the man come to terms with his new identity.
::<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kanaria Galanodel]]:''' Osric Melkire's Hyur lover. C'kayah helped her to save Askier Mergrey during his ill-fated attempt to attack Ul'dah under pressure from the Garleans. As a reward, she brought him news that Osric had been tasked with C'kayah's death. Rationally he doesn't blame her for the dissolution of his tribe, but feelings often do not have a basis in rationality.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kenthy Pennyfeather]]:''' A Sunseeker with a mysterious past who C'kayah has been seen conversing with lately. Some rumors exist that she now works for him.
::<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]:''' Vice Matriarch to the Morbolvine clan and associate of an underworld figure C'kayah has dealt with in the past. Their relationship is colored by suspicion and doubt. While they recently overcame their past antagonism, bonding over shared regard for the clan, it was not long before renewed conflict soured their relationship.
::<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Liana Blu]]:''' C'kayah met Liana as she was burying the remnants of a Roegadyn that had attacked Suri. Moved by his concern for Suri, she was convinced to let him help them to escape Ul'dahn justice. Thal to Suri's Nald, C'kayah has nothing but admiration for her. He once harbored hopes of something more, but she rebuked him. After Suri's departure, they briefly pursued an odd relationship - not friends, not lovers, but something else. As the months have gone on, he's seen Liana less and less. After her near-mortal injury and rebirth, he renewed his friendship with the Keeper.
::<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Lilithium Altair]]:''' An alchemist to whom he supplied contraband materials, something sparked between C'kayah and this Hyur. Both nursing freshly broken hearts, they tried to balance their mutual attraction with some degree of caution, circling one another like a pair of gladiators in the moment before the attack. Recently, however, they have both admitted that their attraction is real and have begun to spend a great deal of time together. They have grown to harbor strong feelings for one another, not quite mates but more than lovers.
::<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]:''' A dedicated Sultansworn Paladin who subjected him to an in-depth investigation. Over the course of it, the pair were surprised at the feelings they developed for each other. Despite the misgivings of their friends and associates, the pair decided to pursue a relationship that blossomed into an extremely strong partnership. Over the months they grew closer, eventually attempting to create an urban Miqo'te tribe in Ul'dah. This ended with a vicious fight seemingly caused by the strain of trying to deal with two different groups that wanted C'kayah dead. The news that she formed a new tribe, with Kage Kiryuu as Nunh mere days afterwards has transformed his love for her into a burning hate that has only gradually subsided.
::<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Miah Polaali]]:''' Matriarch of the Morbolvine clan. A distant relative of C'kayah's, he has dealt with the Morbolvines for years as a smuggler. Recently renewing his relationship with the clan, he discovered their old Matriarch dead and Miah in her place. He's aware of Miah's driving ambition to turns the clan into something more: a Power in the underworld. While he is interested in helping them take this place, he has repeatedly run afoul of the mercurial Keeper and doubts her ability to achieve her ambitions.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]:''' A usually-mased Immortal Flame with whom C'kayah worked to stop Askier Mergrey's plans for detonating a ceruleum bomb in Ul'dah. While the two are sometimes antagonistic, it is clear that C'kayah holds a grudging respect for the man, considering him a beacon of honorable behavior in an otherwise unrecoverably corrupt organization. At the same time, Osric's staged hunt of C'kayah was a catalyst for the dissolution of his tribe, and he still holds an active dislike for the man for that.
::<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Rinh'li Nelhah]]:''' Another Morbolvine and associate of Dennthota's, the hostility of this Keeper to C'kayah isimmediately clear to any who see them together. For his part, C'kayah delights in baiting the stuttering, angry man.
::<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roswyn Valhuri]]:''' A young Keeper woman who C'kayah's known for years, though the nature of this relationship remains vague. It's clear to anyone who sees them that their feelings for one another are strong, though her distaste for Natalie has put an edge in their relationship. A recent argument led C'kayah to avoid her, though he continued to watch after her from afar. After his first encounters with Lolorito's assassins, he contacted her for aid. He found that she'd changed radically from the ambitious girl he'd known into a smart, capable woman. He was surprised at this change, but more surprised that their feelings for one another remained just as strong, though tempered by his belief that neither could be what the other desired. Despite this, his feelings for her continued to grow, until one disasterous night soon after the dissolution of the Cat tribe. Her simultaneous revelation that she had become the mate of another and her insistence on his presence in her life - in his mind as a sort of Tia - left him shattered and for a time he refused to see her. They have since reconciled and admitted their continuing love for one another. He treats her now as one would treat a needed but dangerous beast: with great caution.
::<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Siha Xinkei]]:''' A scrappy little Keeper girl who was rejected by her family, Siha has managed to touch a genuine spot of compassion in his decadent heart. News of Erik's illness shocked her, causing her to dedicate herself to finding some way to save her brother. After his death and rebirth, she pulled away, spending more and more time in the pursuit of dark studies with cruel associates. He is concerned about the path she is walking since Erik's death. They've recently re-encountered one another, and he has discovered that the innocent girl he knew is now a capable and intelligent woman. Her confession of her feelings for him left him thoughtful for the future.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''' An extremely attractive Seeker C'kayah met through Natalie. While their relationship was originally based on mutual attraction, they've since become close friends. Rahvi's abilities as an alchemist have proved very valuable to C'kayah.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Shifu Karambit]]:''' An intense Keeper woman, new to Ul'dah, who had been seen in Natalie and C'kayah's company quite a bit before his departure from their tribe.
::<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Surilian Blu]]:''' A young Keeper who's somehow managed to kindle extremely strong (and completely unexpected) feelings in him. A characteristically ham-handed declaration of those feelings drove her away, much to his despair. His attempts to patch things up in the aftermath failed miserably, as neither Miqo'te were able to overcome their awkward inability to really communicate. As the months have passed, his feelings for her have not declined. Recently, following an attack by the bandit Thunder, C'kayah learned that Suri risked her life in an attempt to exact vengeance, suffering capture and torture at the hands of the bandit, though he also learned that Suri had worked briefly with her, promising to deliver C'kayah to Thunder in exchange for the death of Natalie - a deal Suri broke within minutes. The pair have since admitted their feelings for one another, though in the typically dysfunctional manner they exhibit with one another. Suri's decision to become [[Artorias Mason|Artorias Mason's]] mate spurred a resolve in him to stand by her and support her relationship with the Hyur. His love for her remains, but he tries to keep it buried inside.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Tana Firesong]]:''' C'kayah encountered this odd Miqo'te lancer when she attacked him for his supposed crimes against the general public. Escaping with the help of Natalie, the pair eventually worked past their differences and became friends. While guarding him, she earned the ire of the Morbolvines after a duel went bad, resulting in her departure to the mountains. Despite this, he continues to defend her and hopes that she is well.
::<font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Torken Queb]]:''' A tall Hyur sellsword who C'kayah has hired in the past for jobs. Forceful and direct almost to a fault, Torken has proved valuable in situations where discretion isn't called for.

== Rumors ==

<blockquote>
"You may have heard that I am a smuggler, though I do not care for that term. Some have called me a thief, but I must point out that those who slander me with such terms have never been able to prove their accusations in court."
</blockquote>

=== Common Rumors (Easily Overheard) ===

::*"Him? He's a lush. Spends all his time drinking and feasting and wenching." - '''Ul'dahn wine-seller'''
::*"Do you know the word ''débrouillard''? No? Pity. I think it applies in his case." - '''Gridanian dye-maker'''

=== Moderate Rumors (Uncommonly Overheard) ===

::*"He's a fantastic cook. That's all I'll say on the matter." - '''Ul'dahn courtesan'''
::*"An easy mark. I took him for every gil he had." - '''Lominsan courtesan-thief'''
::*"One of these days I'm going to catch him red-handed!" - '''Ul'dahn Sultansword'''

=== Rare Rumors (Very Difficult to Discover) ===

::*"He's always taking things from place to place. From the way he handles some of them, they're not just spices and coffee..." - '''Gridanian courtesan'''
::*"Once when we were in our cups, he called himself the beloved of [[Nald'thal, the Trader|Thal]]. Told me stories of being killed and coming back. Ridiculous, of course, but I think he honestly believes them." - '''Limsan smuggler'''

=== PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) ===

::*"Beneath all of the jokes and the attitude, there's a good heart, a better heart than most possess but I think he's afraid of something that makes him hide behind all of that." - [[Siha Xinkei]]

::*"He is a mystery, to be certain. But I have seen the way he cares for people he loves, and that speaks volumes of the man he is inside. That is enough for me." - [[Roen Deneith]]

::*"He's far more than his feather headed playboy image let's on. Of all the would be vipers slithering in Ul'dah's shadows, Kayah is far and away the most dangerous... next to me of course." - [[Torken Queb]]

::*"I can appreciate a good liar when I see one. I like him! Not sure if I still would if I had something to my name, though..." - [[Chokho Viqqoh]]

::*"One of the best things to have ever happened to me, was becoming family with him. And yet, now he's abandoned us and left us. I miss him and wished he would come back home, but I have my family to take care of." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]

::*"I asked if I should trust him still... and he said no." - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

::*"Ever found y'self wantin' to prove your worth to some scum? Because I hadn't... haven't. I haven't." - [[Osric Melkire]]

::*"I have seen that male at his strongest, and I have seen him at his weakest. Yet, I still understand him less than anyone I know. Only time will tell if he is friend or foe." - [[Kiht Jakkya]]

::*"To me, there is no mystery to Kayah. He seeks to conquer on his own terms. Contrary to what he has others believe, he knows not of true love because he doesn't understand compromise. He isn't evil, but if he were I think we both know how dangerous those aforementioned combination of traits would make him." - [[Roswyn Valhuri]]

::*"Bastard's got all the personality of a goobbue's left asscheek but none of the charm." - [[Kenthy Pennyfeather]]

::*"He's multifacted, like most people are. Some sides of this gem are more scratched and jaded then others, but like with all gems, it can be cut and polished into something magnificent." -[[Lilithium Altair]]

== History/Timeline ==

=== 1548-1565 Childhood/adolescence ===

C'kayah was born into a sept of the Coeurl Tribe in the deserts around Ul'dah, C'kayah (like many Seekers) both loved the security of his enormous extended family and chafed at the restrictions imposed by them. Coeurl tribe children typically join a ''ton'' at adolescence, leaning to fill an adult's role with the tribe. With his love of wandering, he chose the Hunter's ton, learning the skills of tracking and shooting and enjoying the freedom that tramping through the wilderness provided. On his seventeenth name-day, he left his sept to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]], a Coeurl "travelling ritual".

=== 1565-1572 The carefree life ===

Initially upon leaving his tribe, Ul'dah drew him in, as it draws in so many. When he first arrived he had no money, so life was hard for him. His skills were ill-suited toward gaining a living within the city, so he found himself earning his way through mercenary work, caravan-guarding and the like. Along the way he developed his rudimentary Couerl medical talents, becoming a decent frontier medic. Ul'dah is a decadent place, and he took to this decadence wholeheartedly, especially after attracting the notice of A'rela Nereh, a wealthy silver merchant. Twice his age and a notorious consumer of attractive young Miqo'te, he briefly became her lover while she, in turn, taught him to appreciate the comforts of civilization as well as the importance of connections, though he did not appreciate ''that'' lesson until years later. Back on his own when her attentions wandered, he began to supplement his income by smuggling and theft and soon grew wealthy enough to enjoy life in Ul'dah. All good things must come to an end, however, and he was chased out of that city in his eighteenth year.

Over the next few years, he made his way across the world, spending most of his time around Limsa Lominsa and Gridania. Like Ul'dah, these places combined plentiful opportunities for acquiring money with a wealth of pleasures on which to spend it. By this time he had developed a grab bag of competencies, allowing him to get by while avoiding the tedium of a full-time occupation: smuggling, petty theft (though never more than his victims could afford), fixing (in the sense of ''arranging'' matters), and even the occasional legitimate job. In Gridania he met his first real love, a young thief who called herself S'aitei Koei - an obvious pseudonym. Another Ul'dan refuge, S'aitei was an escaped slave with the lash scars on her back to prove the cruelty of that institution to him. Settling in the Shroud, they made the forest their home, living from the proceeds of C'kayah's smuggling. Their intense and unconventional affair lasted nearly three years, consuming them until they could no longer sustain it, like coal burned to ash. They remained close friends afterwards, and much of his apparent arrested adolescence and inveterate womanizing could be considered his heart yearning to return to those three devastating years.

=== 1572/0-Present Calamity ===

C'kayah did not take the Garlean threat seriously at first, considering such politics to be inconsequential to him. As the clouds of war gathered, however, he began to see how he may be affected. Like many around Gridania, he learned to handle a sword in anticipation of a Garlean invasion of the city proper, though he moved to the city when the Gridanians set out for Cartaneau.

Like all who survived the Calamity, the devastation wrought by Bahamut and the red moon shocked him, giving him the full measure of the Garlean threat. He awaited the end with the other Gridanians, and when it did not come, he lent his aid as a medic to the streams of refugees and survivors. The event opened his eyes to the larger concerns of the world.

S'aitei disappeared during this time, and he presumes she died in the calamity. He nurtures a slow-burning hatred of the Garleans as a result of her loss.

In the aftermath of the Calamity, he gradually returned to his old ways. Smuggling and ''fixing'', in his mind, were good ways to both help those who lacked what they needed while also giving him the money he desired. He has recently managed to placate the Ul'dahn Syndicate and was allowed to return to that city, where he began to give up his wandering life. Gathering a number of talented criminals, he began to contract out their services as the Nald'Thal's Hand Social Club. Once the Club reached a significant size and level of power, he left it in the hands of his old lieutenant, a Seeker woman named [[Emelie Annel]], to pursue other opportunities. The Club operated for a time out of [http://laughinglady.enjin.com/| The Laughing Lady], a tavern known for its underworld ties, before shutting down recently.

His time at the head of the NHSC opened his eyes to the larger political landscape of the Ul'dahn underworld, and he went from observing it to trying to manipulate it. In the time since his departure from the NHSC, he has concentrated on building ties with ever more criminal organizations. Students of the Ul'dahn underworld sometimes speculate that he's engaged in a long-term manipulation of the underworld, with the ultimate goal of placing him on the Syndicate.

With his mate [[Natalie Mcbeef]], he created the [[Cat Tribe]], an urban Miqo'te tribe roughly based off of [[Coeurl Tribe]] customs. [[Kage Kiryuu]] and [[Shifu Karambit]] were more recent additions. However, recent allegations that he was behind an attack on the family home of [[Lolorito]], the head of the East Aldenard Trading Company and member of the Syndicate, have led him to leave his tribe and mates, fleeing Ul'dah. The added strain of a second party seeking his life sparked a vicious fight that resulted in his abandonment by both Natalie and Kage, leaving him alone to face his foes.

Following his tribe's betrayal, he began to focus on restoring his network of underworld contacts and engineering a return to power, all while under pressure from Lolorito's assassins and bounty hunters. He immediately faced an additional complication when the rogue Flame [[Osric Melkire]] fingered him for an assassination attempt. He managed to turn this to his advantage, staging his own death to remove the threat from Lolorito and let him figure a permanent solution to the problem. This came in the form of a shadowy deal with a little-known Shroud-based underworld figure, who somehow managed to convince the Syndicate figure that C'kayah wasn't behind the attack. At the same time, his relationship with [[Roswyn Valhuri]] came to an end, leaving him shattered and easy prey for a clan of Keepers, the [[http://morbolvines.enjin.com/ Morbolvine Clan]], who were associated with the bandit Thunder.

==Character Addenda==
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<dt><u>''Character Inspirations'':</u>
<dd>- Giacomo Casanova, an adventurer in many senses of the word.
<dd>- The Grey Mouser (from Fritz Leiber)
<dd>- Elim Garek (from Star Trek DS9), mainly in his love of clever conversation
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<dt><u>''Your character might know C'kayah from:''</u>
<dd>- Smuggling- C'kayah has done quite a bit of this, mainly between Gridania/The Shroud and Limsa Lominsa/La Noscea. Perhaps you needed something that he was able to acquire for you. Perhaps you stole something that he was able to fence for you.
<dd>- Romance- C'kayah is a notorious flirt and womanizer. Perhaps you had a fling with him in the past. Perhaps a friend or relative did. Perhaps you are angry with him as a result?
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Roen Deneith

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== General ==

Roen is a young woman in her early 20's. She is often seen wearing armor, heavy or medium depending on the environment, and a sword and shield are never far from her side. Her auburn hair is usually tucked under her helm in battle and when she is on active duty, and her lean but toned frame shows evidence of training; she is clearly accustomed to wearing armor most of her days. One prized possession is her armor, gifted to her by a grateful client from her previous employment. She keeps it well oiled and in excellent repair, for she does not own anything else of real worth. She also carries a sword awarded to her by the Immortal Flames in thanks to her service, and these possessions may disguise the fact that she is not a person of great wealth. But despite her humble disposition, Roen's carriage tends to indicate that she's had a wellborn upbringing.

== Behavior ==

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She's mostly quiet. Roen often holds her tongue on matters she considers not important. But she is quick to come to the defense of the weak and does not hesitate to stand up to bullies, even when she is sorely outmatched or outnumbered. She is not quick to anger, but sometimes eager to commit herself to causes she believes are right. Emotions show easily upon her face, and she is a horrible liar. She tries her best not to do it often, if at all.

Roen does not speak of herself too often, and is quick to grow wary when the conversation turns to details of her past. She also does not make small talk well; she is seen as quite serious by most, and some might even accuse her of lacking any sense of humor whatsoever. The truth of her guarded demeanor is more complex, of course, but few understand that. She smiles rarely... but when she does it is always genuine. She offers her aid easily, and takes people at their word. Some may consider her polite to a fault especially when they have only recently met. Often her speech can be considered to be formal, although with a hint of a dialect that is not native to Eorzea.

Roen has an inquisitive mind and is quick to learn, and any teaching of craft, skills, or lore offered to her will rarely be refused. Despite her competence with sword and shield, she is still very green when it comes to the general knowledge of the Eorzea overall. It seems what she knows of Eorzea was learned in the last few years.

== Combat ==

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. Only recently has she returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

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<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "I heard that she was fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font>"Oh yeah! She was chosen by the Immortal Flames for that Little Ladies contest! I don't know what the big fuss was all about, but she sure looked uncomfortable being escorted everywhere by the Yataghans."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "I was there when some beggar came up to her and stabbed her multiple times, in broad daylight in the streets of Ul'dah! Looked like he was going for her jugular and missed. She's lucky she lived. Sounds like she's got some enemies."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "She has great potential for conjury. If she would only commit more time to it here in Gridania, I believe she can become quite a powerful conjurer."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard she was dismissed, then reinstated, then dismissed, then reinstated again as Sultansworn. Ya think if she was a bad apple, they'd have the good sense not to take her back after the first time."
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font>"I heard she is connected to the Ala Mhigan Resistance. Why is a Sultansworn associating herself with terrorists?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "I heard she likes to be tickled by surprise, you should completely walk up and do that to her, she'll love it" -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "For one who believes in herself so little, I believe she is the best and most deserving of those of us who took the Trials of Sworn at the same time." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Naive. A simple question, an easy choice, and she balked at both. Refused. She is too soft for the armor she wears. Misguided sentiment will do her no favors. 'Tis truly a shame." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
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<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Likes''</center> </div></b>
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Rain, sound, smell, the feel of it
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Riding full sprint on her chocobo
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Warm bath
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Sweets
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> The ocean

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Dislikes''</center> </div></b>

: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Great heights
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Boats, she gets seasick
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Long tedius studies with books
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Lying and deception
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Bullies
: <font style="color:#0f0e1c;" size="3">■</font> Corruption

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px;background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> <center>''Artwork''</center> </div></b>

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing</center>

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Anelia Sadowyn]]''' - A free paladin of unbending beliefs, Roen first met her when she was working as a guard during a ball. Anelia was also trained by her mentor Erik, and she appointed herself as Roen's second paladin mentor, believing that Erik's teaching was not leading Roen in the righteous path. Later when Roen defended Erik against Anelia, she released Roen as her apprentice, believing that she could no longer help the young woman.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[C'kayah Tia]]''' - An enigmatic Seeker, Roen does not know much about him, other than two people who are dear to her both care for this miqo'te deeply. She knows his dealings and connections to be vast and perhaps not all of them legal, although she has never fully delved into them nor is she inclined to. Recently he has offered to help her in a personal matter which has earned him her trust and gratitude.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Dandaroun Kar]]''' - Brother of the man who tried to kill her, Roen met Dandaroun under strained circumstances, to deliver his brother's body to him and to beseech him for any information he can give regarding his brother. She has met him multiple times since, and the two have become friends, him offering to maintain and repair her armor after she was dismissed from her employer. She suspects he is hiding a dark past, but has taken him at his word that he knows nothing of the attempt on her life, and that he has left his previous life behind.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry when Delial proved herself to be nothing but helpful to her. She also became Roen's confidant with sweet words of reassurance. But Roen discovered to her dismay recently that Delial had been using her for information on the Resistance and has been working with another mysterious woman to bring Roen back to Garlemald. If she considers anyone in Eorzea her enemy, it would be this woman.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Erik Mynhier]]''' - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently recovered from an illness that nearly costed him his life, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Frhanz'ir Kirche]]''' - An Elezen alchemist she sought out in Ul'Dah when she was searching for alternative ways to heal her brother than conjury. He seemed a friendly sort, and offered her much insight regarding Gharen's injuries without even seeing him, only based on Roen's descriptions. Because of his history with Kage Kiryuu, Roen may trust him enough to bring him to Gharen's side, in hopes of trying to help in her brother's recovery.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen met him at the market place, and eventually sought him out for lessons in battle. She has found him to be a patient and generous teacher, and after an assassination attempt on her life, he offered her his friendship as well. She had come to realize she was developing feelings for the man, but alas it was not meant to be. Recently she has been given evidence that he may be her brother, putting her feelings for him in a new light. She has been caring for him day and night of late, since his release from a mysterious Garlean woman who held him captive and tortured him for weeks. He has not returned the same man since, but Roen is determined to help him recover from the horrendous ordeal.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Isandor Shadowhaven]]''' - A Duskwight noble who joined the Consortium soon after she did, his sharp-tongued demeanor and judgmental disposition made her uneasy at first. But discovering the hardships that his people endured and the circumstances that forced him to seek aid above ground, she has become sympathetic to his cause. And he has since called her friend and stood with her against her previous employer when she was dismissed. He also quit the Consortium in a show of solidarity.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting. In their most recent encounter, Jajara shared an insight about Roen's feelings for her brother, which gave her much comfort and confidence in protecting her sibling. The two have promised to go on a fishing trip together when the troubles have passed.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - A brave and loyal lalafell gladiator that Natalie initially assigned to Roen as her first apprentice. Roen was clueless at first on how to proceed, but the two have become friends since. Their bond grew even more so when they underwent the Trials of Sultansworn together. Roen trusts this lalafell, despite the fact that occasionally his best intentions seem to get people in trouble.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right. In their most recent meeting, Kiht aided Roen in tracking down someone Roen needed to find, and Roen will forever be grateful to her.

