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GLIOCA SARGONNAI
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■ RACE & CLAN... Elezen, Wildwood ■ GENDER... Female ■ AGE... 228. Appears 28. ■ NAMEDAY... 22nd Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon, 1350 S.A.E. ■ ORIENTATION... Pansexual ■ MARITAL STATUS... Bonded, Semi-Open |
■ FAMILY... Sarrasin (Maiden), Sargonnai (Wed) ■ RESIDENCE... Ul'dah, Phoenix Estate ■ OCCUPATION... Artisan, Businesswoman ■ PATRON DEITY... Nymeia, the Spinner ■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 6 fulms, 5 ilms. 215 ponze. ■ ALIGNMENT... Chaotic Neutral. |
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❝ Life is grey. The more experienced a person is, the deeper they go into life, the less black and white it is. And that incredibly interesting shade of grey gets to be played. But within that shade, there are infinite varieties. The black is the bad guy, white is the good guy. But we all know the true parameters of life lie in between those two. ❞
GENERAL INFORMATION
Glioca Sargonnai (Pronounciation: glee-o-kuh sar-go-nigh) is a Wildwood Elezen who originally hails from Gridania, but who has traveled across much of the world. She has held a number of occupations in her considerably long life, and current resides in Ul'dahn territory in the Goblet, where she and her husband run the Rising Phoenix Free Company, a mercenary guild that is slowly gaining traction. Aside from her position as leader of the company, she is the business mind and often the labor behind Black Phoenix Oddities, the shop which is the front for their company, and their off-again on-again primary source of income. When not serving in either of these two capacities, she spends much of her time training her mental and physical attributes, and only recently has she begun once again delving into the deeper world of alchemical cooking, a passion of hers.
APPEARANCE
Standing at six fulms and five ilms tall, Glioca is tall for a woman, even an Elezen, a scant two ilms shorter than her husband, A'rklonn. Her hair is now naturally white, and is kept short-to-medium length, either pulled back into a ponytail, or cut into a simple bob that's pinned back away from her face in a silver barrette. Her eyes are a stormy shade of gray, and she bears a single scar upon her face, stretching up over her left eye, and down to the middle of her cheek. The frame of her body is a mixture of the supple curve of a well built woman, hard muscle from many hours training, and the overall complexion and health of her exemplary diet, given her enjoyment of cooking. Her forehead is marked with six symmetrical dots; pale white marks against her skin, and whatever they once represented, she no longer speaks of their meaning now. She appears mature, but not aged, looking to be in her late twenties to early thirties, if one counted her age as they would that of a Hyur. This youthful appearance is somewhat superficial, as the woman has easily seen more than the usual years of an Elezen of age, a lifespan is attributed to the unique aetheric condition that affects her, as well as the ability commonly known as the Echo.
PERSONALITY
Intelligent. Friendly. Inquisitive. Grim. All of these words have been used to describe Glioca at one point or another. A woman who, in her youth was a quiet and studious intellectual, events in her life have given her a more serious and distanced outlook on life. She's very open-minded and eager to learn anything and everything she can, whether it be about people, magic, combat; she's very much a sponge, waiting to absorb whatever knowledge she's immersed in. Despite her perceived melancholy, most would find her easily approachable and more than willing to talk, particularly when the topic is scholarly or magical in nature. She has a deep wanderlust that causes her to spend a great deal of her time either wandering the wide roads of the Goblet, the deep paths of the Shroud, the cluttered streets of Ishgard, or the wide open spaces of Dravania: if there are sights or people to be found, Glioca will be there eventually.
A lifetime littered with loss and sorrow has changed her personality over the years, from sweet and somewhat innocent to more worldly and more wary. She's somewhere in the middle of the scales, coasting through life in neutral, as it were. Some things about her have changed: she developed a temper that was never there before, and a zest for fighting and conflict. But some things never change: she'll always be a healer at heart no matter how many blades she picks up, she's still got a sharp mind and a quick wit, a charming manner when so inclined, and easily able to keep pace in intelligent conversation. She's got a good business sense, but a greater mind for magic and combat, with a single minded focus on learning and taking in knowledge that's so driven it could almost be a religion for her. Very little can rouse her to burning anger, but what manages it finds her a completely different woman, devoid of compassion and mercy. The one truly consistent side of her is her personal set of values, which she holds to be a kind of law in her life. It's not that hard to glean when one interacts with her. She's not a hero by any stretch of the imagination, but those who cross the lines she's draws are quick to see just how dark and destructive she can become.
