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Evee 'Dex' Qiqa

"Never take from those that do not owe."

Dex is Hydaelyn's richest and most vainglorious Sky Pirate of the Seventh Astral Era... At least, that's what she'd like to be, but she still has a long way to go before she can rule the skies for certain. Once an orphan in Limsa Lominsa, she grew up into being the Maelstrom's youngest navigator before she quit her job to seek something more rewarding and fulfilling. Tragedy struck her after hearing about 'bandits living in the sky' pillaging helpless travellers, for when she set her course for the Sea of Clouds to stop them, she too was also robbed of everything she carried.

Despite the horrible event, it was only a mere setback to Dex. Reinvigorated into a hardy and strong-willed tech lover, building her own airships and trinkets, she quickly took up the new life of Sky Piracy with the aspiration to reclaim all she lost, and gain more in the process.

Nickname(s) Dex Stormfang, Legless Sparrow, Lady of the Clouds, Storm Queen, Stormbringer, Dear Tempest
Race Miqo'te
Clan Keeper of the Moon
Age 34
Nameday 28th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon
Deity Oschon, the Wanderer
Marital Status Single
Occupation Sky Pirate, Airship Pilot, Airship Engineer
Height 5 fulm 5 ilms
Weight 130 ponze
Orientation Hetro/Demisexual
Alignment Chaotic Good


General 🕱

Evee Qiqa - more commonly known as Dex to strangers - is an unusually short, but strong woman. Her ears and tail are slightly longer than average. She is light in skin tone, with dark red hair and amber eyes. Dex has an hourglass figure, but because she works out on a regular basis around cardio and weightlifting in the mornings, she has defined muscles, similar to the build of an athlete. An example of her build can be found here.

Markings & Scars 🕱

The most notiable features of Dex is her magitek-infused left arm and legs, replacing the stumps that she had lost from her adventures across Hydaelyn. While the limbs work most of the time, Dex can suffer from join pain, disfunction and internal wiring issues. Over the course of her life, she has obtained one long scar down her left eye and many scars and bullet wounds over the abdomen, arms and back which differ in size, length and direction. They are easily visible when clothing is not covering them. She has ceruleum burns all down her left side of her body and over her left cheek beneath the eye. Dex's red tattooes over her eyes are faded and now reminents of red ink lay over that area.

Clothing 🕱

Dex has a different outfits for different occasions, be it casual or formal. Her style is consistantly flamboyant with splashes of reds, whites and golds. She used to be seen wearing silvers and fancier coats to assert her image as a Sky Pirate. If one is lucky, however, they may catch her in her 'gym' clothing or even more rarely, snugly pink pyjamas.

Voice 🕱

Being a confident and vocal person, Dex almost loves the sound of her own voice and often makes it sound quirky, croaky or cracked for emphisised expression on her current mood. Her vocals are low, but not deep. One of her surprising talents is being able to sing slow jazz-esque sailor songs with ease, having sang so often back in her Maelstrom days. Voice claim for Dex (Laura Bailey).

Habits 🕱

Dex has many noticable habits, one of which being continuously smirking in conversations, regardless of the topic. Dex in her exciteable state will flick her ears and tail uncontrollably and when embarrassed or flustered, she will rub the back of her neck and become erractic in her speech. After recently being pickpocketed, Dex now puts her hand over her pouches at all times in public. When drunk, one of Dex's ears will wilt lower than the other and she stutters in her speech.

Dex is confident, cocky and reckless. As a hot-headed fighter for freedom and progress, the overzealous Sky Pirate always follows her own mind and sorts situations out her way. Dex can be irratable if she remains on the ground for too long and she takes solace in higher places. She is an adrenaline junkie if it is not apparent already from her numerous injuries obtained from her endevours, enjoying free-falling when she isn't cooped in her company workshop.

Despite Dex being a brash individual in the eyes of many, she a deeply caring woman who is pensive at heart. Her reckless and self-damaging behaviour counteracts the melancholic state she endures frequently. Constantly worrying over the health and wellbeing of her closest friends, she will sacrifice herself for their safety no matter the cost.