: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font>''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]'' - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Initially considered a suspect, Roen found her very intimidating and cold at first. But since being taken under her wing as her apprentice, Roen has come to respect her for her unconventional ways, as well as the woman's inner strength that sometimes causes her to make reckless decisions. After a recent encounter in which Roen confessed her Garlean heritage, Roen has come to see Natalie has a true friend and would trust her with her life.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nazeru Auronas]]''' - A free paladin she met on the streets of Ul'dah, her quick-witted and free spirited personality appealed to Roen quickly. Nazeru admitted early that she had feelings for Roen; she was very open about her womanizing ways. But when Roen was unable to return the same feelings, both resolved to be good friends. Roen seems to easily relax and laugh around this woman, and considers her one of her most trusted friends. She has not really spoken to her in many moons and misses her company and insight.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - An Immortal Flame Sergeant who recently contacted Roen about Erik. He claimed Erik may be in danger and he needed to talk to Gharen in order to contact The Resistance. But when Roen brought Osric to see Gharen, Osric delivered grim tidings to the siblings instead, regarding impending danger from the Brass Blades and the Syndicate. Roen now considers the Sergeant a reluctant ally.

: <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - Roen sought this silver haired hyur woman out when Gharen disappeared, for her name was one of two he had listed as trusted allies. But in their joint effort to rescue Gharen, they have been at odds, Qaeli's wrath being quick, her tongue cold and cutting regarding Roen's idealism and methods. But Qaeli's fierce loyalty to her brother is something Roen cannot deny, so she has continued to keep Qaeli's company, at least until Gharen recovers.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Siha Xinkei]]''' - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha her Oath-sister, and while they have been absent in each other's lives for many moons now, their bond has never suffered.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Sila Neve]]''' - An eccentric Elezen woman who found Roen while she was caring for Gharen. She has come to Roen's aid in providing what knowledge and resources she can offer to help in Gharen's recovery. She has also quietly confessed to Roen about her feelings for her brother, which Roen does not know what to do with. But she does trust that Miss Sila has her brother's best interest at heart.

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== History ==

<spoiler>
Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien van Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia van Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

== Recent Events ==

<spoiler>
When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans are not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

But the investigation into her family's lineage was cut short when a man disguised as a beggar approached Roen and tried to kill her. After extensive questioning, the would-be assassin could only reveal that a masked man had hired him, using a cursed dagger to coerce him magically. The day after he was apprehended, Roen's attacker hung himself while incarcerated, and the trail has gone cold since.

Due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the investigation, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Breven Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This is when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rock all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns, her free paladin trainer. But the Sultansworn who had previously investigated her took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice in order that she might continue Roen's paladin training.

Since, Roen has also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believes them to serve the people of Eorzea, although perhaps through unconventional means.
</spoiler>

== OOC Notes ==

This wiki page contains HUGE spoilers about Roen's past, especially in the history section. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

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C'kayah Tia

2014-04-16T19:03:44Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) */

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| gender = Male
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| race = Miqo'te
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| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 29
| stat_3 = Height
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| stat_4 = Date of birth
| stat_4_value = 12th sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
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| stat_6_value = Monday, Friday from 8-12 PM Pacific, occasional weekends
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== Character ==

=== General ===

'''C'kayah Tia''' (''Ka-kai-yah Tea-ah'') is an active, vigorous Seeker of the Sun living in the city-state of Ul'dah. Somewhat "urbanized" compared to many of the Coeurl tribe, he typifies the sort of energetic Tia who leaves to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]] and decides that it's pretty nice out there. Very distinctly not a hero, he walks that grey area between mere decadence and villainy.

'''Note: C'kayah does not have the Echo, nor is a part of the Scions. He has no information on anything relating to the events portrayed in the game.'''

=== Appearance ===

<blockquote>
"I am tall for a Miqo'te, and I have always been blessed with swift feet and an athletic build. My coarse brown hair is unruly, like my father's, so I tend to keep it braided. My eyebrows, which are fine, I get from my mother, as I do my eyes. While I do not dress like a tribal Couerl - I am too fond of stylish urban Miqo'te fashion - my mannerisms sometimes give away my affiliations."
</blockquote>

[[File:C-finalOriginalsmallest.jpg]]

=== Behavior ===

Despite his tribal background, C'kayah has adapted to civilized society like a fish to water. He is curious, energetic, and adventurous, with the sort of overweening fondness for the trappings of civilization that sometimes develops in civilized barbarians. While he likes to portray himself as a the same carefree Miqo that he's always been, living through the Calamity has affected him, making him more aware that ignoring a threat does not make that threat go away. He doesn't tell anyone, but the last five years have seen him apply himself to study (of healing, of history, and of politics) with a diligence that is quite unlike him.

== Combat ==

=== General ===

Originally trained in his tribe as a hunter, he has some skill with the bow. While he picked up the sword during the Calamity, he considers himself only knowledgable enough to get himself into trouble. His study of conjury has enabled him to develop some of the offensive means of using aetherial power, though he does not readily admit this. His overall philosophy of combat is that it is best to engage an enemy in a way that he knows they have been defeated before they are even aware that they are in combat.

<blockquote>
"If I am in a fair fight, then I have done something terribly, terribly wrong."
</blockquote>

== Tendencies ==

<blockquote>
"Likes/Dislikes: I like to roam, and I like to return. I like good food, fine wine, witty conversation with intelligent people, beautiful women (oh? Did you think that a Tia, by not breeding, has no knowledge of women?), and comfortable living. I like subtle and thought-provoking poetry and philosophy. Dislikes? I am not fond of Elezen, or at least those Elezen who maintain that the rest of us are merely invaders in their world. I dislike limitations. I dislike foolish behavior, maudlin sentimentality and boredom. Most of all, though, I dislike an empty purse."
</blockquote>

=== Likes ===

::*Good food and drink
::*Exploring the outdoors
::*Playful and fun people
::*Clever conversation
::*Romance
::*Music
::*Sunlight
::*Cooking

=== Dislikes ===

::*Cold weather
::*Being caught in the rain
::*Authority figures
::*Betrayal
::*Small-minded people
::*Limitations
::*Being poor
::*Garleans

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*He's a pretty decent hunter with good tracking skills
::*He's becoming quite a good healer and a conjurer adept
::*He's a good singer
::*He's a surprisingly good cook

=== Other ===

::*Despite the impression he gives, he has a very strategic mind and loves to plan
::*He is a connoisseur of good wines and strong drink, though he dislikes beers and ales
::*He has a weakness for beautiful women and is easily swayed and manipulated by them

== Relationships ==

=== Family ===

<blockquote>
"My parents are C'xin Nunh and C'issapa Oya. My father is very conservative, holding to the "eternal ways of of Coeurl Tribe". My mother... is something of a free spirit. They said that she has Keeper blood in her, which I suppose means that I have it as well. My own wandering feet I have certainly inherited from her. Other relatives? You know how it is in a Seeker tribe, especially one such as the Coeurls. I have many relatives, many siblings by my father, yet none (that I know of) by my mother. Some I got along with very well, and we exchange letters to this day, though I have not seen any of my siblings since I left to Hunt the World, twelve years ago."
</blockquote>

::*'''C'xin Nunh:''' C'kayah's father. C'xin is extremely conservative, and expects C'kayah to uphold the traditions of the tribe. Often distant with his children, C'xin nevertheless takes an active interest in their lives.
::*'''C'issapa Oya:''' C'kayah's mother. C'issapa is an extremely free-spirited and free-thinking woman whose sharp canines and large eyes betray a mixed ancestry. C'issapa reveres Menphina, and it is from her that C'kayah developed his own devotion to the diety. C'kayah and C'issapa have always been extremely close.
::*'''The rest:''' As is common with Seeker tribes, C'kayah has many brothers and sisters.

=== Other Relationships ===

<blockquote>
"I suppose my natural disposition is to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness."
</blockquote>

::*'''[[Erik Mynhier]]:''' Erik is everything C'kayah is not: tall, noble and virtuous. Despite all of that, C'kayah finds himself enjoying the big Hyur's company, possibly due to Erik's loyalty towards Siha. Since his death and return, however, he has heard rumors of troubling behavior.
::*'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''' C'kayah met this Lalafell while trying to reverse the effects of Natalie's tempering. The pair bonded over their shared interest in helping her, and have since become fast friends.
::*'''[[Liana Blu]]:''' Thal to Suri's Nald, C'kayah has nothing but admiration for her. He once harbored hopes of something more, but she rebuked him. After Suri's departure, they have since pursued an odd relationship - not friends, not lovers, but something else.
::*'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]:''' A dedicated Sultansworn Paladin who had subjected him to an in-depth investigation. Over the course of the investigation, the pair developed feelings for each other. This has blossomed into an extremely strong relationship. C'kayah loves and trusts her more than anyone else.
::*'''[[Siha Xinkei]]:''' A scrappy little Keeper girl who was rejected by her family, Siha has managed to touch a genuine spot of compassion in his decadent heart. He is concerned about the path she is walking since Erik's death.
::*'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''' An extremely attractive Seeker whom C'kayah's developed strong feelings for.
::*'''[[Surilian Blu]]:''' A young Keeper who's somehow managed to kindle extremely strong (and completely unexpected) feelings in him. A characteristically ham-handed declaration of those feelings has driven her away, much to his despair.

C'kayah and Natalie are currently engaged in a relationship loosely modeled after a traditional Seeker group.

== Rumors ==

<blockquote>
"You may have heard that I am a smuggler, though I do not care for that term. Some have called me a thief, but I must point out that those who slander me with such terms have never been able to prove their accusations in court."
</blockquote>

=== Common Rumors (Easily Overheard) ===

::*"Him? He's a lush. Spends all his time drinking and feasting and wenching." - '''Ul'dahn wine-seller'''
::*"Do you know the word ''débrouillard''? No? Pity. I think it applies in his case." - '''Gridanian dye-maker'''

=== Moderate Rumors (Uncommonly Overheard) ===

::*"He's a fantastic cook. That's all I'll say on the matter." - '''Ul'dahn courtesan'''
::*"An easy mark. I took him for every gil he had." - '''Lominsan courtesan-thief'''
::*"One of these days I'm going to catch him red-handed!" - '''Ul'dahn Sultansword'''

=== Rare Rumors (Very Difficult to Discover) ===

::*"He's always taking things from place to place. From the way he handles some of them, they're not just spices and coffee..." - '''Gridanian courtesan'''

=== PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) ===

::*"Beneath all of the jokes and the attitude, there's a good heart, a better heart than most possess but I think he's afraid of something that makes him hide behind all of that." - [[Siha Xinkei]]

::*"He is a mystery, to be certain. But I have seen the way he cares for people he loves, and that speaks volumes of the man he is inside. That is enough for me." - [[Roen Deneith]]

::*"He's far more than his feather headed playboy image let's on. Of all the would be vipers slithering in Ul'dah's shadows, Kayah is far and away the most dangerous... next to me of course." - [[Torken Queb]]

::*"I can appreciate a good liar when I see one. I like him! Not sure if I still would if I had something to my name, though..." - [[Chokho Viqqoh]]

::*"He's got a good and loving heart, I could not ask for a better man to call friend than him. One day, the complications will cease and I'll stop seeing him and Natalie getting into arguments." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]

::*"The only one I fear, and the only one I love" - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

== History/Timeline ==

=== 1548-1565 Childhood/adolescence ===

C'kayah was born into a sept of the Coeurl Tribe in the deserts around Ul'dah, C'kayah (like many Seekers) both loved the security of his enormous extended family and chafed at the restrictions imposed by them. Coeurl tribe children typically join a ''ton'' at adolescence, leaning to fill an adult's role with the tribe. With his love of wandering, he chose the Hunter's ton, learning the skills of tracking and shooting and enjoying the freedom that tramping through the wilderness provided. On his seventeenth name-day, he left his sept to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]], a Coeurl "travelling ritual".

=== 1565-1572 The carefree life ===

Initially upon leaving his tribe, Ul'dah drew him in, as it draws in so many. When he first arrived he had no money, so life was hard for him. His skills were ill-suited toward gaining a living within the city, so he found himself earning his way through mercenary work, caravan-guarding and the like. Along the way he developed his rudimentary Couerl medical talents, becoming a decent frontier medic. Ul'dah is a decadent place, and he took to this decadence wholeheartedly, especially after attracting the notice of A'rela Nereh, a wealthy silver merchant. Twice his age and a notorious consumer of attractive young Miqo'te, he briefly became her lover while she, in turn, taught him to appreciate the comforts of civilization as well as the importance of connections, though he did not appreciate ''that'' lesson until years later. Back on his own when her attentions wandered, he began to supplement his income by smuggling and theft and soon grew wealthy enough to enjoy life in Ul'dah. All good things must come to an end, however, and he was chased out of that city in his eighteenth year.

Over the next few years, he made his way across the world, spending most of his time around Limsa Lominsa and Gridania. Like Ul'dah, these places combined plentiful opportunities for acquiring money with a wealth of pleasures on which to spend it. By this time he had developed a grab bag of competencies, allowing him to get by while avoiding the tedium of a full-time occupation: smuggling, petty theft (though never more than his victims could afford), fixing (in the sense of ''arranging'' matters), and even the occasional legitimate job. In Gridania he met his first real love, a young thief who called herself S'aitei Koei - an obvious pseudonym. Another Ul'dan refuge, S'aitei was an escaped slave with the lash scars on her back to prove the cruelty of that institution to him. Their intense and unconventional affair lasted nearly three years, consuming them until they could no longer sustain it, like coal burned to ash. They remained close friends afterwards, and much of his apparent arrested adolescence and inveterate womanizing could be considered his heart yearning to return to those three devastating years.

=== 1572/0-Present Calamity ===

C'kayah did not take the Garlean threat seriously at first, considering such politics to be inconsequential to him. As the clouds of war gathered, however, he began to see how he may be affected. Like many in Gridania, he learned to handle a sword in anticipation of a Garlean invasion of the city proper, though he remained in the city when the Gridanians set out for Cartaneau.

Like all who survived the Calamity, the devastation wrought by Bahamut and the red moon shocked him, giving him the full measure of the Garlean threat. He awaited the end with the other Gridanians, and when it did not come, he lent his aid as a medic to the streams of refugees and survivors. The event opened his eyes to the larger concerns of the world.

S'aitei disappeared during this time, and he presumes she died in the calamity. He nurtures a slow-burning hatred of the Garleans as a result of her loss.

In the aftermath of the Calamity, he gradually returned to his old ways. Smuggling and ''fixing'', in his mind, were good ways to both help those who lacked what they needed while also giving him the money he desired. He has recently managed to placate the Ul'dahn Syndicate and was allowed to return to that city, where he began to give up his wandering life. Gathering a number of talented criminals, he began to contract out their services as the Nald'Thal's Hand Social Club. Once the Club reached a significant size and level of power, he left it in the hands of his old lieutenant, a Seeker woman named [[Emelie Annel]], to pursue other opportunities. The Club currently operates out of [http://laughinglady.enjin.com/| The Laughing Lady], a tavern known for its underworld ties.

==Character Addenda==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
! scope="col" width="750px" | '''<u>OOC Notes</u>'''
! scope="col" width="750px" | '''<u>IC Connections</u>'''
|- valign="top"
| <dl>
<dt><u>''Character Soundtrack'':</u>
<dd>- ((None at this time))
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><u>''Character Inspirations'':</u>
<dd>- Giacomo Casanova, an adventurer in many senses of the word.
<dd>- The Grey Mouser (from Fritz Leiber)
<dd>- Elim Garek (from Star Trek DS9), mainly in his love of clever conversation
|| <dl>
<dt><u>''Your character might know C'kayah from:''</u>
<dd>- Smuggling- C'kayah has done quite a bit of this, mainly between Gridania/The Shroud and Limsa Lominsa/La Noscea. Perhaps you needed something that he was able to acquire for you. Perhaps you stole something that he was able to fence for you.
<dd>- Romance- C'kayah is a notorious flirt and womanizer. Perhaps you had a fling with him in the past. Perhaps a friend or relative did. Perhaps you are angry with him as a result?
</dl>
|}

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

C'kayah Tia

2014-04-16T19:03:10Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) */

{{Infobox-character
| name = C'kayah Tia
| image = CKayah Tia.png
| imagewidth = 250
| caption =
| title =
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Tribe
| stat_1_value = Coeurl tribe of the Sagolii
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 29
| stat_3 = Height
| stat_3_value = 5 fulm 6 ilm
| stat_4 = Date of birth
| stat_4_value = 12th sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
| stat_5 = Server
| stat_5_value = Balmung
| stat_6 = In game
| stat_6_value = Monday, Friday from 8-12 PM Pacific, occasional weekends
}}

== Character ==

=== General ===

'''C'kayah Tia''' (''Ka-kai-yah Tea-ah'') is an active, vigorous Seeker of the Sun living in the city-state of Ul'dah. Somewhat "urbanized" compared to many of the Coeurl tribe, he typifies the sort of energetic Tia who leaves to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]] and decides that it's pretty nice out there. Very distinctly not a hero, he walks that grey area between mere decadence and villainy.

'''Note: C'kayah does not have the Echo, nor is a part of the Scions. He has no information on anything relating to the events portrayed in the game.'''

=== Appearance ===

<blockquote>
"I am tall for a Miqo'te, and I have always been blessed with swift feet and an athletic build. My coarse brown hair is unruly, like my father's, so I tend to keep it braided. My eyebrows, which are fine, I get from my mother, as I do my eyes. While I do not dress like a tribal Couerl - I am too fond of stylish urban Miqo'te fashion - my mannerisms sometimes give away my affiliations."
</blockquote>

[[File:C-finalOriginalsmallest.jpg]]

=== Behavior ===

Despite his tribal background, C'kayah has adapted to civilized society like a fish to water. He is curious, energetic, and adventurous, with the sort of overweening fondness for the trappings of civilization that sometimes develops in civilized barbarians. While he likes to portray himself as a the same carefree Miqo that he's always been, living through the Calamity has affected him, making him more aware that ignoring a threat does not make that threat go away. He doesn't tell anyone, but the last five years have seen him apply himself to study (of healing, of history, and of politics) with a diligence that is quite unlike him.

== Combat ==

=== General ===

Originally trained in his tribe as a hunter, he has some skill with the bow. While he picked up the sword during the Calamity, he considers himself only knowledgable enough to get himself into trouble. His study of conjury has enabled him to develop some of the offensive means of using aetherial power, though he does not readily admit this. His overall philosophy of combat is that it is best to engage an enemy in a way that he knows they have been defeated before they are even aware that they are in combat.

