At a Glance

F'lala is a lovely, delicate looking viera, bedecked in jewelry and silks as befits an Ul'dhan street dancer. Quiet, reserved, confident, and strong-willed, the pink-haired viera seems many things... but a crime lady is certainly not one of them.Indeed, even those who know Lady Fel Vot of the Gold Coins, a gang in Ishgard, would not recognize her in the calm and self-possessed F'lala.Still, somehow, she's both. Both F'lala and Fel, both an unassuming former Garlean soldier who has made her way as a dancer and a Queen in name only with power in the shadows and darkest parts of Ishgard...

Backstory

Her first memory is of the smell of acrid smoke and the feeling of the dagger clutched in her tiny hands.Sensei was the one who found her and took her into his program -- a school for training Blades for the Empire, creating Imperial Shadows who were equipped to keep the peace and ensure that the unity and security Garlemald promised would be preserved for all.Turns out, F'lala was VERY good at being an assassin.But she was less prepared to be sent to Ul'dah with one of the other Shadows in training, a miqo'te named Kahri, and told to "watch Kahri" and keep her safe until she received new orders.For months, F'lala lived in enemy territory, working every day to make sure that they wouldn't be discovered, that their secret would stay secret, that they would stay safe. That was her mission -- keep Kahri safe. Stay alive.Then Garlemald fell.Then F'lala had to face the truth -- she wasn't in enemy territory anymore, and she wasn't a Blade of the Empire anymore... and her Empire -- her whole life, her whole identity -- had been built on lies.

Skills

Shinobi TrainingF'lala was trained by a master of the arts himself; she is skilled with any weapon she can get her hands on, as well as hand-to-hand combat.Earth AttunementF'lala is naturally earth-attuned, giving her metal manipulation abilities as well as perfect balance and a sixth sense to movement around her.The Queen of CoinsAs Fel Vot, leader of the Gold Coins gang, F'lala has access to many resources that comes with it both social and material.

RP Hooks

Former Garleans
As a Shadow, F'lala had plenty of connections to informants and Imperial plants. She could know of a character through these connections or even have worked with them.
Dancer
F'lala has made a living for months by being one of Ul'dah's street dancers. She and her partner, Kahri, perform amazing feats of balance, blade throwing, aether manipulation, and other tricks that combine grace and strength. Your character could have seen a show or even heard of her.
Crime Lady
Lady Fel Vot is the mysterious leader of the Gold Coins, a gang active in the Brume in Ishgard. She is the widow and sole heir of the Vot family and runs the gang with a fierce protectiveness and an absolute lack of fear despite the Knights' constant scrutiny.