Linnea Nightwillow

ᚨᛊ ᚨᛒᛟᚢᛖ ᛊᛟ ᛒᛖᛚᛟᚹ

❝ Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings; like rose-petals. ❞
— - stephen king

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• the hjerte—wip
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✧ 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄… Linnea Nightwillow
✧ 𝐀𝐆𝐄… 54
✧ 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑… Female
✧ 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 & 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍… Viera, Veena
✧ 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 & 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓… 5'8"/152 ponze
✧ 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄… Lean with subtly defined musculature
✧ 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄… Soft-spoken, words are carefully enunciated
✧ 𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍… Wandering alchemist
✧ 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒… A specific dialect of Vieran, Eorzean
✧ 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒… Lavender, clean linen, medicinal herbs
✧ 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄… Ingleside Apartments of the Empyreum (Ward 4 Subdivision, Apartment #69)

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒…
✧ A pair of clear quartz earrings—foci for her magicks
✧ A worn journal filled with alchemical formulae and pressed flowers
✧ A quill, its tip magicked to be coated with ink when needed
✧ A vial of handmade, floral-scented balm formulated for skincare
✧ A variety of bottles containing potions, amalgams, and the like
✧ A small, fine leather satchel to carry the above

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 | 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍
✧ 𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄… Linnea is prone to wanderlust, often meandering from place to place in the pursuit of knowledge that pertains to her interests—the occult, history, alchemy, aetherology—when she isn't attending to the pharmacy and its needs, at least. She is a ghost amongst the crowds, pale-faced and abstracted, tending to keep to herself unless spoken to. However, if her curiosity is piqued, she is not unlike a moth drawn to a flame.✧ 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑… As an alchemist with a penchant for experimentation and an admirer of all things belonging to nature, Linnea can often be found scouring open fields and dense forests alike for medicinal herbs, flowers, and roots. As a result, her slender fingers end up dirt-covered from rooting around in soil or the hems of her skirts soaked from wading in rivers.✧ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄… A diminutive creature accompanies Linnea wheresoever she goes, its bewinged form drenched in a soft, pale glow akin to moonlight—you will recognize it to be a faerie. Her name is Isveig, and she has become the Veena's perpetual companion. She is not shy in sharing her thoughts or opinions.

𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 | 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍✧ 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍… Quaint as it may be considered, Linnea keeps a quiet fondness for both waterscapes and fishing. She is a pescatarian and, given the opportunity, she will take to rivers and oceans in her travels to source her own sustenance. Her journal keeps detailed accounts of all sorts of fish, where to find them, their preferred baits, and the times of day or night in which they are active.

𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐄 | 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋
✧ 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒… Though taciturn as she presents herself to be, Linnea is deeply in-tune with emotions of those around her. This is not a quirk that solely belongs to her, however. Rather, it is an innate talent inherited from her tribe as all members of the Hjerte possess this peculiar sensitivity. Moreover, she commands both the knowledge and ability to wield memory and emotion altering magicks—though, like her people, she only seeks to utilize these magicks for altruistic purposes. Linnea does not openly speak of her abilities, but if she encounters individuals suffering from the maladies of the mind, she will extend a gentle offer to provide aid.

𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘… Despite the trials and tribulations the tribes of the Steppe often face—and the caution and distrust that arise as a result—the Setgel are compassionate creatures that will always provide aid to individuals who are not a part of them and theirs. This altruism also extends toward beasts and other similar creatures, and so it is not an altogether uncommon sight espying some odd creature or another situated inside a Setgel camp.𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘… Although they are not strictly pacifists, they will rarely ever start a fight. They seek to keep the peace wherever and whenever they may, wishing to respect both the lands of the Steppe and its diverse peoples. They have never participated in the Naadam and they do not have any intention to do so.𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒… The Setgel revere the One River. As they journey along its shores, their migratory paths and encampments are cleared of all debris possible and, regarding personal hygiene, they cleanse their bodies in the river waters after waking and before sleeping. Their penchant for keeping clean also extends toward spiritual well-being, and so they regularly utilize various rituals, often including incense smoke, to restore the vitality of themselves and their gers.

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐘 & 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍… The Setgel fill a niche role within the Steppe as soothers of the mind, as individuals that guide their peers through times of mental duress and emotional uncertainty. While their methods are primarily practical, they also incorporate magical techniques, shamanistic rituals, specially crafted incense, and herbal concoctions to better carry out their endeavors. The foremost objective in wielding this sort of ability is to provide aid and comfort, but there are also myriad other applications that the Setgel tend to turn their gazes away from.𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑… Those belonging to the Setgel are neither diurnal nor nocturnal. Rather, they tend to rise when the sun is beginning to descend, and they thereafter attend their daily activities. As a result, they do not see much in the way of sunlight, and so their skintones tend to lean toward paler hues. If any particular member is asked why it is they follow this routine, they will answer that it is an optimal timeframe for fishing.𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌… As a river-based tribe, the Setgel are known to dive deep into the waters of the One River or the Azim Khaat in order to harvest plants and roots that grow within the riverbed. From what is gathered, they create herbal remedies for various illnesses that they peddle to local tribes, while other plants—harvested from land—are typically dried and bundled, then utilized for rituals or ceremonies.𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆… The foremost dietary staple of the Setgel is fish, and they use either their clawed hands or small spears to catch them. In addition to consumption, the Setgel hunt specific fish to utilize their various body parts and secretions—scales, skin, oils, organs—in products like medicines and toxins. Beyond fish, they also keep a small herd of karakul—both for wool and milk—and forage for wild-grown vegetation wheresoever they are able. They are particularly fond of a wide variety of berries; whichsoever ones they are able to gather.𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 & 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆… Musical instruments and dancing play a major part in rituals, ceremonies, and recreational purposes. The Setgel fashion their instruments from what is naturally found around them including the bones and intestines of fallen animals. Common instruments include flutes, frame drums, and horsehead fiddles. Their most favored instrument is the tsuur, and they enjoy playing it on the banks of the One River.𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆… Twice daily, the Setgel cleanse their bodies within a section of the One River's waters that have been purified by the tribe's büge; once after waking and again before sleeping. In addition, all tools utilized in hunting are cleaned in those same waters and then laid out within their encampments to “rest” from taking the lives of prey. The Setgel also seek to keep their environs free of debris; as they travel, they gather wayward items and the like with the intent to reuse whatever might be repaired or repurposed.𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐒… As practiced herbalists, the Setgel apply their knowledge in crafting a specific oil. These oils are usually floral or earthy-scented and they are used expressly in maintaining the health and sheen of their skin, hair, and scales. Like the herbal remedies that they produce, the oils are peddled to other tribes.

𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒… The most notable feature of the Setgel is their eyes: the soft gold of their irises and the silver luminescence of their limbal rings. In the darkness—either in the night of the Steppe or the deep waters of the One River—their eyes are reminiscent of stars.𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐍… With pale, ashy skintones that vary slightly from member to member, those of the Setgel are able to obscure themselves within the waters of the One River, blending in with the stones of the riverbed below.𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑… The hair colors of the Setgel range from a dusky brown to a deep gray-brown while the texture retains straight, silken strands.𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 & 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒…𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇 & 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒… Both their teeth and their claws are markedly sharp, and they are maintained to be so in order to disable prey in the absence of tools.