Arianae Vestrichor

Official Art of Arianae by Jacklyn Treuer

**Arianae Vestrichor** is a dhampir rogue/sorcerer. She is played by Jacklyn Treuer.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Arianae is a 5'9" lithe woman with pale skin. Her hair is raven black, and her eyes are a raspberry red colouration. When Arianae uses magic, her eyes glow slightly. She wears form-fitting, elegant clothing and a decent amount of jewelry when she's not wearing her uniform. She wears many rose or bloody rose iconography, symbolizing the Vestrichor family.

When Arianae is afflicted by her dhampir bloodlust, her fangs and claws extend, and her eyes become bloodshot. According to Odessa's synesthesia, Arianae usually smells of an aromatic red wine, but that smell shifts to a thick iron - the scent of blood - when her bloodlust takes over.

She has a tattoo of a bat with wings outstretched below her clavicle, which was extended to cover her sternum and upper chest as part of her Inky Form Tattoo, as well as a tattoo of a black widow spider in between her shoulder blades.

### **Personality**

Arianae speaks in an eloquent manner, though has trouble with participating in extended conversations, often coming off as socially awkward yet aloof and blunt in her manner of conversing. She has shown that she much prefers to study than to participate in other activities, but does not complain when the group pulls her into such activities. She rarely smiles, often showing a "resting bitch face" at times, though she becomes more open with her thoughts and feelings when speaking about things she's interested in or with people she shares interests with.

In "Romance & Reassurance" (1x05), she experienced a sudden rush of emotion when witnessing Quentillius A. Melentor III for the first time, causing her heart to beat the fastest it has ever been since her birth. According to Arianae, she had never felt such a large burst of emotion before. Later in the episode, on her date with Quentillius, she was shown to be heavily blushing and actually smiling for once.

## **Biography**

### **Background**

Arianae grew up in Castle Vestrichor, in the Ironcrest Mountains of the realm of Errithor. She was raised by her father, Count Lucius Vestrichor, a fellow Stixhaven alumni, and her human mother Lillianna Vestrichor, who spent most of her time educating Arianae. At a young age, she developed a love for the theatre and theatrical performances. Her father trained her to control her bloodlust with the help of the specially made Bloodrose Tablets, and gave her training in fencing, assassination, poisoning, beginner arcane control, and acrobatics, including ribbon dancing, gymnastics, and aerial silk dancing.

After conversing with other alumni as well as his uncle, Dean Valentin, Lucius was able to procure an acceptance letter to Strixhaven University, to which Arianae was delighted (though she did not smile at the moment). Her mother was excited to watch her daughter exit the carriage towards the Biblioplex, while Lucius was reportedly very emotional.

### **First Year Studies**

Arianae spent most of her time studying, while not working on the finished adaptation of "The Unfinished Soldier" with Quentillius, though she is curious about the odd happenings occurring after her orientation.

## **Relationships**

### **Anis Faustian**

Arianae holds an odd respect for Anis, despite being confused about their general attitude and demeanor. She is quite interested in learning about Anis' special variety of magic, as well as her home city of Yios.

### **Gideon Damaris**

Gideon intrigues Arianae - his creative spirit is inspiring, and he has quite the advanced imagination. She finds it impressive that he constructed his own mechanical arm - despite the obvious need for a tune-up. She has shown an interest in his projects, and has stated she would be willing to supply one of Gideon's larger projects with the required funding.

### **Odessa Erowid**

Arianae finds Odessa as a kind soul, but views her disability as a disadvantage in regards to her peers. She holds her in relatively high respect, though, as she appears to be working twice as hard to make up for her lack of sight. She views Odessa as the most responsible of all her siblings, noting the trouble that the Twins often get up to.

### **System 13**

Arianae is befuddled by the concept of the System, referring to them as "friends within the Host's head". She is willing to learn more about how the system works, however, and views each "Alter" differently:

* Cinder: as the first one Arianae met, she views Cinder as the main person at the center of the System, with the possibility of her being the only "real" member of the System.
* Kizan: She views Kizan as odd, between his accent and his mannerisms. Though, she *does* hold him in some respect, and is willing to help him woo a fellow dhampir.
* Razmira: Arianae finds a kinship with Razmira, as they both are relatively bookish and focused on studying.
* Valrix: She hasn't interacted with Valrix, but from what she knows, she holds some pity for Valrix.
* Zar: Arianae finds Zar to be loud and standoffish, with a rough personality. Though she finds him brutish, she sees that he does have his uses.

### **Trixie**

Trixie is an old friend of Ari's, the two of them having grown up together. She views Trixie as possibly her only best friend, having known her and her unique brand of optimism for so long.

### **Greta Gorunn**

Arianae hasn't interacted much with her roommate, much preferring to stay out of her way and let her do her thing.

### **Rubina Larkingdale**

She holds Rubina in slightly less respect than her fellow members of the Playactor's Drama Guild, after finding out from Quentillius that she doesn't perform often. Arianae understands that every part of the play is important, but doesn't understand why someone with both the skills and looks of Rubina would choose not to perform on stage.

### **Quentillius A. Melentor III**

Arianae feels a sense of attraction towards Quentillius, as first witnessing him caused her to suffer an emotional overload, excessively blushing and stuttering over her words. She later asked him out on a date, to which he said yes, which led to an evening of discussing different plays and working on elements of her adaptation of "the Unfinished Soldier". During the date, Arianae smiled for the first time during the campaign.

### **Lillianna Vestrichor**

Arianae holds a deep respect for her mother, as she was her primary caregiver in her formative years.

### **Lucius Vestrichor**

She enjoys the company of her father, though her quality time with him was limited to galas and family dinners. Arianae has many pleasant memories with her father, including her training, and she smiled a little when she saw her father bawling in the carriage after she left for the Biblioplex.

### **Dean Valentin**

Being a Dean of Witherbloom College, Arianae rarely interacted with him, though the times she did, she found him to be somewhat disapproving of her. She showed many qualities of a skilled Silverquill student, despite the fact that most Vestrichor alumni enrolled in Witherbloom.

## **Character information**

### **Quests**

Arianae is attending Strixhaven to enhance her arcane capabilities and study to someday become a famous playwright and actress.

### **Proficiencies**

* **Skills**: Acrobatics, Deception, Intimidation, Perception, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
* **Tools**: Thieves' Tools

### **Notable items**

#### **Current items**

* A silver handled rapier from her fencing training.
* Two daggers which she is very skilled with.
* Silverquill Strixhaven Penant (obtained from orientation)
* Inkling Plushie (obtained from orientation)
* Bloodrose Tablets to stave off her bloodlust
* An Inky Form Tattoo (attuned), just below her clavicle
* A sizable jewelry box containing undisclosed amounts of rings, necklaces, etc., some of which were given to Vestra Erowid.

#### **Former items**

* The healing potion obtained at orientation (used on Odessa)

### **Abilities**

#### **Feats**

* Strixhaven Initiate (Silverquill)
* Keen Mind

#### **Dhampir abilities**

* Darkvision
* Deathless Nature - removes the need to breathe
* Spider Climb - 35 ft. climb speed, can walk on walls at level 3
* Vampiric Bite

#### **Rogue abilities**

* Thieves' Cant
* Sneak Attack (1d6)
* Expertise (Stealth, Thieves' Tools)

#### **Sorcerer abilities**

* Spellcasting
	+ Cantrips: mage hand, message, mind sliver, minor illusion
	+ Spells: charm person, disguise self
* Eyes of the Dark (doubles darkvision)
* Strength of the Grave

#### **From Strixhaven Initiate**

As a prospective Silverquill student, Arianae has access to a few spells

* Vicious Mockery
* Thaumaturgy
* Silvery Barbs (1/day)

## **Appearances and mentions**

* Strixhaven: A Campaign of Chaos (every episode)

## **Quotations**

* "I am Arianae Lazarus Vestrichor, daughter of Count Lucius Vestrichor." (her introduction to Odessa)
* "I believe she's changed with one of her ... friends in her head." (To Odessa following the System's first change)
* "Has anyone ever told you that it's rude to interrupt?" (To the mimic after it prevented her from performing)
* "I apologize, I've been told I tend to come off as a little strong."
* "I apologize that you insisted on being the closest person to me." (To Odessa the morning after she succumbed to her bloodlust)
* "Is it supposed to do that, or are you suffering from arcanile dysfunction?" (To Gideon after noticing his arm malfunction)
* "I wholeheartedly agree, the theatre demands perfection."
* "I ASKED SOMEONE OUT ON A DATE. And they said 'yes', and I don't know what to do."
* "I better still get my winnings, you bastard!" (To Whenceworth the frog after it mutated)
* "How do I make it stop?" (To Odessa after noticing she was blushing)

## **Trivia**

* Arianae comes from "aranea", the Latin word for spider, and "Ariadne", a figure from Greek mythology who helped Theseus through the Minotaur's Labyrinth. Her middle name Lazarus comes from the myth of "Lazarus of Bethany", whom Jesus brought back from the dead in the New Testament. Vestrichor draws infuences from petrichor, the smell of new-fallen rain, and vitality, a reference to her vampiric nature.
	+ The connection between her name and "aranea" is a reference to her black widow tattoo.
	+ The myth that inspired her middle name, Lazarus, relates to how dhampir are only partially alive, and are viewed as undead, similar to how Lazarus of Bethany was brought back from death.
* Jacklyn debated using a Slavic/Romanian accent, in reference to the vampiric origins of Transylvania, before opting for a British accent to mirror the vampires of the popular Netflix series based in the video game *Castlevania*.
* Arianae has the highest Dexterity of the party, and the second highest Intelligence of 16, tailing Gideon with 17.
* Due to the difficulty of pronouncing Arianae's first name, the rest of the party has decided to refer to her as simply "Ari".
* During the fight with the mutated frogs, Arianae was not hit by a single attack.
* Though it is occassionally misremembered, Arianae was born a dhampir, as opposed to becoming one.
* Arianae's favourite colours are black and raspberry red.
* Arianae's preferred drink at the Bibioplex cafe is a shot of espresso. When she's stressed, she orders a double shot.
* Arianae is (so far) the only member of the party to turn against the rest of the team.
* Arianae has a low alcohol tolerance, though she prefers to drink wine rather than other alcoholic beverages.
* Arianae's favourite stage play is "The Zoerathian Play" which is a parody of the real-world play *MacBeth*, commonly referred to as "The Scottish Play".
	+ Similarly, Quentillius's favourite play, "Dream of the Feywild", is a parody of *Midsummer Night's Dream*, another famous play by William Shakespeare.
* The play that Arianae is working on finishing, "The Unfinished Soldier", is a parody of the play *Woyzeck*, written by Georg Büchner. The play was unfinished at the time of Büchner's death, and many adaptations have been made of it.
* Jacklyn made Arianae a theater kid because she herself had always wanted to be part of a drama club, but was unable to due to her being pulled out of school before she could attend high school due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
* On her first exam, Ari rolled two Nat 20's, perfectly acing her exam.
* During a discussion on the group's Discord server, Jacklyn decided that the ship name for Ari and Quentillius is Blue Raspberry.