Stehl Helmgarde

Stehl Helmgarde

"I'll keep on struggling. Always have, always will."

VITAL INFORMATION ■ CURRENT ALIAS... Stehl ■ RACE & CLAN... Hyur, Midlander ■ NAMEDAY... 6th Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon. ■ GENDER... Female ■ AGE... 24. ■ ORIENTATION... Homosexual. ■ MARITAL STATUS... Single

OTHER STATISTICS ■ HERITAGE... Ala Mhigan. ■ NATIONALITY... Ul'dahn. ■ RESIDENCE... The Quicksand. ■ OCCUPATION... Adventurer and Gladiator. ■ PATRON DEITY... None. ■ HEIGHT... 6'0". ■ WEIGHT... 160 ponze?

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• Appearance
• Behavior
• Combat
• Rumors
• Interests
• Relationships
• Footnotes
• OOC

A P P E A R A N C E

Stehl is quite the example of physical prowess, standing at an incredibly tall height for a female Midlander, reaching 72 ilms. This fact combined with her curvy features and very athletic build leaves many mistaking her for a Highlander though she's more than ready to insist that she isn't. Years of training and fighting have left her toned and scarred, ranging from nicks and cuts to larger imperfections where she's been stabbed or clawed open and culminating in a large scar that stretches almost all the way down the left side of her body. Despite that, her body retains a certain softness to it and her features are often considered pretty by people; large blue eyes that match a clear sky, full lips with the slightest hint of pink to them, and her unusually pale skin tone which seems to defy the fact she lives in Ul'dah and was born an Ala Mhigan.

B E H A V I O R

Mercurial, the Hyuran swordsman has a very wide range of emotions that always seem to lay near the surface. It can't be properly explained just how bad she is at concealing what she feels most of the time, which can either work in her favor in certain social situations or horribly backfire.

C O M B A T

Attributes
	Strength	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		P.Defense	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Dexterity	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		M.Defense	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Martial Prowess	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Intelligence	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
	Magic Affinity	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █		Luck	█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having spent most of her life practicing and fighting with a blade in hand, Stehl is very skilled with the use of swords with the majority of her focus laying with hand-and-a-half swords. When this skill is combined with astute senses and an almost uncanny sixth sense for potential dangers, it makes the midlander a very dangerous opponent to try and handle one-on-one, even without drawing upon magic. Wielding her blade as if it were an extension of her own arm, Stehl relies heavily upon her instinct and trusts in her own ability to handle incoming strikes by diverting them to less vital locations such as areas protected by heavy plating or by magic. However, while able to react quickly and think on her feet, it is very jarring when a situation changes for the worse in an unexpected way, often leaving her vulnerable for those brief, vital moments.

While not trained in the traditional ways of magic, the ginger hyur is self-taught and creative with how she draws on Aether; in the most dangerous way conceivable, if efficient. Using her body itself as a conduit allows her to directly tap into the strengths of the elements, most often infusing her muscles and skin with light and dark-aspected elemental magic to draw out her maximum strength or speed, as well as to harden her skin to withstand physical and even magical blows. The risk comes into play when she uses this form of magic for too long, something a person's body is not able to withstand for too long. Muscles strain and even snap, skin cracks and flakes away, and her body begins to break down from exposure to raw energy. When this same power is extended to her weapons and armor, she can afford to use more powerful and focuses infusions though likely at great risk to the long-term health of the equipment.

Drawing almost exclusively upon Astral or Umbral aspected Aether, the magic tends to fluctuate in strength based on her willpower and emotions respectively. If something is able to make her waver, the light will fade away while if her emotions rise to a peak, the darkness visibly flows from her as if she had no control over it. While a very stubborn and passionate person, Stehl is very often her own worst enemy when it comes to fighting.

R U M O R S

Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC!

Common Rumors (Easy to overhear)

• "Wait, what do you mean "she?" Thought they were a guy."
• "Been in the Bloodsands for a long time, for how old she is. Keeps changing her look and what they call her every so often."
• "Stupid troublemaker, keeps on causing problems for people out of the blue."

Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)

• "That 'un's always got somebody chatting her up, but I hear she can't keep a steady relationship."
• "Always seems to treat you how you treat her. Kind of? It's a bit weird, in the end."
• "Y'can see her eyes darting around if you pay attention, like she's trying to keep an eye on everything going on nearby. Kinda paranoid, if you ask me."

Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)

• "If y'pay attention to when she fights, you'll notice that she buggers off for at least a moon every once in a while. Odd, yeah?"
• "Red girly? She's pretty nice, when you're chatting with her. But if y'see her off on her own, always looks a bit sad."
• "Lady never quite meets your expectations down in the Coliseum. She either goes through the motions or gives it her all. No rhyme or reason, either."

PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players)

• "She's a li'l too emotional for her own good... but she's gotta good heart!" -Chiharu Yamauchi
• "Good person an' quick t' act. Sometimes too quick, but I'd be hypocritical if I didn't admit t' sharin' a similar fault. She'll be there when ye need someone, an' that's what matters th' most." - Sukina Cassady

I N T E R E S T S

Likes

• Helping people out.
• Reading, mostly concerning fighting, magic, or strategy.
• Talking to people, often for hours at a time.
• Romance and being intimate.

Dislikes

• Being by herself.
• Self-righteous jerks.
• Inconsistency in peoples actions.
• Losing control of her emotions.

Quirks

• Names her own techniques, but is too embarrassed to say them out loud. The Coliseum is an exception for this, if the "cool factor" would improve the fight for the crowd at that moment.
• Only likes fighting people she deems to be worth fighting, if it isn't strictly necessary. The conditions for being "worthy" seem to vary wildly or be non-existent.
• Is really embarrassed about it, but she loves to sing. Too shy and worried about what people will say, she just hums instead.
• Constantly is keeping an eye on her surroundings, even in a relatively safe place.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

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Romantic Interest

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Platonic Love

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Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Deceased

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Uncertain

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♥ Sukina Cassady

"Embodiment of the Ideal"

A very fast and close friend of Stehl's, Sukina has done much to help the swordsman start moving on from the agony of her past. In her eyes, Suki represents something that she respects more than anything else a person is capable of; a true hero, able to both fight evil and aid the meek without any benefit to herself. Unfortunately, it has also resulted in Stehl gaining a growing attraction to the young woman that cannot be reciprocated.

♥ Gerel Kha

"Walker of Fate's Wheel"

Gerel of the Kha is the closest person to family Stehl has, having long since earned a level of trust that the woman has never given anybody in her life before. Be it the similar paths or philosophies they share or the simple desire to help others however possible, something within the Xaela resonates with her soul and she cannot deny that bond. Simply put, they are sisters and nothing will stop them from helping each other stand when needed.

● Chiharu Yamauchi

"Lonely Torch in the Dark"

Chiharu is a bit of an odd duck. Stehl feels that while their friendship is fairly strong there's always just a touch of distance keeping them from truly becoming close. Given the Raen's habit of doing the important things on her own and generally refusing people's help, it's no surprise. But, the Midlander still is very fond of spending time with Chi, be it bothering her with puns or having a quiet talk away from all the noise of Ul'dah, and continues to offer what help she can.

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F O O T N O T E S

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Theme Song(s):

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Miscellaneous

This Template was ripped completely from Sukina Cassady, who took inspiration from Atlas Irvine, Coatleque Crofte, Unnamed Mercenary, and Gharen Wolfsong!