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โWithout the illumination of Knowledge, we but vainly flail as spectres in the dark.โž

Final Fantasy XIV Roleplay
@CulturedScion

โŠ› Name: Y'shtola Rhul
โŠ› Age Forever 23
โŠ› Gender: Female
โŠ› Race: Miqo'te (Seeker of the Sun)
โŠ› Discipline: Conjurer
โŠ› Affiliation: Scions of the Seventh Dawn

Appearance

(A Realm Reborn)
Y'shtola is a Miqo'te of the Seekers of the Sun with a light brown skin and brown facial markings, light teal eyes, and white hair with two frontal pigtails tied with rings. She dresses in a white dalmatica with silver patterns, blue trousers and black ankle boots. She wears a visual device on her neck that allows her to analyze aetherial activities in the environment. She has the tattoo of the Circle of Knowing on her neck. She wields a one-handed conjurer wand which resembles a tree branch.

(Heavensward)
In Heavensward, her eyes turn pale white as a consequence of using a forbidden spell rendering her physically blind. Y'shtola wears a new outfit provided by Tataru Taru, a long-sleeved white top with extended sides and back and short black shorts, black thigh-high boots and a black bolero shrug over her shoulders.

Personality

Y'shtola is labeled as "Cultured Conjurer," a moniker that reflects her calm and composure. She is a taciturn, well-spoken voice of reason even alongside her equally scholarly peers among the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, providing sharp, relevant insight that hardly ever strays from the matter at hand. This is a contrast to Thancred Waters, who frequently flings charismatic and flamboyant one-liners to be deflected by her stoicism.

Y'shtola's gall comes out when her patience has been tried, or as a counter to others' bold, irrelevant or confrontational comments. She derives some of this audacity from her former master, Matoya, the two exchanging quips and subtle insults.

Y'shtola has a cultured and refined diction, which although grounded enough to differentiate her from the theatrical likes of Urianger Augurelt, grants an air of wisdom to the Conjurer.

Background

From a young age, Y'shtola showed a tremendous talent with magic, and was sent for tutelage to the famous Archon Matoya at the age of seven. This displeased Matoya, who thought it little more than a chore passed onto her by her fellow Archons. In order to rid herself of the girl, she devised a particularly strict regimen, and forced it upon Y'shtola. However, the Seeker of the Sun is unyielding by nature, and struggled through, stoically continuing where an adult would have given up. Perhaps Matoya recognized something of herself in the stubborn girl, for in time the Archon began to treat "Shtola" properly as her student. After a decade spent in Matoya's Cave, Y'shtola emerged and took her place amongst the other Archons as an expert in the arcane arts.

The hands of time ever stopped at twenty and three, Y'shtola has, during her time as an Archon, forged a special bond with Ydaโ€”one out of necessity, considering the lack of refinement displayed by the young firebrand. The Archon is also known to have a great collection of footwear, and an unexplainable fear of aureliae.

Truthseeker

Wishing to gift Y'shtola a weapon worthy of its bearer, Tataru procured a length of rare petrified wood and commissioned renowned conjurer E-Sumi-Yan with the creation of a staff to rival any and all the realm has seen. After purifying the branch in the crystal-clear waters of a Twelveswood stream, Brother E-Sumi-Yan sanctified it in the presence of the elementals, thus earning the beings' blessing. By report, Truthseeker requires great skill to wield, but grants great power to those who can.

Guidelines

(Verses)
โŒฆ Final Fantasy (All games)
โŒฆ Multiverse (Selective)

(Roleplay Style)
โŒฆ Novella
โŒฆ Casual/Banter
โŒฆ Storyline
โŒฆ Solo
โŒฆ Combat

(General Rules)
โŒฆ I have only one rule: Match effort with effort.
If given a lengthy and detailed reply, please respond in kind and I shall do the same. You don't have to meet the exact length, but at least give something of worth back. Failure to do so will more often than not lead to me dropping the interaction altogether.
Don't waste my time.

(Shipping)
โŒฆ Ships are highly improbable but not impossible. Much development and chemistry between muses will be necessary before I even begin to consider engaging in romance. In the unlikely event that I choose to ship with anyone, it will be single-ship only.

Note: The following listing includes every ability Y'shtola has been shown to use across all media she has appeared in, with some liberties taken on things that she would logically know how to do but has never been seen doing (i.e. Protect, Esuna, Regen etc.)

(White Magic)
โ—ˆ Stone I-IV: Earth-based attack spells that reduce movement speed.
โ—ˆ Aero I-III: Wind-based attack spells that damage over time.
โ—ˆ Cure I-III: Restorative spells (III is area-based)
โ—ˆ Raise: Revives a downed target.
โ—ˆ Medica I-II: Area-based healing spell. (II adds Regen to affected targets).
โ—ˆ Regen: Heals a target gradually over time.
โ—ˆ Fluid Aura: A fast-moving aqueous orb that hurtles toward its target and pushes it 15-yalms away whilst keeping them temporarily binded.
โ—ˆ Presence of Mind: Increases spell-casting speed.
โ—ˆ Aetherwell: Draw ambient aether into oneself.
โ—ˆ Repose: Puts a target to sleep
โ—ˆ Protect: Erect a magicked barrier around a target that increases resistance to magical and physical based attacks.
โ—ˆ Esuna: Removes most ailments from a target.
โ—ˆ Holy: An explosion of holy light that temporarily renders targets immobile.

โ—ˆ Assize: Shower enemies ina ray of light that damages enemies whilst simultaneously healing nearby allies.
โ—ˆ Pulse of Life: An area-based spell that simultaneously damages enemies and heals and revives any downed allies.

(Black Magic)
โ—ˆBlizzard I-IV: Ice-based spells (II inflicts bind).
โ—ˆFire I-IV: Fire-based spells.
โ—ˆThunder I-IV: Thunder-based spells (damage over time).
โ—ˆWater I-IV: Water-based spells (damage over time).
โ—ˆFoul: Develop a barrier at the enemy's position that will damage them over time.

(Arcanima)
โ—ˆ Ruin: A shower of magic bolts.
โ—ˆ Virus: A poisonous orb of magic that reduces a targets attack and defensive capabilities.

(Unique)
โ—ˆ React: A magic trap that detonates and explodes into an orb of light when touched.
โ—ˆ Vivifying Lance: A lance of light pierces targets directly ahead, simultaneously healing allies.
โ—ˆ Spiritual Ray: Gather the energies of earth, water, and wind into a explosion of piercing light.
โ—ˆ Aetherial Pulse: A protective barrier that gradually heals whomever is inside.
โ—ˆ Scion's Holy: An explosion of light that appears directly at the target's position.