as soon as i saw @carrotsnake’s post (go like it!!), i had to draw this as fast as i could ❤️

🌺🌀💧😊 (i love yr eyrie blogging even if I skim a bunch of it because I'm only like 2/3rds thru ARR fkdsj;lfa)

(you should definitely continue playing! i know ARR can be a slog but it's really worth it for the ending)

also thank you for the good fucking food on these questions ;--;

🌺 does your OC have any tattoos or other body art? does their body art have any specific meaning behind it? do they have any scars? how did they get those scars? any birthmarks?

eyrie doesn't have much body art--maybe some ill conceived little tattoos all over. They might have a hand tattoo or two, I haven't decided. they do have several prominent scars. more than just the nicks, scraps and cuts from over the years. they have a scar on their forearm from when they were young--their bow string snapped and it got them real bad on the arm; left a nasty little deep scar. the biggest one they had came near the beginning of the earnest conflict with the Garleans again; it's a rather nasty burn scar across their left shoulder and back. they have other scars from that same situation, but they're mostly discolored patches of new skin from burns that have yet to heal. there's a small patch on the left side of their jaw that they're pretty sure they won't have to shave ever again rip. but the main scar was nasty enough that healing it was difficult, so most of it had to be treated naturally. they went through most of the end of that conflict nursing that burn. (they got put on rest for a while after that and spent a lot of those two weeks with Thancred at the Rising Stones.)

for birthmarks: they have three moles on their right butt cheek.

🌀 where is your oc from? where were they born? do they still live there, if not why did they move? if they still live in the area how has it changed since their childhood? how many places has your oc lived in and where has been their favourite?

Eyrie is a Veena Viera, so they're from the Skatay Range in Othard originally; they were born and raised there, and were taken in to be a Wood Warder by their father. they lived as a wood warder for many years--much of their hundred and fifty years, save for around the last 40-45 years when they traveled. they took care of and raised many other Wood Warders over the long years. they also saw a lot of death of young viera they took into their care to teach and guide; it wasn't ever out of a sense of maliciousness of course, but it was a rough life. They tried their best, but there’s only so much they could do.

it wore on them greatly over the years, having to help younglings into the world and subsequently having to watch many of them die while the others went onto eventually have to experience the same. their participation in the atrocities Garlemald committed didn't help them much either; a duty they carried out of a sense of wanting to protect their home. all of that grew to be too much to cope with and eyrie just...up and left one day. Packed up their everything and never looked back.

they've traveled a lot, rarely settling down and keeping to themselves; they haven't ever had a favorite. Ack, Eorzea has probably been their favorite if nothing else than they've been there the longest.

💧 what is the earliest memory your oc can recall? do they know what their first words were or remember where they took their first steps? do they have any mementos of their childhood they’ve kept such as a stuffed toy or tiny baby clothes?

eyrie's earliest memories are playing with their siblings when they were very young--around 5-6. they don't remember much from before that, and even those scant memories of childhood are kept alive out of wondering what happened to their sisters. they don't have any momentos of childhood, sadly enough ;--;

😊 what can make your oc smile even when they’re feeling down? what cheers them up and makes everything feel better for them? Is your oc generally a happy person and do they enjoy making others smile? what about your oc makes others happy?

alone time is what makes Eyrie happy most of the time. a mostly solitary life has lead to a lot of having to comfort oneself--being ones on best friend and comforting light. they aren't above want for company, but good company is hard to find, yeah? but sitting quietly with the other scions makes them happy too--especially when they're feeling down. it's hard unraveling a century of having to rely only on yourself ;--;

but generally speaking eyrie is a happy person, and take great comfort and joy in helping others. they best like helping children and having the Doman's and their children around was a bright spot as they recovered from their injuries from the Garleans. But what about them makes others happy....eyrie has a comforting sort of air to them and an air of carrying themselves with a degree of warmth and quiet wisdom. it's the sort of energy that attracts people.