Jiana Hexum

Jiana Hexum is a wealthy elven woman who lives in the Lucent Spire of Jrusar, and is a former burglary target and current employer of Ashton Greymoore. As an NPC, Jiana is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
A mature elven woman, Jiana appears to be approximately the equivalent age of a human in her sixties. She has short auburn brown hair and a smooth, tan complexion. When she first appeared in Campaign 3, she wore delicate necklaces wrapped around a high collar and a brooch of jet black stone set in gold just above her solar plexus. Her sleeves billowed and tightened above the elbow. Later, when she first met the rest of the Bells Hells, Jiana wore a long dark blue robe with dull bronze trim that dragged along the floor.

Personality
According to Ashton, she is a "collector of sorts", and while she is not a kind person, she does always keep her word and is a fair employer. They also indicated that she was stubborn and skeptical but would accept reasonable proof of Cyrus Wyvernwind's innocence.

When dealing with Ashton, Jiana seemed somewhat amused by him. She also seems to have a friendly rivalry with others in her social class, having made a bet with one of them that she could hire a crew to steal an item from their home successfully.

Background
A few years before 843 PD, Jiana Hexum partnered with Armand Treshi to temporarily store the cargo before it was sent to Bassuras. At least some of the of crates had the Cerberus Assembly symbol engraved on them and contained Potions of Possibility.

Several years before 843 PD, Ashton and the rest of the Nobodies broke into Jiana's home as part of a job. Jiana walked in on the attempted burglary and used magic to push Ashton back. They fell out the window and were gravely injured. The rest of the Nobodies left Ashton behind when they left Jrusar, and Jiana was eventually able to track down Ashton because of his distinctive head injury. Rather than turning them into the authorities, she instead asked for their services to pay off their debt to her. Ashton accepted.

Starting in early 843 PD, Jiana began to play a violin, taking lessons from Dinah Veshur, a prominent violinist in Jrusar.

Jiana allowed Ashton Greymoore into her mansion and requested their assistance in a wager that she would be able to successfully steal a designated item from her rival Evon Hytroga in the Heartmoor Hamlet. Ashton's remaining debt could be wiped away if they burgled successfully. Ashton agreed to take the offer to the then-unnamed Bells Hells for their consideration. Jiana also told Ashton that Vali Dertrana likely had ties to the Chandei Quorum.

Jiana also attended the ball hosted by the Chandei Quorum. When she and Ashton noticed each other at a distance, she gave them a patronizingly impressed look and returned to socializing.

Jiana allowed the Bells Hells into her mansion to discuss championing her in the wager against Evon, offering 500 gold apiece (minus Ashton) for competence and double for excellence with a statue guarding her entrance in the cards. She also revealed that nosy aristocrat Isha Sabanis had sent her team to embarrass both sponsors, so time could not be wasted. Soon after, the Bells Hells accepted and left for the Heartmoor.

Imogen notified Jiana via Sending that they had won the wager against Evon Hytroga. Additionally, among the papers that Ashton stole from Evon was a page on Jiana's dealings in Wildemount, concerning several small crates shipped separately. Ashton vaguely recalled seeing one of these crates when the Nobodies attempted to steal from Jiana, but they could not remember anything more.

Bells Hells went to Hexum Manor to claim their prize from the wager and found Jiana practicing the violin. After her teacher left, she gave each member of the party 500 gold. When Ashton turned over the papers about Evon (leaving out the document about Jiana's dealings), she gave them a bonus of a cut ruby and a diamond bracelet. Fearne asked to take one of the illusory busts, and Jiana told her she could as long as she could carry it herself; Jiana also asked if she could speak with Fresh Cut Grass. They accepted, as long as Ashton could stay in the room. She agreed to these terms and inspected FCG, who appeared to find it uncomfortable. After FCG left, Jiana told Ashton that she released them from their deal, but she'd be interested in working with them or with other members of Bells Hells in the future.

and
Following their fight with Otohan, Ashton asked Imogen to contact Jiana in the hopes of using her resources to resurrect a dead party member. Not long after, as Bells Hells waited for the Silver Sun in the storage room below Imahara Joe's shop, they learned from Armand Treshi that Jiana was involved in his business with the Paragon's Call and had been storing the Potions of Possibility and other cargo at her home until they could be shipped. While on the skyship back to Jrusar, FCG messaged Jiana and asked her if she had the resources to resurrect Laudna, to which she replied maybe, and asked if she they could discuss further in person. When Bells Hells mentioned her involvement in Treshi's schemes to Eshteross, he was unsurprised, noting that she seemed to have been recently growing her wealth without any known source.

In the final days leading up to the Apogee Solstice, Ashton asked Imogen to reach out to Jiana, aiming to make use of her contacts in Bassuras. Jiana told them to speak to Yunis, the proprietor of a general goods store and a black market dealer. By using her name, they were able to purchase a number of magical items.

Ashton Greymoore
After a break-in that Ashton was involved in went south at Hexum's manor, Jiana made a contract with them instead of turning them into the authorities. After successfully winning a wager set between her and Evon Hytroga, Ashton was now free of his debt and was offered new opportunities in the future.

Fresh Cut Grass
During the conversations Jiana had with Bells Hells, she became increasingly interested in FCG due to their abilities that went beyond most automatons she had interacted with and offered to pay them to send any automatons with similar capabilities to her manor.

Notable items

 * Featureless busts. When faced with an individual, able to mirror its form or appearance to match the visage of its observer. (given to Fearne)

Abilities
Jiana either possesses items that can magically push someone back or is a magic user herself.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 3