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Ciarra Boltheart
Age: 53
Race: Tiefling (Devil-spawn [Hamatula])
Class: Oracle
Sign: The Spear
Background: It's a huge WIP and it's under the spoiler. Be warned: it's got like, murder and substance abuse and stuff???
Ciarra and her twin sister, Brynhild, were adopted by a nice Orc who raised them in a snowy village in the mountains right up until he was brutally murdered in front of them by bandits. After their house burned down and Brynhild killed those bandits, the twins were exiled from their village because they "[couldn't] contribute to the village's prosperity" because they were LITERALLY CHILDREN.
Ciarra and Brynhild made it to Argen, where they lives as street urchins for a while. Unable to cope with reality, Ciarra instead sought to escape it by abusing whatever drug or drink she could get her hands on. One day, a goddess blessed her with a prophetic vision of a vampire just outside of the city, which wound up being true. She would have further visions of the vampire's spirit retreating to its coffin, so she and Brynhild gathered some people together, tracked it down, and killed it. This is how the Argentum Order got its start: a small group (of mostly Paladins and Clerics) that would go from place to place exterminating aberrations such as vampires. Ciarra believed that substance usage would bring more visions about, so she increased the frequency of that.
Eventually, Brynhild would get pissed off enough by her sister's habits to either get kicked out or leave, depending on who you ask. She would return some time later and tamper with Ciarra's drugs in such a way that she would be kept in a stupor. Luckily, the goddess warned her "hey you're going to be drugged out of your mind for like, decades," and Ciarra said "well I'm kinda already doing that, so it'll probably work out fine in the end."
Decades later, Ciarra would rejoin reality and learn about all the messed up stuff Brynhild did while impersonating her! Unwilling to let her only family be sentenced to death, Ciarra had Brynhild shuffled from prison to prison until 222, when she had another vision indicating she should send Brynhild on a journey of atonement. Tifreth was in the vision so she got sent, too. While that went on, Ciarra was left trying to rebuild the Order from the ground up.
JUST KIDDING SHE WAS DOING DRUGS 24/7. HER ADVISER REACHED OUT TO TIFRETH FOR HELP AND THEY HAD TO HOLD AN INTERVENTION. IT WAS BAD, FAM.
After the campaign's conclusion, Tifreth resurrected Ciarra and Brynhild's father, who immediately chewed the twins out. A truly touching reunion.
The Order eventually restructured its leadership to an elected council of nine: 3 Sages, 3 Magisters, and 3 Miscellaneous. Ciarra, being the Oracle, is one of the Miscellaneous.
Personality: Faithful. Generally positive. Secretly cunning, and absolutely willing to play politics.
Actually a stubborn old goat who's more likely to throw a tantrum than to change her ways or admit when she's wrong.
Appearance: Over 6 feet tall, including horns. Generally wears fancy robes. Has a wee hair braid on her left (viewer's right).
Spines are like porcupine quills: hollow, detachable, sharp. She probably paints them various colors. Probably also has pointy teeth because why not.
Tail movements and positioning reveal how she's feeling.
Abilities: An excellent public speaker. Blessed by the goddess with the gift of prophetic visions.
Healing and lightning magics. Also carries a big spear, but mostly uses it as a walking stick.
Relationships: Ciarra loves her sister, even though she's sometimes
frequently SOMETIMES frustrated, exasperated, and disappointed by her :V
In a weird turnabout, has immense admiration for Tifreth, who she views as the goddess's chosen one.
Gets along swimmingly with Mak because they share an interest in substance use....
Also friends with Athra for some reason, much to Brynhild's chagrin.
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