Arriandah Silvervein

## OVERVIEW

Arriandah, better known as Arhi, is a Sparkbearer operating as an adventurer in the year 1500DR. She is the reluctant heir to the Waterdhavian noble family known as the Silverveins.

## GAME STATISTICS

Race: High Elf

Class: Oath of Vengeance Paladin/Conclave of Hunters Ranger

Background: Waterdhavian Noble

Level: 9

## BIOGRAPHY

### Pre-Adventuring

The youngest child of three born to Selena and Galadrid Silvervein, Arhi was raised for the niceties of Waterdhavian nobility. Despite this, her position as a tertiary heir saw her receive less attention than her older siblings. As such, she was often able to skip etiquette lessons in favour of playing with similarly rebellious noble children. She looked up to her elder brother Darian a great deal, but could only see him rarely as he was sent to a boarding school in Luskan as punishment for his roguish tendencies. When Darian abandoned the family entirely, Arhi's parents began to apply ever-greater amounts of pressure to her to step up as the secondary heir. Arhi's headstrong personality, lesbianism and alcoholism were a source of shame to her family, and following an argument with her parents she decided to follow in Darian's footsteps and pursue a life as an adventuring paladin of Vandria Gilmadrith.

### Dragon Heist

Arhi met and joined up with Tybalt Greenleaf, Fauner Ein, Drifter and Loki Do'Ett in completing a job for Volothamp Geddarm. This earned her a share in the Lonely Spirit tavern. Her skills as a paladin- and, eventually, as a member of Waterdeep's Griffon Cavalry- would prove invaluable to the group's efforts to reclaim Ranaer Neverember's embezzled funds from below Waterdeep. When the group made the decision to explore Undermountain, Arhi opted to join the expedition, making her the only surviving founder of the Lonely Spirit to do so.

### Expedition to Undermountain

Arhi, being the most senior member of the Undermountain expedition, took on the role of a de-facto team leader- a position which she would occasionally butt heads with other members for. Once again, her divine magic proved useful in stabilizing her comrades when they inevitably succumbed to the dungeon's various hazards.

Along with Callistar, Arhi is currently one of only two party members to remain from the initial five who entered Undermountain.

## ABILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

#### Abilities

* Divine magic, granted by the goddess Vandria
* Prodigious strength
* Extensive combat training

#### Equipment

* *Mace of Disruption*

* *Oathbow*
* The hardest-working liver in Faerûn

## Personality

Arhi is a headstrong and fiercely independent young woman with a tendency to shut others out. She is a frequent and likely dependent drinker. She is a paladin of Vandria, but appears to care about her teachings very little and avoids typical evangelism entirely. Her sarcastic and often abrasive personality conceals the scars of years of parental neglect and forced expectations, in addition to the grief of losing her brother and, recently, sister. Arhi has been known to speak genuinely about her feelings while drunk, or in times of extreme grief, such as at the failed resurrection of Loki. Her rash approach to diplomatic situations will sometimes necessitate Callistar smoothing over things with offended parties.

## Relationships

### Party Members

#### Anya Strongarm

Arhi and Anya appeared to have share a sense of friendly competition, with the two women each demonstrating feats of strength and combat prowess.

#### Callistar

Being the two longest-serving members of the Undermountain expedition, Arhi and Callistar often split diplomatic duties between them. Callistar has repeatedly pranked her, both with and without the use of magic, and the two appear to have a friendly dynamic overall. Callistar has also proven to be protective of Arhi's relationship with Bonnie, interposing himself between Arhi and any potential suitors.

#### Drifter

Arhi initially held some xenophobic attitudes regarding Drifter's orcish ancestry, but the halfbreed was able to turn them around somewhat with explosive munitions and a generous bar tab. The two would squabble near-constantly, but their insults seemed to be based on some degree of mutual respect.

#### Ezuri Greenleaf

Arhi and Ezuri share responsibility for many group decisions, as well as a propensity to complicate negotiations. The two elves have briefly bonded over strange experiences during trance, and they seem to get along well overall, with occasional insults thrown between the two.

#### Fauner Ein

Arhi and Fauner rarely spoke outside of a professional context, but would often banter on the job. Arhi was the primary field-tester for Fauner's anesthetic devices.

#### Frederick

Arhi allowed Frederick to imbibe alcohol via her blood during a drinking session, and the two shared a lengthy discussion about their familial issues. Frederick's connection to the undead does not appear to bother Arhi overmuch, and the two share a mutual respect of each others' combat prowess.

#### Leo

Arhi and Leo rarely spoke, but the two appeared to be on good terms prior to the monk's death.

