Lucy Gremory

> *"You certainly have passion. A passion and a flair for the dramatic I find tempting. You speak to the part of my heart that yearns to sing and dance and be free. To burn."* - Ireena to Lucy
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## Lucy Gremory

Lucy as she appears in The Band of Fortune and the Curse of Strahd. Art by Maya Quintero.

## Character Information

### Aliases

"Lu" (by Jarlaxle)
"Luce" (by Ireena)
"Pink One" (by Cordi)

### Species

Dhampir
Tiefling (former)

### Languages

Common
Infernal
Thieves' Cant

### Locations

Waterdeep (hometown)
Barovia (trapped within)
The Carnival (visitor)

### Relatives

Gemon (great-grandmother)
Amy Gremory (mother)
Berith Gremory (father)

### Connections

Ireena Kolyanna (girlfriend and fuckbuddy)
Mistil D'Avenir (companion)
Nallia Ray† (companion)
Cordyceps of the Green (companion)
Reevis Silverfang (companion)
Ezmeralda D'Avenir (companion)
Godfrey Gwillym (companion)
Stella Wachter (companion)
Victor Vallakovich (frenemy)

### Profession

Tavern Owner
Adventurer
Actress (formerly)

## Status

### Session of death

"Angler Wranglers" Session 19 of The Band of Fortune and the Curse of Strahd

### Resurrection

Reborn as a Dhampir in "Dhampir", Session 20 of The Band of Fortune and the Curse of Strahd

## Statistics

### Signature weapons

The Moonlight Sword
Pistol
Fangs

### Signature spells

Lunar-Flame Blade
Disguise Self (from Hat of Disguise)

## Characteristics

### Distinguishing Features

Devil horns
Heart-tipped tail
Fangs

## Appearances

### Debut

Session 0 of The Band of Fortune and the Heist of Dragons

### Appears in

The Band of Fortune and the Heist of Dragons
The Band of Fortune and the Curse of Strahd

### Portrayed by

Deirdre

Lucy Gremory is a member of the Band of Fortune and a tiefling rogue. She was transformed into a dhampir after traveling to the valley of Barovia, a journey she made because she wanted to rescue Ireena.

## Biography

### Pre-Band of Fortune

Lucy Gremory was born in Waterdeep to her parents Berith and Amy Gremory in 1473 DR. Berith was a member of the Waterdeep City Watch and Amy was a wizard. At a young age, Lucy became infatuated with acting, and joined the Seven Masks Theatre in the Dock Ward. She met a Bard there by the name of Patti Abrax, and the two moved in together after Lucy's father kicked her out for being a lesbian. The two began a romantic relationship, and Lucy even planned to propose to her. However, the night Lucy was planning to propose, Patti was stabbed by an assailant and presumed dead. Lucy was framed for the murder, and was sent to a holding cell.

After being arrested, Lucy spent several months in jail, eventually being declared non guilty in a trial and released. Unbeknownst to her, the judge was paid off by Jarlaxle Baenre. After being released, Lucy lived on the streets, until a chance meeting with Nallia Ray, when she moved in with the paladin. The two of them lived together until the Band of Fortune formed.

### The Heist of Dragons

Lucy, alongside Nallia, Mistil D'Avenir, and Aldrich Read helped to kill a troll that had threatened the Yawning Portal. Due to their actions, Volothamp Geddarm hired the group to find his missing friend. After finding said friend, Volo gifted the group Trollskull Manor, which they soon moved into. The group opened up a tavern together, and got involved in the hunt for the Stone of Golor after an explosion happened outside of their tavern. Lucy also hired a detective to look into Patti's death, and learned that a man named Arrigal Rudrari was likely involved in the murder.

Around this time, Lucy was contacted by a man named J.B. Nevercott (Jarlaxle in disguise) to do some work for Bregan D'aerth in exchange for a large sum of money. Lucy agreed, and did several odd jobs for the group. Eventually, when the chase for the Stone of Golor reached it's peak, Lucy and the others learned that the group was one of several pursuing the stone to get the money in the Vault of Dragons. After defeating Jarlaxle and members of Bregan D'aerth in a battle over the money, Lucy learned from Jarlaxle that Patti was alive in a place called Barovia, and immediately began to prepare to travel there.

