Scarlet Willow
« Full Name Rhotwyda Bleimoenwyn
« Preferred Name Scarlet Willow
« Nicknames Scar, Momma Scar
« Gender Female
« Preferred Pronouns Female
« Citizenship Ul'dah
« Race Roegadyn
« Clan Hellsguard
« Birthplace Abalathia's Spine
« Age Twenty-six
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« Nameday 2nd Sun 3rd Astral Moon
« Patron Deity Nald'Thal
« Current Residence The Driftin' Sol Bar located in The Goblet
« Occupation Flames Corporal / Bismarck Chef / Bartender & Caterer for The Driftin' Sol / crew member of The Desert Moogle Consortium
« Grand Company The Immortal Flames
« Social Status Lower/Middle Class
« Marital Status Single
« Orientation Demi-Sexual
« Alignment Neutral Good
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:: Height :: 7 fulms, 1 ilm
:: Weight :: 217 ponz
:: Eye Color :: Pale gold
:: Hairstyle :: Sun-bleached blonde with brunette strips. Due to her work, she keeps it in short styles; currently swept back completely and it stops just below the nape of her neck. She cuts it herself as there's just something about letting someone else with a knife so close to your neck that doesn't sit well with her. :: Complexion :: The racial dark red skin tone that most Hellsguard are known for, as well as the dark blemish under her nose. She has a tattoo that spans across her eyes. It's a home clan tradition, supposedly representing tree roots to match the wyda in her name. Her hands are rough and calloused from the hard work she does. :: Build :: Well-toned, she's a bit muscular; most of which is in her legs -- the strongest part of her body. She's got a case of thunder thighs. You can find her running the inner roads of Ul'dah every morning and can be found training at the Platinum Mirage or out in the Sagolii often. :: Scars :: Scarlet has a scar above her right brow about two ilms long from her first job as dockhand. She took one too many crates off a ship at once and the top fell into her face, the corner of said box nicked her in the forehead. There is a rarely visible, blotchy burn mark across her outer left thigh. She got it at Farreach, while forging her first axe, accidentally tripping and landing on a pile of still hot coals. The mark is a lighter shade than the rest of her skin, and wrinkly. Souyo Xander burned her arm during a rather violent brawl including Rio van Rosch and it's left a nasty mark on her right forearm. After an argument in the Stillglade Fane, Vash Ashford stabbed Scarlet in the abdomen with his sword. There's a neat, healed over scar underneath her bellybutton now. Pripyat Ivanenko turned friend to foe when she was hired to kill Scarlet over a messier than necessary misunderstanding and stabbed her in the stomach. Incidentally, to match the one Vash gave her, there's now a matching scar mirroring above his. Because the last two injuries stir up bad emotions, Scarlet rarely wears anything to show her middle, and when she does, her hand or arm is constantly covering her abdomen.
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At twelve cycles, Scarlet began her mild obsession with the neighboring warrior clan. She snuck over once or twice or a dozen times after excessively being told not to, and almost hitched a caravan ride to Farreach if her father hadn't found her hiding between the crates. She loved watching the warriors train, enjoyed that aspect of the thrill of the battle. Her mother disapproved of her wanting to train, but her father had different opinions. While disappointed with her inability to follow their clan tradition, he didn't feel it was right - and quite frankly a waste of time - to continue Scarlet through her training as a mage when she could barely produce the most simplest of magicks. At thirteen cycles, Scarlet began her training as a warrior. It was an entirely different experience, not only from a disciplinary perspective but also from a cultural perspective. This produced a far lesser approved idea in Scarlet's head. She wanted to leave Abalathia's Spine. This actually happened when she turned sixteen cycles, but before then it was an uphill battle.
