@HARPERSHIGH   

❝ You twine your life around the people you love, and when they're gone, you grow around their absence instead.A study in:           Resilience, the weight of duty and loss, sense of responsibility, and the toll that decades of sacrifice, leadership, and personal loss can take on a person.indie, semi-selective Jaheira from Baldur's Gate series written by Mime
30+. she/her. GMT -3 (Brasília Time).

▍ ❝   NO MINORS.
This blog is +18 only and all minors who interact will be blocked.▍ ❝   I'M NOT MUTUALS-ONLY.
Bring on your ideas or send a rp meme and we can interact!▍ ❝   RP MEMES NEVER EXPIRE.
Yes, even if they're months old. Just link to it so I may know where you got it from.▍ ❝   MEMES ARE THE BEST TO BREAK THE ICE.
Feel free to turn any asks into a thread.▍ ❝   DON'T SOFTBLOCK ME.
I use mostly Tumblr Mobile, so most of times I'll just think I unfollowed you unintentionally (because the app does that) and I will follow again. Just unfollow, ignore me or hard block.▍ ❝   PERSONALS (NON-RP BLOGS) ARE WELCOME.
You are free to interact, like, comment and reblog anything that isn't tagged as [ ❧ — interactions 》 (name of the character) ].▍ ❝   MUN =/= MUSE.
The character's views and opinions DO NOT represent my own.▍ ❝   NO-GO.
My only no-gos in what regards to writing are: Alzheimer, Dementia, Parkinson, and other neurological degenerative diseases, including temporary conditions such as Delirium. I will not read nor write those, and I'd like it to be tagged if we're mutuals and these ever pops up in your blog.
As for other themes I won't write (but these ones I have no problem reading, or interacting with characters who go through them, and they don't need to be tagged): Self-harm, suicide or suicide ideation, character death. I just won't writemy muse going through them.▍ ❝   MY JAHEIRA IS OPEN FOR SHIPPING.
Come kiss the grandma. Be warned though, that it will be a slowburn because she's emotionally constipated. If you're a shameless ship whore like me, we can have threads set at different points in their relationship so we don’t have to wait for them to stop being idiots before we get to the good stuff.

▍ ❝   THIS BLOG IS OC-FRIENDLY.
I’d love to meet your blorbos, hear about their relationships, and explore the dynamics you have in mind with my muse. The more you share, the better we can plot together! Although I love OCs, I have personal reservations about self-inserts due to past experiences.▍ ❝   ABOUT FORMAT.
I write in small text with colour in dialogue, there is no need to match styles or length in replies. I only tend to avoid the double spacing style because it's a bit hard for me to read it.▍ ❝   DROP THREADS IF YOU NEED.
Feel free to drop any thread at any given time, you don't even need to warn me, I'll never be mad about it.▍ ❝   NO RUSH ON REPLIES.
I'm a slow writer, mostly because I write first in my mother tongue and then translate it to english... So yeah, please be patient with me. Also, I will never bug you about a reply, and none of my interactions comes with any kind of pressure. Take all the time you need in our threads, and in our communication out of the character too. I'm super low-maintenance, even if we don't talk for months I'll reply as if no time has passed (thanks ADHD)!▍ ❝   AU-FRIENDLY.
Although I try to keep Jaheira as canon-compliant as possible, I'm all in for crossovers, AUs and canon-divergent lore characters.▍ ❝   NO DRAMA.
I don't want to know what XYZ said on a Discord server; I don't want to read a full thread on Twitter about your bickering. Don't try to guilt me into stop taking to someone. Don't tag me in callout posts. Don't come to my inbox to talk shit about other people, especially if they're POC. Whatever your personal problems with others are, DON'T INVOLVE ME.▍ ❝   NO RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA, ETC.
I can, of course, interact with biased characters, but DON'T make it an excuse to be an asshole in the real world.

