Catherine Wright
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Appearance and Personality
Seeing Catherine in public, one would easily mistake her for a teacher or an alchemist. Often wearing a garb of dark green fabric or white linen, it would be easy to not even see her at all while in the masses of cities such as Gridania. Around her waist is a small bag which is labelled with the emblem of the Twin Adder and through which an observant eye would notice that many small vials and bandages are contained inside. On her back Catherine often carries a staff which is fashioned from a tree branch and the head of a sunflower. As for Catherine herself, it appears she has quite a pale complexion which is futher complemented with dark grey hair. Although it doesn’t look out of place, those close to her would know that she used to have dark brown hair and that the hair lost its colour due to unnatural causes. Her looks as a ‘grey mouse’ are further complemented by a pair of old-fashioned glasses resting on her nose though she can be considered quite tall for a regular Hyur giving her a somewhat imposing stature towards folks of shorter height.
Catherine’s personality appears to be quite reserved. While in her role as a mender for the Twin Adder (or whatever Free Company that decided to hire her), she appears to be very kind towards her patients and can never been seen acting rude towards them. When not dealing with patients she can also be considered reserved but more in a somewhat ‘lecturing’ way. In the way she talks, Catherine can be considered (and she obviously –wants- to be considered) as a woman that has a wealth of life experience within her. When ‘young ones’ are impulsive or angered quickly, she is often keen to point out that the young ones are indeed young and should mind their manners. During these moments she can be considered quite cold and when she is in a particularly foul mood she can come across as arrogant. And for all the moments where she is kind or perhaps arrogant, there remains an air of doubt around her and can often be seen sighing while looking at places of magnificence or great importance in books, drawings or in person. There seems to be a hint of disappointment within herself of which only a few can unravel what she is actually disappointed about.
6th Astral Era - 1543 to 1563 – The Early Years
Catherine was born 36 years ago as the only daughter of a pair of regular hard working carpenters in the city of Gridania. Although the family had their home in Gridania, most of the time during Catherine’s early life was spent in Quarrymill as this is where the family made their living as woodworkers and carpenters. Catherine had many nieces and nephews but no brothers or sisters as complications during the birth caused Catherine’s mother to remain cripple throughout the rest of her life.
When Catherine turned seven, she was expected to start aiding the family in their work. However, during her first few weeks helping her family by gathering branches and small pieces of wood, she was often encircled by dark Sylphs who were fond of bullying her. Although Catherine’s father often chased them away, they always came back. On a particularly rainy day, Catherine got separated from her family and once again was encircled by hateful Sylphs who wanted to pinch her with sharp sticks. It was at this moment that Catherine discovered the magic contained within her and caused the sylphs to be turned into stone for a few brief moments. When the Wood Wailers came to find Catherine, drenched in a ditch and in a frightened state, she told them what had happened and the Wailers were quick to ascertain that Catherine should receive aid from the Conjurer’s Guild. Although her family was thoroughly unhappy to see her go, Catherine saw this as a new adventure.
In the following years, Catherine was trained in the Conjurer’s Guild to become a skilled Conjurer. Although she certainly wasn’t the very best, she became a respected Mender and travelled throughout Gridania with the Twin Adder’s to aid those in need whenever and wherever she could.
6th Astral Era - 1563 to 1572 – Falling from Grace
While staying in Gridania and its less savoury parts, she overheard rumours of a Gil Counterfeiting Ring being organised by a group of skilled Conjurers. Although this was obviously a dangerous endeavour, Catherine decided that she –needed- the Gil extremely badly and that just about everything was fair game to get it. As such, Catherine sought out the members of the ring, eventually finding the Miqo’te Kisha Taluun who was the leader of the ring at that time. Catherine eventually won the trust of the Counterfeiting Ring and started to aid them in the creation of fake Gil. Although these few years proved to be –extremely- profitable for Catherine, the ‘game’ was eventually discovered by the Adders and all the ring’s members were arrested and persecuted. Although the leader of the ring was given lashes and two years of servitude, Catherine received a sentence of one year in prison as the Adders also found out that she had been looking into black magic and was classified as ‘dangerous’.
7th Umbral Era - 0 to 6 – Keeping the head down
7th Umbral Era - 6 and onwards – Crimson Beckons Once More
Quirks and Rumours
◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
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