#auriva

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Picked up the FFXIV free trial, as a couple of you know. Playing two chars, one in paired playtime with a friend. The other was originally just made to see how she’d look in the CC but then I took her outside for screenshots and then...

Valle Serreta.

Currently an Arcanist, and definitely very skilled in magic, but she has knowledge of blades as well.

If she looks familiar...yes, she’s intended to be Auriva in Eorzea.

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After she orchestrated the death of her master, Darth Serapis, Lord Syncletica was nonetheless denied the title of Darth and struggled to hold on to his vast holdings. The Dark Council, doubting her devotion to the dark side, tested her resolve with this slight and left her open to endless attacks.

Several lords seized the opportunity to challenge the heir of the Amduat line, forcing her again and again to defend the inheritance of her dark legacy. They each underestimated the enduring lessons of her master’s torments.

One of them, Lord Avarit, forced two intelligence agents to steal Darth Serapis’ holocron to bolster his claim against the lonely heiress. It did not give him the advantage he sought.

Ahemeit Amduat / Lord Syncletica is my sith inquisitor.

I stole background characters from: @kotorswtor, @catpella, @nerdlordholocron, @sirenofvathraki, @deathstickz, @amarearts, @juczerro

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I have taken the most lovely shot of Auriva.

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Ishev 1, Hadrea 5, Dakhri 9

1.an overheard conversation about your OC – Ishev

“He's sohandsome!”

“He really lookslike a good soldier. No wonder they put him on recruiting posters.”

“I know he'd makeme sign up for the Army.”

“I heard he's aJedi now.”

“I didn't knowadults could just become Jedi.”

“I guess he's aspecial case.”

“They're celibatearen't they? What a shame.”

“There goes somany people's hopes of marrying him and  becoming Alderaanianroyalty.”

5.letters between two of your OC’s companions about them – Hadrea

Ishev,

I know you did warnme that Hadrea is still upset over the loss of her mother. I've triedto be as nice as I can to her. I've apologized. I've tried to ignoreher. I've tried to engage her in pleasant conversation. But did youever ask her to be nice to me? Every time I leave my rooms togo to the kitchens or the library she's lurking outside and throwinginsults at me, and I'm becoming paranoid about dinner.

Also, there is ahidden speaker somewhere in my room playing songs from the RepublicArmy Band's Death To The Empire albums 1 through 4. Can you come fixthis?

Auriva

Dear Auriva,

I will come find thespeaker.

Hadrea isn't goingto poison you. She will come around and find that you've redeemedyourself and are actually a good person, I'm sure. Until then, I'llhave another talk with her about not waging psychological warfare onpeople I like.

Ishev

Ishev,

Have you had thistalk with her before?

Auriva

Dear Auriva,

I routinely have towarn Hadrea against waging psychological warfare. She rarely listens.

Ishev

Ishev,

...comforting. Not.

Auriva

9. a futurehistorian’s account of your OC’s actions – Dakhri

It is well-known tohistorians of the Force that different traditions have very differentways of handling individuals with a psychological trauma that rendersthem damaged or unstable, and that some are significantly moreeffective in their methods than others. The Jedi Order is the largestRepublic-affiliated organization for Force-sensitives, but there aremany who consider its approach to healing its members to be the leasteffective of all.

There are manyaccounts of Jedi who suffered traumatic events that left scars ontheir psyches during the Great Galactic Wars I and II, and whoreceived inadequate treatment to recover from it. In the best cases,these Jedi received care from other groups and were able to overcometheir issues. In many cases, they had to treat themselves withinadequate support. In the worst cases, these Jedi were unable tohandle their traumas and several fell to the dark side and inflicteddamage on others around them.

This historian'sopinion is that the most effective organization for handlingForce-sensitives damaged by wartime trauma during both Great GalacticWars was the Massani aliit, based on Iridonia. The aliit was knownfor producing a high number of skilled combatants and for providingthem with the correct kind of support to recover from any woundsphysical and mental sustained during it.

One example of theJedi Order failing their own is that of Dakhri Massani. She wascaptured by the Sith Empire while still a Padawan and imprisoned inImperial space for eight months before she escaped. She was treatedfor her physical wounds bu the Jedi Order, then cleared to return toaction and promoted to Knight. Her career in the War wascharacterized by an extremely high success rate of missions she wasassigned to, and she was known for never abandoning or leaving behindpersonnel.

