Seraphiel Thornwind

**Seraphiel Thornwind** was an aasimar female who became a warlock following her defection from her people in her temple cloister. As a result, she often shortens her name to "Sera" in order to distance herself from her Celestial heritage. Locked within her pact, she will never be truly mortal, and exhibits traits of both celestial and the infernal alike.

## Seraphiel Thornwind

### Relatives

Endaris (father), Tenariel (mother), cousin

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Mulhorand (Forgotten Realms), Insul (Alder)

## Childhood and Ministry

Seraphiel was raised under the temple of Eldath, goddess of peace. Like many other aasimar children, her duties included leading prayers, braiding prayer chains, cleaning the temple, and otherwise preaching the message of Eldath to those who would listen.

While Seraphiel's childhood was otherwise fairly uneventful, she became gradually more suspicious in her teen years, as she began to theorize the true state of the world was being hid from her. She would then spend around a year studying the history of Toril and of humankind in particular, which ultimately drove her decision to leave.

## Defection from Mulhorand

Like many aasimar, Seraphiel was not entirely sure of her lineage. As a result, "Thornwind" is not a surname as much as it is a nickname pertaining to her proficiency with a spear, which is her weapon of choice. She took pride in its uniqueness, as she felt it properly reflected herself.

As Seraphiel aged, she soon became disillusioned with the celestial outlook on life. She felt many of her forbears to be strict, even hypocritical, in their reasoning and practices, even causing more damage than they did good. At the human equivalent of eighteen, Seraphiel turned her back on the Mulhorand pantheon and took it upon herself to explore the rest of Toril. As a result, her former community looked upon her with disdain, and she became a fallen aasimar though she was not evil. Her donning of armor was seen as sacrilege against their pacifistic ways, and she deliberately chose the spear as her weapon due to its resemblance to a staff of Eldath.

## On Her Own Terms

Seraphiel entered into a contract (Pact of the Blade) with the devil Zariel some time later, seeing parts of her own story reflected in Zariel's fall from grace. Though she never voiced it officially, Seraphiel had no intentions of becoming a devil or following in Zariel's footsteps. Instead, she had her own sort of justice and had no desire to follow either the celestial or an infernal path. Instead, she utilized her pact with Zariel to utilize parts of Infernal power once deemed unfathomable.

However, Zariel was not blind to Seraphiel's views. Zariel knew enough about her that as a condition of their agreement, Seraphiel would never be able to be truly mortal. Some brief acquaintances of the aasimar have reported her skin as translucent in places, her visage occasionally becoming ghostly. When she assumes her true form, she strikes fear into the hearts of celestials and infernals alike, never treading completely in either world.

## Zariel's Torment

Upon Seraphiel's entrance into their contract, Zariel was already keenly aware that Seraphiel's loyalty was misplaced, and that her devotion to the fallen angel's rulings was out of a desire for revenge and of fear. However, she also understood that the aasimar's desperation was deep enough that she placed a curse on her, as well. As such, Seraphiel would never be truly mortal. Mainly, that her injuries would never heal, and that she was no longer fully physical. Despite this, Seraphiel retained the ability to die.

Additionally, Seraphiel would receive dreams pertaining to her past, although she wasn't always able to discern what was a vision and what was an ordinary dream. Many of these included: prayers she had led; the smell of incense on the altar, which continued to be her favorite smell; the sound of running water from the temple; and much more.

## Lonely Wanderer

Seraphiel's ultimate goal would soon be to find her place in the world. Cut off from both her worlds, she chose to wander Toril, sometimes as a mercenary. She became familiar with the art of survival and of hunting, eventually finding a sort of peace in the solitude.

In order to draw attention from her celestial past, she'd often give her name as "Sera" except to those she truly trusted.

## Great Ascent Setting

In the Great Ascent setting, Seraphiel traveled with Admus Moriarty and En. She encountered the prophesied a few times, often warning them of danger and even helping them escape guards. She also gifted Lily with her amulet of Eldath after the child lost her original.

She also assisted her friends in defeating the group of wizards in Athkatla, where they would offer to take Lily to train as an apprentice.

## Solarcel Setting

In the Solarcel campaign, Seraphiel was friends with and often traveled with Admus Moriarty and En, as well as Marshal Steel and Pentiment. Rather than Zariel, she had a different patron with a similar background known as Alesthra.

Seraphiel was fairly secretive about her pact, only revealing it to her party after her arcane focus made a frightening transformation. Following this, Admus offered her his halberd.

She also agreed to help Admus build a kingdom. In return, he promised each of them a province to rule over. Their brave efforts would also eventually earn her the title Lady Thornwind of Crowvale.

She would also draw from a Deck of Many Things, by which she would acquire Morlin Fateflame as a knightly servant.

### Trivia

* "Seraphiel" is meant to be a contraction of "Seraphim," the eternal praisers of God and the highest court of angels in the Catholic religion, and "Gabriel," or God's messenger. Her name is meant to be an ironic contrast.

## Gallery

Seraphiel prior to her fall [FORGOTTEN REALMS]Seraphiel without her armor.[ALDER]Seraphiel before her fall [ALDER]"Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel revampSeraphiel with her gifted gear. [ALDER]"Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel revampSeraphiel as a child. [ALDER]Seraphiel with her tortoise, Don. [ALDER][NON-CANON MEME]Seraphiel and En. [ALDER][NON-CANON MEME][NON-CANON MEME]Seraphiel's locket changes [ALDER]Seraphiel and Lorelai [ALDER][ALDER]Early Seraphiel art