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Tue, Oct 10th 2023 12:30   Edited on Fri, Oct 13th 2023 03:55

Caffann - Sauthei Verin (wip)

Caffann is a Sauthei Verin with a taste for all the things.
  Offtime:
Foodie   Work:
Contracts? Tracking   Stats
  • Size 4
  • UBS 1
  • LBS 1 (favored, primary)
  • VIT 2
  • RFX 0
  • ACU 0
  • MTP 0
  • NRV 0 (favored, secondary)
  Instinctual Traits:
Chemosense   Learned Traits:
will purchase: Discerning Palette   Equipment:
Camo Harness
Rebreather
Survivalist's Backpack   Homeworld:
Anchaemo   Current Location:
Kytheria
  Past: I tended the Garden: work needed done, and I did it.
But while I did as told for labor and learning to track, I was kept from the kitchens where I longed to experiment with the smells and tastes I found there. Worse still, once I discovered there were more flavors out there in the stars, I wanted to savor them all, another wish forbidden to me. Suppose I could've stayed home as I was told, but bitterness is a flavor meant for disruptive dishes, not every meal. I didn't like the taste of it resting on my mind.   My Family would say now that I am neglectful and lazy and that I left home to be a glutton and eat. They're half right. Being without the backing of family I work harder than ever, traveling and tracking as needed to fund even more traveling...and also the eating. SO MUCH eating. Honestly, how could I stay home when there's so much out here to taste? Living beyond the family's assistance and making decisions without the comfortable burden of their decrees after so long isn't easy, especially because I am still of the mindset that when work needs done, I will do it.   I'd almost rather be documenting my tasting adventures and sharing them with every traveler I meet, and I've had a passing fancy to follow famous chefs for their culinary promises, but that kind of thing would prove my family right. It wouldn't feel like work and they've convinced me it would never pay a wage either; it is certainly true that one needs money to travel, purchase food, and to tip the generous creators and presenters of my meals.   Every trial I encounter seems a small price to pay to be able to fully enjoy my edible--and non-edible--discoveries along the way. And so I travel, work, and I live free.   Mantra: Nothing is going to get done if everyone sits around.
Tue, Oct 10th 2023 10:37   Edited on Tue, Oct 10th 2023 10:38

Gosh darn, this be amazing! I imagine they know Dartesi's work very well, and might follow some of his adventures from planet to planet looking for the local cuisines and dining experiences. In terms of being able to afford the life of culinary exploration they would probably have to have a day job.   On Kytheria, one thing that could pay a lot is venturing out into the wilds of Kytheria to gather local fungal species for export to high-paying customers. I like to imagine that Kytheria has quite a few popular fungal species, such as truffles or chanterelles that are difficult to cultivate in farms.   It's a dangerous life out there for sure, filled with beast and pirate alike.   Would they travel alone for the most part and stick to random groups with similar ideas?   Do you have a couple more ideas for mantras they would stick to?
Fri, Oct 13th 2023 03:55   Edited on Fri, Oct 13th 2023 03:55

I think definitely anytime they're at a place where Dartesi's been, they'll be paying a visit to every spot they can find that matches up :D TRUFFLES! That would be excellent for them to find with their elite verin sniffer! Picking up funga to pass along to market would be good work then. Travelling lightweight with few belongings so mostly a solo traveler, unless a kindred fellow of discerning tastes comes about to pal around the local spots with? I'm guessing it probably doesn't extend to gathering up treasured fungi alone--depending on the danger expectations of the wilderness that's about?

Mantras?
If life is dull you're not using enough spices.
Never demand a freebie; there's always a cost.