Kamome Greywing

Kamome Greywing
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Nameday	24th Sun, 4th Umbral Moon, 1561 (Age 17)
Guardian	Rhalgr, the Destroyer
Alignment	Neutral Good
Profession	Smuggler; Dockworker
Aliases	Gull; The Gull of Doma
Theme	"Lost" - Alexandre Desplat

x. General

Kamome Greywing works on the docks of Limsa Lominsa—known by most simply as 'Gull'. Sun after sun, the young hyur woman can be seen alongside other refugees weaving nets, moving cargo and counting gil under the hawkish watch of two salty-browed thugs. She has called Eorzea home for less than two moons, and the fact is painfully obvious in her daily struggles to navigate the chaos of the city's Lower Decks. She possesses martial skill limited to the basic fist fighting needed for survival in her line of work. However, she has a remarkable talent for understanding the currents of the sea and wind. In the dim light of early mornings, she can be found perched high above the port's stench of fish and salt. There she is always looking across the Rhotano Sea, feeling the fresh wind on her face and watching the ships come and go.

x. Appearance

Possessed of an undeniable elegance, Kamome's youthful beauty does not go unnoticed among Limsa Lominsa's dockhands and mariners. Alabaster skin, sable hair and strikingly dark eyes mark her Doman origins; soft features and a supple body mark her age. Her demeanor, however, is far more solemn than that of most seventeen year-olds. She approaches daily life with seriousness—her brow seemingly eternally knitted in concentration. The girl can only be caught smiling to herself during her morning walks to the Upper Decks. There, the view of the open sea visibly brings her peace. She owns only a few garments of her own: a well-worn leather jacket, slops, a tunic, and an old, hempen bandana. Despite her poverty, she strives to keep a clean appearance and carry herself with dignity.

x. Personality

Never one for excessive talk, Kamome has become even more reticent as a resident of Limsa Lominsa. She finds the noise and crudeness of the city frightening and she never feels safe, even working among some of her own countrymen on the docks. She has difficulty placing trust in others after the traumatic events of the past year. Due to this, she seeks out the city's less populated corners when she finds a moment to escape her work. Deep inside, Kamome is lonely and filled with sadness. Flashbacks of the massacre of her village are never far behind her. Even so, the girl has a defiant spirit that helps to soothe her melancholy. She lives her miserable life with a surprising sense of purpose; on the rare occasion that she does confide in others, she reveals her sincere belief that the Garleans will be defeated by the heroes of Eorzea. She slaves away on the docks with such great dedication because she believes she could become such a hero—just like the Warriors of Light who gave up their lives confronting Garlemald's evil. Beneath her guarded demeanor, Kamome holds tightly to a hope that there are Eorzeans who would fight nobly alongside her against their common enemy.

x. Past (1561 - 1577)

A Village by the Sea

Kamome was born in a rural, seaside village three years after the establishment of Garlean rule in Doma. Rugged beauty and the peaceful sound of waves surrounded her childhood home. In this idyllic place, her only fears were of dark-armored soldiers who would come to the docks every moon to trade.

Her family ran a small but lucrative shipping company in cooperation with the town's fishermen. The company, and thus the village, thrived under Imperial rule by capitalizing on Garlemald's need to supply its forces. Prosperity reigned and occupation seemed a blessing to the once-impoverished villagers. During this tranquil time, Kamome trained with her father, a navigator and academic who had come from a larger town to the countryside settlement only after marriage. He chatted the company's maritime routes and studied the currents of both sea and wind as an Eorzean skywatcher observes the coming and going of storms and sunshine. Through this education, young Kamome developed a early sensitivity to the subtleties of the aether around her.

Wings of Rebellion

As she came of age, whispers began to spread of Imperial oppression and persecution of the Doman people. Soon after these rumors began, Kamome's parents covertly lent their aid to Doman smugglers, offering use of their little-known village as a safe harbor. Working as double agents, the company quietly sabotaged Garlean supply runs under the masterful tactics of Kamome's mother, Suzume Greywing. Words of support for outright revolt became common on the docks.

The Doman Rebellion erupted shortly after Kamome's fifteenth nameday. In a betrayal of her parents' trust, smugglers captured by the Garleans revealed the treason their village had committed against the Empire. Within two bells, soldiers descended on the villagers and what ensued was wholesale slaughter. Kamome's mother and young sister were the first to die.