<blockquote>
"If I am in a fair fight, then I have done something terribly, terribly wrong."
</blockquote>

== Tendencies ==

<blockquote>
"Likes/Dislikes: I like to roam, and I like to return. I like good food, fine wine, witty conversation with intelligent people, beautiful women (oh? Did you think that a Tia, by not breeding, has no knowledge of women?), and comfortable living. I like subtle and thought-provoking poetry and philosophy. Dislikes? I am not fond of Elezen, or at least those Elezen who maintain that the rest of us are merely invaders in their world. I dislike limitations. I dislike foolish behavior, maudlin sentimentality and boredom. Most of all, though, I dislike an empty purse."
</blockquote>

=== Likes ===

::*Good food and drink
::*Exploring the outdoors
::*Playful and fun people
::*Clever conversation
::*Romance
::*Music
::*Sunlight
::*Cooking

=== Dislikes ===

::*Cold weather
::*Being caught in the rain
::*Authority figures
::*Betrayal
::*Small-minded people
::*Limitations
::*Being poor
::*Garleans

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*He's a pretty decent hunter with good tracking skills
::*He's becoming quite a good healer and a conjurer adept
::*He's a good singer
::*He's a surprisingly good cook

=== Other ===

::*Despite the impression he gives, he has a very strategic mind and loves to plan
::*He is a connoisseur of good wines and strong drink, though he dislikes beers and ales
::*He has a weakness for beautiful women and is easily swayed and manipulated by them

== Relationships ==

=== Family ===

<blockquote>
"My parents are C'xin Nunh and C'issapa Oya. My father is very conservative, holding to the "eternal ways of of Coeurl Tribe". My mother... is something of a free spirit. They said that she has Keeper blood in her, which I suppose means that I have it as well. My own wandering feet I have certainly inherited from her. Other relatives? You know how it is in a Seeker tribe, especially one such as the Coeurls. I have many relatives, many siblings by my father, yet none (that I know of) by my mother. Some I got along with very well, and we exchange letters to this day, though I have not seen any of my siblings since I left to Hunt the World, twelve years ago."
</blockquote>

::*'''C'xin Nunh:''' C'kayah's father. C'xin is extremely conservative, and expects C'kayah to uphold the traditions of the tribe. Often distant with his children, C'xin nevertheless takes an active interest in their lives.
::*'''C'issapa Oya:''' C'kayah's mother. C'issapa is an extremely free-spirited and free-thinking woman whose sharp canines and large eyes betray a mixed ancestry. C'issapa reveres Menphina, and it is from her that C'kayah developed his own devotion to the diety. C'kayah and C'issapa have always been extremely close.
::*'''The rest:''' As is common with Seeker tribes, C'kayah has many brothers and sisters.

=== Other Relationships ===

<blockquote>
"I suppose my natural disposition is to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness."
</blockquote>

::*'''[[Erik Mynhier]]:''' Erik is everything C'kayah is not: tall, noble and virtuous. Despite all of that, C'kayah finds himself enjoying the big Hyur's company, possibly due to Erik's loyalty towards Siha. Since his death and return, however, he has heard rumors of troubling behavior.
::*'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''' C'kayah met this Lalafell while trying to reverse the effects of Natalie's tempering. The pair bonded over their shared interest in helping her, and have since become fast friends.
::*'''[[Liana Blu]]:''' Thal to Suri's Nald, C'kayah has nothing but admiration for her. He once harbored hopes of something more, but she rebuked him. After Suri's departure, they have since pursued an odd relationship - not friends, not lovers, but something else.
::*'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]:''' A dedicated Sultansworn Paladin who had subjected him to an in-depth investigation. Over the course of the investigation, the pair developed feelings for each other. This has blossomed into an extremely strong relationship. C'kayah loves and trusts her more than anyone else.
::*'''[[Siha Xinkei]]:''' A scrappy little Keeper girl who was rejected by her family, Siha has managed to touch a genuine spot of compassion in his decadent heart. He is concerned about the path she is walking since Erik's death.
::*'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''' An extremely attractive Seeker whom C'kayah's developed strong feelings for.
::*'''[[Surilian Blu]]:''' A young Keeper who's somehow managed to kindle extremely strong (and completely unexpected) feelings in him. A characteristically ham-handed declaration of those feelings has driven her away, much to his despair.

C'kayah and Natalie are currently engaged in a relationship loosely modeled after a traditional Seeker group.

== Rumors ==

<blockquote>
"You may have heard that I am a smuggler, though I do not care for that term. Some have called me a thief, but I must point out that those who slander me with such terms have never been able to prove their accusations in court."
</blockquote>

=== Common Rumors (Easily Overheard) ===

::*"Him? He's a lush. Spends all his time drinking and feasting and wenching." - '''Ul'dahn wine-seller'''
::*"Do you know the word ''débrouillard''? No? Pity. I think it applies in his case." - '''Gridanian dye-maker'''

=== Moderate Rumors (Uncommonly Overheard) ===

::*"He's a fantastic cook. That's all I'll say on the matter." - '''Ul'dahn courtesan'''
::*"An easy mark. I took him for every gil he had." - '''Lominsan courtesan-thief'''
::*"One of these days I'm going to catch him red-handed!" - '''Ul'dahn Sultansword'''

=== Rare Rumors (Very Difficult to Discover) ===

::*"He's always taking things from place to place. From the way he handles some of them, they're not just spices and coffee..." - '''Gridanian courtesan'''

=== PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) ===

::*"Beneath all of the jokes and the attitude, there's a good heart, a better heart than most possess but I think he's afraid of something that makes him hide behind all of that." - [[Siha Xinkei]]

::*"He is a mystery, to be certain. But I have seen the way he cares for people he loves, and that speaks volumes of the man he is inside. That is enough for me." - [[Roen Deneith]]

::*"He's far more than his feather headed playboy image let's on. Of all the would be vipers slithering in Ul'dah's shadows, Kayah is far and away the most dangerous... next to me of course." - [[Torken Queb]]

::*"I can appreciate a good liar when I see one. I like him! Not sure if I still would if I had something to my name, though..." - [[Chokho Viqqoh]]

::*"He's got a good and loving heart, I could not ask for a better man to call friend than him. One day, the complications will cease and I'll stop seeing him and Natalie getting into arguments." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]

::*"The only person I fear, and the only one I love" - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

== History/Timeline ==

=== 1548-1565 Childhood/adolescence ===

C'kayah was born into a sept of the Coeurl Tribe in the deserts around Ul'dah, C'kayah (like many Seekers) both loved the security of his enormous extended family and chafed at the restrictions imposed by them. Coeurl tribe children typically join a ''ton'' at adolescence, leaning to fill an adult's role with the tribe. With his love of wandering, he chose the Hunter's ton, learning the skills of tracking and shooting and enjoying the freedom that tramping through the wilderness provided. On his seventeenth name-day, he left his sept to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]], a Coeurl "travelling ritual".

=== 1565-1572 The carefree life ===

Initially upon leaving his tribe, Ul'dah drew him in, as it draws in so many. When he first arrived he had no money, so life was hard for him. His skills were ill-suited toward gaining a living within the city, so he found himself earning his way through mercenary work, caravan-guarding and the like. Along the way he developed his rudimentary Couerl medical talents, becoming a decent frontier medic. Ul'dah is a decadent place, and he took to this decadence wholeheartedly, especially after attracting the notice of A'rela Nereh, a wealthy silver merchant. Twice his age and a notorious consumer of attractive young Miqo'te, he briefly became her lover while she, in turn, taught him to appreciate the comforts of civilization as well as the importance of connections, though he did not appreciate ''that'' lesson until years later. Back on his own when her attentions wandered, he began to supplement his income by smuggling and theft and soon grew wealthy enough to enjoy life in Ul'dah. All good things must come to an end, however, and he was chased out of that city in his eighteenth year.

Over the next few years, he made his way across the world, spending most of his time around Limsa Lominsa and Gridania. Like Ul'dah, these places combined plentiful opportunities for acquiring money with a wealth of pleasures on which to spend it. By this time he had developed a grab bag of competencies, allowing him to get by while avoiding the tedium of a full-time occupation: smuggling, petty theft (though never more than his victims could afford), fixing (in the sense of ''arranging'' matters), and even the occasional legitimate job. In Gridania he met his first real love, a young thief who called herself S'aitei Koei - an obvious pseudonym. Another Ul'dan refuge, S'aitei was an escaped slave with the lash scars on her back to prove the cruelty of that institution to him. Their intense and unconventional affair lasted nearly three years, consuming them until they could no longer sustain it, like coal burned to ash. They remained close friends afterwards, and much of his apparent arrested adolescence and inveterate womanizing could be considered his heart yearning to return to those three devastating years.

=== 1572/0-Present Calamity ===

C'kayah did not take the Garlean threat seriously at first, considering such politics to be inconsequential to him. As the clouds of war gathered, however, he began to see how he may be affected. Like many in Gridania, he learned to handle a sword in anticipation of a Garlean invasion of the city proper, though he remained in the city when the Gridanians set out for Cartaneau.

Like all who survived the Calamity, the devastation wrought by Bahamut and the red moon shocked him, giving him the full measure of the Garlean threat. He awaited the end with the other Gridanians, and when it did not come, he lent his aid as a medic to the streams of refugees and survivors. The event opened his eyes to the larger concerns of the world.

S'aitei disappeared during this time, and he presumes she died in the calamity. He nurtures a slow-burning hatred of the Garleans as a result of her loss.

In the aftermath of the Calamity, he gradually returned to his old ways. Smuggling and ''fixing'', in his mind, were good ways to both help those who lacked what they needed while also giving him the money he desired. He has recently managed to placate the Ul'dahn Syndicate and was allowed to return to that city, where he began to give up his wandering life. Gathering a number of talented criminals, he began to contract out their services as the Nald'Thal's Hand Social Club. Once the Club reached a significant size and level of power, he left it in the hands of his old lieutenant, a Seeker woman named [[Emelie Annel]], to pursue other opportunities. The Club currently operates out of [http://laughinglady.enjin.com/| The Laughing Lady], a tavern known for its underworld ties.

==Character Addenda==
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
! scope="col" width="750px" | '''<u>OOC Notes</u>'''
! scope="col" width="750px" | '''<u>IC Connections</u>'''
|- valign="top"
| <dl>
<dt><u>''Character Soundtrack'':</u>
<dd>- ((None at this time))
</dl>
<dl>
<dt><u>''Character Inspirations'':</u>
<dd>- Giacomo Casanova, an adventurer in many senses of the word.
<dd>- The Grey Mouser (from Fritz Leiber)
<dd>- Elim Garek (from Star Trek DS9), mainly in his love of clever conversation
|| <dl>
<dt><u>''Your character might know C'kayah from:''</u>
<dd>- Smuggling- C'kayah has done quite a bit of this, mainly between Gridania/The Shroud and Limsa Lominsa/La Noscea. Perhaps you needed something that he was able to acquire for you. Perhaps you stole something that he was able to fence for you.
<dd>- Romance- C'kayah is a notorious flirt and womanizer. Perhaps you had a fling with him in the past. Perhaps a friend or relative did. Perhaps you are angry with him as a result?
</dl>
|}

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

C'kayah Tia

2014-04-16T18:50:54Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) */

{{Infobox-character
| name = C'kayah Tia
| image = CKayah Tia.png
| imagewidth = 250
| caption =
| title =
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seeker of the Sun
| stat_1 = Tribe
| stat_1_value = Coeurl tribe of the Sagolii
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 29
| stat_3 = Height
| stat_3_value = 5 fulm 6 ilm
| stat_4 = Date of birth
| stat_4_value = 12th sun of the 5th Umbral Moon
| stat_5 = Server
| stat_5_value = Balmung
| stat_6 = In game
| stat_6_value = Monday, Friday from 8-12 PM Pacific, occasional weekends
}}

== Character ==

=== General ===

'''C'kayah Tia''' (''Ka-kai-yah Tea-ah'') is an active, vigorous Seeker of the Sun living in the city-state of Ul'dah. Somewhat "urbanized" compared to many of the Coeurl tribe, he typifies the sort of energetic Tia who leaves to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]] and decides that it's pretty nice out there. Very distinctly not a hero, he walks that grey area between mere decadence and villainy.

'''Note: C'kayah does not have the Echo, nor is a part of the Scions. He has no information on anything relating to the events portrayed in the game.'''

=== Appearance ===

<blockquote>
"I am tall for a Miqo'te, and I have always been blessed with swift feet and an athletic build. My coarse brown hair is unruly, like my father's, so I tend to keep it braided. My eyebrows, which are fine, I get from my mother, as I do my eyes. While I do not dress like a tribal Couerl - I am too fond of stylish urban Miqo'te fashion - my mannerisms sometimes give away my affiliations."
</blockquote>

[[File:C-finalOriginalsmallest.jpg]]

=== Behavior ===

Despite his tribal background, C'kayah has adapted to civilized society like a fish to water. He is curious, energetic, and adventurous, with the sort of overweening fondness for the trappings of civilization that sometimes develops in civilized barbarians. While he likes to portray himself as a the same carefree Miqo that he's always been, living through the Calamity has affected him, making him more aware that ignoring a threat does not make that threat go away. He doesn't tell anyone, but the last five years have seen him apply himself to study (of healing, of history, and of politics) with a diligence that is quite unlike him.

== Combat ==

=== General ===

Originally trained in his tribe as a hunter, he has some skill with the bow. While he picked up the sword during the Calamity, he considers himself only knowledgable enough to get himself into trouble. His study of conjury has enabled him to develop some of the offensive means of using aetherial power, though he does not readily admit this. His overall philosophy of combat is that it is best to engage an enemy in a way that he knows they have been defeated before they are even aware that they are in combat.

<blockquote>
"If I am in a fair fight, then I have done something terribly, terribly wrong."
</blockquote>

== Tendencies ==

<blockquote>
"Likes/Dislikes: I like to roam, and I like to return. I like good food, fine wine, witty conversation with intelligent people, beautiful women (oh? Did you think that a Tia, by not breeding, has no knowledge of women?), and comfortable living. I like subtle and thought-provoking poetry and philosophy. Dislikes? I am not fond of Elezen, or at least those Elezen who maintain that the rest of us are merely invaders in their world. I dislike limitations. I dislike foolish behavior, maudlin sentimentality and boredom. Most of all, though, I dislike an empty purse."
</blockquote>

=== Likes ===

::*Good food and drink
::*Exploring the outdoors
::*Playful and fun people
::*Clever conversation
::*Romance
::*Music
::*Sunlight
::*Cooking

=== Dislikes ===

::*Cold weather
::*Being caught in the rain
::*Authority figures
::*Betrayal
::*Small-minded people
::*Limitations
::*Being poor
::*Garleans

=== Hobbies/Talents ===

::*He's a pretty decent hunter with good tracking skills
::*He's becoming quite a good healer and a conjurer adept
::*He's a good singer
::*He's a surprisingly good cook

=== Other ===

::*Despite the impression he gives, he has a very strategic mind and loves to plan
::*He is a connoisseur of good wines and strong drink, though he dislikes beers and ales
::*He has a weakness for beautiful women and is easily swayed and manipulated by them

== Relationships ==

=== Family ===

<blockquote>
"My parents are C'xin Nunh and C'issapa Oya. My father is very conservative, holding to the "eternal ways of of Coeurl Tribe". My mother... is something of a free spirit. They said that she has Keeper blood in her, which I suppose means that I have it as well. My own wandering feet I have certainly inherited from her. Other relatives? You know how it is in a Seeker tribe, especially one such as the Coeurls. I have many relatives, many siblings by my father, yet none (that I know of) by my mother. Some I got along with very well, and we exchange letters to this day, though I have not seen any of my siblings since I left to Hunt the World, twelve years ago."
</blockquote>

::*'''C'xin Nunh:''' C'kayah's father. C'xin is extremely conservative, and expects C'kayah to uphold the traditions of the tribe. Often distant with his children, C'xin nevertheless takes an active interest in their lives.
::*'''C'issapa Oya:''' C'kayah's mother. C'issapa is an extremely free-spirited and free-thinking woman whose sharp canines and large eyes betray a mixed ancestry. C'issapa reveres Menphina, and it is from her that C'kayah developed his own devotion to the diety. C'kayah and C'issapa have always been extremely close.
::*'''The rest:''' As is common with Seeker tribes, C'kayah has many brothers and sisters.

=== Other Relationships ===

<blockquote>
"I suppose my natural disposition is to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness."
</blockquote>

::*'''[[Erik Mynhier]]:''' Erik is everything C'kayah is not: tall, noble and virtuous. Despite all of that, C'kayah finds himself enjoying the big Hyur's company, possibly due to Erik's loyalty towards Siha. Since his death and return, however, he has heard rumors of troubling behavior.
::*'''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''' C'kayah met this Lalafell while trying to reverse the effects of Natalie's tempering. The pair bonded over their shared interest in helping her, and have since become fast friends.
::*'''[[Liana Blu]]:''' Thal to Suri's Nald, C'kayah has nothing but admiration for her. He once harbored hopes of something more, but she rebuked him. After Suri's departure, they have since pursued an odd relationship - not friends, not lovers, but something else.
::*'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]:''' A dedicated Sultansworn Paladin who had subjected him to an in-depth investigation. Over the course of the investigation, the pair developed feelings for each other. This has blossomed into an extremely strong relationship. C'kayah loves and trusts her more than anyone else.
::*'''[[Siha Xinkei]]:''' A scrappy little Keeper girl who was rejected by her family, Siha has managed to touch a genuine spot of compassion in his decadent heart. He is concerned about the path she is walking since Erik's death.
::*'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''' An extremely attractive Seeker whom C'kayah's developed strong feelings for.
::*'''[[Surilian Blu]]:''' A young Keeper who's somehow managed to kindle extremely strong (and completely unexpected) feelings in him. A characteristically ham-handed declaration of those feelings has driven her away, much to his despair.

C'kayah and Natalie are currently engaged in a relationship loosely modeled after a traditional Seeker group.

== Rumors ==

<blockquote>
"You may have heard that I am a smuggler, though I do not care for that term. Some have called me a thief, but I must point out that those who slander me with such terms have never been able to prove their accusations in court."
</blockquote>

=== Common Rumors (Easily Overheard) ===

::*"Him? He's a lush. Spends all his time drinking and feasting and wenching." - '''Ul'dahn wine-seller'''
::*"Do you know the word ''débrouillard''? No? Pity. I think it applies in his case." - '''Gridanian dye-maker'''

=== Moderate Rumors (Uncommonly Overheard) ===

::*"He's a fantastic cook. That's all I'll say on the matter." - '''Ul'dahn courtesan'''
::*"An easy mark. I took him for every gil he had." - '''Lominsan courtesan-thief'''
::*"One of these days I'm going to catch him red-handed!" - '''Ul'dahn Sultansword'''

=== Rare Rumors (Very Difficult to Discover) ===

::*"He's always taking things from place to place. From the way he handles some of them, they're not just spices and coffee..." - '''Gridanian courtesan'''

=== PC Rumors (Feel Free to Add IC Rumors) ===

::*"Beneath all of the jokes and the attitude, there's a good heart, a better heart than most possess but I think he's afraid of something that makes him hide behind all of that." - [[Siha Xinkei]]

::*"He is a mystery, to be certain. But I have seen the way he cares for people he loves, and that speaks volumes of the man he is inside. That is enough for me." - [[Roen Deneith]]

::*"He's far more than his feather headed playboy image let's on. Of all the would be vipers slithering in Ul'dah's shadows, Kayah is far and away the most dangerous... next to me of course." - [[Torken Queb]]

::*"I can appreciate a good liar when I see one. I like him! Not sure if I still would if I had something to my name, though..." - [[Chokho Viqqoh]]

::*"He's got a good and loving heart, I could not ask for a better man to call friend than him. One day, the complications will cease and I'll stop seeing him and Natalie getting into arguments." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]

::*"The only man I'm afraid of, and the only one I love" - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

== History/Timeline ==

=== 1548-1565 Childhood/adolescence ===

C'kayah was born into a sept of the Coeurl Tribe in the deserts around Ul'dah, C'kayah (like many Seekers) both loved the security of his enormous extended family and chafed at the restrictions imposed by them. Coeurl tribe children typically join a ''ton'' at adolescence, leaning to fill an adult's role with the tribe. With his love of wandering, he chose the Hunter's ton, learning the skills of tracking and shooting and enjoying the freedom that tramping through the wilderness provided. On his seventeenth name-day, he left his sept to [[Coeurl Tribe|Hunt the World]], a Coeurl "travelling ritual".

