A sarcastic sun elf bard trying to find meaning in their life through their songs and travels. In their travels, they also search for magic artifacts in hopes of finding a god that can finally end this war for good.
She has a facade of a cold exterior, easily broken by the warmth of her voice when she sings or plays her tunes on the flute.
Despite being a sun elf, she has the heart of a moon elf, destined to explore, inherited from her mentor.
- Age
- 73
- Gender
- Female
- Eyes
- Golden Hazel
- Hair
- Long and Platinum Blonde
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Bronze
- Height
- 5'8"
- Weight
- 139 lbs
Appearance
Physical Description
Tall and slender.
Facial Features
Their lips are slightly thick and her eyes are mono lidded, akin to those of a cat's. Her eyes look like molten liquid, shimmering especially under sunlight. Her lashes are quite short. Her nose is flat.
Identifying Characteristics
Their long and platinum blonde hair is braided on the sides which divulge into a loose ponytail. Her sleek golden hazel eyes.
Apparel & Accessories
Her signature trademark is her dark blue hooded cloak. It has silver linings with faint reminiscent symbols of Elven culture embroidered on it. It was the cloak that was left abandoned with her at birth.
Underneath that is often a light blue tunic adorned with simple embroidery, one of her sleeves always rolled up whilst the other is not. This is paired with dark brown pants that accentuate her legs which are tucked into short brown heeled boots below the knee. There is a dagger tucked on a strap on her leg, ready to be used at any time.
Their flute pokes out the edge of her rucksack, slung from her neck, resting on her left side.
Her left ear has an intricate silver jeweled earring whilst the right does not. On her right hand, she wears two simple banded rings, gold on her index and silver on the ring finger. They also have a circle stone pendant bracelet charmed by their mentor on their right wrist. On that wrist lies another bracelet and a hair tie.
Specialized Equipment
Has a flute used to cast her bardic spells. which is carefully inscribed with protective and enhancing runes to allow her to best perform her spells.
Special abilities
Like other spellcasters, bards usually used implements to increase the effectiveness of their spells or to subsitute for their material cost. Aster uses an enchanted flute believing their music tapped into the Words of Creation themselves, sprinkling song and story with echoes of the universe's beginnings.
Aster can counteract the effects of spells designed to charm or frighten, providing magical aid to their allies. Similarly, Aster, through their music and arts, could soothe the nerves of their allies and, through their magic, heal their wounds and bolster their spirits, either at rest or in combat.
Mentality
Personal history
Aster was born with stunning platinum blonde hair. This deemed her cursed and unholy by the sun clerics, and thus, she was abandoned at birth in the woods and left to die. Instead, Aster was found by a moon elf adventurer, Siora Locklear, who took her in and taught her the ways of life and music. She raised her as her own child, giving her her last name na d teaching her the way of the bardic arts. As she grew up, she became more attuned to the wanderlust filled life of a bard. She now searches for her meaning in her melancholic life through her captivating tunes and travels.
As her proficiency grew she was recommended for a mission in the Arcane Order, to retrieve the sunstone. Stoic and cold towards her teammates, this was Aster's first time having to work as part of a unit. She developed a reputation amongst the group for being untrusting and difficult. However as the journey progressed, she slowly began to open up to her friends, eventually becoming the catalyst to save them from the indescribable power of the sun stone.
Her close proximity to a celestial object is was induced a vision, telling her of the need to collect the sun and moon artifacts. She was sworn to secrecy, and to protect those she cared about she left without a trace and hasn't been heard from since.
Education
They were mentored by a moon elf who took them in and taught them the ways of magic, combat, and music. Through them, they learned how to speak the Elven language despite having been abandoned. Through her mentor, she was urged to be a bard due to her prestige talents with the flute and creating songs.
Employment
Aster is not affiliated with any organization. She gains most of her money from visiting taverns and giving entertainment for them. Sometimes, she will join parties for a large sum of money later to be divided.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Heals Eric and contains the sunstone
Befriends a dragon
Heals her injured friends
Steals the sunstone from Amai who planned to sell it
Failures & Embarrassments
Found by dwarves giving the location of her friends away
Tied up and held hostage by dwarves
Runs away when the battle begins
Mental Trauma
Due to the early abandonment of her parents who are sun elves, Aster has trust issues. This causes her to have more acquaintances than friends. She vows to find out more about the background of others, never befriending them, and will almost always manipulate them to cut them out of her life easier later on.
Intellectual Characteristics
Aster is a versatile arcane spellcaster, capable in combat, art, and magic alike. Aster practiced magic as they would art or song, using their artistic talents to induce magical effects that either bolstered their allies or hindered their enemies, typically through charms and illusions. In addition to their magical skills, Aster was artistically talented and extraordinarily well-learned, possessing knowledge in a wide range of fields. Aster is among the most versatile of adventurers, capable of learning from practically any trade.
Morality & Philosophy
She is chaotic neutral, an individualist at heart. She is distrustful of others and will always act on decisions that will benefit her the most.
person.sexuality
Aro Ace
person.gender_identity
Questioning
Known Languages
Common and Elvish.
Personality
Motivation
To Aster, the joys of life were in seeking knowledge or, better yet, witnessing the discovery of such knowledge firsthand. For this reason Aster is drawn to the adventuring lifestyle, hoping to witness the weaving of new tales firsthand - or perhaps even to instigate them
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Ah! I'm just gonna run!"
Virtues & Personality perks
Aster is often the most pragmatic and straightforward of the group, allowing her to remain strong and act practically despite the dangerous and uncertain situation. She is usually serious and hardworking while also being being open, blunt, and unafraid to speak her mind.
Vices & Personality flaws
Aster tends to act on intuition rather than seriously analyzing a situation. Although she has a sense of morality and takes the team's ethic seriously, Aster's silent and stoic nature does sometimes interfere with expressing her thoughts and feelings to her teammates.
Social
Birthplace
Ullenora
Social
Birthplace
Ullenora