call me when they bury bodies underwater
it's blue light over murder for me

A lot of things could be said about the late Fleet-Captain Swan's eldest daughter; nothing of which he'd be eager to regale. "A blight," he once remarked, "A cunt." If you relayed it back to Koret, she'd give you a twisted little smile and a roll of her shoulders. "He makes sure I never forget."

As the eldest legitimate child of Dimitri Swan, Kor has always been defined by her binary gender. Born a woman to a man who valued masculinity above all else, her status as the eldest and most legitimate thrust upon her responsibilities she had no choice to want and abuse she did not rightly deserve. Many of her earliest memories were of her father's fist, whether by her own actions or defending her sister from his ire, and she learned quickly that no amount of appeasement, placation or resistance would ever deviate his feelings. He hated her because he believed she had no value.

This abuse would continue well into early adulthood. Kor's mother had passed some years prior, with some speculating this was due to her father's actions, and Lily had bloomed into a beautiful young woman who eclipsed her feral, mangier sister. Without a (legitimate) son to inherit his legacy, Dimitri was reluctantly forced to take Kor on as a protege and she was forced into service. Inheriting her father's ship the Wolfsbane, it was his expectation that she would utterly fail in her charge due to inexperience and the complexity (and oftentimes the illegality) of his tasks. However, assisted by her first mate Robince Emsworth and a rag-tag crew her father believed too useless to sail, they managed to successfully chart out their first course and all those succeeding it.

In the first year of Kor's charge, Dimitri's attention shifted from his eldest daughter to his youngest. With a kind heart and an intense need to please, Kor returned to Limsa to find her sister betrothed to a member of Kugane's crime syndicate in exchange for wealth for Dimitri’s empire. Though Kor did her best to plead with Lily to leave with her,  it was her sister's misguided belief that her marriage would redeem her in the eyes of their father and, in return, gain absolution and respect.

This belief would carry her through the marriage, her new husband's abuse, and her eventual murder - the latter of which Kor was given unwilling clairvoyance through the awakening of The Echo. However, no amount of sailing could give her enough time to save her sister. When she arrived back in the city, it was all she could do to identify the body three-days bloated by the sea and enact vengeance on her sister's killer. Though she called it justice, it never brought her peace.

Hollow from Lily's death, Kor nearly joined her down in the depths until she was pulled from the brink by Crow, another Fleet Captain in direct competition with her father, and directed to Firelight Trading Company and Rexonus Fira'lux who put her up for some time to assist in her recovery. Though she'd known the man and his organisation for some time, this more intimate exposure to the patriarch, his home and customs endeared her to the company, and she now considers herself a close associate.

Some months after her sister's death Crow reached out to Kor about a 'shipment' she was suddenly unable to fulfil: the passage of goods and services to Firelight, as well as a mechanic who required transportation. Though typically not a passenger ship, her reluctant acceptance brought her into contact with Vamperious Grey, an Ala Mhigan man who shared similar circumstances regarding fathers and upbringing, and the two spent much of the journey conversing with each other as a result. Though it had not been her intention to grow close to anyone, especially not in the wake of her sister's death, Kor found herself craving his company the more they spent together. After a few awkward encounters (including one with the Echo), they eventually confessed their feelings to each other.

In more recent times the murder of her father has thrust Kor's life into disarray. Speculation around his demise often falls square on her shoulders and that of Firelight Trading Company, given neither held no real love for him, but with no real proof to go off many of the accusations fall flat. Having re-entered the world after a bout of 'grief', she now must navigate what to do with her father's legacy and her new-found freedom. 

These hooks are not comprehensive! Rather, they serve as a springboard for potential interactions based on a few core tropes, backstory info, characterisations, etc. You are more than welcome to message me OOC to hash things out before approaching.

THE WOLFSBANE. For many years now Kor has held captaincy over her father's flagship known as The Wolfsbane. Though predominately a merchant ship, it has been known to ferry all manner of cargo - inanimate or not - to far-flung shores and distant locals. Rumour has it that her ship was oft used for illegality up until Dimitri's death, but Kor seems disinclined to prove it one way or the other. Nonetheless, she has met a variety of people over the years through various jobs.
Though I don't really have the time to maintain a crew for the purposes of roleplay, I am not opposed to people working/have worked for Kor in the past. This does require a level of discussion but, if you're interested, let me know!

DIMITRI SWAN. A fleet captain based out of Limsa Lominsa, Dimitri was respected and reviled in equal measure - often the only difference in the two being who you talked to. Because of this, his reputation often proceeds hers, and comes with the caveat of him speaking poorly about her at nearly every opportunity. The mystery of his recent demise has all eyes on his eldest daughter; both in the rumour mill of how he died, but also in what she intends to do now that she will inherit his legacy.

CRIMINALITY. Kor's sister married a high-ranking member of the Kugane underbelly before her death, and his subsequent demise not long after the captain's return to Limsa Lominsa has raised no end of speculation. Without proper proof that she committed a crime, something Kor is obviously disinclined to do, there's no easy way to pin the blame. That has not stopped some from attempting to enact revenge.

FIRELIGHT TRADING COMPANY. Kor is an affiliate of Firelight Trading Company, and is often contracted to move goods between their various outposts. Her cousin, Ashe, is the leader of the couriers - a fact she (affectionately) dubs "a massive fucking headache" - and she can sometimes be found enjoying a cup of coffee at The Fireside.

FAMILY TIES. Kor has a rather large family. On her father's side, she has Eve and Ashe. On her mother's, she has Paprika. Sometimes she doesn't mind it. Other times, when they are menaces, she hates it. If you know a member of her family, chances are they've mentioned her in passing at least once.