Magdali oen Augustia
"Fear not. The Empire may have fallen to ruin, but we Garleans are masters of survival."
This carrd is a work in progress.
Please pardon the dust and/or stray fur.
BASICS
Name: Magdali oen Augustia
Age: 48
Nameday: 12th Sun of the 1st Astral Moon
Race: Hrothgar
Nationality: Garlean
Languages: Garlean, Common
Gender: Female
Orientation: Asexual/Demiromantic
Marital Status: Single, never married
Nicknames: Maggy, Mama Cat (by her squadron), Dal (by Estinien)Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Handedness: Left handed, shoots right handed
Weapons Training: Swords, Polearms, Gunblades, Chakrams, Firearms, Basic Artillery, Licensed Magitek Armor Pilot
Other Skills: Magitek repair, painting, baking
CURRENT STATUS
Following her forced retirement from the Garlean military, Madgali spent some time following her legatus' final order. She traveled, seeking out the defected members of her squadron and making sure they were doing well.
These travels led her to the island of Thavnair. Finding the area to be quite agreeable (and full of beautiful landscapes to practice her painting on), Magdali has settled down here for the time being. She was in Radz-at-Han during the events of the Final Days, and provided assistance and protection to the locals that she has been living with.
Madgali is currently training under instructors to learn the ins and outs of the Dancer job, having become enchanted with it upon her arrival at the city.
While loitering at Mehryde's Meyhane and other eateries in the city, Magdali crossed paths with a man named Estinien Varlineau. The pair have become fast friends during Estinien's periodic stays in the city.As of late, Estinien has been filling her ears with stories of his adventures and telling her of his upcoming travel plans. Perhaps Madgali might join him on this adventure? After all, her orders were to see the star and all it has to offer...
HISTORY
Younger Years
Arriving only a few years into the formation of the Garlean Empire, Magdali was born in one of the recently claimed provinces of Ilsabard. As part of one of Garlemald’s ‘indoctrination of the natives’ projects, Magdali was one of a number of infants taken from her parents and adopted to couples in Garlemald proper. The only thing she retains from her birth parents is her first name ('Mag'); she otherwise has no memories of them. Magdali was scarcely a toddler when adopted out to her new parents–a gay Garlean couple who were delighted with their ‘fuzzy savage daughter’. Albus and Marcus cen Augustia worked as a baker and Magitek mechanic, respectively, and were basically professional camp followers. They were contracted out to various legions–the IInd at the time of Magdali’s adoption, but later with the Vth and VIth–and followed the legions wherever they went a-conquering. Because of this, Magdali was exposed to and subsequently inured to the rigors and horrors of battle at a young age. Still, her parents raised her well and were supportive of Magdali’s decision to join the military when she reached the age of enlistment.
Military Time
Unlike many others, Magdali Augustia did not have to be conscripted into the Garlean military. A young lifetime of constantly following the shadow of the military had already made the young woman enthused to be part of the great machine, and she volunteered to serve on the day after her 18th nameday. Being a female Hrothgar, she stood out amongst the other recruits, but trained just as hard and was easily able to prove herself worthy of a post.
For the first decade or so of her military career, Magdali was shuffled from one legion's infantry to the next. She was briefly considered for a spy mission in Bozja, but the idea was quickly scratched when it became evident she could not mask her very obvious Garlean accent.
It was at age 30 that Magdali found her home with the Xth legion. Shortly after arriving at her new posting, her vocal protectiveness of her fellow soldiers caught the eye of the legatus. Amused and curious about the rumored natural leadership qualities of female Hrothgar, the legatus put Magdali in charge of a squadron. She quickly proved herself a capable leader, and spent the remainder of her service in this same position. Her squadron was one of the standouts of the Xth, consistently suffering the fewest casualities and having the most successes on their missions. Magdali was eventually rewarded with the title of 'oen', but was never promoted to lead a larger group within the legion. When asked about this, the legatus stated simply that he would rather have her in charge of a single, very efficient team rather than risk her focused talents being less effective over a larger group of soldiers.
Magdali never complained about this position, and indeed was always very vocal about how much she cared about her little 'pack'. Her fierce protectiveness of the soldiers in her charge gained her their unwavering loyalty, and the members of her squadron were known to refer to her as 'Mama Cat'.
End of the Empire
Magdali was still serving with the Xth Legion when Emperor Varis zos Galvus was murdered under mysterious circumstances. The Xth stayed distant from most of the fighting during the civil war that followed.
Later, Magdali was among the envoys from what remained of the Xth Legion that set forth to Ala Mhigo and requested aid from the Grand Company of Eorzea. She stood witness to the proceedings, and afterwards the legatus of the Xth thanked her for her unwavering faith in Garlemald. He granted Magdali her retirement from service, something that had been denied her for the past several years.
His final orders to her were simple: See the world and what it had to offer beyond Garlemald's crumbled borders, and one day return home to help in the rebuilding of the ruined nation.
Thus released from service, Magdali oen Augustia set out into the world on one final mission.
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