Renata Turner

Renata Turner
The Steadfast Soul
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Guardian	Rhalgr, The Destroyer
Occupation	Arcanist Arts
Sexuality	Heterosexual
Martial status	Married to Percival Turner
Nameday	25th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon

Character

General

At the age of 11, Renata was pulled from the burning ruins of her home by a close friend of hers, and together they fled to the seaside village where Renata's cousin Eorla lived. But the event changed something within Renata. She went from a joyful, carefree spirit to being distant, cold, and often downright antagonistic, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.

Beyond that, Renata doesn't want me to say anything else. You'll have to try and find that out ICly.

Appearance

Renata has long black hair with a fringe of bangs that sweep across the top of her vibrant blue-green eyes. Her face used to be always wearing a stormy look, but lately she can be seen smiling more.

Personality

Renata is loyal to very few, and leery of people, especially men, that she does not know very well. She is very quiet and reserved, though it is not out of shyness. There are very few around whom Ren will let her guard down, but around those few, her wit is sharp and her laughter frequent.

History

(Unless information under "Background" was divulged to your char ICly, it is only known OOCly. This section will be updated as events unfold.)

Background

The eldest child of Ralof and Sif Lynn, Renata enjoyed a happy, loving home. Her parents doted on their daughter, even after the arrival of their son, Arik, when Renata was 10 years old. Ralof and Sif enjoyed a devoted, peaceful marriage. Renata spent most of her time with her lifelong friend, Elijah, and even from an early age, the two were inseparable, leading the townsfolk to smile and say that when one would lead, the other would be their shadow. Even then, Elijah was fiercely protective of his young friend, and Renata looked up to him.

When Renata was 11, the Garleans invaded. She was playing with her mother's jewelry box one morning when a magitek cannon blast brought the Lynn house down around the family. A terrified Renata watched her mother, her father, and her brother die in the flames, and would have perished herself had Elijah, fleeing for his life, not run past and hear her screams. The 15-year old dug Renata out of the smoldering ruins with his bare hands, and fled with his barely-alive friend to the seaside village where her cousin Eorla lived. Eorla spent nearly a moon ensuring the survival of her cousin.

But when Renata finally woke, she was a bitter, hateful shell of the girl she'd once been. The only people she would let her guard down around were Elijah and Eorla. At the age of 20, she left the village by the sea that had become her second home, and traveled to Eorzea to study Arcanima at the Guild in Limsa Lominsa. Elijah, who had taken to staying even closer to Renata since the destruction of their home, followed her. During this time, she wrote home to Eorla, but not much is known of this time period.

Life in Eorzea

Renata mostly kept to herself, choosing to travel the land with Elijah and hunt. It was only when a moogle to Eorla, who had recently gone to study Conjury and further her skills as a medic, went unanswered. After a week-long search, she found that Eorla had neglected to inform her that she had left on a pilgrimage. Elijah went to go verify that she was alright, and wound up staying with Eorla for a time, watching over the girl he'd considered a little sister as she recovered from a breakup and an injury. He neglected to keep in touch with Renata, and it drove the beginnings of a wedge between the two previously inseparable friends.

Renata, however, had found herself suddenly having a student, though it was begrudgingly. She began to interact with more and more people, though she was prickly and almost hostile to nearly everyone. As the time passed with no word from Elijah and little word from Eorla, Renata grew tense and fidgety. She and Elijah had always been close, even before the attack. Afterwards, Elijah had not left her side when she was clinging to life, and as they continued growing up by the sea, he stayed almost constantly within her sight. They were both cold and distant to everyone except Eorla, but they were utterly devoted to one another, though not in a romantic way. Renata had felt her feelings begin to shift when they'd left to travel to Eorzea together, but any time she tried to tell Elijah, he always seemed oblivious. She grew colder as weeks passed with no word.

One night, she was drinking herself numb in the Quicksand when a Midlander approached her. She reacted as she did with anyone else...she glared and a low growl began to sound, but when he spoke, the pain in his eyes stopped Renata's hostility in its tracks. He said, "I know that feeling well." A conversation ensued in which Renata, while not openly warm and friendly, actually opened up a tiny bit. She and Percival soon struck a friendship that would wind up becoming the catalyst for a shift in Renata.

When Elijah finally came back from monitoring Eorla, Renata was furious that he'd not even sent her word that he was at least alive, and the two quarreled, and the things the Highlander man said to her left Renata stormy and enraged. When Percival went to meet his friend for a drink before the Grindstone fighting tournament, he found that nearly all the progress he had made with her was gone. She was stony, silent, and sullen. After some very careful prying, she snapped at him that according to the one who knew her best, she was a terrible person, and told him as she stood to walk away, that it was best if Percival were to forget he ever met her. She stormed outside, and he followed, only to find tears running down Renata's face. Her dearest friend had turned on her and hurt her, and when the Midlander wrapped his arms around her in a comforting hug and told her he wasn't going to just forget her, Renata broke down sobbing.

After that, Renata and Percival grew ever closer as friends, and Renata found herself viewing him in a way she'd never really viewed anyone, not even Elijah, who had again disappeared. Renata and Percival then became a couple, and shortly afterwards, Elijah returned, begging forgiveness and telling Renata he loved her, asked her to give him another chance and leave Percival. Renata didn't even have to think about it...she told Elijah she couldn't walk away from Percival, whom she loved, and that they had something together that Renata wouldn't ever toss aside for anyone.

