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Luna Nightswift

"As long as I'm paid in money and blood, my sword is yours."

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a character in “Heroes of a Sundered Sky”, originally authored by Kurokiku, as played by RolePlayGateway

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Name: Luna Nightswift
Race: Half-drow, half Kinderling
Class: Archblade (Warrior/Rogue)
Age: 30
Appearance: Luna’s most distinctive feature is her hair- the flawless silver-white of a drow’s locks evenly striped with ebony-black, her father’s contribution to her heritage. Her skin is vaguely ash-colored, and it’s simple enough to guess that she is not human, but it’s harder to determine exactly what she is. The pointed ears usually get people to guess correctly, but few are ever really certain. Her stature, an athletic 5’7,” allows her to move nimbly and with grace characteristic of both her species.

Notably, Luna is always dressed in all black, and always armed. Her face usually has some kind of sardonic expression upon it- she’s prone to smirks, scowls and much eye-rolling as well.

Level: 1

Personality: Luna is snark, sass, and quite a lot of cynicism rolled into a single individual. She’s not exactly social, but neither is she averse to people- as long as they can handle her attitude, that is. She loves dry and dark humor, and cleverness is the easiest way to make it into her good books. Morals are negotiable as far as she’s concerned, but contracts are not. As such, if she says she’s going to do something, she’ll do it, come Hell or high water.

Not the type of person to form attachments easily, she nevertheless integrates into groups without too much trouble. Basic social skills are necessary for survival, and survival is something she’s quite good at. She’s not terribly easy to offend, even by direct attack to her character. As she’s quick to point out, most of the accusations a person could level against her are either true or so stupid she’s not going to bother dignifying them with a response. She does have a certain kind of honor, though, and implying otherwise does tend to set her off.

Her anger is a cold thing, but that doesn’t stop her from being the first into a battle and the last out.

Diety: She finds deities boring, and much prefers to concern herself with nitty-gritty mortal affairs than the divine kind.

Likes: She’s got something of a bloodlust instinct, which means that to a certain extent, Luna will always crave battle in much the same way as other people crave alcohol or similar intoxicants. Surprisingly, she also has a fondness for whittling and dance, not that she’d ever tell.

Dislikes: She doesn’t like kids, or having her business meddled with by outside agents. People who break contracts or promises are her biggest peeve, and liars in general don’t go over too well with the brutally-honest mercenary.

Life Goals: She wants her damn ship back, thank you very much. Also fame and fortune.

Fears: She’s not afraid of much anymore, but occasionally she wonders if the bloodlust might consume her and change who she is, and that makes her extremely uncomfortable to consider.

Quirks: Luna doesn’t tell lies, oddly enough for someone once in the business of pirating.

Weapons: She carries two kinds of sword, a rapier and a longsword, which she can use either alternately or at the same time, if the situation calls for it.

Armor: She usually wears chainmail overlaid with black leathers.

Gear: Weapon and armor maintenance is of the utmost importance to someone who lives and dies by the strength of their arms, and so Luna carries whetstones, leather oils, and materials for cleaning her chainmail.

Animals: N/A

Magic Items: N/A

Spells: N/A

So begins...

Luna Nightswift's Story

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Character Portrait: Luna Nightswift Character Portrait: Caelin Skyholme Character Portrait: Claenereth Dwin'anea
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Caelin Skyholme


There was a bit of silence after that, which Caelin chose to believe was not awkward, and so for a while, he simply walked along, lapsing into peaceful silence. Part of the reason he enjoyed talking so much was because he rarely had anyone to converse with besides Maferath.

Do I bore you? The dragon’s voice was dripping with sarcastic amusement, and Caelin grimaced.

I didn’t say that, he replied internally, slightly miffed. The dragon was generally fond of making himself into a nuisance, but there was always an edge of apprehension in their conversations. The louder Maferath was inside their collective headspace, the stronger he was feeling at the moment, and the more likely he was to force control over Caelin’s body.

Hm. Well, I suppose it might be worth warning you: you’re about to be under attack. Caelin’s honey-gold eyes went wide, and he cast his glance about him furtively, though it was a few moments before he remembered himself and tuned into his more broad awareness. Sure enough, he could feel several creatures approaching, though Kevril reacted more quickly than he did, drawing his bow and shooting one of them down.

He didn’t know the name for them, but he had seen the felines before, though only at a distance. They were larger up close than he had guessed. Detaching his staff from his back, Caelin swung it around in a smooth motion, catching another one of the beasts as it jumped from its hiding place amidst the long grasses. With a yowl and a bleeding nose, the cat was thrown backwards into the ground.

The monk backed up slowly as more emerged from the thickets and stones. Apparently, these were pack animals, unusual for cats as far as he knew, but then his companion hardly seemed surprised. Caelin sank low, into a crouch as the creatures formed a rough circle around the two of them. He detested killing anything, and preferred to incapacitate whenever possible, which he sincerely hoped was an option in this case.



Luna Nightswift


“Hm
” Luna was about to speculate as to what, exactly, they should do to get in when the doors conveniently swung open.

“
Yeah, because that’s not a trap or anything,” she drawled dryly. In response to Yasryne’s actual question, she was a bit more gentle. “Looks that way, but
” she took hold of the other woman’s shoulders from behind and turned her so that she was actually facing the gates. “You’ll want to be walking that way.”

Placing a callused index finger on her full lower lip, she contemplated for a second. There was no way there wasn’t something more to this. She’d heard a lot of rumors about this tower, and the man who lived within. Most of them were of the traditional “unsavory necromancer” variety, and so she ignored them on principle. Others, though
 maybe she should have expected something like this.

“My guess is, someone knew you were coming.” Hell, maybe someone had known they were coming, but she preferred not to think about that. It was much better to assume that she was either too free or too inconsequential for anyone who bothered looking after such things to concern themselves with.



Claenereth Dwin’anea


Others
 why did you not tell me this? Clae’s tapered fingers found the amulet at her throat almost without thought, and though the question was directed to Misara, it was devoid of any accusation or hurt. It certainly wasn’t her place to decide what the goddess should have done, but innocent questions rarely went awry, or so she was told. Though the elfmaiden was as a rule rather staid in her belief, she was by no means any sort of expert on the gods or cosmology.

Her eyes snapped sharply back into focus when Kitherine mentioned that Helkara had suggested she be killed. Not for the first time, she took a deep, calming breath. If he had intended to do that, why would he have brought her in here to speak at all? Surely, he would not have wasted his time if he was only going to kill her.

Logical as it was, the thought was of precious little comfort. Out here, in this world of men and their magic, she was as lost as a sparrow blown out to sea. No safe place to land, and only a vague sense of the direction in which safety lay. The problem was, that safety was in exactly the opposite way from that jet-stream that seemed to be dictating her course from beyond at the moment.

All she could do was drive herself ever further forward and hope for the best. If she were to die, she would face it with nobility and dignity.

Fortunately, it did not seem to be that she would need that resolve today, and as he continued, she remembered to release the breath, not having moved a hair in the entire silence between. She could hear her heart pounding furiously in her ears, and as was so often the case for her, she realized only after the danger had passed (for the moment) how deeply afraid she had been.

“I see.” This was all she said for a long moment, as she was not in the habit of saying things without first giving them due consideration- and having a good reason. “For what little it may be worth, you have my gratitude, then.” She wanted to ask what, exactly, this prophesy of his had said, but felt it would be rude to ask. That was his business to tell if he wished, just as hers was hers.

Of course, it left her without much else to say, and without much skill in making small talk, she wasn’t exactly sure what she should do at this point.