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UNIQUE ABILITIES
Glioca has a sensitivity to particularly strong aether, having experimented in her youth with aetheric flows and energies. During the course of these experiments, she reinforced her body with pinpoint aetheric bolstering, which created a unique condition and affect within her. As such, it is moderated with an armlet that was forged by a collective force of Mages some years ago at the behest of her father. The armlet she wears serves a dual purpose, both to keep her aether in check within her body, and to prevent her from overextending her physical form, which is limited in how much aether it can handle at any one time. Once the armlet she wears is removed, she has a span of roughly five minutes before her body begins to deteriorate, and aether sickness begins to take its toll on her. This aether sickness is a very extreme case and leads to a very quick decline within a minute after her "time" with the armlet off runs out, and can and likely will result in her inevitable death, typically within no more than twenty minutes as her body fully degrades. The amount of time she can exist without the armlet is cumulative, and she has five minutes in any given day in which she can go without the armlet. This makes it very impractical for drawn out combat, and is much more of a 'last ditch' type of effect. As such, she hesitates to often utilize it for more than quick displays for others, or without using a very toned down version by adjusting her armlet's output, rather than outright removing it.
Glioca's body is under a constant aetheric cycle. This cycle means that she regenerates and heals at a much faster rate than most other individuals. This also prevents her from aging in any normal fashion, as her cells continually rejuvenate themselves. She can be scarred, if a wound is inflicted with particularly nasty magical means, or if she has lost her armlet as her aether leaks during these periods, rather than remaining constant in her body to keep her regenerating. It's presently unknown if she can be killed outright, or if the aether in her body would simply reform her again at a later time. |
Those who have a strong aether sense may be able to detect the abundance in Glioca. Given the amount of raw aether that flows through her body, she's unable to control it to the fine degree she's used to without assistance. Because of this, she wears an armlet made of a metal and crystalline substance that is worn on the right side of her body. This armlet draws aether out of her body in a continual stream, creating a conduit for the excess she generates to flow through, to leave the aether inside her more manageable. |
When it comes to channeling aether, she has an easier time than some do, because of the way it's a constant in her body, instead of shifting and flowing as it usually should. Interestingly enough, Glioca doesn't have an endless pool of aetheric power to draw from when using magic, as it's a different direction than her aether usually takes. The aether required to fuel her body and regenerate is a rather large amount, and this limits the amount she can devote to her spell casting. Her pool would be considered large in comparison to some, but decidedly not limitless. |
The Echo is an ability that some rare individuals possess. Those that have been 'gifted' have the ability to resonate with other people's souls. This permits them to see their past, albeit not able to interfere or change it, as well as being able to speak every language in the world. As a side effect, the Echo also seems to prevent it's user from being tempered by Primals. Interestingly, Glioca's Echo came to light some 200 years ago, when she was still quite young. This led to a lot of misunderstandings, headaches, and a worsening of her aetheric condition for a number of years. Her husband assisted her with the use, and she can now willingly keep herself out of the memories of others. When the Calamity came, she, like many others, began getting the visions of meteors falling from a burning sky. It is thought that the Echo is in part responsible for the changes that later occurred to her. Disclaimer: This power is never used without explicit player permission in role-play. *** |
Eidetic memory is the ability to recall visual information, such as pages from books and other visual sources, in great detail after only brief exposure to it. In Glioca, this trait developed in early childhood, and was nurtured by her parents and grandparents to allow her to more readily retain information from whatever source she might learn from. The ability was nurtured very early on, and is one of the reasons that Glioca is multi-talented, especially in the field of magic, where much of her study into Thaumaturgy and Arcanima relied on her ability to first memorize theory and calculations, and opposed to the expression strictly of aether itself, as with Conjury. Further, Glioca has a secondary trait that rarely presents itself in those with Eidetic Memory, and that is that she is Photo-reflexive. She often uses these two abilities in conjunction to attempt to learn as much as possible as quickly as possible, though she is sometimes (often) hampered by her own bodies abilities, and the aetheric condition which she is under. |