=== 1565-1572 The carefree life ===

Initially upon leaving his tribe, Ul'dah drew him in, as it draws in so many. When he first arrived he had no money, so life was hard for him. His skills were ill-suited toward gaining a living within the city, so he found himself earning his way through mercenary work, caravan-guarding and the like. Along the way he developed his rudimentary Couerl medical talents, becoming a decent frontier medic. Ul'dah is a decadent place, and he took to this decadence wholeheartedly, especially after attracting the notice of A'rela Nereh, a wealthy silver merchant. Twice his age and a notorious consumer of attractive young Miqo'te, he briefly became her lover while she, in turn, taught him to appreciate the comforts of civilization as well as the importance of connections, though he did not appreciate ''that'' lesson until years later. Back on his own when her attentions wandered, he began to supplement his income by smuggling and theft and soon grew wealthy enough to enjoy life in Ul'dah. All good things must come to an end, however, and he was chased out of that city in his eighteenth year.

Over the next few years, he made his way across the world, spending most of his time around Limsa Lominsa and Gridania. Like Ul'dah, these places combined plentiful opportunities for acquiring money with a wealth of pleasures on which to spend it. By this time he had developed a grab bag of competencies, allowing him to get by while avoiding the tedium of a full-time occupation: smuggling, petty theft (though never more than his victims could afford), fixing (in the sense of ''arranging'' matters), and even the occasional legitimate job. In Gridania he met his first real love, a young thief who called herself S'aitei Koei - an obvious pseudonym. Another Ul'dan refuge, S'aitei was an escaped slave with the lash scars on her back to prove the cruelty of that institution to him. Their intense and unconventional affair lasted nearly three years, consuming them until they could no longer sustain it, like coal burned to ash. They remained close friends afterwards, and much of his apparent arrested adolescence and inveterate womanizing could be considered his heart yearning to return to those three devastating years.

=== 1572/0-Present Calamity ===

C'kayah did not take the Garlean threat seriously at first, considering such politics to be inconsequential to him. As the clouds of war gathered, however, he began to see how he may be affected. Like many in Gridania, he learned to handle a sword in anticipation of a Garlean invasion of the city proper, though he remained in the city when the Gridanians set out for Cartaneau.

Like all who survived the Calamity, the devastation wrought by Bahamut and the red moon shocked him, giving him the full measure of the Garlean threat. He awaited the end with the other Gridanians, and when it did not come, he lent his aid as a medic to the streams of refugees and survivors. The event opened his eyes to the larger concerns of the world.

S'aitei disappeared during this time, and he presumes she died in the calamity. He nurtures a slow-burning hatred of the Garleans as a result of her loss.

In the aftermath of the Calamity, he gradually returned to his old ways. Smuggling and ''fixing'', in his mind, were good ways to both help those who lacked what they needed while also giving him the money he desired. He has recently managed to placate the Ul'dahn Syndicate and was allowed to return to that city, where he began to give up his wandering life. Gathering a number of talented criminals, he began to contract out their services as the Nald'Thal's Hand Social Club. Once the Club reached a significant size and level of power, he left it in the hands of his old lieutenant, a Seeker woman named [[Emelie Annel]], to pursue other opportunities. The Club currently operates out of [http://laughinglady.enjin.com/| The Laughing Lady], a tavern known for its underworld ties.

==Character Addenda==
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<dt><u>''Character Inspirations'':</u>
<dd>- Giacomo Casanova, an adventurer in many senses of the word.
<dd>- The Grey Mouser (from Fritz Leiber)
<dd>- Elim Garek (from Star Trek DS9), mainly in his love of clever conversation
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<dt><u>''Your character might know C'kayah from:''</u>
<dd>- Smuggling- C'kayah has done quite a bit of this, mainly between Gridania/The Shroud and Limsa Lominsa/La Noscea. Perhaps you needed something that he was able to acquire for you. Perhaps you stole something that he was able to fence for you.
<dd>- Romance- C'kayah is a notorious flirt and womanizer. Perhaps you had a fling with him in the past. Perhaps a friend or relative did. Perhaps you are angry with him as a result?
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Altima Zeroblade

2014-04-10T17:56:36Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

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==Character==
===General===

Altima is Miqote who migrated to Eorzea a few of years before the end of the 6th umbral era. She currently works as a freelance sellsword/mercenary for hire in Ul’dah to make ends meet. She is often seen doing various jobs for the residents of ul’dah and the local guard as a tracker and bounty hunter. Occasionally, she dabbles in immortal flames business as well and participates in skirmishes against invaders.

She often frequents Taverns, especially the quicksand, to relax and at the same time look for information for her missions.

===Appearance===

Altima is a Seeker of the sun Miqo'te. One would always see Altima clad in some sort of battle garb. She is quite the slender miqo'te when out of armor. Altima also has purple eyes, one of which was blinded after getting hit with a battlefield-wide attack during the battle of Carteneau. Luckily, upon her rescue, they managed to do a quick procedure to repair it and she regained her eyesight back but the procedure wasn't fully successful as her left eye has become discolored with a slight glow to it. Most people call the eye ominous as no one in Eorzea has ever heard of a spell to revive a dead eye. Altima wears an eyepatch from time to time to keep the residents from feeling uneasy.

===Behavior===

She is generally quiet and friendly around strangers due to the nature of her work. It does take a while to garner her complete trust. Sellswords earn their share of enemies and she has definitely made some along the way. However, once a bond is formed she can be quite chatty and loud towards those that would interact with her.

She does talk in a dignified manner, possibly due to her former standing in her home country.

==Combat==

===General===

She is somewhat proficient in many combat styles and weapons as her training was based on the idea that by using a certain weapon, one learns the nuances, advantages and disadvantages that it brings. However,she has a strong preference for openhanded combat, axes and polearms. She's also seen to have high affinity with thaumaturgy.

==History/Timeline==

This will keep getting updated as Altima's storyline advances

===Prologue: 6th Umbral Era===

Altima hailed from a small hyur town on a certain continent to the west. She was a war orphan from a campaign that lasted a number of years between 2 warring kingdoms. Altima was eventually picked up at a very young age by a modest Hyur couple who ran a local blacksmith. The couple raised her like their own child. Thus, she is unaware of Miqote customs and embraces Hyur culture more than anything else. It was also them that gave her the name Altima, a name originating from a legend of the holy angel Ultima who guided souls to heaven and aiding in their reincarnation, in hopes that she would receive the angel’s guidance and blessing.

She lived a simple life helping her adoptive hyur family with the family business until the frontlines of the war reached the town that she lived in. Her town was ultimately raided and razed and her adoptive parents were slain protecting her. She was then taken in by a Altessia Shadebreaker, a noblewoman/knight who happened to be a close family friend. Growing up inside the Noble’s manse, she learned the ways of chivalry and eventually became a faux noble. Upon reaching her teens, she was told to start training in the arts of openhanded combat for self-defense and discipline. It was then that she realized her passion for fighting and convinced her adoptive mother to let her join the knights corps. It was inevitable since all members of the shadebreaker Family were raised into knighthood. She had a knack for it and breezed through all the trials and lessons at a very rapid pace.

Upon graduating the academy, she was sent into various battlefields and had moderate success throughout her career. When the war ended, tragedy befell the nobles of the land. Infighting between nobles became a rampant problem and various houses wanted to claim the throne for themselves. Eventually, her adoptive mother had passed away for reasons unknown. Some say that she was assassinated as she had considerable support and was marked a threat. her relatives who had not considered her to be a “real member of the family” had decided to cast her aside unless she would live the life of a common servant and obey their commands.

Disgusted, She left behind the Shadebreaker name and gave herself the surname Zeroblade. (A sword that begins from nothing) She then decided to forge her own path in life as a common sellsword while keeping in mind the values that her mother Altessia cherished. Lost and alone, she encountered a strange man who talked about special stones called auracites that could grant any wish and bestowed upon her the knowledge of where to find them. After learning more about this, she said her goodbyes to her homeland and left for Eorzea where a few of the stones were supposed to be located.

Upon landing in Uldah, she set up shop but had initial trouble living there. The People of Ul'dah were crafty and would trick her out of her money with false leads. Eventually she signed up with the immortal flames as a part of a reserve unit to earn more money to continue her search. She participated in multiple skirmishes against the Garleans. However, with each dead end she encountered, her resolve wavered and she had wished to go back home. She decided to help the immortal flames with one last mission before returning to her homeland. This was the battle of Carnteneau

Altima was assigned to one of the flanking groups so she did not experience much combat However, It was there that she and her unit got hit with an area wide attack by Bahamut almost killing her and costing her eyesight from her left eye.. Half dead and half blinded, she watched bahamut as he razed the entire battlefield and waited for her life to end until, fortunately, passerby had restored her health and her eye using a strange technique/spell. Before she could have the chance to thank the person, Louisioux had initiated the transportation spells to save the adventurers participating in the battle and started to fade out of existence. During that time, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a necklace carrying a familiar stone worn by the traveller.

5 years passed and she emerged just outside of Camp Drybone. Upon realizing that the stones do actually exists, she decides to stay in Eorzea to continue her search for it. Up to now she visits ruins, villages and does missions related to ancient civilizations in hopes of finding the stones.

===Seventh Umbral Era Act 1:Broken Blade===

After returning from the rift. Altima set off for Ul'dah only to find out that all of her belongings have been seized by the immortal flames. Upon investigating the reason, she had learned that she had died in the battle of Carteneau. A majority of her assets were sold off to various merchants and whatever was left would be used to help the war effort. She then spent days trying to get in touch with all of her contacts for help. Unfortunately for her, none of them have any idea who she was and ended up dismissing her as a random stranger. Altima wondered what had happened that no one remembers who she was. Even with the news of her death, people would, at the very least, would have been suprised at the doppleganger standing in front of them. With what little money she had, she managed to secure a very modest room in the slums and started thinking of a course of action. Despite the sadness and emptiness she felt, she decided to press on with her search for the stones.

Starting off anew a no-name sellsword was moderately difficult. Not too many high paying employers wanted a no-name sellsword. Instead, she was stuck with small jobs with low pay until she could rebuild the connections she made in the previous era. Basically, for her coming back from the rift meant that she had to start her life again from scratch.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Art
::* Miqobobs
::* Fighting

===Dislikes===
::* Thievery
::* Losing

===Flaws===
::* Has little affinity for holy/conjury magicks
::* A better tactician than a strategist. Suffers from overthinking situations. The shorter it takes for her to make a decision. The better the decision will be.
::* Indecisive
::* Cannot hold alcohol well

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* has a very strong affinity for thaumaturgy
::* Hunting and tracking
::* Fighting

==Relationships==
===Family===

While she has no recollection of the Miqote family that gave birth to her.Most of the people she considers her real family has passed away or has already cast her aside.

===Friends===

'''Ryudo Cross''' – One of the first adventurers that Altima met in Eorzea during the 6th umbral era. A true swordsman at heart and an excellent Paladin, one that definitely rivals many within the ranks of the Sultansworn. Generally nice and helpful but sometimes hard to find. It's rumored that he goes on long journeys in between missions to taste local flavor instead of cheap Ul'dahn imitations.

Unlike Altima who learns every weapon in order to counter them. He chooses to focus solely on the sword to fully master it. While clashing with Altima on spars. She notices that the swordsmanship is almost flawless but there seems to be some hesitation to the movements. Perhaps, Ryudo feels that the sword and shield isn't his true calling which made Altima take up the axe instead of relying on her fists.

Originally called Raizel Sundering, he took on a different identity after emerging from the rift for reasons unknown. Upon emerging from the rift and meeting up with Altima, they become adventuring buddies again on their journey to find the stones.

'''Nanael Seregon''' – A feisty and sarcastic Seeker of the sun that Altima encounters during the 7th umbral era. A very capable conjurer and white mage who isn't afraid to fight in the front lines. Her aggressive and somewhat impatient nature lets her jump in the fight herself while healing her party members. She has an extremely high affinity to the holy magics which is often displayed by her constantly releasing bursts of holy magic against her foes. Sometimes, she does go overboard and ends up almost giving Ryudo heart attacks during their journey.

Her main goal in this journey is unknown but one thing is clear. Deep within that sarcastic shell, there is a will to get herself stronger, leading Altima to believe that there is something for her to gain in the Allagan ruins that they explore.

She also has a talent for playing musical instruments and is essentially the party's bard.

'''Jaestin Shadebreaker''' - A hyur Midlander from the same noble family that cast aside Altima. A close friend of Altima when she was studying in the academy. Right after the war, he had left for Eorzea to look for a legendary blacksmith in Ishgard. Unfortunately for him, he got caught up in ishgardian politics and got involved in tracking down a rogue ishardian lancer, eventually bestowing upon him the power of the dragoon. Altima and Jaestin met and journeyed together for a short time. They both parted ways before the end of the 6th umbral era and he has not been seen since. people believed that he had gone back to his homeland although rumors of his sightings have come to Altima’s Attention from time to time.

Altima bears no ill-will to Jaestin as he is one of her closest friends when they were growing up. He would always visit her family’s smithy when he was young and was a frequent customer as well. He was also completely unaware of all the events that had happened to the house and was unable to defend Altima.

In terms of combat, Altima has yet to win a single time. Jaestin is an accomplished spearman who was said to be the hero of the three kings gate while Altima had moderate experience in combat. Whether his skill was superior to hers or she was always unconsciously holding back, no one knows which is the better fighter.

===Enemies===

Altima does not have anyone so far the she could call an enemy. She may hold some lingering disgust to other members of the Shadebreaker family. Throughout her travels and jobs she would have made several that she has not heard of yet.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* She's going to die in some back alley if she keeps going against the crime lords. - local guardsman
::* Definitely one of the better sellswords i've seen in these parts. - Satisfied customer
::* Useless, A sellsword that values principles over money? No surprise that she lives in the slums. - Ul'dahn loanshark.

===Moderate Rumors===
::* I don't like it when she looks at me. It feels like her left eye is staring deep into my soul. - Local shopkeeper.
::* I've seen her fight with my own eyes. It's like watching lightning strike. It's magnificent - Arena combatant

===Rare Rumors===
::* She appears to be looking for something and would do anything for information. Hehe. - Shady tavernkeeper.
::* The void has an interesting plans for that one... May she find the stones she seeks. - Cocobuki of the Thaumaturges Guild.

===PC Rumors===
::* "I've never seen her in action, but I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of that Axe she's always carrying around" -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]

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Roen Deneith

2014-04-10T17:55:03Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* PC Rumors */

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== General ==

Roen is a young woman in her early 20's. She is often seen wearing armor, heavy or medium depending on the environment, and a sword and shield are never far from her side. Her auburn hair is usually tucked under her helm in battle and when she is on active duty, and her lean but toned frame shows evidence of training; she is clearly accustomed to wearing armor most of her days. One prized possession is her armor, gifted to her by a grateful client from her previous employment. She keeps it well oiled and in excellent repair, for she does not own anything else of real worth. She also carries a sword awarded to her by the Immortal Flames in thanks to her service, and these possessions may disguise the fact that she is not a person of great wealth. But despite her humble disposition, Roen's carriage tends to indicate that she's had a wellborn upbringing.

== Behavior ==

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She's mostly quiet. Roen often holds her tongue on matters she considers not important. But she is quick to come to the defense of the weak and does not hesitate to stand up to bullies, even when she is sorely outmatched or outnumbered. She is not quick to anger, but sometimes eager to commit herself to causes she believes are right. Emotions show easily upon her face, and she is a horrible liar. She tries her best not to do it often, if at all.

Roen does not speak of herself too often, and is quick to grow wary when the conversation turns to details of her past. She also does not make small talk well; she is seen as quite serious by most, and some might even accuse her of lacking any sense of humor whatsoever. The truth of her guarded demeanor is more complex, of course, but few understand that. She smiles rarely... but when she does it is always genuine. She offers her aid easily, and takes people at their word. Some may consider her polite to a fault especially when they have only recently met. Often her speech can be considered to be formal, although with a hint of a dialect that is not native to Eorzea.

Roen has an inquisitive mind and is quick to learn, and any teaching of craft, skills, or lore offered to her will rarely be refused. Despite her competence with sword and shield, she is still very green when it comes to the general knowledge of the Eorzea overall. It seems what she knows of Eorzea was learned in the last few years.

== Combat ==

Roen prefers sword and shield above all else. Trained as a gladiator, and then as a paladin, she excels in defensive fighting, always preferring to protect others before going on the offensive. While she takes to training with fervor and her technical skills leave very little to be desired, she still lacks in experience to put them to use with full effect. She often hesitates in striking down a weaker foe, especially if they show fear or remorse. If they ask for mercy, she will often grant it, even if it may be just a ploy.

While undergoing her training with the conjurer's guild, it was noted she has great aptitude as a healer as well as a strong connection with the aether, both within and without. But Roen left their guidance after learning the rudimentary skills needed to continue her paladin training. Only recently has she returned to Steelglen Fane to revisit her training as a healer, at the urging of her former teachers.

== Relationships ==

[[Anelia Sadowyn]] - A free paladin of unbending beliefs, Roen first met her when she was working as a guard during a ball. Anelia was also trained by her mentor Erik, and she appointed herself as Roen's second paladin mentor, believing that Erik's teaching was not leading Roen in the righteous path. Later when Roen defended Erik against Anelia, she released Roen as her apprentice, believing that she could no longer help the young woman.

[[Dandaroun Kar]] - Brother of the man who tried to kill her, Roen met Dandaroun under strained circumstances, to deliver his brother's body to him and to beseech him for any information he can give regarding his brother. She has met him multiple times since, and the two have become friends, him offering to maintain and repair her armor after she was dismissed from her employer. She suspects he is hiding a dark past, but has taken him at his word that he knows nothing of the attempt on her life, and that he has left his previous life behind.

[[Delial Grimsong]] - Roen met this Highlander woman while researching her mother's ancestry and Delial has shown herself to be nothing but helpful to her. She also became Roen's confidant recently after an accidental but violent confrontation with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. Roen trusts this mysterious woman and believes her motivations to be honorable and good.

[[Erik Mynhier]] - The Sultansworn who saved her adopted family two years ago, Roen found him when she first came to Ul'dah and he agreed quickly to become her first paladin mentor. Erik recently recovered from an illness that nearly costed him his life, and currently leads a special unit within the Immortal Flames.

[[Gharen Wolfsong]] - A Highlander well trained in many fighting skills, Roen met him at the market place, and eventually sought him out for lessons in battle. She has found him to be a patient and generous teacher, and after an assassination attempt on her life, he offered her his friendship as well. Recently she realized she was beginning to develop hidden feelings for the man, but knowing he is with another, she has resolved to accept his happiness and his friendship without telling him how she feels.

[[Isandor Shadowhaven]] - A Duskwight noble who joined the Consortium soon after she did, his sharp-tongued demeanor and judgmental disposition made her uneasy at first. But discovering the hardships that his people endured and the circumstances that forced him to seek aid above ground, she has become sympathetic to his cause. And he has since called her friend and stood with her against her previous employer when she was dismissed. He also quit the Consortium in a show of solidarity.

[[Isondre Shadowhaven]] - The quiet but quick minded sister to Isandor, Roen does not know much about this woman other than the fact that she accompanies Isandor like a shadow. Her skill with the bow seems to be worth noting and woe to anyone who threatens her brother, for Roen has no doubt Isondre's wrath would be quick and vicious.

[[Jajara Jara]] - A generous and cheerful Lalafell, Roen met this skilled Goldsmith through Gharen when she was seeking a gift for Erik. While they have only met a few times, Roen finds her presence bright and comforting.

[[Kiht Jakkya]] - Roen met this Keeper Hunter at the Grindstone tournament. While both were quiet-mannered, they began to appreciate each other's knowledge of battle, and soon each other's unobtrusive company. In their most recent meeting, Kiht and Roen shared more details about themselves, and Roen offered her sword and shield to aid Kiht's tribe. Roen sees something akin to herself in Kiht, a stranger in a new land, walking her path alone, trying to do what is right.

[[Lenna Faris]] - Erik's mysterious daughter, Roen is still not entirely sure of this girl's origin, but feels protective of her.

[[Natalie Mcbeef]] - Roen met this relentless Sultansworn when she accidentally fell under her investigation into the Syndicate. Initially considered a suspect, Roen found her very intimidating and cold at first. But since being taken under her wing as her apprentice, Roen has come to respect her for her unconventional ways, as well as the woman's inner strength that sometimes causes her to make reckless decisions. She may actually consider Natalie a friend someday.

[[Nazeru Auronas]] - A free paladin she met on the streets of Ul'dah, her quick-witted and free spirited personality appealed to Roen quickly. Nazeru admitted early that she had feelings for Roen; she was very open about her womanizing ways. But when Roen was unable to return the same feelings, both resolved to be good friends. Roen seems to easily relax and laugh around this woman, and considers her one of her most trusted friends.

