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--- matilda [2026/08/17 19:58] – victoria
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   * Human
-  * Rogue
+  * [[Rogue]] (3 Levels)/[[Warlock]] of [[Hayte]](1 Level)
     * Knows she might become something more if she can reach the [[Warlock Well]].
-  * Sailor
+  * [[Sailor]]
   * From the [[Island Nation of Berm]], see [[Backstories]].
   * Has a little sister named Elena back in Berm that she wants to keep safe.
+  * Formerly one of the [[Player Characters]]. Now an [[NPC]].
+====Nature====
- -**Nature**:
+  * Matilda //was// generally neutral good, but due to actions involving the [[Warlock Well]] she is now **neutral evil**. Has a flexible relationship with the law.
-  * Matilda is generally neutral good but has a flexible relationship with the law.
       * She prefers saving someone to killing them when possible, but is willing to steal, deceive, smuggle, or otherwise break the law for money.
       * She is most comfortable targeting people she considers corrupt or immoral and the extremely wealthy and powerful who are unlikely to be meaningfully harmed by the loss.
       * She draws a much firmer line against exploiting the poor, weak, or powerless, although Matilda's own greed can occasionally influence her judgment about who actually "deserves" to be a target.
--**Motives**:
+====Motives====
   * Wealth: Matilda wants to become rich, and she makes little effort to pretend otherwise. She enjoys fine clothes, good food, valuable possessions, and the comfort and status that come with having money. While she has several practical reasons for pursuing wealth, simple greed remains one of them.
   * Freedom and Security: Growing up poor taught Matilda how few choices are available to those without money. To her, wealth means independence—the ability to choose where she goes, whom she serves, and when she can walk away. She never wants herself or Elena to be powerless because they cannot afford another option.
   * Elena: Matilda's younger sister (8 years old) remains one of the most important people in her life. Although she left Elena behind in Berm, part of Matilda's drive to become successful comes from wanting to ensure her sister will always be safe and financially secure.
   * Freeing Berm: Despite leaving the Royal Navy, Matilda deeply loves Berm and its people. She wants to eventually free her homeland from the corrupt nobles who have placed their own wealth and power above the interests of the country.
- -**Joining the party**:
+====Alden & Hayte====
+  * One of Matilda's biggest moments in the campaign was tossing the infamous [[Shovel Of Alden]] into the [[Warlock Well]], which forced an alignment change to **neutral evil**, started the character's multiclass status as a rogue that is also a Warlock of Hayte, and imbued her with new abilities, perks, quests and issues.
+  * This was compounded by throwing in [[Kelthor's Book of Great Awareness]] at the same time, ultimately doubling down on her Warlock Well scenario.
+    * The [[Shovel Of Alden]] imbued her directly with power related to the shovel, and its natural ability to "corrupt" people got to firmly take hold of Matilda.
+    * Meanwhile [[Kelthor's Book of Great Awareness]] is what pushed her into a true multiclass [[Warlock]] status. An old god, by the name of [[Hayte]], not as powerful as they once were, and forgotten in most of the world, used this as a chance to reach out and empower Matilda. There is no valid reason why a [[gods|god]] can't have a warlock as opposed to a cleric. They are essentially the same thing, empowered by a powerful entity, just in different ways. Matilda's path is that of the warlock. Part of her pact is that she gets a lot of secrets whispered to her by her patron.
+  * Since Hayte is the god behind the scenes in all the [[Alden]] lore, Matilda finds herself very immersed in everything and anything associated now.
+  * Matilda was directed by Hayte to befriend at least 3 members of [[The Cult Of Alden]] immediately.
+    * She befriended [[Hutch]] who she met at the [[Fungi Circle]].
+    * She befriended 6 random members of [[The Cult Of Alden]] near the [[Shrine Of Hayte]].
+      * This group used magic to give her a shoulder tattoo of the **triangle** that the cult members use to identify themselves.
+  * Due to gaining some power from the [[Shovel Of Alden]] at the [[Warlock Well]], Matilda now gets half damage back (rounded down) as vampiric healing on any non magical melee attack she makes and hits an opponent with just like the original shovel.
+    * //If she takes a second level in warlock she may receive the ability to get temporary hit points like the shovel does as well. Provided she reminds the DM this note is here and we talk about it at that time.//
+    * Matilda has learned (via whisperings from her patron) that **she cannot die** if she is within 20 feet of the [[Shrine Of Hayte]].
+    * She is also pretty sure that the purpose of the Shovel Of Alden was to "corrupt" someone and turn them into some sort of Alden-Reborn, and that must be her fate eventually. However she learned that if she should so much as touch the Shrine Of Hayte, it may accelerate the process.
+    * As there is another Shovel Of Alden due to the [[Nephele Timeline Branch Event]], she is also pretty sure that it could problematically become another accelerating process if she threw it down the well or held onto it as well. //However, it could also represent competition if someone else becomes "corrupted" too...//
+    * While Matilda navigates how to handle all this, from powers to whispered secrets, the real test will be seeing if she can use it all to her advantage to accomplish her own personal motives and objectives as outlined elsewhere in her backstory.
+====Joining The Party====
   * Shortly after legally leaving the Royal Navy, Matilda sailed from Berm to Mythburg, leaving Elena behind while she attempted to establish herself.
-      * She first met the party in Mythburg after they saved her from being pickpocketed. For reasons still unknown to everyone involved, she somehow ended up being adopted into the group..
+      * She first met the party in Mythburg after they saved her from being pick pocketed. For reasons still unknown to everyone involved, she somehow ended up being adopted into the group..
       * Soon after arriving in Mythburg she encountered The Party, giving her a rather immediate opportunity to begin pursuing the money, reputation, connections, and influence she wants.
