Character Ideas

[Silmanos]

So trying to put together info for my character, build background and the like. Note probably will be changing the name soon because it doesn't work with lore unless I can convincingly pass it off as a nickname for my character.

 

Name: Rhela Aliapoh (current in game name Krysis)

Race: Miqo'te Keeper of the Moon

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Class: CNJ

 

Background so far: Rhela grew up in a small village of four families in the Southern Shroud that kept to themselves for the most part. That being said, they still were accepted by the Gridanians and kept to their way of life following the wishes of the Elementals. Rhela herself was the eldest of three having a younger brother and sister. Being the eldest though meant she was to take her mother's place as leader and conjurer of the village. As such at the age of 14 her mother took her to Gridania and put her under the tutelage of the Counjurer's guild. Lift was good until the day that is forever etched into the memory of all Eorzeans who lived through the nightmare. At the time her father and brother had marched with the Order of the Twin Adder to Carteneau and her mother was out traveling on the outskirts of the Shroud after receiving a request from the Conjurer's guild to look into an Elemental Disturbance. One would never have been able to predict the tragedy that shook Eorzea to its very foundations. For months there was no news, only rumors of the Twin Adder forces having been annihilated on the battle field and that the forest was in flames. The guild conjurers did there best to try and keep her mind busy, though it was difficult for all of them as even the least talented Conjurer could hear the Elements cries of rage and agony. Five months after the Battle of Carteneau two officers of the Twin Adders approached her and informed her that both her brother and her father had perished in battle. As if that was not enough a Gridanian patrol came back with even more grim news. They had found her what they assumed to be the bodies of her mother and her escort, as the bodies were too charred to identify. Despair crushed the young woman and almost consumed her completely if it wasn't the sudden surprise that was her sister arriving safely in Gridania with an escort of Wailers who had found the refugees from her village trying to make it safely to the city.

 

While she had lost much she had not lost all. With that thought she tackled her studies with even more zeal as she watched her younger sister train hard with the archers. Five years passed as the two worked to find a place for themselves in the changed world. Rhela's sister was now a budding lancer who was looking to become a promising recruit for the God's Bow. It was not enough, however, to content Rhela. Her heart still was torn asunder by all that was lost and could only see the pain of those memories in the forest. So it was with that thought that she decided to travel all of Eorzea and help those who had suffered like her, making her first destination Limsa Lominsa, for if any city could use help surely it was a city that was struggling with its own identity.

 

 

This is what I have so far, if anything doesn't quite work lore wise please let me know. Figure RP wise she will stay a CNJ as the whole WHM story line doesn't really allow for a non Padjal that isn't the WoL to become one. She will be a private individual, but will have no problems helping those in need, nor will she fully turn away companionship. Also have a question about how people RP having multiple classes as I plan to also add BRD to her skill set eventually but not sure how to do so. Please tell me what you think .

[Sounsyy]

For months there was no news, only rumors of the Twin Adder forces having been annihilated on the battle field and that the forest was in flames.

 

Thus far, this is the only thing that really stands out. Kan-E-Senna, along with many of the survivors of the Twin Adders returned home to Gridania only a week at best after the Battle of Carteneau. The story, Of Friends Lost and Found, describes the events of the Calamity's immediate aftermath from a Twin Adder perspective and might help flesh out this bit of your background. The other tales detail other parts of the battle from the perspective of other participants in the calamity.

 

 

With that thought she tackled her studies with even more zeal as she watched her younger sister train hard with the archers. Five years passed as the two worked to find a place for themselves in the changed world. Rhela's sister was now a budding lancer who was looking to become a promising recruit for the God's Bow.

 

Possible continuity question?

Is she an archer trying to join the Gods' Quivermen, who range the Wood and protect the Hedge from external threats? Or is she a lancer trying to join the Wood Wailers, who maintain peace within the city-state and its surrounding hamlets? Or both - which would be the Holtwatch. Or is she seeking to follow her father's/brother's path and join the Twin Adder's White Wolves or Red Otters divisions?

 

 

 

Also, Godsbow is a title of great honor and distinction in Gridania. I figured you meant "Gods' Quiver" above, but wanted to impress the distinction.

 

But tell me' date=' have ye ever heard the word “Godsbow”? 'Tis an epithet what's given only to virtuosos of the bow. The first archer to be called such was one Gilbert, a man who lived durin' Gridania's fledglin' days. Legend goes he slew seven Ixali chieftains with a single arrow.[/quote']

 

 

Also have a question about how people RP having multiple classes as I plan to also add BRD to her skill set eventually but not sure how to do so. Please tell me what you think .

 

I think this depends on who you ask and more likely, how you personally write it off in RP. For some, multiple similar classes/jobs are totally fine. Some have the stipulation where they would prefer you RP learning one over time or have had your character aged/trained extensively to where they would have acquired the skill. BRD is definitely one of the most easy jobs to learn, as it really only requires singing and a true passion for music and love for your comrades in arms. Traditionally, bards have always wielded bows in Eorzea, but it's never stated as a necessity.

 

Prick up your ears' date=' because I'm not going to say this again: It's the fervent desire to aid our comrades that bestows our songs with power. And no songs have more power than those you compose yourself![/quote']

 

When folks think of a bard' date=' they conjure images of a minstrel wandering the realm, performing at banquets and in alehouses for the pleasure of king and commoner alike. But the bard I would speak of is one born from a battle-hardened archer - one who sings her songs in the heat of combat to inspire her comrades to ever greater feats of martial prowess. As battles unfold, the distinction between the lines of friend and foe grows hazy. Yet the archer must stay ever alert, with arrow nocked and eyes trained upon the struggle. One need not have a vivid imagination to appreciate the torrent of emotions that rages within her in that moment. Nerves near to fraying, her breast fit to burst, the archer does the only thing she can; she sings. And in that raw melody the power to stir the souls of men. That, my friend, is the true definition of a bard.[/quote']

 

 

Hope this helps! ^^ Lemme know if you have more lore questions!

[Silmanos]

Thanks so much! I will definitely look into the Twin Adder story to help flesh that out more. As far as her sister there will be more to it still working on that part, was originally going to have her be a lancer but decided for archer as to build on the BRD possibility, thought I had changed it all the text looks like I missed a spot. Also did not note the difference in titles for archers, I will admit my first play through I kind of sped through it, trying to take my time more now with this character to catch the pieces of lore I missed the first time through. Of course now I will make sure to note the importance of that title.

 

I also most say I did not realize there were so many different options for an archer so I guess I do have some deciding to do to build out her sister's story because that will have in impact on both her background and her future story since while Rhela may have left the Shroud for now she is still close to her sister.

 

Thanks so much for the feedback.