Calm and patient beyond imagination, Rydia may just seem a normal sweet maiden when you travel in Mist: her door is always open, she takes care of a young girl that's probably her daughter and she always has time to listen and try to help those in need. And that's where most people stop to look and move on...
In reality Rydia is quite the conflicted person because she doesn't feel herself 'at home' on the surface or in any place that isn't a dark cave: raised in the Feymarch from the age of seven, she spent most of her life underground surrounded by monsters adapting to their social conventions, their norms, and learning to call them family... but Monsters are different than humans, they think in a different way, and when she was forced to return and live in Mist the summoner found herself having an hard time. She had to adapt again to the day-night cycle, she had to learn how seasons felt like and, the most important thing, Rydia had to deal again with an enemy she didn't face in the small, wooden city of the eidolons: loneliness. In her homeland she was always accompanied by a creature of sort, no matters where she went, but on the surface everything felt so empty.
For seventeen years she tried to return in her place*, unable to understand the reasons behind her sudden exile (after all when they defeated Zeromus she had been granted to choose in which world she wanted to stay and she picked the underground realm), and only after defeating the Creator, with Cuore now in her life, she seems finally able to move on. There's a small voice in the back of her head, sometimes, that whispers "But if in this world it's been 17 years how long did it take for Asura and Leviathan to realize they could visit me?", another one that maliciously remembers her "You are costantly chased away every time you visit home but they received Edge? Why him and not me?" but she generally silences them hugging the Child she adopted and remembering how precious her parents's rare visits are.
Talking about Edge (and her friends on the surface): she is sincerely conflicted about him. Rydia has no romantic interest in the King of Eblan (nor she wants to end up with a major human role. Queen Rydia? No thanks.) but she does enjoy his company and considers him almost her best friend between the humans... and back in her Mist, even when she found herself annoyed by his habit to spy on her, she never managed to be blunt enough to tell him the truth about her feelings. Mostly because she does care and the little she knows about romances comes from books and bard stories: either the maiden finally gives herself to the hero or they never speak to each other again. Rydia doesn't consider the first solution an option and the second one would make her feel even more lonely so... the summoner still pretends to be completely oblivious of his feelings.
Ignoring that small parentesis (and the fact that, at least sometimes, she can be a bit clumsy when it comes to human interactions) her heart is filled with kindness and determination: she won't be left behind by anyone if she wants to help and she will do anything in her power to make sure everyone (or as many people as possible) has a chance to get an 'happy ending'.
Last but not least, Rydia is probably the most forgiving people you will ever meet, almost a personification of the 'offer the other cheek' saying. Not only she managed to open her heart to Cecil a few days after the 'Mist Incident' but when Golbez was about to leave after the battle against Zeromus she was the one who begged Cecil to at least give him a proper goodbye'. It doesn't matter how many times you betray her, she will always offer you a chance. And talking about people she managed to forgive... The summoner still has to speak with Kain but so far, despite being in the same group the two never really had a chance to speak alone and she wonders if he still believes she's blaming him for the fire that destroyed Mist **
Rydia recently started to realize she doesn't seem old as she should be but so far it doesn't seem to bother her too much.***
*[Canonically she tried at least three times to return in her land: one is hinted around interlude, one is canon in Porom's tale and the last one is at the very beginning of her own tale where it's also suggested it's not an uncommon thing for her to 'visit' despite her exile.] **[Rydia has two (or three... geez, I admit I can't remember) flashbacks in her story and both are about Kain's betrayals. It's a bit weird considering they never interact ingame, I always wondered if there was something planned for them but was later dropped] ***[I kind of enjoy the 'She's not aging' theory and I may expand about it but... it didn't seem so important even if she may sometimes mention how she doesn't feel so much the passing of time.
Flavor Abilities: n/a. She was a summoner and a black mage but that will mean nothing in this place.
Suitability: This is probably the most difficult part of the application: I think Rydia's goal will be to try and create/join a team to work with others trying to be as motherly and protective as possible with those who need help. Despite her physical weakness she still spent seventeen years (and her early childhood) in a village lost between mountains and probably the first winters she was alone... she may be able to be at least a bit useful. If canonmates will ever show up she will definitely try to join them or convince them to travel in her company, offering the little she has.
RP Samples:Here. Sadly I got no replies, shall I provide you more writing samples or can I count them as a valid entry? I will be more than glad to write more if necessary.
