Lyse Crofte

       Lyse † Crofte

To the victor go the spoils, but what do the survivors get?

Described at times as 'creepy' and 'intimidating', Lyse prefers to think of herself as a quiet observer. She is fiercely loyal and though she has few real connections in the world since her time in Carteneau, those she does have she holds onto with both fists.

She is no stranger to speaking her mind when necessary, and if asked for her opinion she will give it truly and honesty whether the person wants the full weight of her observations or not.

Though she is loathe to kill for no reason, she won't hesitate to take a life if it seems necessary, refusing to spend hours poring over the ideas of absolute right and wrong in which killing is always bad or always good. To Lyse, there is right and wrong and while she realises that some of her choices will be always taken as the wrong choice -- and she accepts that they are likely very wrong -- if she feels passionately she will still carry them out.

 

Associations

♥Khyros Oroban: Lyse spent many years wandering alone and never letting other people crack through her shell, until a fated encounter with Khy in the Shroud one night. She learned she could smile, she could feel that low-down dirty unf feeling, and her heart still thrummed with emotion. He's like no one she's ever met before and she feels she owes a great deal to him, even if his modesty keeps him from accepting how much he might have actually done for her. Budding feelings are an odd thing for a woman who was completely ready to spend her life alone.

♥Augustine Frost: Augustine made the mistake of approaching Lyse in a drunken stupor one night and hadn't really expected for her to take to him, as far as she can tell. She didn't fall for his advances, but over the next little while did find she cared about him more than she cared to admit and, at one point, had considered actually taking him up on his offer for a date. Since then, he's found his true place with his heart and she couldn't be happier for him, and has instead taken up the role of the girl who throws rocks at him that he might have had romantic inclinations towards, but now just seems to care about; a feeling which is reciprocated.
♥Garrett Sancsaron: Garrett is family, and even Lyse cannot explain why she took so suddenly to the man, but he seems to appreciate the way that she treats him as both and an adult, bolstering his confidence and assuming he is full capable, which she truly believes. As much as she can, Lyse is determined to rebuild his confidence and allow him to be the man she knows he can be, all while protecting him as much as she would any of her other dear friends.
♦Aerius Destroven: Quiet and pretty are the best ways to describe Aerius on any given day. Her association with him was sudden, but she seems to like him as much anyone would an associate that they see infrequently. Likely to trust him at her back in a fight, she sees something there between he and Lily and wishes to encourage that.
♦Lily Dawnsworn: Tough as nails and soft as feathers - it's a hard balance to hold for a woman of the cloth, but Lily does it with grace and dignity, a thing Lyse wishes she had more often. There's a strength in Lily that Lyse sees mirrored in her own self, and a softness that she shows infrequently which speaks to the dragoon on many levels. If you want a woman at your back in a fight, It's Lily.
♦Garrett Slater: In her mind, Lyse often refers to Garrett as blondiebear, and took to him a bit more than he likely took to her because of his chivalry and compassion. Not one to be conned into doing something untoward just because of someone's feigned sob story, Lyse realised she was very fond of him when his resolve held true even though it was upsetting to him. He seems a man afraid of falling short of others expectations, but has met Lyse's and then some.
♦Trisselle Ganathain: Though a fairly new associate of Lyse's, she's fond of the current-Hyur, former-Elezen, and sees a doting, mothering compassion in her, as well as a deep respect for the people around her, regardless of their race, gender, or creed. Though Triss often sells herself short, Lyse sees in her a fire that would burn the world to cinder if her friends were at stake, and that is worth everything in the world to Lyse.

Rumours

Often Heard	Heard in Passing	Player Thoughts
- "Who th'fuck is the redhead sitting on the pot? Doesn' she know she'll break her damn neck. Nah, 'm no' gonna tell her m'self, fuck that."	- "She was out in Dragonhead once... saw her slip out of the gate and down into the valley near there and then she just seemed to lose it and cut a bloody path through that thing... I ran back home after that, some things a man avoids..."	- "I cannot condone some of Lyse's actions, nor can I approve of her vulgarity, but that does not mean she does not speak truth, or have conviction. Her Path is set, her will is strong, and beware to the one who stands in her way." ---Lily Dawnsworn
- "I'm pretty sure she might be slow... y'know, mentally? She rarely says a word unless that one guy comes in, then she throws a rock at him, calls him a name, and goes back to sittin' like a statue."	- "Seems no stranger to battle... once saw her walking through the shroud with her face spattered in blood and a distant look on her face. Did I approach her? I'm standin' here, ain't I?! No!"	- (ADD ONE, PLEASE?)
- "All those scars... creepy as fuck."	- "I kind of want to ask her if she's ever spent any time down at the brothels... the price and all, I mean have you seen the clothes she sometimes wears? Lots of skin -- scarred and shit but... it's still... nah, I won't ask."	- (ADD ONE, PLEASE?)

Tendencies

Likes	Dislikes
White Haired Men	Overly Sweet Foods
Fighting	Silence
Rain and Storms	Magic
Books	Uninvited Physical Contact

Music

Without music characterisation would be nothing for me, so while I have a playlist for Lyse called "scarred", I also have a deep need to explore some of these songs and their reasonings, so this is like to be filled with that sort of thing.