Essic

Tiefling / Barbarian

Submitted character story

You're a survivor who doesn't advertise her scars, the kind who rode Old Yost's cart and became the Quiet Strategist. The night Merrick fell shaped everything that followed, the moment his weapon became yours and rage turned righteous. Every swing carries his memory, but nobody at the table sees how tightly you grip that handle between fights. They'll remember you as the barbarian who turned loss into something the enemy couldn't survive.

Defining moment: The night her husband died protecting her...
They were ambushed. They fought together. Until Merrick pushed Essic out of the way and took the hit meant for her. One strike. To the chest. Merrick dropped his axe (which is the battle axe she carries) and fell to his knees before falling over. Essic snapped. The first time her eyes went black. She belted out a war cry that could be heard for miles. She picked up Merrick's axe and chopped down the man that killed her husband in front of her. Almost cleaved him in half. She chased down the ones fleeing. Essic was the only one that walked out of the woods that night. She will have to be killed for her to drop that axe now.

Already paid the price