Esmé

Esmé - official art by @Brachyzoid

Esmé is a distinctly unfortunate woman whom the Unexpectables ran into during their first night inside the Feywilds.

## Background

   Esmé is an aasimar of Illunay from the country of Cethellia (sp?) in the Alton region who was transported to the Feywilds by unknown means. She encountered the Unexpectables on her fourth night stuck inside the plane, and after a tense initial greeting, she agreed to help them find what they were looking for in the Feywilds in exchange for a passage out of the plane.

When first encountered, she was using magic to disguise herself, appearaing slightly taller with close cut brown hair, blue eyes, a severe expression and altogether unremarkable appearance.

Her true appearance is slightly shorter, with softer features, dark silver metallic hair pulled back in a messy ponytail, blue eyes with copper rings around the irises, and a scattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose that are distinctly star shaped.

## Personality

Esmé is normally a very happy and cheerful young woman who lived a relatively uneventful life other than the oddities of being an aasimar with her celestial parent as her warlock patron. She was raised by her mother and unlike some aasimar, her celestial parent has been a very calming and supportive element in her life. Since being brought to the feywild, she is understandably nervous and very guarded, leading her to disguise herself and not reveal much about her past. While her upbringing was happy, it was distinctly abnormal, and she is not used to being on her own without the reassuring voice of Planetar, her celestial parent.

Growing up, she wanted to be a brave adventurer going on adventures, and with the guidance of her father, she has been able to indulge that urge. While in the Feywild she is separated from everything familiar, including her father's powerful presence, so her adventurous spirit is greatly dampened.

## Relationships

### Planetar

Planetar is a celestial of Illunay and is Esme's divine parent. Her biological father left Esmé's mother before she was even born, and Planetar has (sometimes awkwardly) filled in the gap as a father figure. He first made his appearance known when he showed up at her 10th birthday party, causing quite a stir, despite the best of intentions. He even offered to marry Esmé's mother, a seamstress, so that she could be raised in comfort and priveledge, though Esme's mother declined this offer.

Even when he's not physically present, Esmé is able to speak directly to him, though she is unable to do so during a new moon. Planetar is very protective of her and when the Forest King sent pixies to convince Esmé to come to the Feywild, he would drive them off, though she would still have to deal with them during the new moon when he was not accessible. Esme is a bit of a celestial daddy's girl.

### The Unexpectables

Esmé did not have a very good first impression of the Unexpectables. When he first saw her, Task immediately threw his magical iron bands to trap her, but she used her magic to escape. This rough start made it difficult for her to trust the boys, especially considering how the Feywild is a place of illusion and trickery. Panic saw through Esmé's disguise early on when he used magic to allow him to see through the illusions of the environment, but he did not reveal what he saw to her or his companions.

She eventually opened up to the group, largely in part thanks to the presence of Remy. Initially she thought that the Raven Knight's presence was another Feywild trick meant to give her a false sense of security, but she soon realized he was the real deal. Esmé grew up hearing stories and seeing plays of the Raven Knights of Valithea and though they were often a very romanticized portrayal she held them in high regard, bordering on a starry-eyed admiration. Once she learned Remy was a Raven Knight, she opened up to the group.

### The Forest King

The Forest King is interested in Esmé. Very interested. His interest is like that of a child coveting a new toy. He makes flowery protestations of love and affection to her, and is greatly annoyed and jealous whe she pays attention to others. One of his servants accidentally let slip that Esmé is the 8th or 9th person in this kind of circumstance - apparently the Forest King likes to acquire unique individuals out from under the noses of powerful guardians, such as her father.

The Forest King seems rather oblivious to Esmé's needs and disinterested in her desires other than a childish attempt to placate her when she expresses displeasure. He originally created a silver cage with perches and seed dish as her lodgings, and when she expresed her horror at living in a cage, he created a bird's nest as a substitute. He is set on acquiring Esmé for his collection, and whatever unknown fate that ultimately befel her predecessors. He sent pixies in an attempt to convince her to come of her own accord, and when that failed, waited until her father was not able to aid her and brought her to the fey realm.

## Trivia

* Esmé has a little mirror in a locket that she uses to contact Planetear. it has not worked since she came to the Feywild.
* She is a Pact of the Tome warlock
* Esmé's mom made her clothes
* She got her freckles from Planetar who wanted her to always have stars with her since she couldn't be up in the sky with him.