Photo-reflexiveness is the pinnacle of the rare genetic trait found in those with an eidetic memory. The ability to become physically attuned to the movements of others simply by witnessing them, gaining their expertise and experience through mere moments or less depending on how comfortable one is with their trait. Once seen or heard, the user is now permanently filled with the knowledge, and their body adapts to be able to perform it to the best of its ability. Training is required for the body to meet the challenges presented by the knowledge taken in, and obviously, some things can’t be mimicked based on the limitations of the body. This ability also functions as highly accelerated learning, as the user can do whatever they wish with their new knowledge - even building upon what they've witnessed, not limited to simply mirroring what has been observed. The limitation, of course, is provided that the user's body can actually physically perform the movements it is now educated in doing. Witnessing someone running at extreme speeds does not make them just as speedy... nor does witnessing someone juggle cinderblocks mean that they can even lift one. While this means she wouldn’t be able to mimic a quadruped’s combat movement, for example, she will memorize it and if reasonably skilled in that area - might draw inspiration using it as a basis. This also extends to audial perceptions as well, giving her the ability to perfectly mimic sounds and voices to the best of her physical capability. |
BUSINESS VENTURES
Glioca and her husband A'rklonn started a small business out of the front of their home in the Goblet, where they might ask for gil, or for rather unique forms of payment, depending on the good purchased. Black Phoenix Oddities is not the only work that the pair do, however, and Glioca is currently the head of the Rising Phoenix Free Company, a mercenary guild that operates out of Ul'dah, but technically under the banner of the Maelstrom. They work collectively within all four major city-states (Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah and Ishgard), and have appropriate permissions and paperwork required for each group. This gives their collective company a sense of autonomy within city-state boundaries, as they can technically operate just above the law, so long as they cooperate with each city's primary source of law enforcement. She also holds an enlisted officers position within the Maelstrom itself.
Goods... Glioca offers a number of unique products, primarily of her own design, at the shop. These can include things like makeup and cosmetics, but more commonly range to things like philters, draughts, and elixirs. She also sells confectionery treats, plush creations, and a variety of other things, but the real pride of the shop is their other range of more unique items, tomes, and other miscellany goods. Glioca keeps a trove of commonly created potions and requested items, both infused with aether, and not, readily available for purchase. Services... While much of what is seen on the shelves of the store are all that's offered, the duo are capable of obtaining a great number of things, and their skill with artistry means they're capable of creating unique items that an individual might need. Everything from jewelry to rare texts and even discreetly obtained Allag items. Much of what they create in this way is obtained by commission, usually for those that the pair find interesting. The most interesting thing that they offer, outside of the shop, is a service that's in high demand, but low supply: revenge. The pair will take revenge for those who are unable, for a certain price, regardless of the fashion of revenge that is requested, usually delivering equal suffering upon an individual, however, the exact terms is dependent on their client. This type of service is offered on a person by person basis, and is contingent on the OOC approval of all parties involved (the asker, and the intended target).
Contact... Feel free to approach me for RP relating to Black Phoenix Oddities or to NPC / handwave the more common purchases, whichever is more convenient for you. If you choose the NPC / handwave route, note that the (NPC) employee overseeing most day-to-day business affairs, consults, and sales in the boutique is a Wildwood Elezen woman by the name of Melisine Sorel. |
Rising Phoenix... The Free Company currently operates in a very extensive base in the Goblet in Ul'dah. With discreet builders who were paid well, they carved a larger base into the mountain beside their home. They have the ability to self-sustain for an extended period of several months if under seige, and have a number of workshops and laboratories under the stone of Thanalan. This information however, is a very closely guarded secret, and none within the company would divulge said secret. The workers wouldn't be likely to do so either. Services... The mercenary company will take on any number of different jobs, from finding rare components, escort and bodyguard services, and though discreetly done, the very nasty business of assassination, if so requested. The members have a range of skills, and are willing to undertake any number of jobs upon request. Payment is always expected in advance for certain jobs, but the group will rarely turn down a job. They will not, however, meddle in local government politics, and have a strict policy against doing anything that would upset the very delicate balance in the City-States, as it would be considered bad business all the way around. Contact... To contact anyone in the Free Company for a job, it is suggested to go through Glioca or A'rklonn Sargonnai, as they are the ones who openly charge the mercenaries in the company with their tasks. Similarly, if an individual was interested in joining, Glioca Sargonnai would be the one to contact. |
COMBAT & WEAPONRY
A woman who prefers to split her focus between a variety of combat styles, and who has a great deal of experience to draw from, she spends a hefty portion of time honing her body physically, but also her mind. Much of her strength comes from the raw muscle she has built, but she supplements herself heavily with her magic to further reinforce her body and increase her capabilities. When pushed, she can be quite the terrifying combatant. Her husband claims rightly that she is the strongest between the two of them in terms of physical capabilities, and freely brags about some of her past feats, such as punching through a mechanical construct which could rival the Vanguards of the Garlean Empire. While she's very well rounded in terms of abilities and proficiency, she's also not mastered any one thing, except maybe eldritch Conjury, and by extension deeper forms of the magic thereof, picked up in her self-study.
