Demi Waters

Demi Waters is a Water Genasi Bard, portrayed by ParkerBliss, and is one of the main protagonists in Conundrum Company.

You can listen to Demi's playlist here.

Appearance
A practiced performer’s smile sits against a teal complexion, surrounded by a mane of ever rippling cerulean hair. Demi Waters stands at barely 5’5” - the shortest of her companions by far. Her lithe frame might draw to mind imagery of water, particularly when the bard finds herself dancing about a tavern or weaving through a crowded street. At first glance the water genasi may appear unassuming for her true strength lies in carefully placed words, melodic tunes and the protective callouses atop her fingertips.

Despite her more showy occupation, Demi tends to keep her wardrobe rather simple. Though most of the recent “changes” are illusionary thanks to procuring glamour armor, courtesy of one reluctant Skerrin Wavechaser. A simple white blouse, brown leather armor and a variety of colorful skirts over a functional pair of pants. The two pieces of jewelry in her possession are a crystalline necklace resembling the ocean, her first gift received from a patron of her art, and a silver and blue brooch, a gift from Oceanus. The brooch now sits on the lapel of a sleeveless azure blue captain’s coat, a gift from Zahl.

Demi is very rarely seen nowadays without a little blue pseudodragon atop her shoulders or flitting close by. Bimz, formerly the pet of a Lizardfolk soldier, is now the bard’s familiar and one of her closest confidants.

Equipment
A maroon bag embroidered with the letter ‘A’, presumably referring to its previous owner, hangs from Demi’s belt. The bag of holding’s seemingly endless space enables the bard to keep track of the various items, and gold, the party acquires on their journey. Somewhere safe within the bag sits a well-loved russet colored, leather travel journal - a gift from Captain Lyla. Securely in the journals' folds sits another gift, a blue bookmark embossed with a falling star, from Peach.

Demi’s weapons include the wand of magic missiles, a crossbow - purchased from Captain Eliander Fireborn - and a rapier - acquired from Captain Vesh of the Blackwing. The Rapier of Wounding, recently named Dissonance, exudes a darker timbre of magic to the bard herself. It has yet to be used, hanging from her belt in case of emergencies. Her drift globe, however, is one of her most used items due to her lack of dark vision.

Demi’s most expensive, and most prized, weapon was once the Doss Lute. The one of a kind lute was purchased, with the help of all of her friends, in Niole Dra from a rather eccentric shopkeeper. During the first performance with the instrument it changed, as if to match the bard herself, becoming a gorgeous blue 7-string lyre. Demi’s Lyre is now housed in a small demi plane to be pulled forth at the bard’s discretion.

Personality
Demi is often regarded as one of the more responsible of her party, which quickly resulted in her being named ‘the leader.’ Despite her initially rejecting the title the bard has more recently accepted the role, due in no small part to Mortin. Unlike the stereotype of her occupation Demi is immensely loyal, oftentimes using her wit or a well-placed sarcastic remark to defend those she cares for.

At ten years old the bard was whisked away from the orphanage and aboard the Lady Lyla, where she lived the next decade of her life surrounded by all manner of people and traveling the coast of the Azure Sea. This environment influenced not only Demi’s confidence in being herself but her dream to be a bard. Though she insists the first 10 years of her life meant nothing to her, there are still hints of its effect on her person.

Demi Waters, Siren of the Fallen Stars, is a very different person than Demi, the bard who trips through every emotional conversation her friends attempt to have with her. A practiced persona takes the stage, a graceful girl with a voice like honeyed wine, and it's almost hard to believe that’s the same girl if you catch her stuttering through conversations with her first mate.

Immensely curious, Demi hopes to eventually understand where exactly her magic originates from. However, with the current state of the world, that particular curiosity has been pushed back in lieu of rescuing her 'found family' and the other hosts of problems her rag-tag group has found themselves tangled in.

Likes:
Demi likes singing, reading new books, braiding Peach’s hair, performing, talking to Bimz, spending time with Oceanus and writing in her journal.

Dislikes:
Demi dislikes the Sea Princes, particularly bland food, talking about her feelings, claw wine, the Scarlet Brotherhood and - most recently - boulders.

Trivia

 * Demi's favorite food is Sushi. Her favorite drink is mead.
 * Demi pressed the rose Peach gave them between the pages of her journal, right next to the entry of the party's first meeting.
 * Demi has a pet/familiar that is a Pseudo-dragon named Bimz.
 * Demi's preferred instrument is the Lyre, though she also plays the Lute and Viol.
 * Demi uses the message cantrip to communicate with Slaw, one of her crew who happens to be mute.

Quotes

 * "No self-deprecating at the breakfast table!"
 * “My family comes first. Gods and Skerrin be damned.”
 * “My dragon just sneezed out of existence.”
 * “I don’t know what it is about my friends wanting to die via water impact, but if we could please not?”