Raiah Theron
Raiah Lulinna Theron | |
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| Born | 1701 |
| Occupation | Chief Interrogator (Jaeger Corp), Adventurer (Croak and Dagger) |
| Years active | 1727-Present |
| Era | Age of Passage |
| Organization | Croak and Dagger |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Criminal charge(s) | Multiple Counts of First-Degree Murder, Breaking and Entering, Forbidden Cult Worship |
| Criminal penalty | 20 Year Sentence with required psychoactive therapy |
| Criminal status | Sentence Lifted |
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"You're about to exceed the limits of my medication."
Appearance
Raiah is described as a light-brown skinned, medium-height, slender Half-Elf with a dirty-blonde undercut. What stands out almost immediately is the uncovered patch of scarred skin where her right eye was, and the faded marked of Vecna on her right hand. Raiah walks with an air of flirty confidence about her and a soft, velvety voice.
Backstory
Early Life in Hadleigh
Raiah was born with a curved spine and partial facial paralysis due to a cleft lip. Raiah’s appearance made it hard to play with other children who threw mud and stone at her, mocked her speech, and made oinking noises at her when they passed her on the street. The western borough of the city of Hadleigh, Hammersmith, was home to thousands of homeless and impoverished people forgotten by the city. Rather than band together, some turned on one another, it wasn’t enough to just be poor, maybe you were an elf, or maybe you were deformed. This intersectionality would allow for the killings of one Benjamin Barker to go so unnoticed for so long. It’s the same culture that allowed a man like Benjamin Barker to go about his business, that turned Raiah away, right into Ben’s arms. When Raiah wasn’t at Ben’s barbershop helping him sweep, she was watching the pigs eat slop. Raiah admired the plump, pink farm animal for their simplicity. They ate food and minded their own business. Being compared to pigs for as long as she had, Raiah hung around them. They were the only creatures in Hammersmith that didn’t care about the way she looked.
When Ben and his accomplice had been caught and killed for his crimes, Raiah was left with the traumatic image of slashing his accomplice’s throat in a fit of rage. It was somewhere in that moment, Raiah felt a warm, powerful feeling come over her. To finally take power and take revenge. It terrified Raiah. Despite being absolved of any wrong-doing, Raiah and her parents were forced out of Hadleigh. The whole borough was calling her a butcher, not convinced she had no idea as to what Ben was doing. So Raiah and her family moved to Val-Adin, where Raiah promised to turn her life around.
The See-No-Evil Killer
Sometime between the events of the Demon Barber of Hadleigh killings and her moving to Val-Adin, Raiah struck a sinister deal with Vecna the Whispered One. In exchange for everlasting beauty and strength, Raiah promised to hunt down all defectors who left the Whispered One's service. Raiah killed a startling total of eleven defectors, striking fear into any acolytes or priests who even entertained the thought of leaving. Her signature was to remove the eyes of her targets. These brutal slaying garnered the attention of Alliance investigators and eventually Mystery Inc. The public called her the See-No-Evil Killer because of the aforementioned eye removal of her victims. As far the public knows, the See-No-Evil Killer died in the mines beneath the abandoned Shausher Wood Mill. Raiah was rescued from the killer's clutches with strange wounds that investigators say she suffered during a struggle with the killer. The only people who know what really happened in that mine are Raiah and Mystery Inc.
The Jaeger Corp
A considerable amount of time had passed before Raiah attempted the preliminary entrance exams for the Jaeger Program. She had a new routine, a new diet, and had tested in the top five percentile of entrants on the first exam. Raiah’s tenacity paid off when she was accepted as a cadet, and would be given a chance to prove her worth to the greatest, most commended warriors in the High-Elf military. What stood out about Raiah wasn’t just her endurance, but how she tested in feats of mental endurance. The Jaeger Corp saw potential for an interrogation-based career path for Raiah. What the proctor called, borderline PTSD-induced psychosis, the Jaeger Corp called a knack for doing what was needed. Raiah graduated top of her class at the Jaeger Corp, and earned her tan-beret.
Croak and Dagger
Raiah joined Croak and Dagger during the first days of Cataclysm and was instrumental in helping them establish a theater of war with the aide of the Conclave. When Caelrogh was vanquished and the rifts were closed, Raiah decided to stay with Croak and Dagger as a joint operation between the newly gilded adventurers and the Jaeger Corp. Croak and Dagger were still very new and Elvira wanted someone to keep an eye on them. However, as time went on, Raiah grew out of her role as an observer and became a fully fledged member. She even went as far as starting a relationship with Aiden.
Abilities
Supernatural Vision. Raiah's eye gives her the ability to see through low-level illusions, walls, and even detect when someone is lying.
Flawless Precision. Aided by her vision, Raiah ricochets her weapons at her targets off ceilings, floors, walls, tables, shields, anything with a solid surface, with pinpoint accuracy.
Improvised Weapon Specialist. When her knives are running low, Raiah resorts to using every day objects to get the job done. Have you ever seen someone die from a cup to the chest?
Relationships
Aiden "Aiden, if you're reading this, mind your own business! But, Aiden is sweet. He tries very hard to make sure I'm happy, and when I'm not he's good for a shoulder to just lean on. There isn't any pressure to do anything between us. It's nice. I'm so used to having to dress up or play a part with my old boyfriends, but not with Aiden. He makes me feel...seen, I guess is the word for it? On nights when I'm not feeling particularly happy with my body or mental health, Aiden just sits there with me. He's sweet. Well, more than that. But let's just go with sweet for now. I don't need to inflate his ego any more than I have haha... "
Andol "Speaking of egos, Aiden's new brother has quite the ego. I've learned to just give those two room when they're scheming lest you get sucked into their bullshittery. Aiden is usually quite serious when out in the field, so having Andol around to help me balance Aiden out is really nice."
Elvira "The Commander is one of the most selfless, hardened people I know. Her rise to her station was all I ever read about as a little girl. When I first tried joining the Jaeger Corp, she sat me down and said she'd personally see to it that I am tested twice as hard. Now I see why. Everyone is so used to that cold icy stare the Commander has, but I see her. The books she reads, the loss she feels, and the pressure she's put under from that lovely brother and father of hers. The world has a way of trying to squash women like us down."
Lyra "We've been doing well with the space we decided to give each other. She doesn't poke around in my business, and I don't poke in hers. We talk now and again when we need to, but that's about it."
Maribelle "Maribelle is one of the most unapologetic people I know. She stands by what she does, as morally grey as they may be, and doesn't make excuses for herself. I wish I had that confidence growing up. She's someone I wouldn't mind grabbing a drink with."