A Tale of Two Souls. Once Lost, Wayward ... Now Found.

When the bell tolls thrice, so begins the Witching Hour ... When the sun wakes from slumber, so that it might embrace the moon with a kiss. With the first cries from the crow, when spirits return to rest ...
Contained within are the memoirs of Lady Freia de Derinloire, the Scion of the Duskwight House Derinloire. Committed to page, a tale of light & shadow, love & sorrow...
Of loss, fire, and faith...

mun: Riven/Riri    age: 25+    pronouns: he/they    timezone: NA Mountain Time    dm's: open    discord: available upon request

Guidelines

  001   Please read my pinned info or carrd before approaching. I can tell when somebody hasn't read the information provided, but for those who have & want clarification on anything, I am happy to talk & provide as much info as I can. My DM's are open for exactly this reason.  002   MDNI = Minors DO NOT Interact. The writer of this account is an adult and will not be shy about including adult topics in the writing.

  003   Please hard block if unfollowing. Unfollow without a softblock = a block on my end.  004   Do not confuse me with my muse. I am not Freia. Do not flirt with my out-of-character. Ever. I do not like you like that and I NEVER will.  005   This account is MULTI-SHIP, no exceptions. Doubles are OK with enough chemistry & plot divergences.

  006   The writer of this account is busy & works full time. If I disappear for a few days at a time, please don't be too concerned. I will always be back, I just need breaks sometimes.  007   Patience is key, so please be wary before interacting. Clarity in communication is the key to interacting with me, so please be mindful.  008   I can and will block liberally, in order to maintain my space. Do not guilt me, harass for replies, or get weird with me. If I don't like the vibes, I'll check out.  009   Please be aware that this account is not spoiler free for any Final Fantasy XIV expansions or storylines. The only exception to this rule is when a new patch/main expansion comes out, in which I will uphold a 2~ weeks (flexible) spoiler ban.

Do's

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Do Not's

  • Guilt trip me. I will reply on my own time. Please do not get upset, subtweet me, guilt trip me, etc. If you do, I will likely drop you entirely.

  • Unfollow WITHOUT softblocking.

  • DM me to inquire about a block or soft-block.

  • Attempt to E/RP unless we've at least interacted once or have some established chemistry (PLEASE communicate first, consent is sexy).

Credits

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PROFILE

This is for the girl who cried ... Love, won't you come and play with me?

Freia de Derinloire is an original character designed for Final Fantasy XIV. The Half-Elezen daughter of House Derinloire, she is the scion of a long legacy of magic stretching as far back as the days of the twin cities and even further yet to the ancient days of Mhach, and the legacy of Voidsent.
Known far and wide beyond the reaches of her home in Ul'dah, she is a renowned Black Mage (and to those with ears in the underground, a prodigy in the knowledge of voidcraft magic).

  NAME    Lady Freia de Derinloire  NICKNAME/ALIAS    Frei, Frey, Fox  AGE    26  DATE OF BIRTH    The 23rd Sun of the 5th Umbral Moon (October 23rd)  PRONOUNS    She / Her  ORIENTATION    Bisexual  RACE/ETHNICITY    Hyurelezen (Half-Elezen, Duskwight)

  HEIGHT    6'3”  HAIR    Fiery Orange, waist length, naturally wavy (sometimes worn straight, but often tied up)  EYES    Verdant/Emerald Green  TATTOOS / MARKINGS    mole under left eye, freckled cheeks, black tattoos winding around arms/torso/back

  DISTINGUISHING FEATURES  

  • Red hair, brilliant like fire

  • Her intricate set of tattoos, stark black. They appear while channelling heavy amounts of aether and for a short duration afterward.

  VOICE CLAIM    Cherami Leigh (EN), Yui Ishikawa (JP)

Positive

  • Charismatic

  • Gentle

  • Passionate

  • Inquisitive

  • Maternal

Negative

  • Temperamental

  • Stubborn

  • Emotionally volatile

  • Overeager

  • Withdrawn

introverted

cold

selfish

skeptical

serious

logical

disciplined

suspicious

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extroverted

warm

generous

open-minded

playful

emotional

hedonistic

trusting

It's strange what desire will make foolish people do ...

