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Tessa Night

2025-07-22T21:57:54Z

Frizzy08: Added photo, adjusted some of the description to match.

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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a [[human]] mage-hunter slayer.

== Physical Appearance ==
Tessa has pale skin, black hair, and knife tattoos on each finger, but her face is innocent and kind. She stands about 5'8" and moves quietly.

== Personality ==
Tessa is quick to make judgements, and not shy to speak her mind. She will always introduce herself and be the first to suggest an adventure. She is naive, and often times will question her own gut feelings when other logical opinions are presented.

== History ==
Tessa Night was born and raised in [[Galik]], and attended the Church of the Silent Star for as long as she could remember. Her parents ran a general store in the suburbs of Galik, and their dream was to see Tessa join the Watchers of [[The Veilwatch]]. Tessa participated in every program she could in order to be accepted, and officially joined the ranks at 18 years old.

During her time in the Church of the Silent Star, she was taught that magic would be the downfall of civilization—and it was her job to stop those who used it. She worked her whole life to become a Watcher, and was elated to have received her first mission. Motivated by her instilled passion against magic, she executed the mission perfectly -- that is, until she came face to face with the magician she was ordered to kill. Silently watching from her dark corner of the mage's tower, ready to perform her execution, Tessa was moved by the mage's song as he worked. He sung of a tale from his childhood, about how he learned magic to help heal the nature around his home after it was set fire by ruffians. She hesitated, nothing from her training or belief system growing up had ever allowed magic users to hold personality, character, or any such human dimension. Tessa left without laying a finger on the mage.

That week, Tessa wandered the city of Galik searching for answers. Her eyes were opened to other cultures and belief systems that she had so adamantly dismissed as false previously. She realized her order had misled her about the history of magic, and it's not right to make assumptions about groups of people just because they use magic. Knowing that she could never go back to the Veilwatchers, she wrote a letter to her parents and set sail for [[Osugbo]] for a new beginning.

Now, she work odd jobs using her skills, still questioning and trying to un-learn and re-learn her morals, specifically around magic. Magic isn’t inherently evil. Some use it for good or for simple things. She has come to understand that evil comes in many forms, magic or not. She is trying her best to find redemption for her misbeliefs by seeking out evil and trying to eliminate it. Most recently, Tessa crossed paths with a being named [[Jaxzo'Ilan|Jaxzo'llan]] — a creature made from magic, but not by choice. In Jaxzo, Tessa sees a reflection of every life she once helped to shackle. Now, she’s determined to right her past wrongs: not by suppressing magic, but by helping Jaxzo find the freedom that Tessa once vehemently denied others.

== Languages ==
Common

== Powers and Abilities ==
Tessa is always Alert and is rumored to be a powerful Executioner.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Short sword and daggers.

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File:PXL 20250722 215111205~2.jpg

2025-07-22T21:56:40Z

Frizzy08:

Drawing of Tessa Night kneeling in the shadows near a town alleyway. She is covering her face with her hand, showing off her knife tattoos on her fingers.

Tessa Night

2025-05-27T17:43:05Z

Frizzy08: Added history

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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a [[human]] mage-hunter slayer.

== Physical Appearance ==
Tessa has pale skin, black hair, and knife tattoos on each finger, but her face is innocent and kind. She stands about 5'8" and moves quietly.

== Personality ==
Tessa is quick to make judgements, and not shy to speak her mind. She will always introduce herself and be the first to suggest an adventure. She is naive, and often times will question her own gut feelings when other logical opinions are presented.

== History ==
Tessa Night was born and raised in [[Galik]], and attended the Church of the Silent Star for as long as she could remember. Her parents ran a general store in the suburbs of Galik, and their dream was to see Tessa join the Watchers of [[The Veilwatch]]. Tessa participated in every program she could in order to be accepted, and officially joined the ranks at 18 years old.

During her time in the Church of the Silent Star, she was taught that magic would be the downfall of civilization—and it was her job to stop those who used it. She worked her whole life to become a Watcher, and was elated to have received her first mission. Motivated by her instilled passion against magic, she executed the mission perfectly -- that is, until she came face to face with the magician she was ordered to kill. Silently watching from her dark corner of the mage's tower, ready to perform her execution, Tessa was moved by the mage's song as he worked. He sung of a tale from his childhood, about how he learned magic to help heal the nature around his home after it was set fire by ruffians. She hesitated, nothing from her training or belief system growing up had ever allowed magic users to hold personality, character, or any such human dimension. Tessa left without laying a finger on the mage.

That week, Tessa wandered the city of Galik searching for answers. Her eyes were opened to other cultures and belief systems that she had so adamantly dismissed as false previously. She realized her order had misled her about the history of magic, and it's not right to make assumptions about groups of people just because they use magic. Knowing that she could never go back to the Veilwatchers, she wrote a letter to her parents and set sail for [[Osugbo]] for a new beginning.

Now, she work odd jobs using her skills, still questioning and trying to un-learn and re-learn her morals, specifically around magic. Magic isn’t inherently evil. Some use it for good or for simple things. She has come to understand that evil comes in many forms, magic or not. She is trying her best to find redemption for her misbeliefs by seeking out evil and trying to eliminate it. Most recently, Tessa crossed paths with a being named [[Jaxzo'Ilan|Jaxzo'llan]] — a creature made from magic, but not by choice. In Jaxzo, Tessa sees a reflection of every life she once helped to shackle. Now, she’s determined to right her past wrongs: not by suppressing magic, but by helping Jaxzo find the freedom that Tessa once vehemently denied others.

== Languages ==
Common

== Powers and Abilities ==
Tessa is always Alert and is rumored to be a powerful Executioner.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Short sword and daggers.

