Mischka

Mischka is an NPC introduced in Arc 2, and the girlfriend, then fiancée, then wife of Sasha Rose.

## Description

Mischka is a 6'5" tall Half-Orc tattoo artist with a strong build and grayish-green skin, which is adorned with tattoos. They are made by other artists, She has thick long black hair that is dyed wine red near the ends and shaved on one side. She frequently has it in a chunky braid, but every so often, Sasha weaves it into an elaborate hairstyle. Her eyes are a warm brown "that you could get lost in". She is a combination of her father's strength and her mother's calm and collected nature.

Her skin is covered in her own tattoos. She would go to other tattoo artists and tell them to do what they want so her skin is covered in various styles and designs that create an eclectic look.

As of Arc 2, Mischka works in a tattoo shop herself, but doesn't own it. She is known for doing a good job, and many members of the Rose clan go to her, including Sasha Rose, who she got closer to because of her work. By the time of Sasha and Mischka's wedding, she owns her own tattoo studio.

Apart from being a great artist, Mischka is also a skilled cook.

## Backstory

Mischka grows up in an arid region in a town that has wrestling as its major sport. Her father, an Orc named Urloch, is a retired ring champion. He has a hearty laugh and a warm twinkle in his eye. Her human mother, Olivia, was captivated by her father’s charm and strength, and he by her beauty. Mischka is their only child.

Urloch hopes that she follows in his footsteps, and so she spends much of her youth in the ring. Although she is a skilled fighter, her heart is not in it. Her mother lets her start skipping the partices to go drawing instead, and to the disgruntlement of her father, Mischka ends up quitting wrestling altogether. He cannot stay mad at her for long, though, and turns around to fully support her artistic endeavors. Once Mischka shows an interest in tattooing, he is more than happy to let her practice on him, and his eyes well with pride whenever he looks at some of her first shaky designs.

The most recent years prior to Arc 2, Mischka travels around and learns techniques from tattoo artists across the land. She writes weekly to her parents, and tells them a lot about a certain hairless tabaxi who has stolen her heart.

Sasha and Mischka's first kiss is a "stolen kiss": They are closely admiring a fresh tattoo design, when Sasha locks eyes with her and just goes for it. Sasha hastily runs away, thanking her for the tattoo, and Mischka has to run after her to give her an even bigger smooch. By the start of Arc 2, Sasha and Mischka have been girlfriends for a few years and live together, and Sasha plans to propose.

## Character Development

### Arc 2

During Arc 2, Mischka fears a bit for Sasha and her feelings for her. She doesn't like Sasha going on big heists, because she is scared that something might happen to her, and doesn't see the necessity for her to do it, but in the end, she gives her her blessing to do it, knowing that it makes her girlfriend happy.

At the end of Arc 2, after Sasha safely comes back from the big heist, Sasha proposes to Mischka. She has a ring she built herself with an opal that is shot through with streaks of red and blue, their favourite colours. Mischka says yes even before she can really finish the proposal.

### Sasha and Mischka's Wedding

They marry around the time of Arc 3 in Glaceria, and the catering is done by Traveler's Provisions, the restaurant of Ash's family. Mischka wears red dress that sparkles at the top and is layered with black, showing all of her tattoos. She is aware what she is getting into with her marriage into the Rose clan, but is still shocked to hear that a misdirected joke made Sasha and Robyn bodyswap, and they are unable to revert it. Sasha is herself again only after they said their vows, and they get to a more secluded place so that the real Sasha can say her vows again. Mischka is in favour of just renewing them every year.

## Trivia

* Her favourite colour is red.
	+ Sasha's favourite colour is blue, and for the proposal, she chose a ring with an opal that is shot through with streaks of red and blue.
* Even during their wedding, Mischka is still flustered when Sasha makes her compliments.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shared on the Unprepared Casters Patreon Discord
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Arc 2 Episode 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sasha and Mischka's Wedding
4. ↑ Arc 2 Episode 2
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Arc 2 Episode 6
6. ↑ Arc 3 Episode 7