Filomena Guinevere Alderlight

Filomena in Victoire Attire by Fern Lo

### Also known as

Mena, Fifi, The Pretty one, Darling, The Fairy's Bitch, Tits, Bardic Desperation

### Occupation

Adventurer/Mercenary (Of the flirty bard flavor)

### Affiliations

The Wayfaring Strangers (Currently), The Council of Victoire (Currently), The Lord of Light (Currently), Killigan Academy (Formerly), The Noble House of Alderlight (Formerly)

### Relatives

Castien Alderlight (Father), Elencia Alderlight (Mother), Eliis Alderlight (Younger Brother)

### Relationships

Soliel Amberhide (Ex-Girlfriend), Taegan (Fling), Numerous Unnamed Others, Unnamed Twins

### Known Physical Features

Floral Tattooed Sleeves, Freckles, Wild Strawberry Blonde hair, Corseted Clothing

> You deserve all the kindness in the world, and if someone tries to deprive you of that, me and the others will be more than happy to set them on fire-
> To Ena Rolobanise
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Filomena "Mena" Alderlight is a Wood Elf Bard and Archfey Warlock and a member of the Wayfaring Strangers. She is played by Fiona McVeigh

Filomena was born into a noble Elven family in Titania's Keep, her parents were abusive towards her, and Filomena was forced to run at a young age when her life was threatened. She traveled across Gaea, attending Killigan Academy, mastering magic and breaking hearts.

Filomena, along with the rest of the Wayfarers, are currently residing in Trax, pursuing leads related to a mysterious archfey known as The Dying One.

## Intro

*Vivienne felt a hand brush along the sack at her hip, and whirled on the unfamiliar figure. A stunning strawberry-blonde elf with elaborate flowering tattoos up both arms stood in front of her, hand still outstretched for the sack.*

*“Excuse me–” Vi started to say indignantly, before she was interrupted by Pyrrah’s loud voice:*

*“I know you, you thieving bastard!”*

## Description

### Appearance

Filomena is a 122 year old Wood Elf. She has light teal eyes and long, curly, strawberry blonde hair. She is frequently described as attractive, something she exacerbates through her style of dress. She stands at 5'9 while wearing her heels, but is 5'7 without them. She is heavily tattooed, primarily with a intricate floral design down the full length of her arms, as well as a small sun tattoo on the back of her neck (however this is covered by her hair most of the time). She is fair and covered in freckles, and is curvaceous in figure.

While as a child, her hair was tightly braided and she was typically dressed in proper Elven noble fashion, as an adult, she embraces a more promiscuous style of dress, with her hair down and free-flowing. When first introduced in Victoire, she is dressed in a white lacy shirt and brown pants with heeled boots, with a green corset layered over top. She briefly is without a corset while travelling to Trax. While in Trax, she changes to a lavender and gold corset with no shirt underneath and tan pants, again with heeled boots. She also appears in several dresses throughout the campaign so far, worn at the Starlit Ball and on her date with Taegan, both of which were low-cut and fitted. She is almost always wearing numerous pairs of jewelry, mainly earrings, as her ears are pierced in 3 places, but she also loves to wear bracelets and necklaces as well.

### Personality

Filomena is bright and charming, often times using her charismatic and persuasive nature to skirt around paying for things and getting out of trouble. She is very generous, treating people and giving gifts whenever she can afford to. She is perfectly content with breaking the law, and dislikes authority figures, often times going out of her way to try to annoy and anger them. Keeping in line with her Chaotic Good Alignment, she will do what she believes is right in any situation, even if it goes against the agreed upon course of action. However, now that she is part of a party, she makes an effort to follow the plan devised by the group.

She is quite vain, spending long amounts of time on her appearance and on her clothes. She is audibly upset when any harm befalls her outfits, and frequently uses Prestidigitation to clean up any dirt or debris. Her reputation is of great importance to her also, this is seen on several occasions when she is impersonated, causing Filomena great distress at her carefully curated reputation being put at risk. Filomena also has a tendency to be childish and petty, racing against her party mates to get to places, and making fun and bickering with them. She also immediately started squabbling with Calista Amberhide (who is an 8 year old child), arguing with her to the degree where the rest of the Wayfarers had to step in and separate them.

Behind the ostentatious exterior, Filomena is deeply traumatized by her childhood and has a habit of running when things get difficult. She rarely allows herself to be vulnerable with people and will deflect if pressed about her past. She uses flirting and sex as a way to stave off the loneliness she feels, though she is beginning to open up to her fellow party mates, seeing them as her friends. She has grown to care deeply about the members of her party, and she tries to be there for them any time they open up to her, being supportive and attentive without any of her usual flirtations or jokes. She also tries to be there for her friends as the party's healer and utility caster, regularly putting herself in danger to help support everyone else.

Filomena is Bisexual, with no gender preference whatsoever, though she is most often seen flirting with women.

