N28 is a 5th generation warforged created by the NITEN project, a last-ditch effort in the ancient war against the
devils of the
Nine Hells. In modern times, she has spent many years wandering the
Ashes Archipelago as a cleric of
Kelemvor, Lord of the Dead. Much of that time has been dedicated to hunting undead at her god's behest and fiends at her own. With
the Venture Boys, she often guarded the ship while the core members of the crew dealt with whatever matter was currently at hand.
She later left the crew, intending to return to the holy city of Ketna after completing
N64's repairs. However, she was ambushed by
N36 who murdered and dismembered her to take her magical components and upgrade his own warforged body.
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History
Origins
Designed as a healer, N28 saw heavy frontline combat during the war where she saved as many allies as she could with her healing gifts. She was put in storage for some time before being found by a mission from the holy city of Ketna and reactivated by a cleric's touch. Going with them, she soon began to develop a personality that overran her magical programming as she studied the ways of multiple faiths. In time, she settled on devoting herself to the teachings of Kelemvor. N28 had seen much death in the ancient war and sought to better understand a greater meaning behind everything she'd seen.
Signing on with the Venture II
When N28 went to investigate a demonic disturbance, she was badly damaged and forced to retreat before completing her mission. She made her way to an old NITEN outpost but was unable to finish repairing herself before losing consciousness. Her modified body began to repair itself in that state, but the work was slow. She remained there for several weeks before the facility was discovered by the Venture Boys, who fought their way through the rampaging constructs within until they reached the main workshop.
A touch from Guu the Slime awakened N28, who deemed him non-hostile after detecting no fiendish or necrotic energy coming from him. She quickly bartered with him for his party's help, needing to maintain the damaged machines in the facility while someone else restored full power. She also became quickly interested in N64, whom she referred to as "brother". She explained their creation for the ancient war to him and offered to fix him up better than Captain Reynolds had been able to manage. Once the adventurers restored full power, she showed them to the vault and claimed a book about the warforged while giving them the rest of the contents (chests full of silver bars).
N28 was also curious to meet Captain Reynolds after learning he was the one who repaired N64. Accompanying the Venture Boys back to town, she introduced herself to the Captain and requested to join the crew after she'd finished her other business on the island. She pointed in the direction of that business only for the group to observe a beam coming down from the Jeweled Eye in that same direction. Unable to go herself with her repairs incomplete and now pressed for time, she bid the Venture Boys assist her mission. When the group returned, N64 filled N28 in on their discovery of the demons and Arachnor's theft of the Abyssal Shard. She was dismayed by this discovery and said she needed to report back to Ketna, but not before she fulfilled her promise of repairing N64. For the time being, she would stay on with the crew of the Venture II.
Time on the Venture II
When the Venture II had its first engagement with a pirate vessel, N28 helped run the ship and heal wounded crew members injured by enemy grapeshot. Her mending magic also proved very useful in repairing the ship both during and after the battle. When more pirates came to avenge that first group, N28 guarded the crew below deck and noticed Vinnie Vice's ghost when it dove beneath the deck for cover. She asked N64 about it after the battle and he confirmed Vinnie had summoned it. Worried for the safety of Vinnie's person and his soul, she spoke with him alone urging him to remove that spell from his book and destroy it. N28 offered to recoup the cost of materials he spent on the spell and help him find a replacement, to which Vinnie reluctantly agreed. She failed to realize he added the spell back in after taking her money and informed N64 she had successfully convinced Vinnie to renounce necromancy.
Later, when the ship was surrounded by necrotic fog, N28 used her magic to protect the Venture II while the Venture Boys went to investigate the ship that seemed to be the source of the dark magics. The effort taxed her immensely and she was only able to maintain it when Gibby used his own magic to reinforce hers. Arriving back in Allisyos, she was finally able to complete N64's repairs and get his winged boots functioning again. With his repairs complete, N28 took her leave to report back to the leadership of her holy order in Ketna, much to Gibby's dismay. She told N64 and Gibby to look her up if they ever found themselves in Ketna.
Death
Shortly thereafter, N28 heard a call for help coming from a nearby warehouse and went to investigate. She did not realize until it was too late that it was a trap lain by N36, who ensnared her in chains and killed her by putting a massive meat hook through her head. He then dismembered her body, taking the parts he wanted to upgrade himself before dumping the rest of her corpse into the harbor.
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