Scar

The Red Dancer

Companion Questline
[WIP]

"If you want me to bite you, all you have to do is ask."

Act I

Act II

Act III

Outcomes

GREETINGS

Scar Facts

RELATIONSHIPS

ROMANCE

Wip

Act I

You see Scarlet by herself next to the river by camp, sitting by the water, drinking a bottle of wine. You sit down next to her."What is on your mind?" Approves +5
Sit in silence, take the bottle and drink from it. Approves +1
"This is boring, I’m gonna go." Disapproves. -15 - she self-loathes a lot, so this would hurt her self-esteem a lot.Route 1 & 2 :
She keeps looking out towards the water. “I’m thinking about you,” She’ll tell you, but she is half-joking, teasing you. She rests her head on her knee and looks over at you. “I tease.” she says, as she sat back with a sly smile. “I just was thinking of what we do next,”"You are a tease. And? What is next?" Approves. +1
"How about we enjoy the moment for now?" Approves +5
"It was nice, but I gotta head back." Neutral.Route 1 & 2:
“You are a tease. And? What is next?” you say. You watch her as she looks out at the water, you can see the moonlight glistening in her eyes. She sits closer to you, so your shoulders are touching, and she’ll look at you. It was as though she was giving you a signal to make a move on her.Kiss her. Disapproves -15 - does not feel comfortable to do that yet.
"What do you want to do?" Approves +10 - feels appreciative/her feelings matter for once.
"So what is next? We’re not here to play games." Nothing/indifferent.
"I’m not interested like that." Disapproves -5 - she sees it as a waste of time.Route 1:
She’ll kill you. A companion will have to revive you. She will not. If the player forces her to, she will break the 4th wall. “So it’s okay to kiss me without asking me, and force my hand to revive you?”Route 2:
Her eyes light up and she feels appreciative towards you. “We can hold hands. Is that okay?”"Yes I’d love to." Approves +5
"I’d just like to sit here with you if that’s okay." Approves +1Route 3:
She’ll tell you: “You’re right. Nonetheless, I enjoyed your company.”Route 4:
“Hm, alright.” She’ll feel embarrassed she even agreed to meet you.

Act II

You wake up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep. As you walk around the camp you notice whimpering coming from Scar’s tent. You go over to check on her. She is having a nightmare.Wake her up.
Watch her.
Let her be.Route 1 | Wake her up:You wake her up and she instantly attacks you, choking you."Hey! It’s me!" Saving throw.
Stab her with a stake. Saving throw.
Do nothing.Route 1:
She’ll realize it’s you and back off, cowering in the corner of her tent, shaken by her nightmare.Route 2:
She dies. Companion leaves the party permanently. This will result in Astarion leaving too since he’ll no longer feel safe around you having killed a kindred of his.Sit with her, waiting for her to calm down.
"Are you okay? What was that?"
Leave.After she collects herself she’ll apologize. But she keeps things short."Do you want to talk about?" Approves
"Good, because you almost killed me!" Disapproves.
"I’m going back to bed." Neutral.Route 1:
"It’s nightmares I get here and there…" - She’ll open up to you about her traumas and past and why she has trouble with touch and intimacy. She’ll let you cuddle with her, maybe kiss, even.

Act III

WIP

EARLY LIFE

Born in 1337, the Year of the Wandering Maiden, Scarlet's birth was rather peculiar, she was found in a pile of gore and flesh just on the outskirts of Evereska, and discovered by an Elven couple that lived on a farm. They took her in and raised her, curious about her unusual circumstance. The couple had thought she was a weird little thing, with horns, bright red eyes.When Scarlet was two, she went missing. The couple searched for her, and finally found her in the barn, finding her to have killed one of the sheep. She was feasting on it. They knew something was not right with the child, but did what they could to help domesticate her. They thought perhaps she was a vampire, which, they were close.The farm couple didn't know what it was, but they knew Scarlet needed blood to survive. When they tried to keep blood from her, she grew paler than usual. So, they agreed to let her feed on one of the animals, and trained her to not kill it.They were able to get Scarlet domesticated and to control her cravings. They thought by the time she was four, she was ready to go to school. To learn to socialize with other children. Scarlet did well in pre-school, and made friends. Filauria, an Elven girl, the daughter of a High Elder.Scarlet and the daughter got into an argument and Scarlet, unable to control her feelings of anger and hate, accidentally kills her best friend, just shy of four years. She went to her foster parents, asking for help, but when she saw the fear on their faces, she couldn't handle the feelings of abandonment.Having killed a High Elder's daughter, Scarlet was exiled from Evereska and hunted. She eventually found her way to Baldur's Gate, where she was able to blend in with the culture of the city. She lived at an orphanage, hoping for a better life. It wasn't under her thirst for blood got the better of her and she attacked another child; she was kicked out of the orphanage and was back on the streets, living on the streets as an Urchin, dancing for petty coin.After a few years, a Zhent had picked her off the streets, and Scarlet was sold at an auction to a Judge in Baldur's Gate.

