Leeza

In Dragonslayers, leader of a tribe of mongrel-men, half-breeds and misfits of the eastern reaches of the Bandit Wastes.

Lily made her an elaborate head-dress of red satin and giant raven feather fibers.

She 6'6" and statuesque, giggles incessantly, and has powers of pleasure, pain, and paralysis over her minions.

She is an elf-ogre, a banished daughter of Llellywn.

Backstory for future GMs

Upon being born the summer after a horrifying ogre raid of the peaceful elves of Llellywn, Leeza's mother's husband killed himself.

She grew up fast, much faster than the other elf children, and soon towered over everyone else in the village, while children born the same summer were knee-high.

She was a typical arrogant elf, but also brutish, callous, and mean, without the appreciation for natural beauty common in elves.

The village tried to accept her, but eventually the leadership met and a vote was held. One contingent favored her death, another her acceptance, and another favored banishment.

The next day, Leeza's mother's sister was chosen to lead the girl to the Spice Road and send her on her way.

During that trek, Auntie Aubra taught the adolescent Leeza several useful charms, including Agonize, Ecstasy, and Paralyze Limb. She explained that outside Llellywn, men would want to possess her, and that these charms would be helpful in escaping abuse.

Left alone at the side of the road with instructions to join whatever caravan came along next, a despondent Leeza sat for two days.

Finally, a surly dark-skinned merchant leading a caravan of a dozen wagons collected her and put her in a locked wagon -- with several small girls. Without a common language, Leeza was confused and in despair.

A week later, after descending Landdrop, one of the merchants' bodyguards demanded that to exit the wagon to bathe in the nearby river. She did so, but as she left the cool clear waters, the bodyguard grabbed her.

Instinctively, she cast one of the charms Auntie Aubra had taught her, and the man fell back, screaming.

Leeza fled into the woods.

Days later, wandering the Twisted Forest, alone and hungry, she ran into Grackle and his mongrel-man cohorts. They became friends, and within a day or two, Leeza was leading the small group, most of whom were infatuated with her.

Gradually, the group grew, and discovered the hidden valley north of the Spice Road.