Backstory for Ronan: He started out as a mercenary/soldier for hire. It's a rather normal career for a dragonborn; being raised in a culture of constantly bettering oneself in the name of self discipline, self improvement, and honor encourages many a dragonborn leaving the clan for a few years to gain martial experience in a more hands on manner. Ronan was no exception, setting out at a young age to hone his capabilities.
And Ronan was good at it. He was ruthless, dominating, reveling in the violence inherit in his chosen career which only fueled his arrogance and competitive nature. It garnered him a precarious reputation; he was reliable and single minded in his determination to complete any job, but he was difficult to work with, expecting perfection from his company and any failure to live up to it would bring about his wrath. Still, his success rate and his talent were seen as worth the cruel unforgiving man they were attached to.
At some point, after being injured, he met and fell in with a cleric of Bahamut, a half-elf whom he very much and very openly adored, choosing to set down roots in the city the cleric's temple was located in. The cleric did good for him, soothing the hard edges and encouraging a more thoughtful approach that was still in line with his dragonborn culture, one he'd mostly dismissed when he first set out. It was a deep love he felt and Ronan was genuinely trying for the sake of it.
But love can't fix everything. He was still prone to violence. Still prone to competition. Still an arrogant asshole and one step too far ended in a needless skirmish that his company barely came out on top of at the sacrifice of a few lives including his beloved.
Ronan was devastated, as one could imagine. That first storm of anger had nowhere to go but at himself as everyone else responsible was dead. He'd lost everything; his honor broken, and all he was left with was himself, and that wasn't worth much. The inital rage morphed into grief, self doubt, and in that miasma, he decided to take up the mantle of cleric, enfolding himself into worship of a diety he cared not for before in the name of his fallen love and in the hopes of crafting a better version of the man he was.
Ronan found solace in a religious self-isolation, doing as needed for his training for the town around his temple, but keeping mostly to himself. Years passed, he aged and matured, that hot-headed, angry nature cooling, extracted and replaced with something more patient and thoughtful as he became an intermediary to Bahamut. There was peace in healing, in helping people as his god demanded, but that part of him buried deep under the peace that reveled in combat found itself hungering, rarely satiated by the rare call to banish anything undead that found itself above the ground once more.
But that isolated peace could not last, kidnapped onto a mind flayer ship and now facing a new realization as he finds himself in the company of people other than priests and surrounded by problems more perilous than farming accidents and the rogue undead. He'd never realized how lonely, how bored he'd been stuck in that temple and Bahamut has been quiet since having the tadpole put into his head. He has to wonder as it becomes apparent the old Ronan was not as buried as he thought:
How much if himself can he let back into the light?
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Maria von Medon, a noble specializing in Faith magic and a student of the Blue Lions. This unit values connecting with others. Try recruiting her again when you've formed more bonds? (RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS: have at least three B supports.)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
GENDER. female
AGE. 15 -> 17
HEIGHT. 5'2"
BIRTHDATE. April 5th
CREST / HOLY BLOOD. n/a
CLASS. Blue Lions student
AFFILIATION. Macedon, and later the United Kingdom of Archanea
BIOGRAPHY. The youngest princess of the former Kingdom of Macedon, now part of the Archanean Alliance. She holds great curiosity toward the world and all its sights, but most importantly, she loves to meet and befriend others. Came to Fódlan to improve her preexisting skills, learn new ones, and become overall more capable; secretly, she hoped to find her brother again as well.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Year 594 - Princess Maria of Macedon is born, the youngest of three.
Year 598 - King Osmond of Macedon is assassinated, and Michalis succeeds the throne.
Year 600 - Michalis asks Maria to become a hostage to Dohlr; Maria, wanting to protect the people of Macedon and make her brother happy, complies.
Year 604 - Maria is freed from Castle Deil by Prince Marth of Altea and his army, thereafter joining him alongside Minerva in the War of Shadows. Following Michalis' defeat, she watches over him in Macedon's aery until he recovers.