OOC Note: When it comes to unavoidable combat RP, I'm willing to go with either Dice, or Freeform, depending on what's decided on by those of us fighting. Because of the inherent strength of the character due to her aetheric condition, she actually avoids combat as frequently as possible, preferring intimidation to outright conflict, or quick disabling as opposed to dealing heavy damage. Scarring and beating her extremely is plausible and acceptable, however death requires permission if it seems as though it's headed that way, and so long as it doesn't conflict with any OOC plans I may have made, she can be temporarily killed, though don't expect it to be lasting, given her aetheric condition and other fail safes she has in place. Please feel free to shoot me a /tell at any time during a RP if you have questions: communication is the most important thing in conflict driven RP.
Rather than considering herself a 'mage' of a specific type, Glioca likes to think of herself as simply a 'Magus', and extends her study of magic into all fields, constantly seeking ways to multi-cast, or utilize a variety of spells together in ways which are outside the conventional method of thinking. She has been practicing magic for a long time, since longer than she took up physical combat, in fact, and works tirelessly to combine the two. Her eventual goal is a unified magical theory which brings all forms of spellcasting under a unique and singular umbrella. Glioca possesses some skill with each of the unique forms of magic: Arcane Summoning (Arcanima), Astromancy, Bardic, Black (Thaumaturgy), Dark, and White (Conjury). Her eidetic memory aids her greatly in the practical use of Arcanima for strategy and summoning her aether into physical form. Her manipulation of Astromancy is a much newer skill, as astronomy was always her core focus, the woman choosing to read fate rather than manipulate it. She practices an older form of Thaumaturgy, taught to her by her husband, A'rklonn, and in truth, at times her Arcanima, Conjury, and Thaumaturgy are nigh indistinguishable. There are some noticeable differences, however, in the way she utilizes each type of magic. Because of the cross-over between the respective skills, she is that much closer to unifying her magic into a singular form, which she refers to as All-Magic. A past history with astronomy as a practice before she discovered astromancy, Glioca has some limited, but growing skill with the Sharlayan practice, as it has been offered in Ishgard, and within the tomes she has taken to studying. She tends to be less accepting of 'fate' as a blanket term, and instead refers to each draw of the cards as choosing one more step on the great road that must be walked. She is not as capable with bardic magic as she is with some, though like with astromancy, her skill expands as time goes on, as she wants to add the unique chants and spell-songs to her skill set. If you had to clarify Glioca's singular strongest independent magic, it would be the art of Conjury, which mingles in many ways with Thaumaturgy as she practices it. She is adept with Ice and Lightning, and far less so with Fire, finding the element difficult and often painful to manipulate. She has taken to the darker magics of Thaumaturgy with great ease, and approaches the darker arts with what she feels to be appropriate reverence and caution. This does not, however, extend to her use of dark magic, the kind that uses the finely honed rage that bubbles just under the surface beneath her usually calm exterior. She has a deep well of inner darkness to draw on, and this is most apparent when she is practicing dark magic. She has spent more and more time working with her husband on void magic, leaning to treat the void as another singular source of magic, rather than the forbidden and negative connotations it currently has. This research is, of course, mostly private, and she keeps her dabbling with the void very restricted after the incident that happened to her atop the Crystal Tower, before it was closed off from access. Glioca has been a Conjurer since her youth, and after arriving back in Gridania for the first time since before the Calamity, she ended up seeking out the Conjurer's guild. Years of prior study gave her a keen edge, though she was somewhat surprised to see how much the magic had changed since she first began practicing the art. She has since learned how to utilize conjury in ways that many wouldn't expect, hyper-reinforcing her body, an act that provided a greatly boosted endurance and agility. Coupled with her already keen mind, this has given her a leg up, as it were, into the art and indeed, its long history. Many of her notes on Conjury, and indeed White Magic, come from the depths of Amdapor, and she works to uncover the lost White Magics practiced there, and similarly, those practiced by the Allag. Her study is slow, as is her study into All-Magic, but she makes steady, if inching progress, when it is her focus.