+====Leaving The Party====
+  * After being in [[Goldvale]] for a few weeks, having taken the power of (a) [[Shovel Of Alden]] for herself by tossing it into the [[Warlock Well]], communing with [[Hayte]] due to a similar action involving [[Kelthor's Book Of Great Awareness]], meeting some members of [[The Cult Of Alden]] and allying with them, learning some truths about the [[Shrine Of Hayte]], **The Shovel**'s real nature, figuring out more about the history of Goldvale and its [[Goldfish Pond]], and deciding her direction and end goals no longer align with [[Player Characters|The Party]]; **Matilda leaves The Party**.
+  * With her she takes a compliment of collected magical items and knowledge, including the remaining copy of [[Kelthor's Book Of Great Awareness]] to tip her off about a lot of things or offer knowledge to any potential future followers as she most likely assumes a leadership role in [[The Cult Of Alden]].
+  * She possesses the **Bellows of Beaver Summoning**, which seems like harmless chaos. But she knows how to best abuse anything in her hands. As she slipped away from The Party one final time late at night within [[Goldvale]], she released hundreds of [[beavers]] directly into the town to chaos maximum chaos. Given that the [[Goldfish Pond|Dragon Mesh]] depends on goldfish swimming freely through the ditches and waterways, beavers building dams suddenly in many locations is highly problematic. Thus was her escape tactic as her remaining ex-companions [[Jules]], [[Urist]], [[Vesper]] & [[Jeorge]] were left to deal with the aftermath.
+  * Matilda's future depends now on how she goes about consolidating power, and if she uses it in the Goldvale area or tries to harness it and return to the [[Island Nation Of Berm]] for her personal agenda. She may became "**Alden Reborn**", or she may potentially ward that off. [[Hayte]] will likely guide her and she could indeed be considered a **BBEG** in time if no heroes stop her.
+  * The most likely immediate scenarios for Matilda are to linger around the outskirts of Goldvale and strike at certain targets, or to make her way north to the [[Hayte|Church Of Hayte]]. If the [[Shrine Of Hayte]] offers her at much power as it does, then the Church Of Hayte may be even more beneficial to her.
+  * //All that said, never rule out the improbable...//((A clear warning from the Dungeon Master.))
--**Backstory**
+====Backstory====
 Matilda Delmar was born in the island nation of Berm, a country she has always loved deeply despite the complicated relationship she would eventually develop with those who ruled it. Her early childhood was modest but happy, spent with her parents and her younger sister, Elena. That life ended when a plague swept through the region and claimed both of her parents while Matilda and Elena were still young. Suddenly orphaned and left with very little, Matilda was forced to grow up quickly. Elena was her little sister, and with their parents gone, Matilda developed a fierce sense of responsibility for her that never entirely faded.
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 But Matilda has always been willing to adapt.
+====Game Session History====
+  * **Matilda**, the Human/Rogue/[[Sailor]]
+    * 350xp as of 2026-06-16 (gained 350xp)
+    * Joined the game as a Level 1 Rogue meeting The Party in [[The Cans]] of [[Mythburg]].
+    * Revealed to The Party to be from the [[Island Nation of Berm]].
+    * Became a Level 2 character.
+    * 1000xp as of 2026-06-23 (gained 650xp)
+      * Revealed more of her personality as she attempted to steal an elephant and pick pocket Alimir.
+      * Became a Level 3 character.
+        * Chose Arcane Trickster subclass.
+    * 1300xp as of 2026-06-30 (gained 300xp...I think. There were distracted ADHD & alcohol based issues.)
+    * 2000xp as of 2026-07-07 (gained 600xp)
+    * 2600xp as of 2026-07-14 (gained 600xp, "Woodchuck Day Event")
+    * 3400xp as of 2026-07-21 (gained 800xp, "Woodchuck Day Event, Part 2")
+    * 4200xp as of 2026-07-28 (gained 800xp((One Shot Night - XP given to main PC as reward for taking on the one shot character.)))
+    * 5000xp as of 2026-08-04 (gained 800xp)
+      * It was revealed that Matilda has a little sister back in the [[Island Nation Of Berm]].
+      * Arriving with her companions in [[Goldvale]], and with the knowledge from [[Kelthor's Book Of Great Awareness]], she knows if she wants to accomplish her personal goals she can change her life up by visiting the [[Warlock Well]].
+    * 6400xp as of 2026-08-18 (gained 1400xp)
+      * Threw the [[Shovel Of Alden]] which is a major artifact highly relevant to this entire campaign & [[Kelthor's Book Of Great Awareness]] into the [[Warlock Well]]. This has massive future implications and consequences including turning her into a multiclass [[warlock]] immediately.
+    * 7100xp as of 2026-08-25 (gained 700xp)
+      * Was part of the [[Nephele Timeline Branch Event]] & participated in murdering their alternate self.
+    * 8400xp as of 2026-09-01 (gained 1300xp)
+      * Befriended [[Hutch]] from [[The Cult Of Alden]].
+    * 9600xp as of 2026-09-08 (gained 1200xp)
+      * Befriended 6 misc members of [[The Cult Of Alden]] near the [[Shrine Of Hayte]].
+        * Was magically given a tattoo on the shoulder of the triangle representing [[The Cult Of Alden]].
+    * 10600xp as of 2026-09-15 (gained 1000xp)
+      * Has had [[Hayte]] whisper things to her about three golden dragon eggs hidden in [[Goldvale]], and is starting to form her own agenda unbeknownst to The Party.
+      * Continues to use her **Bellows Of Beaver Summoning**, increasing the population of [[beavers]] in the Goldvale area.
+    * 11400xp as of 2026-09-29 (gained 800xp)
+      * Officially disbanded herself from [[Player Characters|The Party]] by slipping away in the dead of night. NPC status is active going forward.