Kyrilla Fray

《 Crimson Explorer 》


"Ask of me no loyalties..."

This is the carrd for Kyrilla Fray, an FFXIV character.


Hi there! I'm Kyr, the player and writer behind the character in game.I hang around Pearl Lane in Ul'dah on Balmung when I'm looking for a good plot scene. If you can't find me there, feel free to check the Gold Court. Diabolos is my home server, but I frequently hop to Balmung for roleplay. I'm also happy to hop to other servers if needed! I live in on the east coast (US) but my sleep schedule is almost always fluctuating so I make no promises about my online times.I am an experienced roleplayer, having been writing for over three years and I'm also very familiar with the FFXIV content itself. I've pushed to the end of my MSQ up until the latest patch and often complete side content OOCly like raids & trials.This carrd is pretty long, so just a forewarning in case you expected something shorter.


Here's a quick list of all my in-game statuses for reference:

  • Online Tag: Please approach OOC about any RPs first! I'm not actively sceneing and may be doing other things, especially if I'm in queue or in party. I'm always open to DMs or friend requests if you want to rain check for another time!

  • RP Tag: Consider me already IC, just walk up! If I don't respond, send a tell to check if I saw OOC. If I'm in another scene, I may turn you down. If you see me targeting another avatar, please ask in /tell OOC before starting anything with me.

  • AFK Tag: Clearly, I'm AFK. I probably stepped away to do something really quick or tabbed out. Send a /tell if you're interested! I'll get a ping or I'll see it when I get back.

  • NOTE: Kyrilla's "class" in-character is a gunbreaker. If you see me not in GNB, I'm probably passing time by queueing in other roles but you're more than welcome to walk-up if I have my RP tag on! I will swap to GNB for RPing purposes. Please do not acknowledge Kyrilla IC in any other class. Thank you!


"... and I shall tell you no lies."

And now we head once more, into the fray.


Basic Biography


General Info


Here's all the generic information about Kyrilla. I provide this only for your OOC benefit, to understand more about my character should you need it to roleplay with me. However, please avoid metagaming- none of this knowledge is available to you unless we interact IC and it comes up.

*Aspects marked with an asterisk are serious plot devices. These do have extended development behind them, but I am only open to exploring them with long-term RP partners.


  • Birth Name: Vy'krilla Rshriasch*

  • Birthplace: The Black Shroud*

  • Current Name: Kyrilla Fray

  • Current Residence: Ul'dah (The Goblet)

  • Species: Miqo'te (Seeker of the Sun) | Hrothgar (Helion → Lost)*


  • Nameday: 22nd Sun of the 2nd Astral Moon (Aries)

  • Age: Mid-twenties

  • Height: 5 fulms 3 ilms (160 cm)

  • Appearance: Black hair with red streaks; Brown eyes


  • Class: Gunbreaker

  • Weapons: Gunblade; Daggers

  • Proficiencies: Bow, Carbine, Handgonne, Sword

  • Occupation: Bounty Hunter; Mercenary

  • Sexuality: Straight; Demisexual

  • Relationship: Divorced; Monogamous

  • Guardian: Menphina (The Lover)

  • Alignment: Lawful Neutral



Hobbies & Habits


  • Drinking: Kyrilla's travelled far and wide, over the whole of Eorzea and sometimes beyond. There is little activity more social and transient across cultures than enjoying a drink and Kyrilla has had many. She enjoys trying and discovering new drinks, but will be perfectly satisfied with an ale at a bar. Her alcohol tolerance is also very high, at the point where she gets drunk, most of her fellows are equally as inebriated enough to not recall how she acts when she's not sober.

  • Cooking: When one travels as much as Kyrilla does, they don't often have the choice of a good hot meal that can be paid for. That fact, combined with Kyrilla's chosen profession of a hunter has lead her to learn how to cook, exotic and sometimes entirely unique takes on meals, often using her own kills. It's not a skill that she advertises or has many chances to put on display, but people close to her may have had her fare.

  • Marriage: Very few people have reason to know about Kyrilla's relationship and even fewer know of her ex-partner's existence. Offers for sex have been frequent, as is normal among the crass and vulgar, but Kyrilla's always been firm on her stance on not taking anyone into her bed, with rare occasional mentions of having a man in her life already.


About the Author


Contact & Communication


This part of my carrd comes before any hooks, simply because I find OOC the most important part of roleplay. If you end up not meshing well with me OOCly, then it's unlikely we'll end up writing well together.I do have a Discord account and am more than happy to discuss plot with you on it! However, I will not be posting my Discord here. If you prefer to use that method of communication, please reach out to me in game FIRST. I would like to see and hear from you in game before I give you a more direct line of communication.Whenever you see me, feel free to send a /tell or a friend request in game! If I'm not online, please check the hours, and maybe try again later. If I'm AFK there may be a chance I will not respond, but I save all my chat history, so don't be afraid to reach out.First and foremost, I expect you to be able to know the difference between IC and OOC. I am not my character and you are not yours. Any relationships we write, positive or negative, have no influence on my relationship with you as an RP partner.If you have an issue with something I do or say, please talk to me about it. If I don't hear about it, I don't know that I did something wrong. I respect my writing partners and ask the same in return. I will be open with anything that personally bothers me and I ask you do the same, especially as I dabble in darker themes in roleplay.



