About Nachni Charan"Do you love Mistress Ching for her beauty...or her great skill?!"
NACHNI CHARAN
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Favorite Pirate:
Favorite Pirate? Nachni's (of course) would be Ching Shih, a Chinese prostitute turned pirate who terrorized the China Sea in the early 1800s with an armada of 400 ships and several thousand men. For more see Ching Shih (Wikipedia) or Badass of the Week: Ching Shih Background:
The rugged islands off Vudra's west coast are renowned for deadly sea snakes, but most Vudranis agree that the deadliest serpent of all is the rakshasa hakima, Sesha Charan. For twenty five years, Sesha has ruled a small kingdom on the northwest coast from her magnificent palace carved from a rocky promontory. Nachni was the unintended offspring of a deception orchestrated by her mother to destroy a Vudrani prince. Already, the mother of two rakshasa daughters, Sesha decided to keep the child. Surprisingly, even when Nachni was born a beastbrood tiefling, her mother didn't choose to smother the child and raised her alongside her other daughters. Lacking the natural talents of her sisters, Nachni proved to possess intelligence and natural charisma. Combined with a tenacious desire to prove herself and a gift for deception, Nachni unexpectedly became her mother's favorite...and a natural target for her sisters. Two years ago, her sisters hatched a plot that landed Nachni on a slave ship in the Obari Ocean bound for Okeno and convinced her mother had tired of her beastbrood offspring and sold her into slavery. But, fortune smiled upon her as the ship approached the Fleshfairs of Okeno. An Andoran privateer fell on the ship and after a fierce battle, Nachni and the other surviving slaves were brought to the privateer vessel to be carried to Andoran and freedom. Only days later, events turned again. Just as Nachni had begun working her charms on the Andoran captain and dreaming of raising a fleet to raze her mother's palace, a ship flying the skull & crossbones appeared on the horizon. A brig that proved to be the Pirate Queen's Plunder, the ship of Priest-Captain Blackarm of Mediogalti. The already-weakened privateers fell to Blackarm and his men quickly, the latest victims of the famous visions Blackarm receives sporadically from Besmara. And so it was that instead of the Fleshfairs of Okeno, Nachni found herself in the Fleshmarket Close of Ilizmagorti where she met the Mwangi witch, Black Babashk. Betrayed, half a world away from home, and having bounced from ship to ship to ship, Nachni was desperate to get back into a situation she could control. Black Babashk promised that control...for a price. In the dead of night, hidden from the slavers, the witch led Nachni through an ancient heathen ritual. A ritual where Nachni learned the Strumpet's Kiss. Sold to a brothel the next day, Nachni didn't waste any time getting out of Ilizmagorti. She cut the throat of her first customer, caused the guard sent to gut her slipping down a flight of stairs and stowed away on a ship bound for Port Peril. Free after months of captivity, Nachni slipped off the ship intending to lose herself in town until she could reset her plans. Instead, she found herself confronted by an ugly dwarf and bashed on the head by a gold-toothed man.
Appearance:
Nachni is a dark-skinned, lithe beauty who carries herself with the sinuous grace of a serpent. She wears her night black hair in a short, attractive style that stays out of her way while swimming or climbing ropes, yet somehow manages to fall over her face with mysterious allure when she desires. Nachni's eyes are an eerie, brilliant green with the yellow and black-slitted pupils of a venomous snake. Her smile is frightening and fierce, with a mouth full of sharp teeth, fangs, and a forked tongue. Nachni goes barefoot on the ship and wears a low-cut, tight, silk blouse and short skirt that accentuates her figure. You might wonder if she has just stepped out of a whorehouse, but her almost regal bearing seems at odds with such a background.
Personality:
In a word, ruthless. Nachni is an adherent to the rakshasa philosophy of dhruva jivita or eternal rebirth, but with a twist. Over the last few months, Nachni has convinced herself that living the life of pleasure and power espoused by dhruva jivita, she will surpass her mother and siblings, rise to a great paradeshi and eat them. In spite of her mistreatment, she sees herself as a rakshasa and destined to rule over weaker races. Crunch Objectives and Role in Group:
Social Nachni will be able to play a strong social role, but favors deception (Bluff and Disguise) above diplomacy and intimidation over outright force. Skillz Should be very strong in Acrobatics, Bluff, Climb, and Escape Artist. Not going to go heavy on Knowledge skills unless the group ends up needing it. She is picking up Perform (Act) and Perform (Dance) with an eye toward some of the Masterpieces and possibly making use of Versatile Performance at some point (2nd or 6th level). Will also be putting points into Stealth and Profession (Sailor). Combat Nachni will prefer others to be on the front line in battle, but will support them with spells and whip (as soon as she is able to lay her hands on one). Plan to pick up Serpent Lash at 3rd level and split between Versatile Performance and the Canny Foe Bard (Daredevil) ability so she should be decent with the whip and able to help with spells when the whip won't do it. Tentatively will go 2nd Level (Trip), 6th Level (Perform (Dance), 10th Level (Disarm). Spells Haven't completely decided the direction for spells yet. She's leaning toward playing a control or save or suck role versus a buffing role, but we'll see what else winds up in the group.
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