Safiya Stormcrow

"She's got the wind in her hair, moonchild shining bright and she's dancing, with a dream in her heart..."

Safiyya Kurye
Captivating Dancer
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Tribe	Ala Mhigan
Birthdate	7th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon, 1557
Guardian	Menphina, the Lover

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Height: 5'2"

Hair Colour: Dusky Red

Complexion: Deeply Tanned

Build: Lithe and Wiry

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Safiyya keeps her right eye covered with her hair, although from time to time, it is visible; while her left eye is a vibrant green, her right is an equally vibrant purple. She seems to be bothered by their difference in colour, and this is likely why she styles her hair the way she does.

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Early Life

Although she was born in Ala Mhigo, Safiyya did not grow up there; less than a year after her birth, her family and many more escaped from the city-state due to their differences with the Garlean Empire. Instead, she was one of the first generations to grow up within what is now known as Little Ala Mhigo.

From an early age, Safiyya showed an affinity for dance. Even before she was old enough to focus on technique, she would dance whenever she had the chance, trying to mimic the adults around the camps. Her mother recognised her talent, and with the help of others within the community, she began to teach Safiyya.

Safiyya also learned how to cook early on, helping the community make the large scale meals as well as helping her mother cook for the family. Although she only learned how to cook traditional Ala Mhigan meals while she was young, she has expanded her repertoire of recipes since leaving the settlement. While she enjoys cooking quite a bit, though dancing is her first love.

Like many others in her generation, Safiyya was also trained in martial combat so that she could protect herself. Between the creatures that lurked in the deserts of Thanalan, and the ever reaching shadow of the Garlean Empire, the leaders of the community believed it best that everyone know how to fight in some fashion. While she showed a slight aptitude for magic, Safiyya transformed her dances into deadly combat by modifying the teachings of the Ala Mhigan monks that fled their homeland.

Wanderings

Safiyya started her wanderings in the desert surrounding Little Ala Mhigo at a relatively early age. She was still a very young teenager when she started exploring, at first slipping out of the settlement in the dark of the night, and then later joining in hunting parties and defensive patrols. As she grew older, her ranging expanded away from the settlement, spending a night or two at a time out in the desert; she always carried a bedroll, a cloth that could be used as a tent or extra bedding, and a set of flint and steel so that she could light fires.

When she was sixteen, her parents finally consented to allow her to travel beyond the deserts of Thanalan. Her first stop was the gilded city of Ul'dah, and while many from Ala Mhigo had a difficult time fitting in with city life, she took to such like a fish takes to water. The fashions from the Weavers' Guild became an obsession, and she continued her studies in dancing with the local entertainers, learning even more techniques and styles while teaching the methods of her people.

She remained in Ul'dah for a year and a half before she continued on to Gridania. One of the Miqo'te dancers she had met was from the Shroud, and the descriptions of the lush forests made Safiyya curious, as even at the oasis that dotted the deserts, trees and lush plant life were a rare commodity; the idea that an entire area could be inaccessible due to being covered in flora was unheard of, and so she had to go investigate for herself.

Although the Gridanians were by and large a peaceful people, Safiyya found them to be far more reserved and prudish than the Ala Mhigans and the Ul'dans, particularly the Elezen residents. Many of her costumes were left packed away, and she had to create many more in the styles that were favourable within the Twelveswood; she also had to be selective with the styles of dance she engaged in, although wearing more traditional and covering clothing alleviated that to a degree.

While she was fascinated by the forests, Safiyya didn't linger long in Gridania; after hearing about the vast ocean surrounding Limsa Lominsa, she left the Shroud, barely spending six months there. Although it took some manipulation, and a hefty amount of coin, Safiyya was able to obtain both an airship pass and a ferry pass.

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