<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Andi</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Mialla has been on the road for two years now, and life has proven to be as difficult as she expected. On a good day, she could sing for a meal and space in a barn; on a bad day, she slept curled up in a tree. Her repertoire qualifies her to sing both at a rural inn and at the hall of the local lord, whereever an entertainer is wanted or needed, and she manages (mostly, by frugal living and picking where she sings) to at least maintain a good appearance and not starve. It helps her to deal with these conditions to remember that she chose them... but she has learned to keep the little romantic for when she sings.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>You said that Mialla might be a follower of the Asgardian religion. If she is a good singer she might be very welcome at the temple to perform in religious ceremonies. Singing/chanting is probably an important part of church services.<br/><br/>At the start of the game it will be early spring, just the tail end of winter, so it's pretty likely that Mialla has been in Kirborg for a few months now. Travelling during the winter months would have not been a good idea. Perhaps the baroness (see below) has taken her in and offered her a place for the winter, in exchange for entertainment and help with the church services? A nice, cozy place in the hay above the stables, meals in the guard barracks' mess hall, nothing fancy, but fairly decent living for a wandering bard in the frontier area.<br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: yesiroleplay</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Apollonia has 1 rank of Profession(farmer), and her two young siblings are old enough to toddle around and get in the way.  But, she has the cantrips Mending and Prestidigitation and with judicious use could not only considerably reduce the family's expenses (labor is freed from the tedium of laundry and other chores and tools last much longer than normal), but could actually earn a few silvers fixing folk's stuff. <br/><br/>Her dad acts a front on this, presenting himself as something of a tinker/handyman, and charging a pittance to fix things in need of minor repair. <br/><br/>All in all, as a family they make slightly more than a double master-craftsman household, but live at the level of simple tradesmen.  The excess funds are squirreled away with the goal of buying orchards, or land to build their own farmstead and orchards. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Expect John Druel to ask for slightly more rent than the 7.5sp per day mentioned in the worldbuilding thread. He's not a very generous man, and it sounds like Apollonia's family has a bit of freedom to do with "their" land what they like, which he will want to be paid for.<br/><br/>Also, Mending is good for saving costs, but perhaps not so good for making extra income if you want to hide the fact that Apollonia knows some magic. Mending can repair some things perfectly and that is far better than a local "handyman" could do. That will be noticeable. Also, most people do their own, conventional, mending when something needs repairs and would seek out a professional craftsman for the things they can't do themselves. The family could still be fairly well off, but perhaps not as well-off as you might imagine. But the general idea that they are doing fairly well for themselves is sound.<br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Thorne</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Anybody in town making mead? Beekeeping is a good 'town' sort of trade too, after all; bees provide pollination, honey, wax ... probably a few other things I don't know from, not being a beekeeper myself. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I don't think so, as far as mead is concerned. There might be some beekeping, but I figure honey is primarily used in cooking / as a sweetener, or perhaps in medicines like cough syrups or wound dressings (especially for burns).<br/><hr/>Now, as no one has asked about her yet - and it might be relevant, sooner or later - the baroness... Two things everyone who has spent some time in Kirborg would know about her (Muse's and Thorne's characters might need a Knowledge:Nobility or Gather Information roll to be aware of this):<br/><br/>1) As a former adventuress she is not quite the same type as many nobles in Lancrest. While she does stay out of everyday affairs most of the time, she does have a more hands-on approach to problems than some people might expect from a noblewoman. She does know a bit about farming and smithing from personal experience, for example.<br/><br/>2) Fun fact: She's a half-elf.<em>Waves at Mialla.</em>;D<br/>