Oria Maximus

Oria Maximus is a tiefling and the only child of Augustus and Satulla Maximus. Born in 4697, she was raised in relative seclusion by her parents who were afraid she would be easily corrupted by the followers of Asmodeus in the city. While growing up she received teachings from a cleric of Milani that her father was protecting and stole lessons in fighting from the guards in service of House Maximus despite her parents’ objections.

 

On her 16th birthday a small bird appeared to her and much to her surprise began speaking. The bird named herself Carolinae and claimed to be a divine emissary of the Goddess Milani, sent to Oria to guide along a path chosen by Milani herself. Augustus and Satulla were understandably skeptical but the cleric of Milani they were sheltering was able to verify Carolinae’s claims after questioning her.

 

The cleric knew of a monastery to take Oria to in order to begin her training to become a paladin, but they needed a reason for Oria to vanish. Through contacts of Augustus and the Rose of Kintargo it was arranged for Oria to board a ship under the guise of visiting relatives in an estate to the south. They departed the night before a large storm arrived off the coast of Cheliax and Oria was said to have been lost to the sea during the storm. However, the truth was she never boarded the ship and was instead smuggled out of the city and brought to the monastery in secret.

She spent the following six years training and honing her powers as a paladin, seldom leaving except on missions the clerics and monks at the monastery deemed important enough to risk her. However, when news of the Night of Ash finally reached Oria was dispatched to the city to discover the fate of the Rose of Kintargo and assist those who might be fighting against House Thrune, but most importantly she worries about the fate of her family.