A rogue turned Kenku formerly Rinnalya Rosewater aka “Rooftop Rin”
Originally a half elf, Rinnalya Rosewater, was born to loving human / elf parents who owned a bakery in the Trades Ward of Waterdeep (Breadsmith Bakery - known for cookies shaped like swords & shields*). Rin quickly grew bored of the idyllic life of early morning bread baking and kitchen duties. From an early age she sought adventure, danger, and all the things fine pastries could never bring into one’s life. She was constantly daydreaming of something more.
It was one misty morning in the early spring when her daydreams became reality. She ran into a rooftop running rogue, or rather he ran into her, after gracefully dropping from the eaves of the high stacked buildings of the Wards during a chase from the Watch. With quick and clever action, and some exchanging of cloaks, Rinn assisted the rogue in fooling the guard to give up the chase. Afterwards, in thanks, the rogue gave her a token of good luck: a coin with the face of Tymora (which she still has to this day) and the name/location of a contact she should check out if she might ever be interested in more of these types of pursuits.
It was from this moment forward Rinn vowed to leave the flour dusted life her parents had planned for her. She made her own plan, saved what coin she could squirrel away, and trained - or at least tried to, on her own time in the back alleys when no one was watching (breaking more than a bone or two in the process). She was ready to leave home as soon as she blew the candles from her Coming of Age celebration cake - or at least she thought she was ready - that fateful night under the light of a clouded moon when she packed her meager possessions and never looked back.
Thus began Rinn’s journey as a rogue - seeking out the contact she’d been given so many years before. Life was rough at first, but got better as it went along. Whether it be a simple drop or a high value transport, over time, Rinn became one of the best and most accountable rogues for any job across the rooftops of Waterdeep (and its undercity Skullport), eventually earning her the nickname: Rooftop Rin. She had just accepted a role as the prominent runner for an up-and-coming guild called the Nightwalkers - when her luck finally turned.
It was during her initial run with the guild, after being handed off the lift from a high value target, dashing across the rain slick tiles high into the night air while traveling south from the North Ward, Rooftop Rin fell.** It was many stories down, broken on the cobblestone, where she died. Shortly after, this was where an elderly druid passing through discovered her - and for whatever reason (she never could get a straight answer) felt compelled to cast reincarnation - resulting in her current form as a kenku.
Mentally broken, with holes in her memory which she still has to this day (unable to recall the most recent events of her half elf life, how she fell, and/or who was in the Nightwalker guild exactly) and physically deformed (her opinion on the matter) she decided to leave Waterdeep and serve the druid, in thanks and also because she didn’t know what the hell else to do - traveling with him from the city she had always known to his grove in the Misty Forest on the edge of the High Moor. She has served the druid since, eventually being told his name (Fellini), learning more than she ever wanted to about the growth patterns of spores and mushrooms, spending her free time dreaming of the city she left behind and of the smell of fresh baked bread and pastries: of the life she turned away, never lived, and now can never go back to.
Located in a remote village far to the north, where the winters are harsh and travel is even more so, this is the home of the local defenders of the land whose adventures have earned them enough gold to build a home worthy of their exploits and their epic battle with a vicious dragon for which it is named.
So excited to share this. My next goal is to 3D model this. It will be a process and I am excited to get started. Thank you for checking this out and please enjoy this map. <3
A map of a house in a sword & sorcery, big city - using this location for a comic project I hope to get started on someday. I’ve had the layout of this location trapped in my head for so long, it feels good to get out.
This is the home of a wealth family specializing in the gem trade. Gems are important in this world because of their value and use as components for powerful spells. The estate is well secured with a walled parameter and guard towers.
The heads of the family like to flaunt their wealth, throw elaborate parties, and make business deals at the same time. There is a public facing vault (1st floor) for guests to look upon and admire the contents (I imagine it having gilded gates of gold on either end for people to look through). The actual vault is hidden in a secret passage located in a 1st floor hallway (just past the study). Can you spot it?
I have so much to say about this location but little time right now - will post more in the future, especially as I plan to 3D model some of these rooms and the house - and have big dreams to make a comic someday.
Please feel free to use these maps for your tabletop games - I would be honored. <3
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