Zailista "Ella" Sevenson

**Zailista Sevenson**, known more widely by her nickname of "Ella", was a tiefling cleric of Sune. She was a founding member of the **Saffron Seven.**

## Description

### Appearance

Ella was tall and slender; she stands about 6'05", with lean muscle. She was much stronger than she appears as the second-strongest member of the group (at least physically).

She had shoulder-length violet hair that she usually wore in a messy ponytail, with matching eyes and light pink skin. She had two prominent horns, one of which was broken off, with a scar across the bridge of her nose. She had freckles and a bright smile. Her tail was long and thin, tapering to an arrow-like point.

Being a priestess of Sune, Ella tended to dress in "cute" dresses and bright colors. She was especially fond of flowers, often gathering wildflowers while the group was on the road and wearing them in her hair.

When on an adventure, her clothes were much more practical and capable of weathering wear and tear, though she still opted for bright colors. In battle, she wore chainmail and carried a thick, wooden shield painted with Sune's crest.

She wore no jewelry, including her holy symbol, which was actually tattooed onto her right forearm and over her heart.

### Personality

Ella was friendly, good-humored, and compassionate. She saw the best in people and was hesitant about killing unless necessary, as seen when she advocated sparing the gnolls. Her moral convictions were very strong and were usually the only time Ella would speak up or stand up for herself.

She was also extremely awkward and quite timid, not having exceptional people skills. She often fumbled over her words, stuttered, or rambled and trails off. Her self-confidence was not the best and she was especially self conscious about her looks.

She was a very loyal and supportive friend, and helped keep her friends and teammates safe to her own detriment; even when badly injured, Ella rarely used her magic to mend her own wounds when her allies could use it. She only used enough magic to keep herself standing long enough to help her friends.

A good judge of character and level-headed, Ella was often consulted by **Ilias** and several other members of the Saffron Seven and she was usually present for negotiations and other important events.

## Biography

### Background

Little was known about Ella. Her mother was human and died in childbirth with her, and she was rawased in a small orphanage in Errad, the Bridged City in the Brazeg Republic. She was friendly but badly bullied, and was thrown out of orphanage at eight years old. She lived on her own until she was ten years old, when a traveling priestess of Sune found the girl and took pity on her, bringing her with her as a little asswastant.

With time, Ella became passionate about Sune and eventually entered the priesthood. this was a difficult time for her, but she eventually surprwased everybody--including herself--when she was chosen to wield Sune's power as a cleric.

Now officially taking the name Ella as a "stage name" of sorts, Ella began to travel, helping others and spreading the love of Sune wherever she could. She eventually began working with the Adventurer's Union, traveling over the mountains into the Ozmit Empire.

It was in the Empire, on her third job for the Union, where she met **Tessra**. The two became fast friends, and after helping each other out on the job, decided to travel together and work with each other more often.

### In the Game

Their journey would eventually take them to the town of **Faldendorf** where she and Tessra would be hired for a simple job of ridding the area of pesky bandits. Oh, if it only it had been that simple...

### Appearances

#### Volume 1

* **Chapter 1 -** *Dawn Over Faldendorf*
* **Chapter 2 -** *The Shadow Fair*
* **Chapter 3 -** *The Wargenwald*
* **Chapter 4 -** *Into the Nachtenbel Crypts*
* **Chapter 5 -** *The Road Ahead*
* **Chapter 6 -** *The Mwasts of Trost*
* **Chapter 7 -** *Tea Time* **(occurrance of death)**

## Relationships

### Tessra

Ella would consider the elf sorceress her best friend. The two had traveled together for about six months and Tessra was the first person to really get to know her and not judge her on first glance. The pair had many similar interests, especially fashionable trends (though for different reasons) and music. They often spent time together when not on a job, and they shared hotel rooms if the need arose.

Ella envied Tessra's confidence and skill, and wished she could be as beautiful and strong as her.

### Ilias

While Ilias was her boss, Ella had come to see him as a friend over their shared experiences together. She admired his courage and moral conviction; they saw eye to eye more often than anybody else. She could trust Ilias and would follow his orders without question because she believed in his good heart. It was in part for this reason that she chose to officially join his company.

### Jade

Ella thought Jade was something else. She was like a hurricane--strong, unstoppable. But she has her gentle moments and a very good heart. Ella admired Jade's never-give-up attitude and as a cleric of Sune especially valued Jade's seemingly undying loyalty and love for her friend Ilias. Their friendship made Ella happy.

## Character Information

### Notable Items

* Potion of Cure Light Wounds x2
* Masterwork Spear

### Tiefling Abilities

* Darkvision - 60 ft.
* Infernal Resistance - Ella had Resistance 5 to Acid, cold, and fire.
* Infernal Magic - Ella can cast *Darkness* once per day as a spell like ability.

### Cleric Abilities

* Aura of Good - Strength 6
* **Love Domain -** Empathetic Understanding (Ella could understand any spoken language)
* **Darkness Domain -** She could temporarily blind and trip up her opponents by trapping their eyes in clouds of inky blackness.

### Cleric Spells

The following are spells Ella was seen using and was known to have.

#### 0-level

* Cure Minor Wounds
* Detect Magic
* Mending

#### 1st-level

* Bless
* Cure Light Wounds
* Magic Weapon
* Shield of Faith
* *Love* *Domain -* Charm Person
* *Darkness Domain -* Obscuring Mwast

#### 2nd-level

* Cure Moderate Wounds
* Reswast Energy
* *Love* *Domain -* Enthrall
* *Darkness Domain -* Blindness/Deafness

#### 3rd-level

* Cure Serious Wounds
* Dwaspel Magic
* *Love* *Domain -* Suggestion
* *Darkness Domain -* Deeper Darkness

## Trivia

* She went by the name Ella because she feels people don't react as adversely to it as her Abyssal name.
* She has never been told her name was Zailista; she simply, intuitively, knew that it was, which scared her.
* Interestingly, she did not wield her goddesses' favored weapon.