Temariah Dawnsong

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Gridania-transparent.png Temariah Evylenne Dawnsong
"Wouldn't it be beautiful..."
Temariah Portrait.png
OOC Character Information
Main Job(s): White Mage
Main Tradeskill: None
Preferred Role: Support
Server: Balmung
Status
Alignment: Neutral Good
Reputation: Wasted potential
Occupation: Student of Conjury, associate of Eternus
Education: Limited, mostly self taught
Marital Status: Single
Sexuality: Straight
Guardian: Nymeia, the Spinner
Free Company
Eternus
Items Carried
An unadorned linkpearl, a smattering of herbs with various scents and functions. Sometimes a worn leather-bound book.
Characteristics
Race: Elezen
Clan: Wildwood
Age: 27
Height: 6 fulm
Weight: 148 ponze
Eyes: Left: sapphire, Right: violet
Hair: Golden
Complexion: Fair
Physical Build: Average
Notable Features: Petite for an Elezen, mismatched eyes
Attributes
 
   Strength
   P.Defense
 
   Dexterity
   M.Defense
 
   Martial Prowess
   Intelligence
 
   Magic Affinity
   Luck
   
 

Physical Description


Standing at a mere 6 fulms, she is rather short for her race. An oval face holds two large, dark eyes, one a deep blue and the other a startling violet. Minute long-since-healed scars mark the area around her right eye (the violet one), though these would not be noticeable from any distance. Her nose is a bit larger than average and slightly upturned and her lips are full and pink. Demure pointed ears grace the sides of her head, poking out from within golden, shoulder-length hair. Her neck, as well as other limbs, are long and graceful and her shoulders are broad, as befitting a purebred Elezen. A generous bust curves into a tapered waist, then flares into full (but not wide) hips. Her skin is fair, moles dotting the flesh occasionally and seemingly at random. Her lithe musculature hints at a past of physical activity, but her body has since softened, though she is by no means overweight.

Her voice, while obviously feminine, is not overly high pitched or piercing. It's a pleasant, melodic sound that contains a wide array of expression.


Personality


Temariah comes off as a cool, aloof woman. She hides her emotions behind a polite facade, often seeming agreeable and pleasant at a surface level. Her naturally expressive face sometimes gives away her surprise or dismay, and she tends to blush easily and beyond her control, though her deepest and most secret thoughts are locked tightly inside. She redirects any piercing questions addressed to her with quick changes of subject or counter-questions, which can make her seem rather abrupt. She rarely asks questions of others, because, as stated, she won't answer questions about herself.

She has a very low self image in all things, which makes her surprisingly accepting of others, regardless of their flaws. This can also make her superficially generous, since she cares little for her own material possessions or happiness, both of which she has little enough of.

If one were able to weasel their way close to her, they might find that she struggles to cope with her emotions, and generally tries to avoid or hide them, not for any cruel reason, but (like she does a great number of things) merely for simplicity's sake.


History


Born to a loving mother and father, both of whom were humble Wood Wailers in Gridania, Temariah grew up wrapped in safety and compassion. From a young age, she dreamed of following in her parents' footsteps and becoming a Wood Wailer herself. Thus, on her fifteenth Name Day, this was the gift she begged of her parents: to be allowed to join them on their ventures and become a recruit of the Wood Wailers. She spent the next three years devoting herself to the Art of bowmanship, and though she was not particularly gifted, she became an Archer of some skill through determination and practice.

One day, while receiving a lesson in herblore and alchemy from her mother, Temariah mistakenly concocted a mixture that produced noxious fumes, searing her eyes. Her mother prayed to the Elementals for a token of their power, that she might heal her daughter. Her mother, not a Conjurer or Hearer, was unable to focus the tithe of power she was granted to undo what damage had already been wrought, though she did manage to prevent anything further. While Temariah's left eye remained mostly unscathed, Temariah's right eye was stained dark purple (a mixture of the bleeding and poor healing). She later realized that vision in that eye was diminished and blurry. Without the acute vision the Wildwood Elezen are known for, or even the keen sight of a trained eye, Temariah found her ability as an Archer reduced to hazardous, and she dismissed herself from the Wood Wailers. She distanced herself from those around her; only her childhood friend Alduin was able and willing to spend much time with her. Books became her truest companions, and solitude her strongest shield.

No more than a year after this event, Temariah's mother was fatally wounded on a mission, and a year after this, the Calamity struck, claiming her father's life as well. Temariah closed herself off completely, secluding herself in her home until she was forced to sell it for coin. Homeless and aimless, she applied to the Conjurer's Guild, digging into her studies with an attention born of desperation.

Approximately one year after Temariah became an Acolyte of Conjury, Alduin left Gridania to do some soul-searching, thinking Temariah stable enough in her new routine. Without Alduin's steady presence, however, Temariah found herself falling ever deeper into the pits of hopelessness. Her thoughts drifted more and more frequently to leaving the Twelveswood, perhaps to find Alduin, or perhaps to find her own path. A chance encounter with the Hyur Piaras Wolfwood offered Temariah a glimpse of purpose. He was the leader of a Free Company, and he sorely needed a strong healer at his side. Infatuated with him and blinded by the promise of coin, Temariah hastily signed up with the Company.