CHILDHOOD

TRIGGER WARNING: CSA, SA

A High Elf elder had bought Scarlet at the auction the Zhents held. He was an esteemed Judge in Baldur's Gate, many looked up to him. However, behind closed doors he was a corrupt Elf.When Judge Rivorn first laid eyes on Scarlet, the first words to come from his lips were "what a pretty little thing." He bought her out of curiosity. She wasn't like the other options at the auction and thought she was the most beautiful.When he brought Scarlet to his estate, he immediately had a room ready for her. There was not much in there, but a bed, a wardrobe, a window, and a tub for bathing.At first she didn't know what to think of the Judge. Should she trust him? But that changed when the Judge brought her to his office and performed a blood ritual on her, binding her to him, body, mind, soul. He knew her thoughts, her feelings, everything. And in turn, she was never to harm him.From then on he had her trained. He hired specific tutors to help with her trainings to become the perfect bride and wife. He didn't give her a proper education, didn't teach her to read, thought those things did not matter, but also wanted to keep her in the dark on many subjects to not give her any resources or power. She only needed to know to be a good wife that listened.Scar had to follow specific rules of the estate:
Always listen.
Never speak unless told to.
Never leave the estate.When Scarlet had turned seven, that was when her life had changed for the worse. He had come home one day and while the servants were bathing her, he pushed them aside and told them to leave. He shut the door and grabbed Scarlet out of the bath, pulling her against her will to her bed. She couldn't fight him due to the binds he had on her. She had to listen.And it was like that every night. Some nights were quiet. When he had a party. Guests over. But most were not.She tries to escape from her window, but ends up falling and breaking her leg. The Judge quickly found out and after a doctor treated her, he locked her away in solitude, in a cold damp room with no light. She wasn't allowed to drink or eat for weeks.

ADOLESCENCE

She was still at the estate, forced to listen to her betrothed.She tried to escape often, but her bindings would keep her there at the estate. The Judge would punish her every time.
She was locked away in solitude at the estate in a small, cold, dark room. She wasn't allowed to eat or drink or feed. Scarlet survived by eating the bugs or vermin that would find her.
In her time of solitude, she discovered and practiced her sanguine arts. Secretly in her solitude, albeit weak, she trained and learned how to control her blood, thus entertwining it with her bardic knowledge.

ADULTHOOD

By the time she became an adult, Scarlet had stopped aging at the age of 30.During the time of the Bhaalspawn crisis, Scarlet was still kept in isolation in the estate. Because of this, she avoided the crisis altogether, without knowing her own origins.When she turns 33, that is when she frees herself from the Judge. He attempts to assault her again, but Scarlet blacks out, only to wake up to his body ripped to shreds. She recalls the feeling, the feelings of those urges she once had when she was a young child. Scarlet wasn't sure what had happened or why, but whatever it was she was thankful to.

NOTE: This is all still WIP.

EVERESKA ARC

🩸She was born outside of Evereska. A farmer family took her in after finding her.
🩸She was able to sustain herself on mortal food, until she needed blood. Her foster family discovered early on after much confusion she is a vampire, perhaps dhampir. They weren't educated enough to understand her race.
🩸They allowed her to feed on the animals in the barn discreetly, but monitored her feedings.
🩸They were loving parents towards her.
🩸Scarlet made friends with someone in Evereska and they were close. Scarlet had to keep her dhampir-ness a secret.
🩸She and her best friend got into an argument one day, which upset Scarlet. Without having any control over her impulses she accidentally killed her best friend.
🩸She goes home to tell her parents, to which frightened them. After their negative reaction, it had triggered Scar and she had accidentally killed them too. She was four.
🩸She was exiled from Evereska. Deemed a monster from the hells.
🩸Scarlet found her way to Baldur's Gate, trying to find a new life. She lived in an orphanage for a while, but accidentally attacked a child for their blood. She didn't have control over her thirst.
🩸She got kicked out and lived on the streets as an Urchin for about three years.

