Caladwhen [pron. Cal-uhd-hwen] is fairly tall and delicate appearing, possessing long raven black hair and pale skin. She is beautiful, albeit in a dark and somewhat sullen manner. Her eyes are ice blue in color, and similarly cold and unnerving to gaze into. She appears at all times to be calm and reserved, and her movements are always fluid and deliberate.
Before her arrest, Caladwhen preferred to wear fashionable and ornate flowing robes of white that contrast her dark colored hair. She typically augments this with tasteful and reserved jewelry, favoring silver and sapphires above all else. Whist adventuring, Cala opts instead for more rugged clothing, including thigh high boots of soft black leather, form fitting breeches of light grey, a white shirt, a practical but attractive black jacket, black leather gloves and a warm charcoal hooded cloak with modest black fur fringes. When not in the company of friends or in public, Caladwhen always wears her hood drawn up to hide her face as much as possible.
First impressions of Caladwhen can be somewhat cool, though the reality is that Caladwhen is simply cautious with people she has never met. Allies would describe her as affable though entirely logical and almost without emotion. Caladwhen is capable of being extremely outgoing and charismatic when it suits her, which is often when she displays her dark, somewhat morose sense of humor.
More likely though, people would simply agree that Caladwhen is a woman possessing an exceptional mind. Ever since a young age, Caladwhen showed signs of brilliance, mastering many languages and showing an affinity for her studies. Sometimes her intellect can lead her to struggle with those of lesser ability, as though speaking with them is some kind of burden.
Background:
Caladwhen was born in the rolling fields and forests of Kyonin some one hundred and thirty years ago to her parents Seldon and Tessara Aldimay, both Wizards of great talent and repute. From an early age, Caladwhen showed great promise and was clearly quite brilliant, even by Elven standards. She also demonstrated great talent for the Arcane arts, and thus her parents began her training at a young age. Life was idyllic for Caladwhen, but it was not to last when her parents ran afoul with powerful Dark Elven Sorcerers and met their end.
Distraught and unable to accept their passing, Caladwhen became obsessed with bringing her parents back to life whatever the cost. She turned her brilliant mind towards necromancy, in a bid to master life and death. Study of the black necromantic arts was frowned upon in Kyonin, so Caladwhen was forced to work on her art alone and in secrecy. Without proper guidance, Caladwhen's mind began to become corrupted, and what was unthinkable to her as a child suddenly became a simple means to the end. Nevertheless, study of the arcane arts by trial and error without mentorship proved painfully slow, even by Caladwhen's relatively patient standards.
Caladwhen made the decision to head south, to seek out the assistance of a Necromancer of great power named Halimath, who was rumored to be living in Andoran. In time, she found him and became his apprentice. She learned a great deal from him, and began to grow in power herself while doing his bidding. It was on such an errand, robbing graves to use for experiments that she and some hirelings were caught by Andoran authorities. She was convicted of grave robbing, and practice of the necromantic arts and was thus sentenced to die, bringing her to Branderscar Prison to await her sentence.
Spells:
Allied Spellcaster: Teamwork, +2 on level checks to overcome spell resistance; if ally has same spell, bonus is +4 and +1 CL
Cantrips Memorized DC 18
Detect Magic (1/1)
Light (1/1)
Prestidigitation (1/1)
*Touch of Fatigue (1/1)
1st Level DC 19
Preparation: 6+1
*Cause Fear (1/1)
Charm Person (1/1)
Feather Fall (1/1)
Mage Armor (1/1)
Magic Missile (2/2)
Obscuring Mist (1/1)
2nd Level DC 20
Prepared: 6+1
*Blindness/Deafness (1/1)
Eagle's Splendor (1/1)
Scorching Ray (3/3)
Fox's Cunning (1/1)
Web (1/1)
4th Level DC 22
Prepared: 3+1
* Animate Dead
Dimension Door (1/1)
* Enervation (1/1)
Greater Invisibility (1/1)
5th Level DC 23
Prepared: 2+1
*Suffocation (1/1)
Teleport (1/1)
Monster Summon V (1/1)
* Necromantic spell DC modified by +1
** Most elemental evocations Caladwhen has mastered have the ice prefix, such as Freezing Hands. This is just a matter of preference, as ice spells match her persona better.
