Sondra

[Sondra]

"Be still, you won't even notice me," a downy purr from the white witch. She took Paulus's hand in hers, her touch dry and delicate as vellum. Her eyes shut, showing fine blue veins in translucent skin. They opened again, looking at him so kindly. "Thank you." She touched the back of his hand with her fingertips before letting go. They called her the white witch, but she seemed perfectly pleasant to him. Gregoire's pet Konti, she vetted every man who entered his service. What she saw, the applicants never knew. Her whispers were only for powerful ears. Gregoire was leading her away by the arm. Her white furs were falling off her shoulders, fading into her dove colored hair. She leaned into Gregoire, her whispering lips almost touching his skin. Throughout, she was glancing bewitchingly at her latest subject over Gregoire's shoulder. "He dragged his wife down the stairs by her hair then jumped on her chest until she stopped saying his name." As Gregoire's guard dismissed Paulus, the white witch was still looking at him with that sweet smile. Among the sacred cloister of Gregoire's trusted, the white witch's appraisal was law. She had lied only once in his service, only one knew when. Gregoire's other pet Konti, Vera, was young and her divining was sporadic, even with a willing subject. But when clarity found her, she sifted truth from lie. Like every hopeful member of the house, Vera had her hands held by the white witch: The white witch opened her eyes and answered, "She has a pure heart and will work no harm." Vera smelled the witch's lie, and said nothing. The guards left Vera with her pale sister at the dinner table, who leaned in and cautioned, "Beware the head guard, Damire. His hands also seize what they should not." The white witch batted her eyes to the broth before her, but added, "Past sins do not always tell the future. Have a care. I know you need this position, Vera." Five winters later, when the accused white witch stood before Vera and said Gregoire and his lover had killed one another, Vera smelled a lie again. But she only nodded and told the men of Gregoire's house the white witch spoke true. The sisters had seen the raw need of each other and sinned to comfort it. Among women, among sisters, their crimes might be justified, but these furred northern men would cast them weighted and bound into the icy rivers. They would breathe but slowly freeze. Vera would never lie again and the white witch fled all the house's comfort, for neither had been able to call her sin sacred.

[Sondra]

Name: K'Sondra, but goes by Sondra (Sewn-druh) Aliases: Sinspeaker, White Witch Race: Konti Age: Born AV 470, 41 (Eleven years into Konti adulthood) Height: 5' 6" Weight: 124 lbs Eye Color: Steel blue Hair Color: White

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Konti Abilities When Sondra touches someone with her hands, she receives a vision of their worst sins. She will see maybe one or two scenes of wickedness. The details around each will vary in clarity. Physical contact is required for her ability to work. To discern past sins in an individual's chavi, her mind catches on guilt and coaxes the memory it is rooted in. If the subject feels no guilt, Sondra senses the energy their victims have stamped on them and uses that to find the memory. Impending future sins may also be discerned, but this is a rarer talent and its veracity is subject to alter. Skills +24 in Fortune Telling (10 SP + Konti Bonus + here + here) +14 in Warhammer (14 SP) +30 in Brawling (26 SP + here + here) + 11 Interrogation (here + here + here + here) + 2 Leadership (here) + 2 Dancing (here) + 2 Storytelling (here + here) + 11 Rhetoric (here + here +here + here) + 1 Anthropology (here) + 1 Teaching (here) + 1 Intimidation (here) + 1 Knife (here) + 1 Dagger (here) Lore Humanoid Anatomy (SP) Symbols of the Gods (SP) Druvin Chaon Ionu's changable appearance Glav Navik being an Alvina and the son of Sylir Zai Initiation Sormir's tooth Nikali's Leash Medallion of Tranquility (All earned here) Partial Lore of the Akvatari (here) Spotting a good mark Dangers of paranoia Syliras (Basic) (All earned here) Taking a Life Using One's Sins to Intimidate Watching Someone Die Trying to Protect Your Master Killing Your Master (All earned here) Lore of Hadrian Aelius (partial) (earned here) Caelum: Ethaefal Form Caelum: Worst Sin Ethaefal (partial) Azenth/Zaital/ The Unburning Key to Caelum’s Chavi Languages * Kontinese * Common * Vani Gnosis Marks 1 From Avalis (SP) 1 From Ivak Set of Clothing 1 Waterskin 1 Backpack which contains: 1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) 1 eating knife Basic 20x20 single room cottage (400 sq feet) with a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and small table in Syliras. Unique Possessions Black Scrying Mirror (Heirloom) Tranquility Medallion holding a tear of Syliras Warhammer Accounts 100 gm (SP) - 12 gm (For Warhammer) - 2 gm for tent * 509 – 510 Summer: Affiliation with the Triad, use of funds and housing * 510 Fall – 5gm Squalor -8gm booze * 510 Winter – +1 gm 36 sm, scamming fortunes. Minus living expenses, triple squalor! -15gm * 511 Spring – 15gm Living Expenses * 511 Summer - slightly above squalor – 15gm Living Expenses * 511 Fall- slightly above squalor – 15gm Living Expenses – 4gm misc. * 511 Winter - squalor – 5gm – 6sm Poor room in Ravok for 2 days – 3gm ship’s passage + mooching off of Caelum in Denval * 512 Spring- Current total, 1 GM, 30sm * 512 Summer- Denval done blowed up, on a ship * 512 Fall- 0 GM, Broke as sin in Zeltiva

