Kellsti first heard of Nocticula's promise of shelter to beleaguered artists from a cleric after her rescue from a band of bounty hunters in Bloodsworn Vale. For a time, she accompanied the priestess as an acolyte, but was forced to strike out on her own after her patron was eaten by an owlbear. Kellsti hopes someday to make her way up to the heights of mountainous New Thassilon-where she's heard that worshippers of Nocticula gather-but she wants to make a good impression. First, she wants to craft a masterpiece inspired by her life experiences. Originally, Korvosa seemed to be the perfect place to find such experiences, but after meeting her new friends and traveling with them, she's come to realize that they are so much more inspiring.

Kellsti is a bronze-scaled kobold with a line of white and pink feathers running down her back and along her tail. Her bright green eyes glow softly, and when she speaks, she does so in an almost singsong voice.