Bibliosoph Astrid

Lore

Born with an insatiable curiosity about how the world worked, Astrid lived a rather charmed life. The orphan girl devoured books far more easily than food or drink, with her nights spent huddled by a lamp as she read about princesses and adventures in far-away lands. It took her mind off the war that reduced the once-proud city she called home with her royal family into a hellhole for those who had no choice but to stay there. As she grew up, she began to explore the city in earnest on her own. To her surprise, she found a secret passage to a long-abandoned library deep under the surface, filled with decaying tomes and mysterious magical trinkets. It was here that she felt a mysterious call drawing her to a box that contained a grimoire of spells and a deck of divining cards. But the artifacts, long masterless, battled her in a contest of wills. At last, their resistance was broken as they swore loyalty towards the young mage. Astrid returned to the city above, only to find it set ablaze as the demonic horde finally pushed past its exhausted defenders. In a panic, she called upon her spells, but the power she wielded was too much for her to handle, and she drowned in its embrace. She woke up in an abandoned cavern, a burning genii and a pale vampire by her side as the Fuinsignum revealed itself on her body. Frustrated at her lack of mastery, Astrid began her long journey towards mastering the magical power that she had attained.