Gwendolyn Vollmund
Appearance
A long thin scar running down her left cheek, white hair that almost falls to her waist, piercing white eyes, and the usual expression of someone at ease.
She often wears common clothes though is known to dress up on occasion when traveling and dark gowns when working in the archives.
Her right arm is always wrapped in bandages from her wrist to shoulder.
What’s underneath is an intricate tattoo only given to the highest level of members in certain circles of the underworld. Any that catch glimpses or inquire usually find them selves thrown out of her office dead.
She often wears common clothes though is known to dress up on occasion when traveling and dark gowns when working in the archives.
Her right arm is always wrapped in bandages from her wrist to shoulder.
What’s underneath is an intricate tattoo only given to the highest level of members in certain circles of the underworld. Any that catch glimpses or inquire usually find them selves thrown out of her office dead.
Skills and Abilities
Skilled Mage: Over the years Gwen has obtained much magical training and is efficient in most common Magic.
She’s far more talented in illusions and lightening disciplines respectively. Only able to preform the most mundane of spells outside of those two.
Sharp Mind: Gwen has seen a lot and what she hadn’t observed first hand she’s studied. Able to recall what’s she knows about locations, peoples, and weapons long since forgotten by time or others.
Shrewd Trader: Gwendolyn is no chump, and has no time for snake oil or smooth talkers.
Being someone who deals in rare texts and information she can often sniff out another’s scheme easily when they try to scam her with any lies or fake merchandise.
Linguistic Prowess: She knows and can speak and read most languages existing and is fluent in a few ancient ones.
Purveyor of the Occult: Being one who gives information to those that can pay what she demands means she isn’t very choosie on who she lets in.
Only who she lets return. Many occult and dark Magics call her archives their home and prison making her knowledgeable of how cults operate, who they worship and wether they are mad or dangerously close to a truth.
This results in her being particularly effective against curses and darkhaving some very high level connections in the more mage dominated side of the underworld.
The Blessing of The Vollmund: Her family since being charged with guarding and tending the archives all those centuries ago were given a blessing. The ability to control moonlight.
It’s extremely powerful magic able to heal Gwen even form death should the death be within 5 minutes of her moonlight exposure and shape to the users will almost anything she could desire.
However this is only as long as the full moon is in the sky and it’s only at its most powerful when the light is shining directly on her. Any effects dissipate and vanish the moment the moon has left the sky and decreases in strength should she move from direct moonlight to covered.
She’s far more talented in illusions and lightening disciplines respectively. Only able to preform the most mundane of spells outside of those two.
Sharp Mind: Gwen has seen a lot and what she hadn’t observed first hand she’s studied. Able to recall what’s she knows about locations, peoples, and weapons long since forgotten by time or others.
Shrewd Trader: Gwendolyn is no chump, and has no time for snake oil or smooth talkers.
Being someone who deals in rare texts and information she can often sniff out another’s scheme easily when they try to scam her with any lies or fake merchandise.
Linguistic Prowess: She knows and can speak and read most languages existing and is fluent in a few ancient ones.
Purveyor of the Occult: Being one who gives information to those that can pay what she demands means she isn’t very choosie on who she lets in.
Only who she lets return. Many occult and dark Magics call her archives their home and prison making her knowledgeable of how cults operate, who they worship and wether they are mad or dangerously close to a truth.
This results in her being particularly effective against curses and darkhaving some very high level connections in the more mage dominated side of the underworld.
The Blessing of The Vollmund: Her family since being charged with guarding and tending the archives all those centuries ago were given a blessing. The ability to control moonlight.
It’s extremely powerful magic able to heal Gwen even form death should the death be within 5 minutes of her moonlight exposure and shape to the users will almost anything she could desire.
However this is only as long as the full moon is in the sky and it’s only at its most powerful when the light is shining directly on her. Any effects dissipate and vanish the moment the moon has left the sky and decreases in strength should she move from direct moonlight to covered.
Personality
Gwendolyn is generally a calm, gentle person to be around.
Many find her easy to talk to and enjoyable to converse with. Warriors and those with an accuse sense for strength or danger however..can feel unnerved by her piercing gaze and friendly demeanor.
Many that feel this way describe her as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
She can often get extremely over confident in her knowledge however, and think none can rival her.
There are those that very much can.
Gwen also has had things very easy in life and had the intellect to take full advantage of every advantage given to her.
That being said when being confronted with a difficult problem or person Gwen can be very easily wound up and frustrated when the upper hand is taken from her, someone proves themselves better than her at something, or some kind of problem proves too difficult for her to breeze past on sheer intellect.
She can also have very little patience for anyone she thinks is “uneducated.” Or “Dim.”
Many find her easy to talk to and enjoyable to converse with. Warriors and those with an accuse sense for strength or danger however..can feel unnerved by her piercing gaze and friendly demeanor.
Many that feel this way describe her as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
She can often get extremely over confident in her knowledge however, and think none can rival her.
There are those that very much can.
Gwen also has had things very easy in life and had the intellect to take full advantage of every advantage given to her.
That being said when being confronted with a difficult problem or person Gwen can be very easily wound up and frustrated when the upper hand is taken from her, someone proves themselves better than her at something, or some kind of problem proves too difficult for her to breeze past on sheer intellect.
She can also have very little patience for anyone she thinks is “uneducated.” Or “Dim.”
Biography & Lore
Gwendolyn was born in Elbion to a loving father and mother. There she was raised in the massive archive structure she would learn to call home. Her father died not long after her birth in a summoning experiment gone wrong.
This left her mother to raise her for most of her life as she grew up learning how to take care and orginize the archives as well as understanding what it meant to be a Vollmund. The Vollmund house had been charged with taking care of the archives for centuries. They had lived within its walls and had helped others that sought the knowledge held within it for a price.
Soon after her first half century her mother passed as well.
Taken by a viscous disease she had contracted studying a rare plant. Parentless and alone Gwendolyn took what her mother taught her and using various written records takes care of the archive to this day. Helping adventures and exchanging payment for information within its walls and the other services she offers..
This left her mother to raise her for most of her life as she grew up learning how to take care and orginize the archives as well as understanding what it meant to be a Vollmund. The Vollmund house had been charged with taking care of the archives for centuries. They had lived within its walls and had helped others that sought the knowledge held within it for a price.
Soon after her first half century her mother passed as well.
Taken by a viscous disease she had contracted studying a rare plant. Parentless and alone Gwendolyn took what her mother taught her and using various written records takes care of the archive to this day. Helping adventures and exchanging payment for information within its walls and the other services she offers..