Saria

[Elycia] [Vital Stats] [Weapon Proficiencies] [Weapons] [Armor] [Special Attacks]
[Demigoddess Abilities] [Special Abilities] [Insanity] [Elemental Magic] [Magic Jewelry]
[O.C.C. Skills] [O.C.C. Related Skills] [Secondary Skills] [Inventory] [Drama/Luck/Ace] [Biography]

Name: Saria True Name: Saria Fayeth Naeric
Note: Pronounced /se ˈrī ə/
Rank 20th Level
OCC: Water Warlock
Race: Elf
Land of Origin: Phi- Renvin
Citizenship: Phi

VITAL STATISTICS			ATTRIBUTES			SAVING THROWS			COMBAT BONUSES
HT	6’2″		IQ	19	+5%	Save vs Magic	+3		Strike	+6
WT	145 lbs		ME	20		Save vs Psionics	+3		Parry	+9
P.P.E.	250		MA	22	Trust 70%	Save vs coma	+8%		Dodge	+9
			PS	19		Save vs poison/ disease	+2		Roll	+4
H.P.	89		PP	16		Save vs horror	+2		Pull	+6
S.D.C.	163		PE	19		Save vs Possession	+1		Initiative	+5
Exp	1,008,400		PB	20	Charm 50%	Save vs Insanity	+3		Damage	+7
Sex	F		SPD	29					Disarm	+1
Birthday	3/20/12 (102 years old)					Knockdown/ Stun	18, 19, 20 (or from behind)		Critical	18, 19, 20 (3× damage)
HTH:	Expert								Attacks	8
Alignment	Scrupulous						Death Blow	20	Perception	+5

 

Gold
Western Empire W 0	Island of Bizantium ฿ 0	Eastern Territory Є 0
Timiro Kingdom ₮ 0	Wolfen Empire ₩ 0	Dragon Coins OK 1
	Elven Kingdom Æ 20,000

Weapon Proficiencies	Level Acquired	Strike	Parry	Thrown/Rate	Range
Staff	1	+7	+7	+3
Sword	1	+8	+7	+3
Paired: 2-Handed Staff	7
Paired: Sword & Staff	18

Weapons:	Damage	Notes
Demon-Slaying Staff of Cold Vengance (Holy/ Lightbringer Weapon)	4D6	Glows blue-white. Has 60 P.P.E., recovers 10/ 3hrs. User can spend that or their own for a blast of Cold which does 2D6 damage per 10 P.P.E. spent (up to 100 P.P.E.). Range is 100ft/ level. +1 strike with blast every even level. In melee the same P.P.E. can be spent to unleash the Cold Blast on the target (a successful parry still takes 20% damage!).
Aubade (Lightbringer Rune Sword)	5D6+6	+1 all saves Dark Red Metal
Impetus (Enchanted Superior White Iron Staff)	2D6+3	+1 to strike, +3 to parry, double damage against Evil, Numbing Cold 3×/ day (When this power is activated, the next time the weapon hits, the victim must save versus magic or lose half of his attacks, reduce speed by half, and suffer -2 on all rolls to strike, parry, dodge, roll with punch, and initiative for 1D6 melees), and all White Iron properties.
Holy Whip of Bennu’s Flame (Holy/ Lightbringer weapon)	2D6+6	Glows a flickering orange/ red like fire. At will user can turn it into a Fire Whip per the Warlock spell. Will do 4D6, +1D6/ every 2 levels. Fire Whip is 6ft, +1ft/ level long. Will do full damage vs those resistant to fire, and half damage to those immune (as per the Warlock spell Hell Fire).
Serenade (Enchanted Superior Bull Whip)	2D6+3	Impervious to Fire, double damage against Evil, and “sings” (makes a sweet ringing) when it is drawn and used to strike.

