Tora Stillwhisper

Tora Stillwhisper
Race: Halfing

Gender: Female

Age: 31

Occupation: Tempest Walker

Current Status/Whereabouts: Unknown, last seen riding the edges of a hurricane over the southern ocean.

Description
Tora stands at a modest 2 foot 7 inches, with wild black hair that constantly looks like she's either been caught in a windstorm or struck by lightning, or possibly both. Her eyes are a mild grey-blue, and her skin has been darkened to a dark tan from a life lived entirely outdoors. Her build is somewhat on the slender side for a halfling, but what she lacks in physical strength she makes up for in quickness of limb and wit. The armor and clothing she wears barely passes as either in most civilized places; it looks more like any nearby pieces of fur, hide, bark, and pretty much anything else that was close to hand was somehow stitched together into something that might vaguely resemble some sort of protective covering. Her air elemental companion, Zephyr, is rarely found far from her side.

Background
Found on the side of a rough forest road in the Vale as a very small child, Tora's birthplace and family remain a mystery. The Wood Elves that discovered her were quite taken with their find, no less so after learning the hard way that halfing children apparently have very good teeth, even at such a young age. They surmised the girl must have somehow fallen from one of the halfling caravans that often travelled through the forest; the chances of finding the right caravan again being quite slim, they adopted Tora into their own community and raised her as their own. Or at least, they tried.

The elves belonged to a circle of druids devoted to Thirsha as the aspect known as the Child Goddess. They attempted to raise Tora as a Lifegiver, but despite their best efforts to teach her the ways of life and harmony, the girl walked a wilder path. Respecting her nature for what it was, the druids contacted the nearest Tempest Walker circle and sent Tora to learn the ways of the Lady of the Wood as soon as she was old enough.

After completing her initiation and training as a Tempest Walker, Tora was set loose upon the world. She has since been wandering seeminly aimlessly across Damasia, befriending elementals, blowing up inn rooms, and talking the ears off of the occasional dragonkin.