Laelia Belisar

Pilot. Cowgirl. Cook.

NAME: Laelia Belisar (formerly Jen rank)
ALIAS: Jeanne d’Meche
AGE: 23
GENDER: Female
RACE: Pureblooded Garlean, attempts to pass as half-Elezen in Eorzea
HAIR: Platinum blonde, a mess that she somehow always pulls off
EYES: Cobalt blue
HEIGHT: 6’0”
BUILD: Lean, athletic, feminine
SEXUALITY: Bisexual
ROMANTIC STATUS: Free-wheeling???GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Air Drop Shock Troopers – and their pilots – had an average lifespan of about six to nine months. Somehow the III Squadron of the XII Legion’s airborne division made it six years, always returning home safe to their posting at Baelsar’s Wall. If you asked her, Laelia jen Belisar liked to think it was due in part to her peerless skill as their pilot, but it probably didn’t hurt that she’d been given the keys to an experimental dropship, the Delphinus, as well.It was the Alliance’s arrival that smashed the III Squad’s luck streak, and a series of disasters culminating in Specula Imperatoris broke the found family apart forever. Left to recover alone and helpless in Garlemald, Laelia found her faith in the Empire severely rattled, and joined the Populares in the hopes of effecting change. Instead the mad prince she had once served came for the Populares next and, fearing that her continued presence would endanger her family, Laelia did the only thing she could think to do.She stole her airship and ran.For Eorzea.There the trail of Laelia Belisar goes cold, and another woman pops up in her place: a strange half-elezen with the (incorrect) name of Jeanne d’Meche. Ask around Gridania and they’ll tell wild stories of Jeanne, a drifter who just showed up one day as a scrapper in the East Shroud, who never took her trademark stetson off, and who supposedly journeyed to the fabled Azys Lla with an Ul’dahn airship called Salemtaza’s Voyage. Some stories get even more incredulous from there: that she emerged victorious in a goblin death race. That she befriended a dragon. And even that she helped slay an eldritch horror born from the unholy machinations of Allag.But with those stories comes the reputation of an unfettered spirit: a woman who loves to take risks, who loves hard drink and gambling and fast flights, who’s quick on the draw with her gun, and who won’t hesitate to step in the moment she sees a bully. This much certainly remains true whether she’s living as Laelia or Jeanne.Nowadays both women seem to have vanished, making it likely that she, like so many others, perished in the Final Days. But maybe, just maybe, she’s gone back to Garlemald instead, in a desperate bid to help her shattered home.What she’s doing there is anyone’s guess.

EASY:
-- Laelia has an addictive personality. She's prone to gambling, getting drunk, or attempting any and all substances -- and it's gotten her in trouble often. Have you been in the drunk tank with her?-- Laelia is actually an incredible cook. Her family owned a restaurant in Garlemald and she grew up making traditional Amoenian dishes. These days she's happy to cook for anyone who asks (and even if they don't) because it brings comfort.-- As "Jeanne", Laelia is somewhat well known around the Shroud. She is friends to the Sylphs and held in decent regard by the Twin Adders. Apparently she's a competent botanist and helped save a critical crop of Ghysal Greens for one of the local stables. For those with a green thumb or for those looking to befriend the Sylphs, she'd make an easy ally.-- Airships require a lot of maintenance. Without a dedicated engineering crew, Laelia spends most of her free time keeping the Delphinus in working order, meaning she's become quite the mechanic. If you've broken machina, she can probably fix it. She's happy to talk shop, too!-- Laelia clearly has a love of all things cowboy, to the point where she clearly believes in emulating that kind of Frontier behavior. What the heck is that about?-- If you grew up in Garlemald, you might know of Laelia from her more delinquent youth. Alternatively, she might have delivered food to your house!-- You might also know of her brother, Marco, who had a metal band until Varis' censorship laws forced it underground.MEDIUM:-- The Delphinus is not quite your average Garlean assault vessel. It's sleeker, faster, and apparently has advanced navigation systems. If your character is familiar with Garlean military equipment, particularly that deployed in Gyr Abania and Ghimlyt, perhaps they'll know of the Valua-class vessel series...and why they only made twenty-nine of them.-- In certain amateur deathrace circles -- particularly the Dravanian Hinterlands circuit -- Jeanne is enthusiastically known as the pilot of the infamous "One-Winged Morbol", whose four-person crew ushered it to an epic victory. Needless to say, if you feel like doing something similarly reckless and stupid, Laelia will happily join you.-- Laelia's combat discipline seems unshakable, even for a former soldier. The more monstrous the foe she's fighting, the more cavalier she gets about it. Almost as if she's done that sort of thing often. Almost as if it's her specialty.HARD:
-- Laelia got caught in Anima's last scream and was tempered as a result. Though she eventually was rescued and brought back to Camp Broken Glass to be cured, she hasn't been the same since and she doesn't want to talk about it....She IS cured, right? Surely there's nothing left over from any of that.

I AM LOOKING FOR:-- Friendships, rivalries, former acquaintances, partners, co-workers, enemies, employers, you name it!-- All kinds of RP: casual and slice of life, serious and episodic, fluffy and happy, controversial themes, etc. DM'd adventures a serious plus!-- Players who respect the spirit of the lore. Lorebending is ok if it can be plausibly justified!-- Mature individuals who are +18, who know and abide by the golden rules of RP, who communicate frequently, and who can separate IC from OOC. Yes, I'm playing a former imperial. Yes, she still struggles to shed her indoctrination. No, that does NOT mean I support imperialism.-- Shipping/naughty stuff is potentially on the table, but we need to talk OOC first.-- Communicators.-- Did I mention good communicators?-- No seriously just talk to me, I don't bite.I AM NOT LOOKING FOR:-- Former squadmates. III Squad is a collaborative effort between myself and several other players who also play survivors. We'd have to get to know you first.-- Super dark or heavy themes are ok, but there needs to be some sort of resolution to it by the end. Suffering just for suffering's sake is no fun imho.-- "Garlemald did nothing wrong".-- Characters who hate Garleans so much that they are absolutely unable to overcome that hatred no matter what. This is an absolutely valid way for a character to feel, I just personally don't enjoy engaging with it in RP.