| Languages | Common, Abyssal, Draconic |
|---|---|
| Species | Yuan-Ti |
| Gender | Female |
Ssaskah is and aberrant mind sorcerer yuan-ti. She relishes mind manipulation, and will have her way.
Physical Appearance and Personality
In her present form, Ssaskah has the torso of a human and the tail of a snake. Ssaskah serves her self first, and then the empire. She acknowledges the practical benefits of working with—and manipulating—lesser species like humans. When not attempting to build apparent trust, she doesn't hide her superiority.
History
Ssaskah was born a yuan-ti pureblood, able to blend in reasonable well among human societies. For years, she manipulated situations in human towns to the favor of the empire, poisoning alliances with her with and her sorcery. Through recent dealings, and many favors, she found someone who could cast Wish and grant what she thought was the first stop on the way to becoming her perfect self. She asked to be made a night whisperer, but the transformation was imperfect. She has taken on a snake tail, but much of her abilities remained the same. Her homeland questions the transformation, for it was not earned with the proper ritual. And now she cannot blend into the human societies she has come to know and manipulate so well. How can she best serve the empire in this for, if the empire rejects her? How can she best serve Dendar? And what are these twinges of emption, of doubt?
Ssaskah traveled to the northern reaches of Isonhound for guidance, seeking the magical wish-granting vehicle known only as "the Wagon" which traverses the Frost Spire. Here, she made some unlike friends—including a wizard's cat familiar—and learned of an abandoned Yuan-Ti temple in the nearby region.
Ssaskah thought this could be her salvation. She spent almost two years mapping out the temple, and slowly building alliances in the region to supply the temple. She could almost feel her power growing, when she was suddenly magicked to the BackHalls. Could she seriously just not catch a break?
Languages
Common, Abyssal, Draconic
Powers and Abilities
As an aberrant mind sorcerer, Ssaskah can touch the minds with her psionic power. When not using her wit and tongue to manipulate a situation, she prefers to use mind-bending magics, creating images and feelings that cripple her opponents. She also carries an hulusi, which she plays as yet another way to charm those around her.
The Back Halls
It is unclear how Ssaskah came to the Halls, but she was no stranger to danger. In one lifetime in the Halls, she briefly teamed up with a party including Brynala, Thetsu, Terial, and Quinn and they carefully took down the Eviscerator. Soon thereafter, she attempted to teleport with a strange dark warlock and ended up on her own. It is rumored that in one lifetime, she found some stairs. To where is yet unclear.
