Elise Blackheart

Overview

Overview

Elise Ebonheart
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Adventurer, Mercenary
Free Company	Dragon's Crown

Elise Ebonheart is a Highlander Hyur, who was born in Ala Mhigo. Through the fall of Ala Mhigo, she found herself on a journey to Ul'dah, where she began to learn her martial skills that she uses now to secure herself a job as an adventurer or mercenary. She found herself living under the guidance of a family friend who had left Ala Mhigo long ago- who doubly served as Elise's mother figure and mentor. Through her, she learned the aforementioned martial skills and dedicated her skills and energy to the art of combat.

She still works as a mercenary and adventurer as a means of survival and wishes to hopefully find someone along her adventures who could claim the soul crystal and honor Emiline's memory. Her life is devoted to the disciplines of war, often able to pick up many weapons and use them to great capabilities or even use her fists. With quick learning, Elise prides herself as a fighter with expertise, having served under the former Desert Fangs and now named Eorzea Defense Force as a sellsword and the Golden Tiger. Now, she serves in the Black Crowns, apart of the Dragon's Crown.

In light of the Eorzean Alliance's actions to liberate Ala Mhigo, Elise has pledged herself to assisting with the Ala Mhigan Resistance as best she could.

History

History

Past

Past

Having come from Ala Mhigo, there was no doubt that Elise was inspired already to learn battle. The battle for Ala Mhigo however, was one that spiraled a darker disdain that Elise keeps hidden, quietly blaming the Garleans' actions for the lack of family and less than stellar situation. Having been driven from her home, with her parents deciding to stay behind for the sake of resistance, Elise found herself shoved towards the arid land of Thanalan with a trusted family friend. Due to a mishap in registry, Elise Blackheart was mistakenly listed as Elise Ebonheart. Although the issue has not been rectified, Elise still goes by either surname.

Still, she could learn of the Ala Mhigan ways that she never truly experienced herself, and learn the life that the Garleans unfortunately took away from her.

When she grew of age to hold a weapon, she displayed a fiery determination in learning how to fight. With the assistance of the family friend, she was given the mentor she sought. Through intense training from once a grand adventurer, Elise could learn quickly through her young years the art of combat. She joined her mentor in fighting various threats before her mentor officially retired, trusting in Elise to simply be capable of surviving on her own. Most of these battles came against the Corpse Brigade. They constantly raided and fought against the former kingsguard now turned bandits, leading to tense stand offs. At one point, Elise and her mentor had been captured and nearly lost her eye due to an attempt at torture. However, Elise managed to break free and free herself and her mentor. Her mentor suffered much more injuries than she did, and thus, was forced to retire.

Elise wandered around, joining various mercenary and adventuring groups for gil, before finding the confidence to take on solo jobs. She was met with another refugee who had fled Ala Mhigo- with aspirations to become a free paladin, named Emiline Dracht. Together they adventured together, before Emiline found herself compelled to fight in Carteneau, only to fall there. Elise managed to retrieve Emiline's sword and soul crystal, keeping them for safekeeping. She holds onto the crystal, waiting for anyone worthy to claim it.

After the Calamity, Elise found herself working with a runaway noblewoman named Shayla Graylance. She found herself taking jobs against the Corpse Brigade, partially out of anger and vengeance for their crimes and for nearly taking her eye and torturing her family friend. Shayla herself had ran away from Ishgard for one reason or another. Elise hadn't bothered to pry too deeply. But they worked hand in hand in the same earlier techniques-- raiding and being a nuisance to the Corpse Brigade, culminating into a prevention of multiple raids against Little Ala Mhigo.

Shayla herself had an affect on Elise. The noblewoman had assisted Elise with her sexuality, allowing Elise to come to terms with discovering that she was homosexual. They remained amiable close friends, although time and distance was a cruel factor as Shayla departed for other jobs. Elise found herself alone once again, and continued as a sellsword. At the same time, she had made an unwarranted rival with a Miqo'te named Kirala. More often than not, Kira stole marks and jobs away from Elise, and attempted to ruin her reputation. More often than not, Elise and Kira constantly clashed in battle, often leading to Elise losing in battle no thanks to Kirala having a decade's worth of experience over the only recently hardened Elise. Supposedly sworn enemies, Kira constantly haunted Elise in her early days, bombarding her with insults and attacking Elise's pride. Only, this time, Elise disappeared from Thanalan.

Truthfully, she had expanded her horizons and left to other regions of Eorzea to find work, as Thanalan grew too hostile at those recent days. She continued to find work as a solo sellsword, occasionally finding secure enough jobs with the Desert Fangs and an occasional contract work with the Golden Tiger, before she eventually joined the Black Crowns.

Present

Present

Now, she serves in the Black Crowns, apart of the Dragon's Crown. Granted the honor, she now remains in Gridania along with the rest of the Dragon's Crown, offering her blade to their cause and finding steady pay and a steadier life. Although on some occasion she may take smaller jobs, she finds herself happier apart of the Dragon's Crown.