JUDGE RIVORN ARC

🩸A high elf elder, named Rivorn, a judge in Baldur's Gate, discovered her and called her a "pretty little thing." He bought her off some slavers.
🩸Scarlet then lived with Judge Rivorn for 25 years. He forced her into a betrothal, and was waiting until she was "of age" to marry her. But behind closed doors he still treated her however he wanted to.
🩸Rivorn was highly regarded. He was able to bend the law to his will and was very corrupt. He knew Cazador and worked with him, doing corrupt favors. Used to be Astarion's superior when Astarion was a magistrate (small world).
🩸No one knew he had Scarlet captive. He kept her in his estate locked up in her room like a caged bird for 26 years. She wasn't allowed to talk to anyone. Cazador could smell her scent in the estate upon his visits and wanted her for himself, to breed more dhampirs. Judge Rivorn wouldn't allow it and Cazador needed him alive. Knowing the judge was old, Cazador figured he was patient enough to wait out his death.
🩸Scarlet was forced into a betrothal with Judge Rivorn at age seven. The Judge had placed a binding spell on Scarlet, which protected him. She could never do him any harm, and he could compel her when he felt like. She was his plaything, his doll. Scarlet became a victim to CSA rather quickly.
🩸She wasn't allowed to talk back, she wasn't allowed to speak unless told to. She was trained to become a noblewoman to fit the perfect trophy wife role. The Judge never allowed her to learn to read, to cook, anything. He didn't want to her to know anything about the world.
🩸If she ever disobeyed him, tried to run away, he would give her lashings on her back. He never touched any other part of her body since he wanted her to be perfect, so he chose a place where no one would know unless she was naked.
🩸She was locked up in cold small empty cellar for over a year without food, water and blood as punishment for running away. She fed on vermin and bugs when she could find them.
🩸She became frail and skinny. She's already petite.
🩸She never learned to read, but stole an Infernal book from the Judge's library in his house and taught herself to read Infernal secretly.
🩸She taught herself to dance and sing and only did it on her own time to pass time. She wasn't allowed to do anything per the Judge. He wanted her to be a doll.
🩸Judge Rivorn would refuse her blood as punishment and a way to control her. He would leave a piece of meat outside her bedroom door, until she'd give in to his orders. She would wait and smell rotting flesh after a while to which the servants replace. Eventually she would give in and do as he says.
🩸She has trauma with blood and meat diet-wise, so she follows mostly a vegetarian diet and only eats meat/drinks blood when she has to.
🩸When she turned thirty-three, the Judge was going to assault her. Scar blacked out and when she came to, his gore and blood was everywhere and on her.
🩸She took his gold and ran from the estate.

DANCER ARC

🩸After escaping the estate, Scarlet spent her freedom dancing for coin and entertaining guests.
🩸She worked at the Elfsong and Sharess's Caress as an entertainer.
🩸She was nicknamed Untouchable Scarlet due to never letting clients touch her, and she refused sexual/physical contact.
🩸Because it was her first time back in society she found it difficult to control her urges and hunger for blood.
🩸She'll lure guests into a private room and drain them of their blood, while also satiating her urges of murder.
🩸She wandered Faerun, traveling, and dancing. She joined a troupe, performing her unique Blood Dance art for guests, however, misfortune befalls the troupe when she wakes and had murdered them.

BHAAL CULT ARC

🩸Scarlet arrives at the Temple of Bhaal. She meets her Father for the first time, and other cultists.
🩸Scarlet multi-classes into a Paladin, swearing an Oath to Bhaal to be his most devoted daughter and Chosen.
🩸Orin usurps Scarlet.

SCAR TRAUMAS + HEALING

(CW: sex, blood, etc)
🩸Scar suffers from csa.
🩸Never developed proper emotional intelligence since she was isolated for a very long time. She is numb and lacks empathy. Lacks self-awareness.
🩸She dissociates often.
🩸After her abuser dies, she avoids sex and any potential relationships like the plague.
🩸Has a fear of touch and fear of intimacy.
🩸When she meets the companions, she starts to learn more of empathy. She gets to know the others and try to understand things from their point of view. But sometimes can be callous.
🩸She tries to show kindness where she can, when she tries to become a better person.
🩸She knows what it's like to not have autonomy over oneself. It is how she and Astarion can relate to one another.

NOTE: This is all still WIP.

NOTE: This is all still WIP.

PERSONALITY

Upon first meeting her, you'll think she comes from nobility. She's soft spoken, hardly shows emotion, and is practically like a doll. She hates it when people only recognize her for her appearance, calling her a pretty thing. She knows she's pretty, but she wants to be noticed for more.Impulsive, secretive, unpredictable. Scar learned at a young age to not feel, that feeling nothing is the safest thing to feel. She lacks empathy because of her upbringing and the life she lead, full of sorrow and woe. This makes it difficult to tell what the motivations are behind her actions. She can be hard to read. However, despite her cold and distant demeanor, if someone is able to break pass the walls she's built, they will find she does have a kindness buried deep in her heart. She is considerate and has compassion, she just needs the right teacher.While traveling with her companions, at the start she was very distant and cold, and only had them around for means of survival. But, after listening to their banter, she found herself bantering with them and giving sassy remarks, discovering new sides of herself. For the first time she found something to care for. Listening to their stories, helping them through their journeys.

