Appearance

Physical Description

Thaiva is strong from her years working on ships. Hoisting sails, carrying cargo, and climbing rigging. She's a very solid dragonborn.
Her physique has softened a bit since returning to nobility but underneath she is just as strong and capable as ever.

Body Features

Her copper scales glint patina green. Her legs are digitigrade, her scaled toes tipped with thick claws. She also has a thick tail that she uses well when traversing anything other than solid deck.

Identifying Characteristics

She has a scar on the left side of her mouth and a ring pierced through her septum.

Physical quirks

She fidgets when she's focused, her hands or fingers constantly moving.


Her left ear fin hardly moves, because of the physical trauma taken from Alibor Klaedris.

Apparel & Accessories

Thaiva always wears a white hagstone on a leather cord, alongside her holy symbol to Natsu. Either pinned to her coat, robes, or belt is an Ouroboros Pendant. Always on her left ring finger are a pair of wedding bands.

Specialized Equipment

Dragonkin greatsword, when unsheathed drips opaque green acid.

Special abilities

Some basic musical abilities, due to her upbringing, but she doesn't like to play instruments or sing in front of others.


Rigging, knots, sails. If it's work that needs done on a ship, she's likely proficient.

Mentality

Personal history

The youngest child hatched to retired Colonel, Alibor Klaedris and his wife Dryxora, Thaiva was babied and protected from the beginning. She looked up to all of her siblings. The oldest, brother Kilfras Klaerdris, then her sister Hinfyire Klaedris, brothers Caerbor Klaedris and Zarinn Klaedris. But she was certainly closest to Zarinn.


Thaiva strove to learn more than her tutors were willing to teach her, and than her father was willing to let her know, so she rebelled early, Zarinn happily teaching her how he was being trained to fight. How to handle a sword and shield, how to speak with authority. She envied him, both the way he thrived in this life and his glinting silver scales. He always told her that no dragonborn should wish to be another. "We are as we are, no matter what. You should wish to be good and just to the end of your days. That... is a worthwhile venture."




Her parents hoped she'd grow out of her rebellion, and tried many different interests and hobbies to hold her attention. It rarely worked, but she let them try. Alibor often grumbled that not even the boys were ever so difficult while her mother simply shook her head with a dragonborn smile.


Zarinn died not long after Thaiva's 14th birthday. 22 years of age, killed on duty to protect a visiting diplomat from an assassination attempt.


Alibor's strict and overbearing behavior intensified. He began having outbursts to the point that Kilfras and Caerbor began living at the barracks. Recently married Hinfyire stopped visiting so often. Thaiva was suddenly alone, scared, and angry. Angry at her father. Angry at the bastard who killed her brother. Angry at the rest of her siblings for leaving her and their mother to deal with their father's changing personality.




After a violent outburst from her father that nearly killed her, she packed what she could and fled. Anywhere far enough away that even if her family searched for her, they'd be unlikely to actually find her. She can't say that she intended to stay away forever... but ultimately life on the sea, or in the air... it was more than she ever hoped for. She finally felt free.




It was hard work, but she was always a quick learner as long as someone could show her. Over time the softer flesh of her palms and feet grew thick with callouses, she defended and proved herself time and time again and never looked back to the life she'd lived before.


 
She lived on the sea and visited her land bound lover, Arianna Weskey, whenever she had the chance. They lived this way for years before Thaiva started to consider settling down with her on the coasts of Keridland. Arianna's brother, a half elf named Chaze, was also a sailor, and would stay with her between voyages.
Returning from a trip to Esma with a few new scars, Arianna doted over him and Thaiva finally got to meet the boy just in time to begin preparation for her next voyage.
October 1 738. That evening, returning from the ship and set to sail by the end of the next day, she returned to a commotion inside the house and drew her sword. Inside, blood. Blood and a blink dog that noticed her as she readied her weapon.


It teleported close to her, mouth open to bite, and essentially ran itself onto her sword in its frenzy. Thaiva dropped her sword and let it fall, letting it die as she ran inside to find Arianna's body laying in the doorway to her bedroom.
Her cries in that moment, cradling the most important thing in the world to herself, brought the neighbors.

