Catherine Wright
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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.
As Catherine turned into her twenties, some feeling of boredom started to creep over her. Although she was respected, loved and enjoyed her work, Catherine felt ‘trapped’ in the Twin Adders. It was as if she felt guilty if she ever leaved Gridania as the guild and the Adders had taught her everything she knew and it was indeed so that she was often lectured about even having the mere idea of wanting to leave and wander the world on her own. And thus she slowly started to descent into finding and reading about arts thoroughly forbidden in the Conjurer’s Guild. She especially started to take note and interest regarding the tales from the lost cities of Amdapor and Mhach and how it’s people survived after the Sixth Umbral calamity. She sought out books and artifacts from these places wherever she could find them but these items didn’t come cheap. And thus, Catherine turned to organised crime.
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’.
After the Calamity, the Adders deemed it important to use every resource they had at their disposal, including former criminals. Catherine, although quite weakened due to having spent the last few months in a cave, was also released and immediately given a task to undertake with various other former criminals. The Calamity had caused the appearance of several Voidsent around the Black Shroud and Catherine and her group was tasked to take one out.
The group came ill prepared and although they took out the Voidsent, many of them were killed and it also left Catherine severely weakened due to tapping into her Aether reserves to the extreme. This is also what caused her hair to dark grey. In the following months, Catherine slowly recovered and started to return to her old duties as a member of the Twin Adder and the Conjurer’s Guild. Her outlook on life had taken it’s toll though and instead of looking for more information regarding forbidden arts, she tapped everything she had in keeping the Adder’s happy for she did not want to be locked in prison once again. Eventually, the Adder’s were satisfied with Catherine’s progress and a number of years later decided to pardon her for her former crimes and cleaned her criminal record.
Although Catherine had sworn off looking into forbidden magics, she did read further into the history of the Amdapor and Mhach in the years since her release from prison. It was through study that she learned about the unique art of the Red or Crimson Mage that the survivors of the Sixth Calamity used to survive the harsh times across Eorzea. As such, she started to train herself in the art of fencing for this was something she was at least allowed to do without raising suspicion within the Adder’s once more.
Once Catherine was pardoned, she immediately requested an indefinite amount of leave time which was granted as she had told the Adder’s she was going to be visiting her family. In truth, Catherine decided to devote her time to reading old texts in various libraries across Eorzea to also learn of the actual magical abilities of the Red Mage which meant she had to learn in part the ways of a Thaumaturge. This proved to be extremely difficult financially as the past few years had left her financially unstable, being more focused on pleasing the Adder’s than actually making any Gil.
It was with this realisation that she decided to try something entirely new: Making herself available for hire as a trusty Mender for a Free Company. Following a moon of chasing leads across Eorzea, she finally found herself a position within the Sunny Sea Side Salvage Company based in Limsa Lominsa where she currently serves as one of the company’s menders. And so the story continues..
 Catherine Wright
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 Catherine in her usual Conjurer garb | |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Gridania |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthyear | 6th Astral Era - 1543 |
| Nameday | 30th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon (30th of September) |
| Occupation | - Adder Sergeant Third Class
- Freelance Conjurer - (Not widely known) Red Mage |
| Guardian | Azeyma the Warden |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
Contents
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
The group came ill prepared and although they took out the Voidsent, many of them were killed and it also left Catherine severely weakened due to tapping into her Aether reserves to the extreme. This is also what caused her hair to dark grey. In the following months, Catherine slowly recovered and started to return to her old duties as a member of the Twin Adder and the Conjurer’s Guild. Her outlook on life had taken it’s toll though and instead of looking for more information regarding forbidden arts, she tapped everything she had in keeping the Adder’s happy for she did not want to be locked in prison once again. Eventually, the Adder’s were satisfied with Catherine’s progress and a number of years later decided to pardon her for her former crimes and cleaned her criminal record.
7th Umbral Era - 6 and onwards – Crimson Beckons Once More
Once Catherine was pardoned, she immediately requested an indefinite amount of leave time which was granted as she had told the Adder’s she was going to be visiting her family. In truth, Catherine decided to devote her time to reading old texts in various libraries across Eorzea to also learn of the actual magical abilities of the Red Mage which meant she had to learn in part the ways of a Thaumaturge. This proved to be extremely difficult financially as the past few years had left her financially unstable, being more focused on pleasing the Adder’s than actually making any Gil.
It was with this realisation that she decided to try something entirely new: Making herself available for hire as a trusty Mender for a Free Company. Following a moon of chasing leads across Eorzea, she finally found herself a position within the Sunny Sea Side Salvage Company based in Limsa Lominsa where she currently serves as one of the company’s menders. And so the story continues..
Quirks and Rumours
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◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
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