Ryleigh Ruskin

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Ryleigh Ruskin The Wavebreaker [edit] Details Personality Relationships Rumors Gallery OOC Notes GENERAL INFORMATION To few, she answers simply to Ryleigh. To most, she's the nameless self-appointed security guard of the farthest reach of the Mist's beachfront; stepping in where she feels the ability to make a name for herself and where the Maelstrom are seen unfit by her untrained eyes. APPEARANCE Adorned in ragged and worn patchwork leather armor several sizes too big for her and a shiny new wood-splitting axe, Ryleigh fails to strike much of an impression on others at first glance. She appears far more ragged and vagrant than as anything respectable, but makes little effort to change that by her own hand. Almost always atop her head is a flat cap that is lovingly kept close at hand; often using it as a shield against uncomfortable topics and closer inspection from others. Underneath lies a mess of chin-length hair that has neither seen comb or a proper aesthetician's hand in moons, leaving the work to her field-tested gloved hands. Being slight of build, both in frame and stature, Ryleigh's only notable feature is her gleaming teal eyes. Likening them to the color of the Rhotano Sea on a sunny day, her eyes openly shift with her expressive moods. Were one to follow behind her on the daily patrols or through town, they might catch the scent of sea breeze even when outside La Noscea's reaches. Recently, her gait has taken on a sluggish aspect, much in part to the weighted armor she wears under her topcoat of leather; a development that's made her patrols take longer than usual and often leaves her exhausted. Personal Theme Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess - Flowers on the Battlefield PERSONALITY A person of few words to passerby, Ryleigh is almost always open to discourse on most topics if approached. Quiet on matters of the world, she takes on as much of an unbiased position as possible until she knows first hand what she's speaking about. In that way, it's hard to get a straight opinion out of her on most topics in conversation regarding worldly matters. Ryleigh has little difficulty discussing her personal life; casting her past hardships to the side as matter-of-fact affairs that fail to impact her daily life even if her actions prove otherwise. She also has a severe soft spot for armor gawking of those ahead of her in progress; many a time stopping them to see who their craftsman without a thought to whether it'll land a blow in her face or not. It's probably the only topic she'll get excited about outside of boasting her seaside patrols of keeping the Mist running safely under her watch. A person would be hard-pressed to call her feminine on any level, citing the scent of sweat and seawater clinging to her along with the lack of rouge and upkeep on matters of fashion and beauty. That isn't to say that she's without her charms, but Ryleigh openly denounces her feminine side in favor of progress with the axe and her training; often seeing them as weaknesses she's to overcome in part to her own deep-seeded fears. L I K E S ■ People Watching Especially those that appear up to mischief (in her eyes) or those that have shiny higher-end armor and weapons. ■ Solitude She prefers to shoulder things alone, but will never say it upfront; often giving round-the-bush excuses to be by herself. ■ The Mist Specifically the farthest area of it (ward 12, subsection.) A quiet place she's become fond of thanks to several locals leading her to make she's being thanked for her nosy nature and guardian tendencies; to the point she now sleeps outside most nights along the waterside rather than in her inn room. D I S L I K E S ■ Personal Effect Losing her flat cap. Under any circumstances. ■ Unwanted Socializing Being forced into overly lively company, especially when she's distracted from training or her patrols. Much more prefers one-on-ones and quiet meetings. H O B B I E S ■ Patrolling the Mist. Patrolling the Mist. Either Ward 12, subsection or Ward 6 (on event nights.) ■ Home Hunting Finding a company to enlist her growing skills and axe hand with. She often examines places for a home on her patrols. ■ Training herself to exhaustion. Ever determined to improve herself, Ryleigh can be found running along the wet sands of the Mist in weighted, wet, armor and practicing her axe swings at random training dummies in the Mist. S T R E N G T H S ■ Rationalist At least in matters not pertaining to herself. ■ Die-hard Determination Once focused on a task or goal, you'll have to knock her out to get her to stop until completion. W E A K N E S S E S ■ Nosy Ryleigh's people watching has gotten her into trouble on multiple times. ■ Excessively Humble Sees little worth in herself as she is currently. ■ Fakes it Acts strong, but is little more than a farmhand novice. Will often order outrageous menu items and drinks to put on a facade of strength and importance. M O T I V A T I O N S ■ Honor Ryleigh has two reasons why she's becoming an adventurer at this time. To honor her fallen sibling's wishes to be a note-worthy adventurer and to avoid love and the pain that comes with it. By her logic, people don't get involved with the dirty-workers of the realm and staking her life on the line for honor beats a forced marriage to save the farm back in the Twelveswood. After the loss of her last of kin, she sold her family farm and continues to invest her savings into training and items to help her realize the dream of her fallen brother. RELATIONSHIP STATUS LEGEND ♥ Family – ♥ Involved – ♥ Romantic – ♥ Platonic – ♥ Physical – ♦ Friend – ★ Acquaintance – $ Business – ✝ Deceased – ✔ Positive – ✖ Negative – ● Neutral – � Unsure FAMILY Secret, Elder Brother. ( ♥ ✔ ✝ ) - Title. Summary Quote: "You'll see the world with me, Brother. I promise." Ryleigh's older brother by several cycles. He took up adventuring as a side venture after their parents passed away, leaving them the family farm. Ryleigh took up the farmhand work and her brother took up the supplytrade and mercenary life, believing that between the two of them the farm would be seen after and they might garner more business if a successful hero's name were attached. His love of adventuring was cut short protecting the homestead during a night raid. He had worked as an adventurer for a little over two cycles before dying. NON-FAMILY Reiner Castle , Martial Instructor. ( $ ♥ ✔ ) - Master. Summary