In retrospect, for about the first year Scarlet was beginning to think this was quite possibly the worst idea she'd ever come up with. A culture shock, more so than anything, with the noise and people and language barrier. She found herself at a loss at what to pursue with her new-found freedom. At first, she tried mercantilism, like her uncle, but soon found herself a better haggler on the consumer side and more of an aggressive haggler on the selling end - it wasn't good for business. A somewhat steady job she did find after a while was working for the nobles of Ul'dah. A lot of lazy work - doing laundry, cooking, dishes, etc. - with a few exciting aspects such as working as a bodyguard. It was after one particular job that had gotten a little messy and ended in a bar brawl at Amajina and Sons Mineral Concern that the Platinum Mirage expressed interest. From there, she worked as a sellsword escorting caravans across beastmen tribe infested roads and the threat of the Garleans imminent.
Scarlet's primary motivators include her endearment towards life, exploring mysteries and the land beyond, and most importantly beneficence. She'll drop anything to protect those she cares about the most. As a default, her usual mood is joyful and even-tempered. Generally an optimist, she's idealistic and confident about life in general. She's honest to a fault, but doesn't quite trust those who are forthright about their magical endeavors. Scarlet can be daring and a little rash when she's overly excited, but not overly reckless. Towards people, she's rather flexible; tolerant, open-minded, and forgiving when the moment presents itself. She's adaptable to most situations rather fluidly.
She's an absolute nurturer at heart, welcoming most anyone, it would seem, with good intentions to a ragtag family. Perhaps a little overbearing at times, a somewhat "mama bear" complex. But she's a warm personality to wrap others in. Courtesy and modesty suit her like a glove. She likes to engage in celebration often, even over the littlest of things, and can be rather talkative when the conversation sways to a topic of interest; otherwise, she's more of a listener than anything. She's rather unreserved about a lot of things, an open book really, and is unashamed of her lifestyle. Conforming isn't her thing, from her traditional lifestyle in Abalathia's Spine to the rest of Eorzea. In fact, she isn't much for taking direction from anyone except Misaio, and even then she'll question her Captain on occasion. |
Scarlet's biggest habit is probably humming. She'll hum for a multitude of reasons, but if she isn't talking, eating or drinking she's probably humming. Her father used to sing a lot of songs to her as lullabies and around the house, and the songs have stuck with her even away from home. Occasionally she will hum tunelessly if she's forgotten how to say a word in Eorzean, or before she speaks when she's thinking on how to word something correctly. If she's talking quickly or with heavy emotions, in place of humming she'll click her tongue against the roof of her mouth to keep herself from saying something in her native tongue. Her secondly predominant habit is drinking while she's in a good mood. Scarlet will never drink unless she's in a good mood, she doesn't want to make a bad habit of it. Instead, she'll drink spiced tea in place of alcohol if she's in a bad mood. The oddest habit she has is treating friends who are younger than she is as siblings. This stems from Scarlet being an only child and secretly wishing she'd had at least one younger brother or sister. Another reason, this one she won't admit to, is that she misses her homeland and family. It isn't obvious unless someone sees the pattern in her behavior towards certain people; she suspects Zin Jaeger has spotted it after he called her Momma Bear one evening. Another odd, albeit amusing habit is that she likes to adopt chocobos and other small animals. Not taking into account that most of what she adopts will grow up to be bigger than she is and considered dangerous, Scarlet will take up most anything that isn't a Tonberry or Mandragora. She suspects Misaio Imella already knows she’s been keeping pets in her room at The Driftin’ Sol, and she’s thankful she hasn’t been scolded about it. When Scarlet develops a crush on someone, she tends to be unbelievably clumsy around that person, mimicking that of a bull in a fine Eorzean dinnerware shop.
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♥ Friends, first and foremost
♥ Alcohol and tea
♥ The Sagolii Desert
♥ Chocobos and other domestic creatures
♥ Small knickknacks
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✗ Coerthas and other cold areas
✗ Most mages
✗ Fish, she's allergic
✗ Misinterpretations
✗ Murder
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super special thanks to D'lyhhia Lhuil for constantly helping me and listening to my gurgling over coding this ♥