Appearance
Alasterre is a human man with a slim build, pale skin (except for a red vertical line that crosses his chin), and long black hair that falls to his shoulders and is partially held in place with a red ribbon. He wears a light robe with red and dark blue fabrics edged with turquoise; his sandals are the same dark color that reddens at the height of the cufflinks, where it ends with a design of red wings. He has both of his forearms covered with red ribbons, but the right one has over them a metal armband with feathers design. His right shoulder is also covered by a metallic protective shoulder pad with a wing design; this piece is fastened with leather straps that cross his chest, where they are fastened beneath a symbol of the Raven Queen; furthermore, his belt buckle bears the symbol of the Claret Order.
Personality
Alasterre is very calm and sanguine, a young and confident man whose self-assurance helps him make decisions without hesitation, combining aggressive strategies with a general relaxed demeanor that is useful in battle, but makes it challenging for others to work with him as equals. Alasterre is meticulous and orderly, and very determined, trying to do what is best for his order and for his goddess' wishes. He desires to achieve all of his goals and get recognition in the process, thus being willing to accept whatever good or bad thing that comes to him as consequence.
Biography
Alasterre joined Tal'Dorei's Claret Orders at some point in his youth and showed a talent for hemocraft as a blood cleric of the Matron of Death. He was mentored by Teresa Dulamar, director of the Orders and a fellow worshiper of the Raven Queen.
Around 826 PD, Teresa died in combat. Teresa was resurrected, but she chose to retire and act as advisor to her mentee Alasterre. As of 836 PD, Alasterre had proven to be an effective and self-assured director, frequently participating in field missions either with his own blood hunters or as part of adventuring parties. His long-term goal was to purge the world of undead, particularly vampires, and become famous in the process.
An illustration shows Alasterre in Emon, meeting with Lady Kima of Vord, paladin of Bahamut; Kel'jaia Uleoh, Syngornian delegate on the Tal'Dorei Council; and Shirkuh Marín, a famed sailor.
Notable items
- Dagger with a tear-shaped red gem
Human abilities
Unless otherwise noted, Shirkuh is a regular human without racial abilities.
Cleric features
- Spellcasting
- Channel Divinity: Turn Undead
- Divine Domain: Blood domain
- Domain Spells
- Martial Weapons Proficiency
- Channel Divinity: Crimson Bond
- Channel Divinity: Blood Puppet (potentially)
- Sanguine Recal (potentially)
- Divine Strike (potentially)