Piper Weiss

Goth Bard Extraordinaire

Profile

NAME: Piper Weiss
GENDER: Female
RACE: Hyur
AGE: 21
NAMEDAY: 20th Sun, 5th Umbral Moon
BIRTH PLACE: Uldah
OCCUPATION: Bard

Likes:
-music
-cooking
-photography
-building and fixing objects
-sweets and teasDislikes:
-sleaze bags
-rudeness
-mayo

PERSONALITY:
Piper can be rather blunt at times. If she's not interested in you, she has no problem telling you so. She also has a tendency to forget individuals who don't stand out to her, or whom she considers worthless. If they can't help her, why would she bother trying to remember them?Piper can be rather tight with her gil at times, especially if she doesn't think her gil will be benefitting those she is giving it to. This is a trait she learned from her Father, who told her to never invest in something bound to fail. However, she does have a soft spot for those in need, as she grew up interacting with street rats in Ul'dah. Because of this, she's not only generous with her money when someone needs it, but may have also picked up some unconventional slang and ways of speaking.Piper is creative, and is always thinking of ways to do something better, or change it to look more appealing. She's usually not afraid to tell you that you "look like trash in that outfit" if she doesn't like your style.

Bio

Piper grew up in a wealthy household in Ul'dah. Her Father was a secretary who worked under Lord Lolorito Nanarito while her Mother was a trading merchant who obtained and sold wares from distant lands. Due to this, Piper was home schooled most of her life and taught how to become a merchant. Though she was very talented in bartering with customers and making sales, Piper despised this way of life and shortly before her 16th name day, ran away from home to start a life of her own without her parents.For the first year of living on her own, Piper took on odd jobs around Ul'dah to make ends meet. This included learning to mend cloths for weavers, gathering materials for the alchemists, and being a model for the weaver and goldsmith guilds. Once she saved up enough gil for herself, she left Ul'dah to seek out other cities where she could officially begin her life.The first city she found herself in was Gridania. Here she met a Bard who required a squire, and she happily took up the job. Soon she found herself writing songs for him, and in turn began seeing requests from other bards to write songs for them. She kept this job for just shy of 7 months before she decided she had enough of being in someone's shadow yet again, and began wandering, attempting to be a bard of her own caliber.While she's not exactly famous, she has managed to get her foot in the door of the community for musically inclined individuals. In an attempt to show some 'support' towards his daughter, Piper's Father provided her with her very first mammet, which he found in a trash heap and gave to her as a gift.Piper worked diligently attempting to repair the mammet she lovingly named Viola, so she might have someone else to play with. She quickly discovered that Viola's voice was destroyed beyond repair, and instead of taking her to a mammeteer who could fix her, decided to keep her as is. Viola in a way, reminded her of herself--someone who struggled to be seen and recognized and she didn't have the heart to change her. Unlike other mammets Piper has met, Viola is very warm and personable, falling in love with people quickly. Though she cannot talk, she mimes out as best she can what she is attempting to say to others.After seeing her growing success as a bard, her Father decided to buy her a new mammet, one that is apparently top of the line. Piper named this one Falsetto, and has quickly learned that although he can talk and works better than Viola, he may be slightly defective as he would rather sleep and laze about when he's not working.

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BARDING

If you are in need of a bard, look no further! Bard services are available upon request, and payment can be discussed before hand as needed.
I am able to provide up to 8 bards myself, but am open to performing with others, or in smaller groups.Rates:250k/h
+100k/h for mammets
+250k/h for additional bards*Prices are subject to change. Discounts are available upon discussion.Below you'll find a link to my repository, as well as a link to my personal discord if you are interested.

This is in no way required, but if gil payments are not an option for you, or you would rather donate/pay for work using IRL currency, feel free to use my ko-fi (cup icon below)Rates are whatever you think is reasonable! I do this for fun, and I'm never 100% sure what I should charge for midis, since some take almost no time, while others take hours. We can always talk and work out a price too if you would prefer!

Click on the folder icon to see all of my midi packs with their included Discography!Interested in my up coming performance schedule? Click on the Calendar below!

