medraut's REDLINE verse is mostly just for fun to write with others in that universe BUT it's also a verse where it's easy to make her be a blue lizard with scales so yaaay
naturally she is a racer known for their cutthroat behavior on the racetrack. her media-assigned nickname is Warrior of Light! i have yet to detail what their car looks like but it's named the Azure Dragoon and of course is that iconic dragoon-blue in terms of color scheme (with pink for accents).
beyond racing medraut is also essentially a merc-for-hire to keep the original xiv theming of the wol around.
is kind of like the 3h equivalent of a taguel but with a giant lizard or something. or something vaguely draconic...idk. i want her to still be blue and have scales and a tail ok. dont take this from me
is a golden deer during her time at the monastery (but theoretically recruitable to any house)
typically fights with a lance! if she were a playable character her canon class would probably be a mortal savant if you could use lances with them instead of swords
crestless pre-timeskip, but many people mistakenly believe they have a crest due to their battle aptitude. to keep with XIV lore's blessing of light/the echo we can call their rumored crest to be a "minor crest of hydaelyn". after the timeskip they become blessed with a "major crest of hydaelyn". again, this is meant to mirror XIV's blessing of light. i know this is not technically compliant with how crests actually work in 3h but if NG+ can have dragon signs i can have my WOL get a crest out of nowhere. lalala
medraut hails from a relatively wealthy (for the area) merchant family (just her dad, her mom is mia) from an isolated, small, but idyllic village located on the beach. money at her village is pooled together to send her to the monastery with the hopes that she will be able to network and continue to grow her father's merchant connections to help the village continue to flourish and prosper.
medraut still has her signature xiv problems of being defined by her battle-lust but wanting desperately to be perceived as a good person.
this bio will include details for both a generic verse for those who aren't familiar with XIV as well as her FFXIV main verse. lore details can be very malleable let's play barbies.
other verses include: FE3H, REDLINE, idfk what else. i'm working on it...!! i don't like most high fantasy media so it's kind of a struggle for me.
GENERIC VERSE DETAILS (i.e. how she'll generally be portrayed in crossovers):
AGE: mid-late 20s
GENDER: demigirl (she/they)
SEXUALITY: biromantic bisexual
HAIR COLOR: will be verse reliant, but generally will be a brunette bob (natural hair color) or a mid-blue toned or a mid-pink toned bob in the style of rei ayanami.
VOICE CLAIM: tbd.
FACE CLAIM: (tentative as i don't really follow typical rp rules with face claims) but i generally envision her to look sort of similar to FKA twigs, especially in this shoot.
HEIGHT: shorter than average
BUILD: pear-shaped with well-defined shoulders, thighs, back, and arm muscles from melee training. otherwise somewhat wiry.
CHARACTER INSP: brother nier, mima (perfect blue), rei ayanami, anthy himemiya, shannon (umineko), clair vaux bernardus, rika furude, the unicorn (the last unicorn), amelie.
HEIGHT: she’s just under average for f!au'ra i believe
EYE COLOR: light grey with pale yellow, so pale they nearly look white limbic rings.
SKIN TONE: a soft, desaturated, mid-toned blue.
HAIR COLOR: naturally brunette, has dyed it pink (ARR) and blonde (HVW). her roots grew out for a sort of ‘pudding’ effect from brown to blonde (mid-SB-SHB). in ENW her hair returned to its natural subdued brown. i typically portray her with a brunette bob, blue hair similar in tone to her skin also in a bob, or a midtoned pink bob.
HAIR LENGTH: choppy and short, tending to cut it herself (ARR + HVW). a bit longer, falling just above her shoulders, with a large portion on the right side of her face shorter than the rest of it from where zenos cut it in their first encounter (early-mid SB). longer and grown out, about hitting her shoulder blades, with some choppy layers (mid-late SB and SHB). as of ENW she goes back to a longer bob, then begins to cut it short again.
FEATURES THAT XIV MODELS DON’T HAVE: two smaller horns on the top of her head. the face scales on her cheek run down her jaw to envelop her throat and collarbone, looking like a sort of lace-scale collar. her scales envelop her entire arm at her elbows. sharp pointed claws. the scale in the middle of her nose bridge is an upside down heart! her tail is huge.
medraut generally looks like this.
PERSONALITY.
medraut kanshi, the warrior of light, is a quiet but pleasant individual. they are somewhat reserved in initial appearance but easy to get along with, often going out of their way to help people with smaller, everyday tasks. she is sweet and loves cute, frilly things, and is often somewhat demure. however, despite her kindness and reserved approach, there is a level of detachment present in almost everything she does.
in battle, medraut has a tendency to lose herself. they love the thrill of the fight and often only find pure unadulterated joy in killing--something that bothers them immensely and makes them incredibly self-conscious when they are not in the fray. in fact, the main reason they became an adventurer in the first place is because she felt disgusted at herself and wished to put this trait to good use: by killing pests around farms or taking out thieves who stole a woman's coinpurse and the like. in truth, medraut only feels fulfilled on the battlefield, and they hate that about themself.
medraut despises being the warrior of light, but in her desire to come across as purely good and worthy of living, continues to hold the moniker. they are very used to holding their emotions close to their chest, and do not discuss these feelings with anyone. of course, a few people have been able to pick up on the true nature of their disgust and what truly makes them feel happy, but it is something she is unwilling to discuss, wishing only to appear virtuous in nature, especially now that they are a paragon for good in the land. similarly, medraut despises being compared to azem, and can be somewhat vitriolic when their name is brought up.
medraut actively avoids fighting for 'ideals' or 'causes' and can be quite passive in simply doing what she's told in an attempt to appear 'good.' she often gets in fights with people when they try to fight for an ideal: they believe that such ideals only lead people to an early grave. however, medraut is terrified of being seen for who they are and also being hated for it or being seen as evil etc., so they're pretty hypocritical about this. anything as long as people seem to view them as 'good'.
medraut ships (i will not assume these! these are just ones i enjoy in the personal version of canon in my brain!!) include:
HAURCHEFANT (could-have and should-have; he was able to see past their veneer especially since i like haurchefant's writing the most in the short story where he killed some guys crazy style so i think he's a bit similar to her, but in ultimately dying for a cause led medraut to wanting to forsake the notion of 'ideals' entirely)
ZENOS (recognized medraut's true behavior when they fought for the first time and became hellbent on having her accept him via fighting. she thinks he's kind of cringe and while she enjoys fighting him as it's the one thing that makes her happy, she doesn't have strong personal feelings about him and is basically just using him as a replacement for haurchefant as well as an outlet for going all-out in her fights and feeling true joy through this)
