F A Y E T H
Details
Race: Sil'Norai, Dranoch Cardinal
Age: 83
Height: 6'4
Weight: 170 lbs
Relation to PC: Mentor, Guardian
NPC Type: Personal NPC
Influence: 4
Description:
An imposing Sil'Norai of unusually pale complexion and dyed black hair. Her eyes are deep crimson, and grant her a piercing predatory stare. She seldom smiles and treats nearly all presented situations with unwavering seriousness. Stubborn and prone to anger, most quickly learn to hold themselves at a higher standard than they normally would in her presence.
Her story begins in Sil-Elaine. It was there that she worked as an envoy for the court of dusk in their political affairs. She maintained their image and built propaganda to convince the Sil'Norai of the evils that the newly-formed Black Remedy hid in their shadows. Despite her talent in painting Silfanore's only hope as villains and stirring uncertainty in the hearts of the herd, it was without foundations. In secret, she met with Asmodei, an Ebonknight who dotted on her. He, a foreigner, filled her head with dreams of seeing the world beyond the reach of Dranoch clutches, and soon convinced her to leave with him to Daravin.
Before she could leave, however, her master forced his curse upon her. She'd brought him a great deal of success and showed great promise in the magics he'd taught her in secret; he saw it as a means to control her and reel in her ambitions. In her transformation, she broke into a wild blood rage and took to the streets of SIlfanore to sate her unbearable hunger. It was there that Asmodei found her, plastered in the gore of her victims. Barely able to compose or control herself, she begged for death. Asmodei refused and stayed his own mentor's flamelance. He convinced the ashwraith to allow them both to leave, and for reasons unknown to her, the ashwraith accepted Asmodei's plea to fake his death and abandon the revolution. The bridge between Asmodei and his mentor was damaged irreparably when he took Fayeth through the portal the ashwraith had fashioned him, and they were alone in the world for some time.
In the wilderness, dishonored and disgraced, Asmodei fed Fayeth unsuspecting travelers and the like on the road. They spoke more on their philosophies and came to the agreement that governments, monarchies, and institutes alike were the cause for the evils in the world. The court of dusk would have no sway over Sil-Elaine if it weren't for the masses of dranoch that followed in their wake. The oppressive nobility of Asmodei's birthplace would be nothing without their argent and their caste system. In their eyes, institutional power was a power that should not exist, and they agreed to work against it in Lorien.
It was there that she learned to rein in her hunger and targetted criminals and brutes to feed herself. Their strength became hers, and she descended in her curse to Cardinal status. Years later, she met with Arkash by chance and took interest in his bravery. She continued to follow his story until the sky fell on him, then saved him from execution by hollow with her husband and helped nurse him back to health. Since then, she's served as a guide and a sort of maternal figure, pouring her ideals into his head and teaching him the right way to think.
Her hatred for the dranoch has led her to refuse all intimacies with Asmodei and even denies her the option to make him her Arlaed. This is because she hates the dranoch and refuses to spread her curse despite desperately wanting a family of her own in her mortal life. Now that Arkash has neglected to save himself from lethal infection, she must give up her ideals and break the code she's lived by to save the closest thing she has to a son.
Skills
Politics: Master
Tactics: Master
Blades: Expert
Acrobatics: Expert
Intimidation: Expert
Transposition: Expert
Squall: Journeyman
Teaching: Journeyman
Throwing Weapons: Journeyman