Armor	AR/ SDC	Notes
Soft Leather of Iron	16/ 250	Impervious to Fire and Invisibility on Armor

Special Attacks:	Damage	Notes
Kick	2D4
Wheel Kick	2D6	Cannot be done before or after any other kick
Crescent Kick	2D4+2
Body Throw/Flip	1D6	Knockdown

Demigoddess Abilities	Description	Notes
Fire & Cold Resistance	Only take half damage
Semi-Divine Regeneration	Heal 1D6×5 H.P. or S.D.C. every minute (four melees)
Demigoddess of Elements: Body of Water	Saria’s connection to the element of water allows her to transform her body into water without changing her outside appearance at all. While water, all physical attacks will pass harmlessly through her body. Energy (such as magical and psionic) attacks will do half damage.	She can only use this once per day, for up to 1 minute per level. Can be activated in response to an attack as a “parry”, but only straight dice rolls are compared.
Demigoddess of Duality: Manifestation	Can summon Elycia as a transparent, ghostly spirit, tethered by silver cord to Saria’s body. Only Saria, psychics, children under 13, animals, and most supernatural creatures can see Elycia. She can hover and fly (670 mph), is intangible, see the invisible, impervious to physical harm (including cold, heat, and energy), but vulnerable to magic and psionics. Elycia can only communicate with Saria; others need to use telepathy or empathy.	If Elycia is within 90ft, Saria gains the benefits of Sixth Sense (+6 initiative, +2 parry, +3 dodge, cannot be surprised). She can only call her sister out three times per day, for up to 5 minute per level each time. If Elycia “dies” the ability ends and Elycia becomes the new dominant personality.
Demigoddess of Mania: One, Two, Three, Not It!	Saria can voluntarily relinquish control to her sister, forcing Elycia to become the dominant personality. They still swap at Dawn. Whenever they swap the memories of what the other did are transferred also.	This can be done at will, but takes one attack/ action to accomplish.

Special Powers/Skills	Description	Notes
Assistance	Saria may mentally ask for help from Elycia, who will be able to provide assistance in the form of one skill or spell to be used immediately.	Only usable 1×/ day.
Burning Life	Fire damage is converted to healing. Cannot go above max H.P./ S.D.C.. Fire is soothing.	Permanent due to Permanency Ward affixed/ sewn on body behind left ear.
Nightvision	60′
Can hold Breath for 5 minutes
Sense Body of Water	98% (62% +2%/level)	Rivers, lakes, etcetera, within 100 miles. Also sense the moisture in air, allowing prediction of rain, fog, snow, etc, and when a storm will hit (within 6D6 minutes).
Shallow/Deep and Purity of Water	98% (30% +5%/ level)	Can sense shallowest, deepest, or safest place to cross river. Can tell if water is contaminated by taking a tiny sip.
Sense Elementals	98% (25% +5%/ level)	Automatic if within 120ft. Can deliberately sense out to 240ft with a +20% bonus. Will always recognize other Warlocks and intuitively know the elemental force(s) they are aligned with. Can also sense an invisible elemental (including Air Elementals, Spirits of Light, and Jinn) at a flat 75% chance.
Summon Elemental	98% (5%/ level)	Can attempt to summon a Lesser Water Elemental once/ day. Requires two hours of concentration and chanting, water present (for focal point of concentration), and the water element symbol scrawled on the floor in charcoal or in dirt/dust. +10% on a Ley Line, +20% at a Nexus. Halve the percentage to summon a Greater Elemental instead.

