So'roi

So'roi Vercona Pullman (a.k.a. Soz Backwater)

Names Meanings :
So'roi - mix of Sonia (Human Grandma) and Roinan (Elvish Uncle);
Varcona (Elvish Grandmother)
Pullman (Human - Father's surname)
RACE: Half-Elf
Class: Swordsman
Path: Blade Dancer Fighter (Capoeira)
Blade dancers are a sight on the battlefield, moving their blades with extreme quickness, making multiple attacks in what appear to be a single movement. Favourite weapon is the machete .
So'roi is trying to learn how to weld the Khopesh (a distinctive curved sword).

Languages: speaks Common, Sunra and Elvish - cannot read or write

Favourite story - The Night Dancers (told by mother often)

Scars: long cut on her left side, where was stabbed. Hands look uses for much unarmed fighting. Legs healing from cougar attack.

Appearance: looks weak, curvy, roundish figure, acts very girlish and seems clumsy. Shoulder length hair is like a messy bird's nest and has been dyed crimson, with Brasilwood.
Rather messy, rough, often dirty and smells sweaty. Has core strength from dance, fighting and hard labour.

Clothing: Wears odd-matching clothes - yet can look stylish.
Wears dark long sleeved top with rounded neck rolled to elbows, plus a slightly ripped sleeveless top with V-neck over it. Wears baggy (male's) dark grey trousers - when not working has a tartan skirt over top. Wears three piecings in ear half-elf ear.
Carries a pack with her - only has a few items of value to her ... a compass, a ceremic goblet wrapped in a thinning wool blanket, a pair of boots that she rarely wears, a thick black ribbon, weapons wore straight down back (unseen from front view), and a collection of cheap necklaces.

Likes animals better than people. Will trust a humaniod who as animal features more than others. Struggles more with own race Half-Elf, and those it origins from Elves and Human.

Her false clumsiness has helped her look defenseless, get to a mark when pick-pocketing, and not get noticed in noble neighbourhoods, when done carefully.

Dislikes receiving compliments.


So'roi is a sword fighter with a special machete "Nata Dos" (Cream of the)

She grew up very poor in The Rockery of Farr City. She knew those streets well, she learnt pick-pocketing from some older children, and often took to the roof tops to avoid guards.
Her long absences, when caught up guards, were one less mouth to feed. As her mother was often sick, father worked long hours on the docks, and older brother was more responsible.
Twice when she was arrested, it was for being outside The Rookery after curfew.
The guards always knew her Soz Backwater - thought her an urchin. She ended up in orphanages and foster care - in one she meet Zane. She helped Zane find a forever home with kind parents. She always wanted to be around Zane and help him (later was not always sure why).

She often ended up in fists fights as a child and young teen. She often lost and would show her bruises off proudly. She was feisty and bold - relatively small, yet lively, determined, plucky, and courageous.

At 12.5 years old, she was stabbed in the side. It only slowed her down for a month or so. So her father Jake got her a job picking up rubbish in The Rookery - So'roi worked alongside a poor man known simply as "Dale" - taught her the art of capoeira after work hours.

Crossed the Gallic Desert following a child, and was attacked by a cougar. Saved child, but clothes and legs were torn up.

Working at The Bard Springs to get coin for travel. Works as Night Gardener - lied about having experience ... said "Grounds keeper is Farr City" (instead of saying rubbish collector in The Rookery ). Found as natural talent for planting and likes hanging out with the bats on the rooftop.
Wears clothes from Lost and Found, while others are getting mended (as can afford to pay tailor).
Avoids Solana (Shaman) as likely would be taken forcibly back to The Sunrayin Tribe to face up for father's departure and dishonouring the tribe.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Armor Class- 15
Hit Points = 53
Speed = 30 ft (gracefully Swim = 30 ft (awkward, as self taught)

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STR =9 11
DEX = 15 (+2)
CON = 13 (+1)
INT =17(+3) - read people, situations, and navigate the social landscape of a city
WIS = 8 (-2) - aligns more with the intuitive and perceptive nature
CHA =10

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Skills: Acrobatics +4, Insight +3

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Hit Dice: 1d10 per Swordsman level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + Constitution modifier per Swordsman level after 1st
Senses: Passive Perception 12

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Racial Features
Ability Modifiers: +2 Cha, +1 to Con and +1 Int (random choosen).
Fey Ancestry: You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Darkvision: 60ft (18m / 12sqr)

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Specialized Equipment

Equipment: One set of hooded common clothes, backpack with two hidden compartments, forgery kit, and a belt pouch containing 12cp (very poor)

Main Weapon = Machete

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Looking for children who vanished from The Rookery in Farr City - others not so concerned for the very poor.
Using the story The Missing Children as clues.

Seeking Zane is Stony to help her.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes collecting and telling depressing facts:-
EXAMPLE 1: The first reported children was just under 9 years ago - yet in truth children from the slums of The Rookery went missing as long as 12 years ago.

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One of them was Diego Wilde who is said to reside in Echo Woods.

EXAMPLE 2: Common Powder was finely ground Human bones and remains - origins are the Wild Dwarves (Greenbeards).

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Followers of Thard Harr.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Dale

Name: Dalicanous Dunnock
Tiefling - looks skinny, weak, smells like urine and alcohol, bluish skin, scraggly dull grey spikey hair on head with short black horns, thinning beard, bushy eyebrows (more hairs on his brows than his face).

Zane

Name: Zane Soros Dailey
Looks Half-Elf - went through a few foster homes in Farr City, before being adopted by an older Half-Elf childless couple Mary-Jane and Finley Dailey.
A young faced male - looks Half-Elf - short curly blonde hair - small dark brown eyes, indented a bit - lips are full and pinked - warm tan skin - skilled piano player - who moved to Stony where he is a bartender in The Dustee Rose.

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* is actually a Succubus . Mary-Jane and Finley Dailey know what Zane really is
* use to help Mary-Jane investigate crimes ... if person was never charged they often ended up missing
* friend to So'roi - she does not know he is really a Succubus

Family Ties

Parents disowned by both families, for choosing to marry outside own race. Left penniless. Therefore, they moved to The Rookery in Farr City.

PARENTS

Mother = Tempercosa Ilannagh

Slender, pale skin, black hair, grey eyes, elvish ears, petite (nicknamed "grunt" by 4 siblings)
Elves - Moon Elves
She is often ill, and spends time sleeping and had little health to teach children.

Father = Jake Ross Pullman

tall, broad, olive skin
Human - Sunrayin Tribe
works long hours on the Docks of Farr City. Only had a little time for children - taught them a little bit of the Sunra language.

Parents Meet:

Father stole mother out sickbed ... after having meet at three different dawn and dusk gatherings when Tempercosa was well enough to attend. The next gathering was a dawn, Tempercosa sneaked out of the house.
When dragged back home by angry mother, Tempercosa was locked inside. She sent messages to Jake by connected pouches, that they had brought on their second meeting. They were collecting some coin inside, for living together.
Tempercosa's parents found the pouch and emptied it of 144 cooper pieces. Then left a note "Leave me alone!" They stopped giving her as strong a dose of medicine.
Realising something was wrong, and noticing the different writing, Jake found a way to get into Tempercosa's home threw the roof and attic. Tempercosa willingly ran off with Jake.
Jake was meant to marry another person from the Sunrayin Tribe.
Disowned by both families
Moved to The Rookery of Farr City - always poor and mother never learnt to read or write as often sick, and father worked long hours to keep them in a home, so had no time to teach them more than to speak Sunra language

Siblings:

Brother - Jas'ol - older - more responsible - looked after mother a lot -joins the City Guards as an apprentice at 13 years old - likes to follow the law - loyalty to family and to the City Guards is difficult to balance at times, especially when So'roi got arrested.
Jas'ol has been taught to read from the City Guard - enough to be useful, but not enough to known more than his superiors.
Luckily So'roi is unknown by her real name to the City Guards.

Mother had 2 still births (Carm'et and Zac'roi) after So'roi was born - followed by a miscarriage of a baby only known as Bubs

Religious Views

Dieties:

Ronin Mikoto - Master of Dance; King Capoeira
Gil'lon The Master Cat - God of Balance
Taiia - Life-Giver, The Devourer

Speech

Speaks Common, Elvish and some Sunra - has clicks of tongue when pronouncing some words.

Alignment

Chaotic

Current Status

seeking missing children

Current Location

Northern Isle

Species

Half-Elf

Age

23 years old

Date of Birth

4th Draph

Circumstances of Birth

On dusty floor of house in The Rookery - slid off the blankets

Birthplace

Northern Isle

Pronouns

she / her

Sex

female

Gender

woman

Presentation

feminine

Eyes

Deep sapphire that sparkle like gems

Hair

long sleek, raven black - worn in crown braid

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

olive skin of warm honey

Height

5'9"

Quotes & Catchphrases

Speaks a little of the Sunra language - using the tongue clicking amongst the words
Uses phases of the Sunrayin Tribe:-
Greeting in morning: "Good Sunrise to you."
Greeting in evening: "Good Sunset to you."
Farewell: "Be well, until the next Sun we meet."
Exclamation: "Oh My Sun."

Likes to have alcohol, so often states "After a drink."

"my father says my shadow attracts trouble."

Belief/Deity

Gil'lon