  PATRON GOD    NALD'THAL, The Traders

  JOB STONES   

  • Job 001
    Black Mage (main)

  • Job 002
    Astrologian (main)

  • Job 003
    Astrologian (au)

  OCCUPATION    "Witch," Warrior of Light (AU), Scion of the Seventh Dawn (AU)

  PARENTS   
- Ophelia Liane Derinloire (Hyur, Midlander)
- Elias de Derinloire (Elezen, Duskwight)
  SIBLINGS   
- Alvis de Derinloire (Half-Brother, Duskwight Elezen)
  PLACE OF BIRTH   
- Ul'Dah, Thanalan
  HOME/PRESENT (Post-Endwalker)   
- Sharlayan

Possible Hooks

  • 001 - Legacies
    The Derinloire family is one known across Dravania and Ishgard, just as well is it is in Ul'dah. Characters with the right connections may have, accidentally or otherwise, had a prior encounter with the name... Whether through pre-existing familiarity with their reputation in the Holy See, or through whispers of their dealings in the Ul’dahn underground.

  • 002 - Rumour Mills
    Despite the taboo and forbidden nature of the Derinloire family practices, anybody wise enough or who has knowledge of the Ul'dahn underworld might have heard tales about a particular practitioner of Void magic...

  • 003 - Care for a drink?
    Freia is no stranger to taverns nor drinks. In her free time, when she's lucky enough to find any, she might be found buried in the corner of a busy room with a nice drink in hand.

  • 004 - The heart for Adventure
    Freia has always had quite the taste for adventure, whether it's as simple as finding an old tome or investigating ancient ruins. Her curiosity is boundless and endless, as is her desire for knowledge of the star and its histories.

Biography

Born in the year 1551 of the sixth astral era Freia de Derinloire is the second-born child of the Noble Elias de Derinloire, a Duskwight Elezen hailing from the City State of Ul’Dah. Born with an inherent natural disposition towards astral and umbral magics, the expectations of her Father were imparted unto her from a young age … Pushed and prodded to the brink of sanity, as a young teenager she was isolated and sealed away in order to forge and polish her to perfection.Suffering the abuses of her Father, her only hope for salvation and comfort came from Alvis, her elder brother. Having stolen away as often as he could to relieve her of the weight she was forced to bear, until her Father chose to seal her fate with ink … Forcing her to forgo a sacred ritual to bind her soul with magic, using similar techniques to the Mages who walked before her, Freia’s body was forcibly scribed with an ink crafted using the same astral aether that she had grown to command. And so it was that she became an empty, soul-crushed husk. Spending the remainder of her youth following the wisdom of her Father’s teachings, she found that not even her beloved brother could pull her from the brink that she had found herself upon …

With calamity on the star’s doorstep, however, her brother sought to make change. With his sister under the thumb of their Father, he left Ul’dah and followed the teachings of Louisoix Leveilleur with the hopes that he could find a way to provide a better life for Freia. But with the fall of meteor and the world of Etheirys devastated, Alvis de Derinloire was never to be seen again.The only reminder of his existence was a single tome, scribed with the same leftover inks that were once used to paint Freia herself.This tome, the records contained within, and the pressing memory of her Brother’s sacrifice soon became the only thing left that could pull Freia from the brink. Finally able to lift her head, despite her pain, she pulled away from her Father’s grasp… Departing from Ul’Dah and the shadow of her ancestors, in order to forge her own path anew.To live a life of her choosing, one that her Brother would have been proud of…

a tale of two sisters

The first of two sisters, daughter of ravens - Ereshkigal, the Elder, was a protegee of the Former Seat of Emet-Selch. One who devoted life & practice to easing the burden of the living in their final days, a sort of nurse who served the weary, guiding souls on their path to rebirth. One who, with all of the passion and love in her heart, served only to love the people of her star with ever fiber of her being. She who, every waking night, sang gently to ease the troubles of the dying ... That they might find peace eternal, and continue the cycle of rebirth undisturbed.

The second of two sisters, with the grace of a morning dove - Inanna, the younger, was a protegee of the Former Seat of Fandaniel & a young woman who looked to the Former Seat of Azem, Venat, with nothing but the deepest of reverence. She had a respect & love for the living, those who walked the star, human or no - and who, with her every waking breath, sought to deliver peace unto the people of Etheirys. Whether it be through her research in Elpis, or through her travels in later life as a disciple of Azem ... All she lived for, all she knew, was an incredible love for her people & her sister most of all.

