Journey

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Journey is a non-magical bard and member of the Raven's Court located in Targrave. She is Psyche's main contact with the Court. She's involved in an open polycule with Psyche and her previous partners Daera and Helli, who she lives with alongside Twister Dameia.

## Description

### Appearance

Journey is a bright pink tiefling. When she was last seen in Targrave, she had shaggy purple hair, though it is common knowledge that she dyes her hair frequently, so it may not currently be that color; however, she has mentioned possibly letting it grow out to her natural hair color, purple. She has short pointed horns that jut upwards slightly from her forehead (similar to stereotypical "devil horns"). She has a large number of piercings in her ears, face, horns, and tail. Her smile reveals fang-like teeth and a tongue piercing. Her makeup habits have not been stated in any specifics, but it has been mentioned she sometimes wears makeup in a punk fashion to go with her overall clothing style: punk butch. She is known for her heavy leather and dark denim jackets, some of which are spiked battle jackets. Otherwise, she typically wears mostly secondhand clothing. She does occasionally wear simpler outfits with less of a distinctive silhouette for when she is doing missions with the Raven's Court.

### Personality

Journey is blunt, sarcastic, and brutally honest. While she obviously knows how to keep a secret for her own safety, when it comes to her day-to-day interactions, she is very open, expressive, and confident. She is heavily extroverted, and enjoys being the center of attention, something that is exemplified by her participation in a band as the lead singer and main performer. She is heavily opinionated and highly aware of the inner workings of every hierarchy she's affected by--whether that be the chain of command of the Raven's Court or the rule of the Sanimir family. She is a very passionate anarchist, which fuels her active engagement in politics. Despite her somewhat flippant and sarcastic front, she is an incredibly genuine and caring person, who is highly communicative with her partners and a softie at heart.

## Biography

### Background

Little is known about Journey's past, and she seems to like it that way. She has expressed no interest in talking about her life before becoming independent with Daera and Helli, and refuses to use a last name for unknown reasons. She has been involved in the Raven's Court for several years, but no other members of the Court have offered any information on her background. She is the lead singer of a band, and has been for several years. While the name of the band, number of members, and other specific facts are currently unknown, they apparently have a local fanbase, and semi-regularly play concerts at local venues.

## Relationships

**Psyche Afsolis**

Psyche is Journey's closest co-conspirator with the Raven's Court and the newest of her three love interests. Their initial dynamic was best described as combative, but in a flirty way, and it later blossomed into more genuine interest after the two grew closer through their work with the Court. The two talk together even at a distance through a "work" Sending Stone, which they use not only for updates on rebellious activities but just to update each other on their lives. The two kept a consistently flirty but somewhat cautious rapport since the Fated Four left Targrave, as Psyche consistently forced the relationship through a will-they-won't-they phase as he grappled with the Lady of Thorns's thoughts on their relationship, but since Psyche's break from the Lady, their dynamic slowly stabilized. Despite some sour prior interactions and knowledge of he Lady of Thorns's old plans for her, Journey trusts Psyche implicitly, and was able to put those things aside when pursuing their relationship (in both a platonic and romantic sense). Journey accidentally confessed her feelings for Psyche to it while very drunk, which made Psyche panic slightly and grapple with their own feelings in secret for several days afterwards. Eventually, though, after the Fated Four returned to Targrave, the two finally confessed after one of Journey's concerts, and have been formally together ever since.

**Twister Dameia**

Journey shares a room with Twister, and is very protective of them. She views Twister as somewhat naive and gullible, and thus feels a need to act as their backup, but is ultimately supportive of most of their decisions. She is known as Twister's "enabler" and enjoys it. Slowly, Journey has been getting them more involved in the Raven's Court, even bringing them to participate in a riot at least once. This is not the first example of Journey trying to bring them into extra parts of their life; at some point in the past Journey has expressed romantic interest in Twister and even invited them to join her polycule, though Twister declined. Despite this rejection, she is still incredibly close with them, and regards them as her closest friend. Journey was very put off by and suspicious of Twister's relationship with "Asiri" while it lasted, partially because of how she seemed to encourage Twister to force her out. She is significant enough to Twister to be percieved as an outside threat to that manipulation.

**Daera**

Daera is one of Journey's two dedicated partners and her housemate. He is Journey's closest confidant, and the "bridge" between her and Helli, as he introduced the two to each other and first initiated the polycule. The two seem like opposites at first, as Journey is loud and bright, while Daera is calmer and more soft-spoken. However, Journey would argue they balance each other out. Journey is typically overprotective of those she cares about, but surprisingly, Daera appears to be the more protective of the duo. Either way, he has always been a warm set of arms to come home to, her safety and familiarity in a world that always seems cold, aggressive, and uncaring.

**Helli**

Helli is the other of Journey's housemates and dedicated partners. Helli and Journey are like twin flames--and boy, do they feed off of each other. Helli's aggressive and inflammatory nature is very easily enabled by Journey's thrill-seeking habits, and the two are often seen as partners in crime. Unfortunately, they do tend to feedback loop each other into rage and frustration simply due to them both being incredibly passionate people, but luckily, they have Daera to help calm each other down. Helli is a very guarded and defensive person, which means her bond to Journey is incredibly intense--she wouldn't've revealed her vulnerabilities to just anyone. That trust is a gift that Journey reveres.