Insanity	Notes
Multiple Personalities (?)	Saria shares her body with her deceased sister, Elycia. Both personalities are aware of each other but cannot communicate directly with each other. Each morning at dawn the two personalities swap. There are also several conditions which can force a change: Severe Shock or Trauma: An emotional shock such as seeing a brutal murder, seeing a friend or loved one killed or seriously injured, psionic, magic or drug induced hallucination, feeling completely helpless, or intense pain/torture. Incapacitation, Threat of Death, or Coma and Near Death: The other personality will take control, usually to try to escape death; +20% to save vs coma, but when the character snaps out of it, she’s the new personality. Hypnosis: 01-50% chance of calling forth Elycia. If that roll fails, roll to see who takes random control (1-3 on 1D6 is Saria, 4-6 on 1D6 is Elycia). There is a 01-80% chance of bringing Saria back into control when using hypnosis. Casual use of Hypnotic Suggestion to manipulate either Saria or Elycia has a 01-30% chance of randomly releasing one of the other personalities. Telepathic Probe: 01-65% chance of pulling out a specific personality when used for that purpose. If the roll fails, roll to see who takes random control (1-3 on 1D6 is Saria, 4-6 on 1D6 is Elycia). Once the personality is aware that a psionic probe is being used to suppress her and bring out a different personality, she gets a +4 to save vs psionic attack, and is likely to attack the psychic out to undermine her control. If she fails to make the saving throw vs psionic attack, there is a 01-80% chance of pulling forth the specific personality desired the second time it is tried. Possession: Since Saria has multiple personalities inside her head already, she gets an additional +4 to save vs possession, but the attempt is likely to unleash Elycia. Mind Wipe (psionic): Whenever a Mind Wipe is being used, the current, dominant personality will retreat into the subconscious, automatically breaking the effect of the Mind Wipe and bringing out the other personality.

