Shana Sparrowhawk
Full name: Shana "Sparrowhawk" Mirna
Titles: Cheeky Tiefer, Captain Sparrowhawk, Trouble
Age: 28
Race: Infernal Tiefling, Ears like an elf.
Sex: Female
Date of birth: Highharvesttide, 1331
Place of birth: Unknown, Claims to have come from inland and found work on a ship leaving Waterdeep.
Patron deity: Claims Valkur
Profession: Sailor/Mercenary/Pirate/Adventurer
Fighting style: Single blade Rapier, a mixture of traditional stance and form as well as unconventional improvisation. Tumbles about a lot during combat and has decent skill in defending herself.
Build: Altheltic, but a slight bit of softness that hides the muscles. Surprisingly nimble for how she looks, her tail helps her keep extraordinary balance.
Primary language: Common
Known Secondary languages: Elven, Infernal
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Physical description: Constantly wearing the trappings of a pirate, Shana is an individual of flair. Hair seeming to be a slightly burgundy pinkish shade, shaved on one side of her head and left to grow out long for the rest. Her horns are majestic and curved above her head... forcing her hat to require special holes. Slitted Golden eyes that easily catch and reflect even the lowest amount of light
Psychological description: A high functioning alcoholic. Quick witted with an honest streak that is off-putting to some. Known to rarely plan things out and instead stumble into, and out of situations with a good deal of cheek, mirth and panache. Some tales have been told however she is the type to take extreme approaches to things at times and tales of going to the extent of self harm to get the upper hand have been tied to her. A windward spirit, always seeking out new adventure... she relies on luck to match her skill with a blade. Her motivation seems to be the desire to be famous, infamous or both.
Religious views: Wall bad. Gods good.
She takes worship seriously, offering up prayers to her patron deity as well as Tymora out of respect for her birthing day and lifestyle.
Ancestor: The Erinyes Synvala, one of the fallen descendants. Shana's great great great great great great...ad nauseum... grandmother on her fathers side was a half Devil born from a Tryst Synvala had as one of her hobbies. Shana herself has had limited interaction with Synvala, though the Demon does like to check in on her 'granddaughters' from time to time. A contract prevents Synvala from attempting to claim the souls of her descendants, but she has often tried to get her bloodline to join the family business to aid her in securing contracts from others.
Biography
Family Abandoned. Classical story of daughter grows horns and tail, no longer welcome in the village. Her father was John Mirna(human(Devil Ancestor bloodline), Mother was Shar'el Mirna(elf), And little sister Evlyn Mirna (Half-elf). Shana was abandoned by her family and cast out when she was five, even the local orphanage wouldn't take her in.
History Thrown out at a young age after her parents gave birth to a 'normal' daughter, Shana had to learn to survive early on. Begging, stealing and scraping by while traveling from the Silver Marshes to Waterdeep took her a few years in which she picked up a little of the useful skills that would serve her well later in life, but more importantly she grew into the self sufficient personality that served her best. In Waterdeep it was said that she got caught up in a bit of trouble with a ship captain, but everything seemed to work out for her as it is said she ended up serving on that ship and learning the blade from the crew at the young age of 12. She spent years on that ship, before signing up with a Northlander Vessel for a time. Most of her life has been spent at sea serving from ship to ship.
During this time one of the ships she served on was engaged in a telling battle, plunder was at stake and Shana had ended up engaged in bladed battle with the enemy captain. The story goes that this captain thought to use her tail as a tactical advantage, wrapping it around his arm to restrict her movement. Shana was said to, with no second thought cut her own tail off at the base and swing around to take advantage of her foes sudden loss of balance from the act to finish the battle.
The tail was later regrown a good deal later after she arrived in Roaringshore, reportedly thanks to a certain bartender.
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Goals
Psychological description: A high functioning alcoholic. Quick witted with an honest streak that is off-putting to some. Known to rarely plan things out and instead stumble into, and out of situations with a good deal of cheek, mirth and panache. Some tales have been told however she is the type to take extreme approaches to things at times and tales of going to the extent of self harm to get the upper hand have been tied to her. A windward spirit, always seeking out new adventure... she relies on luck to match her skill with a blade. Her motivation seems to be the desire to be famous, infamous or both.
