Fengari

Fengari is a member of the Thunder Knights, the adventuring party in Dirty Twenty S2. She has previously gone by the aliases Desma Renier and Leto Hyde.

She is a Tiefling Arcane Trickster Rogue 9/War Magic Wizard 2.

Desma Renier
Desma was the youngest daughter born to the Renier household. Her parents, Tyrion and Lora, raised her with her older sister, Meli. Desma was a bizarre sight to her parents; she was born with small, black horns protruding from her forehead, as well as a slender tail. Tyrion was horrified at the sight, and suggested doing everything possible to remove these deformities permanently, but Lora stood firm in her objections. Desma was raised to keep her horns filed down to nubs and to keep her tail tucked away at all times. She constantly wore heavy, thick skirts, as well as a royal blue headscarf which hid her hair and horns. Over her headscarf, Desma wore a silver chain, from which hung a single, small ruby. As one of the noble houses in Gran Marcelia, the importance of upholding the reputation of the Renier name was impressed on Desma from a young age. This priority grew even greater when, at a ball hosted by the Reniers, Meli objected to an arranged marriage between her and another noble and "created a shameful public spectacle". Not much of the story was relayed to Desma, but Meli disappeared from home after that evening and was not seen again until the events of Dirty Twenty S2. Desma was seven years old when Meli vanished.

The Reniers were much stricter with Desma after Meli's disappearance. Not wanting to suffer another public spectacle that could tarnish the family name and reputation, Desma's trips outside the home were limited and always chaperoned. Tyrion began to speak to Desma more candidly, it seemed, about her deformities. She had been "marked by the devil" and was always watched by demons. Though Desma had always been a gentle child, Tyrion insisted that she harbored inside of her heart tremendous

anger and a natural inclination towards evil and malice. She must always be aware of this inclination and keep total control of herself and her "urges" at all times, he stated. Desma, once a curious and outgoing child, became insecure and scared of herself. This fear led to tension, and the tension that Desma felt at all times led to more arguments with Tyrion. The patriarch of the Renier household, increasingly frustrated with his last daughter's anger and wickedness seeming to take over despite his teachings, put his foot down. One rainy night, he took the family heirloom sword off the mantle, used it to cut Desma's tail off, and sent her off to study at M.E.R.IT. the next day. The morning she left for the magical academy, sniveling and in pain, was the last time Desma saw her parents.

Leto Hyde
Desma lasted about 4 months at M.E.R.I.T. before being expelled. Seated beside her brightest and best peers under the tutelage of Professor Kazimir Sokolov, Desma's talent for the arcane was meager. She struggled heavily with concentration, her notes were sloppy, and she had a tremendously difficult time remembering her spells. She did pick up a few handy tricks, such as the ability to conjure a fat green frog familiar named Goop. Desma chose a frog familiar because she and Meli would often hunt for frogs to keep as pets. She thought often on these rainy days with her sister during her time at M.E.R.I.T.

After Desma's expulsion, she was escorted onto the streets of Gran Marcelia and then left, for the first time in her life, alone. She saw two options for herself. She could return home to her parents, or, well, not. She could do what Meli did. Find a new life in the city. It didn't take long to make a decision. Desma left her old life behind, and went forth with the name Leto Hyde.

She spent the first couple of weeks outside, sleeping in alleys and looking for work. It was a hard transition from her previous cushy, noble life, but the freedom was intoxicating. Eventually, she stumbled across two people in the street discussing "a job". Leto approached, admitted candidly to eavesdropping, and asked if they needed any help. The two people introduced themselves as Damian and Mira. They worked for a group called the "Wall Hoppers", who moved "sensitive" products at "impressive" speeds to "important" people. It was apparent to Leto immediately that the Wall Hoppers were a smuggling ring, but she needed the work, and began collaborating with Damian and Mira regularly. She acted as a lookout while the two did their business. Over time, she developed affections for Mira, which she hid poorly. However, although she enjoyed the company of her two new friends and didn't see anything overtly illegal or harmful, Leto couldn't shake the feeling that her actions felt wrong. She remained very afraid of herself and hyperaware of her morality, and it culminated in her eventual arrest. One day, operations were going normally, and a guard approached Leto, who was just standing in the middle of the street looking very spaced-out and weird. It didn't take much. The guard asked, "What are you doing?" Leto answered, "Standing guard for some Wall Hoppers. They're over there." She didn't learn then if Mira or Damian were caught too, but Leto was immediately arrested and sent to prison, where she met the founding members of the Thunder Knights.

Fengari
Desma's parents made sure to teach her the elven and celestial languages from a young age, hoping that the purity of those cultures would combat the perceived wickedness in Desma. "Fengari" means "moon" in elvish, and is the third and final name that she chose for herself after the events of Ep 9.