Liliana Nazareth

Liliana Nazareth
"The protection of those I love is more than worth a little exhaustion."
The Stonewall Empress
Gender	Female
Race	Au Ra
Clan	Raen-Xaela halfbreed
Citizenship	Sharlayan
Nameday	10th sun of the 1st Umbral Moon, 1553 (Age: 26)
Guardian	Thaliak, the Scholar
Job(s)	Scholar, Black Mage, Astrologian
Occupation(s)	Allag historian and researcher, ruins explorer
Grand Company	Maelstrom
Free Company	Fireborn <FRBN>

{{This character page is constantly being updated! Check back for more info! Current update: June 15th, 2015}}

The Woman Known as Lily

Liliana Nazareth, or Lily for short, is an Auri healer with a penchant for being a nosy worrywart, and a passion for salving the wounds of the injured. A prodigious mage, Lily's initial talents were healing in the form of conjury--however, with the Calamity taking away her Hearing ability and deafening her to the will of the Elementals, she took her talents to that of arcanima, spreading her proverbial wings and expanding her already quite broad educational horizons to boot.

While normally not a fighter, she is energetic and sprightly--she has to be, in order to keep up with her fiancee, Garen Ashe, and their adventuring guild/Free Company, the Fireborn. As such, she's taken on bits and pieces of certain martial arts styles, if only to keep herself fit enough to keep up with everyone, especially those more gung-ho than others. While not a fan of watching people push past their limits, Lily's hypocrisy shines bright as she does the exact opposite of what she implores to others--pushing herself until there is nothing left to push. To say that Lily is a walking contradiction of her own beliefs with others is not very far off the mark, but at least it is not in such an obnoxious way that it puts others off immediately--unless they catch her in the heat of the moment, that is.

Personality

Lily is often polite and often courteous; even around her enemies she manages to remain cordial (even though she ends up biting down on her tongue quite often). She speaks warmly to most and friendly to all, and those close enough to call her friend or more are often the subject of her constant worrying over them, earning her the nickname of 'Mother Hen'. Indeed, her friends and loved ones give her eyebrows plenty of creases, but she does it out of love for them.

The one time her personality does a switch is in battle. As a Lieutenant in the Maelstrom, she must be firm, commanding, and yet she is still not without compassion. She worries for her subordinates and would rather lose a battle to save more lives than win a battle and save none. To this end, she is known as one of the Maelstrom's finest strategists, rivaling her friend Thiji Higuri, who presides with the Immortal Flames.

Combat

General

In battle, Liliana is very tactical and is capable of thinking up quick-fix strategies in the moment. While not so much a frontline fighter, Lily's voice can still get projected over a field of battle, offering quick stratagems and warnings to her fellow teammates.

Scholar

The deadliest weapon in Lily's arsenal is her vast library. Each tome has taught her not only how to spin and weave aetheric healing spells more effectively, but also how to craft more debilitating diseases and venoms to cripple her foes. Currently, she is carrying around a most peculiar, weathered tome, wherein she states that its contents are currently encrypted.

Her more famous tomes include:

• Pupil's Leather Grimoire: Lily's first research tome, she carried this with her often. Though the book was entirely filled out already, she often scribbled cliffnotes where she could.
• Ars Notoria: One of her aesthetically favored tomes, Ars Notoria was written in old Ishgardian syntax and dialect, which made it somewhat difficult for her to read. Still, she managed at least a basic grasp of the concepts and kept it with her during her excavations of the Stone Vigil, matching her experiences to those within the pages.
• Garuda's Embrace/Embrace of the Vortex: It was often joked that Lily's laughter could rival that of the Lady of the Vortex's. She didn't quite believe it, but she always did find some sort of...pulling attraction to the female-portrayed Primals, Garuda and later on, Shiva.
• Allagan Grimoire of Healing: As an Allagan researcher, she was granted this book after her first successful excavation of the Binding Coil. She carries it with her when she is meeting with other, fellow researchers, as she feels it helps illustrate her points a bit better.
• Omnilex Atma, aka "The Journal": Lily's personal journal that her daughter, Ella had with her when she appeared in front of people and claimed she was from the future. At the time, Ella's version of the journal had been only compiled up to a certain point, but Lily has been making it a key point to write in it every day.

