@unholypriestess-
" so very close. you almost have the answer you seek. yet, it seems to be too far to find. "
@hellstheatre "Riddles and more riddles, none of this makes any sense." Penance said.
Admin: I'm AWAKE! CB and specify!
Admin: Sometimes I feel really bad about the backstory I've given her because poor Penance is leaving the House of Hope /traumatized/. Like, you find out the cambion stalking you is your uncle AND have a run in with an incubus with his face.
She might be needing that Mirror of Loss.
⠀ &&. ⠀⠀why did you help me?
@SORCERYSTORMS "I'm Penance!" It wasn't unusual for Tieflings to take on the names of virtues, but 'self punishment' was certainly an interesting choice. "Cleric of Astars, god of forgiveness."
@unholypriestess-,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀the elf blinked at the woman. he'd seen and faced enough people who would do a lot worse than bystand. images flashed through his mind but he refocused his attention on her. "well.. thank you. " he dusted off his sleeves. "im alec. "
@SORCERYSTORMS The young tiefling woman gave him an odd look. "Because you were hurt. What kind of monster would leave someone like that?"
Admin: Unholy. A strange thing for a cleric to be considered, but that is what Penance has been seen as her entire life. She was found at the Temple of Astars, god of forgiveness that took the form of a star. A paladin named Polaris took her in and raised her as his own alongside a half elf boy named Orion who had been dedicated to the temple.
Her heavy freckling was seen as a sign Astars had chosen her, after all, what better blessing from a god of stars than to wear constellations on your very body? From a young age, Penance had an interest in magic and seemed to have a talent for it. This was not the result of Astars' favor but from her cursed blood.
In truth, Penance is far more closely related to the archdevil who marks her blood than most Tieflings. The bastard daughter of one of Mephistopheles' numerous daughters. No one knows the truth, not even the girl herself.