((Adapted mf_hansen's template for my own use))
Name: Mandirah, 'Man's-daughter', Slave Mandirah
Sex/Race: Female Half-Scro (half-Orc)
Age: 19
Origin: Ereshkigal, Spelljammer setting
Class: Druid
Profession: Slave, apothecary, hunter-gatherer.
Languages: Orcish, Common, Druidic
Voice: Alto, clearly-spoken, not often raised.
Height: 6' 0"
Body shape: Lithe shape, with muscular limbs and broad shoulders. (See image for shape reference
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Skin type: Light green, rough on her hands from hard labour.
Hair style: Long and black, often pushed back from her face with a plain headscarf.
Features: Two short 'tusks' (long canine teeth) one on each side of her mouth, overlapping her upper lip.
Scars: Many small scars cover her body, but a few longer scars can be seen across her back.
Tattoos: None.
Eye Colour: Dark brown, almost black.
Philosophy: 'The strong lead. I serve the Scro, for they are strong, and nature, for the forces of nature are stronger than even the Scro. It is better to be subjugated by the strong and wise, than to be free and without strength and guidance.'
Personality: Mandirah is a cautious individual, shaped by her upbringing in the slave caste. She attributes any personal strength or virtue to her Scro blood, and any weakness of character to her human blood. While she was once a rebellious slave, over time she was tempered by beatings and teaching to accept her lot in life, and to serve dutifully and obediently. While she is obedient, however, she is not cowed and insecure. Her experiences have bestowed upon her a wisdom beyond her years, and a quiet (but persistent) strength and confidence is present in all she does.
Attire/Possessions: Mandirah dresses in undyed rough leathers that could be described as skimpy, composed of an open waistcoat-style top and a loincloth about the waist. She wore these while at work tending the lush hot land of the planet Ereshkigal, where such attire seems much more fitting. About her ankles are thin bands, bearing inscriptions of ownership by a Scro clan. About her neck, she wears a thick chain with a small hook. This chain was used to bind the slaves on Ereshkigal together in a long line at harvest time; any slave that tried to run with their own share would be throttled as the chain pulled on the neckpiece.
A well-worn quiver is slung over her back, often accompanied by the stave of a rudimentary longbow. Just above her loincloth at her waist, a belt is wrapped around. Small pouches to hold vials and other small items loop about the belt. Finally, she carries a large rough-leather satchel for the rest of her gear (a large club and a chitin shell shield, as well as any other useful items like her cooking pot).
Hobbies/Habits: Mandirah is rarely idle. When she appears at rest, she is often listening or observing intently. She has some knowledge of herb lore, which she uses to produce tonics. She is an adept cook, as this was part of her duties on Ereshkigal. She trains with her bow and club, not for personal glory, but to gather more supplies for herself and the Scro she has found since arriving on the Demiplane,
Starscream Urdgar Kemarrin Konjah. She is obsessed with finding him suitable tributes from battle, and with using all four of his Scro names whenever possible, as this only serves to highlight his superiority, and is a reminder to her of their different castes.
Health: Mandirah's general health is good, as she is of hearty constitution, though she does struggle somewhat with the much cooler climate of Barovia when compared with the lush tropical world of Ereshkigal.
Preferred foods: Meat and fresh fruit.
Faults: Mandirah is quick to apologise for any perceived shortcomings. She is also not a conversationalist. She is honest in a simple, blunt way, making her truths often sound unpalatable. Her reverence to the Scro results in prejudiced views towards those who are not Scro, though these are not violent.
Mandirah was born to a Scro mother, named Bloodskull Bazillak Shagar Shel (Shel, daughter of Shagar), and a human father, a slave named Cespar. Though they endeavoured to keep this union a secret, Shel's belly swelled with child. As Shel had shirked her sacred duty to Dukagsh in this coupling, she was separated from Cespar (who was doomed to hard, backbreaking labour and an early grave) and sent to Ereshkigal, a hot lush planet, where she gave birth. When her daughter, Mandirah, turned ten, she was separated from her too. Forced then to a life of labour and servitude, Mandirah, the half-Scro, had to grow up quickly.
On Ereshkigal, she spent her days in the sweltering heat gathering food and supplies for her Scro masters. In times of drought, she carried water for many miles to ensure that the crops did not die. She was given a bow and sent out into the fields to defend them from wandering beasts, and to claim their carcasses for further food. At harvest time, she and many other slaves were marched along in long lines as they sheared the long grains and grasses, the chain that connected them at the neck growing unbearably hot in the sun. In the sweltering heat, Mandirah toiled, and in nature's harsh embrace, she found power. As she approached womanhood, she rebelled, and was punished for her many transgressions. Moulded by sunfire and the beatings and teachings of her masters, she grew to accept her lot. For nine harvests, she did her duties. Now a young woman, though a woman nonetheless, she knew the time would soon come for her to bear more slaves for the glory of the Scro. Any rebellious thoughts that surfaced with it were swiftly quelled as she worked the land. She gave no thought to dream or ambition, knowing the disappointment she would find.
One day, as Mandirah worked the field, it was particularly hot. Panting for breath, the half-Scro began to find succour enveloping her feet in the form of cool mist. At first, she welcomed the reprieve. It was only a few moments later that she realised her surroundings had changed, the blast of Barovian winter air almost scorching her green skin...
It was then that she saw him. Starscream Urdgar Kemarrin Konjah, a warrior of the Scro.
They were both far from home.
