NPC 012: Twelve Smoldering Tea Leaves

No that's not a typo or some dramatic intro. This NPC is actually named 'Twelve Smoldering Tea Leaves'. Heavily influenced by Myth: The Fallen Lords Journeymen naming mechanisms, most civilized gobbos have names like this. Three Skulls Falling Apart, Seven Gauging Shadows, Forty Three Carefully Jeweled Scepter, and Seven Golem Tongue. All potential names for a gobbo who is less than feral.

Of course, such a long name begets abbreviation... any you like for she is fine with all. Smolder. Tea. Twelve. Even TSTL. Though most just call her 'The Fiery Tea Trader' since she is a seller of tea leaves and confections. The captain of a vessel which travels the seas to find exotic teas!

 This fiery haired lady of the seas carried a runelock rifle and a boasty attitude! Of course, many feel that she might just be... full of 'hot air'...

The gobbos have been around since ancient times. One of the earliest races of Neivaun, they garner the most hate, respect, love, and study of any who exist. It is said that they are the origins of nearly all the neimshi that exist on Neivaun. Quite a claim to make that they might be the original creatures by which all others evolved from. Even the dragons seem to revere or revile them in some way shape or form. It is said that dragons will enlist hordes of goblins to aid them and the goblins will oft comply without complaint as though knowing they serve a force greater than they. Why shouldn't one see that which is more evolved and fall in line?

But in the case of Twelve Smoldering Tea Leaves... she's just another gobbo in this strange world trying to make the most of things. Her kind are said to be the most civilized. Heavily resembling those that they associate with and one of the few kinds of gobbos who actually trade with the northern lands. It's no wonder that she has no problem exchanging coin with thay'valay, talimari, and filimuri alike. The northern lands are rumored to have the best tea afterall...

Though such trade doesn't come without a bit of bragging. Who wouldn't give off an air of arrogance after they've bought and sold with the northen alliances? Or maybe this little lady is just 'puffing herself up' to look bigger than she is... And Twelve Smoldering Tea Leaves has most definitely had strange dreams of becoming the pilot of an airship. Maybe she could team up with a talimari to obtain dirgible status one day...

Sorry... couldn't help myself. Her tf form is still in the works! Hopefully not too far off!