### The Curse of Strahd

After three months of preparation for the trip, a letter arrived from Barovia urging the Band of Fortune to come to the land to save a woman named Ireena Kolyanna from a vampire obsessed with her. Shortly after crossing over into the valley through the mists, Lucy and the others had their fortunes read by Madam Eva, and was given the Innocent card. After the reading, the band travelled to the town of Barovia, where they met Ireena. Immediately after meeting the woman, Lucy realized that Ireena was Patti, seemingly with none of her memories prior to nine months ago. Lucy decided to hide this fact from Ireena for some time. The Band was tasked with protecting Ireena from the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich by her brother Ismark, and she joined them on their travels.

Shortly before they left, Strahd appeared at a funeral, and Lucy stabbed him, seemingly doing nothing to him. The group then left for elsewhere in the valley, eventually finding their way to the Wizard of Wines. After a battle for control of the vineyard, the group was accosted by one of Strahd's vampires, who killed Nallia, but was slain herself by Strahd. After this, Lucy broke down and confessed everything to Ireena, who told Lucy that she knew that she had known Lucy at some point in the past. The two continued to grow closer, as the Band of Fortune continued to travel across Barovia, to find allies and powerful items in their quest to defeat Strahd.

Eventually, the party ended up in the town of Vallaki, and Lucy was involved in both the raid on the burgomaster's house, as well as the disruption of the Festival of the Blazing Sun. However, that was not the end of the situation in the town. The night after the Festival of the Blazing Sun, Vallaki was assailed by several of Strahd's vampire servants. Lucy was bitten in the confrontation, and nearly died due to that. After Strahd revealed himself to the Band, Lucy attacked him again, only to be stabbed in response, and knocked unconscious. Upon waking, she was told by Ezmeralda D'Avenir that being bitten had left her with barely a week left to live, and her only option to survive was to take a poison called the Dream of Death. After retrieving and taking the poison, Lucy fell into a coma-like state for about a day, before reawakening as a dhampir.

Lucy's transformation was traumatic, having to grip with her new vampiric urge for blood, and nearly biting Ireena in the process. Lucy's newfound thirst was sated with Cordi's blood, and was told about her transformation by Ez. After things calmed down, Lucy and the Band of Fortune left to continue their journey across Barovia, going after the witch Baba Lysaga. Lucy helped to defeat the crone, disguising herself as Strahd and preventing the woman from attacking the group with her house. After killing Baba Lysaga, Lucy and the rest of the Band of Fortune attended The Carnival, and eventually headed to Castle Ravenloft to have dinner with Strahd. At the dinner, Lucy, as well as several others, were charmed by Strahd. To break this charm, Ireena kissed Lucy.

With the charm broken, Lucy verbally tore into Strahd, but was unable to prevent her companions from being put under a Geas spell by Strahd. Recovering from the encounter, Lucy and Ireena spoke about their relationship, and quickly became intimate with each other. As a result of this, Lucy's Moonlight Sword activated, and Lucy was blessed with sorcerous powers from the moon, much to the shock of both of them. From there, Lucy, along with the other members of the Band of Fortune traversed Castle Ravenloft in search of Argynvost’s remains. The group eventually found them, but not without Lucy becoming paranoid and reading Ezmeralda’s mind, much to her anger.

After leaving the castle, Lucy, along with the other members of the Band of Fortune witnessed the lighting of the beacon at Argynvostholt. After that event, the group decided to head to the Amber Temple in the mountains, but before they would arrive, Lucy and Ireena had another date, this time at the lake north of Vallaki.

## Personality

> *"What can I say? I am a pink wildfire. I know nothing but to burn." - Lucy to Ireena*
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Lucy is a very passionate woman, often letting her emotions guide her actions, although she strives to do good. She has a bit of an ego, and acts very bombastic much of the time. However, some of this is a ruse she puts up to cover her own insecurity and fear. Lucy's temper is also rather short, and she has a propensity to threaten and yell at people who annoy her, or she deems as a bad person, even adopting a "shoot first, ask questions later" attitude in regards to fighting. That said, she truly does want what's best for people, and strives to do good.