She stayed long enough to discover the creature had been a transformed Chaze, that she was lucky to be uninfected, and to attend the funeral.
Her captain had been understanding, and she got an easy recommendation with one of their friends. So a week later she boarded with a new crew, with the odd addition of iron bands on the arms and neck to her wardrobe.
 
She traveled with Izar until his retirement, taking his place as captain though she felt unready. This ultimately led her and the crew through a number of events. The death of Memento Vitae, the liberation of Shippo, the defense of Polaris from The Dagda's forces.
She grew into the position and aided in the decision to banish Vecna, watched Natsu rise to godhood, and took her own position as Duchess of Ukapia after the rebellion that ended with the death of Ectraph Acdri and Ulmec Soriel taking his place as king of Montia.

Education

Her education was cut short due to her running away. She had private tutors from the age of 3 until she left at 14 and knows a lot of basic history, math, and was fairly well read in both common and draconic.
Since taking her title she has gone to learn elvish, orc, infernal, and undercommon for mostly diplomatic reasons.

Employment

She has a long and varied record of employment. Most of which went through word of mouth from captain to captain.


She then worked for Izar on Barry the airship, took position as Captain after a while, and is now Duchess of Ukapia.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Gained a level of respect on the only pirate crew she ever worked with. A young man had been harassing her and then attacked her so she beat him with a belaying pin.


She beat one of her captains in a game of liar's dice. Breaking their year long winning streak.


Defended Polaris from The Dagda's attempted genocide on Moon Plague patients.
Took part in preventing The attempted assasination of Kilfras.
Spoke with the Divine Council about Lolth being Vecna and her plot to take Nihilo's place next, ultimately leading to her banishment. 
Took part in the rebellion of Montia and beheaded Ectraph Acdri.

Failures & Embarrassments

The first and only time she slipped in the rigging, she wound up tangled in the ropes so badly she had to be cut free.
Not being in the home to prevent the death of Arianna Klaedris.
Being unable to do anything when Arrius killed their friend, Memento Vitae.

Mental Trauma

Her closest brother died when she was young, and brought her already strict parents down on her even harder. Her father nearly killed her, leading to her running away.
She found the woman she loved dead, killed by her brother who'd unknowingly caught the Moonplague while he'd been in Esma, who she'd also killed in self defense.
Watched her friend, Memento Vitae be disintegrated by Arrius.

Morality & Philosophy

Very live and let live. But she won't hesitate to retaliate against anyone who infringes on her, her family, or her people.  
She has little patience for bigotry and will too gladly send shitty diplomats home with soiled trousers.

person.sexuality

**ambiguous hand wiggling**

Taboos

Never harm a child. Hit a child in front of her and you'll likely lose your hand. It's one of her only hair triggers.
General bigotry.

Personality

Motivation

She wants to keep her family and her people safe.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Savvies: Sailing, high class manners and behavior at events, sarcasm.
 
Ineptitudes: Deep conversation, tact, art.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Women, sailing, friendly duels/fights.
 
Dislikes: Pirates, creeps and perverts, The audacity, Her father, People telling her who she is/is supposed to be.

Virtues & Personality perks

Protective of those around her. Women and children especially.

Vices & Personality flaws

She tends to get caught up in her own feelings about things.
If she sees something as a personal failure she will dwell on it, may have trouble sleeping.
Likes her drink, but is more conservative about it since the rebellion.

Hygiene

Very clean and well kept.

Social

Birthplace

Montia

Current Residence

Ukapia

Contacts & Relations

Arianna Klaedris, Drammoc Heseth, Hinfyire Soriel, Caerbor Klaedris, Kilfras Klaedris, Dryxora Klaedris, Chaze Weskey, Moriarty, Shortstop

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Duchess

Family Ties

She's come back to her birth family, and despite a rocky connection with Alibor Klaedris she's happy to have them all back in her life. She's closest with Caerbor Klaedris and Femtid Klaedris these days

Religious Views

She's an ardent follower and priestess of Natsu and the The Moonlight Covenant, building the first temple in dedication in Ukapia.

Hobbies & Pets

Even as Duchess she enjoys a good fight and has a habit of sneaking off to participate in the arena.

Speech

She's steadily re-learned the verbal habits she was taught as a noble child after being away for so long. Nowadays her speech is more proper, but in a casual setting is a far cry from most nobility.