Name:
Kalinovhar k'Leysha
Position:
Adventurer
Race:
Gryphon (golden eagle type)
Age:
Adult
Physical Description:
Kalinovhar is a female gryphon, one of the non-human races created in
ages past by Urtho, the Mage of Silence. She has the head, wings, and
forelegs of a great bird of prey, and the body and hindquarters of a
grass-cat. Though her head resembles that of a golden eagle, the
cranium is much larger, and her deep golden eyes reflect a shining
intellect (and a glint of mischief). Her feathers are a dusty golden
color, tipped a dark brown, lending her a dappled pattern, which her
leonine pelt continues all along her body. Standing, she is roughly
the size of a small horse, and it is obvious she hasn't quite reached
her full adult proportions.
Personality / Attitude:
Kalinovhar (Kali for short) was about as mischievous as a gryphon can
get. She loved practical jokes and teasing, and had developed a bit of
a reputation in her home Vale as a prankster, though some humans look
askance at her gryphonic sense of humor. The past several years have
dampened her spirit a bit, and her humour has become sharper, more
cynical. She is still vain and prideful of her appearance and her
prowess in battle, as almost all gryphons are, and loves sporting new
patterns painted into her feathers by her trondi'irn. She also has a
penchant for shiny baubles with which to decorate her body. She tends
toward being brash and hot-tempered at times, and this can cause her
to stick her paw in her beak, so to speak. She is very forward, and
despite her loud beak, she is generally quite friendly to humans and
non-humans alike. Those she calls her friends, she will defend with
all the raptorial ferocity a gryphon possesses.
Brief History:
Born to stern but loving gryphon parents in White Gryphon, and despite
a few close calls with practical jokes not going quite as originally
planned, Kali had a wonderful childhood. Upon fledging, Kali decided
she wanted to see the world; more specifically, the strange and
fascinating Valdemar that she had heard so much about. Joining Serende
SwiftBlade's merchant band was the perfect opportunity. She enjoyed
the adventure immensely, up until her young charge Aidanna was
kidnapped and Serende was murdered.
Things went from fun to deadly serious, and Kali joined the in the
hunt for Memnar with every intention of rending the monster limb from
limb, Heralds or no. A year of tracking the bloodmage (and witnessing
the carnage left in his wake, the hideous things he could do to
innocents over and over) had only hardened her anger. When she and the
hunting party of Heralds and Guard finally did catch up to Memnar,
cornering him in some desolate ruins in the Pelagirs, the fight was
brutal. Several of her companions were slain (including the Companion
Helene – though her Herald, Owen, somehow survived), and many more
grievously wounded, but in the end, the evil blood-mage was defeated
and destroyed, as were his motley collection of mage constructs and
Pelagiris monsters.
After returning to Haven, Kali spent a short time recovering from her
wounds, and left as a caravan guard with the first available caravan
setting out for the southern lands. She has spent the last several
years acting as a scout and guard for trade caravans, sometimes for
IceHeart, sometimes for competing companies – just to put a burr under
IceHeart's saddle, as it were, and has only recently returned to Haven.
Goals in Life:
Collect more shinies, sport the latest gryphon feather-painting
fashions, find subtle ways to be a pain in the neck for IceHeart, keep
an eye on Aidanna, in no particular order.
Gifts:
Mind Speech (minor); Mage Gift (minor, Master)