Lieutenant Tarba "Skullsplitter" Novum

Overview
A grimly determined woman with ivory skin, gray eyes, and black hair who refuses to consider casualties unless absolutely necessary. Strict with rulings when on the job, but dispenses her own justice to criminals when on duty. A mother to her men who refuses to let them come to harm if she can avoid it, she is well-respected by her men for her blunt honesty and generosity with her time in the face of bureaucratic concerns.

Skilled with a maul and armored for battle at all times, she finds no joy in her job but considers it her duty to aid Gentaria and hopefully destroy Tadriel City, where she was born.

Biography
Born into servitude in Tadriel City as part of their effort to create aasimar soldiers, Tarba worked as a scout from the age of ten, moving swiftly through rough territory and treetops to map the zombies movements. Quite strong thanks to the required skill in climbing, she was on track to becoming one of the first full soldiers when she decided to escape. One of the merchant caravans traveling the Foglands had braved the corpsefields to visit Tadriel, and while they never spoke and the caravan was destroyed, the incident led her to realize that the methods she had been raised with were wrong and that they should leave quickly.

Fleeing across the plains and relying on treetop camps in order to survive and evade capture, she managed to reach Gentarian Remnant territory and pose as a mercenary who had survived the destruction of a similar caravan. With that backstory firmly in place, she found herself fighting alongside the Sentinels guarding Aynor, where her experience was invaluable.

She joined the Ember Sentinels in official capacity shortly after, and rose through the ranks at meteoric speed. Her extensive training, familiarity with the region, and knowledge of anti-zombie tactics made her incredibly valuable to the growing army. Vistra Bruicksture clearly agreed, and promoted her first to captain, then Lieutenant, than Lieutenant over Lakevale—the third rank in the Sentinel chain of command.

The responsibility, which she has borne for two years now, weighs heavily upon her. Though unable to properly express her emotions at times (leading many to mistake her as cold and uncaring), Novum cares deeply about the people under her command and protection, and would die before allowing Lakevale to fall to undead.

Spells and Spellcasting

 * Spell Save DC: 14


 * Cantrips: Light
 * 1st-level (4 slots): Cure Wounds, Hunter's Mark, Goodberry
 * 2nd-level (2 slots): Lesser Restoration

Spells and Spellcasting

 * Spell Save DC: 14

Novum will not use her Radiant Consumption feature unless absolutely necessary. A melee fighter, activating the transformation alongside her men leads to more friendly fire than she could bear, and she wishes to keep her status as an aasimar escapee from Tadriel City a secret. Thus she sticks to her maul for combat, and uses her spells to revive fallen fighters and do even more damage to dangerous foes.
 * Cantrips: Light
 * 1st-level (4 slots): Cure Wounds, Hunter's Mark, Goodberry
 * 2nd-level (2 slots): Lesser Restoration