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While not a combat master by any stretch of the imagination, Glioca does have some at least cursory skill with a number of weapons and fighting techniques. She has trained over the years with a number of different mentors and masters all across the world. As such, she has an array of skills that can at times seem unique or foreign to Eorzeans. She fights in a very dramatic way, primarily because that's the way she was taught, but also because she likes showmanship. She will not however, hesitate to fight dirty when fighting anyone. Her skills, of course, vary based on how long she has spent with each of them. Her skill with the bow is one that never truly developed past the basic skills required to draw a bow and hit a target a distance away. Unfortunately, her strength often gets the better of her and this leaves her with more snapped bowstrings than it does arrows in their targets. She has never met a mentor with the patience enough to teach her, nor has she found an individual who would suggest to her the use of a composite bow so that she might better utilize her strength without wrecking her bow. Somewhere, in the basement of her home in the Goblet, there is a pile of bows that have been snapped in two when her patience went with them. She is familiar with several bladed weapons, and has some skill in the use of daggers, long swords, short swords, great swords, and additionally, axes. Her skill with daggers is still quite sub-optimal, as utilizing two blades has never been one of her better skills. She typically prefers to fight with a single blade, rather than two, and this puts her at a disadvantage with the smaller weapons. The lack of range is never the problem so much as the speed she would need to utilize in order to use the weapons to their greatest effectiveness. When it comes to axes, her lack of speed is precisely what she needs, and while her movements aren't exceptionally swift with axes, the raw power she puts behind her strikes more than makes up for it. Long swords are where she excels in terms of bladed weaponry, having spent more time working with those than she has short swords or great swords. She is capable of utilizing either of the two, but again, those aren't her preference. When she was still Meallaire, she spent some time in the Gladiator's guild, training with the sword and the shield. She eventually sought out the training of a Free Paladin, though that isn't how she would prefer to spend her time fighting. While her skill with a sword is passable and she wouldn't hesitate to take someone on with a blade, her skill with a sword is still inferior to that of her husband, who has much more extensive training with swords of all styles. She has gained a greater degree of skill as time has passed, even to the point where she'd temporarily hung up her staff in lieu of utilizing a sword and shield. She has some skill with polearms, though much of her training came from a few brief years working with Lancers in Gridania many years ago. She could never be a lancer in truth, and while she could dress the part and has learned the skill of jumping, she'll never be a dragoon, not without a serious mentor who is willing to teach her their fighting techniques. Even still, she doubts she would be capable of focusing herself into the discipline that is required for the fighting style. Thanks to her time in Othard, she has some skill with ninjutsu, though many of her skills are very rusty, and not precisely what one would consider 'adept'. She's currently attempting to relearn the skills she once had, but as with every other field of study, it goes slowly because of the amount of time she would require to dedicate to it in order to achieve true mastery. Still, if you had to pick one type of combat that Glioca truly excels at, it would be hand-to-hand. She knows a number of martial fighting styles, both styles that would be familiar as far as Doma, and as near as Ul'dah. Her movements are precise but incredibly strong, and this is probably the most dangerous method of fighting one could engage her in. She considers using a blade as imposing a handicap on herself, and rarely puts her blade away for this very reason. She knows an array of fighting techniques that range from battlefield control to disabling and killing techniques. One of the most dangerous abilities she has learned is a technique to reinforces her strikes with her own aether to use them to counteract a persons ability to channel aether, either from outside, or through their body. This effectively cuts mages off at the knees, and in someone else who utilizes chakra or chi, such as a monk, or a practicioner of ninjutsu, it cuts off their ability to channel these skills as well. She is limited, however, as it requires these strikes to land very precisely in order for them to be effective.