Since becoming a Dhampir, these aspects of her personality have remained, if not become more prominent. Sometimes, Lucy even enters a bloodlust, usually during fights, such as when the Great Grey Wolf hurt Ireena. Despite this tendency, Lucy has attempted to resist both this, and her vampiric urges, drinking only from Cordi and other willing people, despite her desire to do otherwise. In addition, since becoming a Dhampir, she has become notably more obsessed towards Ireena, and has become a bit more unhinged and paranoid. She believes Nallia to still be alive whenever drinking Cordi's blood, and read Ezmeralda's mind after a slightly off-color comment.

## Relationships

### Player Characters

#### Nallia Ray

> *"Nallia was the best friend a girl could ever ask for. I just hope... I hope she can shine bright like the sun, wherever she is."*
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Nallia was the one who took Lucy in off the streets, and Lucy was enamored with her for a time, even if she felt some guilt over it. For a while, due to her upbringing, Nallia couldn't bring herself to call Lucy her friend, despite Lucy calling Nallia her friend. When Nallia learned of Lucy's past, she was finally able to. The two remained best friends, with Nallia even agreeing to come to Barovia after Lucy asked her to. She helped to comfort Lucy after Lucy learned about Ireena's amnesia, and the two of them had several friendly squabbles while in Barovia, with Nallia calling Lucy "the second-greatest thief I've ever met," and giving her advice for both her life, and her relationship with Ireena. After Nallia's death, Lucy was immensely saddened, but tried to move on for Nallia's sake. However, Lucy was still hung up on Cordi's existence after the fact, in some ways resenting her for what happened to Nallia. Lucy was very uncomfortable at first when Cordi shifted appearance to look like Nallia, but after drinking her blood while in that appearance, has become deluded and believes Nallia to be alive, at least while she's feeding.

Nallia acted almost motherly towards Lucy, and was undoubtedly a positive influence on her, actively making Lucy a better person much of the time, at first due to Lucy's small crush on the paladin, and later due to their friendship. For her part, Lucy respected Nallia more than any of her other companions, even if she did go behind her back on some things, such as Ott Steeltoes' imprisonment beneath Trollskull Manor, and Mistil's tattoo. Regardless of this, the two meant a lot to each other, with Nallia consoling Lucy multiple times, and even feeling a strong urge to protect her, as seen by her decision to go with Lucy and Mistil to Barovia. It is clear that they were best friends, up until Nallia's very last breath.

#### Cordi

> *"Whenever I look at her, I see someone in denial of who they are. She'll never admit it, but she's just as human as the rest of us. I wish she'd realize that..."*
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Lucy's first interaction with Cordi was immediately after her birth, when Lucy left after questioning if Cordi was Nallia, and not getting a straightforward answer. The two spoke more as the Band of Fortune mourned Nallia, and traveled to Yester Hill, being at each other's throats for the most part, with their personalities clashing. When the Band of Fortune rested in Krezk, Lucy told Mistil that she didn't think Cordi had feelings, and the two continued to bicker all the way through Argynvostholt. When the group rested in Vallaki, the two had a short heart-to-heart about love, and Lucy realized that Cordi did indeed have human emotions, but was trying to suppress them due to her own belief as herself as a god. After Lucy became a Dhampir, Cordi was the first person besides Ireena to see her, and was the first person Lucy drank from, taking the guise of Nallia while Lucy drank. Lucy became more dependent on Cordi after this, going to her several times a day to drain her blood for sustenance. In the process of this, Lucy began to become increasingly detached from reality, often viewing Cordi in the guise of Nallia as Nallia herself. Nevertheless, their relationship improved some, with the two still bickering occasionally, just more friendly in tone.

