Xormis
Junior Member
Name: Radiant Ruby Eyes
Class: Eclipse
Gender: Female
Motivation: To discover more information about her mother,
Intimacies: Ignus(Her company), to live free and do right.
Backstory
Life in the Southern expanse wasn't always easy. It's hard to make a living in the fields. Wild beasts, bandits and even stranger creatures are not unheard of. The City dwellers don't have it that much better. Poverty, disease are all too common. With gangs and thieves at every dark alley, life in the City has a dark side as well. Ruby was fortunate. She was born into a household of great wealth and affluence. Food and shelter wasn't a problem. Money and servants are plenty. Yet it would be naive to think one could live a happy and sheltered life from within her estate. Challenge and conflict always finds a way in, no matter what.
Ruby's father was a businessman. He started off small time, and soon became a successful local merchant. He had a serpent's tongue, a keen eye for enterprise, and an ingenious mind with a knack for commerce. Such a man has aspirations, and would not be confined being a mere local shop keeper. However, with great aspirations also comes great risk. Competition between businesses are fierce. Anything is fair game when it comes to profit, even blackmail and assassination. Ruby's father know the dirty side of commerce all too well, but he had another idea. In order to level the playing field with larger businesses who contracts advantageous trade routes, he and a group of merchants decides establish a new route. An unexplored route can be dangerous, especially with threats from wild beast and fairfolk.
The merchants decided to make the gamble. Hiring the best help they can afford, they head off into the unknown. Exactly what happen afterwards is unclear, but few years later, a new company based in Chiaroscuro quickly began to flourish. Their goods: Firedust.
Ruby grew up...for the lack of of better description...a spoiled brat. She was a complete Tomboy, always getting into fights and causing havoc. Those around her attributed to the fact that she did not grow up with her mother. Rumor was that her mother died in childbirth. Her father was a reasonable man. He was a harsh disciplinarian when it comes to things that matters such as morals and learning, but otherwise allowed Ruby free reign. Although it could be said that he simply did not have the energy to keep up with her. Although Ruby's father was only in his thirties, his health was rapidly deteriorating due to an unknown disease. Even though he kept the company running smoothly, there is great worry that the young and inexperienced Ruby will lead the company into bankruptcy. Ruby however, was less concerned about commerce and business. The one thing on her mind was why she never knew her own mother. No matter how she harassed her father, he kept a tight lip. In her spare time, the young Ruby exerted her frustration on practicing martial arts and marksmanship.
When Ruby was 16 her father finally passed away. Not long after his death, those who had been awaiting to wrestle the company from her appeared. Having little experience on how to deal with such vipers, the young heiress could only watch as the company slowly began to disintegrate. Just when things couldn't get any worse, it did. A rival company sent an assassin for Ruby's life. Although cornered by the killer, she fought with everything she had. In the moment of life and death, to her own and the assassin's surprise, Ruby exalted. The assassin unexpectedly held back his killing strike. Instead, he calmly explained to the young woman what has happened to her. Furthermore, he offered his aid. Although Ruby would not trust him, she cannot deny that there was something convincing about the way he spoke. She sought tutelage from the man, known only as Six Hands of Death.
The man taught her a great deal, how to fight, how to manipulate sorcery, but more importantly, how to read people and influence their judgment. After giving her tutelage, the man left. She never discovered why her master decided to help her, except for that perhaps he had known her mother. Using the skills taught to her by her master, Ruby turned her enemies against each other and defeated them financially and legally, thus regaining the ownership of the company. Getting the company back is one thing, keeping it running is another. Immediately, Ruby got to work reorganizing personnel and re-establishing the company's products on the market. She worked hard to extend business into the western regions, traveling by ship with the company's representatives to establish trade relations. In a flash, three years had past.
It was then that she had met a old servant of her fathers during her travels to the western archipelago, a man who had followed him since the beginning. She inquired about her father's past, and learn some information that had been kept secret. The old servant had joined Ruby's father many years ago in the southern regions. He recalled that once her father had set off with the caravans, and did not return for many months. Most feared that he had died. Just when hope was diminishing, he returned home injured but safe and his goods intact. Also accompanying him was a young woman whom no one knew. She kept to herself, but seemed very close to Ruby's father. She stayed at the estate for about nine months. One day, she simply disappeared. Ruby's father never did search for her. Few month later, Ruby's father announced the birth of his child. Although he claimed that the mother had died during childbirth, no one had actually seen her. When Ruby asked the old servant what the young lady that stayed with her father looked like, he told her "A more beautiful and graceful lady I have not seen...but what struck me was her eyes...Like burning torches...they are too dangerous for a mere mortal to look into."
It was then she remembered how her father always called her "Ruby Eyes", perhaps not a coincidence after all.
