Rosaire Ledigne

Rosaire Ledigne
aka	Rosaire de Saincourant Rosaire the Staid
Pronunciation	(something like:) ʀo.zεʀ lə.diɳ
Gender	Male
Race	Elezen
Age	≈53
Occupation	Holy Inquisitor (semi-retired)
External Links	IC tumblr OOC tumblr

Appearance & Personality

A middle-aged Elezen of palpable gravitas and little expression, this man — né Rosaire de Saincourant but more widely known as Rosaire Ledigne — leaves little doubt as to the reason he received the epithet "the Staid."

While he is significantly shorter and heavier than the average Ishgardian Wildwood, many still describe him as having an ominous, intimidating presence, with an unflinching ice-blue stare that bores through to a sinner's soul. Therefore it can be quite surprising when the man, usually quiet and reserved, finally engages in conversation and reveals an accommodating, polite, even kindly manner, with courtesy afforded nearly everyone, lowborn and unbeliever included. And yet, something about him — his unsmiling eyes, perhaps, or a sense of detachment from any sentiments professed — tends to leave people uneasy.

Biography

The second son of a minor Ishgardian noble house descended from a branch of the Fortemps, Rosaire entered Saint Endalim's Scholasticate at an early age, receiving a classical religious education and minor orders. Not long after graduating with a seat in his year's Trinity, he transferred to the service of the Tribunal of Halonic Inquisitory Doctrine; soon enough he was appointed a Holy Inquisitor by the then-reigning Archbishop. From there, the young man — not even thirty summers — began a swift climb in power and influence.

To those who encountered him outside the Tribunal, Rosaire — who had begun to refer himself not with his House name but with the chosen byname "Ledigne" — became known as an Inquisitor with an uncommon dedication to evidence and reason, one who would pursue the truth with caution and persistence both. His impartiality and investigative skills led him many times to exonerate the falsely accused; equally as many times did those same virtues enable him to identify and execute the true heretics behind acts of terror across Coerthas. On this basis would many nobles framed by rivals, as well as commoners disregarded by others, speak highly of him, even describe him as a paragon of justice.

Inside the Church and Tribunal, opinions were more mixed; while Rosaire proved a pious servant of the Holy See, his rapid rise as well as his tendency to intrude on others' investigations earned him some enmity among his peers. But despite his rivals' best efforts, it proved impossible to find a scandal with which to disgrace him, so immaculate did he maintain his record; indeed, it was far more common for those who sought to destroy him to have their own shameful secrets coincidentally revealed.

But about seven years before the Calamity, Rosaire was stricken with a serious illness, and in the year it took him to recover, new factions had taken power within the Tribunal. Stonewalled in his attempts to return to work, he was forced into a state of quasi-retirement, although he has refused to make it official.

Since then he has mostly kept to himself, attending Church services and, occasionally, the Tribunal, but otherwise living quietly at home. Only in the last year or so has he emerged into the public sphere once again.

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• Minutae
• Relationships
• Rumors
• OOC

Birth Year	1527th Year of 6th Astral Era
Nameday	2nd Sun of 1st Astral Moon	Residence	apartment in the Pillars, Ishgard
Birthplace	Ishgard proper	Employer	Special Office of the Holy Inquisition
Height	6 fulms 5 ilms	Sexual Orientation	heterosexual
Weight	≈235 ponz	Marital Status	single, celibate

Likes	Dislikes	Favorites
Peace, quiet, and privacy Reading just about any non-fiction Listening to gossip Teatime sweets	Noisy crowds Brutish and violent people Exploitative nobles Physical labor, especially outdoors	Food: bilberry-snurbleberry pie Drink: perry Tea: malty black, straight or with milk Colors: blue, crimson, velvet black