Magic: Elemental Water				Spell Strength: 16
Spell Name	Level	P.P.E.	Range	Duration	Save	Description
Create Fog	1	5	100ft radius/ level	5 min/ level	None	Create dense fog, radius is 100ft/ level. Cannot see clearly beyond 6ft. At 7-20ft everything is featureless, shadowy figures; blurry, grey shapes. Beyond 20ft is totally obscured. See Summon Fog pg 212 for penalties and details.
Seasickness	1	5	100ft	1 min/ level	Standard	If save is failed: Reduce speed by 75%, -2 strike/ parry/ dodge, and -12% on all skills. 01-60% chance character will vomit and lose initiative, two attacks, and -4 to parry and dodge. Penalties are halved if away from the water.
Water to Wine	1	5	Touch or 12ft	Instant/ Permanent	None	Change 30 gallons of fresh water into wine. Quality is fair/ average, +5% per level.
Change Current	2	8	1,000ft radius/ level	5 min/ level	None	Reverse or redirect ocean current in the area.
Calm Waters	3	15	80ft radius/ level	30 min/ level	None	Reduce the intensity of water turbulence, as well as size and speed of waves, by half.
Water Pulse	3	8	100ft	Instant	None	Blast of water does 1D6 damage. Knocks Human sized or smaller targets/ items back/ away 1D4×10 yards. Can be used for called shot/ disarm.
Ice	4	8	50ft/ level	5 min/ level	N/A	Choose one of the following: 1) Wall. 15 S.D.C. and 10’×10’×1′ per level. Cannot be created in the air to fall. 2) Coating of Ice. 6′ radius/ level is coated in ice. People coated lose initiative and -1 to all combat actions. 1D6 frostbite damage if not properly clothed. Movement is reduced by 75% and if moving faster than a Spd of 4 there is 01-75% chance of falling. 3) Freeze Water. Freeze 2 gal/ level, can affect all water in a 6′ radius (seen or unseen).
Water Wisps	4	30	Immediate Area	15 min/ level	None	Summon and command 1D4 water elemental essence fragments. Must be summoned in a body of water. No limit in how far they can travel from the Warlock. See pages 241-242 for details and stats.
Snow Storm	5	40	30ft dia/ level, 50ft/ level	2 min/ level	None	Temp becomes 15° below freezing. 30mph winds. Snow and hail rain down. 1ft accumulation every 30 seconds (2 melees). Reduce spd by half. Vision limited to 20 feet. Does 10 damage every round due to cold, wind and hail combined.
Hail	4	20	10ft dia/ level, 50ft/ level	2 melees/ level	None, take cover	Torrential Hail does 1D6/ level damage per melee round to all within the area.
Little Ice Monster	6	40	Immediate area	30 min/ level	None	Summon and command fragmented essence from a greater ice elemental. Can be sent to scout ahead, spy, hunt, defend, attack, carry items, etc. No limit in how far she can travel from the Warlock. See pages 242-243 for details and stats.
Encase in Ice	6	40	6ft/ level	Until it melts or breaks	None	Magically encase any object or portion of a person’s body in ice. Encasement has 10 S.D.C., A.R. 12, and does 4D6 to bare flesh. If head is encased victim is blinded, will fall unconscious in 2 minutes, and suffocate in 6 minutes. Warlock can will ice to disappear instantly.
Part Waters	6	50	500ft long by 10ft wide, per level	5 minutes per level	None	Cut a swath into the water, parting it and drying the sea bed so it can be walked on. Spell is broken if Warlock loses concentration, falls unconscious, or is slain. When spell is broken 1%-70% chance of drowning all; everyone takes 1D6×10 damage, ×3 for seas, ×4 for oceans.
Summon & Control Storm	7	100	Immediate area or 1 mile/ level	30 min/ level	None	Create a destructive storm out of thin air. Torrential downpour of 4 inches/ hour causes flooding even in cities. Travel is slowed by half. See pages 214-215 details and trouble table.
Tidal Wave	8	80	200ft/ level	One melee/ level	None	Towering wall of water 10 feet tall/ level and 200 feet long/ level. One wave can be created and strike per round. 5% chance/ level to capsize a ship per level. Can only go 30 feet/ level on shore. Does 4D6×10 to everything in the tidal wave’s path.
Creature of the Waves	8	80	Self	1 melee/ level	None	Transformed into a shiny, silver colored, semi-opague featureless figure in a humanoid form. Swim 120 mph, completely invisible in water, has 200 S.D.C., ½dmg from normal weapons, normal damage from magic and magical weapons, fire & heat does double damage. Squeeze through key holes and cracks in 1 melee action. +2 initiative, +1 strike, +1 parry, +2 dodge, -2 strike and parry with any weapons.
Create Water	4	10	60ft	Instant	None	20 gallons/ level. Can be created in mid-air if desired (roll to strike). Does 4D6/ 20gal versus Vampires if created to hit them.
Whirlpool	5	40	120ft radius, 500ft range	1 min/ level	N/A	Creates a whirlpool, draws objects to center 10 feet per melee. Swimmers have 1%-30% chance of drowning. Center of whirlpool is a 20ft radius and does 1D4×10 per melee to small objects, 2D6×10 per melee for large ships. Everything is submerged at dead center, 1%-90% chance of all hands drowning. See page 242 for chances to escape.
