Miri Tempest

Miri Tempest is one of the members of the Six Reasons Why.

Biography

Early Life

Miri had no memories of her real parents, even her first memory is being raised by her adoptive parents in their workshop, Tempest Artificery in the Fayshine borough of Sombus. Fayshine is an industrial and relatively poor part of the city, and she was robbed from growing up like a true fey in nature. She remembers when she was 6 years old and went to the Seven's Carnival, where she saw a fairy bard give the performance of a lifetime.

Since then, she's been inspired to do musical magic of her own. When she was around 13, she was sold a book of songs and a shitty "sax-a-boom" by some scam artist on the street. For the longest time, she thought that she was a wizard or an artificer like her parents, but has recently figured out that she's actually what they call a bard. Her parents wanted to send her to the Carminus Universum to learn music properly, but couldn't afford the fees.

As an adult, Miri had worked a few jobs at the local Department of Dungeons branch in Sombus. Just minor adventuring stuff like muscle or guard duty or escort jobs, nothing crazy. She'd also been working the weekend nights at the Ruby Knightclub, a night club owned by a mafioso capo named Luciano Caballero. She was not a criminal herself, but having grown up in Fayshine she was used to being around criminals, and at least it was a good and consistent pay.

Beneath the Scarlet Spires

Check the main campaign page for the detailed plot summary.

In the midsummer of 4E016... Miri's parents worried about her job at the mafia-run Ruby Knightclub, hoping she’d perform at the carnival instead. In northeastern Fayshine, Esther Bishop left her flat, reassured neighbors after a cartel-related explosion, and was summoned to the Knightclub by Capo Luciano Caballero. That night, Luciano introduced her to Miri. During singer Rebecca Booth’s performance, she was poisoned and transformed into a monstrous aberration. Esther, Miri, and Luciano killed her, finding a broken Abyssal brooch. Unsure if this was cartel-related, Luciano paid Miri and asked Esther to contact “Diego.”

On 4E016/05/22, Martin Candlewynd, Luciano, and Loras Runestrong were murdered at the society’s warehouse, and artifact “VN Abyssal B” stolen. Cedrik, Tuskon, Vetri, Oscar, Silvius, Esther, Miri, and Edgar all converged on the crime scene and met Inspector Rorax and each other. They discovered signs of necrotic magic and a fourth attacker. Before they could investigate further, Ratti family goons attacked. The group fought them off amid stormy seas. Inspector Rorax advised them to stay together, and Cedrik brought everyone to Gwynne Manor. There, the party formally introduced themselves.

The next morning, the group shared breakfast at Gwynne Manor before Rorax arrived, questioned them, and formally declared them a party, giving them linked sending stones. Afterward, Cedrik revealed the fiendish angel within him. They split to investigate: Vetri, Miri, and Silvius searched Martin’s office at the museum, discovering documents had been seized and finding his rapier. The group regrouped at Martin’s penthouse, and took his black money gold bars. They uncovered a secret room, and recovered a demonic letter from Xarkos, gold, and a figurine of Varkanus. When Inspector Gailhel Redeye confronted them, she betrayed them, nearly killing Silvius. The party subdued her and her men, but Gail killed herself magically, revealing she was a Varkanus cultist. They fled and Miri convinced her parents she was working for Cedrik.

The next day, Vetri studied the figurine until Oscar and her noticed the weird actions of one of the Cogwork Archvists. They called the party, until the tampered archivist revived a T-Rex fossil in the museum. They brought the damaged construct to Yizuko Labs, where Miri talked to Xoe about her parents as well. With Xoe and Faktoré, they confirmed the archivist had been remotely controlled by another artificer. Xoe agreed to investigate further and look into the Varkanus cult.

Esther and Miri attended Luciano’s funeral, meeting his ex-wife Noelia, son Camilo, and the four Rubino capos. Esmeralda Castrillo, Esther’s mentor, mourned Luciano and entrusted Esther with his ring while offering Miri a performing outfit Luciano had commissioned. The next day, the party dressed for Angelica Ratti’s wedding in Sewertown. At the chapel, they met Don Ratti, who offered condolences and revealed his son Rico Jr. had been in charge the night of the murders. The group joined the festivities, but Cedrik noticed Rico sneaking away. Following him, they were ambushed by Carlos, who poisoned Esther and Cedrik. After a brutal fight, the party defeated him and pursued Rico Jr., discovering a prison beneath the sewers. Cedrik disguised himself as Carlos while Miri made Esther invisible. They learned Rico Jr. was working with dangerous allies who wanted the party dead. Esther freed Mya, an imprisoned Rust enforcer, and escaped with her and a gagged Carlos. The group fled through sewage pipes, battled giant cockroaches, and emerged in the Cristol River, hiring a boat back to Gwynne Manor.

Under Miri's Zone of Truth, the party questioned Carlos, learning Rico Jr. was greedy but not a cultist. He’d been tipped off about Luciano by Selda Hightower. After handing Carlos to the police, they headed out. At Yizuko Labs, Xoe revealed the cogwork archivist was altered with a psionic shard, and told Miri that she told her parents to move to a better neighborhood but they had refused. The group then sold loot at Hana’s House of Hex, where Miri rebuffed Hana’s offer to “buy” them. On their way to CU, Jamison ambushed them near the Starling Agency. After a fiery fight, Vetri downed him, and Rorax arrested him. The party spent the night at the Agency.

The next day, they plotted to confront Selda. Ignoring Clara’s suggestion of a formal inquiry, they tracked Selda to West Sombus Train Terminal. Disguised as Rico Jr., Silvius drew her out, learning she answered to Xarkos and believed she had met Varkanus. She spoke the code phrase “3 tickets to Madness,” transporting everyone into a demiplane with a giant glowing eye. Selda summoned an Aboleth Spawn, but Vetri quickly downed her and the others destroyed the monster. The eye demanded Vetri’s Varkanus figurine and marked her when she resisted. The party interrogated Selda, confirming the cult’s structure and that Rico Jr. was only a minor pawn. Suddenly, cultists and a plague-masked paladin named Yulis arrived, forcing the party to use the exit code “Tickets to Sanity.”

Timeline

3E494 - Miri is presumably born in Sombus.
3E500 - At age 6, Miri visits the Seven's Carnival and is inspired by a fairy bard.
4E005 - Miri is sold a book of musical spells by a street merchant.
4E015 - Miri begins to work weekends at the Ruby Knightclub under Luciano Caballero.
4E016 - The events of Beneath the Scarlet Spires begin.

Gallery

Miri during Ch. 1 of BtSS (Credit: Aaron)