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Character Profile: Severia Zetsuen (updated 3-21-24)

~~Basics~~

Name: Severia Zetsuen

Nickname: none

Age: 30 at the start of Dawntrail

Gender: female

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: unsure, doesn’t think about it. (Nerosexual)

Birthdate: last day of First Astral Moon (January 31st)

Race: Au Ra, Xaela

Homeland/town: The Azim Steppe

Current residence/popular haunt: A house in Lavender Beds where she lives with Nero.

Languages: Eorzean Common, Old Auri, Doman. Currently learning Garlean.

Are they a WoL? Yes.

~~APPEARANCE~~

Height: 5’2”

Eyes: Crimson, white limbal rings

Hair: Long, Black, no bangs. Normally straight but has a tendency to curl when she uses magic.

Body type: Slender but athletic.

Features: Dark blue scales, horns, tail typical of Xaela. Scars on the undersides of her wrists. Significantly more scale growth on her body than is normal at her age.

Style: Practical and modest. She doesn’t like to call attention to herself with her clothes. And because she travels almost all the time, she favors clothing that can stand up to the wear and tear of adventuring. Hair is generally worn in a braid when adventuring. She is rarely seen without her Choral Chapeau.

~~Status~~

financial: // filthy rich / wealthy / comfortable / modest / poor / destitute

medical: // fit / moderate / sickly / disadvantaged / disabled

class: // aristocracy / upper / middle / working / poor / enslaved

education: // advanced / post-secondary / vocational /secondary / primary / none / self-taught / other

criminal record: // yes for major crimes / yes for minor crimes / yes but wrongfully accused / none / has committed crimes but hasn’t been caught

~~RELATIONSHIPS~~

Family: She is completely cut off from her biological family that lives on the Steppe.

Friends: Most of the Scions, Cid and the Ironworks crew, Cirina, Mikoto

Rivals/Enemies:

Current Partner(s): currently in a long term relationship with Nero Scaeva

Former Partner(s): none

~~Abilities~~

DoL/DoH

fun | profit | self-sustainability

Other Talents/Skills: Musical instruments: harp, flue, shamisen, xiao flute, morin khuur.

Unique features of their Echo: I headcanon that the aspect of the Echo that translates meaning is something that can be turned off or on at will. Severia prefers not to use it unless she has to as she enjoys learning new languages. However, in her early days in Eorzea she relied on it pretty heavily, especially any time she had to talk to Urianger.

Jobs:

(Bold for main/IC jobs, italics for secondary/OOC jobs)

Fighting style: She favors a style that allows her to stay at range and think tactically to defeat her foe.

Hobbies:

combat skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

communication skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

literacy skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

artistic skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

technical skills: // excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

~~PERSONALITY~~

Traits & Tendencies:

extrovert // introvert // balanced // contextual

disorganized // organized // balanced // contextual

close-minded // open-minded // balanced // contextual

calm // anxious // balanced // contextual

disagreeable // agreeable // balanced // contextual

cautious // reckless // balanced // contextual

patient // impatient // balanced // contextual

outspoken // reserved // balanced // contextual

leader // follower // balanced // contextual

empathetic // indifferent // balanced // contextual

optimistic // pessimistic // balanced // contextual

traditional // modern // balanced // contextual

hardworking // lazy // balanced // contextual

cultured // uncultured // balanced // contextual

loyal // disloyal // balanced // contextual

Habits:

drinking alcohol: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

smoking: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

recreational drugs: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

indulgent in food: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

splurge spending: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

gambling: // never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / to excess

Personal Beliefs:

Severia was raised to believe in Azim and Nhaama and in particular always felt a connection to the Dusk Mother. This feeling has been somewhat shaken with the revelation of the probable origins of Azim and the nature of the Twelve. She still believes there are things in the universe beyond her understanding, but she wants to learn the truth instead of being content to remain in ignorance.

Hopes/Dreams:

Severia has a hard time thinking in terms of hopes and dreams for the future. Her life has always been one of day to day survival. Sometimes though she has vague daydreams about there being an end to all the strife, to the world’s need of her and being able to travel freely with the man she loves, to see everything in the world, and never have to say goodbye to him again.

Fears:

Severia’s life has been ruled by fears for as long as she can remember. The fear of not being good enough and failing those she cares about. The fear of being abandoned for her insufficiency. The fear of losing the people she cares about. The fear of getting close enough to people to let them leave her hurt and alone.

