Sable
"Witch of the Wilds"

Appearance:  Sable is a cute young girl of eighteen winters with light brown skin, long black hair with red highlights, and brown eyes.  She is petite at 5'3" and has arcane tattoos on her sides and down her arms.  She wears a rather revealing top that exposes her neckline and mid-drift and a black skirt.  She carries a stone dagger on her hip and wears a bone necklace around her neck.

Personality:  Sable is snarky, cold and manipulative.  She has a strong 'survival of the fittest' outlook on life.  She thinks of herself as beautiful but is extremely sensitive to being called 'flat-chested.'  She strongly believes in killing all enemies (unless needed for interrogation or some other purpose).  Mercy, love, and compassion are all signs of weakness.

History:  Sable is the daughter of the Blood Spirit chieftain, Tarkon.  When the Black Cloud attacked her village, her father summoned an ice elemental but lost control of it.  It possessed him and killed many bandits and villagers, including his wife and family.  Only Sable survived the attack.  However, she only managed this by conjuring up a demon from her father's spells and making a deal with it.  This increased her power and allowed her to survive, but the demon remains inside of her, constantly battling her will to take over her body.

Campaign Events:  Sable was rescued by Desiree, Rhian, Zevar and Gilly when they came to investigate the tribal village.  Working together, they destroyed the ice elemental but consequently killed Tarkon, as well.  With nowhere else to go, Sable agreed to go with the party in hopes of gaining new power.

Over time, Sable became a bit enamored with Rhian, but seemed more interested in corrupting him than anything else.  When the party faced the kraken that was harassing Narin, Sable was crushed by its massive tentacles.  However, the demon inside of her, Kassaroff, protected her.  He took over her body and pushed her consciousness deep below.  The party managed to separate the two entities and banish Kassaroff, but this unfortunately resulted in Sable losing all of her magical powers.

Now considered a hindrance, Desiree left Sable behind in Narin to fend for herself.  She kept in touch with Rhain over the years via letters, but one day she vanished.  Nobody knows what became of her, and nobody has seen her since.

DM's Commentary:  Sable was created as a sort of counterpart to Rhian.  I had planned on the two getting together, and either Rhian turning her to Good or she corrupting Rhian to Evil.  (Or maybe they would meet half-way in Neutrality?)  In any case, it didn't work out that way.  Sable felt incredibly resentful and betrayed when the party ditched her in Narin.  There's no telling what lengths she might go to avenge herself.  But that'll be a story for another game.

Relations:
Desiree:  Friendly (Threatening after being left behind)
Zevar:  Indifferent
Gilly:  Cautious
Rhian:  Friendly
Akhil:  Friendly
Wolfram:  Friendly

Favored Weapon:  None
Favored Spell:  Unseen Servant
Special Ability:  Demonic Possession
Birthday:  Saffir 19, 583

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