Calyanna Rosethorne

"What cannot be named cannot be known. What cannot be known cannot be harmed."

A Knight of the First World, Calyanna hails from a group known as The Fair Folk. Coming to the Material Plane under assignment of The Wise King, Calyanna's extended patrol and oversight of the Material Plane and the recent troubles that threaten more than just them have caused her to take up quite a gathering. Accompanied by her husband, Eldryn, a fellow Knight of the Fair Folk, and her newfound lover, Thomas Brooke, the human diviner indebted to her, Calyanna seeks to aid an organization by the name of the Obsidian Seers in their quest to protect the world, as saving the Material Plane also means saving The First World. In addition, her obsession with evolving what she believes are 'flawed' creatures so that they do not age and die has led her to develop a particular fascination with Epsilon, a Vigilant.

Theme Song

Short Story - Salvation

## History

Born centuries ago to an elven father and a nymph mother, Calyanna came into the world as one of the many Fair Folk. Inheriting the nature of the fey, Calyanna grew up in the capital city of Songspire, under the watchful care of her parents. Developing an affinity for magic of the First World, Calyanna has shown exceptional prowess in calling upon the spirits of the fey, employing the raw powers of life itself to stave off death and injury. In addition, she has shown an affinity for powers of teleportation, able to go great distances and even across different planes. Besides this, she has the ability to call forth her husband from the First World, able to summon him as a fey guardian to protect and defend her.

After travelling to the Material Plane, Calyanna joined the Obsidian Seers, befriending a Vigilant by the name of Epsilon. While he has been her main companion and friend, she has also made connections with those such as Bubbling Brews, Claude Taviter, and other Obsidian Seer individuals. Initially serving as a companion for them, she eventually joined them as they explored and created the kingdom of Athreya. Serving in the capacity of High Priest, Calyanna's duties are quite ambiguous, as they do not hold an explicit faith in anything. Calyanna has taken to practicing her personal religion and faith in Magdh, but ultimately serves as a general spiritual advisor more than anything.

## Appearance

Calyanna is short for her race, no larger than five feet even. A blend of dryad, nymph, and elven features, this unique feyfolk woman is clearly of the First World. With recent gifts bestowed upon her for her service and dedication to the Fair Folk, Calyanna bears the title of 'Firstborn', and has become heightened in her attunement to the First World. Developing insect-like wings akin to dragonfly, Calyanna is almost always garbed in an emerald green dress, a cloak of emerald clasped to her. In her hand she holds a staff, and upon it perches her fey familiar, a raven with eyes that burn like spirit fire in place of standard eyes.

## Personality

To many, Calyanna appears both off-putting and apathetic. Given her immortal lifespan, Calyanna does not hold this with an ephemeral lifespan in high regard. She sees them as critically flawed, as the expiration date on their existence is, to her, a failure to create true life. While this doesn't cause her to treat people as if they were lesser or subservient to her, she has a difficult time finding it within herself to care and connect with people who pass as a moment in an eternal lifetime. Still, despite this, Calyanna does her best to be cordial and respectful of those she meets.

In addition, Calyanna has little interest in the affairs of the Material Plane. Her service as a Knight of the Fair Folk calls her to defend the two realms, but if it were Calyanna's choice, she would go to the First World and never leave it. However, she cares greatly about the survival of the Fey and the Fair Folk, so duty ends up overshadowing her personal feelings, and thus she commits herself to the task even when she herself may not enjoy or care for it.

Having no strong feelings about many creatures, she finds individuals such as Epsilon, an immortal machine, to be intriguing. Given how little she knows, she is curious if it possible to augment mortals with this ability to allow them to evolve into immortality. Similarly, she holds a curiosity akin to this when it comes to undead. While she understands that most of the magic wielded to create them is seen as cosmologically evil and thus forbidden, it cannot be denied that the state of undeath is capable of preservation. Even then, however, she has a heavy disgust for those such as banshees and unintelligent undead, finding only those such as vampires and others like them to be worth conversation. Liches are a difficult topic for her, as she finds their pseudo-indestructible never desirable, but the path in which they achieve it horrid.

In addition to her own personality, stipulations of being a Fair Folk influence her behavior as well. The first being an inability to lie, Calyanna has had to practice the art of most fey negotiations, which leads to not quite lying, but not telling the entire truth either. In addition, she is selective in promising much of anything, as a promise made cannot be broken unless she is freed from it by others. Her True Name is a close-guarded secret, as knowing it gives extreme power over her. Adopting the name of Calyanna as her 'mortal' name, her True Name is unknown to all save two people in her life.

Overall, Calyanna has learned to better engage with mortals through practice of association with the Obsidian Seers. She doesn't believe it's healthy or beneficial to associate with any who holds extremist views of anything, as she finds their near-obsessive desire to push a specific viewpoint both limiting and exhausting, and avoids engaging with anyone who shows such qualities and inability to find compromise. In particular, this has put her firmly on the side of supporting the existing of undead, as her thoughts on the gods and the cosmos are somewhere between disgust and apathy, seeing the gods as fickle, weak, and failures, mirroring the thoughts many of the First World feel the gods hold towards them.

## Powers and Abilities

**Life Magic:** Drawing upon the raw powers of the First World, Calyanna is exceptionally skilled as a healer, mender, and is even capable of reviving those who slip beyond the veil into death. Given this is her primary focus, the spirits of the feyfolk that attend her presence are an extension of her will and mastery, allowing her to reach greater heights of rejuvenation and restoration.

**Conjuration:** Capable of calling forth her husband, Eldryn, from the First World, Calyanna's skill in conjury is nothing short of exceptional, and her husband is able to fight on the offensive where she herself is a bit more defensive. The duo working in unison flawlessly, Calyanna and her husband are a force to be reckoned with on the field of battle.

