User:Styx

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Styx is on temporary hiatus into foreign lands. She is making plenty of money killing plenty of people. She may yet return again.

The Basics

ALIAS: Styx
NAME: Styx has a true name, but only followers of the "True Path" will know this name.1
RACE: Half Elf, Half Orc
CLASS: Avenger2
MARITAL STATUS: Single

HEIGHT: Approximately 5'6"
WEIGHT: Approximately 170 - 180 pounds.
BUILD: Incredibly athletic
AGE: Approximately 150 years
HAIR: Black
EYES: Yellow

PARENTS (BIOLOGICAL): Althaia (Elf, Mother) / Skiron (Orc, Father)
PARENT(S) (ADOPTIVE): "Dread Master"
BIRTHPLACE: Unknown

Further Description

Styx, being of half elf and half orc, has traits shared by both races.

  • Orc Half: Styx inherits a number of orcish traits. Her taupe (greyish) green skin color, her yellow eyes, and sturdily built form. She is stockier than most, able to use almost brutal strength when she truly needs to.
  • Elven Half: Styx inherits a few elven traits. Her overall intelligence and dexterity. Her ears, sensitive to most sounds. Predisposition to magic casting and/or channeling.

Training

Styx has been trained for over 100 years of her life thus far by her adoptive parent. Known only as "Dread Master", this man is quite literally death incarnate. He is a shadow; a whisper on the wind. Nothing is truly known about him other than his students. Styx was one of these students. Dread Master trains the finest assassins, often taking in orphaned children to teach them to kill efficiently. Because of this, Styx has mastered combat with most traditional weapons, both mundane and magical. This includes daggers, various swords, spears, halbreds, throwing knives/stars, bow, mace, shield, various axes, and war hammers. She has extensive knowledge of poisons, potions, herbs, insects, and other natural things. She has knowledge of survival skills required to live in the wilds for weeks on end. She was taught how to climb and scale mountains, stone walls both silently and without regard to sound. Styx speaks high elf, low elf, orc, goblin, common, undercommon, drow (barely), dwarven (barely) and dragon. She can read elven, common, dragon, and dwarven. Undercommon, Orc, and Goblin are not known for having a written language.

Items of Interest

Death's Whispers: Styx had possession of two daggers that were blessed by Diiroehn to induce an effect similar to the lich's touch, or Death Touch. Styx used these weapons sparingly before "losing" them in the Underdark. These daggers are presumed to be held by Gevurah of House D'Artes. Styx has yet to recover them.

Spell Bombs: Thanks to a particularly skilled pixie mage named Irthos, Styx has possession of small orbs that explode with magic force. Each orb is roughly the size of an eyeball and they are very similar in appearance. All known Spell Bombs are listed below:

  • Fire Bomb: This is an orb that is triggered by physical impact. It will explode with magic flame, engulfing an area 1 meter in diameter and height with magic flame. The flames burn just for a few seconds, but long enough to start a fire on any flammable material.
  • Slime Bomb: This is an orb that is triggered by physical impact. It will explode into a large glob of green slime. The slime is extremely viscous and heavy. Each orb will form roughly two gallons of slime to help Styx bind a target. The slime will dissolve eventually. The viscosity is heat-sensitive.
  • Flash Bang: This orb is triggered by a timed detonation. It will explode with a very bright flash of light, akin to looking into the sun directly coupled with a magically enhanced boom that is also meant to deafen the target. The thrower seems to be immune to these effects.

Box of Shadowed Hands: Styx acquired a curious black box. She found it while digging through the ruins in Vailkrin, and has since unlocked its secret thanks to a parchment she found stowed in a hidden compartment. The wielder of this box whispers what object they want to grab, and when the box is open, a series of small shadowy hands will reach for the object. Eye contact is required to be maintained. Once obtained, the hands can sequester the item inside the box until Styx summons the item with another key word. The total volume that the box can hold is unknown, it is assumed to be a pocket dimension. It appears to only work on inanimate non-organic objects. When the box is opened without any keywords beforehand, has a red velvet lined interior.

Foot Notes

  1. The True Path refers to any followers of Vakmarathas.
  2. The Avenger class is similar enough to a divine-inspired assassin. Avengers invoke godly powers to help their blade find the foe and vanquish in the name of their chosen deity. Avengers are similar to Paladins/Death Knights in piety but rely on stealth and common practices of assassins and rogues to perform their duty.