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She could still remember how she felt that night at Kadjaya's Footsteps: a mixture of awe and an underlying terror she couldn't quite explain at the sight of the brilliant starshower above Thavnair.
Hear. Feel. Think.
She was only a child then, barely past her seventeenth nameday; could anyone blame her for ignoring Hydaelyn's call? She didn't even know it was Hydaelyn at the time. She didn't know who Hydaelyn was at all -- only the Sisters. And that voice did not belong to any of them. So she ignored it, or tried to, for three years.
But the visions. The visions of others' memories, the ones that overwhelmed her that day by the shore -- her, an Au Ra practically birthed to swim in Thavnair's clear waters -- she couldn't hide that. She couldn't think of an excuse quick enough to explain to her mother why she had nearly drowned in front of her.
She didn't want to leave, but she knew she couldn't keep going on like this. These visions, this Echo had to go. But the Students of Baldesion had wrote that a group in the far-off land of Eorzea would be able to help her, and so she believed them.
She boarded a ship heading to Aldenard, to Thanalan, and upon her arrival, the timid foreign girl requested aid of an official-looking armored guard.
"I am seeking the Scions of the Seventh Dawn," she pleaded. "Do you know where I could find them?"
Unbeknownst to her, the Scions had been accused of regicide only a day prior. The guard, a member of the Brass Blades, led her straight to a prison -- and only when he opened the cell door for her did she realize she was being arrested. All too late. They ignored her questions and pleas and that was it. Off the boat and into jail. She didn't understand what was happening. It felt like a nightmare. It was a nightmare.
It was only later that night, when even her terrified weeping had subsided, that a voice addressed her from the next cell over. Lalanna had never seen a Viera before, but then again, she hadn't seen very many Roegadyn or Lalafell, either, until she had boarded the ship taking her to Eorzea. She would talk to a plant if it spoke to her nicely enough at this rate.
She wasn't sure why Ben'aan had asked her what had happened to her. Curiosity? Sympathy? Boredom? He himself had been locked up by the Brass Blades for a few weeks, or so he claimed, due to being falsely accused of being a spy for the Garlean Empire. Lalanna knew better than to trust a stranger at his word, but she was so distraught and he was the only one willing to listen to her. She told him everything, including the Echo she wished to dismiss and her search for the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
And for whatever reason -- she thought, at the time, it was just to escape -- Ben'aan offered to help her find the Scions, in exchange for her assistance in getting out of this prison. She had no reason to refuse, and soon, they were running out of Ul'dah with the Brass Blades hot on their heels. Eventually, though, they lost them.
Ben'aan had heard that the Scions had been accused of regicide, but that their headquarters lay in the small town of Vesper Bay. Upon arriving, however, Lalanna was horrified to find their supposed headquarters abandoned. Nothing but an empty warehouse, now. She had collapsed, all but consumed by her hopelessness -- but Ben'aan was not deterred. He insisted they leave for the Black Shroud, if only to avoid the Brass Blades' influence. Listless and with nowhere else to go (and no gil to her name to try and return home), Lalanna agreed.
Over the course of the next few months, the two of them picked up odd jobs around Gridania and its surrounding villages, keeping their ears open for word about the Scions and earning just enough gil to survive. Ben'aan even taught her how to defend herself, sharing the his own dual-blade fighting style with her. Through this, and the time they spent together overall, they grew close. It wasn't very difficult at all for Lalanna to begin to harbor romantic feelings for him, but it was hard to gauge his reciprocity. Still, she was content enough for now just to have a companion. After all, he had no reason to stay by her side now that he was free from the Brass Blades. Surely he liked her, at least to some extent, to stay by her side.
And then news arrived of the Scions once more: that the Scions' own Warrior of Light had began to bridge the gap between the Eorzean Alliance and the withdrawn city-state of Ishgard, and even helped to end the centuries-long Dragonsong War. Soon after, there were whispers of the Scions' new headquarters being located in the Rising Stones in Mor Dhona.
