Ciel Valke
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Highlander |
| Citizenship | Lominsan |
| Place of birth | Ala Mhigo |
| Age | 29 |
| Sexuality | Undefined |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Build | Slightly athletic |
| Server | Balmung |
((Last major update: 8th August 2014))
Ciel is an average magic user who uses her talents to help others as best as she can.
Having lost her memories following the events of the Fall of Ala Mhigo, she follows the people she is the most familiar with. At the moment, it would be the Aeon Free Company members.
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Character
| Eyes | Hair | Skin | Body Type | Voice | Bearing | Notable Features |
| Bright blue | Dark brown | Slightly tanned | Tall, slightly athletic build | Careful, polite, soft-spoken | Well-mannered, alert; slightly detached | Red tribal warpaint; over the eyes. |
| Alignment | Element | |||||
| Neutral Good (Type 1).[1] | Air/Water |
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Personality
Ciel's missing memories have had a major impact on her personality or lack of thereof. Fear and uncertainty were literally her only feelings when the Lominsan sailors found her, and those feelings are still a great part of her even today. Her unconscious insistence to avoid anything that may help her remember the past for so long had led her mind to focus mostly on the needs of others, almost entirely neglecting to think of her own. Thus, she remained generally void of any personal ambitions or desires, instead following the few people she trusts in order to help them achieve their goals. This particular mindset led her to never really have a need for opinions or feelings of her own, other than the mistrust and fear she'd carried through the years. Only recent events were able to finally awaken some, mostly negative feelings that can be triggered by certain situations. Her understanding of these feelings, however, is close to none, and they mostly come in waves, fading as quickly as they came.
In a general manner, Ciel is aloof and detached, but will respond if someone talks to her. Her lack of any obvious emotion can be unsettling to some, as no one ever really knows what she is thinking. One who've known her for long enough, however, might find comfort in her calm demeanor. Once you are able to witness even the smallest smile on her face, you can be sure she considers you a friend. Her obvious lack of social awareness makes her a bit dense when it comes to conversational subjects that can seem obvious to most, including romance and humor. While she will at rare time attempt to mimic people's social habits, it will often fail due to her lack of any real understanding of these habits. Although she is a good listener, when it comes to giving advice, she will often seem kind of cryptic or just plain make little sense. People, however, seem to find comfort just in her presence and her ability to listen to them without interruptions.
Ciel has very little interest for people's well being in a general sense, but she is unusually devoted to the people she considers comrades and family. Considering her lack of personal ambition, she will often be seen focusing all of her efforts on making sure these people's needs are met in whatever way she deems possible. Thus, if a friend shows any desire to help someone Ciel does not necessarily care for, she will do it for the sake of the friend moreso than for the person in need.
Strengths
People will often notice and praise Ciel's astonishing calm in any and every situation. Hardly anyone can say they've ever witnessed her in a state of panic or anything similar, and those that do have yet to prove their claims. Focused and careful, she tries to always be at her best when people have a need of her skills.
Highly intuitive, she usually bases her first impressions of people on the feeling they give off, or the opinion her trusted friends have of them, making it harder if not impossible for some to gain her trust. The same goes for dealing with situations; she will get herself through things doing whatever feels right, or whatever she is ordered to do.
Finally, Ciel is the most loyal companion, assuming you can get your trust level high enough to be considered one. Earn it, and she will have your back. She is an excellent listener whose constant tranquility can soothe some people's worries.
Flaws
Ciel is utterly and obviously lacking in social skills. Her generally serious presence can make her seem intimidating to some. While she is a good listener, when it comes to giving advice, she will often seem kind of cryptic or just plain make little sense. Her sense of humor is dry, and she will often miss jokes or innuendos.
While she works hard on keeping cool, the conflicting aspects of her unbalanced personality can lead her to strange mood swings, especially in highly stressful situations. While this can at times be useful in situations where the enemy needs to be eliminated, it can also lead her to stop relying on thoughts she finds difficult to follow, relying on her slightly less predictable instincts instead. In such a case, anything and anyone that feels like a threat to her or an ally's well-being is likely to become a target.
In her current psychologically vulnerable state, Ciel's lack of an actual judgement when it comes to good and evil makes her easily influenced, something even her carefulness can't protect her from in the long run. While she is naturally careful around those who have vile intentions toward her or people she likes, she will often be oblivious of things directed to the general populace, making it easy for someone to manipulate her into doing their "dirty work".
