WATER GENASI PALADIN (LV. 2)

• alignment: neutral good
  • a neutral good character typically acts altruistically, without regard for or against lawful precepts such as rules or tradition.
• race: water genasi descend from marids, aquatic genies from the elemental plane of water. water genasi are perfectly suited to life underwater and carry the power of the waves inside themselves.
• class: a paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching darkness, and to hunt the forces of evil wherever they lurk.
• ability scores:
  • strength: 10
  • dexterity: 16 (+3)
  • constitution: 12 (+1)
  • intelligence: 10
  • wisdom: 13 (+1)
  • charisma: 14 (+2)
• stats:
  • max hp: 18
  • armor class: 13
  • saving throws: charisma (+4), wisdom (+3)
  • languages: common, elvish, primordial
  • skills: history (+2), insight (+3), medicine (+3), persuasion (+4)
  • senses: divine sense, amphibious (can breathe air and water), swimming, resistance to acid, darkvision
  • fighting style: defense (+1 ac)
  • armor proficiencies: heavy/medium/light armor, shields
  • weapon proficiencies: martial weapons, simple weapons
  • weapons of choice: longsword, shape water
  • instrument: lyre
• physical traits:
  • age: 26 years old
  • size: medium
  • height: 5.3 ft.
  • appearance: cordelia has skin that looks like the ocean. it's dark teal but is as light as seafoam in the sunlight. beads of water glisten in her hair and on her skin. she has large blue-black eyes and her hair floats freely above her, as if she is underwater. her voice may be hard to understand for some races, as it sounds murmured like a burbling stream. she smells like fresh rain and ocean waves. as a noble, she wears a light head covering and flowy robes, with crystal jewelry and hardened water armor.
• character traits:
  • personality:
    • my favor, once lost, is lost forever.
  • ideals:
    • respect. respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity.
  • bonds:
    • i would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent.
  • flaws:
    • i have an addiction.
• background & story:
  • waterdhavian noble: you are a scion of one of the great noble families of waterdeep.
    • feature: position of privilege
  • cordelia was less than 1 when she and her mother, dew, were captured from the oceans surrounding the city of waterdeep. her mother had originally named her "spring," in keeping with genasi tradition. dew and spring traveled alone like typical water genasi, so they were easy prey. the two were captured in a fishing net by her future step-father's men, a thann. verth thann is a vindictive human who tries to hide the fact that he is an insecure second son. he found cordelia's mother the most bewitching creature he had ever seen, after being bored to tears with human beauty. he wed her and kept the two genasi in the family estate, renaming spring as "cordelia thann." cordelia's mother died when she was 4, and many locals suspect it was a choice made by the lady. cordelia grows up knowing nothing else but nobility. verth kept cordelia around even after remarrying and having 'real' heirs, giving her both social and tactical training. nobles suspect he never got over his precious dew, and saw her spirit within his step-daughter. in her time as a noble, she spent much of her days with various socialites to conform to her thann duties. being in these circles led her to being exposed to various magic drugs at a young age. she became particularly obsessed with ziran. made from subterranean fungi, it is originally used to heighten base agility and reflexes for a couple hours. however, cordelia's constant use of it as a teenager led to her always dealing with the after effects: a feeling of detachment from her body while still feeling physical damage. worse, she no longer reaps any of the benefits. overdosing twice, she realized she would be on the path to death if she didn't stop. now, she continuously feels withdrawals, causing her to be distracted in her training and everyday interactions. this played one part in her choice to turn away from the noble life. in our current story, cordelia feels she has awoken from her two-decade long slumber to a harsh reality. the thann household has always publicly claimed to earn their riches from land holdings, wine, and shipping. in reality, they gained their keep through slave trade. cordelia had always heard rumors, but she didn't believe them. after discovering from her step-father that some nefarious trading is still going on with her family, she decides to leave for good. she feels whispers calling her to worship the sea, the place she was stolen from many years ago. what she doesn't know is that the whispers are from umberlee, an evil sea goddess that she is a long descendant of. she decides to use her combat training to become a paladin, to make up for the evil her lineage has caused in waterdeep. however, she still grapples with her preconceptions of status, respect, and duty.