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*'''Hair:''' Dark red, with lighter red highlights. She usually wears it tied up in pigtails on the front of her head. | *'''Hair:''' Dark red, with lighter red highlights. She usually wears it tied up in pigtails on the front of her head. | ||
| − | *'''Eyes:''' Deep red, with a tinge of dark brown. | + | *'''Eyes:''' Deep red, with a tinge of dark brown. She also has a pure white eye located on her forehead that she tends to comb her hair over to keep it hidden. |
*'''Skin:''' Somewhat tanned. She tends to tan easier than she burns. | *'''Skin:''' Somewhat tanned. She tends to tan easier than she burns. | ||
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::Rio's family comes from a long line of Garlean Miqo'te going all the way back to when the former republic was barely formed. An offshoot clan of Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te was one of the first aggressors out of many to attack the fledgling nation. This clan, who's name has been lost to history, was soundly trounced by the formidable fighters of the republican guard; and their leaders were captured. So, in exchange for becoming one of the few allies of Garlemald, the Miqo'te would be allowed to live freely amongst them. | ::Rio's family comes from a long line of Garlean Miqo'te going all the way back to when the former republic was barely formed. An offshoot clan of Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te was one of the first aggressors out of many to attack the fledgling nation. This clan, who's name has been lost to history, was soundly trounced by the formidable fighters of the republican guard; and their leaders were captured. So, in exchange for becoming one of the few allies of Garlemald, the Miqo'te would be allowed to live freely amongst them. | ||
::Over time, this Seeker of the Sun clan's tribal traditions were replaced by those of their Garlean allies, and they became a part of the republic. They cast off the name "Seekers of the Sun" and became Garlemald's own "Children of Steel"; sworn to serve the republic for the rest of their days, They took up traditionally Garlean names and traditions, and a few of them even rose into the nobility of the republic, and later the empire. The Rosch family was one of those families. | ::Over time, this Seeker of the Sun clan's tribal traditions were replaced by those of their Garlean allies, and they became a part of the republic. They cast off the name "Seekers of the Sun" and became Garlemald's own "Children of Steel"; sworn to serve the republic for the rest of their days, They took up traditionally Garlean names and traditions, and a few of them even rose into the nobility of the republic, and later the empire. The Rosch family was one of those families. | ||
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| + | ''She's a Magitek Woman'' | ||
| + | ::Rio van Rosch was born to a pair of Imperial engineers, with her mother hailing from a prestigious house of Children of Steel Miqo'te known as the house of Rosch: and her father being another child of steel who's house name had been lost in the tribe's transition from savage tribals to civilized soldiers of the Empire. The two were wed by their coworkers in a small, abandoned airship hangar in the Bozja Citadel, and for a time, life was good, peaceful even. Perry and Alya carried about their work, toiling for the good of the Empire. After a time, Perry himself was even accepted into the house of Rosch, becoming Perry van Rosch. | ||
| + | ::And of course, as such things go, Alya eventually became pregnant by Perry and bore a single daughter, everyone's favorite Rio van Rosch. The small child was blessed, in that she had enough of the pure blood of the Empire to be born with a third eye upon her forehead, as all pureblooded Garelans have. Years passed uneventfully around the small family until the year of Ala Mihgo's fall, when they decided to return to the Rosch Family's seat of influence in Garlemald proper for the sake of young Rio's education. | ||
| + | ::Perry and Alya, being the team that they were, were brought on as engineers nearly directly under Cid nan Garlond, a minister of magitek in the capital city. Rio began attending a prestigious school, where she learned the various disciplines that any young Garlean of rank might learn. However, it was Rio's experiences outside her education that would set her course in life. | ||
| + | ::Having magiengineers as parents, Rio was exposed frequently to the art and science that is magitek. She found herself fascinated by all the strange and awe-inspiring creations her family had a hand in while working under Cid, and found a craving for knowledge awaken in her. She would locate books on magitek (small ones, she's only nine turns old at this point) and devour the information contained within. Instead of playing with friends like many children her age, Rio would accompany her parents to their work, watching from a safe distance and helping where she could. She met with Cid nan Garlond quite a bit during this time in her life, mainly because they just happened to be in the same place at the same time. | ||
| + | ::She was not, however, without friends. Her best friend, Gidget Throttle, shared her enthusiasm for magiengineering, and accompanied her on these trips to the workshops and hangars that she spent so much of her childhood in. | ||
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Revision as of 09:55, 8 October 2013
 Rio van Rosch
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| Gender | Female |
| Race | Miqo'te |
| Clan | Children of Steel (Garlean Native Miqo'te) |
| Citizenship | Garlean |
| Place of birth | Bozja Citadel |
| Guardian | Llymaen, the Navigator |
| Nameday | 30th Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon (Age: 23) 1549 |
| Occupation | Magiengineer |
| Pronunciation | Ree-yo vohn Rawsh |
Contents
Rio van Rosch
The Basics
Biographical
Family
- Father: Perry van Rosch- Alive, living in La Noscea, works for Garlond Ironworks.