Re: Rydia || Final Fantasy IV (post TAY) || Reserved
Personality:
Calm and patient beyond imagination, Rydia may just seem a normal sweet maiden when you travel in Mist: her door is always open, she takes care of a young girl that's probably her daughter and she always has time to listen and try to help those in need. And that's where most people stop to look and move on...
In reality Rydia is quite the conflicted person because she doesn't feel herself 'at home' on the surface or in any place that isn't a dark cave: raised in the Feymarch from the age of seven, she spent most of her life underground surrounded by monsters adapting to their social conventions, their norms, and learning to call them family... but Monsters are different than humans, they think in a different way, and when she was forced to return and live in Mist the summoner found herself having an hard time. She had to adapt again to the day-night cycle, she had to learn how seasons felt like and, the most important thing, Rydia had to deal again with an enemy she didn't face in the small, wooden city of the eidolons: loneliness. In her homeland she was always accompanied by a creature of sort, no matters where she went, but on the surface everything felt so empty.
For seventeen years she tried to return in her place*, unable to understand the reasons behind her sudden exile (after all when they defeated Zeromus she had been granted to choose in which world she wanted to stay and she picked the underground realm), and only after defeating the Creator, with Cuore now in her life, she seems finally able to move on. There's a small voice in the back of her head, sometimes, that whispers "But if in this world it's been 17 years how long did it take for Asura and Leviathan to realize they could visit me?", another one that maliciously remembers her "You are costantly chased away every time you visit home but they received Edge? Why him and not me?" but she generally silences them hugging the Child she adopted and remembering how precious her parents's rare visits are.
Talking about Edge (and her friends on the surface): she is sincerely conflicted about him. Rydia has no romantic interest in the King of Eblan (nor she wants to end up with a major human role. Queen Rydia? No thanks.) but she does enjoy his company and considers him almost her best friend between the humans... and back in her Mist, even when she found herself annoyed by his habit to spy on her, she never managed to be blunt enough to tell him the truth about her feelings. Mostly because she does care and the little she knows about romances comes from books and bard stories: either the maiden finally gives herself to the hero or they never speak to each other again. Rydia doesn't consider the first solution an option and the second one would make her feel even more lonely so... the summoner still pretends to be completely oblivious of his feelings.
Ignoring that small parentesis (and the fact that, at least sometimes, she can be a bit clumsy when it comes to human interactions) her heart is filled with kindness and determination: she won't be left behind by anyone if she wants to help and she will do anything in her power to make sure everyone (or as many people as possible) has a chance to get an 'happy ending'.
Last but not least, Rydia is probably the most forgiving people you will ever meet, almost a personification of the 'offer the other cheek' saying. Not only she managed to open her heart to Cecil a few days after the 'Mist Incident' but when Golbez was about to leave after the battle against Zeromus she was the one who begged Cecil to at least give him a proper goodbye'. It doesn't matter how many times you betray her, she will always offer you a chance. And talking about people she managed to forgive... The summoner still has to speak with Kain but so far, despite being in the same group the two never really had a chance to speak alone and she wonders if he still believes she's blaming him for the fire that destroyed Mist **
Rydia recently started to realize she doesn't seem old as she should be but so far it doesn't seem to bother her too much.***
*[Canonically she tried at least three times to return in her land: one is hinted around interlude, one is canon in Porom's tale and the last one is at the very beginning of her own tale where it's also suggested it's not an uncommon thing for her to 'visit' despite her exile.]
**[Rydia has two (or three... geez, I admit I can't remember) flashbacks in her story and both are about Kain's betrayals. It's a bit weird considering they never interact ingame, I always wondered if there was something planned for them but was later dropped]
***[I kind of enjoy the 'She's not aging' theory and I may expand about it but... it didn't seem so important even if she may sometimes mention how she doesn't feel so much the passing of time.
Flavor Abilities: n/a. She was a summoner and a black mage but that will mean nothing in this place.
Suitability: This is probably the most difficult part of the application: I think Rydia's goal will be to try and create/join a team to work with others trying to be as motherly and protective as possible with those who need help. Despite her physical weakness she still spent seventeen years (and her early childhood) in a village lost between mountains and probably the first winters she was alone... she may be able to be at least a bit useful. If canonmates will ever show up she will definitely try to join them or convince them to travel in her company, offering the little she has.
RP Samples: Here. Sadly I got no replies, shall I provide you more writing samples or can I count them as a valid entry? I will be more than glad to write more if necessary.