Adriel Marchand

Adriel Marchand
Gender	Female
Race	Elezen
Clan	Wildwood
Citizenship	Gridania
Place of birth	Gridania
Deity
Nameday	12th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon (25 years), 1552
Occupation	Merchant & Trader
Pronunciation	AH-dree-EHL Mar-SHAND

Adriel Marchand (Arcenciel)

The Basics

Biographical

Nicknames: Adri, Addy

Family

• Father: Isaac Marchand, missing but presumed alive
• Mother: Whitney (LeClair) Marchand, deceased
• Brother, older: Emile Marchand, missing & presumed deceased
• Sister, older: Erisande Marchand, alive
• Brother, younger: Aulairet Marchand, alive
• Husband: Jacyn Arcenciel, missing & presumed deceased

Friends & Enemies

• Rhu'to Brom: Current sexual interest. Miqo'te investigator settled in Limsa Lominsa.

Appearance

• Height: 6fulms 4ilms

• Weight: 190pz

• Body:

• Hair: Silver hair, short-cropped and easy to handle

• Eyes: Ice blue eyes, usually cool and calculating

• Skin: Fair skin, hands strangely calloused

• Clothing:

The Rumor Mill

• Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
  • "The Marchand family's had a rough time lately. First the oldest son dies at Carteneau, then the father starts disappearing on long sea voyages, then the mother dies. The surviving kids sure are working hard to keep the family business going."
  • "I heard the Marchands are hiring all sorts of craftsmen and gatherers and inviting them to Gridania to work for the family business. They're especially looking for any refugees that need a place to start over."
  • "Adriel's husband was her brother's best friend. Both boys went off to join the fight against the Garleans and never came home. Poor thing. To be a widow at 20 years of age..."

• Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
  • "Rumor has it that Matron Marchand's death wasn't an accident - some people think she was murdered!"
  • "Adriel used to be such a sweet girl! I guess she got in with the wrong crowd after her husband disappeared. Poor thing needs a man to settle her down before she shames her entire family with one of her rediculous stunts!"
  • "I heard there was a fight in the Soliloquy the other day. Adriel came marching out absolutely covered in wine! What a waste of good quality clothing!"
  • "I've seen her in Limsa Lominsa, shacking up with that idiot, Brom! Can you believe it? What will her sister think?"

• Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
  • "I've heard she's been doing some investigating. Apparently it got hairy because the next thing anyone knew, there was a fire and that Brom fellow was seen pulling her from the building before it collapsed. Talk about juicy!"

• PC Rumors (From Other Characters)
  • "She's *really* good in bed." - Rhu'to Brom
  • "She'll jump into bed with just about anyone for a few gil, it seems. Not exactly the discerning type." - Tyriont Gaidal
  • "Adriel? She cut a man down to nothing but tears with just her tongue and wits alone." - Abaigeal Causland

• Things You Can't Possibly Know (But I want you to know OOCly)
  • Anything listed in the history section that is not told via rumors or given out ICly.

• Wanted for Interesting Roleplay
  • Anyone interested in playing Adriel's father, brother or (ex)husband
  • Anyone interested in smuggling supplies and information to Garlemald

You May Know Adriel From

• Wandering the market streets of Gridania in quality crafted clothing and talking business with all of the merchants.
• Staying in Limsa Lominsa with Brom, of all people

Personality

Alignment: Adriel is around the NG (neutral good) alignment. She's never had to really make hard moral decisions, but she's working hard to uncover the people who murdered her mother and uncover a plot to sell goods and information to the Garleans.

Morals: Adriel is a merchant at heart. She's ruthless when it comes to business transactions, but she's also fair. When it comes to anything else, she's a bit more sentimental. She's lighthearted and has a dry and sarcastic sense of humor, but would never play a true prank on someone.

Likes: 1 Haggling 2 Good wine 3 Puzzles 4 Adventures 5

Dislikes: 1 Beer, ale and mead 2 3 4 5

Fears: 1 Burning Buildings 2 3 4 5

Strengths: 1 2 3 4 5

Weaknessses: 1 2 3 4 5

Favorite Places: 1 2 3 4 5

By The Numbers

(This is taken and modified from a post on teso-rp.com)

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1. Muscular structure: (3) Among your own race, you would be fairly average in strength

