I am no Knight; I am no Saint.
A Dalmascan freedom fighter and a doting adoptive mother.
Basics
■ PRONUNCIATION: ash-LA LAR-tay
■ NICKNAMES: Snips (Restricted)
■ RACE & CLAN: Dalmascan Hyur
■ GENDER: Female
■ APPARENT AGE: 18
■ ACTUAL AGE: 27
■ NAMEDAY: 4th Sun of the 3rd Astral Moon
■ ORIENTATION: Demisexual, Bisexual, Polyamorous
■ MARITAL STATUS: Complicatedly Divorced
■ NATIONALITY: Dalmascan
■ CITIZENSHIP: Dalmascan, Bozjan, Ul'dahn
■ FAMILY: Nakil (father) and Pavti (mother), who own Larte Textiles in Shilli Village, Giza Plains, Dalmasca; Edith Larte (adoptive daughter).
■ RESIDENCE: The Larte Estate, Ard al-Usūd al-Zarqāʾ, Wilāyat al-Usūd al-Zarqāʾ, Leonwald Duchy, Dalmasca; Rabanastre, Dalmasca
■ OCCUPATION: Former Rebel, Current Countess
■ PATRON DEITY: Faram
■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5'7" (170.18cm)/132 ponze (59.87kg)
■ ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good
Physical Appearance
■ EYES: Bright Sapphire Blue
■ HAIR: Navy Blue & White
■ SKIN: Deeply Tanned
■ BUILD: Petite, Lithe, Athletic, Boyish
■ VOICE: Higher Alto, Melodic
■ BEARING: Animated, Confident, Lithe
■ LATERALITY: Ambidextrous
■ SCARS: None
■ MARKINGS: Tribal Tattoos
■ STYLE: Functional & Stylish
Psychological Information
Although she grew up in the shadows of a religious organisation, Ashla has an active rebellious streak that existed even before the occupation of Dalmasca. She and her Mentor bent or outright broke many rules during their time together. The ruling body of their order branded her Mentor's teaching methods unorthodox, but it couldn't deny the results the pair could produce.Her training tempered her wild nature, however. She grew up training as what amounts to a holy knight; despite her Mentor's unorthodox methods, they had an effect. She can recentre herself quickly, especially out of combat, though she can do so effectively.
Her time as a commander with the Dalmascan forces before the occupation has also given her some level-headedness, both in and out of combat.One of the few things she retains from her village's traditions is that she prefers going barefoot, but finds it impossible in most instances. At society's and her mentor's insistence, she has grown somewhat accustomed to wearing shoes or boots, but goes barefoot when she can get away with it.
Philosophical Information
There is no ignorance; there is knowledge.There is no fear; there is power.I am the heart of the Star.I am the revealing fire of Light.I am the mystery of Darkness.In balance with chaos and harmony, Immortal in the Lifestream.
Vocal Information
Her voice has a melodic quality, though she seems primarily unaware of it outside of when she's singing. With its higher alto tones while still retaining a distant sense of tenor, many people find her speaking voice soothing - when she's not excitable, that is.The tonal qualities of her voice also tend to betray her earnestness and her concern for others. This leads people to trust her quickly and start baring their souls long before she's willing to.
Personal Information
■ PROFESSION: Holy Knight/Sword Saint
■ HOBBIES: Acrobatics, Acting, Astrology, Philosophising, Combat Competition, Fishing, Reading, Research, Art Appreciation, Painting, Music (Appreciation, Writing), Singing, Dancing, Storytelling, Invention, Metalworking, Weaving, Woodworking, Writing
■ LANGUAGES: Eorzean, Dalmascan, Ivalician/High Ivalician, Garlean
■ RELIGION: The Light of Kiltia
■ RESIDENCE: The East Shroud, The Black Shroud; The Goblet, Ul'dah
■ BIRTHPLACE: Shilli, Dalmasca
■ FEARS: Injustice
■ Weaponry: 1H Swords, Chakram, Nouliths
Mannerisms
extroverted / introverted / in between
disorganised / organised / in between
close minded / open-minded / in between
calm / anxious / in between
disagreeable / agreeable / in between
cautious / reckless / in between
patient / impatient / in between
outspoken / reserved / in between
leader / follower / in between
empathetic / unemphatic / in between
optimistic / pessimistic / in between
traditional / modern / in between
hard-working / lazy / in between
cultured / un-cultured / in between
loyal / disloyal / in between
faithful / unfaithful / in between
Mannerisms
● Favoured alcoholic beverage: Valens Wine
● Favoured food: Spiced Jerky
● Favoured weather or season: Thunderstorms
● Favoured colour: Dalamud Red
● Other Favourites: Galbana Lilies, music, cooking, rolanberry mead● Least favourite drink: Lemonade
● Least favourite food: Bread
● Least favourite weather or season: Winter
● Least favourite colour: Yellows
Basic Stats
● High: Stamina, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wits
● Above Average: Charisma, Perception
● Average: Appearance, Strength
● Low: Manipulation,
Aetheric Stats
● Mastery: Cosmology, Aetherology, Esoterica
● Expert: Conjury, Dark Arts, Kriegstanz, Thaumaturgy
● Average: Astrology, Archanima
● Novice: Occult
Weapon Stats
● Mastery: Fencing, Firearms
● Expert: Bows, Hand-to-Hand
● Average: Chakrams, Lances
● Novice: Scythes, Heavy Swords, Axes
Combat-Related Stats
● High: Melee, Ranged Weapons
● Above Average: Archery, Martial Arts, Stealth
● Average: Survival, Thrown Weapons
● Low: Brawl, Intimidation
Combative Abilities
● Accelerated Precognition: While there are more uses for such than combat, her mind can see most paths and outcomes for the world around her. Far from perfect out-of-combat, it gives her something of an edge during a fight.
