Sandrah

Spiders, body horror

Sandrah was born in Hakaalu, to chiraki hunters Boris and Nato. Manoeuvring through daily bar-fights, tending the chiraki farms and tagging along the hunts became second nature to the girl. Despite the frequent pleas, Boris and Nato didn't allow Sandrah to enter the chasm's deeper layers, but promised to fulfil the wish once she was older. But during one venture, the two never made it back.

Without parents' guidance, Sandrah couldn't dream of becoming a noteworthy hunter. The family friend, Tham'Urri, pitied the orphan and offered her apprenticeship. Sandrah agreed without a second thought. She swiftly memorised the Abyss's structure, various chiraki species, their characteristics and appropriate hunting methods. But Tham'Urri only hunted in Abyss's upper layers and, yet again, she felt dissatisfied.

One day, Sandrah was dancing in a tavern like any other. Out of the blue, a youngster roughly her age approached Sandrah and started dancing. He had white paint smeared on his face, with streaks dripping down his neck. Striking black lines surrounded his eyes, as a caricature of stagyar make-up, while his black clothes were adorned with random chiraki skulls and silver chains.

"Moron..."

But this moron could bring the excitement Sandrah had been searching for. So she didn’t waste a second and joined him, and the two danced the whole night, surrounded by confused, disgusted and mildly curious hunters.

Homeland

Hakaalu

Father

Boris

Mother

Nato

Husband

Xander

Child

Jehseh

Current Status

Turned into a chiraki

Current Location

Chiraki Abyss

Species

Dunyar

Year of Birth

2089 AR/ADF 36 Years old

Children

Sex

Female

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Olive

Height

1.73 metres

The youngster was Xander, Tham'Urri's previous apprentice who joined Ambori, a small gang of ambitious hunters. Sandrah got curious and met the members, but deemed them as pompous amateurs. Xander soon noticed Ambori’s sheer incompetence, left the group, and started hunting with Sandrah.

Magic

Sandrah’s magic allowed her to create and command spiders. She spread the critters throughout the Abyss, tracked them to test unknown routes and find ambushed chirakis. Whenever she sensed their deaths, she carefully approached the area, investigated the cause, and devised methods to combat the new threat.
She sold venom as material for various potions, while many merchants found interest in her spider silk.

Proposal

Tham’Urri’s two apprentices were soon smitten with each other. Xander took a throat cartilage from datvkura, a chiraki caught in the ninth layer, dipped in gold and proposed to Sandrah.

She immediately headed towards the Abyss and, after several months, gifted the same gold-covered chiraki ring.

Married Life

One day, during a particular intimate moment, Sandrah accidentally bit Xander's left ring finger off. Curses and laughter intermixed as the screeching husband rushed towards the cabinet, popped a potion vial and cauterised the wound.
Sandrah enjoyed hearing all the awe-inspiring tales hunters imagined about the missing finger. She would then glance at Xander and snap her jaw shut two or three times while grinning from ear to ear.

The couple became a renowned pair and frequently ventured to the chasm’s depths. Wishing to become legendary hunters, the duo travelled towards the thirteenth layer. As they descended, Sandrah showed signs of pregnancy.
Still, the pair carried on and defeated chiraki Acacia. But the creature severely wounded Sandrah, causing her to slip and fall during the ascent.

The Weaver

A new chiraki awakened on Abyss's twelfth layer. Spider-like limbs sprouted from her back. Toddler faces emerged from her body, their small mouths gasping for air without uttering a sound.
The creature looked at a tiny figure clutched in her arms, whose six eyes gleamed at her with affection. She knew he was her blood and flesh, her son, her Jehseh.

Why was she here? She recalled climbing, a screechy voice and then a loud thud.

The creature glanced at the surrounding chirakis. She had hunted them before, and it was no different now. Had she always killed barehanded? Didn't matter, as long as Jehseh was safe and the stomach - full.

She stumbled upon a hunter. Before she could speak, a jolt of pain spread through her leg. She tore the arrowhead with a hiss, fled and hid amidst the cliffs. Why did he shoot? To rob her? She didn't carry a bag. What was there to steal?

Keeping time was no use in Abyss's deep layers. So she has wandered aimlessly, leaving a cobweb behind and halting any pursuer. She usually hides from the hunters, but decimates anyone trying to harm Jehseh.

Notable relationships

Parents

Sandrah cared deeply about Boris and Nato. She often heard rumours of them adopting her, but dismissed them as unfounded gossip. Their overprotective nature annoyed her, but after their deaths, Sandrah realised they only wished to protect her.

Tham'Urri

Sandrah never saw Tham’Urri as a father-figure, but as a caring and dutiful mentor. She showed her appreciation by studying diligently and wished to gift him a vial of the boiling lake water from the Abyss's deepest layer.

Akash

As a child, stories of the legendary chiraki hunter inspired Sandrah. She learned many tricks through occasional team-ups with Akash. Even then, potion-brewing was never Sandrah's strong suit.

Xander

The absurd, screechy, thrill-seeking and positively demented hunter stole Sandrah's heart. She felt comfortable and safe in his presence, while his remarks made her cackle without failure.

The Weaver remembers bits and pieces of Xander. She recalls having a partner, his distinct voice, and how both chose the name for their child.

Jehseh

News of pregnancy made Sandrah anxious. She thought of ascending immediately, but the pair was too deep in Abyss to make it in time. So Sandrah carried on and upped the dose of the chiraki-reversing potion.

The Weaver fiercely protects Jehseh. She hasn't noticed how the child hasn't grown, no matter how long she has been in the Abyss.