I’ve been holding off choosing an Ambition for my alt Taranlei until I’ve acquired POSI, a ship, and a clearer idea of what kind of character she is… and I’m still rather undecided!
Heart’s Desire is out because it’s my main’s Ambition (unfortunately it doesn’t quite fit his character but oh well, it was chosen long ago), but the remaining three all seem possible for my alt. Perhaps FL folks can weigh in on which ambition you think suits Taranlei’s character most? (No spoilers please, as I’ve not experienced any except Heart’s Desire and a bit of Nemesis.)
Taranlei, "the Jaunty Mystic."
Profession: Trickster currently, likely to become a Glassman or a Crooked-Cross one day.
Martial Tradition: the Presbyterate Adventuress’ Correspondence Course, with a dash of London’s School of Hard Knocks.
Poetic School: a staunch Bazaarine.
Philosophy: Nah. She follows her own way. Besides, it’s fun to debate cryptotheology with the Church.
Makes Toasts to: the Topsy King. Some things are worth preserving against pragmatism.
Chiropteromantic Zodiac: the Rat. (Madame Shoshana’s description: "The Rat belongs to the metamorphic group of signs. You are dependable and hard-working. You would be talented at macramé, if you were to take it up. But I would advise against doing so.")
Quirks: more Forceful, Daring, Steadfast, and Magnanimous. Less Subtle, Heartless, and Melancholy.
Faction-wise, she identifies most with the Docks (down-to-earth, hard-working, boisterous folk), the Church (she is a mystic after all, albeit theologically suspect), and Rattus Faber.
Warmer to: Urchins, Hell, the Gracious Widow, Tomb-Colonists. Neutral: Great Game, Criminals, Rubbery Men, Bohemians. Cooler to: Constables, Society, the Duchess. Amicable to cats, but trusts them only as far as she can swing a cat.
The faction she identifies with least is Revolutionaries. She may be ambivalent towards the Masters and the Bazaar, but she will oppose whatever revolution is planned.
Destiny: Gloom, for now. Destiny will surely take her through the Castle of Forests into a silvered future.
Any thoughts are welcome, thanks! =)
edited by Vega on 8/27/2018