The Sachdeva Family

The Sachdeva family is the ruling family of Rungtu, a south-eastern province in Kamashpura that borders Raenaverra. The Sachdevas are tieflings, though all records of the intricacies of their infernal legacy have been hidden, and no one is quite sure which hellish ancestor they can claim as their own. They are the only notable tiefling ruling family in Collabris, and therefore have a major target on their backs due to speciesism.

The Sachdeva line is a matriarchy, meaning the first-born daughter is given the throne.

## Tavya Sangheva

The Sachdevas were not always the Sachdevas, nor were they always Rungtu's ruling family. This changed following the events of the Kamashpuran War.

Tavya Sangheva was one of the main commanders of the rebellion against Celvattai Vilunkupavan, the tyrant of Kamashpura at the time. Tavya was born to a wood elf family, but she herself was a tiefling, with black eyes and wings. She'd sworn an Oath of Devotion to her childhood friend Rabhisthā, who had become a war goddess. Tavya was a powerful paladin and formidable strategist, and without her strength and wisdom, the rebellion would have failed.

The newly crowned king gave Tavya governance over Rungtu, a new province in the reborn Kamashpura, and blessed her with the surname *Sachdeva*, which meant "true ruler." It is said that Tavya herself did not accept this surname, and kept her wood elven family's until the day she died, but her daughter chose it in order to secure her position as queen, and since then there has been no Sangheva from the line of Tavya.

## Kalyanni Sachdeva

The firstborn child of Sathiyavaani Sachdeva and Mahilarasan Sachdeva née Mukhopadhyay, Kalyanni was not assumed to be the next-in-line, due to the fact she was assigned male at birth. In fact, Nallarasi, her younger sister, was given a name that meant "good and able queen." However, Nallarasi was never fond of the throne, and when Kalyanni came out as trans, Nallarasi was the happiest celebrator at her coronation.

### Her Marriage

Kalyanni married Sathyevan Vishwakarma, a tiefling originally from the north-west of Kamashpura. Sathyevan was also trans, but he stayed closeted for many years so that he could make more governing decisions and support Kalyanni better. A few years after the birth of their child, Dihala, however, Sathyevan came out as a man and lost the most of his power due to the fact the Rungtu line is matriarchal.

### Her Death

Following the footsteps of her Nalla Athai before her, Kalyanni's child Dihala fled Kamashpura without any notice. Kalyanni attempted to find her, hiring many people to search Collabris. Eventually, she invited Vecna inside the Rungtu palace, due to the fact he promised her the whereabouts of her child. This was a fatal error: Kalyanni Sachdeva had invited a curse upon Kamashpura, with thousands succumbing to vampirism including Kalyanni and her husband Sathyevan. The two of them died shortly thereafter.

## Dihala Sachdeva

The next-in-line to the throne, Dihala never liked the responsibility that they were given. They were just like their Nalla Athai in this regard. At the age of 23, Dihala ran away.

Dihala is primarily a Path of the Ancestral Spirits barbarian. They draw upon the power of their ancestors to protect their friends, summoning as spirits to aid in battle.