Cheris Moondaughter

Grave Cleric, Cheris Moondaughter (a.k.a. Vyldara’s Bane)

Preferring to work alone rather than spend time around others, Cheris travels from place to place chasing rumours of the undead, intent on sending them to their final resting place.
Whilst she can appear both wise beyond her years with an eye for detail, she is often held back by her lack of social skills and a somewhat inflexible nature.
In battle, she wields a combination of her holy symbol - a crescent moon representing Sehanine Moonbow, and the magical longbow Glint, previously wielded by a member of The Harpers, and found by Cheris in the remains of a logging camp near Phandalin.
As a cleric who manipulates the border between life and death, she wields an array of offensive as well as restorative magic, the latter of which tends to be especially potent when the target is near death. Her specialty allows her to hasten a foes journey into death, or to shield her allies from potentially fatal blows, pulling them back from the brink with a potent healing spell.
Whilst Cheris finds no real joy in battle and would prefer to avoid violence, she will never willingly allow the undead or their ilk to flee unscathed, tasked as she is with sending them to their final resting place. This part of her nature can cause conflict from time to time, which was highlighted when the party came across a necromancer whom Cheris was unwilling to deal or parlay with, instead hastening to combat before knowing the full extent of his capabilities. This resulted in a harrowing underground battle which resulted in grievous wounds to several members of the party.
She prides herself on being able to keep a cool and calculating head under stress. However, when the subject of her turbulent past crops up this control can quickly crumble.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Relatively fit and lithe from a life on the road and her elven heritage. Paler than most wood elves to the point that she wouldn't be taken for one on first glance, stemming from her connection to the shores of the river of death.

Body Features

Cheris lacks any distinctive tattoos or scars; however following a run in with an undead in Phandalin, she bears a shadowy mark of a hand at her throat. This mark has thus far resisted any attempts to remove it.

Facial Features

A pointed nose and chin, typical elven features.

Identifying Characteristics

Recognisable by the mailed glove on her right hand which features the crescent moon holy symbol of Sehanine Moonbow. She may also be recognised as wielding the stringless bow, Glint, which when wielded, fires arrows of brilliant divine light. In casual dress, she wouldn’t stick out particularly other than being somewhat paler than usual.

Physical quirks

A hand shaped mark upon her neck following an attack by an undead from her past. She hides this grim reminder of her past under a scarf, even when inside.

Special abilities

Compared to other clerics, Cheris can manipulate the border between life and death. By channeling the divine power of her God, she can cause her foes to suffer extra damage from her party members attacks. Furthermore, her healing spells will yield maximum results when her allies are close to death (unconscious). Recently, she has gained the ability to turn potentially fatal blows from her foes into normal attacks.

Apparel & Accessories

See above.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Cheris has no memory of her parents or her early life. Her first memories are of being raised in an orphanage under a priest named Father Tobias. Time passed, and as Cheris grew older, other children came and went, adopted by families in the surrounding towns, but Cheris remained.
Eventually it became clear that there was more to Fr Tobias than it first seemed. The consequences of this turned Cheris and her fellow orphans lives upside down - resulting in Cheris being taken in and raised by a sect of the Goddess of The Moon.

Sexuality

Winner of ‘hottest party member’ by fan popularity votes the last 3 years in a row.

Education

Lacking traditional education, Cheris makes up for her shortcomings with her knowledge of healing and religion.
During her time with her sect, she gained the ability to commune with the goddess of the moon, whom through she wields divine power.

Employment

Self-employed

Failures & Embarrassments

Quicker to anger than she likes to admit.

Mental Trauma

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Morality & Philosophy

Cheris has a strong sense of justice, and will often confront even her allies when she feels they are falling short of her standards.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Cheris feels she was given the purpose and the ability to right wrongs by her religion. She is motivated not only to right the wrongs of any undead plaguing the land, but also to vengeance against those that have affected her personally.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Spicy food (lack of this at the church), people watching in the taverns she travels through, and indulges in penny dreadful style novels when she passes through bigger cities. Dislikes: The undead, orphans, and people who can’t handle their ale.

Vices & Personality flaws

When battling the undead, will often throw herself into battle with a distinct lack of awareness of her own or her allies safety. Doesn’t think about money as much as she should, which is fine until food runs out.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Cheris maintains contact with members of her sect, but lacks a strong social structure outside of this, preferring to work and travel alone. Self reliant to the point of her own detriment.

Family Ties

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Religious Views

None shall suffer the dead to pass

Social Aptitude

Bad.

Mannerisms

Pragmatic, with little time for nonsense.
Prefers to stay quiet, with a tendency to snap when she gets annoyed or angry. 
Needs to stop and smell the roses, honestly.

Hobbies & Pets

Prefers cats to people. Enjoys cooking, and is probably better cooking for the party to show affection than sharing her actual feelings.

Wealth & Financial state

Has enough money to get by, but doesn’t seek wealth. When not on the road, basics tend to be provided by her religious order, including her weapons and armour.

A wood-elf with little memory of her early childhood, Cheris spent a time being raised in an orphanage before being taken in by a sect of Sehanine Moonbow under mysterious circumstances.

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Alignment

Lawful Good

Age

19

Birthplace

????

Current Residence

Phandalin

Gender

Female

Eyes

Light grey, like a cloudy sky

Hair

Black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale

Height

5’11