#### Loki Do'Ett

Loki appeared to play a large part in breaking down Arhi's prejudicial view of drow and other non-elven races, a trait which has gone down over time. The two were close friends and occasional drinking buddies, and Arhi flew into a rage when a priest of Vandria failed to resurrect him.

#### Lucy

Lucy and Arhi had minimal interaction, but the two parted on good terms.

#### Muldova Shivara

Muldova offered Arhi a sample of one of his drug blends, which Arhi declined. She seemed unsettled by his demeanour and activities.

#### Steven Esteves

Arhi and Steven had relatively little interaction, although Steven sacrificed his life to facilitate Arhi's escape.

#### Tybalt Greenleaf

Arhi's relationship to Tybalt was similar to her relationship with his relative Ezuri, with the two sharing duties as party leaders. Tybalt's moronic antics would occasionally frustrate Arhi, usually because he would inadvertently land a solid insult on her. Despite this, they seemed to share a friendship, with each saving the others' life at least once.

### Others

#### Bonnie

Bonnie approached Arhi after a dungeon delve, and the two commenced a relationship shortly after. Bonnie seems to be concerned for Arhi's safety within Undermountain, but eagerly listens to her tales of adventure once she returns to the safety of the surface. Unbeknownst to Arhi herself, Bonnie has intentions to propose to her.

#### Darian Silvervein

Darian, Arhi's older brother, served as her introduction to the world of swordplay and adventuring. The two were separated when Arhi was very young, with Darian being shipped off to a school in Luskan as punishment for reckless behaviour. Darian returned for visits for holidays, and he gave Arhi her first sword upon her 14th nameday. This was the last time she saw him, as he ran away shortly after. Arhi admires him hugely, and resents her parents for driving him away.

#### Esvele Rosznar

Esvele was Arhi's childhood best friend, the two girls constantly sneaking out of lessons to run along the rooftops and play with children from other wards. As they grew older, they also grew apart, with Esvele taking on duties to assist her aging father. After a chance meeting later in life- Esvele now bearing the mantle of the Black Viper- the two briefly reconnected. Despite this, their relationship is currently distant, with each responding to their noble position very differently.

#### Galadrid Silvervein

Arhi's father Galadrid was distant and often busy with noble matters during her childhood. Beyond this, not much is known.

#### Helion Moonstar

Helion and Arhi were good friends as children, with Helion holding a minor crush throughout their early years. When he hit puberty, however, his behaviour towards her changed and he began to actively pursue her. To Arhi's horror, the two of them were betrothed in order to join Houses Silvervein and Moonstar. This was one of the factors which led to her disavowing her family, blowing off the engagement and offending House Moonstar. Upon meeting once more recently, Helion made attempts to court Arhi, seemingly oblivious to her relationship with Bonnie. While she accepted a contract from him, their relationship is understandably frosty. His behaviour may be partially to blame for Arhi's xenophobic attitudes towards drow.

#### Karpell

Karpell and Arhi first met when Karpell inadvertently ate the corpse of Arhi's griffon mount. Initially driven to kill the creature, Arhi realised that the young dragon had meant no harm, and the two struck up a friendship. Over the next few months, Karpell taught Arhi the draconic tongue.

#### Kressando Rosznar

Kressando was briefly engaged to one of Arhi's cousins, and the two were friendly as children. Arhi lost contact with him until she learned of his death in Undermountain many years later.

#### Lillianna Silvervein

Throughout her childhood and until Lillianna's death, Arhi considered her older sister to be uptight and overly concerned with pleasing their mother. Lillianna- or Lilli, as Arhi called her to her chagrin- saw Arhi as an irritating tomboy, and would regularly suggest that Arhi stop playing with Darian and focus on her image. Despite this, Lillianna had a great deal of affection for her younger sister, and would often defend Arhi when her noble friends mocked her unorthodox personality. The two had rarely spoken since Arhi left the family.

#### Savra Belabranta

Savra, a member of the Order of the Gauntlet and a civilar of Waterdeep's Griffon Cavalry, recruited Arhi for a position in both. She took an immediate shine to Arhi for unknown reasons, and she has assisted Arhi immensely in receiving training for the Cavalry. Aside from this the two have not interacted, leaving some question as to why exactly Savra is so eager to assist.

#### Selena Silvervein

Arhi resents her mother for how she raised her and her siblings, pushing Darian to flee and Lillianna to become a clone of her. Selena insists that Arhi must make sacrifices for the family, admitting that she had done so by marrying Arhi's father. Selena appears to have at least some love for her daughter, but she is disconnected, disappointed and demanding in the extreme. As such, relations have been consistently frayed for much of Arhi's life.