Sithra (whole name: Molnissithra)
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:53 am
General information
Height and body: small and skinny
Eyes: blue
Hair: white
Other traits: tattooed face in a lighter grey-blue hue
Age: around 150 years old
Aspect: of typical drow beauty (charisma 12), usually clad in leather and a bit dirty from staying mostly outdoors
Weapon and shield: Sickle and a purple shield with a spider on it.
Companion: loyal friend of a cave bear (brown bear)
Background
A drow house devoted to Lolth in a forgotten city summoned a devil for the passage of ritual for a clerical daughter.
In a twisted turn of events concieved by that chaotic deity not a demon passed through a portal but a fey disguised as a succubus in male form: an incubus for the rite of passage celebrating the ascension to priestess of a daughter.
The matron and heir court was sure they were in high favour of Lolth, while the contrary was the truth.
The years passed without any more favours, and the hubris of this house only made her lose the last shred there was of being in favourable standing with the Dark Mother.
As the child of fey and drow descendance reached adulthood an attack of a lesser house wreaked havoc in their compound. The family quickly noticed that there were no clerical spells protecting them. Nor did they put much faith in arcane knowledge.
The downfall was swift and unforgiving.
One of the few survivors was the drow woman of fey descendance. She fled into the wilderness where she found affinity with the plants and wildlife. Although a very hostile environment she was able to survive and carve a living for herself.
Not long thereafter she had to flee again. Drow patrols from that long forgotten city chased her from her temporary home.
Wandering the Underdark with a cave bear, a companion, she had found sollace in caring for nature. Not knowing what god it was that granted her the boons she called her Wild Mother (while it being Silvanus).
After many generations passed, her knowledge was transferred to other drow not happy with the cynical and brutal ways of their race. A few joined her and together they formed a small clan. Many centuries passed and only other enclaves of Eilistraeens tolerated this strange group. Although not for long, usually.
During this time the fey blood in some of them called out to their ancestors. And they opened portals to the magical world of Feywild.
They intermarried with some of them and the fey blood remained strong in these outcasts.
As they were always under threat of discovery by their brethren loyal to the drow pantheon, but the Eilistraeens, they led a nomadic life.
As Molinissithra was born they were far to the north of S'shamath, closer to Menzoberranzan than the city of dark weavings.
She quickly embraced all needed abilities and beliefs of her family. But one faithful day all their system of protection and guards failed. Ambushed by duergar and their slaves, they scattered into all directions. Only few survived the onslaught. Sithra thought to have seen even a few drow among them, leading the attacking force.
The druid on the brink of leaving adolescence escaped with another drow male of her clan, but soon remained alone with her cave bear companion. As her relative succumbed to wounds from another ambush perpetrated by the many minions of the Underdark. This time a cloaker.
Traveling south she finally reached S'shamath, where she hid her affinity for the Wild Mother. She does not feel at ease in the city of trade however and prefers the ophidian tunnels with the deadly snakes and the companionship of Szoraste ("brown" bear).
Goals and motivations
She hopes to find other members of her clan. Although she has been searching for the last 40 years, and has not found any trace as of yet. Eventually she would settle to build a new group of drow tired of the traitorous ways.
And she believes that the duergar were hired by the matrons of Menzoberranzan, in other words the Lolth clergy. This is why she feels a deep resentment for the duergar and the drow worshipping the Queen of Spiders.
Edit: would have loved to use Eilistraee but that is not possible with a druid.
Height and body: small and skinny
Eyes: blue
Hair: white
Other traits: tattooed face in a lighter grey-blue hue
Age: around 150 years old
Aspect: of typical drow beauty (charisma 12), usually clad in leather and a bit dirty from staying mostly outdoors
Weapon and shield: Sickle and a purple shield with a spider on it.
Companion: loyal friend of a cave bear (brown bear)
Background
A drow house devoted to Lolth in a forgotten city summoned a devil for the passage of ritual for a clerical daughter.
In a twisted turn of events concieved by that chaotic deity not a demon passed through a portal but a fey disguised as a succubus in male form: an incubus for the rite of passage celebrating the ascension to priestess of a daughter.
The matron and heir court was sure they were in high favour of Lolth, while the contrary was the truth.
The years passed without any more favours, and the hubris of this house only made her lose the last shred there was of being in favourable standing with the Dark Mother.
As the child of fey and drow descendance reached adulthood an attack of a lesser house wreaked havoc in their compound. The family quickly noticed that there were no clerical spells protecting them. Nor did they put much faith in arcane knowledge.
The downfall was swift and unforgiving.
One of the few survivors was the drow woman of fey descendance. She fled into the wilderness where she found affinity with the plants and wildlife. Although a very hostile environment she was able to survive and carve a living for herself.
Not long thereafter she had to flee again. Drow patrols from that long forgotten city chased her from her temporary home.
Wandering the Underdark with a cave bear, a companion, she had found sollace in caring for nature. Not knowing what god it was that granted her the boons she called her Wild Mother (while it being Silvanus).
After many generations passed, her knowledge was transferred to other drow not happy with the cynical and brutal ways of their race. A few joined her and together they formed a small clan. Many centuries passed and only other enclaves of Eilistraeens tolerated this strange group. Although not for long, usually.
During this time the fey blood in some of them called out to their ancestors. And they opened portals to the magical world of Feywild.
They intermarried with some of them and the fey blood remained strong in these outcasts.
As they were always under threat of discovery by their brethren loyal to the drow pantheon, but the Eilistraeens, they led a nomadic life.
As Molinissithra was born they were far to the north of S'shamath, closer to Menzoberranzan than the city of dark weavings.
She quickly embraced all needed abilities and beliefs of her family. But one faithful day all their system of protection and guards failed. Ambushed by duergar and their slaves, they scattered into all directions. Only few survived the onslaught. Sithra thought to have seen even a few drow among them, leading the attacking force.
The druid on the brink of leaving adolescence escaped with another drow male of her clan, but soon remained alone with her cave bear companion. As her relative succumbed to wounds from another ambush perpetrated by the many minions of the Underdark. This time a cloaker.
Traveling south she finally reached S'shamath, where she hid her affinity for the Wild Mother. She does not feel at ease in the city of trade however and prefers the ophidian tunnels with the deadly snakes and the companionship of Szoraste ("brown" bear).
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She hopes to find other members of her clan. Although she has been searching for the last 40 years, and has not found any trace as of yet. Eventually she would settle to build a new group of drow tired of the traitorous ways.
And she believes that the duergar were hired by the matrons of Menzoberranzan, in other words the Lolth clergy. This is why she feels a deep resentment for the duergar and the drow worshipping the Queen of Spiders.
Edit: would have loved to use Eilistraee but that is not possible with a druid.