Rona Thorne

Rona Thorne (Garlean Title: Rona pyr Siderus)
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Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Age	36
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Mercenary Adventurer
Height/Weight	5'8" / 180 lbs
Orientation	Heterosexual
Relatives	None

Rona Thorne is an Ala Mihgan who fought as a member of the Garlean military before deserting and becoming a mecenary adventurer, she is now leader of the Black Label Society following Aisha Aurica's retirement

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Basic Info

LIKES ■ Fighting ■ Money ■ Travel ■ Singing ■ Kittens

DISLIKES ■ Cowards ■ Skirts ■ Cold Weather ■ Garlean Bashers ■ Lizards

OTHER ■ Alignment: Chaotic Neutral ■ Vice(s): Strong Drink, Jewelry, Exercise ■ Favorite Food: Seared Sundrake Steak with Sabotender Nectar and Fronds ■ Favorite Drinks: Coffee, Tenderbender (Fermented Cactuar Nectar) ■ Favorite Colors: Black, Gold, White, and Red

Appearance & Personality

At 5'8" and weighing in at 180 lbs. Rona presents quite an imposing figure, her strength and conditioning as a martial artist and athlete is readily apparent. Rona does not at all appear a woman heading into middle age, possessing a timeless quality that makes her appear younger than she actually is.

Quiet, stern and serious Rona can be quite intimidating to those who don't know her, beneath the stony surface of the "Marble Matron" is a gentle soul and a caring heart. She is quick to smile and laugh around those she has made close to her and has a very quirky, fatalistic sense of humor.

The only thing she cannot easily tolerate is bashing on Garleans, especially the rank and file soldiers, as a former Optio who lived a decent life as a Garlean officer Rona knows full well that not all Garleans are power hungry madmen like Nael or fascists like Gaius and seeks every opportunity to change Eorzean perceptions on Garleans whenever possible and warranted

Biography

Childhood 1542-1567

Ladronna Proudmoor was born 5 years before the Mad King Theodric's purge of the Monks in Ala Mihgo, her parents were both accomplished Monks and further more were the rare union of a Dark and Light Chakra. When Theodric's war against the Monks began Ladronna's parents took to the front lines but were killed during the final brutal assault on the main temple of the Fists of Rhalgr, had it not been for the intervention of her parents' close friend Balthazar she too would have been taken in that night of blood and madness. But "Old Man Bal" saved her, took her into the mountains of Gyr Abania and with the intent of taking bloody retribution on Theodric trained her in his savage combat style. Bal taught young Ladronna that the heart of combat was the utter annihilation of the enemy and as such trained her in every method possible with every weapon at his disposal. Focused purely on avenging her family Ladronna absorbed everything Bal had to teach her with incredible speed and by the age of 10 with Ala Mihgo descending further into chaos Ladronna and Bal returned with the intent of killing the Mad King.

However the Garlean occupation and the subsequent suicide committed by Theodric took her vengance away from them. Before she could carry out her assassination Theodric was dead and the Garleans were in control of the city. Heartbroken, Ladronna and Bal wandered the streets aimlessly, consumed as he was with vengeance and posessing no outlet Bal slowly went mad. As the months passed and Balthazar became more unhinged he drifted away and abandoned Ladronna to the streets. Having no love loss for the old bastard who trained her only to be a tool for vengeance she distanced herself from him as well melting into the back alleys of Ala Mihgo.

By the age of 19 Ladronna had learned to survive by using her impressive combat abilities to mug people, steal, and intimidate but was finally brought to heel by a Garlean Centurion named Siderus, given the job by Gaius van Baelsar of "cleaning up the streets" Siderus took to the task with alacrity and efficiency and encountered Ladronna several times. He was both impressed and appalled at the sight of the half starved girl who incapacitated more than a few of his men with either her bare hands, their own weapons or whatever pieces of debris might be lying around. It took a concerted effort of two Decurions to capture the girl and Siderus was again amazed at how this emaciated teenager put close to half of his men on the shelf. Locked away in a jail cell Ladronna was prepared to die, she had nothing to live for after all, until she was approached by Siderus' son Tiberon. Unlike others who saw her only as something to be used Tiberon saw the frightened girl beneath the grime, they made a connection over the course of a couple weeks as Siderus contemplated what to do , Tiberon gave him an answer; if Siderus took Ladronna into his house she could teach his men how to fight and further more the girl would be indebted to him and could be a valuable asset as a bodyguard. Siderus approved of his son's thinking though Tiberon's true intent was to have Ladronna for himself and she was accepted into Siderus' house her name changed to Rona Aan Siderus as her adoptive father felt the name Ladronna too…ethnic