Finally, her detached attitude towards her own self can lead her to neglect her own well-being over that of an ally, something that would cause her a lot more trouble if it weren't for her survival instincts. It can, however, lead her to push her limits to a dangerous level, if that means doing whatever is necessary to get things done. It is, however, something that she does naturally, and thus is very hard for her to correct even if continually reproached.
Romance
Ciel is very emotionally detached, even towards her own self, for reasons she can't really explain herself. Thus, she hardly really connects with people on an emotional level. She will grow to trust people and work alongside them, but has a hard time to even grasp the concept of having friends, let alone a romantic partner. Her lingering subconscious fear of attachment might make it that much harder to get close to her as long as it remains. Anybody willing to get involved with her on the emotional level would have to be incredibly patient and willing to work hard. Is it, however, nowhere near impossible to achieve.
Anyone willing to get close to Ciel would have to actually get to understand her first, which can be quite difficult considering her natural reluctance to get along with people. They would need to be patient, as Ciel currently doesn't show any attraction towards any particular group. Her lack of understanding of her own feelings and emotions at this time make her less likely to develop any kinds of feelings that could lead to a romantic relationship.
Other / Details
- Ciel has damaged memories and lives a life that is generally void of direct worries. She remembers close to nothing of her childhood, including her name, family, where she was originally from, but most notably how to feel emotions and what they really mean to her. She cares little about her lost history, instead keeping her eyes forward, subconsciously refusing to look back at what might have been. There are certain signs that tie her to her past, be it her aversion for meaningless violence, rare anger outbursts and her inability to rest for quite so long, but she dismisses them all as parts of everyday life, as she has never really lived without them. As a mentally fragile person, the bonds she builds with those she feels a strong familiarity with can easily strengthen her. All the same, people who mean to do harm can destroy her just as simply.
- As opposed to her generally serene attitude, she can occasionally (although rarely) have strong fits of anger which are mostly justified but that even one who knows her well would never expect to see from her considering her usual lack of emotional outbursts.
Combat
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From a very young age, Ciel has had a rare ability at channeling aether, making the use of certain types of magic as simple as breathing to her. While she has little to no understanding of the theory behind them, she manages to use certain spells in a completely natural way due to her body's innate ease to channel the magic from both herself and her surroundings.
However, with her memories missing and her already limited knowledge of her abilities as a child, it is sort of wasted on her at this time. While she is capable of efficient healing and casting during battle, the existence of this power is known to very few due to the generally unimpressive use she makes of it. Her spells are average at most, merely serving their purpose for the time being. Her aptness at casting certain types of magic with ease, even without the use of a catalyst, may be the only hint of this ability's existence one could witness at this time, but yet another thing she rarely displays.
After she joined the Aeon Free Company, Ciel started being seen carrying a sword around, although she's rarely been seen make any serious use of it. While she seems to know how to handle the weapon alright, one who was able to witness it might have noticed certain clumsiness in her technique, like she hasn't had too much training with it. Her insistence to carry the weapon seems more a habit than anything for now, though where that habit even came from, even she doesn't really know yet.
Occupation, skills and pastimes
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Relationships
Family
Father: Konrad Singvaldr (Status Unknown) // A proud warrior with a huge sense of honor and pride in his bloodline. It was his greatest wish that his only daughter become the next great warrior of their line. He wore a particular facepaint, one that has been worn by members of his family for generations. Famous by the name "Konrad the Ripper".
Mother: Eleonore Singvaldr (Status Unknown) // A gracious and strong woman idolized by many for her skills of the sword, and despised by an equal amount for her highly egocentric attitude. She didn't want children, but eventually agreed to fulfill her husband's wishes.
