Character Fear
Aya's possessed of the full range of normal fear. Danger, monsters, violence, loss, and so on. She's not particularly heroic, and although she can summon courage (at times) when its really necessary, that is merely putting a strong face, and resolve, toward the object of fear.Â
Her epithet, Foxheart, is due as much to her skittishness and desire to avoid trouble as much as anything else.
Her more overarching fear is of loss of freedom. To be caged, literally or figuratively.Â
How does she cope?
Like a fox! Avoiding trouble whenever possible. Avoiding confrontation, avoiding commitments and responsibilities, and taking positive steps to remain above and beyond suspicion or interest. That mentality has shaped much of her character, most especially her public persona which is almost entirely dedicated to avoiding scrutiny and enemies
The most salient character of her entire life is that she runs from trouble. Four times she has fled only to start over again from scratch to avoid trouble. She only seems to summon the courage to resist under situations when she feels completely cornered, when there is no other opportunity. There has only been one exception to this so far: her decision to remain in Ul'dah even when things felt untenable. That was a moment of high character drama, and character growth
How do people respond to her fear?
I think there's a great deal of sympathy from those who know her. Sympathy, support, and help from her friends. There are others who would not be so kind, and would consider her craven and perhaps callous.
Aya's possessed of the full range of normal fear. Danger, monsters, violence, loss, and so on. She's not particularly heroic, and although she can summon courage (at times) when its really necessary, that is merely putting a strong face, and resolve, toward the object of fear.Â
Her epithet, Foxheart, is due as much to her skittishness and desire to avoid trouble as much as anything else.
Her more overarching fear is of loss of freedom. To be caged, literally or figuratively.Â
How does she cope?
Like a fox! Avoiding trouble whenever possible. Avoiding confrontation, avoiding commitments and responsibilities, and taking positive steps to remain above and beyond suspicion or interest. That mentality has shaped much of her character, most especially her public persona which is almost entirely dedicated to avoiding scrutiny and enemies
The most salient character of her entire life is that she runs from trouble. Four times she has fled only to start over again from scratch to avoid trouble. She only seems to summon the courage to resist under situations when she feels completely cornered, when there is no other opportunity. There has only been one exception to this so far: her decision to remain in Ul'dah even when things felt untenable. That was a moment of high character drama, and character growth
How do people respond to her fear?
I think there's a great deal of sympathy from those who know her. Sympathy, support, and help from her friends. There are others who would not be so kind, and would consider her craven and perhaps callous.
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