Quote: "Aye, Master. I'll follow your lead, as long as it gets me somewhere." A new relationship in Ryleigh's life and the first she's spoken to more than once outside of her patrols. He pulled up a chair next to her at the Neverfar, already goading her as she attempted to choke back a drink too strong for her tastes. Quick of wit and tongue, Reiner soon had her submitted to a test in her inebriated state and gaining her curiosity toward his claims of being an experiences fighter. The end result was her bloodsealing a contract to undertake training from him for a sizeable sum of gil provided he outfit her with the best gear and tools available to her. Reiner enjoys toying with Ryleigh; often asking her to do or answer outlandish things at random, such as drinking a foul 'juice' of raw dodo egg, hot paste, and fish for his own laughs under the guise of her training diet. He seems a caring man no less, already having stepped up at the first sign of her sounding lonely to give her an impromptu training session. Story Update: At an unknown time, Reiner was called away and unable to continue Ryleigh's training; instead leaving her with a letter and well wishes to pick the pieces up with. Firae Elric , Acquaintance. ( ★● ) - Ser Elric. Summary Quote: "I fail to recall a time I had more fun puttin' up a fight." Firae Elric, or Ser Elric, stumbled upon Ryleigh at the end of a frustrating training mission the morning after she'd been given her first set of weighted armor. He expertly wove warm conversation around the livid midlander and managed to diffuse her temper long enough to introduce himself. Once it came to light what she was in the middle of doing, Firae offered his assistance in the matter in the form of a spar. Looking to be versed in magicks and the greatsword, Firae and Ryleigh duked it out on the sands of the Mist until she was finally forced to remove axe from hand and realize her weaknesses in combat. From that moment, it looked like there might be a budding friendship between the two, but who knows if she'll see him again given the serendipitous initial encounter. Kaiser Dorne , Sparing Partner. ( ♦ ✔ ) - Friend, maybe. Summary Quote: "If I truly want to know someone, I need to fight them once." A young man, appearing a bit older than Ryleigh herself, that appeared during her regular patrols of the Mist looking for an home to purchase. A few conversations later, normally interrupting Ryleigh from her training, and they became sparring partners. For a short time. Kaiser confuses Ryleigh, often employing techniques she had never seen before and those her Master said were of Doman origin. Eager to pick up a few tricks herself, Ryleigh often entrusts herself to Kaiser's care; only pulling back when things appear to be too intimate for her taste. He has gone as far as to offer her a refuge after she was ejected from the Mist and heavily injured. An offer she now regrets not taking him up on. Story Update: Kaiser has since gone missing to Ryleigh. RUMORS N P C Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "She's always walking circles around the Mist and staring at people. Do you think she's homeless?" ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ None yet! ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ None yet! 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 Ryleigh is my first foray into a fighting character and I expect the character arcs to take a very long time to come to a head. With that in mind, she is up for any level of role-playing, but I value the dedication and natural progression of long-term RP friends. Please do not interact with Ryleigh under the idea that you'll get close to her immediately. If you want to make some kick ass long-term RP for both our characters to grow in, please contact me in-game or out on the RPC @ Ryleigh! Personal RP Limits I'm 100% for anything that develops naturally, be it quick passion that burns out like a flame or a slow-formed adversary/rivalry. I do have a couple loves and not-loves though. ■ I will play Anything within reason. IC actions and their subsequent consequences. Long story arcs. Merc RP or if someone needs to hire her (just don't expect 100% perfect results, she's new afterall.) If you can do a solid pitch for why something would happen with her, chances are I'll go along with it; up to and including severe injury/disfigurement and temp-death. (Please talk to me OOC before pushing those two though.) ■ I won't play The only thing I will not play with are people who godmod (or use OOC information IC without permission, or force actions on characters without allowing proper RP avenues) and those who cannot separate between IC and OOC interactions. Questions? Drop me a PM at the RPC @ Ryleigh or contact me in-game! Disclaimer Little Tidbits. ■ I am unavailable due to work for a large portion of the week. If you want to RP outside of the game, I DO count it towards personal lore INGAME. I would also love to have some RP friends on Discord to RP with! (workisboringsaveme :c) ■ My only absolutely unavailable times are Thursday -> Saturdays 6-11:30pm EST. I have weekly functions outside of game I handle during these times, but may still be able to do Discord/Skype RP. CHARACTER TIDBITS Potential Plot Hooks Need an adventurer or a merc to do some work for you? Don't have a lot of coin to spare? Ryleigh has advertised her services on most hunt boards across Limsa and the Mist, along with a meeting spot for clients! ■ Sparring partners! I'm currently looking for those trained in melee weaponry to build my character with! May include some slice of life RP! ■ Anyone who is an experiences Mercenary or of higher standing than Ryleigh in adventuring work. She enjoys gawking at armor/weapons she can't use yet and WILL stare you down if you show up wearing/carrying something impressive. ■ People in the Mist, any ward, but I mostly play in Ward 12, subsection as it is 'farthest' away from people. Ryleigh can always use people to meet on her patrols or small things to help out with! See her walking around at random? Feel free to start something! Character Lore Adherence I admit that I am learning the lore as quickly as possible and wish to remain as lore-adherent as I possibly can be. If you note me doing something that breaks lore and can cite it politely to me, I'll learn from it! ■ This wiki is current to her personal lore as of 19/11/2016. It is based on and slightly modified from Abagail Graves 's theme. Thank you!