Ilaria Adrastos

Ilaria has all the makings of a Sun Elf despite her mixed heritage, with noticeable deviations from the aristocratic sort of beauty typically associated with their kind. Her complexion is smooth and unblemished, and while naturally fair, seems touched by undertones of sunkissed gold. Her hair, too, tumbles in a mane of starlit silver down the length of her back, but is threaded through with varying shades of copper and darker shades of ash blonde. Her features are delicate, but softer and noticeably more rounded than her Elven brethren, and her warm but subdued coloring tends to naturally draw attention to her eyes— wide and upturned and a rich honey-brown fringed in impossibly long, dark lashes. Her small, pert nose and full lips sit in perfect proportion to the rest of her features. For a woman who is neither entirely Elf, nor entirely Human, she is quite striking in her own right. Lovely in the way that would draw attention, but not so much that it would earn anything more than an appreciative, sidelong look. And she prefers it that way.

Working as a barmaid in one of the busiest and most racially diverse cities in all of Charon means it's necessary for her to present herself in a certain manner. At least if she hopes to earn any real coin. She tends to have a very amicable disposition naturally, but while she's working, she makes it a point to play up the more flirtatious and engaging aspects of her personality. She has no trouble carrying the weight of a conversation on her own, and can take even the most boorish customers in stride. She's energetic and playful, and has an easy sort of charisma about her that makes her a favorite with the locals. However, she also knows her own worth and maintains a high level of integrity and self-respect. She isn't a shrinking violet, and certainly won't tolerate being harassed or manhandled. You can be sure she will assert herself if she needs to, and that includes occasions on which she notices any of her patrons being bothered as well.

If you were to ask her, there's little to tell. As far as Ilaria is aware, her father perished on a fishing excursion when the weather turned stormy and overturned their small vessel far out at sea. She was then raised single-handedly by her mother, who earned a living as a seamstress. The truth is much more startling, however, as Ilaria is actually the illegitimate child of a wealthy Elven noble who seduced her young, lovestruck mother and then threatened her into keeping her silence when Ilaria was still an infant. She has yet to uncover the truth, and continues to life her modest life in blissful ignorance of her true origins.