Ice Slide	5	15	Self or other by touch	5 min/ level	None	Create slide/ bridge of ice like Ice Man (X-Men). Move at Spd×3 while doing so. Cannot be made on or under someone directly. Max height is 10ft. See Library of Bletherad page 73 for more details.
Frostfire	7	30	10ft	Same as a normal fire	None	Turns a normal fire into one composed of ice-cold magical energy. Still spreads like normal fire. Instead of burning, things freeze until they blister or shatter into icy dust. Does 4D6 per melee round. Can float/ burn on water but only lasts 1d4 minutes/ level there. Using water to try and extinguish it will double size and damage every minute. Extinguish by smothering or Extinguish or Vacuum. Can be contained with magic fire but normal fire has no effect. See Library of Bletherad page 74 for details.
Resist Fire	2	6	Self	5 min/ level	None	Take half damage from fire, including magic fire and heat.
Resist Cold	3	6	Self	10 min/ level	None	Impervious to normal cold up to 10° below zero. Half damage from magic cold.
Swim Like the Dolphin	4	15	Self or two others by touch	20 min/ level	None	Perfect 98% swimming ability. Swim speed is 50 mph, can leap out of water 15ft into the air, hold breath for 6 minutes, survive up to 1 mile depths, +5 to dodge underwater.
Breathe Underwater	2	6	Self or two others by touch	20 min/ level	None	Grants ability to breathe underwater. Max depth is 300 feet unless combined with other spells.
Impervious to Ocean Depths	3	15	Self or two others by touch	10 min/ level	Standard if resisted	Makes the character imprevious to the deadly pressures of the ocean’s depths. Without this spell, max depth tolerance is only 250 feet.
Speak Underwater	4	10	Self or two others by touch	10 min/ level	Standard if resisted	Can speak underwater just fine. Words can be heard up to 100ft +10ft/ level away.
Aegis of Ice	2	8	Touch	5 min/ level	Standard if resisted	Wraps recipient in protective embrace of Water. Glows with blue aura that provides A.R. 18 and 75 S.D.C. +5 S.D.C./ level. Takes double damage from heat/fire. If aura S.D.C. is depleted it vanishes in a flash and no excess damage from that attack carries over.
Ice Blast	5	10	90	Instant	Dodge	Conjures a cone-shaped blast of cold. At max range the cone base is 5ft. Damage is 1D6 per level (double damage to those vulnerable to cold). Always hits; targets need to roll an 18 or higher to dodge.
Encase Object in Ice	3	10	10ft	Permanent until melted.	None	Encase non-living item in ice. Must be no larger than a sword or no more than 6 inches in circumfrance. The Ice encasement is solid. A.R. is 12 and S.D.C. is 100.
River of Ice	9	50	120ft	1 min/ level	Dodge	Creates a slush river with large chunks of ice. Damage is 1D4×10 due to numbing cold. 20ft long × 8ft wide × 5ft deep/ level. If cast underfoot everyone who weighs less than 3 tons is washed away. Victims in the river are -25% to Swim skills and -75% to swim speed.
Negate Magic	8	30	60ft	Instant	Special	The magic being negated makes a saving throw versus Saria’s spell strength. If it succeeds the magic stays. If it fails the save the magic is cancelled.
Earth to Mud	5	20	20ft/ level	Instant and Permanent	None	Transform 100 lbs/ level of earth into mud. No effect on clay, stone, elementals, or golems.
Extinguish Fire	2	4	80ft	1min/ level	None	Instantly extinguish a 20ft radius of fire. Can extinguish up to 40 feet per melee round.
Circle of Rain	3	20	100ft	5min/ level	None	Create a heavy downpour (with thunder & clouds) over a 60ft diameter area. Anyone within the area becomes soaking wet, chilled, hearing/ vision impaired (reduced to 30ft), and speed reduced by one-third. Can be cast indoors. Vampires and Fire Elementals take 4D6 damage per melee.
Wall of Ice	4	20	60ft	4min/ level	None	Create a wall of ice with 100 S.D.C. +50 S.D.C./ level. Covers an area 8ft × 8ft × 4ft, per level. Does 1D6×10 damage if dropped on anyone. Requires P.S. of 60+ to lift off.
Banishment	10	65	100ft	2 weeks/ level	Standard	Force one lesser supernatural being per level to leave the immediate area (600ft radius). Creature(s) cannot return for duration. Each creature saves separately.
Healing Waters	7	55	3ft radius/ level	2 min/ level	None	Instantly change 3ft radius/ level of water into a warm bath which soothes all aches, pains, and burns, and heals 1D6 H.P./S.D.C. per minute.
Ice Storm	11	200	1 mile	2 melees/ level	None	Freezing rain/ hail over a 100ft/ level area. Deals 1D6/ level per melee to all in radius. Everything within the radius is encased in ice as per “Encase in Ice” spell. 25% chance to be encased after 1 melee, 50% chance after 2 melees, 75% chance after 3 melees, and 100% chance after 4 melees. Ice melts normally or can be instantly willed away by the caster.
Cold Wall	3	15	90ft	10 melees/ level	None	Creates wall of deadly cold 15ft long, 10ft high, 5ft deep/level. Does 4D6 damage to those who touch it or for every 5 feet of depth (those vulnerable to cold take 1D4×10). Objects within area will begin to freeze.
Air Swim	6	15	Self or Touch	10 min/ level	None	Can swim through air as if it’s water – same speed and agility as when swimming. Maximum height is 10ft/ level.

