First Name: Naomi
Last Name: Griffonaire
Appearance:
Race: Human, primarily native Chondathan with small traces of Calishite
Age: Early twenties
Height Petite, although taller than most elves
Weight: On the lighter side, Lean/Athletic
Eyes: Calming dark steel blue
Hair: A vibrant golden blonde, well maintained, usually tied back in some decorative manner.
Personality Profile:
General Health: Athletic and healthy, mentally stable barring a few flighty tendencies.
Deity: Reveres Sune, also pays homage to Liira, Milil, Lathander to name but a few.
Initial Alignment: Chaotic Good with some Neutral tendencies. While she may never do anybody wrong and is generally ethical, she does not have a strong sense of self sacrifice
Profession: Seamstress turned Adventurer, also proficient as a Healer
Base Class & Proposed Development: Bard 27 / Cleric 3
Habits/Hobbies:
- Her occupation of a seamstress came about from her love of fashion. While no longer focusing on her career as a seamstress she still sews in her free time. Although having no permanent residence at the moment means she is quite limited in what she can create. (Her ranks in Craft Armour are representative of her abilities as a seamstress, she has very little knowledge as a blacksmith barring some experience in the more decretive aspects of the art, colouring steel/trimmings/engraving designs into metal etc)
- Takes joy in the arts, especially poetry and acting. She writes the occasional verse but by no means considers herself a poet. Her mother taught her how to play the violin, she still plays on occasion and could be considered an adept violinist. She holds a sugary singing voice, however it is unpractised.
- Loves romanticised tales about nobility, knights in shining armour and grand adventures. Absolutely distaste tales where the bad guy wins.
- Dancing!
Weapon of Choice: Somewhat decent with a rapier.
Background:
Born to a Master of a successful cargo ship and a settled down bard, Naomi grew up in the comfort of middle class living within the walls of Suzial with two younger twin sisters and an elder brother. Due to his occupation Naomi did not see her father as often as she would have liked. Sometimes her mind would wander conjuring tales of grand adventures her father would go on in his absence, doing battle with monsters of the deep, reconnaissance missions for the Purple Dragons, smuggling runaway nobles to name but a few. In truth he was simply an honest man who sought to provide for his family that he has built. He was a light-hearted man at home, often would he gaze over drawings and writings of his children while on voyage longing to be with them.
The long absences, sometimes tendays on end, of her husband was difficult for Aimee, Naomi’s mother, however tending for, raising and home schooling their children kept her busy and helped put her mind at ease. Before every meal they would offer their thanks and pray to the gods for the safe voyage of their father.
In her youth Naomi grew in fascination of the fashion of nobility, she would often pester her mother as to why she herself couldn’t dress up like that, the tiring response was they could not afford such styled garments. As a compromise Aimee taught her all she could upon sewing and in her early teens through the help of her mother she was able to acquire a job at a house devoted to Sune. There her duties were primarily was an assistant, running errands, following orders of the priests. The latter she wasn’t all the best at, but her natural youthful beauty and growing passion for the arts and aesthetics made her a good fit.
In this time she saved up what she could learning to make the most of the small allowance she earned by purchasing the raw cloths and materials direct from the docks, she became somewhat decent at striking a bargain. Within the house of beauty she was made to help with the medical practices performed by the priests, at first she grew faint at the sight of blood however over time grew accustomed to It seeing through the grisly sight of blood and finding beauty in creating something new from what was broken. Her stable sewing hands proved to be natural in the mundane art of healing and she grew adept at it over the years to come.
Sune grew to take a place within Naomi’s heart, it was not till in her late teens did she officiate this by accepting the teachings of the priests she worked under and becoming a part of the clergy. That being said she still continued her training under her mother as a bard throughout this. Through the house of Sune she had mild success as seamstress, her pieces were at times considered too obscure however.
As she reached her early twenties a yearn for adventure and seeing the world welled up inside of her. It was not till she encountered a fire gensai within a bar who shared similar aspirations of adventure that did she seriously consider the thought. After much thought and consideration Naomi was soon to find herself on a boat headed east with him, and a few other companions they picked up along the way.
Goals:
- Stay true to the adventuring company?
- At the end of the day she wishes to achieve a sustainable high standing in the strata of society. Whether that be by establishing a business and furthering her career as a seamstress, gaining fame and glory as an adventurer, becoming a renowned violinist or perhaps something unexpected is yet to be determined.
- Adventures!
- Settling down? No plans for such just yet!
- Is fascinated by the art of Kintsugi, collects what she can afford of it. Has had very mediocre success in replicating it herself, one day desires to travel to Kara-Tur to learn the art first-hand.