[[Siha Xinkei]] - A Keeper and a seer, Roen met Siha through Erik, who considered the Miqo'te woman his Oath Sister. It was Siha who saw a vision of a woman that was possibly Roen's ancestor. It was also Siha who saw a vision of the masked man that had hired the assassin sent after Roen. With Erik's illness and initially presumed death, both of the women found solace in each other through their shared grief and have become close. She considers Siha like her sister, and her only family in Ul'dah.

== Likes ==

She loves a warm bath, but also the splash of cold wind against her face in early morning. She has also been known to stand out in the pouring rain for a long period of time, staring off into the distance.
She speaks of the ocean like it is a wishful dream, something she envies. Both Melia and Brenden always spoke of the ocean fondly. She secretly wishes to learn fishing someday.
She loves to ride. There is a pure joy about her when she feels the ground rushing by her feet as her mount takes to a full sprint downhill.
She loves the taste of sweet berries dipped in cream. She also has a weakness for chocolate and pies.

== Dislikes ==

She does not like high places. She fell once from a balcony when young and was lucky to have survived it with just a broken arm. And it was not so much the injury itself, but more her mother's dismay and fear that really shocked Roen. She has not ventured onto very high places since.
Despite her love of the ocean, she does not do well on ships.

She is not a fan of studying from books or other long, tedious tasks that require extensive reading.

== History ==

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Roen is the sole daughter of a high ranking Garlean scientist officer. Her father, Dorien van Luraes, was a quick-rising officer in the ranks of the Garlean military, and was one of the men assigned to help overthrow the Ala Mhigan government. In the midst of all the violence brought on by the incursion, Dorien came upon an Ala Mhigan babe... and in rare a moment of mercy, brought the infant home to his barren but loving wife, Melia van Luraes. For the first many years of her life, Roen's life was a good one, raised by a doting mother and a proud father whose influence easily squashed any rumors that questioned Roen's true parentage. Dorien, who was also a brilliant engineer, was soon recruited by officers under Nael van Darnus after the destruction of the Bozja Citadel. Dorien became part of the science team to resume the study and research for Project Meteor.

Like his predecessors before him, Dorien too became obsessed with this potential power to control the moons, snatching it from the sky and bringing it down upon the planet. In his obsession, he began to neglect his daughter, and his wife. When Melia discovered the true nature of her husband's research, she became horrified by its violent and destructive nature. In her distress, she was recruited by a resistance faction who sought to undermine Nael van Darnus's ambitions.

Melia began to leak secrets to the resistance in hope of undoing Project Meteor and freeing her husband from its obsessive grasp. But eventually Melia was caught; she was tried and executed, much to Dorien's shock and despair. He threw himself back into his work, and in exchange for his devotion, the Garlean government kept his wife's treachery and execution away from the public eye. Roen never knew the truth; she was told Melia died in an accident. She was seven years old.

After her mother's death, Roen was raised alone in a large wealthy home, with only cold servants and domineering teachers for company. Her father seemed to have lost all affection for her in his grief. She grew to love riding, finding solace in her solitude, imagining adventures as she took to long rides in the woods surrounding their home. She also was quite the tomboy, climbing trees and practicing swordplay with the house guards who humored her. Due to lack of a motherly figure, she never took to dresses or concerned herself with looking beautiful. She was always polite and in perfect demeanor though, for those brief moments when her father would grace their home with his presence.

When Roen turned sixteen, in an attempt to win her absent father's love, she illegally joined with Nael van Darnus' forces in the Battle of Carteneau. She was foolish and idealistic and full of patriotism, all of which were shattered when she actually witnessed the bloodshed and violence on the battlefield. Roen fled from the battle…

...only to witness the horrifying truth of Project Meteor from a far.

Roen survived the Calamity. She was later found miles away, discovered by a traveling vendor while wandering the hills, dazed, delirious, and dehydrated. The vendor was a kind man; his name was Brenden Deneith. Brenden and his family took Roen in and nourished her back to health.

She stayed with the Deneith family in Western Thalanan for the next four years. In the autumn of the fourth year, another tragedy struck when bandits set upon the Deneith family during a sojourn to a nearby market. Roen and Brenden fought them off bravely, but Brenden was gravely hurt. He would eventually succumb to his injury; Roen could only watch helplessly as one of the few selfless men she had ever known begin to fail and die.

When the bandits returned again two days later however, a Sultansworn patrolling nearby saved the rest of the family. And, taking sympathy on them, he also returned the seemingly dead Brenden Deneith back to life---much to Roen's wonder and disbelief.

It was on this day Roen saw her path laid out before her: that of a Sultansworn. She would do for others what this paladin did for her family, but she also felt that she owed a debt to Eorzea, for her father's involvement in the Calamity. She set out to travel to Ul'dah to begin her training.

Upon her arrival in Ul'dah, Roen struggled to make ends meet, to find work so that she can send what gil she makes back to her adopted family, who has now settled upon a farm in Southern Thalanan. But with the children being too young as yet, and Brenden (she catches herself referring to him as "father" on occasion) being weakened since returned from near death, Roen feels responsible for supporting the family who had saved her life. And so she gained employment as a hired blade, taking whatever jobs she can. She looks upon the Sultansworn with something akin to hero worship, looking for any chance to begin her training. One of Roen's greatest fears is that she will never be worthy of it.

Unbeknownst to Roen, her father had been pardoned after the Battle of Carteneau, for he disavowed any knowledge of Project Meteor not being sanctioned by the Emperor. He was seen as a callous murderer by some, yet the Empire still valued his engineering skills. Dorien currently believes his daughter to have died with the Fall of Dalamud, but may discover soon that his only daughter is actually alive. Roen is the only link left to his dead wife, whom he still loves beyond the realm of death... and yet he hates her for her betrayal, and would likely go to extremes to bring his wayward daughter back under his control.</spoiler>

== Recent Events ==

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When Roen first arrived in Ul'dah, she found employment with a company called the Gilded Mirage Consortium. She began to slowly warm up to some of them, and before long counted many of them as her friends. The wealthy owner supported her training first as a gladiator, then as a paladin. She was even allowed to travel via airship to Gridania for training at the Steelglen Fane.

Knowing that Garleans are not gifted with the ability to draw upon the aether, Roen was shocked to find that she was able to cast magic at all. This discovery was then followed by a revelation through Siha's vision that one of her ancestors had probably been a Highlander conjurer. This prompted Roen to start researching her mother's ancestry, since her father's proud Garlean ancestry was well-known.

But the investigation into her family's lineage was cut short when a man disguised as a beggar approached Roen and tried to kill her. After extensive questioning, the would-be assassin could only reveal that a masked man had hired him, using a cursed dagger to coerce him magically. The day after he was apprehended, Roen's attacker hung himself while incarcerated, and the trail has gone cold since.

Due to a string of misunderstandings, a Sultansworn also started to suspect Roen of being involved with the Syndicate and interrogated her multiple times. While the misunderstanding was eventually cleared, the damage to her reputation had already been done; when her employer heard of the investigation, she was promptly dismissed from the Consortium.

This was also when Breven Deneith, Roen's adoptive father, began to succumb to illness again. Due to being dismissed by her former employer and the rumor that she may be connected with the Syndicate, Roen could not find any employment. This is when she took on the job of a miner, despite the fact that it did not pay very well. In order to make the necessary gil to send back to her father, Roen began to neglect her training in lieu of breaking rock all day.

Her prolonged absence unfortunately led to her dismissal from Ser Jenlyns, her free paladin trainer. But the Sultansworn who had previously investigated her took it upon herself to take Roen in as her apprentice in order that she might continue Roen's paladin training.

Since, Roen has also found employment with a Free Company called Night Blades. She believes them to serve the people of Eorzea, although perhaps through unconventional means.
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== Rumors ==

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=== Common Rumors ===

::*"She was hired to protect my caravan a couple o' times. Don' recall her sayin' much, but when the job was done everythin' was all polite and proper. Mos' polite mercenary I've ever come across!"
::*"She was hired as protection duty for some fancy ball. I tried to buy her a drink, but she wouldn't have it. A little miss uptight if you ask me."
::*"I heard that she was fired from her mercenary company 'cause a Sultansworn's suspectin' her of being involved with the Syndicate or somethin'. I saw her being questioned in the streets even!"

=== Uncommon Rumors ===

::*"She healed me once, after I was attacked by some antelope. I assumed she was one of them free paladins, what with all her armor and all. But she said she wasn't, just hoping to be one someday. She seemed nice enough."
::*"I was there when some beggar came up to her and stabbed her multiple times, in broad daylight in the streets of Ul'dah! Looked like he was going for her jugular and missed. She's lucky she lived. Sounds like she's got some enemies."

=== Rare Rumors ===

::*"I hear she was an orphan or some such. She has a family she sends her gil to somewhere."
::*"I remember her first day in the Steelglen Fane. She seemed awful nervous, despite being sent there by her Guildmaster. And then her first spell learned, she looked like she wasn't expecting that at all. Odd, don't you think?"
::*"Did you hear? The man who stabbed that girl in the street, he hung himself while still under arrest. Then she arranged for his body to be sent home, and I hear she even accompanied it herself. You'd think she'd see it tossed over some cliff."

=== PC Rumors ===

::*"I heard she likes to be tickled by surprise, you should completely walk up and do that to her, she'll love it" -[[Natalie Mcbeef]]

== OOC Notes ==

This wiki page contains HUGE spoilers about Roen's past, especially in the history section. General and Behavior information are free for any observant character to play off of, and same goes with the Rumors. History is purely there for OOC knowledge and is to help create plot development with those I am involved in a storyline with. Same goes for Recent Events and Relationships. If you are interested in taking part, please let me know! And this page will be edited intermittently.

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

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Surilian Blu

2014-04-10T17:47:48Z

Natalie mcbeef:

{{Infobox-character
| name = Surilian Blu
| image = Suri2.png
| imagewidth = 400x550
| caption = "Ever wonder...what it's like to be a fish?"
| title =
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Limsa Lominsa
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Keeper of the Moon
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 18
| stat_2 = Guardian
| stat_2_value = Oschon, the Wanderer
| stat_3 = Namesday
| stat_3_value = 25th Sun of the Fourth Umbral Moon
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== <div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Character'''</div> ==
<div align="Center">'''Note: Personality update- Due to RP story so far Suri's personality has been changed updated as follows.'''</div><br>
<div><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="color:#660066"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 16px">'''General'''</span></span></span><hr><br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 16px">Hope was something this Miqo'te struggled to keep at her side. Her travels had brought her small bits of joy but mainly splashed and tainted in pain. She first came to Eorzea by boat. It wasn't a planned trip. Her past filled with pain and accusation, she hoped this new land would open her a better path then the accusations of 'murderer'. Once off the Limsan port she decided to look for the parents that out-casted her. She only wished to know if the rumors were true. There on the carriage she became ill from motion sickness and fell off the cart. After a while of awakening, she found herself outside the shroud.
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As time went by she found herself in a company of Miqo'te and one Hyur. They seemed like such a lively group. It was hard to fit in and she found herself perching somewhere high and watching. Over time though Liana appeared like a tsunami, wrecking the love Suri wanted to badly. Feeling they rejected her she slipped into Pearl Lane and hid in the shadows. There she found peace stealing and taking odd jobs of transporting 'goods' in and out of Ul'dah. Soon she found a new family. There she embraced it, clinging like a insecure child.
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After a twisted turn of events, Suri found herself full of anger and despair. She pulled away from the family that took her in deciding it best to be alone and not liking the events that were happening. With her sister, her only real friend, Surilian found her self growing more angry. Her usually sunny personality showing only to a chosen few or to those she would deceive.

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<div align="Center">''"Murderer....Monster....so they say...so it must be so.."''</div>

'''*Elaboration of events on RP*'''
<br><br/><br/><span style="font-size:medium"><font color="#660066" face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 16px">'''Appearance'''</span></font></span><hr>[[File:Surisen.png|left]]<br/><br/><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; line-height: 16px">Surilian can be seen wearing just about anything she deems fashionable at the time. Though she prefers to have free movement of her legs. She is noted to have scars under her clear cyan eye. Any question of it will be answered with ignorance or sunny re-directive dialogue. She has two toned eyes. Her left is golden and is her favored eye. The right eye is a cyan shade but clear as the water she favors. She prefers a bow most of all, which she happily names Miasma</span></span>. She loves hats so may have a tendency to sport a new one from time to time. She has lately scrubbed off the warpaint, no longer caring to honor the fallen of her kind.
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During a heist gone awry, Surilian was force to sheer her hair with a blade in order to escape death. For a while it was cropped shorter then usual. Though later in life found a vendor of hair tonics. She now uses her gil to extend her hair and have found a new shade for her hair. The color choice was originally for disguise purposes only, though after time the color grew on her.
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<div><span style="font-size:medium"><font color="#660066" face="Arial"><span style="line-height: 16px">'''Behaviour'''</span></font></span><hr><br/></div><div><br/></div>
<div align=center><span style="font-size:medium"><font color="#660066" face="Arial"><blockquote>[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/842124/blog/1013421/'''''Surilian's Serenade''''']<br/></blockquote></font></span>
''♫ Emeralds on Rose,''<br>
''Cinnamon adorns,''<br>
''Tenderness awaits, under the thorns.''<br>
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''Read me awake,''<br>
''Call me to side,''<br>
''Whispers of aether in her confide.''<br>
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''Pale of skin,''<br>
''Cannot deceive,''<br>
''Smiling go on, as Nymeia weaves. ♫''<br>
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'' '''~ From the journals of [[U'tano Kazhe]]''' ''
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<div>Though at first she may seem cold, guarded, bitter, observant, and silent, She is actually curious, energetic, childish, and a dreamer. Though dreaming is something she prefers to keep to herself since her guardians wanted none of it. She lost her carefree nature for the most part, having chose the wrong path a few times. The harshness of the world, creating a fast wall around herself and her closest friend was Liana. With Liana's whispers in her ears, Suri's outlook on life is now through narrowed eyes. She learned quickly how to manipulate, how quick to twist the fate of others but deep down it never felt right. She still finds herself craving what she once was. She learned to be quick witted as well as a strategist. These skills have come in handy in maneuvering her life through rough waters with ease.
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Surilian loves to read to understand it all and hides a inner wisdom. After events, her confidence in speaking her mind has rose though her over all confidence dropped lower then the oblivion itself. Chains of events forcing her to mature very quickly from the innocent sheltered girl she once was. She still has innocent moments especially in love. In the end Suri is torn between the anger burning in her heart and the hope she holds on to by a thread.

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''''''NOTE:''' Slowly but surely Suri's anger has been boiling. Her gaze has turned colder, she stays clam and uncaring. In her mind, shes a girl with nothing left to lose.''' <br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

'''Known jobs she works for:'''

Day:
:<span style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span> Weaver (working towards being a headweaver and working in Sunsilk Tapestries or freelancing fashion designer.
:<span style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span> Maid(retainer) - Works for Lady Kelvena and Lady Rhagana.
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:<span style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span>Document forger
:<span style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span>Information gathering specialist
:<span style="color: #000000; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span>Thief
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== <div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Combat'''</div> ==
<span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 16px">Surilian is a archer through and through. She can't live without it. Hunting is second nature and a thrill that can't be matched. Though she is open-minded and curious about other methods, Miasma, the bow will always be her first love. Suri excels in multiple targets, since it makes hunting much faster. She never likes to use it in actual battle and would prefer to stay out of it. At times Surilian may enjoy close combat, but prefers to wield any item close by. Be it a vase, rock, or an item in her bag, her foe best be prepared to dodge.
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Liana and Surilian have found they can both switch quickly during battles. Though Suri would prefer not to, her expertise in hitting multiple targets is a must for Liana. Liana has been known to drag her sister out via a mirror they now carry. Making it a lethal combat style. By using reflections, the sisters will tag team out of things quickly. If the mirror ever shatters, they may even use the combatants armor or weapon if it is polished enough to see her face.
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'''Weapon specialization:'''
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font>Bow
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font>Darts(prefers sleep darts)
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font>Arming/Disarming traps
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font>Daggers
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== <div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Echo Power'''</div> ==
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'''Echo Power:''' ''Thrumming Perception''<br>

'''Description:''' This skill is dependent on the surroundings and nature on which it happens. This echo comes in two parts as follows one part for Liana and one for Surilian:<br>

Suri has come along way personality wise. She is starting to stand up, feel a bit more confident. Life tossing her in harsh ways has forced her to grow and develop faster. As well as she has a bit more negative outlook on things. As such she worked hard to train herself in her thrum. Her thrum still may give her odd vision of someones future, but by calming her mind and focusing on a drum beat in her mind or with her hands, she has discovered she can teleport to any given place. All she needs to do is think of a person or place and she is there. Sadly at times of sadness, low self esteem, or confidence the Thrum will still act out of control. She is working on this but has found herself teleported into odd places. From in crates, to *ugh* bathrooms. There is no cool down to this thrum form due to her persistent training and her job exploiting this new found talent.

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== <div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Tendencies'''</div> ==

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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #cc33cc; font-size:14px; color:#FFFFFF"><center>Likes</center></div> ===
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Watching others live
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Her Bow, named Miasma
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Warm Water
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Stars
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Happiness
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Singing
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Kindness

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=== <div style="padding:10px 35px; background:#990099; font-size:14px; color:#FFFFFF"><center><span class="mw-headline">Dislikes</span></center></div> ===
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> '''Sheep'''(large fear includes lost sheep, ewe, etc)
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> '''Talking food'''
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> '''Phurbles'''
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Arrogance
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Cold weather
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Cold water
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> People speaking for her

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=== <div style="padding:10px 35px; background:#ff00ff; font-size:14px; color:#FFFFFF"><center><span class="mw-headline">Hobbies/Talents</span></center></div> ===
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Hunting
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Weaving
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Botany
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Stalking anyone that looks interesting.
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Taking over random jobs
:<font style="color:#ff66cc" size="3">■</font> Forgery