## Abilities

Filomena is a utility caster, meaning her spell list is almost entirely made up of support spells to buff allies and incapacitate enemies, for example: Enhance Ability and Tasha's Hideous Laughter. She is also the party's healer, and uses Cure Wounds, as well as a magical harp, to keep everyones health up during battle.

While not offensively inclined, she does have a small collection of damage dealing spells, namely Eldritch Blast and Thunderwave. However, as found in an underwater battle with a Sea hag, all of her spells require a verbal component, and thus she was unable to defend herself and would have been killed, if it hadn't been for Vivienne's rescue.

In non-combat scenarios, Filomena shines through her extremely high persuasion and deception, charming people into escape from any tricky situations. Her high performance skills also makes her a prime candidate for creating a distraction, as well as acting as a subtle way to cast spells.

## Biography

### Before Campaign

Filomena grew up in the Wood Elf capital Titania's keep, which is a city made up of an elaborate network of treehouses and bridges. Her parents, Castien and Elencia Alderlight are well respected and high ranking, with Castien being a member of the Titania's Keep Council. Because of her parents status, Filomena was groomed from birth to be the heir to her family name, trained to one day take over her father's position as head of the council. Unfortunately for Filomena, she did not meet her parents expectations, as she was too loud and excitable for her formal and stern parents. Her parents hatred of her manifested in emotional and physical abuse whenever Filomena disappointed or embarrassed them, which was often. Because of her parents high class, Filomena was given a extensive education, and while she was expected to learn magic, she was expected to become a wizard, leading her parents becoming furious at her reliance on music when casting spells, calling it "foolish and unprofessional".

When Filomena was the Elven equivalent of 14 years old, her mother became pregnant again, and her younger brother, Eliis Alderlight, was born. Soon after this a traveling group of Bards came to Titania's keep for a one-night-only performance, and while sneaking out to see it, Filomena ran into a young human bard named Mist. Mist and Filomena became fast friends, going on a harrowing adventure through the tree-tops and finally performing together with Mist's group. After her night out, when Filomena was sneaking back into her room, she overheard her parents speaking. They agreed now that they had Eliis, he could replace Filomena as heir to the family, with Filomena nothing more than an obstacle to their plans. Castien and Elencia both agreed to have Filomena assassinated for the good of the family, and upon hearing this, Filomena packed all of her things and ran, leaving Titania's keep with Mist and his family, never to return.

### Elva Arc

Filomena was the last member of the party to join, and as such, she was not present for the events of the Elva Arc. She joined the Wayfarers when they first arrived in Victoire, with a bound Christa Willowvale being dragged behind them. She accompanied the group when they delivered Christa to the Victoire Council, but that was the extent of her involvement.

## Relationships

### Party Members

#### Pyrrah

Filomena and Pyrrah are the only two party members who met before the events of the campaign. Filomena stole Pyrrah's coin purse while Pyrrah was passed out drunk in Questers Tavern in Fillis Market, a fact that Filomena does not remember, much to Pyrrah's indignation. While they had a rocky start, Filomena greatly values Pyrrah as a friend, and though Filomena would never say, Fiona McVeigh has confirmed that Pyrrah is Filomena's favourite member of the party.

As both women are Chaotically aligned, they often agree in plans, and both frequently engage in stealing, with Filomena occasionally helping Pyrrah win at gambling using her Inspiration. While Filomena flirts with Pyrrah, she doesn't hold romantic interest towards her, she simply enjoys how flustered Pyrrah gets. Filomena was the first person in the party who Pyrrah told about the accident with the child, and in return, Filomena opened up about her father and childhood. Most recently, the two infiltrated several different manors posing as interns, working well together and collecting information about the Dying One.

### NPC's

#### Soliel Amberhide

Soliel is Filomena's first love, and the only person Filomena has ever been fully vulnerable with. After fleeing home, Filomena travelled Gaea, her exploration eventually led her to Trax, where she stumbled upon a uptight Dwarven Noble in a tavern. Filomena and Soliel's initially antagonistic relationship quickly grew into friendship, and then, tentatively, romance. Soliel's grounded and calm personality perfectly complimented Filomena's hyperactive and imaginative nature, each able to bring out the best in each other. Because of the expectations put upon Soliel by her family, the two had to maintain their relationship in secret; going for late night rendezvous, using clever disguises or feigning unfamiliarity when out in public together, and even a couple times where Filomena broke into Soliel's chambers. Filomena even got a sun tattoo on the back of her neck in honour Soliel, and Soliel wore a moon pendant, representing that Filomena was the moon to Soleil's sun. The two spent several years in love, spending most of their time in Filomena's little apartment in Trax.

Unfortunately, Soliel's family decided that she was to be married to gain a political alliance, and arranged a union between her and Titus Stonecleaver, when Soliel and Filomena heard of this, they agreed to run away together, build a life where they wouldn't have to hide. While Filomena was elated at the prospect of the two of them leaving together, Soliel was more hesitant, and the two agreed to meet at the South bridge at Midnight. Unbeknownst to Soliel, Filomena had purchased a ring and was planning to ask Soliel to marry her as they leave to their new life together. However this never came to pass, as Soliel never met her at the bridge, Filomena waited for as long as she could, each hour making her more and more despondent, before finally leaving Trax alone.

