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During the game's canon doman rebellion. One of the shinobi village's efforts were to rescue those under garlean captivity. Despite the Garleans knowing of the attempted rescue plan, a handful of warriors managed to break out what prisoners they could find at a terrible cost. With less fighters in the front-line, it severely hampered their ability to fight back, which contributed to their eventual loss of the country. Forced to flee their homeland. Many of these domans were left to wander the world... except for Lsael's mother that is. Having spent so long assuming her lover's death, imagine her surprise to reunite with him, though missing an arm. Very much so alive and well. Such a joyous occasion it was, that much was true. But she could never bring herself to tell him about their daughter. The one she had mistaken for someone else, and whom she tried to dispose of.  
 
During the game's canon doman rebellion. One of the shinobi village's efforts were to rescue those under garlean captivity. Despite the Garleans knowing of the attempted rescue plan, a handful of warriors managed to break out what prisoners they could find at a terrible cost. With less fighters in the front-line, it severely hampered their ability to fight back, which contributed to their eventual loss of the country. Forced to flee their homeland. Many of these domans were left to wander the world... except for Lsael's mother that is. Having spent so long assuming her lover's death, imagine her surprise to reunite with him, though missing an arm. Very much so alive and well. Such a joyous occasion it was, that much was true. But she could never bring herself to tell him about their daughter. The one she had mistaken for someone else, and whom she tried to dispose of.  
 
While the woman swore to hold this secret to her grave, the young couple had decided to start their family once more. Giving birth to yet another child. But not soon after this babe turned young lady had grown, the mother fell ill. A festering sickness she had contracted all those years captive. And so with her dying breath, and requesting her husband be absent from the room. She tells her young daughter about her ordeals, and reveals to her the possibility of an older sister. She asks her daughter to find her missing sibling, and rescue her from the garleans. Riddled with grief and regret while in her deathbed, the mother wished to make whatever amends she could. Assuming that her child may be fighting a war she had been forced to fight from birth; Entrusting the daughter with her ashes and what little proof her their family heritage. She hoped that her daughter's mission would cure her sibling from the garleans grasp and return her home to the family.</spoiler>   
 
While the woman swore to hold this secret to her grave, the young couple had decided to start their family once more. Giving birth to yet another child. But not soon after this babe turned young lady had grown, the mother fell ill. A festering sickness she had contracted all those years captive. And so with her dying breath, and requesting her husband be absent from the room. She tells her young daughter about her ordeals, and reveals to her the possibility of an older sister. She asks her daughter to find her missing sibling, and rescue her from the garleans. Riddled with grief and regret while in her deathbed, the mother wished to make whatever amends she could. Assuming that her child may be fighting a war she had been forced to fight from birth; Entrusting the daughter with her ashes and what little proof her their family heritage. She hoped that her daughter's mission would cure her sibling from the garleans grasp and return her home to the family.</spoiler>   
 
  
 
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Lsael Elswer (/Leh-Sail Else-wher/)

Ul'dah-transparent.png Lsael Elswer
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Gender Female
Race Au Ra
Clan Xaela
Citizenship Ul'dah
Server Balmung
Age 26
Nameday 22th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon, 1551
Occupation Pilot, Mechanic, Explorer
Height/Weight 5 Fm 8 Im / 121 Pz
Orientation Straight/Bisexual?
Home Limsa Lominsa

The Mists - Topmast Apartment (Ward 7, Room 57)

How does one spend their "happy ending?"

While trudging through the darker moments of her life, Lsael often looked to the sky. Envying the birds and airship pilots; the sense of 'freedom', that at the time, felt like nothing more than a distant dream. So when Lsael found herself with a substantial amoung of gil, she took that opportunity to a buy a brand new Manacutter. Free to fly it wherever she desires. A self-taught mechanic, wandering explorer, and skilled pilot. Lsael discreetly put aside her sword, shield, and other pointy business tools to seek a life in the skies.