She recalled Ben'aan's initial hesitance when she proposed they seek them out, but he agreed so quickly she didn't pay it any mind. Perhaps, she thought privately, he was reluctant to change the familiar life they had settled into together. Regardless, they made it to Mor Dhona the same day that a forebooding orb had appeared in the sky, not unlike the story of Dalamund. Upon arriving at the Seventh Heaven Bar, she began to second guess her decision to seek them out -- but Ben'aan had encouraged her to go.
"This is something you need to do yourself, Lalanna," he urged. "I'll find us a room at the inn in the meantime. Come find me when you're done."
He took the gil they shared and left, presumably to pay for their rooms, and she steeled her nerves before making her way inside.
Fortunately, she had found the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. Krile, in particular, had been a member of the Students of Baldesion and knew of the Auri girl that had been sent to seek Minfilia's guidance. But with this comfort came a new slew of revelations: the Echo could not be removed, nor silenced, and the Scions could do little but nurture the ability she had never wanted.
Distressed, Lalanna excused herself from the Rising Stones to find Ben'aan, only to learn that there wasn't a proper inn at this particular town. Puzzled, she searched the settlement, only to learn that the guards just outside the town had seen Ben'aan leave on a chocobo cart to some unknown destination an hour ago.
After all that time, he had left without so much as a goodbye. Again, she found herself lost and with no one to turn to. No one but the Scions, who fortunately were kind enough to take her in. Of course, she was inconsolable at first -- she curled up in the bed assigned to her in Dawn's respite and lay there, listless and overwhelmed for nearly an entire day. Eventually, however, a fellow Scion was sent in to try and get her to eat -- a fellow Au Ra, this one with dark green scales she had never seen before, carrying a tray and flanked by five curious little fairies.
Their name was Beetle Bleisyl. They had been one of the few arcanists in the Scions' employ when the Bloody Banquet had occurred, and had been doing their part to help find the Scions that had been lost during that time. They were also quite the little oddball, although Lalanna immediately felt a camaraderie with them upon meeting. Almost as though they had always meant to be friends.
With Beetle and Krile's support, Lalanna found the strength within herself to embrace her new life as a Scion. She finally had a chance to write her parents in Thavnair, assuring them that she was finally safe and working with her gift after nearly a year of no contact. She met the other Scions, including the Warrior of Light, albeit briefly, just before they departed for Gyr Abania.
In the meantime, she, Beetle, and a few other newer members of the Scions were tasked with culling the unruly monsters in Eorzea haunting local dungeons. Although it was frightening at first, it helped build her confidence as a fighter and as a person in general.
A few days into embracing her new role, she came across a stray kitten in Quarrymill, and immediately adopted her, naming her Butternut for the golden-tabby pattern of her fur. She would later get her own chocobo, too, and name it Puddles...because he liked to have accidents when he was excited.
Despite not having as much life or adventuring experience as others, Lalanna eventually became the unofficial leader of her team for how she took charge and looked after others. While not a prominent frontliner compared to the Warrior of Light's closest companions, she and her group stepped up while the events unfolded on the First. Lalanna and Beetle even assisted Tataru and Krile in recruiting Estinien Varlineau, and subsequent missions to eliminate Black Rose chemical plants.
Despite her shaky beginnings, Lalanna quickly grew into a competent adventurer and ally of the Warrior of Light. Still, she couldn't quite let go what had happened with Ben'aan. She vowed to find him one day and learn his reasons for leaving her behind herself.
#story;;#//beetle is grey's self insert ;o; best friends forever#//this started as a drabble then became a summary but whatever
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Shortly after joining the dungeoneering team for the Scions, Lalanna found a stray kitten wanderingg in Quarrymill. She adopted the kitten and named it Butternut.
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When she arrives in the Rising Stones, Lalanna is still very resistant to accepting her Echo and is generally distressed/upset; she's not happy to learn that the Scions can't help her get rid of it. Her mood doesn't improve when she discovers her mentor basically ghosted her, either. For awhile she's pretty depressed and feels lost, as she's been a stranger in a strange land; but eventually she comes to accept her new fate and fully throws herself into her duties as a Scion.
