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Finally got Sapphos Done! Tell me whatcha think? I might do my other characters later today!Part 1: The Basics
1.What is your full name?
Sapphos Lyrica
2.Where and when were you born?
Born around the area of Fisherman's Bottom in Limsa Lominsa, approx. 22 years ago.
3.Who are/were your parents? Â (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Her parents are Talan and Jeanne Lyrica. Talan was youthful, passionate fisherman and part-time adventurer, who taught Sapphos many life skills. Jeanne was a highlander who spent her time between creating works of art and adventuring with her husband, and eventually their child.
Jeanne and Talan are both M.I.A. as of Dalamud's fall and are presumed dead.
4.Do you have any siblings? Â What are/were they like?
Despite her parent's many attempts, Sapphos is on only child.
5.Where do you live now, and with whom? Â Describe the place and the person/people.
Sapphos currenly splits her time living between the Fisherman's Bottom in her childhood home and in the dorms in the Arcanist's guild, as time goes on however she is more likely to be seen stopping at towns and cities throughout the world as she works and explores.
6.What is your occupation?
A true adventurer, mostly makes money by fulfilling jobs and leves for the people, when she is tired or work is slow she sells fish to the local culinarians.
7.Write a full physical description of yourself. Â You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
5 fulms 6 ilms tall, average build, pale midlander Hyur. Her hair is short and black, with some blue-white highlights along the bottom, accenting her deep green eyes. On her left cheek is a tattoo of a butterfly to signify her emerging and growing, to the point where she can fulfill her dreams.
8.To which social class do you belong?
Lower-middle class, she makes enough to live comfortably, but not enough to really get out of Limsa (yet)
9.Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
A small pollen allergy.
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right
11. What does your voice sound like?
Her voice has a bit of a deeper tone to it, not booming or bass just...deeper, while still retaining her feminine vocal qualities.
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
"Oops."
13. What do you have in your pockets? Gil, sprawled notes on arcanism, snacks, fishing bait.
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? Sapphos is a bit of a sarcastic jokester, finding comfort in humor. However, in combat she often can get very serious and quiet and has been known to get a bit of a battle-high.
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Generally happy and comfortable, of course living in Limsa she ran into the odd pirate, thief or monster, but nothing she couldn't overcome.
16. What is your earliest memory?
Finger painting with her parents.
17. How much schooling have you had? Sapphos has spent most of her life using some cash and favors to study in the guilds of Limsa Lominsa, mostly arcanism
18. Did you enjoy school?
Yes, although she often wishes she could apply what she learns as opposed to just regurgitating information from text.
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
Nice split between her parents and combat in the Limsian guilds. Her father in particular tought her pugilism.
20. While growing up, did you have any role models? Â If so, describe them.
Her role models, outside of her parents, were mostly random adventures she would see returning home or telling stories at the tavern, inspiring her to grow up and explore the world.
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
There was no family closer in limsa I can assure you.
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Initially, she wanted to be an artist, but now she wants to be an adventurer, and secretly someone's hero.
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
Practicing combat, drawing, fishing, running in the fields of La Noscea.
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
Sapphos was a hyper and talkative child, becoming a lot more anxious and quiet as she got older.
25. As a child, were you popular? Â Who were your friends, and what were they like?
Sapphos had a hard time keeping friendships with kids in Limsa, her friends often moved and this lead to her eventually becoming shy and afraid of losing people. Her friendships were often more like pen pals with kids she met from foriegn cities and places, often feeling more comfortable interacting with them as opposed to the other fisherman's children. It's worth noting that Sapphos has made a few friends in the various guilds in town however.
26. When and with whom was your first kiss? Her first kiss was when she was thirteen with a girl her age named Audrye Sternn. It was beautiful at first, but it ended very poorly, mental abuse abound and Sapphos fled her and they never spoke again.
27. Are you a virgin? Â If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
She lost her virginity during the few years she was with Audrye.
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. Â If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
Her influences have been mentioned earlier as her parents and older adventurers.
Part 3: Past Influences
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Interestingly the fall of Dalamud snapped Sapphos out of a horrid depression and inspired her to further strengthen herself in order to help people.
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
Her mother.
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Learning to summon in the arcanist guilds.
32. What is your greatest regret?
Audrye Sternn
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
A young Sapphos was not above pulling pranks on other kids. Especially those that frowned upon her preference for ladies
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
None to speak of.
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
Learning of the her parent's loss.
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
Once she was angry with her parents, said she was running away and would become a better fighter and fisherman than they could ever hope to be and stormed out. Within the hour she was back, crying and covered in sea water.
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
Tie between leaving Audrye earlier and staying in Limsa so she could help her parents.
