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Shion Bellveil
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Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Radz-at-Han
Age	22
Nameday	6th Sun, 5th Astral Moon
Current residence	Limsa Lominsa
Birthplace	Radz-at-Han
Occupation	Librarian
Job	Summoner

Shion Bellveil is a Midlander Hyur from the trade city of Radz-at-Han in the Near East.

History

Shion comes from Radz-at-Han on the island of Thavnair, and her mother is Thavnairian, but her father, Evien Bellveil, is actually from Leá Monde in the kingdom of Dalmasca. A longtime alchemist, he traveled to Radz-at-Han to truly delve into the art there and met Shion's mother Kallen when he did. Shion grew up playing in the sun-lit streets and learning dancing from her entertainer mother. Owing to Radz-at-Han's neutrality, she would often visit Dalmasca with her parents and came to view it as a second home.

Sadly, Shion's mother came down with an illness that even the legendary Hannish alchemists could not cure and passed away when Shion was still young. Her father had researched the Philosopher's Stone to try and save Kallen, even performing alchemical experiments on his own daughter, but when his wife finally died he grew cold, distant, and turned toward the drink. Shion's teenage years were spent on the streets of Radz-at-Han and she often felt abandoned and forgotten despite her father technically still being her legal guardian. She would resort to more than one less than savory means to survive. One day during her time in the markets of Radz-at-Han she purchased a peculiar crystal that had found its way to the stalls from Eorzea. In time she would learn that it was an ancient Allagan relic, a summoner's soul crystal, and that the merchants who had traded it from Ul'dah to Radz-at-Han hadn't known what it was they were handling.

When the people of Dalmasca attempted to liberate their capital Rabanastre from the Garleans, Evien traveled there to aid in the fight and died in the city's destruction. Deciding there was not much for her left in Radz-at-Han, Shion took up her father's alchemy notes and began researching the Philosopher's Stone herself. With the loss she had endured, Shion seeks immortality to not have to lose herself as well. She believed that the key to discovering the stone may be in Eorzea with its bounties of aether and history of magics, and so traveled west from Thavnair, where she set up shop in Limsa Lominsa as a librarian, giving her access to a variety of books. Quickly coming into debt when she didn't realize the cost of such a move, Shion was bailed out by a Raen named Akaru Hitokage, who helped her land a job in Limsa Lominsa and let her live in his house until she could afford an apartment. Now she researches the War of the Magi, Primals, and the ways of the summoner all to obtain the Philosopher's Stone.

Character

Appearance

Shion's clothing gives away her Thavnairian origin, with bright colors and fanciful fabric. A thin silver charm bracelet hangs on Shion's right wrist, each charm on it a memento of family and friends. Her long hair tied into an extravagant ponytail is her pride and joy, and her figure shows a lifetime of dancing and running through city streets.

Personality

Shion is a warm, friendly person, but she is lacks confidence in herself and tends to get offended or angry easily even if that wasn't your intent. Shion simply adores children and strives to be a "cool big sister" to any she befriends. Due to her harder teenage years, Shion knows her way around the back streets and underworld of society.

Shion's shelves at her apartment are filled with books of alchemy, history, and works of fiction, especially the stories of the Zodiac Braves. Of particular personal importance to Shion is the tale of Saint Ajora Glabados, whom she sees as her hero. Over the course of her time in Eorzea she has also come to find a fascination with the Fifth Astral Era. When she has free time and the weather permits it, she is often found reading outdoors, or perhaps drawing, which is another hobby of hers.

Though many of the holy sites of Dalmasca's religion, the Light of Kiltia, were destroyed by Garlemald, it survives in its people. Shion's father Evien introduced her mother Kallen to it, and Shion herself has been a faithful of Faram the Father her whole life.

Combat

Shion is training as a summoner now that the practice is seeing a revival following its rediscovery. In the absence of any egi as she has yet to actually be present at a Primal's defeat quite yet, Shion has taken to using ambient aether gathered at summoning sites to enter Trance states for Ifrit, Garuda, and the others.

Tendencies

Likes

• Sunny days
• Pastries, especially fried scones with honey

Dislikes

• Being alone or forgotten.
• Heat. Ironic, given she enjoys the sun.
• Drunks.

Hobbies/Talents

• Reading
• Dancing
• Drawing

Relationships

Family

• Shion's mother Kallen passed away in her childhood, and her father Evien died in the destruction of Rabanastre.

Friends

• A Dalmascan Moogle named Remlit has joined Shion on her travels.
• Akaru Hitokage, a Raen man living in Limsa Lominsa who helped her find her footing there.
• R'ohas Tia, a Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te who Shion has known since her early teens. He still lives in Radz-at-Han.

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