Alessia

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favorite food(s):

Collared Lemming

Meat

The eyes of this lemming stare into your very soul. It knows all your secrets.

500

15

Tendrilback Caterpillar

Insect

The mild poison in the meat of this caterpillar is particularly spicy. Hatchlings avoid this food, leaving it for the grown-ups.

350

12

familiar:

Fire Sprite

Familiar

Entourage of the Flamecaller. (Flameforger's Festival Holiday Familiar 2013.)

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A brutal, fearsome warrior despite her unusually diminutive size, Alessia is the captain of the argosy. Though its mostly a merchant ship, She runs the ship like a pirate would. Being bold, decisive, and most importantly, dependable, she commands the crew wisely, but often takes care of things herself, being the strongest mercenary on the ship.

While mostly traveling to export and trade the clan's wares, on occasion Alessia and the crew will head to areas infested with shade-touched beasts to slay. A proficient tactician, she expertly commands her crewmates on how to attack, often taking the brunt of the work herself. She prides herself on her ability to engage targets, pursue prey, and deal with attacks, keeping her allies in mind in battle. This is, of course, why she was selected as the captain, as no one else could run the argosy efficiently enough.

She came to Astéri Lune as a rogue, traveling on a small ship with Skarde. Despite their rough past, Altair wished to give them a chance, and Fharamire relented, seeing potential in the two of them. From their sailing experience, especially Alessia's, they granted her the role of argosy captain, and provided refuge so long if she remained trustworthy. It was far too high risk and low reward otherwise, so Alessia agreed.

Alessia is indifferent on the clan itself, but she's grown fond of the argosy and her crew. She views them like her family, and isn't close to much of anyone outside of it. She's cordial enough to some merchants and other mercenaries that occasionally accompany the crew on their travels, or that provide valuable resources. To anyone else, she's rather coarse. She also has a rough time relaxing, usually being on edge, used to scouring the horizon when sailing. She doesn't often show it, but she truly cares about and is appreciative of her crew, mostly showing tough love instead.

As an unusually small Nocturne, she had a rough upbringing, desperate to survive when cast away as a runt. She had to rely on underhanded methods, such as stealing from larger dragons as she was able to easily escape capture from them. As an older fledgling, she met Skarde, who she took in as her younger brother. Years later, after being the argosy captain for a good while, they met Gloxinia who decided to live with them, against their choosing. She grew on them, though, proving herself to be a trustworthy ally and great crewmate.

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extra:

Lives with Skarde and Gloxinia in the remains of a small shipwreck on the southwest shore. It used to be her and Skarde's boat.

Name origin: Alessia (Italian) means defending warrior.