Lynette Greystone

[edit] Details Personality Relationships Rumors Gallery OOC Notes GENERAL INFORMATION The bastard-born daughter of House Wilhelmein, growing up in the mansion not as a family member but a servant’s child, performing chores, cleaning, and other menial tasks. When the family fell after the head of the household was declared a heretic, she and her half-brother Laurent Wilhelmein were displaced to the Brume. Lynette decided to sign a pact to be absorbed into the Knights Dragoon as an orphan, acquiring the supplies she needed to survive, raising herself and Laurent in the process. She was officially inducted into the Order after her first Dragon Hunt, an event that left a permanent scar on her forehead. Lynette later became a respected adventurer and knightly figure. In the Aftermath of the Seventh Calamity, she recognized a group of Eastern Au'ra refugees as innocent civilians despite their appearance, and decided to hide them. Her actions ultimately led to her being accused of heresy; she chose to jump in the infamous Witchfall Trial to prove her innocence, dying in the process. APPEARANCE Lynette Greystone is a tall and slender elezen woman usually dressed in standard Dragoon armor. Her hair is cut short in the back for practicality, cropped close to the nape so it won’t catch beneath her helm. But the front is longer, one section of hair draping down the left side of her face, with uneven bangs that brush across her brow and partly veil the scar etched upon her forehead. Her eyes are warm and inviting, a soft pink hue that hold a gentle light, capable of reassuring those around her. Aspects That Stand Out: ■ Scar Hidden by Hair: A scar on her forehead, half-concealed by her uneven bangs PERSONALITY Lynette is easy to talk to, outgoing，and befriends strangers effortlessly. Her warm laughter, jokes, and stories shared over a pot of stew make her instantly likable. However, she has very few close friends; intimacy, for her, is more daunting than solitude. She is used to facing hardships and criticism, yet doesn’t always know how to act when someone truly cares for her. She seems carefree, even a little careless at times, yet she is quietly very perceptive, efficient at deciding what matters to her and letting go of what does not. Whether called a heretic, a fool, or worse, she rarely takes offense. Her so-called good nature comes from distance — She simply doesn’t waste time on people or things that hold no significance to her. Because she expects little from others, she’s rarely disappointed. Yet when she does care, she does so fiercely and without hesitation. Protective, practical, and quietly idealistic, Lynette lives by her own code. L I K E S ■ Conversations next to a bonfire. Exchanging tales, eating, singing and music shared by travelers on the road. ■ Life. Find small joys and meaning in life despite hardships. ■ Gil. Money is important. D I S L I K E S ■ Formalities and titles. She's bad at remembering names and ettiquette. ■ Watching children suffer or die young. It's called being a good person. H O B B I E S ■ Hunting. The simple life relying on skills and instincts in the wild. ■ Training. Loved the feeling of wind cutting through her hair during a dive. ■ Decorating. Liked to customize their home. S T R E N G T H S ■ Leadership. Able to inspire trust and camaraderie easily. ■ Composure. Quick to read situations and people. ■ Skills. Skilled in survival, combat, and practical problem-solving. W E A K N E S S E S ■ Emotional Detachment. Struggles with intimacy & expressing vulnerability. ■ Stubborness. Doesn't change her ways. M O T I V A T I O N S ■ Living true to herself - Uphold her own moral code and sense of justice. ■ Making gil - Money is important. RELATIONSHIP STATUS LEGEND ♥ Family – ♥ Involved – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – � Unsure FAMILY Laurent Wilhelmein, younger half-brother. ( ♥ ) - The Eye of the Storm. Character's Thoughts: "My little brother, thoughtful and careful, always weighing his every step. I see how he wants to shield me from harm, how he pushes himself. In my eyes he is still small. I wish he can stay under my wings... I wish the world is kinder. But it isn't, so he must become stronger in both body and mind. I fear the weight he bears may one day break him." Lynette practically raised Laurent ever since he was six. Lady Liliane, Mother. ( ✝ ) - Viscountess. Character's Thoughts: "I will not ask for more, because I know she will not give me more." Viscountess Liliane is the mother of both siblings. Lord Ederic, Adoptive Father. ( ✝ ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: "He is less strict than mother." The biological father of Laurent, who was from a noble line proper. ? , Biological Father. ( ✝ ) Character's Thoughts: "They say that he was killed by dragons. I don't really know him." The biological father of Lynette, who was not a noble. NON-FAMILY Kohkahycumest, teammate. ( ♥ ) - Frostveil Ballads. Character's Thoughts: "She is so cute... and funny, and reliable. I feel very comfortable around her." The bard in the adventurer party Lynette is a part of. They go on missions together as partners. Warrior, Paladin, Astrologian, Conjurer, Arcanist, Black Mage, other teammates. ( ♦ ) Character's Thoughts: "They are a fun group of people with unique personalities. Very reliable in battle as well. I'm glad to have met them." Other members of the adventurer party Lynette is a part of. Ed, neighbor. ( ♦ ) - Title. Character's Thoughts: "She