Key

♥ Romantic Interest - ★ NPC/alt

Warm

Ceridwen Shadowstar : a family friend. Show text Rosaire is pleased that his actions have helped Ceridwen grow into an intelligent and capable lady -- capable of outmaneuvering him on occasion. Her family's star seems now to finally be ascendant, and he prays for her happiness and success. ★ Valroit Faucheux : a young inquisitor Rosaire is mentoring. ★ Margie Faonbeau, or "Helenne" : his housekeeper. Show text An Elezen-passing half-Midlander woman who has served Rosaire for ten years. She is now the only full-time servant at his apartments, charged with both cooking and cleaning. Josquin Travert : a trusted employee. Show text The son of a printmaker who was saved, years ago, from execution in part by Rosaire's investigation, Josquin today does work for him. Rosaire is quite protective of him and his family. ♥ Gwenneth Gilrouis  : a... friend. Show text Not even Rosaire can continue to deny the strong affection he feels for Miss Gwenneth, but he remains convinced that to act on his attraction would be a grievous wrong. His only hope now is that her feelings cool for him and warm for another, so that he can stand aside and watch her be happy. Ignera Arbell : one of the few souls he knows who has both the correct allegiances and at least ten onzes of sense. Perinne Pepin : his former bodyguard. Show text If Rosaire really does have paternal feelings towards anyone, they're probably for this newly-knighted youth; he regards her with warm protectiveness and even a bit of (unearned) pride as he watches her career advance. Eliane Dufresne : Show text While cautious that their politics may not exactly align, Rosaire feels that Eliane is worthy of esteem -- and he certainly wishes to stay in her good favors, as she is the bosom friend of Miss Gwenneth Gilrouis. Martiallais Heuloix : an honorable man and good knight, even if his liege may not always be in the right. Ysia Lemieux : how is she even real. Show text Even after only a short acquaintance, Rosaire has a real fondness for this poor, pitiable young Sister. He would very much like to support her and help mould her into the clergy of tomorrow -- though that is not really his place, and he knows not how long he will have to do it.

Ambivalent

★ Hyacinthe Aubeheraut : a squire in the service of Haillenarte. Show text For whatever reason, Rosaire closely and covertly watches his progress, something with which the young man is not entirely comfortable. Riven Pendragon : a... friend? of Rosaire, with whom he sometimes talks politics. Rainemard Beautemps: time will tell.

Cool

★ Aleaume de Saincourant : his older brother and head of House Saincourant. Show text Though past events have led Rosaire to feel a certain indebtedness and sympathy towards his sister-in-law, this is not enough to stop him from assiduously avoiding anything to do with his father's firstborn and his family. Deyaenoux Bouchard : *trembling rage* Show text FORNICATOR! Iieha Beautemps : oh Halone, what a headache. Show text Following a certain confession, Rosaire has understood her to be an abomination - worthy of pity, but wrong to have been born. In these strange times, the Inquisition cannot presecute her, but ideally Rosaire would extract himself from her "friendship." But Miss Gwenneth likes her, and he doesn't want to hurt her feelings... Aramis Dumas : well, certainly not an ally now! Show text Although Rosaire was once willing to help this man with his personal affairs, he now finds the thought repugnant, and now must weigh the risks of wholly aligning with this enemies. Launce Jeaumis and Olivier Laurent : obnoxious brats. Show text Though circumstances compel Rosaire to play nicely with these young noblemen, he privately considers them examples of the worst vices of the highborn: ignorance, entitlement, short-sightedness, arrogant wastefulness. They are, if nothing else, a good reminder of why Rosaire loathes involving himself in House affairs...

Mere Acquaintances

Sirus Shadowstar : Though Rosaire has an overall positive opinion of him, he has conversed much more with Ceridwen than her twin. Haleine Charbonneau Felixient Grinnaux Josette Reeves Aurege Davilles : a younger inquisitor in the Special Office. Show text Though Rosaire has only known him for a short time, he finds the young man's piety and resolve heartening, and he feels that if the Special Office has such men in it, he doesn't need to worry quite so much about its future. The boy could stand to be a little less bloodthirsty, though... Kistenian Haillenarte Gideloix Baudhuin Tatsumi Hanateru Defiant Bride Arcian Martell Graeham Ridgefield Laurentoix Beaujolais Wu'rexa Norh Cassandre Voleaux Amra Baker Xanadu Mol: though merely her acquaintance, he would very much like to know her better. ... and others, most like, who've escaped my feeble mind.