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=== <div style="padding:10px 35px; background:#330033; font-size:14px; color:#FFFFFF"><center><span class="mw-headline">Favorites</span></center></div> ===
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favourite Food/Drink''': Anything sweet
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favourite Place''': In a shadowy corner watching the hustle and bustle.
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favorite Weather''': Clear warm nights
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favorite Season''': Summer
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favorite Color''': The rainbow
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favorite Scents''': Mint, Trillium(also her favorite flower)
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> '''Favorite Pet''': Her wolf hound, Nilx
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==<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066;font-size:20px;color:#ffffff;">'''Related Images'''</div>==
*Most images made by me ~Suri~*
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:<font style="color:#00ff00" size="3">● </font><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Liana Blu]]''' - Suri loves her sister so very much. Was the only person in her life so far that had not fully abandoned her. At least to Suri's thinking. </span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Reve'tan Molkoh]]''' '''(Deceased)''' – He was a wonderful childhood friend that grew up with her. This moonkeeper always found his way to Surilian as she worked in the shrine, since she wasn't worthy near the temple grounds. She knew very well he cared for her but could never care for him back. He kept her secrets for her and brought smiles to her face all the time. On a unfortunated day in Meracydia's shores, Suri was sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit. He bravely stepped into the line of firing. It shook Suri to the core and have been something she's carries with her all the time. She also knew...Liana loved this Miqo'te dearly.
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small"><font style="color:#FF0033" size="3"> 💔 </font>'''[[X'linwh Tia]]''' '''(Deceased)''' – Nazyl's words echoed into her skull, ringing down into her soul and making her heart shatter further then she thought could happen. This was beyond any mean thing he could have said or done. Why? Perhaps...Perhaps if she was there...She was swifter, sharper-eyed now, honed better with her bow. Perhaps she...she could have saved him. She so wished to have been there. She so wished she could be someone else. Be braver, better with words. So wished to have told him how much she loved him. How much he meant to her. But it was to late. She couldn't turn back time. And her feelings and heart sunk in the cold ground where he lays. She couldn't utter the words. He was gone to her forever. ''Dead''...the words echoed into her very soul...''Dead''...to painful to pass her lips. ''Dead''... ''"X'linwh, Tia will always be by my side...and know...I love you."''
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Kelvena Agapor]]''' – Suri did her best to serve this woman...but her absence and the bit she knows is starting to make Suri worry. It had seemed Augustine was told one story while Surilian was told another. Suri is now feeling rejected. Perhaps...she wasn't a good enough maid..and that is why she was cast onto Lady Rhagana's presence. Perhaps.....She failed....again. </span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Rhagana Doomslayer]]''' - This was the first Roe Suri truely ever met. She thought highly of her and cared for her. Suri was thankful to care for this woman, since serving others was all Suri really knew. She knew Rhagana was in a three way relationship with Lady Kelvena and Marcus..though she didn't approve of such a thing, she felt to be in no position to say as such. Either way she will care for this woman..and the child she carries. </span></span>
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:<font style="color:#00ff00" size="3">● <font style="color:#FA70BC" size="3"> 💘 </font></font><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Juste Fantome]]''' - She first met this Elezen while hiding in Miss. Kelvena's shadow. She thought him dashing though kept her mouth silent. Sadly Kelvena explained that he lost his memory. His skills surprised her and she was drawn even further. Suri was sure he'd never remember her. Surprisingly he gained his memories and he recalled her. Though she was drawn to him she told herself over and over Elezens despised Miqo'tes....Her father...tossed her mother aside because of this...yet....it doesn't mean she can't ...admire from a distance no? Even if she not good enough. Something about him made her feel they had so much in common. Though following him she happened to hear a conversation that stung at her frail heart. His words hanging heavy on her already damaged heart she wonders if she's being foolish...though....she can..dream...why does she torment herself so? Yet...dreaming is all she can do. He might not be for her...but she can definitely admire him from her shadows. </span>
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:<font style="color:#00ff00" size="3">● </font><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Artorias Mason]]''' - A hyur that seemed to be somewhat kind to her but also had alot of rage against something in the past. Though Suri felt she was the last person to give advice since she herself was no better. Still...she can't help but feel sorry for him... </span>
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:<span style="color: #8f8377; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[ C'kayah Tia]]''' - She had not seen him for moons...on her way to the weavers guild in ul'dah she accidentally saw him. He called out to her. Unsurprised he was surrounded by miqo'te women...Typical...nothing has changed.</span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[U'dahsh'a Nunh]]''' - She barely sees him now since he left on a mission to Coerthas...She has seen him only once since then..Absence made her heart ache but oddly not the way she expected. She realized he only strongly reminded her of Lin. Was not right for her to be so cruel..yet...how could she tell him? She wondered if she should wait but no...she had to tell him. Now with Lin dead...all she could see was Lin's face when she even thought of Dahsh'a. </span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Nazyl Tharazyl]]''' - She had watched this lalafell from a distance speaking to Onuma twice. She found his speech adorable but what caught her attention was when he finally sat down and talked to her. At first she was afraid. So sure he'd glare at her and demand why she had hurt Onuma. Thankfully he never asked. Perhaps he never knew and the way he spoke touched her heart. She found him adorable, irresistible and his dream to be a hero amazing. She just hopes he can attain it. But worries...every hero needs a villain. She hopes she nor Liana are destined to be that.
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Oliwat Kokiwat]]''' - This adorable lalafell took a special place in Suri's heart. He seems knowledgeable and kind. He seemed to take well to X'linwh so she hoped Oli would take great care of him. All in all she sees him as a wonderful friend and would protect him at all costs.</span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Onmji Kamji]]''' - This adorable lalafell was surprisingly helpful. Also Surilian promised that if he ever traveled she would come. Along with that he also befriended Liana. She was surprised to hear that not only was her sister nice, but also somewhat helpful. Two words she never thought she would hear anyone say about Liana.</span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Rinha'li Dhavha]]''' - Suri met this Miqo'te when he tripped and accidentally spilt his barrel contents on Dahsh'a. She thought him cute as he worried about and for a moment she thought of Rahn'a. She learned that him and Dahsh'a had history together and more interesting that he was a pirate of...er sorts. She found it a new goal to bring a bright smile to this skittish male and perhaps a few blushes. She found him charming and had to learn more! Suri learned he loved reading as much as she did. Though it wasn't knowledge she openly shared to anyone, since she preferred to let everyone believe she was foolish. With Rin though she felt comfortable and safe. She felt almost protective of him. Which made her giggle at the thought since she never considered herself the type to feel a urge to care for, or protect anyone that much. Either way she is glad to know him. Hopefully she doesn't ruin this.</span></span>
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background:#990099;font-size:14px;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="mw-headline">Acquaintances</span></div>===

:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Garrett Slater]]''' - Suri doesn't know this Hyur to much. He seemed reserved and didn't seem to talk to much at least to her thinking. She wonders about this man a bit. </span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Augustine Frost]]''' - "Charming.." Sarcasim leaves her voice usually. She can't find it in herself to belittle his character. Hes rude, rough of manner, and thick headed. She wonders what Garrett sees in him though does her best to think lightly of it. Still......she is worried. </span></span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Y'lyfriel Sikah]]''' – One surprise after another. She didn't know to much about her but expected Lyf to be a rather uptight, kind, but studious woman. More times then most she had spied her reading. On the Limsa trip, Suri's mind went reeling. Not only did she not expect the woman's carefree nature, but least of all the woman prancing around in nothing on the beach with her mate. The sheer horror of it all seemed that even Miss Y'lyf planned this?! On a side note...Suri is jealous of the woman's figure. Wonder if she'll look that nice when she grows up. hmm... </span></span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Rhesh'ir Zhwan]]''' – Suri wanted nothing more then to get on this man's better side. She felt she and her sister had made great mistakes but what could she do? The trip to Limsa was a frightening decision but so far a good one. Sadly she hadn't known to much more about him but learned way to much of what he looked like without much on. Not the plan she was going with and was surely hoping he was not the first man she would see completely in the buff. Damn her virgin eyes went to the wrong man.</span></span>
:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Tahla'li Tayuun]]''' – Surilian always thought highly of Tah. She even still crushes though keeps it as buried as possible. She had spied on him for a while, nervous to show herself after feeling the group didn't want her around. Surprisingly enough, when she leapt out of hiding to offer him a pick-me-up gift (aka dead rat), he seemed kind still and wasn't hostile towards her. Encouraged she agreed to let him help her. She doesn't know what he can help with but she will let him try in order to see him smile.</span></span>
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Onuma Ahntifi]]''' – Suri found herself tapping her foot in urgancy when Dahsh'a decided to come with her. Now she was worried about Onuma and Lotan'to's safety. She can't lose her now! Not when a loving like parents was so close in her grasp. She so missed them both.</span></span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Lotan'to Jiub]]''' – She has wondered how he faired. She didn't get to spent much times but his few kind times left milestone impressions in her weary dusted heart. She only wishes they'd have time to sit and actually talk.</span></span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00"><span style="font-size: medium">● </span></span><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Kodaro Ba'rococo]]''' – With a heavy sigh, Suri keeps herself at bay from Kodaro. What else can she do? He seems rigid and at arms at all times around her. She so wishes for the old days when they laughed and talked. Maybe it was better if she was just a mindless tavern worker who would just over fill his drinks. Like...old times... </span></span>
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:<span style="color:#00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Rah'na Lihzeh]]''' – Suri was worried about him. Before she left to Limsa he seemed a tad upset. Sadly she had distance herself from everyone so much, thanks to her sister, that she doesn't fully know what is going on. Perhaps one day they can sit down and talk. Someday....
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:<span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Dawson Colwell]]''' - She expected him to snarl at her or glare at her the whole time. But oddly enough he spoke kindly to her. He even shared oranges and they laughed. Suri was interested on his talk about Gridania. He looked to be in love with the place the way his eyes shown. Though what threw her off was when she shyly met with the others to Costa del Sol. At first all was well, but when Dawson and Erimmont made their way to join Lyf and Rhesh, she got more then she bargained for. Suri had never seen fully nude men nor women for that matter. To her horror and emotional confusion, When U'dahsh'a started singing, Dawson asked her to dance. She did her best to train her eyes on his face and not his naked glory. Was it the dancing? Was it something else? Why did she feel so ...strange? All she could do was blush. </span></span>
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===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background:#330033; font-size:14px; color:#FFFFFF"><span class="mw-headline">Enemies & Rivals</span></div>===
:<span style="color: #8f8377; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' '''(Rival)''' - Suri slowly dispises this woman. In her heart she felt C'kayah had picked this woman over her. Though in all honesty she never spoke a word to Kayah in hopes he'd follow her. But in the end he ran to this woman's arms instead of after Surilian. "So this is where your heart lies..." Suri's eyes narrow and her heart becomes darker each time she sees this woman with C'kayah...though she should not..care....</span></span>
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:<span style="color: #8f8377; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center">● </span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-center"><span style="font-size:small">'''[[Mijisaa Qisaa]]''' & '''[[Pipituu Kipichuu]]''' - Liana had told her these lalafells surprisingly asked Liana to take on certain marks. Sadly one of these marks was X'linwh.. Miji, to Liana's dispair, told her sister to not kill the miqo'te so Suri allowed Liana to take the mission. Liana later walked away, unable to bare the cold...and a large fear of the ewe in the area. Later Surilian heard X'linwh was killed...due to a dragon. Suri's suspicions rising as she felt in her heart she was sure Mijisaa and Pipituu ordered this.</span></span>
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==<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Rumours'''</div>==
===<div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#990099"><span style="color:#ffffff">'''''Easily Overheard Rumours'''''</span></div>===
:<font style="color:#990099" size="3">■</font> '' "Surilian? Ain't that the strange lass running around here? Oh don't get me started on her. Running about every few minutes pretending to be this and that. Though on the bright side I never have to pay her." '''~ Drybone Tavern Worker.''' ''
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:<font style="color:#990099" size="3">■</font> '' Oh yes! Suri. Dear sweet girl. She makes mother so proud doing so much. She is so helpful! My only concern is she keeps stealing our tavern mugs." '''~ Mother Miounee.''' ''
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:<font style="color:#990099" size="3">■</font> '' "Surilian Blu...Blu Aye! I 'eard of that wee lass. She be a odd one that one. Tried te eat me plants the other day. Then when I told er te put em back, she coughed em' up and tried to redig em' inte the ground." '''~ Shroud Garden worker'''.''
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===<div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#990066"><span style="color:#ffffff">'''''Somewhat Difficult To Overhear Rumours'''''</span></div>===
:<font style="color:#990066" size="3">■</font> ''"Aye. I seen the lass. She was impersonating a guard but when they went to interrogate the lass she said she was really the Princess of Dovenbar. Where the hell is Dovenbar? Bah, We let her go anyway."'' '''''~Limsa Lominsa Guard'''''
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:<font style="color:#990066" size="3">■</font> ''"Aw she's a sweet kid. All sunshines and rainbows. But you have to explain it to her pretty well or she'd muck it all up for sure. Take the other day for example, She wanted to cook for a friend she says. Strange child shoved the ingredients in her pocket, put the bowl on her head then tried to climb in the oven. Never seen anything like it."'' '''''~Drybone cook'''''
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===<div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#660066"><span style="color:#ffffff">'''''Rarely Overheard Rumours'''''</span></div>===
:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> ''"Mark my words, Shes a demon in cute wrapping. Don't be fooled by them doe eyes. Shes a savage for sure. Cold down to the core. One minute shes smiling at you, Next she smiling down at you with that devilish grin while she is making pretty bows with your innards. Happened to a friend of mine." '''~ Meracydia Guard'''''
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:<font style="color:#660066" size="3">■</font> ''"Woe be to the city that takes that tormented halfbreed in. Sure she is small, innocent right? Wrong! She'll bite ye in the arse when your not looking. Literally if your not careful. Evil child..It's her father's fault for sure. Her mother was a fine woman." '''~ Meracydia villager'''''
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===<div style="padding:10px 25px; background:#660066"><span style="color:#ffffff">'''''Player Character Rumours'''''</span></div>===
:<font style="color:#330033" size="3">■</font> ''"I admit I overlooked her. She seemed sweet enough... I never would have guessed otherwise."'' '''~ [[Rhesh'ir Zhwan]]'''

:<font style="color:#330033" size="3">■</font> '' "A troubled soul... with us one moment and against us the next. Something dark stirs within her and I'm afraid of what it's capable of."'' '''~ [[Dawson Colwell]]'''

:<font style="color:#330033" size="3">■</font> ''"Suri is one of the greatest girls I know, everything I could ever ask for in a mate. How would a hyur put it... 'She's the kind of girl you could take home to your mama,' or something like that."'' '''~ [[U'dahsh'a Nunh]]'''

:<font style="color:#330033" size="3">■</font> ''"Suri is the sweetest mystery I know, wrapped in the deepest enigma. And the only one to truly have broken my heart."'' '''~ [[C'kayah Tia]]'''

:<font style="color:#330033" size="3">■</font> ''"She used to be so friendly to me, and now she frowns when I get close. I'm not sure what her deal is."'' '''~ [[Natalie Mcbeef]]'''

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''History/Timeline'''</div>===
Surilian has been away from her home for a month now. What is known is she snuck into a crate of goods bound to Eorzea. She hales from the Shrine Valleys of Menphina, located deep in the jungles of Meracydia and that her parents love was forbidden. For a while she was a rejected abomination though still painted her face as a warrior out of respect. In time though things changed in the shrine and she was unable to adjust. With the change to great for her and the merchants from abroad in the shrine, she concealed herself as goods.

~More disclosed with RP~

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background:#660066; font-size:20px; color:#ffffff">'''Footnotes'''</div>===
'''Alignment''': Chaotic Neutral
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'''Theme song:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-Fs7de_9o Bad apple (English trans)]
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'''Theme song Lyrics:'''
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Ever on and on I continue circling<br>
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony<br>
Till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing<br>
And suddenly I see that I can't break free--I'm<br>
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity<br>
With nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony<br>
To tell me who I am, who I was<br>
Uncertainty enveloping my mind<br>
Till I can't break free, and<br>
<br>
Maybe it's a dream; maybe nothing else is real<br>
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel<br>
So I'm tired of all the pain, of the misery inside<br>
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night<br>
You can tell me what to say; you can tell me where to go<br>
But I doubt that I would care, and my heart would never know<br>
If I make another move there'll be no more turning back<br>
Because everything will change, and it all will fade to black<br>
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Will tomorrow ever come? Will I make it through the night?<br>
Will there ever be a place for the broken in the light?<br>
Am I hurting? Am I sad? Should I stay, or should I go?<br>
I've forgotten how to tell. Did I ever even know?<br>
Can I take another step? I've done everything I can<br>
All the people that I see I will never understand<br>
If I find a way to change, if I step into the light<br>
Then I'll never be the same, and it all will fade to white<br>
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Ever on and on I continue circling<br>
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony<br>
Till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing<br>
And suddenly I see that I can't break free--I'm<br>
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity<br>
With nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony<br>
To tell me who I am, who I was<br>
Uncertainty enveloping my mind<br>
Till I can't break free, and<br>
<br>
Maybe it's a dream; maybe nothing else is real<br>
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel<br>
So I'm tired of all the pain, of the misery inside<br>
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night<br>
You can tell me what to say; you can tell me where to go<br>
But I doubt that I would care, and my heart would never know<br>
If I make another move there'll be no more turning back<br>
Because everything will change, and it all will fade to black<br>
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If I make another move, if I take another step<br>
Then it all would fall apart. There'd be nothing of me left<br>
If I'm crying in the wind, if I'm crying in the night<br>
Will there ever be a way? Will my heart return to white?<br>
Can you tell me who you are? Can you tell me where I am?<br>
I've forgotten how to see; I've forgotten if I can<br>
If I opened up my eyes there'd be no more going back<br>
'Cause I'd throw it all away, and it all would fade to black<br>
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Kage Kiryuu

2014-04-10T17:42:16Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* Player Character Rumors */

{{Infobox-character
| name = Kage Kiryuu
| image = 5AqZe1R.png
| imagewidth = 250
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ul'dah
| race = Lalafell
| clan = Dunesfolk
| stat_1 = Age
| stat_1_value = 24
| stat_2 = Height
| stat_2_value = 2' 10.2"
| stat_3 = Server
| stat_3_value = Balmung
| stat_4 = Time Zone
| stat_4_value = Pacific (GMT-8 Standard, GMT-7 Daylight Savings)
| stat_5 = In Game
| stat_5_value = Mon-Thurs 4pm-10pm Friday 8pm to latenight. Saturday 9am-Late night. Sunday 9am-10pm
}}

==Character==
===General===
Kage is a Dunesfolk Lalafell whose family have lived in the Thanalan for many, many years. He was traveling through Thanalan, The Clutch area, when he spied something that festered a strange feeling within him. He was driven and inspired by the events he saw. He saw Papashan and other Sultansworn come to the aid of another. It became the driving force within him to train to be a paladin and to eventually become Sultansworn. This led to him meeting with the Sultansworn, Natalie, as well as others that she knew. Recent events has caused him to realize that the politics of the job and those of Ul'dah might be something that he's not yet prepared for.

===Appearance===

Kage is the shortest of adult male Dunesfolk Lalafell. He has blue hair with highlights of a red shade. He also sports a goatee on his chin that he plays with when he's anxious. Currently he doesn't have an official job, taking odd jobs here and there to make ends meet. As such he doesn't wear any truly plated armor. Rarely can he be found in a mage's robe but more often than not he wears a tabard.

===Behavior===

Once he's comfortable and willing to open up, Kage will be happy to give people as good as he takes it. He's shy, soft-spoken, reserved and mild-mannered but also playfulwhen with friends. He cares very much for those he becomes friends with. As such, he does not take well to being insulted for seeing whether his friends are in danger or being harassed. Only his self-restraint keeps him from lashing out at someone physically or violently for doing so. He's very forceful when he feels like his friends need to be defended from physical or personal attack. He does not easily make friends by himself, usually making friends from friends. He can be found sitting on the rail in Quicksand, outside of Quicksand by Ruby Road, or sitting at a table in the Airship landing. Kage finds it very hard to lie to people to their faces and usually would prefer not to unless for a good reason. Thus, he hates it when people lie to him. He has a lot of anxieties about himself, but he's started to grow stronger as his training progresses. He believes in his friends and is generally too "goody two shoes". He wouldn't enforce this belief unto others, especially his friends, unless he thought that the trouble for them is too much or if it puts them into danger. He doesn't like it when his friends get hurt, being upset that they would not ask him for help or for him to cover their backs. He does not have a rigid sense of judgment only a subjective right or wrong on how people are affected.

===Likes===
::* Ul'dah
::* Any beverage at the Quicksand
::* Becoming friends

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or hurting others (mentally or physically)
::* Not being able to initiate making new friends
::* Friends going off without him to watch their backs
::* Deep seas or oceans, he has never learned to swim properly

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Sitting on the rail in Quicksand
::* Proficient in aetheric manipulation

==Relationships==
===Family===

Kage's mother's side of the family had a heavy focus in thaumaturgy and a few tomes ready for study on some black magicks. Kage's father comes from a family who specialized in goldsmithing. His father does quite well in goldsmithing so that Kage and his family were never in want. Kage has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. His brother continues the family's goldsmithing business while his sister has turned to alchemy.

===Friends===

Kage has made a variety of friends in the city of Ul'dah. Many of them seem to be Miqo'te but he has made friends with Roen Deneith, a Midlander Hyur. He's gotten to know many of them through Natalie Mcbeef or through being in the Quicksand.

'''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]:''': Kage had only heard of the Miqo'te Sultansworn until he decided to send her a missive that changed his life. While previously he had only ever entertained the thought of being a Paladin and then Sultansworn after seeing Papashan, Natalie gave him the advice and courage to move forward. He has since become one of Natalie's apprentices of sorts, having her mentor him. He's grown to expect things from Natalie that others would find to be the unexpected. A good way to describe part of their relationship is that she always finds ways to help Kage grow in either character or experience. Something that, in the specific moment, Kage does not always find helpful.

'''[[Roen Deneith]]:''': Kage first met Roen right after he approached Natalie about Paladins and Sultansworn. She was introduced to him as a Paladin in-training. Natalie nominated Roen to mentor Kage of sorts. At first, the two did not seem to know how it would work but throughout each individuals' training, Kage realized that Roen would be a good friend. He thinks her very worthy of the Sultansworn title, believing that she deserves it more than he does even.

'''[[C'kayah Tia]]:''': Through his constant interactions with Natalie, Kage interacted with the male Miqo'te often. While unsure of how Kayah seems to have many connections with some unsavory fellows as well as many others, he's found a sort of brotherly kinship with Kayah. He views Kayah as a good friend, completely supporting Natalie's relationship with him.

'''[[U'tano Kazhe]]:''': While not sure how he felt about U, he quickly became very fond of the female Miqo'te. He first met her at a beach party in the Mist that was held after a series of stressful and danger-filled events involving his friends Natalie Mcbeef and Marrow Ochi, as well as Salem Nunh's own problem. U had been invited, meeting Kage at the party. At his second meeting with U, Kage interacted with her directly and was quite annoyed and non-plussed at her manhandling of him by holding him in the air and running around. He quickly found that he did not mind U's making an airship of him, being quite fond of her and her actions.

