Saphir

Saphir is a tiefling spellcaster of the Shortstack Stranglers. She is described as affordable, charming and infused with fey magic.¹

Childhood

Turnip found Saphir in the basement of a hag's hut, lying in a crib, severely malnourished and sickly. After killing the hag he could not simply leave her there, so he took the little tiefling with him to Bellwater and then to Vansreik. His wife, Josebell, took her as her own, and Saphir grew up in Turnip's family as one of them.¹

The hag's rigorous arcane experiments on Saphir left a magical mark on her, which strengthens her spells.¹

Magic and the Stranglers

Her magical powers began to show in adolescence. She first noticed them while playing hide-and-seek with the other children: when it was her turn to hide, she became invisible. Turnip sent her to a local mage, who taught her to control magic and channel arcane energy, and she trained with him for ten years.¹

But classrooms were not for her. She wanted to be an adventurer like Turnip, to save people and become their hero, and after days of arguing she joined the Stranglers. She favours caravan guarding and will not kill children or orphans. She can be found at Halfling is Your Mother in Vansreik.¹

In battle

Saphir has little or no combat experience, but growing up among the Shortstack Stranglers taught her something of positioning and choosing targets. She knows her skills are not suited to facing enemies head-on, and that an enemy caster left alone too long is a recipe for destruction, so she usually hides behind her front line and hurls offensive spells at the enemy's backline.¹