The door bangs open, and in walks a tall human girl in what appears to be a reinforced skirt and corset made of silver-chased leather. A generous swell of pale cleavage protrudes above the garment, framed by tumbling waves of lustrous brown hair. The upper half of the girl's face is obscured by a silver domino mask held in place by a black ribbon. At the temples of the mask, a confection of silver-white feathers curves elegantly up and back, giving the impression of wings. A pair of leather boots up to the knee matches the corset, and long, shapely legs flash beneath the slit skirt as she strides confidently forward, chin high and chest outthrust. A silver clasp at her throat holds up a short cape of some rippling, shimmery material that trails behind her like a veil. A sheathed dagger at her waist completes the ensemble, adding an asymmetric flourish that emphasizes her narrow waist and pleasantly flared hips.
She stops in a clear spot well in view from all sides of the room, and strikes a dramatic pose, hands on hips and elbows wide.
"Greetings, fellow adventurers! Let evil beware, for the Silver Starling is here!"
She pauses, as if suddenly not quite sure what to do next, and begins to look around. She catches sight of Lord Malaby and gasps audibly. She stares slack-jawed for a second, then turns and dashes over to another table, her back turned away from Malaby and her shoulders hunched; head down as if to obscure her face even more. She fumbles her way into a chair near Brenwar, not far from the pair of scholars from Theotocopolis.
"Hi, there. I'm the Silver Starling, bane of evil! What worthy quest be ye embarked upon?"
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Porphyria Donnervale, a.k.a. the Silver Starling, my level 5 wild sorceress. She's still a work in progress, mechanically -- which is to say, I've made all the decisions, but still need to finish encoding them in wiki format, as well as ticking all the boxes to retire Ikni properly so that Porphyria can start at level 5. But her background and something of her personality are written up, and the rest will follow soon.
Some of you may recall Porphyria from events at the end of
Daunton's Dead Shadow, where she played the part of damsel in distress.
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