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Player Information
Name: gsai
Contact: plurk = gsai, discord = gsai#7107
Age: 18+
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Ovelia Atkascha
Canon: Final Fantasy Tactics
Canon Point: After her death, in the epilogue of the game.
Age: Her possible age at death can vary depending on how long it takes the player to finish the game, BUT a rough timeline of the game puts her death roughly two years after the start of the game's events, making her about 17 or 18 at the time of her death.
History: ff wikia article
Personality: Ovelia starts the game as an innocent flower, largely untouched by the corruption and cruelty of the world around her. When the political tension in Ivalice erupted into actual war, she was taken from the monasteries and thrust right into the thick of a web of lies and deceit that slowly drive her to near madness. She caries with her a deep sadness that comes with her place in the world. She never knew real family or any kind of freedom, only destined to a life as a political tool. The awareness of this truth puts her in a depression for a good portion of the game.
The depression is mostly inwardly focused. She doesn't have a malaise for existence itself but more an internal hopelessness, presented in an often muted demeanor when not putting on the airs of statesmanship. She thinks of herself as a fool for daring to have ever believed in a more good and just world when so bluntly presented with the jarring truth of the matter. As the situation in Ivalice continues to devolve, she only finds herself cursing her lack of value more and more. She feels like she has no place to change anything, only to be used by others, and hates it deeply.
However, she is not beyond happiness. In her knight, Agrias, and her future husband, Delita, she finds a kind of solace that she new quite knew possible. Perhaps because instead of the careful distance with which Duke Larg raised her, it is an actual close and personal relationship she has with both. They fill her with hope that the world can change, that she can obtain a real happiness in a world that was built on lies. She becomes eternally grateful to Agrias, and married to Delita, as a result of these relationships. In their company are some of the few moments in the game where she is seen smiling.
Of course, this only exposes another aspect of her personality. Perhaps due to her sheltered upbringing, Ovelia is sadly naive. Her faith and belief in Delita and his ambitions blinds her to the reality in which he executes them for far too long. She wanted so desperately to have some kind of hope for her valueless life that she trusted in everything Delita did, never realizing until the very end of his ascension to the throne that his 'love' for her was questionable at best and his motivations for marrying her were simply to gain the power needed to enact his goals. In the end, she allows herself to be a pawn as it's all she really knows how to do. It's easier for her to hope falsely, after all. But when the truth comes out, she weeps as any person would.
But that weeping doesn't last for much longer. Delita's betrayal of her, or at least the fact that he had only created an illusion of happiness for her to suit her own ends, drives her to a final action in which she finally takes her destiny in her own hands, if only briefly, and assassinates her husband (in the process being killed by Delita as well). The fact that it was her last act among the living to finally find the strength to guide her own life that truly highlights her deep rooted desolation.
For all the tragedy that makes up Ovelia's life, she is still a good person, though. She is altruistic, as any princess should be, and will go well beyond her way to help others, especially her loved ones. She even surrendered Agrias into Ramza's service, knowing it would lead to a greater good. Her willingness to sacrifice herself for others is probably what drew so many to her, both those who revered her and those who wanted to use her.
Abilities: Thanks to FF Wikia's need to catalog every last bit of gameplay info, I have a convenient class breakdown for her! But, as you can see, it's basically just two unique spells, Aegis and Dispelga. In Rendezvous battles, she also has access to White Magicks
Strengths: Noble, Gracious, Altruistic, Diplomatic, Compassionate
Weaknesses: Naive, Anxious, Bitter, Self-loathing, Depressed
God/Shinki: Shinki
Why?: Besides being canonly dead, given she is being apped alongside a God Agrias, the role reversal is intriguing. Ovelia is also no stranger to leaving her fate in the hands of another.
Cause Of Death: Ovelia meets her end in the epilogue of The Lion War, having the knife she'd just used to stab Delita with turned against her, killing her in a single blow.
Vessel: Save the Queen
Name Location: Where the scar from her deathblow would have been, just below her breastbone.
Power: Since it's her signature ability, the Aegis will be her primary power, granting great boons to whoever she casts it on. Slow healing, increased speed and durability. It is limited to only one target, and dissipates after about three minutes. It cannot be cast multiple times in a row, having a cooldown of roughly five minutes. She can cast it on herself, if needed, but will often simply use it on others. In her vessel form, it grants Aegis passively to whoever is wielding her.
Writing Sample
Sample: https://wilderlogs.dreamwidth.org/5212.html and https://wilderlogs.dreamwidth.org/9246.html
Other
Anything Else?: She and Agrias are being apped in as a God/Shinki pair, thank you!
