Tessa
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Shriekblade |
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Female |
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Alive
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Tessa, mostly known only by her nickname, Shriekblade, is a young Drake Named Adventurer, one of two who currently resides in Salazsar. She is a close-quarters combat specialist, good at killing both Monsters and people.
Appearance edit edit source
She has gray-green scales, and numerous split scales, which didn’t regrow and showed scar tissue from sword wounds, spell damage, monster injury—and cuts. Many self-inflicted.
She wears a long, tight-clinging black silk or some other high-quality clothing, which doesn't cover her gray-green scales perfectly, but is probably enchanted.[1]
Personality edit edit source
An accomplished prodigy in fighting, Shriekblade is a deeply troubled Drake. Shriekblade suffers from depression that has grown worse over time, to the point of self-inflicting cuts on her self. Killing monsters doesn’t seem to improve her temperament. Only a high-level [Healer] can make her feel better, though temporarily. Failing that, she takes Calming Tonics, but they have little effect on her. She still takes them if noting else, even overdosing herself to the point of becoming completely without emotion.[1] When she's in that state, the only thing that elicits a flicker of emotion from her is the prospect of visiting the Healer of Tenbault. She also has an addiction to a number of illicit drugs such as Selphid's Dust.[2][3]
To her killing people or monsters was all the same, as killing just was, for her, like taking a bath. Also when she ask if there is anyone to kill, she asks it like she wanted to know if they wanted their garden weeded. She also ignores any blood and wound, like singe marks on her.
She has a tendency of screaming in battle.[1]
She's infamous for being uncontrollable and mercenary. She's been known to switch employers for better pay.
She likes having the chance to beat up her employer without repercussion.[4]
Tessa doesn't like it when someone can detect her.[5]
Background edit edit source
She visits the Healer of Tenbault many times for her depression, and while the Healer does make her feel better, it didn’t stick, though, as after a month, she becomes worse again.[1] She often partook in recreational substances like Selphid's Dust right after being healed.[2]
Chronology edit edit source
Volume 7 edit edit source
Interlude – Saliss the Adventurer
Volume 8 edit edit source
TBA
Volume 9 edit edit source
TBA
Powers and Abilities edit edit source
She is a prodigy of an adventurer, with a close-quarters combat specialist Class, that moves like a flicker, which is similar to a [Rogue], or an [Assassin]. Despite being younger than Captain Osthia, she’d seen more combat than her. Four times over. She can also best with ease an experienced half-Elf [Weapon Master].
When she fights multiple enemies, she uses no tactics, no thought to the fight, and she doesn't gauge the situation. She just charge and plants her dagger into the first enemy, then slashed into another, becoming a whirlwind of blades. She does all of this while screaming.[1]
Classes/Levels: edit edit source
- ??? Lv. 40+[6]
- Derived from [Rogue]
Skills: edit edit source
- [Dangersense]
Equipment edit edit source
- Long Dagger
Trivia edit edit source
- She was mentioned for the first time by her nickname, Shriekblade, in Ch 6.50 I.
- While she is good at killing something, she has a terrible record of failure and success in everything else.[1]
- She has been imprisoned twice for murder, but both times had been counted as self-defense.[1]
- Her contract actually stipulates that other then her extortionate fees, her employer must also provide or pay for numerous Calming Tonics, Draughts of Serenity, Scrolls of Blank Mind, and so on for her. Without them she might stab her employer as she had done on 6 occasions.[4]
- Ilvriss, Saliss and Erin are the only people to call her "Tessa."
Quotes edit edit source
- To Alrric:
- “I’m sorry. It’s all bad. Does Wall Lord Ilvriss have someone for me to kill yet?”
- “Okay. Can I have a potion? I need one. I lost the others. No—I drank them.”
- To Ilvriss:
- “Fine. Yay. Standing around. Kill me now.”
- “It’s just me. Merla says it’s my problem. You really don’t ever hear it? A little voice saying—‘kill yourself’? All the time?”
- (To Ilvriss) “She’s gone. She’s gone. I have to go get her. I’m never going to be okay again. She’s gone. She’sgoneshe’sgoneshe’sgone…”
Gallery edit edit source
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Named Drake Adventurers; Saliss of Lights, Oldblood of Feathers, Shriekblade and Swordsman of Six, by LeChatDemon & Enyavar (Saliss the Adventurer)
