Saturn

In the Underdark, rules are anything but stagnant. They jumble up and form around the groups of insurgents that rise up and fall down over and over again; ever changing. Of course there are the more populated areas, where dark princes and sinister matriarchs like to make their presence known, but in reality, no group controls the entire sphere. No group has even come close.It was in one of those darker places that she was found- what became of her birth parents would never be known. Not that it matters. Perhaps they met a gruesome fate, or simply abandoned her, or maybe she was stolen away by the very ones who claimed to have saved her. It’s something that would always be a small mystery.

And so Saturn grew up like many others left to the reaches of the darkness- vagrant, urchin, dirty and conniving. Though the way of her existence was a bit more structured than most. Under the powerful crime boss known to her and so many other abandoned children as “Mother”, Saturn was groomed into the world of the black market. Any item you wanted, you could acquire for the right price. The empire Mother had built was forged not upon bones but on artificial blood; the ties the Saturn and the other children felt towards this Mother was as if she really was family. She had given them everything they had, and for most of her time there, Saturn saw her through the rose-colored glasses of a child. But this did not make her any less ruthless in reality. Every decision Mother made was calculated, and at her core she was as dark and selfish as anyone else who had come that far. No one meant anything to her. And this was made apparent, slowly. No one lasted that long.

One day, someone came looking for something that Saturn had- and that Mother felt was her property to give. Her right eye. As she slunk away that day, she did not return at all at first- and it was unclear if anyone noticed Saturn’s absence at all.

But Saturn did come back. As if she had never left, the Mother reached her hand out, but Saturn did not take it. She instead pulled out a blade, and took her Mother’s eyes. Maybe out of respect for the ruthless girl they had grown up next to, the sibling who witnessed it let her walk with her victory. She stepped over her “Mother”, writhing and shrieking on the ground, and without looking at her again or saying one more word, she left the Underdark.

Saturn is very straightforward and blunt, and is not great at lying or telling when others are lying. It’s not something that comes naturally to her, and is something she sees no point in doing. If there’s something that is the truth, there is no reason for her to hide it.

She’s not one to show her emotions, and comes off as a bit expressionless in most cases, but with certain things she’s known to crack or lose her temper. It’s not so much that she doesn’t show emotion, and more that she doesn’t get worked up very often.

She likes to be alone, but also doesn’t necessarily dislike the company of others. She may come off as cold because of her demeanor, but she’s used to bustling crowds, and feels at home there as well as alone in the forest. She tends to get nervous if the company is made up of nobles or more elite individuals, though. Their mannerisms and pageantry are confusing.

Though willing to enjoy the company of others, she gets along a lot better with animals than people. Making connections or finding the drive to go out of her way to see people and make connections feels a little pointless to her.

Saturn is a huge believer in karma, and the general idea that what goes around comes around. She sees no problem with giving someone what they deserve, and that extends to herself as well.

Saturn has a companion wolf named Sunchip. He’s gray, and about half her height.

Once, right after she left the Underdark, she fell out of a tree and dislocated her shoulder. She didn’t know what was wrong with it and had to go find a doctor in the nearest town.

Saturn doesn’t have any memorabilia from the Underdark, but she does miss it a bit. Occasionally she gets homesick and wishes that she could go back.

After pulling out Mother’s eyes, she took them and threw them into the ocean.