A courtesan by trade, Zahirah is as beautiful as she is deadly, for her clients pay for more than her company.
She is an undercover bodyguard - a thorn amongst the roses - and she has only ever loved two men. One is dead and gone. The other is
Sassan.
Physical Description
A blonde beauty, Zahirah passes as an elven woman of young adulthood, and prefers it that way. She would rather never be confronted by her celestial heritage as it reminds her of the duties she is too scared or too stubborn to ever accept.
Mental characteristics
There is little known about Zahirah's mother; the only thing she knows is that her name was Ciara Mo'anam, a witch from
Vespmar who fell in love with an angel and was murdered shortly after Zahirah's birth. Zahirah has met her father (briefly) and was overall unimpressed with him and shunned her heritage altogether.
Zahirah, like many aasimar, was raised by
The Great Church. They educated her well, telling her of all the great things she would accomplish some day. But she balked at the responsibility of that task and fled, finding her calling in something much darker: killing.
Oh, she hardly ever kills a person that she hasn't been paid to kill, but it does not mean she is bothered by it.
Personality Characteristics
Zahirah would have once said "the next great adventure." Now, it's "to assist Sassan in whatever he may need."
History
Zahirah was traveling along along a roadway when she came upon a man, dying by the roadside. He asked her to take a message to his contact, Sassan, in the next town. He passed on shortly afterwards, and Zahirah moved on.
She found Sassan in a tavern in the town and was immediately interested in him - no, it was never love at first sight, both of them would tell you that. But he bought her services for the night and the next morning hired her to warm his bed and keep him company on his business. Zahirah was just happy to have a fun client for once.
They spent the month together, and Sassan again hired her for another month. And another. And another. Zahirah was the first one to admit she was deeply in love with him. Sassan, a man of few words, took longer to admit his feelings. But they have become inseparable - though most who don't know better still assume Zahirah is as she appears: a pretty whore, with no more significance to the Crimson King.
Legal Status
None
