Tlachia

Tlachia is a Tiefling bard in the Shae Mountain Campaign. He is a member of the main party, who call themselves the Shae Mountain Company.

Appearance
Tlachia is a light pink Tiefling with solid black eyes and hair that is dark pink, short, and wavy. He has shiny black horns that twist backwards like a Spiral-Horned Antelope. He wears a black, trim performer's outfit that consists of a chest-band and a long loincloth over leggings, as well as knee-high black boots with 2" heels. He also adorns himself with silver jewelry, which is common in the Western Alliance. He carries his silver flute symmetrically at the small of his back.

Beneath his chest-band is the large image of an eye tattooed onto his back in black ink, as was given to all twelve Bonampakian Infiltrators right before they deployed.

Changes as the campaign has progressed:


 * Chest brand that reads: 'SLAVE' [Received in the underground prison beneath Temple of Sound]
 * Wolf Shawl draped over shoulders [+3 to Survival, Received in treasure from Medusa]

Personality
Extremely Intelligent: Tlachia thinks through every decision he makes based on the most probable results. That’s not to say that he doesn’t take risks; his role as a spy would be crippled if that were the case. He simply only makes risky moves when the anticipated payoff is too great to ignore— and even then, he always has a contingency plan.

Anxiety + Fear: While his self-control is impeccable enough that he would rarely let his anxieties show on his face, Tlachia is in an almost constant state of stress over the few variables in his life that he has no control over, such as the actions of other people. He is rightly paranoid about how others perceive him and has in the past tried to avoid associating with rule-breakers at all costs in order to stay safe.

Unwilling Obedience: The two other player characters in this campaign are of the Mind status, two full ranks above Tlachia. He has been a perfectly subservient Clay his whole life and if they tell him to do something, he has to do it by the rules of society, which unfortunately extends to a situation where they order him to break rules as well. This can end up ruining Tlachia’s planning more often than not (and causing huge spikes in his stress levels).

Alignment: Tlachia is Lawful Neutral. Being Lawful means that he vastly prefers order to chaos, which is uncommon for a Bonampakian. He loves things like organization and the Obelisk of Law. Being Neutral means that he isn’t really motivated by concepts of Good or Evil, and will most often prioritize his personal safety and goals over doing the right thing.

Life Goals: No matter what he’s currently doing to keep himself alive and out of trouble, Tlachia’s ultimate goal is always to find a successful way to transport his ten years of information across the High Divide and back to Bin. Major decisions should try to forward that long-term goal. He is not responsible for the information caches of the other barbaros, but if he ever completes his current mission, he might decide to come back to the Western Alliance and try to find them.

Control Issues: Tlachia is frustrated and upset when not in control and will make subtle attempts to regain control.

Blackmail: Tlachia makes mental notes of everything other people do that breaks the rules so that he can potentially use it as leverage.

Music Lover: Tlachia’s passion for music is the one thing that might drive him to act out of order (but only in a situation where he can anticipate the consequences, of course).

Tattoos: Tlachia is slightly obsessed with all the cool tattoos he knows he’s gonna get when he returns to Bin. He spends what little free time he has imagining them.

Respect for Higher Beings: Tlachia loves his Bonampakian gods, and has also developed an appreciation for Western Alliance religion over time. He has a great respect for ancient beings and concepts and traditions, and will most likely defer to them if the situation ever arises.