Velessa Vaeltharyn

A drow bladesinger wizard with a mechanical arm and leg. She/Her

Ideals-
• Freedom. Movement, of body, thought, and spirit, is sacred. Anything that restricts it deserves to be challenged.

• Aspiration. I'm going to prove that I'm worthy of a better life.

Bonds-
I owe my life, and my future, to those who helped me escape the Underdark. I will not abandon others who are trapped as I once was.

Flaws-
My first instincts are crueler than I wish they were. I must actively choose restraint.

Personality Traits-
I speak plainly and without ornament. If my words sting it is rarely intentional, but I will not apologize for honesty.

Appearance-
A short drow woman with muted lavender-gray skin and long white hair worn loose, gathered only by two low ties at her temples. Her left arm and leg are finely crafted silver ressxun prosthetics, elegant rather than concealed. Her movements are deliberate and precise, and her expression often reads as guarded calm.

Bio-
Velessa Vaeltharyn was born in Menzoberranzan to the Xilraen noble family of ressxun crafters, where survival required vigilance and cruelty. Though having The Gift and being a talented craftelf, she found the constant treachery of Lolth-sworn society exhausting rather than empowering. With the aid of Eilistraee’s followers, she fled the Underdark, losing an arm in the escape and leaving behind everything she knew. Now living on the surface, Velessa works as an artisan and wizard, creating prosthetics and magical tools to grant others the freedom of movement and choice she was denied earlier in life. She strives to be kinder, though it does not come naturally.

Favored spells-
Syluné's Viper

Named in the Certificate of Authenticity as one of the current joint possessors of the Calamus/Calimus Pactum relic; the document records her in lawful physical custody at the time of certification. This batch provides documentary evidence linking her to an infernal relic’s chain of title, but the certificate explicitly disclaims metaphysical sanction or safety. The record strengthens Velessa’s narrative ties to infernal or covenantal objects and implies potential legal and occult interest in her possessions. Source: Certificate of Authenticity listing current possessor names.

Named in the in-batch Certificate of Authenticity as one of the present joint possessors of the Calamus/Calimus Pactum; the certificate records her as holding recognized physical custody at the time of certification. The instrument explicitly limits itself to documenting physical title and does not endorse metaphysical use or safety, but this batch strengthens Velessa's documented connection to a notable infernal implement.

Documented in this batch as the named transferee in a lawful Bill of Sale by which Nerezza sold claim and ordinary rights of mastery over a listed roster of imp servants (named individually) to Velessa. The bill enumerates specific imps transferred and records the sale as a formal, witnessed lawful transfer, situating Velessa as a possessor of infernal servants in ways that are legally recorded rather than purely occult rumor. The entry provides concrete documentary evidence of Velessa’s possession of named imps and supplies a primary-source legal artifact useful for provenance and bargaining disputes.

Player character; engaged Neferis in melee, used magical barriers and prestidigitation; rode a flying sword during escape and was dropped into water by Séantal; has an imp familiar named Quillbit; received a Pradixikai Seal.

Discovered that the Book of Dead Schools' marginalia infected her personal library, including her spellbook and private diary; Szass Tam used the book's network to read her diary and telepathically addressed her ('Your diary was an interesting read'). She presented the Book of Dead Schools and the Red Annals of the Zulkirate to Janussi at Candlekeep and surrendered the original Book to Candlekeep's custody for containment.