Artemis Firahel

A runaway with secrets long hidden behind eyes of purple, her path she leads in her life lies within these pages.

Appearance and Basic Information

Artemis strikes an imposing figure at a impressive height of 7'6" which is doubtless aided by her very noticeable muscular build which she has gone to great lengths to maintain. She has long silverish white hair with streaks of purple throughout which is very rarely seen out of her preferred styled ponytail, her sharp eyes are the colour of dark lavender and inked just above them on her forehead is a complicated light pink tattoo, a similar though white tattoo will be found on her left shoulder blade. A unique trait that she has which other Roegadyn even those of other Sea Wolves lack is the pronounced canines within her mouth that point slightly backwards to allow closure of her mouth much like snakes.She has few scars but they tell a story across her pale green body, her face so far untouched but the few that she currently has are a jagged scar on her left thigh, a sizeable scar on her lower back, a straight scar down her right shoulder, a straight scar half way along her left elbow, a small slightly curved scar on her nape and a very small X shaped scar above her groin.

Personality

Artemis though her face naturally looks angry in her day to day life is in reality very cheerful and warm to everyone she speaks to, she is always eager to help out with anything without a moments notice, a smile never far from crossing her face once she spots someone she considers a friend even if she is about to spar with them. She always says she prefers making friends over enemies any day of the week which anyone would believe without question after a short time of knowing and talking with her. She views sparring/friendly fighting as just another way to make more friends especially mud fighting, that never fails to get her in a good mood, she feels truly at home when fighting amidst the mud.She has an interesting habit of referring to children as pebbles and/or little rocks, a holdover from her childhood though she does not know the reason why or when her family picked up the habit before she came along.This image is in sharp contrast to how she is when fighting against her enemies when anger courses throughout her body and her mouth in a perpetual scowl as she is likened to that of a raging monster. Any betrayals will awaken this side of her without fail especially if the traitors actions have hurt her friends, she will ensure that they live to regret doing so in short order, all her enemies eventually learn this and this fact alone will put the fear of her into them if it wasn't already though these instances are few and far between in the present which is the way Artemis prefers it. Besides full on anger Artemis does not like nicknames given to her and will not answer to them consciously and subconsciously, continued attempts to do so will irritate her slightly in due time.

Backstory

Artemis has not known the land of Eorzea for very long, she says this is mainly down to the fact that though she was found in Limsa Lominsa, her adoptive parents took to the sea soon after her birth and it was the life she has known until recent times but fate had different things in store for her and one thing led to another ending with her needing to run from all she has known. Though she does not go into detail about what exactly happened this could mean that in truth she is simply unwilling to disclose her true reasoning for coming to Eorzea, yet no matter who asks, everyone will always get the same story from her.The same might be said about her name which follows neither Sea Wolf nor Hellsguard naming conventions which she will always cheerfully answer that she had some clueless Hyur for parents who had no idea how Roegadyn are named even when pressed while drinking, the story does not change for her name nor her reason for being in Eorzea as if she has built many walls in her mind that not even drinking can bypass.Whether she is telling the truth or not will be up to debate for the foreseeable future as while the people she meets can't ascertain her past for sure, they can tell that behind the deep purple eyes of hers she is hiding many secrets she has locked away and she does not wish to unlock them anytime soon at least that is the impression those who only vaguely know her get.

• The Truth

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DISCLAIMER: Do not read this section if you wish to learn Artemis's true lore organically through RP

True Backstory

• The Laentnacht(18+)

The true origin of the Roegadyn calling herself Artemis Firahel is almost entirely different from the one she gives to everyone, the truth is that while she is not from Eorzea, she was not from a life on the sea but from the northest part of Othard and hails from an obscure sub-tribe of Sea Wolves called the Laentnacht who have given up the life on the sea long before Artemis was born, the knowledge of the sea that Artemis knows is all taught from her own initiative to learn as only about 10% of modern day Laentnacht know the intricacies of sailing and sea life. She was never adopted by Hyurs, her biological family is very much alive and never gave her up for adoption. Additionally as is typical of her tribe she has a big family though hers is clearly larger than most Laentnact families as is seen with her nine siblings(five biological sisters, three stepsisters and a step brother.), bio father and step mother, her bio mother is not in the picture for reasons stated later.Her name is merely one to hide her identity which is the true reason she does not like any nicknames connected to her fake name as she has no real connection to it as of yet and she doesn't want to for she prefers her real name which is Wyznblyss and is just biding her time until she can discard her fake identity for good but she is not sure when that will happen nor if it will happen anytime soon.Either way she cannot return to her hometown for she is guaranteed to be slapped in chains without hesitation as soon as she shows her face for the reason she has run away from her home and family is because she stole an Allagan artifact which the leaders of her home were using for their own selfish desires, this crime though righteous in reasoning meant Artemis was branded a criminal and she believes has meant that bounty hunters are after her.This believed fact necessitated help from the criminal underworld which came in the form of a small criminal organization which smuggled her out of Othard, once that was done Artemis made sure that she owed nothing to them while managing to keep her existing morals, she is no longer a part of the underground though she has ensured that she knows what is happening in the underworld and what places are criminal-owned, this is to ensure that she can keep her friends safe and have an ear out for any sign of her mother. Though she has changed much since anyone from there has seen her but still that worry is as potent as it was on the day she took her first step to go against all she has grown up with.She hides all of this to ensure that only people she trusts completely know the real her and by proxy ensure that the people not included in that group are incapable of betraying her to potential bounty hunters though she will always give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove that was wrong of her to do. Her uniquely coloured eyes were a result of the artifact she stole exploding in her hands from disuse which permanently altered her appearance and gave her all her scars that she has on her body so even if she wished to return the artifact that is no longer possible to do anymore. Her hair is equally not her original hair colour though this was by choice rather than accident like her eyes.Her tattoos mark her immediately as a member of the Laentnacht to anyone overly familiar with Laentnacht, a fact she knows very well but she will not try and remove them as she earned them in her own right, in the same way she is proud of her muscles she is equally proud of her tattoos and the stories they tell of her life to discard that would be a mistake that she could not take back much in the same way she can never take back the crime she did that angered her hometown's leaders.While her journey was started by the necessity for her to escape, she has since found a reason to continue her journey that being to find her mother who did a similar crime for the same reason as herself years prior with the last thing she gave 'Artemis' being an onyx necklace that she carried with her all day, she has not had much luck in this regard but she refuses to give up hope until she knows for certain what has become of the only family member that truly cared about her.

