The Shackles [PF2e Remaster]

[Rilem]

WIP for Shoaan Haabo, Witch. Not sure yet about archetype, though possibly rogue or Investigator.

Spoiler: Background

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Even among pirates, the story of Captain Calais Haabo’s rise to power a quarter-century ago was a grim one. Marooned by the ship Stirge on the Cannibal Isles for some forgotten crime, he reappeared some weeks later commanding a group of lacedons. Within an hour, Calais was the Stirge’s new Captain, with his old crewmates either drowned or devoured.
Shoann was born some months later on the island where Calais had been left, daughter to the necromantic sorceress Lum, Daughter of Dust. Lum often took lost or abandoned sailors as lovers or partners, rewarding her favorites with summoned or commanded minions, and raising the resulting offspring that showed magical prowess (and eating the rest).
Shoann showed enough talent to avoid the cooking pot. But she proved less skilled at the necromancy magic Lum craved, and her mother eventually lost interest in her. She made her way off the island as her father arrived, courtesy of a passing pirate ship.
Since then she's made her way around the Shackles as a sometimes-sailor, sometimes-soothsayer. She's avoided her father as much as possible -- neither of them really wants a conflict, though that hasn't stopped her from using his surname on occasion, and her affiliation with the Firebrands began as a sort of thumb in his eye.
Knowing the Free Captains’ general dislike of the Firebrands, she declared herself one, making sure to use the Haabo name in doing so. That’s started more than one bar fight with members of her father’s crew, insulted that she’s scandalizing the name of a proper pirate. One of the brawls was settled, in part, by the participation of the actual Firebrands, who gave her first mark for audacity.

Spoiler: Personality

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Both mother and father issues. Her mother cast her out, obviously, so there’s some bitterness there and a desire to prove herself. Her father denies she’s his. He’s sought to tamp down rumors of exactly how he came to command the Stirge, and the existence of an unexplained witch daughter raises questions he doesn’t want to answer.
Leans into the creepy-witch vibe, but it’s only partly sincere — she is her mother’s daughter when it comes to the dead, but she’s also aware how off-putting it is to others, which she feels gives her and advantage.
Feels like the world owes her something.