Spirit of the Storm
Powerful and immediately present within a room, the radiant beauty of Tress matched with the equally powerful strong presence comes with much attention. Though, she never did like the attention. Rough around the edges, and a veritable barbarian in terms of social dealings, she comes from a far away land from Aldaria, within the Blue Mountains upon Kalvena far in the east. Her most iconic item, her sword, is another very recognizable item even to this day.
Tress was one of the group that formed around K'anth. Having originally bonded with K'anth through a small series of him saving her life, she owed him a blood debt, and began to follow him on his ventures in Aldaria. Eventually meeting the rest of their would-be friends and eventual lovers, these companions ventured forth on a great quest to defeat an ancient evil. Tress was the strongest in the end, despite being the most quiet. She gave herself to the world and showed that anyone can be a hero.
Physical Description
Physically imposing. While not certainly the tallest figure in the room, certainly the toughest looking while drawing no small amount of striking beauty. Agile and athletic contributed to her great combative ability while keeping her spiritual connection strong.
Facial war paint down the cheeks of two outwards pointing lines with a few dots above on each side.
Now known as a the Tressblade, this weapon was not blessed or magical, but simply crafted in a unique matter. Able to transition from a powerful two-handed blade into two different weapons with a smaller parrying blade and a larger slicing gave her the versatility that came with years of practice. Even if she had been out of style with the weapon at the start of their adventure.
Mental characteristics
Born in a frozen land far from civilization, early living was similar to most of her kin in the high mountains. Grown tough, strong, and far from any convention of civilization, Tress found herself at the forefront of her people with her strength, cunning, and quiet wisdom. She eventually found herself crossing the ocean to find her way to a pilgrimage across the world where she encountered K'anth through a series of adventures. The two of them luckily survived those.
Winding up in Aldaria in the following steps, she found find herself wrapped into the jaws of the calamity of the Draconic Wars. Violence, love, and companionship surrounded her in those brief but bright days as her eventual fate charged towards her. A soul stone of Theros in hand, and a battle of one against an ancient evil sealed the end of the White Queen's reign.
Victory over the White Queen, including the final blow dealt.
Social
Devout follower of Theros, the most devout during the time period.
Often a low grunt or dismissive sigh with a walk away was the usual conversation for most people outside of the circle of friends.
Light, despite her demeanor. A voice that could cut slide the dew off of a morning rose with the most tactful precision and presence, while also holding that of a melodic warrior with beautiful tribal singing.
History
Vei'lla and Tress were not the most closely connected of individuals within the group, but they were a dynamic duo in combat. Both having respect for each others fighting styles, they fought well together when the time mattered.
Lover (Vital)
Towards Cairen Witherrose
History
The most unlikely of pairing the world over, or perhaps not. The quiet and subversive Cairen found an interest, much more than just a combat ally within Tress in watching her connection with the woods, the wilds, and the spirits when she was training and working with Rhae or on her own. This blossomed into something between the pair, and left a large mark upon Cairen in the finality.
History
Gilda and Tress were an insufferable pair together. In times where there wasn't combat, Gilda would harass Tress or others with jokes and Tress would only add fuel to her fire by not understanding or going along with them to bring hi-jinks to whatever was happening. Good friends until the end.
History
The original pair when the group began to form. After some issues when meeting with the other, Tress found herself in a blood debt to K'anth. Despite his protests, she remained by his side on some of his travels. They found themselves to Aldaria and into the events of the White Queen to follow. During this, they found that their friendship only grew as the battles raged around them. Battling and fighting as a brilliant team, K'anth could see the greatness in her that she never revealed until the end. He found peace in her death, knowing she would be remembered.
History
Good friends and combat partners. Rhae worked with Tress in the early days of their group to get her back into fighting shape after whatever trauma she had suffered had wracked against her ways of the sword. While Rhae worked with her, he found that she surpassed him eventually in the ways of the sword, and found her brilliant movements and tactics to take note. To this day within the Assarian Empire, Rhae has a movement called the Sval Flank within his Courser legions.
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