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Avari Kore Sondra's younger cousin, eight years her junior. More sister than cousin, Avari was Sondra's adopted charge and partner in crime. Ever watchful and protective, Sondra stood beside her during the difficult seasons of their upbringing. Of all her family, Avari was the most beloved to Sondra and was one of the few things she regretted leaving behind in Mura despite their ambivalent parting. * Gregoire Sondra's late employer. A man who inspired the confidence and fealty of others. Sondra's devotion to him was absolute, almost. Sins: Ingratitude, an attempt at murder * Lorna Gregoire's late lover. Sins: Murder of several lovers, greed * Leo Varniak A somber descendant of Ivak who has included Sondra in a tangle of gods and powers. Part of Sondra hopes this is the calling she was meant for. Sins: Murder of a man he mistakenly thought guilty of abusing his spouse. * Terminus Norin Fire dancer and follower of Ivak, he is part of the group Leo has assembled to take on the agents of Rhysol. Sins: Yet unknown. * Calovan A Kelvic of few words and disciplined manners. Sondra met him after he summarily dispatched her opponent in a tavern brawl. Sins: Bloody massacre of a traveling party for food. * Kendall Saarinen A traveling companion, housemate and friend, Kelvic accompanied Kendall to Syliras and Ravok. She is strangely protective of him, and while they are not on tender terms, she was enormously loyal. Sins: Yet unknown. * Cathan A Kelvic wolf that travelled with her and, with Kendall stayed in her home in Syliras for a time. Sondra had a special respect and pity for him. Sins: Killing a child who tried to set him free at his master's command. * Hadrian Aelius Sondra's first known mage acquaintance. She often challenges and questions his motives and pursuit of knowledge, perceiving him as a man who could be powerful and therefore all the more dangerous if selfish. Despite verbal spats, she demonstrates deep concern for him in her behavior. Sins: Murder of a cat to create magical items. Filling a man's lungs with water, almost drowning him. * Ethan Companion to Hadrian, the bearded-eagle Kelvic met Sondra on the trek to Ravok. Ethan's optimism, curiosity and stubbornness impressed the Konti, despite her best efforts to ignore the bird. A rare bright spot in her recent seasons, she is a marginally fond of him. Sins: Yet unknown. * Caelum First met in a dream where Sondra knelt and found forgiveness before being set alight with old lives. Drawn to Denval by her past life, she discovered the Ethaefal in the flesh and stayed with him at the local place of healing. She finds an uncommon solace in his company. He is one of the few people who she lets touch her with a measure of freedom. Sins: Failed to prevent the murder of a Kelvic who adored him.

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Flashbacks Aftershocks of the Call: TBC Summer 502 A.V. A Wake in White: A flashback that partially explains Sondra's current state of mind and existence. Fall 507 A.V. Found Out: Sondra grows tired of just listening to sins. Winter 507 AV thru Spring 508 AV Fall 509 Annual Pumpkin Festival: After being tricked into coming home, Sondra attends the Pumpkin festival. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: Sondra meets Trista, a melancholy and curious Akvatari, and recruits her to steal Sondra's black scrying mirror from Grandmother Eunoe. Winter 509 The Next Time You Say Forever: After being bested in a fight, Sondra is rescued by Calovan. They later share a rare cup of tea and conversation both morbid an enlightening. The Midwinter Fire Festival: Against her better judgment, Sondra attends a party where she has the luck to meet Leo Varniak and Terminus Norin. Burning Questions: Sondra learns about the mysterious triad. Fire Walk With Us: A visit to Glav at the sanctuary ends in flashes of the divine and a new calling. Spring 510 Spent in Syliras Summer 510 Spent in Syliras Fall 510 Drunken haze in Sunberth Winter 510 Hair of the Dog: A normal morning hangover evolves into a troubling vision and whispers to return to Syliras. Long Road to Ruin: TBC Lady and the Tramp: Sondra meets the ambitious Hadrian, and after several threats and an altercation, they decide to be friends. Home is Where Your Shyke Is: In the midst of cleaning house (a rarity) Sondra's reads Cathan's sins and responds with both challenges and pity. Unwanted Tasks: At work Sondra is visited by one of her least favorite things, a knight, but a little chit chat proves she and Markus have more in common than guessed. Sinners or Slaves: TBC Spring 511 Summer 511 Take One For the Team: Day 1, TBC The Road We Must Travel: Day 2, Setting out for Ravok with Hadrian, Kendall, Ethan and Cathan. Copper for Your Thoughts: Day 15, Sondra corners Hadrian and each tests the other's mettle. Their tenuous friendship is put on guard. Don't be Afraid: A mysterious adventure as the group brushes against Kendall's past. TBC. Fall 511 Rogue Mage: Day 1, Strangely loyal, Sondra remained in Ravok to look for the suddenly missing Hadrian. He appears. Heartbeats and Sound Waves: Ethan bursts into Sondra's life and room once again. High and Dry: Sondra dreams of sins and finds sweet forgiveness in the hand of an Ethaefal.