<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/KD4ZQ26.jpg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Original Appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/7iown0C.jpg)</div></div></div><strong>Name:</strong>Taris Vannel (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1762338)<br/><strong>Class(es):</strong>Magus (Eldritch Archer)<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Half-Elf / Evil Outsider<br/><strong>Alignment:</strong>LN<br/><strong>Description:</strong>(If differing from picture)<br/><strong>Fetishes:</strong>Dom/sub, bondage, public humiliation, public use, tentacles, slimes, gang bang, enchantments, traps, and toys.<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Eh, I'm not a fan of any of the bodily humors.  Snuff is pretty squicky too.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Taris is the sort that has a lot of pride.  She isn't haughty, she cares about the people under her, but she can be demanding and rising in prominence has only made her more self-conscious about the way people perceive her.  She's repressing a lot in the name of her image, but when someone pries her hands off the reins she can be surprisingly responsive.<br/><br/><strong>Backstory:</strong>Taris was the bastard daughter of a tryst between an elven ambassador and the daughter of a minor noble in the Emperor-Kingdom of Hawken.  To bury the scandal, the girl was sent to a home far from the hustle and bustle of the Kingdom's capital before her pregnancy could show, and Taris herself was given away to one of the reclusive wizard's colleges of that land to be raised as a warden and protect the school's secrets and attendants.<br/><br/>As a child, Taris was picked on pretty badly.  First for her ears, and then for still being a kid when her peers were already getting tangled up in passionate rendevous away from the instructors' prying eyes.  She internalized some of that, becoming withdrawn and berating her own ability, but she also diligently studied her craft.  Given her relationship with her peers, and her personality, she never climbed the ranks, but her ability was noted and so she became an agent for the Academies to work their influence from afar.<br/><br/>For someone who's identity is so tightly wound up in their work, there are few things as terrifying as the prospect of failure.  It was that fear of being discarded that pushed Taris into accepting Esmerelda's bargain in the end.  A famous scholar from the Republic of Senval, Sargas of Antilla, was on his way back home from a tour of Hawken's academies where he pontificated on Ur Priests, the implications of using divine spells without the gods' approval, and how hermeticism could expand the scope of arcane casters in their lifetime.  As they approached the border where they'd be handing Sargas off to his Senvalian security detail, they were beset upon by assassins.  The assassins were beaten back by her and the rest of the detail, but a poisoned arrow had gotten through, and her charge was poisoned with Dust Manta's venom.  When he died, his body broke down into a fine silt, preventing his resurrection.<br/><br/>Esmerelda had been travelling in secret with the scholar for the duration, and it was upon seeing her turmoil that she offered her poisoned words.  She could restore him, restore her honor, and shield her agency from the wrath of Sargas's backers ... but she needed a potent catalyst.  Taris agreed, having taken all the blame onto herself already.  The disguised Esmerelda made Sargas's body whole once more, and the Academies of Hawken paid the church of his patron for the resurrection, the political scandal and raised tensions between nations avoided, as behind the scenes spymasters geared up to root out what cult had sent those assassins.<br/><br/>But Taris had already left.  Hawken brooks no allegiances beyond the Empire's needs, so while she had protected the Empire and her comrades, ultimately she could not avoid being discarded herself.  She remains a bit bitter at that, but she had the concept of greater goods drilled into her young, and honestly she has more pressing personal matters to attend to in the immediate future.<br/><br/><strong>Bonus questions!</strong><br/><em>What's a secret your character would never want anyone to know:</em>While she wasn't popular with her own generation of neophytes, Taris enjoyed a bit of a reputation with her juniors for her strict manner of instruction.  