● Celerity: Ashla can speed up her reactions in combat by burning a bit of aether.
● Prowess: Using her aether, she can hone her accuracy, striking consistently, even against more formidable opponents.
● Aetherblades: Though she rarely uses them, Ashla has a particular pair of sword hilts that let her turn her aether into a physical weapon. These aetherblades cut cleanly through most materials and cauterises flesh that it damages.
● Ability: Description
Non-Combat Stats
● High: Awareness, Empathy, Expression, Streetwise
● Above Average: Alertness, Investigation, Magitek, Meditation, Subterfuge, Science
● Average: Leadership, Crafts, Research
● Low: Medicine, Politics, Seduction
Non-Combative Abilities
● Psychometric Flashback: Places or objects heavily imbued by aether or emotion can trigger brief flashbacks to something that occurred at the location or happened to the object. Most of the time, it's the most recent event. However, that's not always the case.
● Precognition (General): Usually taking the form of dreams, she can catch glimpses of the future. These flashes are typically about things that are about to transpire. Such visions don't go much further than a year or so into the future.
While extremely vivid, these dreams start out being very difficult to understand, as they don't immediately reveal all the necessary information. A form of trance allows such to be recalled with more and more clarity as the event gets closer and closer.
However, there's rarely perfect clarity to these visions.
● Nuqtat Hayawia: Although still a novice in the art, she has extreme control over her body and mind. She can control her blood flow, temperature, heart rate, and level of consciousness.
While still new to the technique, she's learning how to purge poison and disease from her body through this form of waking meditation.
OOC Combat Preferences
Here are some basic thoughts on different combat methods found throughout the XIV RP community!
✔ Contested Rolls: Flat /random between contested parties, highest roll 'wins'. Critical failures are 50 or below, while critical successes are 950 and above.
✔✔ d20 Based Systems: Everyone and everything has a target difficulty that must be reached to succeed.
✔✔ d10 Based Systems: As above, however, 10s are considered an additional level of success.
؟؟ Designated Personal Systems: Any combat system aside from the listed systems, typically designed by a player or an FC/LS.
؟؟؟ Free-form/Honour System: Non-roll based combat, typically runs off of the honour system.
● Lightning Stab
"They who dwell aloft have spoken. Let their words echo in your empty soul. Ruination is come!"
Ashla channels a high-frequency current into her blade. It isn’t a flash of sparks, but a singular, silent thrust: a needle of ionised air that pierces armour and nervous systems alike, leaving the target’s flesh smelling of ozone.
● Blade Flash
"Misfortune hangs heavy on a head once held high. Such is poor cover for when the heavens fall."
Ashla pivots, her blade acting as a prism. She doesn't fire 'beams'; she shears the ambient light around her, releasing a horizontal refraction that slices through anything in a wide arc like a razor-sharp, translucent fan.
● Icewolf Bite
"Honed is the blade that severs the villain's head. Endless is the path that leads him from hell."
A strike of absolute zero. The blade doesn't just 'cover' in ice; it leeches all kinetic heat from the target’s magical aura. Upon impact, the target’s ability to weave aether shatters instantly, as if their very connection to magic has been flash-frozen and snapped.
● Judgement Blade
"To the current of life, we succumb. Its judgement swift and final. It's bite as cold as steel."
Ashla drives her sword into the ground, summoning not just shards but jagged, crystalline pillars of permafrost: holy-aligned ice that erupts from the earth to impale and pin her foes in a brutal, geometric display of divine order.
● Holy Explosion
"I call out to the skies and tremble as the brilliance of a thousand bolts blind mine enemies and tears their flesh asunder!"
