Saresa (The Servant)

Saresa, also known as the Chosen, was taken as the apprentice of Master Necromancer Ordan. A nephalem, this young, enigmatic necromancer has a strong, dark personality, and is able to see things which other mortals cannot. She has been involved in many of the recent events in Sanctuary, using her necromantic skills to protect the world from the Prime Evils.

The Way of Rathma
Before she was a necromancer, the Saresa lived in a village among a group of friends. One day, they explored a tree, where they found a nest of newly hatched birds. The girl found a broken egg on the ground, with a dead bird inside. A man clad in armor approached and placed his hands around the bird. When he removed them, the bird was 'alive,' or more specifically, animated via necromancy. The man, whose name was Ordan, asked "do you wish to learn?" Her friends looked on uneasily, but the girl took him up on his offer.

Weeks later, the two arrived in the Necropolis. Saresa was given the rank of initiate, and she began her training in the ways of Rathma. The years passed, as she learnt the powers of necromancy—raising skeletons, detonating corpses, making a half-formed golem in one of her early attempts, and reading numerous tomes from within the Necropolis's library, while also training with blades. Ordan also taught her how to control her emotions. As she entered adulthood, her hair, once formerly a dark black, had become bleached white.

One day, Ordan approached her, telling his pupil that there was nothing more that she could learn within the walls of the Necropolis. That wasn't to say that her training was over, and they left the Necropolis, to "where they were needed," according to Ordan. Travelling by land and sea, they arrived at the Saresa's old village, which had been destroyed by cultists, and its people killed. The cultists attacked them, and Ordan bid his student to raise the dead. She did so, animating the bodies of her former friends, and turned the skeletons on the cultists, killing them. Ordan congratulated her, but told her that next time, she would have to be quicker. The Necromancer silently agreed, and they left the village.

The Fallen Star
In 1285, Ordan learned of the coming of the Fallen Star, which had awoken the dead in Khanduras. He told his student to travel there to return them to their graves. Saresa sensed a need for their unique power and answered the call on behalf of their order despite leaving with their training incomplete. With the rank of acolyte, Saresa arrived at New Tristram.

She would go on to fight with the nephalem against the Prime Evils, but always remained more aloof and distant from the rest of them. She was not even present when Diablo attack the High Heavens and was subsequently defeated, but was a major force against the fallen angel Malthael and his massive genocide of humanity.

During this genocide, the Priests of Rathma were decimated, and Sarsesa lost her master. In the aftermath, Deathspeaker Xul would take up leadership of the order, while Sarsesa, called "the Chosen" thanks to her laten nephalem powers, rose the ranks rapidly.

The Servant
By 1290 Sarsesa had risen dramatically through the ranks, becoming a leader among the Priests of Rathma. She was unexpectedly approached by the mysterious Servant, and begrudgingly decided to join in his quest to defend Sanctuary. When the demons invaded Sanctuary, she returned to her order and rallied it against the monster forces, leading them against the demon invaders at the Battle of Tristram, and later the Battle of Westmarch.

When it was all over, Saresa was chosen to lead the Priests of Rathma into a new age.

Personality and Traits
Saresa is still quite young, and if not for her sour face and morbid profession would even be considered attractive. She possess pale white hair and a tight frame, honed after years of practice and training. Saresa is often covered in the best armor available to any necromancer, being there leader, and is often referred to as "the Chosen" do to her exceptional skills in necromancy. In only a few years she has proven to be one of the most talented and skilled mages of death the order has ever seen, in part thanks to her nephalem heritage. in addition, she has trained with several weapons, and while not an exceptional warrior, she can defend herself adequately in a fight.

Despite her combat capabilities, however, most are unnerved by Saresa. She generally does not talk, and of she does, it is rarely kind or friendly. She would rather wonder Sanctuary and maintain balance, but has come to believe that only by leading the Order of Rather can balance be best kept. Despite her cold demeanor, obsession with balance and death, she does care for those loyal to her and her cause. Saresa is very committed to her goals of protecting Sanctuary, and will continue to ensure it's defense for as long as she lives.