Religious views: Wall bad. Gods good.
She takes worship seriously, offering up prayers to her patron deity as well as Tymora out of respect for her birthing day and lifestyle.
Ancestor: The Erinyes Synvala, one of the fallen descendants. Shana's great great great great great great...ad nauseum... grandmother on her fathers side was a half Devil born from a Tryst Synvala had as one of her hobbies. Shana herself has had limited interaction with Synvala, though the Demon does like to check in on her 'granddaughters' from time to time. A contract prevents Synvala from attempting to claim the souls of her descendants, but she has often tried to get her bloodline to join the family business to aid her in securing contracts from others.
Biography
Family Abandoned. Classical story of daughter grows horns and tail, no longer welcome in the village. Her father was John Mirna(human(Devil Ancestor bloodline), Mother was Shar'el Mirna(elf), And little sister Evlyn Mirna (Half-elf). Shana was abandoned by her family and cast out when she was five, even the local orphanage wouldn't take her in.
History Thrown out at a young age after her parents gave birth to a 'normal' daughter, Shana had to learn to survive early on. Begging, stealing and scraping by while traveling from the Silver Marshes to Waterdeep took her a few years in which she picked up a little of the useful skills that would serve her well later in life, but more importantly she grew into the self sufficient personality that served her best. In Waterdeep it was said that she got caught up in a bit of trouble with a ship captain, but everything seemed to work out for her as it is said she ended up serving on that ship and learning the blade from the crew at the young age of 12. She spent years on that ship, before signing up with a Northlander Vessel for a time. Most of her life has been spent at sea serving from ship to ship.
During this time one of the ships she served on was engaged in a telling battle, plunder was at stake and Shana had ended up engaged in bladed battle with the enemy captain. The story goes that this captain thought to use her tail as a tactical advantage, wrapping it around his arm to restrict her movement. Shana was said to, with no second thought cut her own tail off at the base and swing around to take advantage of her foes sudden loss of balance from the act to finish the battle.
The tail was later regrown a good deal later after she arrived in Roaringshore, reportedly thanks to a certain bartender.
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- Fame: Shana Sparrowhawk wants her name to go down in history, tales to be told... songs to be sung, accolades to be given, Statues erected. Its something she lusts after more than treasure of the silver and gold variety.
- Treasure: Your average gold and jewels, rare magical items, Maps and knowledge.
- Immortality of one sort or another. Preferably in story or song, but if she can find a way to live forever without turning undead or into some sort of monster... hey? Songs and stories are bound to follow.... just have to make sure that there is a way out of said immortality if needed. Also make sure the cost of said immortality isn't too high.
- Open a Restaurant "The Captains table"
- Pull off the "Not probable" repeatedly
- Historically just stumbles into random situations out of pure luck... good or bad, though usually she tends to come out 'on top' eventually.
- Tends to be drawn to 'get famous' or 'Get rich' fast schemes
- Running into her family will provoke a strong reaction one way or another
- Despite seeming to be a person who leans into the whole 'pirate' stereotype, Shana will more often than not try to act heroically when people are in danger due to something she herself did not plan, often to the detriment of her personal goals
- Has sailed various vessels as a mercenary, sometimes as pirate hunting merchants, sometimes as a guard fending off pirates.
- Tends to refuse to kill without a good reason. So people she's threatened before may recognize her.
- Known to track down bounties on occasion
- Infernal 'grandmother' might try to see how someone making a showing of her infernal bloodline is handling life
- Born on Highharvesttide, it is well thought that babies born on that day are blessed by Tymora. Its said women born on this day can choose when they get pregnant, and a Highharvesttide child can tell instantly if they have been poisoned by a animal bite or imbibed by drink or food.
- Is known to be the love of a Bartender, His ship The Sparrowhawk is named after her