Euphemia Blackwood-Laveaux

Sharlayan Bibliothecary

About

Name | Euphemia Blackwood - Laveaux
Nickames | Mia, Euphie
Race | Hyurelezen
Age | 36
Gender | Female
Orientation | Bisexual
Voice | An un-placeable lilt, sounding elegant and sophisticated. (Formal English Accent)
Citizenship | Dual Ishgard / Sharlayan
Professions | Mage, Artifact/Tome Conservator, Librarian & Record Keeper.
Moral Compass | Tries to do the "right" thing most of the time, but can be held back by personal fears. Strongly believes in the rights of all to have basic needs met, and education provided.
Magical Disciplines |
Astrologian / Arcanist - dabbling in Memory Magic and (in time) Chronomancy
Other Disciplines |
Goldsmithing in the form of Artifact & Tome Restoration
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Born in the Shaylayan colony nestled within The Dravanian Hinterlands, Euphemia was an unexpected blessing. She grew up with an array of teachers, flitting between classes as she pleased whilst the nation of scholars educated a motley array of spoken from all regions and walks of life.When Old Sharlayan suddenly vacated the new colony, Euphemia relocated to Ishgard where she studied magical fields as well as arithmetic, geometry, and astrology at Saint Endalim's Scholasticate. Finding the environment dull and excessively judgmental, the young student eventually transferred to Old Sharlayan, to continue her education.

APPEARANCEHair | Dark brown, streaked with shocks of white in the front, but seemingly not from age.
Eyes | Vividly purple, wide and almond shaped due to her Elezen heritage.
Build | Remarkably short. Along with plush curves the woman is quite well endowed, and doesn't attempt to hide the fact. Her clothes are often tailored to show off her cleavage, but despite this she looks classy.
Tattoos and Scars | TBD
Distinguishing Features | Short pointy tipped ears, oft hidden under long hair.PERSONALPrimary Studies | Astromancy (heavily aspected towards Chronomancy), Aether Manipulation - Memory.
Formal Education | Saint Endalim's Scholasticate (Non-Graduating), Sharlayan Studium (Graduating).
Languages | Eorzean/Common, Elezen, Hand Sign.
Restoration Work - Her training in the goldsmith arts heavily focused on the restoration and replication of artifacts and objects of religious significance. This service may be employed by anyone needing a deft hand and at times, a safe-kept identity.
Sharlayan Summoning -
An avid interest in the summoning of creatures using Sharlayan methods and
Vices |
Weapons/Magic Training |
Skills | Repairing things, Forgery, Calligraphy,
Pursuits of Leisure | Mia is something of an aesthete, a person who greatly enjoys the arts. On her free time she enjoys oil painting, going to theatre performances, and new culinary experiences.RELATIONSHIPSAssociations | Sabletree Company, Raven's Keep Consortium.
Spouse(s) | None past or present
Children | None
Parents | Father - Blackwood, Mother - Laveaux
Siblings | None
Pets, Summons, & Familiars|
Advanced Carbuncles - Opal, Tourmaline (Tourma), Rubellite (Ruby) Mount
Starter Carbuncles - Emerald (Eme)
Kero Poroggo and Taro PoroggoITEMS
Pocket watch, impressively sized hatpins. A thick notebook, pens and quills.

STUDIES & SKILLS
Educational focus - past, present, and future plans.General: Fundamental Aetherology
Focus: Elemental Aetherology
Focus: Celestial Aetherology
General: Practical Aetherology
Focus: Crystal Aetherology
Focus: Corporeal Aetherology
Focus: Aetheric Lifeforms* - Specialty Carbuncles
General: Theoretical Aetherology
Focus: Soul and Memory* - Specialty in Memory Magic
Focus: Wards and Barriers
Focus: LivithiomancyGeneral: Artifacts & Tomes
Focus: Pathfinding - Libraries
Focus: Archivist
Focus: Translation
Focus: Transcription
Focus: Ancient Linguist
Focus: Tome Restoration
Focus: Artifact Lore
Focus: Artifact PreservationGeneral: History
General: Ancient Studies
Focus: Ancient Civilizations
Focus: ChronologyGeneral: Archaeological Fieldwork
Focus: Soft Touch
Focus: Surveying Digsites
Focus: ExcavationGeneral: Niche Magicks
Focus: AstromancyGeneral: Forbidden Magicks
Focus: Void Magicks
Focus: Time Magicks

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House Laveaux

BRIEF HISTORYHouse Laveaux began with common roots as a simple trade-smith passing down the arts of Goldsmithing from each generation. Due to an enterprising spouse who industriously works to bloat the family coffers, Mia's grandparents secured a spot amongst the elite of society. Instead of placing orders abroad through other cities, the city was happy to patronize the local Laveaux family. Once word spread, they were sponsored by House X and

Hooks

ArtiFACTS : Mia offers her services in repairing found objects, and can meticulously restore them to their original form. For a certain price, cursed items are accepted as well. She was selected to become the new caretaker of a questionable magic shop. Her experience with dangerous tomes compliments her current job of looking after curios meant to be handled with caution.A Uniquely Portable Magic - After serving as a Bibliosoph and Researcher for hire in Sharlayan lands, she's still rather adept at acquiring just the right dusty book for fellow sleep starved scholars, and continues to offer her services when they're needed.To light a fire - Euphemia can be found offering her servives as a tutor and teaching people of all class status how to read. She takes her payment in odds and ends. A hot cooked meal, a rare book totally not stolen, a handknit shawl. Perhaps your character knows her through this work, or wants to hire her.Down memory lane: A proficient Mnemomancer with the ability to manipulate and erase memories to her liking - a particularly useful skill to the right person. Want to forget an old lover, stop being nervous in public, or simply sleep better at night? Do you like information, but hate getting your hands dirty from nasty extraction methods? Want to infect your enemy with horrors even during their waking hours? Put someone into an unending slumber for 100 years? (kidding... mostly).Playful banter aside, she has a serious take on using her abilities. If your character suffers from PTSD, grief from loss, or other mental maladies she may be an option. Success is not required for me to want to play out a scene, and she is not here to instantly "fix" a character without all parties putting in satisfying work. Note: This ability uses an immersive environmental effect to make it more fun and bring everyone into the scene. There can be dice rolls to determine our progress, and at no time will the other player's ooc wishes be ignored.Simple Hooks - Easy ways for knowing or meeting Euphemia include:
- Other Sharlayan/Ishgardian scholars, both teachers and students
- Ishgardian or Sharlayan families who may have bought wares from her family