GENERAL .
•   name   :   Jaheira
•   alias   :   High Harper, Crow, Commander, Mom, Old Lady, Grandmother
•   gender   :   cis woman, she / her
•   orientation   :   demisexual
•   species   :   half-elf
•   age   :   146
•   occupation   :   harper
•   voice claim(s)   :   Tracy WilesPHYSICAL .
•   eyes   :   green & brown central heterochromia
•   hair   :    greying blond
•   height   :   175cm
•   weight   :   75kg
•   build   :   slander
•   skin   :   whiteMENTAL .
•   alignment   :   true neutral
•   traits   :   strong-willed, loyal, pragmatic, snarky, humorous
•   likes   :   nature, strong-willed individuals, mentorship, dark humour & wordplay
•   dislikes   :   slavery & oppression, cowardice & betrayal, needless cruelty, arrogant authority figures

BACKGROUND.
• birthplace   :  Tethyr
• current residence   :   Baldur's Gate
• nuclear & extended family   :   tethyrian noble family (deseased), tethyrian druidic circle (unknown).
• in-laws   :   N/A
• pets   :   N/A
• significant other   :   Khalid (deseased), Gorion's Ward (ascended), Astele Keene (situationship).
• children   :   Rion (bilogical daughter), Jord (adoptive son), Jhessem (adoptive daughter), Fig (adoptive daughter), Tate (adoptive son).
     
❝ + POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES :
Resilient — She's always pushing forward no matter the struggle.
Protective — She fiercely defends those she cares about.
Focused — She's responsible and holds herself to high standards.
Wise — Her experience offers practical and insightful guidance.❝ - NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES :
Stubborn — When she makes up her mind, it’s difficult to change her opinion, even when compromise might be beneficial.
Harsh — She can be blunt and unforgiving, especially toward those she sees as weak-willed or irresponsible.
Overbearing — Her protective nature can sometimes come across as controlling, making it hard for others to act independently.
Guarded — She struggles to fully open up, bottling up her deeper emotions and vulnerabilities.

▍ ❝   PTSD.
Though often regarded as True Neutral, there’s no way someone who’s spent a lifetime on the battlefield wouldn’t learn to be ruthless. Jaheira has done terrible things in the name of the greater balance — some she regrets, and others she doesn’t. Either way, a life of war has taken its toll on her mental health, and she may present PTSD events.▍ ❝   She’s slightly more paranoid than she gives out.
Being a Harper means living a dangerous life. Many Harpers, especially those in the field like Jaheira, die young. Despite this, Jaheira has not only survived but thrived, and no doubt her perception and cunning played a good part on this. But in her line of work, dealing with frequent death threats and assassination attempts has also made her wary and overtly cautious around people, leading her to have a hard time trusting others.▍ ❝   Queen of stubborness.
Her head is as hard as a rock, and you can’t make her change her mind without breaking it (or appealing to the emotional side).▍ ❝   The emotional side.
Jaheira may have a hard head, but her heart is undeniably soft. Despite her initial mistrust and paranoia, she’s deeply empathetic and can’t stand to see others endure suffering they don’t deserve. Once you gain her trust you have the most loyal ally one can ever be.▍ ❝   Chicken soup.
I just know in my heart that Jaheira makes super comfy mom dishes, like Canja (chicken soup). The original recipe was Khalid’s.

▍ ❝   SHE'S NOT A DEADBEAT MOM!
She misses her children more than anything. She just forced herself to stay away from their lives to protect them from those who might harm them just to get at her. She couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to her children because of her actions, so she stepped back. Despite her absence, they are always on her mind. You can read more about it in this post that the dear Tumblr user @blackjackkent put together.▍ ❝   Motherhood is a great part of her identity.
We can see that in the game, when she talks about Shadowheart’s parents and Wyll’s father how much the child-parent relationship means to her.▍ ❝   She will complete the Rite of Timeless Body at some point.
When you explore the basement of Jaheira’s home in Baldur’s Gate, you’ll come across a scroll that contains an old druidic rite, a reference to the Class Feature druids get once they reach the 18th level in D&D. If you ask her about it, she insists she won’t use it. But think about it — Jaheira is a hero who’s watched terrible things happen to good people while vile beings thrive. More and more, she sees the younger generation having to sacrifice too much to keep the darkness at bay. It’s a cruel imbalance. Jaheira has already sacrificed more than her share to protect others, and she’s prepared to keep doing it, so they don’t have to. Also, when it comes to her children — despite her confidence in the training she gave them — Jaheira still wishes she could keep an eye on them, even from a distance. She wants to be able to step in if the worst should happen.▍ ❝   Situationship with Nine-Fingers.
Those two fucked. That's it. That's the headcanon.