MAGIC JEWELRY	EFFECT
Eternal Torch Ring	AR 14
Ring of Reserve	Can draw 4D4x10 P.P.E, 2x per day.
Amulet of Divine Insight	Usable 3×/ day, only once per enemy. Learn something about an enemy in sight; 77% chance that knowledge may be useful.
Ring of Fleet Feet	Usable 3×/ day. Double P.P., Spd., & Attacks per melee. -2 initiative, can be surprised, -20% delivate skills.
Ring of Truesight	See through magical & psionic illusions, drug-induced hallucinations (half penalties), see in the dark, see the invisible. Always on out to line of sight.
Blue Wizard Stone Bracelet	Usable 1×/ 24 hours. 20 P.P.E. and 2 H.P. summons 1D4+4 glowing blue stone orbs to hover around user. See item page for details.

OCC Skills	Base %	Bonus	Start	Current	Total %
Language: Elven	98%		1	20	98%
Language: Wolfen	40+5	10	1	20	98%
Language: Eastern	40+5	10	1	20	98%
Literacy: Elven	30+5	10	1	20	98%
Lore: Demon/Monster	25+5	10	1	20	98%
Lore: Faerie	25+5	5	1	20	98%
Wilderness Survival	30+5	10	1	20	98%
WP Sword			1	20
WP Staff			1	20
HtH: Expert			1	20
Language: Elemental	98%		1	20	98%
Swimming	65+5		1	20	98%

OCC Related Skills	Base %	Bonus	Start	Current	Total %
Astronomy/ Navigation	30+5	10	1	20	98%
Math Basic	45+5	10	1	20	98%
Math Advanced	45+5	10	1	20	98%
Seamanship	22+4	10	1	20	98%
Astrology	15+3	10	1	20	87%
Research	35+5	10	1	20	98%
Botany	25+5	10	3	20	98%
Writing (Professional)	20+5	10	6	20	98%
Literacy: Eastern	30+5	10	9	20	98%
Public Speaking	30+5	0	12	20	70%
Holistic Medicine	30/ 20+5	0	15	20	55/50%
Paired Weapons – Sword & Staff			18	20

Secondary Skills	Base %	Start	Current	Total %
Sailing	35/20+5	1	20	98%/ 98%
Dance (Professional)	30+5	1	20	98%
Sewing	30+5	1	20	98%
Prowl	25+5	2	20	98%
Gemology	25+5	2	20	98%
Lore: Sea	25+5	5	20	98%
Lore: Ley Lines	30+5	5	20	98%
History Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Wolfen, Danzi, Changeling	35+5	7	20	98%
History Dragons, Titans, Kobolds, Gnomes, Rahu-Men, Goblin	35+5	7	20	98%
Outdoorsmanship		10	20
Running		10	20
Writing – Professional		13	20
Dance – Professional		13	20
Biology	30+5	17	20	50%
Sing (professional)	30+5	17	20	60%
Sing (professional)		20	20
Wardrobe & Grooming	50+4	20	20	55%

