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History
Chrystania Vel’yan was born in
the capital city of Chessenta, Cimbar, the youngest of six children. Her parents,
Keenan and Mischa, owned a very popular general store, Vel’yan Market. It
was heavily patroned by caravans and travelers, so much so that by the time
Chrys was ten, her parents had to buy-out a neighboring business so they
could add on. Needless to say, Chrystania and her family were never left to
want.
The other neighbor of the store was a small
temple to Akadi. While she never had interest for the goddess, she was
often there. Her very best friend’s mother was a faithful of the church and
would bring her there often. Either Chrystania would be at the temple, or
Xayrien, her friend, would come to the store and they would play.
Chrystania has always been an athletic
girl, she takes pride in her skills, but is a perfectionist. She will
practice until she gets something done well. At a tournament one summer,
she was captivated by the athletic display of a group representing the
church of Lathander. She was impressed by their seemingly physical
perfection and how well they placed in competition. She simply had to learn
more about them.
Even though her parents wished her to
worship Waukeen, she decided to pursue the church of Lathander. Whether it
started out of rebellion or not, the more she learned of the Morning Lord,
the more she found out, the more she realized this was her place to fit in.
Her parents kept badgering her about Waukeen; they felt she was following
Lathander for all the wrong reasons. In a show of faith, she chose to mark
her body with a symbol of her Lord, the tattoo is very large and was both
expensive and painful, but she felt it was worth it.
Shortly after, Chrys began to wear open-backed tops to let
others see the sign of her faith. It drew the attention of Gabriel Wynn,
the high priest of the temple. While it was clear she hadn’t the talents to
be a priest, he knew she was meant for great things within the church. He
taught her a great deal about Lathander and put her into contact with a man
that did a lot of work for the church.
Zavier Wynn, the high priest’s brother and roguish fellow, often
recovered stolen items for the church. He took Crystania under his wing,
teaching her things from picking pockets to dancing. He became her mentor
and a bit of a crush. She knew, of course, it was nothing more, especially
after learning he was interested in her older sister, Bethelynn.
Zavier put her in contact with a friend who
needed certain kinds of jobs done. Patrick Halrond owned the messenger and
courier service, “From Dawn to Last Light”. Chrystania enjoyed the travel
the job entailed; it got her out of the house and city.
Family and Allies
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Parents: |
Keenan and Mischa Vel'yan |
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Siblings: |
Keenan jr. |
Eldest and heir. 11 years older |
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Bethelynn Wynn |
Married to Zavier. 8 years older |
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Jestin |
6 years older |
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Royston |
Cleric of Waukeen. 5 years older |
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Amina |
2 years older |
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Other Family: |
Mirianna Wynn |
Bethelynn and Zavier's daughter |
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Allies: |
Zayrien Cross |
Childhood friend, cleric of Akadi |
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Damien |
Fellow warrior and friend |
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Eilitan |
Druid friend |
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Sapphira |
Acquaintance, cleric of Tyr |
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Val |
Acquaintance, wizard |
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Acquaintance, Gnomish Paladin of Garl Glittergold |
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Acquaintance, Dwarven warrior |
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Taltos |
Higher Wizard |
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