▍ ❝   “Good” is not “Nice”.
Jaheira doesn’t hesitate to take morally dubious actions or deliver low blows when it comes to solving problems and defeating enemies. Siding with the Guild is a prime example of her pragmatism.▍ ❝   Overconfidence in her own judgements.
She’s overly confident in her ability to read others and anticipate their intentions. As one of the oldest active Harpers, she’s exposed countless traitors and survived more betrayals than she can count. She’s navigated daggers in the dark before, and she believes she’ll always see them coming. Of course, this is not necessarily true.▍ ❝   A laughter once a day keeps all the pain away.
She is depressed, and slightly more inclined to expect always the worst possible outcome. She basically cracks mom jokes to keep herself afloat, knowing that if she doesn’t, the weight of her own darkness might pull her under.▍ ❝   Always watching you.
Jaheira will continue to analyze and scrutinize you, even if she trusts you. It’s not something she does intentionally — it’s become an almost automatic response after years of dealing with deception and danger.▍ ❝   Gorion's Ward relationship.
I’m sticking with the timeline where Gorion’s Ward romanced Jaheira. And for that purpose, I am picking *Lyra as the default Gorion’s Ward for my Jaheira.▍ ❝   Rion is her biological daughter.
And her other parent is Lyra. She’s a bhaalspawn’s miracle baby. You can read more about my take on it in this post :D

▍ ❝   She is demisexual, bi-romantic.
That is, she only feels sexual attraction towards people she already has feelings for, and harbors romantic feelings regardless of gender.▍ ❝   She dislikes one-night stands.
She doesn't rule it out entirely (and she finds herself in one of those more often than she thought possible), but it’s more of a... weird thing that happens... than something she actively seeks when it comes to relationships.

▍ ❝   She is monogamous.
Though Jaheira doesn’t demand exclusivity from her partner, it’s because she feels it would be unfair of her to do so. Given her constant absences due to the nature of her work — if one could even call it that — she believes it’s only right to offer her partner some freedom. But if she had the choice, and if her circumstances were different, she’d prefer not to share. Deep down, she longs for a relationship where she could be fully present for her partner and not constantly torn between duty and love.

▍ ❝   She (often) does not get flirts.
She often brushes off flirting attempts with a laugh, treating them as jokes because, deep down, she doesn't quite believe anyone would genuinely be interested in her. She might even jokingly flirt back, but when finally proposed to, she is all surprised_pikachu.png▍ ❝   She is a brat-tamer, soft Domme.
She enjoys teasing and playfully bossing her partner around, but she's drawn to those with a backbone. Defiance and witty comebacks only make the game more interesting for her. And after all the fun, she's incredibly sweet in her aftercare, always rewarding her partner for their "good behaviour".

▍ ❝   Why Jaheira became a druid.
She was raied by them and tried to balance the harm her family caused. Read more in this post.▍ ❝   Why Jaheira never talked about her children with Tav?
She's trying to avoid painful topics. She has a work to do, just like she didn't sstop to send them a message in the midst of her dire situation. Read more in this post.

▍ ❝   Jaheira and motherhood.
She loves being a mother, even though it hasn't been easy for her to learn how to be one. It has changed her and became one of her core pillars. Read more in this post.▍ ❝   How Jaheira and Khalid met.
At a Harper hold, after Jaheira took part in the anti-slavery operation that led to Khalid's freedom. Read more in this post.

▍ ❝   Trivia headcanons.
Can be found under the ❧ — headcanons 》 general TAG.▍ ❝   Relatonship headcanons.
Can be found under the ❧ — headcanons 》 relationships TAG.▍ ❝   NSFW headcanons.
Can be found under the ❧ — headcanons 》 nsfw TAG.

@twenty7knives
Nine-Fingers Keene (romantic ship + full exclusivity)@starsofnyx
Lyra (ship exclusivity: Gorion's Ward)
Morena Dekarios romantic ship (non-exclusive)
Khalid romantic ship (non-exclusive)@darkurgc
Minthara Baenre romantic ship (non-exclusive)
Rion family ship (non-exclusive)@daggerslove
Khalid romantic ship (non-exclusive)@iron-hearts-ablaze
Karlach family ship (non-exclusive)@average-bard
Muse family ship (non-exclusive)@silvertiefling
Katya romantic ship (non-exclusive)

@sanguistar
Astarion Ancunín (romantic ship + full exclusivity)@bloodinavernus
Mizora (romantic ship + full exclusivity)@griefgoddess
Shadowheart (romantic ship + full exclusivity)@whomuses
Caedes The Dark Urge family ship (non-exclusive)
Gale family ship (non-exclusive)
Mira family ship (non-exclusive)@viconic
Viconia DeVir romantic ship (non-exclusive)@maestrojax
Jarlaxle Baenre "it's complicated" ship (non-exclusive)@alulrsrinbled
Faenethra family ship (non-exclusive)