Cessna Forsythe

Cessna Forsythe
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Black Mage
Height	5 fulm 4 ilm
Weight	You don't ask a girl that!

Cessna Forsythe (14th Sun, 4th Astral Moon) is a black mage currently based in the city-state of Ul'dah. Hailing from the docks of Limsa Lominsa, she traveled to Ul'dah to pursue her education in the finer nuances of higher aetheric control and flux -- seemingly out of duty to her family, who is concerned about her career choices (or lack thereof). Her thaumaturgical pursuits have proven to be something she's heavily invested in, however, and so she currently travels everywhere, carrying out quests set by the Thaumaturge's Guild and any other clandestine requests she comes across that are on the way.

(This may or may not include the occasional spot of mercenary work.)

Basic Info

LIKES ■ The sea breeze ■ Long naps ■ Seafood ■ Chocobo riding

DISLIKES ■ Overwhelming heat/sunshine ■ Being talked over ■ Triggering aggro ■ Air travel

OTHER ■ Alignment: Chaotic Good ■ Vice(s): General lack of motivation ■ Favorite Food: Grilled fish ■ Favorite Drink: Chocolate milk ■ Favorite Color: Red

Appearance & Personality

Cessna has shoulder-length black hair, gold eyes, and fair skin -- her complexion owing to having spent more time indoors than out, despite hailing from the sunny ports of Limsa Lominsa. Her distinguishing feature is a small beauty mark under her left eye. She is of average height, but appears rather diminutive in comparison to her two older brothers (it's become something of a sore point for her). When idle, her default facial expressions tend to lean towards disinterested unless something piques her interest significantly, i.e. grilled fish.

Cessna is, by nature, fairly cheerful and rather easygoing; she has a tendency to put things off for later, or end up not doing it at all if she forgets completely. (Once you get her going, however, it's difficult to shake her from what she's set her heart on.) One would think that growing up in the shadow of two older siblings -- both accomplished in their own rights -- would instill in the girl some sort of desire to prove herself equally as illustrious, but frankly, she's perfectly happy leaving the spotlight to her brothers. (Typical textbook example of an underachiever.) She also prefers to focus on one thing at a time, and feels that taking on several responsibilities all at once is an endeavour she'd rather not attempt for fear of getting not a single one of them done. She has a strong sense of justice, but much remains to be said about her occasionally unorthodox methods of getting things done.

In her free time, she'd rather stay home than be out and about, but if adventure calls (and calls for a certain degree of mischief and Burning Things), it's not something she's wont to turn down. She loathes the idea of getting physically injured, however, and prefers to book it once the going gets too tough.

Fire excites her. Hide your flammables.

Biography

Cessna was born to fairly well-off merchant parents in the city-state of Limsa Lominsa. The youngest of three, she spent most of her time keeping to herself at home, slowly consuming the family library little by little. This inclination for staying indoors was the result of a brief childhood affliction, which rendered her sensitive to excess sun exposure for a certain period of time. Despite the condition lasting rather briefly, it left Cessna wary of staying outside in the sun for too long -- a habit she's carried all the way to adulthood to some degree, despite being perfectly healthy at present. (Her newfound penchant for short, vicarious thrills, however, renders this particular habit null and void nine times out of ten once she gets her gears going.) Her older brothers Pascal (a dragoon) and Hellen (a paladin) are the pride and joy of the Forsythe name; Cessna is expected to follow in her brothers' footsteps and go off on grand adventures, making a name for herself like her brothers have, but she'd really rather stay (laze) at home and maybe help with the family shipping and mercantile trade. Her parents, however, are of an entirely different mind and express deep concern about their youngest's seeming lack of ambition.

Teenage

When Cessna turned eighteen and still showed little to no sign of the adventurous drive that her brothers had at the same age, preferring to stay home and help with their business's clerical work or while the hours away listening to the merchant sailors sharing colourful stories of their various foibles, her parents decided it was time to do something about it. Using their daughter's love for knowledge as leverage, they convinced her to agree to studying thaumaturgy in the city-state of Ul'dah, nestled deep in the desert. Cessna was promptly shipped over to Ul'dah with little fuss, and began her training as a fledgling thaumaturge shortly after.

(Arguing would have been fruitless and a waste of time, and what harm could it be? Besides, "deep introspection" didn't sound as taxing as the other more physical disciplines did.)

Present

Despite her initial doubts about spending a good chunk of her foreseeable future far away from home and family, Cessna found that life in Ul'dah wasn't as bad as it seemed. Her thaumaturgical studies turned out to interest her greatly, and she quickly got up to speed as she discovered a taste for engaging in battle with little to no direct physical contact (and, consequently, an almost childlike glee in setting things on fire).

She is currently focused on furthering her magical abilities to as far as she can take them, and picks up the occasional quest or two if it a) piques her interest, and b) doesn't interfere directly with her thaumaturgical studies, since she is perfectly aware of the fact that she gets easily distracted when there's too much on her plate.

Miscellaneous

■ Discovered, to her great chagrin, a latent airsickness upon riding her first airship to Gridania; any and all of her excitement for the novelty of air travel was quickly thrown aside in a scramble for the sickbag.
■ Loves, loves, loves chocobo travel and the speeds to which she can take it -- to the dismay of whoever is unfortunate enough to be riding with her.
■ Has a dismal, if any, sense of direction. Send help.

RUMORS Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "Apparently she almost burned down quite a bit of the Shroud during a mission. Thank the Twelve the forecast was rainy that day." ■ ■ ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ ■ ■ ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ ■ ■ ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the characters of other players) ■ "Whaddya wanna know 'bout Cessna for? Jus' to make it clear, no, you can't marry her. She's Forsythe to you, bud." --Kekemori Lelemori ■ ■ ■

RELATIONS ■ Romantic Interest ■ Platonic Love ■ Good Standing ■ Poor Standing ■ U'senge Tia -- At first, Cessna stuck with the conjurer out of guilt for accidentally leading a mob she was running away from into his path as well (and the sheer relief of no longer having to stumble to a camp half-dead more often than not), but she quickly grew to love his company, even if she still does think he's a little prickly sometimes. U'senge is her best friend, and she'll set whoever tries to hurt him on fire without batting an eyelash. ■ Kekemori Lelemori -- Keke once briefly worked for Cessna as a retainer when she was first starting out in Ul'dah; the ostensibly more experienced Lalafell ended up teaching her a few street smarts in his short time in her employ. The two have since met up again; Cessna respects Keke greatly and looks up (down?) to him in many aspects, even if she has a tendency to pick him up and carry him around. ■ Koh'si Jakkya -- Cessna was admittedly a little wary when she first met Koh'si, whom Kekemori introduced to her as a good friend of his. He has proven his heart to be in the right place, however, despite a tendency to run his mouth (which gets him into spats with U'senge as well). She considers him a friend -- she still doesn't understand his strange fixation with undergarments, though.

Footnotes

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