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Alia Talin
Female sylph wizard 1
CG Medium outsider (native)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +3

Defense
AC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10 (+2 dexterity)
hp 7 (1d6+1)
Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +3; +2 vs. [air] or [electricity] spells, or electricity damage
Resist electricity 5

Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +0 (1d4/19-20)
Special Attacks binding darkness
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +2)
. . 1/day—feather fall
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +6)
. . 1st—grease, mage armor, silent image (DC 16)
. . 0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, ghost sound (DC 15)
. . Opposition Schools Enchantment, Necromancy

Statistics
Str 10, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 11
Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 12
Feats Airy Step, Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus (illusion)
Traits arcane temper, researching the blot
Skills Diplomacy +4, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (history) +8, Knowledge (nature) +8, Knowledge (planes) +8, Perception +3, Sense Motive +4, Spellcraft +9
Languages Aquan, Auran, Common, Draconic, Elven, Terran
SQ arcane bond (willow, thrush), breeze-kissed, extended illusions (1 round), opposition school (enchantment, necromancy)
Gear dagger, acid flask, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, ink, inkpen, journal, soap, spell component pouch, spellbook, trail rations (5), waterskin, 108 gp, 1 sp

Willow
Female thrush
N Diminutive magical beast (animal)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +5

Defense
AC 17, touch 16, flat-footed 15 (+2 dexterity, +1 natural, +4 size)
hp 3 (1d8-2)
Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +4

Offense
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Melee bite -1 (1d2-5)
Space 1 ft.; Reach 0 ft.

Statistics
Str 1, Dex 15, Con 6, Int 6, Wis 15, Cha 6
Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 3
Feats Skill Focus (Perception)
[b]Skills Diplomacy -1, Fly +12, Perception +5, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft -1
Languages Common
SQ improved evasion

Alia didn't have the best of childhoods. She didn't have the worst, mind you, though, either. Her parents, both human, were very proud of her, their only daughter. Malik and Hawan Talin were successful merchants, and brought their child up as best they could. She received special teachings, especially when her leanings towards the use of magic were discovered. But somewhere in their ancestry, something happened. They searched and questioned, but never could find out what it was, but they knew the day Hawan bore a sylph daughter.

Alia grew up without too many friends. Children could be cruel to her, especially in the port city of Totra. Generations of ethnical distrust did not lend well to racial trust, especially to one with outsider blood. But friends she did make, and they became close. It was with a heavy heart that Alia left Totra for the capital, Sothis, to study with her mentor, Bay Irsu III. Famed for his manipulation of shadows, Alia eagerly learned all she could from him, but could never truly surpass the Master of Shadow Magic. The two became quite close, however, and Irsu adopted an uncle-like personage to the younger Alia.

Not long after her apprenticeship officially ended, some five years after they first met, a friend of Irsu, a Cyphermage he hadn't spoken with in a long time, sent a request for his aid in a matter of a strange and ominous shadow in the sky. Eager to test herself, Alia begged her master for the opportunity, and was overjoyed to be given the chance to prove her worth to the Master of Shadow Magic. The very next day, she was packed and on board the next ship set for Riddleport, not knowing what lay in store for her.

Alia is short with pale blonde hair. She is frail and carries a small dagger on her hip, though it does not look like it has seen much use. Her eyes seem to be a clear and crystal blue color, much more vivid than normal, and there seems to be a constant breeze following the young woman, blowing her fair hair and baby blue robes gently about.