<br/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2f/Lianna_warlock_b.jpg)</div><strong>Lianna Devereux</strong><br/>18 years, 5'3'', 110 lbs, blonde hair<br/><br/>Level 1 Human Warlock<br/>Neutral Good<br/>Guild Merchant background<br/><br/>Character sheet: https://www.orcpub2.com/pages/dnd/5e/characters/17592198512618<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Lianna is the only child and heir to the Devereux family, a respected line of merchants who manage most, if not all of the trade in the village. Alwyn Devereux, Lianna's father, runs a very well-known general store -- *the* store in the village, you might say, the one all traveling adventurers are likely to seek out, as they deal in all kinds of curiosities and adventuring gear which the Devereux family imports. In trade, they export the village's main local commodity -- good quality wine.<br/><br/>An excitable, sociable, always smiling happy-go-lucky girl, Lianna has always had her way with other people. She is very empathetic and caring, and strongly believes that her friends and their happiness is the most important thing in the world. Not exactly very booksmart or a logical thinker, Lianna tends to act with great emotion, not thinking twice before rushing into action -- for better or worse. Kind of naive and in the eyes of many people a bit of a simple-minded girl, Lianna is nevertheless someone who is very easy to like, and is quite popular among the villagers.<br/><br/>Now an 18-year-old maiden, Lianna has been taken in to join the family business. She never really had the talent or interest in mathematics, logistics and all the nitty-gritty that makes the Devereux family business so massively successful and profitable; but she is very, very good with people. Lianna has for a couple of years now been employed as the practical face of the store: drawing prospective customers' attention with her looks and endearing smiles, making them feel comfortable while chatting them up, and ensuring they come again with a heartwarming goodbye -- all while a more number-savvy employee actually finalizes the deal itself.<br/><br/>Lianna happily helps out the family business and she loves interacting with the customers. All in all, she's a well-known face in the village: seeing how she spends most days out on the marketplace, chatting and socializing with everyone and acting as the face of the village's busiest store, just about everyone knows her, and she knows just about everyone.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ever since a little girl, Lianna has loved the nature, the forest and every living thing in it. She used to spend all day running around, climbing trees and exploring every nook and cranny there was to see. Oftentimes she had to be dragged out of the forest at midnight, not because she didn't want to come home, but because she just loved it in the forest so much. Whenever Lianna's father tried to get her interested in studying mathematics or other tools of the trade, Lianna just wanted to run away to the forest instead.<br/><br/>When Lianna was eight years old, her adventures in the forest drew the attention of a cheerful group of pixies. Always up for laughs, the pixies lead Lianna to their own secret grove -- a hidden place no human had ever been to before. Lianna loved the place and the pixies. The grove became her own secret hiding place for years to come.<br/><br/>By the time she was a teenager, however, Lianna had all but forgotten about her secret grove. She just had too many other things on her mind. Too many other interests -- school (which she is not good at), father trying to teach her the family business (which she doesn't exactly excel at), friends and boys (both of which she very much enjoyed). Oh yes, she definitely made some unallowed visits to the family wine cellars, usually with company.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>When Lianna had just turned 18, Lianna's mother died. Distraught with grief, Lianna found herself wandering in the forest, just like she had done all those years before.<br/><br/>Her feet moved almost automatically, without thinking, and take her to the same old secret grove from her childhood. Except this time there was someone else there. Clythia, the Nymph Princess. Since the last time Lianna had visited this grove, the Nymph Princess had been tasked with guarding and protecting this sacred place of the Fey... and Lianna was intruding.<br/><br/>Unable to resist the powers of the Archfey, Lianna was placed under Clythia's charms. The nymph found her very intriguing. They nypmh and the human girl, charmed and unable to resist, spent two days and two nights in the grove, exploring and getting to know each other. Clythia was fascinated by this human girl who, in her eyes, was not *too* ugly for a human; and seemed to be strangely similar to her in many ways: both were young girls, heirs in powerful families, and both had obligations to their families: Lianna was tasked with helping out her family business, while Clythia was tasked with guarding this sacred grove. However, the difference was that while the nymph was physically tied to her grove and not allowed to leave, Lianna was free to enjoy life outside.<br/><br/>That is when the Nymph Princess had an idea. She forced the still-charmed Lianna to form a patron pact with her. She would give Lianna new powers beyond her imagination... and in return gaining the ability to experience everything Lianna does. The nymph would experience life and adventures outside her grove -- through Lianna.<br/><br/>Lianna never had a choice in the matter.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Lianna returned to the village with a strange glow around her. The beautiful but ordinary girl now has a certain... magical aura around her. Men (and women) seem strangely drawn to her even more than before, not really knowing why or how. Only someone with very strong knowledge of the arcane arts would understand what was going on -- she has been touched by the Feywild.<br/><br/>Lianna, the involuntary Warlock, vowed to keep it all secret no matter what. She vowed to never even use her powers. She didn't ask for them, she never wanted them. The powers of a nymph, and the way a nymph would want to experience life, was very different from what Lianna had ever had in mind for herself.<br/><br/>But Clythia the Archnymph has different ideas. She speaks to Lianna in her dreams, slightly annoyed with how hesitant Lianna is, but convinced she will give in and start living the life Clythia wants, soon enough... she just needs the right push. And she would be patient. When Lianna is ready to take control of her powers and start living her life like a true Nymph Warlock... the powers are there.