Personal Preferences


Nickname wise, I usually introduce myself as "Kyr" OOC, and refer to my character as "Kyrilla" or "Fray." IC, Kyrilla will always introduce herself as "Fray" first. Unless she interacts with another on a semi-regular basis or we agree to a pre-established relationship, calling her Kyrilla would be extremely familiar and out of character.Writing wise, I am comfortable with using any form of chat that you like. I love using /em and /say for an immersive experience. I prefer keeping /tell & /party for OOC chatting (and occasional IC whispers), but can scene with you there if that's what you prefer.Lore-wise, Kyrilla is aware of everything that has happened up until the end of the Endwalker expansion, but has no experience with the First aside from hearing bits and pieces about it. I would appreciate if you kept any IC Shadowbringers content mentions vague if necessary. While I'm not a stickler for the lore, unrealistic roleplays in this setting will result in an immediate retcon for me.I average about between 1-2 full posts in game chat but I will swap to 1-2 lines if we're RPing with a group of people. Please be patient with me! I'm a notoriously slow replier and can often drag scenes out for a few hours. If you're not alright with that, then perhaps steer clear of me.I do not insist on any literacy level besides basic fluency in English, grammar and punctuation. I personally am completely fluent in English. Hitting that [Enter] key prematurely happens to everyone. Feel free to come up to me anytime to start an RP!



Hard Limits


  • No Minors: While I fully acknowledge and respect that young adults are capable of writing on an adequate level, I am not personally comfortable with roleplaying with any minors. As I am an adult myself, I am willing to share my own age upon request if it is something that my partner feels strongly about.

  • No Drama: I don't care what the hell you do OOC, who you have beef with or who is harassing you. Keep your drama out of our RP and our relationship. I won't be including you in mine. If you drag me into your drama, I will kill your character off. I am NOT interested.

  • No Trolls: For the sake of my personal preferences, I refuse to RP with anyone with a meme name. I will not be roleplaying seriously with you while you talk to my character with a name like "Senpai Daddy" and will endeavor to ignore you, or blacklist you if you persist. Along with all your regular internet bullshit. Don't spew it at me, I will ignore you.


If you're still interested in roleplaying with me at this point, you'll find some hooks next! If you do end up approaching me, I expect that you'll respect my limits, as I will yours.


Writing Hooks


Character Cues

Your friendly reminder that OOC is not IC. Kyrilla does not represent my values or beliefs, and is not me! The activities she participates and dabbles in are her own choices and how she chooses to act is not representative of me as a person.


  • Hunter for Hire: Kyrilla is canonically known for pursuing hunt marks offered by the Grand Companies, Clan Centurio and Clan Nutsy gaining renown in the community for her ability to do so. This gives her both the experience and the ability to fight, track and survive, and makes her a capable combatant in most fields. This also leads her to spend most of her days travelling across all of Hydaelyn, in search of her prey.

  • Private Contracts: Taking on hunt marks doesn't always pay all the bills, and Kyrilla isn't unfamiliar with the underground line of business. She's known to take on business requests outside of just hunts themselves, but she's selective of the business she does. While her moral compass is by no means perfect, she does hold strongly to her own beliefs of what is acceptable and not. Her chosen line of work as a hunter has many transferable skills.

  • Pearl Lane: Kyrilla calls Ul'dah home, for however infrequently she rests in between her trips. Though few know it, the desert city wasn't where she was born and raised, but it is where she is most often found, at least when it comes to business. Kyrilla mostly hangs out in the alley outside of the notorious Quicksand, known as Pearl Lane. She is more often than not, familiar and acquainted with most of the people spend their days and make their business there.


Rumors

These are well-known.


  • She refuses to take on killing contracts (hunt marks excluded) for bounty or for sport.

  • She will travel to the Black Shroud for hunts, but she avoids Gridania and the Order of the Twin Adder.

  • She has some bad history with some pirates in Limsa and usually keeps a low profile when she's in La Noscea.

Whispers

These are not.


  • She used to be a squadron leader in the Immortal Flames, but was discharged from the Grand Company.

  • She can be often found around the Unbranded Syndicate or talking to Unbranded associates, but isn't a recognized member of the company.

  • She owns a pub in Ul'dah called the Fraying Noose.


Prompt Suggestions


  • Informants: A person who dabbles on the left side of the law no matter how infrequent, can never have too many eyes and ears. Do you work on the Lane or on a ship? Got some information to pass along? Heard about a hunt mark? Consider using this to approach me!

  • Rivals: There aren't that many people as dedicated to the hunt as Kyrilla is. She knows where the majority of Eorzea's beasts roam, live and make bread and how to kill them quickly and efficiently. Are you just a general "hunter" on the streets with vague prey? Or are you another person who plays the Hunt Game as avidly as I do? Come compare notes with a notorious S-Rank hunter!

  • Employers: Kyrilla is a free agent, personal debts aside, and offers her services across many boards. Do you need a mercenary, bodyguard or bounty hunter? Try finding her on the streets or behind back doors to get her name for hire! (NOTE: I already have many employer connections and am fine with getting more, but please respect that my character will never be swearing her entire loyalty to anyone or any organization. All my current 'employers' recognize and respect this, if you approach me from this angle, I will expect you to as well.)



Locations & Organizations


Though Kyrilla refuses to swear loyalty to anyone and while she isn't a member of any free company or gang, she does end up with her fingers in a surprising amount of pies. Whether it's good for her or not, she often ends up on the fringes of certain associations. Additionally, there are a few locales that Kyrilla is known to frequent or is willing to travel to either for existing contacts or for finding new connections.


Dark Themes


TBD