Sheema Tabris is my WIP second playthrough of Origins, which I am keeping a detailed record of as I'm playing.
Overview
Physical Appearance
She's an elf with blue-grey eyes, around which she wears blue makeup, and golden-brown hair. While she does keep her hair tied back in a short ponytail protrusion, this is primarily to keep her hair from getting in her eyes during combat. She will let her hair down in private from time to time.
Personality
Sheema understands helplessness and poverty, so she's more than willing to assist those who she sees as less fortunate than her. She is especially generous with her money, as her travels have increased her wealth significantly.
(more to come)
Talents and Skills
(to be filled)
Biography
Early History
(to be filled)
Origin
On the day of her wedding, Sheema received several silvers as a wedding present from some family friends. Shortly thereafter, she gave three of them to her friend Nessa, whose family had to leave Denerim and were originally headed to the army camp at Ostagar. With Sheema's support, they could move to Highever instead, heading the opposite direction from southerly conflict. She also entertained some children with a fictitious but plausible story of Tathas, the elven bandit who stole from the rich, gave to the poor, and disappeared from history without ever getting caught.
After meeting up with her cousin Soris, she soon met her betrothed, Nelaros. Despite having never met him before, he seemed like a nice man and she found herself looking forward to marrying him. She also met Duncan, a Grey Warden who was speaking with Elder Valendrian. Shortly before the wedding started, a man was harrassing the bridesmaids, prompting her other cousin Shianni to bottle him over the head. It was only after this act that they learned he was the son of Denerim's arl, Vaughan Kendells.
Shortly after the wedding started, Vaughan returned to interrupt it, mocking Mother Boann's proceedings and slugging Sheema out cold after she snapped at him. When she awoke, she, Shianna, and the bridesmaids had been kidnapped, Nola begging the Maker for protection. Soon afterwards, Shianni was taken away to Vaughan, Nola was killed for resisting, and Sheema was left behind to be "the scrapper."
While initially pretending to be scared to lull the approaching guards into a false sense of security, she happily retrieved the sword that Soris slip over to her. After the nearby guards were slain, Soris revealed that he and Nelaros had arrived to rescue the women, having received support from Duncan. Unfortunately, Sheema met up with Nelaros just as he was cut down by one of Vaughan's guards. With enraged sorrow, she slew the man and tearfully retrieved her wedding ring from Nelaros' body, placing it upon her finger. Fighting her way through the halls, she made her way to Vaughan and Shianni. Sadly, he had already managed to rape her. While Vaughan tried to buy Sheema off, this only further infuriated her. She slaughtered Vaughan's companions and personally beheaded him.
After assuring Shianni that all of the men who hurt her had been slain, they returned to the alienage. They were followed shortly thereafter by several guards from the palace, seeking to arrest Vaughan's killers. Sheema alone stepped forth, leaving Soris out of things, in an attempt to save the alienage from reprisal. However, Duncan intervened and invoked the Right of Conscription to place Sheema into Warden custody. She was allowed her farewells to everyone and then the two left for Ostagar.
Ostagar
(more to come)
Post-game
(not even close to this point yet)
Relationships
(to be filled)
Miscellaneous
- In Sheema's timeline, Kimarous Surana and Sketch are the same person.