Lucy and Cordi have a strange and complex relationships, with the two of them being opposites in many ways; Lucy is a very romantic and dramatic person, and Cordi does not feel any romantic love whatsoever. This, combined with Cordi's ego, and general domineering attitude made her and Lucy adverse to each other at the start. However, after Lucy became a Dhampir, Lucy became heavily reliant on the mushroom woman for sustenance. For her part, Cordi's opinion of Lucy seems to be improving as well, with her being less antagonistic. Ultimately, the two have a connection that is both deeply similar and deeply different from Lucy and Nallia's.

#### Mistil D'Avenir

> *"I know we're not related by blood, but Mistil is the closest thing I'd consider to family in my life. I never thought I'd end up with a brother when I saw him and Aldrich walk into the Yawning Portal..."*
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Lucy and Mistil first met at the Yawning Portal just before the troll attack, and worked together through the Xanatharian's dungeon. When they acquired Trollskull Manor, the two moved into the building, alongside their companions. After Mistil joined the Harpers, and Lucy learned more about the incident with Patti from a private investigator, the two began talking more, eventually forging a close bond. The two initially bonded over shitty parents, and similarly tragic and lonely lives, and became fast friends over the course of the search for the Stone of Golor, with Mistil even promising to help Lucy kill the person who stabbed Patti. Eventually, when Lucy learned Patti was alive in Barovia, Mistil agreed to travel with her there before everyone else did. When they eventually did arrive, the two of them continued to grow closer, with the two of them thinking of the other as a sibling by the time they reached Krezk. When Lucy became a Dhampir, Mistil was concerned for her, and Lucy promised to never bite him, not wanting to hurt him. When Mistil became a Circle of Wildfire Druid, Lucy was extremely happy for him, finding enjoyment in their shared enjoyment of fire.

Mistil and Lucy behave like siblings towards each other. Being the only two remaining members of the original Band of Fortune, they've gone through more together than most of the others in the group. The two of them enjoy casual joking with each other, and have both drank alcohol and smoked smokeleaf with each other on several occasions. Lucy also encourages Mistil's more outrageous behavior, like when she convinced him to get a magic tattoo. Upon arriving in Barovia, the two's relationship remained strong, even with Lucy dedicating more of her time to Ireena than to Mistil.

#### Reevis Silverfang

> *"Gods, I wish we had met Reevis sooner. I feel like we're on the same wavelength a lot of the time, and honestly, I could totally see him having been an actor, just like me."*
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Lucy and Reevis first met in the Vistana camp by the Tser Pool, and while the two of them didn't talk much, it became obvious that Reevis knew about the Band of Fortune's previous exploits and held them in some high regard. The two playfully bantered with each other, with Lucy calling Reevis drab, much to his chagrin. During the crawl through Argynvostholt, Lucy pranked Reevis several times using illusion magic, as well as going a little too far with her ribbing. When she realized that he was actually becoming angry, she apologized, which Reevis brushed off, but accepted. Lucy rushed to Reevis's aid during the Festival of the Blazing Sun when he was almost publicly flogged, but later slapped him after one of his Eldritch Blasts hit Ireena. After Lucy became a Dhampir, their relationship remained much the same, albeit with Lucy occasionally scaring Reevis, such as when she threatened to bite him right after turning. During the Carnival, the two spent a bit more time chatting and joking around, with Lucy trying to comfort Reevis after he lost over 200 gold on a Rat Race.

Reevis and Lucy behave like good friends, teasing and messing with each other much of the time, with Lucy even occasionally lending Reevis her Boots of Flying. Ultimately, however, Lucy holds some respect for Reevis, even if his seeming willingness to join Strahd aggravates her to no end. Reevis likely holds some respect for Lucy as well, saving her on several occasions. Both of them, however, place their own agendas first and foremost, and if they were to ever clash, the two of them would likely end up fighting.

### Non-Player Characters

#### Ireena Kolyanna

> *"No words could ever convey the depth or the enormity of the passion and love I feel for her. Whenever I'm by her side, I just know that everything will be alright, no matter the circumstance. That's why I...why I have to keep her safe. I can't lose her again, I can't..."*
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Lucy's connection with Ireena goes back farther than their meeting in Barovia. Before Ireena lost her memories, and was Patti Abrax, she was Lucy's girlfriend. Ironically, Lucy was even going to propose to her the night she was stabbed and taken to Barovia. After Patti's "death," Lucy went to jail, where her memories of Patti were the only thing keeping her going, and in the months following her release from jail, she never moved on. After learning from Jarlaxle that Patti was still alive in Barovia, Lucy immediately began planning to travel there, even managing to convince Nallia to come with.