2. Health: (5) Quite resilient to alcohol and poisons, you don't bother to look at minor bruises or cuts either

3. Eye-hand coordination: (4) You generally hit what you're aiming at and would make a good archer

4. Movement: (5) There is grace in your movement: you can manage cartwheels and backflips with ease

5. Age (physical perspective: (5) You're in your physical prime (humans: 25-30)

6. Race: (4) You are a Wildwood Elezen

7. Weaponry: (4) You have a weapon designed for serious battle, such as a broadsword or bow

8. Armor: (3) You have a good studded leather armor that protects most of your body

9. Talent, imagination, abstract thinking: (4) A fond friend of stories, songs, books, and a good memory to go with that

10. Willpower: (4) You like to stick with your stances, but not so far you could said to be stubborn

11. Schooling: (3) Had a good upbringing with a private teacher, but haven't pursued academic life since

12. Age (mental perspective): (3) You're in your physical prime or little beyond

13. Mental Stability: (4) Having some sceptic tendency, you often oppose others and strive for critical thinking

14. Spirituality: (3) Emphasis on your own well-being, you sometimes consider the feelings of others too

15. Appearance: (4) Noticable due to your good looks, first impressions are generally good

16. Influence: (5) Natural born leader: you likely run an organization or lead a group

17. Magnetism: (4) Your glare makes people shut up; your smile beckons

18. Alertness: (4) You usually notice when something’s amiss; it is difficult to surprise you

19. Intuition: (3) You have good days and bad when it comes to sensing things.

20. Sensory perception: (4) At least one of your senses is extraordinarily keen, others average or above

21. Trade, profession or position: (4) Master of some trade, profession or position or hold an equal status

22. Upbringing: (4) Middle class: you likely received boons like advice, schooling, coin and contacts

23. Fortunes: (5) Your projects have taken off very well and you're a successful practicioner of your trade

24. Combat training: (4) You had private lessons with a fencing master or squired a knight when you grew up

25. Field experience: (2) Streets: you've brawled, but nobody has died - at least on purpose

26. Scarring and traumatic experiences: (2) Lingering memories of troubling things that don't bother you too often

STR: 12 DEX: 14 CON: 14 INT: 11 WIS: 10 CHA: 13 AWA: 11

CR (Combat Rating): 22 (Journeyman); Health Points(HP): 18 (three health points); Magical Potential (MP): 14 (Minor potential – 1 spell); Sanity (Sa): 8 (Steady and operational); Wealth (We): 13 (Mansions and guilds: the character is likely an established inhabitant).

Abilities

Adventurer:

Archer

Strengths: There is a dark ranger who has begun to make appearances around the forests of Gridania. The ranger hunts down monsters and other dangers, but since the figure works outside of the law, it is considered a vigilante and dangerous. No one knows the true identity of the cloaked figure, and only a few people know that Adriel always excelled at archery in her private lessons.

Weaknesses: What's an archer without her weapon? During the day, Adriel leaves the bow behind, making it hard for her to defend herself if she gets into trouble. But she's a merchant mogul, so she can afford body guards, right?

Crafter:

Merchant

Strengths: Adriel is, first and foremost, a merchant. She travels around Eorzea, making deals, delivering goods and recruiting skilled crafters to join the Marchand buisness. She's a ruthless business woman, and charismatic to make it work well for her.

Weaknesses:

Other Skills:

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History

Before The Calamity

As the third of four children of Isaac and Whitney Marchand, Adriel was raised in comfort and surroudned by family. The Marchands had been a wealthy merchant family of Elezen for generations and Master and Mistress Marchand worked hard to forward their reputation (and their wealth). Isaac did most of the traveling - delivering goods and setting up new deals, even recruiting skilled crafters to join the company. Whitney spent most of her time in Gridania, running the local side of the business and raising the children - Emile, Erisande, Adriel and Aurlairet.

When Adriel was 18, she was married to a family friend, Jacyn Arcenciel. Jacyn had been Emile's best friend while growing up, and the wedding was considered a mutually beneficial arrangement for both the Marchands and the Arcenciels. Adriel had always thought the older boy was cute, so she didn't protest the arranged union. After the wedding, however, Jacyn disappeared on a trade venture with Emile. He didn't return for a month and when he did, he practically ignored her. It wasn't until three months into her marriage that the still-virgin Adriel went to confront her husband about his disregard of her. What she found was Jacyn enjoying a very sexual relationship - with her brother.

Adriel was shocked, but she never told anyone about what she had seen, or even that the marriage had never been consumated. Shortly after her discovery, Jacyn and Emile left to seek out adventure and defend Eorzea from the incursion of the Garlean Empire. Emile wrote back to the family regularly, regailing everyone with tails of their adventures, but Adriel never again saw her husband. The last time Adriel heard from Emile was shortly before the Battle of Carteneau. It is believed that both Jacyn and Emile were present at the battle but their bodies were never found. Whether their bodies were lost or they became two of the disappearances of the calamity, no one knows.

Post Calamity

For 5 years after the disappearance of Emile, the Marchand family drifted with their grief. They threw themselves into their work, taking in swarms of refugees during the calamity and giving them supplies and materials to learn the crafting trades. It was during this time that Isaac Marchand began to travel farther and farther away from home, often taking long voyages over seas. The last time he returned home was 3 years after Carteneau, but the Marchands still receive gil deliveries from him, so they assume him to still be alive. At roughly the same time, the now-called "warriors of light" began to reappear around Eorzea. Hope rose among the Marchands that Emile and Jacyn might be two of those returning heroes.

Hope rose for all except for Adriel, that is. As the young merchant had thrown herself into filling her father's shoes in Eorzea, she waited in anticipation for the 5 year mark after the disappearance of her husband - when she would be able to officially file for widowhood. With the reappearances of the warriors of light, she lived in constant worry that her husband would also return to her. That feeling was joined by a feeling of guilt because it meant she was also hoping her brother would not return. As those feelings of guilt and dread grew, Adriel's personality changed. She became reckless and rowdy, always living on the edge. She became crass and sharp tongued, giving her the reputation of both a ruthless business woman and a loose young lady. Ironically, Adriel was still a virgin, but she took pleasure in the reputation she had gained and she reveled in it. Deep down, she was hoping that if her husband did dare to return, he'd wish he hadn't when he realized the shame she'd brought upon him. Spiteful, it may have been, but it was her way of coping with the stress of not knowing - was she Ms. Marchand or Mrs. Arcenciel?

It was only a year and a half later that the Marchand family got their next blow. Whitney Marchand died while traveling the forests around Gridania. Though there was no concrete proof, evidence suggested that there might have been foul play involved. Adriel drew away from her family even more, seeming to throw herself even further into her travels, her trades and her racous misadventures. What her surviving siblings didn't know was that most of Adriel's time was spent as the mysterious 'dark ranger' that had begun to appear aroudn Gridania. She spent the next several months searching for clues to her mother's death, and protecting the merchants of Gridania at the same time.

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Theme Songs

Tango: Maureen - "So you think, might as well dance a tango to hell - at least I'll have tango'd at all." Kinda like Garth Brooks' "The Dance" only with more kick.