{"id":4525,"date":"2020-02-08T10:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T18:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dungeonetics.com\/gamediary\/?p=4525"},"modified":"2020-02-08T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T18:15:12","slug":"shimsa-aasimar-inquisitor-of-sarenrae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dungeonetics.com\/gamediary\/shimsa-aasimar-inquisitor-of-sarenrae\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimsa, aasimar Inquisitor of Sarenrae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why am I here? Do I have some sort of purpose in being who I am? Or is this all just the result of an accident, a night shared between a Celestial being and one of my ancestors? And for all that, if some being of light and goodness intended to sire an offspring in the world, what\u2019s the point of them living in a cesspool of villainy such as Riddleport?<\/em><\/p>\n

Shimsa spent much of her time thinking thoughts such as these.\u00a0 Children of Riddleport got street-smart as soon as they could walk.\u00a0 They had to.\u00a0 Corruption and danger were normal<\/em> and expected parts of life as much as the air they breathed.\u00a0 She instinctively knew, as they all did, when and where not to be seen.\u00a0 When some poor soul who was delinquent in paying back a debt or who failed to show the right person the right amount of respect suddenly had an \u201caccident.\u201d<\/p>\n

And she despised it all.\u00a0 The wrongness of it ate at her like an open wound in her soul.\u00a0 Her own family wasn’t exempt from the dangers either.\u00a0 Living out on the outskirts of Riddleport afforded them a little bit of land and some semblance of privacy but there were incidents when one or another criminal element used that privacy as an opportunity to break in, rob, hurt her family and home.\u00a0 The first time, when she was only six, she turned to her parents as they cleaned up the aftermath of the robbery, asking who they should call, judges, guards, ship captains, to see justice done.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t even get the whole question out before the look on her parents\u2019 faces told her all she needed to know.\u00a0 There would be no justice.\u00a0 One way or another, criminals like this, those who are more than a would-be thug or ruffian striking out on their own, have a connection to organized crime groups.\u00a0 Pirate captains.\u00a0 Someone with connections to the guard, even to judges and the government agents.\u00a0 No justice would be served.\u00a0 This was\u00a0just business.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, it wouldn\u2019t be if she had anything to say about it.<\/em> At six, there was nothing she could do except seethe inwardly and plan to grow up to put an end to evil and corruption like this.\u00a0 Unlike many childhood dreams and passions about what one wants to grow up to be, she never let this go.\u00a0 As she matured into adolescence that determination only grew in strength, but it also lacked any true direction.\u00a0 Was this really why she, an aasimar girl in Riddleport, was here in the world?<\/p>\n

One day, in her mid-teens, she was deep in thoughts such as these as she was looking out beyond the harbor when her eyes rested on the familiar, majestic arch of the Cyphergate.\u00a0 Suddenly a rush of emotion, adrenaline, and mental clarity hit her.\u00a0 She knew it was somehow her purpose to fight against systemic corruption and evil in the world.\u00a0 The Cyphergate was not a product of Riddleport, but someting far, far older from a now-dead civilization.\u00a0 Thassilon.<\/p>\n

And stories have lately been told of the rise and defeat of one of the ancient Runelords.\u00a0 If any society had rampant corruption, it was Thassilon.\u00a0 As she looked at Riddleport\u2019s own relic of that bygone empire, it occurred to her that if there is in fact a real possibility that the ancient rulers of Thassilon are indeed returning to power, they would bring with them an unparalleled level of systemic corruption and decadence.\u00a0\u00a0This! This is my calling!<\/em> she realized.<\/p>\n

From that moment on, she set herself to devour every bit of information she could about Thassilon and to prepare herself to be one of Sarenrae\u2019s inquisitors, to eradicate corruption and evil from the world while preventing however she could the horror of a new Thassilon from emerging back into the world.<\/p>\n

She wasn\u2019t certain how the conversation with her family would go, but she knew she had to tell them of her plans for what she now felt compelled to do with the rest of her life.\u00a0 They were as resentful of the conditions of Riddleport as any good-hearted people would be, but Shimsa knew they had accepted the status quo as \u201csimply the way things are in the world.\u201d This was something she simply could not do.\u00a0 Fortunately, they did not try to dissuade her when she finally broached the topic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomehow, I\u2019ve always known you would take up some kind of holy quest like this,\u201d her mother said.\u00a0 \u201cI may not like it, fearing for your life as you take on dangerous foes, but I think such callings are the destiny of those aasimar children the gods see fit to be born into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her father added, \u201cIf this is truly what you must do, I know of an academy dedicated to followers of Sarenrae.\u00a0 It will be difficult to get the necessary recommendations and fees together, but I know the right people who may be willing to help.\u00a0 And consider this our coming-of-age gift to you, just make us proud of the positive change you bring to the world.\u00a0 May The Lady Everlight grant you the wisdom to know when to battle and when to retreat, so that you do not needlessly sacrifice your life in a fight you can\u2019t win.\u00a0 All this talk of Runelords and such powerful beings makes me think you will be presenting a challenge to even Sarenrae to keep you safe, but I pray it will be so.\u201d<\/p>\n

To that end, she was sent to the church academy for training as soon as she was of age to be accepted.\u00a0 It was there that she met the twins Sasha and Shura.\u00a0 Recognizing others who endured the stigma of being different from their neighbors, they formed a friendship strengthened by shared childhood challenges and a common purpose as emissaries of the Dawn Flower.\u00a0 When their training was complete, it seemed only natural for Shimsa to accompany the twins as they set out into the world, which led them to Roderic\u2019s Cove.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival, the three friends joined with the town guard to help the local townspeople while they considered what path ahead of them would be the one Sarenrae intended for their future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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