Catherine Wright
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Seeing Catherine in public on an off-duty day, she would easily be mistaken for a teacher or an alchemist. Often wearing a cobbled together garb of various colours, it would be easy to not even see her at all while in the masses of cities such as Limsa Lominsa. Around her waist is a small leather shoulder bag through which an observant eye would notice that many small vials and bandages are contained inside. Furthermore she also carries short sword which seems close to a rapier but with slightly more weight behind it, seemingly for self-protection. Her complexion is quite pale for someone lurking about La Noscea and she looks a bit like a 'grey-mouse' or 'booky' due to her 'traditionally' styled glasses giving her an air of 'learned superiority'. Finally, she is rather tall for a Hyur, and she easily towers over smaller Miqo'te and shorter Hyur. While on duty however, she wears the Maelstrom colours proudly giving her a sense of authority and status.
Catherine’s personality appears to be quite reserved. She appears to be very kind towards her peers 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. 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 teens, some feeling of boredom started to creep over her further coupled with a sheltered upbringing and reaching puberty. Although she was respected, loved and enjoyed her work, Catherine felt ‘trapped’ in the Conjurer's Guild. It was as if she felt guilty if she ever leaved Gridania and the Conjurer's Guild as they had taught her almost all the skills she had. 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 with the aid of the Red Mage heroes. She sought out books and artefacts from these places wherever she could find them but these items didn’t come cheap. And thus, Catherine turned to less savoury methods of income.
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 for which she was compensated with actual real Gil in return. 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 was more fortunate. Now at the age of 16, she was still considered a child and thus only received a light punishment: Exile for five years.
Exiled from her homeland, Catherine turned to travelling to the other city states. First she remained in Ul'dah, turning to aiding the refugees from Ala'Mhigo and running a small but respected herbalist shop. Though the income was meagre, it was still enough to be able to lend more books from the library of Ul'dah and continue her studies into Mhach and Amdapor. Though she wasn't an active member, living in close proximity to the Gladiator's Guild also allowed her to easily take fencing lessons on the cheap, further developing herself as she continued onto the path of the Red Mages.
Although Catherine's life cobbled on like a gentle stream as she held her shop, the world itself had other plans. With the Calamity laying waste to many parts of Thanalan and Ul'dah Catherine herself didn't come out without scars either receiving multiple injuries due to flying debris, putting her out of commission for several weeks as she tended to broken bones and flesh wounds. With her shop also laying in ruins, Catherine decided now was the time to move on. After being sufficiently recovered, she travelled onward to La Noscea, looking for new opportunities.
Arriving in La Noscea, Catherine first attempted to relaunch her herb and alchemical shop but soon found that competition was fierce. With the Maelstrom being hit particularly hard by the Calamity and enlisting any able bodied 'sane being', Catherine rose to the competition and enlisted.
What followed were the most battle-scarred years of her life where she served on several ships as a Mender and regular Deckhand. Although she has seen many corners of the world, she doesn't seem very keen on 'boasting' about her accomplishments and thus potential friends will need to pull the information out of her.
Catherine's career entered a different phase as she was part of the regiments which were send to Ala Mhigo to aid in the liberation campaign against the Empire. This allowed her to be as close to Mhach and Amdapor as possible and with her now considerable wealth of knowledge meant that she could perfect her trade further. Though her colleagues were rather surprised by her newly found strength and some rather concerned, the complaints soon fell silent as she served through the Ala Mhigo campaign with flying colours, using her powers to both defeat many Garleans in close-quarters combat as well as applying emergency first-aid to her injured comrades. Following the conclusion of the campaign, Catherine returned with her regiment back to Limsa Lominsa where she heard she would be transferred to an elite regiment. And thus a new journey began...
 Catherine Wright
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 Catherine in her usual commoners garb | |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Hyur |
| Clan | Midlander |
| Citizenship | Limsa Lominsa |
| Age | 29 |
| Birthyear | 6th Astral Era - 1550 |
| Nameday | 30th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon (30th of September) |
| Occupation | - Maelstrom Sergeant
- Former Freelance Herbalist, Alchemist and Mender - (Not widely known) Red Mage |
| Guardian | Azeyma the Warden |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
Contents
Appearance and Personality
Seeing Catherine in public on an off-duty day, she would easily be mistaken for a teacher or an alchemist. Often wearing a cobbled together garb of various colours, it would be easy to not even see her at all while in the masses of cities such as Limsa Lominsa. Around her waist is a small leather shoulder bag through which an observant eye would notice that many small vials and bandages are contained inside. Furthermore she also carries short sword which seems close to a rapier but with slightly more weight behind it, seemingly for self-protection. Her complexion is quite pale for someone lurking about La Noscea and she looks a bit like a 'grey-mouse' or 'booky' due to her 'traditionally' styled glasses giving her an air of 'learned superiority'. Finally, she is rather tall for a Hyur, and she easily towers over smaller Miqo'te and shorter Hyur. While on duty however, she wears the Maelstrom colours proudly giving her a sense of authority and status.
Catherine’s personality appears to be quite reserved. She appears to be very kind towards her peers 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. 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 - 1550 to 1565 – The Early Years
Catherine was born 29 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 it almost seemed destined that Catherine was going to become a respectful member of the Twin Adders as soon as she would reach adulthood.
6th Astral Era - 1565 to 1570 – 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 for which she was compensated with actual real Gil in return. 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 was more fortunate. Now at the age of 16, she was still considered a child and thus only received a light punishment: Exile for five years.
6th Astral Era - 1570 to 7th Umbral Era 2 – Keeping The Head Down
Although Catherine's life cobbled on like a gentle stream as she held her shop, the world itself had other plans. With the Calamity laying waste to many parts of Thanalan and Ul'dah Catherine herself didn't come out without scars either receiving multiple injuries due to flying debris, putting her out of commission for several weeks as she tended to broken bones and flesh wounds. With her shop also laying in ruins, Catherine decided now was the time to move on. After being sufficiently recovered, she travelled onward to La Noscea, looking for new opportunities.
7th Umbral Era - 2 and onwards – Crimson Beckons
What followed were the most battle-scarred years of her life where she served on several ships as a Mender and regular Deckhand. Although she has seen many corners of the world, she doesn't seem very keen on 'boasting' about her accomplishments and thus potential friends will need to pull the information out of her.
Catherine's career entered a different phase as she was part of the regiments which were send to Ala Mhigo to aid in the liberation campaign against the Empire. This allowed her to be as close to Mhach and Amdapor as possible and with her now considerable wealth of knowledge meant that she could perfect her trade further. Though her colleagues were rather surprised by her newly found strength and some rather concerned, the complaints soon fell silent as she served through the Ala Mhigo campaign with flying colours, using her powers to both defeat many Garleans in close-quarters combat as well as applying emergency first-aid to her injured comrades. Following the conclusion of the campaign, Catherine returned with her regiment back to Limsa Lominsa where she heard she would be transferred to an elite regiment. And thus a new journey began...
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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