38. What is your best memory?
Her first kiss, despite its eventual horrible implications this inspired her to strive for true love in the future.
39. What is your worst memory?
All of the events after the previous, and she has often seen good people fall too the odd monster, death isn't something she welcomes easily.
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
This depends on her mood she falls in the middle.
41. What is your greatest fear?
Being alone.
42. What are your religious views?
She believes in the twelve but is not a religious person herself.
43. What are your political views?
Sees them as a necessary but imperfect practice.
44. What are your views on sex?
Despite her shy outward appearance she is a very sexual and comfortable person.
45. Are you able to kill? Â Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
When people threaten her, those she loves, or the ability of others to love she has no qualms over bloodshed.
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Abuse and manipulation of another person.
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Thats what keeps her going.
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
Loving and being loved.
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
If she becomes familiar with you, she is incredibly open to the point she has made some of her few pals red faced on numerous occasions. But to someone that doesnt know her she can appear quiet or awkward.
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
She is rather uncomfortable around homophobes, has a severe distaste for the garlean empire as well.
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Â Why do you refuse to do it?
She won't give up who she is for comfort, fortune or fame.
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
Friends/loved ones.
Part 5: Relationships With Others
53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Â Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
She treats everyone fairly, but often keeps people at arms length until they talk for a while.
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Right now Sapphos is pretty alone and doesn't really have anyone like that.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
She has a lot of respect for strong female adventurers.
56. Who are your friends? Â Do you have a best friend? Â Describe these people.
Currently she is close to a young male Miqo'te, S'hid Tia, and they are very good friends, besides that she is trying to branch out and meet new people currently.
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? Â If so, describe this person.
N/A
58. Have you ever been in love? Â If so, describe what happened.
See:Audrye
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Someone to comfort her, and share her life and interests with.
60. How close are you to your family?
They were very close.
61. Have you started your own family? Â If so, describe them. Â If not, do you want to? Â Why or why not?
Sapphos has often mulled over the thought of children but is mostly undecided, leaning towards the negative. No real reason as to why.
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help? Her few friends or guild colleagues.
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Â Who, and why?
She mostly relies on herself nowadays.
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
Plenty of individuals would miss her, but she doesn't know that.Â
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
Anyone who infringes upon others' rights to be themselves is her enemy let's put it that way.
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
She avoids conflict unless its a particularly important issue or someone's well being is at stake
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
She tends to prefer to follow rather than lead.
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Â Why or why not?
She loves meeting new people! But she is rather shy lately and its hard for her to show her interest in people behind a mask of anxiety
69. Do you care what others think of you?
More than she likes to show.
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
Her favorite pasttime is relaxing in taverns and listening to bards play music.
71. What is your most treasured possession?
A pair of asuran armguards left by her mother.
72. What is your favorite color?
Teal.
73. What is your favorite food?
Fried shrimp.
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
She used to love to read about adventurers but now its mostly combat related text.
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
Music, a good fight for a good cause.
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? Â If so, why? Â Do you want to quit?
She drinks socially
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
Fulfilling levequest duties.
78. What makes you laugh?
Awful punny jokes
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
Homophobia
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
Draw or paint most likely.
81. How do you deal with stress?
Fishing, sleeping
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
Spontaneous with sprinkles of a plan
83. What are your pet peeves?
Ignorant/closed minded people
Part 7: Self Images And Etc.
84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. Â How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?Wake up, eat and bathe, pick up leves, fish and accomplish leve duties throughout the day. If interrupted she welcomes the development with excitement.
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
Her passion and loyalty
86. What is your greatest weakness?
She can be anxious and self-defeating
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
She wishes she could better express herself
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
Messy
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
Good:
Fishing, various forms of combat, sex
Bad:
Love, cooking, self-appreciation
91. Do you like yourself?
Sometimes, she has a bit of a depression streak
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)?  Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public?  (If so, detail both sets of reasons…)
Detailed numerous times already.
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
Being someone's lover and someone's hero
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In the arms of a pretty lady of course
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?Â
She would want to die for some greater good
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
Donate all of her gil to her friends and associates, travel to beautiful sights that she could reach in the appropriate time. And finally write some last thoughts as she passes in a quiet place.
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
She just wants to be remembered period.
98. What three words best describe your personality?
Shy, ambitious, funny.
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
Strange, anxious, weird
100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character?  (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice…)
Believe in yourself, good things come to those who strive and wait.
Love and your purpose will all fall into place.
1.What is your full name?
Sapphos Lyrica
2.Where and when were you born?
Born around the area of Fisherman's Bottom in Limsa Lominsa, approx. 22 years ago.
3.Who are/were your parents? Â (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
Her parents are Talan and Jeanne Lyrica. Talan was youthful, passionate fisherman and part-time adventurer, who taught Sapphos many life skills. Jeanne was a highlander who spent her time between creating works of art and adventuring with her husband, and eventually their child.