- Mother: Alya van Rosch- Alive, living in La Noscea, works for Garlond Ironworks.
Appearance
- Height: Slightly on the shorter side, roughly 5'2"
- Weight: Roughly average.
- Body: Rio is lithely muscled, due to the amount of physical activity that goes with her profession.
- Hair: Dark red, with lighter red highlights. She usually wears it tied up in pigtails on the front of her head.
- Eyes: Deep red, with a tinge of dark brown. She also has a pure white eye located on her forehead that she tends to comb her hair over to keep it hidden.
- Skin: Somewhat tanned. She tends to tan easier than she burns.
- Clothing: Rio tends to wear lighter, more comfortable fabrics; oftentimes showing a lot of skin. This is due to her work environment normally being a stuffy, hot, airship engine room. She also usually has some sort of explosive or device stuffed into every nook and cranny of her outfit, and usually modifies them with extra straps or secret pockets to facilitate cramming even MORE volatile devices onto her person. (Such as storing sticks of dynamite in the heels of her boots.)
- When working, however, she tends to favor heavy sets of plate armor. She usually modifies this armor with a number of devices such as hidden guns and compartments for holding devices.
Personality
"Some women just want to see the world burn."
- Alignment:Chaotic Neutral
- Personality:More often than not, Rio tends to act as a complete, over the edge cloudcuckoolander. Her head is normally in the clouds; or when she is in touch with reality, she's normally extremely off-kilter. With an appetite for massive explosions and lots and lots of fire, Rio is the very personification of the "Sapper" fantasy archetype. She seems almost distant from most negatively charged situations, and usually it takes quite a bit for her to process when she's supposed to be angry or sad.
- Despite her near-genius intellect, Rio normally appears more than a little dimwitted, leaving people amazed when they find out that she actually does know her stuff. She's also fiercely loyal to anyone who earns her trust, to the point where individuals such as Alothia or Misaio can point at something and tell her to blow it up and it will be rubble in seconds, no questions asked.
- Morals: Rio tends to act in ways that benefit Rio. Though this tends to extend to people that she values, she doesn't pay much mind to those that she doesn't. She tends to care little for the laws of the realm, and tends to commit crimes like robbery or murder without so much a thought for the consequences. After all, if it's good for Rio, it must be good for everyone, right?
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By The Numbers
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History
Before The Calamity
'Ancestry
- Rio's family comes from a long line of Garlean Miqo'te going all the way back to when the former republic was barely formed. An offshoot clan of Seeker of the Sun Miqo'te was one of the first aggressors out of many to attack the fledgling nation. This clan, who's name has been lost to history, was soundly trounced by the formidable fighters of the republican guard; and their leaders were captured. So, in exchange for becoming one of the few allies of Garlemald, the Miqo'te would be allowed to live freely amongst them.
- Over time, this Seeker of the Sun clan's tribal traditions were replaced by those of their Garlean allies, and they became a part of the republic. They cast off the name "Seekers of the Sun" and became Garlemald's own "Children of Steel"; sworn to serve the republic for the rest of their days, They took up traditionally Garlean names and traditions, and a few of them even rose into the nobility of the republic, and later the empire. The Rosch family was one of those families.
She's a Magitek Woman
- Rio van Rosch was born to a pair of Imperial engineers, with her mother hailing from a prestigious house of Children of Steel Miqo'te known as the house of Rosch: and her father being another child of steel who's house name had been lost in the tribe's transition from savage tribals to civilized soldiers of the Empire. The two were wed by their coworkers in a small, abandoned airship hangar in the Bozja Citadel, and for a time, life was good, peaceful even. Perry and Alya carried about their work, toiling for the good of the Empire. After a time, Perry himself was even accepted into the house of Rosch, becoming Perry van Rosch.
- And of course, as such things go, Alya eventually became pregnant by Perry and bore a single daughter, everyone's favorite Rio van Rosch. The small child was blessed, in that she had enough of the pure blood of the Empire to be born with a third eye upon her forehead, as all pureblooded Garelans have. Years passed uneventfully around the small family until the year of Ala Mihgo's fall, when they decided to return to the Rosch Family's seat of influence in Garlemald proper for the sake of young Rio's education.
- Perry and Alya, being the team that they were, were brought on as engineers nearly directly under Cid nan Garlond, a minister of magitek in the capital city. Rio began attending a prestigious school, where she learned the various disciplines that any young Garlean of rank might learn. However, it was Rio's experiences outside her education that would set her course in life.
