![[AlisandaDec2025.png]] # Alisanda Rayburton _Human Immortal Bara | [[Ubtao]] | [[Mezro]]_ ## Summary Immortal guardian of [[Mezro]], trapped with the city in a pocket dimension. [[Artus Cimber]]'s wife—his quest to return [[Mezro]] to the material plane is really about returning to her. The party met her in the [[Nightmare Realm]] fighting [[Isarr Kronenstrom]]'s forces alongside [[Artus Cimber|Artus]]. They said goodbye when the [[Nightmare Loom]] was destroyed. %% ## At a Glance Tall, imposing. Deep dark skin, piercing green eyes that hold centuries. Chultan warrior garb blended with mystical bara adornments. Moves with timeless grace—power held in careful reserve. Occasionally touches one of her braids, connecting to her [[Tabaxi]] roots. Centuries-old warrior who's watched everyone she loves die except [[Artus Cimber|Artus]]—and he's separated from her by dimensional barriers. Calm, composed, quietly grieving at all times. In the [[Nightmare Realm]], she watched her father Dhalmass die as [[Ras Nsi]] claimed the Amulet of the High Barae. She realized [[Mezro]] couldn't return to [[Chult]] until [[Ras Nsi]] was dead. The party only knows her from the [[Nightmare Realm]]. If they ever reach [[Mezro]], she's the welcome on the other side. ## Personality Persistent, self-confident, quietly haunted. Watches mortals like someone watching candle flames—beautiful, brief, already mourning their end. Treats strangers with gentle melancholy because she already knows how their stories end. ## Quote _"The weight of centuries is both privilege and burden. I carry it because Mezro cannot carry itself."_ ## Background **The Choosing:** Born to a Cormyrian explorer and a [[Tabaxi]] woman. [[Ubtao]] chose her as a bara—granted immortality, tasked with protecting [[Mezro]]. **The Exile:** When [[Ras Nsi]] betrayed the city, [[Mezro]] was shifted to a pocket dimension to survive. Alisanda went with it—protector and prisoner of the place she swore to defend. **The Bond:** Her relationship with [[Artus Cimber]] transcends the separation. He carries the [[Ring of Winter]] partly because immortality means he might live long enough to find a way back to her. ## Stats **Champion** (VGtM 212) + Devotion Paladin (10th level equivalent). - **Immortal Resilience:** Immune to disease, poison, aging. Advantage on death saves. - **Bara's Blessing (1/day):** Grant self or ally within 30 ft. advantage on all saves for 1 minute. - **Divine Smite:** 3d8 radiant (+1d8 vs. undead/fiends) CR 10-12. %%