PETALWISP DANCER
FeyProfessional Dancer and Performer
"I am the dance. The dance is me. If I stop... if I stop, what am I? What is anyone, when the music ends?""
Identity
- Residence
- The Floating Theater, a venue that drifts between Feywild locations
- Civilization
- Fey
Appearance
• Physical: An ethereal being of wind and light, with no fixed form. She appears as a swirling column of petals and sparkles, occasionally coalescing into a vaguely humanoid shape. Her "face" is a constellation of lights that shift with her mood. • Clothing: She wears garments woven from captured breezes that flow around her constantly. • Distinguishing Marks: She leaves trails of flower petals wherever she goes, and her laughter sounds like wind chimes.
Relationships
- Family - The winds themselves, which she considers her siblings
- Allies - A mortal choreographer who creates new dances for her
- Rivals - Other dancers who want her position
Personality
- Traits: Joyful, surprisingly deep beneath the whimsy, terrified of stillness, addicted to movement
- Mannerisms: Dances even when standing still, speaks in rhythms, can't focus on one thing for long
- Voice: Sounds like wind through leaves, with musical undertones
Backstory
Petalwisp was born from the first dance ever danced, and she's been moving ever since. She's performed for kings and gods, danced across battlefields and through lovers' dreams. But lately, she's begun to feel a strange urge—to stop, to be still, to rest. It terrifies her more than anything.
Daily Life
She spends her days rehearsing, her evenings performing, and her nights dancing through dreams. She hasn't stopped moving in four centuries. She doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't rest. She is movement itself.
Story Hooks
- 1 She's been cursed to stop moving at midnight on the next full moon—she needs help finding a cure before she ceases to exist
- 2 She wants to perform one final dance, a masterpiece that will ensure she's remembered even after she's gone—she needs help creating it
Narrative Value
Tragic artist figure, quest giver, source of beauty and art, embodiment of the cost of perfection ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════