A bardic master of disguise who prefers dressing in female garb and passing as a woman.   He hopes to one day make the actual transition to female, though knows that will take epic level magic.


Character Name:Zacharias
 Alias/Nickname:Brother Zacharias, Uncle Zak, Zephyr, Riley, Mistress Zanzibar, and mostly: Zandi.
 Age: 25
 Gender:Male, sometimes appearing Female.
 Race:Half-elf
 Class: Bard

 A master of disguise, who plays whatever part the situation calls for, from male to female, elf, human or orc, and everything inbetween.    He can use magic when he needs to, but usually relies on his own skill.
He has a penchant for female roles and disguises, however, preferring them to anything else.



THE PERSONNA:
Lady Zandi is a strange contradiction in one person.   She's sort of a "girl next door" who can, in an instant, become a total sex-pot.   She can be awkwardly shy or a fiery force of nature.   A nurturing mother figure, or a savage avenger of wrongs against those she treasures.
An expert in acting and disguise, Lady Zani is whatever she wants to be, depending on the situation.   But she's always very, very attractive.

Standing at 5'8", she's a bit lean and gangly, but with shapely hips and bosom.   Her somewhat muscular build might suggest someone raised on a farm, which the pretty red-headed half-elf will admit to, eventually.   Her long hair (which might be dyed) cascades down to her shoulders, and is usually filled with flowers and other adornments.   She usually dresses conceal her body in teasing ways, rather than flaunt her feminine charms, which can be a bigger draw sometimes.   If she wears a bit too much make-up, it's probably because as a farm-girl, she might be a bit insecure about her looks compared to the sexy big-city women.

Still, the lady seems to be, to many who know her, to be the ultimate woman.   Few indeed are the number of people who know that she used to be a man, and sometimes still was.

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THE REAL STORY:

Born to a male human farmer who had a dalliance with a elven healer, young Zander had always felt different, and not just from being a half-elf.   He always felt more comfortable with girls then with the other boys, and enjoyed the soft things they fairer sex did to the rough play of the village menfolk.   Seemingly caught between both worlds, the pretty young man took refuge in songs and tales of old, becoming a storyteller, where he could lose himself in the lives of other people.

Leaving home as soon as he was able, young Zander became a bard and storyteller, soon traveling with a group of Adventurers as their chronicler, though his farm upbringing had, despite his efforts to the contrary, made him durable enough to assist in combat and other things as well.

 Time passed, and the group was hired to investigate some shady goings on at a town bar.  The group tried to stake out the place, but the locals were very tight lipped to strangers, so they decided to infiltrate.   The only position being hired for was that of barmaid, however, so the all male group was stymied.  Then Zander, timidly, offered to use the disguise skills he'd honed as a storyteller and performer to disguise himself as a buxom farm girl in search of city work.  The group reluctantly agreed, and soon 'Zandi' was working at the Gutted Otter, slinging bad ale and flirting with everyone.

 It took a week to solve the mystery at the tavern, mostly because 'Zandi' was enjoying herself so much that she forgot that HE was supposed to be investigating anything.   Eventually, the mission was a success, and the group prepared to leave town.   Zander, however, was distraught, and, tearfully and with great embarrassment, expressed a desire to stay at the Gutted Otter as Zandi.   He'd never felt so alive and 'himself', ironically enough, as he did when he was the sweet and flirty barmaid Zandi.

 The group was confused, but acquiesced, and soon Zandi was back at work.   It didn't take long before the cross-dressed male was becoming a favorite among the men of the tavern, and some rendezvous, VERY carefully orchestrated rendezvous, took place with some of the more well-mannered customers.   Eventually, the flirty barmaid came to the attention of the madam of a local brothel, a very classy and high brow establishment, and the elderly human, who saw through the disguise, but decided that the 'woman' could serve a very exclusive niche in her business, offered Zandi a job.  Though reluctant at first, the half-elf soon accepted, indulging in a love of her new feminine lifestyle whole-heartedly, learning even more about disguise and pleasing people of all sorts, men and women.

 In the normally cutthroat world of the sex trade, Zandi was beloved by the customers and workers alike, as she didn't try to compete with anyone, and often deferred to her co-workers, being even more of an advocate for them as for herself.