Edda Eglantine
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Edda Eglantine
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■ RACE... Hyur ■ GENDER... Female ■ NATIONALITY... Lominsan ■ AGE & NAMEDAY... 23, 10th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon ■ ORIENTATION... ??? ■ MARITAL STATUS... Engaged |
■ CURRENT RESIDENCE... Summerford, Mists, Fallgourd Float ■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 5'6, 130 ponz ■ THREE SIZES... 94-61-88 ■ PATRON DEITY... Nymeia ■ ALIGNMENT... Neutral Good ■ TRUE NAME... Unknown |
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P E R S O N A L I T Y
Nearly every facet of Edda's personality is a finely crafted front. Raised by her father to be a perfect - but never accessible - lady, she is vastly out of touch with her own emotions, and refuses to share the worst of her thoughts and fears with anyone, believing them to be of little importance to anyone else, and a detriment to what she is meant to be. As a woman who places her duty before all else, Edda comes across as a very distant and lonely person.
Despite this, Edda maintains a very welcoming and pleasant bearing, and typically wears a smile on her face. She is both patient and kind, and always willing to lend an ear or a hand whenever asked. While she struggles to fight against her natural coldness and shyness, she enjoys conversing with people from different walks of life, and treats all those she meets with the manners that have been drilled into her. This of course, can be a double edged sword. Edda is quick to change her opinion of those who display an abundant lack of manners or any sort of adverse behavior, and will be to cold to such individuals, or even outright hostile. She is heavily territorial when it comes to her employees or those under her association, even when it comes to those she is close to. Her words can become exceedingly harsh when she is provoked, and though it takes much to get her there, it is very much like the flip of a switch.
More often than not, Edda gives the first impression of being a kind person, but frigid and easily forgotten. Out of fear for herself, as well as a complete inability to do so even if she wanted, her true self lies buried beneath several layers of fragile facades. However, at her core lies an affectionate and gentle girl that cannot be honest with herself, or others.
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A P P E A R A N C E
Always kept prim and proper by doting servants and her own practiced touch, Edda maintains a constant appearance of nobility. She is slightly tall for a Midlander, which is only accentuated by her impeccable posture. Despite her slim build, she is unusually curvaceous, a point to which she does not enjoy bringing attention, but is still generally oblivious to. Her facial structure is sharp and regal, offset by gentle green eyes and a typically placid expression. With pale skin and light blonde hair, Edda overall has the appearance of a fragile doll, and one not at all used to the struggles and dangers of the common citizen. This is further enhanced by her persistently clean and well-groomed presentation. Her most defining feature (depending on what she is currently wearing, anyway) is a small birthmark under her right eye, which she frequently forgets about. While she is typically described as beautiful in an objective sense, she is by no means alluring, her naturally frigid aura cancelling out whatever benefits her looks may give her.
As expected of one in her position, Edda has a great love of well-tailored and feminine clothes. She generally prefers skirts and dresses - lace, frills, ribbons, silks; the more of them, the better. Preferring lighter colors such as pinks, greens and whites, all of her clothing seems unnaturally clean at all times, as if dirt and grime never touch her. However, recently Edda has taken to wearing more ergonomic designs. They are still made out of the finest materials, but she stands out less, and appears more approachable. She will wear anything at least once, and holds no reservations about showing off her body - so long as no attention is called to this fact. Self-consciousness comes quick to her, and any untoward comments about her appearance will more often than not cause her to flee.
C O M B A T
To say Edda is not suited for combat would be a gross understatement. Despite being trained in a number of different fighting styles, almost all of them were for show only, her knowledge having no application in an actual fight. Though she does not fear combat in and of itself, she does fear being the target of physical harm. With a strong affinity for magick, Edda has a strong desire to aid her allies when she can, however, she sadly has all the combat savvy of a level 3 chigoe..
