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Revision as of 07:49, 19 March 2019
Diamanda Argentum | |
Gender | Female |
Race | Garlean/Hyur Hybrid |
Clan | Unknown |
Citizenship | Garlemald |
Place of Birth | Garlemald |
Guardian | Byregot, the Builder |
Nameday | 4th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon (Age: 25) |
Occupation | Treasure Hunter Magitek Engineer Airship Pilot Machinist |
Pronunciation | "ˈdi.əˈmændə arˈɡen.tum" |
Born a "cen" in the imperial capital of Garlemald to parents who supported the empire, Diamanda Argentum attended the Magitek Academy and, upon graduating, became a "jen" in the XIVth Imperial Legion. Gifted at working with magitek from a young age, she was an exceptional young engineer who looked up to Cid nan Garlond as her idol. Horrified by the ramifications proposed by Garlemald's "Meteor Project," Diamanda defected from the imperial army and contacted Garlond Ironworks in 1572 of the Sixth Astral Era.
Since the Calamity, she has come to look up to Jessie Jaye as a mentor figure, learning much from the interim leader of the Ironworks as an engineer over the five years of Cid's absence. It was with help from Jessie that she crafted a set of magitek-augmented gear as well as a magitek repeater akin to those crafted by her mentor for Rowena's House of Splendors. Due to her skill as a gunner, Diamanda often seeks to lend her aid to the realm not only as an engineer, but as a combatant on the side of Eorzea.
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Appearance
"A bloody genius, I am. And not half bad looking." —Diamanda Argentum
Small of build and stature, Diamanda Argentum is an unimposing Midlander woman who stands at five-fulms-and-four-ilms tall and weighs no more than 120 ponze. While she has some tone to her arm and back muscles from years of archery and engineering, her skin is mostly smooth and soft. Her most distinguishing feature is a long scar drawn across the bridge of her nose, which she received during her time in the imperial army. She also has a tattoo of a gyrodrive wreathed in flames—the Garlond Ironworks symbol—emblazoned upon her right arm.
Wearing a bright smile and filled with a youthful enthusiasm obvious from one look into her deep, blue eyes, Diamanda often has a skip in her step. Because of her work, her clothing and face can sometimes become stained with grease. While she's typically very clean, the smell of machinery and ceruleum tends to hang around her. For the sake of ease, she doesn't wear a lot of makeup, just some eyeliner and lip gloss that can be quickly reapplied if smudged.
A spiky mess of straight, platinum blonde hair sits atop Diamanda's head. The majority is spiked backwards save for the hair at the nape of her neck, which is brushed down. A spiky fringe frames the right side of her face, covering her right eye slightly. Her hair is typically clean, as she washes it often, but it can sometimes become greasy if she neglects to wash up. She keeps any other body hair shaved using a special tool of her own invention.
Because she works with her hands, Diamanda sometimes suffers blisters on her fingers and keeps her nails cut short. She paints them occasionally, but the nail polish tends to chip off soon after. She tends to wear very little jewelry, despite being a skilled goldsmith, but is fond of leather necklaces with feathers attached.
Outfits
Casual Wear:
Expeditioner's Outfit:
Ironworks Engineer Uniform:
Ironworks Armor of Aiming:
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Basic Info
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Preferences
Likes
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Dislikes
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Favorites
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Other
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Personality
Flaws
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Fears
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Talents
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Intelligence
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Quirks
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Comparisons
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Abilities and Skills
Personal
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Weapons
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Magic
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Crafting
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Family and Relationships
Family
■ Albinus cen Argentum (Father) ■ Julia bas Argentum (Mother) |
Friends and Acquaintances
■ Jessie Jaye (Mentor) |
Enemies
■ Garlean Empire |
Affiliations
■ Garlond Ironworks
■ Skysteel Manufactory
■ Highwind Skyways
Rumors
Note: This section is editable by anyone. Just keep in mind that the rumors here may be both true or false.
Biography
Childhood in Garlemald
Diamanda Argentum was born to a Garlean man and a Hyuran woman. Though her father, Albinus cen Argentum, was born into wealth, his pureblood family never accepted his wife. As a result, he eloped with his beloved Julia and was summarily disowned by his family and denied his inheritance. Albinus toiled for much of his life in an imperial manufactory to provide for his daughter, and the discarded scrapped parts he often brought home to his daughter first sparked her interest in machina. Even at a young age, Diamanda loved to show off what she could build to her parents, and this eventually saw her accepted into the imperial Magitek Academy.
