Tirra

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Greyhawk Character
Tirra
Tirra as depicted in Dungeon #124, The Whispering Cairn (2005) Art by Fred Hooper.
Names and titles
Title(s):Master Thief
General info
Occupation:Guild leader (Greyhawk Thieves' Guild)
Home:Free City of Greyhawk, formerly Diamond Lake
Alignment:Neutral
Gender:Female
Species:Elf
Class:Rogue 9

Tirra is an elven woman featured in several adventures in the World of Greyhawk™ from 2005-2007. She is based on a character from advertisements for the D&D game in Dragon magazine in the form of single-page comic stories .

Description

Tirra depicted in D&D advertisements. Art by Bill Willingham (1981).

Tirra is a sleek,[1] beautiful elven woman.[2] Her brunette hair is long and deep black.

Personality

Tirra is a self-assured,[1] vivacious[1][3] woman with a soft spot for the "adventuring life".[2] She is playful,[4] flirts confidently,[1][2] and is a pleasant conversationalist.[1] She also enjoys playing dagger-throwing games.[1] She is easy to laugh and does her best to be humble in her position.[2]

Quotes and hooks

"You know, between the dog fights and the knife fights, this town ain’t so bad."—referring to Diamond Lake[5]

"Brawling with gladiators is bad for business."[6]

Abilities

Str 8, Dex 18, Con 10, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 14 (at 5th level)[5]

Tirra trained with light weapons, learning the Weapon Finesse feat. She also was exceedingly skilled at ranged attacks in close combat with the Point Blank Shot feat.[5]

Possessions

Activities

While still an adventurer, Tirra explored the Stirgenest Cairn with Auric and Khellek in 595 CY.[1]

Relationships

Tirra from Dungeon #124, Art by Chad DuLac and Jim Zubkovich (2005).

Tirra formerly was part of an adventuring band with Khellek and Auric.

History

It is unknown if she previously was unaffiliated, but in 595 CY Tirra was a member of the Free City Thieves' Guild.[3][7][8] Later, she rose in the ranks to become a local Master Thief in the guild, running all activity in the River Quarter.[2]

Rumors and legends

Though it was untrue, it was rumored that Tirra was hired as a mercenary by Balabar Smenk to attack the Twilight Monastery.

See Also

Appearances

Tirra appeared in the Age of Worms adventure path in episodes #1 (The Whispering Cairn) and #5 (The Champion's Belt), as well as in Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk.

References

Notes

Citations

  1. a b c d e f g "Backdrop: Diamond Lake".  Dragon #124 (Aug 1987), p.54.
  2. a b c d e Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (2007), p.17.
  3. a b Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.3.
  4. Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.21.
  5. a b c Age of Worms Overload (2005), p.18.
  6. Dungeon #128 (Nov 2005), p.41
  7. Dungeon #124 (Jul 2005), p.50
  8. Dungeon #128 (Nov 2005), p.40

Bibliography

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

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