Kerin Misteyes
 Kerin "Misteyes" Lebeaux
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Elezen |
| Clan | Wildwood |
| Citizenship | Gridania |
| Age | 39 |
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OOC Note
All information provided in this page is free for use IC. The contents of this page represent what could be gathered by an average adventurer by asking around in Gridania. Certain details of Kerin's backstory have been omitted; if your character would have access to privileged information from the Adders or Stillglade Fane, feel free to send me a whisper in game.
History
Kerin was born out of wedlock to Aveline Lebeaux, a Gridanian leatherworker. When she was seven, she and her mother agreed that her undergoing training at Stillglade Fane would be best for both of them. Lacking any innate talents for Conjury, she struggled greatly compared to her peers but eventually succeeded through persistence, hard work, and a love for the art. Her lack of talent prevented her from becoming a Hearer, but she remained in service to the Fane for twenty years, after which she enlisted in the Order of the Twin Adder to join the war against Garlemald.
Military Service
After less than a year of service, her unit was captured and imprisoned in Castrum Oriens, and remained their until after the Calamity. Most of her squad died under the harsh treatment; Kerin alone escaped, three years later. She was granted honorable discharge from the Adders, and returned to the Fane. This was short lived, as two years later, when the Garlean invasion came again, she re-enlisted. She served in the Gridanian deployment during Operation: Archon, and again in the ill-fated Gridanian deployment to the defense of Ishgard.
Present Day
In the present day, Kerin juggles her duties to Stillglade Fane and the Adders both. She is an outspoken voice for Gridanian conservatism, though shortly after the opening of the Lavender Beds, she softened her stance on allowing outsiders in the Twelveswood.
Personality
Within the Twelveswood and among Forestborn, she is unflappably calm. However, she believes strongly that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and believes that Gridania is alone in attempting to break the cycle of Umbral Calamities. As such, she is slow to trust foreigners, and while she does her best to be polite in their company, she is often condescending and passive-aggressive.
Affiliations
Stillglade Fane
While not a Hearer, Kerin has honed her senses of aether over thirty years of study, and is often dispatched by the Fane to investigate aetherial anomalies or track down mages who threaten the forest.
The Order of the Twin Adder
Kerin is a logistics officer for the Order of the Twin Adder, responsible for coordinating supply lines and, in her own words, "ensuring that no airship is ever expected to be in two places at the same time - or at least, not whilst it's also expected to be under repair in drydock."
Other Notes
Kerin is nearly blind. Her nickname, "Misteyes" was given to her during her time with the Adder. While they did not refuse her enlistment, she was kept off the front of battle as much as possible as a result.
She is rumored to have taken an outsider for a student some time ago; those who knew her growing up find this a conspicuous breach of character.