Basic Info

A quick reader, but horrible writer. Most often opting to doodle instead. Oddly enough, she's actually quite good at sketching and drawing.
Instead of keeping a diary, she tends to collect books as keepsakes for special events or jobs. Opting out on high quality tomes as payment for her services instead of gil in the past. Whilst wandering the streets away from her captors as a child, she often found respite in the arcanist libraries which dotted the city. Being around books made her feel safe, which is probably why there is an overabundance of them in her apartment. And when we mean overabundance, the girl could practically start her own library. From children's picture books to long lost allag transcripts. Her travels have left her far and wide throughout Eorzea, and each book in her possession is a testament to that. Note; she's read them all.
After assisting some adventurers with a Necrologos leve in hopes of attaining the book for herself. Lsael found herself a treasure coffer with an Atrophied Atomos within. Consuming her satchel of crystals at the time, the creature stuck with the Xaela ever since. Gobbling up whatever she would offer it whether it be scrap metal, food, or just general trash. In exchange as a floating trashcan, the Xaela finally got some much needed company for her long travels. She gives it many names like "Cheeky Lil' Bastard" but "Tomo" is what she's taken to calling it. Lsael also tends to keep it under a strict leash, as the atomos tends to bite when spoiled with food.
Having been raised around pirates and Roegadyns, she's grown to have a very high tolerance of alcohol. Thus, Lsael is often caught with several hard drinks when visiting taverns or bars.
Due to the circumstances of her arrival to Eorzea, Lsael doesn't actually know where her birth place or home country is. This was hinted to her though when a large score of Doman refugees began moving into Mor Dhona. Many of which approached the clueless Xaela in their native tongue, asking for directions. It seems like only those who hail from Othard can recognize enough of her appearance to assume she was a fellow countryman. While Lsael had taken the strangers' assumptions to heart, it still remains a mystery to her as to where exactly she was from.
Her manacutter is actually quite large for it's type. Roughly 60% larger. This is due to two reasons. The first being it's modified design allowing it to cruise as substantially higher altitudes and with increased speed. Both recognizes the need for larger equipment and therefore a reinforced hull. The frame of the ship must also be increased, as one of the modifications included the melding of ice, lightning, and wind resistant materia. The second reason of the manacutter's larger size is the partial implementation of an auto-functioning and heavily modified magitek vanguard. Stolen from the battlefields and re-modified to be mounted around the bulwark below the cockpit. Linking this to her aetherotransformer; if she manages to fall out of her seat mid-flight, this would allow her manacutter to divert from it's cruising path to dive alongside her to rescue, eliminating the need for any type of parachute. This also allows her to put the manacutter in a hands-free auto-pilot, allowing her the time to sit back and relax, or do some mid-flight repairs.
It's not rare for her to change clothes mid-flight. Due to the nature of the manacutter's modifications, she has a seperate set of high-altitude flying gear. Similar to the frame and hull of her ship, this set is solely for the use of high altitude cruising. With multiple advanced melds that include ice, lightning, and wind resistance to protect her from the environments high above the clouds. So high that even the most resilient wyrms and modified Garlean airships remain out of reach. This high-altitude cruising limit is what allowed the Auri pilot to prosper in a time where airships remain a rare commodity. Her years growing up mainly as a Disciple of War increased her endurance against the open hazards of the high skies. As well as the G-forces that is inflicted upon her body during high-speed flight turns. Inadvertently, it seemed like she had prepared for this role all her life, which is fitting given just how much she adores this new job of hers.
At the time, she's formally inducted as a First Lieutenant in the Immortal Flames. Yet lives in the Topmast Apartments in Limsa Lominsa.
Lsael has worked as (informally) a private security guard, mercenary/sellsword, courtesan/whore, caravan escort guard, smuggler, pickpocket, barkeep, cartographer, treasure/bounty hunter, and for a week or so- a scullery maid.
Lsael's soulstones are the following. Listed from currently most used to least: Machinist, Paladin, Warrior, Ninja (preferring more so the Rogue), Monk, Dragoon, and Dark Knight. Lsael is also a blacksmith and armorer specialist.

Appearance & Personality

Lsael is a young adult Xaela. She is slim, curvaceous, yet otherwise maintains a well balanced figure. Lsael stands at 5 fulms 8 ilms, which is noticeably taller than other female Au Ra. She has Short black hair with red highlights with red and yellow eyes enclosed in black limbal rings. Occasionally grows out her hair to about chin height in which her bangs cover half her face, but it's proven not much help while flying to opts to cut it short. She was actually blind in her right eye up until she was 19 until the Calamity happened and mysteriously restored her vision. Wears goggles and often wears double layers whilst flying to keep the wind chill from freezing her over.