**Warp:** In addition to healing and calling forth individuals, Calyanna has a natural gift for being able to step between space and time, converging points, teleporting great distances, and even shifting across planes.

**Protection:** While not quite exceptional, Calyanna is also capable of weaving arcane wards and barriers to protect herself and her allies, oftentimes maintaining such in any public space, or a place where she believes she may be under assault.

**Venom Immunity:** Due to her empowered connection to nature, Calyanna is immune to all poisons.

### Firstborn

**Blessings of the First World -** In addition to her magical prowess, Calyanna bears the title of 'Firstborn', a rite of passage given to those who are exceptionally connected to the First World. Being gifted the power of wings and her mortality stripped, Calyanna has become a blend of dryad, nymph, elf, and something more.

**No Place Like Home -** As a result of this heightened connection, Calyanna is almost always able to accurately bring herself and others to and from the capital of Songspire, able to move between the Fair Folk settlements with great ease as she is very familiar with Songspire, and able to reach through alternate planes and dimensions to always find her home world.

**Firstborn -** With the powers of a Firstborn gifted to her, Calyanna is immortal, and does not age. In addition, like all fey, if she perishes on the First World, her soul is recycled and born anew.

### Equipment

**Ring of the Enlightened Sage:** Both smart and wise, this ring was forged by Calyanna as prove of her exceptional prowess in both understanding and wielding her gifts. Strengthening her powers of perception, intuition, and expanding her knowledge, this ring also heightens her gifts, allowing her to draw forth even greater heights of magic.

**Band of the Elven Warrior:** A gift from her father, this band gifts her with the resilience and speed of renowned elven warriors, giving her heightened levels of mobility, accuracy, and fortitude.

**Branch of the Elder:** Harvested from a tree of immense power in the First World, Calyanna's staff empowers her ability to both wield the magic of life, and strengthen her husband when he is called forth from the First World.

**Cape of Resistance:** This emerald cape clasped with a leaf is always worn upon her person. It empowers her resilience against magical and physical assaults like, honing her mind, body, and spirit against attacks of all manners.

**Gown of the First World:** A gift from a fairy, this gown heightens Calyanna's perception of her surroundings, allowing her to see and perceive things that most mortal eyes may normally miss.

**Sleeves of Many Garments:** Needing an outfit in a pinch, Calyanna has sleeves of magical properties that allow her to magically change her wardrobe to whatever suits the occasion. Be it a set of formal clothing for a party, casual attire for a hangout, or even clothes fit for the cold and heat, she's never without an extra set of garments.

## Family

* **Eldryn Rosethorne -** Calyanna's husband, Eldryn is a Fair Knight that worked and grew up alongside Calyanna. Their union was one that was expected for quite some time, and they have been together for centuries. Where Eldryn is protective and martially skilled, Calyanna's wisdom and magic allows her husband to achieve great feats, and even death itself is not enough to stop him from returning to his immortal beloved.
* **Vyanna Rosethorne -** Calyanna's younger half-sister, Vyanna, also serves the First World. Though unlike Calyanna, Vyanna herself is not of the Fair Folk, and instead is a direct servant of the Summer Court. Born of a different elven father, Vyanna's disposition towards good and compassion at times puts her at odds with Calyanna, who has difficulty conceptualizing the need to care for fleeting life.
* **Thomas Brooke -** A human divination specialist who later on was bestowed with the powers of the First World, Thomas Brooke has grown from a business partner to a fierce love of Calyanna's. While she does not wish to rush him in feelings, Calyanna desperately awaits the day that Thomas asks for her to be his wife, so that she and Eldryn can embrace their love eternal.
* **Okryn -** A raven of spiritual connection to the First World, this immortal guide and sage has been a friend of Calyanna's for at least a few centuries, and the spiritual creature serves as her aid, and is a family favorite, seen as more as an eternal companion than a mere familiar and pet.

## Friends and Associations

**Epsilon -** The first individual besides Thomas to be met on the Material Plane, Calyanna has developed an odd infatuation with this Vigilant. While not quite attraction, Calyanna considers Epsilon one of the few people on the Material Plane she cares deeply for, and at times to his annoyance, Calyanna spends time speaking with him about anything she can think, wanting to develop a strong friendship, at the minimum.

**Shielding Giant -** Perhaps her only true friend of the Material Plane, the strange cosmic-stitched creature named Shielding Giant by her own hand is one of the few non-immortal creatures she cares about. Having provided much insight, including a reading of his divine path, Calyanna feels extremely connected, understanding what it's like to be in the world, but not of it.

**Bubbling Brews -** While initially a subject of interest for Calyanna due to believing him to be some sort of awakened animal, Calyanna respects Bubbling Brews for his intellect, knowledge, and ability to diplomatically engage and communicate with others. She finds his ideas to be successful, interesting, and wise, and seeks to learn from him how to better engage socially and diplomatically with other mortal races.

**Claude Taviter -** While Calyanna has existed in similar circles as the man for years, she knows little of her employer and ruler, though she believes generally he wants what's best for many. She gives him respect and treats with dignity when she does manage to engage with him, but ultimately finds that she works at a distance from him, aligned in goals but not exactly close in friendship.

**Ulysses -** Calyanna's personal opinions of Ulysses are far from good. She believes him to be zealous, and also secretly suspects that the closer he gets to a Golarian goddess, the more of a parasitic insanity he suffers from. Still, though, the Seers see him as a friend, and so she is willing to be kind and courteous, even going so far as to give him and his wife a gift on their wedding day. But despite this friendly demeanor, Calyanna believes the man to be terminally mortal, doomed to die as a pawn of beings who care not for the lives of their own creations.