Sigrid Jerriksdottir

Sigrid Jerriksdottir
Maelstrom Second Lieutenant
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Age	23
Guardian	Rhalgr, the Destroyer
Occupation	Sailor/Warrior/Maelstrom Officer
Sexuality	Bisexual
Marital Status	Single
Nameday	26th Sun of the Fourth Umbral Moon

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Character

General

Sigrid is a Highlander woman of Ala Mhigo that was too young to know what was happening when the city fell and her family fled. She's since taken to becoming a sailor in her teenage years, starting with piracy but moving to legitimate sailing practice with the Maelstrom a couple of years after the Calamity. She tries to be a generally good person but has a rough exterior and some anger issues that can be hard to overcome at times. That said, she's a steadfast and loyal friend and sailor both, quick to laugh but also quick to scream in rage once she gets unchained.

Appearance

Sigrid is a remarkably tall, well-muscled woman. In the past she has been, from a distance, mistaken to be Elezen or Roegadyn based on height and stature alone, a mistake she seems reasonably amused by when it happens. She carries herself tall and proud, as befits her heritage and choice of profession. By most measures Sigrid could be described to have a 'rough' sort of attractiveness or appeal. She keeps her long, dully red hair braided and mostly out of her face, of a medium-long length. Her face bears its share of scars, in particular one goes down her left eye, though the organ itself is present and fully functional. On her right cheek rests a blue tattoo that could be taken to be a stylistic interpretation of Rhalgr's symbol. Her eyes are a pleasant green, usually friendly enough. Sigrid is somewhat paler than most Ala Mhigans, though there's a light, healthy tan to her skin more often than not. Her body has a few scars here and there as well, though less than one would expect given her profession and general lack of armor that she seems to favor. The sailor has well-toned, firmly muscled arms, legs, and torso, with a rather sizable bust. She, surprisingly, seems to wear a little bit of cosmetics here and there, having some dark eye shadow on more often than not as well as a dark variety of red lipstick.

As for attire, she can most often be seen in light, simple cloths, dyed a variety of colors, though she seems to prefer the darker variety. Usually, she wears high black boots with an accompanying black skirt, worn with a loose, dark blue shirt with the front mostly open save for a few strands of fiber to keep the piece together, with a dull, brown bra fully visible underneath to maintain her modesty. Sigrid seems to prefer wearing a dark brown sailor's bandanna tied around her head, with a few scrimshaws and other baubles hanging off a little of the side of it. All in all she seems to enjoy light, airy pieces that are easy to move in and keep one cool in the breeze.

That makes her choice of equipment rather surprising. She carries a large, brutal looking greataxe on her back usually, with a few tomahawks stored in her belt. Also looped on her belt is a boarding hook, a vicious looking length of chain about ten feet in length when uncoiled that ends in a spike with prongs leading back, better to grip something and pull it in. She seems to carry the marauder tradition with her if nothing else, though in times of anger or stress if one looks in her eyes, a fire or beast within that's struggling to be unchained is evident. When Sigrid lets loose fully, it's a sight to behold.

Personality

If there's one word that best describes Sigrid, it's genuine. She seems to barely hide anything about her emotions or opinions. If she likes a person, she'll make that clear in her word choice and pleasant demeanor. If she doesn't, she gets rather brusque and rude in short order. In general, she seems 'crude', but with a kind heart under all of that. She generally tries to be amenable and friendly to most on first impressions, and is always fond of good company and humor. Her own humor borders from observatory to a dry sense of humor. That being said, there's clearly some edge to Sigrid, something lying just underneath her skin that is docile most of the time, but can be awoken to terrible potential. She is generally slow to anger, though her state of intoxication does change that, but when she does get angry, she gets viciously angry, especially if in battle. Yet in general, she's a friendly, casual person that doesn't try to make enemies, though she throws good-natured jibes at all people whenever she can.

Combat

General

Sigrid fights in the general Marauder-trained style. She focuses primarily on heavy, somewhat telegraphed blows with her greataxe, intent on severing limbs and breaking bones to end the fight as quickly as possible. She pays very little heed to defense, letting many blows land and wound her at least a little. Sigrid seems to let whatever healer is accompanying her have the stress of keeping her alive, while she just gets more and more angry as attacks strike her. When in lethal combat, she fights with wild abandon, blows raining down harder the more injured she becomes, as adrenaline surges and her inner beast loosens its bonds. Should it ever break free entirely, Sigrid enters what could almost be described as a trance, a rampaging trance, oxymoronic as that sounds. When in that state, she seems to entirely forget about anything other than the bloodlust and need for violence flowing through her, striking with terrifying might and roars. In such a situation she might well even turn against allies if not properly calmed down when the last foe is defeated.

She supplements her combat style with a few tomahawks she throws to open battles or when distance is temporarily gained. When fighting ranged foes she makes use of her boarding hook, tossing it out and hopefully lodging it into her foe, so she can tug in and drag them close, binding the two of them together so she can make use of her axe better.

If forced to fight non-lethally, she uses fists, chains, and the hilt and blunt sides of her axe, letting her strength still be used almost to its fullest, but with less lethal implements. She takes a much more careful effort to restrain her inner rampage in these situations.

