#### Portrait <div style="max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:14px 12px;"> <div style=" background: #0a0c12; border: 2px solid #7c3aed; border-radius: 18px; padding: 16px; box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.35); "> <div style="text-align:center;"> <img src="Vaerilyn.png" alt="Vaerilyn portrait" style=" width:100%; max-width:520px; height:auto; border-radius: 18px; border: 2px solid rgba(124,58,237,.55); box-shadow: 0 14px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.55); "> </div> <div style="margin-top:14px;text-align:center;"> <span style="display:inline-block;margin:6px;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(124,58,237,.12);border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.35);color:rgba(245,248,255,.88);font-size:14px;"> Elf </span> <span style="display:inline-block;margin:6px;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(96,165,250,.10);border:1px solid rgba(96,165,250,.30);color:rgba(245,248,255,.88);font-size:14px;"> Vade Manus </span> <span style="display:inline-block;margin:6px;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(234,179,8,.10);border:1px solid rgba(234,179,8,.25);color:rgba(245,248,255,.88);font-size:14px;"> Luskan-born </span> <div class="sv-statcard" style="background:#070b14;color:#eaf6ff;padding:18px;border:2px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:16px;font-family:system-ui;max-width:1100px;margin:auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:14px;"> <div style="display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;"> <div style="font-size:2.2em;font-weight:900;line-height:1;">Vaerilyn</div> <div style="font-size:1em;opacity:.65;letter-spacing:.06em;">Bladesinger Wizard</div> </div> <div style="opacity:.75;font-size:1.05em;">Level 2</div> </div> <div style="height:14px;"></div> <div class="sv-statgrid" style="display:grid;gap:14px;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1.2fr;align-items:stretch;"> <div style="border:2px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:10px;padding:10px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0c1325,#070b14);"> <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;row-gap:10px;font-size:1.15em;"> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">STR</div><div style="font-weight:900;">11</div> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">DEX</div><div style="font-weight:900;">16</div> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">CON</div><div style="font-weight:900;">16</div> </div> </div> <div style="border:2px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:10px;padding:10px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0c1325,#070b14);"> <div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;row-gap:10px;font-size:1.15em;"> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">INT</div><div style="font-weight:900;">19</div> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">WIS</div><div style="font-weight:900;">12</div> <div style="opacity:.8;letter-spacing:.08em;">CHA</div><div style="font-weight:900;">14</div> </div> </div> <div class="sv-vitals" style="border:2px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:14px;padding:12px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0c1325,#070b14);display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;"> <div style="border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.55);border-radius:12px;padding:10px;text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size:1.9em;font-weight:900;line-height:1;">20</div> <div style="opacity:.7;font-size:.5em;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-top:6px;">HP</div> </div> <div style="border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.55);border-radius:12px;padding:10px;text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size:1.9em;font-weight:900;line-height:1;">16</div> <div style="opacity:.7;font-size:.5em;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-top:6px;">AC</div> </div> <div style="border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.55);border-radius:10px;padding:10px;text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size:1.6em;font-weight:900;line-height:1;">30</div> <div style="opacity:.7;font-size:.5em;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-top:6px;">SPEED</div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top:10px;text-align:center;opacity:.65;font-size:.85em;"> Darkvision 60 ft. • Fey Ancestry </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="margin:18px 0 10px;"> <div style="height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(124,58,237,.6), rgba(96,165,250,.35), transparent);"></div> </div> <div style=" background: rgba(10,12,18,.85); border: 1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.25); border-radius: 18px; padding: 14px; box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.25); "> <div style="font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(245,248,255,.70);margin-bottom:10px;"> Mini & Badge </div> <div style="text-align:center;"> <img src="Vaerilyn-turnaround.gif" alt="Vaerilyn mini" style="width:100%;max-width:380px;height:auto;border-radius:16px;border:1px solid rgba(124,58,237,.25);box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.35);margin:6px;"> <img src="WizardBadge.png" alt="Wizard badge" style="width:100%;max-width:180px;height:auto;border-radius:16px;border:1px solid rgba(96,165,250,.22);box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.25);margin:6px;"> </div> </div> #### Character Information > [!info] **GUILD RECORD** >**Species:** [[Elf]] **Identity:** Female (She/Her) **Class:** [[Wizard]] - Bladesinger **Titles:** **Also Known as:** **Languages:** [[Common]], [[Elvish]], [[Gnomish]], [[Undercommon]] **Connections:** **Family:** Deceased **Place of Birth:** [[Baldur’s Gate]] **Significant Other:** #### **Backstory:** > [!abstract] **GUILD ARCHIVE • PERSONAL HISTORY** >Vaerilyn was born of both grace and defiance. Her mother, Elthiriel, once belonged to a noble elven house in [[Baldur’s Gate]], old blood, rigid traditions, and unyielding expectations. That lineage ended the moment she chose love over legacy. Elthiriel fell in love with Aerendyl, an elf with no family name worth remembering and no coin to his name. He had arrived in [[Baldur’s Gate]] with nothing but a sword, a spellbook, and an uncommon talent that refused to be ignored. > Aerendyl earned his place through skill alone. His mastery of blade and arcane art drew attention where wealth never could, and through years of discipline and quiet brilliance he secured a respected position despite his lack of noble ties. Yet to Elthiriel’s family, that was not enough. His talent could not outweigh his absence of pedigree. When Elthiriel refused to abandon him, she was disowned cast out as though her blood no longer mattered, striking her name from their records as if she had never existed. > The couple fled [[Baldur’s Gate]] together, leaving titles, comfort, and safety behind. They settled in [[Luskan]], a city that judged worth by survival rather than ancestry. There, they built a modest life, free from the suffocating scrutiny of noble courts. > Vaerilyn was raised in that freedom. Her father became her first and greatest teacher. From him she learned that excellence was not inherited it was earned. He trained her relentlessly in swordplay and magic alike, blending the two into a seamless, deadly art. Her mother guided her through elven tradition and arcane theory, ensuring that even in exile, their culture endured. Together, they shaped Vaerilyn into a Bladesinger, her movements as fluid as spellwork, her magic sharpened by discipline and purpose. [[Luskan]] was harsh, dangerous, and unpredictable but it was home. > Then the dead rose. > A necromantic plague swept through the city, turning corpses into horrors and neighbours into enemies. As defenders struggled to hold the streets, a dragon descended, drawn by death and despair. Fire tore through districts already drowning in chaos. Vaerilyn fought beside her parents, her blade singing in desperate defiance but no skill could stem the tide. Their home was destroyed in the assault, and in the ruin and flame, both of her parents were slain. When the battle ended, [[Luskan]] lay broken, and Vaerilyn stood among its refugees, alive, grieving, and utterly alone. > Now she walks the wider world carrying everything they left behind; her mother’s grace, her father’s hard-earned mastery, and the belief that worth is forged, not granted. She has no house to return to, no city to call her own only the song of her blade and the memory of those who taught her to wield it. #### Playlist <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/3xEVX1JnoCAq4fwqff7ndC?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <div class="sv-wardrobe"> <div class="sv-wardrobe-head"> <span class="sv-dot"></span> CHARACTER WARDROBE </div> <div class="sv-wardrobe-shell"> <div class="sv-wardrobe-strip scrollbar-orange"> <figure class="sv-fit"> <img src="Images/Outfits/VaerilynOutfit1).gif" alt="Vaerilyn Outfit 1"> <figcaption>OUTFIT 1</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div>