Kyverra Shayde
- Biography
- Personality
- Appearance
- Expertises
- Weaknesses
- Likes, Dislikes & Hobbies
- Relationships
- Rumors
- Theme Songs
- Creator's Notes
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Memory Lane
The earliest memories this Miqo'te has revolve around the patriarchy destroying her tribe. She still couldn't guess as to why it happened...she only assumed that the males of her tribe were sick of the women being in charge. They took over, and made the females suffer more than they could ever imagine. Some were beaten to death. If you were obedient, you were lucky enough to survive. Prettier females were treated with more respect, but were often sexually abused.
Due to growing up under such circumstances, Kyverra never adjusted to the real world too well. Her only friend was her little sister. She hates herself for being unable to save anyone aside from herself from this awful event - suicide was something she briefly considered before realizing that it would be useless, and wouldn't change the past in the end. Living with her mistakes was something the Miqo'te struggled with for the longest time.
Every word spoken by the males of her tribe seemed to echo in her mind. She never forgot how they spoke about females, how they treated them like objects. It was hard to get past that and the fear of dying if she was caught escaping. Fueled by hate and fear, the Keeper found a chance to escape when one of the males failed to lock her cuffs properly.
The endless screams of the females always seemed to be haunting her in some way. Kyverra flinched at every little noise, her body nearly constantly trembling. 'Be a good girl. They'll leave you alone if you do what you're told,' she thought to herself repeatedly. The males came in, taking random females. Sometimes, they came back. Other times, the young Keeper could only assume that they had died due to disobeying.
She flinches back as another male comes in, grabbing her and shoving out the door. At the age of seven, they did unmentionable things to her body as she screamed. But she didn't dare ask for them to stop, fearing for her life if she so much as said anything negative about the attention. This became a routine that she tended to be ignored for mainly due to age, but she wasn't always saved from it.
Getting her to speak about her childhood is a hard thing to do. Perhaps she'll mention bits and pieces, such as the deaths, or how the males decided to suddenly take over. More often than not, mentioning it is an attempt to scare people off; most people dislike to talk to someone with such a presumably horrible past. But she never once would mention what she personally endured, unless she completely trusts the person asking about it. It takes a lot of effort to get her to fully open up, despite her open book appearance to most people.
Wanting to get far away from Ul'dah, Thanalan, and what happened to her, Kyverra eventually found herself in Gridania. At a young age, she lived on the streets, refusing to seek help. She was terrified of anyone who approached her, the smallest of noises making her scatter and hide. She worked on becoming invisible to others, hoping to never be noticed by others as a result. It worked quite well, and she got by this way. She slowly worked on making a home in the Shroud, eventually making a cabin inside a small hill. It blended in like some Shroud homes do, and worked well for her needs.
Realizing she needed to make money outside of the petty jobs she already took, she approached a select few people who had substantially more dangerous jobs. The clients, quite desperate most of the time, didn't think of her age; she was lucky in this sense. At fifteen, she became a mercenary; she had learned how to use a spear shortly after escaping in case she ever had to defend herself, and used this knowledge to her advantage. Her targets hardly ever expected someone so young to be after them, and as a result, she managed to get the jobs done somewhat easily.
It took her a couple years to finally travel back to Ul'dah. She fell for the city's charm, particularly with its impressive market. She visits the city occasionally, not having much fear for the things that happened in Thanalan anymore. She realized this was a mistake when she saw a very familiar Miqo'te male that had successfully ruined her childhood shopping. The same, deep hate seared through her as she made a rash decision to stalk to him.
When her father ended up in an alleyway, Kyverra decided to attack, knowing that trying to in the open Thanalan desert wasn't going to be the best idea. She knew it wouldn't change the past, but getting revenge for her sister was something that she had pined for ever since she had disappeared. It disgusts her that his blood was on her hands at some point, but she doesn't regret it, even if it doesn't make up for the things that had happened to her or her family.
Shortly after killing her own blood, Kyverra had decided to drink a Fantasia to avoid her past, as well as drop her Keeper name and take the alias Kyverra Shayde in hopes that no one from her tribe would recognize her, if some happened to be alive still. She abandoned her life a a Keeper to her best capabilities, though her scars transferred over to her Au Ra body by her own will as a gentle reminder of the hell she endured.