Tendencies

Likes

• Alcohol: Perhaps too much at times. Sigrid, by most definitions, is an alcoholic. She enjoys being pleasantly inebriated, and enjoys its coping capabilities. Ale or grog is always preferred over fancy drinks.
• Sailing: Sigrid wouldn't be who she is if this wasn't in her blood. She loves the open sea, boats, and most things associated with sailing. Her mood tends to sour if she spends far too many weeks on land.
• Adrenaline: This, above all, is what she lives for. Through the heat of battle, flames of physical passion, risky sailing maneuvers/conditions, and standing firm against threats. Sigrid loves the high that comes from these things, and constantly seeks out new experiences to thrill her.

Dislikes

• Garleans: They took her city, her birthright, from her. She wants to make them pay for what they did to Ala Mhigo.
• Dishonesty: An open woman, as subtle as a rampaging giant, Sigrid enjoys honesty from those she interacts with. Deceit, misdirection, and lies are a fast way to sour her mood and opinion.
• Propriety: Sigrid is also a rather crude woman, dressing casually at most times, and carries herself with a light, casual demeanor. She's not a fan of overly formal events or occasions, thinking them to be very, very stuffy affairs indeed.

Hobbies/Talents

• Wood-Whittling: Sigrid enjoys whittling deadwood into artistic figurines, though simple and crude.
• Harmonica: Though she's not as skilled at music like a bard might be, Sigrid can play harmonica to pass the time, being reasonably proficient with it.
• Scrimshaw: A sailor's pastime. Sigrid enjoys carving things into pieces of bone, typically things meaningful to Highlander clans.
• Fishing: For the rare times she wants to relax, what better than to relax and get a meal for the night?

Other

• Sigrid has within her the spirit of the Warrior, having trained long hours with axe and worked to understand her rage and anger when it arises. She received her soul crystal from a shallow coastline a year or so ago, not knowing the source of it but understanding the gravity. The beast within her is loosely chained, as she never received any 'formal' training, if such a thing could be said. She keeps it in leash most of the time, but is prone to frightening outbursts of anger and a complete loss of control over herself if pressed hard enough.
• Really enjoys sea shanties, though when on land she usually isn't in much of a position to sing them.
• Generally friendly and often approaches strangers completely out of the blue to engage in conversation.

Relationships

Family

To her knowledge, Sigrid is an only child (Certainly, her parents never discussed siblings while they were alive, though that might have been to conceal pain). Her parents died when she was around ten or eleven years of age, part of the unit that fought Leviathan with the Company of Heroes. In life, they were both Highlander soldiers, ashamed to have to flee Ala Mhigo as they did. Sigrid is unaware of any extended family, such is how they were scattered after the fall. It might well be that some live in Little Ala Mhigo, or in the city proper under Garlean occupation.

Friends

Laen Ruelfal: Sigrid met the courier during a Valentione's Day ball, and they became friends in short order. Though poor timing has prevented them from becoming more, Sigrid still enjoys a healthy, if occasionally bitter and resentful, friendship with the merchant.

Arala Makeo: More an acquaintance and ally than a true friend, at least for now, Sigrid met this paladin while fighting her in the Grindstone. She took to calling her 'Kitten' out of mildly racist fondness in short order, and does seem to hope for a rematch with her, and more time spent in friendly company.

Enemies

Sigrid has been 'lucky' enough to avoid any notable enemies. For now.

Rumors

Common Rumors

• "Eh, Sigrid? She's a kind enough lass, seems real genuine and honest. Just don't get on her bad side, aye?" - Midlander merchant at Limsa Lominsa
• "She just has that look about her. Highlander. Ala Mhigan. Weird a lass like that would come to Limsa Lominsa, but I suppose they don't all linger at Little Ala Mhigo." - Elezen observer
• "Wicked with that axe, the lass is. She has to be guild-taught." - Marauder

Moderate Rumors

• "See that woman here more days than I don't, I swear. Always seems to be either ordering a drink or restocking her stash." - Baderon, Proprietor of The Drowning Wench
• "Sigrid? Aye, I know th'lass. Word is she sailed pirate when she were younger. Up and disappeared from that life a couple of years after the Calamnity, though. Can't much blame her. Poor pickings, after that, and the work felt like taking candy from a Lalafell with how we were all hurting." - Roegadyn sailor at Limsa Lominsa
• "There's something behind those eyes, I swear. I don't know whether to worry or not when an operation gets sour with Sigrid around. The woman's made for stress, one way or another. Question always is, will she stop and calm down after the enemy is dead, or will she just lose herself to whatever beast drives her?" - Maelstrom Captain
• "Heard how she got that magitek armor of her's? Well, during Operation Archon, she.. Lead ten men into Castrum Marinum, lopped off the heads of thirty Garleans, and rode off in victory with that armor!" - Storm Private (Intoxicated)
• "I heard she defeated the Hyena in her Grindstone debut with nary a scratch, and one hand tied behind her back!" - Lalafell Fight Enthusiast.

Rare Rumors

• "Did y'hear what th'scout said? Swore he heard some'un like th'Lieutenant screamin' bloody rage down in the Mines the other night. Also saw some blood-drenched figure stalk out of them in th'night, but it were too dark t'make it out. But tha'd be insane. No one goes down into those mines alone without good reason or a deathwish..." - Storm Private at Camp Overlook
• "Some nights when I'm closing up shop, I see some red-haired sailor on the pier, just looking out to the sea with moon and stars overhead. Whoever she is, she looks rather lonely. Guess it's a common thing for them sailors. Weeks, months at sea.. Can't be easy." - Fishmonger

PC Rumors

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History/Timeline

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