Ishra Therai



Background:

Ishra Therai is a tiefling Grave Cleric in the service of the Raven Queen. She was raised in The Kiln, outside of Xorn in the Old World, by her mothers Juno and Vanth. Her father, Clytus, left The Kiln while she was still a baby. Juno is a potter and stoneworker, and Vanth is a hunter and defender of the village. When Ishra was 18, a tiefling paladin of the Raven Queen named Tanis passed through The Kiln on her way to Yenti, and Ishra followed her two days later. They met officially at the Temple of the Raven Queen in Yenti, where Tanis took Ishra as a disciple in the service of the Goddess of Death. Two years after her initiation, Tanis and Ishra travelled with a party of clerics to the Eastrun Plateau, to investigate rumours of the dead rising from their graves. There they met the necromancer Kallisto commanding an army of corpses. Soon after the fighting began, Ishra took a blow to the head and was knocked unconscious. When she woke up the battle was over, Tanis was dead, and Kallisto was gone. Ishra laid her master to rest and spent the next ten years of her life travelling Askaria, making a living quelling the minor undead, and searching for Kallisto. While on the train from Saltside to Lamar, she met Sir Glim Timbers, Torga the Hornet, and Darmon the Blackrock after they killed the Guardian Horris the Hornet. Sensing that her time alone in the wilderness had come to an end, Ishra joined the adventurers in their search for the Pearls of Askaria and their quest to prevent the return of Dukath. Appearance:


 * Hair: black, with purple ends
 * Skin: smoky red
 * Right eye is missing, replaced by a magical glass eye
 * One third of the left horn is broken off, sometimes covered by a silver replacement
 * Right arm below the shoulder has the appearance of the night sky/outer space

Notable Items:


 * Vivashis: sentient magic carpet found protecting Allura the Eye from fire in the Tower of the Eye, Blackpool. Vivashis is from the City of Nine, and is centuries old. The carpet normally drapes itself over Ishra's shoulders like a cloak.
 * Orianna's Mirrorshield: purchased at auction in Blackpool, this reflective shield once belonged to the adventurer Orianna.
 * Ravenstride: makeshift eyepatch gifted to Ishra by Ceyla the Raven following the defeat of Murgle. 3x per long rest, the wearer can transform into a flock of ravens and Misty Step __ ft. The flock of ravens does 3d12 damage to enemies as it passes through them. Requires attunement.
 * Raven's Wrath: scythe gifted to Ishra by the Raven Queen after the destruction of The Kiln.
 * The Band of the King: gifted to Ishra by King Oren Sark of Scholantis following the trials in which the Crew of the Allura assisted Open Sark. Grants the wearer +2 to all ability checks and saving throws. Requires attunement.
 * Necklace of Containment: one willing creature can enter the amulet at a time. Requires attunement.
 * Barovian Blood Dagger: gifted to Ishra by the vampire Quill following the Battle of Moonstone. Quill used the dagger to sever Ishra's right arm from her body after she touched the Moon Pearl and her flesh began to turn to moonstone. 1d4 +1 piercing damage, does an extra ___ to vampires.

Special Abilities:


 * Coldheart's Blessing: granted by the Old One beneath the Fairy's Cradle during the Hunter's Dance. Resistance to cold damage.
 * The Rat King's Blessing: granted by Amanda in Lake Askaris. Permanent water breathing.
 * The Reflective Finale: granted by Mirror Man following the defeat of the Justicari at Braelocke Manor. Can reflect magic once a day.