Despite being admitted to the Academy, Diamanda was never truly accepted by her tutors and peers. As a half-breed, she was treated in a manner akin to a non-native citizen, and her talents were ignored in favor of the inventions of her "purer" peers. This came to a head when one of her inventions, a lightweight Heirsbane-model gunblade optimized for firing speed and firepower, was denied recognition in favor of one of a pureblood classmate's version despite being a faster, more accurate weapon. That her variation of the weapon sees use in the imperial military to this day is proof of her expertise, and yet she still received no accolades.
XIVth Imperial Legion
After Diamanda graduated the Academy, she still found herself unable to find work as a researcher or engineer in the imperial capital and decided to enter the imperial military to elevate her family through the Garlean meritocracy. Enlisted as an Architectus, she joined the XIVth Imperial Legion in 1570 of the Sixth Astral Era as Diamanda jen Argentum. Stationed in Ala Mhigo, she operated as an engineer in several installations including Castrum Abania, Specula Imperatoris, Castellum Velodyna, and Castrum Oriens. Throughout her two years of service, she was constantly disgusted and disillusioned by the mistreatment of aan by imperial soldiers.
When Nael van Darnus returned from the eastern theater, Diamanda was assigned to aid the VIIth Imperial Legion in the reconstruction of the lunar transmitter housed in Castrum Novum as well as help seize control of the local ceruleum refineries in Bluefog. As she witnessed the Seventh Umbral Calamity, she fully understood the scope of destruction of which the Empire was capable. Amid the confusion following the devastation, Diamanda took the opportunity to defect entirely from the XIVth Legion and fled in a stolen magitek reaper. She ran out of fuel in Thanalan, where she was arrested and thrown in the Marasaja Pit in Ul'dah.
Garlond Ironworks
Diamanda's pending sentence was halted by the miraculous arrival of Jessie Jaye, acting president of the Garlond Ironworks, who came to Ul'dah to negotiate with Highwind Skyways and overheard news of an imperial prisoner. After getting a chance to speak with Jessie, she agreed to work off her sentence under the employ of the Ironworks, forswearing her allegiance to the Empire to work for the defense of Eorzea. For the next half a decade of her life, she was instructed in the finer points of the design, construction, and maintenance of machina. Within but a few moons, she gained recognition for her sleek, efficient designs.
Not only did she advance the skills she'd built in the Academy by working with the Ironworks, Diamanda also began to feel at home for the first time in years. While not the most diligent worker, her knowledge and problem-solving skills served the Ironworks throughout the era. She successfully recreated the armor, weapon, and airship designs created by her mentor, and even helped tutor novice Eorzean engineers during the latter half of the Seventh Umbral Era. Because of the latter, she was able to form close ties with Highwind Skyways and Skysteel Manufactory, assisting both with small yet helpful innovations on existing schematics.
The agreed upon period of labor came to an end in the fifth year of the Seventh Umbral Era, and Diamanda, having watched the movements of the XIVth Legion closely throughout her time in the Ironworks, decided to leave its employ to enlist as an adventurer and take a more direct role in aiding the realm. Using her skill with a firearm, she was able to make a decent living, and was invited to join the Free Brigade of the Immortal Flames. She agreed, and used her knowledge of the XIVth's tactics to the Alliance's benefit during Operation Archon, where she took part in the Flames' assault on Castrum Meridianum.
Seventh Astral Era
As the Seventh Astral Era dawned on the realm, Diamanda turned her attentions back to Ishgard when its gates opened to adventurers. The Ironworks' newest invention, the manacutter, piqued her interest. To save on money, she purchased the parts herself and, in exchange for her helping Skysteel Manufactory, she was allowed to avail herself their workshop to construct the airship. Stephanivien de Haillenarte also entrusted her with the aetherotransformer and soul crystal she continues to use to this day. After a few weeks of work—assisting House Haillenarte in the Sea of Clouds during her spare time—she completed her manacutter Delphinus.
For the next few moons, while the Dragonsong War came to its climax, Diamanda undertook exploratory missions in the Diadem. She returned to the front after the Eorzean Alliance turned its eyes to the east, fighting alongside the Immortal Flames to take Castrum Oriens. Much of her time in Gyr Abania was spent as a craftswoman, taking part in supply and provisioning missions and helping reconstruct magitek equipment for the Alliance and Resistance. She did, however, take part in the liberation of Ala Mhigo. Recent news of the slayings of Populares in imperial territories have pushed her to return to the battlefield at the Ghimlyt Dark.
Other Information
Name Etymology
Diamanda: Derived from the Latin "adamas," meaning "unconquerable, invincible". Argentum: Latin word meaning "silver".
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