Sister Blanche

*“I thought I was gonna die. I swear I have never felt such agony. I saw my entire life flash before my eyes and I thought, ‘What a shame if I die now, I’m too young…and I’m wearing the wrong underwear.’”*

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### Dislikes

Violations of Nature, Poor quality wine

Sister Blanche was blessed with being born in the wealthy southern region of Devereaux, an area rich in fertile soil, famous for its grapes and the various alcoholic beverages that came with them. Though her family was small they all came with great wealth and big personalities, which pushed Blanche to be the biggest herself. She spent most of her youth catching the eye of local boys and anyone passing through that struck her fancy.

In her teenage years her mother, ‘Momma’ unfortunately took ill and died shortly after, leaving her to take care for her father, affectionately named Big Daddy. It should have been the duty of her elder sister Virginia, but Virginia hand long since left home and struck out on her own, Blanche suspected out of bitterness of having such a strikingly beautiful younger sister. So the hard and demanding job of telling all of the many servants what to do fell on Blanche’s shoulders.

For several years Blanche did a fine a job of maintaining the household and taking care of Big Daddy, but certain changes within her were becoming more and more visible. People were often charmed by her with no effort, animals would approach her without fear and on occasion flowers would bloom or become more radiant as she would walk by. Legend had it that somewhere far back in her family line there was fey heritage, and only a few were lucky enough to inherit the gifts that came with such heritage. Many thought that Blanche must have a touch of fey within her, unlike bitter old Virginia.

The main church of Devereaux begged her to join and after a hefty amount of perusing she agreed. She was clearly adept with more natural magics and quickly found herself engaged with the Nature Domain. Blanche however refused the devotions of the church and said she would be a cleric, but on her own terms. She refused to take a vow of poverty, chastity or any kind of vow that meant she would have to wear something drab, after all keeping her from her true nature, would be a crime against nature. The church agreed and Blanche carved her own path, saying the vows and devotions that were right to her.

The life of a cleric was easy for Blanche, with many of the inhabitants of Devereaux travelling far to see her so that she would come and bless their fields and vineyards. One day however a monstrosity appeared within Devereaux and began ravaging all the produce and livestock. The huge great tusked beast killed many a farmer and soldier that tried to stop it, leaving devastation in its wake. Blanche could not stand by and see so many of her beloved people die so she confronted the great beast and called upon the natural world to strike it down. The battle was long and hard, though eventually the beast was destroyed, but at the cost that Blanche lay dying, mortally wounded with no magic left to save her.

Before death could take her, Blanche found herself surrounded by three strange women, whom she felt all looked much older than her, and felt the glow of divine magic as they all healed her back to full health. The women, led by a powerful cleric called Ma Sophia accompanied by Sister Dorothy and Sister Rose, had heard of the battle with the great beast and came to help, sadly too late to fight, but thankfully just in time to save Blanche’s life. Truly grateful for the second chance at life, Blanche decided to join with these other clerics and left Devereaux for adventures beyond the vineyards and set out into the great unknown.

Blanche travelled far with Ma Sophia and found herself eventually settling in the town of Mystward. Here she now works in the House of Lyfe helping tend the botanical gardens and arboretums, teaching the new clerics about how fun the world can be if you add a helping of southern charm and every now and then visiting the local taverns to spread a whole lot of charm herself.