However, the traumaof her capture by Imperials fostered a growing hatred of them thatfostered a weakness to the Dark Side in her. When a Republic basecontaining her husband was captured by an Imperial special operationsteam, she single-handedly invaded it, killed all hostiles, andrescued the captured personnel. Her combat display at the time wasdescribed as violent, brutal, and dark-sided by Republic survivors,but her rescuing of key personnel prevented the Imperials from takingHaruun Kal.

It was only afterthe Haruun Kal incident that the Jedi Order realized that somethingwas wrong with her. They pulled her off of active duty and intendedto treat her fall to the Dark Side but individuals close to herinsisted on sending her back to the aliit instead. The aliit was ableto help her recover, bringing her back from the edge of the darkside. She later returned to the Jedi Order to teach as a combatinstructor on Tython, but was never again sent into combat againstthe Sith Empire.

Depending on whatstories you hear, Dakhri Massani may be remembered as a brilliantfighter (by Republic accounts of the war), as the Jedi Butcher ofHaruun Kal (by Imperial troops), or as a skilled combat trainer (bymany Jedi). To this historian, she is an example of how the JediOrder fails to take adequate care of its wounded, and as a cautionarytale of why the Order needs to listen to other Force traditions if itis going to insist on sending its members to fight in the Republic'swars...

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OC fact: Lineea used to straighten her hair when she lived on Dromund Kaas, but stopped doing so after leaving the Empire as she started to get used to both the lack of severity and the lack of humidity.

Thanks for helping me think about OC hair! Auriva’s hair was always straight and flat. It’s the kind that cooperates with being put in braids or buns, and she ranges from practical and boring styles when on a mission (simple ponytail or braid to keep it out the way) to more elaborate styles. When she settles on Alderaan she takes rapidly to the elaborate braiding culture and buys books so she knows what statuses she should mark up. It’s useful to blend in to the populace and it’s something to do with her hands. When her daughter is born she starts finding out how well they adapt (or don’t) to tiny Zabrak horns!

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I would do Ishev's route and return to it often for happiness and belief in goodness after a rough day. Thrasis' route would have excellent levels of sass and probably a nice balance of suspense/angst and humor. And I would have to do Auriva's because dammit I want her to be HAPPY.

Ishev’s route is designed to make people feel that level of happiness and goodness. He believes in the ability of people to be better than they were yesterday, and to do and spread goodness. Anyone following his romance would either be the kind of person who believes in that at the start, or would come to learn it from him over the course of the romance. I think it would probably be the kind of route mocked by some people for being too naive, but cherished by a lot of others for the inspiring.

Thrasis’ route definitely has a healthy dose of sass and humor. He’s likely to be a class clown and to provide a player with a chance to step aside from their own stress and enjoy some time with a sharp mind and a funny heart. Especially if you choose dates that take you to the zoo. (Choose these. They’re great.) But yeah, there’s a few angsty moments when you go Meet The Parents. Some people think that the family drama is boring or shoehorned in, though.

Auriva’s route would eventually end up in happiness! There’s some moments of adventure and derring-do (as you’d expect from an archaeology person), but that’s mixed in with moments of heartwarming sincerity, and also endearing awkwardness. People get some cute artifacts from her! It does turn out well in the end. This is probably a route that gets criticized somehow because of her being big and buff. ~~they’rewrong~~

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fears meme - Auriva

Tagged by @tehjai thank you!!

Bold any fears which apply to your character. Italicize what makes them uncomfortable. Copy/paste as new post. Do not reblog.

Auriva

the dark. fire. open water. deep water. being alone. crowded spaces. confined spaces. change. failure. war. loss of control. powerlessness. blood. drowning. suffocation. clowns. the supernatural. heights. spiders. rejection. abandonment. loss. the unknown. the future. not being good enough. scary stories. speaking to new people. poverty. loud noises. being touched. forgetting. being forgotten. being mind controlled. being haunted. dying. being misunderstood.

Tagging:  @ravenkinlegacy , @nerdlordholocron , @kotorswtor , @dragons-bones and if anyone else wants to do it again like @karanan or @tehjai or @bitsypookums 

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obviously Gentian would kiss Thrasis, but furthermore Felixandra would probably kiss any of Auriva, Hadrea, or Ishev (only cheek kisses for Auri or Ish if they're otherwise uncomfortable, but she bets Ish would turn all kinds of red anyway)

Ishev would take a cheek kiss and turn bright red. Auriva and Hadrea would both be up for lip-kisses as well as cheek kisses.

Thrasis has intentionally set mistletoe up everywhere because he’s trying to get his parents under it but it probably means that as a side effect he and Gentian either are kissing all the time or eventually have to agree to not kiss under every one.