Description
The word 'waif' is personified in the small half-elf standing here. A thin
wisp of a girl, her black hair cut to a fuzz, large brown eyes with a slight
tilt to them, her small ears slightly pointed giving evidence of her elven
heritage. Her tiny nose is crooked, evidently an old break that was set
wrong. Her front teeth are overlarge, giving her the look of a desperate,
hungry rabbit. She is constantly wringing her soot-covered hands, the tips
of her fingers callused and stained brown. Her elbows and knees are knobby
and dirt covered, all sharp, dirty angles.
Role
First Chapter
Added Tue Nov 7 16:29:00 2023 at level 45:
!! I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BEING LATE I THOUGHT I HAD SUBMITTED THIS ROLE AROUND
THE 50 HOUR MARK !!
Background:
Iroenyphe was born into poverty, and quickly orphaned after a hapless accident
by her drunken fisher father. Finding the Voralian orphanage too confining,
she became a rather poor thief for a gang of children beggars. This culminated
in a botched robbery - when the victim, a supposed rich merchant of Hamsah,
wrestled with Iroenyphe over her knife. After a rather chaotic brawl,
Iroenyphe arose in horror to find herself covered in blood, and her knife
sticking from the merchant's gullet.
That night, a guilt-ridden Iroenyphe was found by a mysterious, shadowed
stranger. It turns out the merchant had been an Imperial spy, and the Voralian
assassin's guild was under the mistaken assumption that Iroenyphe had *meant*
to kill him. They offered her a position in the guild, and being too
embarrassed to correct them, Iroenyphe became an assassin.
Traits:
- Iroenyphe has severe imposter syndrome due to the accident that preceded her
induction into the assassin's guild.
- Iroenyphe is unflappably cheerful, and polite - hoping to gloss over being
'discovered' as an 'imposter'.
- Iroenyphe smokes pipeweed regularly (a habit picked up from her
ne'er-do-well father), and is fascinated with discovering different strains.
- Iroenyphe has a fear of being underwater due to her father's drowning.
The Responsibility
Added Thu Nov 16 23:42:30 2023 at level 51:
Iroenyphe bent over the parchment, her tongue sticking out one side of her
mouth, penning missives for her Fortress brethren.
Her, the Marshall! Was this enough? Wanting, trying to better? She was not the
most accomplished assassin in the guild, nor even the most tempered assassin
of the Fortress. But she had been given this responsibility by Baerinika, and
by the Gods she meant to do give it her all.
She stood up and stretched, her back cracking from sitting too long. Taking
out her father's pipe and taking a long drag, she wondered what he'd think of
all this. Her, a deadly assassin, now helping to lead the Fortress - the same
he had happily told tall tales about, around the fire at night. He had loved
those old stories, of knights taking the fight to the Darkness. Saving those
in need.
She wiped the mist from her eyes, and put her hand on the hilt of Darkbane.
For the Light. For her father. She would do this. Would there be trouble along
the way? Always. But she meant to face it with bravery and conviction.
A Missive
Added Thu Nov 16 23:44:03 2023 at level 51:
Hullo, brothers and sisters! As most of you know, Lady Baerinika offered me
the responsibility of Marshall of the Fortress, and I have graciously
accepted! I write now to describe what I consider my duties as Marshall, and
how I will personally fulfill those duties. I have talked to many of my Maran
brethren, as well as the leadership of our lovely Fortress. In doing so, I
have received so many good ideas! All of you are full of eagerness to improve
each other, my heart swells to near exploding!
In the tome The Duties of Leadership, within the Hall of Light, the
responsibilities of the Marshall are described as preparing the Squires and
Scribes of the Fortress on how to defend the Fortress itself, and themselves.
After a discussion with our esteemed Captain Coqui, we believe this also
relates to the general morale of the Fortress.
