G'ashera Royha
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⋖ g'ashera royha ⋗ “I keep my own personal
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General ➺
Hailing from the G miqo'te of Gyr Abania, Ashera is one of the many children born to the tribe following their emigration to the southern reaches of the Black Shroud as they attempted to escape famine. Growing up, Ashera was known as an exceptionally gentle child, generous and charitable to a fault; in truth, she shared many of her meager meals with her older half-sibling Larhaya, despite the detriment it caused to herself. During her youth, she practiced under the tutelage of the tribe's healing witches for a time up until they, in keeping with the tribe's ritualistic utilitarianism, were killed off in an attempt to appease the gods and preserve the G people from a second great famine. Predictably, the golden age of her childhood was not meant to last: her mother--following an ill-fated hunting accident--was culled at the hands of her father Royha. Alongside G'aruna died any softness Ashera still harbored within herself, and she hardened herself to the outside world (save for, perhaps, Larhaya).
The day would come with her cousin G'norhn would make plans to travel to the gilded desert city of Ul'dah, and Ashera ultimately made the decision to accompany her. While Norhn plied the Brass Blades for a position within their ranks, Ashera worked primarily as a street dancer before--with the help of Norhn--gradually attaining the lofty position of a high-class escort to the rich and powerful. There, Ashera made her small fortune and honed her charisma and flattery, molding her into the sweet-talking, silver-tongued woman that lives on to this day. Somewhere along the way, she reunited with Larhaya--newly changed--and came to the idea of forming a witch's coven as a means of attaining further power and affluence through the usage of the arcane and forbidden. With what money she earned in Ul'dah, she purchased a plot of land in the far-off isles of Kugane.
Voice ➺
Ashera's voice is wholly pleasant to the ear--smooth as silk and gilded in a lacquer owed to one who has spent their life whispering sweet nothings into the ears of those possessing unbelievable influence. At times, however, it may take on a rougher note more reminiscent of a tribal miqo'te--times during which she is incensed or seeks to prove a point through intimidation. These moments are few and far between, and she takes great care to maintain her prim and proper appearance.
Ashera is, first and foremost, a creature of self-indulgence and hedonism. There is no pleasure she would seek to deny herself, formed as she was by the rough streets of Ul'dah. Clothing, jewelry, staves, sex: anything that is within her reach is what she will claim for herself. Her ambition was wrought out of a need to protect herself from the repeat horrors of her past, and she will stop at nothing to attain that which she believes she is duly owed. She is not above crushing those that would stand in her way or seek to stop her; manipulation is a favored tactic of hers, preferring to sweet-talk would-be adversaries into submission (or even convince them to her side), though she will not hesitate to use her formidable magicks in the act of maiming and killing. If Ashera has any soft side to speak of, it has yet to manifest itself.
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( ⚭ In a Relationship ♥ Romantic Love ♡ Platonic Love ⚬ Friend ▲ Good Standing ❢ Ambivalent ▼ Poor Standing )
“We rip the god apart.”
Elder brother; a relic of the far-flung past to whom Ashera still holds a great deal of sentiment. Though there is little trust in their relationship, there is some degree of love.
“Some moment when the moon was blood
then surely I was born;”
Younger brother; despite his namesake, Royha has thus far come the absolute closest to inspiring maternal feelings within Ashera.
“Here, I am the only kind of holy,
and there is no room
for nonbelievers.”
Lover; king of the Court of Thieves. Despite the rough start to their relationship, Ashera has come to care for Raih'ir in her own way. They are currently in a committed relationship.
Notes ➺
❧ Balmung || EST
❧ I post anywhere between one line and a paragraph usually, unless the scene is particularly intense and warrants longer posts!
❧ I enjoy dark themes, particularly having to do with horror and the occult. Gore, mutilation, & body horror are A-OK.
❧ I RP both in-game and on Discord!
❧ Art credit: Profile, General Tab, Personality Tab
Out of Game ➺
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