Jeanne and Talan are both M.I.A. as of Dalamud's fall and are presumed dead.
4.Do you have any siblings? Â What are/were they like?
Despite her parent's many attempts, Sapphos is on only child.
5.Where do you live now, and with whom? Â Describe the place and the person/people.
Sapphos currenly splits her time living between the Fisherman's Bottom in her childhood home and in the dorms in the Arcanist's guild, as time goes on however she is more likely to be seen stopping at towns and cities throughout the world as she works and explores.
6.What is your occupation?
A true adventurer, mostly makes money by fulfilling jobs and leves for the people, when she is tired or work is slow she sells fish to the local culinarians.
7.Write a full physical description of yourself. Â You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
5 fulms 6 ilms tall, average build, pale midlander Hyur. Her hair is short and black, with some blue-white highlights along the bottom, accenting her deep green eyes. On her left cheek is a tattoo of a butterfly to signify her emerging and growing, to the point where she can fulfill her dreams.
8.To which social class do you belong?
Lower-middle class, she makes enough to live comfortably, but not enough to really get out of Limsa (yet)
9.Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
A small pollen allergy.
10. Are you right- or left-handed?
Right
11. What does your voice sound like?
Her voice has a bit of a deeper tone to it, not booming or bass just...deeper, while still retaining her feminine vocal qualities.
12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
"Oops."
13. What do you have in your pockets? Gil, sprawled notes on arcanism, snacks, fishing bait.
14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? Sapphos is a bit of a sarcastic jokester, finding comfort in humor. However, in combat she often can get very serious and quiet and has been known to get a bit of a battle-high.
Part 2: Growing Up
15. How would you describe your childhood in general?
Generally happy and comfortable, of course living in Limsa she ran into the odd pirate, thief or monster, but nothing she couldn't overcome.
16. What is your earliest memory?
Finger painting with her parents.
17. How much schooling have you had? Sapphos has spent most of her life using some cash and favors to study in the guilds of Limsa Lominsa, mostly arcanism
18. Did you enjoy school?
Yes, although she often wishes she could apply what she learns as opposed to just regurgitating information from text.
19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities?
Nice split between her parents and combat in the Limsian guilds. Her father in particular tought her pugilism.
20. While growing up, did you have any role models? Â If so, describe them.
Her role models, outside of her parents, were mostly random adventures she would see returning home or telling stories at the tavern, inspiring her to grow up and explore the world.
21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family?
There was no family closer in limsa I can assure you.
22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Initially, she wanted to be an artist, but now she wants to be an adventurer, and secretly someone's hero.
23. As a child, what were your favorite activities?
Practicing combat, drawing, fishing, running in the fields of La Noscea.
24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display?
Sapphos was a hyper and talkative child, becoming a lot more anxious and quiet as she got older.
25. As a child, were you popular? Â Who were your friends, and what were they like?
Sapphos had a hard time keeping friendships with kids in Limsa, her friends often moved and this lead to her eventually becoming shy and afraid of losing people. Her friendships were often more like pen pals with kids she met from foriegn cities and places, often feeling more comfortable interacting with them as opposed to the other fisherman's children. It's worth noting that Sapphos has made a few friends in the various guilds in town however.
26. When and with whom was your first kiss? Her first kiss was when she was thirteen with a girl her age named Audrye Sternn. It was beautiful at first, but it ended very poorly, mental abuse abound and Sapphos fled her and they never spoke again.
27. Are you a virgin? Â If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity?
She lost her virginity during the few years she was with Audrye.
28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. Â If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today.
Her influences have been mentioned earlier as her parents and older adventurers.
Part 3: Past Influences
29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far?
Interestingly the fall of Dalamud snapped Sapphos out of a horrid depression and inspired her to further strengthen herself in order to help people.
30. Who has had the most influence on you?
Her mother.
31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Learning to summon in the arcanist guilds.
32. What is your greatest regret?
Audrye Sternn
33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done?
A young Sapphos was not above pulling pranks on other kids. Especially those that frowned upon her preference for ladies
34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind?
None to speak of.
35. When was the time you were the most frightened?
Learning of the her parent's loss.
36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
Once she was angry with her parents, said she was running away and would become a better fighter and fisherman than they could ever hope to be and stormed out. Within the hour she was back, crying and covered in sea water.
37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
Tie between leaving Audrye earlier and staying in Limsa so she could help her parents.
38. What is your best memory?
Her first kiss, despite its eventual horrible implications this inspired her to strive for true love in the future.
39. What is your worst memory?
All of the events after the previous, and she has often seen good people fall too the odd monster, death isn't something she welcomes easily.
Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions
40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic?
This depends on her mood she falls in the middle.
41. What is your greatest fear?
Being alone.
42. What are your religious views?
She believes in the twelve but is not a religious person herself.
43. What are your political views?
Sees them as a necessary but imperfect practice.
44. What are your views on sex?
Despite her shy outward appearance she is a very sexual and comfortable person.
45. Are you able to kill? Â Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
When people threaten her, those she loves, or the ability of others to love she has no qualms over bloodshed.
46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do?
Abuse and manipulation of another person.
47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love?
Thats what keeps her going.
48. What do you believe makes a successful life?
Loving and being loved.
49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)?
If she becomes familiar with you, she is incredibly open to the point she has made some of her few pals red faced on numerous occasions. But to someone that doesnt know her she can appear quiet or awkward.
50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
She is rather uncomfortable around homophobes, has a severe distaste for the garlean empire as well.
51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Â Why do you refuse to do it?
She won't give up who she is for comfort, fortune or fame.
52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?
Friends/loved ones.
Part 5: Relationships With Others
53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Â Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how?
She treats everyone fairly, but often keeps people at arms length until they talk for a while.
54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Right now Sapphos is pretty alone and doesn't really have anyone like that.
55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
She has a lot of respect for strong female adventurers.
56. Who are your friends? Â Do you have a best friend? Â Describe these people.
Currently she is close to a young male Miqo'te, S'hid Tia, and they are very good friends, besides that she is trying to branch out and meet new people currently.
57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? Â If so, describe this person.
N/A
58. Have you ever been in love? Â If so, describe what happened.
See:Audrye
59. What do you look for in a potential lover?
Someone to comfort her, and share her life and interests with.
60. How close are you to your family?
They were very close.
61. Have you started your own family? Â If so, describe them. Â If not, do you want to? Â Why or why not?
Sapphos has often mulled over the thought of children but is mostly undecided, leaning towards the negative. No real reason as to why.
62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help? Her few friends or guild colleagues.
63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Â Who, and why?
She mostly relies on herself nowadays.
64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you?
Plenty of individuals would miss her, but she doesn't know that.Â
65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why?
Anyone who infringes upon others' rights to be themselves is her enemy let's put it that way.
66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict?
She avoids conflict unless its a particularly important issue or someone's well being is at stake
67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
She tends to prefer to follow rather than lead.
68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Â Why or why not?
She loves meeting new people! But she is rather shy lately and its hard for her to show her interest in people behind a mask of anxiety
69. Do you care what others think of you?
More than she likes to show.
Part 6: Likes And Dislikes
70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes?
Her favorite pasttime is relaxing in taverns and listening to bards play music.
71. What is your most treasured possession?
A pair of asuran armguards left by her mother.
72. What is your favorite color?
Teal.
73. What is your favorite food?
Fried shrimp.
74. What, if anything, do you like to read?
She used to love to read about adventurers but now its mostly combat related text.
75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
Music, a good fight for a good cause.
76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? Â If so, why? Â Do you want to quit?
She drinks socially
77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night?
Fulfilling levequest duties.
78. What makes you laugh?
Awful punny jokes
79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you?
Homophobia
80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
Draw or paint most likely.
81. How do you deal with stress?
Fishing, sleeping
82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan?
Spontaneous with sprinkles of a plan
83. What are your pet peeves?
Ignorant/closed minded people
Part 7: Self Images And Etc.
84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. Â How do you feel when this routine is disrupted?Wake up, eat and bathe, pick up leves, fish and accomplish leve duties throughout the day. If interrupted she welcomes the development with excitement.
85. What is your greatest strength as a person?
Her passion and loyalty
86. What is your greatest weakness?
She can be anxious and self-defeating
87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
She wishes she could better express herself
88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
Introverted
89. Are you generally organized or messy?
Messy
90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at.
Good:
Fishing, various forms of combat, sex
Bad:
Love, cooking, self-appreciation
91. Do you like yourself?
Sometimes, she has a bit of a depression streak
92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)?  Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public?  (If so, detail both sets of reasons…)
Detailed numerous times already.
93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?
Being someone's lover and someone's hero
94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In the arms of a pretty lady of course
95. If you could choose, how would you want to die?Â
She would want to die for some greater good
96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
Donate all of her gil to her friends and associates, travel to beautiful sights that she could reach in the appropriate time. And finally write some last thoughts as she passes in a quiet place.
97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
She just wants to be remembered period.
98. What three words best describe your personality?
Shy, ambitious, funny.
99. What three words would others probably use to describe you?
Strange, anxious, weird
100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character?  (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice…)
Believe in yourself, good things come to those who strive and wait.
Love and your purpose will all fall into place.
