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Subject: Re: Evil Character: Taira, Part II - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 9-Sep-84 18:02:00 EDT
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uokvax!lmaher    Sep  9 17:02:00 1984

This is the third of two articles describing a powerful evil
character for AD&D. This article gives the characters' appearance
and errata.  "When you deal with Illusionists you're apt to
become confused."

        TAIRA OF THE THOUSAND NAMES

Physical Looks:

Race:   Human		Hair Colour: White
Gender: Female		Eye Colour:  icy pale blue
Age:    ? (late 20's)	Skin Colour: Fair
Height: 5' 10" 		Hair Length: Short
Weight: 142 lbs		Handedness:  Ambidexterous

Taira can use her shape alteration to appear as anything
imaginable, and frequently does.  She usually appears as an
attractive human female, and the above is one of her more common
forms.

Her Cloak is grey, and she favors grey clothes with black trim.

        KSE

Race:   Half-Elf        Hair Colour: Black
Gender: Male            Eye Colour:  Black
Age:    44              Skin Colour: Tanned
Height: 5' 0"           Hair Length: Short
Weight: 112 lbs         Handedness:  Ambidexterous

Note that Kse is not sensitive about his height.  In his
business, it's an advantage; between his size and agility he can
get through very small openings.

Kse favors dark brown or black clothing.

        CHARALYNTIASKANA

Race:   Human           Hair Colour: Fiery Red
Gender: Female          Eye Colour:  Jade Green
Age:    26              Skin Colour: Fair
Height: 5' 6"           Hair Length: To shoulders
Weight: 138 lbs         Handedness:  Fights right, Spells left

When 'Lyn was a Paladin she wore her hair short so it wouldn't
get in her way.  Since becoming an Illusionist she's let it grow.
She usually wears Dark Blue, but isn't fussy about clothes.
They're just there to soak up the blood from her enemies.

She lusts after Taira's Holy sword but respects Taira too
much to make a try for it.  The sword sees 'Lyn as someone
he could influence more easily, and encourages her desire,
much to Taira's amusement.

        THEALASSA

Race:   Sylph           Hair Colour: Golden
Gender: Female          Eye Colour:  Vivid Sky Blue
Age:    What's that?    Skin Colour: Fair
Height: 4' 9"           Hair Length: Long
Weight: 74 lbs          Handedness:  To do what?

Thealassa favors very soft and silky clothing.   She generally
wears clothes that are as soft as a breeze, and about as revealing.


        CORRECTIONS

Delete the Dust of Choking from Taira's equipment list since she
can't afford it, but add a pair of Light and Dark wands.  One has
Continual Light cast on the tip, the other has Continual Dark.
Each is in a lightproof sheath.  Kse and 'Lyn each have a pair
too, since they're easily made.

Note that Taira became a Druid *after* she was a wizard.  After
reaching 15L wizard she created the Ring Gialnar and attempted to
raise the goddess.  The backlash from the failed attempt
destroyed her familiar and dropped her to 11L.  Realizing that
Sorcery alone was not enough, she sought out the Druids and
joined them.  Part of her Heresy was in combining Sorcery with
Worship, the other part was in uncovering the banned spell
"Woodland King."  After leaving the Druids she continued her
studies, which eventually led to her losing her powers and
sinking into the gutter to become a thief.

Sorry for the mistake, but Taira's a difficult figure to pin
down.

	Carl
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