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Inventory
Name	Count	Location	Description
Small Sacks	3	Backpack
Candles	4	Backpack
Charcoal sticks	4	Backpack
Elemental Symbol Fire	1	Backpack	Easily accessable
Elemental Symbol Water	1	Backpack	Easily accessable
Firewick	1	Backpack	20 uses. See p.259 Main
Enchanted Backpack	1	Worn	30 lbs
Summer Clothes (Saria’s)	1	Worn	An elegent blend of form and function.
Summer Clothes (Elycia’s)	1	Backpack	Sturdy, functional, rugged.
Winter Clothes (Saria’s)	1	Backpack	An elegent blend of form and function.
Winter Clothes (Elycia’s)	1	Backpack	Sturdy, functional, rugged.
A purple robe this color:	1	Backpack	Sturdy and expensive. A blend of blue and red (a shade of purple).
Bed Roll	1	Pack
Large Sack	1	Backpack
Water Skin	1	Backpack
Flint/Tinder Box	1	Backpack	Easily accessable
Bennu Symbol	1	Worn
Small Mirror	1	Backpack
Fire Blossom	4	Backpack	Easily accessible. See Elycia‘s spell for details.
FrostFire Blossom	4	Backpack	Fire Blossoms enchanted with Frost Fire. Easily accessible. See Elycia‘s spells for details.
Journal	1	Backpack	Easily accessible. The communication journal of Saria and Elycia.
Quill of Endless Ink	1	Backpack	Easily accessable. A magic quill which needs no ink and never runs out.
Extra Journal	1	Backpack	Blank
Almanac of Light & Dark	1	Backpack	Astronomical charts for Saria’s Astrology skill.
Travel Rations	14	Backpack	Basic food rations for a number of days equal to quantity.
Needle of Sewing	1	Backpack	60% sewing skill with needle.
Container of Much Water	1	Backpack	6 gallons fresh drinking water per 24 hours.
Small Magical Preservation Jar	1	Backpack	Easily accessible but breakable. Items places inside do not age. Contains two handfuls of “Scarlet Pepper” – Hell Fire and Frostfire variety.

 

Drama Cards, Luck Points, Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
Luck Points

 

BIOGRAPHY

Saria ran over and knelt beside Elycia’s body. She clasped her sister’s hand tightly with one hand and desperately shook her with the other. “Elycia. Elycia! No…” Tears welled up and made her vision blurry as Saria looked at the too-still form of her sister. “Please, no,” she pleaded. She was too late. Saria stopped shaking Elycia and pulled her hand close to her. “Please, Goddess,” she whispered in prayer to Bennu. “Please don’t let me lose my sister.” She closed her eyes tightly in prayer and in sorrow, but it didn’t stop the tears.

Elycia woke up in an unfamiliar bed. She felt tired and disoriented. “How did I get here?” She wondered. She sat up but winced as the motion suddenly made her head hurt, like having a bad hangover. Carefully she looked around. It took her a moment to recognize where she was. “This is Saria’s room. What…?” She asked aloud to the empty room. There was no sign of her sister. Slowly she rose out of the bed to stand up. She took only two steps before she tripped and fell flat on the floor. “Ow fuck fuck fuck,” she swore as she lay there, letting the throbbing in her head subside. “Saria’s the clumsy one, not me. I must be really fucked up.”

As she pulled herself up she caught sight of herself in a full-length mirror on the other side of the room. Except it wasn’t her reflection in the mirror. It was her sister’s, Saria. “What?” She said aloud, and the mirror’s reflection mouthed the word in sync. Elycia stood up and watched the reflection mimic exactly what she was doing. She looked away and at her own body, realizing now that the mirror wasn’t playing some sort of trick. This was her sister’s body, and she was in it! She looked back at the unfamiliar reflection questioningly, and silently mouthed “What-the-fuck?”

Saria read the diary entry to herself again. It was clearly Elycia’s writing. In her diary. And it hadn’t been there when she went to sleep. Her sister was alive! But, somehow, alive within her own body? That explained why she remembered going to bed but woke up two days later. What Elycia wrote in the diary was incredible. Vulgar, but incredible. Was this Bennu answering her prayer? Saria picked up the quill and began to write a new entry, in reply to her sister.

The Priests and Priestesses of Bennu couldn’t help. They prayed and tried to see the evidence of Bennu’s works but their prayers were unanswered and there was nothing they could see which indicated a divine miracle. Still, they tried to comfort her. “This is Bennu’s will,” they told her.

“How could this possibly be something Bennu would fucking do to someone?” Elycia demanded.