Year 607 - Maria is kidnapped by Gharnef while studying magic in Khadein. Later the following year, Prince Marth and his army defeat Medeus and free the captured clerics, Maria among them. She and Minerva stay with Lena at her convent, caring for orphans.
Year 609 - Maria resumes her studies and departs for Fódlan.
INTERESTS. learning new things, exploring, spending time with others
LIKES. spending time with loved ones & making friends; making things (like sweet little treats!) (...AKA baking, sewing, embroidering, etc); wyverns, pegasi, and the sky; reading stories and poetry; flowers.
DISLIKES. being helpless or a burden on others; eating alone; pitch darkness; so-called 'humor' that relies on tearing people down; arguments, especially those of her siblings.
CLOSE ALLIES. Michalis, Minerva, Marth, Tiki ; Soren, Yuri, Chad, Roy (dropped but not forgotten)
STATUS. the last princess of Macedon, but one of its first daughters to see a united Archanea
DINING HALL PREFERENCES
LIKES. ( saghert and cream, fish and bean soup, vegetable pasta salad, onion gratin soup, sweet and salty whitefish sauté, sweet bun trio, garreg mach meat pie, pheasant roast with berry sauce, peach sorbet, vegetable stir-fry, derdriu-style fried pheasant ) -- the simple act of sharing a meal with Maria is guaranteed to raise your friendship with her, but these dishes give the biggest boosts
DISLIKES. ( cabbage and herring stew ) -- there's no penalty for making her eat this (and other markedly bitter foods), but the friendship gain is comically low
DINING HALL NOTES
FAVORITE DISH.
"Oh! This one's really yummy, hee hee. Want to try a bite?"
LEAST FAVORITE DISH.
"...Huh? Oh, no, don't worry! This time I'll beat the bitterness for sure, hee hee."
EATING SPICY DISH.
"Ooh-- wah-- hot, hot, hot! Hee hee... I'm-- still not so good with-- ooh, with spicy food. But it's so good...!"
WITH MICHALIS.
"Isn't it yummy, Brother? If you like it, I'll try to learn how to make it. Let's have a picnic later!"
WITH MINERVA.
"What do you think, Sister? Yummy, right? Hee hee! Maybe we should take the recipe back to Miss Lena one day!"
WITH ROY.
"Well, I-- hee hee-- I mean-- heeheehee-- I think it was a perfectly tasty pizza!"
WITH KENT.
"Do you have any room for dessert, Ser? I made some thumbprint cookies yesterday! With elderberry jam, heeheehee."
TEATIME GUIDE
FAVORITE TEAS. sweet-apple tea, albinean berry blend, crescent-moon tea, chamomile
CONVERSATION TOPICS. a dinner invitation. a place you'd like to visit. a word of advice. books you've read recently. cats. children at the market. cooking mishaps. exploring the monastery. favorite sweets. first crushes. gardening mishaps. gifts you'd like to receive. heart-racing memories. likable allies. monastery mysteries. our first meeting. overcoming weaknesses. shareable snacks. someone you look up to. tell me about yourself. thanks for everything. the view from the bridge. things that bother you. working together. how you're doing lately.
TEATIME QUOTES
GREETING.
"I'm here! And I brought some desserts with me, too!"
"Hee hee, thank you for the invitation. I'm so happy to spend time with you like this!"
"Oh! I guess we both got here early, huh? Hee hee! I was just so excited!"
FAVORITE TEA.
"Mmm... This is one of my favorites! I'm so glad you like it too!"
FIVE STAR TEA.
"Oh! This tea... hee hee, thank you. I'll make sure to enjoy it with all my heart!"
BEING OBSERVED.
"Oh! What? What is it?"
"[gasp] Do I have crumbs on my face?"
"Is there something on your mind? You can tell me, if you want."
QUIPS.
"Hee hee!"
"A pretty blue sky..."
"Mm! Tasty!"
"I wonder if (he/she/they)'d like this flavor, too..."
"Really?"
"Wow...!"
"♫Hm hm hm!♫"
"Yeah!"
"Oh! And then? What happened next!"
"It's warm..."
ENDING.
"Hee hee, I had lots of fun today! Let's do this again sometime -- I'll make your favorites! That's a promise!"
FINAL COMMENTS.
(1) "What are your favorite teas? Your favorite snacks? ...Am I going to bring you some? Hee hee! That's a secret!"
ANSWER: Chat, Laugh
(2) "When I was reeeaally little, I used to ask my brother and sister to play with me. I'd make them tea, and... heeheehee! Well, I've gotten a lot better at it since then!"
ANSWER: Laugh, Sip Tea
(3) "My brother and sister are my favorite people in the whole wide world, but they can be so silly sometimes! But you know what? I'm going to be even more stubborn than both of them, hee hee."
ANSWER: Commend, Sip Tea
(4) "I haven't seen a whole lot of the world so far, but I think it must be very pretty."
ANSWER: Nod, Disagree, Chat
(5) "There's something really happy about sharing food together, don't you think?"
ANSWER: Nod, Sip Tea
(6) "I've always believed that there are lots of different ways to be strong, and to protect someone. Still... Sometimes it would be nice to be strong like my siblings are."
ANSWER: Sigh, Nod, Chat
MISCELLANEOUS DIALOGUE.
GIFT GUIDE
LIKED GIFT: Floral Adornment, Tasty Baked Treat, Gemstone Beads, Armored Bear Stuffy, Watering Can, Tea Leaves, Stylish Hair Clip, Legends of Chivalry, Ancient Coin, any flowers
DISLIKED GIFT: Training Weight, Hunting Dagger, Ceremonial Sword
DISLIKED GIFT.
"Hmm... Hee hee! Thank you for thinking of me."
LIKED GIFT.
"Hee hee, thank you! I'm really happy!"
FAVORITE GIFT.
"Wow...! Is this for me? Really? Oh, I love it! Thank you so much!"
LOST ITEMS.
TIMEWORN JOURNAL: A well-kept if obviously aged journal, its entries date back many years and are addressed not to itself, but to a person. There are many crude but lovingly rendered drawings within. It probably belongs to someone who's been looking for someone for a very long time.
LOCATION: Courtyard
UNFINISHED HANDKERCHIEF: A lovely square of fabric decorated with what seems to be the beginnings of an embroidery project. Looks like... (apple trees/wisteria/sunflowers)? It probably belongs to someone who likes making gifts for others.
LOCATION: Blue Lions Classroom
FOREIGN PENDANT: A subtle-yet-elegant pendant of foreign make. Its quality suggests a high degree of nobility; there is a small emblem of a wyvern on the back of it. It probably belongs to someone sentimental.
LOCATION: Cathedral
OWNER.
"Oh! This is mine -- I've been looking for it everywhere! Thank you so much!"
NOT OWNER.
"Hmm... This isn't mine, but maybe... have you asked (name)?"
*has an increased chance of suggesting the right person the higher her support rank with the item's owner.
MONASTERY QUOTES.
CHOIR PRACTICE.
"The songs of Fódlan are so different from Archanea. It's really neat!"
"Hm hm hm...♫ Hee hee! Isn't singing fun?"
COOKING.
"It looks so yummy! Do you want to share this together when we're done?"
"Are you nervous? Hee hee, don't worry! I used to help out a lot with cooking at the convent -- I'll help you out!"
"Aah, wait, wait! Not the-- ...hee hee... hahaha! Well, that's okay, too! We'll figure something out."
TUTORING.
INSTRUCT.
BAD.
"...Mmm... How do I..."
CRITIQUE: "I see... I should look at it like that, and... Oh! I think I'm starting to get it!"
CONSOLE: "Hee hee... thank you. I'll try even harder next time!"
GREAT.
"I always do my best!"
"I'm getting better, step by step!"
PERFECT.
"I did it! Do you think my siblings would be proud of me?"
PRAISE: "...! Hee hee... Thank you. That means so much to me."
TASKS.
STABLE DUTY.
