Ryoko Stormsong

Ryoko Stormsong
"She's mostly harmless."
Gender	Female
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Convinced she's a Midlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	14
Guardian	Halone
Name Day	19th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon
Alignment	Neutral Good
Home	Outer La Noscea

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Basic Info

Ryoko is, before all else, adventurous. She tries her best to be good, but growing up in the untamed backwoods of La Noscea has left her with little knowledge of society's rules and etiquette. She was raised to believe in freedom, courage, and the strength of La Noscea, but being so young and having no worldly experience, she has little concept of what any of that means.

History

Early Life

Ryoko was born the daughter of Barrett Stormsong and Kana Ntayo, Barrett being a Hyuran Maelstrom marine and Kana a young Miqo'te girl from Gridania. When Ryoko's mother died during childbirth, Kana's family wanted to take the infant back to the Shroud to be raised with the rest of Kana's tribe. Rather than allow this, Barrett took leave of the capital and created a new home in La Noscea's northern wilderness, the location unknown to Kana's relatives.

Ryoko spent the first many years of her life on Barrett's homestead. There he taught her the essential skills of survival in the harsh wilderness, along with the art of the lance. His stories of war and adventure on the high seas instilled her with an endless curiosity about the world, and the grand majesty of the land around them gave her a profound appreciation for the beauty of nature.

New faces were few and far between in Ryoko's childhood, and those she did meet were only ever Midlanders and Roegadyns. As such, Ryoko had very little concept of what a Miqo'te really was, and Barrett had little desire to inform her, for fear that she might try to re-unite with her mother's tribe. She'd realized early on that she was different from those around her, but only in the way that one might have different colored skin, or be unusually tall. Barrett also took great care to fill her with a pride for all things Lominsan, lest she someday be tempted away to foreign lands.

It was at the age of 10 when Ryoko first encountered magic. Barrett had overheard that an Ishgardian priest was passing through on a pilgrimage, and sought the man out. Seeing an opportunity for Ryoko to have real education, even if briefly, Barrett beseeched the priest to come teach his daughter. By the time the priest continued on his journey many months later, he had taught Ryoko to wield white magic, and indoctrinated her to the ways of Halone. Before he left her, the priest gifted Ryoko with several sacred texts, and advised her to continue her studies.

Though the Calamity scarcely touched Ryoko's home, Barrett had often told her that war could find them at any time. With La Noscea threatened on all fronts, he knew that he could very well have to fight for the future of La Noscea. Though the decision was not easy, in Ryoko's 13th year, Barrett heeded Lominsa's call for more troops and returned to his former duty. He swore to Ryoko that he would return one day, and bid her farewell. However, Ryoko could only bear to stay put for a few short weeks. Bringing nothing but a few days rations, her father's spear, and a staff given to her by the priest (but completely forgetting a map), Ryoko struck off to the south. She had no concrete plan or destination for this journey, but a singular goal on her mind: To follow in her father's footsteps, and find out what it meant to fight for La Noscea.

Ryoko's First Journey

Ryoko arrived in Limsa on the first night of the Moonfire Faire, and was immediately enthralled by the beauty and festivities around her. After briefly joining in the fun, she found the nearest Maelstrom recruiter and insisted she be enlisted. However, the recruiter informed her, with great concern, that the navy was no place for such a young girl. Down but not defeated, Ryoko further explored the city to find another opportunity. It was at the Drowning Wench where Ryoko overheard talk of some lost treasure, and the fortune that could be had for those who found it. She was intrigued by the idea and decided that if she couldn't be a sailor, she'd be a treasure hunter! Of course, she hadn't the faintest idea of what looking for treasure involved, but she was determined to find out.

Shortly after venturing from Limsa, Ryoko encountered a carefree young miqo'te by the name of Tsuruya. Tsuruya shared a tale of once being a mighty pirate, who was abandoned by her former crew because she was "too good for them". Having given up her life of piracy, Tsuruya took up the trade of travelling carrot merchant. Tsuruya's claims of knowing the lay of the land enticed Ryoko to become her traveling partner. Thus they struck out to look for treasure and peddle carrots together.

The carrot business was more or less dead on arrival. Folks simply weren't interested in buying carrots which had been toted around in a burlap sack for days. Furthermore, most customers were only interested in buying much larger quantities of carrots than the two young ladies could provide. They'd assumed that carrots were a snack that people would want to buy as a snack, but this simply was not the case. Once they'd decided to abandon the carrot trade, Tsuruya mentioned to Ryoko that she had some friends who could produce documents for them which would get Ryoko into the navy.

Personality

Primary Motivations: Exploration, Understanding, Fun
Emotional Disposition: Curious
Outlook: Optimistic
Impulsiveness: Very Spontaneous
Flexibility: Adaptive and Open-minded
Affinity: Kind and friendly, but struggles to read people
Interactivity: Wants to know everything about everyone, fails to grasp social norms
Conformity: Genuinely tries but usually fails

Sense of Humor: Usually just happy if she understands the joke
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual, but she has no idea because she's 14 and lives in the woods
Spirituality: Strong faith in Halone, can perform some healing and ice magics

Habits/Quirks

• Feels a need to touch everything
• Often does not fully consider the consequences of her actions, or plan ahead
• Will occasionally talk to animals. She's been told they'll never talk back, but she has to be sure...
• Has an instinctive urge to hunt (being part Miqo'te), but is pretty bad at it
• Absolutely loves fireworks

Affiliations

Loyalties

The Lominsan Armed Forces

Friends

Sasha Rochester
Dach Thundercry
Geal Raralo
Tsuruya