Black Cherry Borden

Born to a fallen Drow house, Cherry lived her life on the streets. Using only her wits, she did what she could to gather scraps and survive. Over time, she became quite good at it.

She learned to lie, to manipulate, to steal. She watched the Drow women and Priestesses of the High houses. She learned how to mimic their demeanor, their command of respect, and their fear inducing presence. These skills served her well in the Underdark, and, in time, she had carved out a small criminal empire for herself.

Eventually, one of her subordinates grew jealous and staged her capture. She was then given to a group of mind flayers for ritual experimentation. Her suffering was intense.

She lived for months in agony, with seemingly no end in sight, until one day, during an intense ritual, she heard a voice. It asked her what she wanted.

She begged and pleaded, screaming through tears that she wanted to be free. That was the last thing she remembers. She woke up on a beach, the sunlight stinging her eyes and burning her skin.

She was free. She didn't know how or why, but she was free, and she was never going to allow herself to be chained again.