Nashi Mhuzu

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## Background

Nashi Mhuzu was spiritually formed as a small fox like humanoid who wished to experience life within the Lo’Quai region. During her earlier years, her fox friends of the forest of Lo'Quai were slain by the re-risen warriors of Frael as they marched over the mountain ranges.

With no family left in Lo'Quai she ventured west by boat and foot through the deadly Orc filled Thunder Peaks, getting swept up in the Dwarf and Orc conflicts that plagued the land by an Orcish Enchantress named Matoya. It is within the peaks that she honed her crafts under the tutelage of her Master and began communing with the spirits within the world as she travelled. All the while offering her services as a skilled apothecary and herbal healer.

Her travels eventually led her into Mureth where she put her knowledge of medicine and herbal remedies to the test, opening up a shop named "The Cat with the Hat" for budding adventures and sell swords to partake in the curing of any wounds, ailments or enchantments.

She was exiled from Mureth sometime in the 600s on grounds of harboring a fugitive who frequented her establishment known as Caliban Vex, and after some time decided to make heed toward the Vale to start her new life along with all the others who end up in exile or with no other options.

It was here in the Vale where she found Tavern Town, and joined up with the Tavern Guard in hopes that she may earn enough money to open her shop once more. This proved to be both a blessing and a curse, as the pay was great, but the risk to self was also great.

## Familiar

Nashi's Familiar is a chimeric fox/bunny creature that she calls a Carbuncle. Her Carbuncle is a light-elemental summon, which she has named Eiko after her friends back in the forests of Lo'Quai. Eiko assists Nashi in her magic, allowing Nashi to conjure lightning from the surrounding nature quicker than she can on her own, as Eiko has a direct link to natural elements within the wilderness that Nashi usually pulls on for her magical power. Eiko also helps with simple mundane tasks that Nashi may be too lazy to do herself, like carrying feathers and small objects. This creature seems to be bound to the mortal plane through the use of a ruby lodged within its forehead.

## Demonic Possession

Nashi succumbed to the witches collecting contracts for beings souls on the 86th of Sowing, 653MR along with many members of the Iron Legion. Unlike the Iron Legion however, Nashi was dragged into Ruin itself. It was here in Zeleel's realm that she was greeted by a Lesser Demon. Seeing no way out, and with her magical prowess being effectively weakened from a trip to the Inner Weft. Nashi signed an Arcane Pact with the creature in order to escape. Allowing the demon to use her body in exchange for continued life within Geth and the protection of Jo'v's life.

The Demon using a perversion of Nashi's memories chose the name Null.

Null did not exactly wait before causing chaos, forcing itself into Nashi's body and immediately causing an explosion within Tavern Town, leading to the arrest of the Iron Legion as part of a plan to cause panic and distrust toward the beings that had lost their souls, as well as trying to create a new Alias to operate under while Null's web of influence was built. Null escaped the explosion relatively unharmed by using Nashi's abilities gifted from Guardian Hill to escape the explosion at the last moment. Pulling Nashi into Isolation while Null twisted her mind and grew in power.

The plan it seemed worked perfectly. Nashi was pronounced dead in the Pixie Press edition on the 65th of Goldyn, 653MR during the Fete Day edition. The Iron Legion had been imprisoned and pulled into Shadow Camp's fold through a daring escape led by members of Shadow.

However, on Null's return, despite attempts to solidify a position within Shadow Camp, Null was shunned; treated with contempt and distrusted. Leading to the foundation of the Glade Wood Kinship. In an attempt to appear weak and earnest, Null made the Kinship's tenets to be that of redemption and acceptance. While wishing to secretly corrupt all within to serve the Narga in the hopes this would further Null's rise through the ranks of Zeleel's followers. Unfortunately, attempts to corrupt the members caused a schism and a breakdown of the members. Dispersing into other factions or into mercenary bands. This utter betrayal to Null caused Null to lash out against the Vale and begin perverting people's desires to make them do things out of character.

Ultimately, this lead to Null's true name being discovered by Delphinium on the 67th of Felling, 653MR and with majority of the Vale present to witness this event and torture the Demon. Null was forced through the use of the true name Borcatrix, to reach into Ruin through one of the active portals in the Vale and to tear up Nashi's contract. Only then did Several mages use their powers to force Null to leave Nashi's body freeing her in an arcane explosion.

Where Borcatrix has wound up now, only some may know. Though this experience has left Nashi changed in many ways.

## Rumors

* Nashi is actually trying to kill Caliban Vex for getting her exiled.
* Nashi pours a little of her own life into each of her potions.
* Nashi has no concept of aging or time.
* Nashi is still possessed by the Demon Borcatrix
* Nashi has experienced Death multiple times.
* Nashi is allergic to nature.
* Nashi is actually super intelligent, she just puts on an act of stupidity.
* Ate her First spouse after they were killed.