Zoey Holendoey

Zoey Holendoey
320px “The only significance of me speaking with you, is to show your insignificance.”
Gender	Female
Race	Lalafell
Clan	Unknown
Citizenship	Ishgard
Pronunciation	Z-oh-ee Ha-all-lan-dow-ee
Age	30
Height/Weight	2' 11 / 59 ponz.
Job	Investigator and Speechwriter with part time work at the Gold Saucer
Class	Ice specialized Thaumaturge
Relationship Status	Single

Character

General

Zoey is an experienced and rather cold-hearted Plainsfolk Lalafell who can be seen traveling around Eorzea night and day, almost never with a smile. She's business first, and pleasure later, usually one who prefers to be on her own and sees friendships as little more than a humerus distraction. Though a specialist in ice magic, Zoey prefers her words as a weapon, and is known for a sharp, silver tongue, always one to win an argument, even if it puts others in a state of rage or leads to her getting lashed out at. She's blunt, witty, rarely kind with her words, but in the end she gets things done and deep down has a good heart. It's just a shame that she surrounds it with ice and keeps people at a distance with her perfectionist attitude.

Appearance

Zoey is slightly shorter than your normal lalafell, but not by much, and is rather slim even for the pear shaped body most lalafells have. Her hips are thinner than most of her kind, and one could barely find even a hint of muscle build on her anywhere but along her legs since she's quite used to traveling. The pale skinned lalafell has a rather delicate looking face, though one that is most often sporting an annoyed expression, as if the world around her and the existence of others close to her is enough to bother the lalafell. And her icy blue eyes don't seem to help for that matter, as she's seen with a cold stare that makes most uncomfortable, putting off an imposing and grumpy aura around her, like she's never had a pleasant day in her life. Her hair is a dark blue as well, more navy blue in hue, and is nearly combed down, while being done in two, small braids just past the front of her small, slightly pointed ears. The only thing Zoey is a little annoyed with is her short, thick brows, which normally are furrowed in an annoyed expression much like her her lips are curled in a scowl.

Overall, she keeps herself relatively clean, knowing she needs a proper and professional look without appearing too flashy, and the lalafell has a rather unique beauty to her, like a sculpture delicately made of ice, even if her attitude often disrupts the image one would get at a glance.

Fashion

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Behavior

Zoey’s personality can be described as cold, calculating, to the point, and articulate. She always wants to know what’s going on, and has a ‘know it all’ sort of air around her at all times. The lalafell is well aware of her intellect, and she’s not afraid to show her prowess either. She tends to be domineering to those she feels are beneath her, is brazen, and very vainglorious, tending to care little about making friends, and more about making others realize she is on top. Of course, many don’t get along with her egotistical and narcissistic attitude, but she couldn’t care less about this. She knows she’s better than others, and isn’t afraid to rub it in their face.

Often, she does just keep quiet and to herself. But the moment something is said that she doesn’t approve of, someone has some form of information wrong, or someone just dares to speak with her, there is nothing but a rude, harsh attitude from her, as she often verbally assassinates someone, identifying people and their weak points and what to say to just morally crush them.

Even in a battle, her attitude doesn't change much, but she can be more vocal about it. She remains just as cold as the ice she flings about, but will complain, insult, and shout at her foe, demoralizing them in any way she can. The girl hates having to fight physically, preferring her words as a weapon, though that doesn't stop her from fighting for what she believes in.

Occupation

In simple terms, Zoey is an investigator, taking orders from local guards and officials to check out suspicious areas and survey the landscape. But her work goes deeper than that, as she is forced to pry for information from the locals even if they don't like it, seek out missing individuals, or simply return to the local guards whenever she spot some suspicious activity.

Due to this, Zoey has a few special privileges with guards like the Yellowjackets, Brass Blades, God Quiver, and the Wood Wailers. It isn't anything spectacular, but it does give Zoey a few connections and allows her to get through secure areas a little easier. In a way, she's like a detective, taking any odd jobs she can get where her intellect will shine, but also her natural talent in ice magic to aid her in combat can keep her sustained in any dangerous situation. Overall, Zoey is found traveling a lot, calling out to guards and bringing them to suspicious activities, dangerous foes, or even when someone has gone missing. Or, just poking and prying around the crowds to find more information and a solution to the problem she's been entrusted to investigate.

On the side, Zoey also does a bit of speech-writing for officials. While it's not her full time work, and really just something she does to pass the time, the brainy but brash lalafell has been known to write for a few officials. Due to this, she's been able to even personally meet and share a little time with head figures like Merlwyb or the Sultana, Nanamo. Though such work was strictly professional, aiding in writing their speeches when such officials simply don't have the time to put into doing one themselves.

Finally, while it's only when she's desperate for money and work is slow, Zoey works at the Gold Saucer. Ironically enough, for someone who is not a people-person in any way, Zoey works as one of the Senior Sabotender mascots. She won't admit it, but the anonymous state it puts her in makes her feel like she could let her guard down, and she does adore the children she manages to make smile.

