Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn is a non - player character from " Final Fantasy XIV " . She is a Roegadyn pirate who became leader of one of the three Grand Companies of Eorzea , Limsa Lominsa ' s Maelstrom . Ironically , she proceeded to impose strict regulations on piracy within Limsa Lominsa . Profile . Appearance . Merlwyb has pale bluish skin and short white hair swept backward . She wears a long , low - cut black coat and boots , and white cuffs and gloves . On each shoulder are red decorations resembling Limsa Lominsa ' s flag . Personality . Merlwyb is a female Roegadyn of the Sea Wolf branch . She bears her race ' s physique and proud demeanor , honest and steadfast in her own way while also stubborn and uncompromising . Story . " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " . Merlwyb is first seen by Adventurer starting in Limsa Lominsa when she arrives to personally commend them for thwarting a massive Sahagin & Serpent Reaver raid in Lower La Noscea , and invites them to a banquet in their honor . She then asks them to become her personal envoy to the other city - states , granting an airship pass . For the Adventurer that start in Gridania or Ul ' dah , she is seen when delivering a letter from their respective city - state ' s leader . She can be seen again during the memorial service for the five year anniversary of the Battle of Carteneau . Merlwyb doesn ' t reappear until the kobolds have summoned Titan . Meeting the Adventurer and Y ' shtola at Maelstrom Command , she admits to violating the treaty with the kobolds in the wake of the Calamity , which prompted the current crisis . She is not seen again until late in the story , when she and the other leaders receive the ultimatum from Gaius van Baelsar . They discuss whether to capitulate or resist the Legatus ' demands in the face of his ultimate weapon , until Minfilia convinces them to band against the Garlean threat . She is last seen along with the other leaders by Lake Silvertear in celebration after the fall of the Praetorium . Through the Maelstrom . The Scions of the Seventh Dawn warn the Admiral of the Sahagin becoming dangerously close to summoning their Primal , Leviathan . The Maelstrom are mobilized to begin a preemptive strike , with Merlwyb accompanying them . Reaching the depths of the Sapsa Spawning Grounds , they discover a Sahagin Priest praying before an Aetheryte crystal , attempting to summon Leviathan and claiming that he will soon achieve immortality . During these events , Merlwyb shoots him dead . . . only for the priest to manifest as a blue orb that enters another Sahagin , transforming into him completely . As she shoots the remaining Sahagin dead , a massive sea serpent suddenly emerges from the ocean waters and absorbs the priest . With the Lord of the Whorls now fully summoned , they are forced to regroup when they realize he is preparing a tidal wave in open sea . Using a tactic once employed by the pirate Mistbeard , they jury - rig a barge loaded with corrupted crystals in order to neutralize Leviathan ' s defenses and allow the Adventurer a means to confront the Primal on the sea . After its defeat and the crisis ends , Y ' shtola privately confronts Merlwyb regarding the motives behind the Sahagin and Kobolds actions . The Admiral admits that the beast - tribes summoned their Primals out of desperation due to the people of Eorzea encroaching their territory and threatening their survival , but people in turn claim territory and resources in order to survive themselves . She grimly notes that in the end , with such mutually exclusive conditions only the strongest will prevail . Creation and development . Merlwyb was developed for the Seventh Umbral Era storyline , being the first female Roegadyn to be introduced into the game . Voice . Merlwyb is voiced by in the Japanese version of the game . In the English version of " A Realm Reborn " , Merlwyb was voiced by . Since the release of the English version of " Final Fantasy XIV : Heavensward " , Merlwyb is voiced by . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Merlwyb appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " as an Aqua - elemental card . " Triple Triad " . Merlwyb appears on " Triple Triad " cards in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Etymology . In the Roegadyn language , her name translates directly to " Sea - woman Bluefish - daughter . " Her last name comes from her father , the pirate Bloefhis ( Blue - fish ) , who led the League of Lost Bastards .