Upon meeting the now-amnesiac Ireena, Lucy was very shaken, and in their early conversations, somewhat creeped Ireena out. After telling Ireena that she knew her in the past, their relationship improved, with the two of them flirting with each other rather frequently, sleeping next to each other, and even going on a date in Krezk. Before Lucy became a Dhampir, she told Ireena that she loved her, and Ireena responded that she loved her back. However, when she talked to Reevis and the others about it, Ireena said she was lying, and didn't love Lucy, a fact that Lucy still does not know about. Upon her revival, their flirting continued, with Lucy becoming noticeably more obsessed with Ireena. In addition, Lucy's Dhampir powers allowed her to absorb dreams, which helped Ireena sleep better due to her constant nightmares. During The Carnival, Lucy won a rigged game to get Ireena a Displacer Beast plush, and got a kiss on the cheek as a result. Later, at Strahd's Dinner, Ireena kissed Lucy to break a charm spell on her. This kickstarted a more physical extension of their relationship, as later that night, Ireena told Lucy that she wanted her, and the two became physically intimate. The two continued to act very flirtatiously with each each other, and went on another date after escaping Castle Ravenloft. Ireena even referred to Lucy as her "girlfriend and fuckbuddy" in "Reunions on a Relit Road."

Lucy is visibly and obviously in love with Ireena, to the point of near-obsession, and intense anger towards anyone who harms or threatens Ireena, most prominently Strahd von Zarovich. Notably, this includes herself, as she refuses to drink Ireena's blood, despite Ireena's claims that it wouldn't be a big issue, and Lucy's growing desire to drink her blood. Despite her past as Patti, Lucy sees Ireena as Ireena, in her mind viewing Patti as of having died the night she was taken away. With Ireena and Lucy becoming physically intimate, Lucy's feelings towards Ireena became more intense.

#### Jarlaxle Baenre

> *"It's endlessly funny to me that the closest thing to a father figure in my life is the guy who I'm still in financial debt to - who also happens to be an absurdly rich pirate-king. If I ended up like him in the future, I don't know if I'd be that surprised at all."*
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When Lucy first met Jarlaxle, it was when he was disguised as Rongquan Mystere, the owner of the theater where Lucy worked. After Lucy was accused of murdering Patti, Jarlaxle paid off a judge to prevent her from being put to death, a fact that Lucy did not learn about until later. A short while after acquiring Trollskull Manor, Jarlaxle again approached Lucy in disguise, this time as J.B. Nevercott, and offered her a job working for Bregan D'Aerthe, which she accepted. As a result, she was given 100 Harbor Moons, and became in debt the Jarlaxle. Running into Jarlaxle in disguise several other times (as Zardoz Zord and Laeral Silverhand), Lucy remained unaware of their connection. After Jarlaxle revealed himself at the Vault of Dragons, the Band of Fortune and Bregan D'Aerthe clashed. After the fight, Lucy and Jarlaxle had a short heart-to-heart, where Jarlaxle told Lucy she reminded him of "a younger, less talented, less attractive version of me," and told her about what happened to Patti, spurring Lucy into action. Lucy's debt was also cleared here. They met again one last time before Lucy left, with Jarlaxle (in disguise) selling her Moon-Touched, as well as a Ring of Spell-Storing, making Lucy once more in debt to Jarlaxle. He left her with encouraging words, before disappearing again.

Lucy views Jarlaxle as the closest thing to a father figure she has, despite their odd history together. For his part, Jarlaxle seems to care about Lucy enough to bribe her out of jail, as well as to help her discover the truth about Patti. The two of them are very similar in personality, and Lucy views herself as Jarlaxle's protégé in some ways. Jarlaxle also influenced Lucy's fighting style, with her choosing to focus more on her rapier skills over magic partially due to seeing Jarlaxle's skills with the blade.

