Appearance

Physical quirks

Her turquoise eyes glow when she is excited about something, usually learning something new.

Apparel & Accessories

When at the library, Sasha wears her blue Seeker robe and is usually carrying a number of books around.
At her bookshop though, she wears a white linen blouse and a soft wool skirt.
In either outfit, she wears an amulet with the symbol of Athesne on it and a black armband on her left arm.

Special abilities

Telepathy
Telekinesis

Mentality

Personal history

Sasha was born in 1860 to Craig and Annette Kolakowski at their country home in the County of Cherayth. The third of six children, she was always the quiet one among the bustling house, taking more to spending time with books than out playing with her siblings. At first her mother was happy that one of her children was not causing trouble, but eventually even she joined in the nicknaming of their resident bookworm. Sasha bonded more with her grandfather than the rest of her immediate family. Nicholas Kolakowski had taken to collecting rare books and writing his own reviews and collected histories, eventually growing a collection worthy enough that he successfully opened a bookshop in Novandria where he eventually moved to. While dismayed by his absence, Sasha was happy when he suggested she come and go to school there and help him run the shop once she was old enough.
 
Sasha’s parents were not enthused by that prospect, hoping to marry her to another family to strengthen their wealth and social status. She thought very little of this, devouring the books her grandfather couriered home to her through Lotan’s Athesnian Library. Eventually she dedicated herself wholly to the Goddess of Knowledge and enrolled as a Seeker at the temple. Despite that, she didn’t really change much of her routine, still spending hours hiding from the bluster of her siblings who were obsessed with their approaching entries to society.
 
It wasn’t until news of her grandfather’s sickness and quick passing in Novandria that she was shook from her routine. She went with her father to bring him home to rest in the family plot. They locked up his bookstore and hired a nearby shopkeeper to watch the place. Sasha continues to wear a black armband in mourning, others point out it’s been several months, but she considers it her duty since her family moved on all too quickly, enjoying the inheritance.
 
Quickly though, the family’s wealth dwindled. They blamed Nicholas opening his bookstore in expensive Novandria rather than the cause closer to home. Craig was not an astute or patient a thinker like his father and had been selling lands rather than invest in them which depleted their holdings. Sasha’s siblings: Joseph, Dobry, Monica, Marek, and Jan, all drained the coffers and allowances on their ceremonies and parties for coming of age and entering society, their father unable to say no to his children’s demands.
 
When her siblings suggested that they sell their grandfather’s bookstore in Novandria, and all its stock, Sasha got into her first fight with her family. Not only as a cleric of Athesne could she not let them carelessly sell off books to who-knows-where, but it was clear she was the only one who carried her grandfather’s values. Instead, she convinced her father to take all the inheritance that was to be left to her and give her the bookstore instead. Her siblings were overjoyed at the prospect of an immediate windfall and supported her request greedily.
 
Once she had received permission to move to the Infinite Repository to continue her training as a Seeker in Novandria, the family set off to meet the lawyers at the shop and finalize the sale.

Education

Educated as a Seeker of Athesne at the Temple Library in Lotans. She is now in training at the Infinite Repository in Novandria.

Employment

She serves Athesne at the Infinite Repository now that she's moved to Novandria, but also runs her own bookshop 'The Lost Chapter' (formerly owned by her grandfather)

person.sexuality

Books? She likes books.

person.gender_identity

At her Rite of Majority, she declared her identity as a woman and her pronouns are she/her.

Known Languages

Common, Dwarvish, Gnomish, Primordial, Celestial, Draconic,

Personality

Motivation

Sasha is highly motivated by the search for knowledge, she will read just about anything.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

She is the definition of 'booksmart' and lacks almost all 'streetsmarts'.

Likes & Dislikes

She loves reading which is seconded only by having coffee and cake along with her reading.
ALso, quiet calm moments and learning or watching others learn something new.

Social

Birthplace

Lotans, County Cherayth, Duchy of Tressard

Current Residence

Seeker's quarters at The Infinite Repository

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Seeker of Athesne (Saya)

Wealth & Financial state

Her family were large landholders just outside Lotans. However, with the death of her grandfather and her siblings making poor financial decisions they are not doing so well.
Sasha gave up her savings and inheritance in exchange for her grandfather's bookshop, so she now lives a modest lifestyle in Novandria.

Family Ties

Grandfather: Nicholas Kolakowski (Male/75/he/him/deceased)
Parents: Craig (Male/48/he/them) & Annette (Ama'il/49/they/them) Kolakowski
Siblings: Joseph (Male/26/he/him), Dobry (Ama'il/24/they/them), Monica (Female/19/she/them), Marek (Female/16/she/her), and Jan (Male/10/he/him)

Religious Views

Devout follower of Athesne, Sasha follows the churches teachings that it is her duty to protect and nurture knowledge in herself and others.

Social Aptitude

Sasha has not always been the most socially adept, she still has the instinct to find a quiet corner with a book rather than go to dinner parties. She is learned in etiquette though and follows it as best she can.

Mannerisms

She is quiet and contemplative most of the time, but becomes animated when people give her the chance to gush about something she's recently learned.

Hobbies & Pets

She has a fluffy orange tabby called 'Scribbles' that lives in the bookshop.