"Do you think the dead care little if they sleep or rise again?..."
Lanariel Vanalan d'Thuranni Of Var Shalas to a necromancer of the Cult of VolName: Lanariel Vanalan
Age: 132
Race/Sex: Elf Female
Class: Major and Minor
Major: Temple Guard
Height: 5’8
Eyes: Dark Grey
Weight: 135Ib
Minor: Duskblade
God:
Appearance: Lanariel Vanalan is a little over the average height of most elves. A hint to her peculiar oddity among her own kind. Trained as a temple guard before becoming a necromancer, Lanariel carries herself with the build and strength of a fighter, with clearly defined muscles. She is also rather gorgeous even by elven standards. Her skin a pale ashen that possess haunting beauty, with light grey eyes and silver hair shoulder length though often tied into a ponytail as to avoid it getting in her way when fighting. She wears a deathmask face paint, obsidian black on the outsides and a milk white skull face that magnifies her grey eyes and gives her a frightening appearance. The paint is a throwback to her time living in Aerenal and she often only wears it when on assignments. She wears a long black coat, the tail of which goes as far as the back of her heels. The coat is hooded and made of light fabric and suede.
She is wrapped in white ceremonial cloth that covers most of her body but for her face, though sometimes obfuscates the lower part of her face when on assignments.
Personality: Lanariel Vanalan is inherently an introvert by nature. She prefers her research and solitude to large gatherings with strangers. Because of this, when faced with a problem she becomes almost single minded in solving it or finding a solution. She can be rather eccentric when it comes to her work. She possess a morbid fascination with death and specifically the undying. Which has colored her opinion on life itself. Lanariel tends to see life itself as both precious and imperfect. Thus she has spent many years in finding the key to immortality even as she researches new types of undead her House may make use of. She holds those who would disrespect the dead in low regard, hence her dislike of necromancers. Her dislike of the art has not stopped her study of it in hopes of countering it. Lanariel tends to speak little and when she does it is often in a high whisper, as she dislikes having to raise her voice unnecessarily.
Spirit Animal: A animal/creature representation of your spirit, a spiritual guide if you will. This allows for, rare, communication with your chosen God, if any.
Equipment:
Quater-staff:
Lanariel carries a bone forged quarterstaff for self defense, though mostly to channel her spells.
Haversack-
Tent
Bedroll
Holy water (flask) x 3
Rations x 4
Waterskins x 2
Hooded lantern
3 pints of oil (in two vials)
Sack
Pouch, belt-
Coin x 30
Spell component pouch
flint and steel
Skills:
Spellcraft- Major
Liber Mortis- Lanariel is well versed in over a dozen different kinds and species of undead. Allowing her to recognize different kinds along with their strengths and weaknesses. As well as a degree of spells focused around necromancy. Minor
Magic: Spell examples
Spells-
Disrupt Undead: Lanariel directs a ray of positive energy. If the ray hits an undead creature, it weakness it considerably.
Blade of Blade: This spell infuses the weapon touched with baleful energy that weakens the living. The next time this weapon strikes a living creature, blade of blood discharges. A key component for the spell to activate is a drop of Lanariel's own blood.
True Strike: Lanariel gains temporary, intuitive insight into the immediate future during her next attack for a moment. Increasing the chance to land a blow.
Ray of Enfeeblement: A coruscating ray springs from her hand. Drastically decreasing the strength of those hit by it.
Death Mask: Lanariel's death mask also carries a familiar within it. A ghostly visage who has long since lost the memory of his name. As a incorporeal being it can do little physically, aside from frighten the unwary when revealed.
Strength: Lanariel Of Var Shalas is a practiced virtuoso of the arcane art involving necromancy as well as the preparation and preservation of corpses. She is trained in the use of basic self defense as well primarily with a quarterstaff. Using her natural agility and speed to avoid danger whenever possible.
Weakness:
Frail
Lanariel is unsurprisingly physically weak, not possessing the stamina of a human fighter. Thus a prolonged engagement is to her detriment.
Slow Healing
Lanariel recovers from wounds much more slowly, with her exposure to negative energy making normal healing magic less effective for her.
Anti-social
Lanariel has little in the way of people skills or the use of diplomatic methods.
Post Color: DeepPink
History: Lanariel Vanalan was born in Var Shalas on 866 YK, daughter to Huran Vanalan and his lover Shiariel Thuranni. Lanariel’s early years were uneventful, though even young she revealed an unnatural skill at excelling in any art or work she put her mind to. She became a point of pride for her father; especially considering he sired no children after her. To this end she became rather close to him, though he spoke rarely of her mother, to whom which Lanariel would never meet throughout her childhood and early adult years. While her father had never been very devote, his closest friend was a high ranking priestess of the the Undying Court named Arilva. She would speak often of the virtuous and tenants of the faith to Lanariel whenever the two were together.
Arilva became something of a mother figure for the young impressionable Lanariel. Huran’s daughter, he found, soon took a liking to spending her free time in the temple, praying often and reading over old texts. It was believed by many she would soon take up the cloth, given her skills and aptitude. Perhaps from there even rise up to become a true noble and come closer to entering the ranks of the Undying Court.
When she had come of age, however, it became clear Lanariel’s talents were in sorcery, for she displayed gifts in the arcane that surpassed many of her peers. To this end Arilva arranged for Lanariel to train with a special sect of the church that oversaw the honored position of caring for the dead. Since it seemed unlikely now that Lanariel would become a priestess herself lest she squander her innate arcane talents. It was here that Lanariel learned the art of embalming, and started to grew a fascination with the dead and undead. To count yourself among the deathless champions and heroes of Aerenal was an astounding honor. A dream of Lanariel that she could only hope to one day obtain.
As her skills in arcane power grew she caught the eye of one of her teachers. Who decided to enroll Lanariel into a special order of the Undying Court very similar to the Deathguard made up entirely of duskblades and other spellswords. Only their aim was to not only destroy rogue undead, but also protect the special burial crypts of fallen elven warriors. It was during her training in this sect news of Apotheoses reached the city of Var Shalas. Fearing what this new power could mean, the council reached a decision and decided they needed to know more least this new power target them next. As she had shown some promise, and not wishing to risk a more experienced operative for the task, Lanariel was chosen to make contact with the resistance and discover as much about the situation as possible.