LIKES

Drinking
Machinery
Building things
Shooting things
Airships
Adventuring
Danger
The Gold Saucer
Singing

DISLIKES

Corrupted Bandits/Pirates
Overly pompous/prissy people
Liars
Members of the Garlean Empire
Lawful Authority
Vundu Beastribe
The Quicksand
Magic

FEARS

Losing her humanity
Losing her friends
Thunder
Crabs
Children dying
Burning alive
Remaining on the ground too long
Imprisonment

OTHER

Positive Traits: Adventurous, Charismatic, Insightful, Organized, Passionate, Skillful
Negative Traits: Angry, Coarse, Destructive, Erratic, Indulgent, Sadistic
Favorite Food: Spaghetti Carbonara
Favorite Drink: Whiskey
Favorite Color: Wine Red

Childhood 🕱

Dex is the only daughter of Sebha and Kihun'ra Qiqa. Before Dex was born, the two Keepers of the Moon exchanged their poaching life in the Black Shroud for something more; the thrill of amounting a wealth to last them for a lifetime of comfort. Both felines travelled far into the northern regions of Eorzea near Ishgard to take up the mantle of daring Sky Pirates of Abalathia's Spine after hearing many legends of wealthy heroes in the clouds. Kihun'ra adapted and learned the craft of using metals and woods to create their own basic airships, while Sebha redirected her natural hunting instincts to search for treasure. After years of pillaging the skies and battling other Sky Pirate groups, Sebha and Kihun'ra found themselves at the peak of their piracy and felt that their legacy should continue, and so twins were born; Evee Qiqa and Toho'a.

At three summers old, Evee anf Toho'a grew acustomed to the environment of airships and worshops, her parents gradually introduced her to many things in the Sea of Clouds, cultures and lifestyle. However, a few moons before thier fourth nameday, several Garlean fleets of the VIth Imperial Legion patrolled the area which the Qiqa family dwelled. Retaliation from other Sky Pirate units forced the hand of the Legion to attack and a small war raged in the heavens. Fearing for the safety of their children, Sebha escaped the conflict with the baby Keeper while Kihun'ra stayed behind to distract Garlean ships. The vessel flew towards the lone island at the south of Eorzea; Vylbrand. Unfortunately, the vessel passed over Castrum Occidens and cannonfire struck on Sebha's ship. Tumbling to the rocky mountains near Wineport, Sebha parachuted her babes to safety.

The poor twins, disorientated and confused, was found by a wine merchant in the main winery district. The merchant delivered them to an orphanage situated in Limsa Lominsa within the day and thankfully, name tags on their necks allowed the staff to identify them and raise them as part of the other groups.

Teenage/Early Adult 🕱

Evee remembered fragments of living on her parent's airship in the clouds and it allowed her to gain aspiration to become her very own captain of a ship, exploring the skies just like they did. By the age of eighteen summers old, she took the first step in that direction by acting as one of the Maelstrom's most successful navigators while her brother served under the Marauder's Guild. However, a few months after working for the Maelstrom, she found her brother died in a friek accident while on a task. After a few years, the melancholic Evee grew tired of being told where to direct the ship and she quit her job to seek something that thrilled her. She migrated to the icey lands of Coerthas after hearing rumours of 'bandits in the sky' pillaging the less fortunate. She hoped that she would cross her parents in the process, and wasted no time in travelling to Abalathia's Spine, and eventually the Sea of Clouds. The woman took up arms and fought against these so-called bandits, only to be robbed of her goods instead. Despite the terror she witnessed, Evee couldn't help but feel at home in the skies of the Sea of Clouds, soon realising that this may have been the place in her memories. From that point, as well as wanting her stuff back from the bandits, she wanted to prove her worth as a Sky Pirate.

