A Wandering Sharlayan

Originally brought to Old Sharlayan as a generously paid hired help from Aldenard. Following a research accident, the woman was rendered almost amnestic as to her activities and life beforehand. As part of her compensation, she was given a place in the secluded scholar's nation. And through no small amount of effort and spent candles; a studious pupil of the prestigious Studium and later the prized Physis Techon. Earning her position as a sage of Sharlayan, and a learned one at that.

Or at least as far as the offical records and documentation say. In truth, while she did partially lose her memory, she retained more than she'd let on. Not something she's keen to let on, she was a prestigious thief, and catburglar back in Eorzea, needing an escape after a bad tangle with a dangerous crowd, slavers. While she can't remember at what price her 'escape' cost her, she remembers how to pick a lock at the least... And the addicting thrill of getting herself into places she shouldn't be, among other things.

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Physical Attributes

S'kaagyiyhe is a youthful, naturally blue-haired woman of paler skin, and a smaller stature for a miqo'te, paired with a lean body, with a moderate level of fitness. Her left eye is colored white and her right is a light shade of yellow. She features an unusual marking seared into the right side of her neck. She possesses a heartier constitution due to the seeker-side of her blood, and a high bodily aether reserve. Alongside some features of a distinctly mixed heritage among the miqo'te. She frequently smells like medicinal herbs, and reagents. And due to over a decade of thieving, she quiets her steps as if it was like breathing to her.

Personality

Contrast to other Sages, S'kaagy is impatient, and borderline reckless at times. Despite coming from the rather orderly Island society of Sharlayan, the cat also has a distinct distaste for authority, more specifically when it is used against her, an occurrence not infrequent. Yet, in spite of all her flaws, she exhibits a strong desire to improve the world, though often is perplexed about how to exactly do so. Alongside this, a studious wit that often lacks the tempering of wisdom.

Skills

Originally coming from her tribal background, the woman posses a distinct, if rarely used skill with painting, and herbology. Spending her adolescence as a thief however, she picked up the skills needed for larceny, particularly finding herself a savant with locks of wide variety, making her an excellent burglar. In the Studium, she fostered her magical gifts, gaining an advanced knowledge of sorcery, and aetheric manipulation, alongside medicine, alchemy, and other associated skills of somanoutics in Physis Technon. She also maintains a small repertoire of skills of lesser expertise, or concern, making her adaptable to most situations.Language Skills
Capable of speaking old Miqo'te, Hingan, Huntspeak, Eorzean, and Sharlayan

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What I'm Looking For

I'm currently looking for just a few RP friends and connections to satisfy my RP urges outside of FC related shenanigans. Preference for story focused plots and encounters, that especially involve the newer zones in the game. Long term, medium term, or short term are okay.

Theme Preferences

Always welcome!

Talk with me about it first

Not on the table.

A few notes.

(where I sound pretentious)

Healing Methdology

I believe OOC discussion as to personal wants and goals for any in-character injury is the best, and only way to properly handle healing within roleplay. Within that I'm not going to magick away your character's injuries and ailments with a simple snap of the finger. But I'll be going by the lore of what healing magic is, and isn't capable of as a baseline. If head-canons clash past that point, be they acknowledged as head-canons and ultimately differences of opinion between writers, not personal flaws.

Hooks

If none of these hooks work out for you, but you have an idea based on her backstory, or perhaps something else, feel free to ask! These were just a few suggestions more than anything!

The Larcenous Lockpick
Quick calculated glances, the experienced placement of her nimble hands, the way she moves in a crowd... While not obvious, to a keen eye they might just tell of someone who's has a bit of a know-how when it comes to the art and craft of stealing, not that she'd call it that. A prodigious lockpick, someone in Eorzea who had an ear to the underground might have caught wind of her talents for sale before she all but disappeared to Sharlayan. With wealthier individuals, a possibility of having been a target for the enterprising miqo'te.

Wayward Sharlayan
Perhaps you're familiar with her from Physis Technon, or the Studium's classes on Aetherology, and Fifth Era history and somanoutics related areas of study. Or perhaps seeing a Sharlayan so far away from their island home peaks an interest. Though she's noticeably never far from other Sharlayans, particularly those of controversial nature back home.

Byregot's Faithful
The god of arts, architecture, and industry, The Builder makes for a rather frequent name of reverence in the more artistic and avant-garde circles of Eorzean society. Some of which S'kaagy herself can attest to being a member of. Perhaps it's the necklace dangling around her neck with his symbol, perhaps you've spotted her partaking in some of the more occultic or hedonistic rites and rituals practiced by those on the fringe, or maybe you've just seen her name on a rare painting or two.

Wandering Sage
Given the general instability of the world as of recent, the need for trained healers has never been higher. As a trained Sage of Sharlayan, she can be found wherever there is a relative need for her healing arts or other talents across the star, on occasion. Always seeming to have some business that pull her around.

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GROUP AFFLIATIONS

Tanji Company

A Far-eastern silk trading company that sometimes dabbles in other affairs, S'kaagy is a resident healer, though helps the company with more shady dealings on the side with her experience in the matter.

Hanya Teahouse

A Far-Eastern teahouse, in need of some extra coin to make ends meet, with help the miqo'te has been able to work at the teahouse as a maiko, however, requiring an extensive amount of training and education in the traditional ways of a maiko.

Haute Monde Glamour

A now defunct Ul'dahn based fashion company, S'kaagy was officially a model, though behind closed doors, she was in practice more a spy, gathering information for the company and occasionally getting her hands dirty.

IC

Stella Kinara
A merciless, gunblade-wielding battle-hardened mercenary for hire; With a hard exterior, harder muscles, and a mostly soft inside filled with intense internal doubt. She's partially responsible for keeping Kaagy's combat capabilities up between jobs. Always on the move, and getting into trouble the two have a complicated relationship of romantic sorts, but it vaguely works out.

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S'ahlena Quam
Kaagyiyhe's old partner in crime, and once closest tribe sister of the Zu tribe. While not dead, she remains in the captivity of the Maelstrom, perhaps for the rest of her life. Which would be entirely tragic if the two weren't actively, vehemently wanting to kill each other.S'rhilu the "Cobalt Claw"
A noticeably grizzled leader of a rather difficult bunch of bandits deep in the stretch of dunes and rocks to the south of Ul'dah. While there's no official connection between the two, a few similar features, infrequent meetings, and a rather rough bodyguard or two closely stalking the woman in and around Ul'dah could be taken in several ways.Coeurl-Tongue
A fairly mysterious contractor and coinkeeper in the Eorzean underground, specializing in less-than-accepted magic practice. After a few stolen books, and intercepted dead drops, there's been a distinct amount of bad blood between the two, though neither have seen fit to try for the usual solution, if only by a barest hair of a balding karakul.

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A little about myself, for those curious.

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Some more character story spoiler and difficult hooks that I've decided to leave open, but I would still request that we talk about them first beforehand. Particularly with the comfort and expectations of everyone in mind around such topics and themes. As well as just general viability of throwing them around in the RP, given potential character consequences. Also you know, if you're part of the, "I'll learn it through RP!" crowd, here you go. Or I guess not, probably wouldn't have read this far in. Here you don't go, I think!

Broken Chains
While not keen to talk much about it, previously the blue-haired miqo'te had been captured by a wayward band of slavers who struck at just the right time. Captive for around half a summer before she was able to slip away. While never up for sale, it's likely she could have known others in the same predicament, or met eyes with individuals dealing with such loathsome characters. A rather pesky marking on her neck from the ordeal not exactly helping her avoid notice, either.