She and the other Dungeon Support team (i.e my IRL friends' characters) are almost pseudo part-timers. However, when Team B (Hoary's crew) are protecting the Scions' bodies while everyone's in the First, she steps up pretty fast to a more frontline position!
She is canonically (for me at least) apart of the WOL's party during the Thavnair events in Endwalker.
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When Lalanna's scales molt she 100% chews on them. Think of it similar to biting one's nails or picking scabs. Your Muse is permitted to be grossed out by this habit. She won't stop, though.
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What To Know
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (Public Reputation/Easy To Learn)
She is a Thavnairian Au Ra and has the appropriate accent
She is part of a group of local treasure hunters called the OHNOs
She keeps her nails long and pointy
Max Height Femme Au Ra (5'3", help her)
Uses dual swords (VPR Main Class when it's unlocked)
21 Years Old (ARR), + A Year For Every Expansion Pack
ALLIED KNOWLEDGE (As a WOL/Scion)
Sent to seek the Scions' assistance in 'removing' her Echo initially, Lalanna was arrested in Ul'dah the day after the Bloody Banquet when she asked where to find the Scions
Lalanna met her 'mentor' when she was arrested by the Brass Blades, who helped her escape and taught her how to fight with two swords as they tried to find the Scions; he ditched her in Mor Dhona once she found the Rising Stones
Lalanna arrived in the Rising Stones after 3.55, before Stormblood.
She is close with Krile in particular, who recognized who she was when she it was the Students of Baldesion that recommended she head to Minfilia in the first place
The 'C' Team or Dungeon Support Teamd basically takes care of clearing out low-level dungeons and/or collecting any loot the WOL leaves behind. They technically report to Thancred when he's around.
Lalanna is remains in Eorzea throughout the events of Stormblood and does not go to the First. However, she assists Tataru and Krile in tracking Estinien down, as well as joins him on some of his missions to eliminate Black Rose. Lalanna returns to Thavnair to protect her family for a majority of Endwalker.
Lalanna is trained in dancing, but not in the Kriegstanz war dance. She never learned any combat until her arrival in Eorzea.
After the Scions disband, Lalanna decides she wants to hunt down her mentor. She hears rumors of a dual-sword wielding individual in Ul'dah and goes to see if it's him, but it isn't. However, she does learn the proper Viper techniques from Tural this time!
PRIVATE KNOWLEDGE (To Be Discovered)
Although she appears fully Raen, Lalanna is half Xaela. She is Magnai's niece. Her father was his much older brother who left home to pursue her mother, who was a member of the Radiant Host escorting Thavnairian merchants to Reunion. Her younger (but much taller) brother, Malachi, is training with her Xaela cousins in the Steppe.
Her Ancient's name was Eulalia, often seen around her brother Endymion. Eulalia is only known for creating the creatures that would be known as butterflies. Endymion created faeries.
Alanna is unaware, but her mentor Benedict was actually a conscripted Garlean Spy, rightfully imprisoned by the Brass Blades for being one of the contacts of the Ivy, Eline Roaille. His original intent was to find the Scions' headquarters and maybe turn Lalanna over to the Garleans, but he had a change of heart. Benedict's fighting style, which he taught to Lalanna, isn't that of Tural's hunters -- it's a dual-sword weapon style taught by Garleans (think Bozjan Gunbreakers vs Garlean), which Thancred recognized but decided to keep to himself. Best not to stress the poor girl out more than she already was, right?
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RULES
((Super Simple Version -- more details can be viewed on Meiko's Card))
Alanna. She/Her, 30+, PST. This is a SIDEBLOG to @vierandancer.
Yes, Lalanna is technically a self-insert in the way she's an OC solely inspired by my personality. She still is shaped by her own experiences/Eitheriys, though.
Lalanna is an Ask Blog and Iconless for the most part, at least until post-DT/Graphics Update.
I don't expect you to memorize everything about her, but please note THIS POST for what your character should easily recognize!
Also don't be an OOC dick to any marginalized people, don't be a bad example of someone chronically online, and just enjoy the hobby of roleplaying for what it is. Cool? Cool.
