Sasha, the Carmine Exiled
Alindar
Sasha's father was mage of Asheria. He and a group of adventurers set off to explore the The Carmine Savanna for an unknown reason lost to time and were unfortunate enough to be captured by a group of orcs that made this land their home. gladiatorialwielding
As Sasha grew older, her father taught her the history of magic, of her Asherian roots, and about Maltrud, the God of Magic and Knowledge. He also spoke of the beauty and wonders of his homeland and of the wife he left behind to explore rumors and myths of the region. Sasha was fascinated by his stories and took well to her studies, developing a sharp mind and intrigue. In order to protect his daughter from the orcish tribe's influence, her father struck a deal with the leader and shaman to cause their weapons to be imbued with power before they left for battle and roving. In exchange, his daughter would be left alone. While her father could not protect her from bullying and beatings, she would not falter to such.
This would not last. As time would pass, leadership of the tribe changed to a half orc known as Grutok. Grutok did not see eye to eye with the current direction of the tribe and when challenged he would kill without remorse. When his ire turned to Sasha, her father stood in the way. Grutok snapped the man's neck and spine. When Sasha tried to interfere, she was beaten and scarred. Her life now took a drastic turn where she would hunt and raid just like the rest, her body and sanity reinforced with bloodshed and a desire to survive. She had to fight for her own protection which she did somewhat successfully. Some might call it luck. After a while, she and Grutok grew somewhat closer as in a way he had given her tools to become stronger. She took her anger out on others now, easily beating down those who had been doing so to her. She became much more proficient in milking giant centipedes and her tenacity grew with a fervor. The stronger she got, the more Grutok became harsh and less protective. Sasha had to fight to keep from being used for the wills of other orcs.
As she has spent her entire life here, the stories of far away lands and people with magic thrill and pull at her curiosity. Collections of her father's people built in her tent as offerings from an unknown group began to appear and many of them she could relate to tales her father had spoken of. One day she hopes to find this tribe of her father and make it her own. If this place of Asheria truly exists and its people still live, she would use every drop of her father's blood to honor his memory and protect it.
Sasha sees the world as a beast that consumes the weak. All orcs that run into battle end up dead/captured or victorious. They don’t naturally have a concept of fear of self preservation as the glory of battle and bloodshed is much more important. However, her father and to a lesser extent Grutok taught her that everyone is supposed to be free and have a life outside of battle and conquest. Her father taught that taking prisoners was evil but also she knows that if he hadn’t been taken, he would have died and she wouldn't exist. Orcs kill too much, she thinks but she understands why they do it. Everything wants to kill in this world and consume. Everything wants to live and grow.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
During a riverside ambush by wild beasts in a rainstorm, Sasha was struck by a giant crocodile's tail. While her orcish blood sustained her and she held her ground, the tail had cracked her orbital bone and ruptured the socket. Sasha is now missing her right eye, covering the hole with a leather fashioned eye patch.
Mental characteristics
Mental Trauma
Grutok slew her father in front of her. When she attempted to stop him, he would mark her with a heavy facial scar as a reminder to her and to all not to cross him. This act most likely saved some of the other prisoners as beating down Sasha took quite a while, Grutok wanting to make an example of her in front of everyone as well as to not dispose of such a useful tribe member. Her father died slowly in her arms after Grutok left her in a bloody pulp. Her father begged for the minimal paper they had hidden and wrote out a letter in his dying minutes to his long lost wife from years past. The letter is most likely filled with his love for his wife, his last regrets, and his hope that Sasha and she meet one day. Sasha keeps this letter wrapped in leather, tied and tucked inside her clothing for safety. Memories of her father are one of the only things to ever bring her to tear up. This she must hide from others so as not to get targeted for weakness.
Sasha has cynophobia, a fear of dogs and wolves. A very close call with the hyenas from the roaming gnoll warband has reinforced her hate for such types of creatures. While this fear might make others flee from the beasts, Sasha's instant reaction to such beasts is to charge in senselessly as her blood boils and pulverize the animal into a fine paste.
Spending so much time in a tribe and never having a moment of privacy, Sasha dislikes being alone and will not separate from a 'tribe' as this means death to those who wandered off. Safety in numbers.
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Sasha's life in her tribe was by no means easy, even when she had a her father's protection and favor by the old tribe chief. She is jaded to violence and death as she had always lived with the element that life is for the strongest and those who do not rise to the top end up grounded at the bottom.
Social
Social Aptitude
Sasha is straightforward. She does her best to not draw attention to herself as part of her life in orc tribal society. Taking care to remain calm despite the occasional twitch of her ears, she stands very still, almost ready to spring out with her hand tightly gripped on a weapon.
While her clothing that composes of cloth and leathers finds little care, weapon maintenance is very important to Sasha.
Children
Gender
Female
Eyes
Emerald Green
Hair
Long, natural flowing raven black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Olive Tan
Height
5'11"