Leaving behind everything she knew, she currently makes a living off of killing people who are deemed worthy of death. She mainly targets rapists, murderers, and abusers. However, money talks, and she will just as easily accept jobs that pay a large sum of money without many questions. She considers herself extremely lucky to be alive, but feels regret every day about being unable to save her family. Presumably dead, she has made no effort to track down her sister and mother, scared of the truth.
Personality
She does not like people talking to her or approaching her for any reason. She would much rather watch people be idiots and laugh about their sheer lack of intelligence. Confronting her often makes her become distanced, and she nearly always tries to find a way to duck out of the conversation. Trying to get to know her is quite unlikely, unless she's with Varicar; he tends to make her much more vocal by being around, simply due to being someone she can trust in case something bad happens.
She's incredibly honest with people and is more or less an open book, though she is quite picky about what she'll tell people, especially when it involves her past. Of course, honesty doesn't come with just her past. She can be taken as a harsh person when asked about most things due to her deciding not to sugarcoat anything for anyone. She's pissed off a few people by giving her opinion when they ask her basic questions...not that she cares if people are angry with her. It's not recommended to ask Kyverra if she approves of an outfit you have on if you're self conscious.
It's rare for her to be upset when it comes to her unless her life is being threatened, but hurting someone she loves will cause Kyverra to be quite hostile. She becomes extremely cold towards the person, trying as hard as she can to keep them away from the person they were hostile towards. However, if this fails, she'll quickly resort to violent measures. She holds no remorse for people that get on her bad side, and if she has to, she'll kill without a second thought of how it'll impact her in the end.
Despite being secluded, she tries to keep up a cheerful persona, no matter what she happens to be talking about, unless it's intense details about her past life. If someone does approach her, she won't just turn her back on them, finding it rude. She doesn't see a point in seeming constantly angry at the world, though she sometimes takes it too far, keeping up her happy front even when being harsh and blunt with someone.
Appearance
Kyverra is a dark skinned, fair Au Ra. Her hair is black, and cut somewhat short due to preference. Her eyes are a bright, piercing red, making her seem intimidating. She doesn't consider herself to be anything special, though she isn't a bad looking Au Ra. Scars litter her body, most barely visible, while there are others blatantly obvious that she has hidden from view, save for a few lashes across her back that are sometimes hard to completely hide from the view of others.
Her body is petite in build, not unlike most female Au Ra. Her features are quite similar to the average, nothing special about her aside from the scar littered body. From first glance, you'd assume nothing special about her, as she can be described as simply "average". She's a bit short, but she doesn't seem to care about her height, deciding that it could easily mislead people into underestimating her capabilities and make her career that much easier as a result.
Strengths & Skills
More known as a lancer in her line of work, Kyverra thoroughly enjoys using spears when in combat. They seem safer to her than using pugilist weapons, and much less cowardly than being an archer. She owns a rather impressive collection, and is always eager to expand it, though she only uses a select few at this point in time. She can still use swords, daggers, and other melee weapons, but she definitely prefers a spear of some kind.
Something she's less likely to use, she's still very skilled in the art of magic. She's studied both healing, particularly scholar, and the art of a black mage, intending to know as much as she can so that she's useful in more than one sense. Her healing capabilities aren't half bad, but she won't use them without a good reason to, seeing no reason to reveal that she can save a life as well as end it. Her magic is not nearly to the extent of someone who has studied it for years, but she can put up a fight using it if she absolutely has to.
Weaknesses & Faults
Preferring to avoid people altogether, confrontation is something she despises. Approaching her makes her wary; throwing accusations around will make her upset. She's a coward at heart when it comes to accusations, especially when she's already living with so many burdens from her point of view. If she does something that is upsetting, it is advised to tread lightly in approaching her, or else she may easily panic and try to run off before much else is said. When she tries to specialize in being ignored, she has a fight-or-flight response.
A sheltered and hurt Miqo'te, socializing certainly isn't her strong suit. It takes effort to get her to open up, which is why Varicar being around makes it much easier to approach her - someone she already trusts being there makes it much easier for her to socialize. She will often avoid a social event outside of being on the outskirts to eavesdrop just to avoid having to socialize. This does, however, have a potential to change as she slowly adjusts to having a normal life. Avoiding people for many years doesn't help her be any friendlier towards strangers.