Shipping: Lalanna is straight but she's still hung up on her mentor, so she's not likely to fall for anyone else without effort
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LALANNA ORONIR - Scion Of The Seventh Dawn OC
Primarily an Ask/Headcanon blog until Dawntrail comes out, but welcome to interactions! Main WOL is @vierandancer. NOT SPOILER FREE.
Rules | About | What To Know
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ECHO-BLESSED...OR CURSED
Lalanna Oronir is an Au Ra woman from Thavnair. She appears to be fully Raen, but is actually half Xaela, as evidenced by her name. Her mother is a member of the Radiant Host, who met her father in the Azim Steppe when she was escorting a trade caravan. Lalanna was raised in a port town across the ocean from Yedhimald. She was inspired to become a dancer upon learning the story of Kadjaya's Footsteps, but was not taught the war dance Kriegstanz. She had little to no interest in fighting, as her life was generally idyllic, often spent dancing or exploring the clear waters around her homeland.
Lalanna was only seventeen when she witnessed a star shower that no one else seemed to notice and began to hear a voice in her head. Afraid of what this might mean and not wanting to upend her life, she did everything she could to ignore it. She was successful, but only for a few years until one day her mother witnessed her overwhelmed by a vision through her Echo. Her mother reached out to Sharlayan for assistance, and she ended up routed through to the Students of Baldesion, who encouraged Lalanna to make the journey to Eorzea and speak with Minfilia of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER
Hoping that this Minfilia could help her remove her Echo, Lalanna boarded a ship to Eorzea. The journey took many weeks and by the time she arrived, the events of the Bloody Banquet had just taken place. When she requests the aid of a guard to help point her in the direction of the Scions, she is immediately taken in for interrogation and imprisoned by the Brass Blades.
While in prison, Lalanna met a fellow ‘wrongly accused’ prisoner named Benedict. He explained that he was presumed a Garlean spy, emphasizing that the Brass Blades don’t like people who aren’t native to Eorzea. Lalanna accepts this as truth and the two of them break out; Benedict promises to help her find her way to the Scions, but they should lay low in Gridania for now so they’re not chased all over Thanalan. During this time, she asked him to teach her how to fight; together, they took up some side quests in order to make ends meet in Gridania.
Eventually, they made their way back to Thanalan, but found the Waking Sands to be naught but an abandoned warehouse. After nearly a year and a half of traveling together, they finally located the Scions at the Rising Stones. But when Benedict bid she go ahead and introduce herself while he took care of their lodgings, he simply left Mor Dhona. She felt hurt and betrayed by his abandonment, now left with only the Scions to turn to for support.
BECOMING A SCION
From here, she’s placed into the “C Team” of the Scions until they can figure out what more they can do for her, helping to clear out dungeons and take care of smaller threats/requests. Lalanna found friendship with fellow odd Au Ra, Beetle, often hangs around Krile and Tataru, and the entire C Team tends to check-in/report to Thancred when he is around. When they don’t have a task, the C Team usually just keeps running dungeons as treasure hunters, delving deep into places like the Palace of the Dead. They form their own treasure hunting group -- the OHNOS. Because that’s what people usually see when they see them. Other non-Scions also join their group.
The C Team only travels outside of Eorzea on occasion, so Lalanna is shocked to hear that they ended up in the Azim Steppe. If she had been there, she totally could have vouched for them with her ‘Uncle’ Magnai! Magnai was her father’s much younger brother, who left the Steppe when he fell in love with her mother. The C team is there for the liberation of Ala Mihgo, though. The C team is left behind in Eorzea throughout most of the events of the First. However, they step up in assisting with things back home while the main Scions are elsewhere, as B-Team (Boulder brothers, Former Crystal Braves, Aenor, Clemence) are tasked with looking after the Scions’ bodies. The C-Team is more prominent in missions after Patch 5.4.
Lalanna boards a ship directly for Thavnair when the others head for Sharlayan, as is their contact there. She remains in Thavnair after the skies begin to burn to assist her family and homeland. However, she returns to support the Scions towards the end. After the events of Endwalker, the B-Team either retire or disperse on personal missions, and the C-Team is later requested to assist with treasure-hunting in Tural.
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