Growing up, long periods of her life were often devoid of social interaction. This has made Lsael very much the silent type. Thanks to her isolationist tendencies, she could go for months on end between conversations. But even then, those who catch wind of her find it difficult to describe her as brooding or gloomy. And describe her more among the lines of apathetic. Lsael seems to show little care about the world and politics unless it directly relates to herself or her safety. Despite this she remains oddly well mannered to strangers given that they show her equal respect.

On the topic of respect, she absolutely HATES those who think they are above others. Racists, High-born, politicians and stuck up rich merchants alike. Having grown up with her own set of struggles, Lsael could easily relate to those less fortunate. Even often giving away what little she could afford to mewling children and beggars alike. Garleans are also on her "disliked persons list" but for the most part, only takes that up to the fanatics. If given the proper respect or shows no sign of taking conflict with her, Lsael could care less if they were a spy and such.

Her main deterrent in an argument though remains unchanged throughout the years as hyper-aggressiveness seems to work for her most of the time. If an Elezen continues to harass her after being asked to leave twice, she WILL NOT hesitate to put a bullet in their thigh. On a separate note, she's on a low alert criminal list in Gridania for this very reason, which is why she never frequents the city proper.

What little friends she has, would describe her as a blunt and straight-forward individual. Though at some moments crass or politically incorrect. She does not shy from the truth of the conversation, often stating her opinion regardless of people's reaction or consequence.

Years of strife have tempered her will, which is readily apparent when she fights. Lsael is an amazing fighter, and very much so physically capable. Yet despite this she is considered average or below when accounted for her magical prowess. While her endurance, tenacity, strength and quick reactions are well accounted for. Her mental fortitude is often not up to par. People who readily interact with her notice Lsael's tendencies to skip around personal questions. Often surrounding herself with a veil of lies, or avoiding certain conversation subjects entirely. Past party members who have traveled with the woman may have noticed she was much more susceptible to certain mental abilities when caught in them(Charms,Confusions,Fears).

Alignment - Chaotic Good

Biography

Arrival to Eorzea

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Early Childhood

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Childhood-Teenage Years

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Late Teens into Early Adulthood

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Recovering from the Calamity

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7th Astral Era - Five Years Hence / Current

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Combat and Ability

While in her younger years she grew up with her father's stories of graceful fighters doing flips and turns. As a grown woman and capable fighter she quickly realized this just wasn't feasible in heavy armor. Rather, throughout her work in Ul'dah, she develops a sort of 'lazy technique' she has figured while watching the mages fight. "Grazing" her opponent's hits through parrying or avoiding blows at a hair's distance. While responding in kind with quick and ruthless succession, often with short skips and long dashes. This proved widely useful especially back in the day she often wore plate armor 24/7. While this technique placed her in some vary dangerous positions. Her scrupulous thinking and quick reactions made sure the risk was often worth the reward, and helped set her apart early on from the rest of the young gladiators.
Even now, she still continues this by force of habit. As a machinist, even when given the advantage of ranged attacks she much rather prefers close quarters combat. Even more riskier, if not for assistance of the wide variety of tools under a machinist's disposal all given times.

Abilities

Echo - Attaining this ability during the Calamity. She received it during her close brush with death in Pharos Sirius. While it restored her eyesight on her right eye and changed it's color to a yellow similar to corrupted crystals. This ability would remain dormant much throughout her young adult life. Her echo allows her to switch soul crystals in mid-combat, allowing whatever form or stance to temporarily carried over to her new job crystal for a short duration. While this seems incredibly useful, she had only experienced this phenomenon twice in her life. Seemingly activating during times of great stress or when her body fears it is close to death. Another thing she had noticed is while she could choose to change to any class, switching to her Dark Knight soul crystal cancels it completely. And she usually experiences short term memory loss following the DRK switch when she's fallen out of combat.

