Appearance

Physical Description

Talia Snareshade boasts an agile and resilient physical condition, her slightly stocky 3’0” frame a testament to her halfling roots, honed with a hunter’s precision and a thief’s dexterity that allows her to navigate Lavonia’s wild outskirts with ease. Her fingers are worn from setting traps, complement her dirt encased feet adapted for silent movement, while her fair skin with ruddy cheeks glows with a rugged charm earned from years in Applecall’s orchards and beyond. At 22, her nimble stature and keen senses enable her to swing her sling with deadly accuracy and slip through shadows with a light step, her round face often breaking into a mischievous grin, her hazel eyes sharp with the resilience and cheer.

Apparel & Accessories

Talia’s apparel and accessories embody her halfling agility and Applecall roots, featuring a lightweight tunic of earthy brown with patched leather reinforcements that shields her 3’0” frame, paired with bare feet for silent forest movement and a hooded cloak for camouflage in the wilderness outskirts. Her metal-beaded belt secures a sling with a pouch of smooth stones for ranged precision, a hunting knife for crafting snares, and a set of lockpicks tucked into a small pouch, while a satchel slung across her chest holds trap-making tools, rations, and a waterskin, its worn leather marked by her resourceful nature. A leather cord ties back her curly brown hair, and a leather wristband with a carved hawk emblem adorns her wrist, a proud token of her scout’s pride that guides her elusive path.
 
GENERAL EQUIPMENT

• Thief Pack: Candles (12), crowbar, grappling hook, mallet, iron spikes (12), 1 wk rations, large sack, small lens, Thieves' tools, tinderbox, waterskin, whetstone (Weight 31.2 lb)


• Bag Option 1: Backpack (Halfling), Weapon Belt, Large Pouch (Capacity: 35 lb / Weight: 2.2 lb)

Specialized Equipment

• Honeycrisp is a magical hunting dagger crafted from apple wood and red steel that provides a +1 bonus that is applied to all attack and damage rolls made with the weapon. It also cuts apples well.

Special abilities

THIEF ABILITIES
 

• Open Locks - 25 + 10


• Remove Traps - 35


• Pick Pockets - 30 + 10


• Move Silently - 45 + 10


• Climb Walls - 80


• Hide - 30


• Listen - 35 + 5

• Move Silently +20 to base (in wilderness settings)


• Hide +20 to base (in wilderness settings)


• Track - 50

Mentality

Personal history

Talia Snareshade was born around Emberfall 5, 2465, in Applecall’s Gwinthia’s Hearth District, where the scent of apple blossoms and the warmth of familial shires cradled her early years as she played among the orchards. Trained by her parents until 2455, she learned trapping and survival, mastering snares under their guidance until a brutal goblin raid on the porcard that year left some of the farmhands dead, shattering her innocence and instilling a deep fear of the monsters. She vowed to honor their memory through her craft, her round face hardening with resolve as she sought to defend her homestead from the threats to the outside hills.
 
Her journey took a decisive turn when another experienced scout took her under his wing, teaching her stealth and the use of archery skills in the wild outskirts, her nimble frame growing adept at evasion. She began her path on self-taught in lockpicking and tracking, her resourcefulness shining through though the trauma of the raid lingered. Cast adrift from her shire’s formal ties and wandering with her scout mentor, she forged alliances with outskirt trappers and Lavonian rogues after traveling to the city to learn more, her curly brown hair tied back with a leather cord as she balanced her halfling cheer with a cautious edge, driven by a desire to profit from goblinoid downfall and learning skills to defend her home again.
 
Now 22 in 2487, Talia roams Lavonia, her earthy tunic fluttering as she take hire to scout and sets traps. Her mischievous spirit shines through in her cheerful banter with allies, her leather wristband piece from her mentor a constant reminder of her lost kin. Amidst halfling and rogue networks, she finds a fragile community, her ruddy cheeks glowing as she shares hunting tips, stories of a trident symbol in the wilds hinting at a deeper dread, guiding her relentless quest for smiling past the fears of failure.

Education

The halfling's training and education as a scout began under her parents’ guidance in Applecall’s Gwinthia’s Hearth District until 2455, where she mastered trapping and survival amidst the orchards, her quick wit hands learning to set snares with precision for the wandering wild animals that might disrupt the orchard growth. From 2460 to 2465, a fellow scout mentored her in stealth and archery, adapting her skills to the wild outskirts with a sling, her nimble feet growing adept at silent movement as she honed her evasion tactics. Self-taught thereafter, she mastered lockpicking and refined her tracking abilities, her hazel eyes sharpening to spot goblin trails around the home, crafting a perfect snare and outwitting a merchant guard for supplies, shaping her into a resourceful scout driven by resilience and cunning.

Known Languages

• COMMON (for this setting, called ELNORN) - The common language of the land, predominantly spoken by humans.


• HALFLING - The language of Halflings.

Personality

Motivation

• Seeks toscout out and explore the coastal wilds freely


• Outsmart goblinoids and bandits, profit from their downfall

Social

Birthplace

Applecall

Social Aptitude

Talia Snareshade’s social aptitude bursts with the friendly and cheerful spirit of her halfling nature, her hazel eyes twinkling with a mischievous grin as she greets with a playful quip or a hearty laugh, her Applecall roots shining through. She delights in warming up to resourceful folk, sharing hunting tips with or guiding past a trap with a cheeky wink, her love for simple pleasures evident in her jovial chatter. Though she distrusts authority like merchant guilds and noble humans, she adapts with a mischievous wit, often teasing her way out of trouble.

Mannerisms

Talia’s mannerisms reflect her halfling cheer and mischievous spirit, her light step bouncing with a playful energy as she navigates her surroundings, her feet padding silently over the earth with a hunter’s grace. She perks up with a sly grin when plotting a trap or sizing up a challenge, a habit that betrays her cunning, while her round face lights up with a mischievous sparkle in her hazel eyes when she outwits a foe.