Gwendolyn Stormwind

## Background

### Major Features

Large, curling rams horns decorated with brass rings and an ear chain that connects from her right ear to the end of her right horn, round glasses, a dark mole above her lip, large bat's wings, and a devil tail

## Affiliations

### Family

Temple of Sune, Arienh Stormwind (Adopted Mother), Xyllys (Biological Mother), Velimir (Biological Father)

### Allies

Temple of Sune, Runyce School of Wizardry, Ariendh Stormwind (Adopted Mother), Ollie Buckman (Friend from Runyce and Adventuring Party), Falk Firebeard (Adventuring Party), Kasmut (Adventuring Party), Mailen (Adventuring Party), Tharon Appleblossom (Adventuring Party), Happy Beauty (Adventuring Party), Curas (Adventuring Party), Domingo de Salcedo (Adventuring Party), Roddric (Adventuring Party), Luna (Dire Wolf Spirit Companion)

### Other

36-years old

Gwendolyn Stormwind was conceived and born through a fiendish union in a ritual of the Cult of Asmodeus. Her father, the human cultist Velimir, was slain by her mother, the succubus Xyllys, during the ritual. Gwendolyn was meant to a sacrificial offering to Asmodeus, however, she was saved when the cult was raided by Paladins of Sune. The Paladin Arienh Stormwind had previously experienced a vision from Sune telling her to destroy the Cult of Asmodeus and rescue the child found there. Although Gwendolyn appeared fiendish in nature, sporting tiny horns, wings, and a tail, Arienh did as she was instructed and took Gwendolyn back to the temple where the child was raised.

Gwendolyn had an innate holy power from Sune. The Paladins and Clerics of the temple were unsure of how to help her develop her abilities, since hers were quite different from their own, and decided that it would be best for her to attend the Runyce School of Wizardry. When Gwendolyn was 16 she began studying at Runyce, quickly discovering that she had a passion for Astronomy. For the next 19 years Gwendolyn remained at Runyce, primarily learning about astronomy, but also how to control her innate abilities. While at Runyce, she met Ollie Buckman, a Tiefling wizard with a passion for Alchemy. She also met a Gnome Astronomer named Bimpnottin Gobblefirn who was an associate and mentor to her. While Bimpnottin was traveling the East to discover new constellations and heavenly bodies, she wrote a letter to Gwendolyn shortly before Bimpnottin's untimely death from highway men who attacked her caravan. After this, Gwendolyn decided to travel to the new world to try and answer the question posed in Bimpnottin's letter. While sailing to the new world, Gwendolyn's ship went through a massive storm. During the storm, Gwendolyn's telescope sustained major damage, and all of the lenses were busted beyond repair. Upon arriving in the new world, Gwendolyn began seeking odd jobs to acquire enough gold to repair her telescope so she could properly research the new constellations and heavenly bodies.

## Description

Gwendolyn is a beautiful and charismatic woman, although she isn't the smartest when it comes to social interactions. She has fair skin, a dark mole above her lip, large blue-grey eyes framed with dark lashes, and pale blonde hair that curls down to just beneath her shoulders. She wears round, brass-framed glasses that nearly double the size of her eyes, and a decorative dress of blue and white with brass detailing. In addition to her human features, she also has large, curling rams horns decorated with brass rings and an ear chain that connects from her right ear to the end of her right horn, large, clawed, reddish-black bat's wings that sprout from her back, and a reddish-black devil tail (which is pierced with a brass ring).  From the chain that goes from her right ear to right horn tip are three dangling beads, each of which represents a different celestial body: blue for a planet, grey and black for a moon, and and fiery orange for a sun.

## Racial Mechanics

Gwendolyns race is Alu-fiend, which is a homebrew race. For this campaign, a few changes were made to the homebrew race to help keep her from being overpowered. She is essentially a special Tiefling that can fly. Here are the changes made to the Alu-fiend:

* Increase dex by 1 and 2 to cha
* Can cast *hellish rebuke* once as a 2nd-level spell instead of *alter self* upon reaching 5th level
* Has *hellish resistance* (resistance to fire damage)
* Does not have the kiss ability under the Alu-fiend *infernal legacy*