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PORTFOLIO

Photography is available upon request!I am better with solo shots, but I am more than happy to take photos with more than one subject in them. I am also better with SFW shots, but am willing to try NSFW shots as well. Regardless of number of subjects or if the shoot is SFW or NSFW, I do reserve the right to decline a shoot.I do not currently have set prices for my shoots, but payment can be discussed. I will ask for 50% payment upon booking the shoot, and the remaining 50% once finished photos are given to you. For now, these are my prices:SFW
Pre-made pose: 250k + 50k/additional personCustom pose: 350k + 70k/additional personNSFW
N/AAdditionally, if you'd rather pay for services with IRL currency, you can find my ko-fi under my bard tab! Rates can be discussed, but are what ever you feel like is a reasonable amount!**PSA: I am not requesting that individuals pay for services with IRL currency. I am simply providing that option for users if they would rather pay for services that way. I will always take in-game currency first and foremost for services when possible.

^{Bard Lore}So you've heard of The Sonata's, but your probably wondering how we got here, aren't you? Let's start from the beginning.The Sonata's was initially founded by Piper Weiss, a rather wealthy girl hailing from a wealthy family in Ul'dah. As Piper explored the world of bards, she began to find solo concerts fairly restrictive, and sought to expand her band into a full octet, something that would take several years.The first member recruited was Viola, an old broken mammet Piper worked hard to fix. Despite all her efforts, Piper was never able to fix her sound box, however, that did not deter her. Viola was still working, functioning, and able to communicate without sound. Her chirps, reminded Piper of laughter, the soft hum of her fans a calming wind. She decided she would never fix that part of her, even when her father later offered to have Viola sent to a professional.Next to join the team was Polka, another mammet, this time gifted by her father. Unlike Viola, Polka was fully functioning, sometimes crude, blunt and mean. Initially, she refused to talk to anyone besides her master, but slowly grew out of that rough shell of hers. Now, she spends most of her time rolling her eyes at Serenade whenever she decides to show up and flirt with one of the two Au'ra members.The fourth band member was technically Serenade, who was the complete opposite of Piper. In a way, she helped round out the band, not just in height, but in the way she advertised the band. She had no fear to go out there, flirt, smile, or just be a generally pleasing individual, even if it made the other band members roll their eyes and groan. In the end, they couldn't deny how useful she was.Fifth to join was Aria. Her beauty gained the attention of many fans, even if Aria wasn't too interested in it. She has a strong personality, not mean to any degree, but accident prone. If she's not being lead around, there's a 100% chance she will walk into something. Its why you'll almost never see her without pants or legging on, as she's afraid someone will ask about the bruises of varying sizes and colors. She promises she's ok, just a little...clutzy.The sixth and seven members joined at the same time. A pair of twin Au'ra's named Cadence and Melody. Upon their joining is when Serenade became a less frequent member, causing the band to look like a sextet instead of a septet. Granted, the twins weren't too displeased with this, as whenever she showed up, there was a 100% chance that Serenade would flirt with them. Mainly just to get a reaction out of Melody, the more shy of the two.The eighth member to the group was Harmony. Though she looks like she's rather mean, she's actually one of the nicer members of the group. Her short stature helped to round out the height dynamic of the rest of the group. She's a born leader, often helping Piper to organize her schedule, remember events, or book events for the band in general.The last, and youngest member of the group is Belle. A young hyur yet to make her debut. Why? She's uhh...a narcoleptic...Unsure how she was found initially, she gently nudged her way into the group. Despite her condition, she's yet to fall asleep during a set. That says nothing about the numerous amounts of times she's fallen asleep prior to leaving the house.In the end, its taken approximately 5 years for Piper to get her band to a full Octet, and 90% of the time its still a Septet. Which probably explains why there's no pictures of the full band together yet. Maybe one day, she'll be able to corral her wacky little bunch of misfits to take a picture.~~~~Now that we have all that out of the way, lets explore what provoked me (the author) to create this nutty bunch:Bard Puns.You heard that right, this entire band is just one giant joke, and that's fine. Lets dig into it.The Sonata's was originally based off of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, in combination with Eternal Sonata. Piper's name was created to continue the joke, along with the name of the band. Piper = someone who plays music, Weiss = German for White. Snow White = German fairy Tale, The Sonatas = musical terminology, nod to Eternal Sonata. You see it coming together?Now, lets break down who each of the characters represents from Snow White and Eternal SonataPiper -- Chopin/ Snow White
Serenade -- Serenade/ The Prince
Aria -- Count Waltz / Sneezy
Viola -- Viola / Dopey
Polka -- Polka / Grumpy
Cadence -- March / Bashful
Melody -- Salsa / Happy
Harmony -- Beat / Doc
Belle -- Crescendo / SleepyNow you might be thinking to yourself "Wait, there's 9 there!" and you'd be right. Serenade only comes in periodically when I resub her, hence her being the Prince who comes in to save the day. She replaces Belle when that happens.