- The name Laentnacht means Land Night in the Roegadyn language and came about when the first Laentnacht settled on the land as they believed land is the opposite of the sea that they chose to abandon and the night sky is what lead them to their new home.- The Laentnacht are largely the same in appearance as the average Sea Wolf Roegadyn, though their skin tones typically do not verge far from pale greens and pale reds but this soon falls apart once closer inspection is done; They have larger upper canine teeth which point slightly backwards to allow them to fully close their mouths and their sclera has a very thin ring of black around the outside, the fangs are slightly longer in AFAB Laentnacht than AMAB.- The tribe frequently has sanctioned fights in mud pits, no magic is allowed, only physical strength alone is allowed within the ring. These fights are solely for entertainment and goes until one of the competitors gives up or is rendered unconscious though the latter is rare due to the fight being for fun and not taken overly seriously. It is NOT and never will be to the death, to kill someone during a fight is met with immediate exile at best and execution rendered out immediately at worst.

Traditions

- The tribe has three main traditions specific to them, each of them called by words in Roegadyn; Weddings (Haermynaeiden/Grand Love Oath), Funerals (Slafwaht/Sleeping Guard) and Tattoo (Krydblaet/Chalk Blood).- The first pertains to after the wedding itself where a wedded couple must climb to the peak of the mountain the tribe lives near, there they will consummate their marriage until the sun rises. It’s seen as a good sign if the couple manages to cause a rockslide but only if it doesn’t hit the town. Outside of this weddings start just before sunrise and go until the sun just begins set, arranged marriages are completely banned and met with absolute derision, further attempts will result in exile by anyone who tries.-The second describes the funeral rites the tribe goes through when a member passes away.
The family of the deceased bury the deceased with a handcrafted statuette called Slafwaht(Where the name comes from) that will guide and protect the deceased on their path to the afterlife. In absence of any known family the tribe member who was the closest to the deceased will make the statuette, absence of a Slafwaht is said to bring great misfortune upon the deceased' living family. Stone is the most common material that the statuettes are made of but wood, metal and gemstones are not unknown possibilities. Laentnacht funerals are meant more as celebration of the deceased's life rather than a somber event, before burial is officially done the deceased's body is wrapped in fine cloth and carried to the peak of the mountain just before sunset so that their spirit can see one last sunset before going to the afterlife.- The last is a rite where a member of the tribe is tattooed with a tattoo specific to them which describes specific achievements that they accomplished such as when they reach adulthood, when they get married and when they achieve something that vastly improves the tribes way of living. The tattoos colouring dictate the meaning behind them; pale pink is for adulthood, snow white is for graduating from the academy located in the town, black is for improving the quality of life within the tribe, purple is for mastering a way of combat and red is for marriage. The tattoos are applied as soon as possible after the relevant achievement with the academy graduation tattoo being applied at the graduation while marriage tattoos are applied during the wedding itself after the vows are made.

Reproduction

Laentnacht have a intrinsic connection with The Twelve to such a degree that it has permanently affected their very biology; the most significant way this aspect makes itself known is that each member of the tribe experiences a heat referred to as a Saemsatz/Seed Dance during the month corresponding to the deity that they have the deepest connection to which typically means the month they were born in but this can differ though rare as it is. During this time period their strength, fertility and stamina is greatly enhanced. They will become more primal and have an urge to bite their partner with their fangs, which is a sign of claiming that their partner is theirs alone. All genders of Laentnacht experience this urge and it’s not uncommon to see married couples have bandages on their necks after either or both of them have gone through their heat.The above phenomenon has necessitated that the tribe adopt a more open approach when it comes to such topics to better prepare members of the tribe as well as help them understand what is happening to them and those around them as not doing so resulted in many problems in the distant past.
Laentnacht will usually isolate themselves from the rest of the tribe for the duration of their heat and only venturing out of their homes when they need food and/or water, this is dual purpose in preventing embarrassment and to allow the affected Laentnacht to have the time to rest and recover without worrying about needing to do anything for the tribe.About 6% of Laentnacht are born with both sets of genitalia, the fertility of which varies from person to person with some Laentnacht members having both of their genitalia be fertile while others may only have one set be fertile. Laentnacht who are within this 6% group have fangs that are similar in length to AFAB Laentnacht though a very rare few have longer fangs than that.

The Grand Tour: After a long journey from outside Eorzea, Artemis has arrived at an unfamiliar town and would be very thankful if someone were to help her get a lay of the land or help her find some place to more easily get her bearing.Bonded Ink: Artemis wants to get another tattoo to add to the two she already but has no idea what she wants this possible third to look like, perhaps someone with an artistic mindset would be able to help her along with what troubles her.Sunrise Determination: A lifetime of intense training has rendered unto Artemis the strength to protect those she cares about but that does not mean she does not continue working on herself in body and mind to this day such as one day a top a small hill where she is doing exactly that as the sun begins to rise, someone to keep her company or join in with her exercises would undoubtedly be a positive thing.

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