===Enemies===
Kage is generally easy to get along with and so far has not had the need nor the want to make enemies. However, he has started to have a bit of a dislike for those with lances. He's had quite a few unsavory meetings with those who wield those weapons.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* "He's that Lalafell always surrounded by a bunch of Miqo'te here in Ul'dah." - Ul'dahn citizen
::* "I always see him sitting on the rail here." - Quicksand patron
::* "I've seen him getting shoulder rides on Miqo'te. Strange."

===Moderate Rumors===
::* "He's always following that Miqo'te Sultansworn, Natalie, right?"

===Rare Rumors===
::* "I thought he was just a swordsman, but I've seen him running 'round in mage's outfits."
::* "Don't see him taking on too many jobs, but he's always been in here drinking ale or just lounging on that rail."

===Player Character Rumors===
((Feel free to add))
::* "There's not many people I talk to so little, and trust so much. Kage is polite, kind, and always a pleasure." -- [[Chokho Viqqoh]]
::* "One thing I never doubt about Kage is his loyalty to those he cares about. Despite his kind nature, I suspect he will go to any lengths for his friends." -- [[Roen Deneith]]
::* "You'd never know it by looking at him, but when the chips are down, there is no one better to have at your side" -- [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

==History/Timeline==
His mother raised Kage to be the heir of sorts since his oldest brother is better at shaping the fine and malleable metals that Kage was only average at. Kage has a fairly decent amount of control over the large amount of aether he has so his mother put him on that path. It was not a fulfilling life prospect and so a few years after the Calamity Kage found his life changing.

Traveling through the Thanalan, The Clutch area, Kage observed an incident in which several Sultansworn came to the aid of a fellow. They were led by a Lalafell. Kage wasn't sure about how things came to be but he soon felt something in himself that wanted change. He wanted to do something with his life and not just follow the flow his family had set for him. Leaving against the protests of his mother, Kage packed his things and left for Ul'dah. He hid his aetherial disposition unless the very odd jobs that he took required them, and only if no one would be the wiser. He asked for help and advice, receiving it from those he'd made contact with.

His aetherial proficiency came to surface when his friends showed that they might be in trouble. In a small confrontation between Marrow and a few others, he tried to use his magic to get Marrow and others out of the incident. It then became useful when dealing with a friend's, Salem Nunh's, crisis.

Kage had since started to wind down and relax, focusing on his training to be better at using a sword and shield. He recently undertook the Sultansworn Trials alongside Roen. Erik Mynhier administered the Trial of Faith to Kage first. While lounging in the Quicksand and speaking with Natalie, he was surprised by the Trial of Courage Natalie decided to administer to him. He and Roen took the Trial of Loyalty together under Anelia Sadowyn. They left not knowing whether they passed or failed. After watching Roen's own Trial of Courage, Kage learned of his failing the Trial of Loyalty. Upon re-trial with his friend Lambert Arkwright of the Trial of Loyalty, they were told by Anelia that Kage and Lambert passed.

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

Chokho Viqqoh

2014-04-10T17:39:57Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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: Chokho Viqqoh is a character born from a desire of whimsy. Typically playing stoic and strong characters, I wanted to play someone who was able to truly and honestly enjoy the world while being relatively helpless (at first). As time went on I realized that a thuggish adrenaline-jockey would be boring, and the character became a philosopher. Now, she takes the world with a lightness of heart and an unusual depth of intelligence.

: Her masked intelligence also comes into play with a desire to turn some tropes on their side. She has a hidden power that she does not fully understand. Instead of this running her life as is the case with most stories that start this way, she very quickly learned what she can and can't do without setting it off. Now she takes a very careful approach in trying to better understanding herself.

<font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="2">'''★'''I'm very interested in pursuing a mentor/student relationship in philosophy, or certain classes, as well as expanding the Viqqoh family in game. Let me know if you'd like to work something out!</font>

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Basic Info</div>===
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: Chokho is a fun-loving hedonist that has the-... let's call it a distinction, of being generally incompetent when it comes to combat in an adventurer's world. Her quick smile and loud laugh do not come from a vapid lack of weight however. Instead, Chokho follows philosophy closely resembling nihilism. She believes she has seen the world for what it is, and knows there is no deeper meaning. And if all we have is what we make up, why not make up something that everyone can enjoy?

: She's also a liar by trade. Her intentions and actions are so heavily obfuscated, it's nigh-impossible to tell what her goals are. But in the end she's relatively harmless, so Eorzea is not about to loose sleep over whatever game she's playing.

<font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="2">'''★'''You can generally assume any knowledge here is NOT something easily accessible on an IC level! Chokho dedicates a lot of time and effort into concealing information about herself, by whatever means necessary.</font>

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: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Bad Jokes
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Art
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Sex
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Books
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Vanity
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Philosophy
: <font style="color:#ECCA67;" size="3">■</font> Wealth

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #DFD59E;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''DISLIKES''</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Violence
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Sadism
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Work
: <font style="color:#DFD59E;" size="3">■</font> Harm's way

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #CACFA5;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''OTHER''</center></div></span></h3>

: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Vice(s): Yes
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Food: Chooclate
: <font style="color:#CACFA5;" size="3">■</font> Favorite Drink: Wine

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Appearance & Personality</div>===
: Chokho looks like her appearance and acts like her personality.

: Ok, but really.

: Chokho stands just a touch taller than most other miqo'te. By far her most striking features are her incredibly dark skin and her tiger face-paint. Combined with her deep red eyes and pronounced canines, Chokho cuts an intimidating image.

: Fortunately, that's where Chokho's intimidation ends. She's unmistakably non-threatening in the way she flirts and continually bounces around with a constant, playful energy. Her constant laughter and quick smile is more than enough to put most people at ease. Chokho's has an insatiable appetite for play and has no shame in cracking bad jokes or impishly teasing. If it wasn't for her lithe body - and her frequent flaunting of it - she could very easily be mistaken as entirely childish.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Weight of Viqqoh</div>===
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<font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="2">'''★'''Viqqoh is a common name in Eorzea. Perhaps you've heard it before? That's likely because it's an often recommended name from moon keeper name generators - but forget about that. We can come up with a better reason than that!</font>

:A name is passed down to each child by keeper's [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Miqo%27te/Naming tradition]. Some of these names can be traced as far back as the First Astral Era. Viqqoh (alongside Luna and Jinjahl) is one such powerful name. The jungles of Othard house a large sect of the name Viqqoh. Through power pushed through guile, they've claim to be the original holders of the name before it spread to Eorzea.

:The name carries deliberate power and pride to its members, but it's expanse has not been entirely mapped out! Chokho's family is deliberately open ended in some parts to allow other players to take up the roles if they desire. If the idea interests you, contact me! There are already two members of the family in play, though the other player a secret for the time being.

===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Biography</div>===

====<div style="padding:0px 20px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"> 1551 - 1561 </div>====

:Chokho Viqqoh was born in the jungles of Othard to a large and powerful family. One of last children that her mother had, Chokho would have eventually grown up to be a powerful mage or skilled hunter like her many brothers and sisters, if not for an unusual illness.

:Chokho was born pale and weak, and she would stay this way for her entire childhood. Local conjurers had never seen a sickness such and this and they were only able to surmise that some part of the girl, on an aetheric level, was "missing". There was a hole in her being that could be filled by no magic. Without a cure, Chokho was cursed to an eternal shortness of breath and frail form. She was not given long to live.

:The girl was lucky in one thing: her mother. Chokho's mother was a powerful woman and matriarch to the clan. When the conjurers said there was nothing they could do, she told them to find someone better. When no one was found with an answer she liked, she took matters into her own hands. Even though the Viqqoh clan was founded on pride and power, its stern hunters and arguably ruthless mages rallied around one of their own. Through spells, foreign medicines, and more supplies than she could ever hope to reply, Chokho would live. She would never have the strength of her peers and could rarely muster the energy to leave her home, but she would live.

:Her life was painful, but not without joy. While the majority of the clan could spare little time from their tasks, Chokho had the regular company of two other members who were deemed equally non-vital: her brother Xau'to and her father Hawu'a. Xau'to, a scoundrel by trade, was a frequent source of company and always had a trick up his sleeve or a story to tell to keep the sick child company. Any childhood Chokho has she owes to her sibling's affection. While her father often took to the road for the sake of the clan, he was never the less a pillar of stability for a life teetering so close to death. One of the most influential gestures he ever did was paint Chokho's face in the stripes she still wears today. Reminiscent of a tiger native to their home, Hawu'a was quick to remind Chokho how strong tigers are and how much she is like them.

:While Chokho did not contribute to her tribe as much as the others, her sisters found her at least bearable. It certainly helped that for what she lacked in body she made up for in mind. With little to do outside her brother's company, Chokho sharpened her mind with whatever books her father brought home. Her insatiable appetite for knowledge was mostly a squandered gift on the amazonian family, but her stories and legends made her entertaining enough to not be considered a complete burden.

=====<div style="padding:0px 30px; font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">1562 - 1572</div>=====

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RUMORS''</center></div></span></h3>
''Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!''
<div style="border:0px solid; padding:8px;"><b>
<div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #90AB76;">◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "What a lush! I don't think there's anything more she cares about than a stiff drink and a stiffer bedfellow!"
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Not a care in the world, that one. A good enough way to live, I suppose."
: <font style="color:#90AB76;" size="3">■</font> "Gets her kicks from foolin' around and lyin'... not right, I'll tell ya."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #F37E1D;">◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)</div></b>

: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "For all the noise she raises, I don't see her making much trouble."
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "Not as bad as she makes herself out to be. She might just have a heart yet. Hah!"
: <font style="color:#F37E1D;" size="3">■</font> "In three different cities I've heard her laugh that she's from 'somewhere else.' So where in the seven hells can it be?"

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #D83018;">◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)</div></b>
: <font style="color:#D83018;" size="3">■</font> "I don't know what you think Chokho Viqqoh is, but I promise you she is no miqo'te."

<b><div style="padding:10px 25px; background: #aac5b4;">◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)</div></b>
(Add your own if you know Chokho!))

: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Cho's got a heart. What she doesn't have is a plethora of good jokes." - [[Kage Kiryuu]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "A beautiful face, a quick wit, and a boldness to her heart. What more could anyone want of a woman?" - [[Delial Grimsong]]
: <font style="color:#aac5b4;" size="3">■</font> "Cho is like a force of nature, but I'm not sure if she cares little for others, or too much" - [[Natalie Mcbeef]]

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<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;"><center>''RELATIONS''</center></div></span></h3>
: <center><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Interest     <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing     <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Watching</center>

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Salem Nuhn]] - Chokho's first friend on arrival to Ul'dah, Salem's relaxed attitude and shared love of play instantly made him one of her best friends. A little heartbreak here and there isn't going to stop that.

: <font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> [[Nazeru Auronas]] - Though she's not about to admit it, Chokho's formed something of a relationship with her dashing friend. Excessive pampering and chocolate helps her overlook how this goes against her free-spirited approach to life.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Marrow Ochi]] - Marrow's power represents what Chokho believes can be Eorzea's saving grace, and the one thing to give her a spark of hope in her nihilism. She is constantly disappointing when Marrow fails to take care of herself, and unable to stop from feeling motherly when she can.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Kage Kiryuu]] - Met through Salem, Chokho knows very little about the lalafell. But what she does know, she likes! She's always happy to talk, and help him with his goals in whatever small way she can - even if she doesn't agree with them.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Natalie Mcbeef]] - Although Natalie offered Chokho a linkshell that now connects her with most of her friends, Chokho is wary of her. She'll often state she feels Natalie is narrow-minded or boring, but the truth is Chokho is just jealous of the attention she gets.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Alexaria Whiteraven]] - Like many contacts, Chokho was first drawn to Alexaria due to tight pants. Once all attempts to get into them fell flat, Chokho was surprised to find that Alex kept such a sharp, philosophical mind. She now delights in talking to the woman about deeper thoughts and the workings of the mind and spirit, instead of the flesh.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[Ennara Calian]] - Met initially through Alexaria, Chokho has come to trust Ennara deeply after the highlander helped her out of a bad spot. Ennara is one of the few that Chokho knows will always help her... and keep a secret.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[C'kayah Tia]] - Interesting enough to watch, but nothing more. Kayah HAS to be up to something as far as she's concerned, but she doesn't know what. He's good looking and well mannered though, so that's enough.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Arky Mosuke]] - Affectionately dubbed "Charmer", Chokho delights in Arky's gentlemanly manner. She's pegged him as someone with a secret, and is unwilling to invest more trust until more light comes to the situation.

: <font style="color:#9EC60B;" size="3">●</font> [[U'zhan Tia]] - Even though they're not terribly close, Chokho likes U'zhan. He swings by to tease her a little or joke around, and then goes on to take care of his own matters. No fuss, no complications, no problem.

: <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> [[Araswel Dakwhil]] - Chokho desperately wants to like the other moon keeper, but she has no idea how to. She's hyper-competent in all combat and completely unrelatable. After being told not to flirt with her, Chokho feels she's out of options.

: <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> [[Delial Grimsong]] - Even though she knows next to nothing of the woman, Chokho is smitten. Between her alluring voice and regal poise, Chokho pursues this beauty without any idea what she'd do if she caught it.

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===<div style="padding:10px 15px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Audio</div>===
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[Placeholder! Going to put the songs that inspire Chokho, as well as the sort of things she sings in character]

===<div style="padding:10px 35px; background: #BEC3BC;font-size:14px;color:#5F5F5F;">Footnotes</div>===

:''Template credit goes to [[Bancroft Gairn]]... Seriously just copy/pasted 90% of this. Dude's amazing.''

[[category:Player Character]]
[[category:Miqo'te Keeper of the Moon]]
[[category:Miqo'te]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-02-18T16:54:46Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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| stat_3 = Height
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WORK IN PROGRESS
==Character==
===General===

Natalie Mcbeef is a friendly, yet battle hardened Miqo'te who resides in the City of Ul'dah. She grew up as an orphan on the streets of Ul'dah and does not know her birthday, tribe, parents or original name. Her rather unique name came from time spent in an orphanage, where herself and other children were simply assigned them randomly from a book. Because of this upbringing she is culturally distant from the people of her race, and has a dim outlook on most traditional Miqo'te customs. Despite her difficult childhood she has grown to be a proud daughter of Ul'dah, and loves the city dearly despite its faults. In her late teens she trained tirelessly to join the ranks of the Sultansworn, and although she often acts independently these days, she still takes her duties very seriously.

Recent evidence suggest that Natalie might have been lying about her past, as a female seeker has been seen prowling around the city, attempting to return Natalie to her tribe.

===Appearance===

Natalie is quite tall for a female Miqo'te, taller than many males, and standing eye to eye with some Hyur as well. She is very athletic, with good reflexes and endurance, but still her face is covered with scars from her many wounds. She takes little care in maintaining her appearance, and never wears cosmetics or attempts to trim her bushy eyebrows. Her hair is cropped close and short, in order to prevent an enemy from grabbing onto it. Her most striking feature are her piercing green eyes, which she often uses to stare down the enemies of Ul'dah. She eschews clothes and fashion, and can normally only be seen in her full combat armor, or a lighter set designed for patrolling the city.

===Behavior===

Natalie views herself first and foremost a protector of Ul'dah and it's citizens, and most of her behavior is based around that fact. When she is off duty she is friendly, playful, and warm, however under her warmth lies a core of steel, always ready to defend her city. She frequently questions those who she suspects to be involved in various misdeeds, mixing harsh questions with a friendly demeanor that often puts people off guard. She is often seen hanging around the Quicksand in her off duty hours, where she is quick to strike up a conversation with any that approach her.

==Combat==
===General===

Natalie can almost always be seen wielding a sword and shield, and she is out of her element when using other weapons. Her standard fighting style seems to be cautiously offensive, attempting to pressure her opponents and cause them to make mistakes. While she likes fighting, especially in the Arena, she does not like hurting or killing people, and makes every effort to resolve situations without using violence.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Ale, Rum and Alcohol of any Sort
::* Meeting new people
::* Fighting (Friendly Matches, The Arena, Killing Primals for the 30th time)
::* Keeping the city safe

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or Hurting others, Physically or Emotionally
::* Being lied to
::* Dealing with her feelings
::* People who take advantage of others

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Fighting
::* Investigating criminal matters
::* Making friends.

===Nicknames===
::* 'Nat' by her friends
::* 'Sultansworn' Often used respectfully, but sometimes said in a sarcastic tone

==Relationships==
===Family===

Natalie has no idea of her original tribe or Family, she treats her fellow Sultansworn as family.

===Friends===

Until recently, Natalie's duties had left her little time to spend inside the city, however now that events with the Garleans have calmed down slightly, she has been able to develop a social life within the city. Some people she calls friends are:
(descriptions and links coming soon)

-'''[[Amaderuil Graham]]:''': One of the first people Natalie met after returning from the Garlean campaign, Amad helped the stiff Natalie relax and learn to have fun again.

- '''[[Emelie Annel]]:''': Originally under investigation, they became fast friends after a friendly duel.

-'''[[Marrow Ochi]]:''': While Natalie was originally dismissive of her Primal origins, the two have grown very close over time, and now Natalie views herself as something of a big sister.

-'''[[C'kayah Tia]]:''': Kayah was the original focus of Natalie's longest and most painful investigation, and throughout it personal feelings developed in between the two. While Natalie has charged him with lesser crimes, she is either unaware of, or unwilling to tackle his larger crimes.

-'''[[Salem Nuhn]]''': Natalie often teased Salem for his near constant presence on the quicksand's railings, however as time went on they began to become fast friends. Natalie agrees with his self given title "Master of Relaxation.

-'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''': A close female friend, Natalie and Rahvi have strong affection towards each other, and mutual affection toward C'kayah.

-'''[[Roen Deneith]]:''': Natalie's apprentice of sorts, Roen is calm, collected, and restrained, everything that Natalie is not. Roen often ends up as the voice of reason to Natalie's more reckless actions.

===Enemies===

While Natalie has no specific enemies, she often finds herself at odds with various people during the course of her duties.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* 'I heard there's been a sultansworn sniffing around our operation' - Shady Resident
::* 'Ugh.. I always see that one surrounded by men..." - Snooty Woman
::* 'If you ever need help in the city, she's the one you should ask' - Quicksand Patron

===Moderate Rumors===
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===Rare Rumors===
::* "I've heard she lied about being an orphan"
::* "She's a sultansworn, but she's in a relationship with a crime lord... maybe she's just building a case"

===PC Rumors=== (Feel free to edit)
::* "Woe to any who fall under her suspicion. She will not relent until she has either proven you guilty or innocent. And she will use any means necessary to do it." - [[Roen Deneith]]
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==History/Timeline==

==History/Timeline==

Natalie was born 20 years before the battle of carteneau as N'natli M'kbeff, in a small miqo'te tribe to the east of Ul'dah. At the age of 16 she left her tribe, and traveled to Ul'dah, where she lived on the streets for a time. Eventually she before involved in the coliseum, changing her name to something flashier, "Natalie Mcbeef". She fought in the Coliseum for several year, eventually being picked up for her skill by the sultansworn, as they gathered strength to repel Bahamuts fall. Natalie played a minor role in the battle, and spent the next five years guarding Ul'dah and honing her skills. Five years later, she once again went into battle against the Garleans, this time on the front lines, taking part in most of the major conflicts of the war. After the war concluded, she returned to Ul'dah, where she primarily maintains security in the city, although she still ventures out to put down the occasional primal.

==Recent History==
(Events are not rigidly attached to a timeframe)

- Natalie returned to the city, and began investigating one C'kayah Tia, at the behest of the syndicate. Through him, she also cast her eyes on his friends and associates, such as Roen, Siha, Emelie, and Erik.

- After she and C'Kayah dealt with a complicated murder case together, Natalie's judgement with C'kahyah began to become impaired. Around this time Natalie met a woman named Marrow, who claimed to be the result of a Garlean experiment to create an artifical primal.

- Natalie's investigation of Erik's group began to intensify, as rumour's abounded that he was involved with necromancy and worse. Nat's suspicion inadvertently caused Roen to lose her job as a mercenary, forcing her into less than desirable work. Near this time, Marrow had a emotional breakdown, almost transforming physically into a full primal. Natalie was able to calm Marrow, averting the danger, and increasing the bond between them.

- After defending C'kayah from a vigilante lancer, and discovering they had reasonable evidence for attacking him, Natalie began to lose her suspicion of C'kayah's criminal activities. Erik disappeared as well, leaving Natalie suspicious of the causes. Against her better judgement she reinstated Roen as a sultansworn apprentice, hoping to help steer the woman in the right direction, although their initial relationship was strained.

- While investigating a series of strange murders in the city, Natalie came upon a Voidsent named Ieza, and a strange group called the Night Blades, that were hunting it. While initially suspicious of them, she became impressed with their resources, and agreed to aid them in stopping the beast.

