Earn My Affection...
...Or Receive My Ire.
My Will Be Done.
An FFXIV RP Carrd for ㅤThistle Coldtide, ㅤwritten by ㅤBeebo. ㅤShe/They. ㅤ21+. ㅤEST (UTC-4).Please be 21+ IC and OOC when RPing with me! Discord available upon request. I prefer to schedule my RP if possible.I am a big fan of “yes, and” and “no, but” RP! If you have an idea that you’d like to run past me, please let me know and I’ll be glad to at least listen (if not suggest something more)!Click the icons below for more!
"Prove that you are worth my time."
Rules.
ㅤOne.ㅤㅤ Personal RP Limits
I will play mature content and themes (violence, sexuality, drug / alcohol use) as long as they're logical in a plot-driven encounter. Coarse and excessive language, temporary injury and incapacitation, temporary imprisonment, and most walk-up encounters are probably okay. If you are uncertain, please ask!ㅤTwo.ㅤㅤ Please Ask First
Ask about long-term and/or permanent injury and disfigurement. Long-term captivity or imprisonment.ㅤThree.ㅤㅤ Disclaimer
If an aspect of RP makes you uncomfortable in a scene we're playing, please send me a /tell, letting me know. Communication is very important, more important than potentially keeping immersion.I know this sounds trite, but I honestly mean it. PLEASE tell me if you are uncomfortable for any reason and I will retcon or change tactics, whatever you need.Thistle can be a jerk, but I am generally not.
ㅤFour.ㅤ ㅤI Do Not
I won't play permanent character death or rape plots.Five.ㅤ ㅤERP Limit
I will fade to black on graphic sex.ㅤBleed.ㅤ ㅤGiven that IC/OOC "bleed" (defined below) is quite common in the RP community, I prefer my RP partners to recognize that IC does NOT equal OOC and try to minimize bleed to the best of your ability.Bleed here is defined as "when emotions bleed over between player or character, in either direction." Bleed is experienced by a player when their thoughts and feelings are influenced by those of their character, or vice versa. With increasing bleed, the border between player and character becomes more and more transparent. It makes sense to think of the degree of bleed as a measure of how separated different levels of play (actual/inner/meta) are.
Biography
ㅤName:ㅤ ㅤIngrid Sunnhvatr
ㅤAlias:ㅤ None. That you know of, anyways.
ㅤAge:ㅤ ㅤFifty-five. Ish.
ㅤGender:ㅤ ㅤFemale (she/her)
ㅤRace:ㅤ ㅤRava Viera
ㅤOrientation:ㅤ Bisexual
"What are you going to do? Make me?"
ㅤEyes:ㅤ ㅤViolently purple
ㅤHair:ㅤ ㅤRaven black
ㅤComplexion:ㅤ ㅤThe sun-darkened tones of a Golmoran Rava.
ㅤDistinguishing Features:ㅤ Besides her unusual eyes, Ingrid's face proudly bears the tattoos of her long-dead village, Hjolstorm, and she keeps her warpaint on nigh constantly. You never know when you might need to scrap or prove yourself.
ㅤClose Friends:ㅤ ㅤIngrid's friends--mostly soldiers, mostly dead--are few in number, but she and her very first friend outside the jungle, Emilia pyr Castellan, still write frequently.
ㅤParents:ㅤ Rota Hjolstrom was Ingrid's mother, and one of the few people who encouraged Ingrid to find the path in life that made most sense to Ingrid, rather than what was dictated to her.
ㅤSiblings:ㅤ The village was her family, so none. Not anymore.
ㅤSignificant Others:ㅤ The original Ingrid Sunnhvatr, who has since passed, only a few weeks before the armistice. Current Ingrid is...not over this.
ㅤChildren:ㅤ ㅤNone.
ㅤPets:ㅤ None.
Pictured: A fierce fighter from the ashes of the village of Hjolstorm in Golmore, Ingrid is the first line of defense for anyone in need.Other notable talents include lazing about, taking stupid dares, and asking questions.Old in body (sort of), and young at heart, Ingrid does not act her age and prefers to instead performatively experience the youth she never had.
ㅤDate of Birth:ㅤ ㅤIn the spring? Maybe?
ㅤEducation:ㅤ ㅤYeah, that's funny.
ㅤResidence:ㅤ ㅤNone, travels frequently.
ㅤEthnicity:ㅤ Golmoran. A viera of the Wood.
ㅤOccupation:ㅤ None. Currently seeking purpose as a day-drinker & adrenaline junkie.
ㅤAlignment:ㅤ ㅤGenerally fluctuating between Chaotic Good and a weird sort of Lawful Good.What can I say, D&D's alignment system is garbo for nuance.
ㅤPhysical Conditions:ㅤ ㅤIngrid is in tip top shape from a life of constantly needing to stay fit to survive.
ㅤMental Health:ㅤ "That's not a real metric, right? People can't measure your mind, right? How do they look at it?" - Ingrid
ㅤZodiac:ㅤ ㅤNymeia is her chosen Eorzean Patron, despite being born in Golmore and having spent her last several decades in Bozja. People kept asking, so she picked one.Her actual patron is the Voice of the Wood, the Green Word.