Decades later, the two reunite while Filomena is on a job with the Wayfarers, rescuing Callista Amberhide (who's name means Moon), who immediately demands to be taken back to her mother. While Filomena is incredibly hesitant, she is wrangled by the rest of the group, and together they drop off Callista. Soliel is overwhelmed and amazed at seeing her former love and begs Filomena to come talk to her, which Filomena reluctantly agrees to. The two catch up, and while the two still care about each other greatly, they are very different people, and Filomena is still resentful at being deserted by the one person she trusted. Overall, the are a perfect pair of complex, damaged people who still love each other and the continuation of their relationship is completely contingent on whether or not Filomena can forgive Soliel and trust her again.

#### The Lord of Light

Filomena became contracted to Verity after Vivienne gave Verity her full name, this gave Verity the chance to steal Vivienne's identity and Filomena accepted Verity as her Patron in return for Vivienne's identity. While Filomena accepted this deal to save her friend, she was not happy about it. Filomena has always valued her freedom and independence over everything else, and having to abide by the demands of a strict Archfey was incredibly hard for Filomena to comes to terms with.

Even while in a near-constant state of irritation towards Verity, Filomena still seeks her approval, and spent much of the Trax arc trying to convince Amolite DeVale to accept Verity as her patron, partly to succeed in her assignment, but also in hopes that Verity would acknowledge her usefulness and skills. Filomena is also somewhat jealous of Vivienne, as her patron, the Red Prince, seemingly cares about Vivienne's wellbeing much more than Verity, saving her life on two occasions and addressing her affectionately. On the other hand, Verity treats Filomena more like a misbehaving child than a contracted member of her entourage, and enjoys interfering in Filomena's personal life for seemingly no reason, such as stealing her possessions and interrupting her flirtations. Currently, Filomena is without a proper assignment from Verity, and is enjoying her temporary freedom.

#### Taegan

Filomena met Taegan during the Vivienne and Filomena oneshot. While Vivienne was off terrorizing the townspeople, Filomena was trying to investigate a robbing on one of Taegans boats, she interviewed Taegan for info, and the two immediately hit it off. Taegan is an incredibly powerful woman, who unofficially acts as a sort of mob figure in Victoire, she was immediately flirtatious towards Filomena, which Filomena eagerly reciprocated. From then on the two have had a sort of "friends with benefits" casual affair, with Taegan showering Filomena with gifts and affection. On one of their dates, Vivienne crashed into the restaurant with a deceased Vrax shrunken in her palm, Vivienne needed a valuable diamond for revivify, which Taegan was in possession of. The aforementioned diamond was worth a whopping 25,000 GP, and upon Taegans demand for something in return, Vivienne turned to Filomena and stated "Show her your tits." Filomena, after a few seconds of being shocked, did indeed, show Taegan her tits, and Taegan gave Vivienne the diamond.

Filomena loves the attention that Taegan gives her, and will often try and utilize it in various scenarios, most recently, Filomena essentially ordered a hit out on Melanie Shorthalt, a halfling who was incredibly rude to Filomena. Taegan, of course, immediately assured her that Melanie would be "taken care of."

## Quotes

> Alright, thats it! None of you fuckers are getting healing today-Filomena Alderlight to the Wayfaring Strangers
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> You are a really weird lady-Callista Amberhide to Filomena Alderlight
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> Well your mom used to love seeing me naked-Filomena Alderlight to Calista Amberhide

> She was the sun that helped my flowers grow-Filomena Alderlight about Soliel Amberhide
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## Trivia

* Fiona selected the name Filomena because she thought the younger party members would find it easier to use the same nickname, "Fi" for both Fiona and Filomena. However, much to Fiona's annoyance, Filomena's nickname became "Mena" instead
* She is the shortest member of the party
* The canonical price of viewing Filomena's breasts is 25,000 Gold Pieces
* One of the inspirations for her was Mollymauk Tealeaf from Critical Role's second campaign
* While older than the two party members with human lifespans, she is the youngest of the 3 party members with extended lifespans (Drine, Ena, and Filomena)
* While a skilled dancer, she is a mediocre artist at best
* Her Arch Nemesis is Lake Nike in Victoire, and has drowned there on two separate occasions, Ava and Fiona have concluded that Filomena should just steer clear of all deep bodies of water
* Ava Makrugin has confirmed that Filomena can change the colour of her tattoos at will
* Filomena once killed a guard in cold blood, however, this was largely due to the fact that Fiona was on heavy medication after going through surgery the day before, and was disoriented and confused the entire session. Thus, both Ava and Fiona have decided to not attribute it to Filomena because of how out of character it was.