is a good friend of Laurent's, and she is like a little sister to me. Her reactions to being teased is amusing..." Lynette sees both Ed and Laurent as younger kids she should protect. Au'ra refugees, strangers. ( ★ ) Character's Thoughts: "They have scales, but as far as I can tell, they are just normal people displaced by the sudden changes in climate. They don't deserve to die." Lynette came across the Au'ra refugees including Bujir Tumet after they were reported to the Dragoons for being suspected for heresy. RUMORS N P C Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "I know people talk, but she’s only twelve. They’re children. Let them be children a while longer, before the world makes monsters of them." — Elderly Gardener. ■ "She’s too bold for a girl in her position. Doesn’t flinch when spoken to, doesn’t lower her eyes. No shame on her face! You’d think a bastard would know better." — Stern Governess. ■ "Could’ve been worse, honestly. I’ve heard of noble ladies drowning babes born in scandal. At least the girl lives. Works hard, doesn’t cause trouble. That’s more than can be said of most brats." — Apprentice. ■ "She never begs for sweets or plays with us. She's just... calm. Like she's already seen how the world works and decided not to fuss about it. I heard House Fortemps is also raising a bastard-born, but they treat the kid like a young master instead of a servant. Makes you wonder what she’d be like if they’d given her a tutor instead of a mop." — Teenage Servant. ■ "The Dragoons? Those crazy bastards. That girl’s got guts, I’ll give her that. That’s a life for fools who think they can beat death at its own game. You think the Order’s all glory, eh? You think it’s about slaying dragons and becoming a hero? Well, listen here. They don’t care about you. They’ll use you up, throw you away, just like they do with every lowborn soul who’s foolish enough to sign up. They’ll grind you down until you’re nothing. But, hey, good on her. She’s made it. But I wonder... Will she still be smiling when she’s forced to leave the corpses of comrades behind?" — Old Drunkard. ■ "Lynette’s favorite way of 'training' is not with a sword or a spear. Nah. She just runs around in the city, jumping off of rooftops and pretending she’s leaping into battle. She calls it 'practical training.' If you ask me, it’s just an excuse to act like a lunatic." — Friendly Adventurer. ■ "Lynette’s a Dragoon, you know! She can kill dragons, like in the stories! I saw her coming back one day, and she was all covered in blood, and she was holding this big helmet, all smashed up! She said she killed one! Bam, bam! That’s gotta be true, right?" — Street Urchin. ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "It was a disgrace. A noblewoman, bearing a child out of wedlock, and keeping it? That child should have been sent away to some quiet convent in the hills, or not born at all. People might have forgotten if the girl had gone away... but now? It’s a stain that will follow Lady Liliane forever. You cannot simply let a bastard live under the same roof and expect no one to notice." — Gossiping Lady-in-Waiting. ■ "It’s cruel to say... but sometimes I think it would’ve been kinder to send the poor child to the Brume. Maybe they’d both have been spared the shame. But she kept her here like a scar that can never heal. She’s not raising her, is she? Just keeping her close enough to be a problem, and far enough to pretend she’s not." — Insightful Noblewoman. ■ "I don’t know if Lady Liliane was right or wrong... If Lady Liliane had done the ‘proper’ thing, she would’ve let that girl go. I’ve seen it all. The babies left at the gates of the Brume, wrapped in rags, barely alive. They say it’s a mercy... but it’s not. The cold there is a killer. So, at least she didn’t leave that child to die. Not everyone does that, you know." — Grizzled Old Servant. ■ "So, last week, we were all sitting around the campfire, and Kohka was telling some tall tales about her adventures. Lynette kept grinning like a fool. Turns out, she was staring at Kohka's tail. Who knew a Dragoon could get distracted by something so simple?" — Well-travelled Adventurer. ■ "Have you ever seen Lynette try to cook? It's like watching a wyvern attempt to bake a cake. Her idea of ‘cooking’ is tossing whatever she can find in a pot and hoping for the best. Last time it came out so burnt you’d think she was brewing up something to poison a dragon. Let’s be real, in the day she just eats at the barracks with the other Dragoons, and at night her little brother does the cooking. Now the whole camp knows when Lynette’s on stew duty, the rest of us are going to the Forgotten Knight for dinner." — Talkative Temple Knight. ■ "You don’t get it, do you? Lynette’s not just one of us. She’s gonna be the one who changes things. She’s gonna save us. She’s gonna be one of those knights one day, just like Ser Estinien. Then, she’ll come back to the Brume and fix everything for us. She’ll make it better, you’ll see." — Bright-eyed Child. ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "She doesn’t say it out loud. He doesn’t seem to understand it yet. But it doesn’t matter what name the world gives them. He’s her brother, and she’s his sister. That’s family. And family survives in the Brume when nothing else does." — Weathered Old Woman. ■ "With everything falling apart after the Calamity, the Templars were too busy chasing down ‘heretics’ to realize how bad things were. Did they notice that people were freezing to death in the streets? Maybe they should have been more concerned about the real problems instead of a handful of outsiders and a disobedient Dragoon." — Concerned Citizen. ■ "I still can’t believe it, honestly. She was loyal to the Order, loyal to Ishgard. There’s no way she deserved that... No way at all." — Disgruntled Dragoon. ■ "People were talking about those refugees she helped, the ones from the east. They’re trouble, all of them. The Brume was already packed, and now you have these strange-looking people showing up, crowding the streets, asking for food and shelter. I’m not saying it’s their fault—it’s not like they could help the Calamity—but all the chaos in Ishgard right now? It’s got a lot to do with them. The whole damn city’s crumbling. The Calamity’s still fresh, the cold’s brutal, and the refugees keep coming. It’s funny how quickly they turn someone into a hero. Some are calling her a martyr, but let’s not forget what she did. She actively hid ‘heretics,’ tried to help those people who weren’t even from around here. Those refugees weren’t even all that innocent anyway. They say they weren’t really people at all. Some of them were rumored to be half-dragon, or at least have some strange connection to the dragons." — Ishgardian Citizen. ■ "Ironic, isn’t it? A dragoon who could leap into the air and strike down anything, died from falling from the air. and yet in the end, she never fought. All she had was her word. She never even drew her spear during her trial. Everyone thought she’d die fighting, but she didn’t." — Conflicted Temple Knight. ■ "I’ll tell you this much about Lynette—she was always the one you wanted at your back when things got ugly. We fought side by side in more than a few skirmishes, and I never doubted she’d be there when I needed her. If she saw you struggling, she wouldn’t hesitate to step in and cover your blind spot, even if it meant putting herself at risk. That’s just the kind of person she was." — Drunk Adventurer. P C Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others! ■ "Rumor." — Rumormonger. Artwork Screenshots ಌ OOC NOTES ಌ OOC INFORMATION Player Note This character is dead. Personal RP Limits Personal record. ■ I will play normal stuff. ■ I won't play ERP or anything that happens after she died, I guess. Disclaimer Little Tidbits. ■ After I wrote this story, I became worried that it might seem like an instance of fridging, where Lynette is merely used as the motivation for Laurent, the hero of the story, to take action. But Lynette is her own person and her world is ironically bigger than Laurent's. I hope to convey that she was by no means just a female character in her brother's life - her absence is a gaping hole that will not be forgotten by the others she had came across. CHARACTER TIDBITS Potential Plot Hooks How our characters could come across each other. ■ You were raised among Ishgardian nobility. ■ You were raised in the Brume. ■ You are a Dragoon or otherwise affliated with the Ishgardian justice system. ■ You are an adventurer near the Coerthas region who is in need of a Dragoon for your next job, taken place before the Seventh Calamity. Character Lore Adherence Everything concerning this character that has not been confirmed by in-game lore should be taken with a grain of salt. Anything that has had to be changed because of lore shifting will be noted below. ■ "I have noticed an increase in lowborn candidates for the dragoons selected in our most recent rounds of the Congregation's training facilities. While full many are eager to seize the opportunity and push themselves harder than their highborn counterparts, if they lack quality armor to start, they are not like to succeed. Sense it does not make to give candidates quality armor from the start—they have a nasty habit of dropping."- Eloin, Dragoon Drop Rate, level 54 Leatherworker Tradecraft Leve. ■ ↑ The in-game reference for my interpretation of how Dragoon recruitment works. ■ "Children who lose their fathers to the jagged maws of Dravanians in the last rise of Nidhogg make fine candidates for the ranks of the Dragoons, for theirs is a special contempt which cannot be found in the hearts of ordinary men. The commanders can often tell who they are, and thus seek to nurture that hatred through painful sessions which forces them to relive their nightmares. The ranks will be thinned out sure enough, hence we must make use of breeches tough enough to withstand the grazing of sharp teeth, but expendable enough for those who crack from the pressure." ■ ↑ The descriptions of a levequest that I swore I saw a few years ago. I was shocked, copied it down, but now I can't find the original text anywhere. Therefore, this character no longer have the added trauma of going through "painful sessions" that forces children to relive their nightmares (classic Ishgard am I right?) before joining the Dragoons.

ಌ INFORMATION ಌ Name - Lynette Greystone Title - of the Hail Spear Race - Elezen Age - 20 (At time of death) Name Day - ? Deity - Halone, the Fury ■ Alias: Lynn ■ Citizenship: The Holy See of Ishgard ■ Occupation: Adventurer & Dragoon, Order of the Knights Dragoon ■ Hair color: Light brown ■ Eye color: Pinkish Red ■ Complexion: Fair ■ Marks or tattoos: Battle Scars, particularly one big scar on forehead ■ Alignment: Chaotic Good ■ Key Items: ? ■ Favorite Food: Skybuilders' Stew, Sohm Al Tart ■ Favorite Drink: Apple Juice ■ Favorite Color: Doesn't care Template made by User:Abelia Kir Armiger and free for use!