Renata and Percival relocated to Ishgard, Percival's homeland, where they assist in the rebuilding effort and help to defend Ishgard from the Dravanians. After the end of the Dragonsong War, they both joined the Ala Mhigan Resistance and after the liberations of Doma and Ala Mhigo, they finally wed.

Anecdotes & Quotes

"You...make me believe I am all those things you say I am. You make me believe good things about myself..." -said to Percival.

Combat

General

Renata is a member of several Guilds, as she likes to branch out. Her strengths in combat involve magic, knife throwing, and spearcraft. Her weaknesses are swords, axes, and a bow & arrow.

Tendencies

Renata came to the more populated areas of Eorzea in a search for her cousin, Eorla, who never responded to a letter Renata had sent her. She did receive word that Eorla was on a pilgrimage, and though Renata could have returned home, she decided to stick around.

If your char knows Eorla Brynn, but not Renata, it is perfectly okay to approach Renata ICly saying she looks like someone you know. But be prepared for a reception that is nothing like the one normally given by Eorla. The familial resemblance is very clear, though there are subtle differences between the two women. The physical resemblance is almost the only thing the two women have in common.

Likes

• Hunting
• Percival
• To be revealed IC.

Dislikes

• Injustice
• Cruelty.
• To be revealed IC.

Hobbies/Talents

• Piano playing/composing.
• You'll just have to find out!
• Will be revealed ICly.

Flaws

Renata has her flaws, though she does not show them. Her exterior is almost constantly cold, and distant. She does not trust easily, in fact, she can be almost outwardly antagonistic if approached on the wrong day...but if you're female, she is less cold, sometimes even downright friendly. Sometimes. If you want to know her flaws, you'll have to get to know her. Don't let her exterior fool you though. When she drops the act for someone, that person can know they've got a devoted, loyal friend who will make a mother bear look like a lamb compared to her wrath if those she holds close are injured in any way, shape, or form.

She may come off as cocky when speaking on the arcane arts or knife-wielding, but this is due to her almost clinical, analytic manner when discussing a topic on which she is reasonably educated. In truth, she is not egotistical at all, and having acquired two pupils, she often wonders why in the hells these two people decided to approach her, of all people, for instruction.

Relationships

Family

Renata's father, Ralof.

• Father: Ralof Lynn - A skilled swordsman, Ralof was a loving husband and doting father. When Renata begged for a sword for her 5th birthday so she could "Be like Papa", Ralof gave her a set of daggers, her very first, saying the sword was too heavy for her. He taught her everything he knew about the art of the knife, and paid for her lessons when her skill surpassed his own. He was proud of his family, and died trying to save them.

Renata's mother, Sif.

• Mother: Sif Lynn - Sif was formidable with a sword and skilled with her hands and feet, but around her family, she was a soft, gentle woman who guided her spirited daughter with a firm but tender hand. Renata adored her mother and never hesitated to turn to her for guidance and advice. Sif perished trying to save her children.

• Brother: Arik Lynn - Renata's very young brother, he was less than 20 moons old when he died. While Renata misses her parents deeply, Arik's memory instills a sense of guilt and unfairness within her, as she was unable to save him, and would have died as well had it not been for the efforts of someone else. Arik seems to be the only absolutely off-limits topic to Renata. Anyone wanting to know about him would be better off approaching Eorla, Renata's cousin.

• Cousin: Eorla Brynn, conjurer. Renata views her older cousin as a sister. It was Eorla who tended to Renata's injuries, spending nearly an entire moon anchoring Renata's soul to the realm of the living. Renata and Eorla are extremely close, and frequently write one another.

Friends

• Elijah Levesque, deceased: A friend since childhood, Renata is thankful to him for her life, as he saved her from her burning home. He was one of her closest friends, and for much of the time she knew him, she loved him. He appeared to not care, and Renata become convinced he was in love with her cousin and distanced herself from him after an argument.

Renata and Percival

• Percival Turner: A kindred spirit she met attempting to drown her problems in firewater, Percival slowly but surely chipped away at Renata's icy exterior, and she found herself becoming very fond of him rather quickly. After what happened with Elijah, Renata tried to keep her mouth shut and ignore the frightening feelings the Midlander was causing her to feel, but following Renata's first crack at the Grindstone, in which she was eliminated in the first round, she confessed to him that she was falling in love with him, and they became a couple. It's been a road that hasn't been completely smooth, with their thirsts for battle taking them all over, but Renata and Percival remained steadfast. They are now married.

• Zy'dala Shen - A young Mi'qote friend of Eorla's whom Renata met while tacking up flyers in Coerthas. A shaky first impression gave way to a common ground. Renata sees much of herself in the young woman, and she demonstrates an almost warm concern for Zy'dala.

Rumors

(Feel free to add your own!)

• "I heard her screaming at Haurchefant like he'd kicked her puppy...and HE apologized to HER!" --Camp Dragonhead NPC
• "Ah, that explains it...why she was as fierce as a mama coeurl but turned into a halfway decent woman when HE showed up." --Nir'aya Oetsyn
• "Drillemont listens to her. Sometimes." --Whitebrim NPC
• "She's a really, really good-hearted person once she lets you in...don't tell her I said that though." -Eorla Brynn

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