#oc: celasha

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5 songs, 4 outfits: Celasha Xalanthyrr

I was tagged by @lolthslover (thanks again!), so here's my Tav-to-be who's also my character from my very first DnD campaign. Meet Celasha, who has gone all the way from level 1 to 20 (and recently feebleminded Tiamat herself)! (I don't know who to tag, but anyone who sees this and wishes to do this for an OC, be my guest!)

Celasha is a noble drow, hailing from the [homebrew] city of Alaundryn that she might or not have partially flooded at one point. (It was totally an accident! Long story!) She's a bard (College of Glamour).

Exiled from her home, she is initially deeply suspicious of everything on the surface, slow to trust and terrified of betrayal and wild water. Over the course of her adventures, she slowly heals and overcomes her fears. She masters fey magic and learns to control water, and realizes the surface has amazing sweets to offer. Celasha has accompanied me for almost four years in our campaign (and will do so a little longer as my next Tav) and helped me through rough times of writer's block, so I might talk a little more about her in some of the games I've been tagged in, because I need to come to term with the fact that we're about to wrap up the campaign. (I'll miss her!) 💜

Songs

1. I Let The Music Speak (ABBA) I'm hearing images, I'm seeing songs No poet has ever painted Voices call out to me, straight to my heart So strange yet we're so well acquainted I let the music speak, with no restraints 2. Contra Todo (iLe) Con el coraje de frente | Voy a ganar la batalla Hecha de viento y de playa | Soy la ola que va a romper 3. Surface Pressure (Jessica Darrow/Encanto) I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service 4. Mi Libertad (Monsieur Periné) Yo soy una aventurera Una madrugada en soledad Soy una guitarra que canta al viento Una cordillera que llega al mar 5. Resistiré (Boikot) Resistiré, para seguir viviendo Soportaré los golpes y jamás me rendiré Y aunque los sueños se me rompan en pedazos Resistiré, resistiré

Outfits

Now that part was harder! As a noble drow, Celasha values fine and elegant clothing, but will settle for something more simple when adventuring. (However, she's fond of keeping her attire always clean by excessive use of Prestidigitation, and she does the same for her companions ... travelling with surfacers is bad enough, no need to be seen with dirty surfacers!)

Bonus: This was one of her early looks I made in Hero Forge: a simple leather armor (purple, of course, the amethyst is her family's insignia stone), her beloved lute, her list of favors and faerie fire.

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my little drow bard fucking FEEBLEMINDED Tiamat y'all, my life is complete, I will put this achievement in my CV and on my business cards, yes I'm very normal about DnD

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DnD session coming up later today. This will be our third session into the Tiamat boss fight. Everyone is still alive, even our simulacra (we have three of those, two of our sorcerer, one of my bard, yes, it's crazy). My little drow bard has not yet run out of spells (but Tiamat dispelled our Magnificent Mansion which we were using as a safe space between our turns.) I don't know how far we'll come (we're not expected to actually defeat Tiamat but to distract her for at least 10 rounds until a ritual to banish her from the material plane is completed). At our current speed we're covering two rounds per session. (The fight is stressful but I'm actually stressed out more about the very real possibility that our next session might be scheduled on a day when I can't be there, so I'd potentially miss the end of the boss fight.)

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Off to fight Tiamat. Wish us luck, please, my little drow bard would really appreciate it.

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well, we're all still alive, and my bard ripped apart one of Tiamat's wings with her version of Bigby's Hand, so that was nice.

Off to fight Tiamat. Wish us luck, please, my little drow bard would really appreciate it.