Talia Shahli

ಌ Dance is the language of our Souls ಌ

[edit] Details Personality Relationships Rumors Gallery OOC Notes GENERAL INFORMATION Talia is a Thavnairian native who has lived in Thanalan (and Ul'dah, for a short time) since the age of 5. Trained in the martial arts, she is a talented fighter who recently registered with the Pugilist and Adventurers' Guilds in Ul'dah. While she still has much to learn due to her sheltered years, Talia is driven by a desire to help those in need while becoming stronger herself. APPEARANCE Talia's frame is notably petite, standing at below-average height among fellow Hyur. Her skin is a deep, rich brown accentuated by light, yet defined, musculature from years of martial training. Her eyes are pale golden and she sports short-cut "pixie" black hair. When in Ul'dah, Talia will most often be seen wearing clothes of leather, goatskin and hempen make. Her wear tends to be form-fitting yet nonrestrictive - practical and comfortable for combat. When adventuring across Thanalan Talia dons Thavnairian clothing, complete with brown bolera, royal blue wrap, pastel pink sarouel and her Thavnairian dancer's headdress. Aspects That Stand Out: ■ Petite frame ■ Browned skin ■ Light golden eyes PERSONALITY Most first encounters with Talia will leave others thinking she is pleasant enough, if not a bit transactional. Talia is not one to speak more than necessary, at least not when it comes to everyday interactions with those she doesn't know well. She is also morally strict for a frequenter of Ul'dahn districts and cares little for the society which allows misdeeds to slide under the law of coin. Negative experiences with Ul'dahn culture have left Talia very distrusting and contribute to her withdrawn nature, especially within the city-state. Getting to know Talia beyond the surface level reveals a bright and energetic spirit who laughs a lot and loves cute things. Helping others is a passion, though she's still searching for a greater purpose and place in life. L I K E S ■ Pink. Talia's favorite color. She won't admit it, but she loves pink things, especially if they have frills! ■ Cute animals. Talia loves small, cute creatures. Star Marmots are among her favorites. D I S L I K E S ■ Ul'dah. Bad memories and the culture of coin put Talia at odds with the city-state. She tends to keep to herself during visits. ■ Serpents. Something about their writhing, elongated scaly bodies are very unsettling to Talia. She doesn't care for them in any form. H O B B I E S ■ Dancing.Her greatest passion, even above her martial endeavors. Talia first learned to dance from her mother, who was a Thavnairian dancer. ■ Training. A pugilist and Monk-in-training, Talia is dedicated to her martial training. G R E A T E S T S T R E N G T H ■ Strong-willed. Talia has experienced much loss, but perseveres. She does not allow sorrow to stop her from moving forward, even if she doesn't know where she is going. G R E A T E S T W E A K N E S S E S ■ Stubbornness. Talia does not like to compromise her morals, which are very strict. Not even a small lie sits right with her even if it's for good reason. She may very well stubbornly refuse to take any action, no matter how slight, if she feels that it is not right. G R E A T E S T M O T I V A T I O N ■ Helping Others. At present, Talia is a bit lost as to where her life will lead. For now she uses her combat skills to help others and has joined the Adventurers' Guild to that end. RELATIONSHIP STATUS LEGEND ♥ Family – ♥ Involved – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – Unsure FAMILY Person Name, relationship. ( ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: " ." Description of their relationship. NON-FAMILY Person Name, relationship. ( ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: " ." Description of their relationship. RUMORS N P C Some of these rumors may be untrue, speculation, or greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "She comes in early almost every morning. Trains alone for hours... occasionally takes on a sparring partner and I've yet to see her lose. Then she's gone just as quiet as she came." - Guild pugilist. ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "Seen her out and about at a little Thanalan town in the west. She was dressed in fancy clothes and dancing about with the children." - Traveling merchant/guard. ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "She lived up in the hills with that traveling monk before he disappeared years ago. Felt bad for her honestly, girl's been on her own this whole time." - Thanalan townsman/woman. P C Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others! ■ "Rumor." — Rumormonger. Artwork Screenshots ಌ OOC NOTES ಌ OOC INFORMATION Player Note Thanks for checking out my wiki page for Talia! Feel free to contact me anytime if you want to discuss RP. I've described Talia as initially withdrawn in the personality description, but I understand that RP is a two way street and I'm willing to do my part to make things work. Personal RP Limits In general, if the RP can have any important or serious consequences I ask that it be discussed with me OOC. ■ I will play Mature/Dark themes and combat RP. Violence, temporary physical harm, alcohol and sexual themes are okay as long as the plot is appropriately involved. Talia is a good girl with a strong sense of justice and can easily find herself opposed to characters of a more malignant persuasion, for better or worse. I'm not looking for frequent combat RP, but if it happens it must be discussed OOC how we want to go about it just to avoid any messiness. ■ I won't play ERP, lore-breaking RP, or the permanent death of my character. Permanent injury will only happen if it's something I want for my character. Disclaimer Little Tidbits. ■ If something happens during RP that I'm not okay with, I will definitely reach out and communicate. Please do the same with me. ■ I reserve the right to leave or void roleplay if it's determined at any point that a character involved is not lore-adherent. Otherwise, I will simply not acknowledge the lorebreaking aspect of the RP. CHARACTER TIDBITS Potential Plot Hooks A few ideas for possible RP interactions: ■ Adventurer in need? Talia frequents levemetes as of late, as a newly registered adventurer. Perhaps she pulls a guildleve/levequest that you were interested in? ■ Talia can be found at the pugilist guild fairly regularly. She trains religiously. Maybe your character is interested in being a mentor, sparring partner, or just wants to talk about martial arts. ■ For certain reasons, Talia is not terribly fond of Ala Mhigan men. She avoids them and certainly wouldn't care to be approached directly by them. Character Lore Adherence I definitely do my best to make sure I'm within lore bounds. That said, I have recently returned to the game after years away and I'm new to the RP scene. If there are any mistakes I'll be sure to fix them right up. Any major changes will be listed here: ■ No changes required.

ಌ INFORMATION ಌ Name - Talia Shahli [TAL-ee-uh shah-LEE] Race - Hyur [Near Eastern] Age - 20 Name Day - 14th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon Deity - Rhalgr, the Destroyer ■ Alias/Nickname: "Lia" ■ Occupation: Adventurer ■ Alignment: Lawful Good ■ Nationality: Thavnairian ■ Citizenship: Ul'dah ■ Affiliations: Pugilist Guild, Adventurers' Guild ■ Gender: Female ■ Orientation: Heterosexual ■ Marital: Single Template made by User:Abelia Kir Armiger and free for use!