Reverence Whitehearth

Reverence in her usual fine clothing, as drawn by BethanyKenddy

*"Well, enough about me. Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself, my dear?"*

**Ea Whitehearth** is a member of the Adventurer's Guild. She currently lives in a quaint cottage in the forest, just outside of Phandalin.

***STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS***

***SPOILER WARNING***

***TRIGGER WARNING***

## **Appearance**

### ***General***

Reverence is a violet-skinned tiefling with midnight blue hair and onyx coloured eyes. She has black, gazelle-like horns that stick up from her head and are adorned with gold caps and cuffs, as well as a tail that is nearly as long as she is tall. Standing at a total height of 5'1" and weighing about 120lbs, she is rather small for a tiefling, but carries herself high enough that her stature does not seem to matter.

### ***Tattoos***

One would be able to tell that across her hands and neck, there is a language written on her skin. If seeing her in the Phandalin Guild Hall baths without her bathing dress, or perhaps taking a dip in the Pool on a warmer day, the tattoos would be visible all across her body except for her tail and face. These are seemingly written in Infernal, and hold a message dear to her.

### ***Clothing***

Reverence can often be seen in her signature sunset coloured pants, as well as a finely embroidered white linen shirt. She pairs this outfit with a set of black leather boots, as well as a leather tunic that extends down the front but not the back (in order to not inhibit her tail).

However, more recently, she has been gifted a set of fine clothes from her close friend Mesgralli the God. He crafted a beautifully elaborate dress with her in mind, while keeping true to her apparent title of 'Witch of the Hells'.

Mesgralli's description of the Witch of the Hells Dress is as follows:

*The dress turns into a deep wine red colour. There are slits on either side, both for showing off and for maneuverability. On the back there's what seems to be a black wing pattern, seemingly glittering in the shine of the light. There's a necklace featuring ivory encasing rubies, all on a thread of gold. At the bottom of the dress there almost seems to be a theme of fire, a bit of orange and yellow sneaking into the wine red dress. Then there's the gloves. They fit the dress' colour, ending up almost looking like claws at the fingers.*
## **Personality**

### ***At First Glance***

At first meeting Reverence, one would notice that she is extremely charismatic and curious towards others. She carries herself in a proud and nearly noblesque manner, while also seeming caring towards the members of the guild. Having been rather manipulative in her past before the guild, it is difficult to know if these worries and cares are genuine or not. Trying to read her expression has been proven to be nearly impossible, though, as she is either extremely good at persuading, or deceiving, or both.

### ***Friends***

Towards her friends in the guild, she will offer an ear towards any issues they wish to get off their chests. Reverence is one to bring her opinion up, often without being asked for it, but is just trying to help in regards to bettering those closest to her.

### ***Enemies***

Towards her enemies in the guild, she will act rather nonchalant or ignore them completely. If they are one to get into her face, she may lash out with her words, but this takes a lot of work to cause such a scene. She holds herself too highly to fall prey to petty squabbles.

## **History**

### ***Backstory***

#### *The Whitehearth Family*

The Whitehearth name is well known, if only due to it's mystery and sudden rise to power. Lady Eva Whitehearth seemed to appear out of nowhere and accomplished wedging herself into the ranks of the Arabellan nobility at the young age of 19. It was as if by magic, or perhaps some sort of infernal deal. Either way, she held her head high, not batting an eye towards the whispers of her apparent devilish children. Born in 1443, she has since gotten a head of grey hair, but shows no signs of weakness due to age. She always carries herself with a sense of pride and accomplishment, wielding a silver tongue that is sharper than most blades.

Oriax is the eldest son of Lady Eva Whitehearth. Born in 1462, he has done well for himself in terms of staying close to the intentions of his family and lineage. Being a winged tiefling, he was quick to receive stares and whispers in their home of Arabel. Before his mother's disappearance, she would often tell stories of the day he was born. How the moon seemed to turn a deep red color and was seen for 9 consecutive days and nights. He was referred to as the perfect child, and he did his best to keep true to that title. It was difficult to find work after his mother disappeared, but he found a job as a labourer for a while, doing his damnedest to hide his wings and horns as best as he could. After a while on the Material Plane, he found his way to the Nine Hells and has been training with the erinyes there in the hopes of proving himself to the archdukes and duchesses. The last that was heard of him, he had managed to find his way to the frontlines in the Blood War, so he must have been doing well in accomplishing his goal.

Iados is the next oldest sibling, born in the year of 1464. While their older brother's birth was praised often, Iados was given very little positive attention by their family members. It was as if they had been cursed. Given fangs, goat-like legs, and cloven hooves, they were unable to reproduce and looked mutated. Their apparent rejection from their family left them resentful and full of abhorrence towards their other family members. Their blood and lineage may have saved them from the sacrifices that they grew up around, but they sought and eventually found a way to sneak out of their home undetected. Disappearing one night, they were not to be seen again. There are rumours that they had gone further east, but one could not be sure. Their current location remains a mystery.

Ea was born in the year of 1466, growing up around her glowing and perfect older brother who she always looked up to, as well as her cursed older sibling who maintained an indifference towards her. These two opposites caused a bit of a pull in her early understanding of their family's goals. Where Oriax was quick to join in and aid the members of the house in whatever they might need, Iados was often standing in the back and shaking their head in obvious disgust. Seeing such distinct differences in reaction had left Ea with a neutral enough opinion in her early childhood, but under the right circumstances this opinion was easily swayed.

