Charissa Schlosser

Charissa Schlosser is the second oldest persona of the Tanar'ri Devoratrix known as the Red Haunt. This persona is first introduced in Quoth the Raven Issue 27, The Conferences of Victor Gagné IV.

Appearance

A natural shapeshifter, Charissa nevertheless has a preferred form. Described as a 'beanpole of a woman', this form is tall and unfashionably thin. Her hair is wild, red and curly. Her teeth have been filed to points. She wears a garishly mustard-coloured coat and hat over rust-tinted trousers and open-toed sandals. Her favourite weapon is an intelligent, magical saber named Maxwell.

History

After 'Mother' decided to fill the void in her memory with knowledge at the University of Il Aluk, the Fiend realized she would need money to pay for classes and resources. Rather than try to hold down a day job, 'Mother' decided to turn her hand to brigandage and theft. She conceived of a ferocious persona, a bandit who could wander the wild places of Darkon, kill and steal to her heart's content, without anyone ever the wiser that she was the same person.

'Mother' created the guise Charissa wears unto today, and immersed herself in the role. She found it quite pleasing to wander about like an unpredictable scourge, leaving death and terror in her wake. To the fiend's own surprise, her cursed mind split, creating a new persona that was the bandit: Charissa Schlosser.

After the split, the two personas came to an understanding, with Charissa continuing the work of banditry and gaining strength in combat. This persona would go on to become a mercenary for the Council of Brilliance (specifically for Josephine Chantreaux) in Falkovnia, and has been a scourge in that Domain as well as Darkon and Lamordia for a very long time.

Personality

Charissa comes off as focused on bloodshed and profit above and beyond all other concerns. This is incorrect; as the second oldest persona and the one who acquires the funds the younger personas need to perform their studies and experiments, Charissa actually feels considerable responsibility for the whole qabal. In addition, she is an inventive and cunning combatant and a dedicated student in her own right. It is Charissa, after all, who has managed to combine her arcane magic and the techniques of a Swordsage into a dreadful variant on the Jade Phoenix Mage-Prestige Class: the Ebon Phoenix Mage.

In spite of her love of bloodshed, Charissa takes her time to stalk prey before she strikes. She prepares for fights by observing her targets' strengths and weaknesses, augments herself with arcane magic and uses her combat techniques to sow confusion and fear before launching into battle.

Statistics

Chaotic Evil female Devoratrix Bard 4 / Swordsage 5 / Ebon Phoenix Mage 10