In The Army Now 1567-1572

Cleaned up, fed and made now into not just a Garlean citizen, but the scion of a prominent military commander Rona's next challenges vexed her far more than fighting a Decade of soldiers single handedly. Rona's status as "Aan" meant she was at the bottom of the new social structure in Ala Mihgo, but being in Siderus' house and a last child of the Fists meant she was to be respected and feared. And those that failed to do so or attempted to take advantage of her were met with a savage beating from the stone faced teenager. Navigating these complex social waters would have been too much had it not been for Tiburon and over the years of her learning about Garlemald and teaching Siderus and his men what she learned from Old Man Bal she and Tiburon developed a relationship which started with respect and over the next decade and a half as her combat prowess and success in other theaters of war such as Doma brought her promotions and him reknown it grew into trust and love. When Siderus died and passed command of his Century to his son, Tiburon became Rona's beloved commander and she his devoted fighter, married in all but name.

The World Warrior 1572-UE 0

The cataclysm on the blood churned fields of Carteneau would, as it did for everyone, change Rona's life forever

Rona and Tiburon were reassigned from Gaius' 14th Legion to Nael's 7th as the White Raven readied his final phases of Operation: Meteor. Both of them figured Nael to be mad but did not understand the extent of his lunacy until they reached the fields of Carteneau and gazed upward at the falling moon. Knowing at that moment that this assault was a suicide mission. However, for them desertion was not an option, they were proud and loyal Garleans and if they were to meet thier end it would be together. They embraced each other, kissed, lowered thier visors and engaged the enemy.

When the first shard of Dalamud fell and wiped out her troops, Rona's only thought was to be by Tiberon's side, she raced back to his position pressing through the wave of retreating soldiers as they fled the field in the wake of the destruction. She found Tiburon's body surrounded by his slain enemies and riddled with arrows. Knowing he met his end in battle as he would have wanted she sank to the ground and waited for the end…which never came. Her next memories were of waking up in a tent, being tended to by Eorzean physickers, she survived...somehow she survived and would not join her beloved in death. Grief-stricken but not so much to not read the writing on the wall knowing she was an enemy officer and what that meant, she decided she would not live her days as a prisoner or hostage. She discarded her Garlean armor and ran into the smoke and dust, eventually making her way to Ul'dah

Again alone and heartbroken, Rona skulked among the streets and alleys of a post-apocalyptic Ul'dah. She saw the disparity between rich and poor first hand, but she also saw the incredible will and the amazing acts of kindness and charity which were also found in the city's people. Taking on the surname Thorne to hide her Garlean upbringing she helped rebuild as she could and while doing so learned to love the people of Eorzea, she travelled all three city-states and came to understand the unique and treasured identity of Eorzea's people and realized what her own people had lost in the annexation of Ala Mihgo. Shortly thereafter she encountered a golden eyed nascent crime-boss in Limsa Lominsa, one Aisha Aurica.

The Black Label Society UE 0-Present

At first the two were at odds, as Rona saw Aisha as just another exploitative criminal and Aisha saw Rona as a nosy blowhard hellbent on undoing all her hard work. Over the course of a couple of years however the two grew a grudging respect for each other that turned into friendship as Rona learned more of what Aisha was doing with her Black Label Society. She decided to hitch her wagon to Aisha's, Aisha would use the network she created to help the Ala Mihgan's as well as those lost in the Eorzean criminal underworld and Rona would use her keen knowledge and organizational skills to help set up a "legitimate" Free Company. When Aisha discovered her origins in Doma and left to pursue her past Rona stayed behind and set things up, and when Aisha returned Rona left to Ala Mihgo to provide the Society's assistance to the Resistance. When she learned of Aisha's death Rona jumped at the chance to return to Eorzea and lead the Society but was stalled by the situation in Ala Mihgo and by Aisha's will to allow Liavelle to command the Group. Upon Aisha's return from the dead and the ups and down of the Society since then Rona has always maintained contact with Aisha, providing assistance and advice when needed.

Rona could barely believe it when she received the letter from Aisha detailing her decision to retire. She has since folded Society operations in Ala Mihgo for the time being and returned to Eorzea to see her friend's dream realized and the voiceless and forgotten faces of Eorzea protected.

Miscellaneous

RUMORS Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ ■ ■ ◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ ■ ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ ■ ■ ■

RELATIONS ♥ Romantic Interest    ♥ Platonic Love     ● Good Standing     ● Poor Standing ♥ ♥ ● ♥

Footnotes

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