Founding Member of Clan Jambs

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Full Name: Asphelia Gallonica Bywater

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Alias: Asphelia Gallonica the Ankle Biter, Astrea Greensward

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Birthdate: 1 Desnus 4679

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Description: A 2\'11\", 37 lbs halfing female with waist length hair and sage green eyes. Her hair is light brown with lots of golden highlights, so she looks almost blond in the sunlight.

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As Astrea the human child, she wears her hair in pony tails on either side of her head, held in place with bellflower shaped hair ties. She wears a knee length dress with frilly bloomers that peak out underneath. The dress is shades of green and is very girly. She often stands in a pose of wide-eyed innocence and has a tiny stuffed white tiger she carries around with her.

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As Asphelia the halfling druid, she favors shirts and skirts tailored to fit her curves, often with long sweaters or vests over the top. Her favorite colors are greens and golds, with some blue for variety. Her hair is pulled back in elaborate braided updo\'s and she often wears a small pair of pince nez. She also favors shoes with a bit of a heel, allowing her to top 3\' in height.

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Background:

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v Asphelia was born in Kerse, Druma, while her parents were escorting a caravan of escaped slaves from Cheliax to the River Kingdoms. She was born early, taking her mother by surprise. Her parents finished the trip with the caravan and then set up house near Mirabella’s parents in Brevoy. Whenever the Network called on her parents, they left, leaving baby Asphelia with her grandparents Mephis and Celandine.

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Upon reaching her teens, her parents would let Asphelia accompany them on some of the trips through southern Avistan. She provided cover on their mission and they wanted to familiarize her with the paths throughout the continent.

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She joined the Bellflower Network on her 20^th birthday, eager to actively participate in the organization she watched her parent’s dedicate their lives to. Her first assignment was in Westcrown, Cheliax. She was to assist slaves in leaving their masters and starting on the road to freedom. The Bellflower network got frusterated with Astrea, however, as she would only help slaves that were in their position through no fault or action of their own.

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Asphelia had sucessfully assisted several groups of slaves in escaping their master\'s and fleeing Westcrown. She was working on another assignment at the home of Count Alenzi when she beheld a baby white tiger in a cage. The Count had several wild animals in his menagerie, including a deinonychus, a snowy owl, and an eagle. Every time Astrea visited the Count\'s children, she would visit the white tiger. They struck up an affinity during her visits, until she finally had to help the tiger escape.

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On the night the Count\'s slaves escaped, so did his tiger. Fearing her cover was compromised, the Bellflower Network sent an agent named Branna to assist in Astrea\'s disappearance from Westcrown. The pair headed across Avistan to the Stolen Lands, near to where Asphelia grew up. The Sword Lords of Restov heard of the pairs arrival and invited them to a party one evening.

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The rest is history...

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