She seemingly made peace with Kira... enough. They still remain bickering rivals, although the malicious intent from the two have faded. Nonetheless, Elise still finds herself completely and utterly annoyed with Kira, as frenemies often are...

Personality

Personality

Nature & Demeanor

Nature & Demeanor

Elise is polite and patient. Most of her conversations rarely ever have her speaking over others. As such, she tries to be understanding of any situation. Often, Elise is friendly and eager to speak with other people. Although not the most charming person out in the world, she does try her best. To anyone who catches her eye, Elise may try to flirt, but more often than not, it ends with Elise getting easily flustered or out-witted in the game of words. Still, Elise takes things in good grace.

Elise holds benevolence to heart, and isn't afraid of lending help and aid to anyone in need. In such, she's more liberal and open-minded in certain viewpoints, perhaps even coming off as possibly apathetic unless it involves her. The Highlander is rather accepting of what people do, as long as it won't wrong others. Under pressure, Elise might still try to hide any disappointment or anger with smiles and jokes. Then, her face may become flustered. But anywhere beyond that would earn Elise's legitimate ire. She often avoids violence as the very first answer.

Truthfully, underneath is an overwhelming state of complex emotions. Though rarely shown, if one manages to push her to anger, she quickly becomes cold and stoic, often a tranquil and silent fury with a judgmental glare. These emotions are not very common, at least, not to many people.

Fiercely loyal, Elise will do anything to protect anyone she cares about, often willing to shoulder burdens and offer her sword and shield within the blink of an eye.

Distinctive Features

Distinctive Features

Likes

Likes

• Training
• Wine
• Patience
• Swordplay
• Relaxation
• Sleep
• Atmospheric rain/storms

Dislikes

Dislikes

• Garlean Loyalists
• Unwarranted insults
• Inaction over Ala Mhigo.
• Looming negatively on the past.
• Failure
• Exploitative Capitalism
• Blind zeal over Ala Mhigo.

Fears

Fears

• Failure.
• Disappointing others
• Losing friends and loved ones
• A very slight fear to very small spiders.
• Judgement/discrimination for her heritage.

Trivia

Trivia

• Favorite food: Pasta.
• Favorite drink: Any kind of wine, most teas.
• Favorite colour: Black, gray, red
• Vices: Heavy coffee indulgence.
• Possible alignment: neutral good

Appearance

Appearance

Tall. That was definitely one thing that could immediately come to mind. Elise has height. As such, that could leave her to stand as an imposing figure. In summary, she is curvaceous as she is fit. Elise is clearly muscular, no doubt from the work she does as a sellsword and what physical activities she needed to maintain fitness and the capability to hold prolonged battles. At the same time, her bosom was bountiful along with her wide hips and taut, muscular stomach.

Of course, when needed in battle, she often used magical means to bind her breasts to a smaller size. They can’t be a bother if they aren’t cumbersome, after all.

If she can help it, she tends to avoid the burning sun of Thanalan, and most of her adventures take her out and about throughout Eorzea, which helps in keeping her skin color lighter, rather than sunkissed.

Elise's eyes are a cold, icy blue that helps with the intimidation factor. Not to mention, the scar on her eye. Although, all signs of intimidation are likely melted away by the calm, soft smile Elise might have on her face.

Scars & Markings: A scar on her eye is the most apparent scar.

Voice: Perhaps as a contradiction to what would be her intimidating height, Elise's voice is pleasant, lighthearted, and easy to the ears. Her voice is of a lower range, comparable to something alto-like.

(In terms of "voice claim," I imagine the the British female Inquisitor from Dragon Age Inquisitor, but at a lower pitch/tone.)

Clothing: "Genuinely? It depends on what I feel like wearing." Elise practically wears anything she feels like on a whim. Although, her common casual clothes often involve leggings and long coats or her favorite jacket. She isn't afraid to deviate to anything more revealing, but it typically depends on what she exactly feels like for the day.

Talents

Talents

Abilities

Abilities

• Martial Prowess: Elise is a fighter first and foremost. She knows how to handle herself very well in a fight.
• Basic first-aid: Something that Elise has picked up as a mercenary and adventurer, just for the small things that wouldn't and shouldn't require the expenditure of someone's energy and aether.

Attributes
	Strength	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		P.Defense	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Dexterity	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		M.Defense	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Martial Prowess	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Intelligence	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Magic Affinity	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Luck	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Combat

Combat

Through most of her life, she had dedicated it intensely to learning how to fight. Now, it did not mean that she shirked other academic pursuits- but she was first and foremost a fighter and a warrior. Through which, Elise found herself to either be incredibly luck or thankfully competent. Priding herself in her swordplay the most, Elise offers her expertise through a greatsword as her weapon of choice to anyone who chose to hire her.

The more hidden secret is that she had somehow came into possession of a Dark Knight's crystal. Although she possesses great potential with it, Elise sees it fit to not use this in the open. This secret was only reserved for the most dire moments, as she isn't fully trained on managing the Darkside.

