Name: Leuca (Gaulish)/Laena (Greek slave name)<br/>Player: Callys<br/>Age: 23 Years<br/>Gender: Female<br/>Profession: Slave of Gaiana, Daughter of Prothieras, Niece of Partolamue<br/>Points: 150 – 149 spent<br/><br/>Statistics:<br/>ST: 11 (+10)<br/>DX: 11 (+20)<br/>IQ: 12 (+40)<br/>HT: 12 (+20)<br/><br/>HP: 11<br/>Will: 11<br/>Per: 12<br/>FP: 12<br/><br/>Skills:<br/>Acting IQ+0<br/>Animal Handling IQ+0<br/>Brawling DX+0<br/>Diagnosis IQ+0<br/>Erotic Art DX+0<br/>First Aid IQ+1<br/>Gambling IQ+0<br/>Hiking HT+0<br/>Holdout IQ+2<br/>Influence:<br/>Fast-Talk IQ+0<br/>Sex Appeal HT+1<br/>Streetwise IQ-1<br/>Melee Weapon (Knife) DX+0<br/>Merchant IQ+0<br/>Naturalist IQ+1<br/>Observation IQ+2<br/>Physician IQ-1<br/>Scrounging IQ+1<br/>Search IQ+1<br/>Smuggling IQ+0<br/>Survival IQ+1<br/><br/>Advantages/Disads:<br/>Status (-25; slave)<br/><br/>Attractive (4)<br/>Fearlessness (Level 2) (4)<br/>Flexibility (5)<br/>Hard To Kill (Level 5) (10)<br/>High Pain Threshold (10)<br/>Curious (-5)<br/>Phobia: Dead Bodies (Necrophobia) (-10)<br/><br/>Quirks:<br/>Swears in Native Language when frustrated/stressed.<br/>Large scar across left shoulder.<br/>Conceals her intelligence and skills.<br/><br/>Languages:<br/>Gaulish (Native; 0)<br/>Greek (Accented, Speaking; 2)<br/>Egyptian (Broken, Speaking; 1)<br/><br/>Equipment:<br/>Knife<br/><br/>Background:<br/>Laena was born Leuca, Daughter of Samaia in a small village far to the north of Macedonia.  Her mother, Samaia, was the best herbalist in the village and taught her intelligent daughter everything she knew. Leuca excelled in the art, quickly learning how to create poultices to mend broken bones and teas to cure fevers. Both mother and daughter were highly respected in their community.<br/>When her troubles began, Leuca was sixteen. She had just begun to court a young warrior when their village was raided by a group of men from Apollonia. The men razed the village during the afternoon, killing all the warriors first, including Leuca's beloved. Once the mightiest of the opposition were struck down, the men began slaughtering everyone except a number of women Leuca's age, and some of the younger boys. The sight of the bodies of her mother and her beloved are forever burned into her memory. One of the men caught her in the shoulder with his sword while trying to kill another of the community, leaving a nasty scar, but she managed to survive. The men decided she was worth the trouble since she bandaged herself and took her with them.<br/>The men took the newly acquired slaves back to Apollonia where they were seperated and sold. Leuca's name was changed to Laena and she was sold to a older Greek man who was on his way to Athens. The journey took almost three weeks, during which Laena learned how to speak Greek and what would be expected of her as a slave.<br/>She lived with this man and his family in Athens for a few years until the man gave her to his eldest son. This son, named Ion for Apollo's son, was on a mission to Delos, the birthplace of Apollo. He took four slaves and a number of armed men with him, Laena being one of the slaves. This journey was a difficult one since Laena had never been on a boat before, but also because Ion was struck ill. They made it to Delos, but there was no saving Ion.<br/>On Delos, the armed men they had been with split up to find new employers. One of them, Kadmos, took Laena with him. He had heard that trade was good on Rhodos and wanted to get top price for his new slave.<br/>When they arrived at Limdos, Laena was put directly into an auction. An extremely wealthy man named Partolamue was looking for a new slave for his recently widowed niece, Gaiana. Laena was one of the top priced slaves due to her hardiness, strength, and experience. She had never revealed her skills as an herbalist and tried to conceal her intelligence to seem less of a threat. However, she had never had a female owner before and did not know what to make of this new situation. Partolamue bought her and gave her immediately to Gaiana.<br/><br/>Appearance:<br/>Laena has a slightly lighter complexion than most Greeks. She has light brown hair and blue eyes, looking clearly foreign on Rhodos. She is hearty, strong, and slightly dirty due to her status, but one could get the impression that she would be very pretty were she cleaned and dressed up a little. She wears simple clothes provided for her by Gaiana's family and her sandals are worn but clearly have been given great care. She is thin and her strength is more wiry than bulging. She is quite flexible. The only mar on her lighter skin is the scar from the sword on her shoulder, but she usually arranges her tunic so that it is covering the bulk of the scar.