Smoldering crimson eyes glared up at the Necromancer towering above her.  Trembling and sobbing, the taste of her own dark blood heavy and fresh in her mouth, she lifted a trembling hand to her lips and brushed fingertips across them tenderly.  They would be swollen and sore for days.  With the utmost in contempt he turned his back on her and stalked out of the room.  They both knew that after twenty years his words could no longer hurt her, so he had found something that could.
    She hung her head, tears of weakness, of sorrow and pity for herself fell down her cheeks and caused her to loose an angry roar!  No!  She would not become frail and afraid!  Then, she would be useless.  Then, her survival instinct told her, he would kill her, and she did not want that. 
    The young Fey'ri slowly climbed to her feet, her coal black skin hiding her bruises well.  She stared at the corpse she had been trying to raise, replacing its own desiccated face with the masked visage of the Necromancer.  A cold smile blossomed on her ebon lips and she lifted her hands to begin the ritual again.

(As per usual, more to come as I feel inclined to write it.)

Ok, kids, here's the deal.  A, I've been role-playing for the past 20 years or so.  B, I'm a professional writer.  So before you go throwing stones and try to tell me how to do this, realize that I've been doing it longer than you've probably been alive.  I'm not going to change how I play my character just to suit you.  I do not play Xa'litha just to fight, but occasionally some arrogant little prick has to be all come-uppity and start some shit, so here's how it goes.

• If you are anything LESS than a demon, Xa'litha IS CAPABLE of kicking your ass.  Yes, this does, include killing your character.  Don't like it?  Then back off when I give you the chance (and I will always give you the chance, IC and OOC).  I would rather not get into a fight, but if you're determined to press the issue prepare to have your ass handed to you.

• Xa'litha is a Fey'ri.  This, by definition, is a Tiefling (the product of a breeding between a humanoid and a demon) that specifically uses an Elf as the humanoid.  Xa'litha looks Drow, because her mother was.  This does not make her Drow, she was not raised by them (see above), does not share the same strengths and weaknesses as your typical Drow.  She does not worship Lolth and couldn't care less about spiders.

• Xa'litha is NOT invincible.  But I'm not going to tell you what her weaknesses are, otherwise, every other person who comes into the hall is going to have the ability to kill her.

• Xa'litha is a NECROMANCER.  She uses magic.  She has really nasty spells like Disintegration and Ray of Death, Fireball and Power Word Kill.  She can kill you without blinking an eye.  In table-top terms from 3rd edition?  She's a 22nd level sorcerer with a specialization in the school of Necromancy (which means she can't use Transmutation or Illusion spells -- for a complete list see the table below.).  She has an AC of 26, an intelligence of 21 and a dexterity of 22.  She ahs a charisma of 8.  You're not supposed to like her.  You are supposed to FEAR her.

• I'm in this for my amusement, not yours.  If you're not having fun playing with me...then move on.

• Don't tell me how to play my character, and don't make posts of my character's reactions.  Attempt to do things, try to do things, and let her react.  That's why she's my character, not yours.

• Ignorance will be corrected, stupidity will be humiliated.  I can and will make you cry.

• Questions?  Ask.  I'm nice.  Just keep it to IMs or an E-mail.