“Bennu the Phoenix is the Goddess of Rebirth. If you are right then She has blessed you with renewed life. Why in this manner is not for us mortals to know. It is either that, or…” They trailed off, unsure how to say to the Fire Warlock’s face that she may be crazy. “Have you tried talking to a Psychic Healer, or a Mind Mage? Maybe they can offer an… alternate answer.”

“No. I’m not crazy,” Elycia asserted back at them. “I remember that I was dying. I still have my link to the Element of Fire. My sister’s desperate prayer had to have been answered. I’ll be damned if I let a shit-sucking psychic mess around in a head that’s already too full.” She took a breath and then added, “I’m not crazy.”

“Then you need to accept that this is simply Bennu’s will.”

“Fuck,” Elycia simply stated in response.

Finally out on the sea again, Saria let the calmness of sailing on the open water relax her. Now that they were fully underway there was less to do and she could just enjoy the open sea. She had convinced the captain of the Rebellious Harry to bring her aboard. Having a Water Warlock on this trip wasn’t really necessary but she convinced him it couldn’t hurt. Saria was eager to at least do a little sailing – she loved being on the water. Her sister didn’t care for it thought. Elycia always got nervous and anxious when out to sea so Saria had promised her that she would only take them on a short voyage.

This was so weird, having to share time with her sister in her body. But it meant her sister was alive again, at least in a way, and she was thankful to Bennu for that. It had taken a while for the two of them to get used to this, and they were still adjusting. Saria would wake up sometimes with wicked hangovers, or her whole body sore from whatever her sister had done the day before, or even worse that she deliberately didn’t think about right now (but blushed anyway as the memory partially surfaced). But it was getting better.

“Hey, watch out!” One of the crew yelled at Saria, bringing her out of her daydream. She looked up just as the boom of the mainsail swung over to her and smacked her in the head. It knocked her out cold. When she came to she was underwater and sinking. The water was dark, which was weird because it was just daytime. She was in her element though, and quickly enough she gained her bearings and swam back to the surface. As she approached the surface she could start to see a bright, flickering light source and hear muffled shouts and yelling.

She broke the surface of the water and gasped for air, throwing her head and long hair back as she did so. Saria looked around and saw a scene of chaos straight from her nightmares. All around her was ship debris, and more than a few other sailors in the water – some moving, some still. The ship itself was completely engulfed in flames and sinking. Much of the crew were in lifeboats, yelling over the noise of the conflagration as they tried to recover crewmembers from the water. A large creature of some kind was just at the edge of her vision, swimming away from the ship and lifeboats as if it were injured or afraid. It was too far away for her to tell what it might be.

She swam over to the nearest lifeboat, confused. The first mate was pulling a sailor out of the water when she came into his view. She waved at him but he scowled back at her. As she swam closer she told him, “Pull me up. I can help.”

Instead he glared at her angrily. “Haven’t you already done enough?” He demanded. One of the other crew hesitantly pulled her into the boat, then moved away from her once she was on board. “Just sit there and shut up while we clean up your mess,” he angrily told her. She opened her mouth to protest and to ask what happened but a quick glare from him made her close it again.

“What did Elycia do?” She wondered.

“It’s been weeks! I fucking said I’m sorry!” Elycia yelled at the journal as she threw it across the room. She had just woken up and like any morning now, or anytime she comes to, the first thing she did was read Saria’s latest entry. Saria did the same. It was how they were able to communicate. Saria’s latest update told her that apparently no ship Captain would hire her anymore, or even let her on their boats. Word of what Elycia had done to the Rebellious Harry had spread everywhere it seemed. Saria was pretty upset. “What whiney bitches,” Elycia said. “You burn down one fucking boat and everyone gets all pissy.”

She took a calming breath and sighed. That whole situation had gone south fast. “Shit. I wasn’t even supposed to be there,” she pleaded to no-one again. Saria had every right to be upset – Elycia had fucked this up royally. And they both had to deal with the consequences. This was their life now. Like it or not, they needed to try and get along.