==People & Places

♥ Romantic Interest

♥ Platonic Love

♥ Attraction

♥ Family

★ Trusted Friend

✔ Business

✖ Deceased

● Positive

● Negative

● Neutral

≈ Unsure

==

People & Places

♥ Romantic Interest

♥ Platonic Love

♥ Attraction

♥ Family

★ Trusted Friend

✔ Business

✖ Deceased

● Positive

● Negative

● Neutral

≈ Unsure

Relations (NPC)

Relations (NPC)

Kiara Blackheart (≈♥ ♥ ) - Mother
Ala Mhigan monk who was apart of the Resistance.

Aidan Blackheart (≈♥ ♥ ) - Father
Ala Mhigan soldier who was apart of the Resistance.

Emiline Dracht (✖ ♥ ) - Friend
A now deceased friend who was a free paladin. She died in the battle of Carteneau, and Elise reclaimed both sword and soul crystal to honor her memory.

Friends (PC)

Friends (PC)

Juno Iskandi♥ ●
Eorzea Defense Force

Elise holds Juno in a high regard. Her former boss in EDF, and one of the few people Elise can confidently call a friend. Elise worked under her and shared an intimate friendship with Juno, but because of the nature of her jobs, Elise hasn't been physically around. Although they've grown fairly distant thanks to this, Elise still sees Juno as a friend, even if she feels sad that she cannot often visit her friend.

Ayla Thatcher ●★
Golden Tiger

A bard that Elise had met in the Drowning Wench one night. They had a conversation over books of the adventure genre. Briefly bonding over that, Elise has a positive experience with the patient bard. Through coincidence, they managed to meet again at the Drowning Wench. As usual, they still mostly bond over books. However, through a recent adventure, the two had met through coincidental circumstances. Elise fought alongside Ayla against a swath of Voidsent, and tended to Ayla's head injuries during the gruesome battle when Ayla suffered the head injury. Later on, both Ayla and Elise confided in each other some doubts and emotional talks, solidifying their friendship.

Fhilwyda Eyrihaerzwyn ●★
Might and Magitek

A friend of Ayla's. Elise met Fhilwyda when she dropped off a borrowed book at Ayla's room-- and then again at Might and Magitek bars. Elise managed to lift Fhilwyda's gigantic axe in a third meeting at the Drowning Wench. Elise met Fhilwyda through coincidence once again in another adventure- Fhilwyda retreated to obtain reinforcements. When Fhilwyda re-emerged with others from Might and Magitek, Elise fought alongside Ayla and Fhilwyda through the swaths of Voidsent. This adventure ultimately led to Elise and Ayla discovering Fhilwyda's father, Wandering Heart, and saving him.

Acquaintances (PC)

Acquaintances (PC)

Tajih Yatko ●
Golden Tiger

Another friend of both Fhilwyda and Ayla, they also met within one meeting in the Drowning Wench. It was clear that Tajih was learning more social practices, she just couldn't stop talking about "pleasure sex..." Either way, Tajih was one who kept interesting facts around and written, and unbeknownst to her, was quite amusing despite trying to figure out Elise's sex life for literal science. Later on, Tajih became the seamstress for the Golden Tiger. They have not talked often, but they have been around each other.

Rumors & citations

Rumors & citations

Common Rumors ■ "Who?" ■ "Ain't she part of some merc group? Hells if I remember what it was called..." ■ "Bloody hells, she swings a sword really hard!" ■ "Looked at 'er eyes once. They're damn blue. She's got a nice smile on 'er." ■ "There's something calm about her- even if she looks fierce." Rare Rumors ■ "Swore I've seen 'er with another lady before. Some sorta free paladin. Wonder where the paladin went?" ■ "She's not the greatest flirt. But hey, her trying's kind of funny." ■ "Think I overheard one of her quiet drunk mumbling about dead parents or somethin'. Guess they didn't make it to here." PC Rumors ■ "She's a terrible liar. But a great reading buddy!" -- Ayla Thatcher ■ "A tall, gorgeous woman. I'd be delighted if she allowed me to play with that pretty red hair of hers, even if only to run my fingers through it. Such a toned figure as well. I eagerly await her exploits in the Black Crowns. I ought to steal her for a drink sometime." -- Aelorelle Vallancourt ■ "I 'eard from a lil' gull tha' 'er finishin' is mighty flavorful~. Fruity, even." - Kirala Kuyo, assaulted nearly immediately upon Elise hearing these words leave Kira's mouth. Gallery Gallery Posing! Red hair now! OOC Information OOC Information Roleplay, stances Roleplay, stances Stances on RP: I typically enjoy heavy characterization stuff, so really, just interact with me and I'd love that. Hooks and relationships: I'm open to talking to people about any possible hooks! RP combat and injuries: This is something I'd like to talk about before hand-- I don't mind it as long as it won't: leave a permanent scar forever out of no where, maim her, kill her, and overall anything permanent (unless, of course, talked about.) Footnotes Footnotes Player Info: NA player. In game name is Elise Ebonheart, due to losing the account that had the name Elise Blackheart in it. Server: Balmung Artwork: The artist in the character info box is http://borderbipoline.tumblr.com/! Check out their art! Wiki Templates: Using Fancy Template - https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/Fancy_Character_Template ; Modified by Suen Shyu