Combat

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Tendencies

Likes

• Despite how other lalafell usually dislike the cold, Zoey actually really enjoys it, likely due to her resistance from the cold from how much she focuses on ice magic.

Dislikes

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Hobbies/Talents

• Zoey possesses an incredible mana pool. Enough so that at times, she needs to expel some of it just so it doesn't start to cause problems to the aether inside her or damage her body. Because of this, while she is able to use magic rather freely, she does at times release an unnatural chill very often, as if to 'vent' off the magic.
• What she lacks in size and physique, Zoey makes up for with her sharp mind and wit. A very intellectual individual, she's always in a state of pondering, usually wrapping her head around the current case she's working on. ...Or just mentally ranting off the things that annoy her.

Facts

• Zoey claims that there were only three days in her entire life she could say she was truly happy. The first was the day she became recognized as a full-fledged Thaumaturge and was given an award as a sort of 'graduation'. The second was the special banquet she attended at Limsa, where she was treated as a guest of honor by Merlwyb herself as a recognition for a critical case she solved in Limsa. And the third was the day her mother died.
• Zoey prefers not to give out her linkpearl unless it's truly a delicate and important case. Her reasoning is that she doesn't trust others, the lalafell having fewer people she trusts than she can count on one hand.

History/Timeline

Early Life

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Relations

■ Sypher Corinth : At first, Sypher was an enemy in Zoey's eyes. Sypher was the cause of a murder of four Elezen in the Coerthas area, and one of the four was a close friend and pupil of Zoey named Vainya Sativoss. Taking the case for personal reasons, Zoey put a bounty on him to have help tracking him down. However, once he was finally found, Zoey soon realized that his actions were completely self defense, and that her pupil, Vainya, was actually a heretic and a follower of Lady Iceheart. Despite her anger for Sypher slaying Vainya, Zoey knew his actions were just, and surprisingly, she defended him in the murder trails. The two still are at odds many times, but Zoey now feels like Sypher has to live his life for those who were killed, even if they made a poor choice by following Iceheart, and now supports Sypher whenever she can, even if in her heart, it still pains her to see his face since he always makes her think of Vainya.

■ Chao Lingshen When Zoey placed a bounty on Sypher, Chao was the bounty hunter who she hired. And while in the end the hunt lead to Sypher's innocence, Zoey still found a lot of respect in Chao, believing her to be a reliable individual. The two formed a bit of a partnership, and Zoey knows if she needs a bounty hunter again, she would hire Chao. Interestingly enough, although Zoey distrusts most Domans, she found that Chao was a bit of an exception, enough so that the Miqo'te may even be changing her opinion a little of the refuges.

■ Nai Ruahki To put it bluntly, Zoey believes Nai to be a bit of a racist and doesn't like her. In truth, Nai was just doing her job in making sure suspicious folks in the Vylbrand Academy, and Zoey did come off as a bit suspicious. But when Zoey tried to get inside to speak with Sypher and Satomi about a very important case, one that could lead to Sypher's imprisonment, only for Nai to pick her up and throw her out after Zoey just tried to be civil and explain herself, it left a very sour taste in her mouth, and she doesn't wish to associate with the Miqo'te.

■ Satomi Hakase A scientist who Zoey really couldn't quite explain how she felt about at first, Zoey somehow ended up becoming friends with her. At first, she was a part of the case involving Sypher due to Satomi being both his friend, and the one who sent him to Coerthas, but despite how awkward and socially inept Satomi was, the two shared intelligent minds, strong resolves, and got through the case. Nowadays, Zoey sometimes visits the scientist over a cup of coffee, and lately she's even given Satomi a few dresses, a makeover, and tried to show the hermit of a scientist that she needs to embrace her womanly side more.

■ X'ami Tyata The Miqo'te who could perhaps be the best breakthrough Zoey had in her one, infamous case involving Sypher, X'ami helped a lot when Zoey had reached a dead end with the case. It was by a lucky chance that she met a friend of X'ami's, who then guided the lalafell to the Miqo'te herself, where the two traded a long conversation about Sypher and what -really- happened back in Coerthas. At first, both were on guard, but once the case was solved, and Zoey actually defended Sypher, the two started to see eye to eye and gained respect for one another.

■ Evirine Bajihri Though their meeting was brief, Evirine amused Zoey. She came off cold to the woman at first, but when explained her predicament, and how someone on 'Jesters day' (April 1st) snuck a Fantasia in her meal and made her a lalafell, Zoey decided to help her. Whether it was just her intellect, her calm nature, or Zoey sympathizing for once, she enjoyed what time she had, and plans to see Evirine again, perhaps this time without business to attend to.

Rumors

Common Rumors

• "That Senior Sabotender mascot there? The one all the kids are hugging? Would you believe that's her!?" - A patron of Gold Saucer who she once solved a murder mystery for.
• "That unnatural chill you feel, she's just trying to intimidate you by showing off her magic!" - A Conjurer who helped her investigate Copperbell Mines.

Moderate Rumors

• "That time she mentioned the Heretics... she spoke more for them than against them." - Coerthas Central Highlands Guard

OOC Facts

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