Lacey Orwell
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Garlean |
| Age | 21 |
| Height | 5 fulms, 3 ilm (160 cm). |
| Weight | 110 ponz (50 kg). |
| Profession | Contracted to the rogue's guild. |
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Appearance
Lacey is petite for a midlander hyur. Her frame is average for a woman her size, slight but enough curves to attract attention and not be described as boyish. On closer observation she is toned, mostly in the upper body from time spent practicing archery and ninjutsu.
Lacey face is generally serious and she generally reserves a smile for special occasions. Her skin is pale and easily sun burnt. After spending too much time in the sun her face will become freckles, an attribute she detests and vainly keeps an eye on.
History
Lacey was born in a country on the continent of Ilsabard. By the time she was born her country had already been part of the ever expending Garlean Empire for several years. Her father led an underground faction working to retake their homeland. When she was eight, her father, along with the rest of the underground faction, were captured and publically executed for high treason. Shortly afterwards Lacey was conscripted into the Garlean Armed Forces and upon being assessed for her natural talents, began training in a secret academy that focused on espionage. The academy trained her in the eastern art of Ninjutsu. The academy also conducted human experimentation on the students in order to improve their natural abilities. Like most recruits, Lacey began working in the field between her training, when she was twelve. She failed her first mission horribly due to empathetic tendencies (this will be expended on later) and it was decided that she was better suited as a sleeper agent rather working directly in the field. She underwent significant psychological conditioning, taking on different persona’s only to be activated in the field by a phrase and to take out key targets that proved to be threats to the Garlean Empire. By the time she was twenty she had risen through the ranks of the Doman ninja operatives to the rank of Nightshadow. Most recently she was located in Doma when the Empire lost control of it. Implanted as a sleeper agent (amongst other agents) with the mission of helping to retake Doma, she was captured by the countries forces. Somehow she managed to find her way aboard a Doman refugee boat and has fled from the Empire to freedom in Eorzea. Currently she is contracted to the Rogue's Guild in Limsa.
Recent Events
Arrival in Eorzea.
During the razing of Doma by the Garlean Empire Lacey was captured by Domans fleeing their homeland and taken aboard their ship that set sail for Eorzea. Kept in a box of silken handkerchief’s when her captors were not torturing, she was provided with little food and water. When the Doman boat eventually arrived in Eorzea she was moved to Mor Dhona with the rest of the Doman refugee’s. Lacey’s captors intended to make her death long and painful, seeing her as a way to take out their frustrations at the loss of their country. She was soon discovered by Ren’li Nblu, an adventurer helping the Domans travel to Mor Dhona and freed. She stayed with his company while she recovered.
Freelance mercenary work in Ul’dah.
After Lacey recovered physically and somewhat psychologically from her experience aboard the Doman ship she left Ren’li’s company, seeking work as a freelance mercenary in Ul’dah. Her first client, Varus Rosenthal, hired her for various tasks. While working for him she met Zaku Paku, an officer in the Immortal Flames, and began investigating him, seeing him as a means to gather important intel about the Flames and other significant events in Ul’dah. Eventually she began to grow attached to the man and told him about Varus. The two quickly became closer and began dating until he revealed his heart belonged to another. Devastated, she decided to leave Varus’ service. Varus was enraged when he learnt of Lacey’s allegiance to Zaku and he magically ripped all memories of himself from her mind, resulting in significant psychological and physical damage to her brain. He also implanted in her mind a list of targets, including Zaku, to kill. She slowly recovered with the help of her friends and had the list of targets locked away in the recesses of her mind.
Aeon
Lacey’s briefly joined the secretive free company Aeon. As the tension between Zaku and Lacey grew worse she decided it was best to move on with her life without him in it. Lacey left the company without a word in the middle of the night. She still remains friends with some members and ex members.
Past experimentation and side effects.
Lacey was experimented on as a child a by Garlean Empire scientist named Galifre. While the experimentation resulted in a moderate healing factor she also discovered recently it is slowly killing her due to increased physical strain on her body functions, especially on her heart. Lacey tracked down a serum used on other subjects of Galifre’s experimentation that she noted has been used on her moons prior to leaving the Garlean Empire’s service. The remaining vials, left behind accidently by the Garlean Empire when one of their airships was destroyed during the Calamity, were spread out across Eorzea. After consulting with the records at the Observatorium of Aetherial and Astrological Phenomena, Lacey and a few select friends set out to retrieve them, hoping they would restart her healing factor. After arriving at the final location, Lacey and her friends encountered one of the lead Garlean scientists, Galifre Clauduet along with a few Garlean soldiers and a Samurai from Lacey’s past who had become a biomechatronic experiment of Galifre’s. Galifre gave the group an ultimatum, fight his latest experiment and he would hand over the last box of serum or be wiped out by nearby Garlean forces. Lacey and her friends defeated the Samurai and Galifre and his remaining forces fled, his supporting squadron having been defeated earlier by Draco Nobis. The serum has slowly started to work positively again but more is needed to ensure this process continues.
Personality
As an ex Garlean spy she is very manipulative. She can take on different persona’s quite convincingly. Amongst friends she would be described as quiet, preferring to listen rather than talk. While she attempts at most times to keep a cold, calm demeanor she can become over emotional about issues close to her like the Garlean Empire or pertaining to the safety of her friends. Nevertheless she has recently grown warmer, especially towards those she considers friends, offering to help selflessly rather than for reward like she did previously. She is fiercely protective of those who she cares for and will happily join any fray if it means defending them. She is often prone to using sarcasm and humor, especially to deflect talk of more emotional issues.Despite this she is slowly opening to others, especially Juno.
Likes and Dislikes
Likes
- Studying human behaviour
- Challenging missions
- Winning
- Doman food and culture
- Fighting
Dislikes
- The Garlean Empire
- Discussing her past
- Warm weather
- Socialising with unfamiliar people (but she's getting better).
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Being manipulative
- Lying
- Stealth
- Increased endurance.
- Above average Speed, stamina, and agility.
Weaknesses
- Triggering events
- Curiosity
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Unstable healing factor
- Unskilled at using aether.
Combat
Equipment
An assortment of blades, poisons and other equipment used by ninja's in the far east. A shortbow she uses for hunting and other tasks that require long range abilities.
Relationships
♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Neutral Standing ● Poor Standing
- ♥ Juno Iskandi : Lacey's boyfriend. While she was recovering from Varus' attack the two become close and recently became a couple. They're unofficially the most fashionable couple in all of Eorzea...and possibly the best looking midlander couple as well.
- ● Zaku Paku : Lacey's former boyfriend. The two are on relatively good terms but there's still some tension and distance between the two due to their former relationship. Zaku watches out for Lacey despite her stubborn refusal to often accept his help.
- ● Portia Bartel : A friend she met through Aeon. She stayed with Portia for a short while before being attacked by Varus. She has a soft spot for the woman and her unborn child.
- ● Hotaru Gin : Her brother attempted to hire Lacey to spy on the girl but she refused due to his misogynistic nature. She feels protective towards the Doman girl and secretly see's her as a way to atone for her role in the downfall of Doma. The two now have a tense relationship due to Lacey's complicated relationship with Juno.
- ● Varus Adelric Rosenthal : Lacey's former employer and enemy of the free company Aeon. After learning of her alliance to Aeon and Zaku he removed all memories of himself from her mind resulting in significant psychological and physical damage to her mind.
- ● Lanza Razaul : Lacey encountered the man while stealing valuable research documents from his free company. The two have had more then one violent encounter and Lanza is determined to bring down the woman.
