Alias
Alias
Alias carries himself with the easy confidence of someone who has talked his way out of more trouble than he has fought his way through. He is the natural face of the party — charming, quick with banter, and disarmingly casual even in dangerous situations, as evidenced by the message he fired off mid-scouting-mission ("About to fuck up some goliaths, hbu?"). In combat he is a precise and elusive swashbuckler, weaving in and out of the melee to land strikes and slip away before enemies can respond. Beneath the bravado sits a genuine leader: even Obold, who defers to no one easily, accepted him as captain of the Bitch's Scorn without protest. He is a follower of Tymora, and her presence — felt as a spinning coin — marks him as someone who trusts in fortune, perhaps more than he trusts in certainty.
Personality
Traits:
- Socially magnetic and quick-witted; defaults to charm and banter in tense encounters, whether with a pirate at the Velvet Veil, a half-orc bard at a bathhouse, or a dockmaster looking to collect full fees.
- Elusive and tactically fluid in combat, preferring to dart in for precision strikes and retreat before enemies can close the distance around him.
- Casually competent under pressure — he navigated the ship through multiple storms without apparent anxiety, treating crisis as just another thing to manage.
Ideals:
- Fortune favors the bold. As a devotee of Tymora, Alias embraces risk and trusts that luck — earned or otherwise — is a valid strategy.
- Leadership through trust: he was made captain not through force but because the party genuinely believed he was the right person for the role, and he has honored that.
Bonds:
- Xanaphia — a deep and unresolved personal tie. He went to considerable effort to learn her fate, received a vision of her from Baphomet, and her uncertain whereabouts clearly weigh on him.
- The Bitch's Scorn and its crew — he takes the captaincy seriously, navigating through storms and working to secure a homebase for the party.
Flaws:
- His easy, joking manner can make him seem flippant at moments that call for gravity — messaging a contact mid-ambush is charming in retrospect, but speaks to a habit of treating danger casually.
- His faith in Tymora and luck means he may be too comfortable leaving important outcomes to chance rather than forcing certainty when certainty is available.
Relationships
Notes
Follower of Tymora
Log Mentions
- 002 11-10-2024 — Alias engaged in playful banter with the powerful tiefling Salyx after the party freed him from the prison cells beneath the temple.
- 004 01-05-2025 — Alias recalled that Mintarin Island was said to hold great treasure but also a dangerous monstrosity, informing the party's decision as they passed the island.
- 005 01-19-2025 — Alias asked around Waterdeep's bars and confirmed that the Queens Bitch was still at sea; he also received a vision from Baphomet revealing Xanaphia's uncertain fate aboard the ship.
- 006 02-01-2025 — The party officially reaffirmed Alias as captain of the Bitch's Scorn, a role even Obold agreed he was well suited for.
- 009 03-16-2025 — At the Velvet Veil, a pirate named Corvin silently acknowledged Alias with a nod; the party also noted the orc pirates' mention of Kragthars Respite, a pirate port Alias recognized.
- 016 07-12-2025 — Alias visited the Cindersink Bathhouse and charmed the half-orc bard Tizra, persuading her to perform for a night at the Hollow Ember Tavern.
- 025 11-10-2025 — Alias skillfully navigated the ship through a deadly storm, keeping the crew safe during the ten-day voyage to Baldurs Gate.
- 026 11-09-2025 — Alias waved at a passing Baldurs Gate ship and later befriended Corvin of the Dark Daggers, learning about the guild's tattoo-based hierarchy on the way to deliver the cursed crate.
- 027 11-23-2025 — During the raptor ambush on Llorgh, Alias was knocked to the ground early in the fight but managed to escape the dire scale brute leader and eventually helped defeat the pack.
- 028 12-07-2025 — Alias crawled low through the forest to scout the goliath camp alongside Kaneko, and received a casual message on his Whisper Quill mid-approach; he then darted in to strike a goliath during the ambush and slipped back out of reach.
- 029 12-21-2025 — Alias weaved in and out of the chaotic farm battle with surgical speed, dispatching foes and helping finish the paralyzed goliaths as Thavrak was cornered.
- 031 01-18-2026 — With Pass Without Trace active, Alias moved stealthily through the tunnels; in the Cradle of Smoke battle he weaved through the melee, striking enemies with deadly precision.
- 032 02-01-2026 — Alias approached the Blue Dragon carving in the binding chamber and reached out to touch the glowing copper rod embedded in it; he also fought fluidly through the seidr witch battle.
- 033 02-13-2026 — During Obold's divine vision, Alias felt the presence of his deity Tymora as a spinning coin, marking a moment of spiritual connection while the party waited helplessly outside the duel barrier.
- 034 03-01-2026 — Alias navigated the ship through a powerful storm and later convinced the dockmaster to grant half-off docking fees by invoking Kalista's name; he also raised the question of establishing a party homebase during the meeting with Kalista.