Larin

Larin was a quartermaster from Carufell, who served in the Winter’s Hand. In the Hand she met Alekiai who would become her husband. They left together in AeP 441 to travel East to his home. There, Larin joined the Nurmendemar. Eventually, they moved South to Port Thresthelm along with their two children Ellenor and Henry.

History
Larin was born in a small town in Almaar province, along the coast. Her parents ran the single inn, the town had. Larin grew up helping maintain the kitchens. She also learned to catch animals in the woods behind the town. Even as a teenager she was considered the best trapper around. But Larin always wanted more from life than running a bar and catching rabbits. For someone in Carufell this left three choices. Join the Legion, become a bandit, or join the Winter’s Hand. She had no desire to live a life of religion and the life of a bandit was dangerous and unreliable at best. So when she turned eighteen, she travelled to Raspon to join the Hand. Larin spent a year in that city, apprenticing as a quartermaster and learning to fight. After a year, her company was moved to Tarabrenth. Feeling no great desire to stay in Almaar province, she went with them. There she was transferred to the company of Captain Ritaak and made full quartermaster. It was also there that she met Alekiai. The two were of similar age and had their heads full of wonder. They clicked immediately. It would be only a few years until they got married. Their wedding was officiated by Ritaak. Alekiai and Larin went on many missions together. They fought side by side for seven more years.

In AeP 441, word got back to Alekiai of this home town. His warrior clan had finally freed themselves from the rule of a cult after many years of submission. They were finally regaining their warrior ways and returning to their studies of magic and nature. He felt a great calling to return home. The thought was interesting to Larin, she wished to see more of the world and was growing tired of life in the Hand. They moved to the town of Agnoor and settled down. In the years they spent there, they had two children. The first was a daughter named Ellenor, the second a son named Henry. Larin also spent that time helping manage the resources of the Nurmendemar. She kept track of food grown between villages, the wealth of the clan, and the material resources reclaimed from the Order of the Burning Palm. With it she helped Thèandìl bolster the defenses of the towns. Larin had met Thèandìl briefly in the Hand, before Thèandìl had left.

Things changed after Larin’s husband went on a mission for the Nurmendemar. Though the mission was a success, he crossed the King and feared punishment. Larin and her family had to flee. She moved them to Port Thresthelm. It was the first time any of them had left Carufell. They also traveled with Willa, another member of the clan. She was suffering from a deadly disease and Alekiai and Lerin promised to help find a cure. In Port Thresthelm, Larin found a job at a Carufellan tavern unofficial named Blue Door. She worked as one part bouncer, one part quartermaster. She and Alekiai had made a deal after they had children. Both of them wouldn’t put their lives on the line at the same time. Her husband found a more dangerous but higher paying job, while Larin watched out for her family. Though she was somewhat upset with Alekiai for forcing them to move, she enjoyed the new chapter in her life. Larin used her position to get to know other Carufellans in the city and listen to rumors about the brewing Mordish Civil War.

Appearance
Larin was average height and had long, straight, brown hair. She often wore a colorful headband to keep her hair from her brown eyes. Larin had pale skin, lacking a tan. She wore a simple work shirt with padded shoulders to help her carry boxes. In the North she wore a grey fur coat. From working with the spear, Larin had an agile build and rough hands.

Relations
Larin was married to Alekiai. They had two children, a daughter named Ellenor, and a son named Henry after Larin’s grandfather. Alekiai and Larin married in the summer of AeP 434. Their marriage was officiated by Ritaak, the Captain of their company.

Larin was good friends with Thèandìl after several years working together.

Larin found her job at Blue Door because the owner was a former member of the Winter’s Hand. She was implicitly trusted because of that connection.

Powers
Larin had an eye for numbers. She was an excellent quartermaster who gained a reputation in the Winter’s Hand for being able to be more effective with half a company’s rations, than most quartermasters could be with two. She was also skilled with a spear. Before she had children, she often took part in battles.

When her husband killed Gavin Bellest, he took from him a Tidal Knife. Larin and Alekiai wanted to give it to Ellenor but chose to wait until the girl was older. In the meantime, Larin carried the enchanted blade.

List of Appearances
Supplemental
 * 1) One Crime at a Time: Alekiai's Reflections, Night One
 * 2) One Crime at a Time: Alekiai's Reflections, The Tavern with the Blue Door