ㅤNotable Skills:ㅤ Fighting. Specifically, guarding her fellows.And beyond that, she's good taking more hits than should be possible.And beyond that, the thing that takes actual skill, in her mind, is that she can divine the will and advice of the land around her, using various divination tools.Tarot and oracle cards are a recent addition to her divinatory repertoire, but Ingrid is adept at reading traditional Golmoran runes as well, though she may hesitate to suggest them.
Currently...
Currently seeking purpose as a day-drinker & adrenaline junkie.(WIP)
Hooks.
Reasons to RP with Thistle!While these aren’t pick up and plot hooks for the most part, hopefully these scenarios give you some insight into what your character may have seen Thistle do, or have heard about her acting a certain way. If you have any questions or ideas, please do not hesitate to reach out IG!
One.
Double or Nothing.
Prerequisite: None
Ingrid can’t say no to a dare. If there’s money on the line in a contest, so much the better. Is she guaranteed to lose? Disappointing, but nothing ventured, nothing proved, right?Does your character have a wager that needs someone to take the bad bet? Do they want to see her attempt impossible tasks? Got a contest of physical skill or strength that Ingrid might be able to try? Does your character have a bad idea they need company for? Ingrid will do it! She’s got time.
Two.
Can't do it. Not today. The stars are not in position!
Prerequisite: None
Ingrid is a talented diviner, even if she doesn’t pull the punches her cards and runes dish out. She also follows the advice she gets from them to a T, and is very superstitious about signs and portents. Still, she’s been getting a name for herself from her drunk, late night, free…and super accurate readings.If you can find her and ask for it, Ingrid will if not gladly perform a reading for you, then at least can be easily convinced of the necessity of a reading and do her due duty. She usually frames her readings as “advice” and not “predictions”, but they trend towards the scarily accurate anyways.
Three.
Woodborn Warden, not a Warder.
Prerequisite: None
Ingrid is a rough and tumble Woodborn Viera who will shield her charges with her own body without a second thought. She’s deadly in a variety of methods and tools…and she is the most Warderly female viera you will meet, but she will be quick and bitter to deny any connection to Wood Warders in that thickly accented timbre of hers.Does your character have connections to Golmore? Do they find Ingrid odd (she is)? Is your character from the greater star, finding great amusement that this woman knows so little of the rest of the world at her age?
Four.
Momento Mori.
Prerequisite: None.Ingrid wears a very battered, very Eorzean-style locket at all times. She fiddles with it and toys with it while talking, but rarely opens it and looks inside.If anyone comments on it, Ingrid moves the subject along.Should anyone try to touch it, Ingrid breaks their fingers.Do you want to see inside this mysterious jewelry? Do you want to know why such a Woodborn woman covets and protects such a piece of junk?
Five.
Latent Echo-Bearer.
Prerequisite: Aethersight; Having the Echo.WIPAlso WIP
Six.
Keeps Bad Company
Prerequisite: None.WIPAlso WIP
Seven.
Esspresso Depresso.
Prerequisite: Previous Connection to Ingrid.WIPAlso WIP
Eight.
Her Name Is My Name Too.
Prerequisite: None.
Seeing double? Not unusual. Word is, this Ingrid is not the first one. The first Ingrid was a Veena from Skatay. A kind and talented traveling healer who was exploring the Star, she hasn’t been heard from or seen in probably about a decade.Has your character been treated before by the Veena Ingrid? Have they just heard stories of a woman who doesn’t match now-Ingrid’s description? Is Ingrid just a very Veena name that you would not expect a Golmoran woman to have?
Connections.
| Player Character | Connection | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spectra Emberwind | Mentee | WIP |
| Your Name Here | Come RP with me! | :eyes: |
| Frequented Venue | Connection | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Overture Lounge | Sometimes, a girl likes to throw axes. Poorly. | A lounge of good repute run be a slew of unfairly handsome staff that Ingrid likes to needle. |
| The Aetherstitch | For Diviners' eyes only. | The Aetherstitch is a very special house. And while there's so much more to say, anything else would break the Code of the Threadseers. Perhaps you may be lucky enough to be invited inside, one day? |
| NPC Name | Connection | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rota Hjolstorm | Mother; Deceased | Rota Hjolstrom was Ingrid's mother, and one of the few people who encouraged Ingrid to find the path in life that made most sense to Ingrid, rather than what was dictated to her. |
| Emilia pyr Castellum | Mentor; Living in Garlemald | It might be unexpected to hear that a viera--whose life was ripped away from her from Garleans-- has a Garlean bestie. But it's true, and Ingrid can, has, and will kill for Emilia, especially as the Garlean has begun to age. |
| Ingrid Sunnhvatr | Partner; Deceased | Seeing double? Not unusual. The original Ingrid was a Veena woman from the Skatay Range who current Ingrid fell wildly in love with during her time in Bozja, until original Ingrid’s untimely death just before the ceasefire and current Ingrid’s expulsion from Bozja. |
| Ysabeaux Bertillon | WIP; Living in Ishgard | WIP |