Given Hawken views on authority, she actually appears in a number of amateur stories where she dominates young men for her own satisfaction.  She honestly finds it mortifying, but she<em>does</em>read evey copy she confiscates.<br/><br/><em>Your character has been trapped in prison and awaits a dark fate.. what do you do?:</em>She meditates calmly, observing everything she can from her limited space.  Slowly, she works her way out of any bindings they left her in, but tries to leave them in place so she<em>looks</em>secured when the guards come for her.  When the door opens, she'll drop the facade and cast Force Sword ... no matter how bleak the odds, she'd rather go out on her feet.<br/><br/><em>You encounter a mighty dragon you can not (yet) hope to defeat, how would you bargain with them?:</em>Find leverage, something the dragon wants, even if it means having to steal that item from their horde herself.  Make sure to keep the leverage in the hands of trusted seconds somewhere off-site, so that eating her precludes them taking their prize.  If at all possible, use spells or items to bargain remotely.  Do not, at any point, underestimate the intelligence or pride of a Dragon simply because it looks like a beast.<br/><br/><strong>Ability Scores</strong>(+Modifiers)<br/>Str  16 (+3)<br/>Dex  18 (+4)<br/>Con  14 (+2)<br/>Int  16 (+3)<br/>Wis   8 (-1)<br/>Cha  14 (+2)<br/><br/><strong>HP:  60 / 60</strong><strong>Armor Class:</strong>18 (14 Flatfooted)<strong>Initiative Bonus:</strong>+6<strong>Speed:</strong>30'<strong>CMD:</strong>+21<br/><strong>Saving Throws:</strong>Fort  +8; Ref  +6; Will  +5<br/><strong>Class/Racial Feats</strong>Weapon Focus (Composite Longbow), Skill Focus (Escape Artist)<br/><strong>Chosen Feats:</strong>Extra Arcane Pool, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot<br/><strong>Traits:</strong>Stealthy Hunter, Elven Reflexes<br/><strong>Skills:</strong>Climb (+10), Diplomacy (+6), Disable Device (+9), Escape Artist (+10), Intimidate (+10), Know (Arcana) (+8), Know (Planes) (+7), Perception (+10), Ride (+8), Spellcraft (+10), Stealth (+18)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Equipment and items</div><div class="spoiler_body">Spider-Silk Bodysuit 2,000gp<br/>Cloak of Elvenkind; 2,500gp<br/>Composite Longbow (+2 Str) of Shock; 2,600gp<br/> - 60 Arrows 3gp<br/>Masterwork Longsword; 315gp <br/>Efficient Quiver; 1,800gp<br/>Ioun Torch; 75gp<br/>Backpack; 2gp<br/>Bedroll; 1sp<br/>1-pint flask; 3 cp<br/>7 days' trail rations; 3.5gp<br/>Hunting knife; 2gp<br/>whetstone, 2cp<br/>shovel 2gp<br/>hammer 5gp<br/>2 square yards of canvas, 2sp<br/>fishing line and hook 1sp<br/>flint and steel 1gp<br/>iron pot; 5sp<br/>tent; 10gp<br/>waterskin; 1gp<br/>10 torches; 1sp<br/>5 pitons; 5sp<br/>Grappling Hook; 1gp<br/>50' silk rope; 10gp<br/>3x chalk; 3cp<br/>Light Horse (Combat Trained) 110gp<br/>Saddle, riding 10gp<br/>Saddle bags 4gp<br/>Bit &amp; Bridle 2gp<br/>Brush 2sp<br/>7 days animal feed 3sp 5 cp<br/>Outfit, Travelers x3 3gp<br/>Soldier's Uniform 1gp<br/>Courtesan's Outfit 8gp<br/>Healing Kit 50gp<br/>Spell Component Pouch 5gp<br/>Agent's Mask<br/><br/>127gp 3sp 7cp</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Attacks</div><div class="spoiler_body">Unarmed: +9/+4 to Hit; 1d3+2 dmg; x2 crit (Nonlethal)<br/>Masterwork Longsword: +10/+5 to Hit; 1d8+2 dmg; 19-20 x2 Crit<br/>Force Sword: +10/+5 to Hit; 1d8+3 dmg; 19-20 x2 Crit<br/>Compound Bow of Shock: +11/+6 to Hit; 1d8+2(+1d6); x3 Crit, 110' Rng<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spells Known &amp; Spells Per Day</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cantrips: (5 Spells a Day)<br/> - All Level 0 Spells Recorded - <br/><br/>Grade 1:  (5 Spells a Day)<br/>Blend<br/>Deadeye's Arrow<br/>Expeditious Retreat<br/>Grease<br/>Magic Missile<br/>Mount<br/>Obscuring Mist<br/>Ray of Enfeeblement<br/>Shield<br/>Weaponwand<br/><br/>Grade 2:  (4 Spells a Day)<br/>Force Sword<br/>Glitterdust<br/>Mirror Image<br/>Molten Orb<br/>Scorching Ray<br/>Web<br/><br/>Grade 3:  (2 Spells a Day)<br/>Bloody Arrows<br/>Clay Skin<br/>Fireball<br/>Haste<br/><br/>...</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Random notez!</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://raikou2.donmai.us/b0/91/__etna_and_prinny_disgaea_drawn_by_typo_requiemdusk__b091beaa7b98f35681a2df9de7903f07.png)<br/></div></div><br/>Edit:  12/9/18 - Demonic Curse, Incubation Stage<br/>12/29/18 - Demonic Curse, Beginning Stage<br/>12/30/18 - Slight tweak, forgot to remove<em>Demonic Curse: Incubation Stage</em><br/>02/12/19 - Demonic Curse, Intermediate Stage