Name: gsai
Contact: plurk = gsai, discord = gsai#7107
Age: 18+
Other Characters: n/a
Character Information
Name: Ovelia Atkascha
Canon: Final Fantasy Tactics
Canon Point: After her death, in the epilogue of the game.
Age: Her possible age at death can vary depending on how long it takes the player to finish the game, BUT a rough timeline of the game puts her death roughly two years after the start of the game's events, making her about 17 or 18 at the time of her death.
History: ff wikia article
Personality: Ovelia starts the game as an innocent flower, largely untouched by the corruption and cruelty of the world around her. When the political tension in Ivalice erupted into actual war, she was taken from the monasteries and thrust right into the thick of a web of lies and deceit that slowly drive her to near madness. She caries with her a deep sadness that comes with her place in the world. She never knew real family or any kind of freedom, only destined to a life as a political tool. The awareness of this truth puts her in a depression for a good portion of the game.
The depression is mostly inwardly focused. She doesn't have a malaise for existence itself but more an internal hopelessness, presented in an often muted demeanor when not putting on the airs of statesmanship. She thinks of herself as a fool for daring to have ever believed in a more good and just world when so bluntly presented with the jarring truth of the matter. As the situation in Ivalice continues to devolve, she only finds herself cursing her lack of value more and more. She feels like she has no place to change anything, only to be used by others, and hates it deeply.
However, she is not beyond happiness. In her knight, Agrias, and her future husband, Delita, she finds a kind of solace that she new quite knew possible. Perhaps because instead of the careful distance with which Duke Larg raised her, it is an actual close and personal relationship she has with both. They fill her with hope that the world can change, that she can obtain a real happiness in a world that was built on lies. She becomes eternally grateful to Agrias, and married to Delita, as a result of these relationships. In their company are some of the few moments in the game where she is seen smiling.
Of course, this only exposes another aspect of her personality. Perhaps due to her sheltered upbringing, Ovelia is sadly naive. Her faith and belief in Delita and his ambitions blinds her to the reality in which he executes them for far too long. She wanted so desperately to have some kind of hope for her valueless life that she trusted in everything Delita did, never realizing until the very end of his ascension to the throne that his 'love' for her was questionable at best and his motivations for marrying her were simply to gain the power needed to enact his goals. In the end, she allows herself to be a pawn as it's all she really knows how to do. It's easier for her to hope falsely, after all. But when the truth comes out, she weeps as any person would.
But that weeping doesn't last for much longer. Delita's betrayal of her, or at least the fact that he had only created an illusion of happiness for her to suit her own ends, drives her to a final action in which she finally takes her destiny in her own hands, if only briefly, and assassinates her husband (in the process being killed by Delita as well). The fact that it was her last act among the living to finally find the strength to guide her own life that truly highlights her deep rooted desolation.
For all the tragedy that makes up Ovelia's life, she is still a good person, though. She is altruistic, as any princess should be, and will go well beyond her way to help others, especially her loved ones. She even surrendered Agrias into Ramza's service, knowing it would lead to a greater good. Her willingness to sacrifice herself for others is probably what drew so many to her, both those who revered her and those who wanted to use her.
Abilities: Thanks to FF Wikia's need to catalog every last bit of gameplay info, I have a convenient class breakdown for her! But, as you can see, it's basically just two unique spells, Aegis and Dispelga. In Rendezvous battles, she also has access to White Magicks
Strengths: Noble, Gracious, Altruistic, Diplomatic, Compassionate
Weaknesses: Naive, Anxious, Bitter, Self-loathing, Depressed
God/Shinki: Shinki
Why?: Besides being canonly dead, given she is being apped alongside a God Agrias, the role reversal is intriguing. Ovelia is also no stranger to leaving her fate in the hands of another.
Cause Of Death: Ovelia meets her end in the epilogue of The Lion War, having the knife she'd just used to stab Delita with turned against her, killing her in a single blow.
Vessel: Save the Queen
Name Location: Where the scar from her deathblow would have been, just below her breastbone.
Power: Since it's her signature ability, the Aegis will be her primary power, granting great boons to whoever she casts it on. Slow healing, increased speed and durability. It is limited to only one target, and dissipates after about three minutes. It cannot be cast multiple times in a row, having a cooldown of roughly five minutes. She can cast it on herself, if needed, but will often simply use it on others. In her vessel form, it grants Aegis passively to whoever is wielding her.
Writing Sample
Sample: https://wilderlogs.dreamwidth.org/5212.html and https://wilderlogs.dreamwidth.org/9246.html
Other
Anything Else?: She and Agrias are being apped in as a God/Shinki pair, thank you!