Iliara Brightmoon

A woman of bewitching charms. Her prophetic readings enlighten the minds of those around her while her swift feet never fail to captivate an audience on stage. But do not be fooled by her outward kindness. Deep within, she bears many secrets. And astrologian unlike most, she holds a unique aetheric connection to the Moon.

About

  • Birth Name: Ysera Eruyt

  • Age: 35 (appears 20s)

  • Gender: Female

  • Race: Viera (Rava)

  • Orientation: Bisexual

  • Deity: Menphina, the Lover

  • Birthplace: Golmore Jungle

  • Occupation: House Member and Head of Intelligence, Dealers of Death

  • Weapon: Tarot cards (imbued with celestial aether and fired as darts), chakrams

  • Personality: Mysterious, polite, and charming with a subtle hint of mischief underneath the surface.

  • Skills: Talented dancer trained in various styles, exceptional ability to divine fortunes and visions of the future, experienced model, exceptional charm and people skills

  • Combat style: Wields celestial moonlit aether with spells such as Benefic, Malefic, and Gravity. She is also quick on her feet as a dancer and has mastered the kriegstanz. She can siphon aether through her connection to the moon or even call upon a wealth of aether from the ancient artifact in her possession, the House deck.

  • Likes: The color gold, the finer things, fashion, the moon, dancing, tarot readings, stargazing

  • Dislikes: Slavery, the Garleans, bullies, unnecessary fighting, loose mouths, rudeness

Bio

Though Iliara was born Ysera of the Eruyt tribe. She spent much of her youth learning the way of conjury, holding great reverence for nature and the elements among her tribeswomen. But upon one fateful moonlit night, she was captured by Garleans and sold into slavery in a Garlean controlled Dalmasca.Purchased by a wealthy madame, she was groomed to be a valuable courtesan, put through intense lessons of dance and charm—as well as a strict diet. Her talents soon caught the attention of Troupe Falsiam, who greatly sympathized with her plight. She was offered to learn the way of their dance—the kriegstanz. Her madame unaware of this dance's origins in war, they hoped to provide the young Iliara with her own means of escape. As she grew accustomed to city life, her connection to nature slowly died and she forgot conjury.As Iliara fully came into maturity, the madame could not teach her much more. And so, she was sold off at an exorbitant price to a wealthy and foolish Elezen bachelor... though this would not last for longer than a week. Iliara managed to convince him to hold a grand showcase of his new prize. It would be a riveting performance meant to stroke his ego and sew jealousy in his associates.... but the show was scheduled at the same time a ship bound for Shirogane was scheduled to depart. In a deadly performance, the viera danced her way past the foolish bachelor’s guards, making a swift escape to the docks and onto the ship.As a stowaway on a ship bound to Shirogane, Iliara had a chance encounter with a Sharlayan schlar abroad. Though she did not know why, she felt herself drawn to his deck of cards. Iliara demanded a reading the first chance she got, soon after begging to be taught. But he refused to teach her and resisted her every attempt to charm.And so instead, Iliara merely watched and listened. From afar, she watched closely how he handled the cards. Eventually, she learned of how astrologians attune their aether to the stars in the sky. And one night before a full moon, Iliara attempted to do just this. Her aetheric capabilities were limited but yet she stood and prayed before a moonlit sky... and something unique emerged within her. An aetheric connection formed between her and the moon though she remained far from completely understanding it.Arrived at her destination of Shirogane, Iliara and the Sharlayan scholar met one last time. Sensing the peculiar difference in her aether, the scholar at last pondered if he was wrong in refusing her a chance. And so, he bestowed upon her his tarot deck. This marked the beginning of her path as an astrologian.

Hooks

Dancer – Your character might have seen Iliara performing in the street as a dancer before. Perhaps your character was bewitched by her dance and could not pass up the chance to speak with her. Or perhaps your character is also a dancer with ties to Troupe Falsiam and would like to talk shop.

Dalmasca - Is your character from Dalmasca? For years, Iliara was a slave and courtesan there, escaping the city to gain her freedom. Your character might recognize her and sympathize with her plight. Or perhaps your character has come with a bounty in hand, prepared to return her former owner's lost property.

Bearer of the Deck - She carries with her the House deck, an ancient artifact found and repurposed by the Dealers of Death. To a trained astrologian, it would appear different from any deck seen before. Quietly, it yearns for aether...

Tarot Card Reading - Curious to know your fate? In such case, Iliara has quite a gift for divining future events and interpreting the word of her deck. (OOC: By default, I use dice rolls and improvisation to tell a vague fortune but for a more powerful and clearer vision, OOC information can be given to me prior if so desired.)

OOC

  • I am over 21. Please only rp with me if you are 21+. Mateus EST.

  • Story-driven rp and long-term story arcs are preferred.

  • I am fine with ERP but only if it makes sense for our characters.

  • I prefer to keep OOC and IC separate. If our characters are romantically involved, that does not translate to you personally. Likewise, if my character dislikes yours, it does not mean I dislike you personally.

  • Love to do: Long-term, mature, story-driven, adventure, multi-paragraph

  • Will do: Injuries (only with explicit permission), walkups, romance, slice of life, combat

  • Won't do: Permanent character death, rape plots, metagaming, godmodding, romance/sex with Lalas