Defeated and without a coin to spare, Evee regressed to living in the Brume with the poorest Elezen lowborns. On the verge of starving, she began to beg across the Foundation for food. She accidentally came across a man with a gun making his way back to the Skysteel Manufactory, which piqued Evelyn's interest. Looking through the cracks of the entrance doors and peeking through the slightly steamed windows, Evee was welcomed to the sight of steam, metal and pistons pumping in a choreographed dance of progress. A fire lit inside her - remembering being comfortable with the similar setting - and she wanted to learn everything about what she witnessed. To her surprise, Evee was welcomed by Stephanivien, the founder of the Skysteel Manufactory and the job he dubs 'Machinist'. She was taken under his wing for another five years, learning the arts of heandling fire arms, while conducting private research into machines and their adaptation to life in Eorzea and other continents. Evee eventually left the Manufactory in pursuit of the happiness she felt in the skies. However, before she departed, Stephanivien gifted Evee her very own Manacutter ship. Since then, Evee vanished. There had been no mention of her since she left all those years ago; not a single soul knew of her whereabouts. All that was known was the rumour of a mysterious 'Legless Sparrow' roaming the skies.

Present 🕱

AS OF 3.56 - On her travels in Eorzea, she was offered a great sum of gil by a miner to return her items and linkpearl to a home by the name of The Blades. When she arrived at the place, she was quickly whisked into a job by Valirelia Hirano and Nataru Hirano. The task that involved dark magic, lawbreaking and not at all a hero's work. Dex eagerly accepted the task with gil being her ultimate motivation. It was then that she was offered a place with the Blades serving them as their mercenery for a sweet wage. Although Dex initially was skeptical about working for others, she agreed to join them. Some time after whilst pondering in the dark of the Quicksand, she bumped into another Sky Pirate by the name of Lukas Madrazo, to which began the new era of adventures for her. At first, she was her usual cocky self around the likes of Madrazo, Hirano and others in both groups but over time, she has settled into a newfound feeling of brotherhood.


AS OF 4.0 - Dex hatched a plan to travel to Ala Mhigo in hopes of striking it rich. However, her entire endevour backfired when she was attacked by Garleans, bringing down her ship from the skies. She survived the crash, only to come face to face with the soldiers defenseless. In a desperate bid to escape, Dex used one of her ceruleum tanks from her shins to blast the soldiers to smitherines, leaving her burned on her left side to the point where her face was scarred and her left arm disintergrated. Since then, along with the shocking sights of child deaths in the war, Dex had gone into hiding with a deep depression that set onto her mind. For so long, she had closed herself off to her own group of friends, wallowing in the misery of losing more than she had bargained for, even deciding to leave The Blades out of shame. It wasn't until weeks later that she eventually came around and decided to get back onto her feet, reliving her dream of being the richest Sky Pirate in Dravania.


AS OF 4.05 - Dex returned to the Red Shop, the homeplace of Team Red - founded by Lukas. She asked him to allow her to build herself replacements using his workshop and he abided, to which he extended an offer to her of becoming Team Red's official lead engineer. Taken aback by his offer, Dex accepted and began to become prideful of her place in the team. Dex was happy with life, however it was clear her experiences with Ala Mhigo drove her to be more aggressive to the point of not caring for her own wellbeing. She had regular scuffs against Lukas' teasing and her anger lead her into volatile situations against him, despite having developed a strong bond. A heated argument caused her to reconsider her actions and her plan for the future. Dex began a new process of opening up and trusting Lukas and his mates, breaking down her walls and allowing her true name to come into fruitition, much to her initial protest.

After much debate, Dex attempted to solve her problem of being limbless by manufactoring megitek limbs to fuse with her body. She spent a night drinking strong alcohol and numbing potions and operated on herself, however the procedure resulted in Dex losing a lot of blood and botching the fusion. It wasn't until Suuka Haishin stumbled into the company workshop to find her dying and out of her mind, as he contacted the linkpearl for assistance despite being in major distress. Rayla Black responded first and enters and attempted to heal Dex of her wounds, but to no avail. Eventually a medic named Crezelle Dullclaw and Kri'sie Crimson'lion arrived to assist with saving Dex from total fatality.

Dex was taken to the infirmary where she remained for some days to recover, until Kri came with news that there was someone who was able to help her attach the limb professionally. Overjoyed, Dex welcomed this stranger named Marcus. He operated on her whilst Kri assisted once again, and the operation was successful. She awoke to a megitek limb attached to her left arm and it overwhelmed her with joy. Eventually, she appointed the same doctor to grant her magitek legs to replace her prosthetics, rendering her technically fully limbed again.

