Gil is like a mischievous cat; if you chase it around the neighborhood, it eludes you. However, if you ignore it and focus on what attracts the cat, it comes to you and sits in your lap.

Setsua
Dammaggher

Setsua is a name used by me since the Everquest days for a Rogue. The Dammaggher Title coming from my incessant goal to maximize dps at any cost.
If you know me, you know I spend most of my time calculating residual income in investments and cultivating a lucrative gil generating pattern of activities. I have written several unique guides on making Honest Gil in FFXIV.Nameday: 12th Sun of the 1st Astral Moon
Guardian Spirit: Rhalgr, the Destroyer
Official Merits/Honors:
Serpent Captain of the Order of the Twin Adder
Member of the prestigious Dragons of AntiquityNot-So-Humble Beginnings
Born into the noble Dammaggher house of Ul'dah, at an early age, the spotlight of expectation, growth, progress, and honor had been thrust upon little Setsua. She had been assigned her destiny, to diligently studying under the gentle tutelage of Dammaggher Merchant advisors. The skills of a trader became second nature to her. To acquire goods, negotiate, establish networks, find means of accommodation abroad, and how to close a sale for maximum profit. Setsua's delighted family quickly singled her out for her abilities, quick wit, natural beauty, and the ways of "coin-counting" that she confidently possessed.

Setsua, always light on her feet and enjoying the warmth of the sun's rays on her gentle face, loved to dance and frolic through the peaceful and tranquil gardens of the family's Ul'dah estates. A gregarious personality, Setsua was quick to make friends with the other educated children of Noble or Syndicate families. One individual however, captivated Setsua. It was from this connection, this eternal bond, that the winds of change would billow into the sails of Setsua's life journey.

Enter Ryujin Owatatsumi, an able Au'ra Swordsman in the eastern style of Hingashi. A Paladin in the arts of the Light of Hydaelyn's Grace. Ryu left quite an impression on young Setsua.Their friendship, exposed Setsua to a more humble outlook on the inner workings of a greater, connected world. Ryu, being dedicated to preserving life, had sworn a sacred oath over his blade to never draw the blood of any feline, the Coeurl and Miqo’te included. As the winds of adventure called forth bearing Ryu's name, Setsua too, abruptly abandoned her post of her noble house. To her family’s dismay, contact ceased as Setsua began her globe-trotting with her trusted friend. Little did her worrisome parents and predecessors realize, she would excel in the art of finance, banking, craftsmanship, and above all, being one of the many heroes that Eorzea needs, a true Adventurer's Adventurer.


Wealth Earned and Wealth Gained
Setsua traveled the globe, her travels taking her to ancient, long-standing bastions of urban civilization. The tranquil boughs of Gridania, the busy port of Limsa Lominsa, and the mighty stone citadels of Ishgard. With Ryu at her side, Setsua felt the fires of progress in herself. An ability to be self-sufficient and grow, to be nurtured by overcoming daily challenges on the road - challenges that Setsua skillfully turned into profits. A masterful negotiator with a keen eye for healthy and prosperous transactions, Setsua made a name for herself as a lead broker and artisan throughout the urban centers of Eorzea. Missives and reports would scour the dusty trails back to her homeland, with rumors growing by the day of her financial exploits. Setsua quickly studied and mastered the expertise required to balance resource management, time management, business delegation, project acquisition and completion, and earning a personal wealth that even the highest of noble families would give pause over the news.

Artisans and craftsmen typically would labor throughout the long Eorzean day and eventually hang up their tools with the setting sun. As the setting sun would hit the horizon and the night's streetlights become doused with fresh oil and flame, Setsua would be found hard at work, making deals and trading long into the night. The midnight oil burns brightly for this lucrative, coin-counting princess on any given day of the year. Many of her most prosperous transactions would occur in the midst of a café, bar, venue, or club.


Combat Prowess
Eorzea is filled with peril. Threats both planetary and cosmic engulf the continent in constant strife. A member of the gallant order of Scions, Setsua embraces her roles of dancing and healing. Trained in an eastern style of dancing, she would hone her water-style combat for. Her chakram blades would spin with a dazzling speed on the battlefield. Partially inspired by the swordsmanship of her traveling companion Ryu, her dancing style of warfare would embrace the warrior within. Through combat and near-death experiences, Setsua found she had a talent for healing. Setsua studied vigorously the ways of metaphysical manipulation and conjuration from which all Eorzean White Mages were schooled.

Together with Ryu, they are often seen aiding the needy in gallant acts of bravery across different corners of the world fraught with danger and epic battles with dark forces. Realizing that she can continue to hone her intimate relationship with the elements that comprise the very art of creation, Setsua has achieved great strides becoming both a Master of Dance and Master of the Conjury.


Time to Unwind, Princess Style
With many great deeds already secured in her young career, and with many more on the horizon ahead, Setsua has amassed immense renown for her heroism. Despite this, Setsua has never forgotten her noble roots and family's hopeful aspirations for her to return home and take up the ways of the merchant once again. On this aspect, Setsua has not rejected her family’s wishes, despite many months of being a traveling vagabond and steadfast ally to her consort, Ryujin.

One evening, while frequenting a high-end establishment for drinks and relaxation after a recent bout with tempest-ridden draconic forces in the northern reaches, Setsua met yet another person who would drastically change her life. What started as a simple mutual attraction, an easy-melding conversation, Setsua socialized and met with another noble princess of a different house. Delia, from the house Langdon, was as cheerful as she was beautiful, with a brightness behind her eyes and a smile that rekindled Setsua's hope for the future.

From this meeting, Setsua's zeal for life has only increased and has reminded her that even with her exploits on the battlefield and the trading hall, she must always remember to take care of herself and have fun. In her spare time when not frequenting establishments with her friends, she can be found cheering at the side of a gamba table in the Gold Saucer, or staying upto-date with the latest in Eorzean fashion.