Kestrel

Kestrel was a rogue, accidentally involved with the suicide mission to the ruins of Myth Drannor alongside other Veiled Ones, and later becoming the group's de facto leader in 1369 DR.

Description
Kestrel was a petite, slender, but toned woman of only. The rogue's most notable feature was her penetrating green eyes, the intensity of which was reminiscent that of a falcon, earning her the name "Kestrel". Her hair was chestnut-colored and cropped short in a boyish fashion.

Kestrel's left wrist had a long scar left there by an incident that involved a magically trapped lock.

In 1369 DR, She was only 22 years old, however looked more like a woman in her early 30s due to her tough life and upbringing. For the same reason, her body's muscles seldom relaxed, ready to spring to action at a moment's notice.

Abilities
Kestrel was a skilled thief and a rogue. She was proficient in stealth, subterfuge, climbing, dealing with traps, pickpocketing, and others of the illicit vocation. In battle she was exceptionally nimble and swift, quickly moving around her opponents, and numbing out of the way of danger. She was ambidextrous, especially when handing her throwing daggers. Kestrel usually used daggers and clubs in combat.

She could speak Common, Dwarven, Halfling, and Orcish languages.

Possessions
Kestrel best set of armor was a gift from Harldain Ironbar, an enchanted +3 set of leathers that gave the wearer full unrestricted freedom as if she were wearing a light silk shirt. She wore two mantle rings that kept her protected from many of the dreaded spells.

In battle, Kestrel was armed with three mundane daggers, that she swiftly pulled from both of her boots and from her belt. In Myth Drannor, she recovered an enchanted blade off the corpse of Loren, killed by the Cult of the Dragon. The so-called Loren's blade possessed +1 enchantment and always returned into the hands of the thrower. And lastly, she found a powerful artifact, Borea's Blood, in the depths of the Dwarven Dungeons. The dagger was a shard of magical ice that had +2 enchantment and could discharge a wave of powerful cone of cold like energy.

She also carried a collapsible telescoping steel club, thieves' tools, a grappling hook, and two weighted dice.

History
Kestrel was orphaned barely a year old, circa 1348 DR, when bandits raided her family's cottage. Even though Kestrel's mother managed to hide the child in the root cellar, both of her parents were slain, and the cottage was ransacked and burned to the ground. Just several hours later, an aging thief named Quinn came across the smoldering wreck and heard a child's cry. Since then, Quinn treated Kestrel as his own daughter. Eventually, despite trying to shelter his daughter from the illicit profession, Quinn taught the young girl everything he knew and Kestrel proved to be a talented pupil. The old rogue taught his new protege that there was no honor among thieves.

When Kestrel was twelve winters old, circa 1359 DR, Quinn was killed in a tavern brawl, living the young thief to fend for herself. Kestrel had to grow up quickly surviving on her own. Through her roguish career, Kestrel moved from city to city, only staying in each for a short period of time. Even though her adoptive father was dead, Kestrel still cherished their common dream of accumulating wealth and retiring into carefree life. With years passing, her treasure stash grew. At the age of sixteen, circa 1363 DR, Kestrel got together with a rogue and forger named Eaden who after earning her trust, framed the young woman for one of his jobs and fled, leaving Kestrel alone, dealing with consequences. This incident taught her to value Quinn's teaching, not to trust others and she worked on her own until 1369 DR.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor