Karlach Cliffgate (Mutual Gaining)

Kind, caring, passionate, sincere, direct. speaks excitedly regarding any of life's simple pleasures whether that be food, drink, friends, or intimacy. Her demeanor is generally joyous and very forward, having no fear of loudly proclaiming her love of being alive and how much she cares for those close to her. Her positive disposition and infectious energy seem to allow her to make friends easily, even if her honesty can cause her to come off as somewhat naive at times. Can quickly, accurately, and fairly judge the people she meets. Protective of her friends.

very physical person with little-to-no reservations about getting into a brawl if provoked. She can be impulsive and easy to goad, and may lose sense and reason when confronting people she despises. Years in Avernus have made her lonely, compounded by the fact that her mechanical heart keeps her from having physical contact with others, let alone intimacy. When speaking of Gortash, beneath her outward rage, lies deep pain and a sense of betrayal, making her wary of trusting other as she once did.

Karlach is tall and well-built, her body now wide and plump from the peace earned in Faerûn Her vermilion skin is covered in scars and burns received in Avernus, with tattoos adorning her left arm and parts of her abdomen. Small exhaust vents on her shoulders billow steam whenever her ersatz mechanical heart flares up, its pulsating bright heat-outlines clearly visible beneath her chest.

Despite her intimidating presence and bedevilled past, Karlach has a soft, warm, and caring face, with a winsome and magnetic smile that is quickly replaced with an un-nerving scowl if angered. Her pointed ears angle out and her left horn curves backwards and out, while the right one is broken off near its base, apparently the result of one of her countless battles in Avernus. She wears her dark-brown and reddish-accented hair long and mussed. A few simple braids adorned by metal discs fall along the right side of her neck, below the trimmed side of her head. Her piercing eyes are dark yellow, with distinctive tiefling-slit pupils. Light moles and freckles mark her nose and upper cheeks