First, I want to describe how I will evaluate pledged candidates to the
Brigade. I know in the past that we have required pledges to be bloodied
before they become Squires. Coqui has not required that, and I will not
either. However, I will require pledges to receive at least one
recommendation from a Maran. This recommendation should be well thought out,
and come from a place of mentorship. For example, with a recent pledge, I
taught and led them where to get poppy juice and explained what it does. This
seems like basic knowledge to many of us, and because we think that we often
forget to share it. And it's easy to do! Who doesn't like a swim across the
sea with a new pledge?!
Second, after many conversations and some inspiration from the fundraiser last
elven night, I will be hosting sparring and trainings sessions! Each of these
will be scheduled with a missive, and I will try to vary the times so everyone
gets a chance to attend. The first one will be this Sunday as the elves tell
time. I will send a separate missive to describe this training, but the first
topic will be how to fight those of my guild, naturally!
Lastly, I am going to strive to always be accessible. If you do not run into
me and want to chat, give me advice, or just complain about your latest fall,
please send me a missive! I love missives, and I will try to arrange a time
for us to speak for whenever you're awake.
I love you all. Each of you strengthen the Light with your presence. We will
push the Darkness back, because we have hope and they do not.
Iroenyphe Tatterstep, Marshall of the Fortress
Growing Pains
Added Mon Nov 27 21:30:49 2023 at level 51:
Iroenyphe went through the forms again in the chill morning fog, condensation
and sweat forming rivulets into her armor's underpadding. The lightforged
weapons left glittering paths in the mist. They felt right in her hands, to be
this close to Light made physically manifest. She had made a personal vow to
only use these in battle; mundane weapons felt almost... numb, disconnected.
Impure.
The Fortress was burgeoning with new recruits, and of course a growing
population was accompanied by a few pains. She had been horrified when the
Lady Azorinne herself had to descend from the heavens to admonish her and her
Squires, for the thoughtless beguiling of two innocent Darsylon guards.
Iroenyphe had been stunned nearly silent, but the flippant attitude of the
Squires had sparked a fire in her that perhaps had been dwindling away. And
the stern admonishment she had been obligated to deliver had only stoked that
fire - not quenched it, as she may have privately feared in her darkest
thoughts.
These and other, less consequential dramas were banished when she was going
through her forms, though. A time for her.
PK Wins
Oct 27, 2023|Lv 24|Udgaardian Plains|Yithtuo vs 1: [24] Iroenyphe (100%, cut)
Oct 27, 2023|Lv 25|Udgaard|Xalvyn vs 2: [25] Iroenyphe (100%, slash), [18] Xravreh (0%)
Oct 29, 2023|Lv 35|The Eastern Road|Darbod vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, drowning)
Oct 29, 2023|Lv 35|Fortress of Light|Jateak vs 2: [38] Plazki (89%, bleeding), [35] Iroenyphe (10%)
Oct 29, 2023|Lv 35|Shepherd's Row|Jateak vs 2: [35] Iroenyphe (19%), [38] Plazki (80%, venomous cloud)
Oct 30, 2023|Lv 35|West Sumner's Road|Setpegotmoo vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, drowning)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|Forest of Prosimy|Sekhnah vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, throw)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|Outskirts of Galadon|Sekhnah vs 2: [35] Iroenyphe (9%, caustic slime), [35] Korazin (90%)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|The Battlefield|Schasul vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, throw)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|The Outlander Refuge|Cestellus vs 2: [35] Iroenyphe (84%, throw), [31] Shanas (15%)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|The Citadel of Ostalagiah|Sekhnah vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, punch)
