Tinalia von Grazen (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1153760)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Image</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/bzcbvTd.jpg)</div></div><br/>Tinalia was a curious child in many ways. When she was young, people noticed that her hair grew in purple without any outside assistance to help her. She herself had a curious mind, hungry for knowledge, which eventually ended with her becoming apprentice to an alchemist at the mere age of 10. She swiftly displayed an aptitude for the art, and her family, primarily being merchants (though they were no great house, nor affiliated with one) sought to introduce her to the magical scholars of Riddleport. While Tinalia likely had some magical ability, without any way to prove it (and she had none), any proposals were swiftly rejected.<br/><br/>One day, however, a travelling troupe of performers lost control of one of their animals, which began to rampage towards a scared group of children. Frozen in fear, the children watched as the animal charged towards them. In a moment of courage, Tinalia threw herself in front of the children, directly in the path of the oncoming beast, and out of nowhere, she cast her very first spell: Color Spray. The dazzling lights knocked the creature unconscious, and the children were unharmed.<br/><br/>Tinalia's act spread quickly, and soon, many factions sought to gain control of the girl and her burgeoning magical talent. But she decided that she simply did not want to be involved with any of the groups trying to get her to join them, and instead, secretly, she acquired a mule and some supplies, and simply left one day, telling only her close family-who were, while sad, understanding that she wanted to find her place, and she did not believe it was anywhere in Riddleport. She followed the coastline south, eventually reaching the town of Sandpoint. Down to her last silver piece, she is eager to find work and establish herself-as either a merchant, or a hero.<br/><br/>Also, hello everyone! I saw this in Nomad's thread for recruiting traps for PF, but, are we using Background Skills in this one too? I don't think it ever got mentioned.