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Her sun-touched skin is lightly covered at her extremities by light brown feathers. | Her sun-touched skin is lightly covered at her extremities by light brown feathers. | ||
<blockquote>Few creatures are more foul than a harpy. The stench of one can drive away a skunk. They are half woman, half vulture and thrive on carrion. | <blockquote>Few creatures are more foul than a [[harpy]]. The stench of one can drive away a skunk. They are half woman, half vulture and thrive on carrion. Sysania is a young harpy. Young enough that she has not taken on the hag-like appearance of her older sisters. Harpies are not normally spell casters, but Sysania has won the favor of a deity and acts as the shaman for her clan.{{csb|Spellfire Reference Guide|153}}</blockquote> | ||
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The only thing Sysania normally carries is a dagger, presumably for both utility and defense. Around her neck, she bears an ''amulet of life protection''. | The only thing Sysania normally carries is a dagger{{csb|1991 [[Trading Cards]]|180}}, presumably for both utility and defense. Around her neck, she bears an ''amulet of life protection''{{csb|1991 [[Trading Cards]]|180}}. | ||
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Sysania originally appeared as one of the NPCs presented in the [[Trading Cards]] line on card number 180. | Sysania originally appeared as one of the NPCs presented in the [[Trading Cards]] line on card number 180. | ||
The art was pulled from | The art was pulled from [[Clyde Caldwell]]'s cover of [[Rose Estes]]' ''[[The Price of Power]]'', part of the Greyhawk Adventures line of novels featuring [[Mika-oba]]. Though the cover art for the novel represents a character in the book as well, it is not Sysania. This has been a minor criticism of the 1991 series of [[Trading Cards|trading cards]], because they reused art. | ||
Sysania also appeared in the ''Spellfire'' CCG, on Card #170.{{csb|1994 ''Spellfire'' CCG|170}} And her background lore was given in the ''Spellfire Reference Guide''.{{csb|Spellfire Reference Guide|153}} | Sysania also appeared in the ''Spellfire'' CCG, on Card #170.{{csb|1994 ''Spellfire'' CCG|170}} And her background lore was given in the ''Spellfire Reference Guide''.{{csb|Spellfire Reference Guide|153}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, 28 October 2021
| Sysania | |
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 Sysania, as depicted on Greyhak Trading Card #180 | |
| General info | |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Good |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Human(altered)(Harpy) |
| Ethnicity: | (see below) |
| Class: | Priest 11 |
Sysania is a priest of an unusual tribe of animal-worshippers.
Description
Sysania is a beautiful woman with long medium brown hair with curls falling to the middle of her back in a great mane.
Her sun-touched skin is lightly covered at her extremities by light brown feathers.
Few creatures are more foul than a harpy. The stench of one can drive away a skunk. They are half woman, half vulture and thrive on carrion. Sysania is a young harpy. Young enough that she has not taken on the hag-like appearance of her older sisters. Harpies are not normally spell casters, but Sysania has won the favor of a deity and acts as the shaman for her clan.[1]
Abilities
Sysania's people have developed abilities to communicate with animals, especially birds. They have also discovered magical means of altering their bodies to resemble birds. They are docile people but are fierce fighters when provoked."[2]
Possessions
The only thing Sysania normally carries is a dagger[2], presumably for both utility and defense. Around her neck, she bears an amulet of life protection[2].
Relationships
History
Publication History
Sysania originally appeared as one of the NPCs presented in the Trading Cards line on card number 180.
The art was pulled from Clyde Caldwell's cover of Rose Estes' The Price of Power, part of the Greyhawk Adventures line of novels featuring Mika-oba. Though the cover art for the novel represents a character in the book as well, it is not Sysania. This has been a minor criticism of the 1991 series of trading cards, because they reused art.
Sysania also appeared in the Spellfire CCG, on Card #170.[3] And her background lore was given in the Spellfire Reference Guide.[1]
Gallery
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Clyde Caldwell, cover for The Price of Power, 1987
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Nesmith, Bruce and Tim Beach, Spellfire Reference Guide, p156. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
- Spellfire CCG, TSR, 1995, #170
- Trading Cards, TSR, 1991 #180
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.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sysania | Non-player character | Female, Human, Clr11, | 1991 TSR Trading Cards - Factory Set | 180 |