Nessa Nina Quickpick Rumbauld Pennyluck

Nessa Nina Quickpick Rumbauld Pennyluck was a Gnome, native to a small Fey colony in the Murkmire Marshlands. An independent spirit, she made a name for herself in the lower circles of the Fencrest Foothills as both a master thief and a sharp Three-Dragon Ante player. With a cohort of similar Rogues, Nessa Nina moved to Phyracress, established the Whistledrop Crew, and carved out the Whistledrop Hideout. She led this team of small-time thieves, who eventually gained infamy for both their mischief and skill. Despite their vocation, they followed a code of honor, stealing mainly from high-profile targets or acting to aid those in serious trouble.

As she aged, Nessa Nina had children, and let her skills atrophy. Though her Crew was on the wane, she still took students. The best of her last crop was Dee, who looked to take the mantle from Nessa and become the Crew's new leader. Dee had grown close to the runaway noblewoman Elle, and Nessa Nina also developed affection for the girl. Her two proteges grew close, often posing as each other using masks and disguise kits, and for a time, Nessa Nina planned to give the future of the Crew to them.

However, this period was cut short when Ellenor's brother Nigel Breatham had uncovered the crew after following Ellenor across western Commona. The Ambush At The Whistledrop Hideout followed; in the aftermath, Dee had been killed, along with several other Crew members, and Elle disappeared. Nigel and his band of mercenaries went looking after his sister, leaving only a few to pick up the pieces. After this incident, Nessa Nina disbanded the Whistledrop Crew, and retired west in the opulent city of Cliffsunder.

Her grandson Merben Ordri Fizzlehide Pennyluck had gotten into trouble with the Glitterati, a gang of Fairies who ran many of the seediest operations on the Grandport. She was forced to use nearly her entire retirement fund to pay off Don Coriander Thorn, the leader of the Fey gang. Afterwards, she got Merben a job as a busboy at Glumfall's Luxury Tavern to keep him out of trouble. Having spent everything to ensure Merben's safety, however, Nessa was again in need for coin.

In A Stygian Gambit, Ellenor got back into contact with Nessa and convinced her to join the Golden Vault as a contact of Meera Raheer. The gnome was contacted by animal messenger alongside Rasmus O'Dranith, Leilatha Vencaryn, and Ellenor herself to meet with Duplicity Kye at the Brine Widow. They accepted her charge to rob the Afterlife Casino, as its Unknown proprietor Quentin Togglepocket Whee Quickweasel Witt had betrayed her and stolen her previous winnings. The thieves were given Gildur's Map and told to re-acquire her 5000 gold as well as an Erinyes statuette, the grand prize of Quentin's "Grand Minauros Invitational" tournament.

When not playing games and gambling, Nessa procured information around the casino, especially from the bartender Libation. She then made marks with Ellenor, and the half-elf used feminine wiles to distract Thrill while Nessa stole his keycard. The gang uncovered Quentin's hidden Spined Devil guards, the Minotaur Skeleton guarding the vault, and the layout of the casinos Magic Mirrors: they had all the information they needed for a great plan.

On the day of the heist, Nessa was supposed to wait for Leila and Rasmus to let her in to the employee-only area, but Libation caught wind of her plan. She revealed the truth, and cut the bartended in on the deal, which ended up helpful as he ensured no new employees entered the backrooms. Eventually, she was let in, and robbed Quentin's office, then used his staff to control the Minotaur Skeleton guarding the casino vault.

After plundering the vault for items and gold, she and Leila made their way to the tournament, where Ellenor scoped out the statuette's casing. Leila played "sick" by spewing spores on the guards and Quentin during Anaïs Bellefleur's championship game. Nessa used the distraction to pick the lock and replace the statuette with a gold gnomish dildo. Amidst fog clouds and illusions, the thieves scaled down the Unknown's waterfall, and coordinated with Duplicity to pick them up via rowboat.

They sailed off into the Shifting Blue, having successfully robbed the Afterlife.

Nessa Nina Quickpick Rumbauld Pennyluck

A Stygian Gambit

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