Aerwin Florene

Aerwin Florene is a half-elf hollow one barbarian, born in Shadowfell and reborn in the Feywild.

## Appearance

Aerwin is of a rather short stature. She has pale, ashy skin and waves of dark hair with straight bangs brushing into her eyes. She has dark shadows around her eyes. She wears dark leathers and furs with a string of four amethysts strung between her shoulder guards.

## Personality

Aerwin is ferocious in battle and has the typical bad temper of a barbarian. When she's not in battle, Aerwin is a strong and silent type, speaking only when she wished. When she spoke, she was blunt and coarse.

Aerwin once pushed away the people closest to her because she feared losing them, but had to overcome this habit when she pushed too many people away.

## Biography

Aerwin was the oldest daughter of Ollidore and Faewyn, elvish planar travelers who belonged to a cult that worshipped Zybilna, an archfey with connections to Ravenloft in Shadowfell. Aerwin was born while her parents were in the Carnival, one of Ravenloft's Domains of Dread and one that Zybilna had a personal connection to.

Aerwin had two younger sisters, Eris and Ildrie. They were born in the Feywild after their parents returned from Ravenloft.

When Aerwin was 16, Eris 14, and Ildrie 10, the three sisters were killed by their parents as a sacrifice to Zybilna after they angered the archfey. Due to being born in Shadowfell, a spark of magic allowed Aerwin to return to her body four days after her murder and possess her own corpse. She dug her way out of her grave, snuck into the cult's headquarters during the night and started killing them, starting with her parents. She killed over 3/4s of the cult before the leader awoke and banished her to the Material Plane.

Aerwin ended up in Arcadia in 1603 PS. Without money or a place to call home, she enlisted in the Hex Knights of Arcadia. The officers of the army trained her in weaponry. When Aerwin discovered that her rages triggered magic surges, the army trained her to control them and use them to augment her own abilities, as well as the abilities of other spellcasters.

Six years later, Arcadia went to war with Lycia and Aerwin ended up on the front lines, where she fought in some of the bloodiest battles. She was present when the Rogue Soldier turned injured soldiers into chaos zombies. His magic didn't work on Aerwin due to her status as an undead. Aerwin tore through the ranks of the chaos zombies, saving a battlefield medic that they had cornered. Unfortunately, the Rogue Soldier caused Aerwin's wild magic to surge, transporting the medic to an unknown location. When Aerwin turned her weapon on the Rogue Soldier, he blasted her and left her for dead.

Again, Aerwin was able to survive, but when she came to, the Rogue Soldier was nowhere to be found. The Hex Knights recognized her bravery and honorably discharged her from the army. But rather than settle in Arcadia, Aerwin left and traveled east, picking up work as a mercenary.

Aerwin met a tiefling bard named Song a year into her travels, and the two began traveling together. The two found themselves in New Barovia at the same time it was being attacked by illithids. Aerwin and Song allied with the amethyst dragon Metiserra, along with a few other adventurers, including the tiefling monk Taliv. The adventurers won against the illithids, but Aerwin and Song's relationship crumbled, culminating with Song leaving Aerwin for a fighter she met during the conflict.

Aerwin met up with Taliv later that week when both were asked by Metiserra to help clear out her lair. After the job was done, Aerwin and Taliv began travelling together again. They ended up back in Arcadia as the war ended and began working for the Parliament of Owls.

Aerwin and Taliv currently work with Cecily Sundriel, Ivantal Goncharov, Odessa Rippell, and Janet Danask. Aerwin and Cecily also became romantically involved.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Taliv: Taliv is Aerwin's best friend. They met during the illithid invasion of New Barovia, but became close after they were both hired by Metiserra for a second job while both of them were going through breakups.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Weaponry: Aerwin is a skilled fighter with a warhammer.
* Wild Magic: Aerwin has wild magic in her soul due to her exposure to Shadowfell and the Feywild. Her rages trigger wild magic surges that help her in battle, and she is capable of harnessing the magic to support spellcasters.
* Undead Prowess: As a unique member of the undead, Aerwin is able to escape the clutches of death when her need is dire. She is also immune to most magic that can control the undead.