Thessaly Vanethe Wandering Verse
Half-Elf · Bard (College of Whispers)
The Gilded Coast
“A song for every secret, and secrets for every song.”
Adventurer
General Info
- Gender
- Female
- Alignment
- Chaotic Good
- Background
- Entertainer
Backstory
A traveling bard who trades ballads for secrets, and secrets for coin.
Thessaly grew up on the docks of the Gilded Coast, where every sailor had a story and every story had a price. She learned early that a well-placed song opens doors a lockpick never could — and that the best secrets are the ones people don't realize they've given away.
Personality
- Quick-witted
- Incurably curious
- Allergic to silence
Ideals
- Every story deserves to be heard, even the ugly ones.
Bonds
- Owes her life to a smuggler captain who never asked for repayment.
Flaws
- Can't resist a secret, even when keeping it would be wiser.
Goals
- Track down the ballad that supposedly killed the bard who wrote it.
Fears
- Being forgotten — outliving her own songs.
Quotes
- “Every tavern has a story. Mine just happens to have a lute.”
Trivia
- Can play seven instruments badly and one instrument beautifully.
Quirks
- Hums the theme of whoever she's talking to, without realizing.
Proficiencies
LutePersuasionDeception
Equipment
- A lute strung with silver wire
- A coat with too many secret pockets