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She has a number of other skills that, while applicable for combat, are less frequently used by her. First and foremost among those is her skill with machinery. If it clinks, clanks, makes noise, or can somehow be used in machinery, Glioca can use it. She actually adores technology and uses it as liberally as possible, both in her day-to-day life, and in other cases. She often seizes and re-purposes Garlean technology for her own uses. She created a magitek guardian for the shop, a small Ultima weapon statue that fires off a condensed aetheric quad-Fire III if triggered. She's currently working on a smaller sized bullet for the weapon, so there's less of a chance for damage to the shop, as opposed to just hitting the intruder. It's a work in progress. What is not a work in progress, however, is the small Allag node that she re-purposed into housing a mammet core, which serves as an artificial intelligence companion when she's working in her laboratory. This node keeps most of her notes for her, and otherwise behaves exactly as one might expect a mammet to. A major pain in the ass. When it comes to stealth, Glioca isn't much of a stealthy individual, though she does have more skill than one would consider her to have. She tends to blend into her environment more than she does going unseen. More of a hide-in-shadows than true stealth, she's working on improving her skill with this ability all the time, even if she is a bit slow (and generally bad) at it. Despite this, she's got some experience with sleight of hand, though a master would obviously be able to spot her failings a malm away. One of the other skills that she fosters is actual medical knowledge, and not just the type that a spell can weave away. Having served as a battlefield medic with the Adders at one point in her life, and having been the only doctor for a time in her home in Othard, she has a good grasp of anatomy and physiology. She can do everything from set bones to birth children to triage on the battlefield, and has even performed reconstructive surgery coupled with her conjury. Her mastery over her own body is very adept with a combination of medical know-how and magical intuitiveness, and she utilizes both to great effect. |
ARTISTRY & TRADESKILLS
Glioca's long life and certain life choices have given her a more practical eye for the things one might create and the craftsmanship, attention to detail, and quality that one might place upon their work. Rather than perfecting every combat skill, Glioca instead opted to pursue and perfect her skills in regards to the creation of items. She considers her strongest points to be botany or gardening, alchemy and cooking, but neglected no other craft in favor of another, instead preferring to dedicate herself to each one equally. In Eorzea, she sought out membership with each guild in order to maintain her level of capability, and indeed, improve upon techniques drawn from other places. She is a rather inventive person when she wants to be, and has created all manner of goods, including some rather interesting bedroom aids made by utilizing all of her skills. While unorthodox, she considers them a point of pride, as they stretch the limits of her skills.
Glioca has the most experience with cooking. She tends to cook with an elegant flourish, and favors candies and cakes, but she can make just about anything, ranging from traditional Eorzean dishes to the more unique cuisine of Othard, and indeed, lands far beyond. But take away her fancy pots and pans, and she's just as happy cooking over an open fire with a simple metal pot and fresh spices. She's more of a personal fondness for savory rather than sweet, and sells a number of her wares at Black Phoenix Oddities, the store she runs with A'rklonn. She did undergo training at the Bismark, to learn how to appropriately and adequately prepare traditional Eorzean cuisine as cooking can often change over the years, and she spent a great deal of time out of Aldenard. Her specialties are small chocolate candies, filled with cream and fruit, a sort of cordial cherry type dish, which she makes with a number of both sweet and sour fruits. This has more recently expanded to include Ishgardian cuisine as she spends more time in the area, and even some rare Dravanian style dishes, when she can locate appropriate sources for the information. To go along with her skill at cooking, Glioca spends a great deal of time pushing the envelope with recipes in Alchemy that would probably make people raise an eyebrow, blink, or do a little bit of both. She experiments, creating things like poison and "love potions" with equal ease. She crafts natural and magically based philters, draughts, and elixirs, all of which she offers for purchase. She also creates experimental potions and drafts, including ones that are used for transmutation of an object into another substance, and more notably, a potion which, taken daily, helps prevent conception. One of the ways that she utilizes her alchemical cooking is in taking the sting, as it were, out of some of the more nasty tasting potions. She has also used these methods to make unique treats, such as delicate spun chocolate creations, and frozen sweet cream made into tiny dots of flavor which melt together to become a rather delicious whole. Probably Glioca's greatest hobby, the cultivation of plants and new subspecies of flora is one of the things that the woman prides herself on. Through careful study and experimentation, she has begun growing plants that are often not found in Eorzea proper, typically for personal use and never shared with others except in the form of an ingredient used in one of her many concoctions or tinctures, or as part of an herbal tea. She keeps a number of small gardens at her home in the Goblet, and when she isn't reading or training, she can be found speaking to and tending these plants in the underground complex of her Free Company home. A very casual fisher, Glioca's favorite spot in somewhere deep in the Twelveswood, nothing but a lot of quiet around her, and her fishing pole in hand, watching the water. She could easily spend hours this way, but sadly, doesn't get to fish as much as she'd like. She doesn't trophy fish, however, instead preferring that anything she catch be used for a meal, for alchemy, or some other craft. This usually results in her only spending sporadic bursts fishing, depending on what she is creating and what that thing requires. |
