Equally dangerous and beautiful, Keesha has been likened to a force of nature. We're not sure which one, but it's assuredly deadly.

Early life
 
Keesha Knight was born Lia Mercellion and raised in the city of Lankhmar in the land of Nehwon. Her mother Mercia Mercellion, nee Atellis, died while giving birth to Keesha. She was the only child to her parents. Her father, Krellis Mercellion, raised her afterward but did so rather poorly. He was never deliberately cruel to Keesha, but he was very negligent in her upbringing. As Keesha grew, she looked more and more like her mother which was a source of emotional pain to Krellis. He dealt with this by engaging with Keesha less and there were many nights he wouldn’t even come home to her at all. He was a man of many addictions, including taking to heavy drinking to deal with his emotional pains. The worst of his vices was his gambling habit. His earnings as a farm hand were meager and he would gamble nearly all that he earned. On top of this he lost games at an uncanny rate, partially due to cheating dealers and partially due to his inebriated state when he gambled. His lack of money left Keesha to go hungry most nights so she began stealing fruits and breads from street vendors at the early age of four just to keep from starving. When her father found out that she was stealing food, instead of reprimanding her, he encouraged her to continue stealing this as well as items of value which he would then pawn, of course to further feed his gambling addiction. Occasionally Keesha would get caught stealing, which wasn't very often as she seemed to have a natural gift for shoplifting. In these cases, she would either charm her way out of the situation, using her unusually good looks, or she would conjure crocodile tears, breaking the hearts of the vendors. Many of these vendors were so distraught and moved by her emotional breakdown (all an act, of course) that they would send her home with addition food, supplies and coin.
 
One night, when Keesha was about 14 years old, two rogues who worked as debt collectors for the “Dead Masters Thieves Guild” (DMTG) who ran the gambling operation that Krellis visited, came to her home to collect a gambling debt from her father. They raided their home looking for anything of value in order to satisfy the debt. Eventually, they found a hidden stash of special items that Keesha had hidden from her father--things like jewelry, gems, silk scarves, and other such small but valuable items. The debt collectors assumed that Krellis was holding out on them and, holding a blade to his throat, demanded to know when, how, and from who he had obtained the items. He told them that Keesha had been stealing for them for a very long time and that he had no knowledge of her cache until they found it. Krellis offered them the items and stated that if it wasn’t enough to satisfy his debt, he would have Keesha steal more until it was. The debt collectors assessed the items to be a partial payment towards his debt and gave him one week to give them the remainder he owed plus vig. The debt collectors reported Keesha's thieving activities to DMTG’s guild master, Sven. Impressed by the quality and difficulty of obtaining some of these items, Sven came to Keesha's home and after speaking with Krellis, he offered a complete payoff of his debt in exchange for Keesha’s indentured servitude. Her father quickly accepted. Sven and Krellis then explained to Keesha that she was to be indentured to serve DMTG for two years in order to pay her father's debt. Stunned into silent agreement, Keesha willingly followed Sven. This would be the last time Keesha saw her father. Years later, she attempted to find him, but she never found out anything certain as to what became of him.
 
Some would say this must have been a horrifying situation for Keesha, but on the contrary, she loved her time at DMTG. There, she was molded and trained into a professional thief, learning the skills of survival, fighting, pickpocketing, assassination, and other such "useful" attributes. It was here that she created the alias “Keesha Knight”, hiding her true identity. Sven, unlike her father, was far from negligent. Sven became Keesha’s father figure, and they grew as close as any family could. She stayed with her family of rogues until Sven was assassinated by a rival thieves guild known as “Vex”. Her guild family disintegrated as others were murdered, fled, or joined Vex. Keesha opted to flee the city and go off on her own. She offered her services as a rogue to anyone that felt her skills would be of good use. Sometimes that involved stealing, assassination, coercion, and other such things, however, she earned a reputation for plundering crypts, delving into dungeons, and ransacking lairs of all sorts, something that very few could ever steel their nerves to do.
 
Early Adventuring Life
 
After leaving DMTG and Lankhmar, Keesha met a very handsome human male fighter named Thomas Eaton, with whom she had a very brief but very intense love affair. Though their love relationship was fleeting, Keesha held Thomas in high regard and followed him on various jobs and adventures for several years. During one such adventure, Thomas and Keesha met Diana Masters, a half-elf female wizard/priest. Keesha and Diana formed a strong friendship which eventually turned into an intimate relationship, one that persists to this very day, more than three decades later. Their relationship is a secret one as Diana serves on the Council of Light, a board that is comprised of high-ranking priests from Lankhmar’s various churches and temples. Because of this, Diana must publicly distance herself from Keesha since Keesha is easily recognizable by many government and religious officials in Lankhmar as the protégé of Sven of DMTG. Diana serves as the High Priestess of the Temple of Tyr, which earned her a position in the Council of Light. On the surface, she serves on the council for socio-political reasons, attending events and making decisions as is expected of a Council member. However, her true purpose is to report the Council’s activities to The Order of IX, an organization that she and Keesha belong to that in part, seeks to undermine the corruptions and right the wrongs caused by the King of Lankhmar and his regime. The Council of Light visits with the King and his court several times a month, which puts Diana in a perfect position to obtain information from the highest and most credible sources.
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Keesha's personality type is ISTP-A (Virtuoso).
 
 
Virtuosos love to explore with their hands and their eyes, touching and examining the world around them with cool rationalism and spirited curiosity. People with this personality type are natural Makers, moving from project to project, building the useful and the superfluous for the fun of it, and learning from their environment as they go. Often mechanics and engineers, Virtuosos find no greater joy than in getting their hands dirty pulling things apart and putting them back together, just a little bit better than they were before.
 
