As a roleplayer "in theory," feel free to take this with a grain of salt (I've yet to actually RP since the game launched, having only done so during beta).
My character, Aeriyn Ashley, is a "good" character. This is a bit of a departure for me since most of the previous characters I've played were morally ambiguous at best or downright bad people at worst. Aeri is a little strange, a little flighty and a little loopy in the head (as a result of corrupted aether exposure during the Calamity), but overall she is a good person.
She is a self-described "independent contractor" (she does not like being called a mercenary) and refuses to take contracts that would cause her to perform evil actions. Aeri wouldn't accept a hit contract, for example, but she would accept a job to rout a group of bandits harassing a village. She wouldn't kill them unless necessary and would instead work to hand them over to the Wood Wailers/Brass Blades/Yellowjackets. She would go out of her way to help people in need, and she would wave off payment if it was offered (unless she was very broke at the time).
Aeri has refused contracts on the basis that they would clash with her morals many times in the past, and this has led her to be placed in danger on several occasions. Due to her past, she is very strongly opposed to assisting or aiding the Garleans in any way, shape or form, and this is also where her greyness comes in. Past trauma means that even the sight of a Garlean military uniform will set her off, resulting in a complete emotional meltdown and/or apocalyptic, unstoppable rage. Aeri doesn't need a good reason to burn up a group of Imperial soldiers, and it's one of her major personal and moral dilemmas, because she knows that most (if not all) of the Garlean presence in Eorzea is composed of conscripts from Eorzea and Ala Mhigo rather than Imperial citizens proper.
My character, Aeriyn Ashley, is a "good" character. This is a bit of a departure for me since most of the previous characters I've played were morally ambiguous at best or downright bad people at worst. Aeri is a little strange, a little flighty and a little loopy in the head (as a result of corrupted aether exposure during the Calamity), but overall she is a good person.
She is a self-described "independent contractor" (she does not like being called a mercenary) and refuses to take contracts that would cause her to perform evil actions. Aeri wouldn't accept a hit contract, for example, but she would accept a job to rout a group of bandits harassing a village. She wouldn't kill them unless necessary and would instead work to hand them over to the Wood Wailers/Brass Blades/Yellowjackets. She would go out of her way to help people in need, and she would wave off payment if it was offered (unless she was very broke at the time).
Aeri has refused contracts on the basis that they would clash with her morals many times in the past, and this has led her to be placed in danger on several occasions. Due to her past, she is very strongly opposed to assisting or aiding the Garleans in any way, shape or form, and this is also where her greyness comes in. Past trauma means that even the sight of a Garlean military uniform will set her off, resulting in a complete emotional meltdown and/or apocalyptic, unstoppable rage. Aeri doesn't need a good reason to burn up a group of Imperial soldiers, and it's one of her major personal and moral dilemmas, because she knows that most (if not all) of the Garlean presence in Eorzea is composed of conscripts from Eorzea and Ala Mhigo rather than Imperial citizens proper.
attractive enmity device
