21+ themes / 21+ friendly . dark and triggering themes
bloodhound there is a starved dog gone feral in the back of my throat. it is so angry at the world and the hands that feed it, and when i open my mouth it barks barks BARKS and it scares everyone away.
phantom
guidelines
rule 001.
#1 literate to novella style roleplay acceptable, semi-literate and comical outside of lore developing roleplay. linya is a pretty serious character in most cases and i like to portray her as such. however, i'm not afraid to do goofy things here and there with people she considers close friends.
rule 002.
#2 trigger heavy content warning. linya has heavy trigger content in both her backstory as well as in her story in development. at her core she is trigger heavy. if you're not okay with this, in most cases i would say to try and avoid, however you're free to reach out for any sort of compromise. triggering content includes: childhood death, parental trauma and abuse, substance abuse, murder, dubious sexual content, etc. feel free to ask if there's something you wish to know is involved or not.
rule 003.
#3 linya and writer are not single! i do have a husband. please keep this in mind when writing with me as i have a strict boundary between IC and OOC. i have nearly 15 years of experience writing and roleplaying in online spaces, so i'm well seasoned and fully capable of enforcing this. that being said, i love becoming friends with my writing partners, so if we start writing and hit it off, you are completely free to ask for my discord at any time for off-game roleplay or just ooc chit-chat!
rule 004.
#4 because i'm 27 and a legal, full fledged adult (definitely don't feel like it), please do not interact with me if you're underage. talking to me ooc is completely okay, but keep it PG. however, i have a boundary about most roleplay with underaged individuals. underaged characters are not off limits, but within reason. please respect this! i do this to keep me and you safe. regardless, my tells are open if you need any (not personal life specific) advice in the big wide web.
rule 005.
#5 hard stops for my character include major character death with x'linya specifically. i am not against linya being part of someone else's (self initiated) major character death, however. so if you plan a mortal fate for your character, you're welcome to still build a bond with x'linya regardless. anything sexual must be discussed beforehand and mutually agreed on. keep all IC and ooc content non-political and unbiased. i refuse to engage in any discussion about controversial topics with people i do not know.
rule 006.
#6 i adore all sorts of plotlines. i love angst and heartbreak the most, but i also love very dark plotlines with heavy themes. i'm completely accepting of general, pg themes as well such as slice of life or friends for life. please don't hesitate to reach out about anything you would like to try to do with linya
dossier
ghost in the shadows
❛ you will never be clean from sin. rotten children don't deserve to go to heaven. there is no god that can give you your purity back. ❜
† core details
name x'linya nohn.
alias bloodhound, phantom.
age 27.
pronouns she/her.
species seeker, miqo'te.
dob 26th sun, 3rd astral moon.
sexuality anti-love.
origin east shroud, gridania.
location shroud, gridania, nomadic
mbti intj-t
alignment lawful neutral.
enneagram individualist
PERSONALITY lin appears to be quite solitary. perhaps also aggressive to those she does not trust. she's a quiet soul, opting to be a wallflower over a socialite. she's logical and analytical, but over-confident and prone to aggressive outbursts. beneath a steel shell, she's just a frightened wild animal, loyal to a fault to the holder of her leash. INTERESTS in her free time, lin will opt for reading lengthy educational tomes or meditating by trickling streams. she likes sweets and small children and animals. adversely, she avoids intense smells and any form of transportation. she dislikes nicknames.
† biography
origins x'linya's origins begin deep within the thickets of the east shroud, far from larkscall in a space where neither civilization nor average beast tread. she is born the middle child of five in a dirt alcove covered by brambles to a heretic clan deserter father and a cult indoctrinated mother. education and autonomy was not afforded to her, her family designed to follow a bastardized clan structure designed by her father. she learned fast how to forage and hunt for food to provide for her sisters, as the most adept at learning survival skills. any outsiders that approached their territory were promptly and violently chased away. a beast would end up sneaking in mid-night, massacring both her parents and all four of her siblings, including her precious twin sister x'sohla; permanently altering the course of her adult life.present x'linya would end up teaching herself into literacy upon arrival into thanalan at only 9 years old. she would scrounge for scraps on the street, building herself back up slowly and inherently working her way into mercenary work. her aether scent allowed more jobs than normal to pour in, honing her skills in the area of assassination, tracking and capturing, and bounty hunting. she would work solo for most of her adult life, until a lengthy contract draws her into the far east where she became embroiled in a yakuza family; a fixture in their shadow division as a tracking hound. not long after her admission, a mishap occurred outside of direct supervision and x'linya was subsequently kidnapped, trafficked through an underground syndicate auction, and rescued. though this had a drastic impact on her behaviour with unknown people and strengthened her natural distrust. her handler would collect her from the far east, drawing her back to the shroud where she hails from, to tie herself back down to a new organization under a similar workload.
† appearance
height 5 fulms 4 ilms.
eyes silver.
hair black.
scars mottled bruises on arms and back, paired with pinhole incisions.
languages common, conversational hingan.
voiceclaim tbd.
appearance unkempt black hair, hastily and unprofessionally chopped into uneven layers framing her face. her eyes are downturned and droopy, eyes a milky silver. her ears are long and pointed, tail thick and half the length of her body, both incredibly well taken care of. her frame is slight and built for agility and speed, not power. she has a spatter of freckles across her cheeks and her pupils can change into slits from watered down keeper lineage in her blood. canines are sharp and often press into her lips.
† statistics
logical
caring
motherly
loyal
adaptable
explosive
self-sabatoging
emotional
over-confident
impatient
loner
goal driven
follows self code
salacious reputation
manipulative
bonds
† mains
hooks
† mercenary work
as a mercenary, x'linya has made a little bit of a name for herself in underground circles. she will commonly be known as "bloodhound" but after an informational leak, will reemerge under the pseudonym of "phantom". she offers a variety of services to those who are willing to pay the right price.
† aether scent
x'linya has an unusual ability of aether scent. because of this ability, she's well known for her tracking abilities. this means she can also navigate while visually blinded. she has her shortcomings with her aether scent, however, and can become easily overwhelmed in large groups and places with strong smells.
† gridanian, eorzean
x'linya is not native to the far east and therefore she will often find herself coming across behaviours or culture differences that she doesn't understand. additionally, she'll be curious if her conversational partner is from gridania as well. she's an eager student and likes to learn all types of information when given the chance.
† loner
x'linya will often be caught in spaces where she's alone. you can find her meditating near streams, decompressing at the alcove in shirogane, meandering the beaches or piers in the middle of the night, and even crawling along the rooftops during kugane night markets to people watch where the sound is lesser and the breeze is nice.
† blood hound
x'linya often acts as the mercenary bloodhound dispatched by her handler. she's wild and untamable, but her handler has a knack at encouraging her back into line of her own volition. most likely the jobs that people find lin on are dispatched to her by this handler.
† drink and drugs
while she tries her best to be behaved for her boss's sake, x'linya is a little too easily siphoned into some less savory behaviours. she can be convinced into wanton violence, heavy drinking, and drug use. she's a feral creature only playing the game of domestication, but will show her colours if given the correct prompting.