Alduin returned to Gridania as quickly as he had left, claiming to have come back due to his intimate feelings for Temariah. Shortly thereafter, Temariah discovered that Piaras was romantically involved with a Miqo'te woman. Besieged on all sides by troubling emotion, and ever threatened by depression, Temariah succumbed easily to the thrall of the narcotic, Somnus. It was C'lantaa Shenn, a recently-met but true friend, who uncovered Temariah's growing addiction and forced her to seek help. With the assistance of Alduin and Umi Kanzato of the Night Blades, Temariah slowly recovered her strength of body and mind. Over the course of her recovery, Temariah involuntarily began to care for Umi in a way that she hadn't cared for anyone for several years. She revealed some of her fears and weaknesses, and Umi steadily believed in her even when she did not. Temariah struggled to live up to Umi's high expectations, culminating in her failure to aetherically heal her allies during a tense mission.

Temariah was dismissed from the Medical Division by Umi, and Ellion, the leader of the Night Blades himself, wished her gone from the mansion. Altaeirh Azareal was her only advocate; he felt that he understood what she was so afraid of. He gave Temariah council, which only galvanized Temariah to be rid of her Conjury, in the same way that Altaeirh had lost his. After this endeavor failed, she returned to the Night Blades manor with the ideal that she must be meant to use her power, instead of keeping it for only the Elementals' whims.

Moons passed, and her life with the Night Blades never truly fell into an easy routine. Eventually, she decided that she had to leave, permanently, in order to find her own path. She traveled for a time, visiting Ul'dah and Limsa Lominsa, and even traveling into the frozen Ishgard, selling her simple abilities for just enough Gil to scrape by. Coincidence bumped her into the mysterious "L", and the Hyur offered Temariah a steady source of coin in return for services as tutor and secretary.


Tendencies

Likes


Solitude
Learning
Chocobos
Swimming
Wandering

Dislikes


Pity
Questions
Condescension
Potions or poisons of any kind

Hobbies/Talents


Herblore
Tending plantlife
Dodging Questions
Singing (to herself)

Favorites


Food : Sweet melon
Drink : Sangria
Weather : Rain
Season : Spring
Color : Dark blue
Place : Mother's grave
Scent : Morning dew on flowers

Rumors

◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
"O-App-Pesi says she's one of the most talented Conjurers he's seen in ages, but I've never seen her call the elements once." - Student of the Gridanian Conjurer's Guild
"Pity she isn't more like her mother." - Gridanian Wood Wailer
"She has the strangest eyes. One of 'em is purple!" - Gridanian child
◢ Moderate Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear)
"Heard her father died in the Calamity." - Gridanian Wood Wailer
"Temariah? Aye, she stays at the Conjurer's Guild. No home or family to speak of, that one." - Gridanian citizen
"Sure, she wanders around here fairly often. Seems to prefer the company of chocobos more than Elezen." - Luquelot of Bentbranch Meadows
◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard)
"She keeps a cot in the catacombs here. Sometimes I wonder if she will ever step out to find her way." - O-App-Pesi
"Poor girl, she thinks she's lost everything, and her demons keep her from finding anything else worth losing." - Mother Miounne
◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the characters of other players)

Please feel free to add your own rumors!

"She's an adorable thing, especially when she blushes. Also, an unflappable professional when it comes to her craft. Trust me, I tried derailin' her. It didn't quite work out." - Steel Wolf
"You ever meet a beauty that challenges you in every way? That constantly pushes you just as hard as you push her? And even beyond all that, you can't help but enjoy her company? That be Temariah." - Barnabaix Haurtefelle
"Temariah? She be as hard as a Gridanian Chestnut. Be taking a good stone to crack her." -Tristram Greythorne


Relations

Romantic Interest     Platonic Love      Good Standing     Poor Standing


Barnabaix Haurtefelle: This tall, dark Elezen constantly challenges and pushes Temariah far outside of her comfort zone, poking, prodding, and asking far, far too many questions. His willingness to help her regardless of his own well-being eventually caused Temariah to open up to him, and once she realized that he meant something to her, she was determined to hold onto him like a bear trap. Their relationship was ended by his untimely death.

Umi Kanzato: A fair-skinned, plum-haired Keeper of the Moon who believed in Temariah and helped her recover from her run-in with Somnus. Temariah involuntarily let this Miqo'te see her vulnerabilities and fears, which led to the strongest emotional attachment she has felt since her mother. Temariah denies her feelings for Umi to everyone, including herself, though evidence of her emotion is obvious enough.

Alduin Nightsong: A dusky skinned Elezen whom Temariah befriended as a child. He was a steadying force for Temariah throughout the turmoil in her early adulthood, though his sudden disappearance a year after the Calamity broke her trust in him, despite his recent return.

Altaeirh Azareal: Though their relationship began on a rocky note, Temariah has come to respect (sometimes rather grudgingly) this fair-haired Hyur.

O'ndanya Mitnu: Anya is a spunky, cosmically energized Miqo'te who singled Temariah out as a lost soul of the Night Blades, and made it a personal goal to help her recover. Her constant support and friendship, though not much reciprocated, has helped pull Temariah through many a hard time.

M'sato Tia: This surly, gruff, orange-haired Seeker has managed to get under the thick skin of Temariah's icy facade, and has earned himself a place on her list of eternal damnation.