Celise Darrick

Celise Darrick

Ex-Assassin Turned Terrible Chef

❝ I'm stable! I'm so stable that chocobos could live in me! And I'm not whining, either! ❞

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Details Vital Information ■ NICKNAMES... "Celi" and various groans of frustration at the Bismarck. ■ RACE & CLAN... Midlander Hyur. ■ GENDER... Female. ■ AGE... 19. ■ NAMEDAY... 32nd Sun, 5th Umbral Moon. ■ ORIENTATION... Bisexual. ■ MARITAL STATUS... Single. Other Statistics ■ NATIONALITY... Ul'dahn. ■ CITIZENSHIP... Limsa Lominsa. ■ RESIDENCE... Apartment in Limsa Lominsa. ■ OCCUPATION... Sellsword and sometimes cook. ■ PATRON DEITY... Azeyma, the Warden. ■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 5 fulms, 3 ilms. 120 ponze. ■ ALIGNMENT... Chaotic Good-ish. General Information . ❝ I'm hungry. ❞ Appearance Eyes Hair Skin Build Voice Red-brown. Black with red. Tanned. Slim, lean, some curves. Quiet, soft, dry. Bearing Laterality Scars Markings Style Slouching, alert. Left-handed. None visible. Freckles on her cheeks. Quiet but energetic. Hair & Eyes She has black hair with red streaks dyed into it. She wears it especially short, though it can almost hang into her eyes sometimes. Her eyes are a shade of red-brown, which look more red in the right light. Physique & Markings She is short, lean, and muscular. Celise isn't without curves, but she is notable more for her lack of height and her athleticism. Hygiene & Attire She is usually well-groomed and keeps herself clean. Celise prefers Ul'dahn fashions, tight around the chest and waist, but with long and flowing sleeves. Personality Psychological Profile Celise's personality is, in a word, "grumpy." She isn't antisocial, exactly, but she is prickly and irritable. This tends to involve being fussy and sarcastic, instead of particularly angry (though, when her sense of pride is rankled, she can be). Despite this, she wants to be around people, even if she doesn't like to admit it; she makes up for occasional social awkwardness by talking a lot, to the point of boisterousness. She can be very friendly and, when she knows someone, loyal in the extreme. However, Celise has a certain lack of faith in herself. She can be self-deprecating, trying to make others laugh by either poking fun at herself or saying something patently untrue. She thinks poorly of herself, because of decisions that she made in the past and her lifestyle in Ul'dah. She tends towards secretiveness; Celise doesn't share what she did in Ul'dah and why she left very easily. She can get nervous, especially on the subject of children and slaves. When this happens, she can fall quiet -- and that can presage a more intense sort of anger. She doesn't show fear often or easily; this also tends to involve quiet. The exception is large fires, which can cause Celise to go into quite a panic. Voice Her voice is soft-spoken, but dryer and deeper than one might expect. She tends to make statements into questions. She will also often make jokes, with a sarcastic tone slipping into her voice. When she gets angry, it's a hot anger; she raises her voice and shouts. Philosophy & Mannerisms ■ Cynicism: Celise is cynical. It often slips through in how she speaks about herself. She is pessimistic, though she tries to hide that from others and sometimes tries to be optimistic. ■ Sarcastic: Sarcasm is both a way to try to make friends and a defense mechanism. Celise thinks that if she can make someone laugh, she can become their friend. Similarly, refusing to take herself too seriously is a way to keep others at arms' reach and try to forget parts of her past. ■ Energetic: She has a lot of pent-up energy. Celise often moves quietly, but she can bounce in place if she feels safe. She is always doing something, be it flipping a knife in her hand or pacing across a room nervously. Preferences Likes ● Culinary arts. ● Knife-throwing. ● Fat chocobos. ● Races, whether on foot or on a mount. Dislikes ● The Syndicate and Monetarists. ● Slavers and slavery. ● Mangy dogs. ● Old bread. ● Gridanian cheeses. Skills ● Stealth. ● Daggers. ● Martial arts. ● Cooking (badly). Combat, Abilities & Weaponry Basic Statistics High: Reflexes, agility, speed. Above Average: Stamina, endurance. Average: Strength. Low: Wisdom, intelligence. Aetheric Abilities Mastery: None. Expert: None. Average: Aetheryte use. Novice: Magic of all sorts. Weapon Training Mastery: Daggers. Expert: Martial arts. Average: None. Novice: None. Combat Relevant Skills High: Stealth, knife-throwing. Above Average: Riding. Average: None. Low: None. Non-Combat Abilities ● Cooking: Her cooking is amazing... in that it is basic and terrible. Nonetheless, Celise persists, and trying to hawk that cooking on others may be her greatest skill. Combat Abilities ● Rogue: Celise is a talented rogue; she is skilled at being stealthy, at using her daggers to strike from the shadows, and moving along high places quickly and dexterously. ● Poisons: She also knows how to mix various basic poisons. She usually puts this on a knife, but could make a fairly amateurish poison to put in someone's food. OOC Note Any relevant notes about combat should be added here, such as player preference, system preference, or links off-site to sheets using existing XIV player-made combat systems. History . Disclaimer: This is provided for the purposes of OOC planning, coordination, and curiosity. The precise details of Celise's background aren't something most characters would know. If you would like to, please ask! I'm happy to work with you. Sixth Astral Era Childhood Celise grew up in Ul'dah, the daughter of poor craftsmen who could barely make ends meet. She was orphaned in a fire that burnt down her family's home while she was aware from it. Afterward, she fled to the streets, and spent a week homeless and alone there. Ultimately, a rising young merchant named Monolimo Papomo found her. He took her in, but his rise in business and politics meant he needed a tool. He had her trained from a young age as his personal assassin: taught in the use of daggers, poisons, and stealth. This upbringing was hard. By age fourteen, Celise had participated in thefts, assisted in assassinations, and been treated mostly as a very expensive and prized tool by the man who