Vespera

"Curious, ambitious, and versatile, half-elves are welcome everywhere, but struggle without a community to call their own."-- Balder's Gate 3

Half-elves walk between two worlds, born of human ambition and elven legacy. They inherit keen senses, subtle grace, and a longer view of life, tempered by the adaptability and restless drive of humanity. This balance grants them unusual insight, able to read hearts and intentions with quiet clarity.

Yet belonging does not come easily. Neither fully claimed by elven enclaves nor entirely at home in human cities, half-elves often define themselves beyond bloodline. In Faerûn, they are wanderers, diplomats, and bridge-builders, shaping identities rooted not in purity, but in choice.

Biography

Early Years

Most half-drow result from liaisons between Seldarine drow and surfacers. While half-drow inherited a few magical gifts, they aren't usually raised in the Underdark.

Growing up in the city as an urchin, since her Drow mother died in childbirth and her human father ditched her as soon as she was able to care for herself, Vespera learned to survive by any means necessary. Odd jobs and pickpocketing helped her get by, buying what little supplies she could from traders who didn't have prejudices against the Drow, while finding shelter anywhere she wasn't run off from with a broom or weapon. She faced many challenges, her drow heritage a rather large block that many shunned her for, but she persevered. It wasn’t all that safe, and she’s gotten into more than one scrap over food and trinkets, but it made her stronger.

Eventually she managed to survive to adulthood, somehow growing taller and broader than most of the people around her despite the way she was forced to live. After surviving the poor and bleak childhood Fate had dealt, she knows how to make the most out of very little. Using her street smarts bolsters her spirit for the journey ahead. As she began her travels, she discovered a prowess for martial weapons and her innate magical abilities blossomed, eventually being contacted by an agent of the Raven Queen to expand her natural talents, becoming a Hexblade Warlock.

Prologue

Vespera was traveling when she was kidnaped by a Illithid ship, having been infected with a tadpole beforehand. Having been awakened, she escaped her pod as the ship at large was attacked. As she wandered through the many rooms of the now crumbling ship, she encounteres others like herself, freeing those she could before continuing on to the head of the ship. As they move theough the halls, more and more pieces are ripped or blasted off the ship's hull, giving them a look at the surrounding skies. They realize the ship has taken them to Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells.

Because of the deteriorating state of the ship, the group decides to head to the Helm and find away off the ship without falling straight to Hell, both literally and figuratively. Once the party arrives at The Helm, they face many an enemy, including a Cambion and a Mindflayer. While the two villains fight, Vespera and her group try to move around them, taking out smaller enemies while attempting to reach the console at the front, to try and stop the ship. In the scuffles, they are attacked as well by the Mindflayer, until finally Lae'zel reaches the console. Before she can connect the transponder, a red dragon latches on to the collapsing ship and breathes fire into the console, but Lae'zel manages to connet the transponder anyways. This connection causes the ship to warp out of Avernus and return to the Prime Material Plane.

As the Nautilloid ship falls, Vespera, along with the others, tries to hold onto the ship but debris strike her and she is sent flying. Just as she's about to slam into the ground below, a sudden mysterious magical force holds her mid-air, causing her to land softly but she loses consciousness until the next day.

Act 1

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Act 2

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Act 3

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Appearance

Vespera has dark gray skin, bright ginger hair cut close to her head, with a scar across her face from her right brow down across her nose and down her left cheek to her jaw. She wears complex war paint, dark eyeshadow and lipstick, and wears dangly crescent moon earrings.

Features and Traits

Darkvision(60ft) and Fey Ancestry.

Subrace Features

Drow Magic - You gain access to the following spells: Cantrip - Dancing Lights (at character Level 1); 1st Level Spell - Faerie Fire (at character level 3; Recharge: Long rest); 2nd Level Spell - Darkness (at character level 5; Recharge: Long rest).

Note: These spells use Charisma as their casting stat.

Equipment

Weapons: Short sword, Dagger, Short Bow.

Other: Thieves’ Tools, Backpack, Bedroll.

Subclass Features and Spells

Level 1

Hex Warrior: You gain proficiency with medium armor, shields, and martial weapons. You gain Bind Hexed Weapon, which lets you use your Charisma modifier instead of Strength or Dexterity when attacking with weapons that you are proficient with.

Bind Hexed Weapon:(Action) Bind to your main hand weapon. Its damage becomes magical, you cannot drop or throw it, and you become Proficient with it if you weren't already. When you attack with this weapon, there's a chance that Hexblade's Curse will be applied to the target.

Hexblade's Curse:(Bonus Action) Curse a target. Your damage rolls against the target gain a bonus equal to your Proficiency bonus. The number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking the target is also reduced by 1. If the target dies, you regain health equal to your Warlock level + Charisma modifier. (Recharge: Short rest.)

Expanded Spell List - 1st Level Spells:

• Shield
• Wrathful Smite

Level 3

Expanded Spell List - 2nd Level Spells:

• Blur
• Branding Smite

Trivia

• Vespera is rather large for a Half-Elf, measuring up to around 6'1", towering over some of the members of her party.
• She got her vibrant hair color from her father. She wasn't very fond of it because of that, but she's learned to embrace it as it sets her apart from other Drow.
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