Reina Dancer

Reina Dancer
"Look out, hun, v'got a gun for a tongue."
General Facts
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	None
Age	unknown, looks 20's
Height	5'4"
Weight	100-110lb
Profession	Cutpurse
Patron Deity	Oschen
Server	Balmung

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Appearance

Reina is a slender, fit woman of average height and build. She has striking blue eyes and beautiful hair, but by the sum of her parts she's otherwise not incredible in any way. She has a scar across the bridge of her nose that pulls all attention from her features, as well as several scars of various types along the curves of her form. All of these, however, are kept carefully hidden beneath her clothing. One especially--which is the most meticulously covered of all--is a rough, ugly scar that spans a good deal of her right shoulder and upper arm. It's impossible to tell what might have made it.

The hyur manages to have near complete control over her mannerisms, tone of voice, accent, and expression at any given time. She may seem to one person a snivelling child of a woman while the next person may watch her fill up a room with her confidence--it all depends on her scheme at the time. This ability could easily be called sociopathic in nature--who knows? She may just be a good actress.

As for clothing, Reina tends to walk around in inexpensive fabrics and patterns. She always wears something with a large hidden pocket somewhere, and generally feels no need to apologize for her shabby looks. On rare occasions she can be seem wearing something more expensive--a set of materia enhanced armor or a nice dress. But this is very rare, either because she doesn't want to mess up her hard-won prizes, or because she doesn't like being forced to stand out.

History

• The following is OOC knowledge only. Any hint of IC knowledge of this will be ignored and potentially cause me to be wrathful.*

Reina was born Andrea Thorne, fifth child and first daughter of a noble family in Gridania. She was raised well, highly educated, taught to play several instruments, dance, philosophy, and theories on arcanima. By the time she was ten her parents were dead and the youngest of her eldest brothers--seven years her senior--had taken over the role of raising her. Reina bullied him into learning to use a bow and a gun, although her interest in scholarly studies and her passion for music remained.

At age fifteen she was taken to visit La Noscea for her birthday, but on the journey back to the Shroud their ship was attacked my pirates and she was captured in the raid. Andrea lost all her memories at that point.

Given the name Reina Dancer by her captors, the young woman was convinced that she was a part of the crew and taken as the captain's 'pet'. For the next almost eight years she was abused and conditioned to be obediant and one of the crew. Only her naturally tenacious and defiant persona kept her independent and allowed her to make a rather violent escape about a year ago.

Now she is known to travel among any of the three city-states and the surrounding wilds. She makes her meager way as a masterful bluff, con, and pick-pocket. Recently, she's branches out and made a few connections and allies. But the name she's making for herself seems to be causing as much problem as it is ease.

Personality

Reina is stubborn as all hell, incorrigible, tenacious, playful, mischievous, clever, sly, intelligent, energetic, and friendly. She adores the thrill of defying those with more power than her and enjoys the tickle she gets up her spine when she successfully bluffs or lies to someone. Challenges are opportunities for fun and consequences are far-off and unthought of. Her resourcefulness makes up for her impulsiveness on many occasions, but she in known to get in over her head far too often.

Physical, emotional, and mental trauma has messed up her head. She acts compulsively and has adopted several ticks, or tells, that a keen eye can catch when she's lying, fearful, or upset. Otherwise Reina has developed an uncanny ability to lie and act which border on the sociopathic, and she uses this skill to get into trouble almost every day.

Reina is nosy, but generally not obnoxious or unkind as a person. She holds no loyalty to random strangers, but once a connection is formed she will grudgingly give special treatment. Such as no longer stealing from said person. Or helping them out.

There are so many layers and complexities to her actions and motivations due to her PTSD that she often doesn't know why or how she's doing many of the things she does. She is controlled by compulsion and fear and in turn attempts to impose control on her surroundings--largely unsuccessfully. The closer one gets to her real self, however, the less control, confidence, and energy she tends to exhibit.

Relationships

Friends

M'sato Tia - "Good person, s'got my back. I like him."

Flynt Reddard - "The Hyena? He's...bit of an idiot. But an intelligent idiot, if ya follow."

K'washi Amada - "S'one of my older friends, Kou. I've save his life once, an' it's enoug hta know he think m'good people. Not many do."

Leah Carsen - "A sweetheart, bit young ta be dealin' with that she does. I try ta help out, ya know?"

X'khai Tia - "Met him as--y'know what? Nevermind. I trust him more'n almost anyone so...that's enough."

Family

N/A

Enemies

\o/ None!

Characteristics

• Nicknames: None, though people like to call her 'whore,' 'bitch,' or 'thief' on occasion.
• Age: Unknown
  • Nameday: Unknown
• Gender: Female
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Marital Status: Single
• Alignment: Chaotic
• Height: 5'4"
• Weight: 100-110lb
• Body: Athletic/too skinny
• Hair: Blond
• Eyes: Bright, light blue
• Skin: Pale/fair
• Clothing: Varies

Likes

• Attention
• Flirting
• Trouble
• Books
• A clear night sky
• The ocean/the beach

Dislikes

• Being on ships
• Boredom
• Prying people
• Emotional commitments
• Vulnerability
• Herself

Areas of Expertise

• Martial: Archer (skilled) ; Bard (average) ; Gunslinger (Master) ;
• Crafting: Fishing (Hobby-level); Goldsmithing (skilled); Carpentry (average)
• Other: Pickpocketing/cutpurse (master); Singing (master); Harp (skilled); Piano (master)

Strengths

• Lying/acting
• Coordination/balance
• Resourceful
• Intelligent
• Perceptive

Weaknesses

• Panic attacks
• Physically weak
• Working with others
• Impulsive/ fails to consider consequences
• Fear

Other Notes

Religion

Reina is known to have mentioned Oschen on a few occasions, but doesn't have any strong religious affiliations.

Rumours

The following rumours can be heard about Reina, predominantly in Ul'dah or Limsa. (If your character has an opinion about him, feel free to add it here.)

What PCs are saying

• My rumour here!

--> Copy the above line and add your rumors below! Link your characters!

Known Haunts

You might have run into or otherwise know Reina from:

• The Quicksand/Ul'dah
• The Drowned Wench
• Pretty much anywhere else