Yvane Ashdale

Yvane Ashdale
Gender	Female
Race	Hyur
Clan	Midlander
Citizenship	Ul'dah
Nameday	5th Sun, 5th Umbral Moon, 1558 (Age 20)
Guardian	Nald'thal, the Trader
Profession	Sellsword; Miner; Repairer
Aliases	Yva; Yvie; Ash
Theme	Bolero of Fire - Koji Kondo

x. General

Yvane Ashdale hires herself out as a sellsword and bodyguard, having suffered multiple rejections from both the Brass Blades and the Immortal Flames. Nonetheless, she is outfitted in an obviously deteriorating uniform of the the Flames' colors. Never far from The Quicksand with a corresponding bottle of ale—her good sword arm, steely glare and quick feet keep her tab under control—but something in her eyes longs for a more romantic fate. Once in a moon, as she drinks at a lonely table, one can overhear whispers of her family's fallen name. Fortunes in Ul'dah rise and fall as reliably as the waves crash on the shores of La Noscea, and it seems Yvane's has done just so.

x. Appearance

Short in stature, but densely muscled and darkly tanned, it doesn't take more than a glance to recognize the fight in Yvane. She takes a practical approach to her appearance: cropped hair swept back and every ilm of her body covered in armor. Wherever one encounters the girl, a skin of ale or her father's trusty pipe are unfailingly close at hand. No matter how light her flask becomes, her steel-blue eyes shine bright and alert under the street lamps—and they're usually looking for a fight. Her hair and eyebrows are thick, black and draw the Uldah'n sun to her face like a Gravity spell. It's rare to catch a glance at the figure underneath her hauberk—though, her own eyes are always undressing Momodi's newest patrons.

x. Personality

[Under Construction]

x. Past

Yvane first stepped beyond the gates of Ul'dah when she was fifteen years old—scarcely a bell after hearing news of her father's death at the hands of the Amalj'aa. She grew up the daughter of one of Ul'dah's well-loved Flame Commanders: as a girl, she lived for his tales of distant lands, Amalj'aa blood and the shining armor of the Sultansworn. Though her father was little more than a glorified mercenary before the crises of the end of the Sixth Astral Era, he was greater than The Twelve could ever hope to be, in her eyes.

Shortly after The Calamity, as the Immortal Flames turned their attention back to rebuilding and protecting Ul'dah's borders from the Beast Tribes, Yvane's father was always away on the edges of Thanalan. Everything changed when he was led himself and his unit to their deaths during an Amalj'aa ambush in 1573, scarcely a year after the Flames' victories in Mor Dhona. Everything he owned in life went to the Priests of Thal in order to pay his funeral costs and find him an honorable grave after such a disgrace. Henceforth, Yvane took up the sword and began to live the adventurer's life she believed would restore honor (and coin) to her family name. There had to be a way to do that in Ul'dah without selling off the rest of her belongings in Thal's name.

x. Present

Flames of Revenge

[Under Construction]

A Marginal Mercenary

[Under Construction]

x. Relationships

[PC] Rowan Hunt - Yvane met this green La Noscean during a supply run to The Silver Bazaar. He showed aptitude for a new adventurer and she was impressed with his strength, though she made no comment to him before collecting her fee and heading off for a drink with Kikipu. She hopes to run another job with him, granted he doesn't get himself killed by Ul'dahn thugs. She wondered over her drink whether she should try to keep an eye on him... He was wasn't bad-looking, either.

[PC] Rosalind Westwind - A woman Yvane has had her eye on for several moons. Not quite ladylike, but pretty for a merchant, Rosalind always catches Yvane's eye when she passes through the Exchange on her way to the city gates. Despite Rosalind's continued disinterest, Yvane continues invite the older girl for drinks whenever the opportunity strikes. She hasn't seen her lately, though... Where has the shopkeep disappeared to?

x. Rumors

• "Little Yva. That brat's been nothin' but trouble since she crawled back here. Wish the lizard men had taken her 'stead of her old man. Thal watch over him." — High Flame Commander Jakys Ryder
• "Ah... the mercenary? No. If she asked for me, please don't tell her I'm in the markets today. She continues to insist I join her at that... unsavory establishment..." — Rosalind Westwind
• "She's a fool, and worse, a coinless deviant. Just as her father was." — Quicksand Patron

x. Page Updates

14.01.2015: Began writing page. Credit for template and formatting belongs to Mylene Wharf, Sounsyy Mirke and Deirdre.

15.01.2015: Added Relationships, Rumors and Appearance sections.