Kayliss
Kayliss Lambert ● 23 ● She/Her
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Appearance:
Stands at about 5’8”. Lithe build, with some toned muscle in the arms and legs. Tends to wear typical adventuring gear that doesn’t stand out, favoring hooded cloaks with light armor underneath.
Reputation:
Distant, pragmatic, and calm. Is known in the underground for having worked with various thieving guilds at various points in time over the last half-decade, though never even close to a permanent basis. Has a reputation among those in the know for skilled, professional work in several areas of rogue’s work, including thieving, spying, and the occasional assassination.
Reason for Traveling:
Born in the slums of Haydrin’s Seat, Kayliss was a parentless urchin for much of her childhood, quickly learning basic thievery simply to survive. That was, until she’d picked the wrong target. Or the right one, depending on the point of view.
The rich man in question she’d tried to pickpocket turned out to be one of the royal spymasters. Not the Royal Spymaster, but certainly working under him. An adolescent slum orphan with decent stealth skills for someone with no training whatsoever was exactly the right kind of person for him to mold into another sneak for the good of the kingdom, and over the next few years, he did so.
Kayliss served with pride as a royal spy for five years, simply happy to be off the streets and be part of something bigger than herself. However, she’d stumbled upon a piece of intrigue far above her pay grade, one that she wasn’t supposed to realize: her spymaster and mentor was subtly working against the kingdom. She didn’t know why, she still doesn’t know why, but what mattered was that her benefactor knew that she knew. Almost immediately, the man ironically declared Kayliss a traitor to the kingdom and set her fellows against her. Kayliss only narrowly escaped with the barest of forewarning, and is now on the run and in hiding, hoping to disappear among the wanderers of Sedaia and figure out what to do with her life now.
Skills:
Thief’s Work: Sneaking, lockpicking, pickpocketing, you name it, Kayliss has likely been trained in that area or developed the skill herself over the years.
Underworld Knowledge: Part of Kayliss’s job as a royal spy was to embed herself in Sedaia’s underworld, and she did so without question. She has at least a contact or two in a fair number of major trading cities across the realm, and knows the procedures and code to both fit in among the underworld and seek out more help.
Blades: Adept with both the short sword and dagger, Kayliss prefers to use both in a twin-blade fencing style, though she’s also capable of using either weapon solo, whether it be in straight combat or in less honorable work. Her swordsmanship is above average and certainly better than most bandits’, but she doesn’t quite match up to famed knights and other combat monsters in direct battle without the aid of a dishonorable advantage or two.
Marksmanship: While not exactly adept with an actual bow, her aim with a crossbow is more than adequate. She is capable of using the entire range of crossbow types, from a hand crossbow to a heavier, two-handed one for long-range shots.
Wind Magic: Limited knowledge. Primarily used to make sneak attacks and distractions.
Meta:
Fantasy CIA agent on the run from being cut loose by her own agency. Her journey would center around survival, intrigue, and action. So basically Jason Bourne but with swords and magic.
For character progression, I’d want Kayliss to basically adapt, learn how to trust people, and find a new purpose in her life now that her old one was blown to pieces. I’m pretty fond of dark content within reason, so long as Kayliss is still able to keep going in the adventure, but light content to balance it out is also needed.
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