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Ligea Corvinus
A Thaumaturge Returned•
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Race
Au Ra
Clan
Xaela
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Character Information
Basic details about Ligea Corvinus
Age
26
Race
Xaela
Pronouns
She/her
Occupation
Thaumaturge, Aetherologist
Birthplace
Azim Steppe
Relationship Status
Married
Server
Mateus
Background
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About
For the lively, free-spirited Ligea, life is but a dream. She's a gil-obsessed wanderer who's always on the lookout for things that she deems fun and exciting. Her playful, carefree personality means she's quick to tease others, and she never seems to get upset or offended; she'll simply laugh it off. However, the downside to her perpetual state of jubilation is that you never really know what's going on in her head. She tends to be blunt and claims that all she wants is to have fun and live life to the fullest, but her constant cheery demeanour and laissez-faire attitude when it comes to serious situations can sometimes be...unsettling.
Although she may sound like a pretty affable person, Ligea is incredibly self-centred and doesn't seem to care for the well-being of others. The driving factor for all her decisions is whether it'll be fun or not, and she will never do anything for others unless it benefits her in some way. When she's bored, she gets frustrated and starts to cause trouble; the speed in which she'll lose interest in something is always changing and her behaviour can be pretty unpredictable. That being said, while she will often take things too far or do things that are socially inappropriate, she'd never intentionally bring serious harm to someone. She's always got a smile on her face, and it's never a dull moment when she's around. For better or worse.
In terms of interests, there are two things Ligea loves more than anything; the first being gil. After living a nomadic lifestyle for the entirety of her childhood and adolescence, she's become enthralled with Eorzea's bustling city states and the way money makes the world go round. She loves to take on odd jobs for both the thrill and the opportunity to make a profit. There's very little things she wouldn't do for coin, and when she's paid for a task, you can rest assured that she'll complete it with utmost care.
The second is the arcane arts. Ligea has always adored the concept of thaumaturgy, and once she was no longer subject to her family's whims, she began to invest most of her time researching the dark arts and their history, eventually beginning to practice it herself and discovering her natural talent for commanding her aether, as well as her innate aethersense. Even though she seems like a bit of an airhead who can't take anything seriously, she's secretly an incredibly skilled mage who is very passionate about her art. When she's not working, she spends her time buried in a mountain of tomes, researching and developing new ways to cast spells.
Background
Ligea originates from the Azim Steppe. She is of the Dazkar tribe, where household duties (like cooking, cleaning, and taking care of children) are handled by the men, while hunting and scavenging are the responsibilities of the women. Hence, Ligea spent her childhood going out and hunting with her mother in order to provide for her father and her 2 younger brothers. In fact, her birthname is Ulaan, meaning "red," in reference to the colour of the blood from the tip of her mother's arrows.
Even from an early age, Ligea was incredibly defiant when it came to the lifestyle of her tribe and her clan as a whole, and even denounced their spiritual beliefs. She found hunting a chore, and would refuse to abide by her family's rules, no matter what they did or said.
Her family struggled to control her behaviour, and at the ripe old age of 12, Ligea had decided that she had enough and made the decision to leave her homeland permanently. With nothing except a small sack of food, a spear and her survival skills, she wandered off in the middle of the night and began her life of total freedom. She changed her name in order to leave behind any connection to her homeland before sailing off from the Ruby Sea.
...Although, there are complications with the tale she tells. She refuses to elaborate on how she was able to pay the Ruby Tithe and immediately start fending for herself at such a young age, and is very vague when talking about her upbringing. It's almost as if she's trying to hide something...but until the day she comes clean, the finer details are shrouded in mystery.
Author's note: I intentionally made the explanation of her background vague because her true nature is for you to find out, but if you're curious; it involves the themes of death, rebirth, and identity. If you really want to know, contact me and I'll gladly infodump. God knows I have nothing better to do.