Dejah Asrian
 Dejah Asrian
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Ul'Dahn |
Basic Info
Midlander Hyur, Ul'Dahn author of some renown, Black Mage of slightly uncomfortable repute. The nuclear-hot fires of unstable, overchanneled black magic make people uncomfortable no matter how nice and polite you are at the leve counter.
History
Once the topic of a tremendous scandal among Ul'Dahn elite that's since been forgotten in the wake of the Calamity and the Alliance's reluctant leap into the Dragonsong War -- the so-called "Sleeping Maiden of Ul'Dah". Now the author of a number of modestly popular novels, some anonymous, some now under her pen name, Dejah has joined the ranks of Eorzea's Adventurers to taste freedom and life, for all its bumps and scrapes, after her many years kept confined to her dreams.
Also, common folk wouldn't really believe half the things adventurers see unless you wrapped it in fiction -- it makes for great material.
Personality
- Refined, polite, gentle mannerisms, occasionally uses outdated turns of phrase
- Intelligent, artsy and full of obscure information gleaned from old books, witty in writing though more soft-spoken and awkward in face to face speech
- Genuinely caring, supportive friend, tends to "scheme" benignly to help friends nurture their potential, artists helping artists etc
- Strong sense of right and wrong, but has learned enough history to know that reality is shades of grey (neutral good)
- Forgetful, disorganized and too detached from reality when distracted by her nerdy pursuits (writing, magic, deciphering ancient puzzles)
- Doesn't seem to know how to express strong feelings outwardly, even when she really desperately wants to
- Still a little bit too delicate for the big mean outside world emotionally, doubly bad because she can't seem to ask for help when it's truly needed
- Sullen and withdrawn when plans backfire, moody when artistically blocked or otherwise hindered
Affiliations
Anzo Vandaal: Unwitting rescuer turned confidant, protector, and eventually love. Dejah coaxes more words out of the normally shy and reluctant Anzo than perhaps the rest of Eorzea combined, and never ceases to feel just a tad special to be the main recipient of his clever humor and often quite thoughtful observations. Though they've been separated by disasters and wars, and then obligations as veteran Adventurers defending Eorzea, Dejah cherishes their time together, and pens long and sliiiightly sappy letters to him during his travels. The two were eternally bonded some two years ago, in a lavish and fanciful ceremony she would later go on to describe in journals as "great fun, and I surprised myself with sentimental tears when I accepted the hand of the man I truly love, but it was something I would have been embarrassed to pen into the end a story, as it hit every girlish cliché."
The Cult of Thal: TBD, shadowy and nefarious NPC organization now scattered to the four corners of the continent, once responsible for keeping Dejah confined to a dreaming state as part of their unscrupulous experiments. Something in the flavor of the Lambs of Dalamud (some of them probably crossed affiliations after the Calamity). This is a rough draft idea, feel free to contact me if you'd like to use this as a jumping off point for in-character connections.
Other Notes
RP Preferences: I like character-driven RP and stories, unfortunately my in-game hours run very late (see below), so I'm looking for light/medium in-game, and longer story arcs on forums, discord, etc to be able to participate fully. I believe it's important to give everyone else's character a turn in the spotlight and avoid too much navel-gazing, or lurking in a tavern room that has impossible dimensions and 8 dark shadowy corners (one brooder per corner only).
RP Limitations: Dejah is, in the words of Bioware, not a romance option. I'm comfortable dealing in mature themes and I love a well-timed swear word or bloody description for dramatic effect. I'm not looking for ERP or participating in any plot that's shades of torture-porn or loli/shota/fetish stuff.
About the Player: I'm an amateur artist and a full-time working person over 18, and my work makes my online presence almost entirely late night/early daytime before noon EDT. I'm happy to work out pre-existing RP connections either in PM or contact me in-game. I'm also a veteran of roleplaying and tend to favor a wordy, character-focused style while I try to avoid hitting the dreaded purple prose too hard. I also love funny and witty writing though I myself will probably never be great at either. That being said, I try to be easygoing and accommodating to other RP styles, the point is to have fun with it and make sure everyone else has fun participating in a safe space, aka respecting those personal boundaries. I am new to MMO roleplaying and the Balmung server in general, so if I do something that makes you uncomfortable or isn't compatible with your RP prefs, let me know - no hard feelings for honest, polite feedback. I've been around too long to want dramz :3