"Horses have such cute, soft noses! Maybe I should ask if I can feed Helena an apple later..."
WEEDING.
"There's a right place for everything -- we just have to find it!"
SKY WATCH.
"Now it's my turn to touch the sky... Hee hee, come on! It's such a pretty day -- let's go!"
CERTIFICATION EXAMS.
FAILED.
"Hmm... alright! I'll study more, and try even harder next time!
PASSED.
"Yay! I did it! Just one more step toward being strong like my siblings!"
LEVEL UP.
0 TO 2 STATS UP.
"I have to try even harder..."
3 TO 4 STATS UP.
"I'll get there eventually!"
5 STATS UP.
"I'm just following the example they set!"
6 STATS UP.
"Hee hee... Maybe one day, I'll catch up to them! Do you think they'll be surprised?"
UPON REACHING LEVEL 99.
"Next time, I'll protect them, too."
UPDATE GOALS.
FAITH.
"Did you know? In Archanea, you have to use staves and tomes to use magic, but in Fódlan you don't need any of that! I don't know if I can bring that kind of magic back home, but if I can help even without a staff, then it's worth a try, isn't it? Trying to keep up with both of them gets a little tough sometimes, though!"
AXE + FLYING.
"My home, Macedon, was known for its wyvern knights -- and my brother and sister were the strongest of all of them! I chose to be a cleric to protect them like they protect me, but... hee hee! Thanks to them, I love the sky."
REASON.
"Axes are so different from magic. Their strengths and weaknesses, their range, the types of foes they're better against... I won't ever be as good with axes as my big brother and sister, but that's okay, isn't it? I'm not them -- I'm their little sister! And I'll always be there to support them!"
BUDDING TALENT.
"Woah... This is new... and exciting! Heeheehee."
NEW SKILL.
"I learned a new trick! Do you want to see?"
RECLASSING.
(1) "There's still so much I can learn!"
(2) "I'll do my best!"
(3) "I've never considered this before... but I guess I'll start now!"
BATTLE QUOTES.
MOCK BATTLE RETREAT.
"Ow! I should take care of myself... I can still learn from watching everyone else."
(Edelgard specific) "Ouch...! I already knew you were strong, but you really showed me again! Hee hee... take care of yourself, okay?"
FIRST KILL.
"...O goddess of this land, please welcome them..."
(After Sabbam Vitatham, super real & canon event) "... ... ... O Naga... I..."
WHEN SELECTED.
FULL / HIGH HP.
"I'm here with you!"
MEDIUM HP.
"I'm okay!"
LOW HP.
"I've got to be careful..."
ENEMY DEALS 1 OR NO DAMAGE OR MISSES.
"I still have lots of catching up to do!"
CRITICAL ATTACK.
"One, two, three!"
"It's my turn to protect them!"
"I won't lose!"
"Here I come!"
GAMBIT.
"Everyone -- together!"
GAMBIT BOOST.
"Let's put an end to this!"
DEFEATED ENEMY.
"O goddess..."
"I'm a princess of Macedon, too!"
"...I hope that you're at peace."
"Just one more step..."
ALLY DEFEATS ENEMY.
"I'm so happy you're alright!"
"Wow...! You were amazing!"
(Michalis/Minerva exclusive) "Hee hee... You're just as cool as I remember, (Brother/Sister)!"
ALLY HEALS/RALLIES.
"Thank you! I'm feeling better already!"
"I won't let you down!"
"Since you believe in me, I'll work even harder!"
DEFEAT QUOTE.
CASUAL.
"Ow! No, I can't...! I won't make them cry again...!"
CLASSIC.
"Michalis... Minerva... I... Just one more time... Togeth...er..."
THE ADVICE BOX.
I'm really cheerful when I'm with people, but sometimes I worry that makes other people not hear me out at all. Sometimes my siblings just brush me off!
>Start acting differently and maybe they'll change their mind.
>Show them through your actions. They'll realize eventually. (correct?)
>Stop being small
SOURCE: shadoll -- super fun meme! thank you!! <3
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