By: @Vylirium on twitter

» CURRENTLY;

Rumored to have given birth. She maintains
a private residency somewhere in La Noscea.
A beachfront property, one can assume. One
should also assume that due to the father, it
is constantly under surveilliance by a number
of Eorzean Alliance Intelligence agents.

By: @_ayaben on twitter

ABOUT

STATUESQUE, the Viera is a disarming presence that beckons the eyes of whatever room she enters. Her steps carry her figure with a pendulous rhythm, caught between a saunter, a sway. High cheekbones and sharp contours carve a face seldom mistaken for another, softened by pillowy, pouted lips. That Divinity is ascribed to her is not only an accident of her namesake. The air around her is suffused with warmth and sensuality, yet belied by something raw and relentless. A vision of decadence if ever there was one. Naturally endowed throughout, femininity is prominent in the way her body curves at hips and bust, thighs and backside.Treachery is a word so often used to describe her, but those closest know the heart beneath. Demanding loyalty from those would proclaim it, she rewards it well. The stories of how she answers betrayal are better left to the imagination.

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CALIXTE GOLMARR

"I wish I had more time to spend with you. Ours is a long-lived people, let us waste no more time apart."Intoxicating, flirtatious, and good with a bow, they are a singularly enjoyable presence. Desvi encountered them in her search for competent agents and found more: a lifelong friend. Capable, clever, cloying, little wonder it is that Desvi goes to lengths to keep a relationship with them. Though business keeps them apart, Desvi knows they are someone to be relied on.

ERROL TRUSOIX

"Gambling with you is always a treat, Mr. Trusoix. I worry we may both find out the limits of my coffers."Smooth-talking and with a charm to coax the fangs from a serpent, Errol Trusoix is a Duskwight bowman that Desvi considers one of the very best archers in the realm of the Twelveswood. The longest friend of her lover, August, Desvi can think of none else she trusts to ensure he makes it home. Errol runs Ouroboros Ventures with August, and Desvi believes firmly none others make a better co-leader. That they gamble together as often as they do is both a joy and headache for August.

DIVINER

Before learning as it was taught by Sharlayans, Desvi saw signs and portents in other ways. Whether by the traditional tarot, tea leaves, or certain minerals, she has always possessed an innate talent for glimpsing the future.

SCRYING

Whether as a ritual or a cantrip, Desvi is capable of locating people, items, and even discerning the presence of magick. Though the reagents necessary tend to change, she has proven time and time again the efficacy of this ability, locating her agents if abducted or valuables that were stolen.

✰ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄  ▪

Decades before the Garlean invasion, international trade was the lifeblood of Dalmasca. Having grown up in the Muthru Bazaar and honing her mind for business, if ever there was a dispute between merchants, Desvi was among those called to sit and arbitrate. If yours is a longstanding trade group, going back far enough into certain records might reveal her name.Years later, Desvi has often been asked for her investments in start-ups and broaching trade agreements between groups.If you want someone to vouch for you and yours, she's someone to consider.

✰ 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 ▪

The novelty of being seen with Viera is nothing new. In particular, Desvi also spread her influence by attending affairs hosted at the palace square of Rabanastre. Enrapturing, quick-witted, she was something of a palace favorite and was showered in favors with the hopes she might make an appearance to one's party.Even in years since fleeing the court of Rabanastre, the Rava has had little trouble attaching herself to high society. She is received with a dignitary's welcome by many groups to the city-states.Additionally, she is the owner of a successful and exclusive luxury goods line known as Divine Tributes.

✰ ** 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 ▪**

Once she dazzled using the magick of the cosmos, putting on displays that enchanted the Rabanastre court. Becoming known as "The Evening Star" for her performances, later on, Desvi would come to be known as a talented sorceress aside from glitzy gimmicks.As years have passed, "Evening Star" is no longer a moniker for but her performances, but for her mastery as an astrologian.More than that, she seems to have an impressive knowledge of magickal workings in general. Wards, uncrossing curses, scrying, her services can be done for a "reasonable" price.

✰ ** 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 ▪**

After having immigrated to Ishgard, Desvi would marry a detested statesman and aristocrat by the name of "Baptiste Embelle."She was a dutiful wife and companion to her husband, however loathed he was.Come his untimely murder in The Brume, fingers were pointed at none else but Desvi Divine-Embelle. Placed under house arrest for fear that placing her in a gaol would strain foreign relations, Desvi awaited her trial with grace.Invoking the rite of trial by combat, her champion, Ser Vincent Blackmire, was victorious. Desvi Divine was acquitted and stripped herself of her husband's surname some months later. Thus, she became "The Dowager" in many social circles.

✧ ** 𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑  ▪**

As one who once performed for the social elite of Dalmasca, Desvi has an appreciation for students of the arts. She wanders, she watches.There are a select few that have fallen into her favor and fortune. They wake up to a single letter detailing conditions that seem too good to be true. They find themselves with gil and lodging, however...If ever the benefactor is disappointed, these gifts are quickly revoked.

✧ ** 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 ▪**

The last title one might ever attribute to Desvi Divine is "war veteran." It is a period of her life she seldom speaks of and must be coaxed out of her with drinks or other veterans.She was a healer during the final stand of Dalmasca against Garlemald, stationed in Nalbina.To hear her tell it, she believes she never should've been relegated to backline healing. Supposedly, her preference, her strong-suit, has always been destructive sorcery.

✧ 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄  ▪

The Dowager is quietly reputed as owning properties throughout the city-states, one in each. She does her best to maintain discretion in wherever she goes.They are each maintained by loyal staff and guarded at all hours of the day and night.In particular, she is witnessed most frequently spiriting herself and her associates away to the one in the "wine country" of La Noscea.

✧ ** 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐒, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓? ▪**

Desvi is the investor of a ruby mine in Thanalan. Its location is not disclosed to the public at large, but as far as rumors go, it is the only place from which she sources the rubies for her luxury wares.Security is tight and no one visits unless their name is on an exclusive itinerary.Robberies and sabotage have been attempted, but as of recent, they have remained attempts...

★ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔.  ▪

She didn't get to where she is by playing nice or fair. Cutthroat and under-handed when it comes to running her business, the Dowager employs the cunning used against her political adversaries in Rabanastre to deadly effect.

★ 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 ▪

Desvi is the mastermind behind the Providence Trusted (colloquially 'Providence'), a group tasked with investigating and disrupting political corruption that can be petitioned by small communities.While it seems a group with noble intentions and the good deeds they commit, it isn't beyond Desvi to turn her sights on competitors.

hi, i'm bunchi and i made desvi. i've been role-playing for several years and writing for much longer.

i'm working with a full-time job in law, working as both a notary and attorney's assistant. this demands much of my time, even when i'm not at the office.

as i have such limited time, i feel much less guilty about cutting off what isn't enjoyable to me.