blessed shadows

Sariel Varlineau-Kha, of Stranger Shadows and Blessed Relief

age: 28 → 33

pronouns & orientation: she/her, bisexual

ethnicity & race: Thavnairian raen au Ra

height: 5'0"

jobs & fighting style: BLM, DRG→RPR, AST, DRK.

color palette & aesthetic: dark purple and black, whimsigoth void mage

partner(s): Estinien Varlineau

Origins

She was orginally born on the Tenth Shard.

A Realm Reborn

Her adoptive parents moved to the Black Shroud in their retirement, about a year before the events of A Realm Reborn. Sariel picked up a job with the Adventurer's Guild and the Lancer's Guild in order to help support them in their old age.

She met Estinien in her trainings under XXX, developing a conflicted relationship with him due to his closed-heartedness at the time.

Heavensward

Sariel pursued Estinien fervrently, feeling guilty that she was unable to help ease his pain before he had gotten this far gone.

During her experiences with th Redbills researching the Void Ark, she was given insight through her Echo. She learned about her previous life on the Tenth Shard and how she was summoned via accident and used to perpetuate the War of the Magi.

Stormblood

Sariel fought alongside Dhoro (another Warrior of Light), the one chosen to represent the Mol tribe, in the Nadaam.

Nearing the end of the events of Stormblood, Estinien and Sariel met one another in quelling the rage of Faunehm within the Azim Steppe. This was when they finally confessed their feelings for one another, sharing a first kiss inspired by the dragon lovers that they had reunited. They did not publicly announce the start of their relationship, nor did they tell their Scion friends.

Shadowbringers

Sariel absorbed Light Wardens: Philia, King Titania, Eros, and Storge. When the time came to absorb Innocence, Sariel began to absorb him but began to experience severely adverse affects and began to change, and thus Dhoro stepped in but failed. The two of them suffered and the aether from Innocence was distributed unevenly between them.

Both Sariel and Dhoro dealt the final blow to Hades in order to release the excess astral aether within them. Dhoro took Ardbert's Axe and drove it through while Sariel cast a mazzively destructive spell to do the same.

When she returned to the Source, reuniting with the Scions and the rest of her loved ones, her and Estinien officially began a relationship with one another publicly to their friends and fellow Scions.

Endwalker

During the fight with Endsinger, Dhoro endured with a tank LB3, which left him in poor condition. Sariel dealt a final LB3 blow to the Endsinger at the end, which she overdid and almost killed herself in casting.

Once the events of Endwalker calm down, Sariel and Estinien get married during the post-patch lull.

Dawntrail

Estinien was informed of Sariel’s plans to head to Tural, thus he went ahead and helped her secure lodging and made some plans at every stop ahead. In a way, this is their honeymoon vacation since they got married at the end of the events of Endwalker. They planned to have some time together to enjoy the culture and sights on each stop along the way. Estinien left each area ahead of Sariel.

Estinien and Sariel get pregnant during their stay in Shaaloani. They learn about it just before Heritage Found crash lands on the Source. Because of this and Estinien’s genuine concern (he’s very anxious over becoming a father and this info coming at him at the same time as a crisis heightened his worry), Sariel is a part of the team that stays behind and Dhoro is the one to assist with the train.