#### Strahd von Zarovich

> *"That man is the sum of everything I despise in the multiverse. There is nothing but enmity, sorrow, and pain that I would wish on Strahd von Zarovich."*
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Lucy and Strahd first met when Strahd attended the funeral of Burgomaster Kolyanovich. Knowing of Strahd's obsession of Ireena, Lucy stabbed him when he was making his way over to her. Strahd took it in stride, and didn't seem too bothered, even joking about it, to Lucy's horror. Their second meeting was when Strahd killed Rellora Rosebaum, but they did not interact. The third time they met was during the Feast of Saint Andral, when Strahd appeared and mocked Lucy, calling her weak and saying that she would be unable to protect Ireena. Lucy stabbed Strahd in response to this, but Strahd broke the rapier he was stabbed with, and stabbed Lucy in response, knocking her unconscious. Their most recent meeting was at Castle Ravenloft, where Strahd invited the Band of Fortune to dinner. Lucy suppressed her rage towards Strahd, and behaved civilly, and was among the charmed when Strahd sang "*Welcome to Barovia.*" However, her charm was broken by Ireena kissing her. After the kiss, Strahd seemed amused by the situation, and as dinner unfolded to be more and more hectic, Lucy ended up yelling at Strahd, threatened to kill him, and told him to kill himself, much to his amusement.

Lucy despises Strahd more than anyone else, as is evidenced by her having stabbed him twice. The hatred is multilayered; Strahd's worldview is the direct opposite of Lucy's, being Lawful Evil to her Chaotic Good. In addition, Lucy's fierce protectiveness and obsession with Ireena is directly in opposition to Strahd's own obsession with her, being the impetus for both times Lucy has stabbed Strahd. Strahd also on some level reminds Lucy of her father Berith, whom she also despises. Finally, Lucy is terrified of becoming like Strahd after her own transformation into a Dhampir, as in some ways she sees herself in him, much to her own terror. As the result of all of these factors, Lucy despises Strahd more than anything.

#### Victor Vallakovich

> *"Do you ever meet someone that you want to strangle, and then find out that they have more in common with you than you thought, so at that point you just want to help guide them in the right direction? Yes, this is oddly specific. Yes, this is about Victor, how could you tell?"*
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Lucy and Victor have a rather tenuous history. On their first meeting, Victor charmed Lucy into walking onto a faulty teleportation circle, causing her to be injured, to which she responded to by yelling at and threatening death to Victor. When they met for the second time at The Carnival, after Victor was injured by Stella Wachter, Lucy learned more about Victor's poor relationship with his father. At one point while in the House of Mirrors, Lucy shot her pistol directly next to Victor's ear, potentially deafening him, an act which he seemed rather ambivalent about. After the fight with Isolde and Nepenthe, the two bade each other farewell, being much friendlier with each other than when they met.

Lucy at first really disliked Victor, but after learning about his issues with his father, began to change her views on him. His daddy issues reminded Lucy of her poor relationship with her own father, so she slightly warmed up to the novice wizard, and has actively tried to make him a better person, even if it includes badgering him to apologize or to work on his demeanor. It seems like Victor took some of the advice to heart, as he broke down and cried when he apologized to Stella, alongside trying to stop Nepenthe's insane carnival justice from harming The Band of Fortune.

## Notable Kills

* Dhalia, a revenant and member of the Order of the Silver Dragon. Lucy has killed her twice.
* A Zombie Beholder send by the Xanathar's Guild.

## Trivia

* Before switching to Swashbuckler Rogue just before T*he Band of Fortune and the Curse of Strahd*, Lucy was an Arcane Trickster Rogue.
* Lucy is her creator, Deirdre's, favorite character.
* During her conception Lucy was originally bisexual, but this was changed shortly before *The Band of Fortune and the Heist of Dragons* started. Lucy is now canonically a lesbian.
* Lucy has the single lowest stat out of any Player Character in all of the campaigns, with a 6 in Strength.