APPEARANCE

Hair red like blood. Cat-like eyes, bright red, glows in the dark. Horns on her head. Ash pale skin. Small fangs, upper and lower. She hardly smiles or lifts her lips, she tries to keep her fangs hidden. Fingers black like a corpse's at the tips with long claw-like nails. Elf-like ears. Wears plum lipstick and red eyeshadow. Loves the color pink, but only wears red, knowing it's the best color that looks good on her. Scars on her back, but everything else is flawless. Some freckles.

NOTE: This is all still WIP.

Characters in Media / Scarlet Inspi

Tav/Durge Questionnaire
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1. Scarlet is a dhampir, Bhaal-blood variant. She is a Bard, College of Blood Dance, Oathbreaker. She/her. Chaotic Neutral.

2. Her blood-kin usurped her and she was trapped in a pod for sometime.

3. Astarion.

4. Shadowheart. She was romantically interested at some point, but found friendship in Shadowheart. She struggles with Karlach and Wyll.

5. Alfira. Because of her amnesia, she was unable to control her urges. For the first time she hates herself for it.

5. Scarlet has a few endings.
With Spawn Astarion, they live together, while he works again in Baldur's Gate, and she dances/entertains again. With Ascended Astarion she doesn't agree to be his consort, mainly because she already has perks as a dhampir. She has no reason to become his consort other than through 'marriage'. They separate due to disagreeances and she becomes a vampire hunter. Will they reconnect however? Hm.

7. No. She is an orphan. She murdered her first friend, so she avoids getting close to others.

8. Disintegrate. She loves to obliterate her foes.

9. Overcoming her father, Bhaal, becoming her own person.

10. Yes. She grew up wearing boring restricted noble dresses and prefers clothing that is free flowing and comfortable.

11. Tombs. She felt home there. Rivers/night sky overlooks.

12. She doesn't trust anyone. So she told Raphael to fuck off.

13. Bhaal, but she can't remember why.

14. She's had a long life. But right before the game, she was the reason for the whole mindflayers events unfolding. Before that, she was Bhaal's Chosen at some point and a wanderer.

15. Alfira. Dammon. Isobel. Isobel helped her fight her urges.

16. Mysterious white haired elf man she met once before long ago. Oddly enough looks similar to Astarion.

17. Full of woe.

18. Unable to control her affliction, unnecessary deaths.

19. "Fuck off."

20. I love her evil expressions.

21. Words of Affirmation. Quality Time.

22. Touch. Intimacy.

23. Upon seeing them at Moonrise she couldn't help but feel a familiarity towards them.
Ketheric Felt she knew him. Couldn't remember why. But felt she wanted revenge.
Gortash Familiarity. Were they lovers once? Close friends? Contexts lost on her.
Orin Not hate, but pity.

24. Her earrings. She got them from a stranger long ago after she escaped the estate. Her Guardian looks similar to the Elf that gave her the earrings.

25. She comes from Evereska. She came to Baldur's Gate after being exiled for murder.

26. The dark urge.

27. Astarion's Confession. She never allowed herself to be close to anyone. She felt she didn't deserve him. She and Astarion also have not slept together as he agreed to do things 'her way'. She'd let him feed on her if he needed it, but physical wise didn't want to do anything. His confession threw her off. It made her question her own feelings for him. She dumps him and walks away from him, leaving him broken hearted. She couldn't figure out her complex feelings. It was the first time she ever felt something unfamiliar to her: love. And it was something she feared.When she attempts to kill Astarion, and he helps her fight her urges, that was when it was confirmed for her. He was the only person not afraid of her. He was the only one she could rely on. And the only one that helped her fight her urges. It made her realize he has always been by her side.

28. Before, she was feared. A bhaalspawn. Bhaal's chosen. She grew up only knowing hate as a feeling. She led the bhaalists. Appeased her father. Did everything in Bhaal's name. After. She became his disappointment, his embarrassment. She felt numb/lack of empathy. Callous. She only remembered bits and pieces of her past. But, meeting her companions helped her start fresh and learn to feel more.

29. The entertainment, sing, dance, violin. She can't cook.

30. Alt endings. One, she rejects her father and she destroys the netherbrain. But she was very close to taking that power for her own.
The other, she accepts her father, and takes control of the netherbrain, allowing herself to be consumed by power.