Andromeda Laruzedah

"I'm a thief, and a thief takes the precious from the vile."

-Andromeda Laruzedah

Personal Information

Formal Name: Andromeda Laruzedah née Dulaque
Nicknames: Rommie, Plum
Pronounced: Ann-drah-mid-ah La-rue-zid-ah, Rom-me
Nationality: Dual Ishgardian and Hannish
Occupation: Owner and Madame, Bandee Pakshee
Job Crystal: Thief, Spellblade, Pictomancer
Age/Nameday: 29, 32nd Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon
Gender/Pronouns: Cis Woman, Her/Hers
Sexuality: Homoromantic Pansexual
Relationship Status: Married to Rheya Laruzedah

A Rat in the Castle

Born at Clearwater Lake and raised as a Brume orphan, Andromeda "Rommie" Dulaque became a master confidence artist and thief, taking what was precious from the vile. She worked with a band of fellow orphans called the Brume Rats; heretical priest Gabriel Laincourt, his brother and team bruiser Hector, pickpocket Doyle Rochelleau and the band's de facto leader Pacifica "Pax" Roux. Rommie considers these four her real family. This upbringing gave her strong roots in the faith of Saint Shiva, which she practices to this day.She continued on as a petty thief and grifter from childhood to teenager, but seeing nobles pray on girls her age put a new filter on her view of the world. No longer was it enough to her to deftly redistribute wealth, now there were people who needed to be punished. But Rommie was no killer. She was a thief. A con artist. For the men that took innocence from girls, she would take precious things from them. A thief, she says, takes the precious from the vile. She crafted s new con, perhaps the simplest ever. She would let one of these men attempt to bed her, knock him out with alchemicals, and rob him. Who was he going to tell?A chance at more, though, led her out of Ishgard and toward the career of a courtesan, a fitting path for someone lithe, deft, and with the skills of a con artist.At first a fledgling at the craft at the Keeper's Kiss, she quickly learned to apply the talents of a con artist to making clients happy and became the Kiss' Madame. Shortly thereafter, she was brought in to manage the courtesans of the Bandee Pakshee. Within moons, Rommie was named the new owner of the Pakshee when its founder retired.This came on the heels of Rommie's greatest loss. Andy, a purple-haired Hyur named after Rommie, became a sort of surrogate daughter for the former Brume Rat but died after only a few moons of being Rommie's daughter. Andy, being around eleven, had quickly taken a large role in Rommie's life only to leave a hole she could never quite repair.Along the way, Rommie's ability to play a lute and sing was discovered by ace talent scout and sewer obstruction Savo, who propelled the plumhead to stardom as both a gentle hand and commanding stage performer.Now successful, independently wealthy and married to her number-one fan Rheya Tayuun, Andromeda founded the Moonkeeper Clan Laruzedah -- literally Daughters of the Streets -- and brought the Pakshee into prominence both as the premiere venue of comforts of all sorts but also as one of Eorzea's top entertainment event planning agencies. Her success was so grand at this endeavor, she was welcomed as a citizen of Radz-at-Han in a way her own home had never done.Her guiding principles -- that everyone should pursue a life they can love and do work they can take pride in -- became values of the Pakshee. As such, the pillowhouse has been a tireless agitator to the Syndicate of Ul'dah, working with the Sultana herself to help protect sex workers and other marginalized women of Thanalan.After making progress in formalizing sex work in Ul'dah, Rommie assisted Pakshee management in relocating to Empyrean in Ishgard, to do for the people of Ishgard what Pakshee had done for Ul'dah. But after that, she took a step back, letting her trained and capable staff manage things while she rested and relaxed for the first time in her life.Rommie's success became overwhelming to her. Few nights didn't have a client, an event, a concert, or some other issue to manage. She found she had a critical inability to relax. In an attempt to resolve this, the Sylph Rixia had turned Rommie into a Miqo'te for a few years, which she accepted with the grace of a person who has lived a deeply weird life. She wasn't sure how that was supposed to help, but she did take it as a sign to step back and evaluate what really mattered to her. She and Rheya adopted their daughter Lehil during this time.Finally, at the dawn of Bandee Pakshee's eighth year, Rommie was restored to a Hyur, and with a renewed focus on a healthier work-life balance she returned her attention to Pakshee, and to training her songbirds. Rommie has also been practicing more with her hobbies of painting and photography.

Out of Character

Rommie is a fairly easy character to get involved with, especially for hire. Though her courtesany price is a whopping five million gil a night, she's also for hire as a singer and dancer, to say nothing of her legendary work as an event planner. And, of course, she's still a thief. She also operates the Bandee Pakshee as a strong Chaotic Good force on the Star, particularly where womens' issues are concerned. Some example hooks, therefore, would include

Rommie is available for roleplay of a wide variety of themes, but the player reserves the right to step back from any subject matter at her own discretion. That said, Rommie and her player are exceptionally adaptable and able to work within a wide variety of scenarios.

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