neuvieh

• his ears are long and have limited movement range, and they move with his expressions/emotions. the left has three piercings and the right is an industrial piercing.
• his braid is required, it's only on his left side.
• the scar on the right side of his face is required!
• he's 5'6! about average height tbh. i would say short for a high elf though.
• his talisman is always required! he wears it all the time so don't forget it :3

Neuvieh is the fourth born child of the Ostoroth name, an incredibly well respected high elf family and the leading heads of High Ever. Of course, there is one thing that sets him apart from the rest of his kin: Neuvieh was not born with any inherent magical abilities, something that the Ostoroth family has taken pride in for generations. From birth, Neuvieh was looked down upon by his father, and he spent most of his childhood as a scapegoat for all of his father's problems, dealing with a lot of both verbal and physical abuse growing up because he never was able to measure up to what was expected of him. And, unfortunately, he is the spitting image of the man who mistreated him so poorly, which only made it all worse that he was not a prodigy. Neuvieh was often was locked away in his room, by manner of not wanting the family to be seen with such a shameful child, as well as being forced to study magic in hopes he would muster any sort (to no avail). His older siblings Prysillian and Vasha are the ones who raised him for the most part, though neither is particularly the best influence or parent, so it's not as if he has had the proper rearing. Not long into his early adolesence, his mother has another child who DOES have magical abilities, and this makes everything even worse for Neuvieh. He's an outcast all throughout his younger years, and it certainly does not bode well for the person he becomes.

The pressure and horrible treatment from his father mounting all throughout his childhood and well into his teenage years, Neuvieh becomes rather sour as he ages. Despite Prys and Vasha's attempts to foster magic within him, nothing seems to work, leaving Neuvieh to feel useless, guilty, and alone. One day, while browsing the house library, he comes across a hidden tome discussing warlock pacts, and becomes immediately obsessed with the idea of making a pact so that he can gain magic and finally become the son his father always wanted him to be. Eventually, with enough research, he makes a pact with a deity from the Shadowfell: a shadow dragon named Sibilant Shade. Sibil promises to provide him with magic and to fix his family so long as he do her bidding, and he is more than happy to agree to her terms. In accepting the pact, he is gifted a weapon made of shadows: Nightstrike, a powerful longsword. Wielding this sword, along with powerful Hexblade magic, Neuvieh rushed to his father, prepared to finally be accepted and loved. Instead, however, Neuvieh was met unbridled rage and true looks of horror. Rather than being welcomed and finally shown love, Neuvieh's father is declares him a scourge on the Ostoroth name for making such a foul pact, permanently exiling him from High Ever; if he were to return, he would be killed. Neuvieh leaves with nothing but the clothes on his back and a small bag of belongings that he could barely scramble together before he is kicked out. Though his father let him escape, he put a warrant out for his arrest, and Neuvieh flees in fear, not knowing what to do with his life.

After leaving behind his family, Neuvieh wasn't sure what to do with himself, wandering the lands in search of not only a way to fulfil Sibil's desires, but also a purpose in life. He hadn't really thought far enough ahead to consider what he would do with himself AFTER he had magic. But Sibil has plans for him, and he attempts to listen to her in hopes of getting stronger and fixing his broken family. He practices his warlock magic as he travels, but he isn't very good at it. Nearly a year after his exile, Neuvieh gets kidnapped by pirates, becoming a prisoner on a mighty pirate ship alongside others. When they crash on a mysterious unmarked island and have their souls taken by Lolth, he becomes instrinsically tied to a group of people he never thought he would be associating with. Additionally, a mysterious tiefling named Skully appears and chains Neuvieh to him, forcing the high elf to listen to his every command. Together, the group travels overseas on Skully's ship, docking and staying in a tavern overnight. There, the group learns Neuvieh's eldest brother, Cyrce, was killed, and Vasha was to be tried as the culprit. In a panic, Neuvieh goes to leave, only to get kidnapped yet again and forced to fight an envoy of his father (with Skully's help). Eventually, he ends up getting taken to High Ever, and thankfully the group comes after him. There, he learns of the fate he was meant to take on through Sibil's influence, and he understands why Skully chained them together. Together, the group goes up against his father, and though they successfully kill him, the worst has yet to come.