- Having magiengineers as parents, Rio was exposed frequently to the art and science that is magitek. She found herself fascinated by all the strange and awe-inspiring creations her family had a hand in while working under Cid, and found a craving for knowledge awaken in her. She would locate books on magitek (small ones, she's only nine turns old at this point) and devour the information contained within. Instead of playing with friends like many children her age, Rio would accompany her parents to their work, watching from a safe distance and helping where she could. She met with Cid nan Garlond quite a bit during this time in her life, mainly because they just happened to be in the same place at the same time.
- She was not, however, without friends. Her best friend, Gidget Throttle, shared her enthusiasm for magiengineering, and accompanied her on these trips to the workshops and hangars that she spent so much of her childhood in.
This Town is Falling Apart
Post Calamity
During the Events of A Realm Reborn
Rio suddenly reappeared roughly five years after the calamity at the Cold Moon Gala. Although she didn't end up as a Warrior of Light, she didn't speak of where she had departed to since the calamity happened. However, she did reunite with Alothia and the rest of Corvus Cinis, and rejoined the company the same day. When Lainseworth approached Corvus, offering a way to regain his voice, Rio participated in a raid into the Haukke Manor to fulfill the requirements to use the dark magic. Outside the manor, she was reunited with Misaio, her captain.
Chapter 1: Schemes and Schisms
Additional Info
Relationships
Misaio Imella- The individual closest to Rio before she went missing, Rio and Misaio are very close friends. Misaio captains the airship that Rio works on and Rio would follow her into the seven hells if need be. Rio has resumed her work as Misaio's second-in-command, following her orders to the letter. She's also smitten with the woman, though she respects her too much to really act upon it.
Alothia Starkwood- Rio's boss in Corvus Cinis prior to her departure with Misaio. Rio is immensely loyal to Alothia even now, and would probably still make good on her promise to "melt anyone that hurts her." She was reunited with her after the Calamity and rejoined Alothia's company.
Lily Dawnsworn- The second-in-command of Corvus Cinis that Rio loves to tease. Although sometimes Lily can act cold to her, Rio presses on undaunted to make her as silly as the rest of the company. She likes to flirt with her, although she doesn't have much real interest in her romantically.
Vash Ashford- An employee of Corvus Cinis Rio met after the calamity. Rio's not quite sure what to make of him yet, but gauges him to be pretty harmless, at least. She's come to believe that the one thing that he does excel at is being a minion or henchman.
Lainseworth Ravencraft- One of Rio's close friends from before the Calamity; Rio is immensely fond of the little Lalafell. She tries to treat him with a measure of respect, given his position and talents as her coworker; but usually is reduced to high pitch squeals and headpats and hugs in his incredibly cute presence. Even having gained the ability to speak, Rio's condition when it comes to Lainse has hardly improved.
Eric Verus- An employee of Corvus Cinis that Rio met briefly during a tense encounter with Deirdre. After she found out about his background, she developed a measure of respect for him; to the point where she forged a gunblade for him to use against Souyo, which he promptly broke and lost in the snows of Coerthas. She's somewhat sore about that still.
Souyo Xander- A man who was corrupted by the power of a dark crystal and waged a private war against Corvus Cinis. Rio had always seen Souyo's death as a means to an end, but holds no personal vendetta against him.
Deirdre Ta'ea- A former Eorzean Guard member that Rio once served with. Given her propensity for stabbing people and generally threatening nature, Rio tends to be scared stiff of her. She is, in Rio's words, "A terrifying, horrible, super mean, stab-you-in-the-gut, jerk!".
The Rumor Mill
- Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
- "I heard that she's a Garlean! You think she's still loyal to them?"
- "Oh yeah, she works on an airship, right? She's always getting engine parts commissioned from the armorer's guild."
- Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
- "I heard her parents work for Garlond Ironworks. Does that mean they're all Garlean?"
- "H-her! I saw her out in La Noscea fighting voidkin the other day! Her axe was on fire! No, literally!"
- Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
- "I saw her talking with a big Garlean in black armor! I think they might be in cahoots!"
- PC Rumors (From Other Characters)
- "Thankfully she's calmed down since the Calamity. I swear to the Twelve, though, if she burns down another one of my buildings...there will be hell to pay." - Alothia Starkwood
- "I'd hit that. Just saying." -Tayn Zolin
- Things You Can't Possibly Know (But I want you to know OOCly)
- Wanted for Interesting Roleplay
Theme Songs
Rio's theme
Gutten Kisling- Okage: Shadow King OST
Battle theme
Alexandrite- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift OST
Good Mood theme
Crisis theme
Sad theme
Antiphona- C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control OST
Traveling theme
(Thanks for listening!)
Footnotes!
TV Tropes: Cloudcuckoolander, Wrench Wench, Throw Down The Bomblette, The Fake Cutie, Genki Girl, Red Headed Hero
