Nagiza Neraj

Former mercenary from the far south, who masters both spears and spells to overcome challenges. Her darker skin, golden eyes, and dark red clothes make her stand out from the locals on Kaldesmyr, however she is slowly adapting to the new surroundings. She is often wearing many layers of clothes, both to protect her from the weather and to hide scars from the past. When on missions she is wearing a leather armor underneath.

Beneath her layers lies many scars from her past. Most noticeable is the two missing fingers on her left hand, a scar across her throat, and two scars from arrows on her back. Smaller scars are also found all over her body. Recently she got stung on her lower back by a corrupt avatar of Seth’tess, which left behind another nasty scar.

Despite the damages to her body, the harsh climate of the desert, and her age, she is still quite beautiful and is well aware of it. She is a quite confident person, but sticks closely to her own code of conduct, which is based on her days as a mercenary.

## Background

Nagiza was born in Khemedes, one of the free city states at the Devash desert. Her father was a captain in Pash’ki’s Legion, one of the largest mercenary companies in the world, and she followed in his footsteps when she grew old enough. After finishing her basic training, she was assigned a unit that was hired to protect caravans crossing the desert. She quickly grew fond of her assignment and was shortly after signed on a long contract with an old merchant called Master Khosrami. Khosrami was a well-known trader of magical artefacts and his goods was highly sought after in Devash and the surrounding regions. Thus, he hired the Legion for protection.

During her employment she grew close friends with Khosrami’s granddaughter, Shirin, who taught her much about the stars and the magic of the desert. However, Khosrami died of old age 3 years later and trouble started to stir in his company. Khosrami’s two sons could not agree on who should lead the company and eventually Amir betrayed Salar (Shirin’s father) by leading the entire caravan into a well-planned ambush. The fight was brutal and Nagiza’s company were outnumbered 2-3 to 1, and despite being better trained and equipped, they were quickly overwhelmed. Nagiza was struck in the back with two arrows at close range. She fell and was on the verge of passing out, but she noticed that 4 of the bandits were attacking Shirin. Nagiza knew what their intentions were and managed to gather enough strength to get back onto her feet with the help of her spear. The bandits were taken by surprise, and she managed to quickly kill one and wounding another. She grabbed Shirin and fled the fight in order to save her life.

Nagiza and Shirin flees to a small trading town, called Summershade, at the far northwest corner of Devash. They chose to settle there and start a new life since Nagiza felt she was dishonored and did not dare to return to the legion, and Shirin feared for her life. Nagiza got a job as a guard and Shirin worked at the marketplace. Their friendship grew into a relationship, which grew into a marriage. They intended to grow old there, but one night changed their plans. They had been tracked down by Salar’s people and an assassin was sent to silence them. The assassin almost succeeded in slicing Nagiza’s throat while she slept, however she woke up and was able to stop the blade from cutting deep enough to kill her. In the struggles the blade cut deep into the left hand, but she managed to disarm the assassin. The fight woke up Shirin and the two women managed to overpower the assassin. They were unable to get any answers out of him so Nagiza cut off his head with his own Arakh. The wound on Nagiza’s throat healed but left a deep scar, but she had to amputate two fingers from her left hand.

Knowing that they were no longer safe in Summershade, they decided to move further away. They traveled by ship further north but did not like the surroundings in the strange cold lands. They quickly learned that not all societies were so open about love as their homelands, so they traveled from place to place trying to find somewhere safe to settle. In the meantime, they pretended to be sisters. One day they heard the rumor of a new village being built on a strange island not known to many. They decided to give it a try and Nagiza traveled ahead to check out the place before they would decide to settle there.

## Weapons and Spells

Nagiza’s weapons of choice are:

* Her spear from the Legion
* The Arakh she took from the assassin
* A shield
* A set of throwing knives

Shirin has taught her some useful spells:

* Mirage shield
* Expose weakness

## Noticable Achievements

Rumors say that she has seduced Ysara Blackcoil.