Badis

Badis is the Water Genasi Druid of the Stone Ocean

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Background
Born to a human mother and an unknown father, Badis was raised in a secluded druid village alongside the Tyodan River near Copia Lake. The raising of children in her village was a communal effort, thus Badis grew a strong sense of kinship with those around her regardless of familial ties. Badis knew she was special as there were very few who looked like her. At a very early age, the village took in a young child, an earth genasi that had been outcast from his home due to being an oddity. His name was Col, a stoic yet caring boy. For Badis and Col, they received preferential treatment due to their high affinity with nature, which was different for Col. Col told that he was born to both human parents, but due to a peculiarly large earthquake around the time of his birth, he was born the way he was.

Throughout her childhood, Badis was taught about the ways of a druid. She learned of the difference between different Druidic Faiths that are accepted with the main two being Melora, the Wildmother and the Old Faith, a more abstract belief that believes in the balance of nature. In addition to druidic practice, the village believed in a well-rounded individual. Thus, Badis became adept at playing the flute, a pastime turned passion. Badis and Col would often play tricks on the rest of the village, along with the other children, often utilizing their respective elemental affinities to pull off their schemes. More oft than not, they would hide to avoid punishment, communicating via “secret” messages only known to the two of them. At one point in her later adolescence, she met a human man, Cecep, from the nearby city of Volantim, whom she began to like due to his oddity.

Despite having a wonderful life in the village, her heart yearned to explore the rest of the world; though she loved her village and everyone who inhabited it, her heart did not enjoy remaining stagnant for very long and she planned to leave at the age of 19. On her birthday, at the coming of age ceremony, it was customary for the village to work together to build a starting home for the new adult; however, due to her plans to leave, the village gathered what were deemed the necessities for a traveler and were gifted to her. Before she left, Col gifted her a flute made of pure silver, enchanted to never rust and her mother gifted her an elderwood staff with an affixed sphere from the sacred subterranean spring that the village saw as the source of life for their village. “To always guide you home. You hold a fraction of our collective hearts. We will always

remain by your side.” -Mrs. Badis’ Mom With that, Badis left on her adventure, promising to return. She made her way through the Menagerie Coast, where she fell in love with the beauty of the entire landscape and the odd cities. She spent the year traveling the coast, hitching rides at sea, and learning at the taverns in each city. The one downside for Badis was that due to her special nature as a Genasi, she was treated as a wonder, an object in many people’s eyes and that made it more uncomfortable than she thought. She believed that this would be the best time to return to her village for guidance. As she passed Port Damali, she found Cecep who had undergone a great tragedy. With his need for revenge, she agreed to join him in traveling the world.

With Cecep, she returned home to her village or what remained. The area of forest that once protected the village was gone, replaced with darkness and charcoal. The river ran lower than she had ever seen it before. She made her way to the sacred site from which her staff ornament came from and found it plundered. As she began to despair at the desecration of her homeland, she noticed something peculiar over the shrine where a jewel not unlike hers used to rest; a message from Col. She quickly ran to where she and Col used to hide and found a hidden druid message indicating that the village had been attacked. The elders fought until their last breath to allow the other villagers escape. Among them was Col, with the remaining jewel, in hopes that the eventual rejoining of both sacred jewels would return the forest.

With that knowledge, Badis set off to find her best friend and any remaining members of her village. She also wanted to put a permanent end to whatever caused this destruction. With that Cecep and her made their way. The first stop was Port Damali, where Badis was able to enter the Cobalt Soul Archive thanks to Cecep. There she was able to gather that her friend and tribesmen did not pass through Port Damali publicly, but that Druids were present throughout Wildemount with the main concentrations would be the Elven city Bysaes Tyl and the Dioarchy of Uthodurn. With that, she and Cecep made their way down the Menagerie Coast, engaging in harmless highway robbing and taking adventuring work for a bigger and more legal payday. After weeks of traveling they made their way to the Zadash Cobalt Soul Archive, where along the way Badis was assaulted by many prying eyes due to her nature and was served disappointment with no news of her family. Following Cecep on his journey, they made their way to Hupperdook to learn more and meet some new faces.

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