- Natalie received strong evidence that Kayah was involved in a extremely serious slave trading case. Natalie arrested and began the process of torturing the information out of him, right before the evidence was found to be forged. This incident left Natalie's faith in her chosen profession very shaken.

- Natalie introduced Roen to the nightblades, and began meeting more members, while she prepared to deal with the voidsent threat. Through this process, her and Roen's relationship began to relax, as they started to understand one another.

- After a complicated incident, the crystal which helped stabilize marrow's form broke, forcing her to flee through the Coerthas highlands. Eventually Natalie managed to insert the crystal under Marrow's skin, hopefully preventing a similar incident in the future. Afterwards Marrow presented her with one of her scales, which Natalie began to wear over her heart.

- While drinking in the quicksand, C'kayah admitted his criminal activities. Natalie became angry and confused, and a passing Flame overheard their conversation. A series of misunderstandings left C'kayah dead and Natalie arrested. While Natalie managed to free herself and resurrect C'kayah with a phoenix down, she ended the situation significantly more cynical about the concept of justice in general

- Natalie helped build a case against C'kayah for tax evasion, believing she needed to instead focus her efforts on Renault, a newcomer to Ul'dah's underground power scene, and seemingly much more violent than C'kayah. However soon after she discovered the extent of C'kayah's criminal activities, although torn she went along with the syndicates decision to use his group as a stabilizing force in Ul'dah. N'kryah M'kbeff, a miqote from the wilderness was found in Ul'dah, seeking a N'tali. It was quickly found that Natalie's commonly known past was a lie, and she was actually of tribal origins.

-The "Quicksand Appreciation Society" was formed to gather the lovers of Ul'dahs finest establishment. Soon after, Natalie asked the artificial primal '''[[Marrow Ochi]]:''' to temper her, a process both thought would merely protect her from the power of other Primals. Instead Natalie quickly succumbed to the mental effects, becoming a shell of her former self, and it was only due to the resourcefulness, compassion, and quick thinking of her friends that allowed her to break the tempering and regain her former self.

-- More to Come --

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

[[category:Wiki Templates]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-02-12T17:56:22Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* History/Timeline */

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WORK IN PROGRESS
==Character==
===General===

Natalie Mcbeef is a friendly, yet battle hardened Miqo'te who resides in the City of Ul'dah. She grew up as an orphan on the streets of Ul'dah and does not know her birthday, tribe, parents or original name. Her rather unique name came from time spent in an orphanage, where herself and other children were simply assigned them randomly from a book. Because of this upbringing she is culturally distant from the people of her race, and has a dim outlook on most traditional Miqo'te customs. Despite her difficult childhood she has grown to be a proud daughter of Ul'dah, and loves the city dearly despite its faults. In her late teens she trained tirelessly to join the ranks of the Sultansworn, and although she often acts independently these days, she still takes her duties very seriously.

Recent evidence suggest that Natalie might have been lying about her past, as a female seeker has been seen prowling around the city, attempting to return Natalie to her tribe.

===Appearance===

Natalie is quite tall for a female Miqo'te, taller than many males, and standing eye to eye with some Hyur as well. She is very athletic, with good reflexes and endurance, but still her face is covered with scars from her many wounds. She takes little care in maintaining her appearance, and never wears cosmetics or attempts to trim her bushy eyebrows. Her hair is cropped close and short, in order to prevent an enemy from grabbing onto it. Her most striking feature are her piercing green eyes, which she often uses to stare down the enemies of Ul'dah. She eschews clothes and fashion, and can normally only be seen in her full combat armor, or a lighter set designed for patrolling the city.

===Behavior===

Natalie views herself first and foremost a protector of Ul'dah and it's citizens, and most of her behavior is based around that fact. When she is off duty she is friendly, playful, and warm, however under her warmth lies a core of steel, always ready to defend her city. She frequently questions those who she suspects to be involved in various misdeeds, mixing harsh questions with a friendly demeanor that often puts people off guard. She is often seen hanging around the Quicksand in her off duty hours, where she is quick to strike up a conversation with any that approach her.

==Combat==
===General===

Natalie can almost always be seen wielding a sword and shield, and she is out of her element when using other weapons. Her standard fighting style seems to be cautiously offensive, attempting to pressure her opponents and cause them to make mistakes. While she likes fighting, especially in the Arena, she does not like hurting or killing people, and makes every effort to resolve situations without using violence.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Ale, Rum and Alcohol of any Sort
::* Meeting new people
::* Fighting (Friendly Matches, The Arena, Killing Primals for the 30th time)
::* Keeping the city safe

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or Hurting others, Physically or Emotionally
::* Being lied to
::* Dealing with her feelings
::* People who take advantage of others

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Fighting
::* Investigating criminal matters
::* Making friends.

===Nicknames===
::* 'Nat' by her friends
::* 'Sultansworn' Often used respectfully, but sometimes said in a sarcastic tone

==Relationships==
===Family===

Natalie has no idea of her original tribe or Family, she treats her fellow Sultansworn as family.

===Friends===

Until recently, Natalie's duties had left her little time to spend inside the city, however now that events with the Garleans have calmed down slightly, she has been able to develop a social life within the city. Some people she calls friends are:
(descriptions and links coming soon)

-'''[[Amaderuil Graham]]:''': One of the first people Natalie met after returning from the Garlean campaign, Amad helped the stiff Natalie relax and learn to have fun again.

- '''[[Emelie Annel]]:''': Originally under investigation, they became fast friends after a friendly duel.

-'''[[Marrow Ochi]]:''': While Natalie was originally dismissive of her Primal origins, the two have grown very close over time, and now Natalie views herself as something of a big sister.

-'''[[C'kayah Tia]]:''': Kayah was the original focus of Natalie's longest and most painful investigation, and throughout it personal feelings developed in between the two. While Natalie has charged him with lesser crimes, she is either unaware of, or unwilling to tackle his larger crimes.

-'''[[Salem Nuhn]]''': Natalie often teased Salem for his near constant presence on the quicksand's railings, however as time went on they began to become fast friends. Natalie agrees with his self given title "Master of Relaxation.

-'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''': A close female friend, Natalie and Rahvi have strong affection towards each other, and mutual affection toward C'kayah.

-'''[[Roen Deneith]]:''': Natalie's apprentice of sorts, Roen is calm, collected, and restrained, everything that Natalie is not. Roen often ends up as the voice of reason to Natalie's more reckless actions.

===Enemies===

While Natalie has no specific enemies, she often finds herself at odds with various people during the course of her duties.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* 'I heard there's been a sultansworn sniffing around our operation' - Shady Resident
::* 'Ugh.. I always see that one surrounded by men..." - Snooty Woman
::* 'If you ever need help in the city, she's the one you should ask' - Quicksand Patron

===Moderate Rumors===
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===Rare Rumors===
::* "I've heard she lied about being an orphan"
::* "She's a sultansworn, but she's in a relationship with a crime lord... maybe she's just building a case"

===PC Rumors=== (Feel free to edit)
::* "Woe to any who fall under her suspicion. She will not relent until she has either proven you guilty or innocent. And she will use any means necessary to do it." - [[Roen Deneith]]
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==History/Timeline==

==History/Timeline==

Natalie was born 20 years before the battle of carteneau as N'natli M'kbeff, in a small miqo'te tribe to the east of Ul'dah. At the age of 16 she left her tribe, and traveled to Ul'dah, where she lived on the streets for a time. Eventually she before involved in the coliseum, changing her name to something flashier, "Natalie Mcbeef". She fought in the Coliseum for several year, eventually being picked up for her skill by the sultansworn, as they gathered strength to repel Bahamuts fall. Natalie played a minor role in the battle, and spent the next five years guarding Ul'dah and honing her skills. Five years later, she once again went into battle against the Garleans, this time on the front lines, taking part in most of the major conflicts of the war. After the war concluded, she returned to Ul'dah, where she primarily maintains security in the city, although she still ventures out to put down the occasional primal.

==Recent History==
(Events are not rigidly attached to a timeframe)

- Natalie returned to the city, and began investigating one C'kayah Tia, at the behest of the syndicate. Through him, she also cast her eyes on his friends and associates, such as Roen, Siha, Emelie, and Erik.

- After she and C'Kayah dealt with a complicated murder case together, Natalie's judgement with C'kahyah began to become impaired. Around this time Natalie met a woman named Marrow, who claimed to be the result of a Garlean experiment to create an artifical primal.

- Natalie's investigation of Erik's group began to intensify, as rumour's abounded that he was involved with necromancy and worse. Nat's suspicion inadvertently caused Roen to lose her job as a mercenary, forcing her into less than desirable work. Near this time, Marrow had a emotional breakdown, almost transforming physically into a full primal. Natalie was able to calm Marrow, averting the danger, and increasing the bond between them.

- After defending C'kayah from a vigilante lancer, and discovering they had reasonable evidence for attacking him, Natalie began to lose her suspicion of C'kayah's criminal activities. Erik disappeared as well, leaving Natalie suspicious of the causes. Against her better judgement she reinstated Roen as a sultansworn apprentice, hoping to help steer the woman in the right direction, although their initial relationship was strained.

- While investigating a series of strange murders in the city, Natalie came upon a Voidsent named Ieza, and a strange group called the Night Blades, that were hunting it. While initially suspicious of them, she became impressed with their resources, and agreed to aid them in stopping the beast.

- Natalie received strong evidence that Kayah was involved in a extremely serious slave trading case. Natalie arrested and began the process of torturing the information out of him, right before the evidence was found to be forged. This incident left Natalie's faith in her chosen profession very shaken.

- Natalie introduced Roen to the nightblades, and began meeting more members, while she prepared to deal with the voidsent threat. Through this process, her and Roen's relationship began to relax, as they started to understand one another.

- After a complicated incident, the crystal which helped stabilize marrow's form broke, forcing her to flee through the Coerthas highlands. Eventually Natalie managed to insert the crystal under Marrow's skin, hopefully preventing a similar incident in the future. Afterwards Marrow presented her with one of her scales, which Natalie began to wear over her heart.

- While drinking in the quicksand, C'kayah admitted his criminal activities. Natalie became angry and confused, and a passing Flame overheard their conversation. A series of misunderstandings left C'kayah dead and Natalie arrested. While Natalie managed to free herself and resurrect C'kayah with a phoenix down, she ended the situation significantly more cynical about the concept of justice in general

- Natalie helped build a case against C'kayah for tax evasion, believing she needed to instead focus her efforts on Renault, a newcomer to Ul'dah's underground power scene, and seemingly much more violent than C'kayah.

-- More to Come --

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

[[category:Wiki Templates]]

Marrow Ochi

2014-01-30T21:16:46Z

Natalie mcbeef: /* Friends */

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==Character==
=== General ===

Marrow is the daughter of the Elder Primal known as Bahamut, and another known as Shiva.. Brought forth into the world by the Ascians to have a back-up humanoid Bahamut, she is known as the Bahamutkin. After the events of the End of the Era, she was brought on to end the second Era by her adoptive parents, the Ascians who brought her into the world. She, however, rejected their choice, and instead fled into the world, never looking back. Her Primal abilities have made her scared and fearful of the world around her, for both knowing that she is a monster bred to destroy, and for the people that would seek to use her. She holds her abilities back with crystal.

-For most of her life, she was lead to believe her mother was a Miqo'te woman known as Eve. But this, was a lie by the Ascians. The coalition of two Primals creating a child was groundbreaking, but the child was nothing more than a spirit, and so she was forced into the body of an Ascian Miqo'te baby, bred in their laboratories.

===Appearance===

Marrow is short; shorter than most Miqo'te, easily only around four feet tall. Due to her increased aging of 3 and a half years until the Twentieth Moon, she has grown to roughly 17 years old within the span of the five year recovery from Bahamut's destruction. Her face is littered with various sealing marks, created by deep scars in the face tissue. She also has a large X crossing her small chest, from the front all the way meeting at her spine; this is another of the various sealing marks, except much, much larger.

===Behavior===

She is usually unwilling to talk to others; either by her trying to change the subject and flee, outright denying people talking to her, or just up and running away at the first sign of contact. However, this is due to her powers; she's absolutely terrified of hurting other people and instead finds a life of solitude the 'only way' to get by. She can be upbeat, and on many occasions almost eccentric, but this is due to her complete lack of social norms, and what comes off as awkward or just plain weird to others is just how Marrow thinks things are.

==Combat==
===General===

???

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* 'Alone time'.
::* Caramel.
::* Flowers. (She's spent entire days just standing in a field. They're almost mesmerizing.)

===Dislikes===
::* Reading. (She can't read.)
::* Being completely alone. (Isolation is good in short bursts.)
::* Rumors (Usually about her)

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Thievery (Doesn't know what gil is, so she takes everything)
::* Athletic (Due to her running 'all the time' from people she has become quite dexterous.)
::* Primalkin (She has insane power held back by her Crystal.)

===Other===
::* ???
::* ???
::* ???

==Relationships==
=== Family ===

Bahamut - Her 'father', the Primal who caused the End of the Era so long ago.

Shiva - Her 'mother', the Primal whom utilizes the cold.

===Friends===

The Sultan-sworn Natalie, grew up as an orphan, and is beginning to view Marrow as surrogate family. She keeps one of Marrow's scales under her breastplate, joking that Marrow is the guardian of her heart.

===Enemies===

Marrow currently has no enemies.

==Rumors==
=== Common Rumors ===

::* "Did you see that? She drunk herself retarded, then stepped right back up like it was nothing!"
::* ???
::* ???

===Moderate Rumors===
::* ???
::* ???
::* ???

===Rare Rumors===
::* Did you get a look under that hood? What's wrong with her face?
::* ???
::* ???

===PC Rumors===
::* "I overheard her reluctant admittance to being...what would you call it? 'Bahamut-kin'? What a queer, offensive thing to say! Went back to my book and ignored her, I did." - [[Moltove Mon'tova]]
::* ???
::* ???

==History/Timeline==

-TBC-

[[category:Player Character]]

Marrow Ochi

2014-01-30T21:13:33Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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==Character==
=== General ===

Marrow is the daughter of the Elder Primal known as Bahamut, and another known as Shiva.. Brought forth into the world by the Ascians to have a back-up humanoid Bahamut, she is known as the Bahamutkin. After the events of the End of the Era, she was brought on to end the second Era by her adoptive parents, the Ascians who brought her into the world. She, however, rejected their choice, and instead fled into the world, never looking back. Her Primal abilities have made her scared and fearful of the world around her, for both knowing that she is a monster bred to destroy, and for the people that would seek to use her. She holds her abilities back with crystal.

-For most of her life, she was lead to believe her mother was a Miqo'te woman known as Eve. But this, was a lie by the Ascians. The coalition of two Primals creating a child was groundbreaking, but the child was nothing more than a spirit, and so she was forced into the body of an Ascian Miqo'te baby, bred in their laboratories.

===Appearance===

Marrow is short; shorter than most Miqo'te, easily only around four feet tall. Due to her increased aging of 3 and a half years until the Twentieth Moon, she has grown to roughly 17 years old within the span of the five year recovery from Bahamut's destruction. Her face is littered with various sealing marks, created by deep scars in the face tissue. She also has a large X crossing her small chest, from the front all the way meeting at her spine; this is another of the various sealing marks, except much, much larger.

===Behavior===

She is usually unwilling to talk to others; either by her trying to change the subject and flee, outright denying people talking to her, or just up and running away at the first sign of contact. However, this is due to her powers; she's absolutely terrified of hurting other people and instead finds a life of solitude the 'only way' to get by. She can be upbeat, and on many occasions almost eccentric, but this is due to her complete lack of social norms, and what comes off as awkward or just plain weird to others is just how Marrow thinks things are.

==Combat==
===General===

???

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* 'Alone time'.
::* Caramel.
::* Flowers. (She's spent entire days just standing in a field. They're almost mesmerizing.)

===Dislikes===
::* Reading. (She can't read.)
::* Being completely alone. (Isolation is good in short bursts.)
::* Rumors (Usually about her)

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Thievery (Doesn't know what gil is, so she takes everything)
::* Athletic (Due to her running 'all the time' from people she has become quite dexterous.)
::* Primalkin (She has insane power held back by her Crystal.)

===Other===
::* ???
::* ???
::* ???

==Relationships==
=== Family ===

Bahamut - Her 'father', the Primal who caused the End of the Era so long ago.

Shiva - Her 'mother', the Primal whom utilizes the cold.

===Friends===

The Sultan-sworn Natalie, grew up as an orphan, and is beginning to view Marrow as surrogate family. She keeps one of Marrow's scales over her heart, joking that Marrow is the guardian of her heart.

===Enemies===

Marrow currently has no enemies.

==Rumors==
=== Common Rumors ===

::* "Did you see that? She drunk herself retarded, then stepped right back up like it was nothing!"
::* ???
::* ???

===Moderate Rumors===
::* ???
::* ???
::* ???

===Rare Rumors===
::* Did you get a look under that hood? What's wrong with her face?
::* ???
::* ???

===PC Rumors===
::* "I overheard her reluctant admittance to being...what would you call it? 'Bahamut-kin'? What a queer, offensive thing to say! Went back to my book and ignored her, I did." - [[Moltove Mon'tova]]
::* ???
::* ???

==History/Timeline==

-TBC-

[[category:Player Character]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-01-16T23:02:32Z

Natalie mcbeef:

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WORK IN PROGRESS
==Character==
===General===

Natalie Mcbeef is a friendly, yet battle hardened Miqo'te who resides in the City of Ul'dah. She grew up as an orphan on the streets of Ul'dah and does not know her birthday, tribe, parents or original name. Her rather unique name came from time spent in an orphanage, where herself and other children were simply assigned them randomly from a book. Because of this upbringing she is culturally distant from the people of her race, and has a dim outlook on most traditional Miqo'te customs. Despite her difficult childhood she has grown to be a proud daughter of Ul'dah, and loves the city dearly despite its faults. In her late teens she trained tirelessly to join the ranks of the Sultansworn, and although she often acts independently these days, she still takes her duties very seriously.

===Appearance===

Natalie is quite tall for a female Miqo'te, taller than many males, and standing eye to eye with some Hyur as well. She is very athletic, with good reflexes and endurance, but still her face is covered with scars from her many wounds. She takes little care in maintaining her appearance, and never wears cosmetics or attempts to trim her bushy eyebrows. Her hair is cropped close and short, in order to prevent an enemy from grabbing onto it. Her most striking feature are her piercing green eyes, which she often uses to stare down the enemies of Ul'dah. She eschews clothes and fashion, and can normally only be seen in her full combat armor, or a lighter set designed for patrolling the city.

===Behavior===

Natalie views herself first and foremost a protector of Ul'dah and it's citizens, and most of her behavior is based around that fact. When she is off duty she is friendly, playful, and warm, however under her warmth lies a core of steel, always ready to defend her city. She frequently questions those who she suspects to be involved in various misdeeds, mixing harsh questions with a friendly demeanor that often puts people off guard. She is often seen hanging around the Quicksand in her off duty hours, where she is quick to strike up a conversation with any that approach her.

==Combat==
===General===

Natalie can almost always be seen wielding a sword and shield, and she is out of her element when using other weapons. Her standard fighting style seems to be cautiously offensive, attempting to pressure her opponents and cause them to make mistakes. While she likes fighting, especially in the Arena, she does not like hurting or killing people, and makes every effort to resolve situations without using violence.

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Ale, Rum and Alcohol of any Sort
::* Meeting new people
::* Fighting (Friendly Matches, The Arena, Killing Primals for the 30th time)
::* Keeping the city safe

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or Hurting others, Physically or Emotionally
::* Being lied to
::* Dealing with her feelings
::* People who take advantage of others

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Fighting
::* Investigating criminal matters
::* Making friends.

===Nicknames===
::* 'Nat' by her friends
::* 'Sultansworn' Often used respectfully, but sometimes said in a sarcastic tone

==Relationships==
===Family===

Natalie has no idea of her original tribe or Family, she treats her fellow Sultansworn as family.

===Friends===

Until recently, Natalie's duties had left her little time to spend inside the city, however now that events with the Garleans have calmed down slightly, she has been able to develop a social life within the city. Some people she calls friends are:
(descriptions and links coming soon)
Amaderuil Graham
Emelie
Marrow Ochi
C'kayah Tia
Anelia

===Enemies===

While Natalie has no specific enemies, she often finds herself at odds with various people during the course of her duties.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* 'I heard there's been a sultansworn sniffing around our operation' - Shady Resident
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===Moderate Rumors===
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===Rare Rumors===
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===PC Rumors===
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==History/Timeline==

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==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

[[category:Wiki Templates]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-01-02T22:46:09Z

Natalie mcbeef: Created page with "{{Infobox-character | name = Natalie Mcbeef | gender = Female | citizenship = Ul'dah, Member of the Sultansworn | race = Miqo'te | clan = Seeker of the Sun | stat_1 = Tribe | ..."