Some time after recovering, Dex felt that she lost sight of the woman she yearned to be all those years ago; a ruthless Sky Pirate questing to be the richest of them all. Without a warning, she informed Team Red and Suuka of her departure and headed to the Sea of Clouds on the same day. She resided in the Clouds, looting whatever remained on the floating islands and attempted to reconnect with a distant ally, Leofard of the Redbills. She was successful in doing so.

She returned to the Red Shop as a meaner and leaner Sky Pirate. However upon her return, she found out very quickly that most of her close friends have made dramatically dark decisions. Rayla grew increasingly aggressive towards her past business partners and in turn made Dex become extremely wary of her presence and actions. Not only this, but her paranoia caused her to be aggressive towards her boss, Lukas. She aimed her anger at his carefee antics and even herself for allowing herself to fall for him. She decided to close herself off from everyone around her, except Suuka who had become her main priority.

Sometime after, Dex encountered Harzonald Nonofono one day at the Grindstone tournament and thanks to this, the hyur suddenly found herself in a whole different dimension of discovery and adventure. She fell in love with the man rather quickly and she shared this with her close friends for advice on how to handle her sudden attraction to him. Eventually, she managed to confess to him of her feelings and in turn, she received more than what she bargained for; she learned of his purpose of his existence involving the revival of his wife, which contributed to Dex's continuous downfall of her emotional state.

AS OF 4.1 - Struggling with her own emotions flaring over the loss of another relationship, she finally snapped when Lukas sold off the shop she worked in and all of her projects within it. Dex felt utterly betrayed by her boss and refused to engage with any of her friends. Unable to speak of what she knows of Harzonald for fear of sounding crazy, along with the reminder of the loss of her former mentor, Lukas' abandoning and the mistrust in Ray, the lost freelancing engineer contemplated taking her own life with the belief that there was nothing else for her to carry on.

Suuka encouraged Dex to participate in an early All Saints Wake event in Lower La Noscea in a bid to cheer her up. Dex complied and arrived in a black armoured costume, readying to partake in the costume competition, however, her lack of funds to cater to Suuka's needs caused his friend, Ulfarr Reddwing to have her work under his stead for the night in exchange for repaying him money for the drinks that Suuka wanted to purchase. As the night progressed, Dex became involved in solving a robbery, to which the culprit and the cash could not be found. Dex at that moment felt completely useless, despite keeping up her mood for the Au Ra lady who was the victim that night. The costume competition arrived and Dex managed to squeeze into the line-up last minute for the spookiest catagory. She unexpectingly won first prize of one hundred thousand gil, instantly placing her back into comfortable funding. She was able to pay Ulfarr back in expense.

Dex had a case full of money and decided to seek something in Hingashi that she believed was missing in Eorzea as an alternitive to taking her own life. Suuka protested for her to stay, but the Miqo'te's mind was made up. Dex arrived in Kugane no less than a sun after with the case and the clothes on her back. With the money in hand, she eventually set up a home within the Goten Kobai apartments in Shirogane, immigrating herself into the culture of the Far East.

AS OF 4.11 - A rejuvinated Dex returned to Ul'dah with a new sense of purprose to her life after discovering EQUINOX, a magitek engineering facility and medical research institute. She quickly proved herself to be a worthy member of the team with her unique knowledge and engineering skills on airships and gunsmithing. Alongside her new place of work, she also set aside her grudge for Ray. She also reconciled with Lukas and broke her ties from Harzonald.

Dex, finally free to live her chaotic life, found herself in the troubling events of a recent airship crash, to which the vessel belonged to her free company. While deducing the cause and the reasons for the crash - simultaniously balancing her pirate work and her social life - she also took on several airship commissions assigned to her by Rayla, to which she was able to complete in time.