wasn't her saviour, but her master. She came to deeply resent this. Seventh Umbral Era Adulthood This hard training continued and intensified after the Calamity, as Monolimo hoped to expand his fortunes. He began using her to do his dirty work, killing business rivals and sabotaging their mercantile efforts. She also murdered his father and brother, to insure his inheritance. She grew to hate Monolimo. She discovered that he was responsible for the fire that killed her parents, and that he bought her -- quite secretly and illegally -- from them as a slave. Then, to avoid paying them, he had their apartment burnt down. Six months ago, Monolimo met an untimely end. Officially, the family claimed that he died of an illness... but the funeral had a closed casket. The truth, of course, could be seen in Celise's bloody knives left near his corpse. Celise took off for Limsa Lominsa before questions could be asked of her. In Recent Times Moving Forward Celise arrived in Limsa Lominsa, where she has taken up work as a sellsword. She doesn't want to work as an assasin any longer. However, combat is what she knows, and this makes that prospect difficult. She has also taken up cooking, though she isn't very good at it. However, it reminds her of home and how her mother loved to cook. Relationships Relationship Status Legend ღ Relationship ❣ Attraction ♡ Complicated ♦ Friend ✝ Deceased ✔ Positive ✖ Negative ● Neutral � Unsure Friends Acquaintances Former Acquaintances Deceased Rumors NPC Rumors Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "Darrick lived in Ul'dah for years. She was involved with some shady people there. I saw her skulkin' around the less than pleasant parts of Thanalan." ■ "That girl had some ties to Monolimo Papomo, before he bit it. He wanted to get on the Syndicate... too bad that he died before he could." ■ "Her cooking is the worst! She has to give the shite away. No self-respecting landlubber, pirate, cove, or cull would ever eat that goobbue grub willingly!" ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "I heard she worked for Monolimo. She did a bunch of his dirty work, when he was getting his company started." ■ "She skipped town to Limsa the day after Monolimo died. Not saying she killed him, but... kinda suspicious, isn't it?" ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "I heard she was a killer. Used to kill people for Monolimo. She did ever since she was a little girl." PC Rumors Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others! ■ None yet. RP Info RP Limits I like to consider myself a flexible player who is willing to commit to a number of different types of scenes and role-play scenarios, but even I have my limits. If something is on the play list, assume it means yes, as long as it's within the context of the current play or ongoing plot. No's are typically a hard no, and it means don't ask. ■ I will play slice-of-life, fight scenes, friendship, rivalry, and most other interactions. I love some good drama; I also love humor in my RP. I like to strike a balance between them. I always welcome walk-up RP; if I'm too busy, I'll let you know! ■ Ask about serious injury, major loss of character agency, mind control, and other heavy subjects or long-term effects. For romance, I'm open to it but want to see how it develops and coordinate as it does. I'd rather not leap into romantic RP after a single OOC conversation. An organic development is important to me!. ■ I won't play death and ERP. RP Hooks While the below is by no means comprehensive, it's a kind of spring board for walk-up RP. Longer plots that are meant to run for more than a few quick RP's, please feel free to send me a tell so we can work out a good reason for our characters to get to know one another. I'm always looking for RP, unless I'm actively spamming PvE content. ■ Celise was known in the Ul'dah underworld. If your character was involved with that, they might know of her (or know her)! I'd love to work out something here. ■ She is a terrible cook. I love to do stuff with that; her trying out a bad recipe or trying to convince someone the two ingredients she combined together are good, somehow. ■ She is a terrible cook. I love to do stuff with that; her trying out a bad recipe or trying to convince someone the two ingredients she combined together are good. ■ She is also a sellsword and adventurer. I'm happy to run into people anywhere over Eorzea, while she is doing or coming back from a job! OOC Notes Player Information Player Note There is a lot of information on this character wiki, but it is by no means completely comprehensive. There are chunks of backstory that are left intentionally vague so that details can be later added as developed through creative writing or in role-play revelation. Feel free to use Common or Uncommon rumors freely, if you want to use a Rare Rumor as a plot hook or to spark RP, I would ask that you send me a tell first, to make certain it's all right. Character Concept Celise Darrick is a former assassin and enforcer from Ul'dah. She used to be the personal knife of a wealthy merchant there, Monolimo Papomo, who sought membership on the Syndicate. Six months ago, he met an untimely death and she made a timely move to Limsa Lominsa. She doesn't have the cold, silent personality that one might expect of an assassin. She is equal parts boisterous, grumpy, awkward, and excitable. Dealing with people has never been her strong point, which causes Celise some frustration. She works in Limsa Lominsa as a sellsword and an adventurer. Rumors speak of her Ul'dahn origins and her skill with a dagger. She often takes job escorting caravans, scouting out regions across Vylbrand and Eorzea, and occasionally fighting with pirate crews. However, curiously, she has been trying to learn to cook. The results have been infamously lacking. Character Tidbits Links Out Links that lead off the wiki, but are technically relevant to the character. ■ RPC Player Profile: Not Created Yet Credits Wiki Information This wiki is constantly changing as the character’s story changes. It was last modified on Month ##th, 2016. Layout Information The following is not entirely comprehensive, but contains general credits. 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