Anastazja

Anastazja A'Dorough is a drow bard from Anklama and coming to Brisbayern from Zaszka. She is portrayed by Emmanuel in the A Clockwork Brass campaign.
== Description ==
=== Appearance ===
Anastazja has lavender eyes, white hair and a very stout frame. At roughly 4 feet 11 inches, she is by far the shortest member of the party. Her appearance is that of a traditional Visig Drow, with evolved eyes that help her to see proficiently in the dark and in the light.
Her clothes are professional, and are what some might call maid attire. She sports a skirt and blouse combination, along with white gloves. Atop her head lies a bonnet, in her ears are long silver earrings and upon her back is a ebony black violin with white strings.
Her traditional color scheme is midnight purple to byzantine purple.
=== Personality ===
Anastazja is well-spoken, and acts as an advisor for the Unnamed Party. While she is more than willing to spill advice and share her opinions on situations, she is rather reserved about her past, wishing not to divulge too much information. She is a planner, and likes to have all the particulars of any given situation planned out. Due to her age, she is a veritable font of knowledge when it comes to any manner of circumstances and is willing to bestow that knowledge unto her party mates.
Anastazja has been shown to be kindhearted, but also distant and cold with people she views negatively. She is very sociable and is more than willing to strike up conversations with strangers.
== Biography ==
The following information is not the entirety of this character's backstory. It is only what has been shared throughout the campaign.
=== Background ===
Anastazja is from Anklama, a city currently under the jurisdiction of the Visig Dominion. She spent a considerable amount of time in recent years in Zaszka, the northernmost city of Wylandria.
=== Arc 1: The Clockwork City ===
After having met up with Brynn in Malkzor, the two shared a commonality in that they were both on their way to Brisbayern. Brynn informed Anastazja that she was going there for the World Exposition, and Anastazja merely said she was wishing to visit the city to get away from home.
Upon arriving in Brisbayern, Anastazja was locked away in a holding cell due to being a suspicious person (i.e. being Drow in Wylandria). During this time, she made connections with the other members of the soon-to-be party. Choosing to travel together (for the most part), Anastazja arrived with a few others at the Gathershall.
Since the formation of the Unnamed Party, Anastazja has displayed a series of skills and interests. She has keen interest in all things musical, as shown by her interest in the Hall of Musical Engineering at the World Exposition, and her fascination with Pan Maximiliaan van Liedenhauer and Riley of Fenwick.
She has displayed a great deal of magical knowledge, using spells like Dissonant Whispers in order to disorientate and frighten potential threats. She has a unique style of fighting, however. Instead of playing her instrument to channel the spells, Anastazja has usually opted to drag her bow along the strings of her violin in order to create a screeching noise.
During the first day of the World Exposition, Anastazja came up with the clever deception of being Cypryjan's underling. She used this in order to get in as one of his orderlies. After walking around the exposition, Anastazja felt discomfort at the display of the Visig Dominion in Wylandria, but seemed to also be quite used to such behavior. She also was the reason for the end of hostilities between the Vasamires and the Unnamed Party, for now, calling out that they already had a man down and were outnumbered.
After the Unnamed Party had learned that Emmerich was planning to poison the water supply at the World Exposition, in order to create noise and disorder for Jeanne-Lucia's eventual breakout, Anastazja assisted Cypryjan in bamboozling the rest of the guard and the chefs into thinking there was a cholera outbreak, tainting the water supply.
During the confrontation with the Shadowy Figure, Anastazja was blasted by a blunderbuss shot through a wooden door, likely due to a failed Stealth check (DC 18, rolled 12). She fired a shot from her deringer wheellock and seemed to hit the hand of the entity. When Izolda wanted to stay and confront the entity alone, Anastazja said that she was condemning herself to death, and left swiftly with Axial in tow. The next day Anastazja and Izolda went back to the Brazen Blazer, only to be greeted by a sea of bodies and the signs that the Warden's Order had been present there to do the killing. Later that night, Anastazja went on a date with Riley of Fenwick, whom she ended up spending the night with.
== Relationships ==
=== Brynn ===
Brynn was the first member of the party that Anastazja made contact with, with the pair joining forces in the city of Malkzor. Since then, they have found common ground in pursuing fun.
=== Cypryjan ===
Cypryjan and Anastazja have had an interesting relationship thus far. Anastazja, generally, has been kind to Cypryjan but critical of his attitude towards the Furia and his general secrecy, despite her own yearning for secrecy. In general, her attitude towards him has been sisterly, with her being willing to fix up his hair and be a supportive force to his engineering desires.
=== Eislyn ===
Interactions with Eislyn have been limited.
=== Izolda ===
Anastazja and Izolda have at times been at odds with one another. A particular interaction where the two were at odds is a moment where the party was pursued by a Shadowy Figure. Izolda's wants to be alone with the entity spurred an aggressive response from Anastazja. Apart from that however, the two seem to have a bond of understanding one another. A general trust was displayed when Izolda asked Anastazja to come with her to the Brazen Blazer after the attack.
== Character information ==
=== Quests ===
Anastazja is looking for a fresh start after leaving her home for undisclosed reasons.
=== Proficiencies ===
* Skills: Deception, History, Insight, Nature and Stealth.
** Expertise: Intimidation, and Persuasion.
** Half: Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Arcana, Athletics, Investigation, Medicine, Religion, Sleight of Hand, and Survival.
* Instruments: Drum, Flute and Viol.
* Tools: Cook's Utensils, Forgery Kit, Navigator's Tools, and Vehicles (Water).
=== Notable items ===
* Deringer (wheellock)
* Circlet of Cooing
=== Abilities ===
==== Elf abilities ====
* Keen Senses
* Fey Ancestry
* Trance
* Subrace: Drow (Visig)
** Superior Darkvision
** Sunlight Sensitivity
** Drow Magic
*** Dancing Lights cantrip
** Drow Weapon Training
==== Feats ====
* Tavern Brawler (+1 Constitution)
** Tavern Brawler Strike
** Tavern Brawler Grapple
==== Bard abilities ====
===== Class features =====
* Bard College: College of Shanties
** Bonus Proficiencies
** Lurching Swagger
** Spinning the Yarn
* Bardic Inspiration (1d6)
* Jack of all Trades
* Song of Rest
* Spellcasting (Charisma-based ability)
==== Bard spells ====
As a 4th-level bard, Anastazja has access to four cantrips, four 1st-level spells and three 2nd-level spells.
Spell Level	Spell 	Notes
Cantrip 	Dancing Lights 	Due to Drow Magic
Cantrip 	Friends 	
Cantrip 	Prestidigitation 	
Cantrip 	Vicious Mockery 	
1st 	Cure Wounds 	
1st 	Disguise Self 	
1st 	Dissonant Whispers 	
1st 	Faerie Fire 	Due to Drow Magic
1st 	Healing Word 	
1st 	Tasha's Hideous Laughter	
2nd 	Enhance Ability 	
2nd 	Shatter 	
== Trivia ==
* Anastazja is the first Drow to be played by any player character.
* Anastazja is the only member of the Unnamed Party to have ties to the Visig Dominion.
* Anastazja is the first bard to be played by a main character.
** Though she is the first bard played, she is not the first bard seen.
*** The Troublesome Troubadours was a team of bards seen in the The Saviors of Mahima campaign.
*** Haukea (Honua's sister) was also a bard.
*Anastazja is of Vindrinath descent.
*Due to her heritage as a Visig Drow, Anastazja has the blessing of Dame Miz'ri, giving her perfect sight during daytime.
*Emmanuel was heavily inspired by the College of Shanties bard developed by Tony when creating Anastazja.