Weapons of Choice

14mm Revolver - Courtesy of her volunteer work in the Wolves' Den teaching and guiding curious adventurers around the vicinity. This is her favorite firearm, with it's heavy design allows her to use it to parry and block sword strikes against the occasional assailant.
Sword and Shield - Though it has sat gathering dust in the back of her seat on her Manacutter, she tends to carry it with her from time to time. Several years of drilled instructions and fighting has already proved her worth as a gladiator and free paladin. And when when her revolver isn't not up to the task, her sword arm is her guaranteed best bet.
Axe - Also gathering dust is her Axe, though not as often lately. It has seen a bit more frequent use since the opening of Ishgard and the the variety of larger game and monsters now available.
Daggers - Her misericordes are like a memory from a distant dream, where she aimed to be one of the thievish heroes in which her father's stories spoke of. Though she only takes them out during more "stealthier" approaches, Lsael does tend to keep them on her persons most of the time due to ease of concealment.
Spear - A capable lancer and trained in basic dragoon arts. Nowadays however, once could often see as her lance being used as a clothes rack while flying.
CQC - "Why bother spending gil on some crested hora when I can beat them with my spare fists... or shoot them." Granted she's learned a lot in her time training amongst monks and pulgists. Very much useful during drunken brawls.

Miscellaneous/IC notes

Lsael's full name a combination of two slurred instances.
Her first name was when she was found by her stepfather, repeating after him when he said the words "Let's sail" whilst dipping in and out of consciousness.
Her last name was given to her by her stepfather. Knowing that giving her his own last name would never identify the Xaela as his own flesh and blood.
Instead He gave her the name "Elilswerd", meaning (Exiled/Foreign-Sword) A testament on how he first encountered the feisty young lass jumping onto a garlean soldier and stabbing him with his own knife.
Due to her tomboyish personality as a child, he figured a male's naming convention fit her perfectly. Though senility and constant drinking over the years took a toll on the old Sea Wolf's speech pattern. And to the young impressionable child took it upon herself to take up the last name "Elswer"
When her Echo is activated and Lsael accidentally switches to her Dark Knight soulcrystal. What comes out is actually her Darkside form. Completely changing her personality to that of a deranged bloodthirsty berserker. This is why she often can't remember the final few seconds of her 'Echo' state.
Lsael is almost certain she is of doman descent, as hinted by the surge of refugees. Yet she does not identify herself as one, and find the foreigner's habits and traditions to be weird.

OOC Info

Finished a second pass publish now. (1.10)
Pretty sure her name origin needs work. I only gave the Roegadyn naming conventions a passing glance >__>
Profile could easily be modified to fit the "Warrior of Light" role. Just include that she was Hydaelin's chosen much earlier than in-game, roughly around the same time as the Calamity and her eye sight was restored.
While in-game heights are all the same, she's actually 5"8. Standing almost as tall as a max height male miqo'te. It must have been all that booze <__<
She grew up to be a rather tame and docile individual given her circumstances...
Quick Origins Write-up:

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Footnotes

Layout is a slightly modified version taken from Bancroft Gairn
Theme Song: Snake Eyes - Feint (ft. CoMa)
Voice Inspiration: Marina Inoue
Accent/Dialect: Semi-Casual. A mix of Ul'dahn and Ishgardian? Most of her tone and tendencies is taken from her books and little interactions with others. When present among Lominsan's however, she will revert her 'normal dialect' which shows her familiarity growing up in Limsa Lominsa.
Having trouble approaching her?: While Lsael isn't the type to walk up to random strangers to strike conversation. She will openly respond when treated fairly with respect. If she's in the Quicksands or in a tavern, most likely she's drinking or about to be drunk. Her pet atomos is known to cause trouble when she isn't looking, either gobbling up something that isn't her's or biting the people who spoil it with food.
Current Arc?: Her airship was just recently damaged from a flight over the hinterlands, spending a fair bit of time in Ul'dah travelling between the city and the Norther Thanalan ceruleum plant. She's spent the last few days hunting down magitek vanguards, which she scraps for parts and modifies. A required piece of the auto-pilot system her manacutter uses. She may even be putting up small, very discreet postings for merchants as a buyer looking into attaining certain airship parts.