A Cruel Mercy

Kamome wishes nothing more desperately than to forget the circumstances of her survival on that day. She was beaten, then taken from the village as a deserter's hostage after Imperial infighting left one of their own commanding officers murdered. Of her journey to Eorzea she remembers only the violence, hunger and cruelty; never before the voyage on that cramped barge had she been forced to fight to protect herself. Nor had she ever known the depravity some men were capable of. By the time the vessel reached Limsa Lominsa's port, she and the other passengers lay weak and near death. Upon arrival, trafficking and smuggling cartels immediately extorted and indentured the arrivals who were fit to work. Kamome's life in Eorzea had begun—but she had become little more than a slave in this threatening foreign land.

x. Present (1577 - 1579)

A Grievance with Garlemald

Kamome sees her life in Eorzea with a singular purpose: the destruction of Garlemald. Over the past moons, she has become enamored with what she understands of the Lominsan bards' tales of the Eorzean Alliance, the Battle of Carteneau and, most of all, the adventurers who became the Warriors of Light. Every sun, she labors tirelessly on the docks to clear her debt to the refugee Doman smugglers who provide her shelter in a crowded warehouse. A desire to leave Limsa Lominsa for the northern border of Eorzea burns in her heart. As the cold ocean wind bites at her face, she wonders where she will go, and how she will fight. The only thing certain and real to her in this harsh, foreign land is her hatred for the dark-armored soldiers who took from her everything she loved.

x. Relationships

● Good Standing    ● Neutral Standing    ● Poor Standing    

● [NPC] Suzume Greywing - Kamome's mother, killed in the Doman Rebellion of 1577. She was a brilliant financial and strategic mind; the village's success was a direct result of her encouraging the fishermen and women to initially work with the Garleans. She convinced them to allow her family to adapt their small boats in to trading vessels that would bring the villagers wealth. Kamome admired and respected Suzume beyond anyone else, as did the villagers. She will never forget the sight of her mother standing defiant before the Garlean soldiers as they entered the village gates. She was the first in the village to be murdered.

●[NPC] Fukurou Greywing - Kamome's father, killed in the Doman Rebellion of 1577. Fukurou was the most educated man in their small village. He studied the nature and use of the elements and applied his knowledge to the family's business: understanding the currents of the sea and wind proved an invaluable asset. Kamome learned much from him, as he was always eager to share with her his studies and secrets. She remembers him fondly as a kind and gentle man, but feels anger when she recalls his execution by the Garleans without resistance. Why did he not fight back? Why could he not use the magic he commanded?

● [NPC] Gachou Greywing - Kamome's younger brother, killed in the Doman Rebellion of 1577. He was thirteen years old, and a promising young sailor and carpenter. From a very young age, Gachou was eager to help the fishermen build and repair their boats. He spent most days on the beach with the other children of the village, trying to cobble together simple rafts. Kamome does not know what became of him during the massacre of her vlillage, only that he was playing by the docks earlier that day.

● [NPC] Shigi Greywing - Kamome's younger sister, killed in the Doman Rebellion of 1577. She was barely ten years old and loved nothing more than to chase flocks of seabirds along the shore. The Garleans did not spare her when she ran to her mother's wounded side on that fateful day.

● [PC] Marcus Steelsong - A Highlander man central to Kamome's abandonment of her homeland. Her hatred towards him is stronger than the fiercest of maelstroms. Despite the rage she harbors, and much to her frustration, Kamome owes him her life. They voyaged to Eorzea together by sea, but he disappeared, without a trace, as soon as the vessel reached La Noscea's shores. Though relieved that the sight of his face no longer hounds her, part of her must know where he went and what became of him.

x. Rumors

• "She's naught more than a child, I 'eard—that Easterner smuggler girl. Domans'll throw their own kin overboard if it gets 'em closer to our shores. Good trainin' fer any newcomer to Limsa Lominsa, I say!" — Yellowjacket Veteran
• "A spiteful wench. If she was smart she'd put that pretty mouth to work for gil." — Disgruntled Sailor

x. Further Reading

• The Kamome Greywing Tumblr: kamome-ffxiv.tumblr.com

x. Page Updates

17.01.2015: Began writing page. Credit for template elements belong to Deirdre, Mylene Wharf and Sounsyy Mirke.

18.01.2015: Added Relationships and Rumors sections.

19.01.2015: Added General, Appearance, Personality and Past sections.

20.01.2015: Tentatively finished all sections. Images and an extended Personality section to be added.