Player Character Relationships
| ●Zaku Paku : Ciel and Zaku met when the former became involved with a Lominsan Free Company several years ago. They have worked together on countless jobs and the lalafell somehow managed to grow on Ciel, making him the first person she actually ended up calling a friend in the long run. He was, in great part, responsible for a major shift in her personality over the years. Their closeness is rather obvious by the way Ciel acts around him, considering it is drastically different from the way she acts around anyone else. She would trust Zaku with her life if she had to, and knows that he would do just the same. He is one of the few people she naturally smiles to on a regular basis. | ●Brynhilde Wulf : Brynhilde is a very capable fighter, and one you can definitely rely on in any situation. That is something Ciel recognizes, despite the fact that she knows very little about her personally. She always feels safer knowing the fellow Highlander on their side, and is even inclined to look up to her. She respects her greatly, to a point where she stills use a very formal speech pattern around her despite the fact that they've known each other for quite some time, now. Despite how distant she is with her most of the time, Ciel tends to see the fellow Highlander as one of the closest things she has to family, and the home that might have been her own. |
| ●Aryianna Nightshade : Of all people, Aryianna is probably the one who makes Ciel reflect on things the most, something that she would usually avoid doing too much. Her attitude towards her can be very contradictory, and her opinions are generally confused whenever she speaks with her. Although she understands little of her own hatred for the Garleans, it is but one thing they share that makes her feel somewhat close to the midlander. While the careful side of her knows of the dangers surrounding her, a less familiar side of her can't help but worry about her well-being, considering her habits to get into dangerous situations. | |
| ●Nadeau Celeste : To Ciel, Nadeau is but another employer, and considering her tendency to dwell in the darker sides of magic, she is slightly more reluctant to completely trust her. She considers her an ally all the same, and as long as her fellow Templars acknowledge her as their leader, she will aid her in whatever task she gives her. |
| ●Varus Adelric Rosenthal : While she knows little of the man, his actions, as well as the look in her fellow Templars' eyes when they look at him, are enough to confirm Ciel's unease when in his direct presence. To her, he is more than a mere stranger; he is also a danger to her and her allies, and he can be trusted under no circumstances. |
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History/Timeline
Ciel spent the majority of her life in the city of Limsa Lominsa, cared for by a lone Elezen woman from the age of roughly eight years. With nothing left of the years prior but an unexplained fear and wariness of people, she progressively grew to trust certain people in the city as she helped with whatever she could, her own personal way to show gratitude despite her state of very limited display of emotions. Over the years, she made enough of a name for herself to get the Maelstrom's attention, due to her rare but unexplained talents with magic. Although she never enlisted, she became a trusted ally of the Grand Company, running errands and supporting them in their struggle against the beastmen.
Her involvement with the Maelstrom eventually put her in touch with a new but promising Free Company in need of capable healers, a skill that she’d been developing for a time, but that she had no real understanding of. She quickly proved up to the task, however, and worked with the strangely diversified but efficient group. It is there that she met Zaku Paku, a young aspiring Flame recruit who sought experience on the field. Many called their friendship unexplainable at first, due to the fact that Ciel had proven nearly unapproachable by anyone until their first mission together.
The Hyur worked for the group for several years, lending the majority of her time to their cause. The more their reputation grew, the greater their numbers, and the more difficult their tasks. She followed them loyally, though, like she knew nothing else.
It was shortly before the Calamity that she was sent for a task in Gridania, where she was forced to stay when traveling out of the shroud became difficult do to the enemy's great numbers. Her presence was welcome, however, as the dire times brought many wounded to the city, seeing the Conjurers' Guild saturated. It is with their precious advice and guidance that she left for Limsa Lominsa again after Dalamud fell so she could help her home nation recover from the tragedy.
When things started dying down, she began working for the same people again, although her time in Gridania had made her valuable contacts that led her to leave the city more often, becoming more of an odd-jobber. She stepped foot in Ul'dah for the first time roughly five years after the Calamity, where she became acquainted with a company calling themselves the Traveling Templar. Since then, she remained in Thanalan in part due to its convenient proximity to both Limsa Lominsa and Gridania and the countless jobs to be found within its walls.
Childhood
Character Connections
The following characters may have an RP link with Ciel:
- People who are familiar with the Ala Mhigan communities and/or are Ala Mhigan themselves.
- Limsans who joined and trained with the Maelstrom before the Calamity.
- Conjurers who spent time at the Guild and in Gridania shortly before and during the Calamity.
- Dwellers in magic, white or dark, might have vaguely heard of her natural talent in the art. They may also feel a strong concentration of aether within her if they have such an ability.
- People who give or take small tasks and/or odd jobs; they may or may not have worked together at some point.
Author's Notes
The base design of this profile has been borrowed from Brynhilde Wulf. Many tanks to her for letting me use it!
Furthermore, the design of this profile includes elements created or inspired by: Deirdre Ta'ea, Gharen Wolfsong
Change Log
24th February 2014:
- Added (some) character relationships
- Small changes to character's introduction
13th April 2014:
- Fixed some inaccuracies / outdated information
8th August 2014:
- Added Combat information
- Modified Personality information
- Added Common Knowledge history
- Completely rewrote Childhood history