Stress Response:

Severia is the type of person who needs to have frequent alone time somewhere quiet and peaceful. When her stress levels get too high, she’s likely to just disappear and seek out someplace to be alone, especially at night when she can gain comfort from the stars and moon.

How they would describe themselves:

Average, boring, and inadequate. Just barely managing to keep up with the other amazing people around her.

How others would describe them:

Dependable, clear headed, open minded, good at seeing through problems and making the right decisions. Strong in battle and in spirit, a light in the darkness.

~~STORY~~

Backstory:

She was born within the Tumet tribe of the Azim Steppe. As such, she was not given a true name when she was born, but is called by a name meant to ward off evil spirits and bad luck until such a time as she can complete her trial to become a named member of the tribe. This “avoidance name” was Khünbish, meaning “not a human being”.

At the age of 10 she went through her tribe’s ritual of being tied to the sacred tree. Children who could free themselves and catch up with the tribe on the move would be given a name and become a member of the tribe. Severia was a small and weak child and was not even able to free herself from her bonds. She remained tied to the tree for three days before a man named Ayanga Mol passed by and found her, nearly dead.

Even though it is taboo to aid a Tumet child during their trial, he freed her and nursed her back to health. Knowing that there was no chance that the child could return to her family and that he would be ostracized for rescuing her, Ayanga took her and left the Steppe for Yanxia. For the next 10 years they lived as traveling merchants, earning just enough to survive. Shortly after Severia turns 20, Ayanga is discovered by the occupying Garleans to be a spy who has been passing information between pockets of resistance fighters. He is arrested and executed. His last wish is that Severia escape to some place where she can live a life of peace.

Severia flees to Kugane and ultimately stows away on a ship bound for Eorzea. It is at this point in her life when she finally decides it is time she choose a name for herself. Severia is a name she makes up based on sounds she likes. Zetsuen she takes as a name that signifies something that has been cast adrift by fate. She uses this name when she arrives in Eorzea.

Severia lands in Vesper Bay in Thanalan with nothing but the clothes on her back and her beloved but battered shamisen. Not knowing the language at all, she goes through a very trying period where she busks on street corners to earn just enough to not starve and to slowly travel the land. But she has a good ear for language and gradually manages to pick up the Common tongue. Hearing people talking about a huge forest realm in the north, Severia slowly makes her way to the Shroud and Gridania. Looking lost and bedraggled from her travels, Mother Miounne takes Severia under her wing and advises her to join the Adventurer’s Guild and to take up a combat skill for survival. Severia feels drawn to archery. And thus she finally sets out on the path to become the Warrior of Light.

~Highlights of ARR~ (Age 21-24)

Severia’s story follows the MSQ very closely for the most part, though I headcanon that the timeline from first becoming an adventurer to her triumph over the Garleans lasts about 3 years.

The most important events in her development:

Gaining the Echo.

Meeting Minfilia. Minfilia provides Severia with a sense of purpose she is sorely lacking at the time.

Meeting Nero at the Crystal Tower and falling for him.

~Highlights of HW~ (Age 25)

Loss of many important allies/friends has cumulative effect on her mentally and emotionally.

Growing closer to Thancred due to their mutual grief for Minfilia.

Nero returns, they promise to see each other again.

~Highlights of StB~ (Age 26-27)

Return to Othard.

Becoming involved with the Doman Resistance like her foster father was.

Return to the Steppe. Adopted by the Mol tribe and given Xaela name, Sarangerel.

Taking up Red Mage

Growing closer to Nero during Omega.

~Highlights of ShB~ (Age 27-28)

Taking in Light causes extra scale growth, becomes infertile.

Discovering truth about Ancients/Amaurot. Feels drawn to past.

Meeting Hythlodaeus. Loves him (platonically) immediately.

Learning about Azem. Feeling insecure about identity.

Confronting Elidibus. Feeling immense empathy for him.

~Highlights of EW~ (Age 28)

Going to Garlemald and being confronted by their hatred.

Walking on the Moon. Speaking with Hythlodaeus again.

Traveling to Elpis. Everyone she meets there.

Losing the Scions in Ultima Thule.

Defeating and saving Meteion.

~Post EW~ (Age 29-30)

Pandaemoniun. Befriending Elidibus and Erichthonios.

Loporrit and Omicron tribal questlines.

Cultivating her island sanctuary.