Pounding on a sheet of metal is easy when you've got a lot of strength, and that's definitely something that Glioca has in spades. She maintains all of her own armor; a suit of silver half-mail created with a mixture of weaving, smithing, metallurgy, alchemy, goldsmithing and leatherworking. This unique combination allowed her to create an alloyed metal that is light as leather and flexible like cloth, while still affording her the protection of a full suit of armor. This gives her the flexibility to utilize her unique combat styles, as well as the necessary protection to still take the brunt of the damage she does. She rarely takes on commissions for others, as she doesn't feel her armorsmithing to be one of her best skills on it's own, but she does, as with everything else, try her hand at furniture that utilizes the strong plates, rings, rivets and other components that armorsmithing is well known for. She has a fair hand at blacksmithing, with long hours spent in study to make the most of her skill with the craft. She utilizes her knowledge of magic to carve runes and symbols along the weapons she creates, allowing them to be used, with some infusion of crystal somewhere into the weaponry, to be used as a magic focus. This is part of her experimentation in cross-combination magic, and she uses her sword as a singular focus when casting just about anything. She utilizes blacksmithing in conjunction with her carpentry to create weapons that are both elegant and functional, enjoying the decorations she can add that makes each individual item she crafts unique. She's not a bad hand with anything else you could make with the smithing craft, and utilizes it to create the small components she uses in her magitek work, as well. She's currently working on a gunblade based on a Garlean prototype. This project is still in the works. Goldsmithing requires a fine hand and touch that while Glioca has it, she prefers mixing metals into unique alloys for the craft more than she does crafting the actual pieces of jewelry themselves. That said, she can make a ring as intricate as anything one might have seen - but she'll probably never call it her favorite craft. She's much more fond of using her skill to make links and rings for armorsmithing work. As far as gathering metal, she tends to leave that to her husband, though she can mine, and does mine when the situation calls for it. Regardless, she prefers to leave the largest orders of heavy metals to him, as he has a greater talent with finding the best nodes to tap. Otherwise, she prefers to go through Amajina & Sons Mining Company. |
Her skill with botany has given Glioca a good eye for what types of wood would be best with what project. Her time in Othard helped in sparking her interest, as she spent a good deal of time working with her hands. She could build a house for someone, given time and materials, starting with the frame, and ending with the furniture. She enjoys the craft of working a log or piece of timber into a work of art, whether that's a decorative carving, or a weapon to be used by an archer or lancer. She tends all of her own needs in terms of weaponry, using her skill at carpentry to supplement and augment her skill at blacksmithing where necessary. Nothing nurtures weaving quite like the need to make clothing for day to day use. Glioca's specialization in weaving comes not from an intricate pattern or decorative clothing, but from her skill at crafting practical things - pillows, and most especially plush dolls. She's made a number of plush dolls over the years, including a dancing cactaur ballerina powered by a special wind cluster. She put in her time at the weaver's guild, and can craft just about anything you want from her, but she finds the most joy in dolls and the other types of things she creates, rather than just clothing, intricate or not. She does enjoy weaving for the sake of it's own craft. Glioca honed her leatherworking to accompany her weaving, knowing that working leather was a practical skill to nurture as the two often go hand in hand, especially when a piece requires both finely worked leather and well-woven cloth. Just as with weaving, she spent time working with Fen-Yll, learning patterns and practical knowledge. She's developed a few patterns on her own, mostly for styles of gloves that are easily used by combatants who want a lighter armor that allows the free use of magic. |
HISTORY
Glioca is a very private individual, and while she is likely to explain bits and pieces of her history, no one individual should expect to get all of the details out of her until they're very close. Some details she'll share freely, such as her time spent in Othard years ago, her parents and lineage, and snippets of her life since she returned to Eorzea. All of the details here are expected to be kept OOC unless an individual is given the information by Glioca personally.
Early Life
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Across the Sea
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Home Again
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Making A New Life
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Moving Forward
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Relationships
♥ Family – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – � Unsure
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RUMORS
Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely!
◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!
◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!
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Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others!
