Synessa is a natural witch and a trained assassin. She has one twin sister, Lynessa as well as an older brother, Gabriel. Her mother was burned alive when she was a small child and her brother raised her and her sister.
She is slow to anger but once her anger is riled, stay back. She is intensely loyal to those she cares about and will go out of her way to protect them. She works too much, trains too much, drinks too much, and plays too much. She is impulsive, sly, cunning, and unstoppable. She is known to be neurotic, a control freak, and has obsessive compulsive disorder. She has little patience for the weak as well as children. She has a taste for the finer things in life, and spends money lavishly.
She carries two onyx longswords named Thorne and Ivy which are soulstealers if wielded together. She wears a total of 18 daggers, many of which are poisoned. She carries a black spell book, the cover made of human flesh, the pages are inscribed in the ancient language of her people, nearly impossible for others to decipher. She also carries many spell components, herbs, runes, and orbs.
Orphaned as a small child when her mother was burned alive, she and her sister were raised by their older brother. He taught them to use a blade, trained them both to be fierce assassins, and helped them develop their magical abilities. She spent many years working as a mercenary assassin. Once she had achieved wealth and a fierce reputation she and her sister opened a bordello which they ran for many years. Never one to stick with one pursuit for long, she left seeking adventure elsewhere.