[[Category:Player Characters]]
[[Category:Fantasial Freeze]]
{{Worldbuilders}}

The Veilwatch

2025-05-27T17:23:50Z

Frizzy08: First Draft

{{Infobox location|title = {{The Veilwatchers}}|type = Unofficial community organization|Government = Church of the Silent Star // The Watchers|inhabiting Race = Human}}''Let no power go unseen. Let no danger go unchecked.''

The Veilwatch is a reasonably well-known and polarizing organization in the city of Galik that fights and preaches against the use of magic. A hybrid of watchdog, hit squad, and moral ministry, they imprison, exile, or execute magic users under the justification of protecting Galik. Officially, all of their targets are "dangerous, unstable, or corrupt." In practice, however, their definition of dangerous is pretty subjective. Behind closed doors, Veilwatch agents become tools for politicians who need a rival silenced, but want moral cover. The Veilwatch never admits to murder, but instead labels it as "cleansing," "containment," or "moral protection."

The Veilwatch is an organization that has two sides - community and military. The community side of the organization, titled The Church of the Silent Star, is how funding gets procured: donations, fundraising events, membership fees. Often times, community members are sent to downtown Galik to hand out tracts or hang out at a pub to convince others to join the organization. The military operation side hosts training camps, expeditions, and assignments. Ranks are set to enforce rules and hierarchy for the "watchers."

Founded by Luthien Veer, a former scribe, the Veilwatch has several brick and mortar locations across the suburbs of Galik and one location in downtown that serves as their headquarters.

== About ==
Although it is a well known organization, the Veilwatch is not an officially recognized guild by the city of Galik. They advertise primarily in Galik's middle-class districts--neighborhoods, family temples, and community forums. Their funding comes from their community outreach and donations from members, including teachers, trade officials, farmers, and shopkeepers. Their traction in the community is built mostly off of fear-mongering. The organization has several programs for kids and young adults to be exposed to their teachings, hoping to inspire them to join the ranks as Watchers.

Many of the missions that Veilwatch send their Watchers out on involve the capture or, occasionally, murder of magic-folk. Veilwatch has several political connections, and is not above taking on missions that hold weight politically in exchange for favors. Of course, Veilwatch always advertises their missions to their members as aligning with their values, but occasionally a mission will be successful that feels extra-beneficial to Veilwatch's political connections.

== History ==
The Veilwatch began as a shadow counsel of bureaucrats, scribes, and concerned non-magical citizens within Galik's lower administrative caste. In the wake of several magical incidents that disrupted major trade routs and public performances, most being fallout after ''[[The Naga's Glaik of Galik]]'', a group of civic-minded individuals believed that the city's lax rules toward magic would eventually lead to the city's demise. Backed by fearful civilians whose confidence in the city's ability to manage arcane threats, the Veilwatch quickly gained traction with the suburban middle class.

While the Council of Burghers debated reforms, a group of individuals began meeting in private homes and church basements, alarmed by what they saw as society's growing tolerance for unregulated magical power. Their founder, Luthien Veer, a once-respected arcane notary exiled from the Scribes Guild for his extremist views, argued that Galik's leniency was moral decay. He preached not only reform, but ''purification''. His writings framed magic as not just dangerous, but spiritually corrupting. These ideas took hold among Galik's middle-class neighborhoods, arguably due to their disconnect from urban living and susceptibility to fear mongering.

== The Church of the Silent Star ==
The Church of the Silent Star is the title of the community side of the Veilwatcher's organization, if you can even call it a church. With the absence of a god, the existence of which would contradict most of their beliefs anyways, their "sermons" are more focused on touting successful missions, rallying the community about news spun to paint magic in bad light, and collecting tithes from the members. The Church of the Silent Star also partners with other, more traditional temples around Ravel as opportunities to outreach to other communities. Their members speak in pulpits as concerned parents, survivors, and civic leaders. The church warns about the "Arcane Drift", a fictional diagnosis blaming magic for social decay.

Their sermons and literature emphasize:

* Magic as addiction
* Mages as manipulative predators
* Enchantment as consent violation
* Sorcery as moral rot passed through bloodlines

These messages are gently folded into community values to create a slow, deep cultural shift in certain Galik wards, where children learn to fear casters and parents compete to be the "most responsible" by reporting neighbors to Veilwatch operatives, also known as the Watchers.

== The Watchers ==

The Watchers are the military or enforcement side of the Veilwatcher organization. There are ranks to impose hierarchy and command. Quests are given to members, typically to imprison or assassinate magic users. In order to rank up, missions must be successfully completed and "scored" by higher ranking officials.

The Watchers run programs through the Church of the Silent Star, allowing children to learn about the 'honorable' adventures and quests that the Watchers go on, and their glorious victories. They also offer educational programs to replace the traditional schools of Galik for families who don't want their children exposed to secular magic beliefs.

== Conflict ==
The Veilwatchers are a polarizing topic outside of their tight-knit community. They have been labeled as politically charged, extremist, cult-like, and, in many communities, dangerous. It has been noted by many that the Veilwatchers tend to target marginalized groups for their anti-magic campaigns, crippling certain communities at their knees by removing their magic users. Simultaneously, they recruit younglings from other marginalized groups by offering resources and opportunities that might have otherwise not have been obtainable. Young members of Veilwatch are passionate about "standing up for what's right" and "taking up arms against magic" to "save Galik."

Magic users of varying importance in Galik have been "taken care of" by the Veilwatchers. It has not gone unnoticed by some that the magic users who have been removed seem incredibly convenient, as they stand in the way of politicians or related people of stature. Some have noticed that the magic users who have been removed need not be dangerous of nature, as the Veilwatchers have removed healers and clerics in some scenarios.
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