My name is Sorcha, and I originally hail from the planar city of Sigil. If you are a planewalker (or just savvy to the ways of the outer planes), then I'm sure that you are already familiar with Sigil, the City of Doors. This place isn't just a city, but it is also a conduet for portals that stretch all across the multiverse. It literal connects nearly every dimension of reality to the other ones. Unfortunately, you don't always know where those portals are and what is going to trigger them... Which is how I stumbled into this strange land called Gaia.
But I am getting a head of myself, dear readers. Let me fully introduce myself before I begin to journal. As I stated earlier, my name is Sorcha. I am what most grey beards refer to as a "tiefling," which means one of my ancestors was from the lower planes. Specifically, my great grandfather was a gargoylish devil (i.e., baatezu) from the lower plane of Baator. His fiendish taint has been passed down to each generation through my mother's side of the family, and this heritage can be seen in the horns, scales, and tail that I have.
Being a tiefling who was descended from tieflings, I have had to live a life full of struggles. Most of my childhood was spent as a petty thief trying to steal enough food or gold to merely keep myself fed and clothed. My parents tried to support the family and teach us what was considered right, but morals and ethics mean little when your stomach grumbles heavily through the night.
However, fortune did smile upon when as I grew older. As my mind and body grew into my teenage years, I also realized that I gained an additional "gift" from my great grandfather. I inhereted a certain amount of innate arcane ability. I have a long way to go before truly mastering these powers, but my abilities as a sorceress have led me away from the hungry nights on the streets and into a life of adventure.
I have traveled with various groups in such of fame and fortune. My roguish skills and arcane enchantments serving me well as we've traveled the planes. Yet, despite my developing abilities, they have prepared me for when I stepped through that archway and found myself standing alone here in Gaia...
Sorcha the Tiefling · Thu May 22, 2008 @ 04:32pm · 0 Comments |