Sylnia Thethyra
Saviour of Elturel, Greywalker Sylnia Thethyra (a.k.a. Syl)
When walking down the streets of Shina, jewel of the east coast, right next to the great hall an unusual house can be found. It is a two story house with a small bookshop on the ground floor and the flat roof is filled with various plants, bringing a surprising splash of nature to the narrow street.
Entering the store will reveal a spacious room with filled bookcases up to headhight and the wall above adorned with various items and artifacts that the store owner has collected over her adventures. Asking about the items on the wall is a good way to get grand stories out their origin.
The first few stories seem like fantasy. Hell and Devils intermixed with wizards of legend. After a while though it becomes clear that the tales are part of a much larger narrative and that the store owner is in fact none other than Sylnia Thethyra.
Physical Description
Apparel & Accessories
Pallid leather gloves crafted with ivory fingernails.
Specialized Equipment
The arcane focus she uses is a piece of Schorl (aka. black) Tourmaline, engraved with the icon of Mystra.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Sylnia was raised by an institution in Elturel after she was abandoned there by her mother, with her father being forced to serve in the southern war. She never had any contact with her siblings, probably because of their mothers influence or their death.
As she grew up she was informed that a distant relative had left her a stipend, which allowed her to leave the institution and live in a shack on the outskirts of Elturel. There she lived off doing errands for the people in her surroundings.
There is very little information on what happened next, but based on what has been puzzled together the fallen angel Zariel had tried to pull Sylnia to hell, although she did not know it at the time. Sylnia managed to escape in a panic before the transfer was complete, but it left a part of Zariel in Sylnias' soul, which in turn caused her to develop magical abilities.
Sylnia speaks of the following events and years as a hazy blur, running away from Elturel, learning to control the magic and to live with the constant pull of Zariel towards evil.
Sylnia wanted to rid herself of the fiendish imprint she had, and in her search she eventually ended up in Avernus, the first layer of hell. There she found Elturel, where it had been pulled weeks earlier, years after Sylnia had left it. In a place called "Fort Knucklebone" she met some people who were out to save Elturel. With no better direction to go she went with them, hoping to be able to find a fiend who could provide knowledge.
The divergence ended up with the party facing Zariel, who recognised Sylnia as "the girl who got away".
Accomplishments & Achievements
One of the Saviours of Elturel will always be associated with Sylnia, although she never put much emphasis on it. Instead she enjoys the title "Greywalker" that Zariel named her after leaving Avernus, referencing the strength it takes to walk between Heaven and Hell.
Morality & Philosophy
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Earlier in her life Sylnias main motivator was to gain full control over the fiendish piece she carried with her. Later on, when she knew of it's nature, she wanted to become the master of herself.
Likes & Dislikes
Throughout her life Sylnia liked to read and memorize poetry as it kept her calm and had the ability to bring fleeting moments of happiness.
Personality Quirks
Ever since being posessed Sylnia has had ghostly visions of spirits no one else can see, and sometimes she absentmindedly speaks with them.
Wealth & Financial state
- A House in an expensive part of Shina.
- A few magical items
- Multiple items the value of which mostly comes from collectors intrest, such as a 10ft pole handed down from legendary wizard Mordenkainen.
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