Something Kyverra has never wanted to learn, oddly enough. She can fight if it's a life or death situation, but she is by no means good at defending herself without a weapon of some kind. She knows how to kill with her bare hands, and the weak points of a typical body, just strongly prefers to avoid it due to not being the strongest Miqo'te. She taught herself magic just to have another way to try and survive, mainly due to the fear of being caught without a weapon and dying as a result.
Likes & Dislikes
- • Battling
- • Being ignored (unless she wants your attention)
- • Reading
- • Animals (though she won't admit it)
- • Practicing new combat methods
- • Learning about others
- • Eavesdropping
- • Keeper of the Moon males (sexually)
- • People prying about her past
- • Confrontation
- • Ignorance
- • Sexism
- • Patriarchy
- • Compliments
- • Cooking
- • Hunting
- • Learning how to handle new weaponry
- • Extremely quick learner when necessary
Relationships
♥✕ Xau Moui
- Kyverra's little sister. She loved her, and regrets never being able to save her from the hostility they went through. Being the bigger sister, she feels it was her responsibility to keep Xau safe. It's rare for her to go a day without her sister at least crossing her mind once, the pain of leaving her something that never truly leaves her mind. Having Varicar around has helped her depression some, but Xau still crosses her mind.
♥✕ Zana Moui
- Her mother. Kyverra always looked up to Zana, knowing that her mother was a strong person who wouldn't back down through the worst. She protected her children with her life; something she eventually paid for. Kyverra was unfortunate enough to watch her mother eventually fall to the terrible hands of her tribe's males, and she can never forgive them for killing the person she looked up to from a young age.
● Zana'to Moui
- One of her brothers. She doesn't like to acknowledge their existence, much less talk about them. She calls her brothers "sheep", often referring to how they blindly followed in the footsteps of the rest of the males, particularly their father. She holds no respect for them; she doesn't know if they're alive or not, but she has no intention of finding out.
● Zana'a Moui
- Her older brother. She originally looked up to him, and is especially hurt that he fell into the same brainless act that the rest of the younger males did. She despises that she couldn't help save them; it depresses her that she let them turn into the sheep that they were. She does question how they function in society, if at all, due to how they grew up.
●✕ Xau'zi Moui
- By far the most disgusting being to Kyverra. Her father, coming from a large family, was a bitter person due to lack of attention. She's not even sure if he loved her mother. However, the twisted part of him was the name he convinced Zana to give Xau. He abused Xau nearly exclusively, taking out his frustrations about his mother on the young Miqo'te. Kyverra eventually took care of the monstrosity on her own thanks to a trip in Ul'dah that resulted in her running into him. His blood on her hands still is a sickening thought.
♥ Avalon
- A lovable baby dragon Kyverra found while travelling in Coerthas. Against her better judgement, she took the dragon in. She cares for him, trying very hard not to think about where she'll hide a full grown dragon in the years to come. For now, she tries to take care of him to her best capabilities. Hunting for him has proven a bit difficult due to a pretty large appetite, but she's managed so far. She keeps him hidden at all costs, fearing the consequences of having the dragon around, but refusing to just let him die. Currently, the only person actually aware of her little pet is Varicar after the dragon slipped away to greet the Keeper.
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Rumor Has It
- "Kyverra? Ah...she's a bit odd, but she's not completely unapproachable."
- "She always seems to be happy."
- "I see her with a Keeper male pretty often now. Wonder where she found him."
- "She cares for her own race quite a bit...she's defended other Keepers on multiple occasions."
- "The girl hardly seems to be there most of the time."
- "Shayde isn't her last name."
- "I see a hooded figure around occasionally that enters houses...and doesn't come out for hours."
- "She uses her past as a barrier half of the time."
- "Her father is dead...I wonder who helped accomplish that."
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Themes & References
Kyverra's voice is similar to that of Mikasa's from Attack on Titan (English Dub). (link)
Creator's Notes
As a result of her past, Kyverra is quite harsh and distant. Keep this in mind when interacting with her. It's encouraged to approach her if Varicar is around or if you have a job to give her. It's much more likely for her to interact and be genuine in either of these cases, and much easier for her to drop her cheerful demeanor and be more like herself.
- Will accept most jobs depending on pay
- Particularly friendly if she has people she's comfortable with around her
- May be distant with Keeper males, but tries not to show it
