Kayte Carr

The worst things in life come free to us 'cause we're just under the upper hand...

Name: Kayte Carr
Known Alias: Lotus
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race, Nationality: Human, Krytan
Profession: Thief, Spy, Drug Dealer
Languages: Common

Kayte Carr has an idle lean and a carefree rough and tumble smile that hints a tale of wanton nights and backroom brawls. Once considered a savage beauty, her glory days are now lost beneath sunken cheeks and tangled red strands. Angles of malnutrition are scattered with bruises, black and blue and fading grey, across dusked skin and dark ink. The curve of her arms are a patchwork testament to needles, and her reputation these days is as disastrously strewn as her apparent life choices.

She speaks with a flippant Lion's Arch twang, her wit sharp but her eloquence that of a godless sailor. Though she herself is far from godless...

Her demons cling to the air around her, the scent of whiskey, smoke and oiled leather lacing through her aura. A tattoo of a crimson flower wraps in vine and petal around her right wrist to bloom upon her palm and the feathers and flames of an inked phoenix burn across exposed skin.

Her Personality

Once a well-known figure in the criminal world, Kayte "Lotus" Carr is now the embodiment of the notion that the higher the climb, the harder the fall. From an orphaned prostitute in rags to a gang leader in riches, there was a time when the thief and spy seemingly had it all...a time when 'Lotus' was a feared name in the streets of the Eastern Commons where the Sunset Syndicate shadowed every corner.

But now? Now she's little more than a shadow come full circle. Those who once feared her now don smug expressions as they throw her scraps of work in their own ascent of that ever-seductive ladder of power. A few years ago, she would have wounded in turn every wound to her pride, but she doesn't aspire to much these days...except the bottom of every bottle and her next needled fix.

Despite it all, her personality remains true to form on the surface. Life is short and worth living to the fullest - at least according to Kayte. Though no stranger to tragedy and failure, her manner is light, her wit quick, and her smile wry. She has the charm of a noble with the mouth of a sailor.

Quick to temper and sharp of tongue, however, the slightest of perceived insults can cool her warmth to an icy chill. Her enemies are treated with nothing less than a vindictive and ruthless ire.

The hint of liquor is ever-present on her breath, hinting an addiction darker than her demeanor would suggest.

Her Beliefs

Raised in the back alleys of Lion's Arch, Kayte has a head full of old wives tales and commoner superstitions. There are acorns on her windowsills, salt across her threshold, and a plethora of herbs and bottled oddities lining her shelves. She is, quite in opposition to her leather-strapped appearance, an elementalist.

Her elemental control is mainly limited to fire, however, and fueled by a temper she's never quite been able to master.

In relation to the Six, Kayte is fond of saying, "I'd rather be faithful an' wrong than faithless an' wrong."

Though she shows particular favor to Lyssa, she honors most of the gods with equal respect. She sows seeds in Spring to Melandru, carves notches into wood to Dwayna, and leaves bottles in the graveyard to Grenth. The only god she seems to ignore completely is Kormir, though it would be a rare day that she'd openly speak against a deity to explain why.

Her Past

The illegitimate child of a prostitute, Kayte grew up on the streets of Lion's Arch. Orphaned at an early age, she survived through a mixture of tenacity, wit, and deception. Not one to speak often of her past, the details of her early years is a card she plays close. A drug addict and an alcoholic, her magical abilities were always stunted and lacking control...her unfettered temper has set many a thing on fire.

Rumors suggest she was once a prostitute, and others suggest that she is still. Rumors also suggest she spent more than a few months in prison. Some even whisper that she's been tied to separatists in the past. What is known without doubt among certain circles is that once upon a time, Kayte was feared as one of the leaders of a now-scattered criminal organization in Divinity's Reach, the Sunset Syndicate.

Virtues & Vices

Virtues:
Assertiveness
Affability & Humor
Resilience & Independence

Vices:
Addiction
Anger & Recklessness
Erratic & Intemperance

"She wasn't eloquent on her best days; the synapses between expression and emotion never fired quite right.
Anger became fire, sadness became a needle, and love? Love became being there."

Kayte is known in Underground circles and Criminal syndicates as:

» Drug Dealer
» Smuggler
» Information Broker

Other Hooks include:

» Former Separatist
» Former Divinity's Reach Gang Leader
» Former Lion's Arch Prostitute
» Grew up on the streets as a Lion's Arch urchin
» Has been incarcerated a number of times

» My Server is NA Tarnished Coast «

» My in-game handle is: Stormangel.9045 «

» My Discord handle is: EmProphetic#2528 «

» Despite being on a NA server, I live in the UK «

» Available nights and weekends GMT «

» Will RP in-game, Discord, or Google Docs «

» Prefer one on one scenes or small groups «

» Open to dark/mature themes. Have a conversation with me if you have an idea «

» IC/OOC lines are important and non-negotiable «

» NO MINORS. 18+ Only. 25+ Preferred «