Nova

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First Name: Nova
Last Name: (none given as a foundling)

Appearance:Striking red skin and eyes like embers, a bit taller than most humans, with a singularly unique szuldar
Race: Fire Genasi
Age: 20
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Glowing Crimson
Hair: The color of frost and smoke
Facial Hair Style: none
Personality Profile: In her youth she was a bit volatile, but she tries to maintain a balance in all things.
General Health:Good
Deity: Silvanus
Initial Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Profession: Appraiser of goods in her clan and hunter/gatherer
Base Class & Proposed Development:
Monk, Cleric of Silvanus, Sorcerer, Frost Mage
Habits/Hobbies: Speaking with gypsies for news of her clan, meditation, self discovery, roving with her pets, making new friends, adventuring
Languages: Ignan, Sylvan, Common
Weapon of Choice: Fists & Feet

Background:

This strange child with a fiery halo was found by gypsies as an infant abandoned in the forest of the Western Heartlands. With the blessing of Aziz, their leader, they took her in and bequeathed her with the simple yet apt name, Nova. She was raised by these Gurs, a wandering people of the Western Heartlands, formerly of Rashemen. "Most Gurs are members of extended family groups that travel together from settlement to settlement in motley caravans selling cheap cast-offs and working odd jobs. Others have settled in the poorest quarters of cities such as Baldur’s Gate, Elturel, and Irieabor, where they struggle to survive in the face of ancient prejudices." Quoted from the Races Of Faerun. As she matured to adolescence they discovered that her volitile temper manifested itself in increasing bursts of flame around her. Although her adopted family tried to find solutions to the problem, eventually she threatened the safety of the caravan (not being in control of her powers yet). Aziz was forced to make a decision, and all agreed it would be best if she struck out on her own to discover her path after many unfortunate episodes of "spontaneous combustion."

She wandered aimlessly in the forest for a while living off the land and getting to know the ways of nature, until she met a wandering monk. Her name was Matsu. She saw the girl's pain and potential. Matsu guided her to discover meditating to quell her angst and sublimating her rage in physical training. She also taught her through the wisdom of ancient philosophy the strict principles that govern a balanced life. Matsu shared examples of balance by telling her of the old gods like Silvanus. A god who was on one hand a father who nurtures the floura and fauna of the earth; and on the other a stanch protector taming capricious powers rooted in the elemental forces of nature to keep the balance. Matsu told her that although their paths took them on different roads, perhaps they would meet again someday.

Since then when Nova felt the stirrings of her own nature in the fiery rages she has now been able to quell them most of the time. As of late she has also sensed that there is other magic in her blood. She is not sure how it will manifest itself, but she will be attentive to any signs of this potential as she matures.
She has travelled as a nomad to many places (being young at the time she does not remember them all). When her people made the trek to the icy lands of the North, she saw the beautiful magics of the frost mages there. She has often contemplated that she might strike a balance of her internal forces of flame by embracing their opposite...the frozen waters that such wizards wield. Balance that may bring her the peace and power to protect and prosper.

She knows there is a gypsy conclave in Beregost, and stops by now and again to ask the news of her adopted clan. Of her true birth parents she knows almost nothing. Once she consulted a sage who "read" her szuldar (a very personal thing for her). He said that he had never seen it's like and he had seen hundreds in his practice. That is all he could tell her. She still wonders at her parentage, but is content to let those hidden truths reveal themselves in time. Nova, although self confident, has been buffeted by insults and shunned by many including it seems her natural parents. She chooses to cover her unusual features until she is certain that her companions will not react adversely to her unique appearance. Perhaps she will grow out of this as she meets others in these lands who accept her.

Goals:

Balance in all things

To tame the elemental forces within herself as she travels her own path

To seek out her true heritage

To find acceptance

To aid her adopted family if needed

Possible Plot-Hook Ideas and Misc Facts:

*see above

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