Jas (Jasmi Dagoth), a chimer born of the secret love between Indoril Nerevar and Voryn Dagoth, raised in the heat of Red Mountain and driven by a need to avenge her parents and her fallen House.
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Full name: Jasmi Dagoth
Date of birth: 14th of Rain's Hand, 1E 685 (April 14th)
Age: N/A (in human years she would be in her mid 30s)
Height: 6'0 (182cm)
Hair: Blonde/platinum blonde, reaches lower back, wavy and bushy, is usually kept loose even in battle
Eye colour: Salmon
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her, He/him in some situations (in stories, songs, rumors, fables etc.)
Orientation: Lesbian
Titles: Lord, Queen/King, Master (following the Dagoth custom of titles not being gendered)
Armour colours: Gold and deep red
Other: She has dimples, she's right-handed, she speaks from her chest with a loud and commanding tone, she wears masculine clothing, she rides her personal bull kagouti rather than a guar, she uses a one-handed ebony axe and a one-handed daedric sword
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Jas was still a child when her parents died at Red Mountain. Her parents kept her secret for obvious reasons, and the Tribunal had no knowledge of her existence. Before the final battle started, Voryn made sure that Jas would be safe at Kogoruhn with her aunts and uncles. Voryn's last thought before the power of the Tools consumed them was directed at Azura, imploring her to watch over their daughter. Voryn didn't live to see if Azura heard their plea, but perhaps Jas' still-golden skin is proof enough that Azura had granted her parent's dying wish. Or maybe it's merely proof that she's Nerevar's heir.
Jas spent her adolescence surviving post-war alongside Voryn's siblings (who have always guided and protected her), and training to be a warrior, and a queen. At first, she wanted nothing more than to see the Tribunal suffer for their crimes, but with age she realised that a violent approach would only help her lose the favour of the dunmer people, and that what she needs to do instead is to expose the Tribunal for what they really are, and for the crimes they had committed.
Jas is an extremely ambitious and headstrong womer, standing at 6 feet tall and donning heavy armour and an axe and sword in each hand. Her goals, while idealistic and seemingly impossible, are the only thing that's ever on her mind. She aims to both bring down the Tribunal and to restore House Dagoth to its former status. She also sees herself as the rightful heir of Morrowind and wants to take the throne for herself. She knows no rest, only planning and preparing for her next move. She doesn't tire easily.
To Jas, the ends justify the means. If intimidating, hurting, bribing and even killing a couple people brings her closer to achieving her goals, she's willing to sacrifice a few lives. However, she does have a strong sense of justice and aids civilians when her time allows, which also benefits her—making connections and gaining allies is never a waste of time. However, she is not above allowing herself to be manipulative and opportunistic at times.
Jas has no shame in her heritage and doesn't hide the fact she's a Dagoth. She proudly wears her family's sigil and clothing, and bitterly educates people on her House's history.
Jas has always looked up to Nerevar, her father, and she is almost a spitting image of him. Her skin is darker than his, and her eyes are fiery instead of silver, but her ideals and physical traits are similar to his. She is born under the sign of The Lord (in our world, she's an Aries sun/Leo moon/Sagittarius rising).
Nerevar taught Jas to fight (under Voryn's careful surveillance) ever since she was old enough to hold a weapon, but he never encouraged her to pursue the throne. While Nerevar despised his political line of work and didn't want his only child to follow in his footsteps, Jas has always dreamt big and has always had eyes on becoming a ruler one day.
Despite sharing her strong hatred for the Tribunal with Azura, Jas does not serve Azura and she does not approve of the nerevarine prophecy. She doesn't agree with her father's soul constantly being reincarnated into random strangers, some even younger than her, over and over again until one of them manages to do what she is already doing: bringing down the Tribunal and restoring her House. So, she takes her father's ring, and she keeps it safe with her. If the nerevarine wants it, they'll have to gain Jas' approval first.
As her kin started to hear Dagoth Ur's Song in the 2nd Era, they started becoming difficult to manage and to reason with. Thankfully, Jas met a woman in one of her travels, a Breton vampire named Lyric who impressed Jas with her abilities. Jas offered her a partnership: Lyric would have a safe home and cattle (the Sixth House cultists themselves) to feed on, as long as she uses her vampiric skills to keep the Sixth House members under control while Jas is away on "business", and as long as she doesn't kill any of them. Jas and Lyric also become romantic partners, and they form a strong bond.
After obtaining Lyric's loyalty, Jas also recruits a couple other people into her council: a half-dwemer, half-orsimer Scientist (she doesn't like the term "sorcerer") and her lover (a khajiiti guard girl), and Lyric's bosmer cousin who has a strange fascination with the Daedric Prince Hircine. Jas has use of all of them, and they all have something to gain from working for her (she pays very well, in both coin and knowledge).
Jas' feelings for the members of the Tribunal burn as hotly as Red Mountain itself. Though she had to be kept secret as a child, she still remembers watching Vivec visit Kogoruhn from her hiding spots. Nerevar told her many stories about Vivec, and how they were the closest thing he had to a family. When she faces Vivec again after her parents' death, Jas can't find it in her to hate them. Out of all members of the Tribunal, Vivec is the only one that Jas can find it in her heart to forgive. It's what her father would've wanted.
Her feelings towards Almalexia and Sotha Sil, however, aren't as forgiving.
Despite all of this, Jas can be very pleasant company. She's a mer who enioys life, socialising, and a good drink, and she maintains an optimistic attitude. While she's ambitious to an almost destructive level, she can also be understanding and non-judgmental, especially towards the opressed. She doesn't follow any Daedric Princes nor Divines, all she believes in is her own strength, and the loyalty of her closest allies.
Other art of her:
young Jas
younger Jas with a flaming chicken
adult Jas