Character

Marisela Stormweaver

CanonOfficial lore from the booksMCp. 82, 106-107, 110, 128, 162

Marisela Stormweaver, the Lady of the Storm and Siren of Neptun, is a sorceress whose mastery of storm magic is renowned throughout the Free Coast. A passionate mariner and magic user, she is one of the founders of the Brine Blades.¹

Early life

Marisela was born the illegitimate daughter of a formidable pirate lord, Captain Lark. Her powers awoke on a fateful night aboard her father's ship, when lightning struck her as she waited on deck for her mother's return. The bolt took one of her eyes but left her with immense power, and she recovered within days.¹

Lark saw the worth of her command over winds and storms and made her the ship's mage; she turned the tempest to his advantage and grew into a formidable war mage. As she matured, her bond with her father weakened. She came to feel that his regard rested on her powers alone, and understood that her gifts were the only reason she and her mother had been spared the harsh streets of Neptun. She longed to be free of his grasp.¹

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On a voyage to the Islands of Farr the ship met Sahuagin. Marisela bravely defended her mother and herself, but when her father's life hung in the balance, her resolve wavered. The sahuagin leader impaled Captain Lark, and as he bled out, Marisela struck the creature down with a fierce bolt of lightning.¹

By then Marisela was a grown woman of considerable influence in Neptun, eager to chart her own course and take command of her father's ship. The second-in-command, aware of her discontent and treasonous thoughts, sought to rid himself of her by casting her to the sharks; with the crew behind him, he drove Marisela to flee with her mother.¹

Mercenary and founder

Marisela longs for a ship of her own and has set out to gather powerful allies to reclaim her birthright. Taking mercenary contracts, she made her name in Neptun and earned a reputation that drew loyal patrons. On one such mission she met Magnus Driftwood and found in him a kindred spirit, hungry for more than a life bound by circumstance. Their friendship grew, and when Isabeau Blackthorn joined them in later years, the foundation of the Brine Blades was laid.¹

When the three first met and shared their reasons for seeking a new purpose, Marisela spoke of wanting to use her magical talents freely, without the restrictions of Archon.²

Marisela is the face of the company. She represents it in court and controls the financial side of its operations, managing the resources and investments that have contributed much to its wealth.³

She brought Seischa Grasheel into the company once the hunter had made her name, and Merindiel Stargazer, whose story resembled her own, became her right hand.⁴

She favours naval combat, specialises in social encounters and offensive magic, and will not work with the pirates of Neptun.⁵

In battle

Marisela enjoys showing off her power, unleashing devastating spells to break enemy lines and control the battlefield with effortless finesse: walls of water stop archers, and dense fog hides her allies. She favours spells that strike wide areas and instinctively aims at the most crowded parts of the enemy front, though she defers to Magnus or other trusted companions in choosing targets. At sea she is wholly devoted to sinking enemy ships and protecting her own, summoning storm-tossed waters and calling lightning down on enemy decks.¹

Notes

↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 106
↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 82
↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 162
↑BookMercenary Compendium, pp. 110, 128
↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 107

Sources

This article draws on:

MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 82, 106-107, 110, 128, 162

CharacterCaptain LarkA formidable pirate lord and the father of the storm sorcerer Marisela Stormweaver, who made his daughter his ship's mage.

CharacterIsabeau BlackthornAn orphan of Neptun who rose through the Hanged Devils, left crime behind and became a founder of the Brine Blades, where she leads the intelligence branch.CharacterMagnus DriftwoodA former captain of the VII. Legion, born in the slums of Marble City, who gave up his rank in search of a greater purpose and founded the Brine Blades with Marisela Stormweaver and Isabeau Blackthorn.

OrganisationBrine BladesA young mercenary guild of sailors, pirates and cartographers that excels at coastal and sea missions, welcomes misfits seeking a second chance and is led by three branch heads from a hidden coastal stronghold.PlaceNeptuneA coastal city west of the Empire and one of the three largest cities of the Free Ports, owned by no one, contested by street gangs and pirate lords, and home to the free folk's own church of Aquaron.RegionTide Breaker BayA bay named, together with the coastal towns and cities, as the place where the seafaring mercenaries of the Brine Blades can be found.

CharacterOzzigusA gnome inventor from the Underdark, fondly known as Ozzie, who escaped his creditor's headhunters into the Brine Blades and now serves as the company's ship master.CharacterPretty Face RandorA charming bard and swordsman, Isabeau Blackthorn's closest friend from the Hanged Devils of Neptun, who left the gang and was given a second chance in the Brine Blades.CharacterFazonHuman leader of the Followers of Zolan in White City in the Raphael Efsanesi campaign, who hires out his fighters and mages to Raphael, shields him from Zolan's searching power and refuses to cross the Empire.CharacterHermann ÇelikyüzThe heavily armed leader of the Bloody Coin, a band of mercenaries hired by the Porvis house, who clashes with Kemp Corvus's company of thirty at the Porvis forest house in the Sürgün Günlükleri campaign.