“there are moments that cry out to be fulfilled. like, telling someone you love them. or giving your money away, all of it. your heart is beating, isn’t it? you’re not in chains, are you? there is nothing more pathetic than caution when headlong might save a life, even, possibly, your own.”
—moments, mary oliver
ROSEMARY “ROE” WILDS.
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|---|---|
| Cheery, uncomplicated, confident, laid-back, stalwart, warm, cool under pressure. | ㅤStubborn, impulsive, overly trusting, slightly bratty, reticent, not the brightest bulb. |
❝ with a big thirst for adventure and an even bigger heart she wears on her sleeve, rosemary has a knack for finding the bright side of life wherever she goes, even if she has to drag it out into the light herself.
race. Hellsguard roegadyn (Ala Mhigan-born)
GENDER. Butch lesbian (she/her)
AGE. early 30s
HEIGHT. ㅤ6’5” / 196 cm
BUILD. sturdy, thickset (~ 250 lbs / 113 kg)
VOICE. Deep, youthful, boyish
ACCENT. Casual and nondescript, peppered with cursing
GAIT. quietly confident, utterly at home in her body
DETAILS. handsome, battle-scarred, soft around the middle
COMBAT STYLE. ㅤBare-knuckle brawler, proficient grappler (and a big fan of barfight tricks); very out of practice with an axe
at work. Adventurer, pugilist, muscle-for-hire
specialties. Odd jobs, questing, hunts, guard work, deliveries, dungeon crawling, kittens stuck up trees…
at play. Athlete, combat enthusiast, wanderer
status. ㅤHappily married; professional wife guy
| MOTIFS |
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| Winding dirt paths, autumn leaves, campfires, red dirt, mountains, bloodstains, bruised knuckles, old scars, pine needles, amber, laughter, the sun. |
| SCENTS |
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| Sunshine, clean sweat, coffee, woodsmoke, clove, leather, sandalwood, black pepper, citrus, cardamom, wild rosemary. |
HOOKS.
LOCALES:ㅤ
The Allied city-states and the paths between.
Branches of the Adventurers’ Guild.
Your local watering hole.
Wherever booze comes cheap— and fights come cheaper.
the wilds, on the hunt for adventure.
Any place she can see the sky.
ENGAGES:ㅤ
Fellow adventurers.
Adrenaline junkies and glory-chasers.
Fight enthusiasts of all stripes.
Treasure hunters.
Rabble-rousers and barflies.
Anyone with a sense of humor.
Beautiful women. (She’s a little shy.)
You, if you need some help!
AVOIDS:ㅤ
Law enforcement (y’know, old habits).
The upper-crust.
Voidsent hunters (unless they seem like they might be willing to get real cool about a bunch of stuff really quickly.)
You, if you seem like a bad time.
… Honestly, that’s about it.
i.
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD ADVENTURER.
As a card-carrying member of the Adventurers’ Guild, Roe’s always looking to earn herself a handful of gil or a hot meal to fill her belly. If you’ve got an ODD JOB that needs doing, she’d be more than happy to help— all it’ll take is a please and a pair of puppy dog eyes.Or are you an adventurer too, looking for an extra set of hands for your next gig? Roe’s great on teams. Very agreeable. She’ll call you “boss” and everything.
iv.
I LEFT MY HEART IN THE HINTERLANDS.
Nowhere else in the realm gives Roe quite the same twinkle in her eye as the wilds of DRAVANIA. Have you got history there, too? Did you pick up work as a hunter in the Chocobo Forest, perhaps, when Roe was cutting her teeth as a fledgling adventurer? Or were you also among the merry band of treasure hunters who call Idyllshire home, talking shit over a game of Triple Triad at the Hard Place? If you’re a veteran of the Forelands or know the ruins of the Hinterlands like the back of your hand, odds are you and Roe will get along just fine.
ii.
WANNA DO SOMETHING DUMB?
Roe’s been daydreaming about storybook tales of derring-do since she was small, and she’s never met an ADVENTURE she didn’t like. Even the ill-advised ones. …Honestly, especially those.Heard a rumor about some remote isle you’re itching to chart? Caught wind of a crumbling old ruin stuffed full of treasure? Got a hunt mark on your radar you need some extra muscle for? If it sounds action-packed, she’ll probably be in your corner!
v.
SOMETHING HUNGRY, SOMETHING BLACK. (rare)
After a run-in with a necromantic tome (long story), Roe has found herself adapting to a new and sudden surfeit of aether— and the aether-sensitive may notice a core of VOID-TAINTED corruption, slumbering deep below its surface. More unsettlingly, to the average person: she seems to have picked up the habit of conversing with someone who isn’t there.She likely won’t be inclined to talk about it. But perhaps if you can earn her trust…?
iii.
AND BROTHER, I HURT PEOPLE.
A scrapper at heart and an Ul’dah-trained PUGILIST by trade, Roe’s no slouch at throwing her weight around— and it’s clear that she lives for it. You know what they say: if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life.And if you’re at all familiar with Eorzea’s underground PIT FIGHTING scene, you’ve probably seen her gleefully cleaning someone poor bastard’s clock. Or at least having a great time trying. Looking for a new sparring partner?
GALLERY.
OOC.
» thanks for reading! my name is red, and I’m a lesbian in my 30s based in the central timezone (utc-6). I’m usually available on evenings and weekends, and I prefer my writing partners to be over 21. » IC is not OOC. you know the drill by now, I hope: OOC communication expected, OOC consent respected. if I ever overstep, please tell me!» I am not interested in writing romance storylines or ERP with roe. Feel free to have your OC flirt with her if you want, but apart from making her blush, it won’t lead anywhere. sorry! (by the way, have you seen her wife?)» I love goofy one-offs and slice-of-life just as much as longer, character-driven storylines, and darker themes are a-OK as long as we work it out beforehand— though I’d like for us to have rapport OOC first. that said, if you’ve got an idea, throw me a pitch! I love nothing more than to put this bitch into situations™.