Tanya Amastacia

Background

Tanya Amastacia is an Elf cleric, the only child of an aristocratic slaveholding family. She never took to the lifestyle in the way her parents did, often feeling that money blinded them and that the practice of buying and selling other people was barbaric. It was gold that ruled over their household. Her father bought women and her mother bought wine.

They owned a jewel company, and had Dwarves and Gnomes mine for precious gems to be made into jewelry. As her hundredth birthday approached, Tanya's family began to insist that she should take on a role in the family business. Her father took her to one of the many factories so she might behold what she would one day inherit. It was a horrid sight. Men, women, children, Dragonborns and Orcs, slouched over worktables, anvils, and scorching hot metal rods. The heat was unbearable, the noise deafening. And the smell was worst of all. It was a stench of sweating bodies and uncleaned chamber pots. This place was not right or natural.

That night, Tanya was visited in her dreams by Diancecht, god of medicine and healing. He appeared as a bright, almost blinding light, and spoke in an amplified, gentle voice. He told her she was right to see the world how she did, and said she should go to Theris and find the White Witches. She awoke holding a coin the size of her palm, etched with mistletoe, the symbol of Diancecht. She wasted no time as she packed, and left on her dapple gray mare Norma, riding for three days and three nights. The coin of Diancecht pulsed and lead her down the roads she needed to take. She was free at last, though conflicted about those she'd left behind to suffer. But with the coin as a warm reminder in her palm, the thought subdued.

On the fourth day, Tanya rode into a small village. She found herself in front of an apothecary called Theris, the coin pulsing faster than it ever had before, and tied Norma to a nearby post.

The apothecary was inhabited by the White Witches, who welcomed Tanya with open arms. They were a group of thirteen, all women, all clerics, and all worshipers of Diancecht, with visions of a better world. She was the twelfth to join, with one spot still open to this day. Their races, backgrounds, and upbringings were varied, unlike in the Capitol, where Tanya once lived. They too were once visited by Diancecht in their dreams the night they reached adulthood as their original calling to this place.

The High Witch and head of the coven was a human named Rosemary Gladstar. Under her, Tanya learned about herbs, tinctures, and brews. She learned about cleric spells and charms. And she learned how to worship Diancecht. She studied under Rosemary for twenty years, before Gladstar decided she was ready for her first mission.

The White Witches were also a resistance force, who worked with Snake Eyes, a rebel group, against the emperor. For her first assignment, Tanya moved to the Filaj forest, close enough to a slave camp that she could house rebel spies, runaway slaves, or more frequently, both. She provided food and shelter for those who were traveling or on the run, healing and assisting them in what ways she could. She passed along messages to and from spies on walks through the forest. She has been doing this for three years.

Appearance

Tanya stands at 5'5", with light olive toned skin and green eyes with flecks of gold. She has wavy brown hair that ends just above her shoulders and a smattering of freckles over her nose and cheek area. She wears a cream colored dress that ends around her mid calf, with puffy sleeves that are trimmed with lace. The neckline and hem are likewise trimmed with lace, and the dress has gold ribbon detailing along the neckline. She wears an apron from the waist down, with two large pockets. One or two red patches of fabric have been sewn into the apron to fix various rips and tears. She also wears black buckled shoes with white stockings, a bandana around her head, and a gold locket engraved with Diancecht's mistletoe symbol.

Personality/Demeanor

Tanya is a gentle and graceful soul, and retains an aura of angelicness and purity as a cleric of Diancecht. Her god matters a lot to her, and she is very loyal both to him and all her friends and close ones. She hates violence and loves all things natural, often surrounding herself with herbs and flowers. She can be gullible though, and retains guilt for leaving her family, the Capitol, and the slaves her family owned, feeling she should have tried to help. She can be easily frustrated and stressed, and hates when things are dirty or unclean and dislikes people who are condescending. She considers herself an optimist however, and enjoys sweets and dancing.

Relationships

Norma is Tanya's mare.

Bas is Tanya's dog.

Peter Hoffman is Tanya's former classmate, and considers himself to be her rival.

Tanya's parents are a source of great guilt and resentment for her.

Updates Here:

— Tanya briefly stayed and slept with (literally, not figuratively) a vampiric orc called Zorazar Zanaski, after Rosemary told her to find him, and after healing him from an animal attack