Description
Your gaze falls upon a attractive human woman with long jet black
hair that cascades half way down her back. The hair is chaotic
gathering of curls that seems playful and inviting. Soft, tanned skin
makes up her body, and her face offers a cheerful smile behind gentle
red lips. Emerald green eyes shine beneath long eyelashes, and a soft
purple hue decorates her eyes. Her ears are adorned with one set of
golden hoops. The woman's body is curvy, and almost an hourglass
figure. Her bosoom is ample, and her fingers long and slender, with
her fingernails painted in red, similar to the color of her lips. No
visible scars or markings can be seen, and a scent of morning dew
seems to surround her. Her general demaenor seems friendly.
Role
Colorful Wagons in a Dark Realm
Added Wed Jun 29 21:56:32 2022 at level 14:
Barovia. The dark realm beyond the mist. Cursed, evil, death, all
words use to describe the land full of wicked creatures and undead.
Through the dark times of the land there has always been a people
who make their home there. Living in a moving collective of colorful
wagons, the Vistani seem to find joy in celebrations and song. It is
also rumored they are thieves and cutthroats, workers in terrible and
dark curses. These rumors have oft caused mistrust against their
people from outsiders.
While their code may differ from most folks everyday of life, they are
not an evil people by nature. Though one particular rumor has some
merit, the ability to work curses. The Vistani are a cursed lot, doomed
to live their lifes in the dark mist of Barovia, despite being to navigate
the lands, they are unable to escape the mist due to the curse upon
their people. This curse has allowed them to place the "Evil Eye" upon
those who would do wrong to them, ranging from the slightest to the
most dire of curses.
Yet one particular power Vistani has been able to breach the mist
time and time again, Madam Eva. It seems she has found an unnatural
long life and her descendants believe she is but a myth. But this story
isn't about Madam Eva. It is about another Vistani who too has found a
way to push through the mist.
A Tryst in the Full Moon's Light
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It was a typical night in the Vistani Camp. The people were
celebrating the warming rays of the Full Moon. Dancing, singing,
drinking, and merriment was to be had. One girl of age was enjoying
the festivities, lost in the dancing and drinking of her people. Her
beauty did not go unnoticed. A dark haired gentlement found himself
mesmerized by the raven haired woman, her beckoning smile
enchanting him. The two soon found themselves engaged in a sultry
dance, both with their bodies and their charm.
As more drink was consumed, their waton lust gave to desire and the
young couple quickly escaped into the nearby wood to be alone. The
two found themselves in a hungry and passionate rapture, totally lost
in the thrall of each others essence. But Full Moons are dangerous for
they give way to a curse, a disease, of men who become creatures of
feral, bloody thirst.
The Vistani, generally careful to keep their location of their camps
secret and protected made a mistake of not noticing that one of their
own had succumbed to a werewolf's bite. This particular camp of
Vistani, would celebrate its last night.
Howls and screams filled the cold night air, as the man beast tore
through the small camp, ripping limbs and tearing throats of all who
once made it home as the creature's unleashed rage could not be
controlled. The couple resting in their moment of bliss, froze from the
horrific screams echoing through the night. They quickly rose and
dressed, but it was too late. The monster had found them, attracted
by the scent of their love making.
Quickly the beast was upon the gentlement, burying fangs into the
shoulders, claws ripping his stomach open. The man was dead so
quickly, his scream never leaving his throat. The girl instead let her
own voice fill the dark woods as terror befell her, but something in
her spoke, shaking off the numbness of fear. Run Girl Run, it shouted
in her head. So she did.
As her bare feet carried her through the forest, the mist began to
come. Like a heavy fog it rolled the trees covering the land, and
blinding those within. The howls of the werewolf echoed behind her,
Lyalya's eyes filled with tears as she ran. The sound of the foul beast
was once near and upon her began to fade till it became stillness. Her
legs gave into fatigue and she buckled, panting heavily that she could
not even cry. Suddenly a pain shot through her body, but it was not
physical, but a spiritual pain. She gripped her head in agony and collapsed.
When she awoke, Lyalya found herself at the outskirts of an unfamilar
town. She cautiously made her way there and discovered the town
was called Arkham. And somehow she was alive and no longer in Barovia.
Background Summary Goals Etc
Added Wed Jun 29 22:14:08 2022 at level 14:
Lyalya is a Vistani from Barovia who managed to make it through the
mist. This came at a cost of inflicting her with Ancestral Curse (flaw).
In the course of her time, she learned of a group called the Heralds.
She seeks to join them as a Bartender, or perhaps more.
She was born under the sphere of Spirit, giving her a small connection
to the dead and at times she can hear them. One of her Vistani gifts or
curse, depending on how you look at it.
She knows how to fight, making use of swords and whips, training she
got from her Vistani group.
She believes in Omens and Signs, and does not take them lightly.
Her Vistani Family all died (as far as she knows) from a Werewolf
encounter. This makes her feel a little unsure of shapeshifters.
Her goals are minor for the time being, mostly to join the Heralds and
as the character developes, new goals, etc may emerge.