Spinel

Spinel

Player Name	Gail
Languages	Common, Quori, Orc
Species	Longtooth shifter
Gender	Female
Height	5'11"
Weight	148
Eye Color	Green

Spinel is a longtooth shifter and an eldritch knight fighter.

Physical Appearance

Spinel is lithe and muscular and has several hyena-like traits. When she shifts, her muzzle becomes more elongated and claws and tail more pronounced. Her fur is a pale brown/gray. As a trained fighter, she is most often found waring chain mail, ready for the next battle.

Personality

As with many shifters, Spinel is fierce and self reliant. She believes her strength can solve most of her problems and doesn't have much respect for those who are not outwardly strong. She doesn't like to admit she is wrong. In spite of herself, she is known to occasional help weaklings in need, especially if it advances her goals.

Spinel is capable of forming strong bonds and is incredibly loyal to her tribe, at least those that are still alive. She will do all she can to protect those who have earned her trust. Because much of her tribe has perished in the recent past—and because her most trusted friend up and left one night—she can be wary of forming new bonds. What good is loyalty if everyone is just going to leave or die?

History

Spinel was born into a hyena-like shifter tribe—the Igneus of Isonhound—that has been decimated by recent conflicts with orcs and the more beast-like shifter tribes. In spite of their low numbers, the recent disappearance of her tribe’s sacred gems and artifacts has only strengthened their resolve to put these conflicts to end.

When she came of age, Spinel and a few of her peers traveled to a nearby wolf-like shifter tribe—the Alluvium—to train as soldiers. But not long into their trainings, her tribe mate Cobalt—the target of her burgeoning affections—took off one night leaving only a note behind. He stated he was going to find their tribe’s lost artifacts and not to follow, for it would be too dangerous. At first, Spinel vowed to become stronger so she could prove herself worthy of being by his side. She dipped into the arcane arts to strengthen her swordsmanship and better protect herself. But as the years passed, she realized Cobalt didn’t deserve her company. She would seek him out and get her answers…or her revenge for his seeming betrayal.

Languages

Common, Quori, Orc

Powers and Abilities

Spinel can enhance her hyena-like traits at will. In this shifted form, she is particularly aggressive and is not afraid to put her sharp canines to good use. In addition to wielding a sword, Spinel turns to the arcane to enhance her fighting prowess, for example harnessing green flame blade. The rest of her magic is a product of her past. Losing her tribe and best friend, she knows she must rely on herself. Defensive spells like shield and silvery barbs are now her most trusted allies.

Attacks and Weapons

When required, Spinel will certainly bite an attacking foe while in her shifted form.

In a recent expedition, Spinel acquired the powerful rapier Firefang, which blazes with flames when commanded and grants the bearer resistance to cold damage. She and her companions helped to clear out the crypt of the renowned elf warrior Sir Beren Cohnal (Commander of the Sylvan Order), which was overrun by cheshire goblins and orcs. Beren's spirit gave his blessing for the party to take the remaining equipment from his lieutenants' tombs. Firefang bears the mark of the Sylvan Vanguard—a silver iron cross with the golden crescent moons of Corellion in the center circle—on a field of crimson on the hilt. It also is engraved with runes of fire. The high elf Aldean El’Naddath of House Kessaria (Emissary of the Wold Order and member of the Sylvan Order) helped identify the item, and provided a personalized letter granting its use to Spinel and to pacify any members of the Sylvan Vanguard that might question the shifter's use of sword.

Into the Greedy Green

Spinel’s search for Cobalt brought her to Synara during the festival of Asar Ogalas. A dragon attack—and the subsequent abduction of a townsfolk who claimed to be a mayor—changed her priorities. She began to understand the source of her tribe’s troubles and decided to investigate the dragon threat. She soon joined the Band of the Iron Hawks—a like-minded group of honorable adventurers who seek to protect the people of Isonhond. Although Spinel’s missions have taken her across the continent, she generally stays at the Hawk’s guild hall, the Iron Eyrie, in Seglock. She has a particular fondness for taking missions out of Gammelgard, partly for Falgrim’s noteworthy potions and partly for Rose and the kitchen’s excellent road snacks, especially the muffins.

In her travels, Spinel ventured to Sro’s lair (where she refused to fight the dragon, and his resulting first “rule” stating not to attack a dragon in its lair validated that decision). She also went on several missions to defeat Horatio Cheshire and his abominations. Other missions took her to the plane of “Thaer”, to the home of some hags, a mine under the threat of shadow. In one adventure, she encountered an artifact known as the “Astrolabe”, which released magic into Spinel and her companions. Spinel took the mantle of the “Harbinger of Bleucorundum the Sapphire,” which came with a draconic boon.

Although caught up in world events, Spinel has not yet given up her search for Cobalt. One evening, while having a drink with then new guild member Durian in the Hawk’s bar, All that Ales You, Spinel learned that Cobalt has indeed been in the region. However, at that point the trail was months old. Her search continues.

Pit Fighting

Between missions, Spinel has spent considerable time roaming the streets and establishments of Seglock, partly to keep an ear out for word of Cobalt and partly in frustration for all the overwhelming politics at hand. She soon took to spending time at a rather dingy bar called The Rusty Spoon, where she entertained herself watching drunkards, students. and refugees desperate for coin do some off-the-books pit fighting. With enough time, she learned the usual competitor’s best moves and how to spot an adventurer only pretending to be drunk. She carefully joined in the fights, earning a fair amount of coin. She soon learned of the Tournament of Fist and Fury to name the Victor of Isonhound, and registered herself at the Fighter's Forge, one of the officially licensed pit-fighting establishments in Seglock. After learning the official rules, she participated in several bouts and was fairly successful, but was hesitant to enter the tournament proper, as she didn’t want to draw too much attention to herself. But, as her guild members pointed out, perhaps attention was what she needed to learn more about Cobalt. And if her fellow guild member Tristam’s exploits had taught her anything, it’s that carefully placed attention could be a powerful weapon.