Alex Price

Alexis Price
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	19
Namesday	8th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon
Guardian	Byregot, the Builder

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Character

General

Alexis is a young Midlander woman who can usually be seen with a smile on her face. Through her upbringing, she has become quite the hot headed woman and can often be found getting involved in situations that don't necessarily require her input. She tries her hardest to avoid those who label themselves nobles and wealthy, and takes great issue with those who are corrupt and take advantage over others. Finally leaving her home and exploring the world is what drives this girl forwards, with the promise to help those who aren't able to help themselves always in her mind. She is quick to jump to conclusions, despite being educated, and her inexperience with the world often causes her to find more trouble than she's ready to take on.

Appearance

Height

Alexis is slightly shorter than the average Hyur of her age. Due to this fact, when debating with others she has developed the habit of standing on the tips of her toes to create the illusion that she's slightly taller than she actually is.

Weight

Alexis is of average weight for a Hyur woman of her age.

Body

Alexis' body structure is rather slim, despite her average weight. Her arms, stomach and legs are all toned, suggesting this woman takes some time out of her day to keep herself in shape. Despite this, her bosom and her rear are both rather slim. It could almost be said that she's lacking in both areas.

Complexion

Alexis' skin colour is very dark and matches that of her mother. She has no visible tattoos, scars or piercings - leaving her skin in a smooth and healthy condition.

Hair

Alexis is almost always found with her bright blonde hair tied up into a small knot at the back of her head, creating the illusion that it's very short. 

Eyes

Alexis' eyes are both a deep green colour. She has large, round eyes that can be seen darting around with curiousity whenever she finds herself in a new place or city.

Fashion

Alexis' fashion is at both ends of the spectrum. On some days, she'll be seen wearing a long robe embroidered with fancy symbols and sigils. On others, she'll be seen wearing what can almost be labelled as rags, claiming she's moving to "comfort over style".

Behavior

Due to her rebellious upbringing, Alexis can often be labelled a loudmouth. She has no issue with expressing her disagreement with others, and often finds herself in heated arguments because of her attitude. At times she can often be rude to those supplying something to her, especially if it doesn't live up to her expectations. She also has a hard time with obtaining friends due to her behaviour. When in a bad mood, she has been called spoiled by several different people.

Underneath this, however, lies a caring girl who is simply trying to change and reinvent herself to avoid becoming something she hates. Though the process is taking time, she is slowly but surely making progress and beginning to develop into the person she wishes to be.

Should she feel others are in need of help, she will usually be the first to charge straight into the issue. At times, she is generous with things such as gil and clothing, sometimes forgetting that these days she doesn't have as much as she used to.

Although she most likely comes across as an inexperienced hot head upon first meeting, beneath this facade is a young woman who is trying to learn a new way of life and is struggling to let go of her old one.

Combat

General

Due to her wealthy upbringing, Alexis hasn't seen a real combat experience in her entire life. Using their wealthy position, her family had always hired loyal guards and mercenaries to handle any combat situations that required the family's attention.

Saying that, however, Alexis was able to befriend one of her family's loyal guards when she turned seventeen. She convinced him to teach her basic swordplay in the dead of night, far away from her family's manor. However, the experience only lasted a month before her mother became aware and the guard was later killed in what was described as a terrible accident.

Although Alexis is now able to wield a sword in some form, she currently isn't a useful ally to have on the field of battle due to her lack of real combat experience. Despite this, there are times where she has been known to protest and force others to take her with them on dangerous escapades - with often disastrous results!

Tendencies

Likes

• Company
• Children
• Stories
• Respect
• Friendship - though she often finds herself struggling to make friends!
• Watching combat

Dislikes

• Being told to wait
• Swimming
• Corruption/Bribery
• Assumptions

Hobbies/Talents

Alexis' main hobby during her life in Ul'dah was to watch combatants at the coliseum fight each other. She has always enjoyed watching combat, especially swordplay, from a young age.

Her main talents lie in her education. Alexis is well educated and as such, she is able to read, speak and write fluently.

Other

Alexis is often known to become quite shy around any situation that requires a removal of clothes. Be it simply changing in front of another, stripping down to go swimming or anything else along the same lines. She loses her hot headedness and instead becomes rather quiet and almost awkward, a complete opposite of her usual outspoken self.

Relationships

Family

• Father:  Harvard Price (Deceased) - Alexis' father who she adored greatly. He passed away shortly after her eighth namesday. The majority of her facial features, including her eye and hair colour, come from her father's side. Alexis describes him as the greatest man she ever knew. A lover of all people, no matter their background. Losing him took a great toll on her and caused the strain between herself and her mother to become even worse.
  
  
• Mother: Isabelle Darlon (Alive) - Alexis' mother. The two have never seen eye to eye, and despite the similarity in their skin tone, many people would swear they aren't even related. Isabelle Darlon was widely spoken about at one point shortly after Harvard Price's death, due to the fact that she remarried within a single month. Alexis describes her as a hateful woman who only looks out for herself.
  
  
• Step Father: Leonan Darlon (Alive) - Alexis' step father who she has hated ever since he moved into the family manor. Alexis has never approved of Leonan's marriage to her mother, especially with how sudden it was after her father's passing. Alexis describes the man as a scheming manipulator who will do anything to get what he wants.
  