AS OF 4.2 - During the time of Rayla's commission, Dex came across Khulan Jindir who tried to work under Rayla as well, but ended up being unsuccessful. The pair started off to be acquaintences, but they started to learn about each other day by day as they spent more time together. One passionate night, Khulan confessed to Dex about his feelings to her, and the Miqo'te struggled it take the news well. Feeling ashamed for potentially disppointing the mercenary, she initially rejected him, but his determination to be with her only made her realise that there could be hope for the two of them. Eventually, Dex came to the conclusion that her feelings for him were true and promised him that she would wait for him if he decided to call her his.

As of now, the Sky Pirate is in the midst of performing a crucial domination over sea pirates, hiring potential members to act under her command, along with the help of an womanising engineer, Galto and a ruthlessly aggrivating Eastern pirate, Sqaureth.

COMMON RUMORS

(easy to overhear)
"That's her! The Stormbringer! The Legless Sparrow of the skies, the woman who's got mechanical boots for legs!"
"The red-haired -hic- wwwoman there w-won't say no to whiskey. Seriously, ask her i-if she wants one. I mmmight just do it m-myself. -hic-"
"She is something of a grease monkey. I can smell the ceruleum on her. Foul..."

MODERATE RUMORS

(moderately difficult to overhear)
"I heard that lass has no legs! She got them eaten by those Sahagin bastards!"
"That Miqo'te consumed the tears of a wyvern in a drinking challenge, and Hells have it, she won! She chugged the damn beverage like it was nothing!"
"Did you hear about what happened to her at Ala Mhigo? She lost her left arm and barely made it out of Garlean territory. Lucky to be alive, eh?"

RARE RUMORS

(very difficult or rarely overheard)
"I can't imagine her being a parent type, ye know? Yet I've heard she's great with kids."
"Yeah, I've harked to all the stories about her legs. After some... Financial persuasion, she confessed to having them cut them altogether for kicks. She's a fucking lunatic."
"She calls herself Dex, but I caught her stating her real name once. Evelyn. I don't understand why she has to hide such a beautiful name..."

PC RUMORS

(rumors from the characters of other players)
"If yer havin' airship trouble, Dex here's yer girl!" - Lukas Madrazo
"A-after hearing about her legs...I-I can't help but think about w-what kind of sweets she stores in them...s-she can do that right?" - Suuka Haishin
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Romantic Relationship Casual Relationship Romantic Interest Sexual Interest Platonic Love Good Standing Neutral Standing Poor Standing Rival 🕱 Deceased
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Lukas Madrazo - Dex and Lukas share a very chaotic history during the time that they've known each other. They enjoy each other's comapny as much as they regularly scuffle over both major and minor things. Above all else, Dex is proud to know a loyal and trustworthy man and considers him as her closest, most beloved friend.

Suuka Haishin - Dex finds Suuka the 'Noodle Fish Boy' adorable, much to his dismay. She sees him as a little brother she never had and gets very defensive over his wellbeing most of the time. Although she does tease him, she understands that she owes him her life for saving her from certain death on one occassion.

Rayla Black - When it comes to Ray, Dex just doesn't know when she's going to get along with her or want to tear her eyeball out from her skull. She generally keeps it neutral unless one of her other friends is affected gravely by her antics, or she crosses the moral line that conflicts with Dex's.

Kri'sie Crimson'lion - A thicc Roegadyn with a likemindedness to Dex, the pair get along uncannily well, even at different ends of the lawful spectrum. One thing that they definitely share a passion for is adventure and keeping strong. She sees Kri as the big polyamorous auntie when Dex is going through troubles - be it romance or finance.

🕱? Augustus Yandral - Augustus and Dex were the dynamic duo of the Black Sparrows. Augustus found her alone on one of the islands in the Sea of Clouds and saw potential in her to grow into a foolhardy Sky Pirate - where after many months of blood, sweat and tears - Dex earned her title of 'Legless Sparrow'. It's believed by Dex that Augustus had died in an airship crash in the Dravanian Hinterlands six years ago.

Auron Savaris - Auron and Dex go way back since bumping into each other at the Quicksands. Some awkward occassions arise between the two whenever they attempt to hang out, but overall, they maintain a respectful, friendly relationship.

