My suggestion - and this is really simply a good approach to any RP (and I'm as guilty of not doing this as anyone else) - is to think about this in terms of how you can use this RP to help progress other people's stories. That way you're offering something valuable, instead of asking others to provide something to you, and you'll be far more likely to find takers and to have interesting RP.
For instance: The Lady Olorin's old bodyguard has betrayed her, and works against her. She is now looking for a new bodyguard to both keep her safe, as well as to proactively work against her old bodyguard. You're providing a skilled combatant foil (complete with RP opportunities) for someone, which is the bread and butter for so many fighters who are motivated by duty.
Another example: The Lady Olorin's family has fallen on hard times, and she has gotten into debt from a number of shady folks in Ul'dah (who would be played by PCs). She is looking for a personal assistant who will be in frequent contact with them, staving off their attempts to collect. Ul'dah being the way it is, any shady character worth their salt would want to extract payment in favors (RP hooks!) from the Olorin family, and the Lady Olorin's personal assistant would be a key role in both the negotiations for favors as well as the actual favors themselves.
For instance: The Lady Olorin's old bodyguard has betrayed her, and works against her. She is now looking for a new bodyguard to both keep her safe, as well as to proactively work against her old bodyguard. You're providing a skilled combatant foil (complete with RP opportunities) for someone, which is the bread and butter for so many fighters who are motivated by duty.
Another example: The Lady Olorin's family has fallen on hard times, and she has gotten into debt from a number of shady folks in Ul'dah (who would be played by PCs). She is looking for a personal assistant who will be in frequent contact with them, staving off their attempts to collect. Ul'dah being the way it is, any shady character worth their salt would want to extract payment in favors (RP hooks!) from the Olorin family, and the Lady Olorin's personal assistant would be a key role in both the negotiations for favors as well as the actual favors themselves.