Common Rumors (Easily overheard)

"There are precious few in all of the Offices who can compare to him in insight and commitment to justice!" -Inquisitorial Aide Valroit Faucheux "A lovely customer, always polite and asking after the children. 'Tis a pity not all highborn show their lessers such kind courtesy." -pâtissier, the Pillars

Moderate Rumors (More difficult to overhear)

"Lot of them so-called holy men carry around more secret sin than the sods they berate from the pulpit. The Inquisitor, though — he isn't one of those types. He's a good man. Years back, a highborn lord in with the dragons tried to frame one of my girlfriends for his doings. She didn't have tuppence t' rub together, and the Inquisitor saved her and had that bastard burned. I never forgot that." -an anonymous Lady of the Night, Foundation "Affairs? Embezzlement? Hired hits? Nope, nothing — record's completely clean, spotless as a virgin. Though if you'd ask me, that's more suspicious than anything else..." -information broker's commentary "I understand that there's little love lost between the Lord of House Saincourant and his younger brother. I hear the Inquisitor will snub an invitation if his lordship is expected to attend as well." -overheard at a Fortemps soirée

Rare Rumors (Very difficult to overhear)

"You want to know why that man suddenly retired from active duty? Well, I heard that he had some sort of nervous breakdown..." -whispered in the Tribunal "Ten years ago? A major power player; spies all across Coerthas, fingers in all sorts of pies. Today? Toothless. Hasn't even had charge of a case since Charibert rose to prominence." -a retired bishop, spoken in confidence "You didn't hear this from me, but my mentor heard from an old friend that years ago, a number of churchmen secretly petitioned the Archbishop to ban the use of torture in certain interrogations. Rumor has it that Ledigne was a signatory! Can you believe that!?" -dubious junior inquisitor

Player Rumors

Please feel free to add rumors of your own below!

• "I've never met a truer gentleman. Granted, one would have an easier time reading a slab of stone than his general demeanor, but...I've heard enough to know he is likely to be trusted." - Eccentric Noblewoman
• "Though he has the facial expression range of a statue, you shan't find a truer, more pleasant gentleman than he. So, basically, he's a nice statue!" - Ignera Arbell
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If you have need of a reasonable(?) Ishgardian Inquisitor for your character's backstory or plotline, please do not feel shy about contacting me to see if Rosaire will fit into your story. :)

If you are curious about Rosaire's player and my other characters, you may like to check out my OOC, FFXIV-related Tumblr, hasty-touch.

I am in EST and tend to be available, if not in-game, from afternoon to late-night. If you want to get ahold of me, you should probably check if my main/alt A'mrhael Tia is online or send me a message out-of-game, such as on Tumblr.

I tend to be an easygoing sort of player who does his best to be flexible and accomodate other players' needs and preferences. I am always happy to communicate OOC and plan or shape things according to our wishes (or to wing it! It's all good.)

On my own I usually gravitate to slice-of-life, "tea-party roleplay" with interpersonal intrigue and political/philosophical discussion, but I'm open to a variety of things. On the rare occasions I've done combat RP it's been freeform, so if you prefer some /roll system you may need to coach me through the process!

While I am 18+ (10+ years over 18 actually...) and willing to roleplay topics considered "Mature RP," I'd prefer to be warned OOC before diving into heavy topics. Furthermore, my characters are usually not available for romantic or sexual roleplay except with the characters of my longtime friends. Sorry!

And please do not kill or maim my characters without planning it out with me beforehand. XD

Credit

Infobox style copied from Template:Infobox-roe. Further inspiration pulled from Bancroft Gairn and all the pages that his have inspired.