Ashla doesn't call light down; she compresses it. She raises her sword, creating a singular point of blinding, white-hot density above her foe. When it collapses, the resulting detonation is a vacuum-implosion that scours the area clean, leaving only scorched earth.
● Heavenly Judgement
"They who dwell aloft have spoken. Let their words echo in your empty soul. Ruination is come!"
The apex of order. The blade is enveloped in the dense, crushing Light of Faram. As Ashla lifts it, the air itself becomes heavy with divine gravity. She descends, and the sky mirrors her: a barrage of kinetic, sword-shaped lances of pure Light that strike with the force of falling masonry.
● Blade of Ruin
"The hearts of men are black with corruption and must needs be cleansed!"
A demonstration of surgical entropy. Ashla focuses energy into a single point, then swings. The arc of the blade leaves a lingering, visible rift in reality: a translucent, phantom edge that remains buried in the target for a heartbeat, unravelling their physical integrity from the inside out.
● Sanguine Sword
"Open your eyes to the darkness, and drown in its loveless embrace. The gods will not be watching."
A powerful slash that causes the blade to weep; the air around the edge curdles into a dark, viscous crimson. A tether of shadow-stained mercury snakes from the target's chest to the point of impact, forcefully draining their vitality back into Ashla’s own form.
● Dusk Blade
"To live by the sword is to die by the sword. There is time enough for regret in the flames of hell."
Ashla draws from the silence of the Underworld. She doesn't summon a blade; she pulls a jagged, violet obsidian splinter directly through the fabric of the floor, thrusting it upward to skewer her opponent from beneath with cold, calculated cruelty.
● Northswain's Strike
"Seven shadows cast. Seven fates foretold. Yet at the end of the broken path lies death, and death alone!"
The finality of the blade. A phantom, crimson-stained sword manifests eruptively beneath the target. It does not slash flesh; it strikes at the frequency of the soul, attempting to sever the anchor between body and essence in one singular, irrevocable motion.
Organisations
■ The Leonwald Duchy: Countess of Ard al-Usud al-Zarqa'
■ The Order of Espers: Sword-Saint (Knight) of Zalera
■ The Order of the Knights of Dalmasca: Reinstated Commander
■ The Order of Kiltia: Former member
■ The Light of Kiltia: Underground member
■ Dalmascan Resistance: Former Cell Commander
■ Kiltia's Tears: Commander
■ Blades of Gunnhildr: Honorary Blade
■ Dark Embers Free Company: Seneschal
Relationship Status Legend
| 💞 Relationship | 💕 Romantic Attraction | 🍆 Physical Attraction | 💙 Complicated | 💛 Platonic Love |
| 💱 Business | 👤 Acquaintance | 🎎 Friend | 🌀 Emotional Conflict | ⚰️ Deceased |
| ➕ Positive | ➖ Negative | ⚪ Neutral | ⚫ Unsure |
Edith Larte
Adoptive Daughter
| 💛 | 🎎 | ➕ |
Morai
Celestial Convor
| 💛 | 🎎 | ➕ |
Killikith Bellum
Master & Apprentice
| 💕 | 🍆 |
| 🎎 | ➕ |
Anna Warsong
Girlcrush
| 💕 | 🍆 |
| 🎎 | ➕ |
Byleth Eizner
Estranged Ex-Husband
| 💕 | 🍆 | 💙 |
| 🌀 | ⚫ | ➕ |
Ruyi Chochi
Pacifist Politician
| 💛 | 💱 |
| 🎎 | ➕ |
Yanghu
Ancient Automaton
| 💛 | 💱 |
| 🎎 | ➕ |
Relsar Heiral
Deadman Walking
| 🍆 | 💛 | 💱 | 🎎 |
| 🌀 | ➕ | ⚫ |
Akanin Starkiller
Fallen Friend
| 💞 | 🍆 | 💙 | 💛 | ➕ |
| 💱 | 🎎 | 🌀 | ⚫ | ⚰️ |
Morai
Avatar of Light
| 💙 | 💛 | 💱 | 🎎 |
| 🌀 | ⚰️ | ➕ |
Visas Marluka
Blind Battlemaiden
| 💙 | 💛 | 💱 |
| 🎎 | ⚰️ | ➕ |
Sersae Boffi
Bitter Betrayer
| 💙 | 💛 | 💱 | 🎎 |
| 🌀 | ⚰️ | ➖ | ⚫ |
Common Rumours
■ "Made the mistake of thinkin' she were an Ala Mhigan, cus of how tan her skin is. She didn't much correct me, but I have some reservations 'bout how true it might be." — Ala Mhigan Labourer■ "The blue-haired freak? That ain't a woman! Swear they're a he! A little lad!" — Drunk Highlander■ "Oh, the kid claiming to be a Bozjan Blade? It's not a rumour - she's got one of their marks." — Former Garlean Conscript■ "Mrs Larte-Eizner, excuse me, Miss Larte's annulment occurred back in the Fifth Umbral Moon of the sixteenth year after the Calamity. So just shy of two years before the Warrior of Light journeyed to the New World." — Sanctum Acolyte■ "Blade Larte's back - if you ever see her in the small cove on the Southwest part of the encampment, show some respect and steer clear of the area. She goes there to meditate and discuss sensitive matters with other Blades." — Bozjan Soldier
Uncommon Rumours
