Thread:Ashleyien/@comment-918376-20150707020140/@comment-918376-20150819041302

LHxFE8 script discussion:

Since I felt like my Ray was kinda OOC (she's basically a sassy Eirika, which I feel isn't exactly her), I was going through her scenes in the light novel to get better insight into her.

I found volume 5 to be interesting -- she talks about how she felt towards her treatment by the Adventurers in Akiba.
 * "(Because I am not with the military, because I am not a bureaucrat, because I am not a man...)"


 * "She was happy that the crowd didn't treat her like an aristocrat and saw her as another human being, but this joy and the pain were both sides of the same coin. She was happy to be a common Person of the Land, but it pained her that she was a powerless noble."

And in volume 3:
 * "Instead of saying she was gloomy, a better description was she critically lacked a cheerful side."

Volume 6:
 * "Raynesia didn't think she was up to the task, but since no one else was doing this, she had to do this."


 * "Raynesia pondered with her brain, which she felt was mediocre, but gave up."


 * "Especially for young girls, even a small scandal might be a fatal wound. In order to survive under the gossiping court sparrows that were ever watching, Raynesia learned graceful manners. To protect her grandfather and her family name, the mask Raynesia chose to wear was perfect. In the end, she won the legendary fame of the 'Winter Rose of Eastal'."


 * "'The real me is lazy and cowardly... and irresponsible.'"


 * "But Raynesia herself, who was looking out the window at the scenery dyed blue outside, was unaware of this simple fact. Maybe she was avoiding the term friends. Or maybe this was the first time she was experiencing this? Or she had already given up on this aspect of life."

So I was thinking about having Ray start off with a rather pessimistic/I'm-just-doing-this-because-I-have-to attitude. The hard part is, do I have her hide it from Nyanta and the others, or is she relaxed around Nyanta like she is with Elissa in canon? If she hides it, then she can only reveal it during her times alone, or in her thoughts.

That would also call into question her relationship with Pia and Eins, who are her currently her "friends" in LHxFE8. I could always just ignore the part about not having many friends in LH, or just explain it as age differences -- Pia's 3 years younger than her in LHxFE8, and Eins is around Krusty's age for LHxFE8 (so maybe roughly around 8-12 years older).

Chapter 8 could be a major turning point for Ray, after Londark cuts off their means of escape (thanks Dazaneg's Bag for bringing everyone else over) and Nyanta basically just says "LEEEEEROY JEEEEENKINS" in response to that, forcing Ray to become less passive about events and take action for herself. Prior to that, fleeing the castle was something her father (and Nyanta) forced. After her bracelet was stolen by Maru, Nyanta basically dragged her in search of it, but she doesn't inquire any further about the bracelet after Nyanta gives a (possibly) half-baked excuse to skip the topic. She's basically dragged into her next three conflicts after that (the forest of Za'ha gets flooded by monsters, Nureha unwittingly gets them involved in Serafew, Shreida ambushes her en route to Renvall) and does not fight out of her own will (although Shreida presses her buttons).

It's only after that decisive battle against Londark that she starts taking the initiative -- she decides to go to Rausten, chooses to go to William's rescue, gets Minori to take her up to Caer Pelyn, and is unafraid to confront General Kazuhiko.

[Edit]: Some of Ray's insecurities about being a woman are also shared with Pia, so hers could be toned down a bit.

((Sorry about the huge wall of text, I think better when I read what I type. Man, I can write a character analysis for Raynesia after all this XD))