Black Mage

Lily always found solace at the Ossuary in Ul'dah, even during her fledgling Conjurer days when she had to take basic thaumaturgy training. However, she began to become more enthralled with the dark arts and study of the Void after the Calamity had taken from her her Listening ability, so after she was grounded in Ul'dah after the invasion of the Praetorium she doubled her efforts in her training; however, she kept it secret from Garen and the others, so they wouldn't be worried about her. After all, she had been tainting her aether with the Black! If only Garen and Fireborn knew about her fascination with the Void, she'd have to do a lot more than just explain herself....

Lancer/Dragoon

Lily's main form of exercise, she attempts to mimic the agility of Ishgardian dragoons with her every day routine. So far, with a little aetheric manipulation, she's managed to fool even herself into thinking she's a bonafide, real Dragoon of yore! Well, at least her daughter seems to be convinced that both of her parents are high-flying dragon knights.

Gladiator/Paladin

Adopting Garen's previous fighting style from back in the days before the Calamity, Lily is the farthest thing from a proper Paladin or gladiator. Though she favors footwork over raw defensive capabilities, she isn't without them--her mantra, "Be the mountain", has earned her the nickname of "The Stonewall Empress". However, it's been moons since anyone has seen her take up the blade, so it must be a farfetched rumor that crafted her that idiom.

Tendencies

Likes

• The knowledge that her and others' research has advanced Eorzean technology, even by just a small margin.
• Reading. Obviously!
• Sweets--especially pastries!
• Exploring and excavating ruins--whether for science or the thrill, none can say.
• She is currently enthralled with her new astroscope. She loves reading the stars!
• Lily (secretly) loves fashion and likes to wear many different outfits. However, her favorite ones still consist of her Maelstrom uniform, and the clothes she uses to excavate ruins in (DRG), both for the aesthetic pleasantries and for utility.

Dislikes

• Thalassophobia--she has a fear of being on the open ocean. She doesn't mind looking at it though, and wading in the shallow waters.
• Garleans. Though, she understands the difference between patriotism and subjugation.
• Anything involving the consumption of dodo meat in any form.
• Being in Mor Dhona--born of guilt from being unable to help the Sons of Saint Coinach during and after the Calamity, of whom she was a ward of for years.
• The knowledge that the Maelstrom uses her absymal cooking as a form of torture--yet she continues to help out in that way, regardless!

Hobbies/Talents

• Lily is handy with a saw, needle, and paring knife. She often mends Fireborn's clothing and makes Ella simple toys!
• According to friends, Lily is quite the motivational speaker. If anyone is in need of a motivational pick-me-up, Lily is the go-to gal!
• She is a master of illusion and misdirection, much like her mother was. Lily is able to craft glamour charms and weak Fantasia potions that are at least good for a temporary disguise.

Favorites

• In no particular order, Lily's favorite colors are Dalamud Red, Nophica Green, and Metallic Blue. She tries to incorporate these colors into her wardrobe as often as possible.
• If you leave Lily Apple Tarts, Crumpets, or Roasted Nopales, you're automatically her new best friend.
• Involving Lily in excavations of The Binding, Second, and Final Coils of Bahamut, Pharos Sirius, or Wanderer's Palace activate a truly "nerdy" side to her nature. One must be prepared to listen to her ramble for hours on end, or be extremely talented in tuning others out.

Other

• Liliana suffers from PTSD, and not all of it has been branched from the Battle of Carteneau. Her key defense mechanism is emotional shutdown, but it doesn't always work.
• As a Warrior of Light and having been there at the raid on the Praetorium, Liliana has the Echo. However, she, like most others, can't control it; she doesn't get odd flashes of memories or anything from it either. It merely saves her from Primal tempering, and also helps her to understand foreign languages like Doman (since those with the Echo are masters of linguistics, as per the 1.0 storyline).

Relationships

Friends

Thiji Higuri

Rumors

PC Rumors

• "She believes she and I are the spitting images of two rival strategists of eld. I could not agree more." Thiji Higuri

History/Timeline

((This will be updated as I write!))

• Lily's last memory between Carteneau and Realm Reborn

Annotations/OOC Info

• Lily's voiceclaim is Kari Wahlgren, most notably her role as Saber in Fate/Zero.
• Her singerclaim is Erutan, a noted Celtic singer who has done many covers of Final Fantasy songs.
• In-Character/My Random Tumblr: A Star Over Sharlayan
• There are few times where I'm not IC. In fact, the only time I'm really not IC is when I've got the faeries or egis summoned.

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