Neeshka Neeshka was a devil - descended tiefling rogue who journeyed with the Kalach - Cha during the hero ' s quest to defeat the King of Shadows . Description . Neeshka , like many tieflings , was vaguely human in appearance , though her fiendish ancestry was also immediately obvious . Reddish - brown speckles marked the sides of her head near her ears and two small horns brushed aside her coppery hair . A long , spiked tail also marked her fiendish heritage , which she often waved about . Like many tieflings , Neeshka was also impulsive , yet another mark of her otherwordly ancestors . Personality . Neeshka has a relatively timid and defensive demeanor , often wary due to the stigma associated with tieflings . She particularly responds favorably to any kindness or support given to her , and often will only show courage if backed by friends such as the Kalach - Cha . Towards males she is interested in , she is particularly territorial at times , and she would have likely shown great animosity and jealousy towards Elanee and Shandra Jerro were the Kalach - Cha male , particularly when they first joined the party . True to her tiefling nature , she is often impulsively stealing , almost to the point of kleptomania . She frequently swipes goods from others , checking companions ' pockets , and often will admit to it casually to the player in conversation . She distrusts the Neverwinter city watch , though would still be supportive if the Kalach - Cha joined them , while still encouraging the hero to bend the rules ( such as with the smuggled weapons ) . Biography . Neeshka ' s parents are unknown , though at least one of them must have had some degree of fiendish background . When she was an infant , Neeshka was abandoned to and raised by Priests of Helm . The priests took care of her but spent much of their time trying to convert her , which irritated Neeshka . Their efforts were in vain and Neeshka always managed to get herself in to trouble and decided to leave the priests after a " particularly moving " sermon , but not before stealing a full collection plate . Life in Neverwinter . Neeshka eventually made her way to Neverwinter and set herself up as a professional thief , taking on Leldon as a partner . During a particularly lucrative heist , Neeshka single - handedly got past patrolling guards and defeated the trap on the vault they were robbing . Afterwards , however , when they were dividing up the loot , Leldon demanded a larger share . Since Leldon had failed to properly plan the heist , Neeshka naturally refused . In response , Leldon called in his hired thugs to threaten the money out of her . With no other choice , Neeshka gave up everything she had , but shortly after stole it all back from him before leaving the gang entirely . Furious , Leldon put a bounty on Neeshka ' s head , and the rogue escaped Neverwinter before the thugs could catch up with her . What happened to the money from the heist is unknown . Neeshka later explained it as " expenses . . . and stuff . " By the time she met the Kalach - Cha , however , most if not all of the funds had appeared to run dry . The Shadow War . The Kalach - Cha first encountered Neeshka on their way to Fort Locke where she was being harassed by soldiers for her heritage . One way or another the Kalach - Cha became involved and rescued Neeshka from the guards , who decided thereafter it would be safer with the hero given the prejudices many locals have towards tieflings . The Kalach - Cha accepted Neeshka as a companion despite Khelgar ' s protests about letting a " no good backstabbing tiefling " travel with them . Neeshka was similarly distrusting towards the dwarf , at least at first , though gradually both characters became close , often bickering like brother and sister . Eventually Neeshka followed the Kalach - Cha all the way back to Neverwinter , where she was greeted by Bennon and then later Tremmel , the thugs working for Leldon who threatened her before she left the city . It became quickly apparent that Leldon still held a grudge towards Neeshka for robbing him blind and had not canceled the bounty . The threat posed by the threats would continue and Neeshka may have convinced the Kalach - Cha to help her defeat Ledon , first by stealing his lucky coin , which was , in fact , Neeshka ' s lucky coin which was stolen from her when Leldon first betrayed her and which she never won back . If this happened , Neeshka would have likely been forced into a direct confrontation with Leldon and possibly a competition for the title of " greatest thief in Neverwinter " by seeing who could rob a famous art collector , called simply " the Collector " , first . It is likely that a continued competition between the two thieves would have led to Leldon ' s death . Neeshka followed the Kalach - Cha through the rest of the hero ' s quest , but as they approached the King of Shadows Neeshka was forcibly taken by Black Garius and tortured , who tried to turn her against the Kalach - Cha by using some sort of binding ritual that was effective because of her devil blood . Depending on how close the Kalach - Cha and Neeshka were the ploy might have worked , or it might have failed . Regardless , Garius and the King of Shadows were defeated and if Neeshka survived she would have likely joined Khelgar in searching for the Kalach - Cha , who disappeared shortly after the battle . When the Kalach - Cha returned from Rashemen he or she would have reunited with his / her old friends , which may have included Neeshka . Behind the Scenes . Neeshka was originally slated to be voiced by Naomi Peters in " Neverwinter Nights 2 " and a few examples of her dialogue can still be found in gameplay videos from the pre - release media coverage . However , sometime during development Obsidian Entertainment chose to change Neeshka ' s voice actor , deciding it wasn ' t what they were looking for , and hired Robyn Kramer to revoice all of the character ' s dialogue . This caused some confusion and led to Peters being erroneously credited on several websites , such as . It is also widely believed , and partially confirmed by developer comments , that Neeshka was originally intended as a romance for male PCs ( the Kalach - Cha ) . The evidence for this is Neeshka ' s extremely jealous attitudes towards Shandra and Elanee if the PC is male as well as her constant pseudo - flirtations and appeals for approval . However , this was cut out due to time constraints , as was a great deal more , though many of Neeshka ' s quests remain implemented . Other examples of cut content include a few cut quests . Besides Bennon and Tremmel , Neeshka was intended to encounter a third member of her old gang , Raines . Allegedly psychopathic , Raines threatened in the cut dialogue to cut Neeshka ' s tail off and strangle her with it . Neeshka also appears in " " as a summonable creature for the " summon baatezu " spell . However , the canonicity of this is in dispute since no other tieflings are summoned by the spell nor is character interaction possible with her . It is considered by several fans to therefore be a non - canon easter egg . Lineage . There is much debate and speculation when it comes to Neeshka ' s heritage . It is known that Neeshka is only one quarter fiend , and that it was her grandfather that was the pure - blooded fiend that started her family . A lot of subtle hints have been dropped which indicates she may be descended from a very powerful lineage . One of the reasons why Garius ' binding was effective on her , even if her blood was diluted , was because of the strong lineage she descended from . Upon entering Ammon Jerro ' s haven , many of the demons and devils bound there remark on her unique heritage . One of them points out that she has baatezu scent about her . One of them also pointed out that a relative of hers may also be trapped within the haven , " perhaps a long lost father . ' Of all the fiends the PC encounters throughout the quest , only Mephasm , a pit fiend in disguise as an eladrin , seems to show any special interest in her and refers to her as " little Neeshka . " For some reason Neeshka seems to get an allergic reaction whenever Mephasm is near , much like the reaction she got when she stood too close to Casavir . It has been confirmed by the developers ( and the dialogue files ) that Mephasm did have a role in Neeshka ' s creation , but what that role was has not yet been revealed and it was another element ultimately cut from production .