Alfeaux Jeulerand - Dex encountered Alfeaux through an unlikely situation where she lost her coinpurse and he stumbled upon it. He returned it to her and since then, they have become relatively close. She knows his darkest secret and will go against her chaotic nature to ensure his safety.

Ryanti Veanysus - Not long after joining the Equinox Free Company, Dex found herself at the authorative mercy of Ryanti, having been forced to participate in an invention showcase. Despite being caught off guard by his sudden businessman approach, she found an unique solace in his wisdom and manner to life. She considers him to be the only authorative figure that she respects and holds him in her highest regard.

Reyceid Moonblade - Dex initially mistook Rey as a noble Doman, however that impression very quickly diminished when he revealed himself to be a coastal boy who enjoys his cooking and baking. She greatly enjoyed his company, as well as always finding opportunities to nab at his treats.

Kintoki Takahashi - Kintoki and Dex are neighbours, both residing in Hingashi's residential islands of Shirogane. The pair of them demonstrate friendliness to each other and Dex is especially fond of his daughter, Suzu.

Thresh Meiroulf - Dex accidentally bumped into Thresh one night at the Quicksand while mistaking him for a woman. Within minutes after a drink shared between them, they both demonstrated fondness for each other. However, the ginger man admitted his past endevours of enslaving and turning in pirates for a hefty sum, bringing Dex to an overly wary distrust about his motives. Dex is unsure of how to proceed with the friendship as of now.

Shiroi Akuma - Shiroi and Dex became acquainted at the Quicksand, exchaning small words to each other and eventually, sweets and treats. Now, they talk on a regular basis and crack jokes with each other. She finds the White Demon very intruiging indeed.

Qiqinoba Yeyenoba - Dex met Qiqi in the Quicksand and the pair share a smiliar humourous banter, as well as fashion sense and drinking habits. She considers him to be a brother from another mother and a fairly innocent Lalafell.

Khulan Jindir - Dex assumed Khulan was nothing more than a brooding mercenary, hungering for battle and blood. However she finds that he makes a great drinking partner, and finally after taking the time to know him, she ends up trusting him and being his close friend. She's come to harbour deep feelings for him and hopes one day he'd be the one to settle down with.

Sqaureth Upeth - Dex encountered Sqaureth, who continuously renames himself between that and Saureth, under unlikely conditions in the Lane, pretty much combatting each other from the get-go. The noble-turned-pirate constantly annoys Dex to the core, but she still finds ways to stick by his side regardless of mixed feelings (more for the fear of him getting killed over stupid matters). Just recently, under mutual understanding and agreement, she leagally became his sister, swearing under a new oath to love and protect him unconditionally.

Galto Zalto - Arriving to Dex's rescue from a certain unruly pirate, Galto has since acted as Dex's accomplice, though sometimes he takes charge of their plans when necessary. Logical, driven and charismatic, the Lalafellin man seems to be just as much of a lady chaser as he is a skilled ballistics manufacturer, much to the Miqo'te's amusement. They both share a common interest in taking on ambitious projects aiming to do good to Eorzea.

Notes 🕱

■ I will play mature content and themes (violence, sexuality, drug / alcohol use) as long as they're logical in a plot-driven encounter. Erotic roleplay as long as they're logical in a plot-driven encounter. Coarse and excessive language. Temporary injury and incapacitation. Temporary imprisonment. Most walk-up encounters.

■ Ask about long-term relationship roleplay, long-term and/or permanent injury and disfigurement. Long-term captivity or imprisonment.

■ I won't play permanent character death or rape plots.

■ If an aspect of RP makes you uncomfortable in a scene we're playing, please send me a /tell, letting me know. Communication is very important, more important than potentially keeping immersion.

■ Everything in history tab is to be kept in OOC, unless my character states it IC.

In-Game 🕱

■ Time Zone: EU UTC+00:00 GMT

■ Server: Balmung

■ Discord: [DEX]#2847

Outgoing Links 🕱

Music: Dex's Theme

Character Tropes: Sky Pirate | Artificial Limbs | Sir Swearsalot | Badass Boast


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Layout reference D'lyhhia Lhuil
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