Beleth, the youngest of the children, was born in 1468 and resembled her sister more than she did the others. Looking relatively humanoid, except for her obvious horns and tail, she was neither perfect nor cursed and thus fell into about the same general category as Ea did. Witnessing the horrors the cult and her family members engaged in, as well as her sibling's general indifferent or even pleased reactions towards the bloodshed, Beleth grew quite fearful from a young age and would do everything she could in order to not interact with these rituals in any way. After her mother disappeared, Beleth found herself drawing and selling art of the flora around Arabel's outskirts to those within the city. While she didn't make much, she did have an affinity for her hobby and began working on makeshift maps. The youngest tiefling eventually found her way into a Cartographer's Guild after a member came across her landscapes and crude maps. She has been working for the Cartographer's Guild ever since and makes enough money to generally keep up with the payments of the mansion, although the cultists still reside in it's walls and claim it to be their own.

#### *Early Childhood*

Growing up in Arabel, Ea lived her early childhood in a mansion with her family. She was sent to school in order to learn to speak properly among nobility--her mother is the Lady Eva Whitehearth after all. Lady Whitehearth often had many family friends visiting her mansion in large gatherings. Of course, these family friends were cultists behind the home's closed doors. They used Lady Whitehearth's mansion as a base for their cult and it's sacrifices of non-Asmodeus tieflings, not too often for noble dinner parties as one would have expected. Much to Lady Whitehearth's disdain, her children were brought to watch these rituals. Lady Whitehearth did her best to shield her children from these acts, but the cultists made sure the children understood what fate could await them if not for their gifted heritage. Around the time Ea turned thirteen years old, her mother disappeared one night. The only thing Ea remembered was that one of these family friends had given the young tiefling a drink, she slept peacefully through the night, then her mother was gone by morning. She imagined that perhaps one of the cultists had turned on the family and kidnapped her mother, or something much worse.

#### *After the Kidnapping*

Living in her family home, but now with no one to be properly paying the bills, the cultists moved in to help care for the home and pay for it. Ea and her siblings were sent out to find work and help pay for the bills in any ways they could manage. At only thirteen, Ea might have been able to find a proper job, but instead found the easier route to be stealing from unsuspecting strangers on the streets. She was rather good at this, managing to talk her way out of any accusations and gain quite the hoarde of coin purses on some of her better days. At one point she managed to steal a small chest filled with more gold than she had ever seen at once. However, this day was the same that a much more skilled thief used their tricks of the trade on her and she quickly found her stash stolen by the individual. This is when she decided to focus her training on mastering the rogue's skills, in order to better combat foes like that in the future.

#### *Early Adulthood*

Growing up around cultists was about as fun as you might imagine it to be. Their sacrifices eventually became more barbaric, but having already grown up around this, Ea did not seem to mind and was taught to join in on the torture and murder of others of her kind. This has pushed her towards maintaining a rather well hidden personality, as being forced to watch ritualistic sacrifices of her race might cause one to turn stoic. Eventually she grew bored of staying within the city of Arabel and instead decided to begin a mission of her own. She promised with the cultists at her home that she would continue their work and hunt down non-Asmodeus tieflings around Cormyr. Then, she set off.

#### *Adventuring Before The Guild*

With her goal in mind, she went off to explore the world. Coming across a half-orc named Virtue Marverde, they teamed up to better survive the dangers they might face. Knowing that Virtue was a paladin to The Triad, Ea kept her own religion a secret--as she was taught to. The two found a type of friendship while exploring through the general Cormyrian area, and Ea gained Virtue's trust over time. After encountering some interesting individuals and monsters, the small party split as Ea had heard of the Adventurer's Guild and was looking for more excitement in her life. Before leaving, she suggested joining the guild to Virtue as well. The two have since found each other in Phandalin after a while apart.

### ***AG History***

This is where you can write about their time in the AG, super cool, I know.

## **Relationships**

### Quenthas Davalore

Quenthas--or Quen as he is sometimes referred to--is a close friend and ally of Reverence's. While initially they met at the Phandalin Guild Tavern and soon went on a mission to slay a frost salamander, they have since come so far as to be dealing with Keltris the Colourless and saving Quenthas' long lost love from the Underdark. These two have grown together, as well as grown close. More recently they have had a romantic relationship form, although not without it's bumps in the road.

## **Magic Items**

### ***Attuned:***

#### *Adventuring Gear:*

1. Ring of Spell Turning
2. Amulet of Health
3. Headband of Intellect

#### *Downtime Gear:*

1. Ring of Spell Turning
2. Ioun Stone of Leadership
3. Rapier of Life Stealing

### ***Unattuned:***

Cloak of the Bat, Ring of Feather Falling, Tentacle Rod, Boots of Striding and Springing, Gloves of Swimming and Climbing, Helm of Telepathy.

### ***Other Magical Items:***

Cubic Gate (Material Plane, Nine Hells, Gehenna, Carceri, Abyss, Plane of Water), Figurine of Wondrous Power - Ivory Goat (Terror), Glamoured Studded Leather, Necklace of Fireballs, Portable Hole, Studded Leather +1, Bag of Holding, Light Crossbow +1, Decanter of Endless Water, Deck of Illusions, Helm of Comprehending Languages, Spell Scroll - Fireball (3rd), Tan Bag of Tricks, Wand of Magic Missiles.

## **Makeshift Trivia**

* Reverence has reached 1 Epic ASI (Empathetic Feat) and 1 Epic Boon (Spell Mastery - Darkness) since having reached level 20.
* She believes she is descended directly from Asmodeus, much like a half-devil. However this knowledge is incorrect.
* Oljix is her imp familiar. He prefers to stay in his raven form, so as to go undetected by others. He is smarter and more cunning than he looks. Often he spends time attempting to persuade her to engage in dark and generally evil acts through their shared mental link.

## **Art**

**All of Reverence's art is done by her creator BethanyKenddy**

Reverence drawn by BethanyKenddy (1/28/2020)Reverence drawn by BethanyKenddy and coloured by RedWraith (12/29/2019)