Rue

Rue is a Tiefling barbarian, following the Path of Wild Magic. They're the current champion of Cyrus, and are working as a field operative for the Astral Vanguard.

Stats:
 STR
 20
 INT
 14

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Rue is a 21 year old with dark purple skin littered with scars, and a strong, sturdy frame. They have the traditional curvy horns and pointed tail of a Tiefling, but the more humanoid feet of their other parent instead of the normal hoofed feet of Tieflings. Their eyes are a nice yellow colour, and their hair is long, dark and extremely unkempt. They wear an old, semi-tattered vest and pants, and no shoes. They carry around their greataxe, an old looking thing that's clearly seen many battles. They also tend to carry around a black cat, named Pebble.

### **Personality**

They are extremely paranoid, expecting danger around every corner ready to tear them limb from limb. They don't like to talk about the things that haunt them, believing others are better off not knowing about the things that torment them. They're hyper vigilant, never letting their guard down, to the point where they're stricken with insomnia and psychosis. They seem to think they have a great evil within themselves, making them some sort of monster. They can never stand still, always moving, and are deathly afraid of magic. They also hate enclosed spaces, presumably it makes them feel trapped.

#### **Psychosis**

Rue is shown many times to seemingly have a form of psychosis. They see and hear people no one else can see, and will often react to these things visibly, despite the possible reactions of people around them. They'll chase after the people they may see, or even hide from them. It only seems to be getting worse over time, with hallucinations taunting them for hours.

## **Background**

Not much is canonically known about Rue's background. It's known that they were probably enslaved at some point, due to the markings on their arms, and that it was likely it was a violent containment due to the scars littered across their body, and their extremely violent and ruthless manner in combat.

It is known at some point they escaped, finding their cat Pebble. And later on, ran into Reais. It is known that from then on the two travelled together, making their way down through the Forest of Ithia into the city of Alearia. Similarly to Reais, Rue was recently kidnapped from the city to be a sacrifice to the Abyssal Gods. This is where they met most of the current Elderfey champions.

## **Relationships**

### **Alexi the Great**

Alexi and Rue seem to be growing to be very close friends, with a notable increase in their interactions and friendliness since Session 11. Alexi, along with Reais, seems to be one of the few people Rue will hang around and talk to without much prompting.

### **Cyrus, King of Duels**

Rue seems to have taken a liking to the god who chose them, Cyrus. This seems to have occurred after their conversation in Rue's dream, in Session 10.

### **Pebble**

Rue has a very strong bond with their cat, Pebble. They often keep the small black cat in their cloak, preferring to keep them close, and often seems to prefer focusing on Pebble rather than the people around them.

### **Reais**

Reais and Rue have a very close relationship, with Rue considering Reais as their best friend. The two have travelled together for well over a year, and seem to have a strong trust in each other and their capabilities. Reais is well aware of Rue's psychosis, and it can be assumed that he knows a fair amount about what happened to them.

## **Trivia**

* Creature is the strongest member of the champions currently, being able to technically lift 600lbs of weight.
* They own a large shark plushie, something they won in a carnival game in Solarius
* They also carry around a noose, and a random rib. Much less cute than a shark plush.