Once two, now one ... Blessed twins, souls intertwined - It would be in her travels that the younger of the sisters would meet her end, wracked by illness & madness. A very sudden demise, by a cause unknown - but her soul would not depart, for in a fit of her own despair the Elder sister sought to employ the use of forbidden magics. And thus two sisters became one - a desperate, taboo bid by one to cling to the other.No matter the consequences she might have faced for such forbidden acts...

Verses

Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Status: Main
Availability: open
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LOVED BY THE LIGHT

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BLESSED BY THE CRYSTAL

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Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Status: Main
Availability: open
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Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV
Status: Main/AU
Availability: open
Affiliated with: @bestiallaw (twt)

BLESSED VOIDSDAUGHTER

In the crown jewel of Thanalan, in the heart of Ul'Dah lives a Witch, claiming descent from the hallowed halls of Mhach and the Subterrane of Gelmorra.A Sorceress who, under incredible duress, learned to master the duality of Astral and Umbral aethers. To manipulate and play with the magics of the void as though it was a natural extent of her being ... This Witch, the daughter of a clan of Duskwight Elezen, is said to live alone in the deepest corner of the city. Where ruffians roam and performers come to play, if one knows where to look ...

Lily of the Isles

Now, now, listen close ... To any who might hear our pleas... Riches'll be rained upon you, should you take up this simple task ... For on our humble little isle, exists a monster. A beast who needs slaying.
A monster so wretched, with a hunger so insatiable, that the lives of our fair villagers live in peril each day. Whether it be missing livestock, children who dared stray too far from the cradle, or men who take up the hunt for themselves. We fair folk of the isle are haunted by a Hag, and we need ourselves rid of her.
For years, has she haunted us with her stench. For decades, has she lingered in the shadows, waiting to pluck at our bones and indulge in a bloody feast.Oh yes, sure as shit the coin'll be good ...You need but name your price.

Fandom: The Witcher
Status: AU
Availability: selective
Affiliated with: @SILVER4M0NSTERS (twt), @ashenxswallow, (twt)

Fandom: Devil May Cry
Availability: selective
Status: AU
Affiliated with: @PoeticSaviour (twt), @huntedharbinger (twt)

Witch of Redgrave

Born some time ago ago in a secluded house in the back streets of Redgrave City, there was a young child with hair like fire raised by her Father. Following the untimely death of the child's Mother, misfortune and desperation came upon them. Though born from the union of a Human and a Devil, the man felt powerless to protect his human wife from the illness that overtook her during pregnancy.Unable to care for his loved ones, it was said that the man made a deal with a servant from hell in a bid for strength. He sought the power to protect his love, no matter the cost - but let it never be said that a Devil can be expected to play fair. For once the deal was sealed, the Devil made his request.The man's wife should live through pregnancy, but in exchange... This devil, in all his trickery, sought their daughter as payment. This would be a promise kept.She was a Princess to be held in her little tower, showered with gifts of books & beautiful clothing. Spoiled rotten, but chained & bound at the whimsy of her captor. This is the tale of the Witch of Redgrave.

DAUGHTER OF EMBERS

Born in 1984 by Shinra employees Elias & Ophelia Liore former scientists on board with Project G, headed by Hollander. Her Father was once known to have had a close relationship with Hollander, going back further than their involvement with the Shinra Electric Power Company. Ophelia Liore, Freia's Mother, was an intern working under Hollander during the height of the research involving Project G. Dedicated wholly to their work on the project, their research was the center of their worlds and their marriage...
Until Ophelia accidentally accessed confidential notes belonging to Hollander, discovering the grim ethics of the JENOVA project. It would be not long after this that Ophelia discovered she was carrying her first child; information which prompted her to resign from her post at the company & abandon her marriage.
Regardless of her decision, she was still known to the company, who kept a watchful eye on both Mother & Child alike. With a deal struck between parties, Ophelia was declared deceased and her husband was kept under the thumb of the company, only to be later placed as a subordinate of Professor Hojo himself. Ophelia, meanwhile, was forced to live in Midgar's Sector 8 under the gaze of the company itself. Not permitted to leave the Sector, she raised her child in the relatively solitary confines of a tiny book shop...

Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Status: AU
Availability: selective
Affiliated with: nevcrfirst (twt)