Nov 1, 2023 |Lv 35|Forest of Prosimy|Darbod vs 1: [35] Iroenyphe (100%, caustic slime)
Nov 2, 2023 |Lv 36|Mount Calandaryl|Pimble vs 1: [36] Iroenyphe (100%, slash)
Nov 3, 2023 |Lv 38|Northern Foothills|Menjonko vs 2: [51] Oroas (54%, claw), [38] Iroenyphe (45%)
Nov 4, 2023 |Lv 39|Fortress of Light|Rwarkai vs 2: [33] Aegmar (31%, fireball), [39] Iroenyphe (68%)
Nov 6, 2023 |Lv 41|The Outlander Refuge|Rhastahn vs 1: [41] Iroenyphe (100%, mountain storm kick)
Nov 9, 2023 |Lv 51|Galadon|Shanas vs 3: [51] Travanz (20%), [51] Naobyn (35%, punch), [51] Iroenyphe (43%)
Nov 10, 2023|Lv 51|Udgaard|Dajedal vs 2: [51] Ryfin (52%), [51] Iroenyphe (47%, punch)
Nov 10, 2023|Lv 51|Feanwyyn Weald|Ralniasu vs 2: [51] Iroenyphe (5%), [51] Yerek (94%, slice)
Nov 11, 2023|Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Nesostrei vs 3: [51] Coqui (31%, disruption), [51] Arinayar (9%), [51] Iroenyphe (58%)
Nov 15, 2023|Lv 51|The North Road|Malliokh vs 2: [51] Iroenyphe (39%, double spin kick), [51] Hildaris (60%)
Nov 17, 2023|Lv 51|Galadon|Sekhnah vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, flaming bite)
Nov 18, 2023|Lv 51|Ayr'Trinil, the Arial City|Iskrith vs 2: [51] Hildaris (55%, strike of purity), [51] Iroenyphe (44%)
Nov 18, 2023|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Vrolah vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, punch)
Nov 18, 2023|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Dawrog vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, searing light)
Nov 19, 2023|Lv 51|Shepherd's Row|Vrolah vs 2: [51] Peloniph (54%, slice), [51] Iroenyphe (45%)
Nov 19, 2023|Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Dawrog vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, slash)
Nov 20, 2023|Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Sekhnah vs 3: [42] Plazki (74%, disruption), [51] Iroenyphe (0%), [51] Peloniph (25%)
Nov 21, 2023|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Kobika vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, slash)
Nov 24, 2023|Lv 51|The Battlefield|Gurbaba vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, throw)
Nov 24, 2023|Lv 51|Lord Tabershaw's Keep|Kwar vs 2: [51] Chulzor (95%, parting blow), [51] Iroenyphe (4%)
Nov 25, 2023|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Kwar vs 3: [51] Dahliana (0%), [51] Ryfin (61%), [51] Iroenyphe (38%, slash)
Nov 25, 2023|Lv 51|The Imperial Palace|Vylisa vs 2: [51] Iroenyphe (0%), [51] Vartin (100%, heavenly wrath)
Nov 26, 2023|Lv 51|Voralian City|Vylisa vs 3: [51] Iroenyphe (25%), [51] Ryfin (38%), [51] Osvolisso (35%, KB)
Nov 26, 2023|Lv 51|Galadon|Osvolisso vs 3: [51] Iroenyphe (40%, slash), [51] Ryfin (43%), [51] Ios (15%)
Nov 26, 2023|Lv 51|The Spire of the Blood Tribunal|Sekhnah vs 2: [51] Iroenyphe (15%), [51] Zelisha (84%, torments)
Nov 27, 2023|Lv 51|The Ruins of Ostalagiah|Setpegotmoo vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, double spin kick)
Nov 29, 2023|Lv 51|Forest Road|Sekhnah vs 2: [51] Ryfin (25%, divine power), [51] Iroenyphe (74%)
Dec 1, 2023 |Lv 51|Feanwyyn Weald|Vhuul vs 2: [51] Ryfin (44%, divine power), [51] Iroenyphe (55%)
Dec 1, 2023 |Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Xzelyx vs 2: [51] Fisih (77%, blazing slash), [51] Iroenyphe (22%)
Dec 4, 2023 |Lv 51|The Redhorn Mountains|Vhuul vs 2: [51] Bazz (49%, claw), [51] Iroenyphe (50%)
Dec 5, 2023 |Lv 51|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Baznul vs 2: [51] Iroenyphe (15%), [47] Iskrith (84%, numbing grip)
Dec 7, 2023 |Lv 51|Voralian City|Rakjickle vs 1: [51] Iroenyphe (100%, throw)
Dec 12, 2023|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|Beaike vs 3: [51] Zelisha (3%, KB), [50] Wickark (24%), [51] Iroenyphe (72%)