~Feelings about Scions~

Severia met the Scions at a time in her life where her growing powers were alarming her and meeting Minfilia was a very positive experience for her. She had great love and admiration for Minfilia, but found the Scions as a whole more than a little intimidating. As someone without an education, she didn’t really think she fit in among them. Though losing Minfilia was devastating to her, it was what ultimately led to her growing closer to her fellow Scions. In particular, sharing her fate as a fugitive with Alphinaud and Tataru in Ishgard and bonding with Thancred over their shared grief. Over time, she has come to feel the Scions are almost like family (her experiences with family are not great) but she will probably always be more than a little intimidated by Y’shtola.

~Feelings about Alliance Leaders/Grand Companies~

Severia maintains a professional relationship with all the leaders. She prefers to stay out of the spotlight and leave others (Alphinaud) to deal with diplomacy and politics. While she initially joined the Maelstrom, she never returned to their ranks after her exoneration for the attempted murder of the Sultana, finding it a convenient time to cut off her ties to organizations she never really felt comfortable in.

~Feelings about Garleans~

Severia grew up experiencing the Garlean occupation in Yanxia and was terrified of Garlean soldiers for a long time. Meeting Cid and befriending him was a big turning point for her as it made Garleans seem less like boogeymen and more like real people. Garlean society may be fundamentally flawed, but what society is not? She sees the Garleans people more as victims of Ascian machinations than as enemies at this point. (Though she spares no mercy for Zenos.) In fact, since falling in love with a Garlean, she hopes someday to be able to explore and get to know the region and its people much better.

~Feelings about Ascians, Ancients and Azem~

Since learning the truth behind the Ascians, Severia has developed complicated feelings regarding them. She understands their motivations and has respect for their loss and grief even if she cannot condone what they have done because of it. But she also recognizes that they were under the influence of Zodiark and their will was inhibited. Mostly, she wishes there had been some other answer. Some kind of compromise that could have been reached between the Ascians and the people of today. But there was nothing else that she could have done in the circumstances she was faced with.

She mourns Hades, Hythlodaeus and Elidibus, those she came to know best from her travels in the past. But feels content that they are at peace in the Lifestream. Her biggest regret is that she was forced to stand by and could do nothing to save Hermes. Having known the depths of despair herself, she feels a sense of kinship with him.

When she first became aware of her former life as Azem, it threw her into a state of confusion and distress. She began to wonder if she only became what she is because of Azem, if her life is ruled by that soul and her fate determined. When it became clear that it was always her own choices and actions that mattered most, she was finally able to find the strength to be the beacon of hope that the world needed. The thought of Azem no longer distresses her, but she also prefers to let Azem remain in the past.

~Feelings about Hydaelyn and Zodiark~

Severia never placed much faith in Hydaelyn. Her trust was grounded more on Minfilia. She would fight for anything Minfilia considered worthy. When she finally meets Venat, it’s like finally being able to talk to Minfilia again. But it’s very bittersweet because she already knows how this is going to go. And yet even so her experiences with Venat in Elpis reassure her about the path she is on, and take away her anxiety about being Azem. She was not Hydaelyn’s chosen because she was once Azem. She was Hydaelyn’s chosen because she was Venat’s friend.

Zodiark remains a mysterious being that she wishes she could learn more about. There were so many unanswered questions she had. But she firmly believes that both Zodiark and Hydaelyn were necessary to give the Star the future it now looks forward to.

~Feelings about Nero~

When they first met, her feelings toward him took her very much by surprise because though logically she should have despised him for his role in the Garlean invasion of Eorzea, she found herself feeling strangely attracted to him instead, quite against her will. She is even more surprised to realize he is attracted to her as well. Even though the world keeps tearing them apart she finds she cannot forget him. And when they meet again during Omega, she decides for once in her life to pursue something for the sake of her own happiness, despite logic and many, many friends telling her it’s a bad idea.

Severia and Nero became a couple just after the conclusion of the Omega quests. At the beginning of DT, they have been together for almost 3 years.

~~EXTRAS~~

Likes: tea, long baths, flying, nighttime, travel and exploration, learning new things

Dislikes: foods that are too sweet, cities, giant bugs, talking about herself, being famous

Favorite Mount: Kirin, Red Baron

Favorite Minion: Wind-up Nero tol Scaeva

Alignment: Neutral Good

Theme Songs:

ARR-EW: Gravity by Yoko Kanno

Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet? Still the road keeps on telling me to go on Something is pulling me I feel the gravity of it all

DT: Itsuki Tabi ni Deru Hi by Maaya Sakamoto

If we want to, we could go anywhere at all From here, we can become anything at all While atoning for our mistakes, we obtained freedom

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