Versa
Versa is a Tiefling Rogue/Wizard. She is played by Nixup.
Description
Appearance
A purple tiefling with intricate gold inlay carved directly into her horns.
Personality
Disaster lesbian. Versa was once a proud and self-assured captain, confident in her own abilities and secure in the knowledge that her crew was loyal to her - up until Magpie slipped poison into her wine and her crew voted to throw her overboard. She's now struggling to return to her old self, suffering from crippling insecurity and an almost certain belief that the next betrayal is just around the corner.
Biography
Background
Versa was born on an unknown date somewhere in Ockburn; she chose her own birthday (23 January 325 WSK) once she was old enough to know she was missing one. She grew up in an orphanage, but when she was around 5 she ran away to live on the streets instead. She befriended another urchin girl, Afiqa, and the two of them turned to crime to survive.
Versa decided to escape Ockburn when she was around 10, convinced that a life on the sea was her best bet at escaping the life she already knew. She stowed away on the first ship she saw, but was discovered a few days later and brought before the captain. Captain Vice listened to Versa's pleas and eventually decided to let her live. She offered Versa a place on the ship once she was old enough to defend herself.
Versa lived for a few years in the pirate den of Blancgarten. By the time she was 14 she was skilled enough to formally join the Avarice as part of Vice's crew, using the pirate name ‘Alta’ (meant to be a joke on ‘Alter’, i.e. her ‘alternate’ name). By 20 she had worked her way up to be first mate. She became the new Captain Vice at 22.
Her piracy career was centred on slipping below the radar - stealing cargo and smuggling it across borders with minimal bloodshed. At one point she managed to steal an extremely valuable orb of scrying from Daith, very narrowly evading Captain Morris and the city guard in the process. She also, notably, was involved in a long-running feud with some cheese and wine merchants that ended poorly for all involved.
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Relationships
Magpie
- → Main article: Relationship between Versa and Magpie.
Versa and Magpie were aware of each other for a long time, but weren’t particularly close until both of their ships were caught up in a fight with some wine and cheese merchants and the Itora equivalent of the navy. Magpie became default first mate due to her experience as a captain.
Two years later, Magpie convinced Versa to help steal an egg from a noble family. They did so, though they were spotted during their escape. A bounty was announced against Captain Vice. Magpie suggested that Versa step down temporarily as captain to allow Magpie to take her place, ostensibly for Versa's safety. Versa refused. Magpie forced Versa to drink poison-laced wine, tucked the antidote into Versa's pocket, and then had the crew vote to mutiny.
Versa initially believed this was betrayal and set out for revenge, setting up an elaborate fake kidnapping plot to lure Magpie into a meeting.[1] She's since discovered that Magpie was under the control of the BBESM at the time. She has tried several times to buy Magpie's freedom, with no success.
Engagement
Versa proposed to Magpie on by taking her to visit a place Sela recommended - a white dragon's den, though they didn't know at the time.[2] Magpie said yes, but insisted she wanted to keep the engagement secret until she'd had a chance to propose in return.
Three months later, Magpie set up a surprise heist for her and Versa to rob a noble house in Ockburn.[2] She proposed to Versa on the rooftop just prior to their escape, using a ring she'd stolen from the house when she'd previously scouted it out.
Kismet
Versa's second oldest friend, barring Afiqa. Kismet cured Versa after she blew herself up opening a trapped crate containing an orb of scrying. It's implied she and Versa very briefly dated before they both decided it was too weird, at which point they reverted to drinking buddies / best friends.
Afiqa
Versa's oldest friend, and the person she trusts most. The two met when they were urchins and quickly set up a small crime operation. As they grew older, Afiqa started giving Versa information that she could use in heists in exchange for a cut of the spoils. Versa frequently jokes that Afiqa's always been in love with her, much to Afiqa's annoyance; Versa is perfectly aware that Afiqa is aro/ace. She keeps a file on Versa, though she promises it's simply so she can keep track of things and it's never going to be sold.
Character information
Notable items
Abilities
Appearances and mentions
- Campaign 1
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Quotations
Trivia
- Versa is dyslexic (or at least has a reading disability).
- She has particular trouble with magic scrolls and books, because they're heavily decorated and written in cursive. She sometimes finds it easier to read them upside down.
- She has a strong distaste for libraries and reading as a result.
- She doesn't actually know that her reading problems are unusual.
Friend Facts
| Session | Fact |
|---|---|
| "Meat n Greet" (1x36) | Versa thinks the letter 'K' comes before the letter 'J'. |
| "Smite and Flight" (1x37) | Versa believes she first killed someone when she was 9, but it was a mannequin that fell on her when she broke into a store. |
| "Rumbles, Tumbles, and Fumbles" (1x38) | Versa, age 18, broke into a tavern in Blancgarten to steal a recipe/instructions about how to brew rum. She made some for herself and Kismet, but taste tested it first, finding out it was intentionally a poisonous brew. She walked through the streets high as a kite, completely out of it, bursting into tears upon seeing a cute butterfly, telling whoever stopped to help her that she thought they were an angel and she was in love with them. She woke up the next morning alone, in a room at the inn, with a bad hangover and a bunch of notes on how to brew rum that she had misread (or, alternatively, were deliberately written to be poisonous by the tavern owner so that anybody who steals their recipes would learn a hard lesson), and a new passion for brewing poisons. But importantly, no memory of what happened after she drank that rum. Which means she has absolutely no idea that that is the very first time she met Magpie. |
| "Saving Grace(lyn)" (1x39) | Versa has been trying to learn how to knit to figure out what to buy for Magpie. She’s dyslexic so she’s not good at reading patterns so she fucks it up a lot. She throws many of the projects overboard before anyone can see them. |
References
- ↑ See "An Elaborate Ruse" (1x09).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See "Love and Legacy" (1xDT04).
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