Both Edda and her brother were born with an innate talent for conjury, a trait that has been prevalent in the family for some generations. She received rather slipshod training from an arcanist in her earlier years, and therefor possesses little knowledge of the art in both practice and theory. Despite a monstrous amount of latent talent with the art, she is currently quite mediocre at it, starting from the beginning in order to unlearn her poor habits. |
Edda has only received light training in thaumaturgy, to the point where she is only able to produce the weakest possible manifestations of common spells. However, she enjoys and is interested in studying it. As of now she has no time or means to, and is further held back by her father's distaste of thaumaturgy due to its association with Ul'dah. |
Taught more as a physical activity for the sake of keeping in shape than a means to defend herself, Edda is perfectly average at this. While her form is fluid and graceful, she lacks the strength and agility needed to make actual use of this skill. At the very least, she knows which end is the pointy one. |
With the limp noodles she calls arms, Edda is none too good at wielding a bow. The art was drilled in to her at a young age for the sake of showmanship and hunting for sport. Her aim and capability is good enough, but she tires easily from it, and finds her body not at all suited for it. |
S K I L L S
While she may be a complete failure when it comes to marital prowess, Edda is highly skilled in a wide array of skills, ranging from useless to helpful, her talents in them ranging from amateur to master. Her plethora of abilities and know-how is due to her rigid and extensive education, given to her with the hopes that she would revered and respected, and a prime candidate for wealth and marriage.
The primary trade of the Eglantine family, Edda is a skilled and deft seamstress, having started her training at a very young age. Her education in the art extended to both design, the history of fashion, as well as being able to identify cloth from touch alone. Her main area of expertise is working with rare and expensive materials, but she struggles with common cloth and creating clothing more oriented for wear and tear. |
The secondary, and rather secret trade skill of her family. It was through her training in enchanting that Edda became quite skilled in aether manipulation. However, the why's and how's of this skill are kept a closely-guarded secret - it is not something she is wont to talk about, let alone mention. The family's employ of this art is not well-known. |
Any proper lady worth her salt has an inclination towards music. For the sake of appearing more desirable, then later due to her own passion, Edda trained extensively in the piano. She is also adept at the violin, flute, and harp, though not nearly as much as she is with the piano. Her father expects her to perform rigidly for guests, but Edda is liable to always play from the heart, which is perhaps the only way she is able to communicate her true feelings without saying anything. |
When at home or in similar social settings, Edda's natural rigidity increases tenfold. She appreciates good manners, in part due to her extended exposure to them, and because she truly believes they are important. Nearly every action she takes and word she speaks is calculated. Recently she has been attempting to shed this habit with those she is close to, with varying results. |
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
Other miscellaneous skills Edda is proficient in. These will very rarely come up in RP. Most are useless anyway.
- ■ Singing: --- Skilled
- ■ Fashion Design: --- Skilled
- ■ Business Management: --- Skilled
- ■ Language: --- Skilled
- ■ Chocobo Riding: --- Moderately Skilled
- ■ Painting/Drawing: --- Moderately Skilled
- ■ Penmanship: --- Moderately Skilled
- ■ Botany: --- Average
- ■ Dancing: --- Average
- ■ Writing: --- Average
- ■ Alchemy: --- Below Average
- ■ Acting: --- Poor
- ■ Gymnastics: --- Poor
I N T E R A C T I O N S
Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under the Player Character category! ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely!
◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first!
◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using!
◢ Player Character Rumors - Feel free to add rumors of your own!
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Please note that Edda is quite reserved when it comes to friendship. She is not quite sure what it means to have one, and though she may consider your character a friend, and treat them as one, that does not mean she will refer to them as such in person.
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H I S T O R Y
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S T O R I E S / J O U R N A L S
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M I S C E L L A N E O U S
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Unless otherwise stated, all information below is OOC knowledge.
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- ■ Do: --- me ;^)
- ■ Ask: --- .
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S C R E E N I E S
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Deirdre Ta'ea. Bancroft Gairn. Xheja Rajhera. Unnamed Mercenary. Lucaell Tareth'eian. D'lyhhia Lhuil. The Masters of Wiki Code. Literally I did not do jack shit here, I'll jerk you all off if you want.