■ "Kid's a Dalmascan, and if she ain't ever a damn lion through and through." — Maimed Thief■ "Don't let her size fool you - she'll break you as quick as any Highlander." — Roegadyn Dock Hand■ "Blade Larte? Didn't she write Lucavi: A Definitive Guide for the Bozjans?" — Twin Adders Scholar■ "The pendant she wears is quite strange. It looks like a normal piece of auracite, but sometimes it briefly bears a strange mark - two lines parallel to another, with squiggly lines connecting the tops and the bottoms. It looks like a stylised numeral two." — Sharlayan Aetherologist■ "While I cannot speak to the details precisely, I can say the anomaly in Blade Larte's files has been sorted. Blade Eisner was the unnamed Blade in the reports; I cannot say more than--Wait... THEY WERE MARRIED?!" — Bajsaljen
Rare Rumours
■ "Lass was some sorta holy knight, or that's the closest concept we've got here in Eorzea. Had my doubts, till she laid out a man thrice her size without much effort." — Sultansworn■ "Kid was celibate for years after her mentor died - which, y'know, that's saying a lot about their 'relationship' if you ask me." — Dalmascan Freedom Fighter■ "Allegedly, the creature that was the source of the Imperials rising from the dead over and over - a beast of a Voidsent - was defeated by some secret Blade and that runt before those geomancers really did anything. And...supposedly she did all the heavy lifting." — Disabled Bozjan■ "Summoned from the Front, I found myself face to face with Blade Eizner and Blade Larte. They were embarking on a journey to unravel a most peculiar mystery, and I could only hope that my presence would aid in discovering the truth." — Izzac, Bozjan Archivist
Restricted Rumours
■ "That kid's something of an enigma. She died, I saw it myself. And yet...Light flooded into her, her eyes opened, and set up gasping for breath. The man...must have been Kiltia himself, to perform such a feat..." — Hiding Kiltian Knight■ "Her mentor was very much alive for years after the destruction of the Order. He's the one that sold out the Kiltian Order. He was working for the Garleans, but now...no one knows where he's gone..." — Obscured Kiltian Priest■ "She won't talk about him anymore, and I stopped asking about him almost immediately since it made her so sad, but Mother was married to a Bozjan man named Byleth. He was...gone when I returned from the Studium almost five years ago, and we've not heard from him since. I — I think he may have died on a secret mission.Then, around the start of the Third Astral Moon, she gathered up all his clothes and suddenly burned them. I...wish she'd tell me what happened to him." — Edith Larte■ "Saint Larte's a paradox - although she claims her youthful appearance comes from some Sharlayan skincare regimen, it's just a cover. Something happened during a fight with a Lucavi, and they both vanished.And don't try and tell me that's her kid or something; it's not that she's the spitting image of the Saint - she looks exactly like the missing Saint. It has to be her." — Concealed Saint
Out of Character
Player Information
There is a lot of information on this character carrd, but it is by no means completely comprehensive. There are chunks of backstory that are left intentionally vague so that details can be later added as developed through creative writing or in role-play revelation. Feel free to use Common or Uncommon rumours freely, if you want to use a Rare Rumour as a plot hook or to spark RP, I would ask that you send me a tell first, to make certain it's alright.Lore Adherence
Everything concerning this character that has not been confirmed by in-game lore should be taken with a grain of salt. Anything that has had to be changed because of lore shifting will be noted below.■ No changes. Been pretty dead on with lore predictions.
Out of Character
Character Concepts
Holy Knight/Sword Saint with a Jedi spin; the character is heavily based on Ahsoka Tano from The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Mandalorian, and Ahsoka.Contact
■ In-Game: Ashla Larte@Mateus
■ Tumblr: A Knight No More
■ Discord: Available upon requestCredits
The following is not entirely comprehensive but contains general credits for the outline of this carrd layout.■ Original template by Bancroft Gairn.
■ Adapted by Xheja Rajhera.
■ Expanded bits by Lucaell Tareth'eian.
■ Relationships & OOC notes by Glioca Sargonnai.
■ Various formatting inspired by Odette Saoirse & others.
