Sunrise, Tiefling Bard

Name: Sunrise

Race: Tiefling

Class: Bard

Age: 22

Appearance: Small, lovely, and delicate, with golden skin and golden eyes and dark curls tumbling down her back. Her horns curl elegantly, their lighter color contrasting with her hair, and her tail tends to curl around one leg like a vine. She favors simple dresses in white and gold, and lots of silver- and gold-plated bangles.

Personality: Friendly and idealistic, and a little driven. She loves the spotlight and has a touch of arrogance, and is overfond of luxury and creature comforts, but she genuinely does want to help people. In public, at least, she makes a show of "rising above" any anti-tiefling sentiment she encounters, reacting to it "more in sorrow than in anger."

"I'm not mad; just disappointed."

Religion: Sunrise pays homage to many of the Blessed 18 - her personal favorites are Istus, Lastai, and Lirr - but her own patron deity is Hamity, a goddess popular elsewhere but less-known in this part of the world. She spends a lot of her free time at Hamity's shrine, which - not coincidentally - offers luxurious hot baths.

Commonly known: Sunrise is one of Brilight's success stories, rising from the Westside slums to gain moderate popularity as a singer despite her tiefling heritage. Not long after the plague hit, she disappeared briefly from public view; when she returned, it was as a firebrand. Her next concert ended with an impassioned plea for the city officials to dedicate more resources to researching and ending the plague. Since then, she's only become more outspoken, turning her voice and stage presence into powerful oratory as she demands action from the city. There is a rumor that she might run for office, but it's unconfirmed.

Uncommonly known: Sunrise died of the plague. When she woke up in the temple of Lastai, she was surprised not only to be alive, but to be informed that she owes no debt. Optimistically, she chooses to believe her mysterious benefactor is a wealthy-but-self-effacing fan; privately, she fears it might be something more sinister. Nevertheless, she sees this as a new lease in life, and is determined to use it to make a difference. In addition to becoming politically active, she has secretly been studying bardic magic.

Contact: Veshti Selmer

Appearance: Flaming red hair. Light olive brown skin. Fine clothes, big purse. Flirty smile. Expensive perfume.

History: Veshti Selmer is a rising politician with moderate power and influence in Brilight. Most commoners do not know who she is, but the elven woman has spent years working the political system with slow perseverance, building allies and trading favors on her way to the top. She currently seeks the position of Redport commissioner: a political position which carries little direct power but which a savvy holder can use to make friends and skim money to further their career. The last three Redport commissioners went on from their position to much higher political offices.

Veshti was not born in Brilight and rarely speaks of her history before moving to the city, save that she was born to a barbarian elvish tribe and she left as soon as she was able. Her first few years in the city were worked as a courtesan, building up money to jumpstart her political career. She now owns a modest mansion in the Sun District and is known to sometimes take in young girls as political proteges. Her wards are Alysa, a half-elf; Elinor, a human-halfling hybrid; and Sunrise, a tiefling.

She knows, and may be sleeping with, Luther Rivvers the powerful Commissioner of Feytower.

Other Details: Veshti faithfully visits the temple of Lastai. She is young by elf standards though not by Brilight standards. She is sometimes seen around the Nightdocks buying poppyweed pleasure smokes--a lightly addictive pleasure drug which can only be gotten on the black market. Her calling card symbols are a red autumn leaf and a red silk ribbon.

(Veshti's NPC post is here.)

Hey Griffin! I meant to say something sooner but have been busy - I really love what you've put together here. The images are awesome and I've never really been in a game with a tiefling before, so I'm super looking forward to seeing what it's like. I love that she has an activist-y background and am excited to see where it goes. =) Great stuff!