  
• Nurse: Elna Caselle (Alive) - Alexis' carer. The woman has been in her life since Alexis was a child until she finally ran from her family's manor. Alexis cares deeply for the woman, despite the amount of times Elna was forced to reveal Alexis' antics to her mother. Despite not being related by blood, Alexis still views Elna as part of her immediate family.

Friends

• Anton: Anton was Alexis' first true friend. While she came from a wealthy family, this boy was the son of a rather poor baker. The two of them became close friends almost immediately and played together often throughout their childhood. After their friendship was discovered by Alexis' mother, Anton and his father have not been seen in Ul'dah since. (Anton is a minor NPC character in Alexis' history. Saying that, there is an option for him to return later in the story. If anyone is at all interested in playing him, please let me know!)
  
  
• Keilan: Keilan was the young guardsman that Alexis befriended shortly after she turned seventeen. She convinced Keilan to teach her how to wield and use a sword during the night, always training away from her family manor. After meeting every night for two weeks, the two began to develop feelings for each other. Each night he taught her again and again, until one night they finally ended up going the entire way with their romance. Shortly after their night of passion, Alexis' mother hinted that she was aware of her relationship with Keilan. During a trip to the coliseum, Alexis watched as Keilan faced another guard from their household in a spar. Towards the end of the fight, it is claimed that Keilan lost his balance and slipped at a disastrous moment, causing his opponent's sword to pierce his neck. The young man died within minutes, while Alexis screamed in horror from the stands. Onlookers say that despite her daughter's immense grief, Isabelle Darlon wore a smile during the whole event.

Enemies

• Isabelle Darlon: As of late, Alexis has come to realise that her mother is a rather sinister and corrupt woman. She strongly suspects Isabelle's involvement in Keilan's death and loathes her mother for agreeing with Leonan's idea of arranging a marriage between Alexis and a fellow noble family's son without her own input. Alexis has escaped her family manor to make a new life for herself, but the image of her mother and her betrayal always linger in the back of her mind.
  
  
• Leonan Darlon: Like her mother, Alexis also suspects that Leonan himself is quite sinister and also corrupt. He has shown the similar tendencies of his mother in abusing the situation of poverty to keep themselves elevated highly above others. She also loathes the man for suggesting the arrangement of a marriage between Alexis and a noble family's son without her own input. Alexis isn't entirely sure if Leonan is as big an enemy as she thinks he might be, but she is still incredibly wary of the man.

Rumors

Common Rumors

These rumours are pretty easy to overhear. They'd likely be heard around Ul'dah, especially in taverns!

• "The blonde one? Oh, I know the one. Yeah, y'see her out with her mother a lot. Mother's always smilin' but the girl always looks so tense. Looks as though she can't stand bein' paraded around like that, if y'ask me." 
  
  
• "Did you hear? Her mother remarried after her father's death within a month. A single month! That's far too soon, if you ask me. No wonder the two are always arguing."
  
  
• "Oh! I've seen her once. The coliseum. The poor girl was in pieces. She knew one of the fighters or some such, I believe. You remember? It was in the Tonberry's Lantern at one point. The poor boy slipped as his opponent lunged. A terrible accident, died within seconds I hear. The poor girl must have been quite attached. She screamed and bawled. I remember watching as her guards escorted her out. It was a sight to see."

Moderate Rumors

These rumours are a bit more difficult to overhear. If one was to eavesdrop on a gossiping wealthy member of Ul'dahn society, they might overhear some of these!

• "I've heard that she disagrees with the way her mother runs things. She wants those people to have an equal chance. What a naive little thing! She doesn't understand. If we gave everyone what we have, then we'd have nothing. Let's see if she can live life like that, hm?"
  
  
• "I remember her attending a banquet in her younger days with just her father. She was so happy back then. All you ever hear about her these days is that she's so rebellious against her mother. Whatever happened to the sweet child I remember?"
  
  
• "Well, don't share this but I heard that she had a relationship with that young guard who died in the coliseum. It makes sense. Why else would she react so strongly when it happened? I've not seen her grieve so much since her father passed. Her mother must be so ashamed."

Rare Rumors

These rumours are very difficult to overhear. They would likely only be overheard from those who work at Alexis' family manor, or very close friends.

• "I overheard the Mistress talking. It looks like Alexis will be marrying the boy after all. What a joyous occasion! The two houses will merge, it's going to be great for business. Maybe there'll be a pay raise? Oh, of course Alexis won't be happy. But it's not as if it's up to her, anyway!"
  
  
• "Have you noticed how tense the Mistress is the past few days? Don't say anything, but I heard Alexis is missing. There's less guards around too, if you haven't noticed. I bet she's bolted because of this wedding! There's never a dull moment working for this family, let me tell you."

PC Rumors

This area is for other players to place their own rumours of Alexis! Please feel free to post any here that your character would have heard, either from RP or just hearing about her IC!

Thanks to

Deirdre Ta'ea for the wonderful template!

Nahue Tanner for the gorgeous levequest plate picture!