Khel-Harath is a 16-year-old Kalashtar wizard. For a few years, Khel has been alone, fleeing from a danger she doesn't quite understand, apart from its name: the Dreaming Dark. "Run," her mother had said, as the house burned, "and don't you ever rest."
Name: Khel-Harath (after her late brother, Mal-Harath)
- Gender
- Female
- Eyes
- light green, almost like fine jade. Almond-shaped.
- Hair
- black--very long & straight, and normally pulled back from her face in two braids, which she holds together with whatever spare piece of cloth or leather she can find.
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Her skin is light, with a very light sprinkling of freckles that come out when she gets a lot of sun.
- Height
- 5 feet, 9 inches tall
- Weight
- About 140 pounds. Slight and willowy.
Appearance
Physical Description
Khel is 5'9" tall, slight, and willowy (though not for lack of trying to put on some padding, because she eats as much as she can get her hands on). Does not appear well-muscled, but no one who has had to tangle with her would call her weak. Tall, thin, youthful figure, almost entirely lacking any kind of "womanly curve" (according to a drunk man in a bar who earned a nasty scar across his forehead, as well as one eye, for the comment).
Body Features
Burn scars cover her left shoulder and most of her back, a puckered, stretched pink and white mass on otherwise perfect skin (if a little bit sun-burned now and then). She is otherwise almost completely unblemished in any manner.
Facial Features
- jade-green eyes, almond-shaped.
- dark eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair.
- light, freckled skin (especially with a bit of sun).
- small, straight nose.
- softly angled cheekbones, which sometimes seem to catch the light from her eyes.
Identifying Characteristics
her burn scars, and her light green eyes, which take on a peculiar sheen if she is excited, and especially if she is angry.
Physical quirks
Furrows eyebrows in concentration a lot. Unconsciously brushes the scars on her shoulders with her fingers quite a bit.nf
Apparel & Accessories
Leather or cloth hair tie(s) to control her massive amount of hair. A pair of tinted spectacles, which she uses to downplay her unusual eyes, rests on a cord around her neck (don't try to tell her they're matronly. she made them herself, and she will slap you.)
an old, many-times-repaired patchwork purse (given to her by her mother), which is almost never off her person.
You will not catch her dead in a skirt; skirts get in the way. Thigh-length tunic in a variegated mossy color, unboned bodice of forest green, with trousers of the same. Brown boots. A thigh holster for a dagger sits on her left leg. Knee-length hooded frock coat of charcoal grey, which has many hidden pockets. Were it not for the impression that her face tends to make on people who aren't used to her, she has purposely dressed herself to be unremarkable.
Mentality
Personal history
- Lived in New Tashalatora from birth through part of her sixth year.
- Escaped the burning of her village with some severe burns of her own, but recovered as well as one can.
- Her patron, Soren Daugherty d'Cainnith, was the first person she ran to afterwords, having become acquainted with him over her early years.
- Soren is the one who set up her apprenticeship with Master Theolin Jazbay, which he did as soon as it was safe for her to travel there.
- Her brother, Mal-Harath, died before she was born. Everything she knows about him came from her mother.
Education
A decade-long apprenticeship with Master Theolin Jazbay, who trained Khel as both a wizard and an arcane scribe.
Employment
She has never worked for anyone but Master Jazbay since leaving her village. As a young child, she helped her mother sell and cook all kinds of food for the village, as well as to sell at market days in the Cyran town closest to her.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Has had around a decade of training as a wizard, even at just 16 years old.
Has many years of experience with food and cooking, a talent she continued to develop while with the wizard who trained her (Master Jazbay).
Mental Trauma
Formative events: an attack upon her village resulting in its burning to the ground. She will never rid herself of the image of her mother's face and body, burnt and bloody, barely moving. Khel recalls the moment she stood up from the ground to look back at the village. Her mother's voice called to her, telling her to run, and to never rest, and to survive. Then, she didn't speak any more. Armed with only a patchwork purse (made of leather and cloth scraps she and her mother had collected together) that her mother had shoved into her arms before throwing them both out of the window together as the flames licked at their backs, she sets out on her way, completely alone in the world at just six years old.
Years later, she comes to understand that her mother more than likely knew that someone would eventually come for her, and had packed a "go bag" of sorts in preparation for the inevitable. This makes the games they used to play together take on an entirely different meaning.
Intellectual Characteristics
Intelligent and studious. If there is research to be done, she is happy to do it; though she is no longer considered an apprentice wizard, Jazbay made absolutely sure she knew how he felt about wizards who get a little power and get "too big for their britches."
person.sexuality
She's 16, she has big feelings, and while she's obviously a bit "different," she's still a teenager. Sex isn't the first thing on her mind, but since she only remembers a silly childhood crush from her village, feeling any such desires isn't something she'll always be able to identify. She does understand that other people feel them, and has learned how to deal with them when they are directed at her. This usually means a world of pain for those who take it upon themselves to be rude about it.
person.gender_identity
Female, but this doesn't hold a huge amount of significance for her.
Known Languages
Common
Quori
Personality
Social
Birthplace
A small village in Breland not strictly on the map, but commonly called New Tashalatora, near the Cyran border
Current Residence
Thaliost, with Master Theolin Jazbay
Contacts & Relations
No living relations.
Soren Daugherty d'Cainnith is her patron. She met him as a child, and he was kind to her because she reminded him of his own daughter. He helped get her medical care and set her on her feet after the burning of her village.
Her brother, Mal-Harath, died before she was born, and his Quori spirit transferred itself to her.
Master Jazbay, who trained her in the use of her magical talent.
Wealth & Financial state
Whatever she was able to save after her village burned, plus whatever Soren and Master Jazbay have given her over the years. Not an overwhelming amount by any means, but she is far from what she would call destitute.
Family Ties
None. They're all dead.
Religious Views
She finds it hard to believe in too much, but she feels a deep desire to do good, especially since she desperately wants to make something good out of her terrible life history.
Social Aptitude
Surprisingly high. Even people who don't initially like her tend to change their tune quickly in the face of her friendly demeanor.
Mannerisms
Furrowed brows, expression of concentration.
Frequently reaching down to touch her patchwork purse, as if she is afraid it will just disappear.
Hobbies & Pets
She has a knack for cooking.
Social
Birthplace
A small village in Breland not strictly on the map, but commonly called New Tashalatora, near the Cyran border
Current Residence
Thaliost, with Master Theolin Jazbay
Contacts & Relations
No living relations.
Soren Daugherty d'Cainnith is her patron. She met him as a child, and he was kind to her because she reminded him of his own daughter. He helped get her medical care and set her on her feet after the burning of her village.
Her brother, Mal-Harath, died before she was born, and his Quori spirit transferred itself to her.
Master Jazbay, who trained her in the use of her magical talent.
Wealth & Financial state
Whatever she was able to save after her village burned, plus whatever Soren and Master Jazbay have given her over the years. Not an overwhelming amount by any means, but she is far from what she would call destitute.
Family Ties
None. They're all dead.
Religious Views
She finds it hard to believe in too much, but she feels a deep desire to do good, especially since she desperately wants to make something good out of her terrible life history.
Social Aptitude
Surprisingly high. Even people who don't initially like her tend to change their tune quickly in the face of her friendly demeanor.
Mannerisms
Furrowed brows, expression of concentration.
Frequently reaching down to touch her patchwork purse, as if she is afraid it will just disappear.
Hobbies & Pets
She has a knack for cooking.