Do I keep secrets or do my secrets keep me?

Esme Clarke

Keeper of the Old Ways | Tidesage Initiate

Marauder.

Sun-kissed and freckled with teased copper curls. Meticulously dressed for the task at hand, be it navigating the complexities of noble courts, studious practice of her saging curriculums, or hoisting the Jolly Roger. A wild-eyed nymph, she gives the impression that she’s more at home in the depths of the sea or wilds of the forest. Nothing about her can be tamed from her tempest of ginger curls to the galaxies of freckles, scars, and tattoos across her body. Always beflowered and adorned with enchantments. While the spark of wild magic glistens in her emerald eyes, so does a story of heartaches and bloodlust.

Esoteric.

Often mistaken for a Kul Tiran, the lilt in her voice may evoke the nostalgia of the old country for Gilneans. But, not those dirty cobbled streets during the stormy days after the walls went up. No— it's an ancient, wild dialect of the yonder overgrown thistle; the haunted depths of the Gilnean woods before the industrialists ravaged it. And it almost sounds like the skylark’s melodic song when sunbeams pierce the dark tangles of the Blackwald canopy. As soft spoken as she is, within her viridescent irises is the spark of thunderous ferocity.

Charlatan.

As capricious as the churning sea; like water she shifts, flowing from one form of herself to the next. Possessing a sphinx-like coyness and the trained ear of an active listener. A Mona Lisa smile ever present on her lips. Rumors regarding her identity flow around her, but supernaturally roll off her like rain down plumage. There’s nothing simple about Esme Clarke. She is a siren’s song for ne’er-do-wells, a mystery that many wish to delve into. But this bard comes and goes as she pleases. And new winds inevitably usher in the ache of her absence to those who seek to cage her…
if they survive her.

Character Sheet

Esme Clarke(10/10)Greater: Bard, Lightning | Minor: Worgen, Depths, Water
Ranged Magical AttackCompulsionOnce per phase, you can compel a sapient target to do your bidding for 1 turn. They must meet or beat a 13 to resist if NPC, 8 if player.
Melee Physical AttackMaulThe worgen form is a powerful game-changer. Requires a shapeshift on the prior turn, +2 damage output. Once in shapeshift form, +1 damage output for other combat abilities. If crit fail, Rage.
Ranged Magical AttackRolling ThunderPowerful sound erupts towards its target. +1 Damage output.
Ranged Magical AttackSiren SerenadeOn each turn, +2 drown damage output. Every consecutive turn, only rolls higher than 10 will keep the drowning effect.
Ranged Magical GrappleTentickles+1 damage output, void. Opponent must beat a 10 or get held for next round and skip turn.
WeaponRainstickDoes it make a sound when you turn it over? +1 input for all weather magic.
WeaponLunalyreAn enchanted mandolin, with plenty of history. +1 roll output for all Bardic magic, good for performing.
Shapeshifting...Worgen, Raven, Siren, Stag

ARFO character sheet, used for most combat. Thank you Fledge for helping with it. :)

Mandolin (Lunalyre)

Hand crafted from a Blackwald tree with protective runes and thorned vines; this heirloom is dubbed the Lunalyre. In hidden places one can see strange runes which are not like those commonly used. It’s strung with delicate spider webs and close inspection reveals ethereal arachnids living in its hollow. It’s held on her back by a black strap with silver-threaded design of fish and sparrows. The mandolin radiates magic from the Tidemother, but its fabrication originates from fae magic.

Rainstick

Short, made of lightningwood that appears charred and sporadic electricity striking from within. This rainstick is handmade and appears more like a totem than an instrument a professional musician would use.

Notable Inventory

  • Tidefaith Book of Prayers

  • Pocket Book Planner

  • Runic Stones & Bones

  • Illuminated Tarot Set: Seasonal Theme

  • White Handkerchief embroidered with a blue “W”

  • Photo album of instant photographs

  • A Carved River Rock

Art

Connections

Storylines

Relationships

NameStatusOccupation
Brother WorthPartnerTidesage
Lady Sery ShadowstormEmployerNoble
Brother Adjuter TidesongMentorTidesage
Sister Morgan PelagicMentorTidesage

Affiliations

TitleDesignate
PedigreeHouse of Nobles ∙ Proudmoore Admiralty (Lady Esmeline Fallow)
DesignationLady ∙ Sister ∙ Bloody Marion
DevotionOld Ways ∙ Tidefaith ∙ Ex-Wolf Cultist
SyndicateSteamwheedle ∙ Rocketbling ∙ Honeyreed
CorsairBlackwater Raiders
ExpertiseStrategic Operations & Communications