Vadania

Traits: Add 5 traits and 1 opposing trait here.

Drawbacks: Add 2 minor or 1 major phobias/drawbacks.

Possible connections that would have Vadania be strongly indebted to another character from the past:

• • Family: Saving one of her familys lives (her most treasured possession) such as her father Thalanil Darieth.

  • Social status: Empathizing with her struggle to be welcomed and respected by the royal court and trying to protect her social reputation.

  • Lonely: Empathizing with how lonely it must be to be without family and the heartache to not be welcome in Evermeet.

  • Value: Valuing her accomplishments and magical skill (she really appreciates any praise since she is so hard on herself, and yet oddly has a hard time accepting praise as she has such a high bar for herself in proving herself to the elven royalty).

  • Respect: Trusting her social awareness and asking for her guidance (at 125 years old, she is one of the older members in the group and often struggles with relating to much younger characters when she feels disrespected).

Under staff

Ramas Fezim (male mulhorandi human messenger): hired as needed to deliver messages.

Cook: hired as needed for special engagements and meals.

Background

Family:

• Hhora Moonflower (Mother) is the daughter to Queen Amlaruil of Evermeet. She had a twin Tira-allara, who died of heartbreak.

• Thalanil Darieth (Father) was a moon elven commoner who died while visiting a tavern he had purchased in Phlan.

• Shandalar Moonflower (Aunt) trained Vadania as a bladesinger, before dying tragically herself in a training accident.

Hometown: Quivering Forest near Phlan

A priestess devoted to Hanali Celanil, Hhora Moonflower left Evermeet to wed a moon elven commoner, Thalanil Darieth. she met and loved during a seasonal festival. They disappeared into the High Forest, where Vadania was born. They decided to raise her among the elves there, to protect her from Kymil Nimesin (who had killed her grandfather). Her aunt, Shandalar, trained her as a bladesinger, before dying tragically herself in a training accident.

• Near the end of her time in the High Forest, while exploring the woods she came across the ruins of an elven fort near Shining Falls. Scouting the area, she found that a bandit group, the Half-Elven Renegades, was keeping a young elven noble named Sythaeryn hostage within the ruins. While debating on what to do, she came across the camp of a young man named Solus.

  • • A former barrister from Waterdeep, he had been approached by the Sythaeryn's uncle Nindrol. Nindrol stood to inherit the estate if Sythaeryn did not come to claim it in the required time. The time was almost up, and Nindrol wanted Solus to delay any legal attempts to delay settlement of the inheritance, claiming that Sythaeryn was away on a hunting trip and did not care about his inheritance. Concerned about questions of morality, Solus looked into the matter and determined that Nindrol had arranged for Sythaeryn to go on the hunting trip with some associates of Nindrol. Solus was able to piece together that Nindrol's associates were likely making sure that Sythaeryn did not return in time. Realizing that he had no proof of his suspicions, and unwilling to ignore the situation, Solus took it upon himself to travel to the "hunting lodge" to rescue Sythaeryn. 

• • Comparing notes, they realized that the young hostage would likely be killed after his inheritance had been given to Nindrol, to make sure he couldn't question the disposition. Together, they faced off against the Half-Elven Renegades and freed Sythaeryn. Sythaeryn was in shock from the ordeal and feeling alone and betrayed. Together, Solus and Vadania shared comfort, words of wisdom, and encouraged the young elf about what he might be able to accomplish with his familys estate. Vadania and Solus came to respect one another, after hearing one another support and comfort the young man. Solus took Sythaeryn back to Waterdeep, where he claimed his inheritance and became a force for good in the city.

The family moved to the Quivering Forest, following a vision that Hhora had about danger from the Pool of Radiance. Vadania's father was killed under mysterious circumstances while he was visiting a tavern he had purchased in Phlan. Heartbroken, Hhora stayed in the Quivering Forest, tended by the elves there.

• • When Vadania's family moved to the Quivering Forest, Sheranya's family gave them sanctuary and shared their home. Vadania and Sheranya spent many years together, exploring the forest and grew as close as sisters. Later, after Thalanil died, Vadania chose to leave with the village when Sheranya was exiled, not wanting her to be alone and needing some distance herself from the constant memories of her father that arose while in the village.

• A week before Thalanil Darieth was planning to visit the tavern in Phlan, a group of thugs were breaking into the tavern. Ark ran across them, and despite being outnumbered, managed to outwit them and humiliate them with her skill and prowess. When Vadania heard of it, she sought out Ark, complimented her on her skill and bravery in facing a unknown group of cutthroats, realizing that if it had been a week later, her father might have been in danger. This made it even more poignant for Vadania to find out that her father was killed mysteriously a week after this event, at the very same tavern.

Vadania is determined to stop the danger her mother saw in her vision. She hopes to gain her familys respect by stopping Tiamat's uprising. Perhaps then, she will be welcomed to Evermeet.

Without many resources, she feels forced to work with the lower class towards her ends. Still struggling with her mother's choice of partner, she is ashamed of being seen with such company and will try to avoid further embarrassing her family.

Moonflower Family Tree:

• • Queen Amlaruil Moonflower

• King Zaor Moonflower - slain by a assassin sent by Kymil Nimesin

All of their children are either dead or their whereabouts are unknown. Here they are in birth order:

• 1. Princess Ilyrana (priestess of Angharradh) - took the Elf-Eater to Arvandor in the hopes of defeating it, it's unknown if she ever returned.

1. Twin Princes Zhorin and Xharlion (fighters) - one or both devoured by the elf-eater.

2. Prince Chozzaster (wizard) - died young.

3. Princess Shandalar (bladesinger) - died during tragic bladesinger training accident.

   1. Twin Princesses Tira'allara and Hhora (priestesses of Hanali Celanil)

• • Tira'allara - died of heartbreak after a disastrous relationship with a noble elf

    • Hhora married a chance-met moon elven commoner, Thalanil Darieth, and disappeared into the High Forest.

    • Thalanil Darieth - killed under mysterious circumstances while he was visiting a tavern he had purchased in Phlan

      • Vadania - born of Thalanil Darieth and Hhora Moonflower, grandaughter to Queen Amlauril Moonflower.

• 1. Twin Princesses Lazzuar and Gemstarzah - vanished during diplomatic mission.

  2. Amnestria (solitary adventurer) - banished to the mainland after bearing a half-elven child (Arilyn Moonblade)

  3. Prince Zandro (mage) - fate unknown

  4. Prince Finufaranell (mage) - fate unknown

  5. Prince Lamruil (mischievous young man) -  despite his early habits, successfully drew the King Sword, and left to build a kingdom in the distant north.