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MUSIC
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GALLERY
OUTFITS
ARTWORK
OOC NOTES
Player Note I expect a clear IC / OOC division in RP. Glioca's feelings and my feelings are separate. I'm not opposed to friendships, but if an OOC relationship becomes stifling or uncomfortable, I won't hesitate to address the issue, or cut contact. Similarly, I hope that others are also as open in this regard as I am. I prefer clear lines of communication with whomever I'm RPing with, and those I'm RPing with should always feel free to send a /tell to clear up any questions. I like to think I'm a reasonable person in terms of plots and what I'll allow to happen to my character, but I do have a few hard limits as to things I will or will not allow for my creation. Ultimately, domain over her is mine, and I've spent a great deal of time developing her. There will be certain things I refuse to role-play, either because I don't feel they'd have a positive impact on her in the plot, or because I have no interest in the direction it would take my character. A large point of note, and I feel this is important, is that I do not believe in 'retconning' a storyline, even if it ends unfavorably for myself or my characters. Names may or may not be changed, and tidbits of information might be changed to better reflect a character's story, but I refuse to undo elements of her past that have happened. If your character was involved with Glioca in a storyline or other aspect, except those aspects to be recognized, even if negative, for the remainder of her play. If a player feels as if they need to retcon it from their story, that is their prerogative, but as a player I find it insulting to those I've played with to simply wipe out the existing history and hours of time and effort we both devoted to a story, no matter how it turned out in the end. There is a lot of information on this character wiki, but it is by no means completely comprehensive. There are chunks of backstory that are left intentionally vague so that details can be later added as developed through creative writing or in role-play revelation. Please keep in mind that anything that cannot be immediately observed about Glioca is considered OOC, and should not be used in-character. Feel free to use Common or Uncommon rumors freely, if you want to use a Rare Rumor as a plot hook, I would ask that you send me a tell first, to make certain it's alright. Personal RP Limits I like to consider myself a flexible player who is willing to commit to a number of different types of scenes and role-play scenarios, but even I have my limits. If something is on the play list, assume it means yes, as long as it's within the context of the current play or ongoing plot. No's are typically a hard no, and it means don't ask, and if I'm in the mood for it, I'll be the one to initiate. This is in part because Glioca's already had such a screwed up backstory in some places, she doesn't need anymore mental anguish. She's already had a lifetime of it.
Character Lore Adherence Everything concerning this character that has not been confirmed by in-game lore should be taken with a grain of salt. While an effort was made to craft lore that was vague enough and would believably fit into what we know based on the Echo, until we have hard and fast information from SE. Changes made to make her fit more accurately within the lore will be noted below
Disclaimer Glioca is based on the goddess of the same name from Kru/Nexon's Dark Ages. Her story and lore was heavily modified after 13+ years of play in forum, tabletop, and MMO role-play. This iteration has been modified to fit into the FFXIV Universe, as Meallaire.
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Potential Plot Hooks Glioca has done and seen a lot in her history. While the below is by no means comprehensive, it's a kind of spring board for walk-up RP. Longer plots that are meant to run for more than a few quick RP's, please feel free to send me a tell so we can work out a good reason for our characters to get to know one another. I'm always looking for RP, unless I'm actively spamming PvE content.
Tropes & Explanations A trope is a convention or device that is often found in creative works. In this case, the tropes below describe Meallaire/Glioca either in part, or as a whole. Her background, personality, appearance, etc, most of them can be described in the tropes below. Action Girl This trope is self-explanatory. Glioca enjoys getting dirty in a fight, and is a very in-your-face style combatant when engaged. Deadly Doctor Glioca has a lot of medical knowledge and uses it to great effect. While she's a healer, she also doesn't prescribe to any kind of oath that would prevent her from doing harm to others. Ironically, she was a pacifist in her youth, and hated violence. Even the Girls Want Her This keeps happening to her, even when she is somewhat snapppish and short with other women. This was so persistent, even in other iterations of her that it was dubbed being 'Gliosexual', as women who had no interest in other women often developed an attraction to her. This actually frustrates her (and amuses her player). Photographic Memory Glioca has a memory that is so sharp that she can look at an item, and reproduce it without much effort. She can learn a great deal in a very short amount of time, but this doesn't mean she can master everything she learns. It takes time and repetition for her to learn anything to enough effect to be considered a master in it, even if she can produce above-average results. Beware The Nice Ones She's a very sweet and lovely woman, she wears a smile that turns scary when she closes her eyes, and has been known to frighten grown men into almost tears with it. Silk Hiding Steel When she's not playing up her abilities, Glioca comes off as a very caring, sweet, and motherly individual. She's often soft-spoken, rarely raises her voice, and can seem almost timid. She often presents herself as a lady, but has a very hard side under her kindness. Goes along with Beware The Nice Ones. |
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