Yasha Nydoorin

During that time she started being stalked by Obann, a cambion who isolated her in the wastelands before magically enslaving her for a time.The next moment she remembered was finding herself at an altar to the Stormlord, who guided her from then on.[53] It was also around this time that she first met Mollymauk Tealeaf, who rescued her in Eastern Wynandir: he had found her surrounded by fearful people, but he convinced them that despite her scary appearance Yasha was actually a redeemed and pious demon just like himself, so the townsfolk left them alone. The two of them became friends, and she saved his life at least once during one of his brief adventures as a vigilante.[54] She saw him as a welcome and colorful change of pace compared to the lifeless, monochromatic wastes of Eastern Wynandir. Shortly afterward, midway through 834 PD,[55] she joined The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities as security[56] In the carnival, Yasha was referred to as "The Brute" due to her large size and strength, similar to the carnival's other security member: Bo "The Breaker".[57] She was welcomed with open arms by the carnies and loved them all greatly. She accompanied them to Nogvurot between 834 and the first half of 835 PD, when Molly scammed a lawmaster who was scamming his own people; Yasha made him leave the city when the man tried to confront the tiefling.

Yasha grew up in southern Xhorhas, not understanding her celestial heritage or that she was different from normal humans. She was found and raised by the Dolorav tribe in the Iothia Moorland between 810 and 820 PD, after her clan was decimated by the hobgoblins of Dumaran.Her adoptive father was named Baska, and her adoptive mother was the then-current Skyspear of the tribe, who renamed the child "Yasha". She does not remember her original name.Yasha has strongly implied that, as a child, she fought other children to the death.She was essentially raised to be a weapon for her tribe and for the Skyspear."Upon joining the tribe, members go through a dangerous ritual. If they survive, they take a blood oath called 'The Marking.' They are given a new name and vow celibacy until an appointed mate is chosen for them by the Skyspear. The penalty for breaking that oath is death.In keeping with the Marking, Yasha was given the name "Orphan Maker."However, she fell in love with and married Zuala, who was not her assigned mate. The tribe sentenced both her and Zuala to death, but Yasha survived and killed the leaders of the tribe, after which she ran away; she does not remember several months after that event and her hair changed from white to black, embracing even more the darkess of her condition as a fallen aasimar.

Yasha is shown to be very socially awkward and will rarely speak unless spoken to. Initially coming off as standoffish, she is often blunt or abrupt when talking to strangers, and has been shown to be uncomfortable and fidgety when too much attention is brought to her. However, she is also capable of appearing confident while interacting with others, such as when she playfully challenged Fjord due to the latter jokingly asking her to surrender her sword.She has said that she prefers not to work with groups, but did not say why.She has shown a fear of small and enclosed spaces and gave this as the reason why she ran off in Episode One, not wanting to end up in a cell.Because Yasha ran away from her tribe before Zuala's execution, she considers herself cowardly.[35]

Despite her ferocity in combat (which has been described as a "cold, detached rage"[citation needed]), Yasha is one of the kinder members of the Mighty Nein. She treats her fellows fairly and with compassion, speaking to them with patience and a general willingness to make them feel at ease despite her size and strength. She has a competitive streak, but also an interest in gentler hobbies, such as collecting flowers.Yasha has proven quite adept at shaving people with her greatsword. Besides having shown great dexterity in shaving Caleb's beard, she also regularly shaves her arms,[36] removed a large patch of hair from the side of Gluzzo for tattoo access,and has groomed women's bikini lines.Her outward personality changed significantly after she was taken over by Obann's charm effect. She had an almost-constant anger welling up inside of her, which ranged from barely-contained to an almost sadistic ruthlessness. While under the charm effect, she seemed to take great pleasure in attacking and injuring her former party members. From within her mind, she was scared as she watched herself harm her friends, and further scared by being unable to break the control over her. She regained her previous personality