Virtuosos explore ideas through creating, troubleshooting, trial and error and first-hand experience. They enjoy having other people take an interest in their projects and sometimes don’t even mind them getting into their space. Of course, that’s on the condition that those people don’t interfere with Virtuosos’ principles and freedom, and they’ll need to be open to Virtuosos returning the interest in kind.
 
Virtuosos enjoy lending a hand and sharing their experience, especially with the people they care about, and it’s a shame they’re so uncommon, making up only about five percent of the population. Virtuoso women are especially rare, and the typical gender roles that society tends to expect can be a poor fit – they’ll often be seen as tomboys from a young age.
While their mechanical tendencies can make them appear simple at a glance, Virtuosos are actually quite enigmatic. Friendly but very private, calm but suddenly spontaneous, extremely curious but unable to stay focused on formal studies, Virtuoso personalities can be a challenge to predict, even by their friends and loved ones. Virtuosos can seem very loyal and steady for a while, but they tend to build up a store of impulsive energy that explodes without warning, taking their interests in bold new directions.
 
Virtuosos’ decisions stem from a sense of practical realism, and at their heart is a strong sense of direct fairness, a “do unto others” attitude, which really helps to explain many of Virtuosos’ puzzling traits. Instead of being overly cautious though, avoiding stepping on toes in order to avoid having their toes stepped on, Virtuosos are likely to go too far, accepting likewise retaliation, good or bad, as fair play.
 
The biggest issue Virtuosos are likely to face is that they often act too soon, taking for granted their permissive nature and assuming that others are the same. They’ll be the first to tell an insensitive joke, get overly involved in someone else’s project, roughhouse and play around, or suddenly change their plans because something more interesting came up.
 
 
Defying the Rules
 
Virtuosos will come to learn that many other personality types have much more firmly drawn lines on rules and acceptable behavior than they do – they don’t want to hear an insensitive joke, and certainly wouldn’t tell one back, and they wouldn’t want to engage in horseplay, even with a willing party. If a situation is already emotionally charged, violating these boundaries can backfire tremendously.
 
Virtuosos have a particular difficulty in predicting emotions, but this is just a natural extension of their fairness, given how difficult it is to gauge Virtuosos’ emotions and motivations. However, their tendency to explore their relationships through their actions rather than through empathy can lead to some very frustrating situations. People with the Virtuoso personality type struggle with boundaries and guidelines, preferring the freedom to move about and color outside the lines if they need to.
 
Finding an environment where they can work with good friends who understand their style and unpredictability, combining their creativity, sense of humor and hands-on approach to build practical solutions and things, will give Virtuosos many happy years of building useful boxes – and admiring them from the outside.
Optimistic and Energetic – Virtuosos are usually up to their elbows in some project or other. Cheerful and good-natured, people with the Virtuoso personality type (especially Assertive ones) rarely get stressed out, preferring to go with the flow.
 
Creative and Practical – Virtuosos are very imaginative when it comes to practical things, mechanics, and crafts. Novel ideas come easily, and they love using their hands to put them into action.
 
Spontaneous and Rational – Combining spontaneity with logic, Virtuosos can switch mindsets to fit new situations with little effort, making them flexible and versatile individuals.
Know How to Prioritize – This flexibility comes with some unpredictability, but Virtuoso personalities are able to store their spontaneity for a rainy day, releasing their energy just when it’s needed most.
 
Great in a Crisis – With all this hands-on creativity and spontaneity, it’s no wonder that Virtuosos are naturals in crisis situations. People with this personality type usually enjoy a little physical risk, and they aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty when the situation calls for it.
 
Relaxed – Through all this, Virtuosos are able to stay quite relaxed. They live in the moment and go with the flow, refusing to worry too much about the future.
 
Virtuoso Weaknesses
Stubborn – As easily as Virtuosos go with the flow, they can also ignore it entirely, and usually move in another direction with little apology or sensitivity. If someone tries to change Virtuosos’ habits, lifestyle or ideas through criticism, they can become quite blunt in their irritation.
 
Insensitive – Virtuosos use logic, and even when they try to meet others halfway with empathy and emotional sensitivity, it rarely seems to quite come out right, if anything is even said at all.
Private and Reserved – Virtuoso personalities are notoriously difficult to get to know. They are true introverts, keeping their personal matters to themselves, and often just prefer silence to small talk.
 
Easily Bored – Virtuosos enjoy novelty, which makes them excellent tinkerers, but much less reliable when it comes to focusing on things long-term. Once something is understood, Virtuosos tend to simply move on to something new and more interesting.
 
Dislike Commitment – Long-term commitments are particularly onerous for Virtuosos. They prefer to take things day-by-day, and the feeling of being locked into something for a long time is downright oppressive. This can be a particular challenge in Virtuosos’ romantic relationships.
 
Risky Behavior – This stubbornness, difficulty with others’ emotions, focus on the moment, and easy boredom can lead to unnecessary and unhelpful boundary-pushing, just for fun. Virtuosos have been known to escalate conflict and danger just to see where it goes, something that can have disastrous consequences for everyone around if they lose control of the situation.
Few personality types are as bold and practical as Virtuosos. Known for their technical mastery and willingness to improvise, Virtuosos are good at finding unique solutions to seemingly impossible challenges. Virtuosos’ desire to explore and learn new things is invaluable in many areas, including their own personal growth.
 
 
 
Virtuoso
ISTP-A
Explorer
Confident Individualism
54% Introverted
89% Observant
82% Thinking
54% Prospecting
88% Assertive

Age

351

Date of Birth

25 Mörder 2972

Gender

Female

Eyes

Hazel

Hair

Auburn

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Fair

Height

5'10"

Weight

147