Class: Eclipse
Gender: Female
Motivation: To discover more information about her mother,
Intimacies: Ignus(Her company), to live free and do right.
Backstory
Life in the Southern expanse wasn't always easy. It's hard to make a living in the fields. Wild beasts, bandits and even stranger creatures are not unheard of. The City dwellers don't have it that much better. Poverty, disease are all too common. With gangs and thieves at every dark alley, life in the City has a dark side as well. Ruby was fortunate. She was born into a household of great wealth and affluence. Food and shelter wasn't a problem. Money and servants are plenty. Yet it would be naive to think one could live a happy and sheltered life from within her estate. Challenge and conflict always finds a way in, no matter what.
Ruby's father was a businessman. He started off small time, and soon became a successful local merchant. He had a serpent's tongue, a keen eye for enterprise, and an ingenious mind with a knack for commerce. Such a man has aspirations, and would not be confined being a mere local shop keeper. However, with great aspirations also comes great risk. Competition between businesses are fierce. Anything is fair game when it comes to profit, even blackmail and assassination. Ruby's father know the dirty side of commerce all too well, but he had another idea. In order to level the playing field with larger businesses who contracts advantageous trade routes, he and a group of merchants decides establish a new route. An unexplored route can be dangerous, especially with threats from wild beast and fairfolk.
The merchants decided to make the gamble. Hiring the best help they can afford, they head off into the unknown. Exactly what happen afterwards is unclear, but few years later, a new company based in Chiaroscuro quickly began to flourish. Their goods: Firedust.
Ruby grew up...for the lack of of better description...a spoiled brat. She was a complete Tomboy, always getting into fights and causing havoc. Those around her attributed to the fact that she did not grow up with her mother. Rumor was that her mother died in childbirth. Her father was a reasonable man. He was a harsh disciplinarian when it comes to things that matters such as morals and learning, but otherwise allowed Ruby free reign. Although it could be said that he simply did not have the energy to keep up with her. Although Ruby's father was only in his thirties, his health was rapidly deteriorating due to an unknown disease. Even though he kept the company running smoothly, there is great worry that the young and inexperienced Ruby will lead the company into bankruptcy. Ruby however, was less concerned about commerce and business. The one thing on her mind was why she never knew her own mother. No matter how she harassed her father, he kept a tight lip. In her spare time, the young Ruby exerted her frustration on practicing martial arts and marksmanship.
When Ruby was 16 her father finally passed away. Not long after his death, those who had been awaiting to wrestle the company from her appeared. Having little experience on how to deal with such vipers, the young heiress could only watch as the company slowly began to disintegrate. Just when things couldn't get any worse, it did. A rival company sent an assassin for Ruby's life. Although cornered by the killer, she fought with everything she had. In the moment of life and death, to her own and the assassin's surprise, Ruby exalted. The assassin unexpectedly held back his killing strike. Instead, he calmly explained to the young woman what has happened to her. Furthermore, he offered his aid. Although Ruby would not trust him, she cannot deny that there was something convincing about the way he spoke. She sought tutelage from the man, known only as Six Hands of Death.
The man taught her a great deal, how to fight, how to manipulate sorcery, but more importantly, how to read people and influence their judgment. After giving her tutelage, the man left. She never discovered why her master decided to help her, except for that perhaps he had known her mother. Using the skills taught to her by her master, Ruby turned her enemies against each other and defeated them financially and legally, thus regaining the ownership of the company. Getting the company back is one thing, keeping it running is another. Immediately, Ruby got to work reorganizing personnel and re-establishing the company's products on the market. She worked hard to extend business into the western regions, traveling by ship with the company's representatives to establish trade relations. In a flash, three years had past.
It was then that she had met a old servant of her fathers during her travels to the western archipelago, a man who had followed him since the beginning. She inquired about her father's past, and learn some information that had been kept secret. The old servant had joined Ruby's father many years ago in the southern regions. He recalled that once her father had set off with the caravans, and did not return for many months. Most feared that he had died. Just when hope was diminishing, he returned home injured but safe and his goods intact. Also accompanying him was a young woman whom no one knew. She kept to herself, but seemed very close to Ruby's father. She stayed at the estate for about nine months. One day, she simply disappeared. Ruby's father never did search for her. Few month later, Ruby's father announced the birth of his child. Although he claimed that the mother had died during childbirth, no one had actually seen her. When Ruby asked the old servant what the young lady that stayed with her father looked like, he told her "A more beautiful and graceful lady I have not seen...but what struck me was her eyes...Like burning torches...they are too dangerous for a mere mortal to look into."
It was then she remembered how her father always called her "Ruby Eyes", perhaps not a coincidence after all.
