Darkonian Kargatane Record
- Known Name: Dominique Marie Petit
- Alias/Moniker: 'Nique
- Race: Halfling (Dementlieuse)
- Apparent Age: Mid-20s
- Birthday: 15 March, 1344
- Height: 2'11"
- Alignment: Neutral Good
- Affiliations: None known.
- Religion: Ezra (Dementlieu Sect)
- Character Class: Dirge Bard
- Place of Origin: Port-a-Lucine, Dementlieu
- Player/Type: NPC
Appearance
Dominique, or 'Nique as she prefers friends to call her, stands out even amongst others of her race. At just under 3' tall, she is short even for a Halfling - though this may seem inconsequential to most humans, it is quite notable to her own people. For this reason, 'Nique is fond of hats, hairstyles and boots that make her seem taller, typically closer to Gnome-level in height comparison. Whilst halflings are renowned for their brown hair and eyes, and large, hairy feet that rarely wear shoes, 'Nique always uses a combination of hair dyes and magic to have golden blonde hair and blue eyes and is incredibly fastidious about depilation. The childlike, age-defying features of halflings combined with her fondness for human (Dementlieu) fashion and hairstyles, make it is easy to mistake her for a young human, at least at a distance.
Though her hair is naturally long, loose and wavy, 'Nique typically styles it in manners common with current fashion trends (especially in Dementlieu), leaving her hair it's natural way (or tied up) only whilst travelling. She is fond of fashionable dresses and likes to wear whatever is in vogue. Of course, travelling (and being perpetually on the edge of being broke) don't lend well to having large collections of dresses, and so 'Nique creates her own dresses, modelled on what is fashionable. She is good enough that she sometimes earns coin by making custom creations for the wealthy in whatever area she is in. Her signature leather armour ("Dirgist's Leather") is glamered, and usually resembles fashionable but durable clothing, such as that worn by the upper class fox hunters in Mordent, although this is quickly changed into a bard-like dress when she is in an urban area. She is fond of dresses as she likes to look feminine and is quite proud of her legs, which she claims are her best attributes. Even when glamered the outfit has a tell - the buttons, made of silvers, resemble little skulls.
'Nique suffers from hyperopia and has poor short-ranged eyesight requiring her to wear corrective lenses whenever reading, speaking to people at a close distance or carrying out any manual activities, such as dressmaking, or playing instruments. As a general rule, if she needs to look at anything within a handful of feet, she will usually don her lenses. This means that, in practice, she wears her lenses more often than not, removing them for travel rather than constantly wearing and removing them in social or working situations.
Most unique, for a halfling, 'Nique abhors her huge feet. Though typical for a halfling of her stature, this makes them nearly human-sized in comparison and she is very self-conscious about this. As such she typically wears human shoes rather than walk around barefoot - either travel boots whilst adventuring, or dancing shoes in most other situations.
Unsurprising for a bard, 'Nique is rarely far from her signature musical instrument. To most normal perceptions it resembles a high-quality violin made from reddish-brown wood but the discerning eye will identify it as made from yew wood and bone, and has subtle but notable engravings of imagery depicting the dead. (See "Doomfiddle" in signature equipment)
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Signature Equipment
Armour & Weapons
- Dirgists Leather: A +2 Deathless, Easy Travel, Glamered suit of Leather Armour
- Pistol: An elegant flintlock pistol.
- Rapier: An elegant Dementlieu-style rapier sized for halflings.
Magic Items
- Doomfiddle: This elegant but simple violin is made out of reddish-brown yew wood and human bones, and engraved with imagery and symbols symbolising death. It allows any bard to perform the Dirge of Doom and in the hands of a bard such as 'Nique, it extends the range of her Dirge of Doom to 60ft when she uses this instrument to perform it.
- Bustier of Alluring Charisma: This bustier grants 'Nique a bonus to Charisma. It also has a secondary effect - keeping 'Nique constantly under a Minor Disguise spell as a permanent effect. This makes Dominique's hair appear blonde, her eyes blue, and her make-up always seemingly perfect.
- Necklace of Blending: This fashionable necklace can be used once per day to let 'Nique assume the form and native language of another human creature common to the area, as if using Alter Self and Tongues, for up to one hour. This is commonly used when she needs to pass through or integrate in an area that may prejudice against non-humans.
Mundane Items
- Corrective Eyeglasses
- Fine Dress and dancing shoes
- Masterwork Makeup Kit
- Small steel mirror
- Nice perfume
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Dominique Petit