Imogen Lafontaine
❝ Pretty little pillows on floral couches—
—until our faces all resemble dying roses.
Querent Dossier
Name Imogen Lafontaine | Gender Female (she/her) |
Age Mid 20s | Race Half-elezen |
Residence Ul'dah | Origin Ishgard |
Height 5'3" | Class LNC + AST |
Status Polyamorous & open — Dating Redgar Ashten
Likes Sparring, coffee, sunny weather, flying aircrafts, fashion, speaking her mind, sarcasm
Dislikes Conversational etiquette, law enforcement, organised religion, tea, the cold
On first impression, Imogen is a miscreant poorly playing hero. She's scathing, misanthropic, and often straight up cold. While she's a decent, jack-of-all-trades adventurer, her fatal flaw is being absolutely awful to work with.
What others in the business condemn as aggression is really just passion, badly packaged and impulsively expressed. Imogen's passions burn hot; her morals are fiercely defended. Beneath that barbed exterior is a genuine desire to bring justice to the people of Aldenard. Rather than a cocky freelancer looking to make quick gil, Imogen is a spunky novice with something to prove, who chose adventure for a reason.
These physical features should be noted in addition to her in-game appearance:
Pointy-tipped ears (not round)
Slouchy, asymmetrical posture
Hair is unkempt (not tidy)
Resting scowl
Celtic Cross Roleplay Hooks
ONCE AN ORACLE
Imogen used to attune to the Heavens' Gates and channel the raw power of constellations. Her astrologial skills peaked when she became an apprentice airship pilot... and crashed when she abdicated her role in the crew and returned to ground. The gates have closed on her, and her once aetherially-potent focus is now just a fancy spear. She's taken on a raw, visceral fighting style since then, but you can tell she's frustrated that her arcane abilities aren't what they once were.
DRAGONSONG DESERTER
The first daughter of House Lafontaine fled Ishgard. She was an adolescent when the Calamity hit, and a young woman when the Thousand Year War came to an end. She's distrustful of the Holy See, yet she's curious about rumors she's heard of a novel, changed Ishgard. Perhaps you've met her as the Baroness.
RABBLE ROUSER
When she's not looking for quest bills to fill, she's drinking on Pearl Lane, getting into street spars, and going for walks in the middle of the night.
HALF-BLOOD HERITAGE
With a diminutive stature and sharply pointed ears, it's obvious to most that Imogen is half-elezen, half-hyur. She unabashedly and proudly displays her mixed features. Imogen can be prickly towards people's natural questions about the subject, but in the right company, she might open up more about life as a half-blood.
ADVENTURING ALL-ROUNDER
Imogen is a fairly decent survivalist, tracker, frontline fighter, and magitek tinkerer... with a bad attitude and excellence in absolutely nothing. Her hiring rates are lower than the market average, but are they worth it?
Arcana History
HOUSE LAFONTAINE saw scandal: Baron Etraux Lafontaine and Imogen Century, a Sharlayan astrologian under his asylum, bore a half-elezen child of affair. Shortly after the young Imogen was born, her namesake left Ishgard. Despite the dishonour, Etraux fearlessly claimed his daughter — but he rarely let her leave home, as protective of her as he was proud. As she grew, their relationship strained. She'd sneak out to Foundation to befriend Brumelings; he caught wind and tightened her security.
THE CALAMITY cost the Lafontaines their water resources in the Highlands. The House was bereft of their main source of wealth. Etraux instead sought to profit from low heresy. He taught Imogen the art of Sharlayan astrology, and together they delivered illegal fortune-telling services to risk-seeking nobles, enamoured by the taboo. Her father's rebelliousness surprised Imogen; the Calamity had brought them closer than ever before.THE END OF THE DRAGONSONG WAR brought with it the acceptance of Sharlayan astrology in the Athenaeum Astrologicum. Without the taboo surrounding the Lafontaine's practice, their clientele lost interest and their high prices were unjustified. Etraux was unwilling to forsake his esteem and power even as Ishgardian classism broke down before him. He attempted to convince Imogen to marry into House Durendaire with an elezen noble: Adrant de Zaciere. Despite all the open-mindedness Imogen had seen in her father, he was still highborn to the bone — she was disgusted.LEAVING ISHGARD BEHIND, Imogen started a new life and found new family among an adventuring company and an airship crew, both tightly intertwined... until she couldn't hack it anymore. The chain of command, whether to levemete or captain, raised her hackles harshly. She failed to follow the beat of another's drum and kept stepping out of turn — she realised, even if she truly, deeply cared for the people around her and above her, she couldn't bring herself to defer to them. Disappointed in herself, she became a lone operant once more, this time on the solid ground of Ul'dahn brick.
Significator OOC
Hey, thanks for showing interest in Imogen's profile! I'm Binah, a 21+ year old Filipino living in the UK.Citizens of Ishgard might know more about Imogen's backstory, particularly her noble house. If you're interested in this information, please feel free to ask OOC.NO-GO'S. I will not roleplay with any characters who have any of the following characteristics:
Characters labelled as futa, trap, or shemale. Transgender characters, however, are more than welcome.
Characters in an incestuous relationship.
Characters in a pedophilic relationship (minor + adult).
Minor / minor-appearing characters with sexual themes or sexualised presentation.
